Weekly Workout Recap: 10/26-11/1

Weekly Workout Recap: 10/26-11/1

 

Sunday, 10/26: 1.5 mile walk (out of town)

Monday, 10/27: JM30DS

Tuesday, 10/28: JM30DS

Wednesday, 10/29: JM30DS
Thursday, 10/30: 8MA8MA & 3.5 mile stroller run

Friday, 10/31: JMR30

Saturday, 11/1: None


The Hubs got me a new Jillian Michaels Workout DVD for my birthday-- Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 (JMR30). Turns out, at least Week 1 of the DVD (which is all I've done so far) is pretty much exactly the same as 30-Day Shred. LAME. Maybe it'll get better. We'll see. Since I love me some Jillian, I still dig it. But, I was hoping for something way different to help mix it up. Oh well.

Weekly Workout Recap: 10/19-10/25

Weekly Workout Recap: 10/19-10/25

 

Sunday, 10/19: 5 mile run & 3.5 mile walk

Monday, 10/20: None

Tuesday, 10/21: JM30DS & 2 mile walk

Wednesday, 10/22: 4 mile stroller run & 1 mile walk
Thursday, 10/23: JM30DS

Friday, 10/24: None

Saturday, 10/25: 2 mile walk (out of town)

Apparently I just need to accept that the only time I run is the weekend. Specifically, Sunday mornings. While I'd love to get out there more, it is what it is. And, I do 100% LOVE my Sunday runs right now. Brisk, fall colors, alone time... perfection. BUUUUT- I did get 1 more run in this week! Now that I learned how to make my stroller stop shaking violently when running, my excuses not to run with B are more limited (though don't worry, I still have plenty). It was fun to get out with her. Hard, but fun. :)

Weekend!

HAPPY MONDAY! Did you have a good weekend? I did! 

Friday night I took Bailey to a Trick or Treat event in our downtown area. It was her first Trick or Treat!!! 

Seriously, though. Tell me she's not the cutest monkey ever in life, ever. 

Even the Hubs got off a little early from work so he could make it out to the event. It was actually not the world's most fun event... lots of just standing in 1 giant line waiting to go from shop to shop to get 1 piece of candy. But, we went with my Mom's Club, so we had friends to keep each other company and chit chat. Win, win. 

After Trick or Treat-ing we met a friend who was in from out of town for dinner. First pumpkin beer of the season AND amazing conversation with a great friend? Another win, win.

Saturday we were supposed to take our family pictures and Bailey's 1 year pictures, but it was raining so they were postponed. BOO! But, we had a good day anyway. We went shopping to get the Hubs a new coat, lunch at Chipotle, and picked up a *FREE!!* new toy for Bailey from one of the other mom's in my Mom's Club (love the use and reuse philosophy of the moms in my group... I've gotten SO MUCH free hand me downs and plan to give them to someone else after we're done... SO SMART! And, FREE!!). 

We spend the rest of the day playing with her new toy. She's OBSESSED and looooves it. It's amazing how quickly she got the hang of it and figured out how to get up and down successfully. Smart little peanut. 

Sunday I went for a RUN! Yep!! Me! RUN! 5 miles!! It felt AMAZING and I loved every, single step. I finished in 49:30, so not the fastest, but I did get progressively faster each mile, with the last mile sub 9:00. WOAH! ME! It felt really nice to be out there and I hope to continue this Sunday morning tradition for a while. Famous last words, right?

After cleaning up, I went to hear a friend give a sermon at a local church and she rocked it. It was about bacon. Yep. Bacon. How could it not have been amazing? Then, the Hubs and I took Bailey and Sadie for a long walk. Love our Sunday walks. 

After the walk, we took Bailey downtown for a Chili Cook Off event.

Girl LOVED every bite! People looked at us like we were crazy for giving her chili, but she looooved it. It was a lot of fun, even if the Hubs and I couldn't agree on which chili we liked the best. 

 

And, that was that. Perfect, low-key, family-filled weekend. Love, love, love.  

