Well….tomorrow will be my last day to workout for this challenge….I am almost there.  I need to get a few more pullups and another CT and I should be good for my goals….the CE won’t be a problem….I just will not be able to workout anymore after tomorrow.

This has been an interesting challenge for me…I haven’t worked out as hard as I have in the past but my eating has been pretty stable and in line with the Belly Fat Cure which has kept me to my lowest weight in years!  I definately will continue with this eating plan.

I have just started my second round of DIY workout so once I can workout again I will pick up where i left off!

Looking forward to a great finish and who knows what the next challenge may hold!

Earlier this week I finished my 4 week RT workout I had been following.  So today I started a new plan, a Do It Yourself plan I had created many months ago with the guidance of TNT Man. 

Oh my!!!  As I worked through my workout first thing this morning….my body felt spent!  I don’t know if it was because this workout was tougher than the last one I had been doing or if I was still tired this morning!  This is what I will be doing for the next 4 weeks:

Workout A

Core:  Swiss Ball jacknife  – 3 sets   12 reps

Glutes & Hamstrings:  Single Leg Hip Raises  – 3 sets    12 reps

Upper Back:  Single Leg Dumbbell row – 3 sets   12 reps

Quadricepts:  Dumbell Squat – 3 sets   12 reps.

Shoulders:  T-pushups – 3 sets    12 reps.

Workout B

Core:  Plank -  3  times 60 secs.

Quadricepts:  Dumbbell Split Squats – 3 sets    12 reps.

Lats:  chinups – 3 sets   12 reps.

Glutes & Hamstrings:  Dumbbell Straight Leg Dead Lift  -  3 sets  12 reps.

Shoulders:  Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press – 3 sets  12 reps.

So every other workout will switch between workout A and workout B for the next 4 weeks!  Hopefully it will get a little easier!

Got up this morning a little tired after watching two movies last night….I knew what was ahead of me….RT….and one that I do not care much for….but I did it anyway!  Always glad to get it out of the way first thing in the morning…next stop…caramel french toast that had been sitting overnight for the kids…none for me……off shopping with my daughter…..not feeling much energy…but she wanted to go so I went……home to make M&M cookies for my son…while make the cookies..and getting some turkey chili in the crockpot for dinner…a burst of energy was found….out I went to play volleyball with my daughter until my arms couldn’t take it anymore…I am not a good player….back in to make homemade dark chocolate peanut butter ice cream…..off for a walk and more volleyball….

Oh how I wish I could stay home and bake all day!  And yes…you know where that would put me…in the 200+ club!!!!

Oh well…had a great day!  Thank goodness I have very active kids that can eat the treats that I love to make!

I am excited about this new challenge…I am starting my third week with the RT program from the Body Sculpting Bible Express….I like the workouts….they are challenging…but they are also about 20 -30 minute workouts which is perfect in the morning!

I have also been meeting up with Jillian at night for her Shred with Weights workout which the advanced workout is awesome…sometimes I forget I am working out…..those are the workouts I love!

The pullups part of my little challenge with SixGz’s will be the tough part…my forearm is bothering me and I’m not sure if it is the pullups or my RT workout….so the pullups will be coming along slowly!

The CE’s will be easier than in the past now that I have found the Belly Fat Cure which I enjoy following and it is easy for me!

So did I say….Let the Fun Begin????  Yep….it has to be fun…right????

Enjoy!

I have been lax in lifting my weights…the motivation level slips quickly when life gets in the way! Watching my son and listening to the way he talks makes me realize that if you want something you have to go after it….he has been an incredible role model for me over the years…but just within the last couple of weeks it has really hit home with me….more than ever!

Beautiful weather….got out for a bike ride this morning….after doing things around the house….I knew I needed to get to the weights….I have decided to do the workout from The Body Sculpting Bible Express….felt great….I am so glad to be back at it!

Thank you son for making me realize once again that you get out of something what you put into it….you are one incredible role model for your mom!!! Don’t ever stop reaching for the stars because they are yours to have!

