Finish What You Started!

Yesterday was a BIG DAY!  I knew what day it was.  I knew what was waiting for me when it was time to work out.  It was day 100.  Day 100 of a 100 workout program called Morning Meltdown 100. I knew it was going to involve tears.  I am one who can cry anytime, anywhere and with anyone.  It can be happy, sad, or any other emotion for that matter.  

I headed to the basement after procrastinating by talking to my Hubby about pointless things.  Finally made up my mind and went down to the basement.  I lifted heavy and PUSHED.  I knew it was my “last” workout and I needed to really PUSH.  So I broke out the 15’s, 20’s and even a 25 pound weight for squats.  I knew that I was going to need my Recover when I got finished.  The sweat was pouring.  The idea of doing a workout that combined a few exercises from EVERY workout was exciting.  Even the yoga and the stretching workouts were included.  By the time it was over I was so excited. I was so proud of myself and a complete sweaty mess. 

To look back at what was required for this program was amazing.  I committed to 100 workouts.  You can double up or do one a day. I was moving a long really well and LIFE HAPPENED.  We got in the throws of some renovations and some other situations were happening and my brain felt like it had completely shut down and checked out.  Motivation LEFT!  I had officially boarded the Struggle Bus! 

I listen to Podcast and YouTube trainings.  I can remember it like it was yesterday.  I listened to a “training” by a fellow Coach that I truly admire named Julie Voris.  She talked about finishing what you start.  If you start a program- you complete the program.  As a Coach she and I can not ask customers/challengers to complete their programs if we are not doing it.  That was EXACTLY what I needed to hear.  I got up the next day and made my mind up to finish what I started!  I went into my accountability group and talked about it as well as I went on IG to share what was happening.  It lit my fire and off I went.!  

Fastforward to Saturday.  I finished the workout and went on IG Stories and Facebook Stories.  I had to make a decision whether I would be REAL and let the tears go or wait until I was finished with the tears to do my stories.  I chose to be REAL!  I let the tears fall.  It was amazing.  I am so excited and so proud of myself.  It was hard.  It was, well, AMAZING!  To see my workout calendar on the wall and every box is checked off.  The feeling of accomplishment is just GREAT!  Have you ever done a program that more than 100 workouts?  Did you finish? Did you quit?  I have so been there.  I’m not going to lie.  I started P90X several times because I couldn’t life a weight.  I was in need of some accountability!!!!!  Are you ready?  Don’t wait until January.  Start something now.  You will already be ahead of whoever is starting in January.  Send me a message today.  Fill out the app on the right side of the blog page and let’s get you set up ASAP!!!!!!

Time To Get Back To It!

WHERE IN THE WORLD HAVE YOU BEEN????  That maybe what you are asking!!!  I'm here but LIFE has happened!  BUSY! BUSY! BUSY!  I had about 2 months without a Challenge Group and thought I would go back in a hole!  I was absolutely NO GOOD without one!  If you have never had a Challenge Group.....GET ONE!!!!!

Currently in a 60 day Group and loving every minute of it.  At the same time, I have rediscovered my love for running!!!!!!  Thanks to Hubby who signed me up for a 5 K when I had not run for a race in over a year, the week before the race!  It was so humid that day!!!!  I was pouring sweat before I ever even started!  I finished!  I am now ready for MORE!!!!  

Challenge Group at present, I am doing Les Mills COMBAT with some P90X included!  It is so much fun!  There is no boardem here!  I LOVE IT!!!!  The weather if finally calming down a bit so I am hitting the road about 3 days a week and that is just going to be great!  

You can find me on Instagram and Facebook!!!!! (See the sidebar!) Would love for you to come and Follow me there as well!!!!!!  

Now that school is back in session, this blog will be BUSY!!!!!  I want to encourage you and motivate you!!!!  Are you ready????  BRING IT!!!!!!

Transformations, 

Coach Pam 

BAM!!!!!! D-O-N-E!!!!!!!

I can not believe it!!!!!  I am absolutely BLOWN AWAY!!!!!  It has been just incredible!!!!!!  I have loved every moment.  Every day of sweat-slinging workouts!!!!!!!

I have come to the realization that I am about where I am going to be.  It has been very difficult to come to this reality but it is what it is.  I know that sounds crazy.  I'm not a toothpick.  I'm not obese.  I'm who I am.  AND I'm ok with that.  Yes, there are days I wish I was thinner and there be a day when I reach that point but for now......THIS IS ME!!!!!

It's been crazy the last 4 weeks but the plus side is that we are moving to a house!!!!!!  We like our apartment and we have THE BEST neighbors EVER!!!!  At the same time, I will not have to worry about doing Burpees, Jump Squats, Jumping Jacks etc and sounding like I am coming through the ceiling of the neighbors underneath!!!!!

