Chicken Noodle Soup. Yuck!

I went to McDonald's for lunch. I love their triple choc cookie and I can't resist a white hot chocolate. Unfortunately, that leaves me with chicken noodle soup for dinner. Boooring. But at least I'm staying within my calories range.

Fab Abs: Day 6 & 7

I forgot to do my 7 push-ups yesterday. D and I had started watching RED with Bruce Willis and I couldn't miss a second.

So, later today, there's 12 push-ups to do. I don't think I can do 12 push-ups in a row yet, but I'll try. And treat myself a bubble bath afterwards.

Bat Fit

Professor Z introduced jars of good things and gratitude to us Bat Fitters. I find those very cute, but am not the kind of person to commit to things like that.

However, I love the idea of recalling the good things that have happened to me every once in a while.

Here's some of the good stuff that has happened to me in 2013 so far:

• Flo's health has improved.
• I found enough motivation to stick to the Fab Abs challenge for a week now.
• There are people who like spending time with me.

Okay, that doesn't sound like much, I know. But for a depressive person that's A LOT to have come up with. Really.

Sunset & Bat Fit

This was the sunset on January 1st, 2013, as seen from our balcony. Isn't it a pretty first sunset for this year?

D and I went to Muenster, Germany, earlier today. We decided to have dinner at a Spanish restaurant and I picked several tapas. They were really yummy, but when I counted calories later... oh, man! :(

Fab Abs: Days 3-5

I did the Fab Abs exercises every day so far. I find the increase in push-up repeats too hard to do yet. I can do 7, but not 10. Sunday is supposed to be a day of rest, but I think I'll do 7 push-ups and maybe there's a chance I'll be able to be doing 10 tomorrow? Although I'm already supposed to do 12 on Monday... Argh.

Bat Fit 2013

You might have seen in my sidebar that I was taking part in the Bat Fit challenge during 2012. Well, Bat Fit continues in 2013 and I'm still in! :)

Bat Fit is hosted by my friend, Professor Z. Want to know more about it? Here's how she describes it on her blog:

>>Bat Fit is quite simply Goths, Punk Rockers, and Alternative Types (or anyone actually) working towards total physical, mental and emotional health. It's a community of like minds who depend on each other to cheer our successes and lend support when we trip up and "fall out of the Bat House."<<

Come and join the fun!

No Improvement

I took this photograph on January 1, 2013. I cropped it because there's no way (yet?) I'm going to show you my thighs. Unfortunately, I haven't lost any weight since my last photo (October 17, 2012) and nothing has changed. *sigh*

Eating healthier and running haven't helped yet, or so it seems. That means I have to invest more time in working out and make healthier food choices still.

Fab Abs: Day 2

Yesterday, I told you about Fab Abs January. After day 1, my abs do feel a little sore - which tells you a lot about my current fitness level (it's looooooow...). 

Today, it was 10 sit-ups, 5 push-ups, and a 15 sec plank. Man, I would never have expected planks to be such a pain!

Fab Abs

Did you celebrate last night? Or did you prefer to stay at home and watch tv like D & I did?

Yesterday, I stumbled across Sisterhood Of The Shrinking Jeans' Monthly Workout Calender for January, Fab Abs January, and decided to give it a try. It seems to be easy enough so that even beginners can follow through.

Fab Abs: Day 1

I gave it a try earlier today and did the requested 10 sit-ups, 5 push-ups, and 10 sec plank. The only thing I found hard to do were the sit-ups, because Flo kept sneaking up on me and tried to lick my face the whole time (her breath doesn't exactly smell like spring flowers).

Last year, I think it was in October, when I realized how much weight I had gained, I tried doing push-ups, too. Then, I found it so hard to do only 3 and I quit doing them after only a week. Today, I was afraid that I would fail doing 5 push-ups, but I managed to do them. Man, I'm glad about that! ;)

Years ago, when I still was actively practicing taekwondo, doing 30-35 push-ups were hardly an issue. I just did them and never thought about it. Hopefully, I'll be able to do that many once again at the end of January.