The Weekend...

Didn't have an official workout on Friday; just shoveled snow and cleaned it off my van, lol.

Saturday I did an arm workout; push-ups, bench dips, wall push-ups, plank, and balanced on the yoga ball in a plank position (got more of an ab workout on this one, but it all helps).

Sunday was a rest day. I mainly worked on cleaning up the house and doing laundry. I would've done more, but I have a condition where the cartilage around my ribs gets inflamed. It is very painful and hurts to breath. Talk about a bummer. Thankgoodness it doesn't happen very often.

Hope you all had a great weekend! Go Giants!

Today...

...I am SUPER sore. The best feeling EVER! Stairs are a lot of fun, lol.

For my workout today, I played around with my yoga ball, which I recommend EVERYONE get (love it!), and targeted my Abs. I did crunches, Russian Twists, Mountain Climbers, Plank, Leg Lifts......I did more than this, but don't know what they are called, lol. Oh, and I also did 30 min. on the TreadClimber. Not a bad day. :)

Water :)

Water, water, water...oh, and More Water!

When it comes to helping someone "get rid" (remember, I don't want to loose weight...I want to get rid of it. I DO NOT want to find it again, lol) weight, this is the best aid. Protein shakes help too, but this is the all time best. If you drink the right about of water, you will fill full ALL DAY. And I'm not talking about full where you don't want to eat (which you should NEVER do!), but when you are actually eating, you get full faster, thus, eating less.

This is the bottle I use every day. I got it from Target. What really sold me on it is that it has the counter on the lid. I don't know about you, but I like to keep track of how much or little water is going into my body. It helps so much! The bottle holds 20-22 oz, and from what I've learned (especially from living in the desert for four years), is to drink half your weight. So for me, I need to be drinking 76.5 oz or 9.6 glasses of water a day. Nine to ten GLASSES of water is pretty intimidating to me, so this bottle breaks it down to four. A much better number.

Vitamins :)

I take these every day. :)

They really help complete everything that is going on with my body. I've been taking these for about 2 months now. When I was sick last week, I didn't care about nothing (how most of us feel) and I didn't take my vitamins. I actually felt a difference! So what am I sayin'?

TAKE YOUR VITAMINS!

They get your insides healthy & make you feel better!

Food :)

My lunch for today. :)

Oven Roasted Turkey & Sharp Cheddar Cheese on Wheat

50/50 Spring Mix Salad with Tomato & Mushroom

Newman's Olive Oil & Vinegar Dressing, Parmesan Cheese, Ground Sea Salt & Pepper

One of the BIG things I learned from my personal trainer, besides great exercises, was- how, what, and when to eat. This is a quick look at what she taught me.

A good, filling breakfast

Healthy snack or protein shake

Carb & Protein lunch (NO CARBS AFTER LUNCH)

Hard Boiled Egg Whites

Protein Shake (about an hour before dinner)

Meat and some short of green veggie (salad, broccoli, spinach, etc)

Today's Workout - Legs

I saw this on Pinterest. I think it was called an Exercise Pyramid. :)

20 High Knees

40 Butt Kicks

80 Jumping Jacks

100 Seconds of Running in Place

80 Jumping Jacks

40 Butt Kicks

20 Knee Highs

~Rest~

20 Squats

30 Lunges

40 Toe Touches

50 Second Wall Sit

100 Jumping Jacks

50 Second Wall Sit

40 Toe Touches

30 Lunges

20 Squats

I was hoping to do two sets, but, as you've guessed, I'm out of shape, so I could only do one, lol. Oh, well. It's WWWAAAYYY better then nothin'! Rule of thumb for any workout, do it 3 times. So, hopefully next week, I'll be able to do two to three.

Here goes nothing...

~Weight~

153 lbs

~Measurments~

Arms: 11.75 in

Bust/Chest: 32.5 in

Waist: 32.5 in

Hips: 41.5 in

Thigh: 26.75 in