SOOOO, what is next?  At the moment, my plan is to continue on with my Les Mills Combat and throw in some P90X.  ARE YOU KIDDING ME????  Nope!!!!  Not at all!  It's going to be awesome.  My Challenge Group has 30 more days.  Let's Keep It Real!!!!!!  It's just some more added sweat!!!!!!

Of course there will be days of some running in there as well.  I'm hitting the pavement and the treadmill and loving every minute of that.  There are so many places around here to run!  It is just fantastic!  Of course, I had fun with  National Day of Running!  It was so much fun and I ran that day, not for time, but for those friends and family that can't for whatever reason!!!!!

So, share with me!  What have you been doing? What are your plans? What are your goals?


Keep It Real,

Coach Pam

My Motto!

When I started P90X for the 3rd time, I picked up on Tony saying this.  The light finally clicked!  "CAN'T" should not be in your vocabulary!!!!!!!  I have even taken it so far as not letting Kaleb say that he "CAN'T" do something! 
When I started P90X I couldn't......
Do push ups (any kind)
Do a full DVD
Do plyometrics
Do any more weight than 3 pounds and I was DYING at that
Do "Pull-Ups" with the bands

NOW-------
I CAN!!!!!!
Do push ups- any kind
Do a full DVD
Do Plyometrices
Do more than 3 pounds and now purchasing 10 pound weights
Do "Pull-Ups" with a HEAVY BAND and even do some on the machine at the gym!!!!!

DON"T SAY CAN'T!!!!!!!!

Coach Pam

Blueberry Maple Muffins

Blueberry Maple Muffins

These blueberry muffins taste—and smell— incredible. One whiff of them fresh from the oven and you won't be able to wait until they hit your plate!

Total Time: 24 min.
Prep Time: 10 min.
Cooking Time: 14 min.
Yield: 15 servings, 1 muffin each
Ingredients:
Nonstick cooking spray (optional)
1 cup whole wheat flour
¾ cup + 2 Tbsp. all-purpose flour
¼ cup wheat germ
1½ tsp. baking powder
½ tsp. baking soda
¼ tsp. fine sea salt
1 tsp. ground cinnamon
2 large eggs
½ cup pure maple syrup
1 cup low-fat buttermilk
¼ cup coconut oil, melted
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1½ cups fresh blueberries
Preparation:
1. Preheat oven to 375° F.
2. Prepare 15 muffin cups by lining with muffin papers or coating with spray.
3. Combine flours, wheat germ, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl; mix well. Set aside.
4. Combine eggs and maple syrup in a medium bowl; whisk to blend.
5. Add buttermilk, oil, and extract; whisk to blend.
6. Add flour mixture to egg mixture; mix until just blended.
7. Gently fold in blueberries.
8. Divide batter among 15 prepared muffin cups.
9. Bake 13 to 14 minutes, or until golden brown and tester inserted into the center comes out clean.
10. Transfer muffins to rack; cool.
Nutritional Information (per serving):

Calories: 156

Fat: 5 g

Saturated Fat: 4g

Cholesterol: 25 mg

Sodium: 157 mg

Carbohydrate: 25 g

Fiber: 2 g

Sugar: 10 g

Protein: 4 g

LINK

Enjoy!!!!

Cooking!!!! YUMMY!!

Most of us want to serve our family fantastic food, comfort food, healthy food, and of course something that TASTE GOOD!!!!  I live with 2 VERY picky eaters.  I could be a vegetarian very easily.  I do, however, love my seafood.  Hubby on the other hand.....well......if it is classified as a vegetable or even a hint of green.....NOT HAVING IT!!!!  He LOVES meat!!!!!  Kaleb on the other hand......PB&J, chips, ketchup, yogurt, mandarin oranges, Nutella, strawberries.  That's about it!  It makes food prep a bit tricky. 

I know that Spring is TOMORROW!!!!!  (But we still have snow on the ground).  I have prepared this recipe several times and it is REALLY good!!!!!  It's from BEACHBODY and just wonderful!  I do love spicy food, so I do add a little more zing to ours.  Hubby loves it.  Kaleb....not so much.  Give it a try and let me know what you think!!!!!

Clean Eating,
Coach Pam

P.S.---this is dinner tonight!!!!!

Well....Week 7

I can't believe it.  One thing I will say for sure that I NEVER thought I would even consider.  Our family went and had a photo shoot.  Here is the key......  I HAD A BLAST!!!!  If you know me at all, you know that I would rather be behind the camera.  I had seen my old pictures and HATED it!!!  Now, I know that I am not finished with my "program" but it has given me so much more confidence!!!!!!  I actually liked my pictures.  I found myself wanting to be in front of a camera.  It was so very strange!!!!!  I'm wondering what it will be like when I get done....OH MY GOODNESS!!!!    Thank you so much Tony Horton and P90X!!!!!!!

Here is my favorite......well....one of my favorites.....Proud of it!!!!!

 

LOVE IT!!!!  Face is getting a bit thinner and I have a neck....who knew!!!!!!

