Bragging Moment...

We know that our posts have been few and far between this summer, and thanks to K there have been more than if this blog was my solo project,(in which case it would not be so popular, K is much funnier than me!) –A

A and I are both down 50lb for a total of 100lbs, that is one skinny bitty between the two of us! I know we didn’t meet our initial goal, but we still feel pretty dang good about where we ended up. I know you are thinking, ‘get to the funny part’… well look no further. Yesterday and I was running across the parking lot at work trying to avoid that whole drenched to the bone, sopping wet kitten look on my way to the office, I had an experience that most people dream about. (not usually in a good way) This is the one and ONLY time in my life that I have been pleased to note that my pants were falling off because they are TOO BIG! We’re very excited to see the changes that are taking place in our lives and health because of our choices. I am down 4 dress sizes, that’s right FOUR!!!!! I’m not sure what A stats are but she looks hott. –K

As a matter of fact I do not know my stats either, I just know that I feel better and the scale just keeps dropping! I have melted right out of most of my clothes, and have started belting, clipping, pinning things to stay up and fit as best as they can. Very soon I am going to have to make a little shopping trip! YES PLEASE –A

It’s about that time that our gym schedule pick up in the mornings and we get kicked into gear for next swimsuit season, this year A didn’t have to buy a new one and she was pretty upset about that. What that means for all of you is, get ready…WE WILL BE POSTING MORE OFTEN! K’s goal is 60lbs slimmer by February and A’s is… well that’s still TBD right now. Her doctor would like to see her down another 30 to 50 pounds so she’ll be doing some soul searching and make some specific goals here in the near future.

Thanks to all of you who have supported us through the months, and our families who have been there through the years, you guys mean the world to us!

Love- K and A.

Spin

So for all of those who have not tried a spinning class... YOU ARE SO MISSING OUT!!!! It is an amazing class. Did you know you can burn up to 800 cals and hr!!! Even more if you are fat!!! Hallelujah! I am just going to say that I could not walk up the stairs for 3 days without saying ouch!!! Down was worse and words were said that should not be repeated. But I loved every min of it. It was a fun and energetic class. Now when you get off the bike you will feel like you are going to fall over. My legs didn't know what to do!! But it was all so worth it! Even the bruised butt bone!! So there now you know that spin is an amazing workout and you should all try it!

K

Shout Out To The 84606

This Is Why We're Phat (ok... actually FAT but I'm trying to make myself feel better)

We sort of fell off the band wagon... except not really, just the gym band wagon. But we are going to try and start going again... We shall keep you posted...

A few things we've been up to:

Getting schooled in the art of "gently removing yourself" from the depths of despair whilst all the while being pinned under a 6'4 200lb man. FYI I didn't get any action.

Ghost hunting can be exhausting. physically and mentally... by that we mean that crawling under trees and sneaking around tricking real ghost hunters into believing that there is some paranormal activity going on, and then running away so they never discover you is the part that is exhausting.

As much as the expression "like riding a bike" is used, they fail to mention how terrifying (albeit exhilarating) it is to get up on that bike for the first time in 16 years.
K getting fit and fighting crime! Ok, I might be kidding about the fighting crime...
A actually being active every so often (i.e. ghost hunting) and seeing some results

Two thumbs way way up for us! Just because we can't see you doesn't mean we don't know when you actually give us thumbs up...

Quote of the Day:
"Next time we play with fire, let's make sure someone hasn't dropped the kerosene" -K

London Bridge Is Falling Down

Dear Friends,

I know that it has been a while since you have heard from me. I am sorry. My life has been fairly crazy the last few weeks and getting up at 5:15 to be at the gym by 5:45 just has not been feasible. I would like to report though that I have been very active in my social life... I have not been hiking or biking or running marathons... (let's not get a head of ourselves here) but playing at the park and jumping on the trampoline. I went to the tumbling gym (PPT) and the next day just existing was incredibly difficult. I can't tell you how much weight I have lost because I have been pretty scared to step on a scale, but I know I am getting thinner because well... yesterday I had a really embarrassing moment when I was a BBQ playing a little keep away and my shorts decided that was the opportune moment to fall down. It was horrible... There I was stuck in the middle of a keep away game the ratio of people was... 5 attractive boys. 4 girls... and my shorts fall down... please keep laughing, that is why we tell the story... anyway...

