Me, Lazy?!

So I could write about how horribly lazy I am for not fitting in my workouts this week

...yet.

But ya know - I'm really not that lazy.

I really enjoy my time with my Sexee Hubby & my kiddoz & my friends & the artsy-ness.

Excellent excuse to miss a sweaty Pj moment.

Wouldn't you say?

 The day started off super early and I took advantage of it to finish up my copper rings I made Saturday.

 (I get in these artsy zones and can't stop til I'm satisfied)

Today was definitely one of those days! 

(This is my 'lil Radar this weekend, showing off what boys are made of. So cute!)

It was just so pretty outside 70! 

PERFECT play weather!!!

As if by magic, I opened my front door almost the same time as our neighbor 

across the street. 

My son had been dying to play with his best friend.

And * poof * there he was!

All childlike enthusiasm shot through the air like lightning and that was it...

there was no turning back! 

We had surrendered all indoor obligations to the weather.

So we played and played and played...

And Mindy & I finally got to paint those ceramic bowls. 

In short spurts...but we got 'em done! 

This is what happens when you have 6 kids running around while you try to meticulously 

paint a bowl.

(it only took allllll afternoon...but it was FUN!)

My 'lil Radar finally decided enough was enough!

He was hungry & tired. 

"Enough with the artsy-ness woman! You must do nothing else but hold me!"

(You can't see his face, but he's yelling at me...non-stop)

Thank you Mindy for the pic ;)

But I just had to finish my butterfly. Who knew when I'd get the time to work on it again!

So after he clearly stated how "done" I was,

(Plus it was dinner time)

we called it a day and had to pry the kids apart.

(My daughter physically droops when she can't play with her BFF anymore *sad*)

It was so amazing to have a play day! 

No dishes!

No Laundry!

No Sweeping/Moping!

No Cabin Fever!

Just a "me/us" day!

THANK YOU MINDY!

I never think I ever deserve a "me" day...

but who cares about deserving, the weather was just too awesome and the look on my sons face when he saw his friend was enough to let the obligations melt away.

So no workout for me today.

I promise to have interesting and productive news for you tomorrow! 

No sweatin' in the Pj's for Monday or Tuesday!

Bring on Hump day!! 

Grrrrrr!!

Night!

:)

Syndee

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