P90X

well the debut of P90X pictures in about to come forth. now these pictures are not for the faint of heart. they are also the before pictures in our story. 

• this is a true story of the journey of two big butt roommates who want to see the their potential as not-as-big-butt roommates. they want to see how their bodies can become the most incredible machines possible. they want to try to have a more intuitive feel of their bodies. through sweat and hard work they will succeed, using each other as support. these pictures were a harsh reality of what does not work. results are given easily, but GOOD results need hard work. they know that if they expect certain results, the required work must be done. there is not easy way. no quick way. 

We have decided. We are committed. We will succeed. 

 my beginning

 a harsh truth

 my determination

 sarah's beginning

 her commitment

her determination.

now i am hesitant to put these pictures on this blog for many reasons. most of them obvious and common. but i need to show the starting point. the journey is not going to pretty. even the end result might not be profound, but the lessons being learned along the way are most important. we are learning life skills that will help our future families live healthy life styles. in a world where fast food dominates, the home can still control what is allowed inside.

so, my thousands of followers, watch or even join us. it doesnt have to be p90x, or any other crazy ridiculous program, but it does have to be a change. if what you are looking at is not satisfying, you can change it! sure, it is going to suck sometimes. sure, you are going to cave and have a piece of red velvet cake, then you are going to forgive yourself. sure, you will want to punch someone when the scale doesnt say what the work you put in says. its frustrating, but all of that should make you work harder and strive to be better. i have watched people's bodies around me become incredible machines. our bodies WANT to be healthy. this is our body, our choice. its a choice only we can make for ourselves. so lets make good choices. lets say no to the cookie and yes to taking the stairs. no to watching tv for 5 hours and yes for playing in a park. no to our generation of fast food and yes to a generation changing the norms. lets make healthy be the norm. obesity is a climbing common sight. how about healthy being the climbing common sight?

i'm in. are you?

Bring it.

xoxo
Kimberly

p.s. im done talking.

me thoughts

welp, the end of the semester is in sight. alls i gotta do is finish my 12 page paper and another 8 pager paper and create two portfolios and im done....what?? ugh i know. but im soooo close. things to look foreward too are (da da da daaaahh bulltion formation)

• spring semester P90x is going to shape my life. sarah and i are going to get so swole. hahah really though. im super pumped. i have see what counting calories does, now if i can ad p90x. life is good. im so pumped for that and so is sarah. we shall be doing a before and after and during pictures...prob be posted on here. sooo check back soon my wonderous followers.
• going home and having a variety of food choices. mmmm. to name a few the habit, genki sushi, in n out, itaila deli. cant wait
• i guess seeing my family fits in here. haha really though it does. i miss them.
• speaking of family, the babies. i think i am most excited for them. i always am.
• also, my dogs. i had a great dream last night of seeing my puppy corkey sue. she is in heaven being Jesus' friend. but in my dream we played and had sucha fun time. she let me kiss her now which she never let me do. im glad i get to see her in my dreams.
• banana phone
• possibly disneyland/six flags and for sure a dodger game. i usually dont like dodger games, but i do now. weird eh?
• beach...idk why this one was so delayed....
• running/ hiking on my trails
• i am pretty sure easter is around the time i am home. so that is neat.

so here is my struggle. dont get too excited its not that big of a deal. it invovles the hunger games. let me start out by saying i will end up seeing the movie, just letting y'all know of my precautions. welp i read the book. at first read i wondered if i liked the book. it was written well, buthte concept kind of irked me. anywho. i have a picture of what it all looks like in my head. i dont want the integrity of that to be ruined. if that makes sense. so i am heisitant to see the movie. that being said i am also curious.

life is good. i havent really been thinking about a whole lot lately. just trying to get through the last couple of weeks of school.

um ryder, my roommates dog is huge. like he is a real dog now.

xoxo

kk spesh

pick me ups

umm so a dear friend, john apgar/ i dont really know is last name. he has a great laugh. gahl. if i could do his laugh my life would be instantly better. um. anywho. i met him my freshman year and i havent seen him that much since then, now im in my junior year. but he works at albertsons, thats where i get my food. soo naturally i have bumped into him many a times. this last time i saw him he walked me out to my car and said, "kim, i just have to say you look great". i know right? i stopped and looked at him with a wide mouth and just smiled. of course i said thank you. but it just made me instantly feel great. i wasnt necessarily having a bad day, but the compliment couldnt have come at a better time.

just for all those wandering questions, john is a friend. has been and always will be. he and his girlfriend have been dating since last September. i joke with him that a great graduation gift to himself would be to propose to her. i mean they are going pretty slow in MST (Mormon Standard Time).

welp, life is good today.

xoxo.