I'll keep you posted and hopefully I will get my lazy in the morning bum out of bed and to the gym.

Love,
A

Captain Spandex

Dear Captain Spandex,

Congratulations on your amazing weight loss. Only people on the biggest loser could have pulled it off but since you spend the whole freakin day at the gym I understand how you are also a biggest loser. I know you have some new found confidence but being so openly obvious while checking out girls will not result in the response you are looking for. It may also have something to do with the homemade unitard you like to don at the gym. I am however happy that you have chosen not to wear the KISS make-up any longer. This was a step in the right direction. Just so you know it’s not you, it’s me. I am just not ready for that kind of a “relationship”.

Love,

K

Day 1 of Iron Man (or woman) Week

WHAT WAS I THINKING! I woke up this morning and headed to the gym thinking OK I have to bike for 19 miles and run/walk for almost 5miles. Well I am just going to go crazy on the bike and do it really fast so that tonight I can do the run/walk. WRONG! I only went 5 miles on the bike before I wanted to "try something else" Really! My buns were hurting so bad before they went numb. Why do they make seats so hard. OK well I got to 10 miles before I realized that I was going to be late for work. So off the bike I went and ran to the locker room to get ready only to realize I left my gym bag in the car. So out to the car I went and back to the locker room to get ready. Too bad that does not count as my running for the day. So tonight I will be at the gym in AF working out in the cardio cinema for a few hrs. THANK GOODNESS for cardio cinemas! Tomorrows work out will be starting much earlier.

Love,

K

Wait March is over?

Well as you can tell we have been very bad at blogging. I hope life runs away for you as fast as it does for us.

First to clear up the last post. I said " not like WE can hide it." Just so you know I am not as rude as I sound. However I have been more blunt lately. I think it is because of the working out. OK maybe its because I am a rude person and am just finding this out.

Ok now on to the good stuff. Work outs have been a little different. The early mornings have been really hard. So we are mixing things up. I have been doing some up in my room before bed or may not at all. Gosh darn it. Let me be really honest with you all right now. Working out is fun, I love eating healthy food but I seem to make bad choices in both areas. Why is it that once I start doing great I kick myself in the butt and mess it all up. I think something is wrong with me. I really want to be healthy and thinner. But I feel like I am my own worst enemy in this department.

I was watching the biggest loser last night (YAY for Melissa going home! I hate that skinny bittie. OK hate is a strong word so I really really really don't like her. ( yes this is a song)) and was so excited to work out. So I set my alarm early to go and texted A to say we were going to the gym. Well A had a rough night and it was just not going to happen for her. So I set my alarm anyways and was so excited to go. Well 6am rolls around and the alarm goes off. I hit the snooze. So then after a little while I get up and do some half hearted yoga moves and then call it good. I KNOW that was not a good workout. So I am going to have to do something tonight to make up for it.

Ok ok ok enough with the complaining. Tomorrow is a new day and a new chance to do better. I know my results will not be as fast as the biggest losers results but eventually I will have the same results. My sister J is doing an "Iron man in a week" (she does the whole iron man just has a week to do it) I am sure that this is something I can do. I am however not doing the swim yet. I am not comfortable in a swim suite yet and I know if I tell myself I have to do it I will not do any of it. This is really sad because I love swimming. I was a swimmer for most of my life. I just lost it some where. I think I left it in New Mexico. So I need suggestions on what I should do instead. So let me hear it!!! I need to do 2.4 miles of it. It can be anything. So here is the break down.

112 miles of bike riding

26 miles of running/ walking

2.4 miles of ... you have to let me know.

I am going to start this on Monday. So I will have from Monday the 12th till Monday the 19th. That means I will be biking 19 miles a day and running/ walking 4.5 miles a day. Wow that is a lot. However when I finish this and have done it all I am going to go buy myself brand new running shoes!!! YAY!!

