You can...

You are capable of anything. It's something we tell our children all the time but for some reason don't apply to our own lives. 

Using excuses to stop us from reaching our "anything". 

It's hard, it's scary and sometimes it isn't very fun, to push yourself into a uncomfortable place. To push yourself into a new place where you might have to learn from other people because you don't know everything.  A place where you might feel a lot uncomfortable.   It's so easy for us to tell our children to face your fears, get over being uncomfortable, nothing worth having in life comes easy... 

Listen to that voice.  The voice of you encouraging your kids and friends. Listen to that voice and make it so loud that YOU  listen to it and apply it to your goals. Stop making excuses and get uncomfortable! 

Seeing my kids faces when I show ethen the progress that I have made by getting uncomfortable is priceless.  Hearing them tell me to suck it up and go workout when I'm complaining about being tired, that's awesome! 

Be the example not just the voice! 

Wednesday workout!

Yesterday I spent my gym time in "the new gym" with my friend Shannon.  We did a great Tricep workout and then I spent a good bit of time figuring out the mirrors to see if I had proper space for my post workout selfies. Ha! Ha! But seriously...

The workout is listed below.  If you are a in the gym kind of person than maybe give it a try. :)

3 drop sets *straight bar press downs

(20 reps at each wt)

10/10/10 reps/3 sets *skull crushers, pull overs, press 

3 sets 15 *seated dumbbell extensions 

3 sets 15 *rope pull downs and rope overhead extensions 

3 sets 15 *dumbbell bent over kickbacks superset with  3 sets 20 *dips

I added in for myself *single arm cable press downs and *single arm cable extension with no attachment

Finisher for me was tricep pushups to failure. 

Disclaimer: I don't know the names of all these so hopefully you get it! Lol

Have fun! 

If you are not a gym person, 

How about this 1000 rep workout. 

Should take about 45 minutes!

*100 of each 

~burpees

~squats

~pushups

~step ups

~walking lunges 

*100 each

~tuck jumps

~in and out abs

~squat pulses (low and slow)

~reverse crunches

~side jumo lunges

You can mix these up to your liking obviously but I think they are staggered pretty well. 

Have a great Wednesday!! 

Look!! She's gone missing from my fitness pal AGAIN!!

It's true, I confess. I am only consistent with logging my food on the app if I'm eating good and clean.  Maybe I'll keep tracking if I have a little snippet of unclean food but last week...

And this weekend...

It would have been nearly impossible to track al my food.

It happens! 

Sometimes I am all over the place with my food. Eating a clean dinner and then eating THREE pieces of peanut butter toast, WITH honey and bananas.

Sometimes I have weekends that I have something fun to do with friends and my husband (adult fun) and I drink every day of the weekend.  

Sometimes I buy bags of corn chips totally knowing that they are for me but saying to myself "I'll put them in the kids lunches". Two days later I'll be standing in the panty eating that last bit of crumbs from the bag just to be able to toss it in the trash. I never eat enough crap to be sick, but just enough to make people in my house look at me a little funny! ;)

It's not full on craziness, just a little of this and that which normally wouldn't hit my stomach. 

This isn't some sort of binge or crazy eating frenzie because I torture myself by eating so clean 90% of the time.  

THIS IS LIFE.

I don't torture myself and do tons of cardio after a week like this.  

I don't freak out and worry that I won't fit into that bathing suits that I just bought. I keep at my workouts and  I do better the next day.

Today was better!

 Back at it full on.  Feeling myself and ready to forge forward with my goals which are completely different than anyone else's! 

I did a super great back workout, ate clean all day, drank tons of water and feel great.

Have a wonderful week! 

Breakfast is the best!

As far as I'm concerned, breakfast is the best meal of the day.

My kids on the other hand, can't stand it.     But sending them out the door without food makes me sad so I've had to get a little creative.  

I say a little because it doesn't take a genius to come up with the breakfast that I put together.

This one is a waffle with a fried egg and a dab of pure maple syrup. 

They eat it, I feel better! ;)

Happy Friday!!

**next week...

Thursday workout

Core and booty work today! 

Day 1 yesterday at the new gym for me. 

I swear it's the quietest gym ever!  The equipment Is great but finding everything and getting used the layout will take some time.

Super fun to workout with a friend though!! 

Grab a friend and it the gym! Go for a run, do some yoga, whatever, just do something fitness related together. 

It really is a whole different experience when your pushing each other!

Have A great Thursday! 

Wednesday workout!!

Give this workout a try!  It's a at home, in the gym, in the yard or in the grocery store kinda workout! 

Add weight if you have it and your fitness level allows you to do so.  Take your time or move fast, it's your workout at your pace! 

Have fun with good form! 

Happy Wednesday!! 

Oh hey!

Going to give this whole blogging thing another go... 

Check out my Facebook page for a fun April challenge going on right now.

https://m.facebook.com/CreatingAFamilyOfLettuceHeads. 

Workouts, recipes, and motivation! 

Excited for John and I, we joined a new gym! We will be using both our current and the new one.  The new gym is nationwide so perfect for John and his travels and the new gym has friends for me!! Lol a couple girls that I know who workout use the new gym. Exciting for me to have someone to workout with!

Bonus of the new gym is that we also have the kids signed up!  They will start working out over the summer. Yoga for katelyn and lifting for Jacob.  He wants muscles. 😉

The kids are almost done with school which is great for all of us, we much rather enjoy our time with each other and out doing things. Or playing video games for some of us! Lol

We will soon be parents to a 11th grade, 9th grader and 6th grader.

Where has time gone? 

(First day of school 2014)

(Spring break 2015. April)