Yoga...

Today was yoga day.   The last day of my first (official) week of the 21 day fix! It had been a busy week!  I almost didn't get my workout in yesterday, but made it happen at about 930 last night. 
I kind of slacked on the eating part this weekend... I'm still trying to figure out a good on the go breakfast and take along lunch that fit in with the rest of my daily meals... it's kind of like piecing together a puzzle!  I had a few off meals since Friday but had some good "on" meals, too. 

So... I'm not so into yoga. Maybe because I had an 11 month old running around while doing it, maybe because i didn't break a sweat, maybe a little combination.  I did a tad of yoga during my pregnancies and wanted to get a little more into it, but never did. 
Now, while I was happy with a light, easy workout today, if I'm going to take a half hour out of my day to "work out" I darn well better be dripping wet at some point! So today, as with most other days, i did a little 10 minute abs after yoga and was semi-satisfied with my day.  

What is your last favorite workout?

My Biggest Challenge

Finding time!

I could probably manage my time a little better but some days I get a little carried away on the computer... there, I said it! Some days I just spend too much time internetin'.

After a night like last night though, I'm glad today's workout is Yoga! It was one of those, one finally falls asleep and then the other is up kinda nights. And Abby is starting to get sick so she's been crabby most of the morning.  SICkY MoVIe DAY!

I stay my 21 day fix challenge with my coach for real tomorrow!! I'm going to buckle down and really stay on track. Which means a lot of days like yesterday. My hour (if that) of ME time goes to my workout, maybe a little extra ab workout, shower and then making a shakeology shake.

If Abby naps I'll wake her up after about an hour. If she sleeps too long, she takes forever going to bed at night! If she doesn't nap she's usually pretty good at playing while I work out. 

I recently found a girl on instagram who has two little girls, similar ages to my kids, who mimic her in the gym! Its adorable and so good for those kids to learn that physical activity every day is important and healthy! I'd like for my kids to see the same thing, even though Abby doesn't really have much of an interest in "working out" with me (she does occasionally she'll try some of the moves, though.) I'm certainly not going to push her to to it or force her to watch me, obviously, but I think it is very important for her to see me push through a workout.  

Not only the workout but the eating as well.  We are doing our best to teach her the importance of making healthy choices but it helps that we can teach by example.  

So, I leave you with this: I'm doing this for ME.......... And.. my KIDS! 

Who are you doing it for? What's your "Why?"

Ooops!

I did my second workout (dirty 30) on Tuesday and felt much better than Monday.  I did the Yoga Fix yesterday and realized mid workout that I STARTED WITH THE WRONG CD!!!!!!!!!!! Ha!

That's OK though, at least I was working out, right?! 

My 3 year old took some pics of me
during my workout! Working out at home
with little ones is challenging but do-able!

My coach is starting a 21 day fix challenge on the 22 anyway so I will re-start with the first workout then.  As for now I will still do a workout every day but I'll probably just mix it up :)  

peach fruit leather! Yumm

Yesterday I made Fruit leather with the peaches my kids and I picked a couple days ago!! I put spinach in one of them and probably should not have done so much! Oh well, now I know for next time! 

It's been a while... again!

I've been busy since I last wrote.  I started my own Pampered Chef business in February, WooHoo!! It's been a fun ride and I am loving it! I also just became a Beachbody Coach! ... Really, 2 kids, husband working different shifts, pampered chef, AND beachbody! I know what you're thinking and I'm thinking it too... I hope I'm not spreading myself too thin.

With that being said, for now as far as beachbody goes, I will be blogging here about my new fitness adventure with the 21 day fix.  I will continue as a Pampered Chef consultant and loving and teaching my kids.

SOoo, here it goes! 

My why:  

Since having my kids, I've only stepped on the ice a hand full of times.  Hockey has always been my way of keeping in shape.  I am not overweight now by any means, I am just OUT OF SHAPE!!  My weight is close to what it was before kids but I think it is distributed differently.  So I want to get back in shape. I want to be a positive roll model for my kids.  I want them to know that to be healthy you have to sweat! You have to do things you may not want to do.  You have to push yourself to get where you want to be.  I want them to grow up seeing me active. I want them to see that I take pride in my body and more importantly my health.  My daughter (who just turned 3 in august) often gets frustrated while doing things and then gets mad and throws what ever it is or quits doing what she was doing.  I want her to learn perseverance. I want her to learn not to give up. 

I don't want to tell my kids all this stuff. I want them to see it. I want to teach them by example. I want them to see me persevering through a workout.  Struggling to finish a set.  Pushing myself to do the harder way, to do one more rep.  

