Count Down - Day 3

Ever walk into your laundry room and slip on recyclables?

Common occurrence here.

My little Radar loves to sneak in there & pull all the cans out to bang on whatever surface he can reach. 

It's his "Pot of Gold"

Remember my Nemesis? (Pepsi Max)

Yeah- he's one rich 'lil guy. 

But I was a little annoyed w/the clink and clank at my feet while carrying arms full of laundry to and from there.

Easy fix. Take them out to the blue "out of sight, out of mind" can outside.

As I was returning victorious with one more random thing checked off my list, 

my day got even better. 

My little buddy was home from school!

With the super charged ball of energy bouncing my way, blonde hair whipping in the wind, 

"Mommy?! Can we go to the gym w/Mindy?"

She seemed so desperate. Huh...you'd think I said "no" a lot. 

It's not that she wanted me to get in shape. 

No, No, No!

Her motives were completely focused on hanging out with her best friend.

No matter! I was totally game!

So, we made a completely spontaneous Hop Skip & a Jump to the gym w/our awesome friends. 

How brilliant is it to be able to work out when your baby is awake?! 

And to have so many death machines & weights at your disposal? 

And to have a good friend to push you!

Awesome Rockin' good times!

Kids got to play - Mommies got to sweat in their Pj's/Warm Up Suits!

I sooooo needed that too!

Great workout!

But it got cut short b/c my sweet 'lil - attached at the hip Radar -  realized I was no longer present.

Crap!

I'm a sucker. He's my baby. It breaks my heart to see him so sad. So...

Day 3 of my 5 day Grrrr Workout Week.

LOTS of squats, lunges, weight lifting, core exercises.

Total time? 

I have no idea. I wasn't tracking.

Oh...and like 5 minutes on the elliptical. That's when his sad little face broke my heart and I just had to go to him. *Sad Face*

But we had Muscle Failure and that's gooood.

Looking forward to REALLY kickin' my bootay tomorrow! 

K people - I wanna hear how you're workouts are going. 

It's still considered a workout even if it's 

a bike ride with the kids

a walk pushing a stroller 

(6 miles CNC...that's so freakin' good!)

Tennis, basketball, soccer, etc...

You don't have to intentionally go into it for the work out.

Take 15 minutes and do some core. 

Do squats and lunges when you're walking through your house.

Get up & do something!!! 

Sweat a little in those Pj's! 

And tell me!

Night all!

:)

Syndee

Count Down - Day 2

Day 2 of my 5 day Grrrr workout week

 in da Pj's/Warm Up Suit

Just a Quickie 'cuz I've got the artsy type bug. 

I get tunnel vision when it bites. Side effect. 

No time to type. 

So many ideas...so little time. 

I didn't have enough time to do more than 30 minutes.

I knew the Radar would go off which pushed me to work hard-er.

 I never knew how awesome ellipticals were until I started using one.

I'm a runner. 

I love to hate it.

I'm not fast or even very good, but I love it. 

Ellipticals are amazing 'lil beasts! 

When I only have short bursts of time, it gets the job done.

30 minute elliptical workout

507 calories burned

How did I feel afterwards?

Sore. Sweaty. Stinky.

But oh so good!

Amazing what even a little workout does.

Night all

It's off to my own 'lil creative escape I go...

cue Wizard of Oz Munchkins

:)

Syndee

Kick Yo Bootay Cheerleader Day 1

GUESS WHAT?!!

I found my wonderfully awesome lifesaver Blue Water bottle. 

I should name it, shouldn't I?

Any suggestions?

It's a "Nathan" water bottle.

Maybe I should name it Nathan?

I missed Nathan. 

I drink so much more water when it's around. 

Cold Stone Creamery

They have this flavor of ice cream that makes my mouth water

every time I think of it.

It's a minty dark chocolate flavor.

And the evil little happy slapper singers with cold creamy sugar at their 

metal spatula tips, only sell this delectable flavor 

during the holidays.

So so wrong. 

Depending on how you look at it.

But there are other ways to get the fix.

I was putting my wee little man back to sleep...

(Yes, I find myself doing this often. I'm a sucker...that's been established)

and all of a sudden the dogs went crazy

and the kids are all excited.

And I hear an all too familiar voice say, "Hi Chloe!"

Guess who came knocking at my door?

(Stop feeling bad about it! You know who you are!)

My awesome neighbor & this sweet little girl holding a huge box of...

