Dana Lynn

Can I just say that I FEEL AMAZING!?! Wow! I feel like a new person! I haven’t felt this good in so long. Its truely amazing how you can tweak a few things in your life and things can just click into place. I knew for many months that something wasnt right. I knew because I was struggling all the time and I just wasn’t happy with what I was doing. I felt like each day was a battle to get through and I wasn’t excited to wake up and tackle my day. Now, its completely different. I feel wonderful. My workouts are going so well. I have so much energy during the day and my head feels so much more clear. I love my new way of eating. I honestly feel like I am FINALLY on the road to success and where I want to be.

I have been working on revamping my website a bit. I’m going to take some things out and add some new things in. I’m really excited. I’m also going to make sure I start to do some photo shoots in the next few months so I can add new pictures. I’m going to tell you about all the great foods I’ve been eating and new ways I’ve been training to keep my workouts fun and fresh.

Yesterday I did a ton of walking. I love it when the weather is nice outside and I can just take off for hours walking all over the city. I actually woke up with my glutes sore today from walking all the steep hills. It feels so good and my heart rate gets into the 180’s walking up the hills. Its crazy!

I just got home from my cardio workout and it was great. I did the arc trainer at the gym. I’ve been mixing it up a bit but I still tend to stick to my favorites and challenge myself on those… The Arc and my Crossrobics. I was sweating like a pig! Its time for lunch now and I think I’m going to enjoy a nice big grapefruit with splenda for a snack! yum!!
DL

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I’m the winner for the week!

As you know if you already read my site, that some of the info has changed. I have decided not to compete this year and focus on some other important things in my life but I’m still training hard and living a fit and healthy lifestyle!

HELLO!! Here I am for my weekend update!

Well, first off, let me just tell you that I have been doing so well with my new balanced dieting. I feel the best I have felt in ages! I’m eating so healthy and enjoying my life so much. I don’t ever feel deprived like I’m missing out on a thing! I eat lots of fresh fruits and veggies and whole grains and my body is actually functioning better then ever. I am thinking more clearly and my energy is way up! Infact, I lost 4.4lbs in the past 2 weeks!! yeah!!
We just got back from a wonderful weekend trip to Santa Barbara! We went from Friday night to Sunday morning and it was perfect! I planned out the entire weekend before we went so we knew exactly what we were doing the entire time. Something I have wanted to do for a while is go Whale Watching so thats just what we did. We also went a spa for massages. My massage was great. From all the training, my back really gets tight. I tend to get a lot of knots so I always opt for Deep Tissue. She really worked on my neck too and I walked out there just wanting to go to bed because I was so relaxed. After that we walked all over the cute town. I loved walking everywhere except for Sat night when we went out to dinner and I wore high heels. My feet hurt so badly that we got a taxi to drive us 5 blocks. I guess I’m so used to comfy sneakers all the time.

Anyway, I’m going to post some pictures from the weekend. You can see pictures of the Whales we saw. I only caught a snap of the fluke and his back. I wish we saw more of them and closer up but it was still a great time. Also, I’ll post one of my favorite things ever…. The Ocean, The mountains, The Sky and a Sail boat all in the same picture. I just feel so peaceful when I look at these images.

Hey there! Remember I was taking pottery classes a couple of weeks ago? Well, I finally finished my four little projects and I want to share them. Now remember, they are my FIRST projects ever so keep that in mind. They arent anything too special but I am proud of them. I gave two of them to my mom for a present. I gave her my two favorites of course- the low plate looking one with the green splash in the middle and the far right one thats gun metal grey-greenish.

Can you believe this??? I am sick AGAIN!! What the heck is going on here!? Once again I woke up with a sneeze here and a sneeze there and then a sniffle and by yesterday morning I was feeling awful again. One common thread seems to be traveling on airplanes. Each time I have traveled lately I get back and get sick. I should have taken airborne before flying. Its what I’m going to do from now on. Anyway, by last night I was just feeling horrible. I got into bed early and slept all night and long into late morning today. Last time I was sick I pushed it and still went to the gym and did cardio just to get even more sick. So today I decided to just rest and I really hope by tomorrow I’m feeling better. I am so clogged up that I have to breath through my mouth mostly and my throat is sore but getting better as the day goes on.
Last week was going really well. I was waking up and getting great cardio sessions done. I also trained upper body and was so sore in my chest the next few days. My eating was wonderful and I was just feeling great. I had such a nice weekend. Saturday we washed our cars inside and out and cleaned up outside the house. After that we took our bikes to the beach and met up with some friends for a fun afternoon. I found a little turtle made of stone with beads to add to my turtle collection at home in NJ. I have collected turtles from vacations for years. I love turtles and lots of other animals like pigs, whales, lions, ect but have collected little turtles.
Anyway, Saturday night we got dressed up and went to a Kosher steak house in Beverly Hills with friends. Ok, Yes, I ate too much. The food was great and I did enjoy myself. Sunday was a lazy day of relaxing around the house. I was really looking forward to a productive week but it looks like it will have to start Tuesday.
I think its time to drink lots of tea. I need liquids to flush this out!
DL

OK, So the first two pictures are of my best friend and I in Miami- in her bed during superbowl while it was raining and then out to eat with some other sorority sisters from UM.

