6:21 - 6 days into 21 Day Challenge

Stretch Chat 3 is up!

Hope you are all having a great weekend... and staying motivated to continue on in this challenge with me :)

2:21 - Ah! Gaining momentum

Hi guys!

Back to report that even before a night shift and a morning full of groceries and public transit, I was able to squeeze in a workout!

Phew! my arms are tired from Day 1... so for Day 2 ... CORE!

*feel the sweet sweet burn of ab girdle each time I laugh*

... I LOVE ITTTTT...

Hope you guys are doing well... excited to be off Night shift and onto Day 3!

1:21

Day 1 of 21 Days is complete... (completed 23/09/13)

Ugh... I have to stop procrastinating working out until the end of the day...

As such No stretch chat for yesterday. ... I know.... losing motivation already. :P

The way I see it 21 days is an exercise in motivation.

Day 1 was a total body resistance workout. I lasted 26 minutes out of 30 (most of that was trying to figure out how to home-gym these exercises and then giving up (Tip: it is important for me to know how to adapt the workout to my space ahead of time so that I do not just sit like a lazy lump and let the time pass me by)

So ... today is Day 2... RAWR!

21 days

There is a saying out there that if you do something for 21 days in a row... it becomes a new habit... I don't know how much I believe that.

That being said, I am going to try to work out every day for the next 21 days...

Do I think I can?... I will let you know once I try.

So what will constitute a "workout"?

Unfortunately walking Miss Coco will not count.

I mean taking at least a half an hour a day to myself to be active, break a sweat. and feel comfortable and confident in my body :D

So... starting tomorrow... Hi! Ho! Let's Go!

Rest week?

Rest week? yeah right!


As much as I like to go online and find sites that host terrible reality tv so I can sit in front of my computer eating bowls after bowls of cheerios (plain and chocolate mixed with lactose free milk)... I had ended up leaving EVERYTHING that needed to be done up until this past week.

By EVERYTHING I mean dental appointments, doctor appointments, schedule pick, catchup with friends from all over the place, a trip to a medspa ( more on that in a future post promise!) and some interviews for my Coco (she needs socialization... and has some behavioural issues that I can't deal with on my own).

So was there time to sleep? ... Barely. <- I had wanted to blissfully put away 8-10 hours of sleep in each night... so far I am averaging 4-6 ... (on the 4 hr days I have been sneaking in 1-2hr naps during the day).

I LOVE sleep... LOVE IT! My body is one that NEEDS 8 hrs a day for most of the days of the week ... or I am not performing to my best capabilities ... and I become very very irritable... and crabby... and more prone to "hanger" (hungry + angry) than usual. <- bad on all fronts.

So what about my workouts?... oh... they have been nil since Monday when I filmed my video... until today! :D I got in my HIIT workout focusing on core.

... what's up for the rest of today?... a LOT A LOT of laundry... groceries... another trip to the dentist... and hopefully 8 hrs of sleep :D

Extra motivation for the week: Stretch Chat 2 is up!

Hi everyone!

What?! I followed through on a commitment!

Last week I said I would try to get 1 stretch chat up a week... and mission accomplished!

Please thumbs up for Coco!

Thanks for stopping by!

And yes... I know the place is a mess... I started this as my motivation to workout... not to clean haha :P

My Favorite Core Workout - Laughter

Oh accidental exercise... How I love thee.

Last night I was lucky enough to go see the Toronto production of Second City's: We can be heros.

I had a great time. The writing was awesome and I basically laughed straight through the 2 hours. There was some clever use of the stage space and the improv has me giggling even now.

Also a bonus (but not very Fit Way This Way of me) Second city makes great Bloody Caesars. It's got tomato in it somewhere....and some lime... that's practically a salad!

In any case, if you have the time and funds, go check out Second City productions near you.

They don't charge for the accidental exercise *winkyface*

Merrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrruuuuuuuggggggggggg

That's how I feel right now...

Do I REALLY have to work out, get up, start my day?...

Is it REALLY already 3pm in the afternoon?

All answers  to above are YES!!! GET UP! WORK OUT! WALK THE DOG! IT'S ALREADY 3!!!!

ahhhh... the wakeup fuzziness of post night shift. ...

well... I suppose I can start my day by eating :D

 ... :D


... and then maybe a quick hop back into bed ...

Night shift day sleep. Can't have just one.

New Fitness Toy: Lebert Equalizer

I wasn't prepared to make a second video so soon... but look what arrived in the mail?!

My first piece of professional exercise equipement.

*SQUEAL*

My current piece of equipement is 2 weighted rods tied together in a yoga mat with bungee cord so this is a big deal for me :)

Video on Trial... Stretch Chat 1

YAY! ... the long awaited stretch chat is up!

FINALLY!

Geez... Did I procrastinate or WHAT on this :P

Click below to check it out :D

And as always.

Thanks for coming by!

Off the bike... then On the bike... then Off the bike

Do any of you have this problem?

I will work out hard for months or weeks... then decide.

Nope. Not for me. .... and off the well trodden track I go.

Argh! So annoyed at myself...

So I worked out for the first time today... ... in weeks... ...

I feel alright. Going to try again tomorrow night. ... took it easy today because I had to go to work afterwards.

Stretch Chat is coming... ... just figuring out editing and all that stuff. don't worry! I have not forgotten...