A view into my world, as the journey continues, to become a healthier version of ME. I also hope that I can help inspire, and motivate you throughout your own journey...
I hope you all had a wonderful Easter (if you celebrate theholiday). Today it was chocolate forbreakfast for my kids. That doesn't happen too often, so I was okay with that.
This is not going to be a long post because it’s late and Ihave to get my butt in bed to get ready for Day 1 of 90 of TapouT XT. But before I get to that, I just want to wrapup my time with the Oxygen Magazine’s Build Your Best Body program. Plus...there will be no pictures tonight either, my computer is not co-operating with me right now.
The BYBB program was great! I did my last workout today instead of yesterday. I did the workout on Friday and then spentthe rest of my day painting our master bedroom. The painting took me into the early hours ofSaturday morning and was not feeling strong enough to tackle the workout onSaturday.
So today, I KILLED IT! I went heavy again on my Biceps Curl…I did 7reps of 20 lbs on the first two sets, and finished those sets with 15’s. And then I did 8 reps of 20 lbs on the lasttwo sets, and finished with 15’s again. Also, on my last set of Plie Squats, they were done with two 20 lbdumbbells for a total of 40 lbs. I mixedit up throughout the rest of the workout too.
After completing this workout, I am MUCH stronger than I wasbefore. I couldn't curl 20 lbs before…nowI CAN. This program is definitely onethat I will do again. If you have any questions you would like to ask me about this program please email me or leave a comment below and I will get back to you for sure. I wanted to write a longer post about this program but we spent the day at my parent's home for Easter with the rest of my family. My niece was teaching me how to play the piano too. I have always wanted to learn, and now I can play part of a song. Practice, practice, practice. We had a great day and now we are home and the kids are in bed. So I too must get to sleep...
I did finish my March Squat Challenge with 300 squats completed yesterday Saturday March 30th. My legs feel fantastic! I hope you are feeling stronger and fantastic too!
As mentioned, tomorrow I will be starting the TapouT XTprogram. I will begin with the CrossCore Combat XT in the morning. I quicklytook a look at the start of it today after my workout to see what equipment Iwould need and how much time. It lookslike it runs about 45 minutes and no weights required. If I do need anything, I have it all on handvery close to me. I am really lookingforward to this program; I have heard many great things about it. I had my son take my “Before” pictures sothat I have something to motivate me once again. I will be taking more pictures again on Day10 and will post them on here then.
Well as I said, it is getting late and I must be in top formfor the morning, so I am going to say good night to you now and I will be backagain tomorrow with the first blog post of Day 1 of 90 of TapouT XT.
As mentioned in my previous post tonight, here is the second
part…
I have also been stressed and saddened with the health of
some family members and friends this year, and the end of last year. In December, a good friend ours lost his
mother to cancer. She fought a good
fight, but in the end, the cancer won.
May she rest in peace with no more suffering.
In loving memory of Cathy MacDonald
In January, my brother-in-law, my sister’s husband, lost his
Mum as well. In the end they found out
that she may have been suffering from cancer as well. I feel a great loss as my two nieces and
nephew have lost one of their Grandma’s.
Marie, rest in peace.
In loving memory of Marie Desmeules
This one hits even closer to home. On Sunday, I found out that my Aunt had
passed away. Last night I said my good
bye to her at the funeral home. She was
laid to rest today. Aunt Wilma, you will
be missed and loved forever. My deepest
sympathy goes out to her children, and their children, and the rest of the
family.
In loving memory of Wilma Campagnaro
As if it wasn’t bad enough to hear that my Aunt Wilma had passed away,
but I also got the news that another aunt, my Mum’s sister, Dorothy, is not
doing so well with her fight against cancer.
Last year she chose to have her leg amputated in hopes that that would
get rid of the cancer. She was doing
great and then the news came that the cancer had returned.
Damn this cancer thing!
I wish we could shut the door on it and it never come knocking
again. I asked my son one year what he
wanted for Christmas and he said he wanted the world to be rid of cancer. He didn’t want any presents, he just wanted
to end cancer in the world. That would
be nice. Well I would like that
too. My thoughts are with you Aunt
Dorothy through this terrible time. Stay Strong Aunt Dorothy!
