Round is a "shape" right??

Well ladies and gentlemen....I did the fit test for Insanity today. Holy geeze I feel like I'm DYING and it was only a TEST! I remember feeling like dying doing the actual workouts, but not the fit test. Guess I'm way out of shape.

Here are my "test scores" so far...
Switch Kicks- 82
Power Jacks- 31
Power Knees- 80
Power Jumps- 21
Globe Jumps- 6
Suicide Jumps- 9
Push-up Jacks- 8
Low Plank Oblique- 27
Burnt 332 calories (it doesn't ask what your calorie burn is on the paper, but I use Myfitnesspal (jmmtaylor add me!)  and want to track what I burn and what I eat)

Not too bad (if I do say so myself). Hopefully in 15 days it will all be a little higher, buuuuut we will see.

This is totally me (if I ran...but I'm working my way up to it. (I know I know, you can't do it unless you actually start, but I wanna ease into it) You can't blame me can you?)

I'm pretty sure I don't look "cute" while working out, does anyone?? My though, if you don't look like a hot mess when you are done, you didn't do it right. Why do you want to look good when you get done? I'm not trying to impress anyone, I'm sweating my (not so tiny) derriere off.

Well, off to do some shopping, pay day is soon and I am NOT going to go fight the mob of military wives getting groceries. It is pure MADNESS in there. I don't have "crazy psycho that likes to shop in crowded stores" written on my forehead.

Get your sweat on people! :)

Inspiration

I figured I'd try to give myself some inspiration today. I want to lose weight so bad, but it's some HARD work sometimes. I don't want to get up off the couch....ever. Especially after I worked out the day before and I hurt everywhere (who can blame me? It's also why I have had ALLL these stupid setbacks.).

INSPIRATION

What does that word mean to you? I had this conversation with my husband the other day about the word responsible. We put my daughter into Brownies and I was going over the Girl Scout Promise and the Law. We had two different ideas, but basically the same. (It was weird).

Anyway, inspiration is the process of being mentally stimulated to do or feel something so I want to feel inspired to lose all my extra weight! 

There is one Insanity story that speaks to me (having a husband in the army). I love the program and I'm thinking about doing that again when my daughter starts school. :) If I lost 31 pounds I'd be 12 pounds (TWELVE pounds) from my goal!! Yes please!!

There is another story out there that really inspires me. This man was injured in the Gulf War, gained a lot of weight, and had to walk with canes. By the end, he lost 140 pounds in 10 months. Only one instructor believed in him, all the others pushed him away. It brings tears to my eyes each time I watch it!



So, if they can do it I can do it!! I have to just get in the right mind set....I think once a week I will start posting inspirational/motivational things just to help me (and you if you are still reading this)(I'm sure I will get better at blogging as time goes on, I've been doing it here and there and really don't know what I'm doing).

What's your inspiration? Motivation?

I will do this!!

So, I have 100% been slacking. I have gained all the weight I lost when my husband was deployed...and then some (more than likely). I'm terrified to step on the scale. I don't want to know.

My youngest goes to preK soon and I will be working out in my alone time. Tuesdays to Fridays! I will also be making a healthy breakfast for us (she won't eat at school like my oldest). Then I plan on a shake for lunch. Followed by a healthy dinner. I'm determined to have this work!

I have also made a tip jar. Every time I workout I will place $1 in the jar. Then when I get to my goal weight I will have  money for new clothes. I am also going to print of pictures of styles I like as incentive and place them in the jar too. That way, when I get to my goal I will be able to see what I like and go from there. I WILL DO THIS!

Both kids are going to be in school, hubby will be going to NTC and deploying soon. If I keep it up and do this by the time he comes home I will be at my goal weight!

Planning on weighing in on Mondays (which is one of the days that I won't be working out). Then Tuesday to Friday will workout, possibly working up to Monday-Friday, but with the youngest home it's harder to workout (plus with hubby home in the am, I don't like working out in front of people).

Here is the tip jar:

Wish me luck! 

