Goal Met!

Well, I stepped on the scale for the first time in a few months last night (we are staying at a friend's house), and was very pleasantly surprised! I now weigh slightly less than I did when I got pregnant with Luke. Yay! :)

This would have been an even bigger deal to me in times past because of how focused I used to be on the numbers. While I am very happy, I have realized that I am even happier with the fact that I have become so much stronger and, overall, happier.

On another front, my injury is bothering me less and less each day. I did Shred 1 & 2, lifted some weights and took a walk so far this week. These were modified to accomade my hips as much as I could.

Katie P- I have been thinking about you. Luke was such a terrible sleeper that I often spent half the day mad because of it. You are definitely not alone in that struggle! It is especially hard when other moms are saying how well their children sleep. Luke didn't sleep through the night consistently until about 21 months!

Exercising is tough when you feel sleep deprived too since your body already has a stress. Also, the frustration itself takes a lot out of a person. I am praying for you.

Jessica- What a great feeling! I am glad that you are finding so many ways to challenge yourself, and enjoy it! Also, I almost have enough rewards points from Amazon to pick up the Personal Training with Jackie. Looking forward to trying that one out.

Amie summer workout take 2 week 1 and P90X answer

Katie J-
YOU ARE AMAZING GREAT JOB!!!
Jess-
Regarding P90X see bottom of this post :-)

OK! Here is my workout summer AT HOME :-)

All these are from Tony Horton's 10 minutes DVD

Monday: 25 minutes and 32 oz water
Lower Body
Abs

Tuesday: 25 minutes and 32 oz water
Cardio
Lower body

Wed: 15 minutes 18 oz water
Yoga Stretch

Thursday: 25 minutes 18 oz water
Abs
Yoga Stretch

Friday: 25 minutes 44 oz water
Lower body
Cardio

Saturday: 25 minutes 44 oz water
Cardio
Abs

Sunday 15 minutes 20 oz water
yoga

NEXT WEEK GOALS
35 minutes/ day and consistent water intake :-)

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P90X

I LOVE LOVE P90X. I only completed 1/2 of it due to summer but am planning on starting over and completing it in October. It is a workout to prime athletes for events not just "tone" or get in shape as such it really does demand that hour and half six days a week. This is daunting but it is ONLY FOR 90 DAYS! And the halfway result was unlike anything I have ever experienced, even competing in my "prime" as an athlete. After you complete the 90 days you just would do maintenance (you already have the strength it is just maintaining) and they have some ideas to help you do so in more manageable chunks (20-40 minutes/day). If you want to be in your best shape EVER this program is what you should do but be sure and get your spouse doing it with you or you may burn out :-) I'll try and do a better review later but that's what I have for you now :-)

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on another note you could try p90 it is the get in great shape but not athletic shape version...I hear it is also amazing and only 30 minutes/ day...might be worth checking out!

Going it alone

Saturday was good- a ride on the bike, some cleaning, and 1/2 of the Shred level 2 (I was interrupted by the delivery of a new dishwasher).

Sunday- No exercise, ate lots of yummy things...

Monday- Prevention DVD, lots of playing with Luke (this counts a exercise for me- he likes physical play). Nathan is out of town for a few days and Luke seems to have had an allergic reaction to something and has had the runs for two days now- poor baby. He needed extra attention and play time with mamma. I think he has a milk allergy. I think I will try him on some organic milk before giving up milk all together. I have somewhat of an intolerance to milk. Mostly I get my dairy through cheese, yogurt, etc...

I haven't yet stated my goals. Well, my goal this summer is to exercise 6 days a week and lose about 5-10lbs. Kelly said that exercising helps with her anxiety. For me, exercising is the primary method that I use to keep from feeling depressed. If I get depressed, I get sluggish and want to eat (hence the wanting to lose 5-10lbs). I want to be a happy wife and mommy. Also, we are hoping to have baby #2 soon, so I need to be as good of shape as I can.

Summer Goals through august

Thanks for the invite guys I have never thought of a "blog" as a way to support accountability worth a try anyway :-)

I was just reviewing this today...we are leaving for vacation Thursday which marks the start of 7 weeks away from home out of 9 between now and August so I was trying to think through my fitness goals :-)

-Ab ripper X (15 minutes) 3x/week (burn onto laptop before departing)
-50 push ups (1/2 boy 1/2 girl) 2x/week (alternating with abs) and 10 pull ups if pull up bar is accessible
-Walk rather then drive as often as possible (or ride bike to locations if at home), or carry the kids in the carrier instead of the stroller to build core muscles and utilize a more strenuous workout.
-Limit sweet intake to one dessert a day
-Drink 32 oz of water a day (min)

I just finished Ab ripper X and the girls love doing it wight me (cracks me up!) They are doing it shirtless (like their dad) and Providence wanted to do it again because it was over too fast...she informed me throughout that she was not forgetting to breathe and was not feeling the burn :-)

I like exercising for the physical challenge, the way it helps me view my body image healthier and how it enables me to instill in my girls a positive way of taking care of the body God has entrusted us with...my biggest challenges are my core which I am trying to build up I feel that the three stomach surgeries have really taken a tole on my core muscles which affects my ability to exercise and lift weights as I'd like...

-Amie