Dumbbells and Diapers

I went to the dentist for a root canal today and left having another appointment to do it all again!  Apparently, he could not dig out a root/canal and has to try again in a couple weeks.  Just my luck!  I sat in the chair for the hour thinking, ‘I could get a lot of working out done in this time’.  Who does that?  This girl.  When the feeling in the right side of my face came back (my nose including), I talked myself into going to work.

I want to say ‘bravo’ and ‘cheers’ to my friend who did Insanity yesterday with me for the first time!  She did really well (she called it Insane a few times and went from liking Shaun T to not liking him).  I told her I was on the ground half crying half laughing the first time I did Insanity halfway through the warm up.  She made it mostly through the workout!  She asked me what my favorite workout program was (out of all of them I have tried) and I said Insanity.  It is the workout I go to when I need to burn some serious calories quickly.  Asylum is a quick second.  It all depends on what you want to get out of the workout!

Side note: my hamstrings are REALLY sore today and I can’t decide if it’s from Insanity yesterday or Les Mills Pump the day before.  I am thinking it is Les Mills since I added a LOT of weights to my squats.  At least I know something is working!  If you’re sore – you’re using muscles you haven’t used in awhile.  PERFECT.  (Or I fell up the stairs and forgot about it – very possible).

My daughter turned 8 months on the 22^nd and is pulling herself up on things like tables and baby gates.  OH no!!  It’s only a matter of time until she’s baby hobbling.  She is the wickedest army crawler I have ever seen.  Maybe she will go from army crawling to walking like I did (my mom says).  She still does not say ‘mama’ but is really good at saying ‘dada’. 

Coasters = play toys.  Must. Go. In. Mouth.

She also sticks the whole remote in her mouth (who can say no to this cute Elmo butt?):

I leave you with this:

Go get it done.

To all the mothers out there: keep up the hard work! 

We can carry a baby for 9 months, push it out of our bodies, and we can get our bodies back to the way we want.  I’ve got your back.  

You’re strong, you can be committed.  It will be hard, you will sweat, you will want to stop.  But remember - at the end of it, you will look at the mirror and say ‘damn, I did that’.

What are you waiting for?

As for the rest of you - you did not carry a human being in your body and push it out of your body (or have it pulled out).  What are you waiting for?  Tomorrow?  Monday?  Next year?  A diagnosis?  Stop making excuses, let’s get going!

I finished my fifth day of Les Mills Pump and, I have to say, my arms are sore.  This week is the Pump Challenge which is only 20 minutes of getting to know the moves using the bar and weights.  After the first day of not burning at least 100 calories, I upped my weights.  Much better!  When it does not burn, add more weights.  I am also supplementing Insanity and Asylum since Les Mills is mainly three times a week.  (There is a yoga DVD but, if you know me at all, I need to sweat).  My husband even said I need to get my workout in and I need to sweat or I am a moody person.  He is right.  Mama needs to get her workout on or I feel sluggish and lazy all day.  After the workout, I drink Shakeology and I am ready to go!  This program is 90 days so I fully anticipate it getting harder so I will stick with it and do my cardio on the off/slow days.

Mom side note: I put my daughter in her crib for a nap the other day and she got her leg stuck between the bars!  I had to go pull it out and she eventually fell asleep.  I do not have bumpers, blankets or toys in there.  Of course she would get stuck in the bars.  She is going to be all over the place.

My husband and I took my daughter to Worlds of Fun today since my work bought out the park for a day.  It was a great workout for me!  I pushed my daughter in her stroller all over the park for several hours.  We also let her ride the carousels.  She made some angry scared sounds a couple times and reached for me to hold her towards the end (of course, I did).  She’s only 8 months people.  She is doing pretty well!  It is nice to be able to work for a company that puts on events like marathons, Easter egg hunts, and theme park admissions.  (For the record, I got in my Les Mills Pump workout right before we walked out the door this morning with Shakeology in hand).

We also took a picture with Snoopy and Charlie Brown.  I do not think she likes Snoopy touching her mom:

Then, she passed out!

My husband and I have been doing better eating at home (we would eat out quite often).  This is not only going to save us money but our health is going to improve.  We have been making things like oven-cooked chicken breast, red skinned potatoes and corn for dinner and turkey pita sandwiches with avocado for lunch.  I also made him take my before pictures the day I started Les Mills so I have 90 days to show you some chisel.  I can do this!  (I realized today, after running to my car with a stroller, that my ankle is not fully healed.  Running fail.)  I will admit – I had a third of a funnel cake today.  I have not had one of these in years but my body said ‘no more’ after a few bites.  Portion control people.  I also pushed hard working out these past few days so I will not feel too guilty.  There is a difference between shoving a whole bunch of fatty food down your body and tasting a guilty pleasure and knowing you can work it off.  There is no such thing as a diet because we would all fail.  There is such a thing as eating clean and knowing what goes into your body.

Thoughts to leave you with (as your coach):

• Get off your butt and get sweating.
• Go outside and take a walk, go swimming, enjoy the park with your family.
• Drink Shakeology.  It will improve your health, your mood, and your day.
• Stop complaining and change things.

For those of you sitting at a desk all day – try this challenge.  Daily.  Then, report back!  Keep a log if you have to and you will feel better at the end of the day.

• 100 tricep desk dips (back to desk, elbows in, dip as far down as you can – you can space these out throughout the day – if you want to get fancy put your feet up on the chair)
• 50 push ups (drop down and do 10 between sending emails)
• 100 calf raises (if you’re on the phone or typing, get up and get on your tip toes, down, repeat.  I recommend doing 25/50 at a time).
• 60 desk push ups (hands on the edge of the desk – feet straight out – down and up.  I recommend 10-20 at a time).
• TAKE THE STAIRS anytime you have to switch floors.  Try two or three at a time.
• Do 20 lunges (you have to walk to and from your desk at least twice.  If people look at you funny, just smile).