can't stop, won't stop.

This morning I woke up telling myself I wanted to lose 10 more pounds. I mean, of course I want lose that and more, but I decided I'm going to do it. There's a difference. I've now added my fitness pal tracker to the blog to keep me in check...let's do this!

By lunch I was pumped and ready to go, yes lunch. I liked the idea but wasn't ready to wake up in the AM haha. I felt like going and not stopping. Today I wanted to run. I was ready to run with Banana at lunch but needy co-workers got in the way :P. I easily could have kept working but I decided to just do it. I took a screenshot of the pic below and took off.

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I LOVED it! I've never done cross fit  so I don't know if that's what its really like, but it was intense and changed up my gym routine forever. I'm going to try to do this at least 3 times a week. Anyone else up for the challenge?

Now on to Turbo Fire when I get home :).

Back & Feeling Better Than Ever!

I'm back, I haven't had any desire to blog and have felt too busy to sit down and write. Well maybe there was too much to write about and I didn't know where to start. I'm going to try and catch up with home updates and family updates but first thing is first. You can't have a happy healthy home and family with out being healthy and happy yourself, right? Right. 

“Arriving at one goal is the starting point of another.”

Every year I have the same resolution, I’m going to get fit and be healthy this year, this is my year. And of course, I always slipped back into my bad habits.

I finally woke up. I was tired of wondering how I would look and feel had I stuck to eating right and exercising. I decided enough was enough and I was going to do it. No more wondering where I’d be at now had I just stuck to the plan. It takes time to transform physically and mentally (man it’s been a HUGE mental battle for me personally).

down 11 lbs and bloat I'm sure

I've stuck to it. I made no more excuses, packed my gym bag every day, looked at it and knew I’d have to go since it was already there. I got used to changing at lunch (which was an excuse before, I wouldn’t want to change in the middle of the day haha) and enjoying that warm uninterrupted shower after a good sweat. After a while it became a habit.

I think about this everyday, and it's true!
I'm now getting comments from strangers on the weight loss they see!

I started C25K (Couch to 5K) and that kept me going. It was kind of a personal game for me just trying to get to the next level. I’ve NEVER been a runner. Ask one of my best friends Val, she had me tryout for cross country in high school and I think I only made it a week, if that. Hah! I’ve now completed c25k and I’m continuing the program for a 10k. My first 5k is in August for my birthday…unless I get a bug to sign up for another one sooner. But I’m hoping by then I will be able to do the 5k painlessly.

I also challenged myself to a 30 day squat challenge (pic below), I made it to day 27. I pulled my hamstring and decided to stop there so I wouldn't ruin my running...I do see a big difference though since day one, sorry, not posting pics of my butt lol. I would admit I am kind of addicted to squats now. 

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I have 6 days left to my 30 day liver detox….details on that to follow. And I'm restarting Turbo Fire. I’m on a roll and I don’t plan on stopping now. I’m not too tired to play with the girls and I feel the side effects after eating unhealthy. Let's kick it into high gear! 

Please join me on my journey, cause it’s a journey, nothing is overnight. Well unless you have the big bucks for lipo ;). 

Gettin' Healthy: Protein Box

Since getting on my fitness kick again I've been trying to stick to a high protein diet. Not being all crazy about it. Just making sure my carb intake is very VERY low. So pretty much little to no carbs. Not Atkins, more like South Beach (in case you're familiar with either). 

I thought I'd share my protein pack with you all. I love the Sbux protein bistro box, but my wallet does not. Especially since I could easily eat that thing everyday. So here you go, a thrifty and quite easy do-it-at-home protein pack. 

Nice little container was $1. at the Mexican market...woot! 

Package of 8 small creamy peanut butter cups was $2.99. I do like love the Justin's peanut butter packs in the sbux box but they are expensive for just one =\. 

Cut a few slices of low-fat cheese, one apple (or a half if you'd like), 1 small bunch of grapes, hard-boiled egg, toss in an easy to-go peanut butter pack (the one shown in the sbux bow is also available in stores, just suoer pricey) and you're good to go! 

Sbux's box at $4.95 vs. IELM protein box, no more than $1.50

The only item I didn't include was the museli bread.

I eat mine about a 1/2 hour to 45 mins before my workout. I think it gives me an extra boost. And it's also my bfast lol. win/win. 

Next I would normally talk to you about carbs and compare the two, but I'm not counting carbs, just high protein intake...so I'm not even gonna go there ;). Trying to go this route and see where it takes me. If you are still interested in counting carbs (which does work) here are a few sites that I've used in the past. 

myfitnesspal.com

calorieking.com

livestrong.com

It's really not that hard, take a few mins before you turn off the kitchen lights for the night and pack everything for the next morning. I made the eggs in a big batch so it's even quicker to pack for the next week. Don't get me wrong, if I'm stranded and need a boost I will still buy theirs, but this is nice for the everyday, not-stranded situation. 

Here's another nice tid-bit about snacking with protein before a workout (via pinterest) --->

Source: healthyisalwaysbetter.tumblr.com via Libby on Pinterest

Confession Wednesday [1]

Oh hey! Let's start something new called, Confession Wednesday!

You don't have to get down and dirty with your confessions if you don't want to. If you do want to get stuff off your chest be my guest, who doesn't like juicy reads?! 

They can be simple..check mine out for today's CW. 

Confession #1 - I did start the Brazilian Butt Lift work out...but I didn't continue haha. I really didn't like how quickly he was moving through the moves and there really wasn't a form to them...I guess I already imagined myself twisting my ankle lol! Of course, that's not a good excuse and I know that after a while it will be easier, but this girl is over it...because I have another fitness plan...

Confession #2 - I invested in he 10 minute trainer LOL. Maybe this is two confessions in 1 (?) - I'm a total infomercial junkie and will believe it all. The 10 min trainer should arrive any day now as will my blog updates about the workout..I hope hah. 

Confession #3 - I wore a dress today to work that feels like it's WAY too short. It looks fine if I'm not walking. But once I start walking it rides up these too large for my liking hips and I feel like I'm not appropriate for work at all. If you're in the area, expect to see me driving to the mall/target at lunch. It's that or I'm not leaving my desk for the entire day. 

the dress used to fit fine lol - here I come 10 min trainer! 

So there you go, my first three confessions for confessions Wednesday. Want to join in? There is no form you have to follow...just confess lol. Grab my button for your post,  add your blog link below and spread some comment love. 

Butt Lift?

Let's talk butt lifts lol. Or just health in general. I need both in my life. 

I was doing great working out, then life happened. New job, family stress and laziness (ya I admit it). So it's time to put my ish out there and make all of you my accountability partners. 

I borrowed the "Brazilian Butt Lift" work out dvds from my dear friend and it's time to put that to work! I'm going to take some before pictures...but I don't think I have the cajones to post them...we'll see. So this is it. 

I highly doubt you will see me smiling while doing these workouts =|
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Today is day 1. The dvd claims 60 days, so by May 27th I should have a high toosh, smaller waist and be bikini ready (right now the thought of a bikini is terrifying). 

Want to start today too?