The Life I'm Striving For...

I want to be one of those people who can take a vacation whenever I want, for how long I want and MULTIPLE times per year.

How I'm Feeling Today...

Sometimes you definitely need to get out there and enjoy the fresh air that Mother Nature gives to us!

Motto For Today...

This inspired me to get out there and start jogging again. Along with a great conversation between a friend and myself. Her problems are far worse than mine at this time, but she is still pushing to do races....so what's my excuse?! There is none!

A Little Road Trip...

Yesterday we left our great city to head up to Houston for my son's Lacrosse games. I did my morning workout yesterday and started the day out with good intentions...as many of us do. Fast food quickly made it into my mouth and good decision making went out the door. I'm also feeling the effects of not drinking enough water.

BUT today is a new day and I started it off with Fire 45 and Stretch 10. Drank 32 oz of H2O in the process and followed it with a chocolate Shakeology made with H2O and ice. I'm going to try to concentrate on choosing better food options as well ;)

So...moral of the story is....although you may be away from home you can ALWAYS take your workouts with you!

Baby Steps...

I’m on day 2 of Turbo Fire for the next 90 days of my life. All workouts have been scheduled in my Cozi calendar so that I know what I’m doing each morning. I prefer to do my workouts first thing in the morning so that I know they will get done. I have an alarm that goes off on my phone each morning with Chalene Johnson talking about how people who are able to maintain their weight loss work out first thing. It’s a little motivational trick I use to wake myself up…

So I was thinking…we have to do things in baby steps in order to accomplish any goals – right?! So I need to focus my thoughts on doing that with my weight loss journey too. In the past I’ve just been looking at the big picture and I think that is what messes me up and I get frustrated because I don’t lose what I want by a certain date. Five pounds at a time is what I’m striving for…and I’m going to do it! As Under Armour would say “I WILL”!

I also need to start drinking Shakeology on a daily basis. I’m going to alternate drinking it for each meal – so one day I’ll have it with breakfast, the next for lunch and then dinner. Hopefully this will also contribute to losing the pounds and toning up. I need me some muscle action!

 I tore it up at the gym last night – hadn’t been in a long while. Probably since December some time. My cardio has definitely suffered since my foot injury. I started P90X2 January 1st and there isn’t a lot of cardio in that so I felt like I needed to go back to cardio. Which is why I went back to doing Turbo Fire and I’m having a great time. I look forward to waking up and working out now…NO MORE EXCUSES ;)

TTYL

Steph ;)




Executive Decision Had To Be Made

I know I've truly found my soul-mate workout....I'm going back to TURBO! I just had an AMAZING workout thanks to Mrs. Chalene Johnson.

I also for the first time in a VERY long time worked out without my heart rate monitor. It felt kind of liberating BUT I know I need to know how many calories I burn. Otherwise its just a guessing game ;)

I have my bag packed for a lunchtime workout so I need to plan for that.

Update: It's 2:30p and I came back from my lunchtime workout...it felt GRRRREAT! I did Tone It Up's Bikini Body Bootycamp - its my fav.

TTYL
Steph ;)

Slimming Foods ;)

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