Monday Manjoyment!
Happy Monday Kittens!!!
MEOW!
How was your weekend? Mine was great, but boy was it hard to be in that "Back To Work" mode. And whoa, let's just say, after looking at my travel schedule for the first quarter, I may not even need a house anymore LOL! For Realz. I'm out there a LOT! But, it's all good.
Last week, I am SO proud of my first "official" week of the "30-Day No Loose Ends Challenge". I am pleased with my eats, with no cheats (outside of Friday, which was my cheat day) and solid workouts. This week will be even BETTER! Kids, I had to go to a dinner- a birthday dinner no less- yesterday. The menu had a ton of yummy side dishes like mashed potatoes and that green bean casserole (yes I love that) plus an OREO cake, a Carrot Cake, and homemade brownies!! DOH!! I didn't touch ONE thing that was not on my "plan". Not one bite! ;-) Yes, I was absolutely tempted toward the end to sneak one brownie, but then, really, kids, who am I fooling? I'm only screwing my own results there...and if I did something like that every day- with a brownie here, a piece of bread there- then I'm not really 100% on this "plan" am I?
One of my MOST IMPORTANT goals this year is to be 100% Focused. Be 100% present on the task at hand. That means, no Blackberry with me when I'm working out. I'm only checking emails 2x a day. I take NO unscheduled calls- even from friends. No more multi-tasking and being half-assed at anything.
I'm not approaching my fitness goals with 33% effort. It's ON. Do you know how significant my results were this past week? I can see in the mirror my abs are flatter and my hips have lost some fat. I FEEL IT as I move. Everything is working. I had two different people see me- and they'd seen me the week before, and the first thing they said was, "Wow, you've lost some weight!". Score.
And Vin has been texting me ALL DAY. I had to tell him, I have other plans tonight, but he wanted to try out my new TRX system. hehehe and then bake me a cake, and then.....WHAT? Ooops. I got carried away with unclean thoughts.
*Ahem*
So, I am very encouraged and digging the "4-Hour Body" approach. It works for me, is easily adaptable and I also don't have the tummy aches I was having before (when you simplify your eats this much, you realize how much the "other stuff" was bothering you.) As of right now, I am not doing the workouts in the book- simply because I like all the stuff I have, and the ability to mix that up. For me personally, I don't want to be on someone else's plan~ and remember, those are simply suggested plans that worked for Tim and others he tested in the book. For me, I'm all about running, hot yoga, TRX, P90X, isolation training (in the gym) heavy and hard, Insanity, eventually some Crossfit (oy, when I'm in town! DANG!), RevAbs (holy heck you guys, my abs are on FIRE from Saturday's workout!!!!!) and some Cathe, Tracy Effinger and Ilaria Kickboxing. Amen.
HOLY CRAP- they are coming out with a new version of INSANITY:
I'm packing for my trip- will be in Vegas again this week. I'm bringing my TRX with me and am so excited. I have 3 new circuits that you get when you buy your TRX so I will start with those, and then incorporate some of the videos on YouTube. I'm really psyched about using TRX- both on the road and at home. So I'm packing that, my workout clothes, my protein powder, my bands, my ValSlides, ValBands, Polar Heart Rate Monitor, iPod of course and that should do it. I also pack some detergent so I can wash workout clothes in the sink, let them dry overnight and then I don't have to pack 900 changes of clothes. OY. I'm already using 2 suitcases for long trips so I can bring all my STUFF.
Since many of you enjoyed my BFF Scott Herman and indicated that you felt he was Manolicious, here is Scott demonstrating some killer ab moves on the TRX:
And some other football dude getting his sweat on with the TRX:
Can you tell I'm psyched to use this?? Slightly. And for those of you that have been telling me, "I'm so jealous of your TRX"- CLICK HERE and get your own!! You know you want to!!
Now- my QUESTION OF THE DAY is: What plans do you have to do things differently in 2011, to create different results??
On that note, I'm going to go watch Fast and Furious 4. Or 5. Or 3. Who cares really? I don't even remember the plot, just that there was Vin, and a lot of fast car chases and beating people up. Works for me. #Don'tJudgeMe
;-)
4-Hour Body, Monday Manjoyment, Scott Herman, TRX, Vin Diesel
Reader Comments (10)
Oh Miss Kelly! Another excellent and delightful post that makes me smile! I'm glad that you're busting outta the gates with passion and fire and brimstone and whathave you! :) Makes me motivated. Of course, I'm on a whole other level of extreme, than you are, but glad to read that its going so well!
They're coming out with a new insanity? I'm afraid, lol. I am trying very hard to be more efficient. To condense my computer time as much as possible, and accomplish more in the time I give to my 'work' stuff. I stay at home with my kids and homeschool, so it's not easy to effectively fit everything in.
Quick Question:
Why don't you just make Scott your Monday Manjoyment?!?!?
Just sayin' ;)
You're kicking ass once again Kelly!
Man that last picture is sooooooooo hot but those jeans he has on TOTALLY kill it....LOL
I love TRX! I just signed up for a 2 day a week/3 month long TRX ReBoot class through my job! just $30! One of these days, I will buy my own! you will love it!
Sue Ann- my friend Amy took some classes here locally and said they were KILLER!! I'm excited!! Shantel- I totally AGREE!! ;-) Kelly- I've had several requests about Scott. Perhaps he SHALL be!! A future one! Kerri- yes!! Very soon- called Asylum! LOL
a new Insanity? That's like the best news ever - you made my day! I can't wait to see what totally crushing stuff that he has waiting for us!
I love Vin Diesel as much as anyone, but those last pictures kind of weird me out. I hate when someone is so thin their hip bones stick out in that weird way. It looks like where the legs are attached on a naked Ken doll...you know, then they just pop off really easily and snap back on. That picutre seriously looks like you could just pop his legs off. <shudder>
Glynis, I've had Insanity since it came out, and I've only recently started incorporating it again. Personally, I don't ever want to do ONLY Insanity workouts- I like mixing it up. But boy- I did Plyometric Cardio Circuit last night and it kills me every time!!! I LOVE IT!! Can't wait for Asylum and to do more Insanity throughout 2011!! Also LOL about the Ken Doll comment- did you know that the specific thing you are talking about is called Loin of Apollo? Just a little tidbit for ya! haha
I don't ever like to do "just" Insanity workouts either, but boy do I love a good beat-down by one of them!
I've never heard of "the loin of Apollo." LOL, next time I'm playing Barbie dolls (because whenever a kid asks me, I always up for Barbies!), I'll be sure to point that out when Ken's leg pops off. :)
LOL!!!