 Girl Scout Cookies...

All for me.

Okay, not really ALL for me. But a large majority of them will mysteriously find their way

into my paws...at night...when the kiddoz are sleeping.

They're Girl Scout Cookies...don't judge.

Thin Mints, Samoas & Tagalongs. 

Ahh yes, the chocolaty goodness that cannot be resisted.

Moderation...Moderation...Moderation???

We have a bottomless pit for those darn cookies.

How do they do it?

Like the Colonel and his chicken?

Like Chick-fil-a?

You know...the "addictive chemical that makes you crave it fortnightly..."?

(Again, thank you Mike Myers for all your many acting abilities)

Thankfully, I was doing something productive right before my baby woke up

and right before the cookies arrived.

There's your super easy cue.

My baby's radar has impeccable timing. 

(ha ha! Word of the Day has been used...yay me!)

I was doing SUPER CoOl stuff in my Pj's!

Good Ole Billy Blanks. 

He's helped me more than lose my baby weight after EVERY baby.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. 

I am always happy with the results. 

His resistance bands rock my world, too! 

Who needs weights when you've got bands?

Problem though...

my dinosaur 2nd child decided it'd be a great idea to use them for a snack one day (2009).

Yeah...chewed the grip right off. 

But being the innovative person I am

(more like, too lazy/cheap to just replace them)

I grabbed some duct tape and made my own grips.

Worked just fine.

But even after my brilliant fix,

they pooped out on me after about 5 years of continuous use.

I wanted to try and "fix" them.

But somehow they got "lost" in our move. 

Uh-huh...

* sad face *

I was attached to my bands. *sniffle*

Moving on

Luckily I found some Reebok bands that are somewhat similar to his.

So even though my sweat & burn was interrupted by the radar and cookies,

I was still able to finish and add 35 minutes on the elliptical  

*BIG SMILE*

Props to the hubby for giving me some "me" time! 

He's the bestest.

And you know what? 

I was even able to resist the urge to eat a whole box of Samoas. I only had two! :D 

So here's what I did on DAY 1 (Tuesday) of this weeks 5 day workout:

45 minute Billy's Bootcamp (Basic Training disc)

+

506 calories burned on 35 minute Elliptical workout

=

Endorphin happy Syndee :)

*Disclaimer...

I don't really care how many calories I burn or how much I weigh. 

What I do care about is how my clothes are fitting and

how well my performance/endurance is going. 

That's how I track my progress.

If you're working out, like REALLY working out,

you're going to see results. 

Just sayin'

How's your week going?

Any good news?

Have you tested out these work outs yet?

Trainer Momma

Go Big or Go Home

If not...you are missing out! 

Good stuff y'all...good stuff!

:)

Night!

Syndee

Count Down - Day 1

My goal for this week is to get 5 days of Grrr workouts in.

5 days of sweat soaked Pj's.

I'll do it. 

Watch me! 

Today is Day 1 of this week.

I'll let cha'll know how it goes tonight.

It's Grrrr time baby! 

Get some!

:)

Syndee

Sleeping Chubber Cheeks & Chocolate

Like total Oh M Gee peoplez!

*flip of the hair*

Yea- that just happened

- Except I have Pixie Hair so flippin' of da hair don't happen here-uh -

One of my good friends sent me this link.

I love it! Say hello to Trainer Momma!

She has some awesome food ideas (which I totally dig b/c I LOVE FOOD!)

She has a super Oober awesome Chocolate Nut Bark recipe that will become a regular thing in my house.

Sorry hubby...Chocolate IS my favorite Vegetable, afterall!

It's a fact. The magnet on my fridge should give you no doubt.

Lets not forget what super cool stuff we do in our Pj's...Sweat.

She has excellent tips on getting real results in our problem areas.

You know what I'm talking about!

Yay! I love rich sources of info! Check her out!

Say Hello to my N E M E S I S!!

So you think Diet Soda is better than regular Soda?

I didn't care one way or the other until I saw this...

It might change what you see when that Pepsi Max comes a-callin'.

I love me some water. 

But guess what? Somehow my awesome blue water bottle vanished! 

How does one lose a favored water bottle? 

No idea

*sad face*

So working out is addicting!

I'd forgotten how much I love THA bUrN!

Maybe I'm psyched b/c my wee baby let me work out for 45 minutes STRAIGHT!

Yee-Yeah! Uh huh! Uh huh uh huh uh huh!!