Now I hope I am not getting you down with all this talk of
sickness, illnesses and death. I just
wanted to let you know just a little bit about what is going on in my personal
life besides eating clean and training dirty.
I know that some of you are going through the same things in your life
too, and that is why you should never get down on yourself, even if you are not
progressing as fast as you want to be.
Never give up! Progress is
progress no matter how long it takes.
Some times life has a way of slowing us down. Challenges like this only make us
stronger. Even though it is hard, we
must stay positive for ourselves and for those around us. I know that may sound selfish, but we must
take care of ourselves, so that we can be there for the ones that need us.
Two years ago if I hadn't decided to make the change in my
life, I truly believe that I would have suffered a heart attack myself. With heart issues running in my family, there
were other stresses in my life at that time that were taking its toll on me and
I could feel a tightening in my chest. I
know I should have gone to the doctor, but instead I decided to take control of
my life and change it for the better.
And as I look back now, I am so glad that I started when I did. I have had 2 wonderful years getting fit and
eating great food. All while enjoying my
family too and watching them grow and follow my lead. It is very rewarding when your kids eat Kale
chips and say, “can I have some more”, or “let’s do yoga mummy”.
Okay now to the part that is, and has been bothering me most
of all throughout the last 6 months or so…my Dad. My father has not been well. He has been in and out of the hospital a
number of times throughout this time, and it’s troubling. In the past he has had heart issues and has
had surgery with much success. As time
has passed and as he ages, something has changed and his health has been a big
issue this past year. We celebrated his
84th birthday this past January and he did not look that great to be
honest, and ended up in the hospital again.
With all this going on, I came down with another cold around the same
time all these people in my life had health issues themselves. I had trouble sleeping the evenings before I
became aware of what was going on. I
know this may sound odd, but that is the truth.
So I hope not to get any more colds for a very long time. My Dad is fine and will be attending some
programs in the near future to keep him active and get him out of the
house. He has many years to live to
watch all of his children and his grandchildren grow, just like his father
did. My grandfather lived a great life
to 95 years young. Wonderful!!!!
So with that said…Eat Clean, Train Dirty and Love your
Family and Friends.
As I said in the end of my earlier post tonight, I feel
better now that I have shared this with you.
I have been keeping it bottled up and it has resulted in what I think is
a small case of depression. By talking
about things with others, it totally helps.
So if something is troubling you, tell somebody. You are not alone. If you are scared about telling someone that
you are Obese, don’t be. You have to
admit the truth. There is that saying,
“The truth shall set you free”. I
totally believe that. Once you see the
truth, it will give you the drive and determination to move forward. Set your goals and then demolish them. Just like I set my goal of curling 20
lbs, well today…I did it! I know that it was
only 5 reps, but I DID IT! And so can
you!
Stay Strong!
And thanks for listening,
Trina
Please support your local Heart & Stroke Foundation, The
Alzheimer Society and Cancer Research.
There are many ways you can help out. Donations, volunteer work or find a run, walk
or bike event in your area to help out.
Every little bit helps. Thank you.
I wanted to be on top of this when it happened but I was
not. With not feeling the greatest the
past few days, I missed it. My blog, my
little blog has reached and surpassed 100,000 page views. So a HUGE Thank you goes out to YOU…my
reader…my follower…my friend and companion on this journey to become A
Healthier Version of ME and YOU.
I remember last year when I began writing this blog how
excited I was when it reached 100 page views.
I was thrilled that people were actually interested in what I was
saying, because half the time I talk to my children, I don’t think they are
listening. So it was nice, and still is,
to know that someone is actually listening.
I know my children are too, but they just act like they don’t hear me. It’s that old “selective hearing” thing with
them. But that’s something we are all
guilty of I’m sure.
I know that many of the page views are coming from people
interested in my results from Jillian Michaels Body Revolution and that’s
great, I am very proud of how I did working with that program. However, coming up next week is the beginning
of my time with the TapouT XT program…5 more sleeps. And I hope that you will keep reading and
follow my progress with this next program.