So I am going to keep track of my time on each day so that in the end I can tell you all how much time I spent doing my extended time iron man. Then in 3 months I am going to do it again. This way we can all see if I am making progress. Maybe by then I will feel fine with the swim suite thing.

Wish me luck. I will need it.

K

Does This Dress Make Me Look Fat?

It's not the DRESS...

Let me share with you an experience from last week. I wore a great dress and planned a joke with a co-worker. The joke was that when Someone was walking through my office I would turn and ask him the question "Does this dress make me look fat?" His response was to be, "I don't think it's the dress." So the joke was timed perfectly, I cried on Que, it was a beautiful thing. Then we walked up to K's desk and were going to act if out for her but when I asked him the question she started laughing and said you don't ask boys that. Then she said... "What like you can HIDE it...?" I laughed so hard and I didn't quite know how to respond. I'm pretty sure that she is the only person that wouldn't get CUT for saying something like that to me. That being said...

All the chocolate in the world could not make us feel as good as stepping on that scale this morning! We are down a total of 18lbs total. OK... so it was really last week but we didn't update at all and so I'm trying to catch you up. K and I are sorry that we haven't been very funny lately... life happened and got in the way of our real life comedy sketch. But we are re-committed and Yoga is defiantly happening tomorrow.

Last Wednesday we did the exercise that K throws my feet at the ground... then I got sick and coughed a lot... needless to actually put into print it was very painful. Then K did 60 lunges with 10lb weights... and then I got a text that night about 8:30 that just said OWE. Again, needless to put into print... our bodies are revolting and we sleep more now than ever before.

So moral of the story, our iPods are updated, our shoes are laced... our pinkie toe nails have grown back and we are ready to laugh at people doing headstands and happy baby. Our resolve has been strengthened, our whit has been sharpened and our skinny bitty companions aren't going to know what hit them.

Back on the Horse

So this has been a hard week... BUT, we have found some new inspiration. We think that is the key to success, finding things that keep you inspired. One of the best is the book 'YOU: On a Diet'. K's cousin Rachel told us about it and we are so excited. They have a web page and everything for FREE! We know, right. Well you can go here and get meal plans, workout plans, nunchuck skills, and they help you track everything!! It is amazing. He also has you track your belly size not your weight. Which to be honest is still hard but much better then the scale. This also talks about being healthy and living a better lifestyle not going on a diet. We will keep you informed as to weather or not this aides our success.

Road Block...

Ok why is it that I do really great at working out and eating well and then BAM I kick myself in the butt. It is almost like I don't really want to lose the weight. BUT I DO! I know I do!Have you ever run into this or is it just me? Why do we sabotage our selves and our goals? HELP!!!!

Love,

K

Bag Hickeys and other Awkward Moments

So we thought we would share our top ten most awkward moments so far. So here they are in no specific order.

1- Naked Lady who thinks a hand towel is sufficient to cover her whole body. Now she also thinks walking around the locker room naked is OK. As we have said before this is not appropriate.

2- Personal conversations going on in the sauna. Sharing personal information in a room full of strangers is only OK at AA meetings.

3- Getting caught staring at the really hot guy lifting weights not once, not twice but three times. I know that's what we get for looking to many times.

4- Receiving applause as we enter the gym. You may think we are kidding but today we were welcomed with very loud applause from our biggest fan Zach. OK maybe he doesn't know he is our biggest fan yet.

5- Trying to pike. Need we say more.

6- A falling on the ice.

7- The hot tub becoming a bubble bath. GROSS!!

8- The big ugly bag hickey on K's shoulder. Yes my bag gave me a hickey.

9- Doing dead lifts and realizing we just stuck our big butts in someones face.

10- Having to get on 6 different treadmills because they were not working. Only to find out it was user error.

So now you know you have no reason to ever be embarrassed at the gym. WE have done it all already!!

Love,

K and A

Dirty Hands Spread Diseases

5:00 AM

K texts A: Are you awake?

A: No

K: Me neither

A: Boo! I don't know why I feel so depressed right now.

