UGHH....Jillian and I had a 27 minute meeting last night...but tonight..NOT going to happen.
In fact, we are not speaking at the moment. I'd love to work out...I'd love to get my push-up on...but it is 8:16...and I have not eaten dinner yet....
I love all these bogs about the 30 day shred.
"Do it every day" "Make sure you don't skip a day"
"If you have to skip, do it TWICE the next day"
WTF...It's not like I meant to skip today! Who do these people think they are? They all have one thing in common...they are young, single and they do not have the kid pooch!! I feel like I need a note from all the people I came in contact with today, like an excuse.
"Who doesn't have 20 minutes in their day?" OOHHH pick me, pick me!! I have 20 min right now. I am choosing to eat a piece of chicken, and pass out. (PS, I have on the workout clothes, does that count?)
Better luck tomorrow!!
Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Monday, July 29, 2013
Balance Ball or Balance Time......sigh
It has been a tough couple of days to find the time to hang with Jillian Michaels, walk or do anything that resembles exercise.
Jillian and I did not meet up last night; however, I did get in a nice walk....about 3 miles. Gold fish were consumed in abundance! (NOT BY ME!)
This is really great practice for what life will be like when the bubble that I live in, named summer, is popped and the real world smacks me in my plump, yet getting firmer, behind!
We have been on our own since Friday and while I love my pumpkin trying to do a downward dog and falling on her head.....or her attempt at a good jumping jack...it is a little difficult to stay focused and motivated while she is bouncing around with me. She is cute as a button, and funny as can be, but those laughs only burn so many calories.
Today was a good start though!! I hope Jillian and I can rendezvous this evening over some chilled water and a balance ball...but we will see. My uphill walk today might have to be enough.
Jillian and I did not meet up last night; however, I did get in a nice walk....about 3 miles. Gold fish were consumed in abundance! (NOT BY ME!)
This is really great practice for what life will be like when the bubble that I live in, named summer, is popped and the real world smacks me in my plump, yet getting firmer, behind!
We have been on our own since Friday and while I love my pumpkin trying to do a downward dog and falling on her head.....or her attempt at a good jumping jack...it is a little difficult to stay focused and motivated while she is bouncing around with me. She is cute as a button, and funny as can be, but those laughs only burn so many calories.
Today was a good start though!! I hope Jillian and I can rendezvous this evening over some chilled water and a balance ball...but we will see. My uphill walk today might have to be enough.
Thursday, July 25, 2013
ITC (Inner Thigh Clearance)
I am in hot pursuit of what I am calling ITC or Inner Thigh Clearance.....the whole shorts riding up thing is beyond annoying. I walk around all day long like I have something in my shorts...which lately has been my daughters MO. We only need one person to have that issue and on her it's almost cute.
Even when I was little I even had ITC. I was small, thin, fit, but my damn thighs always had the ability to start a fire better than the best boy scout!
Jillian Michaels says she can make ITC a reality...skeptical...VERY skeptical. Day two complete, along with a three mile walk. The little one at enough for a group of preschoolers... after recess..so she "allowed" me to get the walk in.
There is a crazy week ahead of me. No husband to help for 5 days, lots of tutoring, dancing (not me), tumbling (not me) and again, I'm reminded that the people want food, drinks and clean clothes.
This is a good test for me. Once school starts, I will be dealing with this type of schedule routinely. I just have to figure out a way to get it in. I may cry at 8 pm when I'm doing jumping jacks, while Jillian is shouting..."You're looking GREAT!" or " Only 12 More to go!"
I'm going to have to forgive myself if I don't get to it, watch what I eat more closely, and just do the best that I can.
ITC...it is all about ITC!
Even when I was little I even had ITC. I was small, thin, fit, but my damn thighs always had the ability to start a fire better than the best boy scout!
Jillian Michaels says she can make ITC a reality...skeptical...VERY skeptical. Day two complete, along with a three mile walk. The little one at enough for a group of preschoolers... after recess..so she "allowed" me to get the walk in.
There is a crazy week ahead of me. No husband to help for 5 days, lots of tutoring, dancing (not me), tumbling (not me) and again, I'm reminded that the people want food, drinks and clean clothes.
