Well, It's been a while since I've posted. Arg! Partially because my husband and I were both working...which was actually great- because that meant in the evenings I could spend all my time with my hubby! Now that he's back to school doing lots of school things... I have much more free time in the evenings! So....outdoor activities and blogging it is!
My Turbo Kick class on campus went amazing...I loved every minute of it! I was able to get about 15 regulars to my class...and each of them told me how much fun they had working out. A few of them even came up and asked me how they could become a Turbo Kick instructor. I was flattered!
Luckily I had Turbo Kick to keep me in shape the last few months. I strained my IT band pretty bad running one Saturday and I haven't been able to run much on it for the last month. I'm still supposed to run a Half Marathon on May 21st...but we'll see. I'm running only about 2 days a week and my longest run in the last 30 days has only been 6 miles. I'm hoping to increase this weekend to 8 miles...and see how I feel. My cute hubby bought me a foam roller to help rub out my muscles...and to help massage my IT band. It has worked wonders and I love to hate it. It feels good afterwards, but its also slightly painful. You know....when you are getting a good backrub and it hurts, yet feels so good all at the same time? (I'm not very good with backrubs....I get squirmy.)
Well, I hope to keep more in touch and to get this blog going full bloom. I have some pretty big ambitions for myself this summer....I would love to complete a few Half marathons, and if my IT Band heals, I'd love to try to run a full marathon in the fall. I also am going to try to see if I could teach Turbo Kick at the local gym, rather than on campus. I need some more experience on my fitness resume!!
Its a beautiful sunny day (even though it snowed yesterday) so I can't wait to get out and get my jog on!!!
Apr 27, 2011
Jan 17, 2011
Still kickin
{7 mile run on the indoor track + 60 minutes Turbo Kick}
Life is good. I wasn't sure I wanted to continue doing this blog. I feel too boring. But, I find its therapeutic for me to talk about my passion for exercise and food.
I've realized how much I absolutely love veggies in the past few months. I have become an addict. Broccoli, asparagus, eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms (are those a veggie?), corn, beans, peas, cauliflower, onions, carrots, sprouts, green and red peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, spaghetti squash, spinach, potatoes (how I love thee, Idaho), avacado (probably not considered a veggie to others), celery...ah, the list goes on forever. I do hate beets. My fridge was full to the max last Friday with tons of veggies and I have eaten them all. I must go shopping, again.
Today's lunch was delish....homemade healthy Primavera.
Sauted onion, garlic & mushrooms in 1 TBSP olive oil. Added green peppers, asparagus, zucchini, broccoli, green peppers, tomatoes & peas until they had cooked through. Then I added cooked whole wheat pasta. Put that deliciousness into a bowl and put 1/2 TBSP of parmesan cheese on top. YUMMMM! I was satisfied, and my tummy was full and it felt oh-so-good. Lotsa fiber, don'tchya know!!
Tomorrow I start my Turbo Kick classes, and I am very much excited!
Life is good. I wasn't sure I wanted to continue doing this blog. I feel too boring. But, I find its therapeutic for me to talk about my passion for exercise and food.
I've realized how much I absolutely love veggies in the past few months. I have become an addict. Broccoli, asparagus, eggplant, zucchini, mushrooms (are those a veggie?), corn, beans, peas, cauliflower, onions, carrots, sprouts, green and red peppers, cucumbers, tomatoes, spaghetti squash, spinach, potatoes (how I love thee, Idaho), avacado (probably not considered a veggie to others), celery...ah, the list goes on forever. I do hate beets. My fridge was full to the max last Friday with tons of veggies and I have eaten them all. I must go shopping, again.
Today's lunch was delish....homemade healthy Primavera.
Sauted onion, garlic & mushrooms in 1 TBSP olive oil. Added green peppers, asparagus, zucchini, broccoli, green peppers, tomatoes & peas until they had cooked through. Then I added cooked whole wheat pasta. Put that deliciousness into a bowl and put 1/2 TBSP of parmesan cheese on top. YUMMMM! I was satisfied, and my tummy was full and it felt oh-so-good. Lotsa fiber, don'tchya know!!
