Sun Goddess vs Troll

Saturday, May 19, 2012

I had planned to workout for a good hour this morning.

I did today's Supreme90 workout (one week until round 2 is done!!!) and then started doing some strength traing, but the lure of the warm ai outside was too much for me.

I decided that even though my goal was some high calorie burn today, I wasn't going to get there by working out in the basement feeling like a troll.

Instead, I decided to be a sun goddess and walk. My trade off was that I would do 6 miles instead of the 4 I normally do.

I ended up doing 6.7 miles, but throughly enjoyed the warm weather and sunshine.

It took longer to burn my calories than an HIIT workout, but had additional positives:
1. Less time for me to eat.
2. Good dose of Vitamin D!!

I hope everyone else is getting a chance to enjoy warm weather too!

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When I do an arm workout I'm good, but when I do any other workout my arms feel like they are going

Sunday, May 13, 2012

I am doing supreme 90 for the second time (less than two weeks left!) I know I am pushing my weight limits more this time than I did last time. In fact I have to get some heavier weights.  

I have been creative with the 10, 5, 3, and 2 pound weights I have, but I can tell I should be going heavier for my swing throughs and some other exercises.  Any suggestions on where to get some less expensive weights?  I've been watching Craig's list and such, but haven't found anything.

I think it is so funny.  When I do legs, total body, cardio challenge, tabata, and some of the other workouts my arms feel like they are going to fall off at the end.  Especially with legs.  I don't feel the workout in my legs at all, but my arms are like jelly for an hour afterwards. I think I am going to try using some ankle weights to increase the resistance because I know I can't add any more weight to my upper body!

When I do chest and back, shoulders and arms, or backs and bi's (or however they are organized) I always feel like I've gotten a good workout, but my arms don't feel like jello.

Does anyone else experience this and what suggestions do you have to keep the workouts intense, but focused on the part of the body that is meant to have the focus?

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Why do my daughter and I start really connecting just when she is ready to move out?

Friday, May 11, 2012

My daughter is graduating from high school in two weeks and will be moving out June 1. I am very excited for her.

We had a rough few years of high school, but the last year she has just bloomed. Last spring she decided what she wanted to do after high school and got her self signed up for the program which has a year waiting list so that she would be able to enter the program when she graduated.

This year she has had a better than 3.0 each quarter (this is a girl that failed band!) and is most likely going to have all a's on her final report card.

She is working as a CNA and is going into a program to be trained as a medical assistant. She has gotten an apartment near her school so will be well settled before classes start.

Last night I was thinking I needed to rearrange my kitchen cabinets because there is stuff I don't use on the 2nd shelf and stuff I do use in the top shelf. I just opened the cabinet and the stuff is already switched!

I am so excited for her and ready for her to move out. I am not having empty house worries, but I am going to miss the fact that we are just connecting. I am hoping that the distance (less than an hour) helps make our connection even stronger and doesn't stop the growth.

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My first official 5k

Saturday, April 28, 2012

I did my first  official 5 k today!  36.12 minutes.  I have run faster, but considering it was cold and sleeting, I was happy with that time.

Again, I have confirmed that racing doesn't get me excited.  I completed the race, but I wasn't excited about it either during or after it.

After the race I went to the state AAU gymnastics meet to watch Cocoa-Jumbo's daughter compete.  Make sure to send her your congrats as her daughter is state floor champion and placed 2 nd for vault and all around and 3rd on bean and bars.  So exciting!

Now I am on my way to Illinois for my niece's 1st Communion.  I am nearly done with the 18 knotted rosarys that I needed for gifts for this year.  I was worried that I wasn't going to be done on time.  This is theist I have had to make and I didn't start until the beginning of April.

I've gotten lax on Supreme90.  I didn't do yesterday's workout since I had a 6:30 meeting and didn't do legs today because of the 5k (but I kind of feel I accomplished that anyway).  No workout tomorrow as I will be at my sisters. I shopping that I can at least take the girls for a walk in the morning to get some fitness minutes in.

Have a great rest of the weekend everyone!

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Join my team for One Tough Cookie!!

Tuesday, April 24, 2012

This is a female only race. Guys, please share with any women that you know please!

This race is going to be a blast! The course is designed by two female Iraqi veterans!

I've created a team called Coulee Cookies Won't Crumble and registration is open now. You can join my team here:
https://cui.active.com/event-reg/sel
ect-race?e=2206703&pse=2206903&tid=307
0603&tname=Coulee%20Cookies%20Won
Prices go up at the end of the month!

You can read more about the race here: onetoughcookierun.org/

This race is 100% charitable. Your entire race fee will come back to girl scouts, all of the expenses are being covered by sponsors.

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