OUT with the OLD. IN with the NEW

I got me some NEW WHEELS!!! (the white pair in the photo are my NEW blades!)
I took them out for a short spin today and they ride SO NICE! I actually feel like they've bumped my skill level up a notch! Seriously... It's a weird (but wonderful) feeling! I am much MORE confident and care-free rollerblading in them!

Aren't the purdy???

Tomorrow, Collin and I are going to start RIPPING apart the wooden deck and start excavting and preparing the area to install a retaining walled patio. It will look something like this:
I am SOOO EXCITED about this project!!!

Stupid week, I hope it doesn't screw me up!

Thursday was my 2nd Free/Cheat day on my plan. This one was an emotional day for me... like I didn' know how I felt about eating the sugar again! (everything is sooo much sweeter now... I had to water down my tea! What the??) So emotional that I almost cried twice. First my bank card wouldn't work at the coffee shop in the AM (and that was my only form of payment. Boo) And second... I was so excited for hamburgers for dinner and Collin forgot mine on the grill and burnted them pretty bad :( (And I HATE eating burnt anything! I WILL NOT!!! I cut off the charred parts, so my burgers were like really thin slices of meatloaf! LOL) It just seemed like nothing went smooth for me... Like someone was telling me "Ah, Ah Ah... don't be a cheater!" Stupid, guilty conscience! I guess overall, it's a good thing!

Tonight, I planned on working out, but still haven't! (And it's 10:30pm!) I might do 15 minutes of skipping and some pushups and sit ups... I'm just not in the mood to sweat anymore! But I did go for a tan today! That felt awesome! (First tan since my trip! Even out those tan lines finally! haha!)

Tomorrow is Collin's mom's Birthday dinner... I am going to TRY NOT to cheat... but I don't know if I can turn down BIRTHDAY CAKE!!! Maybe I will, but who knows! I'm not expecting to have a very positive diet day!!! I guess you only live once, right?
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My week, in review.

I am a bit sore today. We (a couple girl friends and I) went mountain biking on Sunday... it was a 13km loop... my legs were tired after that. Then Monday night I taught my Strong class (weights) so my legs were getting really sore! And today I decided to run on the treadmill for 35 minutes... but then followed that up with 15 minutes of stretching my sore muscles. Stretching felt good, and I do feel better now then I did this morning!

Yesterday was also my work Stampede event. We got to go to the rodeo! It was a blast! I did have to leave the grounds early (to teach my class) but I had a great time with my collegues in the grand stands! (I have a few pics to post, but still need to DL them to my computer!)
One poor bull rider was launched in the air by the bull he was riding! It was just like in the cartoons! I couldn't believe it! The cowboy managed to walk away from the incident, but I'm sure he's a hurting unit today! Poor guy!

I'm leaving to Leduc tomorrow for a few days of RnR with my family. Ahhhh...

Massive Kink!

The headache I had yesterday turned into a MASSIVE kink in my neck last night. I could barely hold my head up to watch 'Smallville' with Collin last night. I went to bed at 10:30 and I could barely move my head. I woke up this morning and now my whole body hurts. (Collin calls it an "Exercise Hangover"! lol I like that term.)
My neck is still stiff... I wonder what the heck I did to it?

an Exercise in Self-esteem

I found a great article on SparkPeople today... It's about Exercising for the right reasons... check it out, it might give you a whole new perspective on why you go to the gym!