NEW BLOG!!!

Hey all! I've started yet another blog! Come along if you'd like!

www.emilyarger.com

THANKS, hope to see you there!

YOU'RE ALL INVITED!!!!!!!

If you wish to continue following my fitness journey, particularly "GETTIN' BUFF" again, then head to my new blog. Round 2 baby, let's DO THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) Thanks for all your support!
MUCH LOVE~
EM

EM'S GET BUFF PURSUIT: TAKE 2!

Wedding PIX!!!!!!!!!!!

WELL HELLO THERE!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm so thrilled to be back to the U.S. and soooo excited to start sorting thru all our wedding pix and Greece pix!
It's awesome, not only do we have over 700 ceremony & dance pix, but there are plenty of other shutterfly albums from everyone elses' camera.
Again, I don't have a chance right now to re-cap the wedding or the honeymoon (still have to upload those pix!) BUT......I didn't want to leave you hanging: so here are a bunch of pix for ya!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll update Hopefully tmrw or sunday! GOOD TO BE BACK~!~ I miss my blog buddies! :) :)
LOVE YA ALL!!
Rehersal Dinner. Mom, Dad, Sis, B-in-Law

Church pic

Love him!


My Nephew Gavin (just turned ONE!!)

My husband

My Mom & Dad! Aren't they goodlookin'???

my G.o.R.g.E.o.U.S. BRIDESMAIDS!!!!!!!! LOVE THEM!!!

Something blue...

The big exit

Hummer limo

Bussle it

Seesters! :) :)

Wedding

I can't possibly take enough time right now to tell you how absolutely fabulous May 24th 2008 was. Simply everything I could have asked for and more!!!!!!
I had so many family members that were able to make it in from out of town (kansas & AZ in particular!!!!) and they made my day even that much more incredible!
I didn't get any good pix on my camera, so those will have to wait, but I do have a few sneak peaks of my hair....which I loved...perfect!!!!!!
I'll upload and have links to our photographer when we get back.......but until then...it's my bedtime. We head to the airport at 4am.....yikes.
GREECE HERE WE COME!!!!!!!!!!! I'll be on blog hiatus until June 14th. LOVE YA'LL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Huh-larry-us

HI GUYS!!!!!!!!
Well, you can imagine how fun it was sorting thru SIX camera's worth of photos from my bach. party!!! :) Too funny re-capping everything! :)
Here's one the first night. I thought it was a perfect time to show off my flexibility, and you can allllmost see the effle (spelling??) tower at our hotel Paris. haa haa
I can't believe this time next week I'll be a MARRIED WOMAN!!!!!!! And a week from this Tuesday we'll be in GREECE for 2 weeks!!!!!!!!!! HOLY COW!!!!!!!!!!

Love you all, and fellow bloggers, I'm still checkin' on ya! :)
EM :)

UPDATE, FINALLY!!!!!!!!

HEY ALL!!!!!!!! Here's a quick update with some pix from Vegas, too! (which, by the way, was A.W.E.S.O.M.E!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So much fun!)
Wedding, work, workouts: Everything is going GREAT! I can't believe that I started this blog ONE-YEAR-AGO!!!!!!!!!!!! Holy cow! The year not only has FLOWN by, but it's been pretty dang wonderful! :) :)
Here's ya go:

HEY-O!!!!!!!!

I swear the days are just flyyyying by.
Here's a glance at my next 36 days:
20th:
Bridal Shower this weekend (and the last dress fitting???)
26th:
MY 24th!!!! :) :)
May 2nd:
Las Veeeegas w/ my favorite girls
May 10th:
Final Meetings w/ vendors
May 18th:
Family in town!!!!!!!!!
May 24th:
MRS. ARGER!!!!!!!! :) :)

Holy cow. I really ought to keep a journal (or blog more) because the next 5 weeks will be a whirlwind, I just know it!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyway, apparently my updating here is getting thrown on the backburner so I can focus on other stuff. Just FYI! :)
I'm still working moderately on fitness & diet. I feel really good, that's all that matters right now!! :)
I taught Turbo last night and we had a record 30-some people. Sooooo amazing. Loved it. I wish I could VLOG that. I think you'd be impressed at my class participants. They rock! :)
Much love to all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

VLOG #5

HELLOOOO!!!!!!!!!! HOPE EVERYONE IS WELL!!!!!!!!!!! HERE'S MY FIFTH VLOG. Today was wonderfully sunny & I just LOVED it!! :)
HAVE A FAB. FRIDAY!!
MUCH LOVE~
EM

Add this to your favorites list..........