Tomorrow I start my Turbo Kick classes, and I am very much excited!
Dec 2, 2010
Woah Nelly....
Woooahhhhh....Girl, get ahold of yourself and put down the container of ice cream!!!!
Despite the fact that the hubs and I were stranded in our house on Thanksgiving we...okay I...pigged out. Major. Super major. And its not like I made a super awesome Thanksgiving meal. But, the problem was Thanksgiving wasn't just one day for me...it was a whole week. (ice cream, cookies, chips, 24/7 munchies) I will make an excuse and say that there were a lot of stress factors that came into play: my boss was having a stressful week and totally taking it out on me, or so it seemed....the weather was horrible and we were going to miss Thanksgiving with the family....sisterly drama....the bank account was low....i very much missed my parents and felt bad for them spending a Thanksgiving with no kids at home... and a few other more personal matters. Needless to say, I ate a lotof my feelings. I am not happy of the fact, because I usually am really good about not letting things get to me, but everything happening all at once just drained me and I turned to food. This is not something I wanted to admit, but I figure I better be honest. My goal is to prevent this in the future...because I don't have enough money to buy anymore jeans if these ones get tight...haha. And I really don't want my life to be consumed with food...I want to "Eat to Live...not Live to Eat".
So, December 1st I got ahold of myself before I could hop too far off the wagon. My goal this month is to not let the Christmas season get me off track with my health and fitness goals. Of course I want to enjoy a few good treats, but my goal is to wait for the best- the ones I want the very most- and savor it ever so slowly. And despite the freezing cold weather, I will bundle myself up like an eskimo and walk my booty a block down the road to get some exercises in at the gym. And if I can't manage to brave the weather...I will push play in the livingroom. Poor neighbors... the music, the jumping, the stomping...I'm sure they want to move!
Keep moving along! :)
Despite the fact that the hubs and I were stranded in our house on Thanksgiving we...okay I...pigged out. Major. Super major. And its not like I made a super awesome Thanksgiving meal. But, the problem was Thanksgiving wasn't just one day for me...it was a whole week. (ice cream, cookies, chips, 24/7 munchies) I will make an excuse and say that there were a lot of stress factors that came into play: my boss was having a stressful week and totally taking it out on me, or so it seemed....the weather was horrible and we were going to miss Thanksgiving with the family....sisterly drama....the bank account was low....i very much missed my parents and felt bad for them spending a Thanksgiving with no kids at home... and a few other more personal matters. Needless to say, I ate a lot
So, December 1st I got ahold of myself before I could hop too far off the wagon. My goal this month is to not let the Christmas season get me off track with my health and fitness goals. Of course I want to enjoy a few good treats, but my goal is to wait for the best- the ones I want the very most- and savor it ever so slowly. And despite the freezing cold weather, I will bundle myself up like an eskimo and walk my booty a block down the road to get some exercises in at the gym. And if I can't manage to brave the weather...I will push play in the livingroom. Poor neighbors... the music, the jumping, the stomping...I'm sure they want to move!
Keep moving along! :)
Nov 14, 2010
Getting rid of the Jiggly Wiggly...
Today's workout {Rest day!}
Saturday's workout {4 mile run + 40 minutes strength training}
Yesterday was coooold, but I decided that since there are still clear sidewalks in R-town that I would take advantage, get my cold gear on and go for a run. As mentioned in a previous post, Justin bought me some running tights & long sleeve shirt to help keep me warm.
Since I feel super jiggy wiggly in my leg area, I do NOT wear the running tights by themselves. I wear shorts overtop. The shorts I wear are a little shorter in length, mostly just to cover my bum and upper thigh area. But, despite the tights covering my legs, I can't help but still feel self conscious as my thighs jiggle & wiggle throughout my entire run. During the first 10 minutes of the run I was super self-conscious, and kept tugging down my shorts so they seemed longer. I felt like everyone was watching my massive thighs bounce around, and I desperately wanted toned, defined thighs.