K: Ha ha ha I do. We are exhausted!!

A: Well there is a new instructor in power pump so it could be a funny post

K: It's true. I wish it was at seven though. I kinda want to cry.

A: ha ha ha Me too!! My eyes feel like sand paper.

K: Ha ha ha I am texting with one eye half closed.

A: Ha ha. Shoot. I think we should stop texting and get out of bed.

K: I agree. Stupid blog.

A: Ha ha ha! For Real!

A: Seriously... Should we meet at 7 and lift? We will do turbo tomorrow.

K: YES!

A: Great Ha ha ha

6:08 AM:

K: You up and going?

A: Almost ready to go... I didn't actually ever go back to bed.

K: Me either. Crap!

A: Freak! We should have just gone and lifted this morning. Just because we go at 6 doesn't mean we have to do a class.

K: Lesson Learned

A: ha ha ha. Today will be a better day than yesterday.

K: Correct.

6:40 AM

K: are you close

A: Yes. I thought for sure I would beat you today.

K: ha ha ha. I really don't know how you don't. Oh and a cop almost killed me today.

Day 22... Humility

K:
5:00 AM: Blind text A letting her know 6 won't work and that 7 will have to. I am so sleepy I cannot open my eyes

6:00 AM: Alarm goes off again. Text A to see if she is up. Takes her a while to respond so I am hoping she is not and that I can go back to bed.

6:10 AM: A texts me and lets me know she has been up since 4:45am. In what world does she get up before me.

6:20 AM: Leave for the gym.

6:45 AM: Text A to see if she is there. She texts back and wonders how I always seem to beat her to the gym.

7:00 AM: Cardio Cardio Cardio. With some very painful stretching. ( was not doing it wrong I am just so sore from Yoga)

Just as a side note. I thought the yoga instructor was kidding when she said I would be sore. It didn't feel like I got a hard work out. Today I am so sore. I now am a firm believer in Yoga. I slept so hard last night. I have trouble sleeping through the night but last night I had no problem at all. I slept long and hard. It was so wonderful!!!

A:

4:45AM: I open my eyes all bright and shiny before all 4 of my alarms go off.

4:50AM: Get out of bed and pack my gym bag.

5:00AM: Receive text from K...

5:01AM: Think... "Now what? I have an extra hour and a half before I have to leave for the gym...?"

5:05AM: Do some sun salutations... They are marvelous!

5:25AM: Turn on my warm up music and do some stretching.

6:30AM: Leave for the gym... Hmm... Maybe that's why K always beats me to the gym...

7:00AM: Cardio!

7:25AM: Realize that I am special ed on a treadmill and wonder why I can't stick to the cross trainer.

8:05AM: Take the coldest freaking shower I have ever experienced

11:45AM: Read K's blog and laugh because this morning I had the same thought... In what world do I get up before her... 2 days in a row??

Also, K didn't mention this but she has lost 8inches in the last 10 days!!

Everything You Do Today Makes For a Better Tomorrow

A:

5:05AM... Text K and ask why she didn't text me...
5:06AM... She was not awake yet... (twilight zone music plays)

5:20AM... Leave for the Gym.

5:50AM... Walk into Power Yoga and brace myself for some intense child pose.

6:05AM... I HATE SUN SALUTATIONS.

6:15AM... The instructor walks around class and compliments my variations... as you all know fat girls do NOT plank... So I took S's advice and did plank on my knees today.

6:21AM... Officially fall in love with Yoga!

6:22AM... I must have blacked out because everyone around me is doing some sort of jumping, I am still in child's pose.

6:35AM... "I'm sorry you want me to do a 1 legged what?"

6:50AM... Love it when she turns the lights off and we get to brace ourselves for the day ahead.

7:20AM... Sit in the sauna and wish that I was sleeping.

K:
5:05 AM: Wake up to a text from A

5:06 AM: Wonder what the heck happened to my alarm.

5:07 AM: Jump out of bed like a bat out of you know where.

5:17 AM: Run out the door

5:22 AM: Realize I forgot my shoes. Head back to the house.

