I bet you thought I died.

I thought I was going to, for a couple days. I think I posted that I was sick. I had the flu. I was so sick, I called in to work!!! I never call in for my own health. If my kid is sick and I can't get a sitter, I will call in (and feel guilty about it). So you know I was sick as hell if I said I couldn't come in. My son, bless his heart, thought he could stay home from school and take care of me. Nice try, kiddo. Get your ass to school.

I recovered enough to join the fucking roller derby. Yep. I finally joined the local league. Well, I'm not officially on the team because I have to meet the minimum skills requirements before I can play. Right now, I can skate around the track. That's about it. My crossovers suck, I can't stop the way I'm supposed to, and I sure as shit don't have the endurance needed to make 27 laps in 5 minutes. I'll get there, though. I am serious enough about this that I bought my own equipment and haven't skipped a practice. And I love it. I have anxiety all day about going, but once I get my skates on, I love it.

And let me say, I come home from practice hungry as hell! I am not watching what I'm eating at all. I suck. And I don't really care.

I'm not doing anything formal in terms of exercise until after Labor Day. I have a job for the summer that is going to keep me very active, I will be working 7 days a week for the entire summer, and quite frankly, when I get home, I just want to go to crash. Practice for roller derby is two hours, twice a week. And that's all I'm committing to at the moment.

Cathe STS - Day 25

It's Shaun T's birthday (mine too) so I decided to celebrate with some Rockin' Body instead of some Turbo.

Food:
coffee w/ half & half & stevia
ground turkey w/ brown rice & beans, cucumber salad
meatballs w/ baby carrots

Cathe STS - Day 24

I was all set to start Phase 2 - heavy weight, low rep...my favorite!!! Work sucked balls and the kids gave me a massive headache. I'll work out tomorrow for sure. I don't have to go to my second job in the morning (I'm currently in training, so I go in before my regular job) so I will have plenty of time for Turbo tomorrow. I might lift tomorrow evening, but I would really like to just relax.

Food:
Coffee w/ half & half & stevia - Stevia tastes like ass. But I'm off the Splenda for the month. It sucks.
Turkey burger, mixed vegetables, salad & banana (okay, I had 3 bananas over the course of the day)
apple
chicken & rice w/ avocado

Cathe STS - Day 23

No workout today. Food wasn't great. Tomorrow starts a new challenge. I promised Melty I would give up artificial sweeteners for the month of May. Whole foods. Or mostly whole foods. Basically, the Weight Watchers Power Foods list. And Phase 2 of STS starts tomorrow. Or Thursday, I haven't decided. I might Turbo tomorrow.

Cathe STS - Day 22

No real workout today, but I've been working on some Hip Hop Hustle, on my own. I've become obsessed with this routine:

This is Amanda, who did my Turbo training. She posted this video of her HHH group the other day and the song hooked me, the moves hooked me, and my interest in becoming HHH certified is renewed. Mainly, I just want access to the rounds. I going to learn this routine. I've been listening to the song non-stop, watching the video constantly. I just love it.

Food was decent. I ate at school and ate at Burger King, but nothing horrid.

Cathe STS - Day 21

No workout today. I have lost my motivation for STS. Fuck. I'm much more interested in dancing.

Food was good though.

Cathe STS - Day 20

No workout today, other than some dancing. Food was good(ish). I'm exhausted.