The next pictures are from when we went flying. My mom and I are in the aqua juicy suits next to the little plane she flew and then the other picture is of my friend in Vero with her cute little daughter

I’m back in LA!! Well, actually it was a close one. I got to the airport at 6am for my 7am flight and they told me I wasnt on the flight. I was like, WHAT?? yep, it was my fault. I booked the wrong flight. So I had to buy a new ticket because I booked to fly back YESTERDAY morning! ugh! Anyway, the flight was good except I was in the middle seat. I hate the middle seat but since its Jet Blue and they have little cable tv’s I didnt mind. I love that airline. Watching some tv shows always makes the time fly and I dont have to waste the money on buying movies for my ipod.

I just got home from food shopping. Honestly, I’m so excited to not be “dieting” anymore. I’m so excited to not feel restricted on what foods I can enjoy. I love fresh fruits and veggies. Lately I have had this thing for grapefruits with splenda and I love green apples. When you are on contest prep you really cant have fruit. Well I LOVE fruit. I wont overdo it but I like to enjoy it. Its funny, when you know you can have whatever you want (and you arent rebounding from such restriction) you dont feel so urgent to eat a bunch of crap. I found this great high fiber bread that I’m going to eat with my egg whites and some sf jelly in the morning. This way I can rotate my oatmeal somedays too. I also bought things to make homemade veggie soup.
Anyway, I feel wonderful. I had such a great trip to Florida and now it feels nice to be back. I’ll start heading to my gym in the mornings again tomorrow. I’m going to try to do at least 60 min of cardio everyday when I wake up. I will mix up the intensity and type but thats a good amount for me to do. I’m also going to lift about 3 days a week. I didnt lift at all in Florida. I really didnt have the time and it didnt bother me one bit. We were really active and on the go so much… trust me, my muscles arent going anywhere
DL

Ok, so I extended my trip to Florida even more! Mom and I are having so much fun together- as always! We fill up each day with so many things that by the time we get home at the end of the night we are just beat!

Just a side note- I feel so so awful about Anna Nicole’s death. I was so shocked. I feel awful for her little baby. Things are so odd with her son passing and then she passes away 5 months later. Now they say they dont even know why. Anyway, I just get so sad for the family and loved ones in the person’s life when someone dies. The person may be gone but they aren’t the ones in pain anymore. Its everyone they leave behind. I was also so so sad when Steve Irwin, the croc hunter, died. Oh his poor wife and kids. They have acted so good about it but he was just a special guy. I really enjoyed his programs because I LOVE animals and he was just so awesome with them! Anyway, I just wanted to say a few words about that. I know Anna was always a bit loopey but I still liked her for just being her loopey self.

On another note- my mom and I have been waking up and taking long walks everyday. Its a great way to start our day. Its actually so hard for me to just wake up and do cardio or walk. I’m so tight and I’m not exactly a morning person to begin with. With a little coffee and some cold water splashed on my face I have been able to get going a lot easier. The other day my hip was making a weird popping sound for the first 1/2 mile or so but once the blood got going it stopped.

Today my mom and I had lunch by the beach and the weather was amazing! I’m just having a blast and I cant believe its only about 3 weeks until our yearly Ski trip to Aspen. Thats going to be great! I’m thinking I might try to snowboard this year. I’m not 100% though because that means lots of time on the bunny slope again.

Alrighty, signing off again from sunny and warm Florida!

DL

Hello from Florida!! Wow, what a wonderful trip I’m having!! I just returned home from a little day trip to Vero beach to visit my very good friend, Tricia. We had a great day. The cool part is that my mom flew me there! Yep! My mom and her boyfriend are pilots and they flew me to see my friend in a little 4 seater plane. It was so much fun and my mom was so cute flying the plane.

This past weekend I stayed in Miami with my best friend. We had a blast. It rained all weekend but we didnt care. We watched movies and got massages and just had so much fun together. I really miss her. She has been my best friend since the start of college and we lived together for about 4 years. We always have such a great time together. We laugh so much and act just as goofy as when we were 18!

The day I got to Florida my mom and I started a little two day shopping spree. We hit up Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus like nobody’s business!! I wont even get into what we bought because it would make your head spin… Ok fine… two words for you… Manolo Blahniks… another word… Dior… I should stop there… If I told you how many pairs you would think we are nuts I also got 3 cute dresses and a bunch of juicy sweat outfits… I LOVE THEM!!

I have been getting my cardio in and my eating is going fine. Just for everyone’s info, I am NOT competing. I really have no interest right now. There are way too many other things I would rather be doing right now and it just isnt fitting into my life. HOWEVER, please do not think even for a second that it means I’m not still working on my fitness. I am still training, still doing my cardio and still eating well. Just because I have decided not to compete DOES NOT MEAN I dont love fitness and can not be a fit person. I have been fighting this decision for a while but I’m finally being honest with myself that I just don’t have it in my heart to do it now. I have so many fun things coming up and training for a show just isnt thrilling me right now.

Anyway, I have just been having so much fun here in Florida. There hasn’t been a dull day or any day that hasn’t been just fantastic. I’m actually going to extend my trip a few days to try to see a few more people I wasn’t able to see. I have a few pictures we have taken so as soon as I can put them on my computer I’ll post some up.

Hope everyone is doing well!! Bye from Florida!
DL