Autopilot

August 26, 2013 Kim 60 Comments

Today’s 43 was great because it worked my entire body!!! The move includes a knee lift, lunge, plank and a big step.

Start by standing on your left foot and lift your right knee – lunge back with your right leg and place both hands on the ground – step your left foot back so that you are in plank – bring left foot back in between hands – stand lifting your right knee = 1 rep.

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I think the balance part was the hardest part of this move!! After completing the first set of 43, I had to switch legs and do another set!!!

I pulled out a DVD that I don’t do often but it is a great workout – Reebok Boot Camp. This workout is made up of a warm-up, 4 full-body boot camp style workouts, an ab section and a cool down to give a pretty solid hour workout. I like it because it includes some of everything – toning, core and cardio.

Ever feel like you are on autopilot? I do!!! Saturday when I got in my car to drive home from Texas, I feel like I flipped a switch to autopilot

and now I can’t figure out how to disengage!!!

All day yesterday, I felt like I was just going through the motions – workout? check, blog? check, meals? check, tutor? check.

At the beginning of this year (2013) I said that my main goal for the year was to live in the moment and enjoy every minute. Well, to do that I have to figure out how to turn the autopilot switch off again!!!

I look around at the huge amount of things I need to get done today and this week and think that I need to start by making some lists and prioritizing.

#1 I think that I will get dinner going in the crock pot so I don’t have to think about it all day!!!#2 And, maybe if I sneak over to the swim beach for an hour or so, I can relax a little and come back focused and ready to tackle everything!!!

Yep – I think that the only way to get back on track is to spend a little time in the sun!!! After that I can move on to #3, #4……

Ever get stuck on autopilot? What do you do to get back in control?

Happy Monday!!

Kim

Core, Fitness

Home Where I Belong!!!

August 25, 2013 Kim 24 Comments

Today for my 43 I wasn’t feeling very inspired. I decided to try a new sit-up move and I really liked it!!!

I used a stability ball that I held between my feet.I did a sit-up while squeezing the ball with my feet/lower legs – touching my feet as I came up.

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The nice thing about this move – I felt it in my abs for sure but my inner thighs also got a nice little burn!

Yesterday after the funeral, grave service and a late lunch at the church I hit the road and headed home.

1.5 books on CD (a great way to pass the time), a bag of sunflower seeds (eaten 1 at a time to keep me awake!), 2 Laffy Taffy bars, plenty of water, 1/2 a Diet Coke, a cappuccino (trying to wake up for the last hour),

2 quick stops (for the above junk and gas!!), 8 hours of driving

and I finally made it home!!!

HOME – the best place ever!!!

Thursday, Friday and Saturday felt like a month with all that was packed into them and today I need to get caught up but I really just want to hang out and do nothing!!! (For the record, my BlogLovin feed is up to 348 unread posts – and as hard as it is for me, I think I’m going to have to mark all as read and start fresh tomorrow!!!)

Happy Sunday!!! I’m off to enjoy my boys at HOME!!!

Kim

Butt, Cardio, Chest, Fitness, Hamstrings, Push-Ups, Squats

Pictures of some Happy Times!!!

August 24, 2013 Kim 26 Comments

Today for my 43 I met Stacey (my sister-in-law) in the hotel fitness center (not much there but we made it work!!). I started out with 43 minutes on one of my least favorite machines – the elliptical –

Then, since Stacey was doing her WOD, (run 1 mile, 100 hand-release push-ups, run 1 mile, 100 low squats with hands over head, run 1 mile 100 butterfly sit-ups, run 1 mile) I decided to do all the moves for 43 reps!!!

43 hand release push-ups (these are hard!!!) – Stacey let me film her for the demo!!!

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43 butterfly sit-ups – no picture because Stacey was running – but these are with your feet together – a full sit-up – I put my hands over my head on the down part and touched my toes on the up part.

43 low squats keeping my hands up above my head the entire time – I usually only squat to 90 but today I actually did these by dropping my butt lower – I might be sore when I drive home tonight!!!

It was fun to workout with Stacey – we like to do similar things so it is always a good time!!!

