My motivation for today's workout...

It's soooooo hot outside that it's enough to take you out!! After dropping the girls off at their coaches house to go swimming, I decided to get in an outdoor workout before INSNAITY. Well, 2 miles in I thought "what in the world did I get myself into??" OMGOSH!!! I wanted to cry, quit, or roll into the lake with the ducks! I pushed for 1 hour and then went straight home and completed INSANITY and nearly died. I burned 987 calories doing 115 minutes of INSANITY Day 51 (Max Interval Plyo) & 4.25 miles (jogged 2, powerwalked 2.25). No weight lifting today because I can barely lift my legs. I.AM.DONE!!!!!  Keeping this quote in mind while grinding it out REALLY helped to push me until the end :-)

MOTIVATION!!!!

Just one of my motivations for burning 1096 calories doing 110 minutes of INSANITY Day 49 (Cardio Core & Balance), 2.35 mile sprints and 40 minutes of strength training today! Ahhhhh.... I promise you i'm on my way to this! Just watch :-)

Truth Is...

Stumbled across this today on Pinterest and it couldn't be more true!!  Love this!

Showing the girl's some TLC...

I finally had a moment to show the girls' hair some TLC!!!  Life has been soooo hectic and on the go that I just couldn't find the time to just sit and play in my daughters' hair.  I really enjoy playing around with it and they enjoy it as well.  After my intense workout today (INSANITY, Strength Training and 2.25 miles on my treadmill) I decided to shampoo, condition, detangle and style their hair.  I kept the style simple and I plan to do a more intricate style in the days to come.  Here are a few quick pics of their hair...

Quick Update on the weightloss challenge... Well, i'm hanging tough and still seeing GREAT results. I always do insanity plus 2 or 3 additional workouts. I've been doing insanity for 43 days now and i've lost maybe 12-14 pounds... this is a result of burning 2300-2900 cals per day and eating 1250-1600 cals... I lost 2.5-3.5 pounds per week. Everyday i'm learning how diet and exercise go hand in hand.  You have to work hard at maintaining each one in order to be successful.  This challenge ends at the end of the month and I look forward to not weighing in again for a while.  Hardcore half marathon training begins in October.  I will continue to focus on my endurance and strength and learn how to use them wisely during my runs.  I'll continue to update as the time goes by~ 

Month #2 Pics for the Weight Loss Challenge...

I just wanted to share my month #2 pics for the current weight loss challenge i'm in. I still have quite a few areas to work on but the weight and the inches are coming off and I feel great! I will post comparison pics at the end of the challenge. I have one more month to go and i'm going for broke!!! Pray hard 'cause a sista is working HARD!!!

~Excuse the workout hair.... i'm not trying to look cute when i'm going hard in my workouts.

As many of you know, I went on a family vacation but my health/fitness did not!! How did I lose almost 3 lbs prior to vacation and almost 2 1/2 lbs the week of vacation?? Well, I worked my butt off for the allotted time I gave myself to work out. I stuck to my plan of getting in INASANITY EVERY DAY, I walked for hours at amusement parks and around the resort, I cooked breakfast & lunch in my room EVERY DAY (dinner out was my splurge), I drank tons of water (I splurged with a cherry coke zero every now and then) and I had an average daily calorie burn of 2600... I ate between 1360-1600 cals/day and I documented every single thing that went into my body. There is no quick fix! Weight loss/fitness/health is a life long journey! Hard work & dedication must be implemented and your mindset has to be on point! You cannot allow yourself to deter away from your plans. Surround yourself with those who want to help make you better and just GO HARD!!!! If I can do this, ANYONE can. If you want it, GO GET IT!!!!!

This type of mindset will not happen over night.  It took me years of yo-yo'ing, trying different workouts, changing my diet (off and on), talking myself in and out of things, waivering back and forth and etc... before I finally told myself I was gonna do this and go all the way. It was in November 2011 when I finally decided I was going to make a change.  I started with walking on my treadmill and then I added in "30 Day Shred" by Jillian Michaels.  I then moved on to "Ripped In 30" by Jillian Michaels, P90X and now INSANITY!  I've also competed in two 5k races and I have plans to start to seriously train (in October) for a 1/2 marathon in February. I never would've thought i'd be 50+ pounds lighter this soon in my journey.  Here I am on Day 31 of INSANITY and i'm feeling stronger and stronger with each workout.  I still remember the first INSANITY workout when I was huffing, puffing, sweating and begging for mercy.  I still have those moments but I handle them differently.... I push harder!  

Hopefully by this time next month I will be 10 lbs lighter and posting about how I conquered INSANITY and won the weight loss challenge!  I promise to keep updating about my progress with hopes of encouraging someone to take that step toward a  being a better YOU!!!  

~blessings to you, always!