Last night was my son’s first real baseball game of the year…last week was a scrimmage which I did not get to go…my hubby says there were like 35 mlb scouts there to watch him pitch 3 innings….well last night I witness in excess of 40 scouts there…radar guns up….he pitched 6 innings…95 pitches…6 strikeouts and gave up one run!  They had him at 92 on the radar all the way through the 6th inning…for his first outing of the year this is incredible.

I was sick to my stomach and shaking…I have never been so nervous at a baseball game…I am not ready for this season.   He is so polished…I ask him after the game if he saw the radar guns…how could you miss them….I was behind them..they were pointed right at him..but he said no.

I am so proud that he has followed his dream….and worked so hard…this season will be an incredibly awesome, stressful and unbelieveable one…..this is something I never dreamed of…ever!

If I could focus like him…..I would be making my challenge goals…nothing stops him!!!!

Well……after our day out for baseball workout my hubby wanted to go for a bike ride…ugh…I haven’t ridden since summer and haven’t had the motivation to ride.  Wanting to spend some time with my hubby just talking about so much going on in our lives right now I agreed….what a ride….almost two hours out with him…my legs were a little tired but I am so glad I got out there…makes me feel better about eating the 1/2 a brownie last night!  Who keeps buying these things!  LOL!

Anyway, got a good bike ride in….felt good to get back out there …maybe will rack up a few more miles on the bike in the near future.  I am getting to use to not riding in the winter…and this is hardly winter…we have been high 60′s  to 70′s for weeks….no more excuses!

Enjoy!

Well….I have been following Jorge Cruise’s Belly Fat Cure…mostly the fast track for the past couple of weeks….I haven’t been following it as closely as I did the first week when I lost 7 lbs……I have added my diet cokes back to my life….however I have learned to drink green tea! 

I really am pleased with not only the weight loss but how my stomach is really shrunk….I can’t believe it…my hubby is up to losing 20 lbs….

Tonight I made a low carb pizza crust from Sparkpeople and I couldn’t believe how wonderful it tasted….I really am not missing the breads and starch foods that I thought I would…..I have added a few now and then but the super carb veggies seem to keep me in line!

The Belly Fat Cure is to stay under 120 grams of carbs and 15 grams of sugar.  I haven’t gotten to that point because the Fast Track has menus and I have followed that…will be adding carbs back soon.

Amazing how all these thing work with your body….always a learning process!

 

 

wow!  Just returned from an incredibly awesome weekend!  My son was invited to Surprise, AZ for an event held by the Kansas City Royals….this was for families only.  It was first class…..what an incredible experience, I am so lucky to be able to enjoy this crazy ride with my son and my family.

Now it is back to the grind…checking in this morning, I only gained 1lb of the 7 I had lost last week…this week..I am back to the Belly FAt Cure Fast Track menu to try and drop a few more pounds before I hit my goal weight and work on maintenance.

No workouts for me this weekend due to the meetings we attended and the events….but wow!  That’s all I can say..it was worth it…everyday as we get one step closer to my son’s next phase in his life….I can’t express how lucky I am and how proud I am of how hard he has worked, followed his dream….and knows what he has to do!  Each day I can see more and more the path that he most likely will take ………

I continue to believe…dreams really do come true!!!!!

I am really surprised at the results I have received from following the Belly Fat Cure Fast Track menu schedule.  Saturday, my hubby and I both started this program.  Having gained a few extra pounds in Disneyworld I was ready to take it off…well …when reading over this while on vacation…it sounded a lot like TNT but not exactly.

Anyway, I tipped the scale at the highest weight I have seen…probably ever on my scale …following this plan religiously, thanks to my hubby…I kept wanting to cheat…lol!  Here I am …after 5 days I am down 7 lbs….I can’t believe it …and the little pouch in my stomach that I always hate…is flattening….I am not a big fan of fish…but I have suffered (lol) through as the menu shows through 3 nights this week….no diet coke…that is killing me….but I have held true to this program…I see it working and how can I argue with it!

This weekend I will stray a little bit as we are heading to AZ to tour the Kansas City Royals Spring Training Facility and meet some of the higher up’s with the organization.

I am now at the lowest weight I have been at in years and years…it’s hard to think about “cheating” because I love what I have experienced.