Adding a little cardio...

We're visiting my in-laws right now and they happen to have an elliptical in their basement. So I've just done a good 15 minutes on there to get me warmed up for today's arm workout Feels good! Maybe not the best thing for my cough, but my body feels good! Onto arms now... Arms DONE! Going to take advantage of a still sleeping baby and get in another 15 on the elliptical. Once I start working out it's so easy to keep going!! Let's go! Big breath... feeling good! Shower and family time now! Gotta stick to this! Beach vacation gets closer every day!

I'm back!

Finally feeling up to working out again! My sunburn made workouts tough for a couple days, but then I got a nasty nasty chest cold that knocked me out even longer. Blaaaaah! Going back to day 3 of week 3 because that's the day I had to start modifying for the sunburn. Gotta get back on the wagon! So here we go! Abs today! Had to take some baby related breaks... but got it done! Wahoo! Back on track :)

Yes I can!!

I feel guilty for my half-hearted workout yesterday. So today I am pushing through this stupid sunburn! Today is an arm workout, so hopefully I'll be able to get through it without irritating my burn too badly.

So big deep breath, and here we go!

Ok I feel much better about myself now! Hopefully tomorrow my back will be feeling much better and I'll be able to stay motivated and on track!




Don't stop!!

Wore a bikini... and didn't gag ;)

Went to the beach on Monday, wore a bikini, and did NOT feel like I would make the people around me sick! Hahaha. We had a great day! Well... a great day except for the wicked bad sunburn I got on my back! I put sunscreen everywhere BUT my back :/ As I was going to get my back all sunscreened up SOMEBODY decided to start eating a handful of shells. One thing led to another and the sunscreen was forgotten. Ugh!

Because of the sunburn, I had to skip yesterday's back/chest workout. One push up and I wanted to cry.

Still very uncomfortable, but trying to get back on track! So jumping into today's workout Abs today!

Let's go!

Didn't get a repeat in :/ The sunburn on my back SCREAMS at me whenever I lay down. Hip bridges were absolute torture. I'm so mad at myself for letting this burn happen! Ugh. At least I got through the workout once... here's hoping that this heals up quick so that I get back to it fully!

Abs! And it's a beach day!!

Flip flopping yesterday and today... yesterday was supposed to be abs, and today was supposed to be a day off, but yesterday we had our first lazy family day in a LONG time, so no working out for me! Going to squeeze it in this morning though...


Thank goodness today's workout focuses on the abdominals because today is our first beach day of the season! That means once I'm finished this and showered, I'll be putting on my bathing suit!! Eek!

So here we go!!

Went through all circuits once, and then did my quick 5 exercise Pilates AB series. Feeling good! Time to pack up the car for the BEACH! Yay!!

Double Dog Dare!!

Double Dog Dare is the name of today's workout The name makes me a little nervous!

Let's go!

That was INTENSE!! And I did the whole thing while a small person who calls me Mama watched and giggled since he decided a morning nap wasn't needed today ;)



YES! ^^^

Arms!! (And a little bit of Abs too!)

Thank goodness yesterday was a scheduled day off in the bikini challenge... we were busy! Managed to get in a good long walk in the evening though :)

On to today! Did a short and sweet ab workout this morning :) It's what I used to have my ballet students do in conditioning classes. Here it is!

50 regular crunches
10 crunches with legs in tabletop position (legs up off the floor, knees bent at a 90 degree angle)
10 crunches with only the right leg up, left leg on the floor
10 crunches with only the left leg up, right leg on the floor
10 crunches with both legs straight up in the air
10 crunches with legs in straddle position arms reaching through the legs

REPEAT!

After the repeat, knees go over the right do 25 oblique crunches. Repeat other side.

Quick and effective! Enjoy!

Now for today's workout! Arms today! Let's go!

Not gonna lie... kinda hard to type after that workout. My arms are shaking!!

One more thing! It's FRIDAY! Picture day!




I do think I'm seeing a difference! But beyond that... I'm FEELING stronger! :) Yay! I'm going to the beach this week *GULP* so that bikini has gotta come out of the closet!! A little nervous!

Chest and Back!!

Today's workout focuses on chest and back. There's a lot of push ups :/ Not my strength!! I'm super sore from yesterday, since the 3 workouts I did targeted pretty much my entire body, but I'm ready to bust this out today!

Here we go!

As usual, that was intense! I THINK I can feel some of these exercises getting easier. No wait! This reminds me of a picture I saw recently....



Stronger!!

Hopping back on the wagon!

Well... Saturday was supposed to be a day off, then there was a workout for both Sunday and Monday, but since Sunday was Easter, and we had family visiting from out of town, I have not worked out since Friday :/ Going to try and get caught up today! So going to throw myself into what should have been Sunday's workout now, before it's even naptime! It doesn't look too long so I should be able to bust it out before naptime hits.