Once I get started I just wanna keep going.

Every day. 

Baby sleeps...those Pj's start calling my name.

My feet bounce when they hit the floor.

 And what's that thing called again?

You know...when you actually get stuff accomplished?

OH! Right, productive. 

I've already got so much more energy! 

My floors are so clean.

My kids were worn out and in bed before bedtime

 'cuz we played outside for F O R E V E R! 

My Sadie pup couldn't even keep up! 

I just wanna keep going. 

:) *Big Smile* :)

So I did REALLY cool stuff in my Pj's before NOON!!!

Man I'm so happy about that. 

45 minutes on the Elliptical

600 calories burned

I feel/felt Grrrrrrreat!

Cue the Orange Cereal Tiger, please. 

Seriously- Ellipticals rock my world. 

Man I love that thing! 

So very Grrrrrrr.

How'd ya'll do today?

Did you do SUPER cool stuff in your Pj's? 

I wanna know! 

:)

Syndee

Radar & Instruction Manuals

With a attention deprived cute 'lil baby at my feet...

Here's my quickie workout post for last night. 

Until later. 

My wee 'lil man has a workout radar.

Usually it's a different kinda radar

but this one refuses to let me get a real burn in.

I got on my treadmill almost as soon as his head hit the pillow.

Grrr Music plugged in 

I was running harder than usual and felt GREAT!

I hit the 19 1/2 minute mark and nearly got scared out of my skin when I noticed my other cute lil man 

standing next to me. 

Hand on my chest trying to hold in the loss of breath over his presence,

"Yes?!"

"Mommy, Babies awake..."

Of course he is! 

A little over 20 minutes accomplished. I can deal with that. 

With hopes he'd fall back asleep and let me finish what I started,

I laid down (which shouldn't be done right after cardio but as a mommy...that's a luxury to be ignored)

by him. 

Minutes pass...

waiting waiting...

Muscles cooling down...

C'mon lil man. Sleepy sleepy. You know you are...You are getting sleeeeepy...

Dang it! 

Where's the Sandman when you need him?!

So while I was still a little warm I did a 30 minute Core workout with Billy Blanks. 

(Good ole Billy...he's my weight loss cheerleader. I may have mentioned that already)

My wee baby just sat there staring at me entertained. 

Cool - maybe I'll be able to do this after all, while he's awake.

But my favorite workouts I can't do with him just sitting there next to me. 

ie: Running, Elliptical

My excellent yummy Sexee Hubby made mention of a double jogging stroller he saw at a 2nd hand place and thought of me.

Hmmmm...that's not a bad idea. 

He's probably going to regret mentioning that to me. 

*evil laugh* 

I wish all my kids were born with instruction manuals. Besides the obvious reasons...

#207 - To avoid a temper tantrum induced by the breeze that seems to annoy him on a whim...do this. etc...

With my first, I'd wake up early early and do whatever workout I could while she slept for an hour or two. If that.

She didn't really sleep until she was 18 months. 

And neither did I. 

Yeah...

My second was AWESOME! I cannot begin to emphasize enough how amazingly awesome he was!

He loved his schedule and slept from a newborn on! 

Wonderful Angel sleeper! 

He even self soothed! 

So I knew when he started to get sleepy, I could lay him down and he'd fall asleep on his own.

No mommy milk needed. 

I'd get at least 2 hrs of workout time!

And he usually slept at the same time every day. 

His schedule was my schedule.

Oh the good ole days!

This is where I'd want an instruction manual.

To know the when's and what's and how's of their sleep timers.

My baby now just refuses to let me get rid of this yucky baby weight.

Maybe he knows something I don't?!

Maybe my milk tastes like cream now and working out will make it taste like Skim Milk? 

TMI? Eh, whatever...

So I'm a firm believer that you make your life what it is. 

In everything.

If you're sad, you choose to be so.

Happy? Same.

Pick a situation...you can do something about it. 

You make YOUR life what it IS!

I refuse to believe that I can't make the time to fit in a workout.

I just wish every kid was the same and I didn't have to invent unique and different ways to get those muscles burnin'! 

Dare to dream, eh? 

So my Pajama's got a wee bit sweaty last night.

20 minute run

30 minute core 

50 minutes total! 

Not bad. But not my goal. 

I'll get there. I know I will. I know it! 

I hope ya'll are having more luck! I'd love to hear how it's going! 

