Last week

Oh my, well, it was weird. I've had to start waking up at 5:00 to open the dayhome. I actually thought it would be a good reason for me to continue my work outs in the mornings and get tons done before the kids woke up.

So....some days I got up and worked out, other days I went back to sleep after I put the boy to bed because I was so tired. I didn't end up working out at all those days. On the days I worked out I felt really great all day...like an energizer bunny!! It was awesome. On the days I went back to sleep rather than working out, I was dragging ALL DAY!!

So, my goal for this week is to work out every day (except Sunday) even if I feel too tired or whatever. I'm going to see if this week is better. Maybe I just need that extra boost in the morning to keep myself going.

I did work out this morning, although I wasn't in the mood, and am happy about that.

PS: I'm currently doing Jullian Micheal's 30-day shred level 3 (with a couple variations due to my ever-growing belly) and I will alternate days with only cardio.

I'll let you know how this week compares with last.

New Goal

So, I remember thinking yesterday morning how good I feel in the mornings! Pretty much every morning I feel awesome!  Last night I was really tired and ready to go to bed at 7:30, but did stay up until 9:00. Still adjusting to the time change if you can believe that. Anyway, I've decided to give morning work-outs a try. That way they are done, and I don't have to think about it again. If I feel like working out again during the day, I will. If not, then it is already done.

I got up this morning at 5:30....which I was very happy about because I never get up at 5:30. ever. My workout is done, I'm happy about that. I have another 1.5 hours until Olivia gets up!!  :)

Anyway, just wanted to put it in writing so I remember how much I like getting up early to do my workouts.

:)

Today was great progress for me. I woke up with a pounding headache and DID NOT want to get on my treadmill. Not only did I finally decide that I was going to workout after trying to talk myself out of it for 3 hours I increased my speed by 1 level and did not slow down!!!! Last Monday when I started doing my run I was doing 7 laps, today I did 8.6!! Uphill! Plus my headache went away and I have felt GREAT all day!!!
Mitz came home the other day with this thing that goes over your door frame and you can do pull ups with it. I thought that I would see how many pull ups I could do.. Mitz said okay charity drop your legs and I will spot you. So I dropped my legs and I could not pull myself up one tiny bit. Not even a millimeter. So that is now one of my goals to be able to do pull ups.... eventually. Its gonna take awhile. But I am on the right track!!!

NO EXCUSES!!!

I had a MILLION reasons why I couldn't and shouldn't get out of bed this morning and work out. Trust me I laid in bed for 1 hour making the list in my mind and justifying why it would be better for me to sleep. Then I got up and DID IT ANYWAYS!! Am I exhausted? YES! After I got Zoe to school I went back to bed for 1 hour but I am happy I did it. This year is all about me being accountable to myself and living within integrity to myself. So far I think I am on a pretty good start. And yes this is only day 2 of working out....hahah

Out of the Mouths of Babes

So weigh in day has finally arrived and as I was getting Mitz to take my measurements Zoe and Maria stared at my stomach in utter disbelief!!! Zoe said Oh my gosh! Maria Look!! So Maria looks at me and said Wow!! I have never seen anything like that!!! (Keep in mind this is ALL about my stomach) So I said I had 4 babies in this stomach okay so zip it!! It was all a funny joke but I tell you children and their honesty can sure get your butt off the couch and onto the treadmill!!
That being said, I am proud to announce that I lost 2Ibs this week for a total of 7Ibs in two weeks!! Since the average for the two weeks is 5-10 Ibs I think that this is GREAT! Now I am doing regular eat clean diet which I posted in the Menus and the food is delicious!!
I also started working out today. I am only doing cardio for the first week and next week will start with weights. I do Interval Training on my Treadmill. I LOVE IT! Its a hard run but its only 30 mins which is great because I don't have hours to work out in the morning. I also Love it because you can increase or decrease the speed or incline as needed for the level you are at. Anyways I am posting it here. I hope you give it a try!!!