Checking In

Happy belated Easter everyone!! Life is crazy and it's just awesome! I have not been this busy in I don't know how long and I am loving it! I hate being stagnant and that is what I have been for so long and it just feels like life has a purpose once again.

I have been busy taking care of my own house as well as my moms since her surgery. Joclyn turned 7 on Easter this year! She has also started playing softball and taking swim lessons. I won't dwell on the bad things I at last week... Needless to say I maintained last week.  DONE moving on!!

I am swimming like a fish in the pool and totally loving it! Water is bliss for me.....I didn't get my third run or bike in for the week last week, but that's ok. I think I am doing well so far.

Monday

• BRICK(Bike and then Run right after)
• Bike 6 mi- 24mins
• Run 3.04 mi- 30 minutes

Tuesday

• Sculpt 30
• Swam 960 yards- 30 min

Wednesday

• Bike 12 mi in 55 min

Thursday

• Upper 20
• Lower 20
• Abs 10
• Swam 1600 Yards- 40 min

Friday

• HIIT 30

Saturday

• Fire 60
• Abs 10

Sunday

• Rest

I hope you all have a wonderful week!!

Another Monday, Already?!?!

All I can say is what a week it's been. It feels like it's never ending.... Well, mom had her back fusion last Tuesday and all went well. She is doing very well and moving as much as she can. I brought her home Friday afternoon. It was a long drive,(having to stop every 30 minutes or so, so that she could stand and get the pressure off her back) but we made it. I have pretty much been her little nurse helping her out as much as possible. She kept asking me "why didn't I get this done 15 years ago?" I told her that she more than likely would not have had the wonderful surgeon that she had do it. She said I was right about that.

My mom has been an RN for my whole life+. One night she was working in the ER and a gunshot victim came in and they had to literally drag this man out of a car. Well, needless to say that was the first time she really hurt her back. that was in 1986. Later that year she had her first back surgery and did not want to have another. She put this off as long as she possibly could. She put up with her pain and almost never said anything to me about how bad she was hurting. I want to stress something here.... Take care of your back!! Stop and think before you do something "In the moment" because it really could cost you. Mom yells at nurses all the time for not being careful and tells them that yes someday it will cost you if you are not careful. 

On a happy note I ate a bit better this week, but did not get in as much training as I would have liked. All in all though it was good. I try and keep reminding myself that I am fueling my body to perform at it's best. When processed junk enters it I perform like crap and that is also what happens when I do eat it! LOL This kind of thinking has really helped to curb those cravings and bad thoughts... 

I did not have another Apple Dumpling incident, but at Bible Study there was CHOCOLATE CAKE & CHOCOLATE MILK that was thrown in my hands! I did eat the cake, but did not touch the milk, because I know better than to put all that dairy into my body, when my body HATES IT! I might just bring in fruit salad or something HEALTHY at the next bible study, something other than JUNK!! 

So, I did not weigh in last week because I was so scared to after the Apple Dumpling incident, but I did today and it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.

Weight 142.8

Down -1.8!!!

Monday

• Ran 2.06 mi- 30 minutes

Tuesday

• Upper 20
• Lower 20
• Abs 10
• Swam 1000 yards- 30 min

Wednesday

• Rest

Thursday

• Walk/Jog 2 mi in 40 min
• Tone 30
• Core 20
• Swam 1200 Yards- 40 min

Friday

• BRICK(Bike and then Run right after)
• Biked 6 mi 21min
• Ran 1 mi in 13 min

Saturday

• HIIT 30
• Housework all day long!! I never stopped from 8am to 6pm!

Sunday

• Fire 60

Have a great week!

Remember take care of your body!! It is the only one you will have for the rest of your life! 

Late Monday Check In 4/11

Sorry for the late post.... it was bad this weekend!! Ashamed.... but I think I learned my lesson! At least I hope so. It all started Friday night, I got a Kashi Mediterranean pizza for me and a Digorno Pepperoni pizza with cookies for the rest of the house. I though I would be good and only have ONE cookie, but ONE cookie led to another and another and another and so on. 

Saturday for some reason I ate Cinnamon Toast Crunch for breakfast. I did manage to have a Shakeology for lunch, because my church was having and Apple Dumpling thing and I didn't want to totally over do everything. We got there and well I had ONE Apple Dumpling, then my daughters only liked the ice cream, so there sat two perfectly good Apple Dumplings. I hate to waste things especially when money is really tight right now, so yes I ate another, but I did not eat three!! After church we headed out to our friends house to meet up with my husband JR. Oh, and we are now the proud owners of a four wheeler! Well, we went mudding!! And let me tell ya I had a blast!! Getting on that four wheeler and pounding through HUGE mud pits is just so much fun!! This was the first time we took both our daughters. Joclyn(oldest will be 7 on the 24th) had a blast! Bella(2) she did not like being dirty! We got home around 9 and everyone was starving!!! So, we ordered pizza........ Sunday wasn't too bad other than I finished off a bag of Doritos...

