50 mile hump...

it's been a long time comin'...seriously! it's actually a bit sad how long it's taken me to get here, but WHATEVER!!! I'M HERE!!!! & it feels oh so good! met my friend at the gym..planning to make it at least 4 times this week...next week maybe five...getting crazy up in here!
happy 50th mile mark to me!
xoxoxo,
a

back again...

to the gym! met my friend jennifer and we lasted an hour! a whole hour! awesome! always fun to have someone to chat with, makes the time fly by! i'm so glad she goes to my gym now...every night around 6 i get a text from her saying when she'll be there...and i try my hardest to be there! it's great motivation when you know someone is hoping you'll show up!

two times!

yep, twice so far this week i've made it to the gym! my friend Jen {the other jen} has been making sure i get there...i'm so thankful...and so is my booty! ha! yep, 4 miles tonight! waaahooooo! hopefully it burned off some of that burger i had for dinner! i have been working on making some changes to my diet, as well. baby steps in the right direction! feels good :)

hittin' it...

and by that i mean, the gym :)
i saw a bunch of the people i used to teach with last saturday and one of my friends said she joined the gym by my house and i should join, too...well, i already have joined and just need to GO! we thought it would be cool to try and meet up there a few nights out of the week for some cardio and chatting! she texted me tonight and said she would be up there at 7...so i got the kids together, blew the dust off my gym shoes and got there just in time! we did 45 minutes on the elliptical! i couldn't believe i made it that long...serioulsy, i ate a roast beef sandwich right before she texted me and was so worried i was going to feel gross...i really was full! but the time flew by! it felt good to be at the gym, it felt great to visit with an old friend {we carpooled my last year of teaching}, and all around just felt good. soo, i'll be adding 3 miles to my ticker tonight...my sad little ticker...we're on our way up! yay!

back to it...

so this weekend is mother's day! i usually don't insist on a specific present, but this year i decided i NEED a gym membership. talked the husband into it {i mean, how could he say "no"...it is my mother's day present after all...and of course he didn't already have something stashed away!} so after calling around and checking out deals, i'm joining the 24 hour fitness a few miles from our house and i am super excited! i made an appointment to get all signed up tomorrow morning {that way i make sure i get there} and will start with the elliptical for 30 minutes. have to get the kids used to the kids club and figure a 30 minute stay will be good for us! they also have the les mills classes that got me into the best shape of my life, so i am excited to get back into those! {not for a few weeks though...gonna stick with some consistent cardio and then hop back on that train! they are killer and there is no way i could hang right now!}

so, ecxited to get back to it and find my inner gym rat! it is what worked for me last time, so here we go again! wish me luck!

park

took the kids to the park today. after ava played, we walked around it a few times. i even let her walk in front of me, behind me, beside me for a while. until she fell behind and in her sweetest whiney voice asked "mommy, carry me?!" so i did for a few minutes and then into the stroller she went to ride the rest of the way! i had fun walking with her {even though she got distracted adn ended up picking flowers most of the walk!} i went about 2 miles and she probobly walked about 3/4 of a mile {after she had spent about 45 minutes running around like a wild woman on the playground!}
the weather here has been gorgeous {a little windy, but okay.}. enjoying every sunny second of it!
~a

routine

so i've been doing better each and every day with the exercise...really trying to make it a part of my routine! walked the past few nights and today went to the zoo {walked for 3+ hours} and then tonight did physique 57 arms/abs workout! {killah!} soooo, really gonna try and hold onto this...i think i can, i think i can, i think i can!
xo
a

"Success is getting up just one more time than you fall down."

~unknown {i think}

working on getting up again...

epiphanie....

like i said, i have been sick...since monday, sick, sick, sick! as i laid my sick self on the couch and in the bed all week long, feeling sorry for myself, unable to even really play with my kids because i felt so hellacious, i had an epiphanie. why in the world am i {a very able bodied and capable person} finding it so hard to fit in exercise and basically turning into a lazy lump? yes, i said it...l.a.z.y. if you lived with me, you would see it with clarity, too! i love sitting on the couch, watching my shows, watching movies with ava, {yes, we do our fair share of playing outside...don't go thinking i am totally lost}, holding the baby, all those things...all that sitting! well, as i was sick for a week all i wanted to do was get up and run and chase my daughter and go walking in the beautiful sunshine...so why in the world don't i do this on any normal day?



today we spent the majority of the day outside in the beautiful sunshine and fresh air and then after the kids went to bed tonight, i did my 30 day shred dvd. i am hoping that this desire to get physical stays with me for a while. i know i could probobly link you back to several posts that all are hoping for change and new routines in my life. i am not making any promises this go round. i got in some exercise today and it felt good. i am hopeful that tomorrow i'll do the same. for me. because i can. because i am lucky.