It would be even better if YOU too were doing it along with me. I know many people want to see how a program
will work before trying it out themself…BUT…everyone is different and everyone will
have different results. Take for
instance the Build Your Best Body program from Oxygen Magazine. I have 2 more workouts to do to complete this
3 month program, along with some more cardio.
Much needed cardio I might add.
With this month’s workout I was to add some HIIT workouts after the
strength training and I haven’t for most of the month, so the result equals not
much, MUCH needed fat loss. This is not
an excuse, but I just have not had the energy to do anything extra this
winter. I have tried to push myself whenever
I could, but not like I was last year at this time. And I know why! The weather last year was like summer weather
through the month of March and I had shed my winter clothes for tank tops and
skirts. I got to show off my
progress. This year, as I mentioned in
my last post, I am all covered up and not showing anything. I feel like the Stay Puff Marshmallow Man
from the movie Ghost Busters. I try to
walk around home with fewer layers, but then I get cold and I bundle up
again. BUT…I have good news, the temperatures
are to rise this weekend and it should get rid of some of the snow outside (even
though it is snowing AGAIN right now, it won’t stay) and it will get me in a
better frame of mind. I have said it
before, and I will say it again…even motivators need some motivation. There is something else that has been getting me down and I will explain in a second post for today. I will explain why a second post is needed…
The second part is dealing with stress and sadness. And I wanted to keep this Thank you post more
upbeat.
So…THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!!!
You ROCK! You ROCK for reading my everyday gibberish and for giving me support in return. Thank you!
Today was Workout Day 43 of the Build Your Best Body workout
program.
I ROCKED it of course.
I increased my weights on the last two sets of Plie Squats. I went from 27 lbs to 30 lbs. Another increase was using the 15 lb dumbbells
for the Over Head Press and Rows for some of the sets. The BIG increase was on my last set of Biceps
Curl. I picked up the 20 lb dumbbells
and curled them for 5 reps and then finished the other 10 reps with the 15 lb
dumbbells. That was a BIG step for me
and I am proud that I busted out 5…progress!
Today’s Squat Challenge was for 270 squats. I decided to break it down to 27 reps for 10
sets. SUCCESS!!!! I was wearing my HRM for the last 8 sets and
after completing those, my calorie burn was 100 calories. That’s pretty great for about 9 minutes of
work. The big muscles burn those
calories.
I hope you are doing well with your own Squat
Challenge. We are almost to the
finish…Stay Strong! I will probably use
the same type of breakdown for the last 3 days…28/10…29/10…30/10…complete.
Today’s food…
Breakfast: Egg
Whites and Bacon
Snack: Blueberry
Banana Muffin
I made up some of the Blueberry Banana muffins from Jillian
Michaels Body Revolution cookbook.
I served them up to the daycare children for second snack
time.
Lunch: Ground
Turkey & Onions and Green Pepper topped with Roasted Red Pepper Hummus
I made an un-stuffed pepper for lunch today.
I prefer to eat my pepper raw than cooked.
Snack: Chocolate
Peanut Butter Protein Shake
Dinner: Butter
Chicken with Broccoli
I skipped the rice and just ate my Butter Chicken with the
broccoli.
Snack: Micro Mini
Eggs
A little bit of a cheat tonight on this one. It is the birthday of my son’s stuffy toy and
best friend since he was 4 months old.
So we were celebrating a 7th birthday.
I made a silly cake...
which nobody ate.
Well the kids ate the chocolate dinosaurs off
of it. The eggs were an extra treat for
the birthday celebration.
I am going to end this post and finish off my second
post. I will tell you now that once I
started writing the other post and had it half done, I felt better. I think it helped me by talking about it all. I hope it helps you too if you are going
through something similar (you will understand better once it is posted).
Okay so I started writing this post on Thursday but I did
not get it finished so I have changed it up a bit and NOW you can read it…
I am getting rather antsy about busting out my TapouT XT
program that was given to me by a wonderful woman and friend for
Christmas. Yes I know it has been awhile
since Christmas, but with all this snow still on the ground AND falling from
the sky, it feels like it was only yesterday.
