I can't outwork my fork

When I finally realized that I couldn't out run.....out lift.....out step mill....out workout....my food and fork...

Everything finally clicked!

My husband....the fitness guru...had been telling me this for years....

I had had many trainers tell me this in the past including Dominic and Tarik...

But 

A. I didn't want t hear it

B. I didn't believe them

C. I didn't want to hear it 

What this means is I can't eat a whole pizza and then go run 5 miles the next day to negate the pizza calories.

I can't eat 1400 calories of jelly beans and then do the step mill for 90 minutes to try and burn off the jelly beans.

It just doesn't work this way.

That's why I have a cheat meal or treat once a week read more about that Here...so I don't feel deprived of my favorites.

It also allows me to workout and feel so much better. I don't have the sugar highs and bonks like I used to.

It's is such a simple concept with a huge meaning! 

Once it clicked with me everything started to fall into place. 

TRX circuit....20 minute workout

I love the TRX! It's such a great piece of equipment that you can even hang in your garage or home if you don't belong to a gym. 

Buy TRX here!

Watch full TRX video here!

Do these exercises 4x thru. Add jumping jacks, burpees, or jump rope between each set. 20 minute quick workout! 

Shoulder circuit

I love lifting shoulders!

It makes me feel Sooo strong!

Genetically I am a narrow girl. I have worked hard trying to balance myself out...hips and shoulders instead of being pear shaped.

Lift heavy girls!

Build those sexy muscles!! 

To buy goodies used in this circuit click below:)

Resistance tubes

Weights with stand

Click Here to watch the full shoulder circuit.

Squats with tricep extension

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Nike+ SportWatch GPS 

BOSU Ball

Weights

Weights

To view workout click here!

How I became a runner....

I started running in 1999.. (sort of).....I was the worst runner ever!!

I remember competing in a 5 mile run in Kentucky...keep in mind I had never run a block! I thought because I had been doing the elliptical and step aerobics for many months that it had to be the same thing. 

Well it's not! 

To me running is much harder...in fact it's the hardest form of cardiovascular exercise ever!

I wore the wrong shoes, had blisters for weeks, started off extremely fast out of the gate, didn't eat a bite before I ran, and had to be picked up with the Emergency golf cart because I couldn't make it to the finish line.  Worst experience ever! 

But that experience made me want to be a runner! 

So when I moved to Florida in 2000...I was determined to start running. 

I started running literally a block at a time and then I would walk a block...I did this for maybe 30 minutes at a time 3-4 days a week. I did the old school circuit/nautilus type machines on opposing days. I did this for about a 7-8 months. Finally I could run for about a mile without stopping. It was hard and sometimes my side would still hurt but I kept going. 

Then I signed up for my first 5k...which is 3.1 miles. I trained for many months before....because 3 is much harder than 1. So I would run for a mile which took me 11-13 minutes...then I would walk a minute until I got to 3 miles. 

The 5k was on the beach and sand for me is very different to run on. Much more difficult! 

But I finished! And it was a great feeling....I had been running at this time for maybe 10 months. 

So as I was leaving the race with my race shirt and my number that I was sooo proud of...someone stopped me and said mam I think they are looking for you...I was so confused...who? Who's looking for me?

The judges! 

You know why? Because I had won my age group! That's right I beat out 2 whole people! Haha! And I won a trophy!! 

Well I was hooked now! I was ready to do more and more 5k...maybe even a 5 mile race....and my love for running began! 

Fit at 40+

My first post on fitness.

Here's what I currently look like age 40 years 9 months...

I do NOT have good genetics!

It is NOT luck!

And NO I am not naturally skinny!

I do NOT have a personal chef!

I am NOT independently wealthy!

I am just like u...

I am a normal girl who wanted to make herself feel confident......I wanted to have muscles, I wanted to be a runner, I wanted to be as fit as I could...

I am a girl who doesn't quit, who keeps trying her hardest, who pushes the limits....

I wanted to feel good about myself and actually accept a compliment. 

I wanted to look in the mirror and love what I saw....

I wanted to be the very best ME that I could be!!

And that my friends is what I have done!