BRING IT!!!!!
Pam

Half Way!!!!!

So here I am.  6 weeks in.  NEVER DID I EVER THINK I WOULD SAY SUCH!!!!
I have done it on days I didn't want to.
I have pushed play when my head was not in the DVD that day.
I wouldn't change a thing. 
P90X is AWESOME!!!!! 
It has boosted my confidence. 
It has changed me.
It has changed the way I eat. 
It is just amazing!!!!!!!!

I posted this on my page on Facebook as my motto this week.  So here is the key.  If I don't have time. If I am tired. If I don't feel like it.  Guess what....the only person that I'm cheating is me.   I've made it this far.......WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD I STOP NOW!!!!!!!

Bring It,
Pam

WEEK 4!!!!!!DONE!!!

I have made it farther than I EVER THOUGHT possible!!!!!!!!!!  I am headed into week 5 of P90X!!!!!  I am just amazed!!!!!  Never in a million years did I think I would make it ONE week.  I believe that I am officially hooked.  I can't wait to put the DVD in.  My rest day feels like I am cheating.  It is just amazing!!!!!!
I have seen changes in the way my clothes fit and my confidence level is through the roof!!!!!!!  If you are looking for some thing to challenge you and push you to your limits....THIS IS IT!!!!!!
BOOM!!!!

Bring It!!!!
Pam

Week 2!!!!! BOOM!

WEEK 2------CHECK!!!!  I have been sick all week!!!!!  I was determined for this NOT to be an excuse.  WHOOT!!!  I SURVIVED!!!! I DID IT!!!!!!  BOOM!!!!!!

So excited!!!!  The really cool part....2 weeks in and I can see a difference.  I can feel a difference.  I know there is change happening!!!!!  The cool part is the way that my clothes fit.  The way the body feels is different.  I can see it in my face!!!  It's not as ROUND!!!!  I am totally excited. 

I have one more week of the routine I have been doing and then I get to the "Muscle Confusion" that Tony Horton talks about.  It is completely different.  for like 2 weeks and then changes again!!!! 

I was at church the other day and a sweet lady in my class said something about me changing and she could tell.  I FELT LIKE I WAS ON CLOUD NINE!!!!  I will be the first to tell you......COMPLIMENT OTHERS!!!!!!!  There is just something about someone noticing that just boost you to work so much more!!!!! 

This is an incredible program.  I would recommend it to anyone!!!!!!!   Check in with me next week and we will be ready for the next phase!!!!!! 

How are you doing?????
Started anything new????

Bring It,
Pam

I Survived!!!!

I can't believe it!  I actually did it!!!!  I survived week 1 of P90X!  I am absolutely sore in places I didn't know I had.  I didn't give up.  I didn't skip a workout! I watched my food!  I'm here to tell you it has been INCREDIBLE!!!!!!!

Have you ever done P90X?  It is absolutely wonderful!!!!!  Things to remember (I discovered) are the following.....
1. Don't freak out if you can't do EVERYTHING on the DVD.
2. Do what you can for as long as you can. 
3. Get excited about it!
4. Work as hard as you can
5. Do the warm up and do the cool down!!!!!  That is a must!!!!!! 

So, next week is week 2.....I'm ready!!!!!!!

Bring It,
Pam

NO EXCUSES!!!!

There are NO EXCUSES!!!!!  I mean NONE!!!!!!! 

The other day I told you about the P90X program that I am doing.  This was the kicker for me.  I have had the program for about 2years.  I couldn't find my "plan" that tells you what DVD you do next. I decided while I was trying to find it, I would do some of the videos and work my way into it so to speak.

 Well I popped in the Plyometrics DVD.  This is basically jump training.  At first when Tony Horton comes on he talks about how this is the toughest one.  I'm thinking I have lost my head.  Then the DVD starts and he introduces the people on the video with him.  I was not prepared for this....... Remember, this is jump training, Plyometrics........one of the people has a prosthesis on his right leg!!!!!HELLO!!!!!!!  I HAVE NO EXCUSE WHAT SO EVER!!!!!!!!

 I LOVE jump training.  Can I get the rhythm done and get both feet off the floor at the same time?  Not yet but I am NOT going to give up.  That is NOTan option!!!!!!!  He inspires me every time I put that DVD IN!!!!!

 What inspires you?

 What motivates you to go and do it all again?

 Game on,

Pam

Favorite Workout DVD

If you follow me on Facebook, you know this already. I have jumped on the P90X train. Have I lost my mind.....yes. Am I excited about it...yes. I actually look forward to it. See, I told you I lost my mind.....haha.

It truly is a love-hate relationship. I love it!!!!! I hate it!!!! It's just perfect. It's an incredible work out!!! I mean if you are one that has a hard time with home DVD workouts, you should really try this. It is incredible!!!! I mean sweat everywhere!!!!! Just what I love!!!!!

What DVD series do you have?

Game On,

Pam