Yes, that is mud plastered all over my face. 

Monday, I spent almost the whole day paying for what I had done over the weekend.... I was almost glued to the toilet seat! My stomach felt to awful!! Well, that's behind me. I picked myself up and started fresh Monday and so far have been great today. 

I never fail at my exercises though, that's my true addiction..... And yes I will admit, I am addicted to Fitness!! If I don't get something in I feel like crap!! Will do an update on how the swimming is going later this week. So, here was my Tri training for last week!! 

Monday

• Ran 2.02 mi- 23 minutes
• Bike 4 mi- 18 min.

Tuesday

• HIIT 30
• Lower 20
• Abs 10
• Swam 400 yards- 30 min

Wednesday

• Ran 2 mi 23min
• Biked 12 mi 45min

Thursday

• Upper 20
• HIIT 30
• Swam 1200 Yards- 40 min

Friday

• Ran 3.07 mi in 33:45min
• Biked 3.38 mi 22min

Saturday

• Rest Day

Sunday

• Rest Day

I hope that everyone has a great week!!

Fitness Friday Giveaways- 4/8

Over at the Mamavation Forum on Bookieboo Enter for a chance to wina pair of New Balance 890 Running Shoes!!

Enter to win 10 Pounds Down Meal Plan over at Huff and Buff!! 2 Winners!! Ends end on 4/10/11 @ 10p.m central!

Enter to win a copy of Bob Harper Pure Burn Super Strength over at Fitness for the Rest of Us!! Ends 4/15!!

Before and After Results of Turbo Fire!

Here are my before and after pics! I have 12 weeks of Turbo Fire down! I was originally planning on doing the Advanced after I was finished with the first 12 weeks, but that was before I decided to train for a Triathlon! 

Over all I lost about 6 pounds and 4 inches total! I feel so much more toned and my clothes, well let me tell ya I can fit back into My Old Jeans!!! and lots of other clothes. They even fit more differently than what they did before I was pregnant! 

Before

After(No she isn't crying, she smiling REALLY HARD!)

After

Before

After(Even Bella worked out with me a time or two)

Before

After

Monday Weigh In 4/4

All I can say is ugh. I just feel so yucky today. I hope that what ever this is passes soon. The rest of the family seems to have what ever this is too. So everyone is a little slow and sluggish. Well, last week went really well. I ate well with the exception of Saturday evening.... A friend of mine got married, and well ya know how that goes with the Reception. I pigged out a bit, had 2 pieces of cake, about 20 or so jello shots, and 4 glasses of champagne. And shockingly I was not even close to being drunk. I couldn't quite figure that one out. We all had a wonderful time though. Sunday I really tried to make up for all the stuff that I ate and drank. I will keep it short and sweet this week.

Weight 144.6

Loss of 1.2!!!

Monday

• Ran 2.38 mi

Tuesday

• Biked 2 mi

Wednesday

• Ran 2 mi 25min
• Biked 2.91 mi 15min

Thursday

• HIIT 30
• Lower 20
• Abs 10
• Week 4 Day 1 of the Push Up Challenge(Total of 101)

Friday

• Ran 2.7 mi in 30min
• Biked 4.14 mi 17min

Saturday

• Rest Day

Sunday

• Fire 60
• Abs 10
• Upper 20

As for the 100 Push Up Challenge, well I didn't get all the days in on Week 4 so I will be repeating it.

Sayings Sunday 4/3

I have decided to start a Sayings Sunday! I truly believe in the power and wisdom of the written word to help us achieve our goals and dreams. Feel free to link up your favorite sayings or quotes!

AND IMAGINE

Recall the things that have held you back. And imagine how you now
can get beyond them.
Think of the problems that have frustrated you so. And imagine how
you can now rise above them.
Look at how far you've come. And imagine how far you can now go.
Think of all that you've learned. And imagine what you can now do
with that knowledge.
Consider all you've done in the past year. And imagine what you'll
now be able to do.
You're now in a better position than ever to imagine the very best.
And what you can imagine will lead to what you can be.
-- Ralph Marston

Fitness Friday Giveaways- 4/1

Fitness for the Rest of Us is giving away Attitude Ballet & Pilates Fusion!! Ends 4/8

Over at the Mamavation Forum on Bookieboo they are giving away a pair of New Balance 890 Running Shoes!! Ends April 13.