It Works!!

Today I went to an old friend of mine's home where she introduced me to an awesome product! The Company is called It Works. They are most known for their wraps. You apply it to any body part that might have access skin or flab, you wear it for 45 minutes, and then take it off for results. I tried it for the first time on my tummy since I have not been able to get it toned like I have wanted after having Mekenzie. After taking it off, I was a 1/2 inch smaller than before! Some people have larger amounts that come off, but the more you do it, the more you lose, plus even after 3 days of applying the wrap, you still lose. I am really hoping this works!! We shall see by Tuesday!! If it does, I am definitely going to get more! They sell a bunch of other products too like a firming gel you apply to your skin, vitamins, and much more!

As for my workout, I did another one of BBM's (Bikini Body Mommy) workouts. I hit up Day 2 of her 90 day challenge and it KICKED MY BUTT again!!!! Then I add her ab workout too! Love the sweat on I got!!

Eating has been going well!! I've cut back a ton on eating sugary stuff and have tried eating better snacks. I've been drinking a TON of water too!!

Cycling and Weights

Yesterday, I went and did cycling again. My legs were a bit sore, but overall I felt really good!! Of course after the hour class I was a sweaty mess again, but I love feeling like that after an awesome workout! It makes me feel like I really pushed myself and I'm getting all of the ickyness out of my body :)

I ate pretty good as well.

Breakfast: 2 egg whites with salsa and tortilla

Snack: Chocolate milk after workout

Lunch: 6 inch Subway sandwich

Snack: Oat balls! These were a hit at Ragnar. Kind of like no bake cookies, but MUCH healthier and super yummy!! Here is the RECIPE for them :)

Dinner: Mac and Cheese and a few chicken nuggets (I know, way healthy right??) Only thing we had to eat! I so have to go shopping!!!

Snack: More oat balls!

Today as for my workout, I went to the gym and did the muscle class that I LOVE. We focused a lot on our legs doing a bunch of different reps! My butt is going to be sore tomorrow!! Then the last 15 minutes we focused on arms and abs. Such a good class to tone your body!!!

Dancing and Such

Today I didn't get my run in unfortunately and because of stupid work, I couldn't get to dance till later and missed Jazz class :( However, we did go through our show which did get me to sweat somewhat. We have a show coming up next week at What a Woman Wants Expo. We are doing some of our new songs we are learning. I'm excited and hope with the little amount of getting the dances down, we'll kick butt at it!! Since I didn't get much out of working out today, when I got home, I decided to do one of the workouts on Bikini Body Mommy's Blog, Her DAY 1 workout from her 90 day challenge she has posted on there. I did it and HOLY HECK was it hard!! Definitely filled my need of working out that's for sure!! I would like to somewhat follow the 90 days, depending what else I'll be doing, but I think it'll be nice to have if I don't do what I plan on doing like today!

Here is what my eating looked like today:

Breakfast: Bowl of Honey Nut Cheerios

Snack: Celery and PB

Lunch: Chicken Noodle Soup

Snack: Apple

Dinner: Arbys Sandwhich, Did have some Pepsi, and Jalepeno Poppers (Again, not too healthy, but I was starving)

And of course LOTS of water

I'm sweaty and I know it! ;)

Today I went to the gym and did the cycling class. It was quite the workout let me tell you! I was dripping sweat like crazy! I can tell with not cycling for a while how weak my knees are, but it was a good to get them going again. My plan is to go every Monday and Wednesday to that class to strenghthen my legs and knees. The instructor is awesome too! She is always so happy and encouraging to keep pushing us and going above our limits! In her workouts, she puts a variety of hills and alternates with intervals of sprints and recovery. It is INTENSE!! I love how good I feel after doing it though!

Then with my ab workout, I found this link off of Pinterest which led me to the blog http://www.bikinibodymommy.com. This lady was such an inspiration to me to get myself going and feeling confident in achieving my goals!! The workout I did off her blog was her Fav 5 ab workouts. I had never done any of them and HOLY MOLY!! They work ya GOOD!!! 

As for eating, I was very aware of what I ate throughout the day. For breakfast I had 1 scrambled egg with salsa on a tortilla, after cycling, had chocolate milk. For lunch I had leftovers of chicken noodle soup that my hubby made, and snacked on a granola bar. Dinner wasn't the greatest, but I had 2 slices of pizza and then an apple for after snack. Oh, and also a half cup of hot chocolate. So, not the greatest, but I did drink a lot of water!! Sure made me pee a lot :) Hey, it's a start! Let's hope I stay strong and not have to drink soda this week! Such a bad weakness of mine!! Hoping to cut down to only 1 a week if that and then hoping to cut it out completely. 

Oh, another thing I got thanks to bikinibodymommy, was fish oil and daily vitamins I am starting to take to not lose out on anything I might need for my body. So far so good!!

Overall, today was a great day! I felt energized, happy and excited for things coming up in my life!! Ready for a new day tomorrow and for dance!! Love my Tuesdays!! :)

Making Changes!!!

