CRUSHED IT.

I think this will be my feeling when I finish my first 5K. Then my first 1/2 marathon and GULP my first marathon. 

Notice I didn't say IF. 

As I write my blog posts and try to find images of TBC's (Total Badass Chicks) I am discovering new amazing women all the time that inspire me. That is Lolo Jones above. I am SO not someone that watches the Olympics but maybe now that I'm Ms. Athlete I will.....all that said, this woman is ALL THAT AND MORE. DANG.

I have a new girl crush obsession. Totally. 

Ok, so I had a kick butt run/workout this morning. I talk about this in my rambling vlog-a-thon below but today was A LOT HARDER to run/breathe in this insane humidity we have going today. I was really struggling, so I did the last 15 minutes of the 30 minute run with Walk/Run. What do you all think about running inside on treadmills vs. outside? And I need to read up more on running in insane heat/humidity. I don't want to get down on myself for not performing if I really should be focused on NOT running when the weather is like that or running earlier WAY EARLIER in the morning.

A lot of you have written asking about the Shakeology shakes. Yes, I totally love them. I'm having one a day, usually post-run. I have yet to try the chocolate but I'm going to because I hear they ROCK. You can order Shakeology from my Beachbody website by CLICKING HERE. 

I also mention in my vlog that next weekend I will be in Tampa with Ms. Jenny Lynn, FINALLY. We have been trying to coordinate this visit with me going down to see her or her coming up to see me for like a year! DANG! Finally these two busy chicks are hanging out. And YOU will get to see lots of video from that, and in the future, a whole LOT MORE from Ms. Jenny Lynn. 

HELLO!!! Seriously. And you can get the hat I wear in today's vlog at Jenny's site. 

I must run kittens. Have a fabulous rest of the day. I have SO MUCH CATCHING UP TO DO ON YOUR BLOGS!! Please forgive me. If you see my Google Reader you would know how many blogs I read for fitness and then for business. It is frightening. I have had to say, I will do 1/2 hour each day, morning and/or night and just read as I can. I literally don't have time to read all of you every day but I WISH!!! ;-( 

Peace Out.

Dig Deeper.

HEY Kids!! What's UP today? Have you had a killer workout yet?? ;-) What's your excuse?? Get going!!

Sorry about the picture above having the verbiage cut off, but really all I care about is showing Mr. Shaun T from Insanity. Um. Yea. As I sat down to write this post today, all I could think about when considering my workout week this week + how I feel RIGHT NOW + where I want to be is this phrase that Shaun T says in all the Insanity workouts. DIG DEEPER. 

Not familiar with Insanity workouts yet? You don't know what you are missing:

I am LOVING LOVING LOVING running but I don't want to ONLY do running. That's why when I'm finished with running, I've been doing kick butt conditioning drills. Starting next week, I'm going to plan out (um yea, I said I'd do the written out plan last month and I didn't, and I really REALLY need to do this.) my workouts to include INSANITY workouts, P90X, some Cathe HIIT, Iliaria Kickboxing, Yoga and ab work. 

If you don't have P90X yet, or Insanity, you can order from ME on my BeachBody website by CLICKING HERE. 

So yes, I need to be digging deeper. I'm stretched so thin with everything on my plate right now, but that is even more reason to reach inside and GO FOR WHAT I WANT. I will not slow down, in fact, I will add MORE. There is nothing more rewarding that seeing your body get more fit every week. Each run now, I'm better and a bit faster. And NO MORE CRAMPS!! Hello! Remember how worried I was about cramping when I first started?? No more. 

The time is rapidly approaching when I have to do my next photo-shoot. I told you guys I will not go into this photo-shoot feeling fat. I will not. My workouts are killer, I'm back to supplementing my "diet" with the right nutrients and vitamins etc. I am committed to feeling better, looking better and being better EVERY SINGLE DAY and making NO EXCUSES. 

I'm back to making my Green Monster shakes every day. I used to make them last year with frozen spinach, almond milk, kale, frozen fruit etc. Now I'm using Shakeology Greenberry, adding a bit of extra frozen spinach and maybe a frozen banana. I have yet to try the chocolate, but I hear from my BFF @ChaleneJohnson that the chocolate is fabulous. I am going to share the video below with you because I am pretty dang proud to suggest it to you. My blog is not about SELLING you stuff but when I discover something that is in alignment with what we all believe in, I'm sharing it. Yes, you all know I'm an independent BeachBody Coach, so I do earn a commission but I don't suggest anything I don't use myself and believe in 1000%. Check it out. And there is a ton of info on this stuff on my Shakeology website: CLICK HERE. 

I'm still tweaking what I'm eating each day to ensure I'm getting everything I need especially now with the running training I am doing and my insane work/travel schedule. Also, below is the video that (I do forget who) a friend shared with me that finally made me decide it IS time for me to ditch the diet soda and artificial sweeteners again...for good. I did it before and I can do it again. Pray for me. 

QUESTION OF THE DAY: Do you drink diet soda? Do you use artificial sweetener? If you gave up either, what did you replace it with? Just water? I like water but yyaaaaaahhhh kinda boring. My BFF Amy is getting me on this chlorophyll stuff to add to my water. She drinks it all day long. She told me to drink Green Tea, I can do that. I don't really feel like making it but SIGH I can belt it out I guess.