Jogging Under the Stars!

Nothing feels better than getting up at 5am and going for a morning jog. It is still dark outside but nobody is around, no traffic really to worry about and the moon and stars are still out.

LOVE IT!!!

Today is suppose to be my off day, but I wasn't able to go for my scheduled run yesterday due to the fact I hadn't slept in over 24 hours! I did manage to get my conditioning workout in along with a 2 hour walk. After that I had to take a nap of some kind and then I went to bed at 8pm! Right after the new 90210 (ha!).

I am going shopping with my mom today so walking will be involved, but I feel really good today so I may just throw in another run or a long walk. We will see where the day takes me!

November already!

WOW! I can't believe it is November already! I have been pretty busy this past weekend with work, but I still maintained my training!

For those of you who don't know, I not only work with my husband BJ on our fitness coaching business, but I am also a Respiratory Therapist, who works night shift. 7pm-7am. And no matter what anybody says, working nights NEVER gets easy and your body NEVER gets used to it. But the best part of working nightshift are the people I work with. I LOVE my coworkers!

I have always said that people who work night shift (sometimes call the "graveyard shift") are of a special breed. At night, at least at the hospitals I have worked at, people are much calmer. The nurses, doctors, Resp. Therapists, etc are more laid back. I like that. But anyways, yesterday after my shift ended I met BJ at our facility and he put me through a workout. Here is what I did...

Warm up: Z

Workout:
20 2hand swings w/ 16kg Kettlebell
20 Mountain Climbers
10 Squat thrusts

Start each round at the top of 2:30min and go for 25min

Now it doesn't look like much, and I kind of laughed at it under my breath when BJ showed it to me. Well, all I can say is I didn't have much breath when I was done! That is one aspect I love about BJ's workouts he comes up with...they don't look like much, but they will kill ya!

Then we came home and went for an hour long walk and later it was so nice outside I had to go for a run. Just a short 27min run to get the blood flowing.

Today (Wednesday) will be an OFF day. BJ and I just got back from an hour long walk with our dog Riley and maybe if it stops raining this afternoon we will go for one more.

Friday, October 31st

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Anyways, here is my workout for today...

Warm up: Z health

Kettlebell Work:
Clean-Squat-Press w/ 12kg Kettlebell x 20min=120 clean-squat-presses
**I took as little time as I could inbetween each set. Each set was 5R/5L***

Run:
1min at 75-80% run and 1 min walk x 20min
**Again it was 81 degrees outside...could not let that go to waste!!!**

Thursday, October 30th

Today's workout was short, sweet, but definitely not easy.

Warm up: Z

10 min of swings w/ the 12kg Kettlebell. Didn't care what kind of swings, just wanted to swing. So I did a combo of 2hand, 1hand and transfers. I tried to put down the bell as little as possible. I got 500 swings total. Is that good? Don't know, I have never tried it before. We will see when I do it again in a couple of weeks.

Then I went for an interval run. I ran for 2 min at 60-70% effort then for 1 min I ran hard at 85-90% effort. I did this 5 times. Then I cooled off with a run/walk. It was so nice outside (70's) yesterday I couldn't not go outside!

I cam back and did some serious stretching. Feels good!

Monday, October 27th Workout

Today I wanted to do a swing workout that is one of my favorites. Here it is...

Warm up: OHSquats w/ PVC pipe, Dislocations w/ PVC pipe, Z

Swing workout:
All 2 hand swings

10 w/ 24kg
15 w/ 20kg
20 w/ 16kg
25 w/ 12kg

Did this 7 times for a total of 490 swings. Took me about 25 min. I rested around 30-45 sec in between each round.

I didn't have a plan on how long or how many rounds I was going to do due to the fact that I have not done this type of workout in a while. I am trying to shed some weight so back to the swings and conditioning workouts that have always gotten me there!

Well now it is time to go spend some money shopping with my mom!!

Tuesday, Oct 21 Workout

Trying something new...

Warm up: Shoulder dislocations, Overhead Squats w/ PVC pipe, Z Health

For Time:
5-10-15-20-15-10-5
Box Jumps (12in box)
Push Press w/ 12kg
Jumping Pull Ups
Sit ups

Total time: 21:10

Not bad, but can always do better!

New Kids On The Block

Yes you read that right. Last night my sister-in-law and I went to the American Airlines Center in Dallas,TX to see NKOTB!!!!!

I am sure you are just laughing right now, but we had the BEST time!!!

It all started about 18 years ago when I was a young gal who fell in love with the boy-band. And in 1989 my mom took me to my very first concert...New Kids On The Block!

I have loved them ever since, even when they broke up for 15 years. I always new they would get back together some day!

So with the whole reminiscence of my first concert and then the concert being 2 days before my birthday...well I HAD TO GO!!!

No BJ did not go with me. But he did get Erika and I the BEST seats! We basically could reach out and touch them!!!

Anyways, I had to blog about it because we had the best time and I wouldn't have traded last night for the world!

It's Been Awhile...

So I have decided ONE more time that I will be working two blogs. One, Train Like A Girl will be strictly professional. Meaning I will be giving my professional opinions on books, nutrition, exercises, workouts, etc. And give you updates on how the Train Like A Girl women's only boot camp is going.

Then there will be this blog...my personal blog. It will go into my own workouts/training, nutrition and any guinea pig diets I try out. And really a place for me just to vent or tell my side of things.

Trying to fit all of that on one blog was getting to be a little crazy, so I will work with two.

I hope you enjoy both, and will comment on how I am doing!

"I'll start tomorrow."

How many times have you said this? How many times have you heard this? For people who want to lose weight or are thinking about losing weight, this can become a famous phrase for them. I will admit, I have said this phrase many a time. Some times it differs, like "Oh I will start on Monday." or "When we get back from vacation I am hunkering down!". So Monday comes or your vacation ends and you are still eating the same "non-clean" way as you did before and either your exercise routine is non-existant or you are doing the same routine for the last 2-3 years that has not gotten you anywhere.

I have also seen people start off the day or week fine, but then breakdown have a "naughty" (their word not mine) meal and then say "Well I messed up already, might as well just eat what I want today and start all over again tomorrow!". WHY? Why can't you put the food down and say "OK I had a momentary breakdown right now, but let's move forward!". And every week, if not every day is the same for them. They start off ok, but then breakdown and say "SCREW IT! I messed up, might as well keep going!". Then after a week or two of this cycle they wonder why they haven't lost any weight. They think back and tell themselves that for the most part they ate clean. Yes that is true, but those days when you said, "Well I already messed up..." you probably ate too many calories and by the end of the week your calories added up so that your body maintained or even added weight.

The reason why I am writing about this is because not only do I see this everyday at work or other places, but I do it too! And it was really the other day that I saw it happen and it hit me...WHY NOT START TODAY? Why wait until Monday or tomorrow or after a vacation? WHY NOT START TODAY? What is tomorrow going to bring that today doesn't already have? And if you do mess up don't just dump the day or week, but pick yourself back up and continue eating clean or exercising properly.

So when you hear yourself saying "I'll start tomorrow" about ANYTHING, ask yourself, "WHY NOT START TODAY?"