You would think after all my races and running I've done these last few months, it would put me in a DO NOTHING type of mode and wanting to relax for the Holidays, but NOSIREE people!! I am more motivated now than I have been in a long time!! Dont get me wrong, I am very driven to accomplish my races and all, plus to stay at a healthy weight, but I am SERIOUSLY ready for some change, and I mean for my body (meaning mid section that is)!! Overall I am slim, can't complain, but to be honest, I don't eat the way I really should eat. With that, I think it is why I have struggled to get my lean "hardcore" tummy that I have been striving for for so long! Plus, I have our Burlesque show for Valentines coming up that I want to look SMOKIN' HOT for my honey of course! ;) So starting tomorrow, besides my usual workout routines I'll be blogging about, I am going to also blog and track on the food I eat. This I think will push me to reach my goal!! I'm not one to be way specific on a diet or anything, but am REALLY going to try and stay away from sugary stuff like treats, baked goods, and soda!! I think starting with that will help a ton, plus I will be making more of an effort to eat healthy and control my portions. So here is my workout plan for this week:

Mon: Cycling Class and 30 Minutes Abs

Tue: Run 3 Miles, Dance/Workout Class

Wed: Cycling Class and 30 Minutes Abs

Thur: Muscle Class

Fri: Swim 1600 and 30 Minutes Abs

Sat: Run 5 Miles and Weights

Goals on food: Drink at least 8 glasses of water per day, no soda, and little sugar as possible

Ready and excited for the challenge!! Wish me luck!!!

Vegas!!!

I can't believe Ragnar is here!! We leave tomorrow and have our fun adventure ahead of us!! So excited!! Wish me luck and I can't wait to tell all about it :)

One Week!!

This last week has been BUSY with work and I have not had much time to do my blogging, let alone get my workouts in a much as I have wanted to!! I just have 1 WEEK (aaahhhh) until Ragnar and I pray I am ready to go!! I've run twice this week, just short distances, but did get them in. I hope to have 2 more longer distances for tomorrow and Saturday. I just hope I can dodge them into my work schedule these next few days!! I am WAY excited though for Vegas!!! I really don't know what is ahead of me, but I am definitely looking forward to this awesome new experience in racing!! Wish me luck in preparing for next week!!! :)

I'M ALIVE!!

I'm back and alive!! Tough Mudder was amazing as always!! You can read all about it on my Family Blog :) I took a nice week to recover and now this week am ready to get back into the swing of things with Ragnar training! Just a little over 3 weeks until Vegas Baby!! And I am PUMPED!! The legs of my runs that I'll be doing have changed a little bit. I will be runner 8. My 1st leg is 5.7 miles moderate, 2nd leg is 4.4 miles moderate, and 3rd leg is 4.3 miles hard. It's more than what I had before, but I feel like I will rock this!! My training has been going well so far, and my running has grown on me believe it or not! I just hope to stay strong and healthy during the race!

Speaking of running, today was cold and rainy and I had NO motivation whatsoever to go run, but I knew with the week break I had, I needed to go no matter what condition! So once I got the kids to school, I got all bundled up in my Under Armor and ran. I ended up doing just under 5 miles. It was cold at first, but once I got going, I actually got hot and was wanting to strip down! Ha Ha!! I surprisingly enjoyed the weather! Definitely better than running when it's a scorcher that's for sure!

Tomorrow I have the Muscle Class at the gym I'll be going to! Gotta get my tone on!! Maybe I'll throw in a few miles too if I feel up to it! :)

2 More Days!!!!

So this should be my last post until Tough Mudder on Saturday!! I am super pumped and ready to rock it!!

So going backwards, Today I ran 2 1/2 miles. I was sick yesterday and had NO energy whatsoever to do anything so I thought I'd better throw in something before the race in a few days. My time wasn't too bad actually, about a 9:11 minute mile, but I was struggling that's for sure! I could tell by being sick that it was one of my roughest runs I've done, but I did it and feel so much better! I'm just glad to be feeling good so that I'll be ready for Saturday!!

Wednesday I did nothing but lie around the house! I was so weak and felt nauseous all day, and NO I am not Preggers!! :)

Tuesday I had my usual kickbutt dance class. We didn't do a work out though since we had to learn some more dances for our show, but I still felt the burn and got my sweat on!

As for tomorrow... I am going to get LOTS of rest and carb load so I can feel my best for Saturday and kick some major butt at Tough Mudder!!! SO DANG EXCITED!!!!!!!!!

A Breather...

Today, I did nothing... Working out that is! I have been exhausted with all my running that I thought, why not? I deserve a day off! Plus, with this week being TOUGH MUDDER week, I am going to take it a little bit easier before I go hardcore on Saturday!! 

SO EXCITED, YET SO TERRIFIED ALL AT THE SAME TIME!!! Please pray for me!!! Ha Ha!! :)

Just Keep Running!

It's been a few days since I last posted! Wednesday, I went for a short run, Thursday, I did the awesome Muscle Class at the gym, Friday, I took the day off knowing that I'd be running the next 2 days, Yesterday, ran just under 7 miles, and today, just over 5 miles! Wow! Lots of running I tell ya! Luckily I've been feeling good overall with my runs that I've done! My knees aren't too bad thankfully and I dont get winded or anything when I am running longer distances. My 7 miler was really good! It was most of an incline at the beginning and to the middle, but declined at the end which I felt awesome! Todays run was killer though! The first part wasn't bad at all going downhill, but coming back, there was a huge hill we had to climb which I ended up having to walk! It was just way too much for me, especially after running yesterday! I could feel it more today that's for sure! Today was our Ragnar team run though which was awesome getting to meet some of the people I'll be spending my time with! It was nice too because everyone was on different levels and distances, but we all did the same course. So pumped for this week though!! Got Tough Mudder on Saturday!! Let's pray the weather will be nice since I have to get in freezing ice water and mud!! I am still going to rock it though!! :) So excited!!!

All You Single Ladies!!

Today I didn't run unfortunately because of my knees hurting, but I did go to dance which was SO fun and a killer workout! We did our usual technique class and a lovely workout of cardio and toning stuff and then we went over our show stuff. Our show next year is all about ladies and women power and I am SO excited to say we are going to dance Beyonce's Single Ladies!! I didn't realize how much is to that dance, but it is lots of fun and I am determined to get it down good, even being a white girl and all :) 

As for tomorrow, I am going for a nice, hopefully long, run!

