From Failure to Superwoman

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This has not been my best week for nutrition and fitness. I skipped yesterday's workout to visit with a girl friend I don't get to hang out with often. I figured I'd just workout today instead...only today my temper is at an all time high. I think it's been a culmination of stress that's just built up to this extreme frustration. If you've ever lived pay to pay you'll know what I'm talking about. While we technically had food to eat, it felt as though there wasn't. Of course, the first thing you do when you finally have money is over-spend on food...or at least I do.

Thinking back I think week 3 has always been where things start to go wrong. I seem to let obstacles get in the way. Well, not this time. Even though I really didn't feel like it I made sure to work out. I have to tell you I feel 1000 times better! Logically I knew I would feel better but still couldn't bring myself to work out earlier in the day. 


At 7 pm my husband bathed the kids and I worked out. When I was putting the plates on the barbell I decided to add more than 5 lbs. It's amazing what 10 lbs can do for a girl's morale! I'm feeling like superwoman now that I've finished my workout!

Here is tonight's workout:

Deadlift: 5 sets of 70 lbs x 6 reps

NOTE: Last week my deadlift was 60 lbs

Chin-ups: 5 sets of 6 reps

NOTE: I'm in love with the newly forming muscles in my arms! My forearms are solid, my biceps are curvy and getting harder. Who knew I could be such a geek with weight lifting!!! FYI - I'm still not able to do a full chin-up, I'm still doing my version.

Standing Overhead Press: 5 sets of 55 lbs x 6 reps

NOTE: Added 10 lbs, last week I was lifting 45 lbs.

Plank: 3 x 25 seconds ( the last one was 27 seconds)

NOTE: Previously I was counting - this time I used an actual timer so I'm quite pleased that I can do 25 full seconds!!!!

I haven't decided which program I'll be doing once my 4 weeks of Phase 1 are over. Stay tuned I will make that decision this week. 

A mishmash of random thoughts

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Sigh...it's been one of those days. The kind where all you want to do is crawl into bed and wake up tomorrow. It's been a long weekend which has been both good and bad. As usual it's the last few days before payday and we're completely tapped out. We managed to scrounge up enough food to scrape by but payday is TOMORROW...not today. In fact I'll be staying up till midnight to go get groceries...thank you 24 hour Sobey's!!

Today was our great aunt's funeral, I think the service was really nice - the parts I could hear and understand. The funeral was in a French Catholic church. I was excited when I realized the service would also include English (I was certain the whole thing would be in French). Then I realized I couldn't understand the English either - no I wasn't having a stroke or an episode -  the speaker system wasn't very good and everything came out distorted. The only thing I heard clearly was the minister clearing his throat. The cemetery was short but sweet and the lunch after was nice. Auntie Margaret lived to be 99 years old. She lived a good long life. I'm going to miss her lots, but I know she's happier where she is now. I'm sure she's smiling down on us.

Riley is at that age where she refuses to nap...I can't even get her to fall asleep watching tv anymore. She's also at the age where she really wants to assert herself so there's been a lot of yelling lately. When she really throws a fit she stomps up the stairs slams her bedroom door, opens it up sticks her tongue out making a raspberry noise and slams the door again...all the while screaming at the top of her lungs. Man, I just don't know where she gets it from....lol.

I have to say one of the biggest pluses to being laid off in February is that I've gotten to know my neighbors better. In fact, I've gotten to know a couple ladies really well and I'm honored to call them friends. I haven't stayed anywhere long enough to really get to know people since I was a kid. You should see our area when we all get together. It's a complete obstacle course to maneuver through our sidewalks. There's usually 3 trikes, a gaggle of boys beyblading, pieces of sidewalk chalk strewn about, and lawn chairs on any given lawn - depending on the time of day and where the shade is. It's a riot and I love it! This morning I strolled over to one neighbors yard and joined her and her family for breakfast - yes I was still in my pjs. It doesn't get much better than that! I guess my point is...life is better when you GET TO KNOW the people around you! On that note I've realized I still haven't had supper. I'm gonna go warm up some fajitas my neighbor gave me. Thanks Mel!!

Join me tomorrow when I decide which Beautiful Badass program I'll be doing once I've completed week 4!