As you know I have been working my way through the Oxygen
Magazine’s Build Your Best Body program these past 3 months. I do love it, but I am missing that push,
that driving force that I get when I am working out to a DVD where there is
someone shouting at me to keep going. Just like in the Hard Body workout from
Jillian that I did last week. By doing
that workout twice, it made me realize that I do thrive on that.
I am much stronger now from doing the BYBB workouts and I
know that will help me with the TapouT XT program. Santa D (the wonderful lady that sent me the
program) is also itching for me to get started on this. I can feel the excitement building. ONLY 8 more sleeps. On Monday April 1st I will begin
the program with the Cross Core Combat.
Are YOU starting with me? If so,
let me know and we can coach each other on.
I will be working out 6 times a week and hopefully I can add some extra
cardio in there too. This snow has to
melt soon and my feet need to get out and run.
Remember…Wimpy-Weather-Runner here…this winter has been a bad one for me
not feeling all that well. I have been
cold and just want to snuggle and stay warm.
We haven’t had a really bad winter, but now that is the third day of
Spring, I am ready for some warmer temperatures. I think I have felt sluggish because of all
the clothes I have been wearing to keep warm and they are making me felt out of
shape. I know that I am not, but it’s
time to shed these layers and show off the Biceps that can curl 15 lbs and
heading towards the 20 lb dumbbells. In
the TapouT XT program there is a workout called, “Buns & Guns”. I must shed my wonderful, The North Face
parka that my husband bought me for Christmas so that MY Buns & Guns can be
seen. With the Squat Challenge coming up
to the final stretch, my butt feels like it’s busting out of my parka…LOL. This
is all in a good way. It’s being lifted
up and tightened, which does feel weird and takes some getting used to.
Another area that is tightening up is the bust area. I have been able to wear a tank top that does
NOT have a built in bra, with no bra.
What I mean is…wear it with no bra and have my boobs hang down to my
belly button. You know what has helped
with this??? Push Ups…and LOTS of them,
different varieties of course. By doing
different kinds of Push Ups it helps to keep things fresh and new, but also
helps target different areas of the chest, shoulders and arms. One little song just flew into my brain from
when I was younger… “We must, we must, we must increase the bust. The bigger the better, the tighter the
sweater, we must, we must, we must increase the bust”. It doesn’t matter if they are not big. I know some men that are ready this right now
are rolling there eyes and swearing at me…BUT…it’s not YOU that has to carry
these around. Yes, yes…I know that you
would be more than happy to carry them for us ladies, but that would work out
in the world we live in. Just imagine how silly that would look…you
(the man) holding our boobs while we try and work, go shopping, go to the spa, go
to parent teacher night etc…
Some times BIGGER is not better. Bigger…can give many women sore backs, and
other health problems. Mine were only
big because I was carrying too much excess weight around, and I am glad that
that weight is now gone. Don’t get me
wrong, I do not want to be left with nothing, but by working out and including
the ever so dreaded Push Ups into my routine, I am happy with what I have and
will keep working to keep them tight for as long as I can.
Well that ends the part that I wrote the other day, yet
modified so it makes more sense when you read it today. Like for instance the amounts of sleeps went
from 11 to only 8 more.
I mentioned in the above writing that this past winter has
been bad for me being ill. Well, now
that it is Spring…today I have been sneezing and coughing again. WTF?!?!?! What is going on? I am feeling like crap right now. Tissues shoved up my nose between sneezing
fits and itchy watery eyes. No I am not
posting any pictures.
Let’s forget what I look like right and let’s talk about
this morning’s workout…
Workout Day 42 of “Build Your Best Body”
I went up to 20 lb dumbbells for the Bent-Over Rows and my
last set of 15 reps of the Floor Flyes.
Oh Yeah!!!! And I also increase
my weight for my last set of Triceps Kickbacks.
I went from 10’s to 12’s. With
all my increases, they were tough, but I DID IT!!!!! I can already feel it in my arms. It’s a great reminder of how hard I pushed
myself this morning. I was proud of myself for trying the 20’s & 12’s and
even prouder when I completed the 15 reps.
