My Birthday's over: Now let my 30s begin!

I got my work out in, as best as I could! Saturday, I think, is my favorite days to work out! I get it in when I choose, and I don't have to worry about time or pushing it too hard! But who does not love Saturdays?

Today, Matthew and I did Max Cardio Condition, and I did Insane Abs. The videos are from Insane Abs. Matt has a bad back, from being hit by a car when he was a child, so the moves in Insane abs are difficult for him! I was dead at the end. It is a good hour and 20 minutes with Shaun T and the Insanity crew. That is A LOT for this type of work out! I love it though!

Now I have to squeeze work in today or tomorrow (BOO) and I am meeting up with the whole fam at PC Pub for some of my favorite pizza at 6. And I want to take the kids GEOcaching today. I need more hours!!!!

I have to say, I went to see The Fighter last night at The Emmaus Theater with Mom, Dad, Tra and Jay and Matt. LOVED IT! Made me want to work out! Hahaha! I highly suggest it! Good movie. I did have to cover my eyes a few times because I hate seeing people getting punched.But a good movie!

I can't wait to decide what I am going to do after Insanity!!!! I need suggestions! I have less then two weeks left! I am really leaning towards P90X! But I wish the new Shaun T video would just come out all ready! Anyway, I don't know!

kick drum birthday

Awe what a wonderful birthday! I love every single person in my life! I am super excited for my new mat that Matt bought me! It is really going to help me with my plank and ground moves! He said once he saw it he knew he had to get it for me! I also got a blender from my kick ass co workers and friends! I have been wanting one for a very long time! I really was not expecting anything from anyone today and I sure got a lot of love and presents! I was sooooo surprised!

I did not do Insanity early this morning, I was enjoying my first moments of my new chapter called MY 30s! My bed was soooo comfy and it just felt so nice to lie awake in my bed and just listen to the love of my life breath ...and know that I found the one person I can fall in love with every day over and over again. I love that I love him! Does that make any sense?

So I did Insanity after work... well most of it. I was attempting to cook diner, do laundry and Insanity all at the same time! INSANE right, That is what I call being a mom! I was over half way thru and I was attempting to run down stairs and start a load of laundry between circuits and that is when Odin decided to argue with me about dinner, and my parents walked in, HAha I was dripping in sweat and was NOT ready for them to be there. I did sort of lose track of time! Now that is also what I call being a mom! So, needless to say I did not get to finish, neither did my wash but that is a whole nother story!

At least I did it! Even if I did half,,, I did it, knowing that maybe I can only do some or maybe all. On a Friday, On my birthday, on a week that I could have screamed about, I still did it! You know what I mean. That is the part of me that I am really enjoying! The pre-Insanity Trish would have NEVER got in a work out , if I knew it was maybe not going to finish, or on a Friday, or a Friday that happens to be my birthday! I love Insanity!

Well my day was perfect till my son turned evil! EVIL EVIL EVIL!

My next work out, I will be in my 30s!

I hope you all did not miss me too much! Last I bloged was Monday, and that was the last decent day I have had. Tuesday , I woke up with a pounding head ache! My alarm went off and I decided I would wait till after work to do the work out due to the fact every inch of my body hurt. Well, I did not get much better. I came home that night and went to bed! Woke up Wednesday, with about as much energy I needed to get Odin off to school, went back to bed and slept until 11:00. I basiclly laid up on the couch all day. This is the last time I will go without a flu shot! I was on antibiotics when I went for mine, and they said no way, Jose! I think I have had the flu all winter long!

Anyway, today I also woke up feeling terrible so I slept in and did my fit test at night! I did better than expected! I still feel crappy, but I pushed thru and did at least that part of the work out, which is no joke by the way! I know if I was feeling 100%, I would have had better numbers than I came up with, due to the fact it felt like even the blood in my toes was rushing up to the top of my head, and out my ears, every move I made. I feel as if tomorrow (my 30th bday) I will be able to wake up and manage thru insanity!