This is a good test for me. Once school starts, I will be dealing with this type of schedule routinely. I just have to figure out a way to get it in. I may cry at 8 pm when I'm doing jumping jacks, while Jillian is shouting..."You're looking GREAT!" or " Only 12 More to go!"
I'm going to have to forgive myself if I don't get to it, watch what I eat more closely, and just do the best that I can.
ITC...it is all about ITC!
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Shred it!
After a fun day at Vaan Saan Park and Zoo, naptime couldn't come quick enough! (Not that she is napping, mind you)
No down time today....Jillian Michaels and I are spending 27 minutes of FUN together...Cue 30 Day Shred Level 1.
http://pinterest.com/pin/96897829455870775/
30 Day Shred came recommended. I did level one and it was tough but not awful! Depending on how my knees feel tomorrow I intend to try it again. Thank you to the beautiful, toned perfect chick who does the "modified" version. I watched her the whole time and felt that they needed a lesson in what it means to modify!
It looks like I will have to invest in the other Shred videos, but for now I will do 10 days of level one and see how it goes..stay tuned!
No down time today....Jillian Michaels and I are spending 27 minutes of FUN together...Cue 30 Day Shred Level 1.
http://pinterest.com/pin/96897829455870775/
30 Day Shred came recommended. I did level one and it was tough but not awful! Depending on how my knees feel tomorrow I intend to try it again. Thank you to the beautiful, toned perfect chick who does the "modified" version. I watched her the whole time and felt that they needed a lesson in what it means to modify!
It looks like I will have to invest in the other Shred videos, but for now I will do 10 days of level one and see how it goes..stay tuned!
Monday, July 22, 2013
This counts...Right??
This counts.....right?
We were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 6 am today! What else is there to do? We went for a nice LONG walk. In order to keep my daughter engaged, I got the bright idea to let her pick the directions we would walk...OY! We went up every single hill that she could find. EXHAUSTING!
We were bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 6 am today! What else is there to do? We went for a nice LONG walk. In order to keep my daughter engaged, I got the bright idea to let her pick the directions we would walk...OY! We went up every single hill that she could find. EXHAUSTING!
Pretty...right?
We walked about 2.5 miles...mostly uphill and THEN went to the park...where I may have worked out more than she did! Still it wasn't a bad exercise day...
I haven't typed much about my diet, however; I do see a nutritionist once a month for some stomach issues, and overall my diet is pretty balanced. The issue right now is finding the motivation to stick with this over the 180 day school year!
Sunday, July 21, 2013
All in the Family
All in the Family: It's an up-hill kind of day....
Even the little one got in on the action....
It's hot! Let's go for a walk! I'm usually all for a good uphill kind of walk, but 90 degrees was pushing it!
We logged a little over a mile while a certain someone had the luxury of just chillin' in her stroller...ahhh to be a toddler. I'm actually pretty proud of how I did today. A long walk, cleaned my house, which I found out burns quite a few calories!
I found this link that gives a general amount of calories burned while I was scrubbing the tub.
Even the little one got in on the action....
In the end it was a day of walking, cleaning and swimming. It was fun; Which is really what matters!
Friday, July 19, 2013
To hot to squat...
Hair is up, workout clothes are on and the thermometer reads.....97 degrees!? It is too hot to squat today. So, what can I do instead? Below are a few squat workouts that I found. Too bad you can't gain the benefits of squatting while watching the videos!
http://tribesports.com/challenges/30-day-squat-challenge
This challenge doesn't have a video...perhaps in the pursuit of a smaller behind, this would be a good option!
Shout out to a fellow teacher! Her videos are great, challenging, doable and will count toward my squat challenge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX-Y9ge86QE
September is quickly approaching. My 180 day challenge is drawing near...let the research continue.
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| If it were only this easy! |
This challenge doesn't have a video...perhaps in the pursuit of a smaller behind, this would be a good option!
Shout out to a fellow teacher! Her videos are great, challenging, doable and will count toward my squat challenge.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YX-Y9ge86QE
September is quickly approaching. My 180 day challenge is drawing near...let the research continue.
