Selling Myself Week 4/Day 3

Hi everyone,

Here is my mindset as of lately.

If you didn't know I am a mother of 2 beautiful Children. They are my life, they are my everything. Everything I do is for them without a doubt. I gave up the military and even working for them. I worked my entire pregnancy with my son. 9 months and I was still faster than most of the girls there. I gave up my job 3 months after my son was born because I just believed that my time with him was more important. Then it was decided I wanted another child to get it all over with. My baby Lorilye was born and I still did not have a job.

My husband and I did fine though. We owned a 1997 Skyline Trailer. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. It was beautiful. We redid everything in that house and we made it our home. This year we decided to buy a house. My paradise hands down. We own a 5 bedroom farm house (100+ years old) with a extra playroom, Kitchen, Bathroom and a beautiful dining room.We even have real radiators with amazing artwork on them The outside we own 5 acres, 3/4 acre pond and a apple orchard. It is beautiful.

I also own a shit ton of animals. 2 Alaskan Malamutes (Red and Black one), My little puppy (Pomeranian and Mini Schnauzer), 3 cats, and 1 Cockatiel and a Parakeet.

Last SUmmer I lost 30 pounds by myself. Riding 2 hours a day on a bike and walking 6 miles. Gosh it was hard work but it was so so so worth it. This year my excuses have staggered. I was stressed moving, preschool and just couldn't manage my schedule.

So I have for the past 2 months I have stuck to me. I am currently (of course) on week 4 Day 3 of Insanity. Gosh it hasn't been easy but hey! I stuck to it. I am a graduate of Slim in 6.

My priorities have gotten into check lately. I wanted to go into the military before I had kids, as stated earlier, I have always physically fit before I had kids. So I have seen the huge decline in the care of people health or lack of support system for others.

I applied for college today. I want a degree in Exercise Science, sure I could just apply for a quick Personal Training degree, but I really want to know everything. Everything. I am a sponge who wants to help. So many people can't lose weight because accountability falls to the wayside. Exercise partners are scarce or maybe even don't have the time.

I have done Supreme 90 I love it Cheap ($20) and it does the job. I have Jillian Videos, Bob Harper, Biggest Loser, 10 minute solution. I have been doing Insanity and 10-minute Trainer and honestly I am in love with them. The results the community is overwhelming. I am becoming a beachbody coach in February. But I am willing to help others and meet others with the same goal..because sometimes just a talk will make the click, that hey I can do this.

I want to meet anyone with the same goals. Questions. Motivation. Accountability. Insanity Questions. Beachbody Questions. Anything I am here to help.

So this my friends is a redo of a 23 year old who needs/wants change.

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Insanity Week4/Day1

Here I am! Week 4 Day 1. Double. Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs.

Sore is not even the word. My abs are screaming. Everywhere else is a cruel reminder of pain. Almost to recovery week.....it will be so much needed after this non-stop craziness.

This is so worth it. I am a SLim in 6 graduate and I am so so so so determined to kill Insanity. With this much intensity it is just one of those....yeah I did insanity. With a smug look on my face.

I still recommended it to anyone looking for a change. After the getting use to the horrid soreness, you actually see change.

Week 4

Week 4 :) Out of Three Weeks I have only missed 2 workouts. Which I am going to be Cruising and hurting this entire week. No Breaks at all. Which means here is the set-up for the week.

Week 4 : Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs
Cardio Power and Resistance
Plyometric Cardio Circuit
Cardio Recovery and My make-up day (Cardio Power and Resistance.
Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs
Plyometric Cardio Circuit
Rest Day Will Take
Week 5 is all Cardio Core. So the first day I will do my last Cardio Circuit. SO that entire week I will be rested. Thanksgiving is that week. So I get a lazy time for that. Then on top of that I stop the program a week before Christmas. Merry Christmas to me :)

I can see this week being mental failure. I will be sore everyday.Give it 110% and prevail.

Week 3, Day 2/3

Yesterday my friend tried Insanity with me. She was very determined and she agreed it is Intense.

Tuesday was Cardio Circuit. I pushed it. Gave it 110% percent and Dug Deeper. My calves by the end were screaming in pain. Muscle Failure was happening. By the end I was covered in sweat and then Had to go pick up my husband. Horrid and then go to work...Even at work I felt my knee start to lock. Thank god this morning my knee pain had disappeared. I was seriously worried about not being able to do Pure Cardio. Pure Cardio does take every inch of muscle work.

It was a double today. Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs. I was a little distracted but I got through it. Just took pacing and some effort. Don't get me wrong I was still tired, still covered in sweat. Then to follow up with Abs. Ooh and I ain't done. 12 miles on my bike. Distraction makes means I need to work harder. I have 9 days life til Core week.