5:27 AM: Leave again for the gym

5:45 AM: Still beat A to the gym

5:50 AM: Walk into power yoga and wonder what the heck I just got myself into

6:00 AM: Feel like a fool as I fall to the ground

6:15 AM: Realize that I really do love this work out

6:20 AM: Think I was just rushing into love when she tells us to pike

6:55 AM: Realize it is almost over and I am kinda sad about that

7:00 AM: Talk to the instructor about how much I loved her class

7:20 AM: Sit in the sauna and think about how great I feel.

P.S. We lost another 3lbs this week! That is a total of 6lbs in 2 weeks!

Although it may seem like we are joking, yoga was awesome! If anyone is looking for a new class we definitely recommend this one.

To You and You and You!

We would like to thank a few people for what they have helped us with recently.

K: for always telling me to get out of bed and be at the gym.

S: for being a good example... and still letting me eat my Twix PB.

E: for making me feel beautiful all the time, no matter what my size is.

H and A: for giving me good snack ideas.

T: for having a baby and reminding me that I want to be healthy so I can be a good mom some day.

M: for listening to me complain about being sore even though I'm doing it to myself.

Little C: for being so encouraging and trying to convince me not to eat at the "W" so I can be a Skinny B.

A: for telling me that starving myself is not good for me but never making it feel like I'm being judged.

The 8 cars in front of me at McD's today... you are the reason I had an orange for breakfast instead.

K;

Thanks to:

M and D: For always encouraging me to be better and never letting me be less then I am.

To C: For telling everyone Aunt Tiss is beautiful

To A: for not letting me stop working out when I wanted to

To G: For loving me no matter what

To R: For always asking me to do push ups and crunches with him at night

To blog commenter's: for laughing with us and not at us.

Tomorrow... Power Yoga... this is gonna be good!

Day 16... Field of Dreams

A:

1:05AM: Finally I make it to bed.

5:44AM: 1st Alarm goes off... not happening.

5:50AM: 2nd Alarm... "I don't care if sing Jai Ho to me all morning... NO"

6:03AM: K text's me and I chat with her for a minute hoping I'm dream texting...

6:14AM: Realize that I will be late for the gym and get up.

6:52AM: Miraculously beat K to the gym

7:03AM: Lock my belongings as usual in the locker.

7:58AM: Head in to the locker room and realize that I have locked my keys in the locker with all of my belongings.

8:01AM: Watch K turn white as she realizes that her belongings are locked in my locker too.

8:05AM: Ask the guy at the counter if Gold's keeps a professional lock picker on staff... He thinks I'm joking.

8:10AM: I finally convince them to just cut off the damn lock so I can get my stuff... I don't think I could get away with what I wear to the gym even on casual Friday.
8:40AM: Hair up (check) Makeup not done properly (check)

8:50AM: Work work work.

K:

10:00 PM: Text Amanda and let her know we are going to meet at 7AM

6:00 AM Alarm goes off

6:01 AM Really hoping that it was just part of my dream and that I can go back to bed.

6:02 AM Realize that it is not a dream and text A to get up.

6:15 AM Go downstairs and finish getting ready

6:30 AM leave for the gym

6:35 AM stopped at a light that cant see that I am here. ( I was in a turn lane) Finally go straight and get stopped at the light again.

6:40 AM Make it to the freeway FINALLY!!!

7:00 AM Enter the gym

8:00 AM A tells me that she locked her keys in the locker. This is a key lock.

8:02 AM A goes to get help

8:10 AM They cut the lock off and make sure we were not lying about it.

8:20 AM Finally getting ready

8:40 AM Decide that I don't care to do my hair and go to work with it in a pony tail again.

Day 15...Locker Room Etiquette

First and foremost I would like to thank K because if she had not started texting me at 6AM I wouldn't have been at the gym to witness what we are going to be talking about today.

We wanted to share with you some simple courtesies that will go a long way in keeping you from getting your skinny butt kicked by fat girls.

1st: If someone is using the mirror to get ready don't push them to the side and squeeze your skinny but in. This is rude.