Weekly Workout Recap: 10/5-10/11

Weekly Workout Recap: 10/5-10/11

 

Sunday, 10/5: None

Monday, 10/6: JM30DS & 2 mile walk

Tuesday, 10/7: JM30DS & 3.5 mile walk

Wednesday, 10/8: 2.5 mile walk

Thursday, 10/9: JM30DS

Friday, 10/10: JM30DS and 2 mile walk

Saturday, 10/11: None

I didn't have time to get a workout DVD from the library, so me and Jillian have been spending a shit ton of time together this week. Girl still makes me sore and I still sorta love it. Again, running is still just not a priority and on the back burner. I don't like that and wish I had the time and energy to change it, but I just don't. Excuses, excuses. I know. If I really and truly WANTED to do it, I'd find a way. Right now, I just don't so I'm not. End of story.

Weekly Workout Recap: 9/28-10/4

Weekly Workout Recap: 9/28-10/4

 

Sunday, 9/28: 4 mile run & 6 mile walk w/ fam (split into 2 walks)

Monday, 9/29: 20 minutes of a Bob Harper DVD from library & 2 mile walk

Tuesday, 9/30: 8MA8MA

Wednesday, 10/1: JM30DS

Thursday, 10/2: None

Friday, 10/3: None

Saturday, 10/4: None

Started the week off with a run, but it all went down hill from there. I could spew out 100000 excuses, but it simply came down to working out not being a high enough priority. Happens. Not the end of the world.

 

Weekly Workout Recap: 9/21-9/27

Weekly Workout Recap: 9/21-9/27

 

Sunday, 9/21: 8MA8MA & DIY 8-Minute Leg work out, 5 minutes of planks, & 6 mile walk w/ fam (split into 2 walks)

Monday, 9/22: JM30DS & 3.5 mile walk

Tuesday, 9/23: 6 mile walk (split into 2 walks)

Wednesday, 9/24: 3 mile walk

Thursday, 9/25: JM30DS & 3.5 mile walk

Friday, 9/26: 20 minutes of a Bob Harper DVD from library & 3 mile walk

Saturday, 9/27: 2 mile walk


Pretty good week! Lots of walks, which is always a good thing in the fall when the weather is just perfect and the leaves just start turning. I'm trying to get out everyday for a walk to cherish this weather while it's here before we get smacked with like 12 feet of snow. Let's not even think about that yet. :)

 

Weekly Workout Recap: 9/14-9/20

Weekly Workout Recap: 9/14-9/20

 

Sunday, 9/14: 7 mile walk w/ fam (split into 2 walks)

Monday, 9/15: Jillian Michael's 6 Week 6-Pack (30 minute strength and cardio workout)

Tuesday, 9/16: 3.5 mile walk w/ fam

Wednesday, 9/17: JM's 6 Week 6-Pack & 3 mile walk w/ the fam

Thursday, 9/18: 3 mile walk w/ the fam

Friday, 9/19: 3 mile walk w/ the fam

Saturday, 9/20: None

 

Pretty good week! JM's 6 Week 6-Pack is another no joke workout DVD. And, yes- still loving the free workout DVD's from the library. I do think I'm going to ask for a few Jillian DVD's for my birthday or Christmas so I don't have to worry about returning them on time and such. Without a gym membership, Jillian's DVD's are keeping me sane & sweaty. :)

Weekly Workout Recap: 8/31-9/6

Weekly Workout Recap: 8/31-9/6

 

Sunday, 8/31: None (Traveling and sick)

Monday, 9/1: None (Traveling and sick)

Tuesday, 9/2: 8MA8MA and 3 mile walk

Wednesday, 9/3: 3.5 mile walk

Thursday, 9/4: 2 mile walk

Friday, 9/5: 8MA8MA
Saturday, 9/6: Popcorn Panic 5 Mile Race
 

This was kinda my ease-back-into-life-from-the-plague week. I still wasn't 100%, so I took it easy, but tried to get a few easy workouts in, too. BUT- I did get a run in-- 5 miles-- and not just a run, a race! More on that in a to-be-written recap coming soon. :)

Weekly Workout Recap: 8/10-8/16

Weekly Workout Recap: 8/10-8/16

 

Sunday, 8/10: 5 mile run & 7 mile walk (split into 2 walks)

Monday, 8/11: 8MA8MA & 2.5 mile walk

Tuesday, 8/12: 20-Minute Made Up Home Circuit

Wednesday, 8/13: 33-Minute Made Up Home Workout & 6 mile walk (split into 2 walks)

Thursday, 8/14: None

Friday, 8/15: "Workout One on One Training with Jackie" DVD - 20 minute arm workout & 4.5 mile walk

Saturday, 8/16: None 

Starting the week off with a run was great! I was really hoping to get 1-2 more runs in, but it just didn't happen. Win some, lose some.



