Goodbye Chocolate Shakeology

Well... I was a little let down this weekend. Team Beachbody changed their formula for the chocolate flavor of Shakeology about a month ago. I didn't get a chance to try it out until this weekend. Needless to say, I was not satisfied with the smell or the new taste. :( It really was a huge let down. I LOVE me some shakeology and have used it as my breakfast since February! So I had to make a choice. I didn't want to cancel my home direct or else I would lose my coach status and so I called Coach Relations (who are super helpful!!!!!!!) and I changed my HD to Tropical Strawberry. I've heard pros and cons to it, but I don't know until I try it. I just am not willing to give up my morning Shakeology. I am really hoping I can drink it and that it doesn't have a funky aftertaste like the new chocolate one did. :( BB is in the midst of reworking the formula since so many were unhappy! I am glad to be under a company that cares so much about people's opinions and wanting to produce a quality product :)

With that being said, goodbye chocolate shakeology.... until we meet again :)

Day 75... 15 days to go!

I can't believe I am almost to the end of my TurboFire journey. I really have fallen in love with the TurboFire program. In fact, I have almost considered continuing it... AGAIN... Round 3! :)

Which is funny I say this because I did NOT want to push play this morning. In fact, I probably should have taken today off because I did boot camp yesterday for an hour... and I about died. I really pushed myself and at the end, I felt like I was going to pass out. Not good :)

Anyway... Day 75. It was Day 75 that I stopped during my Round 1... so 15 days to go to continue pushing play! :) I'll take a little break (like 2 days) and then will jump back into it again. I am going to try the Insanity, but I just don't burn as much with it because I stop frequently to BREATHE! hahaha! It's tough!

So I was thinking yesterday... I am super nervous about my motivation when I get back to work. I am really counting on the Facebook group I created to hold me accountable. I always seem to make excuses when I get back into the swing of things again. Next week I need to get in the habit of doing my workouts around 4:30 or so. I always feel good about being back at work because at least I'm moving around, but it can get stressful very quickly and don't want to work out... which is the opposite of what I should do since they say working out can relieve the stress. I also will be back in full swing with teaching AND grad school which I haven't had for a while so I just don't want to get overwhelmed. Another thing is... I have made it this far. I feel like I am REALLY fit (even though I might not look like it ;))... and I don't want to lose EVERYTHING I have worked for to get to this point.

I'm gonna need motivation.... so Facebook groupies, you better help me out! :)

Have a great day!

Day 68... hit my best record today!

I woke up this morning and had so much excitement and energy. I am SUPER pumped about the challenge group I made on Facebook! It is so cool to see people get excited about getting fit and feeling better about life :)

I did Fire 55 EZ today... LOVE this workout and normally my heart rate doesn't remain all that high throughout the workout. Today I let my watch run for 57 minutes. Here are the results:

Time = 57 minutes

Calories Burned = 665!!!!!!!!!!! ONNN FIREEEEE!!!!!

Average Heart Rate = 170

WOW!!!!! I looked down at my watch on several occasions to see where my heart rate was at and generally it fell between 175-180. The highest it got up to was 185 during the HIIT fire drills. What an addiction!

If you don't have a heart rate monitor, I would suggest getting one! They are a great tool to have during workouts if you are counting calories. 

There have been a couple of days that I have worked out with my husband. He has been doing the Insanity program. Yesterday was basically 30 minutes of stretching and yoga exercises which is funny to see such a BIG guy (Shaun T, the instructor) do these stretches. He toots his own horn a couple of times :) Pretty funny. Anyway... they are animals. I cannot keep up with the people on the video and we just do what we can because it is still pretty intense. I love the Insanity videos because it's a lot of upper body strength which I am LACKING!!! I am so not strong... I have to do the girly push-ups. One of these days I'll do push-ups like a man! HA! I've still got a long way to go. 