If you have 10 seconds a day, you should really add this site to your list: http://greatday.com/

Here's a snippet of todays motivation:

Have a goal

When you're not headed in any particular direction, that's where you'll end up arriving -- nowhere. When you have no specific goal in mind, that's what you'll end up accomplishing -- not much.

Pretty good, huh?!? Read the rest HERE

Are you bummed???

HI GUYS!!!!!!! As you may know, I have many blogs that I 'frequent.' And I have to tell you, I get really bummed when they don't update their blogs!!!!!!! So, I'm sorry if you get bummed about my page.......i've been slacking! But I tell ya, once I started VLOGGING, I found my normal posts were kinda boring. That's no excuse, though, so I'm working on it!!!!!!!!!!!!! :)
All is swell in sunny spokane. However, check back in 10 mins. and it could be raining. Or snowing. or windy........................
Yah, not kidding. Sucky weather, but exercise totally helps that!!!!!!!
I have a cardio challenge against my fiance. I have a habit of doing my cardio at the gym because I really love the stairs, BUT we have nice equipment at home that I need to be utilizing!!!!!!!!! So, the challenge has begun. One checkmark/slash for each 20 mins. So far I'm winning! :) :) I'll keep you posted!
This Saturday we are 6 weeks out from the wedding!!!!!! Really Getting EXCITED!!!!!!!
That's all I've got for now. Do check back for a vlog tomorrow or Thursday! Yahh!!!
MUCH LOVE~
EM
SONG OF THE DAY: Mary J. Blige: JUST FINE

Perhaps my calling?!?!

I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!! She makes everything look soooooo easy! This is 'sport aerobics' and I think it's way more prevalent in Europe. Anyway, she rocks!
I want my routine to look this flawless & efforless!!!!!!!

I have a trainer!!!!!

YEAH YEAH YEAH! I'm sooooo pumped I've been working with a trainer the past two weeks and she's kicking my booty! We are just doing weekly core-strength/full-body work until the wedding & then she's gonna train me all the way up to my next comp!!! (end of sept./early oct.) I'm still using Mike Davies (Fitness Factory) for diet, but Fiona will train me! This is such a good thing! The last time I did all the training myself, and I just really prefer having someone do a program for me!
Fiona just competed in Figure this past weekend at Tanji's show & WON her class. Next up for her is the E-cup. She's a really great trainer. Here's a pic from her show.

Tonight I taught Turbokick. It was an excellent class, again, just rockin the house!!!!!! Soooooooo fun!!!!!!!!!!! :)
Everything on the fitness front is going really well! Diet, for the most part......is going well, too!!!!!!!!
MUCH LOVE~
EM
SONG OF THE DAY: Destinys' Child: NO NO NO!
P.S. Thanks for all the nice comments after each VLOG! I really appreciate it! I sure get a kick out of doing those! They're sooooooo much fun! :) I really try and make them interesting! But, I'd love any ideas!!!!!!!
GOOD NIGHT!

Vlog #3 & #4

EAT, PRAY, LOVE

By Elizabeth Gilbert.
Really great book. Highly insightful & thoroughly entertaining & comedic!! :)

Anyway, here's a GREAT GREAT excerpt from "Book II; India" (pg. 178)

"Learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select what clothes you're gonna wear every day. This is a power you CAN cultivate. If you want to control things in your life so bad, work on the MIND. That's the only thing you should be trying to control. Drop everything else but that. Because if you can't learn to master your thinking, you're in deep trouble forever."

"...Admit to the existence of negative thoughts, understanding where they came from and why they arrived, and then -- with great forgiveness & fortitude--dismiss them."

Again, this book is so interesting. An easy read & very thought provoking!
Let me know if you've read it and what your thoughts are!
MUCH LOVE~
EM

Funny conclusion

I stole this off of Debbie's blog (Jessica's trainer I think!)
Anyway, I totally got a kick out of it!!!

THE FINAL WORD ON NUTRITION
After an exhaustive review of the research literature, here's the final word on nutrition and health:
1. Japanese eat very little fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
2. Mexicans eat a lot of fat and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
3. Chinese drink very little red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
4. Italians drink excessive amounts of red wine and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.
5. Germans drink beer and eat lots of sausages and fats and suffer fewer heart attacks than us.

