The joys of a freshly mowed lawn

 

Ripped in 30, day 9

Wow, yesterday this workout tried my quads, and today, I feel it mostly in my arms and shoulders...go figure.  Feeling good today because day 2 of week 2 is DONE!

Ripped in 30 Week, day 8

Just when my soreness was completely gone, Jillian Michaels comes at me HARD!  I did week 2, day 1 and if I'm going to be honest, this workout was grueling.  I feel parts of my quads that I didn't even know I had!!  This is just what I needed because my legs need the most work.  I'm anxious to see how I'm walking tomorrow...

Just for a laugh

Organizing, kitchen style

Steph decided it was time to organize the pantry.  I was absolutely DE-LIGH-TED that she caught this cleaning bug because it was an absolute mess in there.  It was like every time we went grocery shopping, we would just put items on whatever shelf had free space and over time, it became a disaster zone.  You couldn't find what you needed, inevitably things began falling off the shelf as soon as you opened the door, and we bought so many items that we already had because they were shoved so far in the back that we couldn't find them!  I wish I had a before picture, but here's the finished product.  I feel at ease when I open this door now.  Ahhhhh....lovely.

Since I'm trying to watch my diet, I find that having a bowl of fresh fruit available on the counter encourages me to snack healthy.  Lets face it, most of us are lazy and will grab whatever is in reach when we're hungry.  This makes it easy to stick to your diet AND get your needed fruit! We found this bowl at Target and I'm really excited about it!  It keeps my bananas from getting bumped around and bruised from the apples!

It's the simple things really :)

Ripped in 30, day 5

I woke up Friday morning with a killer backache, so I decided to take the day off from working out.  I try to listen to my body and not "push through the pain" like some workouts recommend.  Today was day 5 and I'm excited that I made it through the first week of Ripped in 30.   But then again, I'm not, because it means bright and early Monday morning I'm going to have to start week 2 which is harder!  I do think it's worth sweating and being pissed off for 35 minutes a day to have a better body.

Ripped in 30 does offer a 30 day meal/diet plan, which I'm sure would give me faster results, but I'm going to just watch what I eat.  My regular diet isn't that bad so I think I'll be ok.  Proof:  we went to Montgomery Inn last night to celebrate a friends birthday and I had a chicken spinach salad with dressing on the side and water :)

Is that a baby bicep I see trying to peek through??

Ripped in 30, day 4

My muscles were the most fatigued that they've ever been today.  I'm not sure if it's because I've been pushing them for 3+ days, or if it's because I worked out a 5:30am instead of my usual 5:00pm.  Regardless, now that I'm done, I feel stupendous.  It's a great feeling knowing that after work, my evening will be free!  Plus, working out in the morning on an empty stomach leads to faster calorie burning.  When you don't have food in your stomach, your body has to pull from your fat reserves for fuel.  I'll take it!  Have a good day everyone!