Wednesday and Thursday Wrap-up

Is it just me, or did this week just fly by?

Wednesday we had an awesome time walking on a new trail.  It was beautiful

 My mom is a trooper.  She pushed the boys in the stroller pretty much the whole way.  It's a big double stroller with tiny wheels - definitely not designed for pushing for a couple miles on a (paved) trail.

We ended up at a bakery which had some great food.  I got this scramble with eggs, salmon, tomatoes, and bacon.  This was my second breakfast.

I also learned from my mom's friend there is a local Zumba class which is very inexpensive and right near my house!  Can't wait to start there!  

My big boy and I made these yummy No Bake Bars from Super Healthy Kids.  They took a loonng time to make since I only have a mini food processor - but they were a hit. :D

Thursday:

Thursdays workout as an "at home circuit" workout created by Julie from pbfingers.com.  I don't know if I'm a big wimp or if this was extra hard but I only completed this circuit once.  

Visit her blog for all the details

Dinner was one of those nights where nothing sounded good.  I must have walked around the store a million times looking for something to eat.  I decided on this Super Spinach Salad.  Question:  What are your go to to "meals" when NOTHING sounds good?  Mine usually end up being a smoothie or eggs and toast.  Something super easy.

It was yummy and filling.  

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Good Excuses

Good Evening!
Hope everyone's Wednesday is going well.  We're almost through the week!  

Monday started off with an attempted workout which was quickly abandoned since our air conditioner decided to stop working.  On the plus side...since the air wasn't working I had a good excuse to not cook dinner.  Always look on the bright side... :D  We tried a new restaurant which was a super nice treat.  I had a BLT sandwich with Avocado.  Huge slices of bacon.  I could feel my arteries clogging.  I heard the couple next to us raving about the heirloom salad so the next time we go back I will get that with chicken.  yum.  After dinner it was off to the frozen yogurt shop -- and then it was home for a battle royal with our four year old over bedtime.  We finally got him in bed by making him a sticker chart.  When he gets six stickers we will get him some green facepaint so he can be a Ninja Turtle.  Some call it bribery, some call it parenting.  It's a fine line.  After he was finally in bed I stress ate some "ice cream".  It happens.  

I ended the evening with a bedtime yoga routine.  I needed it. 

Tuesday the pup and I headed out for a great run.  I swear - we live in such a beautiful area.  I can feel the hint of fall in the air.  I was actually cold during my warmup.  

We ended up going out to dinner again Tuesday because the air conditioner still wasn't working.  We also visited the Halloween store!  Growing up - we started thinking about what our costumes were going to be starting in July.  It's an almost daily conversation with my oldest.  :D   

Thursday Workout

Thursday was a great day.  We drove up to my parent's house to get our goldfish they have been keeping for us.  They were sad to see her go.  This fish has a lot of personality.  I'm completely serious.  She shows off for food and it's pretty entertaining to watch.

Normally our boys are outside playing in the garden or otherwise rolling in the dirt but today we stayed in doors.  My dad saw a bear at their house the day before.  A freakin' bear.  Yeah.  I'm definitely not about to tango with that.

My oldest son has a cold so he didn't sleep well the night before.  Which means I didn't sleep well the night before.  I think there's always a direct coloration.  He's completely grossed out by snot and boogies - and while I appreciate that about him, it does make it a little hard when he gets a little upset if he even thinks he may get boogies on himself.  I had plans of waking up early to get in a workout before we left our house but since I didn't sleep well I over slept a bit.  Oops.

We used his cold as an excuse to swing by Jamba Juice on our way home to get some fresh squeezed juices. I sucked at taking pictures.  E for effort.

I managed to squeeze a workout in at night.  I signed up for Cassy Ho's my.blogilates.  Cassey not only puts together great youtube exercise videos, but she also has a workout calendar she puts out each month with an exercise plan for you to follow. It makes working out from home super easy.  I really can't recommend it enough.  Since I've been doing her programs I've noticed a ton more muscle tone in my arms and stomach.  Best of all - her workout program is free.  Yeah.  Pretty amazing.

Tonight I worked out my arms and back following her workout plan for the day.  I can tell I'm going to be sore tomorrow.  I don't know why but today felt super hard.

The first video, 5 minute fat burner,  was killer.  She started with Star Jump.  Yeah.  Those pretty much kill me every time.  The next few videos were: Arms on fire, Push plank challenge, toned arms and sculpted back, and stretches to relieve lower back pain.  I now feel like my arms are dead.  But in a good way.  Although I feel like this workout was super hard for me today, I can really tell like I've improved.  I still wuss out during some of the moves and have to take a break here and there - but I can do some of the exercises now better than I used to be able to.  She's also great at reinforcing the fact that we're all on our own fitness journey and not to compare ourselves to each other.

The night ended with some great leftovers and a bowl of chocolate crispies with almond milk.  Again - I suck at remembering to take pictures.  Maybe tomorrow will be better.

Embarrassment Sweating

Good evening!

Today was a low key day.  It was the first day this week we didn't make plans to do anything.  I guess that's not entirely true.  The Hubs went shopping with his dad and grandpa -  But the boys and I didn't have any plans.

Game Face

Today's workout was a leg workout from blogilates.com  I did the following videos: Legs on fire, Bubble Butt workout, Perky Butt n Lean Legs, 3 minute thighs, and thigh trimmer and butt lifter.  Good workout!  The Thigh trimmer and butt lifter workout is ment to be used with Pilates bands but I didn't use them and it still ended up being a good workout.

sweaty face after workout

Honestly I think I was much sweatier at Target this morning when my big boy decided to throw a fit because he wanted the "cool" cart and none were available.  Anyone else sweat from embarrassment?  geez.  

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Workout post 1

Hello!

Tuesday morning started off a lot earlier than anticipated. I had a difficult time sleeping all night and then randomly, at four in the morning, I was awake for good. Don't ya hate when that happens?  Grr...

since I was awake I was able to put that time to good use. I ate my usual breakfast (oatmeal pancakes) and got my run on.  Today was week 4 day 2 of the Couch to 5k program. I love this program. I've done it a few years ago (running and I have an off again on again relationship) and think it's super doable. Today was jog 3 minutes, walk 90 seconds, jog 5 minutes, walk 2.5 minutes, jog 3 minutes, walk 90 seconds and jog 5 minutes.

The obligatory foot and dog selfie

My dog was super excited to go on a run.  She was my bestie the rest of the day.  I must be getting a little faster during my run because she seemed like she was running out of energy towards the end.  Maybe dogs have off days, too.

After my run I completed a circuit workout from the Housewife Glamour blog. Check out her blog.  It's super cute and she is very motivating and has some great workouts posted.  The push-ups were
definitely my sticking point. It felt like a good whole body workout.

check out Houswifeglamour.com for all of the details!

Later in the evening The Hub's grandparents and parents came over for dinner. The Hubs planned dinner and decided on making some grilled Mahi Mahi, pesto tortellini, and some broccoli.  I decided to eat a sweet potato since I don't eat gluten. The Mahi Mahi came out great.  Our boys sure had a great time entertaining all of the grandparents. Everyone had a great time.