I recently saw this on someone's Pinterest page and found it so fitting to how I am feeling these days!

 My favorite time of the day or I should say night in this case, is right after my girls have fallen asleep. Not because they are sleeping and I can finally have some peace and quiet. But because it's the time of day when everything seems right in the world. They both look so peaceful and perfect and it gives me hope that maybe I'm not screwing things up and setting up witty remarks in their futures memoirs! I go in and just sit for a few moments reflecting on the day and silently promising to be a better mom the next day. I vow to have more patience, care less about the clean state of our house or lack thereof. I promise to play more, to yell less and to speak with love.

I'm so grateful for their naturally forgiving hearts and the little kisses and random hugs they give throughout the day no matter how many meltdowns we've all had. When I say "WE" that includes me! 

I'm grateful that they love me despite my millions of imperfections and daily screw ups. 

 

back from Zombieland

Well....this whole 30 day challenge thing is not going as I planned! Our entire house got the flu and it was MISERABLE!!!! I finally hit the gym Wed night and it felt good. I went a Zumba class and it was a lot of fun. I burned almost 500 calories in 45 minutes. It was definitely intense! I am down 5lbs and hope to lose another 5 by March!!!! I need to get my butt outside and start running! Anyone need a running buddy

It's been a while since I've posted about the girls....they are up to their normal antics. Ava definitely keeps things lively:

 Exhibit A

That would be tea tree oil and eucalyptus Diaper rash cream smeared all over her head! 2 days before that it was desitin!

It's a good thing I love this monster so much! She may be a crazy nut but she is also the best snuggler ever. She loves to crawl into my lap and give me hugs and kisses and read, read, read! This girl loves books!

Funny Ava story: We were leaving Bella's Dr appt yesterday and she grabbed the Dr by his face and gave a big kiss on the lips. Held his face in her hands and said "Wuv, you". She then proceeded to give the girl in the waiting a big hug and told her, "no owies, stickers" 

Love this girl!

Miss Bella is getting so smart everyday! She gets so excited when she learns to write new letters or spell words! She loves to learn. She also has the greatest imagination. If she could she would spend all day in her own imaginary world!

 

Day 4

I didn't end up going to the gym last night. So instead of doing the leg workout I did this really GREAT circuit workout: 
http://www.pbfingers.com/2012/01/15/at-home-workouts/

It's pretty fast paced and a definite sweat producer! My legs and arms are SOOOO sore today.

I definitely think I will keep this in my arsenal of workouts! 

Today I'm going to do a 30 min run and the leg workout from yesterday!
 

Day 3!

I'm not feeling so motivated today...which means I need to get my butt MOVING!

Tonight court and I are hitting the gym. I plan on doing a 30 min run and then this fancy little workout from my Pinterest board: http://www.shape.com/fitness/workouts/top-10-moves-thinner-thighs?page=6

I mean, c'mon! Who doesn't wish there were some more inches separating their inner thighs!? THIS GIRL!

Thanks for all the encouragement friends!  It was very Ghandi-ish wisdom. I am drinking LOTS of water! I'm pretty sure our water bill just might double from all the flushing going on! Holy tiny bladder!

I'm excited to get rid of these 10lbs yes, but even more so I'm excited to just feel good! I already notice more energy and my old lady knees and hips are starting to get stronger! I made a goal to run a 5k this spring and I'm feeling pretty good about it!

Please, if you have any great workouts you  love, feel free to share!!!!!

 

Day 2...starting over

I don't know what happened to my body on Saturday but I got hit hard with something! I was cold, hot, shivering, achy all at the same time and by Sunday night I was totally fine!

I sometimes wonder if my Mother-in-law is right about her Aliens theory!

So..... back on track! I was going to do that great arm workout but Joe ended up getting home from work in time for me to go to the aquafit class at LA Fitness. I've been wanting to go for a while now because I have a bum knee but Joe has been getting home late recently.

I'm not going to lie....I had a vision of a geriatric swimsuit competition....and well, yeah it kind of was...BUT...it was such  a GREAT workout. It was very high-intensity and a major burn! The teacher was probably in his 60's and waaaaaayyyyy more fit and in shape than I am! I really like and am going to try and go back next week. I will however wear a different swimsuit...the girls and I had a close call.

Okay...this is the part where you give me some feedback! I have been trying to lose 10lbs for a year! I finally got down to 135lbs. My problem is I am STUCK!!!!!!! I am doing everything I can possibly think of and still nothing. The really frustrating thing is I feel skinnier and my pants definitely fit more loosely but I gained 2 lbs this week!!! What the heck! I haven't changed any eating habits, or gone on a Krispy Kreme binge or anything. I am so frustrated!

Has anyone had this problem or have some Ghandi-ish wisdom to impart??????

 

Day 2 and 3...a bust!

Sooo, my workout Friday was pretty good. I went to the gym and did the ab workout I posted as well as ran for 10 min on the treadmill and cycled for 10 minutes as fast as I possibly could! I think I did around  miles on the bike.

And then Saturday came and I got SICK!!!!!

So, this post is going to be super short! I'm getting back on the horse tomorrow and will be doing this lovely pinterest workout: http://www.shape.com/blogs/fit-list-jay-cardiello/5-exercises-ditch-arm-flab-forever

Happy exercising!!!

Pinterest 30 day fitness challenge

We all know the saying, "All roads to Hell are paved with good intentions" Well, in this case maybe not to hell, hell as in geographically. But definitely the I have muffin tops, side boobs, back boobs and still look 3 months pregnant HELL! 

Also, if you're like me you have this fancy little board on Pinterest with all these awesome workouts etc...that you haven't even taken a second glance at since the day you pinned them.

I finally feel motivated enough to tackle these last 10lbs that have been the bane of my existence for the past year. I'm starting a 30 day fitness challenge and everyday I'm going to do at least one workout/exercise I pinned on Pinterest! 

I'm using this as my motivation. This was from our Honeymoon and the last time I saw my abdominal muscles!



 Day 1:

This is my first workout I'm doing. This lady's blog is really awesome and has lots of great tips and educational info!

http://www.bikinibodymommy.com/2012/11/top-5-favorite-ab-moves-nutrition-tips.html

I'm also going to do the 5k loop every night on the treadmill at the gym (and not eat leftover Christmas candy for breakfast eek!)
  

I'll let you know how it went tomorrow!!!!