Taking Another Stab at It

This weekend we did my fiancé's family Christmas up at his sister's house. It's always so fun to get the little cousins together! We drew names to see who we would give presents to: all the adults and then all the kiddos. I got Insanity from my sister-in-love!! (I stole that from another lady because I loved it so much!) So now me and Eric's two sisters have Insanity and we are all starting it tomorrow! (I'm holding you ladies to it.) My sister has it too so I'm going to see if she will start it with me too.

I'm in a tight situation as far as a wedding. I really want it to be soon, but 1) it's hard to plan a wedding and make sure that my family can make the trip to be here 2) I don't want to spend alot on it but still want it to be beautiful and 3) I need to get back in shape!!!

I'm hoping to stick with it this time around. I got halfway through the second month. So I'm recruiting my sisters to do it with me! I am so excited for these next few months to see my progress!

Don't knock it until you try it.

Ever since I've known Eric, he's always drank a colorful drink before he goes to the gym. It always smelled so yummy and fruity. It was his preworkout. Since I've been working out, he keeps telling me to try a little. I was always scared to and said it probably doesn't even do anything.

BOY WAS I WRONG!!

That fruity little drink helped give me the best workout of my life! I had so much energy and i was just so happy. I've had a rough week trying to figure out where we are going with our lives because we need to change something. After taking that stuff (it's called Stimoholic!  Haha) I was in a much better mood even before working out. But back to my workout...

I had so much energy. I didn't have to take as many breaks and i haven't never sweat so much in my life! And it felt great. I have just made it a routine to wake up and eat something (you are supposed to take it on an empty stomach, but when I did that it was way too intense for me. So I eat!) , feed Roman, take Tink out,  then I'll take the preworkout. You have to wait a little for it to kick in so I will usually do the dishes or start a load of laundry. Then I know I'm ready to go!

Roman is so great while I'm working out! Today he really pushed me!! He was in his bounce and every time I did a jumping exercise,  he bounced with me. He is so full of energy! He was laughing at me so it helped me push harder because I was making my baby happy and getting a great workout.

It's been great having such great workouts. I really needed that little push. Especially lately when I've been a Debby Downer about everything.

Hope you all have a great and productive day like I am!

Summer is here!

I started back over today. I finally got a good workout in! But then I saw a picture of my shoulders.... why didn't anyone tell me they are horrible!! Anyways,  I did Insanity day 6 and it felt great! Then I decided why not walk to Home Depot?! Well that was a 1.2 miles from the house. Roman and i went and it was miserable.  What was I thinking?!

Oh right, I wasn't! We waited for Eric's mom to pick us up instead of walking home.. not trying to have Roman get too hot and get sick. But he was such a trooper through all of it. Such a happy baby. I sure am blessed.  He is perfect.

The last two nights I've been trying new meals. Last night I made stuffed green peppers. They were AMAZING! tonight was chimichanga... is that how you spell it? They weren't bad, but not my favorite.  I need more ideas of healthy foods that are cheap! !

Already slacking.

I told you it would be hard for me to keep up with this blog. I didn't think it would be this soon, but it was.

Not only did I slack on the blog, but I slacked on my workouts! I didn't work out once this whole weekend! Ugh gotta push so hard this week.

But we did have a great Fourth of July weekend! We had Eric's family over to eat dinner and watch the fireworks. The neighbors behind us do a huge show and the fireworks are right above you! Since it's my favorite holiday, I loved it! Roman on the only hand, only liked the little ones. Once the amazing, huge, loud ones started, I had to take him inside.

I'm also trying to apply for a stay at home job. Some of the stuff I'm doing as part of the application process is a joke!  That's all I'll say about that. But it would be nice to have a second income.

Roman is sleeping.  He woke me up at 5:45 am and is back asleep and I'm just laying in bed, dead tired. But I cant seem to fall back asleep. I'm in for a looooong day.

Happy Monday everyone!!

Seriously... 10 months already?!?

I cannot believe that my little man is 10 months already! Where has time gone?? Time flies when you are having fun I guess! It has been so fun watching him develop his little personality. Don't get me wrong, there have been some tough times too!

Like today.

I was so unmotivated to workout because he has just been so crabby. And I knew it would be hard anyways, today is called Pure Cardio. But I did it anyways because I just keep saying to myself "Wedding dress. Wedding dress. Wedding dress!" I'm a little disappointed in my workout so I will probably have Eric make me a little workout tonight. Or we can take Roman for a jog/walk!

Yesterday was a recovery day so that was pretty easy. Roman was fussy then too. But then I put his pool in our living room with a bunch of his toys, a pillow, and a blanket and he played and played until he wore himself out! It was great!

Short and sweet.

Sunday's are a busy day for us. I knew I had to wake up and get the workout over with. I watched part of it last night before bed to get me pumped for it. I knew what I had to look forward to after waking up. Roman slept in until 8 this morning. That was nicer than yesterday!

Woke up with my legs still sore. I worked out before starting this, but never did this many jumping moves....... EVER! Even with cheer and doing jumps or tumbling. Or even with basketball and doing drills. Nothing is like this. Today's workout was alot of arms. Blah.... I am so weak in the arms so today was definitely a struggle. I know I'll be feeling this workout sometime today. As of right now, I feel great! Time for bath time for Roman and then shower for mommy so we can get ready for the rest of today!

Have a fantastic Sunday!!

P.s. I've been doing this gallon of water challenge with my mom this last week too. I started before I start Insanity and it was pretty hard to get it all in. Now, I'm constantly drinking water. I drink over a gallon a day. Gotta stay hydrated!  Especially in this hot summer!

Fun day in the sun!

Roman and I just got done playing in his pool outside.  He is so much fun!! Today he would flip on his belly and kick his legs and then splash with his arms. So cute! That's also the only reason I'm getting Day 2 posted. He wore himself out.

Today was Day 2 of Insanity.  Well let's start off with when I woke up this morning. I got out of bed and my calves were on fire!! It was painful to place my whole foot on the ground. I was thinking "great... this is how I feel just after a fit test?!" I had a plan for the morning. It was to wake up, fed Roman, set up his toys for him and workout.  I just glanced at what the workout today looked like and about peed myself. I needed to wake up a little more. So I finally got it done around 1pm. It was tough. Not to mention that it was so hard jumping around....you know, after having a baby. It was hard, but not impossible.  It's true what they say about working out gives you more energy. I feel great and it's only day 2!

The rest of the day is family time! We love our weekends together! :)