The Tuckahoe 25K

This past Saturday I did something that I had only dreamed about.  This was something that other people would do and it was on my “Some Day List”.  I had every reason in my head to NOT show up on Saturday.  The excuses were just flowing in my head.  This was equivalent to running 5 5K’s all at once on a trail I had never run.  I hadn’t even trained on a trail.  I had only been running on the road and now I was supposed to show up for a race.  I was scared out of my mind.

I had a bunch of friends that were all running and they were so encouraging and of course the “Race Dictator” was in charge and we already knew it would be an epic race.  The night before I got out my shoes......my new trail shoes.....to my surprise, I had come home with 2 left shoes.  SERIOUSLY!!!!!  I was so upset.  My sweet Hubby says, “Run to DICK’S!”  I knew that was not an option and wearing my other trail shoes would have to do.  

The day of the race was amazing.  We could not have asked for a better day.  Cool in the morning and a little warmer in the afternoon but not much.  I had my music, my phone, my friends, beautiful weather and it was time.  I took off and things were going pretty well until around mile 5.  Completely lost power in my phone.  AS IN NO BATTERY LIFE LEFT....5%.  I had 2-3 more hours to go on a course I had never run.  I was in panic mode for about 20 minutes.  I decided I was out there in the middle of this trail/park and continuing was the ONLY option.  I slid on a root/hill and my right knee was NOT happy.  Walking it was.  I knew if I stopped, IT WOULD BE OVER!  

Let’s just say- There was a lot of catch up on prayer time during the trail walk.  He knew what He was doing.  

I was between 2 groups of people.  I would walk with a group and then they would just kind of disappear and then the next.  It was just an amazing day!!!!  I FINISHED!  I walked across the finish line.  I got a high-five and a hug from the Race Dictator.  Yes, I cried.

I am still in shock that I actually did it.  It’s Tuesday and the soreness is gone.  For a lack of a better way to explain it, it’s kind of like childbirth.  You forget the pain after it’s over.  It was a race of determination and grit.  The question I keep getting is.....”Are you going to do it again?”  The answer is a RESOUNDING YES!!!!

Tuckahoe 25K 2020- Let’s Do This!!!!!

Week 2 of 80 Day Obsession!!!!

Well, I have successfully made it through Week 2 of 80 Day Obsession!!!
I have to admit that this week was a bit of a challenge.  Not in a bad way!!!
This week I learned several things.


Let's Get Started!!!

--You WILL figure out Timed Nutrition.  I admit that the first week was a challenge.  I was not sure how I would possibly eat all of that food I prepared but this week I found myself OUT of food by Saturday evening and throwing things together to meet my containers.  Absolutely amazing.


--You WILL and MUST challenge yourself.  I lift a lot of weights, use slider and resistance loops.  While all of that is wonderful, if I don't increase my resistance with the loops, or increase the weight of my dumbbells or pull in my abs more every time I do the exercise IT WILL NOT CHANGE OR CHALLENGE ME!!!  Is it HARD? Yes, but OH SO WORTH IT!!!!


--You MUST trust the process.  If Autumn has said it once, she has said it 100 times.  The key for me is this.  The Result pictures from the Test Group are AFTER the entire 80 Days!!!  They are not after week one.  They are not after week 2 and for sure not after only 3 weeks.  They are after the FULL 80 DAYS!!!!


-- You WILL feel different.  Yes, I actually feel different.  You feel a TON of emotions.  This is not only about your physical health but your emotional health.  You will be more confident.  You may even have a bout of tears in the middle of a workout because you are working so hard and you are so proud of yourself and how far you have come.


I am here to help.  I would love to have you join me on this journey.  Maybe 80 Days is to much to fast and you need to start at the beginning.  NO PROBLEM.....I got you covered!!!

Let's do this!  What are you waiting for!!!!!

It’s About TIME!

TIME!!!
We all have 24 hours!
We all have 1440 minutes!
We all have 86,400 seconds!
We all have the same amount of time every single day.  We also all have a decision as to what we do with our 86,400 seconds in our day.  Yes, there are days when we feel like we are completely out of control and it appears that we can’t seem to get ANYTHING done and our day is over and we sit on the side of the bed and wonder to ourselves....where in the world did the day go?  I totally get it.
I can remember when the program T25 came out and ShaunT was on the TV saying “TIME”.  I can still hear him.  We have grown so accustomed to working out 10 minutes or 22 minutes with Tony Horton and 30 minutes with a whole list of other absolutely incredible trainers.  We love having it “DONE” in 30 minutes and move on to our day.
When a program comes out and states that there maybe a week of workouts that are over our new “SET LIMIT”-we make a grand decision .
“I don’t have time for that.”
It could be that it is an occasional 40-50 minute workout.  It could be a week of Gut-Busting 45-50 minute workout.  We make a decision!  We make a choice!
“I can’t”,
“I’ll just repeat a shorter workout in it’s place.”,
 “I’ll so something different that day.”
 OR WORSE
 “I WILL JUST SKIP IT!”

So what is the point of all of this?  Why are we chasing this rabbit? Well, there is a new program coming out and I have been participating in the LIVE Sneak Peek this past week on BOD (Beachbody On Demand).  I am in a Facebook Group of 22,000+ people, men and women and Autumn made mention the other day that the workouts of the new program are an hour.  People were FREAKING OUT!!!! These are my thoughts on watching and reading the newsfeed.
1. Working out is a choice that you make on a daily basis.  It is your choice whether you want to do this or not.
2.This program is 80 DAYS!  Yes, it’s longer than 3 days, 21 days, 30 days, 60 days and it’s a commitment.
3. Are you willing to commit? Are you willing to change your plans?  That is hard and difficult.  I can not deny that!
4. MOST IMPORTANT- How bad you want it?  We watch and see these incredible results from a test group.  We want that for ourselves!  We share them. We encourage others to come and join us and then we have a FREAK OUT MOMENT!
So the question remains.......Just How Bad Do You Want It?