My birthday is fast approaching!

Yup, that's right. My birthday is 9 days away. I'm very disappointed to say that I am no where near my goal weight. I'm only human though, I'm not perfect. The only thing I can hope to do is learn from my mistake and push on. Hopefully all the illness will be done for a while. Last year it seemed like my kids were sick all the time. We all just got done with strep throat, and now my oldest has the stuffy nose again.

It will be great to see a loss of something by my birthday :) I'd LOVE to have inches lost somewhere (preferably around my belly and waist). I have yet to go buy a scale, or step on the Wii scale. I don't want to rely on the number, but rather how my clothes fit. I have a pair of pants that I'm dying to have them fit perfectly.

Took the weekend off of working out, I was so sore. Today I did Cardio Power & Resistance. Still didn't get through it without taking a lot of breaks...and now I'm tired! But I managed to burn 397 calories :) Only thing I can do is keep doing it and hopefully it will get better.

Going to go drink me a shake for lunch, get a tiny cat nap in, and then clean the house. It really needs it! Might throw in some MW3 too.

Recovery?

Today was Cardio Recovery...and let me tell you, there wasn't much recovery at all! My legs are SO sore right now! I can hardly sit down without them shaking. Squats are not my friend today.

Had a yummy breakfast though :) Scrambled eggs with diced onion, green pepper, and tomato. Super good! I take the Jenny Craig idea (I think it was Jenny) and don't "count" my veggies. They tell their clients (so Valerie Burtinelli said in something I read) that the veggies are unlimited...UNLIMITED!!! They also have a soup that you can make that is...UNLIMITED! I wish I had the recipe for it because it sounded super delicious.

I'm doing pretty good with my eating. Not eating too much, and I have to say I'm not starving either. I do know that if I continue to use my Shakeology as my lunch I really need to get healthy snacks for between lunch and dinner. I haven't done terrible, ate some cheese nips yesterday but it was like 300 calories worth of "snack". I need veggies or yogurt or something.

I am looking forward to seeing results this time around. I'm going to make it happen! I didn't mention, but the last time I went to the doctor I had gained 7 pounds :( I also have gained inches around my waist, belly, and hips. IT HAS GOT TO GO!

Seen something interesting the other day.
"It takes 4 weeks for you to notice you body changing, 8 weeks for your friends to notice, and 12 weeks for the rest of the world to notice. Give it 12 weeks. DON'T QUIT!"

That is one of the many quotes I have in my fitness journal. Hopefully it helps!

So sore!

Wow! Just did the second day of Insanity and I hurt EVERYWHERE!! It's a good thing I don't have to do much for dinner tonight, I tried to get a pan out for breakfast and it hurt really bad LOL. Managed to burn 427 calories somehow though. I was trying to push through but I just couldn't do it full on. Next week I should be able to do it at 100%!

Enjoying sitting on the couch though...and drinking a Chocolate Banana shake :) Yummo!

Well, I'm off to die a little more!! (litterally...I'm taking a break and playing MW3 online, just got hooked up with my own game account :))

Starting over...again...for the second time.

Well, I hit a huge road block. I got through a month of Insanity and quit. I also quit drinking my Shakeology every day. I'm getting back on track though. Just did day one of Insanity :) Going to drink a shake for lunch :) I am doing it this time. Everyone has set backs, some are longer than others. The thing is, you have to get yourself out of it and PUSH PLAY! It took me longer to get out of the set back than I intended but I'm here!

I burnt 557 calories in 43 minutes! 12.9 calories a minute! I'm only going to get better too!

Another good thing is that on Valentines day Shakeology is coming out with their new flavor FINALLY! I am so excited to try it! Check it out, they are super yummy shakes, and you can add things to make them even yummier. :)  Down there is the video, I have never added one to my blog before and not sure how to do it the way I wanted it...but this is what the shakes have in them. SO much easier than eating all that in one day if you ask me LOL. Check it out and let me know if you have any questions, also you can check out Insanity HERE, along with all their other wonderful workouts :)