SO… I said that I would wait a couple weeks before stepping on the scale. I lied. I decided that now is good as ever to track my progress for the next month. I did waitt a few days though since I’ve been sick with a head cold and laying around the house needing a nap ALL day long. So – did I gain weight from my two week cruise???? Drum Rolls please…. I lost three pounds! I usually lose…
Mommy Fitness Blog: Back and Ready to GET FIT
February 28, 2011I just spent two weeks in Italy, Spain, Turkey, Greece and Malta. I ate gelatos, pizzas, pastas and drank lots of wine. It was a GREAT trip. We were on a cruise ship so you can only imagine the temptations everywhere. I started each day with my routine breakfast of eggwhites and oatmeal. During lunch (if we weren’t at port) I would have some salad with some protein and bread. Of course, I would snack here and there throughout the…
A parents gift…
February 12, 2011February 11, 2011 David and I are leaving for Europe today. In approximately eight hours we will be flying to Spain where we will spend the next couple of weeks traveling to Italy, Greece, Turkey and more. It will be an amazing adventure with my husband, a welcomed vacation from the very busy life we exist in every day. My mother-in-law has flown in to help my mom watch the boys. I already emailed a detailed itinerary of our travel…
Mommy Fitness Blog: ASTALAVISTA BABY!!
February 11, 2011I am leaving in six hours. It is 2am and I am just finishing my to do list – which was long and tiresome. I still have to do payroll and then I get to cuddle with my boys for the remainder of the night until I get up at 5am to leave for the airport at 6am, so I can be ready for my flight at 8am!! I can’t believe it! very shortly David and I will be traveling…
Auditing myself.
February 1, 2011February 1, 2011 Today was a tough day. For the last couple days I’ve been incredibly emotional. I don’t know what it is I just feel like lying in bed and crying. Sometimes for no reason at all. Today I was given a big wake up call when I realized I wasn’t performing at my best. I’ve never been a very detail-oriented person, in fact, that was probably the only strain in my annual performance reviews whenever I worked for…
Mommy Fitness Blog: TRYING to stay motivated.
February 1, 2011As I type this, it’s Tuesday – I have my Mom-ME Fit Club in 23 minutes. The sun is finally shining after days and days of terrible fog in the area. I didn’t train on Monday – mainly because when I woke up at 5am, my eldest son woke up and knocked on the bathroom door. He then proceeded to not go to sleep unless I laid with him. SO there went my morning workout. I really wasn’t in the…
Your character is your destiny
January 28, 2011January 27, 2011 When I was in high school, I used to have quotes written on my binder for me to read and reflect upon whenever I felt lost, lonely or unmotivated. One of those quotes read, Your character is your destiny. I didn’t understand the depth of those five words at the time, all I knew is that I didn’t know what I wanted I just knew that if I was a person of high character, that God would…
Mommy Fitness Blog: BUTT TRAINING
January 26, 2011Yes, I’ve been kicking my butt lately. My most recent workout consists of walking lunges NONSTOP for 30-45 minutes. I just go into the group exercise room (when there is no class obviously) and I bring with me a 25lb barbell and a couple 10lb dumb bells. I start lunging, back and forth – sometimes I will add the barbell, sometimes I will grab the dumb bells. AND I DON’T STOP. I have maybe a 15 second break twice to…
Mommy Fitness Blog: My Favorite workout gear
January 26, 2011I’ve had a hard time motivating myself to workout lately. There are several reasons for that. Firstly, I have no set goal. It’s hard for me to set a goal because I’m leaving for vacation in two weeks…so therefore, I plan on setting a 12 week goal when I return. Secondly, I’ve been sleeping late and haven’t been able to get up early enough to train. I sleep late mostly because I workout later in the day (from not getting…
Mommy Fitness Blog: sleepless nights.
January 18, 2011Last night I had NO sleep. Both babies are teething. Christian has had a temperature these past two nights and for the life of me, Nicholas can’t be pacified unless I’m rocking him WHILE standing. I wanted to work out early this morning but couldn’t because I fell asleep at 4am. I had only 2.5 hours before my school program began. I didn’t train on Monday either. I was scheduled to do it in the evening but I attended a…