So, my why is to lead. To lead my kids by example.  To lead them to a better, stronger, healthier life.  

My workout.  

Today I got my 21 day fix package in the mail!! I opened it at lunchtime and did my first workout during Charlie's afternoon nap.  I did the total body cardio fix.  It kicked my butt, but I pushed through and finished the workout as Abby watched, played, and tried it out a little (in the beginning!) I am still figuring out my meal plan, and will start that tomorrow :) 

I am going to take some before pics tonight.  Don't expect to see them any time soon haha!

See ya!

Its been a while...

It has been quite a while since my last post... almost a year!  We have been busy!  We had a baby boy named Charlie in October, and I have no other excuses as to why I haven't been writing.  But I have come to a decision about how I want to do this whole blog thing. 

I often see articles on facebook and click on them to read (usually I scroll through and click on a few and then go back to them eventually.)  When I finally get to reading them I sometimes get slightly annoyed at and end up not reading the ones that are super long!  So... I am going to try to keep most of my posts not so long.  Short, sweet, and to the point! 

Cooking Dinner

I could, quite possibly, be the worst cook in the state of Pennsylvania.  Maybe even the whole east coast.  I bought some ground beef last week at the store and earlier this week I decided I would thaw it out and make some burgers with half and then make a meat loaf with the rest.  It ended up being the perfect amount of meat for these two meals, but the way I prepared it was... just bad!

Not thinking, I used my grandmother's recipe for meatballs/meatloaf for the burgers.  Just before putting them on the grill I realized that burgers should be kind of a different consistency than meatloaf and I probably should have done something different.  Well, I put them on the grill anyway and when I went to flip them, they fell apart.  I was able to salvage them and keep them together enough to put them on buns and we ate them for dinner.  While they were cooking, I prepared the meatloaf in a pan with cheese in the middle!  I did this once before but I cut up blocks of cheese and mixed it in the meat, and that didn't turn out so well, so I knew I should tuck all the cheese in the middle of the meat and make sure it was all covered up so it didn't seep out.  I put it in the fridge, went up to the Pocono's for two days and then threw it in the oven tonight for dinner.  It still seeped out all over.. I made some box potatoes and heated up some corn in the microwave and we ate it.  Maybe that's just how its supposed to be!

The other thing about cooking (mainly dinner) is that I NEVER know what to cook, and my husband is no help!  When I ask what he wants for dinner, his answer is always "what ever you want" or "I don't care!"  It drives me batty!

My sister was talking about preparing meals for a month, and I guess freezing it.  I think I may look into this.. Anyone have any experience with this?

Its never pretty, and sometimes it ends up inedible but we make it work!

Anniversary with a Bang!

Jon and I have been married 3 years on August 21st 2012. We were driving home from our vacation/family visit in Michigan on our anniversary, so we did not celebrate that day.  We are notorious for  celebrating special occasions later than the actual day!  So we finally got around to our 'date night/anniversary celebration' a couple months later.  It was a great night, although I'm not sure who had more fun!  We went to a pistol range (My first time shooting a pistol!)  I was so excited to go.  Jon purchased his pistol quite a few months ago and since then I've been itching to go to the range and learn to shoot it, but with the baby, it's been hard for us to get away!  Jon grew up in a hunting family and is now in the military, so he is familiar and comfortable with many types of fire arms.  I, on the other hand, only shot once before. I visited a friend in North Dakota in the summer of... 2006 I think, and we shot rifles and shotguns at targets and clay pigeons in her back yard.  That was awesome.  Not many places you can do that around here though!  Other than that, I have zero experience with guns.  So, our date night consisted of: the range, dinner at Applebees, and a movie (The Dark Night Rises.)  Dinner and the movie were just that, dinner and a move.  Not very eventful.  The range, was awesome!  We went to Pistol People in Bensalem, and the owner (at least I think he was the owner) was really cool and helpful.  After learning that this would be my first time shooting a pistol, he gave me a one on one lesson on how to handle the weapon and defend myself.  Apparently I was picking up on things quicker than he thought I would because he was very impressed!  He even gave me a holster to try out after I started shooting!  I guess Jon was also impressed because when we got home (well after saying goodbye to our awesome babysitter) the first thing he did was take pictures of the targets and post them to his facebook page!

This is the pic he posted!

Shooting is my new favorite thing and I can't wait to go again!!  Are you a military spouse?   What branch?   Do you shoot?  How do you feel about it, do you love it as much as me?!?  How bout kids and guns/gun safety, do you teach (or plan to teach) your kids about guns and safety or will/do you keep them from the kids all together?  I'd love to hear your answers and thoughts! Thanks for reading!