Core

I'm slowly familiarizing myself with the different PiYo workouts. Not really following a schedule yet, but I'm happy when I actually do a workout about 3 times a week.

Today, I did the Core workout.

James convinced me to workout before we could go to brunch. Now I have to shower & he has to shower, so who knows if brunch will even materialize.

~Katie

Half Is Better Than None

I did half of the Drench workout tonight. I didn't realize it was almost an hour when I started it, and pooped out at half an hour.

It lives up to it's name.

Now off to the grocery store to stock up since I'm out of some of my lunch foods.

~Katie

Sunday Hustle

Got in a hard core workout today using the strength slides!

Now to go grocery shopping to prep for a week of meals!

All the veggie & fruit prep!

~Katie

Nutrition

Today was a pretty good day. 

Walked about 5 miles with my husband.

Ate a small lunch.

Then shot it all to pieces with a pizza.

I think it's time for me to break out the containers again & go for the idiot-proof nutrition boot camp of 21 Day Fix. Just this time, I'm counting everything & making sure that I don't cheat beverage-wise. Sure, the directions allow for 2 4oz servings of wine a week, but then I'd have a nearly full bottle sitting around, and that's just a waste.

So I'm going without that.

This month is huge. Selling our house, finding another (and hopefully having an offer accepted), getting more established in my new role at work.

With enough stress that way, I need to feed my body right & establish better de-stressing habits along the way. Like herbal tea to let the weight of the day lift.

I can do this.

~Katie

Tuesday Leg Day

Today was Define Lower in the PiYo workout. Tomorrow is something I haven't done: Core!

Yes, it's blurry. Yes, I'm sweaty.

It's a good little workout.

~Katie

Sweat It Out

Got off my duff & worked out this evening!

Tonight was Sweat, the workout I was planning to make up, but didn't. I've been tracking food pretty well last week. The weekend went out the door, though.

Just keeping on keeping on.

~Katie

Keeping On

Yesterday, I had a bit of an issue wanting to do more than be a lump. So, I didn't do my workout.

Today, I did said workout. And found out it was only 18 minutes long. So, yeah. I really should have just done it yesterday. Instead, I pushed my workouts so that I'm not getting a rest day tomorrow.

Oh well.

Today, I was in training for my new position at work. I cannot say how much I missed processing data. I have needed this change for a while, and I am so glad I finally decided to voice my desire to change. I'm glad to have had the chance to push my boundaries, but right now, I work much better within them.

Now to grab some food.

~Katie

Day Once Again

I start over a lot. I fail a lot.

But at least I don't full on stop forever.

Keeping with the recommitment, I did Tuesday first week of PiYo workout. I need to work on my setup a bit, because yoga mat on floor hurts me & O now have yoga mat on top of my blocking tiles for a bit of cushion under my knees & wrists. 

It's been great for relieving some of the aches on my body and letting me actually do the workout rather than stopping halfway through because my wrists are screaming at me. However, the tiles don't stay together when I'm putting pressure on them like in down dog. Oh well. Better than nothing, right?

I'm glowing, and feel great having continued with my dedication longer than 12 hours. ;-) 

No, seriously. 

~Katie

Riding In Cars With Boys

This weekend was the last weekend in August. The month of sloth.

James & I took Friday to drive to Albuquerque to meet our nephew! 845 miles, so 13 hours plus breaks to get there. That's a lot of sitting in a car with the temptation to just snack our way through the long drive. We did have a relatively healthy lunch, though!

I did use the stops along the way to do some gas station yoga which was mostly warrior poses.

I find it easier to drive on road trips when we are listening to an audiobook, and James had listened to John Scalzi's new book Lock In narrated by Wil Weaton last week, and loved it. It just so happens that it was also narrated by Amber Benson since the main character's gender is never referenced, it lends a different aspect to the same book. We listened to the version by Amber Benson on the drive from Houston to Albuquerque. I highly recommend it.

We had a great time in ABQ visiting with family, meeting our nephew & soon-to-be godson as well as celebrating James' grandfather's birthday! We were just there for two full days, but we packed a lot of visiting in there. I even joined James for the last half hour of COMBAT 60 on Saturday morning.

Today, we headed out at 4:30 am mountain time & arrived home at about 8 pm. I again did some gas station yoga, but we didn't stop as often. We stopped around 6:30 am to get McDonald's breakfast, which is one of the very few times I have eaten fast food this year (I can count the times on my fingers). As such, we didn't stop for lunch, just snacked on the peanuts & skinny pop we packed with us, and the fries I caved for when we had 4 hours left to go.

On this drive, we continued the Scalzi track by listening to Old Man's War which was very well narrated & kept me wanting to keep going so we could keep listening!

Once we got home, I felt like working out the links of being in the car all day, and did PiYo Sweat. It's about 35 minutes of stretching & strength workout. I think it was good for me to start off with a workout for a new month.

So here's to a new month, and a renewed goal. I just want to work out. I want to move & sweat every day for at least half an hour.

~Katie