Thursday, July 18, 2013
Where do I go from here...
Life is good now, have goldfish crackers, will travel. It's easy to get in a hour walk, a morning workout and use nap time to squeeze in a quick video. Once school starts again, it is a whole new normal. My mission is to continue all of this summer fitness fun while working it into my crazy, scheduled school year reality.
Since I am being honest, I admit, I miss the rows of perfectly lined up equipment, the whirring sound of the stationary bikes and the random grunts of grown men who think the more noise they make while lifting the weights will produce bigger muscles. I have to get over it though...where do I go from here?
So, my new friend and workout researcher, Chris, led me to some videos worth checking out. Thanks to my talk to with Chris, I have managed to exercise my spending habits. If nothing else, I will be prepared. Hey, I have to leave behind the whirring and the grunting, so new tools are required...
Kettleball? Kettlebell......CHECK
Resistance Bands.....CHECK
hundreds of YouTube videos with and with questionable workout methods? CHECK and CHECK
One great resource he shared with me is Fitness Blender. Cool name, right?! Here are just a few of the many videos I will be trying out...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBFdBnIbZRo&noredirect=1
Anything called a "Booty Blast" is worth a go..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ux4tzO6Uaxk
Get rid of the Treadmill..
What!? Who tries to work out at home and gets rid of their treadmill? Yikes! My wonderful husband bought me this treadmill after I had my daughter, almost three years ago. Yes, I know what you are thinking...a treadmill, really?! In his defense, I asked for it, researched it, thought it was the best idea EVER.. It was good for a while but, after a chat with fitness Extraordinaire, Larissa, the treadmill is going on Craigslist and the quest for an elliptical begins. I could get into the facts and logistics of it all...thank you Livestrong.com (http://www.livestrongfitness.com/blog/elliptical-vs-treadmill/) but I'm going to be honest. I am bored with it. That whole going nowhere fast, or in my case, not so fast, is getting old. Bonus, it is smaller than the treadmill which means more room for dolls, toys and other items that have nothing to do with losing my 3 year old baby weight.
Stay tuned, because now I need to learn how to use craigslist too....
The Journey Begins...
Welcome to my blog! I've decided to use this space to be as honest with myself as possible. That is my disclaimer for all posts that follow!
This blog came about through an amazing workshop about Personalized Learning. Who says teachers have the summer off? We were asked to think of a "burning question", research, and create a final product.
Burning Question:
What are some strategies that I can try to make working out at home effective and manageable?
The Journey:
Creating a blog to record my efforts (both successes and, let's call it what it is, lazy moments) To save information that I find useful (or not so useful) and to see if this journey leads me somewhere other than where I intend for it to go.
The Goal:
180 days, a full school year, to learn and try new ways to get out of the gym mentality and use what I have to feel more like me again.
I'm beginning this journey in a bold way. I'm learning to blog. an "exercise" in patients..(As my tech guy husband runs for the hills)
I am a teacher, mother, step-mother and wife and at one point in my life gym member was on that list as well. Bought a house, got a kid, learned that people like to eat dinner and have clean clothes, so the gym membership left as quickly as my abs disappeared.
Feeling like I need to reclaim a part of my life that has been put on the back burner, this blog is a place for me to follow my own journey and practice what I do every day with my students and my child...accountability. So, here we go....
This blog came about through an amazing workshop about Personalized Learning. Who says teachers have the summer off? We were asked to think of a "burning question", research, and create a final product.
Burning Question:
What are some strategies that I can try to make working out at home effective and manageable?
The Journey:
Creating a blog to record my efforts (both successes and, let's call it what it is, lazy moments) To save information that I find useful (or not so useful) and to see if this journey leads me somewhere other than where I intend for it to go.
The Goal:
180 days, a full school year, to learn and try new ways to get out of the gym mentality and use what I have to feel more like me again.
I'm beginning this journey in a bold way. I'm learning to blog. an "exercise" in patients..(As my tech guy husband runs for the hills)
Feeling like I need to reclaim a part of my life that has been put on the back burner, this blog is a place for me to follow my own journey and practice what I do every day with my students and my child...accountability. So, here we go....
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