Result time:

Switch Kicks 85 103 110 135

Power Jacks 40 58 55 62

Power Knees 78 96 95 105

Power Jumps 24 35 38 45

Globe Jumps 10 13 13 13 (I think this is due to lack of coordination rather than power to do more)

Suicide Jumps 12 15 14 21

Push Up Jacks 12 21 25 30

Low Plank Oblique 18 23 39 37 ( I tried something new here, with a blanket under me, and realized that was dumb, and had to stop and get re set up)


So as you can see my fitness level is definately improving! I know I can do even better than that! I have only one more more Fit test to go and that is on the last day of the program!

Incase you wonder ,why the picture? it is my way of showing my excitement for The Avett Brothers(my fav), and my awesome boyfriend is taking me to see them in May in Pittsburgh and in Ohio!!! So excited!

Happy Presidents Day!

I am enjoying a very nice day off with Matt and Odin! Matt is off getting his head lights fixed. Thank the lord! They have not been working for a while now, making it impossible to drive at night! Odin did a bit of Insanity with me and helped shovel the driveway! He is such a good boy!

Today I did Max Cardio Conditioning and Insane Abs. Wow, my abs were burning!!!! Bad news though, I seemed to pull a muscle in my left side, groin area. So now I have a pulled muscle in my right butt cheek and on my left groin haha. Oh well, such is life. Today was the first day of Insane Abs. It was way way way way harder than Cardio abs and kind of long. It is over 30 minutes long! So you pair it with Cardio Max Conditioning, that is 49 mins , plus 30 mins of Insane Abs, and you got yourself an hour and 19 min INSANE work out! I am telling you INSANE. I really think I am in desperate need of a massage! My whole body is sore and I love it!

One problem with Month two is. I CAN'T STOP eating. I think I am working so hard that my body just wants to eat. I did not have a real good weekend with eating, but as soon as I get back to my routine, it will be all good! Tomorrow I have the Option to do Core Cardio and Balance, or Max Interval Sports training. I am using the special deluxe 13 package and that includes Insane Abs, and Max Interval Sports training. I am definitely doing the Sports Training. Shaun T is a former track start and trains professional athletes and this includes a lot of the moves he uses training them!! So needless to say I am excited to bring it up a notch.

I need to set a goal this week: Get up at 5:30 rather then 6:00. The dvds are getting longer and I don't like getting in the shower right after working out, I get over heated! So wish me luck tomorrow with a new dvd and getting up earlier!

Day 46!

Max Cardio Recovery. Well I can now say that it is not my favorite workout and very much could be my least favorite. Last week, I was way too sore to give an opinion and was not able to follow the moves or complete the moves. Today I was able to do the moves, but still had a tough time following along. I had to stop and look up to see what the heck the move we were doing and then I realized they were half way through the set. I am not positive what the difference is and why I can't follow along with this one.

Today, Matthew and I are planning to get a nice walk in somewhere. We just need to find a place that is not too muddy! It is going to get cold wet and wintry soon and I want to soak up some rays and breathe in some fresh air while I can. I am not sure if I am getting sick or not, but I am a firm believer that exercise and fresh air is the best medicine in the entire world.

I did a tiny bit of Yoga last night, about 30 mins. Then, Natalie took over and started teaching me moves that she does at her therapy. It was fantastic, until she had Matthew join us, then she just started yelling at us. I am going to invest in some sort of yoga dvd. If anyone has any suggestions I will take them. There are soooo many out there. I really need to work on my balance, core and flexibility.

Well I need to get the little ones fed, and off to Uncle Mike's, so Matthew can get our walk in for the day!

Getting ready for a sleep over!

My boys are back!!!! Just what I needed! Matthew , despite all the odds, even made it home earlier than expected. See, his flight from St. Louis was delayed for over two hours, which would have made him miss his flight from Detroit to Philadelphia. So, a miracle worker put him on a direct flight from St Louis to Philadelphia and got him home over two hours earlier than he would have if his flight was not delayed!
I had my favorite work out buddy back today. He tried his best but was not able to finish the work out, I am not even sure he finished half the work out. He has had a severe head cold the past week and flew on over 6 planes the past week. I knew this work out was going to be no good for him. I told him this, but he is such a good man that he tried anyway. Insanity is not a good work out if your even a little under the weather and today's would be the worst. It is FULL of push ups, plank moves, jumping and up and down moves. His ears have not popped since Tuesday, so if you can imagine today's work out messed his world up a bit!
I did it though! I love plyometrics. It is hard! My arms and back end are so sore! I am pretty sure I pulled a muscle in my glute! It hurts. Not enough to stop working out though. Good news, wait I am crying tears of Joy right now. I got on the scale yesterday and it read 131.8. I lost 6.8 pounds this week!!!! I am finally seeing a difference in everything! I don't know if that number was a fluke, but fluke or not I will take it! I lost over 10 pounds in 6 weeks. That is good right! Whoa lets even go as far as to say I am so freaking proud of myself! I really feel like Insanity is making me a better person. I really think I am. Thank you Shaun T! We are having like 4o mile an hour winds right now, it is pretty wicked! I have to get to the store and get some grub. We are having Natalie, Elijah and Odin over tonight, and we better have some food for them to eat. I hope I don't blow away! Tomorrow is Max Cardio Recovery! Wish me luck!