Weekly Workout Recap: 7/7-8/2

Weekly Workout Recap: 7/27-8/2

Sunday, 7/27: Jillian Michaels "Shape Up Front" DVD & 5 mile walk (split into 2 walks)

Monday, 7/28: Jillian Michaels "Shape Up Front" DVD 

Tuesday, 7/29: 3.5 mile walk

Wednesday, 7/30: JM30DS & 2.5 mile walk

Thursday, 7/31: JM30DS & 4 mile walk & 3 mile run

Friday, 8/1: 2.5 mile walk

Saturday, 8/2: None

Well, hello there, August! When and HOW did that happen??? Cannot believe it's already AUGUST. Crazy, crazy, crazy. Anyway- decent week. Lots going on, so I'm just glad I got a few workouts in.

Oh, and I rented a non-Bob/non-Jillian workout DVD from the library. MISTAKE. The person leading it was just so annoying. And, they try to get WAY to complicated and fancy with all these combination moves and stuff. I'm far too uncoordinated for that. I mean, I fall while walking in dry weather in flats. Come on now. I'll stick w/ Bob and/or Jillian for a while, I think.
 

Life, I tell you.

Woah! Has it really been so long? How does that happen? Life, I tell you.

Speaking of life, it's been busy!

Family visits.

 

 Titi Jen and cousin Christian. SO cute!! Their visit was TOO SHORT!!

Picking blueberries.


A chipped tooth and dentist appointments. Yes, plural.


Bailey's first trip to the Zoo.

 She totally liked the tiger the best.

Lots of walks.


Cancelling a credit card I pretty much forgot I even had (whoops).


Spending time with friends.


Registering for a race!!!

It's a local 5-mile race. Not a half-marathon or anything, but hey-- it's something!

The Hubs working late and going on work trips.


Job interviews. Oh, and ya know-- trying to decide if I want to go back to work or stay home with Bailey for longer.


Life, man.


Sometimes being an adult isn't really all it's cracked up to be. So many decisions I never even imagined I'd have to make. So much responsibility. But, you can also eat cereal for dinner if you want to and drink all the diet pepsi you want, so I guess I won't complain too much.

I'll try to be a better blogger, I promise. I can't promise I'll succeed, but I'll try.

Weekly Workout Recap: 6/22-6/28

Weekly Workout Recap: 6/22-6/28

 

Sunday, 6/22: 5.5 mile walk with Fam

Monday, 6/23: 8-Minute Abs
Tuesday, 6/24: Biggest Loser Power Sculpt DVD & 2 mile walk & 5 minutes of planks

Wednesday, 6/25: Biggest Loser Power Sculpt DVD & 7.5 mile walk (split into 3 separate walks-- 4.5, .5, and 2.5)

Thursday, 6/26: JM30DS & 3.5 mile walk & 3 mile run

Friday, 6/27: 3 mile walk

Saturday, 6/28: 2 mile walk

Meh. I'll be honest. This week I felt like I was kinda "phoning it in" as Jillian says, especially the first half of the week. I halfassed some of the workouts, only giving it minimal effort. I could blame it on Bailey going through some sorta mini-sleep regression. I could blame it on being tired. I could blame it on crappy weather. I could blame it on about a gazillion things, but truth is- I just wasn't feeling it. I still DID it... just didn't give it 100%. Although I did RUN! Yep. A whooping 3 miles. Woah. More on the running later. Anyway- hopefully it's just a little slump and this week I'll be back at it, full force.