:)

Syndee

The Zone, Medics & Numb Feet

I often find myself in a fog of dusty memories when I enter the

 WORKOUT ZONE. 

(Which I L.O.V.E. by the way! I forget the pain I'm putting myself through for a brief moment) 

Exit reality 
                     Enter Zen
                                        Ha! Not really...maybe

Pain forgotten...

All of a sudden I'm surrounded by lush green and early morning light.

(instead of the mundane treadmill, & sporadic scenery in my garage)

The ground rumbles from the hundreds of feet hitting it at once.

An intimidating sound from the distance but empowering if you're a part of it.

The burn of the cadences in my throat. 

Legs screaming for relief. 

Lungs ready to fall to dust in my chest.  

My cheeks tingling with nausea. 

The southern humidity clinging to every drop of sweat.

Every part of me wanting to stop but I can't

There is no stopping

Drill Sergeant on my right (with German accent...she was funny) yelling "Fall out's move to the RIGHT!" or  "Casper pick it up!" 


One mile - No Sweat
       Two mile - Better yet

                 Three miles - Gotta run

                         Four miles - Just for fun

Ugh! Why so many hills?! They're trying to kill me! 

(voice in my head...usually followed by some Grr-ness & misplaced anger @ my Drill Sergeant)

"...what's the name of this club? I can't remember but it's alright alright just dance gonna be okay..."

Whaaaat?! 

Oh riiiiight...I'm working out. 

(Lady Gaga helps me keep up a good pace. Plus I like her music.)

Back to reality.

Don't you love this part of your workout? Being able to forget what hell you're putting your body through for brief spurts. My zone-outs push me. And man oh man am I grateful for them!

I feel so good afterwards!

But my feet went NUMB after Friday's workout. 

Not the best feeling...or not since I didn't FEEL anything.

Does this happen to anyone else?

The last time my feet went numb from working out is back in good ole BCT.

I asked the Medic at sick call (back in tha day) what in the "hey-naun-knee" was going on. 

(Who used to always tell me to stop singing to the clock radio. He didn't like my singing. But I did anyway. Music was hard to come by in Basic)

"It happened to me too. The feeling will come back when you're done training, don't worry"

And it did.

 But my toe nails feel off. I put my feet through a lot then.

And the military (though they claimed to be THE pro's on the subject) seemed to fit us with shoes/boots that were too small.

So to avoid the same out come I asked one of my reliable sources

 for real life advice on this problem I seem to have.

(And although they're usually blue, I like my toe nails. I'd prefer to keep them intact.)

"It's your shoes. You need different shoes."

The same thing happened to her. 

Her Doc told her to get different shoes or insoles.

Guess what?

It worked! For her anyway.

She runs marathons, by the way. Reliable resource? Yeah- I think so!! Plus she rocks! 

I'll be testing this out during today's workout. 

Wish me luck! 

What motivates you when you feel like you can't go any further?

My Zone out's really help.

Thinking of my family pushes me to be the best I can be.

Especially during work outs! 

And of course, my GRRRR music. 

So what's your "Umph" your "Grrr-ness" your "Yee-yeah"

I wanna know! 

By the way- 

I did really cool stuff in my Jammies Friday night.

Sorry for the delayed report. 

My handsome lil fella turned 4 this weekend. 

We like to go all out so I didn't have the extra "Me" time.

I found this rockin' blog that totally rocked my workout! 

I did two circuits and did 2 minutes on each one each time.

Wow! If you've got a few minutes, you can totally fit this in!

And you need nuthin' but yourself & a stop watch & your Grrr Pj's & shoes. 

(preferably not heels, just sayin)

It worked all my jiggly areas and I definitely felt it the next day! 

Oh yeah! I rocked it!

I wrote down everything on a piece of paper so that when the wee man sleeps I can just grab that paper and my phone and get to work. 

My goal was to do 30 minutes on the elliptical afterwards but was only able to fit in 16 minutes. 

My wee lil man woke up. And I was in the Zone. 

But it was great! 

45 minute total workout and it was amazing!

I highly recommend this workout! 

Oh! And don't forget your water! 

I carry this handy dandy water bottle around with me all day.

My kids haven't figured out how to open it.

So they don't steal it from me :)

And I can track how much water I'm drinking.

I love my blue water bottle. 

Here's my randomness to being accountable.

Love to hear about your Grrrr time!

:)

Syndee