IT IS ALWAYS SUNNY IN PHILADELPHIA!

I sucked today! Big time! I just did not have the will to dig deeper today! I did my Max Cardio Conditioning but I am telling you I looked like a rookie! I think it has a bit to do with Matthew being out of town. I am not sure but I do know I miss the hell out of him when he is gone! Ain't no sunshine when he's gone! or that I hit snooze and was running late! Stupid SNooZe!

I did get a nice walk in at lunch today! I work with the greatest group of people! We did the mile loop outside our building, If you don't know we had a nice break from winter today and it was 55 and sunny! It is always Sunny in Philadelphia!

Ugh I am so off my game! Matt is out of town and Odin is at Monie's and Poppies. I was hoping to get a last chance work out tonight but I did not get home from all my driving around till after nine and I am just tired. Tomorrow is my works last weight in for this work weight loss war! Well I did the best I could do and worked my butt off with Shaun T and I really dont' care what the scale says tomorrow! I LOVE THE WAY I FEEL! We are not going to do anything new at work till after March is over which is cool because I personally have 20 days left of Insanity! I REALLY REALLY REALLY want to do P90X when I am done but I am not positive I can afford it :( I hate money! i am thinking about getting a new job at night and weekends to bring in some extra cash but I don't know where. If anyone has any ideas let me know! But back to being off my game, when I don't have both my boys at home I just don't know what to do with my self!

As of now I am thinking what do I want to eat this late at night and am trying to follow Greys. I am thinking it just may be to late to eat! I don't know! I am telling you when my boys are gone I just don't know what to do! I do know I am going to kick some tail tomorrow with the Interval Training! I can't wait I just wish it was tomorrow all ready!
So as soon as Grey's is over I am going to bed! Good night!

SINGING AT THE TOP OF MY LUNGS!

I am on Odin's iMac that my AWESOME brother John gave Odin over the summer. I am just not as comfortable on the couch with my laptop. Plus it is kinda old so it runs a little slower. Now if I could just figure out how to make everything bigger on it I would be set!

Today was my off day of Insanity but I spent about 30 mins in the basement kicking it on my elliptical.I had dropped Odin off at basketball and started my laundry and took advantage to have the house all to myself by doing my elliptical and singing as loud as I wanted to songs I wanted to listen to. TOP OF MY LUNGS! I loved it.It may have only been 30 minutes but it was as fun as it gets for a single mother! I got a good sweat and had a good time! I did not want to over do it! I have been working out so much that I been getting nose bleeds. Like every day for over a week.

I promised Odin that we would read a bit and watch Odin's favorite No Ordinary Family with him. So I have to cut this short. Plus I yet to eat anything health. So Odin and I are going to steam some Broccoli and read then watch our show! Tomorrow Insanity starts again with Max Cardio Conditioning! I love love love it!

my body still works its all good!

Well I am doing this post on my phone. so we will see how this goes. My laptop died I guess which really upsets me because I dont have the money to replace it. Anywhooo my work outs have been great. I think I am gonna have great looking arms by the time I am done.

I hope everyone had a decent valentines day? I did!! everything was perfect in the world till today. Matt had to fly out early this a.m to flint mi then to springfield Il. Since we have been having a wicked winter, he left me his car but no keys!!! So had to deal with that. Odin goes in a whisper voice "Oh my your gonna kill him!" haha then my pc dies UGHHHHH

I promise I will try and do what I can on my phone but I will not be so wordie!