round up

this last month was hard. no joke straight up difficult. all of it was mentally. i always play head games with myself with ALWAYS makes me go insane. but i think its all good. i had some great spiritual experiences which have helped me overcome some internal struggles. nothing super awesome that i can recall has happened. i guess a couple. sarah and i have started counting calories. its so tetious and annoying, but also good because i have to make what i eat count. so, its a great help for me to start eating right. also, my roommate and her bf got a puppy!!!!!! his name is ryder and he is the cutest lil guy ever. gahl. i love him. a great snuggle buddy and he has puppy breaths. stinky but irrisitable. ill write more when i can think. i am just procrastinating my hw. soo. yikes.

xoxo

the kim turley diet

so i got sick on tuesday. balls right? from 8 in the morn until 4 the next morn i was puking ever 15-30 mins. sick nasty. shout out to ali and sarah for making my ailments bareable. without them i would not have survived very well. THANK YOU. they provided me with a great need of chocolate milk and sprite and crackers. the essentials in my book. it started off bad just because i had nothing in my stomach soo therefore the only things i could throw up were stomach fluid i.e. acid. uhh not my fave, but ok. so i had to put stuff in so i could chuck it out. 2 positives out of that , queue bullet points

1. i got to receive a blessing. now i was hesistent at first because i know my sickness when i get the flu. i throw up for 24 hrs ever 15-30 mins. its standard. it is something i have come to accept. but ali and sarah were still concerned so they called over a couple of our FHE brothers and they gave me a blessing. it was super sweet. i havent had one of those in a long while. i needed to hear some of the things said. thankful for that.
2. i lost 8 pounds.

ok granted have of the 8 poounds is back because it was just water weight, but he i will take it. helps me get close to my goals. hahah jk. uh i dont plan on having any disorders with eating. i love mah food.

i got a new phone today! whoooooooop. i have had my phone for 2 years but now tis time for a change. i got an HTC design, thanks to daddy of course, shout out to him! and i am in love with it.

this past weekend i got to go to my cousin Katies wedding. she looked simply fantastic. she was/is soooo happy that it made me happy. Katie and i are not super duper close, but whenever we see each other its like we have never been apart. i love that relationship. sure i hope one day we can become closer, but at this point in our lives i think this type of relationship is perfect. i wish her every happiness that comes her way. she deserves it.

pretty sure thats it. uuh my outlook is neutral right now. im not super bummed anymore, but not super excited about anything. soo im average. which is fine. im ok with that. umm. yeah but seriously, shout out to ali and sarah, they are the best.

xoxo

kimmah

p.s. wipeout, the show, called me today. they want me to go to a casting. uh rockin right?

a struggle...

so i dont like to write negative posts, but im going to today. i have been feeling like crap all day. not physically, but emotionally. yes, there have been moments here and there that have been good, but overall a poopy day. i have just felt a sense of self doubt and unsureness about myself. the usual confident me has left somewhere and been replace by my old concerned self. its hard to feel good enough when your in a mood like that. sure people can try to help me out of this rut, but its truly up to me. im trying things like playing the piano, finishing my assignments, even late night taco bell runs, but those dont help. i guess scripture study and prayer are next. even then though, it would change over night. maybe i get these kinda days so i can let people into my life. but half the time i dont even know what i am thinking. gaaahl so confusing.

that was my rant. im done. no more self pity, loathing, or negativity. i am taking a deep breath and letting go all of that negative energy.

great stuff. hmm i have no really inspirational thing to say right now, cause well i am not inspiring myself. uhh... this is awkward.

inches by inches

so i grew an inch this past weekend. some could say i grew a pair. but i went out of my comfort zone. i was invited to watch a vball game at some persons lounge with a bunch of other people that i kinda knew. i didnt know them super well, but then ALI forced me to go. i know that sounds bad. im 20, in college and its friday, i should be social. anypoo. i went. right as i was getting out of my car i said to myself, "big things happen by being uncomfortable". reflecting on that, so true! any situation that i have had fun at or been inspired or any other positive thing, i was uncomfortable at first. its natural to be unsure when entering a situation that you are unfamiliar with. i finally stepped out of my comfort bubble. i dont always like change, but its a common occurance in life. i think i am finally embracing change and letting things change me. gahl i am learning sooo much right now. i am a stubborn person and very much set in my ways. though over the last year i have changed, in my opinion, quite a lot. i dont always have to be right, even though my friends will say i still do but in all fairness most of those arguments i am right, i am letting people know i am vunerable, i cant do everything and i am not perfect. that last one was/is really hard for me. i dont like to be percieved as weak, so i build up walls that people cannot break down. now that i realize people want to break the walls down so they can sit with me in my fort, i have to help them see the true me. i have to open my front gate that requires them to cross over my moat thats filled with piranahs. when can do that, i can have true friends. i have done that with a couple of friends right now, but i have a lot of room to improve (not perfect, SEE!).

also, its blizzarding right now. bums.

seriously,

kimmah