Still spotty internet but I did get some pictures uploaded from yesterday!!

future blogger? Hays - 2 years — future blogger?
Hays – 2 years

getting some help from big sister (Isabel)

Isabel wants to know which chair Poppa was in when he died

cousin John Paul & his gorgeous wife, Esther

shadow of the 2 year old with camera + my boots

I guess this is the view when you are 2!!!

one of my aunt & uncles (picture compliments of Hays, 2!!)

late dinner - Hays still smiling - dad (Sam) watching the Rangers — late dinner – Hays trying to smile – his dad, my brother (Sam) watching the Rangers

Today we will say our final good-byes to Poppa! There will be tears but also smiles and laughter as we share so many great memories of the man who was one of the biggest influences on my life!!

Happy Saturday!

Kim

Cardio, Fitness, Push-Ups

Sketchy Internet & Huge Hugs!!!

August 23, 2013 Kim 24 Comments

Today I did a challenging 43 for sure – single leg burpees!! And since I have 2 legs, I actually had to do 2 sets of 43 for a total of 86 burpees! This was probably one of the most challenging 43s that I have done this year!!

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Chris actually filmed this yesterday after my run (that’s why I’m a sweaty mess!!) but I did all 43 x 2 this morning!!!

I realized while I was doing the single leg burpees that my left leg is my weaker leg!!! The move was “easier” with the right side (that easier is relative!!!) but I struggled a lot on the left!!!

I also did Les Mills Combat – Combat 45 which is one of my favorites!!! Lots of great plyo moves. This is a great way to get an awesome workout in under an hour!! And, all the punching and kicking help work my core, too.

The internet/WiFi in my hotel is awful – very slow!! I guess it is a sign that I need to take a small break. Last night after I got checked in I was going to try to catch up on my BlogLovin reads (I think there were about 140 new posts) but the internet was so slow that after trying for 10 minutes to pull up a site I decided it wasn’t meant to be!

THANK YOU to so many of you for the sweet words you left on yesterday’s post. I haven’t been able to reply (see above paragraph) but I read every comment and appreciated all of the kind words, thoughts and “hugs”!!!

Today and tomorrow will be spent with family remembering Poppa. Saturday after the services and everything else I will reverse my 8 hour drive to get back home to my boys. (They didn’t make the trip because it is hard enough for me to do all this driving in 3 days but add in the boys and OY!!! Plus, since they have just been in school a week I hated to have them miss 2 days – that is a lot of makeup work!!!)

Happy Friday!

Kim

PS – Carly @ Fine Fit Day featured me as a “fit mama” today.

Fitness, Running, Shoulders, Treadmill

I’m Not Ready to Say Good-Bye

August 22, 2013 Kim 36 Comments

Today I used my wobble ball (not really a ball – more of a disk I guess) –

I tried to stay balanced (tried!!) and did some shoulder work.

I started with a lateral raise –

From there, I lowered my arms back to the start –

Then I raised my arms to the front –

I tried to keep all of the movements slow and controlled. Even with just 5 pound dumbbells, my shoulders were burning by the time I finished all 43 and the wobble ball really increased the challenge since I had to fight to maintain my balance.

I also did my 2nd round of this week’s challenge with Taylor – Wake Me Up – and trust me, this workout will wake you up!!!

I decided to get in a quick 3 mile run on the treadmill because I might have to cut some workouts in the next couple of days. I ran at 1.5% incline – 7:05, 5:45, 5:03 and then cooled down with 0.5 miles.

Yesterday morning I received a phone call that I did not want to get. Tim (my twin) called to tell me that Poppa had passed away.

He was sitting in his chair on the porch at the ranch – one of his favorite places to start the day – yesterday morning and my aunt walked out to check on him and he was gone.

I’m happy that he was home and spent his final minutes enjoying the view that he loved so much!

But – I wasn’t ready for this good-bye!!! I wanted to have one more visit.

I wanted one more Bear Hug because Poppa is the one who taught me how to give Bear Hugs!!!

I wanted one more chance to tell him how much he meant to me and how much I loved him. I very selfishly want more time with my grandpa (Poppa)!!!

I know that at 98+ I was fortunate to have had as much time with him as I have but that doesn’t make it easier to say good-bye.

Today I will drive to Texas and prepare myself for the final good-bye knowing that Poppa has been reunited with Mema (my amazing Grandma) and that they are once again happy together!!!