But that wasn’t it…
I got on my bike this afternoon and had a fantastic 45
minute spin.
Today's food...
Mainly soup for today.
Chicken & Vegetable Soup
This recipe is from the Body Revolution Kickstart menu.
Instead of eating the chicken on the side, I just added it into the soup.
I packed the rest up for future days...most likely tomorrow again.
AWESOME day!
Awesome…except for me feeling like crap…as the sneezing continues.
With that said…I AM DONE…and going to bed. Yes, it’s only 8:00pm, and I am done. I must get better for what is coming up next
week. I am going to try and bust out my
last few squats of my 250 squats that I need to do to finish today’s challenge. Hoping I feel better tomorrow.
Okay so this morning I rolled out of bed (late), but had
enough time to get in Level 1 of Jillian’s new Hard Body workout. AND…I took notes while doing the first
circuit, very messy notes, but notes just the same. I scribbled each move down as I was going
along with the DVD. If I missed part of
the move, I backed it up and started along with them.
So here we go…
As I mentioned yesterday, the workout is 45 minutes long
containing a Warm Up, 6 Circuit repeated twice followed by a Cool Down. Each move is about 30 seconds long. Some feel longer than others, but the workout
itself, flies by with a great calorie burn.
The Warm Up
includes Jumping Jacks; and some other things (oops…I forgot to write these
down)…sorry. Moving on…
Circuit #1
Speed Squats
Push Ups
Speed Rope
Sit Up/Superman Combo
In circuit 1 it’s all about speed for the first three
moves. Try and bust out as many squats,
push ups and of course jump up and down as if you are jumping rope really
fast…MOVE IT! You could chose to use weights for some of these moves if you so desire. I picked up some 5's for the Speed Rope.
Circuit #2
I love the last combo in this circuit with the chest work; I
used 10 lb dumbbells for today’s workout for this move.
I probably could have used 10’s in the last combo, but I
need to work on my balance and getting used to this move again before I up the
weight. I will probably try 10’s next
time I do this workout. I did use 10’s
for the weighted Burpees today.
Circuit #4
Side Lunge with a Row into Chair Pose with a Front Raise
Skiers
Travelling Push Ups with a Lateral Jump
Circuit #5
Push Ups with a Row into 4 Mountain Climbers
Crab Kicks
Alternating Lunges with a Punch
The first move in this circuit is not a favourite of
mine. I have been doing this same move
but without the mountain climbers while doing this month’s Build Your Best Body
workout. I will admit that I have been
doing these Push Ups/Rows from my knees during BYBB and today with the Hard
Body workout too.
Circuit #6
Surrenders
Squat Spinners
Side Plank Crunch
Pelvic Thrust with a Lat Pull
I LOVE the Side Plank Crunches in this circuit. They are one of my favourite ab moves. The Surrenders have been tough on my right
leg just below my knee. Last week I
whacked my leg on an open drawer in my daughter’s room and it hurt like
HELL. I thought I was going to be sick
it hurt so much. Anyways, it is bruised
and very, very tender, so kneeling down on it with 10 lb dumbbells raised
overhead, don’t make for a very enjoyable 30 seconds or so. But that’s just it…it is ONLY 30 seconds
(well 60 in total for the 2 circuits combined), I can handle the pain for that
short time.
Cool Down
Stretch it out
It’s a great workout with lots of options and
modifications. Yes, Jillian shouts at
you in this one as well, but like I said yesterday, it’s great motivation. Since my own little drill sergeant is fast
asleep upstairs while I am working out in the early morning, it’s nice to hear
someone telling me to keep going. It’s
like when they are in Circuit #2 in Round 2, one of her “girls” picks up
heavier weights for the Chest Press/Flye/Triceps Combo and she says something like, “I'm here, so I might as well”. That’s
right! You made the choice to workout,
so push yourself and push yourself hard.
The workout doesn’t last ALL day, so work hard while you are in the
moment.
With the combination of eating clean and this workout, you
can have a hard body.