A start to a new week

So, if you read my recent blog on The Belshe Life, you will get a better understanding of what's been going on recently. With todays experience though and feeling better with things, I got myself to go for a run, shorter than what I've been doing, but a run to clear my head a bit.

I ended up running just under 3 miles. It was a nice run, but I inhaled WAY too many bugs!! So gross!!

As for the rest of the week, here are my plans:

Tues: Run 2-3 miles, Dance, Workout Class

Wed: Run 5-6 Miles

Thur: Muscle Class

Fri: Yoga or Swim

Sat: 6-7 Miles

My longest run yet!

So I have to admit that I have slacked off a little this week. With my stupid migraine on Tuesday and with it being the lovely "time of the month" for me, I just have not been feeling myself at all! Wednesday and Thursday were my so called relax and feel better days this week, but today I felt good and commited myself to run.

Douglas had the day off, so I told him to drop me off by Bachus Hwy and 5400 South so I could run home. It was a decent run for me, mostly down hill, a big incline by the Usana Amphitheatre and then a nice decline all the way back to my house, but the one road had lots of big trucks and construction, so having them drive pass me wasn't too fun inhaling the exhaust and dust from it! Once I turned past Usana though, it was nice, with not much traffic. The thing that sucked though was in the middle of my run, my satelite radio stopped working on my phone and I had no music!! For me, I HAVE to have music to keep me pumped, and it sucked BIG TIME! I kept at it though until out of nowhere towards the end it started working again! I just need to have my ipod from now on! I think it really messed with my pace!

My knees were ok, but towards the end, I could feel the weakness in them and they were getting TIRED! My legs felt wobbly by the time I finshed, but a good wobbly I guess! I am just so proud to say that I got to 5.7 miles!! Running for me is not my strength in life, but to go that long when I NEVER had a desire before and actually somewhat enjoyed it, made my day!! This whole training for Ragnar has really pushed me above and beyond what I thought I could do! Such an amazing feeling!! :)

Oh, and 2 weeks from tomorrow is Tough Mudder!! WAY PUMPED!!!

Migraines Suck!!

Today was horrible! I woke up with a massive migraine where I couldn't even function! My head was pounding, I had blurry vision, my hands and arms were numb, and I couldn't even sit up without getting sick! Poor Haiden missed school with how bad I was! I was in bed up until I had to work at 2:00 which the migraine went away, but I still had a bad headache. I managed work ok and then went to dance. Dance went well other then the fact of turns made me dizzy, but I did end up having a good workout with dance and our circuit training. I was not going to go tonight, but glad I did! It helped me loosen up my muscles and stretch a bit.

Yesterday, I didn't go to cycling, but ended up running 3.5 miles. The kids had their dance class, so I had some time to get my run in my Murray park, which I got lost! I turned the wrong way, but eventually made my way back to the car thank goodness! Made up decent time too!

As for tomorrow, I am hoping to run 5 miles. We'll see how I feel!

A change of scenery

Yesterday I worked in the morning, helped my Grandma out with a few things, and then went to my Mom's house to spend some time with them. I planned to do my run there since I was needing a change of scenery and a new route. I ended up running 4.5 miles, on the slow side, but I did it! During the run, I felt good, but my knees started bothering me :( Dang things!!! I felt like I could have gone longer too, but my knees were telling me different! I hope I can get through this next week with not much pain! I have to get to 5 miles this week, maybe 5.5 miles!! As for today, I am relaxing, recovering, and enjoying time with my kiddos until Douglas gets home from his trip tonight! Here's my schedule for this coming week!

Monday: Cycle Class, 3 mile run

Tuesday: Dance Class/Workout

Wednesday: 5 mile run

Thursday: Muscle Class and Abs

Friday: 3 Mile Run

Saturday: Recovery (Will be doing a group run next day)

Rest and Run

Yesterday I was going to get to the gym and do my muscle class, but ended up helping my aunt Shirleyann clean her house. I was kind of bummed to miss it, but hey, you can't pass the opportunity to earn a little extra cash! I worked the rest of the day, but did my ab workout later and then spent some time with my hubby before he left for his trip to Denver. It was nice to have a little bit of a break!

Today, I ran 3.03 miles. I was a little slow, but felt pretty good. My knees were hurting today though which sucked, but again I pushed through and finished. I am hoping to do some weight stuff today to get my strength training in.

As for tomorrow, I am planning on doing 5 lovely miles!! Wish me luck cause I will need it!! :)

BRUTAL I tell ya!!

Today I was very tempted of not running with how dang sore I was, but I knew if I didn't, I'd be mad at myself! So after dropping the kids off at school, I ended up running a nice 4.53 miles and man it was BRUTAL!! Luckily my achilles wasn't hurting at all during my run, but starting off I had a nice incline, a really nice decline in the middle, and then another lovely incline at the end. During that point is where I was hating life! My knees started hurting as well as my butt funny enough! I know it was from all that I've done in the last few days, but I just kept trucking along until I got back home! Even through the pain and gritting my teeth to finish, I am SO proud of myself. 4.53 miles might not be long to some, but knowing me and my LOVE (sarcasm there) for running, I actually did it and will continue to do it until longer distances will be a breeze for me! That's my goal anyways!

As for tonight, there will be A LOT of stretching and A LOT of icing!!!