I still love Insanity and my body still works so its all good! good night everyone!

Max Confusion!

Today was my first time with Max Recovery. I don't have an opinion on it yet. It was similar to Cardio Recovery, as in there is no cardio. It was longer and I think harder. Matt commented that he felt it was the easiest in all of Insanity. I had to disagree, I believe Cardio Recovery in month one is. Now, I said earlier I don't really have an opinion because I am VERY VERY VERY SORE! Maybe next Sunday when my body has adjusted to the new Max month two workouts, I will be able to give an honest opinion. I will say, for some reason, I had a hard time following what was going on because I did not know the moves yet. And as you can tell it got a tiny bit crowed in my living room. HAHA

Yes my entire body is sore. Especially my upper body. So all of the push ups and plank moves were a bit harder than usual. Seriously, I struggled to even get two in, let alone 20. So it is done for the day! I was planning on going to the gym today and get some extra working out in, but I remembered my stupid IPOD is broke. I like to run outside with out an ipod, but the gym is a different story. I hope to get a new one soon, but my finances this month don't really call for it :( We will see, I also have a birthday coming up.

So I have been toying with the idea of becoming a Beach Body Coach. More on that later. Well I am desperate need of a shower. And a day of cleaning. So I am off till tomorrow.

Insanity drives Bono Insane!

AHHHHH what a great work out today! I am not going to lie it was demanding. But it hurts so good! Today I did Max Cardio Conditioning. I was relieved to see that there were not too many push up plank type moves for my arms and shoulders, they are killing me. This was very much like Pure Cardio in month one. You get your ten minute warm up then a stretch, and then you go into about a 29 min nonstop cardio butt-kicking, muscle burning, workout with no breaks (unless you break like me). So it is about 29 moves or so, that you do for about a minute each. I had Matt tape a few of the moves but this is under half of them. It became a challenge for him to tape me, make cinnamon rolls, and tend to his children's every want. (The cinnamon rolls were like a Biggest Loser temptation, I am working my a$$ off and that smell hit me like a bullet!) Only thing that could have made today's work out better is if Matt was able to do it with me.

As you can see in my picture Bono joined me into the world of Insanity today. He really is a comic relief. Yes, if he was here full time, it would be annoying but for now it is just funny. He is a great dog. I have really enjoyed taking him on two nice walks a day and Odin has really benefited from having him here too! It has got me thinking.... but no way will Matt allow me have a dog of my own. Boo!

I have to get to work today. Which means I have to take a shower and get dressed and work YUCK! I can't wait till things go back to normal at work, whenever that may be who knows? Tomorrow is Sunday and Max Recovery which is a new dvd! Excited! I don't know if I can get all three videos up here but I am going to try! Enjoy my pain.

Great looking shoulders to come!

Well I did not only not get up 15 mins early I slept in 45 mins late. HAHA I messed up my alarm, so I decided to just do the work out after work and see how different it is to do this in the evening verse the morning. Well there are pros and cons!!! Oh, there are pros and Cons..

First thing I noticed is the way I felt all day. Kind of anxious, kind of excited. I think that was a pro and a con, sort of both. It was nice to look forward to a work out but I THINK I would rather do Insanity in the morning and do a Jillian Michaels or Biggest Loser DVD or go to the GYM at night and look forward to that. Only because Insanity would be a very easy work out to just not do when you had a bad day or you have too many things going on and you don't get home till like 8p.m. If you did Insanity that late you would be awake till 2am easy! Other Pros :I felt like I did have a little bit more zip in my step. I did feel as if I could do the circuit with a bit more speed and more endurance. BUT it was just a bit. One more sort of Pro was that my house was warm, but so was my body and I overheated! BIG TIME! BIG BIG BIG TIME! I was actual tempted to turn on the ceiling fan, yet I did not.

CONS :well first thing that comes to mind is I drink A LOT of water during the course of the day and I have a tiny little blatter problem and lets just say I have a better time controlling it during the morning work outs due to the very empty blatter. If your a woman who is a mother or has a weak blatter you know what I am talking about and if you don't, just consider yourself LUCKY! It really affects my workouts, my runs, my sneezing, my laughing, my jumping, my life, etc.