I got to thinking while I was running (which is a completely entire story in itself)...and I thought "Girl, don't be so hard on yourself. Just think how far you've come. Of course you've got jiggly wiggly parts, who doesn't? And, would you REALLY rather be sitting at home rather than working on your jiggly wiggly parts? To get rid of the jiggle & wiggle...you have to jiggle and wiggle!!!" I realized that I am often too hard on myself, which I think happens a lot to us women. We criticize our bodies so much! And the reality is...the more my jiggly and wiggly parts actually wiggle (by exercise), the less they will wiggle and jiggle in the future. When I first made the initiative to get back in shape, I was too scared to go to the gym because I was "too big". Now, isn't that ironic-- feeling too fat to go to the gym??!? Then I had to slap myself and get out of that mindset. Who cares what people think of me when I'm working out? I'm not trying to get into shape for other people...I'm doing it for me. I'm trying to be healthy so that I can run around with my kids someday and I can keep up with them, to extend my life to spend all the time I can with my family, and prevent any health problems in the future. Not for some girl who passes me outside with her mega toned/thin thighs. This is for me and my family! For my energy, for my health, for my family to enjoy me longer, and for my stress level to be lower so that my family will enjoy my presence! :)
So, my advice would be...don't worry about what you look like when you workout, don't worry about what other people think. Think about how great you'll feel after a workout when you have pushed yourself beyond what you thought you could do that day and keep pushing along!
Have a splendid week!!
Saturday's workout {4 mile run + 40 minutes strength training}
Yesterday was coooold, but I decided that since there are still clear sidewalks in R-town that I would take advantage, get my cold gear on and go for a run. As mentioned in a previous post, Justin bought me some running tights & long sleeve shirt to help keep me warm.
Since I feel super jiggy wiggly in my leg area, I do NOT wear the running tights by themselves. I wear shorts overtop. The shorts I wear are a little shorter in length, mostly just to cover my bum and upper thigh area. But, despite the tights covering my legs, I can't help but still feel self conscious as my thighs jiggle & wiggle throughout my entire run. During the first 10 minutes of the run I was super self-conscious, and kept tugging down my shorts so they seemed longer. I felt like everyone was watching my massive thighs bounce around, and I desperately wanted toned, defined thighs.
I got to thinking while I was running (which is a completely entire story in itself)...and I thought "Girl, don't be so hard on yourself. Just think how far you've come. Of course you've got jiggly wiggly parts, who doesn't? And, would you REALLY rather be sitting at home rather than working on your jiggly wiggly parts? To get rid of the jiggle & wiggle...you have to jiggle and wiggle!!!" I realized that I am often too hard on myself, which I think happens a lot to us women. We criticize our bodies so much! And the reality is...the more my jiggly and wiggly parts actually wiggle (by exercise), the less they will wiggle and jiggle in the future. When I first made the initiative to get back in shape, I was too scared to go to the gym because I was "too big". Now, isn't that ironic-- feeling too fat to go to the gym??!? Then I had to slap myself and get out of that mindset. Who cares what people think of me when I'm working out? I'm not trying to get into shape for other people...I'm doing it for me. I'm trying to be healthy so that I can run around with my kids someday and I can keep up with them, to extend my life to spend all the time I can with my family, and prevent any health problems in the future. Not for some girl who passes me outside with her mega toned/thin thighs. This is for me and my family! For my energy, for my health, for my family to enjoy me longer, and for my stress level to be lower so that my family will enjoy my presence! :)
So, my advice would be...don't worry about what you look like when you workout, don't worry about what other people think. Think about how great you'll feel after a workout when you have pushed yourself beyond what you thought you could do that day and keep pushing along!
Have a splendid week!!
Nov 12, 2010
Just can't get enough.......food!!