CONCLUSION:
Eat and drink what you like. Speaking English is apparently what kills you.

***I'm sorry, but isn't that FUNNY????*** We are such an over indulgent nation. Which is okay in moderation, but we don't know TRUE moderation, really, do we????

Oh, and thanks so much for the awesome comments on my VLOG! It's really fun and I plan on doing many more, so stay tuned!!! But, just like Krissa said, the Handstands aren't as hard as they look. Try them!! I think the key is keeping your core "zipped up", use your feet to find balance, and then DRIVE through your shoulders not your forearms or wrist! Let me know if you have success!!!
MUCH LOVE~
EM
SONG OF THE DAY: THIS IS HOW WE DO IT, montell Jordan :) :)

VLOG #1 & #2: Finally!

Okay, here you have it! I did this last week & I'm working on another one, so have fun watching! :) Oh, and I'm uploading the handstand vlog as we speak, so hold on!!!! Vlog #2 features a cameo by my kitty, Nash. :)
MUCH LOVE~
EM

PIX!!!

HELLO!! No time to write, just wanted to post some pix!! I'm having a blast & will be back to a regular schedule in a couple days!
MUCH LOVE~!
EM
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My Mom & Dad! :)

My Maid of Honor, KOKS!!

My seester & Matron of Honor! :)

Gavin Michael!!!

9 months!!

Sister in Law to be: Stephi

M.O.H. Koks

Well, DANG

That's it, guys, I'm sooo sad, like I said, I have TWO quick clips to upload and it will NOT let me!!!!!! i'm going to have to try it on the actual video camera instead of my digital camera w/ video mode. So sorry!
Still hitting the workouts & tonight I taught. Great class, bunch of fuN!
I'm heading home in TWO days for my bridal shower!!!!!!! WHOOOO HOOOO, so pumped! SOOOOOOOOOOOOO pumped! :)
Hope you're all well! I'll keep ya posted on the video. It was really good, too...... :( :(
MUCH LOVE~
EM

Success

Well, I tried my sprint/interval/incline workout (at the gym) AGAIN and stepped it up a notch. THIS time: I did both a 1-minute walk (4.0) AND a 1-minute sprint/run (6.0) at each incline and there are 15 total inclines. And I did the same on the way down. So, basically I DOUBLED the workout. Heckkk yeah. It was awesome. It's def. not a cardio workout I can do more than a couple times a week because it is TOUGH. C- is probably right, it's the increased carbs now that I'm not in contest prep :). I'm a carby, what can I say. I really thrive on them! :) :) Who doesn't? I'm sure it's the popcorn before I go to bed...........

So, I finished my morning cardio (downstairs). Did 50 min. of the ellip. while watching What A Girl Wants. Just finished Devil Wears Prada yesterday. I love watching movies while doing cardio. Makes it go super fast.

Song of the Day (yestrday) PRETTY YOUNG THING (P.Y.T.) Michael Jackson
MUCH LOVE! Have a AWESOME weekend, I'm trying to vlog (video blog) this weekend. We'll see how that goes............
EM

KILLER SPRINT/INTERVAL

So, day before yesterday (same day I announced my retirement! haa) I had TONS of morning energy, so I wanted to 'test' myself. Here was my workout. I'm attempting to do it again tomorrow. Again, I don't know what got into me, but I felt extra energetic. I'll let ya know if I make it thru again, tomorrow morn! :)
(Not much of a warm-up. So don't pay attention to that. I was just ready to go!!!)
Incline Speed
1% 4.0mph
2% 6.0mph
3% 4.0mph
4% 6.0mph
5% 4.0mph
6% 6.0mph
7% 4.0mph
8% 6.0mph
9% 4.0mph
10% 5.8mph
11% 4.0mph (once I get to where I can't keep up, don't worry, I hold on!)
12% 5.6mph
13% 4.0mph
14% 5.0mph
15% 4.0mph
Each of those were one minute interval. Then.....i worked my way back down, same way I worked my way up. I was drenched, I was huffing and puffing, but DANG it felt good! if I couldn't make it a full minute sprinting, I'd just go 40-45 sec. and walk the extra 15 sec.

Does this workout make sense the way I wrote it out?
It was a doozy!!!
Much love~
EM