Also, I wear makeup and it was so bad haha I noticed at one point of my work out my mascara was on my THIGH! HAHAHAHA! If I had my contacts in that would be no good!!! NO GOOD AT ALL! In addition to that I have a hard time getting enough food in any given day and I did this workout at or around 6:45 ish and I had NO desire to eat till after 9:00. We all know it is no good to eat that late for many many many reasons. First and foremost for me its the heart burn.

Funny thing about tonights work out was Bono, my parents dog. Well he is a nervous nelly of a dog. We are watching him for the week while my parents are vacationing. If you know Bono you will understand this. Well as I was working out he was like I can top that, you do your moves I will chase my tail, then watch you, then run back and forth, then watch you, then chase my tail. The entire work out, he was driving me crazy in a good way. This work out required me to do a ton of push ups and Bono was literally right in my face EVERY time. So funny! He made me laugh and I think with out him tonight I would have been crying not laughing.

Well today was Max Interval Plyo and it kicked my butt! A ton of jumping and a ton of push ups! A ton!!! I did not have anyone to take a video but there are a bunch of new moves I want to share. I promise! I do however have a silly pic of me showing off my muscles. Todays moves are crazy crazy crazy. More push up moves than any other work out that Insanity has had yet. That was hard. I did feel that the work out was a little bit easier than yesterdays interval training.

Work tomorrow and babysitting Jaxon, So very excited! I love him! Tomorrow is max-cardio conditioning

I am NOT a morning person!!!

HOLY COW!!!!!! Today's workout was COMPLETELY INSANE! I don't think I can even find the words to describe how changeling it was. I DID IT THOUGH! We got up at Six and did the entire 60 mins.

This second month is going to be extreme! and I love it! The best way to describe this is as THE HARDEST workout I have ever done in my life. The moves all got my heart beating right out of my chest and worked muscles that I was not even aware I had! I am SORE SORE SORE. I looked so funny today walking around work in heels! I could barely sit down! I will say that my obliques are going to look amazing! I can just tell.

A bad part to insanity is I am a goofy and love laughing and being silly and I LOVE LAUGHING! Now it hurts to laugh soo bad. Many Many Many Many times today I had to say to myself STOP Trish it hurts! See ,I amuse myself A LOT! I think I am so funny! I am sure most just think I am annoying! HAHAHA! I had to take a few breaks in today's workout. Part of the reason is my stomach was killing me! It still does 14 hours later.

It is clear that I need to wake up maybe 15 minutes earlier. Just to get Matt in the shower before 7. So I will be doing Max Interval Plyometrics tomorrow! Very excited. Lets hope that I can wake up that 15 mins earlier with out it make hurting someone!

Day 35!

I am in a much better mood! Boy a decent night sleep is all a woman needs once in a while! I wish I could get one everynight. That is one of the things that changed after I quit smoking. I don't know what it is , but ever since I quit, I sleep like crap!!!! (Capital ) CRAP! My mouth was still hurting from the dental work I had done on Monday, so I took two Advil PMs (that my awesome boyfriend picked up for me) and was lights out by 10:30.

Today was my third FIT test. I have to admit, I did not eat anything last night for dinner and that was apparent during my work out!!! Big TIME! I also have not felt great the past few days for what ever reason, I don't know! It was easier than it was the first day but I think I did better when I did it two weeks ago(the day of the alarm keep going off!) Given the tooth pain, headache, and not eating the night before , I know I did not do my best. I will post the results below, but for some reason when I post it the lines get messed up so I hope it makes sense. (Keep in mind when you see Matt's results this is only his second FIT test and he stopped early today to cool down before he had to jump in the shower) The results will be First day, Second Week, and Today

Me:

Switch Kicks 85 103 110

Power Jacks 40 58 55

Power Knees 78 96 95

Power Jumps 24 35 38

Globe Jumps 10 13 13

Suicide Jumps 12 15 14

Push Up Jacks 12 21 25

Low Plank Oblique 18 23 39

Matthew

Switch Kicks 100 62

Power Jacks 45 50

Power Knees 67 80
Power Jumps 42 45
Globe Jumps 8 10
Suicide Jumps 15 16
Push Up Jacks 14 0

Low Plank Oblique 22 0

So as you can see , I am still doing better than the first day I started .And I would hope so because I have been pounding my body for 5 weeks now! I did do better than I thought I would, but I know I can do better!!