{10 minute Turbo Kick warmup + 40 minutes CLX Burn Intervals + 20 minutes stretching}
I keep thinking about my run yesterday. It was beautiful! I'm grateful Justin got me some under armour for my birthday. Although I feel very uncomfortable in the compression tights, they keep me so warm. I wear shorts over them...still don't have the legs or the bum to wear them by themselves. It was lightly snowing and it was just so relaxing! Unfortunately I don't think I will be able to run much outside because, lets face it.....R-town rarely plows the roads, let alone their sidewalks. Boooo! But I will take advantage of nice days!
Turbo Kick was great last night, 23 students showed up!!! HOLLLLLA! It was so fun! And a fabulous workout. I really got into it and did quite a bit of shaking with my big booty. It was a good time and I really let loose.
Since I worked out extra hard yesterday with a run, lifting AND teaching TK, I was soooo incredibly hungry today. Here's a sample of my typical "day after lifting" food journal:
7am- 1/2 cup plain oatmeal + 1/2 TBSP honey + fresh raspberries
9am- 18 raw almonds
11am- vanilla greek yogurt
1pm- whole wheat tortilla w/ seasoned ground turkey, cheese, lettuce, corn, black olives, some sour cream, onions, & homemade salsa!
2pm- celery sticks + 1 TBSP peanut butter
3pm- 1 oz mozzarella cheese
4pm- honeycrisp apple
5pm- 5 whole wheat Ritz crackers
5:50-7pm-- ****hard core workout***
7pm-1 slice 2 slices of pizza
...and I'm thinking I'll make a homemade smoothie a little later with some fresh pomegranate! I seriously ate so much today...but that is one thing that is important when losing weight and burning fat--eating enough to sustain your body. Days after I do lifting with ChaLean Extreme...I am constantly hungry. But its good, it definitely boosts my metabolism. Muscle burns fat!! Do not be afraid to lift. Cardio is good, but strength training helps to tone and build muscle that will burn more fat. And it drastically boosts your metabolism. I try to lift at least 2 days a week, sometimes 3. Here's a ChaLean Extreme promo...its great! And I love I can do it in my own home. I'm totally intimidated at the gym....
I keep thinking about my run yesterday. It was beautiful! I'm grateful Justin got me some under armour for my birthday. Although I feel very uncomfortable in the compression tights, they keep me so warm. I wear shorts over them...still don't have the legs or the bum to wear them by themselves. It was lightly snowing and it was just so relaxing! Unfortunately I don't think I will be able to run much outside because, lets face it.....R-town rarely plows the roads, let alone their sidewalks. Boooo! But I will take advantage of nice days!
Turbo Kick was great last night, 23 students showed up!!! HOLLLLLA! It was so fun! And a fabulous workout. I really got into it and did quite a bit of shaking with my big booty. It was a good time and I really let loose.
Since I worked out extra hard yesterday with a run, lifting AND teaching TK, I was soooo incredibly hungry today. Here's a sample of my typical "day after lifting" food journal:
7am- 1/2 cup plain oatmeal + 1/2 TBSP honey + fresh raspberries
9am- 18 raw almonds
11am- vanilla greek yogurt
1pm- whole wheat tortilla w/ seasoned ground turkey, cheese, lettuce, corn, black olives, some sour cream, onions, & homemade salsa!
2pm- celery sticks + 1 TBSP peanut butter
3pm- 1 oz mozzarella cheese
4pm- honeycrisp apple
5pm- 5 whole wheat Ritz crackers
5:50-7pm-- ****hard core workout***
7pm-
...and I'm thinking I'll make a homemade smoothie a little later with some fresh pomegranate! I seriously ate so much today...but that is one thing that is important when losing weight and burning fat--eating enough to sustain your body. Days after I do lifting with ChaLean Extreme...I am constantly hungry. But its good, it definitely boosts my metabolism. Muscle burns fat!! Do not be afraid to lift. Cardio is good, but strength training helps to tone and build muscle that will burn more fat. And it drastically boosts your metabolism. I try to lift at least 2 days a week, sometimes 3. Here's a ChaLean Extreme promo...its great! And I love I can do it in my own home. I'm totally intimidated at the gym....
Nov 11, 2010
If you build it...will they come!?!?!
