What I've been learning

So I took some time to learn some things and try them out and find what works for me. I've followed some great fitness people on IG and Twitter and have been learning and getting some great ideas from them.

I've learned that counting macros is not going to work for me with the kids and I can't afford to buy different food for myself. I can however count my calories without changing the kids diet to much to where they complain about the food.

I need to start meal prepping again irregardless of what people think or say. It'll not only make my dinners and lunches easier but the kids complain less surprisingly.

I break up my workouts throughout the day because of them. I clean and play with my kids throughout the day so to me it only made sense to break up my workouts as well. This isn't necessarily a bad thing but it might take me longer to see any results than if I did it all at once. This isn't exactly a bad thing but I'm usually a results driven person.

Knowing this I've made the decision to do my workout all at once during the day or at night when they go to bed. I've also got to eat healthy and more regularly during the day since I'm burning more calories than I'm eating which is not good for my body. I've also decided that while I love working out at home eventually I'm going to have to join a gym, which I've wanted to do for awhile but can't afford at this time.

With all that being said, I'm going to go plan my workout for today, plan out meals for grocery shopping tomorrow and of course play with my kids and clean.

Keep it moving!

Late post and today

I couldn't post yesterday due to myI internet always going out because of a thunderstorm and my craptasticItablet acting a fool. So I'll play catch up and do 2 posts in 1.

So yesterday i decided to work my legs. I found a good workout routine on line and did that one, along with walking lunges in the backyard and an hour of soccer. Here's the leg workout that i did and had my legs sore this morning:

And that brings me to today. Today I only did 45 minutes of soccer with the kids and the crossfit workout I had posted previously. I did however find a different ab workout that I'll be trying out later tonight to do on ab days when I get them set in stone. I am learning more about myself as I progress through this journey. Like I really do need to make a workout schedule so that I can be more consistent. I also need to start meal prepping again and just eat regularly on a daily basis. Realized yesterday all I ate were 2 sliced chicken sandwiches and I've only ate 1 today. So definitely need to work on my nutrition or none of this will matter.

AB DAY!!

So this post is late due to having internet issues today. And it was ab day! Yes I was excited about this day since my stomach is what I want to work on most and strengthen my core muscles. I did the following exercises today and cardio but I do cardio everyday.

I know this actually does the whole body and doesnt seem like a lot but by the fourth time I was on fire! With this I also got the crazy idea to do a :30 plank, :30 reverse plank, 25 crunches, 25 bicycle crunches. Plus the running around outside with the kids playing soccer and walking lunges up and down the hill.

First pictures

So I'm not even sure I want to do this but at the same time I want to if that makes any sense at all. So after deciding to take these this afternoon I also decided I was not ready to show my stomach yet aalthough I have them for personal reference and to maybe put up here one day. So after changing into cleaner clothes and smushing my boobs down here's the results of my before pics.

Random Saturday thought

So I was browsing IG and seeing all these fitness pages and it got me to thinking;" Should I start an IG for my progress and link it to this blog?". As of right now I'm not going to do that. The blog itself is only about a week old so i think its premature to start one. I'll take pics weekly maybe poist them on here and then maybe start up an IG for it as well. As I said before I'mdoing this for me but I would like to inspire other people along the way. So feel free to share any thoughts you might have or anything else. Happy Saturday!!!

Arm day!!!

Yes I know most people probably hate this day but I love it! I've always had scrawny tiny arms, I can help lift and move people three times my size but I still have chicken arms with a little muscle definition. My goal is to tone what I have and gain a little more. So this was my arm workout today:

This is a 21 day challenge but the exercises work! Since i can't afford to go to a gym and do all my workouts at home this is turning out to be perfect. I also did the workout session I've been doing for the past week, which is this one:

I am not saying this last workout will definitely make you lose 10 lbs and I honestly didn't check my weight before I started on this journey.I'm more focused on gaining muscle, toning what I have and losing that damn mombelly I got after 4 pregnancies, 3 of which I carried full term. Overall I want to look and feel better for me not for anyone else.

No time to eat!!

I'm the worst when it comes to eating 3 times a day, I barely remember to eat once. So I started making smoothies since they are healthy and fast. My favorite is a Strawberry Banana Oatmeal Smoothie. I make it with a cup of strawberries, 1/2 a banana, 1/4 cup of oats and 1/2 cup of Dannons Vanilla Yogurt. You can tailor it to fit your tastes and add in other ingredients. I've added in kale and it was pretty good.

After having one of those mid morning I went outside with my boys, played soccer, ran around, began teaching my 6 year old how to skateboard and did walking lunges up and down the little hill in our backyard. Its been a productive day overall. Maybe later this week I'll take some photos and post them so that throughout this journey I can come back and see my progress. And of course my smoothie pic won't post, I'll try again later...

My little walking lunge hill

Getting back into it

    I'm just going to be honest and say now that for the past 3 years I've been dormant and my only exercise was at work. That being said I work as a nurse and move all the time and lift people on a daily basis. But I used to do 5Ks just for the fun of it and I want to get back to that but also be better.

Last week or so I had heart to heart with myself and decided I wanted to feel better, eat better,be comfortable in my own skin,cut down on some of my own body shaming of myself but most of all just to be happy and to be able to do things with my kids for years to come.

I really didn't know where to begin even being a nurse I'm still clueless about something's :). So I did what apparently quite a few other people do as well and got on Pinterest researched workouts I could do from home and saved a lot of pins. I started doing 2 of those consistently several times a day and am actually quite impressed with myself and the fact I'm feeling a little better already.

My 3 kids are enjoying not only cheering me on but also doing them with me and picking on me. Now if they would just get on board with the healthier eating! One battle at a time lol.