FUN

These past few weeks have been a struggle of balancing time, but I have really been working on eating a lot cleaner. My goal is to try to stay as organic as possible because lately energy is something that I need. I have found that eating organic foods rather than artificial foods gives me that extra push that I need to perform at the best of my abilities. I will be honest in saying that I have had a major sweet tooth lately (which isn't unusual for this little piggy), but I find that upping my fruit intake makes me think less about other chocolate delights. Don't let it fool you though, fruit does have sugar but it is a good kind of sugar that your body needs in order to function.

My newest commitment to myself is to get more sleep. I really need to work on getting to bed earlier everynight. I tend to have a lot going on during the day, so at night I stay up late to get things like homework done, and also to squeeze in a little me time which is always nice. Sleep seems to be something that I am usually lacking and this definitely stunts my performance when working out and such. I think that going to bed earlier will also allow me to do my workouts in the mornings before I get busy. This is the time when I prefer working out because if you just get up and do it you can't make up excuses throughout the day of why you shouldn't workout. I'm usually not a morning person, but I think that it will benifit be quite a bit.

Life has been pretty crazy lately with golf and UIL, but there is been success in both so I would say the hard work is worth it. I am really looking forward to Regional UIL and golf (if we move on), but I know that it will take super dedication to keep my diet healthy while traveling so much. Though it will be tough, I know that I can fight the temptations.

Tee It Up

Well, we had our first golf tournament & I must say it was a success! Though the wind was blowing and it was freezing, I had a blast! It's always great when you have a fun group that you can laugh with. It makes me excited to see what all is store for the 3 seniors throughout this year. We have two more tournaments until district which seems like very few. This season has been kind of crammed due to bad weather and not being able to get on the course for awhile.

I plan to play as much golf as possible over spring break because it is supposed to be beautiful which is a blessing. Other than golf, it is looking like my spring break will consist of a whole lot of nothing, and that doesnt bother me one bit. I have been going going going this year, and a break will be so nice. I honestly feel like I have yet to recover from the numerous stockshows and being gone for weeks. Bouncing back from being gone is hard for me, not only because I wear myself down but also because the stress of school work really just hits you when you've been gone for a long time. You can trust me when I say that I will be snoozing quite a bit during the break... call me lazy I don't really care.

Sleeping will not be the only thing I do because dad has big plans for me at work. YIPEE... not. Besides work I plan to finally get my tornado stricken room back into proper order, and I'm sure I will be doing lots of painting. Painting is something that I really enjoy when the weather is nice and I can just sit outside, paint, and relax. It's like my little form of meditation which is great. You can count on me to get in a few workouts throught the week as well. When I am able to get a lot of sleep I am on my A game. The energy before and after my workouts feels great, and will help me start school back up feeling great!

Enough about me, I hope you all have a wonderful break and make the best out of whatever you may be planning to do.

-Halli

Frosty The Snowman

Helllloooooo fitness freaks! Well, due to the cold weather and blizzard like climates in Gruver I have been cooped up in the house for days. If you know me, it drives me nuts being inside not moving around. In order to keep myself fairly active I have been doing a few mini indoor workouts. The reason I say mini is because, due to the weather as well, I have developed a horrible cold that has lasted far too long. If I don't make my workouts mini I'm pretty sure I would be on the floor having a coughing fit, and why let that happen when it is completely preventable. Here is one of my favorite leg workouts that kept me quite busy this week....

This is a quick workout for when you really aren't feeling up to hitting it hard. Though you may think it's easy, you will definitely feel the burn.
Hopefully this cold I have will be gone soon because I have about had it with laying around doing nothing.




-Halli