It’s getting late so I am going to skip the food today. WHAT?!?!?!? That will mean no pictures for
today’s post. NO we can’t have that!
Here is something cool I came across on Facebook today…
I am going to buy some bacon just to try this out.
And check this out…
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Today I received an email telling me that this was waiting to be downloaded...
So as you can see from the picture, I started to download it but I haven't had a chance to look through it yet. That dish on the front cover looks amazing!
You can get your copy too but checking out the Clean Eating Subscription link in the side bar under the Sweat Pink Ambassador badge.
Squat Challenge update…235…done!
So with all that said and done, it’s off to bed for me
now. Tomorrow is another day, Day 3 of Week 3 of Month 3 of the Build Your Best Body workout program.
Yes...today is the first day of spring despite what you see in
the picture above.
The sun is shining
and it’s a beautiful day. The warm
weather will soon follow, I know it will. Below is a picture of winter vs spring...
Can you tell which is which???
So I have had some technical difficulties the last few days
with my computer. I totally messed up
our wireless network at home and was too busy trying to fix it to write to
you. Even though I was the one that
messed it all up…I was the one who fixed it all back up again without calling
in technical support. I am SO
smart! LOL If I would have left it alone
in the first place, I wouldn't have had to fix anything. Ah, but I like a challenge.
Speaking of challenge…How are you doing with your March
Squat Challenge? Today I am on my Rest
Day. Yesterday I busted out 230 squats. It’s nice to have a break today.
Let’s first recap Monday’s workout…Jillian’s new Hard Body
workout.
I picked this up for myself on Sunday and was really looking
forward to try it out. So instead of
doing the “Build Your Best Body” workout, I did Level 1 of the Hard Body
workout.
Level 1 is 45 minutes in length. Starts with a brief Warm Up and proceeds to
Circuit 1 of 6. After Circuit 6 is
completed, start back with Circuit 1 again.
You only run through it twice, and then Cool Down. It’s tough but very doable. If you have gone through any of Jillian’s
other programs, you can do this one.
There are some new moves and I will go through them more when I do the
workout again. As I said I did this one
on Monday morning and with all the things that have gone on the last few days
with my technical difficulties, I have forgotten some of the moves and I want to be sure to get it right.
It was a great calorie burning workout. In the 45 minute workout, I had a 409 calorie
burn. I will probably do this one again
in the morning since I have done back to back days of the BYBB workouts; I need
a break from that. Not that Jillian
really gives you a break at all. The
weights that they use in the workout are pretty much the same as what they use
in Body Revolution, dumbbells…3 lbs, 5lbs and 8 lbs. I used 5 lbs, 8 lbs and 10 lbs. Plus I added some weight for some of the
cardio moves where they did not.
This DVD is a great addition to my collection. It’s great to have a variety of workouts to
choose from when working out at home.
It was nice to have Jillian shouting at me while doing this
workout. I have missed that while doing
the Oxygen Magazine program. I have had
to be my own Coach while making my way through the past two and a half
months. And today was no exception…
This was my arsenal for my workout today.
Dumbbells...one 10 lb, 12's 15's and 20's.
Skora Running shoes.
Music...The Cult.
Gloves and mat
My Stay Strong workout book.
Today was Workout Day 39 of BYBB as I did Day 38
yesterday. In addition to the Jillian
Michaels DVD, I also bought myself a pair of 20 lb dumbbells. I gave them a whirl yesterday with my Dead Lifts…much
better…much more challenging. Today I
used them again for my Dead Lifts and I also used them for the last 2 sets of
the Floor Chest Press. I tried to use
them on the last set of Floor Flyes, but there was NO way I could have
continued on to finish the workout if I would have continued. I think my arms would have broken. But I will work my way up to them for sure,
just like I have done with the rest of the moves. My Biceps, I curled 15 lbs for the last two
sets, and used a 10 lb dumbbell for my Triceps for all 4 sets. Since starting with the 10’s for Triceps, I
have been doing one arm at a time. I am
finding my left arm stronger, or at least it’s not fatiguing as quick as my
right when doing the Triceps kickbacks.
