I Remember Tamagotchis

When I was little I had a tamagotchi dinosaur I named Dino and I could never seem to keep him alive for more than a week. I was feeling very nostalgic so I went on ebay to see if I could order one again just to relive my childhood memories and HOLY SHIT, I cannot believe how much they are selling for. Price ranges from $20-$200! I really wanted the original Bandai tamagotchi because I had never owned one before. I've always had the knockoffs like giga pets or nano pets lol.

I ended up searching ebay for a week and although I was unable to get an original Bandai, I was fortunate enough to come across the same exact tamagotchi I owned as a kid. Ended up buying it. It was pretty cheap, the only problem was the instructions were in Chinese, so I had a bit of an issue trying to take care of it the first couple days. Once I asked people for help on translating some of the instructions on Yahoo Answers I was able to figure out the rest on my own. I love it. Here are a couple pics I took:

My first package from Hong Kong

Cuteness!

 I could not get over how cute the packaging looked, I ended up saving it lol. When I tried to reset the tamagotchi the battery was already dead so I had to go out and buy new ones. They usually just take watch batteries, so they weren't too hard to find. My only issue was that the tiny screws on the back of the toy were a BITCH to take out. I just did not have a small enough screw driver, so I ended up using a kitchen knife. Other than that, the toy works perfectly! Gotta love tamagotchis. ^__^

Update On P90X

I'm on day 15 of P90X. So far it's still challenging me. I find the first DVD to be the most difficult since I can't do a pull up to save my life. However, I feel like I'm slowly making progress. My arms definitely feel a little more stronger than the first week I started, but I still don't quite see any definition in my stomach. -Sad face-

Ah well. I heard that you don't really see apparent results until around day 40 or 60, so I wasn't expecting a drastic change right away. Right now I'm back in Colorado spending time with my family so I that's why I haven't updated in over a week.

I thought I'd go ahead and post a picture of what my P90X body looks like on day 14. I know I was going to wait until August, but I decided meh, that's too long a wait lol. I'll still post before and after pics at the end, but I'm going to post progress pics as well. So here we go. Day 14:

I Am NOT FAT!!!!!

Current picture of me

     

I am ranting because I feel ultra bitchy today. Particularly because of all the "weight" comments I've been getting from family and friends. First it was from posting this picture of me up on my Facebook. Then it happened again now that I am home visiting family to attend my cousin's graduation. Weeeelll, as soon as my family saw me, they exclaimed "She gained weight!" I took it as a compliment but then my sister just went on and on about how I'm not as skinny as I used to be. WTF?

The skinny Isabelle I was was UNHEALTHY. Before I started college I was about 110 lbs. I'd say I was pretty healthy. Then during college I barely ate three meals a day because I was heartbroken from an ex boyfriend and that caused me to lose A LOT of weight, to the point that I looked like a starved beanpole. I was stick thin in 2009. A 100 lb skeleton. No ass, no boobs. Not healthy at all. Then finally I met my husband David, who fed me and nourished me back to health. I gained the 10 lbs I had lost throughout the year and started a new workout regimen: Jazzercise four days a week, which helped me gain more muscle mass from about December of last year to April of this year.

So there you have it. Quit bitching about my figure. I'm fine. I'm fit. And most importantly, I'm HEALTHY because I was able to make it to week 2 of P90X and by August I will have the 6 pack I want and you can all just shut your mouths. -Rant Over-

My Lab's First Birthday!

My precious yellow lab, Red, turned one yesterday so David and I celebrated by baking him cupcakes (peanut butter dog friendly ones) and buying him a couple new toys. I thought I'd do something special since I'm leaving tomorrow morning for Colorado again for 3 weeks. I'll miss my babies a lot. <3

 

Day One of P90X

My package finally came in today! Here are a couple pictures of the product. It comes in a box that looks like this:

Inside you'll find a nutrition guide, progress calendar, and 13 DVD's. I already finished the first day and it is already kicking my ass. Achieving the best results largely depends on diet, so if you're looking to try this, expect to give up ALL junk food. I already took pictures before I started, but I won't post them up until I finish the whole thing.....so you'll have to wait until August to see the before and after results lol. My husband tried it as well and even he found it challenging, after 8 1/2 weeks of basic training.

Also, one more thing. If you're wondering whether or not you need the pull up bar to achieve good results, you really don't. However, you do need to get resistance bands, as they provide a good alternative.
That's it for now. Stick with it!