Tuesdays are fun :)

Love me my Tuesdays!! It's a day where I don't have to worry about working out until later at night, plus I'm dancing with people I love!! Today, we started out with the workout. We partnered up and did a tag team thing where I would be doing a weight thing, while my partner would do cardio, and then we would switch. We did about 10 different switch ups focusing on arms, legs, butt, you name it! Then at the end we did a lovely killer ab workout! I liked doing the workout first, but felt more out of it then when we workout after our dancing. It was a good change though! Then we did our hour technique class which is fabulous as always! My legs were so sore though!! Cycling Mondays really make me feel it on Tuesdays! After, we worked on our show for next year. We started learning one of the songs Respect by Pink. It's one of her older songs, but I absolutely LOVE it!! Such a fun number!!

Can't wait for next week :)

Feelin' my Achilles!

Today I woke up not feeling very motivated on getting to the gym, but pushed that out of my system fast and did the cycling class. It was so good and I can definitely feel my knees working and getting stronger! We did intervals of 15 seconds sprint, 15 recover, 30 sprint, 30 recover, and so on adding 15 seconds to each interval until we got to 2 minutes. It was intense!! Then we climbed hills which aren't my favorite, but I know it is so good for me!! At the end, I was a sweaty mess!!

When I got home, I ran 3 miles. It was tough today!! My right achilles tendon was hurting as I was running, but I pushed myself the whole way. Not sure what to do to help it. It was kind of bothering me on Saturday too. It is no fun to run when you are hurting that's for sure! Hopefully I will feel better by Wednesday for my 4 mile.

Any pointers?

Let another week begin!

Today has been quite nice I must say of not doing anything workout wise, but I am pumped and ready for this new week to start with my training. I will be doing pretty much what I did last week, but maybe up it on my miles a little. Here is my schedule:

Monday: Cyle Class/ 3 Mile Run/ Abs

Tuesday: Dance and Weight Classes

Wednesday: 4 mile Run/ Abs

Thursday: Muscle Works Class

Friday: Swim 1600/ Stretch

Saturday: Run 5 Miles/ Abs
Oh, and Tough Mudder is 4 weeks away! So freakin' excited!!!

More Running!

Today I worked in the morning, went to my Grandma's, and then ran later when it wasn't so hot. I was hoping to do longer than what I actually did, but hey, I ran, so that's something! I ended up running 3.06 miles in 27:11, not too bad. I do have to say that I am quite proud of my running this week! Most I have EVER run in a week. Ready for my rest day though!!! Hoping it'll get me rejuvinated for my week ahead!!

Headaches are no fun :(

Yesterday was horrible for me!! I woke up with a MASSIVE headache that kept me in bed for majority of the day until I had to work. Luckily it wasn't migraine like where I cant see anything, but just a throbbing pulse in my head the whole day. I was so sad to miss my muscle works class at the gym, but knew there wouldn't have been any way for me to participate! During work, it subsided towards the end where I could focus on some weight stuff at home while watching tv. Nothing too spectacular, but at least I was able to do something!

Today I went running while Haiden rode his bike after I picked him up from school. I did about 2.5 miles. It wasn't my fastest since I had to make sure Haiden was with me or catching up to me, but I'm glad I fit it in, plus Haiden was so excited to go with me!

Tonight I will be helping out at a 5k for my friend's daughter's school. Not sure if I'll be running since they might need me during the race, but it'll be fun to participate and help out where needed!

Shocked!!!

Holy Crap!! I just ran 4.08 minutes in just over 31 minutes!!! Completely shocked! It felt really good though! To be honest, I was way nervous running 4 miles, since I never go over the 3 mile mark, but once I started going, I felt great and kept going! The first bit was down hill, and then in the middle to the end, it went uphill. That was not very fun, but I just kept pushing myself and really focused on the music I was listening to. Music saves me I tell you!! I don't know how some people run without listening to anything!

So, my training schedule for running is based on time, but I figure if I do the miles I set out to do, then time shouldn't matter, since today I was supposed to do 45 minutes, which I thought i'd do, but shockingly wasn't! Not to be overly proud or anything, but if you know me, I am NOT a big runner, so to do it in that time is awesome for me and makes me way confident for my races, especially Ragnar!! BRING IT!!!

Oh, and I did throw in my abs as well!! :)

Feelin' it!!

Man!! Cycling and running did me in yesterday!! I really stretched and iced my knees last night, plus took some advil, so luckily waking up wasn't too bad, but still, I could feel it!! My legs and knees were quite weak and wobbly, but once I got to dance, even though they were more sore than normal, I felt good with our technique class and kicked butt on our leap stuff!! After, we did 20 minutes of workout doing circuit training alternating cardio and weights. By the end, I was WAY sweating and shaky, but a good shaky! I worked my ass off!!! I just LOVE that feeling after an amazing workout!! Working on our new show though, you could tell that all of us were just exhausted! We learned more of one of the numbers which is going to be a blast to perform!! Can't wait :)

Cycling and Running

Today I went to the gym and hit up the cycling class. I hadn't been in forever, but feel like it's a good addition to my training! The lady who teaches is awesome! We warmed up, started with a hill, some sprints, repeat, and then did interval training. My knees were feeling it, but weren't hurting thank goodness!! I think it'll be way good for them with all the running and dancing I do! So excited for this Monday class! It definitely kicks my booty!

When I got home, I was going to wait till later to put my running in, but the weather was all cloudy and a little rainy, so I couldn't pass it up!  I started running feeling good and then at about mile 1, it hit me and I had to pee REALLY bad!! I made my way back home, went to the bathroom, and went right back out. I ended up doing 2.53 miles which isn't bad, but I was hoping to do at least 3 miles and run 35 minutes total. I would have kept going too, but had to pick up Haiden from school. Maybe I can fit in another 10 minutes later to make up for it!

