Happy New Year

It's been quite a holiday season... I'm burned out but very happy that the year has been so successful for me.

I will weigh in tomorrow morning, but I am certain that I will not make my goal of 160 by Jan 1 since I was at 167.5 yesterday, but I'm really not sweating it. I have managed to lose 10 lbs thru the holiday season when most people gain. I'll take some progress pics tomorrow as well, but I don't really see much difference from the last ones, so y'all will have to make the call on that.

I am going over to the YMCA to join tomorrow as they're waiving the sign-up fee tomorrow and I'll be able to start getting back into my early morning workout schedule. I really need to do it for my psyche... I ALWAYS feel better when I get my workouts in the morning. If you're curious about my schedule I have a document posted HERE

I have several friends who are going to start or restart a BFL challenge tomorrow and I think its a GREAT way to start the year... I'm going to pull out my workbook and take a look at it again. I don't know if I'll do it right away, but I would like to do the 12 week challenge at some point early this year... I gained a LOT of strength when I did it a few years ago, and I am feeling a need to return to that level of discipline and structure.

I hope everyone has a safe and happy new year... I'll post my years goals and a wrap-up of last years goals tomorrow. Take Care!!!

I Did It!!

Four Point Oh, Baby!!!

Anatomy - A
Chemistry - A
Human Dev - A

My overall GPA was 3.54, now its3.58... I may even get it up to 3.6 before the end of the year... I am SO proud of myself!!! I worked my butt off this term with studying and homework and reading, and it payed off. Next term is Physiology, Microbiology and Chemistry... if I can do it again I will be thrilled beyond belief.

I am applying to the BSN program next month (as soon as the application is available, really) but I won't know if I'm accepted until June. I am finally developing some faith in my ability to do this.

*GRIN*

I'm DONE!!!

Wow.

Today I completed my first term of college toward my BSN. I am done with my finals (as of 6:35pm) and I am excited that I may have done well enough to pull a 4.0 for the term... its out of my hands at this point, but I did my best.

I am officially OFF until the end of January! That's right, SIX WEEKS off!!! YAYAYAYA!!!

I guess I should try to find a jorb or somthing like that... ;)

I made it to 170 this week, and while hitting 160 in two weeks is INCREDIBLY unlikely, I do plan to work as hard as I can to get as close as I can by Jan 1.

But for now, my red-wine is callin... raise your glass with me, won't you?

Happy Holidays!!

heh...

I suppose I should have posted about the actual grade I got on the chemistry test that I thought I bombed...

it was an A.

Yeah, a little harsh on myself much? In any case... I still have the A in Chem and A/B in Anatomy that I am REALLY gunning to get up to an A with the final exam and lab practical final, and an A in nursing. So the 4.0 is not completely out of the question.

It blows my mind how many kids in my chem class are failing. I mean... you only have to get a 60% to get a C for crap's sake!!! Finals for Anatomy Lab, Chem and Anatomy Lecture are all on Thursday. Nursing Final is Wednesday. I have two lectures on Tuesday for material that WILL BE ON THE FINALS two days later... *sigh* Someone needs to teach UWOshkosh about "dead-week."

Next term's schedule is set tho (Microbiology, Physiology and Chemistry), and January comes with the opening of the application process for the October Cohort of the Accelerated BSN program... which means stress and forms and letters of recommendation galore!! It also means that the GPA I get next term won't factor into my admission into the program, which is kind of a relief... Hopefully the qualifying classes for the GPA calculation will keep me above a 3.5... I'm fairly confident that they will... I just need to go thru my transcript to make sure.

Ok... enough babbling from me, off to lift some heavy shit!

P.S. I'm re-opening commenting!

Life continues on...

So after that awesome result on the Anatomy test I bombed a Chemistry exam on Thursday... I'm really annoyed, but I won't see the official grade until next Tuesday at the earliest, so I'm trying not to worry about it too much... if I pull a C I'll be happy... truly. The problem was that I studied the wrong things and what I focused on was only 2 questions on the test. What I glossed over made up the bulk of the exam. *sigh*

My fitness and diet are back on track... I've been recording religiously on fit-day for the last week and it helps me to see exactly what I'm doing and to focus on getting my protein. If you look at those, don't place too much faith in the overall calorie count... I always assume that I get easily 100-200 calories in randomness thru the day.

Weigh in on Friday was 172.5 and I'm hoping to break out of the 170s finally by next Friday... I'm riding on the trainer as often as I can... lifting less than regularly, but I'm certain that once the term ends I'll be able to return to some semblance of normality with that as well.

Tomorrow, however, all bets are off. I will be at Lambeau for the Packers game (Third Row - 20 yeard line - Packers Side of the field) and there will be hot chocolate and brats consumed. Probably no beer tho, as its going to be TITS COLD!!! (Wind chill in the "high single digits to low teens.")

Making Christmas cookies with the boys is a challenge in and of itself. Hope everyone is well and happy!