I can answer this for me.  I am not answering for ANYONE ELSE!  I have not spoken to anyone else about what my decision is.  I did state on my Team Call the othe night that I would be doing the program.  It’s also only November and this program in its entirety does not officially come out until January 15th.  There is a lot that I do not know about the program yet and there is a lot to learn.
 
THIS IS MY PLAN-
(I will keep you updated as we go forward and get ready.)
1-Read and watch other videos, blogs and posts that other Coaches who were in the Test Group have shared.
2- Take part in any thing that is shared on BOD (Beachbody On Demand)
3- Work on my nutrition even more using my container and really thinking about what I am eating and portions.
4-Continue in the Facebook Group and read, learn, share, encourage all of the men and women in that group.
5-Share and discuss how this will effect our schedule at our house.  Time for Meal Prep (we have that covered) and time for the workouts which may mean I have to get up 30 minutes earlier to get it done or it may mean that I am working out after work.  Making sure Hubby is on board and maybe even doing it with me.
The bottom line—I WANT THIS AND I WANT IT BAD!!!!
The question remains for you......Are you willing and how bad do you want it?

Flashback Friday!!!!!!

I wanted to share this with you all.  I run accountability groups and challenge groups and even FREE GROUPS!!!!  I get so much push-back when I tell my ladies in the group to do their pictures for the before and afters.  When looking through some pictures last night I ran across these two and made the post below.
This is WHY you do the Before and the After Pictures!!!!!!!!  We look at ourselves every day and we can very easily get frustrated because we don't see it.  BUT......when you put them next to each other....YOU CAN SEE IT!!!!!!  So if you are in a group and your Coach tells you to take the before pictures.....TAKE THE PICTURE!!!!!!


Flashback Friday!  😱😱😱😱
I was going across pictures and realized this was just like a year ago.  OH MY GOODNESS!!!!  I knew that we had made some changes and I knew things were different but had no idea just how much!  WOW!!!  Hard work is paying off and I am so excited to see what happens next!!!  Seeing pictures like this makes me want to work THAT much harder to just see how far I can go!!!!!
Tomorrow morning is time for the before and after pictures from just a 3 week program.  I am excited to see those!!!!!  Are you ready for a change?
Are you ready to see the difference in your pictures?
THIS is why I take pictures!  #sorrynotsorry #accountability

Motivation Monday!

So we are heading into Christmas and the decorations are coming out in our homes if they haven't already.  We all know that the decorations have been out at the stores since they put away the back to school stuff.
I love Christmas decorations.  I have ornaments that are about 28 years old and then I have the ones that have just been made this past Saturday night!.  It's amazing how looking at old ornaments can bring back so many memories.  Some are from places that we have lived,  Some are still packed away because they are to fragile to hang because they may not make another season on the tree.
I am sure that you have those as well, especially if you have children.

What in the world you may ask yourself does this have anything to do with Motivation Monday.  This is about motivating you.  Motivation to what?  Well, motivation to be better than you were last year.  Does that mean you are not good enough at the present?  Absolutely not!!!!!
****Maybe you want to have a different Christmas and a different New Year.
****Maybe you want to be healthier because you had a health scare this year.
****Maybe your closest family member had a diagnosis this year that they didn't see coming.
****Maybe you are tired of being the picture taker and you want to be IN the picture instead of hiding behind the camera.
****Maybe you want to do something about your cholesterol and be healthier for your children. ****Maybe you have been advised that if you don't make some changes, your personal health could be in jeopardy.

I want to Motivate you on this Motivation Monday to start planning and do something about those "Maybe's" listed above.  The longer you put it off, the harder it gets! I can promise you that.  I'm speaking from experience!!!  Don't wait!!!  You can do this!  You can do it with exercise, clean eating and water!  Those 3 things can change everything.  Throw in a group of people that can motivate you and keep you accountable and you have a win-win.  We are right here for you!  We want to see you succeed.  We want to see you win your "Maybe's" and turn them into "I DID IT!!"
Now is the time!

This is not something that I just "talk about".  This is something that has saved my life literally!!!!  I have no doubt in my mind and heart that if 3+ years ago, had Danielle not reached out to me living in Mississippi I was headed backwards.  I had lost a lot of weight after having Kaleb and I was slipping. We had moved and I was struggling.  I saw a picture of me and thought to myself...."I have got to do something".
Understand that these were my factors staring me in the face.......
**Coronary Artery Disease
**By-Pass Surgery
**High Blood Pressure
**Diabetes
**Breast Cancer
**Best Friend Diagnosed with a blood cancer
**Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
**Depression
**Stress
With these things staring me in the face- It was time!!!  So my question?  What is staring you in the face?  What needs to change?  Let's do this together!  You can do it!  Join me soon and let's GO DO THIS!!!!!!!!

Hammer and Chisel Update!!!

I'm in the midst of doing Hammer and Chisel.
I'm in week 4!!!
This is my second round of this program.
Confession-------First time that I did this program it was a TOTAL struggle!  I missed workouts and now that I look back I realized that I wasn't PUSHING!  I'm in this program 110% and PUSHING like never before.
I mean, I am pushing with more weight
I am not stopping because the move is uncomfortable.
I am focusing on form like crazy.
It has really changed ME!

I'm super excited!
I hope you will stick around and follow along!!!!!