2nd: If someone is swimming don't stop them in the middle of their lap to see if they can move to the other lane that is already being used by several people so that you can share this lane with your friend. This is also rude and a very selfish request.

3rd: Do not run and jump on to a piece of equipment when someone is about to get on it. This is just stupid.

4th: We get that you want to feel at home when you are getting ready at the gym... however, we don't want to see you naked. Quickly putting on clothing and standing naked lotioning whilst basking in the glory of your fatigued muscles are a little different. They have changing rooms for a reason.

That is all for today.

Love,

K and A

Popcorn Makes Your Eyes Bloat

What We Learned from Power Pump

1. 4:45am is really really really really early.

2. 5,000 wall squats to some people are considered a warm up... (we are not those people)

3. When the instructor sees us walk into the room she decides to make the work out harder... (this is 2 for 2 new routines that she did while we were in her class)

4. During class when the instructor tells you to stand on one leg and then walk it out into a one legged push up... and then do 8 more... K will just stand on one leg and pretend to be superman. A will stay in a one legged half squat weird lunge position and try not to fall or laugh out loud. This looks alot like a 3 legged downward dog.

5. Power Pump is hard. Even the cool down parts.

Things We Learned From the Jerk in the Sauna

6. Popcorn makes your eyes all bloated and puffy.

7. Muhammad Ali has Cerebral Palsy... ( This is incorrect... he actually was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease in 1984.) Further more, I would like to hear a valid excuse for someone who is older than me not to know who Muhammad Ali is... because the old man who tans to much's compadre doesn't know who he is.

8. All drugs are opiums (I believe they are actually called opiots...Please correct me if I'm wrong) But that is basically the same thing as smoking marijuana so he's sure the First Presidency will let us use our judgement.

P.S. Today we weighed in have lost 3lbs between us!

Day 10... 10 Things We Learned in Turbo Kick

Lesson 1: If you wear dark pants to the gym, the people behind you in class can't see your butt sweat.

Lesson 2: Fat girls can't plank during the turbo portion of the workout.

Lesson 3: When fat girls don't plank they will be called out in the middle of class by the instructor.

Lesson 4: A will turn away from the calling out and make K deal with it.

Lesson 5: When in doubt K will use the thumbs up!

Lesson 6: If the instructor still thinks you are struggling she will come stand in front of you and make the butt sweat guy lead the class.

Lesson 7: The old man in the 3rd row can shake his hips better than you can.

Lesson 8: When K is getting the exercise ball down from the net... she will drop it on her head... A will laugh right along with the butt sweat guy and the old man from row 3.

Lesson 9: Sticky shoes are a must for the stretch portion of the class.

Lesson 10: Whilst in the dry sauna... make sure the light is off before you start exchanging glances about the stocky sweaty men laying on the benches.

Day 9... I Mean Really...

What is the deal with all of this snow? Last night it snowed so hard that A said she was not going to make it to the gym or maybe it was because it was 1 in the morning when she texted me, who knows. Well I was asleep by that time so I didn't get her text until I was on my way out the door. What I'm really trying to say is today I did my own thing. It was not as much fun let me tell you, while I was trying to crack jokes with the skinny runner next to me she kept looking at me like I was some crazy fat chick coming to eat her. Ok maybe it was not that bad. But she didn't think I was funny. A would have at least humored me and let us be honest A keeps things funny also. So tomorrow we are going to be going to a turbo kick class... I might want to mention it is at 6AM this means I will be phone stalking A at 5AM maybe even 4:45 just to be safe. We plan to kick the H out of the extra skinny bitties butt we carry around all day.

Love,

K

Day 8... The good, The bad, The water logged...

Today we finally had a hot shower. Yes our letter worked wonderfully. We were so happy. A wonderful work out. A wonderful shower and a wonderful chat on the way out. I even held the door for A. Then as we got ready to walk out into the warm sunshine we are hit with a blizzard. Horrible... then to top off our wonderful day we decided, for some strange reason that we would each chug 32oz of water. This is mostly because we both have been slacking on our O2 intake well, let me tell you what... that was a fine idea... until we kept seeing each other in El bano every 15 to 20 minutes... not such a good idea..