{45 minute run + 35 minutes ChaLean Extreme}
It's my day off, so I wanted to get in some tough workouts! Tonight I'll be tag-teaching Turbo Kick. Justy boy took me out to dinner last night because he's been so busy and wanted to catch up on how things are going. I know school is so busy for him, and I try not to distract him doing homework so teaching Turbo Kick two nights a week helps me to not only get my exercise in but to refrain from being super distracting! This week I've also been working on preparing to give a talk in church. Yes, I am freaking out. Exercise helps to calm those nerves.
I've been thinking a lot of how I can get more people to come to the Turbo Kick class. I just love the workout so much and I really want others to enjoy working out as well. I think so many times people think that workouts have to be boring, but TK is definitely a fun and powerful class. My favorite part is that TK not only gives you an amazing cardio workout (and burns MEGA calories), but you work your arm, leg, and core muscles. Although I have a flabby stomach, it gets tighter and tighter each time I do the workout.
My problem: I'm having a hard time getting more people to come to class... I keep thinking of Field of Dreams "If you build it, he will come". I want to get more people to class. And, its not that I want to have the most popular class, but I enjoy teaching a larger crowd, and I really want people to love the program and see the success that I've seen with it. I've lost 30 pounds in the last year, and TK was one of the biggest contributors. Its interesting because with all the running I did, I didn't ever really lose weight, I just maintained (during half marathon training). But, with Turbo Kick...it really kicks up my metabolism. I love incorporating it into my weekly workouts.
So...my question.... what can I do to build a bigger class? And encourage people to come have fun?
Maybe a Jamba Juice gift certificate raffle?? However many times you come to class, you get to put your name in the raffle? And then draw at the end of the semester? Homemade granola bars for after-class snack? Hmm..I just can't think of what would encourage people.... Glowsticks?
I'm off to do some housework on my lovely day off....and get some major workouts in to counterbalance my being Miss Piggy last night. BTW- the only show I really watch is Dancing with the Stars...is anyone else totally suprised Bristol Palin is still on the show? I feel like I can relate to her, so I enjoy watching her improve...but I'm still shocked! And..in my opinion..Jennifer Grey needs to go. No more whining! Ok, thats enough..
And finally.... remember to kick like a girl!!! Turbo Kick-- Tues & Thurs 9pm @ the Hart!
It's my day off, so I wanted to get in some tough workouts! Tonight I'll be tag-teaching Turbo Kick. Justy boy took me out to dinner last night because he's been so busy and wanted to catch up on how things are going. I know school is so busy for him, and I try not to distract him doing homework so teaching Turbo Kick two nights a week helps me to not only get my exercise in but to refrain from being super distracting! This week I've also been working on preparing to give a talk in church. Yes, I am freaking out. Exercise helps to calm those nerves.
I've been thinking a lot of how I can get more people to come to the Turbo Kick class. I just love the workout so much and I really want others to enjoy working out as well. I think so many times people think that workouts have to be boring, but TK is definitely a fun and powerful class. My favorite part is that TK not only gives you an amazing cardio workout (and burns MEGA calories), but you work your arm, leg, and core muscles. Although I have a flabby stomach, it gets tighter and tighter each time I do the workout.
My problem: I'm having a hard time getting more people to come to class... I keep thinking of Field of Dreams "If you build it, he will come". I want to get more people to class. And, its not that I want to have the most popular class, but I enjoy teaching a larger crowd, and I really want people to love the program and see the success that I've seen with it. I've lost 30 pounds in the last year, and TK was one of the biggest contributors. Its interesting because with all the running I did, I didn't ever really lose weight, I just maintained (during half marathon training). But, with Turbo Kick...it really kicks up my metabolism. I love incorporating it into my weekly workouts.
So...my question.... what can I do to build a bigger class? And encourage people to come have fun?
Maybe a Jamba Juice gift certificate raffle?? However many times you come to class, you get to put your name in the raffle? And then draw at the end of the semester? Homemade granola bars for after-class snack? Hmm..I just can't think of what would encourage people.... Glowsticks?
