So much has happened in this past week. – My mother was diagnosed with Coronary Heart Disease and experienced two small heart attacks. (one occurred on her actual birthday) – My son, Christian, was sick from Thursday to right now! (Today is Wednesday and he is feeling MUCH better) – An elderly woman at a care home I manage was brought to Emergency and is now on Hospice. – I had three articles due (Imagine trying to keep your mind…
Mommy Fitness Blog: 2 shakes a day!
June 24, 2009So here’s the deal: I’ve been SUCCESSFULLY been runnin 10 miles per week for the last two weeks. I JUST finished running 3 miles today! I DEFINITELY think that running has leaned me up a bit, BUT.. and this is a BIG but… I don’t think I’m eating well. I eat pretty much what I want from Fri-Sun. Granted I don’t eat fries and cheeseburgers, but I definitely don’t eat as much protein as I should. I need to start…
Mommy Fitness Blog: work, working out and workin’ IT!
June 19, 2009This entire week I’ve been working….waking at 6am and working until 7pm. In addition to my work, I still have meetings, appointments, my mom(me!) club, working out and the baby to tend to every single day. Today was actually the first day I actually woke up early and trained at 5am. I’ve been desiring to train in the morning all week but failed to complete that goal NOT because my body wasn’t used to waking up that early …but moreover…
Mommy Fitness Blog: My new goals.
June 8, 2009SO! I decided that I want to start running. I always tell everyone that Running is the BEST type of cardio and yet I hardly do it! WHY? Because it brings me back to junior high school years when I was forced to run ‘the mile’. Of course, I wasn’t the slowest girl in the class (I was 3rd fastest to be exact) but it was still hard. Even though I can run forever, (as I do when I run…
Mommy Fitness Blog: it’s a new beginning.
June 1, 2009My son is going to be five months this week and summer is arriving soon. It’s a new month, a new week and a new morning…time for great reflections as I prepare for the fitness journey ahead. Well – my weight hit a plateau this past month. While my weight didn’t move, my body still felt different. My waist is smaller, some areas are tighter and clothes (especially jeans) feel a lot better. Even though I still worked out and…
Mommy Fitness Blog: Get up! Get going! It’s Monday!
May 18, 2009I layed in bed for an hour before I actually got out the door this morning… WHY? Because I was soooo unmotivated. Not only did I have a ‘kinda bad’ weekend eating, but it has been really HOT lately and the baby kept me up for a while around 3am. SOOOO…after I weighed myself (because I was convinced I gained two pounds) I was happy to find I had not gained anything. So, I put on my clothes, my shoes…
Mommy Fitness Blog: a story about motivation
May 15, 2009So I’ve been training EVERY day this week including Sunday. Have a lost 2 pounds? NO. What are my thoughts? – I think I could’ve eaten a better last meal of the day – I am at a ‘set-point’ weight right now and it’s really hard to get away from it – I’m plateauing with my cardio workouts – My body is adjusting to my increased intake from 1400 to 1800 calories a day (for my breast feeding) —- So…
Mommy Fitness Blog: I’ve got super sneakers~!!!!
May 11, 2009Well – not exactly.! BUT! I’ve got two new Nike sneakers that I purchased at the outlets this weekend and I LOVE THEM. One is pink, black and white…they are the Nike Shox. The other is a bright orange. YES, I like colorful shoes. I told David that I like dressing up like a clown at the gym so I don’t get bored! LOL. Actually, it’s sorta true. Most of my girlfriends know me as someone who show sup with…
Mommy Fitness Blog: I’m not eating enough.
May 5, 2009I’ve got a ton of things to do today: – go to the grocery store – write an article – begin writing a grant – exercise (chest/abs) – attend C.O.R.E. club – meeting with teacher advisor – update sites – make a bunch of phonecalls. etc.etc.etc. I already completed a few of my goals today. I worked out with my Mom-Me fitness club this morning and it was brutal! We did a running HITT workout and I was sweating! We…
passing it on.
April 19, 2009April 19, 2009 When I was in sixth grade, our class participated in an aerobics routine to the music, Can’t Touch This by MC Hammer. Our classmate, Jason, had a mother who volunteered as our aerobics instructor for a period of 4 months. From that moment, I relished every opportunity our class had to workout’. I fondly remember exercising in the front row with a one-piece body suit, spandex and a head band. At only 11 years old, I thoroughly…