IN IT TO WIN IT!!!!

Totally my new motto to get through every day.  Getting back into shape has not been the easiest journey for me - but i am starting to see an impact - lost a total of TWO inches off my hips and TWO inches off my thighs - my total problem areas.  My waist is the next hurdle - but i will take this loss with knowing it came with a lot of hard work!!!

The clean diet is going so-so.  My biggest problem is limiting wine - i try and i try and i try - but at the end of the day, having a glass or two is just so nice.  Hoping to get 100% on a clean diet one of these days :P

Probably my biggest challenge that i just set for myself was registering to the "super spartan" obstacle race in october.  Why???  Because i am totally insane - or as my husband stated "it is all about getting muddy and drunk isn't it?"...yeah, pretty much, because yes, you get beer after you cross the finish line!!!  when i registered i truly thought i was signing up for the spartan sprint, the 3 mile run with obstacle course - imagine my surprise when i realize this is the next harder spartan race of 8+ miles of running and obstacles - well, as i said, i am in it to win and financially committed - so, now is the time to start training and make DAMN SURE I CROSS THAT FINISH LINE ON OCTOBER 28TH!!!!!!!!

Since february, i have been a faithful follower of my bootycamp class.  I have a love/hate relationship with it - and feel awesome every time i leave knowing i showed up and finished.  Even signed up for additional bootycamp sessions 2-3 times per week - INSANE!!!

We just entered into a two week break from sessions which is always my downfall of working out.  I have a hard time just doing the workout on my own and tend to blow all my good clean diet eating habits once we are off.  Let’s face it, if you do not like the exercise or it is hard - well, i usually just stop.  However, when i am in a class with 15-20 other women all feeling the same pain and struggles and they are doing it - you have absolutely no choice but to keep going - at least that is what works for me.  I need to feel pushed.  Also, after you get your ass kicked for an hour, the last thing you want to do is go home and eat a bag of cookies!!!

So, i am really trying to focus on this break and keep it going.  My fitness instructor gave us a circuit to follow three times a week until back in class.  We are to do the circuit 2-3 times.  Today, i did it 3 times and finished with a burpee thunderstruck!  Very proud of myself for the moment :D

What is a burpee thunderstruck - best 5 minute exercise that i also learned at bootycamp - no excuse that you do not have five minutes.  basically, turn on AC/DC's thunderstruck nice and loud - every time you hear "thunder" do a burpee without the jump - every time you hear "thunderstruck" do a full burpee with jump.  AND throughout the entire song you keep moving - whether you are jogging in place, squats, fast feet, etc....the key is to keep moving through the entire song which is just shy of five minutes in length.  If you complete it - when you finish you will have done a total of 32 burpees.  It is a killer, but i love it!  Even have my kids doing it with me - my son loves to dance to this song now and attempts at burpees with donkey kicks...too cute.

Here is the circuit i am doing this week - give it a try....