I'm off to do some housework on my lovely day off....and get some major workouts in to counterbalance my being Miss Piggy last night. BTW- the only show I really watch is Dancing with the Stars...is anyone else totally suprised Bristol Palin is still on the show? I feel like I can relate to her, so I enjoy watching her improve...but I'm still shocked! And..in my opinion..Jennifer Grey needs to go. No more whining! Ok, thats enough..
And finally.... remember to kick like a girl!!! Turbo Kick-- Tues & Thurs 9pm @ the Hart!
Nov 4, 2010
Busy Beaver
{Turbo Kick 100 minutes}
Wow, life in October has been busy!!!
October 9th I ran my second Half Marathon and finished in 2 hours 9 minutes. Not bad! I beat my first marathon time by 10 minutes. I know I could have done much better, but my hip flexor gave out at mile 6-7 and I was pushing myself despite the large amount of pain. Under perfect conditions--good weather, good knee, good trails....I really think I could get just under 2 hours. Put a cheesecake at the end, and I'm golden. Goal for 2011 baby!!!
My next Half is in May of 2011...I'm excited and I hope my hip flexor is fully healed before I officially start training!
Also on October 23rd I got officially certified to teach Turbo Kick!! I love Turbo Kick-- its fun, its a super high intensity workout with lots of booty shaking. Definitely my kind of workout! :) The certification was an all day process and I had to not only take a written test but also a physical test. Not to mention we did 3 Turbo Kick rounds---each about 50-60 minutes each. So, you know...working out for 4-5 hours straight. I burned some mega calories!! So, right now I am helping a girl teach her TK class...which is really good experience for me!!
Right now I am very happy to be doing a variety of workouts. Otherwise I get sick of it...just like I'm sick of seeing Charlie Sheen's face everywhere lately. Like seriously?! Why waste up space gossiping about him when there's much bigger and better gossip on...like WHY in the world did Rick Fox get voted off of DWTS? ....I digress...
So, this week has been:
Monday-- light walk (recovering from flu)
Tuesday-- Turbo Kick class & prep 100 minutes
Wednesday-- ChaLean Extreme & 5 mile run
Thursday--Turbo Kick class & prep 100 minutes
It feels amazing! I just need to get this hip flexor strengthened so I can maintain my long distance Saturday runs!!!
Well...time for a shower...I smell funky... peace!!
Wow, life in October has been busy!!!
October 9th I ran my second Half Marathon and finished in 2 hours 9 minutes. Not bad! I beat my first marathon time by 10 minutes. I know I could have done much better, but my hip flexor gave out at mile 6-7 and I was pushing myself despite the large amount of pain. Under perfect conditions--good weather, good knee, good trails....I really think I could get just under 2 hours. Put a cheesecake at the end, and I'm golden. Goal for 2011 baby!!!
Also on October 23rd I got officially certified to teach Turbo Kick!! I love Turbo Kick-- its fun, its a super high intensity workout with lots of booty shaking. Definitely my kind of workout! :) The certification was an all day process and I had to not only take a written test but also a physical test. Not to mention we did 3 Turbo Kick rounds---each about 50-60 minutes each. So, you know...working out for 4-5 hours straight. I burned some mega calories!! So, right now I am helping a girl teach her TK class...which is really good experience for me!!
Right now I am very happy to be doing a variety of workouts. Otherwise I get sick of it...just like I'm sick of seeing Charlie Sheen's face everywhere lately. Like seriously?! Why waste up space gossiping about him when there's much bigger and better gossip on...like WHY in the world did Rick Fox get voted off of DWTS? ....I digress...
So, this week has been:
Monday-- light walk (recovering from flu)
Tuesday-- Turbo Kick class & prep 100 minutes
Wednesday-- ChaLean Extreme & 5 mile run
Thursday--Turbo Kick class & prep 100 minutes
It feels amazing! I just need to get this hip flexor strengthened so I can maintain my long distance Saturday runs!!!
Well...time for a shower...I smell funky... peace!!
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