Weekly Workout Recap: 6/15-6/21

Weekly Workout Recap: 6/15-6/21

 

Sunday, 6/15: None

Monday, 6/16: Bob Harper's 45-minute "Beginner's Weight Loss Transformation"

Tuesday, 6/17: 1.5 mile walk

Wednesday, 6/18: JM30DS 

Thursday, 6/19: JM30DS 

Friday, 6/20: Bob Harper's 45-minute "Beginner's Weight Loss Transformation"

Saturday, 6/21: 25 minutes of Bob Harpers DVD & 3+ hours of intense yard work (and I do mean intense... shoveling, mulching, moving logs, etc.)

I feel like I'm getting into a pretty solid routine and workouts are becoming the norm, not the "if I have time". It's definitely helpful that Bailey is becoming a pretty consistent napper and we have a good schedule down for the most part. Certainly not perfect, but decent. Not a ton of walks this week-- mother nature was pretty ragey and had thunderstorms on and off all week. Get it together, Mother Nature.

 

 

Weekly Workout Recap: 6/1-6/7

Weekly Workout Recap: 6/1-6/7

Sunday, 6/1: 4 mile walk w/ the Fam 

Monday, 6/2: 8MA8MA & 2 mile walk w/ the Fam

Tuesday, 6/3: 6.5 mile walk & Bob Harpers "Ultimate Cardio Body" 60-minute workout

Wednesday, 6/4: None (OMG I WAS SO SORE FROM THE DAY BEFORE. OMG.)

Thursday, 6/5: 3.5 mile walk & 8MA8MA

Friday, 6/6: 20 minutes of Bob Harpers DVD & 4.25 mile walk

Saturday, 6/7: 25 minutes of Bob Harpers DVD & 2 mile walk

 

Pretty good week! The Hubs and I are trying to get back into our groove of going for walks after work. It's tougher with Baileybug, as we have her bedtime to think of and such so definitely not going for any 4+ milers, but trying to go for a couple miles most nights. It's such good family bonding time! Plus, I really do want Bailey to grow up thinking going for walks and being active and such is just NORMAL. It's just what our family does. Like eating. Or sleeping. It's just a normal, no-big-deal, daily activity.

Other than walks, I tried to get some sort of strength done each day and did pretty good! I'd love, love, LOVE to get some jogging stroller runs back in, but by the time B and I can get out in the morning (after nursing and solids and nap 1 and like 12 diaper changes, etc.) it's too hot now! Yes, I just complained about heat even after the polar vortex winter we had. Bleah. I'm thinking of adjusting B's schedule soon so we'll see if that helps or makes it even more impossible. Time will tell! Til then, running will just be a do-it-when-I-can kinda thing. I'm sure if I really, really wanted to, I could cut the excuses and just make it work. For now, I'm 100% OK and enjoying walks and home workouts. To me, working out is something I ENJOY and do for FUN. Right now, walks and home workouts are that. Tomorrow, running maybe that and I'll run then. I'm a firm believer in doing what you WANT to do so it doesn't feel like torture.

Weekly Workout Recap: 5/25-5/31

Lazy blogger, right here. It's pretty hard to ignore that you've slacked on the blogging front all week when you have back to back weekly recap posts. WHOOPS. I'll try to do better this week. No promises though! :)

 

Weekly Workout Recap: 5/25-5/31

Sunday, 5/25: Lots of walking while site seeing out of town 
Monday, 5/26: None

Tuesday, 5/27: 8MA8MA & 2 mile walk

Wednesday, 5/28: 8MA8MA & 5 minutes of planks & 3 mile walk
Thursday, 5/29: 6.75 mile walk
Friday, 5/30: None
Saturday, 5/31: Sunburst Half Marathon (13.1 mile run) & 1.3 mile walk

 

 

Not the greatest week, but proud that I'm managing to do SOMETHING most days. Still trying to learn and accept that I can't do something everything and that some days something little, like 8MA8MA, is just going to have to do. It's I'm a work in progress.

And, um-- I suppose a special shout out should go for that half marathon thing on Saturday. Wait-- whaaaat??? Still not sure how exactly that happened. Recap coming soon.