Back on track

New week, counting down the days until Christmas and needing desperately to get my ass in gear.

I have had a rough few weeks. Feeling very grumpy, not sleeping well, major lack of focus and concentration. Enough is enough. Time to get back on my own personal exercise wagon. I got up at 6:15 this morning to do one of my strength training workouts. It was good, my legs feel a little rubbery right now but it is a nice feeling. Once I get the kids on the bus I plan to go for a walk or jump on the trampoline for a while. I need a new timer so I was thinking about taking the bike trails to Appleby Mall and picking one up at Dollarama, walking back having a quick shower then out to do my groceries and start some baking/preparation for the holidays. I have lunch with my Aquafit crew December 10th at Swiss Chalet followed by an evening with my doula sisters sharing and indulging, the 11th is our holiday house warming party, the 18th I host Christmas for my side of the family, the 19th we are celebrating with my Mom's side of the family, Christmas day we are hosting Marc's side of the family, the 27th with his Dad's side and January 1st with his Mom's. I am confident I can reach my goal and maintain it over the holidays.

Anyway back to Monday, have a great day everyone.

November 29th

Wow what a week. So last Thursday I went out for a run after I dropped the kids off at the bus stop. I did 7 minutes of running, 7 minutes of walking and 4 minutes of running then needing to come home, shower and leave. It was supposed to be my one day of last week but that didn't work out for me. Friday was my regular Aquafit class, I went to Zumba on Saturday morning and taught childbirth ed all weekend. We went and saw Harry Potter Saturday night and Marc got me Raisinettes so I ate after the time I would like to.

This week I am devoted to getting myself back on track. Today I did some training with a client, Christmas shopping, groceries and office work. Tonight I teach another childbirth education class. I have been feeling grumpy the passed few days and today feel quite run down. Maybe some reiki would help.

November 18th

Not much change to report. I am down to 165lbs, which was 2 lbs and 3/4". I did 45 minutes of bellydancing this morning. I now feel an overwhelming urge to do some kickboxing but don't want the endorphin/adrenaline high so close to bed time. I will just make myself a cup of calming tea, put on the idiot box and let go of the things I can't change, tomorrow is a new day full of different possibilities.

November 17

Today was going to be a very busy day, now it has turned to just busy. I was scheduled to workout with a client at 9 am, but that got cancelled. So now I can run some errands before heading to Tansley Woods to teach an 11:00 am Aquafit class, run home for some lunch and head back out to the YMCA to teach another Aquafit class at 1:30 pm, have a shower, run more errands, if I haven't completed them already, clean the house, rake some leaves if weather permits, if not then work on a birth story, make and eat dinner and then off to facilitate the Halton Peel Doula CARE meeting in Brampton. Because the day is busy I will not fit a personal workout in, but I taught a very good Muscle conditioning class last night. I am just waiting for the DOMS to set in.

Yesterday I did so much better than I have been with my fluid intake and I have started taking my vitamins and supplements again. I hope they will help my refuel my slightly depleted body. I have been pretty hard on it lately.

Tomorrow I will weigh in and do a workout. I have asked my personal trainer/superstar Sonny to put together a new routine for me to help me reach my goals. I can't wait to see what kind of sweet punishment she has in store for me.

It is now 9:02 am so most of the stores should be opened, but then again this is sleepy Burlington. Off to start my day. Have a good one.

November 16th

All right so the move is over and we are settled in. It is time to get back in gear. The last two days I have been lounging in bed in the mornings not wanting to get moving. I find my energy is quite low. I feel like a sloth. I can't remember the last time I did a workout just for me and I really miss dancing. So back on the band wagon. I hung some pictures last week and was looking at our engagement photos. Wow have I changed. So the new goal is to get to the weigh I was at when I got married 155 lbs by Christmas (that was my full term pregnancy weight with Juliet but I was 19 then), down to 150 lbs for my 33rd birthday on January 10th, and settling in at 140 lbs by Valentines Day. Ready, set, shrink.

Oct 27th

It has been a while since I have blogged and that is just because things are so busy. I have been doing really well. The last time I stood on the scale I was down to 165 lbs. I have become too small for one of my belts, I have had to tighten my microphone belt I wear in my fitness classes. One pair of pants I was wearing that fit is now looking quite good and is becoming roomy. I weigh in on Friday so I will know better weight and measurements but based on the clothes and comments I am getting I feel really good.

Monday I ran errands and taught a Cardio Scuplt class. Yesterday I taught Diaperfit (Aquafit for Mom and Baby), finished a birth story, did some packing and taught Muscle conditioning. Today I went for a walk in the morning, and taught Aquafit on an extremely hot pool deck. My inner thigh are so tender and I can feel my abs have worked everytime I move, it is a nice feeling. I am off to run some more errands and to do some cleaning. Have a great day.

October 15th

So life has still remained busy. I am coming down from five births in five weeks, tomorrow I will be handing over the title of Doula CARE regional rep coordinator, so I have been busy prepping all the documents and things to transfer. When I took on the role there was nothing, no files or anything. This will make it nice for the reps who will see some kind of continuity and nice for the coordinator who will not need to reinvent the wheel.

I have been getting a lot of comments lately on how great I look. It feels very encouraging to hear as I have not done anything other than teach classes. Today I did get up and do a workout. I have always had a fear of bootcamp. I was afraid my knee would not hold up. But several months back I found a bootcamp DVD for $5 so I picked it up. I did it today and it was a boring workout. The instructors were saying 'Wow this is tough" or "Feel the burn and I was feeling nothing unless I adapted to ramp it up. They did one or two interesting things I can adapt for class but otherwise the DVD was garbage. I did manage to work up a sweat though. I notice I have been staying up much later than I should so back to early morning workouts to adjust my body clock and start me off with that strong energy high. Now that I am clearing my plate I have more time for me. Woohoo.