Insanity Week 3 Fit Test

Insanity is all about Hard Work, Digging Deeper, and Determination. Want Results...do you best and 110% more. Fitness Test for Week 3. Switch Kicks:60 (+16) Power Jacks :54(+9) Power Knees: 88 (+18) Power Jumps:40 (+17) Globe Jumps: 12/48 (+4/16) Suicides: 19(+8) Push-up Jacks:21(+13) Low Planks:72 (+22)

Yeah you do see that right. 2 weeks of Hard work. 2 weeks!!! You see that is 2 weeks of being constantly sore and lying in bed thinking "geez, I dont think I can be in any more pain" My husband heat welcomed to soothe all the soreness. I may be bitching about soreness alot..but you know Nothing feels better than Skinny or healthy :)

Someday my abs, thighs, Shoulders, and every other sore spot may love me. These results are worth it. Counting this week there is 2 more weeks left of the basic workouts and then A whole recovery week then The scary second month :) I won't lie second month is still terrifying. So I have been working my butt off 110% everytime to get to almost muscle Failure. Heart Rate has been peaking at 150-170 when working out. I have been having so much support lately it is crazy.

Week 3 of Insanity

Week 3 of Insanity :)

So heres the pictures. They aren't pretty but they are what I am dealing with. The little changes are what count. After 3 weeks, I have to wear a belt or my pants fall down. I had bought a belt maybe a month a go and comfortably I can get it down to the fourth hole from the end. My shirts are getting looser.My scale and me aren't talking til I am over with Insanity. Its one of those things I want to be shocked over.

Pure Cardio and Insane abs were yesterday and whew I was sore this morning. Acceptance is how Sore I am. I need to feel sore to know I am actually achieving something. I woke up so sore this morning my husbands warmth soothed my body. Yeah, it is that bad.

This is the new me. Still me but just a recovering fatty and A gears addict. To be pre-pregnancy weight again.

Insanity W2/D5

Its Week 2 Day 5. It was umm...Power and Resistance. Or aka...jumping jumping and squats galore. Abs already hurt. Seriously Insanity is no joke. I feel my triceps as well. I already know I feel like 70% good tomorrow I will be in hell...which is bad. Tomorrow is Double day. Pure Cardio and Cardio Ab. Yeah, 45 minutes of Pure Cardio and 30 minutes of Cardio abs. will post tomorrow that routine.

I also rewarded myself because I know I will be finishing I ordered Turbo Fire. I have always wanted to do it and at the price of $44 I couldn't pass it up.

I need my old self back more than ever. On February 3rd I am turning 24. I need to get back to my cute/hot self and being healthy on top of it. I already am 3 belt hooks down and without the belt the pants fall down. November is the month to be serious. Just remember no matter how long it takes, no matter how many restarts at least you are doing something.


Winter for me is the perfect time to workout inside. Nothing better to do on a snowy day. Thanksgiving, Christmas. God I love this time and with a new house to decorate. I love it.

W2/D3 Insantiy

Here we are Week 2 Day 3. Cardio Circuit. I will tell you my glutes hurt, my shoulders hurt, my abs are screaming and oooh yeah I am starting to get a cold. Dear God, Shoot me now.

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Insanity not for the weak. If you can't deal with being sore....allll the time. Don't do it. If you cannot stay committed to a challenge. Don't do it. If you don't have 45 minutes a day...then Month two up to an hour. Don't do it.

If you have the desire to change, If you look in the mirror and hate yourself...do it and stick to it. Find people (like me) that will help you hit your goal. We all get lost with our jobs, life, kids, wife, and housekeeper that it is hard to concentrate on ourselves. Trust me I am home all day by myself with two kids. I love my alone time, my time to myself, but working out is who I am. The burn I love/hate it. It is hard in the beginning.

Fact takes 6 weeks for real results in the body. Takes burning 3,000 calories to burn 1 pound of fat. Starving yourself never works. It is very unhealthy. Slow loss is good weight reduction can prevent sagging skin.

Week 2 Insanity/ Pure Cardio

Pure Cardio. Already anyone knows I loath pure Cardio. This week is the worst....Double shift on Saturday with Pure Cardio. I ate a cup of cottage cheese and grabbed a Special K Protein Shake. Yum. I cannot pony up to any other protein shake they taste horrid.

Tonight I got lost in the show Lost. Tonight I glanced at the clock and it is 12:30 am. Gosh, I didn't want to workout. My body just didn't want to even want to move. My zebra clad bed was calling me. Plus the lack of sleep yesterday. I do have a workout Buddy and I knew I didn't want to tell him. "Hey I didn't work out last night" No...that is just disappointment. So I got up put my zebra shorts on and put a tank top on. Pure Cardio is tough. But change is tough. Insanity is not a walk in the park. It is a challenge that I am willingly challenging.

Insanity Week 2/Life

Tired. Sore. Life at Insanity's Mercy.