Tomorrow starts Max Month two.... SO SCARED! I read a review today that tomorrow's Max Interval Circuit is the toughest of all the Insanity work outs. Plus, I am going from 45 minutes to a full 60 minute workout!!! I look forward to letting you know how I feel! after wards!!! Well I HAVE to go turn the TV off in Odin's room because knowing him , he is still WIDE awake watching. We have Bono this week and they have been just the best of Buddies! oh and I can't go with out a special Shout Out to My main Momma Monie and wish her a very happy birthday!!!! Word!

Sleepless in Emmaus!

DEAD TIRED DEAD TIRED DEAD TIRED! It all started Sunday night I struggled to sleep. I was awake at 3:30 and could not fall back to sleep. I did my work out, went to work and then to the dentist for a 4oclock appointment. Then drove back to Olympus to meet a few co workers at 6 to drive almost two hours away to go show our respect to friend of ours who lost his mother on Saturday. We got back to Olympus and finally got home around 10:30ish! Needless to say I was tired! My eyes had been open for 20 hours. I finally crawl into bed and two hours later Odin wakes me up SCREAMING at the top of his lungs! I could not believe it. Him and I were up till about 4:30 and got about an hour of shut eye and my alarm went off for Insanity this morning and I decided an extra hour of sleep was far more beneficial then 45 mins of Insanity. I think I made the right decision??? What do you think?

Then work blew!!!! Stayed two extra hours and finally got home to start my 6 loads of laundry. I am seriously crying! So what I am going to do, is do my Fit Test tomorrow instead Thursday. Thursday was suppose to be Fit test and the first DVD of Month two. Anyway I have to let the little things not bother me. I am so exhausted and can barely sort the clothes with out crying. Seriously I cried like 100 times today. I was even suppose to volunteer at the Red Cross today for four hours painting but it got canceled. Could you imagine if I had, Crap I think they would have sent me home.

Well I am off to Mom and Odin night (Tuesday!) and snuggling up with Odin and Biggest Loser! Lets just hope I sleep a solid nights sleep tonight!

Thank the lord for IcyHott!

Today is was one of those days I DID NOT want to do Insanity. For no other reason other than I just did not feel like it. I did it, despite my laziness. We drove around for like two hours looking for salt for our driveway. EVERYWHERE was sold out! My mother (love her!) found some in Pottstown for us! So I met her and my dad around noon and got the six bags of salt and the ice breaker. Let me tell you, that ice breaker was a a life safer! Matt and I managed to get a little over half the drive way cleared and a walk way from the house! We were out for about three and half hours kicking our driveways a$$! We even managed to get my car out!

Today I realized that Core Cardio And Balance will be a good workout when your sort of done with the program and your making up your own. So far the work outs are so intense that when your done all you can say is "that $hit is Bananas!" This would be a great work out to throw into an insane cardio mix as a nice day of a good work out, but not one that makes you want to puke cardio! The moves are effective yet not hard! There are a few moves that pump your heart, a few moves that make your muscles burn, and a few moves that make you shake with balance. So all in all its a good workout.

I have to cut this short because I have to go get Odin and watch the Super Bowl at Mikes! I guess I will be rooting for the Steelers just because that is Odin's favorite team! See you tomorrow!

Hey Now Hey Now My boyfriend is back!

Guess what, ANOTHER ice storm. At least it is a Saturday and Matthew made it home from his week long trip down south! I wish I was with him. I am just disgusted of winter! I am happy to have Matthew home! If I had cabin fever alone...... I would be extremely bored and probably drunk!

Now to Insanity! Thursday was my first day of Core Cardio and Recovery! It really is not all that bad. The warm up and stretch is very different then what is in month one. You notice that RIGHT away! It is a very nice change. Yet I am glad this dvd is only used for six days because I know I would get bored of it. Once the stretch is done you go into about 16 different moves that you do each for about a minute. Some are way harder than others. The last three moves get me every time. My muscles burn deeply! It ends with a plie squat and you stick your arms out like a bird (of course I was thinking of Black Swan) and do quick movements up and down (like your flying) . Then he has you keep arms straight and bring then forward then back, then he has you do above your head, THEN he has you keep arms still and roll shoulders back then you have to roll your shoulder forward ALL the while your still in your squat for like over three minutes. YOU KNOW WHY THIS IS CALLED THE SHOULDER BURNER!!! Then your done and go right into the cool down! I feel pretty good when this work out is done. Shaun T reminds you through out the work out that this is your recovery and you should not exhaust your self. Focus on your core!

