Tomorrows is another day!

So to keep things short and to the point, life for us just completely flipped upside down, no joke. So unfortunately my work out routine was foiled for the most part this week. I did start out strong with my basic workouts and yoga, but by Wednesday with so many uncontrollable things happening, my workouts took the back burner :( It made me very sad to miss my workout sessions. However, I am noticing great improvements with my midsection! Mr. B even complemented me when he woke up and looked at me and said in all astonishment, "WOW! Your looking grate!'' YIPPIE! I'm not sure how much weight I've lost because I think our scale is broken. But when I get a chance I would like to know/find out how much I do weigh.

Tomorrow is a new week for new adventures and new beginnings quite literally. My goal for the wee is to wake up with some energizing yoga and then in the evenings do my 30 day shred level two work out. I'm excited for it and cant wait to see the results keep coming! We'll good night everyone who may read these blog posts.

Stay healthy my friends!

Who Says?

Hey everyone!  Wow, life has been a roller coaster with Baby K's 1st Birthday part and so much more!  We had family and friend over all weekend and have been having such a blast.  However, my excersizing suffered a little bit.  BUT!  I"m back and in full swing.  I even picked up a new DVD, "Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown" I work out to it yesterday and fell in love with it! It was awesome!  Yoga, where have you been my whole life?  It was difficult at times and still very relaxing too!  I'm going to do it in conjunction with my regular 30 day work outs on Monday, Wednesday and Fridays.  I'm excited and can't wait to get going with some more yoga!

On another note, have you seen Salena Gomez's new music video "who says?"  If not, check it out right here.  My friend Caley posted it on her blog here.  I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the message that is shared and couldn't agree more.  I hope that as everyone works out towards their own healthy goals, that you all know how beautiful we each individually are!  We are all beautiful in our own size, shape and form!  We don't have to look like magazine girls to be beautiful, we just need to look in the mirror and see our own reflection.  True beauty comes from within.  I hope you enjoy this video.   Leave a comment with your thoughts.

HALF WAY MARK!!!

Day 15 of our 30 Day Challenge!  I'm way excited to have made it this far and LOVE what I am seeing and how I am feeling!  I'm excited for everyone who is working on this challenge with me or at their own pace.  Keep it up everyone!  I've been focusing on level two this week with a second round of level one on days I feel extra energized!  Stay healthy my friends!

END OF WEEK 2!

Yay!!! I survived two weeks of Julian Michael's workouts!  What a week! I wont lie, I had a really strong week 1, but this week was a struggle to really make time to work out.  I've found that working out in the evenings after Baby K has gone to sleep is the best time for me.  I'm so happy it's the weekend!  For to nights workout, I mixed it up with level one.  Instead of listening to the regular commentary, I plugged my i-pod into the stereo and listened to my favorite work out mix while I grooved along with the DVD.  I actually think listening to my music encouraged me to work harder and bust a move here and there for good measure of course!  What fun ideas have you done to change up a common routine?  I'd love to hear from you.

Stay Healthy My Friends!

-Ashley :)

Eat the Right Fats for Weight Loss at Runner's World

Hey here is a great mini. article on what fats are good to eat and which are not. I enjoyed reading it and it helped me to understand more about the types of food I'm feeding my body. It's a really quick read. I love Runner's World. It's one of my favorite magazines to read when I'm working towards a running goal; which come Summer I will be! :) Stay healthy my friends!

Eat the Right Fats for Weight Loss at Runner's World

WEEK 2! Check Point

Hey everyone, I just wanted to give a quick update now that we're well into week 2 of our 30 day shred challenge.  I can see an improvement in my endurance and strength along with some slimming of my middle.  Food wise, I probably haven't been the best today.  Mr. B bought my all time favorite and EXTREMELY unhealthy snack Swiss Rolls! Ahhhh!!!! How can I resist?! Then a co-worker brought gummy worms to work and needless to say i had to indulge in a few.  So while I probably ate a few more snacks than I should have, the important thing to remember is to reward yourself from time to time.  We work hard and deserve a good treat here and there.  Moderation here is KEY. 

This week I'm still doing level one and tonight I went for another round and did level two.  However, during level 2 I did the modified version of the exercises.  I found this helpful in keeping up my endurance through the whole work out.  I'm thinking I will be doing double workouts here and there.  I'm also waiting to see how I feel in the morning.  I hope everyone is doing great.  Leave a note is you have any questions, tips, ideas or whatever.  Have a great one and stay strong!

It's always nice to let your hair down after a great workout!

End of Week ONE!!!

I can't believe I survived the first week!  I had a great time working out every evening with Mr. B and loved having my two younger siblings join in too!  We quickly ran out of 3 lbs. weights and were soon resorting to using canned food items, lol.  The best day of the week was probably Saturday night.  We had a full house pushing along to Julian Micheal's work out.  Their is nothing quite like having an awesome support group when your working towards a goal!  To recap on the week, day one I was sore and could feel the burn during Tuesdays workout. By Wednesday I was SUPPER sore!!!! But I also found that as you get your sore body moving and warmed up, you forget about it :) By Thursday I had felt mostly recovered from being sore and on Friday, being sore was a mere memory.  I will have to say I did notice a great improvement Friday and Saturday on my stamina and endurance level.  I worked out with level one the whole week and tried level two Saturday morning.  Mr. B say's he can start to see some changes in my figure! Yay! Bye-Bye Baby fat!  I'm planning on continuing to do level one this upcoming week and maybe by mid week switch  it up to level two for another week and a half.  Well Keep up the GREAT work Everyone!!! I can't wait to compare my before and after pictures at the end of the 30 Day challenge!  Stay Strong and Push On! We can do it!!! Ye-ha!