I can tell my ankles and knees are a little sore, but I feel good! Now, onto my ab pyramid!

Runner #9

On Friday I got my distances for Ragnar, and I will be runner #9! My first leg is 2.9 Miles/ Easy, 2nd leg is 3.6 Miles/ Easy, and 3rd leg 6.6 Miles/ Hard. I feel really good about my distances being my first Ragnar race and am way excited!! Now, I really have to up my training these next 8 weeks!!

Here is my schedule this week:

Mon- Cycle Class/35 Min Run/Abs

Tues- Dance Class/Weights

Wed- 45 Min Run/Abs

Thurs- Muscle Works Class

Fri- Yoga/Stretch/30 Min Run

Sat- 20/20 Min Run/Abs

Lots of running, which scares me, but I know I can do it!! SO Ready to get my booty going!! :)

Muscle Works!

Today I woke up pretty sore from running yesterday and was not in the mood to do anything. I took Haiden to school, got home, and checked my gym's website to see what classes they had today. There was a muscle works class that I never heard of before, but I know the instructor so I thought I'd give it a try. I had a little bit of time before the class started, so I ran a mile on the treadmill, just to warm up a bit and hopefully loosen my muscles. The class consisted of a weight bar and free weights. We did a pyramid workout, focusing on one part of the body doing 40x light weight, 24x medium weight, and 12x heavy weight. We did squats, alternating squats, upper back, shoulders, biceps, triceps, abs, and inner thighs. It was an awesome class!! I can feel it though and know I will definitely be sore tomorrow! So happy that I went to the gym! Even when I felt crappy before, I feel SO much better all around knowing I had a great workout! Now, I think it's time for a nap before work!! :)

More Dancing and Running!

Monday, Douglas was able to get off of work for Labor Day, so I took the time with him and went shopping with the kids. Didn't get home till late, so I skipped out on my run :( Hopefully I'll make up for it in the week though! Dang Holidays!!

Yesterday, I had dance. It was the first night of the new dance season! We did our dance/technique class for an 1 1/2, spaced our show that is on Friday, and learned some new choreography for the new show we'll be doing next year! I am way excited for those that joined our cast and look forward for an awesome year! Oh, and I got my sweat on as usual :)

Today, I got Haiden to school and was really not up for running, but made myself since I didn't run Monday. I am so glad I did!! I ran about 27 minutes and ran 2.78 miles. (Tracked it on map my run) I was trying to shoot for 3 miles, but got back to my house and after mapping realized it wasn't. At least I now know where to run to get me in my 3 miles! It was a good run though and I just hope I can get my butt to do longer runs soon! Just not my cup of tea, but gotta push myself for Ragnar!!

Also, I did my Ab Pyramid workout again! Definitely felt the burn!!!

Days 5 and 6

Man, I've been busy! Must be the Holiday weekend or something!! :)

Friday, I did 30 minutes Yoga at home from memory. I was way sore waking up, so I thought I'd get some stretching in! I hadn't done yoga in a while and could feel it! I am hoping with my training to fit it in once a week, even go to a class for it. Then I just went on a 20 minute jog/walk with my kids while they were on their bikes. It was more leisurely for me, but I did break a sweat! Even being sore, it was nice to move my legs some!

Yesterday, I unfortunately slacked off, but for good reason! I had to work 4 hours in the morning and then help my Grandma Holt with some stuff at her house and didn't get home till 7pm. I was so exhausted at that point that I just relaxed the rest of the night. I'm kicking myslef now, for not running, but am hoping to make up for it this coming week!

Here is what I will be doing this week:

Monday: 30 Minutes Run/Abs

Tuesday: Dance/Workout/Weights

Wednesday: 30 Minutes Run/Abs

Thursday: Swim/Weights

Friday: Yoga/Rest

Saturday: 30 Mintues Run/ Abs

Sunday: Rest

This week, the kids start school, so it'll help me to get up early, get the kids to school, and workout!!

Day 3: Dancin' and Sweatin' Day 4: Run 20 minutes

Yesterday, I took a break during the day and took the kids to Lagoon! I knew I'd be getting my butt kicked later, so we enjoyed our last day at Lagoona beach. Then in the evening, I went to dance. Right away when we were just warming up I was sweating a ton, so I knew the rest of class was going to be an awesome workout! We did our warm up with stretching, leg toning, and ab work. Then we did our technique class. I felt good with the routines we did! We always focus on turn stuff, kicks, and leaps. It is such a fun class!! After, we did our workout. We would do 30 seconds or so focusing on a body part like jumping jacks, rest 10 seconds, burpees, rest, squat jumps, rest, weights, rest, ect. We do about 20-30 minutes of it. I love the variety we do in our workout class! It's nice to get a switch up on things! By that time, I was literally drenched!! It looked like I had just gotten out of a pool or something! I am one who sweats a lot, but love it! It shows just how hard I work!!

Today, I am having to work, and had a bunch of errands to run earlier, but will be going to the gym later to do my 20 minutes. Not looking forward to be on the treadmill, But I have to fit it in today somewhere! I don't mind working out late at night anyways, so it'll be good!!