Regards,

K and A

Day 7...Frigid, Bitter Cold, Arctic Temperatures.

Dear Gym Showers,

K and I would like to discuss something with you. You see, you began so nicely, warm and wonderful, comforting even, to our impossibly sore muscles. Well now that you tricked us into making a pact to come every day rain or shine, sickness or health, till death do us part... you decide to go for the worst and sickness. After our commitment to you everyday. You leave us wanting more. We don't think it is too much to ask. We just need you to do your part. We don't ask you to go above and beyond, but letting the water heater malfunction?... We mean really. The thing is... we understand that the water heater is a bully and sometimes you let him get the best of you, well if you need back up K and I will be glad to help you whip that thing into shape. This is a classic story of good versus evil, right versus wrong. No one will blame you for standing up for yourself, your patrons need you to stand strong and win the fight. We desperately need you to grow a back bone. We have faith in you that tomorrow will be a better day. Please don't disappoint us.

Regards,

A and K

Day 6... Freezing Cold and the Ice Capades

A: 5:30AM: Wake up to 2 alarms going off at the same time. I'm so tired that my eyes are twitching.

5:40AM: 3rd alarm goes off... I'm still awake and laying in bed thinking about shaking my booty in a warm up.

5:50AM: 4th and final alarm goes off and I finally decide to get up and pack my gym bag.

6:05AM: I realize that I am shaking my booty instead of packing my gym bag... this is why K is always getting on my case for being late.

6:25AM: Head upstairs to make lunch.

6:35AM: Leave for the gym.

7:02AM: Do not die on my way into the gym like I thought I would. Enter my fiery purgatory.

7:35AM: Get much needed encouragement from K as I almost die trying to finish my tricep exercises.

7:50AM: Sit in the dry sauna.

7:56AM: Follow K out in complete confusion.

8:05AM: OMG THIS IS SO FREAKING COLD I CAN'T STAND IT!!! I DON'T CARE IF MY HAIR IS GREASY I CAN'T BREATHE... I CAN'T SEE STRAIGHT... THIS IS NOT TOLERABLE. Oh finally my body temperature has lowered enough that the water starts to feel warm.

8:40AM: Whilst walking out of the gym I realize that I am about to walk through what appears to be water. I think... oh no, my feet will be cold OH MY GOSH I'M LOSING MY BALANCE K GRAB ME... I reach around for K and can only find her shirt. I'm carrying my purse, my gym bag and am wearing heals. The water was in fact black ice and it will now be my destruction. My life flashes before my eyes, people are staring, no one rushes to my aid... I'm going down. I can't catch myself, finally I end up doing a triple axel and landing very gracefully with all the flourish of Sasha Cohen.

8:45AM: Buy lots of fruit and veggies.

9:00AM: Off to work.

K: 5:52 AM wake up before the alarm goes off because I cannot breathe right.

5:54 AM cough up a lung

5:59AM I'm finally able to breathe.

6:00 AM turn off alarm and get ready to leave.

6:30 Leave for the gym.

7:00 Text Amanda to see if she is there yet... she is a slacker and is still 2 stop lights away.

7:05 AM enter Hell.

7:40AM Think... I am going to die... Here at the this gym, with the crazy man in too much eyeliner and the black lipstick. Here at this gym with the splasher and the army crawl guy... here at this gym where the steam room smells like someone had and accident... I will meet my demise. OH THANK GOODNESS! I'm finished with my arm exercises.

7:50 go sit in the dry sauna.

7:55 AM see someone I know and sneak out, because on today of all days after a weekend of being sick, I look like a WWIII survivor and would prefer not to been seen.

8:00 AM Take the coldest shower of my life. There was definitely shrieking and possibly real tears involved.

8:40 AM watch Amanda almost die on a piece of ice. She fell very gracefully but almost ripped my shirt off in the process. Laughed for the next 30mins about how funny it was.

8:45 AM go to the market to get some fruits and veggies

9:00 AM Work work work

Day 3: Note to Self, Drink Water

A: 5:35 AM... K lets me know she is out sick today.