Week 1 is over. Moving on to Week 2. I have been soaking up the last moments of the warm weather up here in Ohio. I have been enjoying every day like it is my last.

Enjoyed having a huge barn Halloween Party with my best friends band. Everybody had a great time and it was in my barn. Meet some pretty cool people and was very drunk. Apparently Tequilla and Jager do that.

My kiddos are growing up way too much. Preschool is doing wonders on Zekens speech and his attitude. Lorilye is picking up everything that Zeke is and it is amazing.

More later but I am exhausted ugh...and my abs may fall out.

Day 5:Pure Cardio

Pure Cardio I have dreaded this day. It is the worst one in the first Month. Things only get tougher later when they throw in Abs afterward. This one requires hard work, sweat and maybe even some tears. Even Shaun T says "This shit is Bananas."

3 rounds of Jog Jumping Jacks Heisman 1-2-3 Butt Kicks High Knees Mummy Kicks

Suicide Drills Switch Kicks Wide Football Sprints Stance Jacks Pedal 8 Hooks and 4 Jump Rope Power Jacks Level 2 drills Frog Jumps Power Knees Mountain Climbers Ski Down Scissor Runs Suicide Jumps Push-Up Jacks

So this is 14 minutes straight of working out. This is non stop Cardio. This is the hardness of Insanity. It is intense It is not for the weak. Mental, Physical Failure is going to happen.

Day 4: Cardio Recovery

So today I was probably in the most pain I have been in for a while. Soreness is incredible. Laughing, Coughing, Sneezing. It is like hell. Went to bed a little sore and wham! Painful.

Cardio Recovery is exactly how it sounds. Slow and relaxing. Still at the same time intense and stretching out the muscles. Holds are probably the worst. Planks are excruciating. Neverless the soreness seems to subside by the end. Which is good. Much needed for tomorrow. Pure Cardio. Probably the hardest one in the first Month.

Only one real rest day in the whole series and that is on Sunday. That day comes as a relief in this series. If you do Insanity and decide to skip a workout. Never stick it on that day. You need rest. I actually like what one person did. They always kept track of their missed days. SO they would skip one and then continue the next day. But before cardio week they did all the workouts they missed a whole week of them. Cardio Week is the 4th week and it is much much much needed! Trust me. Month 2 is nothing less than rough.

Peace Out

Day 3 Cardio Power and Resistance

Jumping, Jumping and more jumping. My calves, Glutes, and practically everything else is on fire. The first week is always like a test of how much a body can really take. The soreness that makes you not want to get up. It does mean that you are working on muscles at least. The harsh motivation.

First up 3 sets of warm up circuit.Jog Power JacksLog Jumps1-2-3Butt KicksHigh Knees Vertical Jumps

Did I mention Jumping..Jumping and ooh yeah hello soreness. Next set is Power Jumps Belt Kicks Hit the Floor V Push-Ups. This 3 workout circuit is almost like a baby circuit. Power Jumps get you exploding, then Belt Kicks you settle down, Hit the floor right back up and then intense V pushup. I never thought something could attack my shoulders so roughly.Then after the third set some Triceps moves...and then the fun begins.

This point you are thinking Damn only 15 minutes left...then the real fun begans. Sprints/Hurdles, Globe Jumps, Moving Push-ups and Floor sprints. Non-stop fun. Tests every once of yourself. But with a little focus this can be done. Shaun T is just a beast.

The beast in me did this Insanity, then a cooldown of 6 miles on my bike with Jillian Michaels and then some 300 ab workout. I probably will wake up in a sore coma but I asked for it. Drinking water like alcohol to distract myself. Love,

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Day 2: Plyometric Cardio Circuit

For anyone not knowing the way Insanity is set up. It is 3 sets of about 7 workouts. You do not stop at all just keep going through them. Which is Jogging, Jumping Jacks, Heismens, 1-2-3's, Butt Kicks, High Knees and Mummy Kicks. Each set is even faster than the last.

The rest is a whole 30 seconds and then you start the new set of 3. The warmup which is like any basic stretches. The next set is, if my memory serves right is Suicide Drills, Jump Squats, Upright Mountain Climbers, and Ski Jumps. These ones after each set you do get a 30 second rest. Then the last set pushes you the hardest and then you do Moving feet, and Sprints.

This is all mental. You need so much mental to push yourself the furthest you can go. The Third set is the last by this point. Puking sounds fun. Abs are screaming. Basketballs, Push ups/Mountain Climbers/Jump, then Ski Abs, and one more In and outs. Which are the worst when your abs are screaming in pain. The last set is pushing, you have to add on Jabs, Cross Jacks, Uppercuts and This weird Force move.

Then finally you are done 3 sets of 3 circuits. The stretch feels amazing afterward. Just like last time I am betting the first week is going to be crazy sore.