Day 2: 20 minute run, Pinterest Abs

Today I ran for 20 minutes which was just over 2 miles. I felt so much better running today than I did yesterday! It was outside though, so that made a huge difference for me! My legs are a little shaky, but overall, I feel good! Then, I wanted to do some ab stuff, so I looked on my Motivation Pinterest board and did a Burning Core Pyramid. This is what it consisted of:

50 Crunches> 10 regular, 10 right, 10 left, 10 alternating, 10 regular

40 Mt. Climbers> 1 right, 1 left = 1

30 Side Crunches> 15 one side, 15 other side

20 In and Outs

10 Scissors> 1 right, 1 left = 1

20 In and Outs

30 Side Crunches> 15 one side, 15 other side

40 Mt. Climbers> 1 right, 1 left = 1

50 Crunches> 10 regular, 10 right, 10 left, 10 alternating, 10 regular

The Mt Climbers killed me, but I loved it! Definitely felt the work out!! :)

Excited for dance tomorrow!! Lets hope Nicole doesn't kill us too bad ;)

Week 1, Day 1

Today I went to the gym. I focused on my arms with free weights and some of the machines. I did 12 different workouts 3x, focusing on my shoulders, triceps, and biceps. I want to start looking at some of the cross fit training, just to switch up my toning stuff a bit. Then after, I ran 15 minutes on the treadmill which ended up being exactly 1.5 miles. I took it easier than I usually do. My legs and knees are still sore from Saturday, but I have to start running more just to get my body used to it. We'll see how I feel tomorrow with my run! Hopefully I wont be hating it too bad and hoping to run outside! The treadmill to me gets boring after a while!

Week 1

So if you read my post on The Belshe Life, you will see that I am going to start training tomorrow for Tough Mudder and Ragnar! I went online and researched some training schedules and Ragnar's website had some good training stuff that I think will help me a lot! Here is my schedule for this week! It might change a little if I throw in a swim workout or dance stuff, but I wanted to put it down, so I know what to look forward in doing! Then I will blog each day of what I do in my workout! I think this will help and motivate me to accomplish my training!

Monday: 15 Minutes Run, Gym: Weights

Tuesday: 20 Minutes Run

Wednesday: Dance/Workout/ Weights

Thursday: 20 Minutes Run

Friday: Swim/Abs/Yoga Take easy day

Saturday: 30 minutes Run

Sunday: Rest

We'll see how this turns out! Wish me luck!! :)

Danced My A$$ Off!!!

Tonight we had a killer workout at dance!! Nicole had us do our regular technique class involving stretching, kicks, leaps, turns, you name it!! It was nice coming back to dance after having a week off with all the shows we've been doing! I just love the hour of literally dancing my A$$ off!! Then after, we did a 30 minute cardio/weight circuit which was INTENSE!!! Not only was it hot as heck, but it was such a rough workout that I looked as if I had gotten out of the pool, that's how drenched I was!! I just love that feeling of knowing how hard you worked though!!

Going Backwards...

Man! I have been so busy lately, that I haven't even had time to blog till now! So what I am going to do is go backwards on my workouts. Today, I went to the gym. I ran a 9 minute mile, focused on arms today doing a variety of weight reps on my biceps, shoulders, and triceps. I love having the change of switching things up. It makes my workouts a lot more fun. After, I did abs. I am really trying to tone my tummy area right now since that is still my problem area. I'm at a good weight, but of course have that dang loose skin that no matter what I do, it does not want to go away! So I am REALLY trying to tone it up and see what happens! Then I got back on the treadmill, inclined at a 13 for 1/2 a mile at a 3.8 speed and then sprint/walked the other half mile at a 3.7-8.0 sprint. I really like doing the incline and then sprint/walk, especially on a treadmill. I am not a huge fan of treadmills, but if that is all I have at the time, I alternate my distances and levels. It is just so boring for me to run straight the whole time! That is why I'd prefer to run outside, but gotta love the gym and having daycare :)

Yesterday, from all of the dancing I did Sun, Mon, and Tues, I took a break from working out, but cleaned my entire house top to bottom, so I guess you can call that a workout in itself :) Love my sparkly clean home!!

Tuesday, I had a performance at the South Towne Expo where they were doing the Days of 47 Float Preview party. We did our 25 minutes Vegas Show and then did our 5 minute Awesome "Dog Days" dance that we learned which is a killer!! I probably sweated more than I ever have performing! Kind of gross, but good to know how much I worked myself!! At home I did Ab Ripper X which was intense let me tell you! Love it though :)

Monday, I got my butt out of bed early and went running. I think it ended up being about 2 miles total. Didn't track it, but that is roughly about what I do with the route by my house. That night we had a concert at the Draper Amphitheatre which was amazing!! We did our show as well as the "Dog Days" dance. I just love the feeling of dancing my heart out and again, even though I am gross and sweaty at the end, it is SO worth it :)

Sunday, I usually dont workout or anything, but we had a show up at the Park City "Silly Market Days" that they do every Sunday. We are out in the sun and in black costumes, so I know it's going to be a sweaty one which it was!!

Saturday, I helped my Grandma with her house earlier in the day and then ended up running about 2 miles again later that evening. I am trying to at least run 3 times a week, at least 2 miles. So I guess I have made that goal so far this week :)

Friday, we spent 8-9 hours at Lagoon walking around and sweating in the heat, so that was my workout for the day!

Anything before that, I dont quite remember exactly what I did. I know I went to Lagoon Wednesday and swam one of the days last week, but at least going back a week is good enough and hopefully from today on, I will keep updating my stuff!!

