Staying Healthy and Fit

I have a confession to make...since giving birth i have not done a good job of getting back into exercising and fitness.  It's really unfortunate but i do understand that it's going to take my body sometime to get back into gear.  Honestly i thought right after the baby...i would be able to get back into running and doing kickboxing like before.  After all, i did run a half marathon while pregnant...so of course i thought and still think i can do it all!

But i do have to give myself the time to heal and do what it's supposed to do.  After all having a baby is a pretty big ordeal on my body.  The other part of this too is that as i get older it's only going to mean i need to work harder to maintain healthy and fit.  It's NOT only about working out but eating healthy and clean and having a lifestyle that is good.

Also, if i am not healthy and fit then it will be difficult to get medicare supplemental insurance, which i have been thinking i want and need.  Of course i need something extra for myself and my newborn so that we are taken care of.

As i get older, i am reminded it's not only about being healthy and fit but ensuring i have certain things in place to maintain my health and wellness...insurance.  And I'm glad this is something i am learning.

Treatment is Important

Recently i went to a training about substance abuse. Substance abuse is real and affects the life of many people on a regular basis. One thing they said that stuck with me was that people will turn to drug abuse if they are not connected to something. Another thing that stuck with me was when they discussed different drug abuse rehab programs. They talked about one of the important things about treatment being a focus on something else that can be stronger than drugs. Something that the person can connect to that is bigger than the drugs. A drug rehab center works because individuals are plugged into something like a fitness/health program. There was one individual that hit rock bottom however after getting involved in working out and taking care of himself...drug usage was not as strong. All addictions are real but rehab works for those that can become invested in their health and fitness! Those that can become connected to something stronger! health and fitness is not a bad thing to be connected to!

My Stats

So here is keeping myself accountable.

I went to a doctor's appointment recently and they informed me that i weight: 158lbs.

ARE YOU KIDDING ME?

The husband says muscles weigh more than fat and i hear that. 

But the number scares me a little.

This means when i become pregnant and gain maximum 40lbs, i will be close to 198lbs!

OMG!

But i am motivated right?

And I am giving myself a chance.

So here are my stats:

Age: 32 (almost anyway)

Height: 5'2

Weight: 158lbs

Thighs: 26inches

Hip: 42 inches

Waist: 35 inches

Breast: 35 inches

Arm: 13 inches

Pictures:

This makes me feel REAL vulnerable so i am motivated to change my lifestyle!

What motivated you to change your lifestyle?

Really You Want Me to Believe That Tt Works?

So i love Brooke Burke!  Who wouldn't, she is adorable



She comes across as a very genuine individual in her role as a mother of four, wife, business woman (check out Modern Mom, an amazing website for mothers) and fit woman.  And i found her very believable until i started seeing her commercials for Skechers.

Is she really trying to sell me on the fact that she works on her fitness by wearing these?



Really Brooke and Skechers?

Now i know most celebrities do not wear the shape ups to work on their fitness.  But most regular people do believe they work and will go and purchase them.  Honestly, i think it is a waste of money and probably hurts your ankle and back the longer you wear them.

I wish celebrities like Brooke Burke and companies like Skechers would endorse the good ol' fashion sweating your butt off in the gym and eating the right foods to remain healthy and fit! But then of course, they wouldn't  make money.

Ladies and men, stay away from the commercialization of fitness and hit the gym HARD!


But just for kicks, here are a few of the commercials showing us how to stay in shape in shape-ups!
What a joke!

What I'm Doing @ Home...

When i am unable to go to the gym and or need a little extra workout session, i use a DVD.  The one i have been using recently is called The FRIM....transFIRM your trouble zones.  Cheesy right but it seems effective.

All i need is my DVD player, the DVD and the 5lbs kettle bell.




Your instructor is Kelsie Daniels, apparently she is a master instructor.  The workout is supposed to tighten your abs and sculpt your entire body.  You will swing the Kettleball like a pendulum.

DVD includes:
45-minute complete workout
20-minute Express workout
Learn the moves

Bonus 8-minute Core Workout: strong abs and back

Equipment: The Firm 5lbs kettleball with a good grip

Apparently the FIRM has been around for a long time.  It combines weight training with cardio in a unique, effective way to help develop the body you've always wanted.

So far, i love it! It is definitely challenging but i am hoping that it will help me to sculpt certain parts of my body.

I would totally check it out if i were you!



These are some of the moves.

What are some of your at-home workout techniques?

To Weigh or Not to Weigh...

I initially started this blog in the hopes of sharing everyone my weight loss in actual numbers and pictures.  But now i might be chickening out! Not because i am embarrassed but because i worry about becoming obsessed with the number and not necessarily the need to become healthy and strong.  Isn't that the most important thing anyway?!

I don't even own a scale so i am not even sure how i was supposed to weigh myself regularly.  The gym has a scale however i never really know how well that thing really works.  As i am contemplating this predicament of to weigh or not to weigh...

i am asking, how many of you have a scale? 

And how often do you weight yourself anyway?

I love this picture because this is how i feel sometimes!