I almost forgot…while doing my last two sets of Plie Squats,
I used one 12 lb dumbbell and one 15 lb dumbbell for at total of 27 lbs. It’s great when you have different weights to
help increase the load. To even out the
weight, I held the weights in opposite hands on the second set. I am making my way up to 30 lbs for my Plie
Squat.
Let’s talk food!
I have kind of fallen off the meal plan that was provided in
the magazine. Since I am on my third
week, so that brings me back to Week One’s meal plan for Month 3. I was getting kind bored and wanted to try
out some new things. I am still eating
clean and I am following some of the meals at times.
Today’s food…
Breakfast: Egg and
Quinoa Parfait
This one was one of my favourites from Month 1. I just didn’t add pineapple in this one.
Snack: Strawberries and Pineapple
I cut up a fresh pineapple, along with some strawberries for
the daycare snack and decided to have some myself. It was a nice refreshing mid-morning snack.
Lunch: Grilled Chicken and Onion Pizza
I used a whole wheat tortilla for the crust. Avocado Hummus for the sauce and then topped
it with grilled chicken and onions, with Swiss cheese melted on top.
YUMMY!
I am kind of going through a pizza stage right now. I had a similar one for dinner last
night. Only with that one I used Roasted
Red Pepper Hummus for the sauce.
Snack: Avocado Hummus with Garlic Pita Chips and Kale Chips
I could eat a whole bunch of kale done up this way…
It is SO good.
Dinner: Ground Turkey and Mixed Bean Salad
Protein, protein and more protein…
After dinner, our children wanted to go to the park. I must admit I didn’t really want to go
because I was freezing and have been all day.
The last thing I wanted to do was go outside to the park. But I went anyway. The kids had a blast! They were sledding down the hill at the park
and had a great time until my daughter needed to go to the bathroom, so that
cut our trip short. I wasn’t really
complaining though. But she sure was
when we told her we were not coming back out.
So we made our way back home, back to the warmth.
So here I am nice and warm now and almost done this
post. Before I go I MUST share what I
said I would share if I got permission.
So here we go…
Here is the March Break Harlem Shake Madness from the
daycare children and my own two crazy kids…
The older ones think they are going to be famous from it,
now that they are on YouTube.
LOL…Maybe???? LOL Watch it...Like it...Share it...please. You never know????Maybe they will be famous. LOL
This video is rather short compared to the original one. I found a video app that could splice the first part to the second part, but it only allows for just over 60 seconds of video. Plus it pulled the frame in much tighter than the original one, because you can't see the little boy stomping his feet. So cute.
Well I hope these crazy kids made you smile and tap your
feet a little too.
I will bid you farewell for tonight and I will talk to you
again tomorrow and fill you in more on the Hard Body workout.
I must apologize for being silent over this past week. It has been crazy busy with March Break and
all. And all has made me tired and
wanting my bed earlier at night. The
daycare kids, my children and I capped off the March Break yesterday by doing
our own version of the Harlem Shake. I
am hoping to share it with you, but I am still waiting permission from one of
the families to be able to post it to any form of social media. But here is a glimpse of my two crazy kids…
For some reason at lunch time yesterday I started singing
the Harlem Shake song and then I thought we should make our own video. The kids were super excited and wanted to
know if it would go on YouTube…<<<this is coming from children all
under the age of 7 years…too funny. I
explained to them that I needed to get permission from all their parents first
before I could post it, so we shall wait and see. I will keep you posted on this. It’s quite cute and funny.
The last few days of workouts, I have upped my weights quite
a bit. The last two sets of Triceps
Kickbacks on Workout Day 35; I used 10 lb dumbbells and continued to use them
through day 36 & 37. I tried doing
both arms at the same time…but that didn’t work, so I just did one arm at a
time…success. I also started using two
12 lb dumbbells for a total of 24 lbs for my Plie Squats; this also began on
Day 35. That day seemed to be the day to
push the UP button. I also started using
15’s for my Floor Press, Floor Flyes and Bent-over Row. And for my Weighted Crunch…24 lbs.