Today so far I burned 1,620 calories, with 39 minutes of Exercise. Later Today I will be adding an hour worth of bike ride on here. I have even considered doing the 300 ab in 30 days :) or Autumn Abs on Workout Trainer :)

Monday, October 22, 2012

Starting Over

Okay so I lied I am starting INsanity Today :) Fit test is today and that is pretty intense. I did a whole month before and now I am going to finish all 60 days.

Goal: 25 pounds before January

Already Down to 23 pounds :)

I will do a blog everyday. Maybe even share some food, thoughts, exercise and oohh yeah my body media results. Its not easy to find time. But it is going to happen I made it through a month of Insanity all by myself and now the motivation is happening. Sticking to goals. I have lost 32 pounds so far :) what is 25 more.

Talk to you later Luves.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

The insanity

2 pounds down :) I am literally working my butt off. Ive been back and forth lately. I wanna do Insanity again. In fact I love Insanity.  Its just hard to find the time to seclude myself and get it done. But I am thinking I will start today and kill it. Plus a hour on my bike everyday. My schedule is a bit....umm....crowded.

I already noticed my belt went down 3 holes. Which is awesome in so many ways. I am looking better everyday. For anyone who hasnt done Insanity. It is pretty awesome. 3 sets of 3 sets and it works everything. Plus you sweat like a pound of water out. I love/hate Pure Cardio 17 minutes straight of pure cardio.

23 more pounds :) til Jan.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

1 pound down

If I could write to myself When I was on top of it all, I'd say you're going overboard and when you're falling You're gonna feel so small, Someone's gonna tell you that you deserve the worst, They'll say you're never coming back And tell you that you're cursed. And when they give up, cause they always give up. Say, here I am alive.I made mistakes, I know, I know But here I am alive. So many people close to me cut me down, This is supposed to be a bad luck town I jumped, I fell, I hit the ground. But here I am alive.

Today is an amazing day. I lost another pound. :) Makes me jump with joy. My goal is 25 more pounds to go before January. SO 24 more to go this year. So yeah I wish I could express the way I feel about this. The way I get on the scale and bam! The joy is just indescribable. Just biking 7 miles a day and arms, or abs, or something else to buy through my time. Plus working :)

Wednesday, October 3, 2012

Truth

Sometimes in life we kind of forget about ourselves. Me I forgot what It feels like to be skinny you know. I dis my weight and try to disown it. Work out everyday to get rid of it. Its like my pregnancy curse. Then I walked into my Friend's childs room and thought wow, I look pretty damn good. They're closet doors are mirrors, Full size. My curves, my breasts and my legs were like wow. Its sad I have hated this body as I get skinnier I appreciate it more and more. Its hard to see past the "getting skinnier part" and stretch marks. But as I progress I keep getting happier and happier. All my goal getting done and it just takes some hard work but you know its all worth that feeling I had today. My pants are getting looser and you know it is all worth it. Every sore muscle, Every time I push myself. It is where I want to be in life.

Some days it is hard, other days oh so simple. I don't know what life has in store for me but I will just keep going up. Everyday until I find who I am.

7 years

September 4th 2005 is the day my entire world changed. The day I met the love of my life. Seven Long Years. It seems like such a longer time. That's life though. This person who no matter what believes in my and always makes sure I have what I want to be where I want.

I still can Reflect on pre-kids days and they are amazing. We were amazing. Then we brought back in 2008 and 2009 two amazing little children. We just got more amazing, our patience tested more and all the ups and downs. Regardless if we created them or not we got through them and thats all that matters. He let me be a stay at home mom so I didn't have to miss a single thing. We got our first car together, our first trailer, moving out, buying our first home, raising two children, marriage, fiance, and so much more. We got Married February 14th 2010 :)

I can honestly say you are my rock and my stability.You mean absolutely everything to me. The changes in our relationship in the past 6 months have made us stronger. We will always be together, and I know that deep down. I love you, David. You make me proud to be your wife. True Love is in my fairy tale.

Monday, October 1, 2012

Changes in the making

It is finally (well almost) weather is getting cooler and leaves are falling. Crops are being harvested and skies are looking grayer.

My son started Preschool last month. So that means 9am to 1130 I have time with my little lady. Which is such a new experience, just us every Tuesday and  Thursday. Thinking next year my son starts kindergarten and my daughter will go to Preschool 3 days a week.

This month I have been working out everyday. Between Insanity, Workout Trainer and biking. Its been intense. Just today I did 2 workouts plus 7 miles on the bike in 30 minutes. I just order some ifit for my bike. So we will see how much improvement that will bring. My water intake has gone up and getting over my plateau was hard. But I am a determined girl. I am playing how much weight can O lose before December 25th.

Ooh and I finally got a job. Just to get out of the house and do something. Help out and even just have my own money. I actually like my job to, just have to keep my routine so I let nothing fall through the cracks :)