Wonderful Woman - My biggest Supporters

This Irish blessing and this picture of my 5 biggest female supporters are staring at me though each workout.  These wonderful ladies have been with me since pretty much day 1 (my day 1).

They have watched me succeed.  They have watched me fail.  They have cheered me on and helped me get back up again.  They have encouraged me and been my voice of hope when I could not find my own reasons and hopes.

Even more, they have shown me through their own journeys how to preserver  and how to over come.  In this picture you see happy smiling faces, because we know we are truly blessed.  But we are not without our struggles:
Two have lost their husbands to death.
Three have felt the loss of divorce.
One had a stroke.
One had heart valve replacement.
One had type 1 diabetes and alopecia.
One has PCOS.
One struggles with going into the work force or staying a stay at home mom.

Those are the struggles and they are real - but those are not what we focus on.  It is not those that make them strong - it is what they did with those things.   Each one has gotten back up, has taken that next breath that next step and said I am more!

To each of these wonderful amazing woman in my life I THANK YOU for all you knowing and unknowingly do for me and in support of me.

Find your extra Motivation

Today was hard, not going to lie.  It was hard before I ever made it to the workout.  Have you ever had one of those nights where you slept so hard that as you come to your telling your alarm "I'm getting up, i'm getting up" as your mind battles itself as to if it really is getting up or if it is going back to sleep?  No? Just me?  OH well that was me this morning.  

So I needed a little extra push - today that came in the form of the fun head band that says "I think I can".   And guess what?  I did.  I conquered 21 day fix Leg fix.  Yes Leg day is in the books!!!

That got me thinking though.  Weight goals are important.  Measurement goals are important. However they can sometimes take a while to get to, even if you set really small goals before you big goals.  You need to find some rewards for yourself along the way that are not food or weight related.  Maybe you've been wanting a manicure or pedicure - hit your workouts for 7 days straight and award yourself that.  Maybe you've been looking at that new outfit - sticking to your meal plan for 7 days and reward yourself.  It could be as simple as keeping a chart and being able to put a sticker on each day.    Do something that gives you that feel good feeling sticking to it and reaching that goal.  Yes it is not the big one and you still, like me have a ways to go, but you can not survive on will power alone.  Help give that will power a boost with a mini award.  

You've got this and you will make it #noexcuses!!!

Thank you beach body Performance for my Chocolate recovery reward! 

Superhero Strength

No worries I did not miss Sunday - Sunday started nice and calm and peaceful with 21 day fix Yoga.  

Then we had the great joy of being able go out to dinner with my parents and then see my mom sing in her Holiday performance with the choir she belongs to.  It was great to be able to go to this - I love that they live close enough to do this now.

That however equaled us not getting home until 11:30 last night.  But like I have said there are No Excuses for me and I am Never missing a Monday.  

It took some superhero strength today - hence the batman shirt for the work out this morning (21 day fix Dirty 30!)  However my true superhero is Jocelyn (#irun4jocelyn).  Each day she gets up and brightens the world with her smile no matter how her night went or how she is feeling.  The battle she has fought since she was 2 is amazing and I am so thankful I was pair with her as my buddy coach.

Do you what to know more about my amazing superhero?  Check her out here: Hope-for-Jocelyn

Are you interested in being paired with a buddy, or being a buddy? Check out Who I Run 4

Smashing the Excuses

Yes I had a kids birthday party to take my step son to today and a go cart park.
Yes I had a Christmas Parade I was marching in tonight that is about 2 miles round trip.
Yes I had 6 miles planned for my training for my next half.

So what did I do?  I made sure to take my pre and post workout drink and I got to it.  6.2 miles where my average overall pace went from 18:22 during my 3.1 Thursday training miles to today at 18:12!!!  I need to be averaging 16 min/mile or faster by the end of February.  This is heading the right direction!!!

Then off to the go cart park we went for a friends son's birthday party.  We both had a great time!!  My legs were sore but we were home in time for me to take an hour down and get them up and stay off them.

Next it was down to the annual Christmas parade where we all as a family march in the marching band (see the picture below).

Now the youngest is out my feet are in an ice bath and then I am calling it a night so I can make sure to start my morning out with a nice Yoga 21 day fix style before church in the morning.

Sleep well.

Rines Fit4Life

Love my Beach Body performance Pre workout energize and post workout recovery.  I get amazing chocolate taste that feels like I'm cheating and it is actually helping me recover!

Keep your commitments

Even when your nights are later than expected keep your commitments.  If feel so much better, even if you are a little tired.  BUSY weekend, starting with my GFWC Sebastian Junior Woman's club!!! Love the holidays and all the friend and family time.  So many great memories are made this time of year for me.  However, I always have to check in and make sure I'm not over booking myself.  It is very easy to over do it and become overwhelmed.

#noexcuses 21 day fix Upper Fix was today's workout.  My arms are still jello-y!


Speaking of no excuses have you seen the virtual race I'm hosting with the awesome bling??

Make it a great FRIDAY!
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No giving up

Galatians 6:9New International Version (NIV)

9 Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.

No Excuses!!  Yes I needed to remind myself of that this morning.  My quads are so sore even using the restroom hurt.  So I knew I need to take a break from the weighted workouts, but what to do.  Well that was actually an easy answer today.  I have 11 more weeks until my next 1/2.  Where I have to have a faster average pace.  So out the door I went.  3.1 miles.  Negative splits for each mile today - YAY!!! and Faster pace then the last time out.  Not fast enough yet, but there are 11 weeks, I just need to get faster each time. 

I've got this!!!

Have you seen my fitness facebook page?  Please go give it some love for me.  

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Get it done!

Whew ok I really felt this Total body cardio fix (21 day fix) work out today.  Today's workout is the first day where I really felt the after effects of the 1/2 marathon coming in to play while trying to keep up the workouts this week.   OF course whose favorite exercise are the surrenders anyways?  Even Autumn said they are the hardest that is why she throws them in at the beginning to knock them out!!!
Today was weird for me I didn't feel like I was really pushing each minute to its fullest so I kept trying to push a little bit harder.   Well lets just say my body let me know I was!!!!
No Excuses!!!  Get it done!