6:10 AM... Get out of bed, even though I have been awake and alert to the world since my first 2 alarms went off this morning. ( at this information you should all ooh and aww as that it is a HUGH step for me.)

7:11 AM... Cardiovascular activity.

8:45 AM... (This is where the title comes in) Sit down at my desk for work and am smacked in the face by a headache that will make the very fires of hell tremble. I can't even see straight. I Realize that in the last few days my water intake has not been what is should be. After drinking a bottle of water my headache starts to subside.

9:00 AM... Realize today is the first day of the rest of my life and what I am doing now really is going to make a difference. I CAN DO THIS!! WE can do this!

Day 2... I didn't know I had those muscles

A: 6:50 AM... RA MA RA MA MA... Shut up GaGa!! I already can't walk. What do you want from me?

7:45 AM... Finally build up the courage to walk up the stairs... eff ... I forgot my phone...

7:49 AM... realize that walking backwards down the stairs hurts much much less than walking down forward.

8:55 AM... Getting out of the car hurts a lot worse than falling into it.

12:40PM... Pain... that's all I have to say.

Tonight me and the treadmill are going to have a nice long 25 minute chat.

K: 9:00 PM 2/17/2010... texted A and let her know I could not move so I would not be going to the gym.

9:05PM... A said that I better be there

11:00 PM... A texted back and said she could not move and would not be going and may even call in to work.

7:00 AM... Cried as I rolled off my bed because I could not move my body in the right way to get up the right way.

7:10 AM.... got up off the floor. More tears

8:00 AM... Waddled out to my car and cried as I sat down in my car

9:00 AM... Waddled into work.

Rest of the day sat on a heating pad to try and help my muscles not hate me so much

AS will be joining us in Hell tomorrow and the real challenge begins. She will be training for a triathlon while K and I are just trying to save our own lives.

Day 1... "PAIN, LOTS AND LOTS OF PAIN"

A: 5:30 AM... Two alarms go off at once. One blaring JaiHo and the other blaring Poker Face. Both alarms are dismissed.

5:40 AM... the 3rd alarm of the morning goes off blaring Kiss and Tell, again it is dismissed.

5:50 AM... the alarm once again blaring "RA MA RA MA MA, RA MA RA MA MA" finally gets me out of bed. There is nothing like Lady GaGa in the morning to welcome me to Hell.

6:01 AM... K texts me to make sure that I am out of bed, at this point if I'm not up she will be calling me until I get up.

6:10 AM... Shake my fanny in a warm up to my DDR Remixed Mix.

6:28 AM... Leave for the Gym a few minutes late and try and convince K that there was traffic and make no mention of my DDR warm up.

7:05 AM... K tries to kill me.

7:40 AM... PAIN. Excruciating pain and still having to get through my shower routine so I don't look like a scum bag at work.

K: 6:00 AM... Alarm goes off.

6:01 AM... Text A and tell her to get up.

6:01-6:15 AM... Dress for gym and pack bag.

6:15 AM... Lock up house and Pray my car starts

6:20 AM... Thank God(no really, I prayed in gratitude) my car started

6:21 AM... Jam out to DDR Mix A made... make no mention to A whatsoever...

6:40 AM... Text A to see if she has her butt in gear yet...

6:45 AM... Meet A and enter HELL

7:00 AM... Start to kill A.

7:05 AM... Tell A, I am serious we ARE doing that many lunges.

7:15 AM... Tell A... yes I'm serious if your feet touch the ground you will start over.

7:40 AM... Revive A and tell her to stop crying and looking like a scum bag so we can go to work.

K & A:

7:40 to 8:05 AM... Cry in the locker room of hell because we can't move.

8:45 AM... head to the market to get fruit, healthy and hellish when eaten alone...

8:55 AM... go to work... try not to walk like ducks the rest of the day.

Moral of the story... PAIN, LOTS AND LOTS OF PAIN.

K: "This is the purgatory we must put ourselves in because we have lived gluttonous lives for the past 10 something years."

A: "Good thing we are friends... I hate you right now."