September is a good time to get back on the Wagon!

So, I'm finally back from holidays and back at work - last week! LOL! This week I'm finally making the time for myself. Plus, I feel fat in all my pants.... :}

Last night I made my husband take the kids to their evening activities so that I could have an hour to myself to walk the dogs. It was a beautiful night, and we logged a 4 km loop that took us just under an hour. We were really moving at a good clip as I let my younger dog Abby set the pace!

With hockey try outs, gymnastics starting and both kids being a grade higher with more homework it's not realistic for me to think that I'm going to be able to get out every night. So, this means I have to make something work over my lunch hour. I've workout long enough with Laurissa to know what to do. I also have my own TRX, skipping rope and Gym Boss.

 
So, today I convinced Shanan to join me out in the little park beside our office building. We ended up doing 9 tabata's, but as we only have the one TRX we paired exercises as follows: 

• Squat's - Warm up
• Mountain Climbers & Star (TRX)
• Lunge 'swing throughs' & Shoulder Press (TRX)
• High Knees & Tricep/Bicep (TRX)
• Deadlifts (no weight) & Bulldogs/Hamstring curls (TRX)

In total this was 36 minutes of work. We were pleased with ourselves for doing it, and not worrying about who might be watching (and actually there weren't that many people around). Those that did notice us were more intrigued with the bright yellow TRX than Shanan or I!

So, hopefully tomorrow's schedule will allow me to do another 4Km with the dogs and I'm planning to hit the TRX in the park on Thursday!

Later!

Vacation!!

I can't believe it's been a week since I posted! I've been busy, perhaps so busy that I haven't made the time to post? Perhaps.

Since the last post I've made it to Core twice over the past week (Real Ryder each time, as that's what the schedule had to offer that worked for me, but also I've been trying to give my hand time to rest). This weekend past we went to New Brunswick to camp with one of my long-time friends Sara and Mo (and their kids). We had FANTASTIC weather and an all around awesome time - we adults have discovered that the older the kids are the easier the trips are on us. Their new found freedoms all them to come and go around the camp ground and require substantially less parental involvement!



Monday am, after dropping off the youngest at her camp, I took the oldest with me to Core. Cole was teaching a 45 min bootcamp styled class - it was harder than I though it would be, and I'm still feeling it today!

Tuesday am, today, I similarly dropped off and took kids with me to Core - today was a 4 minute ride with Laurissa. There were only 4 of us in the class, and two were Shanan and I, so I convinced Jake (the oldest) to grab a bike and ride with me! He did great, with the exception of cracking himself in the ankle at the very last minute! I think his pride was more injured than his body. I wish I'd taken a photo, but instead you'll have to have a look at this one of the two of us that I took on the beach in New Brunswick:

Tonight I'm pooped. I also washed, waxed and cleaned the interior of the car today. I just finished making cookies and cleaning up supper. I'm DONE!

Tomorrow I'm taking a day of rest from Core, but I do have planned to haul the rest of the wood from the driveway and into the basement. If I have the energy/time I might also trim the hedge and there was talk of grabbing our bikes and doing the BLT trail.....we'll see!

So, while I'm on vacation I'm hardly taking it easy (well, for now anyway). It is nice to be out of the office, even if this is more of a 'stay-cation'! :)

Later!

Canada Games Centre

Halifax has a wonderful new sports facility, and lucky for me, it's really close to where I live! Also lucky for me, I work for the municipality and they offer a corporate membership that is slightly less expensive but also a payroll deduction.

When the Center was still new and exciting I enrolled our family for a membership. Sadly, since the novelty wore off we haven't been using the Center like we should be. I took the kids on Sat for a 2 hour swim (where I treaded water for nearly 45 mins) and decided that we need to be making better use of the facility as a family.

Tonight, Shanan and I are took in a 1 hour aqua aerobics class - and it was awesome. It had been a while since I've taken a water class, and I'd forgotten some of the moves, but we just kept bouncing along and by the end we were sweaty *yes, you can sweat in the pool* and tired.  Also, we were chatting up one of the regulars and she was telling us about the other classes - Zumba in the water and cycling in the water!! How much fun does that sound? Next will be deep water aerobics I think! We are going to try to go twice a week, and still fit come Core Essentials in too.

Good workout, eating was half decent (translates into "I didn't eat the chocolate bar I was lusting after all afternoon), and we even brought the kids to the pool! The family that plays together, stays together (however, they are soooo tired and cranky I might be willing to part with them - cheap!)

Later!

U2 & no workouts

I've been M-I-A since the concert.....here's the update, visually:

 

 

 

 

 

 

camping in the rain......

drinking in the rain....

U2 - rain stopped one hour before the concert!

The concert!!!

Jay and I at the concert!

 So....since then I've been doing some more of this:

and not nearly enough of this:

But I have been doing daily LONG walks with these:

Later!

Physio

No workout today :(

Short blog today :(

Why? Physio for my hand, and I should be resting it and not typing and not using it. :( It needs a week or more of rest - and believe it or not it's tricky to find exercise that doesn't involve my hand!

So, tonight I'm going to take the pups on a nice, long walk. This way I get in some cardio, burn some calories, and spend some time with my poor neglected  pups.

Oh, and regarding the bathroom situation - the upstairs bathroom is OPERATIONAL, but the downstairs not. I'm told that when I arrive home tonight it should be all put together - I'm not holding my breath....

Oh, and I weighed in this morning - 167! This means I've lost 5 pounds in a week. I don't really believe it. I've been good, but not that good. I'll re-weigh tomorrow to double check!

Ok - need to go ice the fingers in my hand.
Later!

Tuesday, no workout & no bathroom......

So, I don't remember if I mentioned but we had a sewer back up in our basement on Father's Day - June 19. We have had many delays in getting the bathroom put back together as it needs to be built to the National Building Code requirements and clearly it wasn't when it was built by the previous homeowners in 2001. It's been two weeks of lots of problems and little forward movement. I JUST WANT THE BATHROOM BACK!!! :(

during the backup

Stripped down to studs

We have walls and floors - but sadly its looked like this for weeks now : (

I put on a lunch time event for my professional association today, so I was unable to get a workout in today. Tomorrow is a Ryder and maybe Abs....

I'm wicked tired for some reason - and I need to start packing my camping gear for the U2 concert that hubby and I are going to this weekend. I'm rather excited, although to look at me you wouldn't know it!

Later

Monday, monday....

Weekend catch up: One word - AWESOME! We spent Saturday at my best bud Shanan's cottage, swimming, seadooing, lounging, and eating! Pictures are worth a thousand words:

Relaxing me in my 'bug' sunglasses!

kids chillin'

Jeff - touring the kids (over, and over, and over!)

Happy, wet Abby begging for food!

Today, Shanan and I took in a Real Ryder class - Cole style! It was all intervals - hill work, speed work, and very little rest. Phew, way to 'bring it' Cole!

Tomorrow there is no workout - I have a lunch time event that my professional association is putting on. The good news is I weighted in tonight - 170 lbs. This means I've lost 2 lbs somewhere! Yeah!!

Later :)