Fitness Guru

What's the best thing to do when you're trying to get back into fitness and working out? You follow two major fitness people on Instagram. I've been following Marissa Rivero for a long time but I recently started following her mentor and coach Ingrid Romero. 

 

This lady is awesome! She has started an amazing company and competitive team called Team Edge. Her athletes win in almost every category they show up to compete in. She also has an amazing workbook and video that I got for Easter. This is a serious workout. It is no joke. I've only done one of the 4 workouts on it and it worked me out hard. I use her workbook every single day though alternating between arms and legs.

I also got more motivated by getting nice workout clothing...

 

 

And now I really want these shoes... does anyone know where I can find them? I've looked everywhere but it's hard to find the New Balance shoes without knowing their name or number.

I'm also meal planning. I've completely changed my meals for 6 days a week. I'm eating turkey bacon, egg white omelets, rice cakes, almond butter etc. It's been really hard but I'm going for it and working on it each day. Do I want to come home, eat a box of fudge rounds and never work out? Yep! But it's all about choices. And hello... I have a wedding to get in shape for!

 

I also need really fast music to work out to. I need upbeat music like Britney Spears, Lady Gaga etc. I can't listen to anything slow while working out or it slows me down. I slow down running with the music and then can't get going again until another song comes on. Any recommendations on good music right now?

 

So that's where I'm at my fitness. I'm working out, trying to eat right and following people on instagram who make me want to stay on track! What keeps you motivated?



 

 

My Champion

On Saturday, Beezy and I got up early and headed to San Francisco so he could participate in the Spartan Race.

Have you heard of the Spartan Race? It's an obstacle course style 5k race. You have to crawl through tubes of muddy water, climb ropes, leap over walls and let's not forget... run. There is no way I'd ever be a participant but a few months ago when Beezy said he wanted to sign up, I said go for it. In San Francisco it was being held at AT&T Park, home of the San Francisco Giants.

The Spartan Race took up the entire stadium. They utilized the ramps up to different levels, the stairs and the field. Not only did participants have to run 3.1 miles they also had to complete 21 obstacles. I won't name all of the obstacles but some were climbing over walls, climbing rope and carrying heavy items while going up and down stairs. We got to the race with enough time for Beezy to get signed in and get his bib. Since this race is pretty rough they prefer contestants NOT to wear their bibs due to the safety pins and give you a headband to wear instead. I also got singed in as a spectator. He was number 7600! I followed him over to the starting point and from then on I had to head to my seat in the stands.

Since they give all the spectators a map of the course you kind of have an idea where your loved one should be based on their start time and where you last saw them on the course. I knew he first time I'd be able to see Beezy would be running towards the climbing up the rope obstacle. And of course I was right...

 Once those were complete he had to make it up the rope wall and back down. Then he had to hop up and down bleaches in the outfield. There was also a lot of running and jump roping going on behind the scenes that we couldn't see from our vantage point.

After that it was up to the second level of the stadium. At this point I was really impressed. The course was extremely physical and way more than just running. I was nervous for Beezy but he was doing great. Way better than I could have ever done.

 Second Level

 Third Level

When he crossed the finish line I was so excited for him. He went into this race just wanting to finish and he accomplished that! I'm so proud of him and he did great. His first Spartan Race was a success! Go Beezy!

Love you Beezy! You are totally my champion! Maybe with a little coaxing, I can get him to answer questions about the race if anyone has some.

Five on Friday

1. I've gone on two job interviews in two weeks. Both would mean a promotion. One is here in Sacramento while the other is located in Chicago. Do I want to freeze to death during the winter months again? No. Come on Sacramento job!

2.

I've been lifting weights everyday for two weeks now. I'm trying to slim down (hello vacation to Hawaii) but also get some muscles so I've been doing low weight, high reps. It hasn't been all fun but hopefully it's going to help. Let me tell you about that weight set and stand... best 30 dollars spent on Amazon!

3.

Speaking of Hawaii, it's approaching quickly. Have any of you ever been to the Big Island? If so give me your suggestions! What should I not miss? This is my first time to Hawaii and the big island. Any place I should eat at? Shop at?