Now for Triathlons I am focusing on, I was going to do the Saratoga Springs Tri in august, but found out that it falls on the same time as when I am going to Lake Powell. I have a few friends doing just a Sandy rec one, so I might look into doing that with them, but really want to do an open water one, so we'll see what comes up! It might affect my schedule though if I make Lagoon for Frightmares season! Yes, that's right, I am going to audition to perform for Lagoon on August 4th!! I have a few friends who perform right now that told me they are needing more singers and dancers for Frightmares, so why not? I love performing, I absolutely LOVE Halloween,  it would be on just the weekends, which would be easy to work around Jetblue, plus I'd be getting paid for it, so Heck Yes!! Sign me up!! I just hope my audition will go well, which I feel confident about! Wish me luck :)

Slackin'

So, I have made the effort to get back in my work out routine again and blog about it. Mainly for myself and to motivate me each week. Not that I dont workout or anything, but I have slacked a bit this summer with being so busy that I have fallen short, especially going to the gym! Oh, and I really need to sign up for a Tri and SOON!! I will post which one once I get my butt going on that :)

Anyways, today I went to the gym. I wanted to focus on my arms and shoulders today plus run, so what I ended up doing was run 1 mile on the treadmill (rather run outside, but it is so dang hot during the day!!) and did about a 9 min mile, alternated my biceps, triceps, and shoulders doing a variety of sets 2x each, went back on the treadmill and did just a half mile, decided to focus on ab work with the machines and my own reps, then sprint/walk every 30 sec for another half mile, so total in all 2 miles on the treadmill. I haven't run in a while so I took it a little more easy this time, but I can totally feel it!! I hate how that happens of you stop doing something and then it being so much harder starting back up! My bad!!

Tomorrow with it being the 4th of July, I have to work in the morning :( but have a dance perfomance in the late afternoon, which for me, in hot hot weather is quite the workout!! I hope to go run later in the evening though when it cools down a bit. We'll see if that happens though with the festivities that will be going on!!

2 Miles!!

Yesterday, I went to the gym and got in the pool to swim. Thursdays are my swim days. On average I swim about 1600 yds, which is just over a mile (64 laps.) Well this time, I had so much energy and was such in a "lets do this" mode, that I kept going and ended up swimming 2 miles, 3000 yds, or 120 laps. Never have I had the motivation to do that! I have been thinking about the Olympics and am so excited to watch the swiming, that I think it pushed me to go further!! I wish I had that energy all the time, plus I feel SO good today too!! Hope I can do that again :)

Then last night, my singing and dancing group performed up at Camp K by Hogle Zoo. It's a camp for the disabled. Wow, was that such an amazing experience!! I just love the kids we performed for and had such a fun time getting them up on stage and dancing with us!! The looks on their faces were priceless!! The show went well for us too!! We have a show tonight at The District in South Jordan!! Very excited to see most of my family and friends there!! Besides cleaning today and dancing tonight, I'd call that my workouts for the day!! Happy Friday :)

COLOR ME RAD!!

Color Me Rad

This looks so fun!!!! Who wants to do it with me?? They are doing a giveaway to run in it too!

MyFitnessPal

At the beginning of the week, I started using MyFitnessPal that my friend recommended to me. I never have tracked my calories before and never thought it to be necessary for me, but just tracking the first day and seeing the crap I put in my body was an eye opener for me!! I mean I try and eat healthy, but I've noticed that I eat way too much sugar and not enough protein, plus other nutrients I'm not getting enough of or too much of. I know with how much I workout and how active I am that I shouldn't be way strict with what I intake every day, but it really helps me to just know what foods I am getting for my body to stay at where it needs to be, plus I have about a month before I start performing, so I have to look good for that as well :) So far, it has been so good for me and helps me to second guess any sweets I might eat. Let's hope it keeps me on track and it will help me looking might fine for the summer lol... :)

Training and dancing go fabulous together!

On Monday, my cousin and I met up with our trainer and went over our workouts that he wants us to do. We did a lot of weight stuff that focused on certain parts of our body. I loved it because most of it are things that I haven't done before so hopefully itll get the areas I want to slim down more! I'm excited to make him proud as well as myself!! Yesterday, I wasnt feeling good earlier and had to work, but got myself enough energy to kill myself doing insanity! Seriously!! I am dying after doing one of those workouts, but love it!! Then today, I had my fun 3 hours at dance! I just love Wednesdays!! I was quite anxious all day for some reason, must be the certain time of the month or something :) but after dance tonight, I felt so much better!! So with training and dance, things are good!!!

Dance Dance Dance!!

Today I had dance from 630-930. Technique was good. We worked a lot on leaps. Its funny how I feel stronger with leaps now then I did back in High School. I'm sure its because of how much more I workout now and how much stronger they actually are. I love it!! It makes jumping so much easier for me! After, we did a cardio/weights circuit which kicked my butt!! Nicole always know how to make us grunt and sweat thats for sure!! I am always very sweaty and gross after, but at least I know I worked hard! Then the rest of the night was learning more choreography for our Vegas show. Our first show is just under 2 months! Getting very excited! It's coming along great!!

Getting Started!

This morning I had my first session with my trainer at Golds Gym. It was mainly just to meet him and write down my goals and such. I think he'll be good to help me get to my goal weight and body fat, not that I need to lose a ton, but just another person's input will help me with what I am missing with my workouts and nutrition. Right now, I am looking to lock in my training with the Tri this summer! It's gonna be fun getting back into the training mode!

After I met up with the trainer, I ran 2 miles. Haven't done that in a while, but it felt good! I just am not a huge treadmill runner to run long distances. It gets too boring for me! Can't wait for it to warm up! Gotta get comfortable with 6 mile runs!!

Going Olympic!!!