Today I pushed the UP button again on one other
exercise. Biceps…on my last two sets I
curled 15 reps with 15 lbs in each hand.
I think I am going to have to buy myself some heavier dumbbells soon.
Today I picked up a pair of gloves to wear while
lifting. My hands were getting sore and
calluses were starting to form. The
gloves were my little reward for completing Week 2 of Month 3.
This past week I kind of got off track with the “Build Your
Best Body”, “Time Your Meals” meal plan.
It was busy with the daycare and I got a bit lazy with making my own
food because I was tired and stressed.
But I am not going to let one week ruin my plan, my journey. My workouts were great and the food was still
fairly clean. Tomorrow I will be grocery
shopping for next week and prepping some meals in advance.
I made some Banana Chocolate Avocado Ice Cream from a recipe
I found through Facebook the other week.
I had all the ingredients in the house and decided that it would be a
great treat for the children. Only
problem was, it wouldn't be ready until later in the evening. It will be great for next week’s after school
snacks. I heard my daughter and another
girl talking about how someone at school had cut an avocado for them to try and
they didn’t try it. Well I am not going
to tell them that this chocolate ice cream is made with avocado.
Here is the recipe for the ice cream…
BANANA CHOCOLATE AVOCADO ICE CREAM
INGREDIENTS
2 ripe avocados
2 ripe bananas
2 cups of coconut milk
¾ cup raw honey
4 tablespoons cocoa powder
INSTRUCTIONS
ONE:Place all the ingredients in the food processor or blender
and pulse until you have a smooth mixture.
TWO:Put into your ice cream maker and follow the manufacturer’s
instructions.
(I don’t have an ice cream maker)
So, if you don’t either…
THREE:Pour the mixture into a seal-able freezer-proof container and
place it in the freezer, for at least 4 hours, stirring every hour to avoid the
ice crystals from forming.
This morning I made myself a protein shake to drink before
my workout. I used some of the ice cream
that I made. It was so good.
I had the shake as Meal #1, before my workout.
Then I made myself some French Toast as Meal #2 from the
meal plan.
For lunch, Meal #3, I made myself a Chicken Pizza on a
tortilla with salsa as the sauce, and Swiss cheese instead of mozzarella.
After my pizza, I indulged in some of my newly made ice cream. I had to try it.
Yummy!
You would never know that it has avocado in it. Would you????
Then it was off to add to my tattoo…
I first got this tattoo 4 years ago...
I wanted to have both my son and daughter’s
names included in this tattoo. I was
just going to have it done in a fancy font, but something wonderful changed it,
5 days before my appointment.
My appointment was on a Tuesday in July 2009, this was the
summer before my son was starting JK. I
was putting him to bed on the Friday night before the week of my appointment, he was drawing in his little
note book. I asked him to print his
name, which he had been trying to do, and he asked me to print it out for him
and he copied it and printed it himself for the very first time. And yes of course, it brought tears to my
eyes. I was so proud of him. And that’s when it dawned on me that I would
get THAT tattooed on my skin, and not some fancy font. So since my daughter was only just over a
year, I would have to wait to add her name.
Well last September before she started JK, she also printed her name
herself for the first time. I saved it
and then just a few weeks ago I called to make the appointment. Thankfully with the design being so small
they were able to fit me in only a few weeks later. So today, her name was added to my tattoo and
both my children will be with me always.
I had to do a little bit of cut and paste with her name as the letters
were spaced out quite a bit. I would
have had to get a full sleeve if I had left it the way it was. She has since printed it smaller and neater
but it wasn’t the “first” time. So I took the "first" one and that is what makes this tattoo SO special and
SO very personal. I love it!
Me waiting..............Me getting poked...................Me all wrapped up.
After getting my tattoo there was a health food store close
by and I picked up some more Coconut Butter, Raw Honey, some natural Root Beer
for my husband and some organic jelly beans for the kids.
We then ventured to the new Target store that opened up in Guelph, ON. This is where I bought my weight lifting
gloves.
Rest Day or not, I may just have to try them out
tomorrow.
