Workin' It 11/23

Welcome back! Are you ready for week two?

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I'll be the first to admit...last week wasn't a super good one. I only got to the gym once, and that was on Sunday before the madness of cleaning and home staging started.

Sunday's workout was a doozie though!

5 minute readmill warm up
4 sets of:

• 15 bar pushups
• 500m row (2:30mins)
• 10 tricep dips at 50lbs
• 20 weighted squats at 15lbs

15 minutes cardio on the eliptical

It had me pooped for sure!

Then Monday came when I cleaned from morning until bedtime, followed by more cleaning and homestaging on Tuesday and Wednesday. I literally have not climbed so many stairs in my life, or mopped all of our floors (kitchen, 3 bathrooms, 2 entry ways and a laundry room) all in one day, or vacuumed and dusted every surface (2.5 storey home!), washed walls, lifted and carried boxes, boxsprings, bedframes, cleaned tubs and showers....in the matter of two and a half days!

So...keep in mind that while going to the gym is fantastic, there are tonnes of things that you can do around the house to stay active!

I even weighed myself at one of the houses that we went to see on Saturday, and I am very happy to report that I've lost 4lbs!

Here's some motivation to keep moving this week!

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Weighing In

Sunday marked a fun day...the first day back at the gym since the end of May. (May 27th to be exact! Thank goodness for that training journal I keep!)

Yes, you read that right...I didn't go to the gym ALL SUMMER.

and why? Well, we were freaking busy with 5 weddings (including GodMomma's that I was in and did the cake for), Owen's birthday, Grandma Maria visiting, and...y'know...life.

I'm happy to say that I maintained my weight since my last session with fitness guru personal trainer Liz! I cannot beleive that I did it, what with all of the fast meals, no meals, ice cream, birthday cakes and festivities over the past few months!

But I did!! I sit currently, and freaking proudly, as 154lbs.

When I got pregnant with Mr. O, I was 205lbs. That's a whole hell of a lot of weight to lose, and keep off, so I'm proud and not ashamed at all to reveal those numbers.

It dawned on me the other night that Christmas is coming, which means Florida...pools...boats...beaches...



This is the bathing suit that C bought for me at the beginning of the summer (July really). I want to be able to wear it with confidence, and right now...eh...I'm not quite there yet.

I love that it covers the middle of my tummy, and my stretch marks, but the bottoms are itty bitty...like...whoa! There's my booty!

So...I'm on a mission to shed 10-15lbs. by Christmas.

My plan?

Sunday afternoon - gym and hitting the circut HARD!
Monday evening - gym, primarily cardio
Tuesday evening - gym, hittin' it hard, and focusing on toning

I know that I can do it because I have seen what the hard work will do, and I know that I am capable of doing it if I set my mind to it.

Food wise...ugh. I'm not good with food, either remembering to eat at particular times, or eating the right things, so I'm not going to focus on food. I'm going to try and make good choices, but I'm not going to beat myself up if I make some poor ones.

To take it a step further...I'm going to hold myself accountable for those Sunday, Monday and Tuesday gym sessions by blogging about them and recapping my workouts, how I felt and how I feel the progress is coming.

How do you whip your booty into shape?