This summer, I have decided to do an Olympic Tri which is double of what I have been doing in the Sprints!! I am quite nervous thinking about it, but really, I know I can do it!! The swim would be 1 mile, the bike 24 miles, and the run 6 miles. It's the run part which I am most nervous in doing, but I know with how well I train, that it shouldn't be a problem!! The race I am interested in would be in Green River, Utah, about an hour from Price. The swim is in the river (which is so fun I think) and the bike and running are along the golf course they have there. It is on June 30th, so training would be coming very shortly for me!! I just love this time of the year!!! Time to get my booty really going now :)

Just keep Swimmin'

Today I went to the gym to swim, and DANG was the water cold! Usually they have it heated up pretty good, but they must have left it off or something! At least it got me going at a faster pace then normal! I swam a 1600 which is 64 laps. I felt good all around! My body is pretty much healed from the Tough Mudder. Just have a few bruises left, but my muscles are feeling good! I had to work today, so I didn't get to do much more than I usually do, but it was a good workout so no fret about it. I just have 2 1/2 weeks to look good for the Burlesque I'm doing for Valentines! I am so excited, but just hope to look sexy for my man!! Now, just need to get a costume...

Cardio

Today I did some cardio at the gym. I ran for 1 mile, inclined at a 12 for 1/2 mile, sprinted off and on per minute for another 1/2 mile, and then ran another mile. So total in all 3 miles. I hadnt done that in a while so it was fun switching it up a bit. Just wished I could run outside. Too much of a baby right now with the cold! After, I got on the stair master and did 1 mile, alternating with side steps and regular steps at different levels. I could definitely feel that in my butt!! Then lastly, I worked on my core. The gym has some cool machines that work on your obliques and abs, so I did 4 different machines and alternated 3 times. Tomorrow, I will probably get in the water and swim. I only swam once last week, but hope to swim at least 2 times per week. I just love the different workout it brings. I am all about the variation thats for sure :)

Tough Mudder and then some...

Last Saturday, I competed in the AZ Tough Mudder. You can read about my experience here. Now that the TM is done and over with, my focus right now is to get ready for a Burlesque show me and some of the girls I dance with are putting on for our honeys for Valentines! I've been taking it easy this last week with my bruised and sore body, but starting tomorrow, I am feeling good to get back in the swing of things! I am really wanting to rock it in my outfit!! So, heres to 3 short weeks to get going!! Very excited :)

Feelin' Good!!

Today I did a spinning class at the gym. It was intense!!! The whole hour we did dfferent intervals of being in zone 2 where you are feeling the burn, but comfortable enough at the same time, then zone 3, where you push yourself to your max. We started at 1 minute each zone, 1 1/2 each, 2 min each, 2 1/2 each, 3 min each, and then 3 1/2 min each, taking us in reverse all the way back down to the start. I was SO sweaty after, but felt awesome!! I just love the high I have been getting of working out! It is such a joy in my life that takes away my stress and helps me feel confident and strong! SO ready to kick some butt this weeknd!!!

Tough Mudder Week!!

This Saturday is the big Tough Mudder!! So so excited :) I really pushed myself last week and am going to keep working out, but take it a little easier to be ready for this weekend! Today, I ran 1 mile, did the stair master for 10 minutes, and did lunge workouts for my legs, and focused on Ab stuff. I started tracking my calorie and workout intake today, just to get an idea on where I'm at, so I can really focus on my goals this year. Tomorrow I'll be doing a spin class in the morning. Ready for some good cardio!!

Very Sore!!

Today I woke up way sore!! My butt and legs are killing me! I still went to the gym though and swam, which did help with my muscles! I did 1000 yard workout. It's funny how much of a difference it was from swimming on Tuesday compared to today and how much easier it was and that it'll keep getting easier each time I go :) I just love the water! After, I relaxed in the hot tub which was so nice! Glad to have one of those at the gym!!

Tomorrow, I'll be going to a yoga class in the morning and then an hour with my personal trainer. Gonna set some nutritional goals and note some weight workouts down so I know what to do!!

Back to cycling, dance, and now a trainer!

Yesterday morning, my cousin and I tried one of the cycling classes at Golds. I really liked the teacher and the class! It was such a different feel being in a cycle studio and having the lights down low and music pumping. Really got me in my mode!! I probably was so scary looking with how bad I was sweating afterwards though! Then last night, we started up with dance again after a few weeks break. It was good, but my legs were killing me with cycling earlier :( I managed though! We did technique as usual, a killer cardio/weight class, and then started back up on getting our summer show together! I am just so excited!! It's a Las Vegas theme show that has a whole variety of fun songs!

Today, I met with a personal trainer and got signed up to meet once a month. I pretty much know what to do and have a set routine I do, but I thought it'd be good to follow up with someone and to also get new ideas of ways to tone up and such. It'll be good for me!! If I could drop about 10 pounds and get more lean, I'd be a happy girl! Hope it'll help!!

A Fresh Start for 2012!!

I am SO SO pumped!!! Today I got a membership at Golds. I used to go to the SJ rec center which my grandpa was so nice to pay for, but due to him and my grandma struggling with their health, and me wanting something close to my house, I got a great deal there! The last few months were pretty sad of me not going to the gym, but for 2012, I am so excited to get back in my groove again and the gym is like 2 min away, so that will get me to go much more often! Plus, childcare is included, so can't beat that :)

This morning, I ran 1 mile, did incline for 1/2 mile, and another 1/2 mile sprint 1 min. Rest 50 sec and repeat. It was nice to run again!! I also focused on my arms using free weights. Then tonight, I swam which I haven't done in FOREVER!!! The first 200 was pretty killer, but I managed to do 1000. I still feel pretty strong swimming, but not like I was when training for my tris! Shouldn't take too long though to get back to where I was!!

Just going to the gym and knowing how close it is, makes me so dang happy!! Working out is now apart of me and I love it!!!

Next Saturday is the Pheonix Tough Mudder and I am very excited!! Glad to have about 2 weeks at the gym before then! Wish me luck!!!