So here we go!

Wow, seriously, my complete and utter lack of upper body strength is astounding!! But I'm glad I was able to get that in! I'm going to keep this post running throughout the day as I try and complete my goals (Monday's workout during morning nap, and today's workout during afternoon nap) I would just go straight through and do them all now, but we are having some friends over today so I need to have time to shower and get the house looking nice :)

Ok ready to do what should have been yesterday's workout... it's the same leg/butt exercise from back on day 1...

Aaaand go!

Whew... almost caught up! Today's actual workout during afternoon nap! Abs!

Forcing myself to do this ab workout right now... it's been a long day! But here we go!

Wow! That ab workout is no joke!

I gotta say, I'm pretty proud of myself right now!! It took most of the day (in between naps and playdates), but I'm all caught up on my workouts now! And there's also a pretty good chance I won't be able to walk tomorrow... hmmm better stretch!

I think I can..

I think I can I think I can I think I can....

Better not to think about how tired I am and just jump straight into this...

So Day 5 (abs again) here we go!

No time to repeat today... we're having company this weekend and this place is a disaster!!

OH! Almost forgot that it's picture Friday! I'll go snap those now...






I feel like I don't see a huge difference from last week, but I do feel one! So that's a start right?

Now off to clean and clean and clean...

*YAWN*

Spent the better part of yesterday afternoon in Urgent Care and all evening, into the night in the ER. Babies shouldn't be allowed to get sick!! :( I am absolutely exhausted, but determined to get in today's workout during this morning nap!

So here we go! Day 4! Best leg exercises in 30 minutes... I can do this!

Well... I'm supposed to go back and repeat the whole thing, but I just don't have it in me right now. Playing the emotional and physical exhaustion card on this one. I'm going to try and do it again later this afternoon. Even just going through once was a great leg workout though!

Now I need to go chug down some water, eat something high protein, and REST!

Soooooore!

So very sore today! Especially feeling my sides from yesterday's ab workout. I'm liking that even though each day is focused on one specific muscle group, the workouts seem to work the whole body.

This morning I woke up with a poor sick little baby boy :( He's running a fever and is not so happy. Poor little guy! This is the only the 2nd time he's ever been sick, I just feel so bad for him! He had Tylenol a little while ago, and is now napping. I hope he wakes up with his fever down at least a little bit!

While my poor little sweetheart is sleeping... I'm going to jump on in to day 3! Chest and back today. Here we go!

Wow I have no upper body strength!! Time to repeat!

Whew... arms shaking! We do have a chin up bar, but after trying (and failing miserably) to do some chin ups, I decided to do the alternate exercise. Maybe by the end of all this I'll be able to do at least 1 chin up?

Little sick boy is awake now and seems to be feeling a bit better :) His forehead definitely feels cooler. Yay!

Day 2!

Here we go, Day 2 of our bikini challenge! Today is abs!

I have to say, I woke up with a pretty sore tush. I expected to feel it more in my legs, but most of my soreness is definitely in the ole butt. Hopefully this will start to help get me something a bit better than the pancake I've got going on back there right now!

Ok! It's time to go! (Quick note... I should confess, I haven't been doing the warm up that they link in each workout. I do warm up, just my own way. I just do the quick morning workout I posted last week as my warm up)

3 circuits done! Now to go back and repeat from the beginning... Deep breath... and go!

Feeling good! Maybe this is cheesy, but when my abs were shaking and I'm trying to hold onto a plank for another minute, I close my eyes and picture my new bikini! haha! Maybe next time I should get it out and hang it where I can see it while I workout ;)

Naptime ended rather abruptly in the middle of my workout, but little man seemed pretty happy bouncing around in his crib so I just kept going til the end.

Now, since it's looking like today will be the last sunny day for the rest of the week, I'm going to bust out the stroller and go on a nice long walk :)

Here's a little inspiration ;)

Bikini Body Challenge *DAY 1*

Ok! Monday again! I had planned on working out on Saturday and taking the day off on Sunday, but I ended up not working out all weekend. I'm not being too hard on myself though because we had a lot of great family time and, especially right now, that's so important!!

Today is the day to start the 8 week bikini body challenge! Woo hoo! Get excited!

Here's *DAY 1*

I'm going to start RIGHT NOW! Ready, set, GO!

On my 1 minute break between circuit 1 and 2... those X Jumps are no joke!!

1 more circuit to go!!

Finished! Whew! Those of you who haven't visited the link for today's workout yet, it was focused on the legs and butt. My legs are definitely shaking and I'm feeling pretty good about myself! The X jumps and the jumping lunges got the better of me and I had to take a couple rests, but this workout repeats a few times in the 8 weeks and I'm really hoping to see improvement as time goes on :)

Now for a shower before the little man wakes up! ;)