It dawned on me today that I start back to work in like 2 weeks. I am a little nervous because I get super busy during the school year and need to make sure I am holding myself accountable for working out. I always ALWAYS use the excuse "I'm just too tired" ~ I'm hoping the challenge group will help me out with this! Motivation is KEY and I'm relying on them to keep me going! To push play... because I'll feel better in the end!

Alright... I've got grad school work to do. Thanks for reading! Have a great day!

Day 64... it's a new day

I woke up this morning thinking, "It's a new day!" This past weekend we had a cookout with lots of unhealthy items to choose from. Items such as chips, desserts, pop, alcoholic beverages, etc.

I tend to do SO well during the week... it's the weekends that get me off track! So after my bad item choices this weekend, I told myself I am going to get up on Monday and start fresh. I had to get my mind right and back in the mindset of eating healthy again because I tend to spiral out of control if I don't get my mind right. I will make one bad choice after the next.

I didn't workout yesterday because I was exhausted and I didn't get a very good night's sleep. So today I doubled my workout and did Fire 30 (30 minutes) and HIIT 25 (25 minutes). It was good for me to do both, however, I really am not too keen on HIIT 25. It was A LOT of jumping so I modified it and didn't burn as many calories as I could of had I pushed myself, but the key is I PUSHED PLAY! It really felt great and I'm glad that I did it.

I just finished lunch and I'm about to start my grad school work, but I wanted to post this deliciousness I made for lunch. I really love everyone's motivation for working out, but I always wonder what they're eating. Here is what I had for lunch today:

Meet my barbecue grilled chicken salad!

Ingredients:

• Meijer chicken tenderloins (I grilled these a couple of days ago so they were left over and I didn't want to them to go to waste - I no longer buy the Tyson chicken because they are not as tender as the Meijer tenderloins! And I just don't eat Tyson anymore!)
• cherry tomatoes cut in halves
• Sweet Baby Ray's Original Barbecue Sauce (1-2 tbsp)
• Iceberg lettuce (from a head of lettuce just tore into small pieces - this has been much better - I used to buy the bagged lettuce, but it turns bad so fast)

On the side:

• mushrooms - heated up in the microwave for 30 seconds
• big ol' glass of water :) - the best thing you can drink - I put lemon juice in mine (always have!)

So good I might have to make another one for dinner! DELICIOUS!!!! 

Alright... that is all! Have a great day and do something healthy for yourself today!

Day 62 Whaaat?!

18 more days to go... kinda crazy! I am nearing the end of my TurboFire journey. I am really excited about it! I have been doing TurboFire since February and I think it is now time to try another Beachbody product. Like I said in a previous post, I ordered Insanity. My husband has been doing it and I'm so proud of him! He is REALLY sticking to it! He never ceases to amaze me. The thing I love about him most is when he wants to do something healthy for himself, he sticks with it. It reminds me of myself too. I restarted my TurboFire journey back in June because I wanted to do it right... I wanted to get all the way through the program in 90 days... mostly to earn my t-shirt!!!! HAHA! :)

Anyway... after my TurboFire journey, I have thought about trying Beachbody's Ultimate Reset program. My next workout program will be Insanity and I want to make sure my body is properly ready for it. The Ultimate Reset program is this (click "this"). It's a 21-day (3 week) program designed to basically get your body back to its "factory settings." Here's a video provided by Beachbody:




I'm not sure I'll be jumping out of my bed at 5AM, but I think this will definitely help getting back on track to do the Insanity program. The only downside of doing the Reset program is I won't be able to work out for those days on the program. I would start Insanity after the 21 days. I am addicted to exercise because of the feeling I get after a good workout so I know that part sounds crazy! :) I have a little bit of time to think about it, but I am really wanting to give it a try! I am going to do some more research on it and see what I can find! Maybe you're interested in more information or maybe you wanna try it... check it out: Ultimate Reset Challenge Link

Thanks for reading... have a great weekend! Get movin' and groovin' like nobody's watching ya!