Matt cramped up a lot during the work out. One, because he had a week of traveling and two because we had pretzels at Walmart then he shoveled a few Jalapeno pretzels down his face RIGHT before we started.... Not a good idea!

So we rented two movies The Town and Red, I will let you know what I think of them. But now to the driveway... or ice rink. I don't know what is more insane Shaun T or my driveway! (it is now two ice storms deep because I ignored it the last time)

Why does Odin's face looks soooo big!

So very tired! Just got home a few minutes ago from the Flyers game. They won, good time! Odin had a blast! A few people even remembered him from the last time! The little guy is going to be very tired tomorrow! On the way home, my sister, brother in law and I were talking about some things about how people end up on whacked out drugs, like anything addictive and I said something in lines to "I would never let Odin go to a Phish show.... only because I know what goes on there, I have been there" (of course I was sort of just bringing up a point that some ADOLESCENTS are allowed to do way more then they should be) and ten minutes later when we were totally talking about something else... Odin goes.. "excuse me mom, what about Nemo" I did not even know what he was talking about and Tracie and Jay were laughing hysterically and I did not make the connection. He goes that's a Phish show! hahahahahaha I almost died laughing. He is the most fun person on this planet and I created him!!!

Anywhooooo, my work out was OK, I will go into more tomorrow about the details. I am just completely exhausted! Good night Trey Anastasio, Good night Mike Gordon, Good night Jon Fishman, and GOOD NIGHT Page McConnell!

Goodbye Month One Hello Recovery Week!

I finished Month one!!!!!! Only missed one work out due to the flu!!!! I rock I rock I rock. Hahaha. Just kidding! I feel like an entirely different person. Insanity is a total pain in the a$$, yet you fall in love with it almost immediately! Well I did, but I love the "boot camp" type of work out! I was very upset last week when I was not seeing much of a difference on the scale, but the change I feel inside brings me almost to tears! I love it so much! If I could meet Shaun T, I would hug him. He is such beautiful inspiration! I am so very proud of myself! Go me!

Today's work out was the last Plyometric Cardio Circuit. I was kind of sad to see it go! But I am sure there will be more DVD's for me to fall in love with! Tomorrow starts my recovery week. I took a sneak peek and watched bits and pieces of the new video I will be doing all week, and it looks a tiny bit less intense but in no way easy! (Shaun T does not do easy!) I am excited! I hope I don't get bored with one dvd for six days straight! We'll see!

Next month I am going to focus on my eating. I don't eat bad.... but I need to make some changes, I just don't know what! I would LOVE to be able to go to a dietitian! That is not in the cards!

Well I am off! I need to get Odin to bed, we are going to a Flyers game tomorrow! Thanks Gloria!

Snow (Ice) Day!

I can't believe it is yet another snow day! Or more like ice day! It is the first day of February and I have all ready used 5 days off from work! Man 2011 is a BEAST! Most likely tomorrow will be a day off too! The roads are just a sheet of ice!

So I ended up switching days off from Insanity this week because our water needed to be fixed and I knew I was not going to have any water on Monday. Odin and I went to my folk's house Sunday night to shower and our water was fixed Monday at lunch! NO WAY could I do PURE Cardio before work and not shower! So I took the day off from Insanity! No big deal. I did Monday's today, and will do today's tomorrow and then I will be back on track! So I am not missing a work out! I start to panic if I feel I missed a work out!

After today's work out, I have decided that Pure Cardio is the toughest dvd in month one. I had thought Plyometric was, but I changed my mind today. I know I have to take more breaks with Pure Cardio. Man it is tough! My heart rate monitor was up to 180 at the end of the WARM UP! The warm up folks! If you had walked in during the warm up, you would swear I was in the middle of the heart of the cardio! (LOVE THE HEART RATE MONITOR FYI!)

Very excited for Thursday to be a new video! I am going spend the entire day with my little one. I have to enjoy these days off somehow!