Week 1; Day 2

So today I was going to have a sweet "COMBAT" workout with my coach(es) but it didn't end up working out. However, I didn't get the message in time and still went over there to work. It ended up being a great thing because I got the first TurboFIRE disk to work with, and I got all my measurements done. Lissy still needs to send them to me so I can post them, but let me tell you, it is NOT something I am proud of. The one measurement that I do remember is that my body fat % is over 36%. That is BAD. But I digress.... 

So, after being weighed and measured took the girls home again and I started making dinner. Seriously, who knew that pasta was so HIGH in calories??? Ok. I am sure that a lot of people knew that, but I sure didn't. So, I had two cups of pasta with sauce knowing that I still had to do my workout for the day, and knowing that I still had just over 600 calories left on my counter. So, being naive and not realizing how high pasta is in calories, I had ANOTHER cup of spaghetti because I was still hungry. I figured it would be just fine and dandy because I still had my workout to do. How wrong I was.... 

So back to the workout story....

So, knowing that my original plans got kiboshed I decided to make a different one. I invited my sweet friend over for the first TurboFIRE 30 work out. At 8:00 she came over and we worked our keisters off! I used some of the variations.... Like a sumo squat instead of a sumo burpee. Seriously??? Burpees are bad enough without the sumo squat added in there. Sheesh. I guess something I can aim for. ???? But it was TONS of fun and my coach was right. I told him that I needed something that would trick me into working. If it wasn't fun and I didn't like it I wouldn't keep doing it. He said that TurboFIRE was for me and he couldn't have been more right. Yay!!!!

So, as for calories here we have it. 

Intake (food) - 2431

Output (burn) - 910 (breast feeding 650 and TurboFIRE 30 260)

Net - 1522

Total (+/-) - 322 too many. 

This is going to change. As I told my coach and I think you as well, I am not changing too much right now. The biggest thing for me is to add a fitness routine to my day. Once I get that established, THEN I will make more changes. 

Well, it is getting late. Good night, and tomorrow we will go again. W00t!!!!

Fitness

W1 D1: So, I got a trainer today, or rather, a coach, and he said, "no excuses... If it's too hot put on some fans and just go. So with my phone propped up on the high chair and standing under the ceiling fan (a little precarious during sun salutations) I did my first work out. I did not make it through the full 30 mins, but I did what I could for as long as I could. I was DRIPPING sweat and could totally feel the burn. Push-ups were from my knees, but I did something. As my lovely coach said, "1% is better than 0%", and, "you've got to start somewhere!" So I started and I worked and I am stoked for day 2. Let's go!!!!!

Before:

Reading

June 7 "reading" is the challenge. I skipped a few days because we had been so busy with playing outside and going to the pool. I think it is a good excuse. I would rather be playing with my kiddos than playing with my phone/camera anyway. But, regardless, here is today's photo. 

It is from the 3rd book in the "Anne of Green Gables" series. I am loving reading it. So, I hope you enjoy.... And if you haven't read the series, you should totally get on that. I am going to read them to Jenni and Maria when they get older. 

Family!!!

I love my family. I am just going to post some of my favourite pics today. Enjoy. 

Love my family!!!!

Color

So today is June 3 and the photo a day challenge subject is "color" today. Here is my color. 

These were a gift for me from a very good friend and a huge support in my life. I got them after my first show with my band Kick'n Around. 

This is also a little bit of color for me while I do dishes, but I took this yesterday. 

Enjoy the photos. 

Photo a day challenge

So, I have seen the photo a day challenges all over the place but I haven't yet done one. Now with having a camera at my fingertips all the time I am going to give it a try for the month of June. (Minus the first day because I missed it)

There is a lot going on in the month of June for me so why not make it interesting and document it with my own personal flare and interpretation. 

#1 big thing for me.... Today was our first paid gig as a band. Kick'n Around played at the Three Hills Cruise Weekend put on by the "street freaks". It was major blast and I am super sun burned on one side. 

#2 big thing.... My baby girl is going to be 6 months old. Where did the first half of her first year go??? 

#3 big thing.... My Jenni is going to be 3 years old. WHAT????? Seriously. Time goes too quickly. 

So, that being said, I am going to try to document as much as I can for this month and so I can look back on my beautiful girls at such a young age and remember fondly where we were at in June 2013. 

In my hood

So I am in the beginning of a photo a day challenge for the month of June. Today was "in my hood" I took hood to mean neighbourhood. Here it is. 

The thing is, I did also think of this kind of "hood" 

So I do know that I am a big dork.

Well, here is to keeping on with my challenge.