4.

Going All-American. I've decided this summer to go all American. I've got some American flag shorts and now these shoes thanks to Beezy. I'm going to rock them all summer and especially in July.

5.

Beezy is a huge Raiders Fan. He's a season ticket holder and has been for awhile. The NFL schedule was released last week and that's all I've heard about. Looks like I'll be going to a few home games this year.

Weekend Review

I've really been working on what I've been eating. I knew going into this year that I really wanted to focus on my eating habits and working out. I'm happy to report the past two weeks, I've been eating better. I've consumed more fruit and vegetables and got my fill of protein. I've even working out on my treadmill a few times now. Am I still eating other food that I probably shouldn't? Yep. BUT I'm eating it in less quantities and I'm aware of that.

This was a nice snack...

I've tried four different flavors of Quest Bars and this has been my favorite one so far. The Double Chocolate Chunk. It's only 160 calories, has less than 1 gram of sugar and 20 grams of protein. Now that's a protein bar people. I've also become obsessed with the song...

It seriously kept me going on the treadmill the other day. I had originally heard it at the Kings game but never knew what song it was until last week when I was in the car it came on. I love it! I always have the beat stuck in my head.

 

I'm still trying to make friends with this cat. His name is Tesco. I've learned if I brush him he'll at least sit there and pretend to like me.

 

I bought two more owls at the craft store. Beezy and I turned them into Elvis and his number one fan. Beezy did the Elvis one and I was very impressed. He portrayed him in the famous Rainfall jumpsuit.

 

Speaking of the Kings. I went to the Kings game on Friday night. They played the Indiana Pacers. The Kings have been on a good playing streak and they played a great game. They lost it by only a few points in overtime.

Now it's Monday and I'm already ready for the weekend! Can someone I know win the lottery and give me a million. I think I could make that last long enough!

Workin' On My Fitness

When I was in high school and college, I was very active. I twirled for Marshall and because of that I was very active. I worked out in the gym everyday for hours. I had practices that would last for multiple hours every day. On game days I was be active for 8-10 hours and in every day life I was pretty active. I think because of that I was very fit. I had defined arms, a flat stomach and some meaty legs. Granted, I didn't have the best eating habits but I was eating. I wasn't a huge fan of vegetables. I was a college student and loved pizza, fries, noodles, etc. During college this is probably the skinniest that I was...

Let's not talk about my major watch tan line. I know.

 

I got really, really thin after my first major relationship break up and got sickly thin. I think I weighed like 115 here. Since I'm about 5'4'' and actually do have big bones it wasn't attractive. At the time I thought I looked fantastic because I mean really who doesn't want to be skinny in college? Looking back on these photos I was too thin. My big bones were sticking out.

But considering I like to eat...

Flash forward to 2013 and I'm starting to notice that I need to get in shape again. I need to work on my fitness. I want to spend this year working on getting back into shape and toning up my arms, stomach and legs. Santa has phoned me from the North Pole and let me in on the secret that I'm getting a treadmill for Christmas. I'm also going to invest in some hand weights. I'm going to work on eating better and by better I mean actually ingest things like wheat bread, fruits and vegetables. I'm also going to try out protein bars and healthy drinks. I'm going to have to break up with In-N-Out and my beloved Crab Rangoon from the local Chinese place. I'm going to put down the chocolate covered peanut butter balls, the little Debbie cakes and replace them with carrots and grapes.

Why have I decided to do this now? Because I'm going to  be 30 in June. I want to rock an awesome two piece bathing suit. I want to be physically fit again. The big motivator for me is that I've got an idea for something in the fall but I'm not willing to share it yet. I know I have to be in good physical shape for it, that's for sure! So we shall see kids. January 1st the fitness is on!

Now I just need to compile a good music playlist for working out. Suggestions? Also if anyone has any suggestions on nutritional drinks, shakes, bars etc. Please let me know! I need/want things that do not contain caffeine and less than 2grams in sugar.