3 weeks down and 13 more to go! It feels like it is already flying by!!
As I expected, this last week was exhausting, busy, and difficult… but it is when we start to feel sorry for ourselves that we let things slide. We give ourselves excuses and justifications. I did not. Friday I worked from 5am til 8:30am. I then drove to my yoga workshop which went from 9am – 6pm, then went home and did boring cardio. Boring because I had no music, no tv, no book, NO DISTRACTIONS. Sitting by yourself in a basement staring at the timer as it clicks 30 minutes slowly by SUCKS. Let’s be real… I completely wanted to say screw it but then my hubby and pup came down to offer my their support. Thank goodness.
Nick and Drake keeping me company!
The second day of the workshop started at 7:15 Saturday morning, and I met with a client during the hour lunch break, then when the workshop was done that evening, I went to the gym for cardio and a back workout. I squeezed every minute out of the day! Sunday was equally busy with the workshop, workouts, and prepping my food for the week, but now I can say that I am 89 hours through my training and I only have 111 hours more to go. It is a year long training program and I am really enjoying the journey! For anyone interested in taking Yoga classes… or participating in the year long teacher training… I highly recommend going to Jane’s House of Well-Being.
89 hours completed!
My week followed suit with the weekend. Busy. I barely saw my husband as I crammed clients in, cardio, workouts, and food prep. I only share how busy I was to give you an example of what YOU can do if you really want it. Trust me… if I could get through this crazy week unscathed… you can pursue your own fitness goals. I finally spent time with my husband Saturday night – we went to Tani for sushi and it was awesome. I was tempted to order sake, but I didn’t! Pat on the back for that one… because I LOVE HOT SAKE!
Monday’s leg workout with Julie and Angie was INSANE. I don’t know what it is about the melding of our minds that produces such insanity… but I really want my legs to change so I am very happy about this phenomenon. 
Julie and I usually train legs again on Thursdays but could not because we were not recovered enough. You don’t want to heavily train a muscle that is already sore because it is through the repair process that muscle grows. Angie posted the workout on her Facebook athlete page, so feel free to check it out there!
As far as progress goes… I did all my workouts, all my cardio, and ate the way I planned to. I am a total of what seems to be a steady 8 lbs down. Of course if fluctuates around, but that seems to be where I averaged this week. 15 more lbs to go! My bicep vein is popping out to say hello every once in a while and my shoulders are getting a bit more striated. My winter jeans (aka “bulking” or “fat” jeans) are a little too big but my normal jeans are still a little snug. I’ll be happy when I can fit into all my cute clothes again. I continue to notice that my hamstrings feel more dense than a year ago but my butt is still pretty much ginormous so you can’t see any sort of hammie/glute tie in. The only thing in the whole wide world that I want is hamstrings that bow out like my biceps. Legs really start to come in about a month out from show – I can’t wait!
I have been tinkering around with recipes this week and I would really like to make some sort of casein dessert-like treat for before bed. If anyone has any ideas, please share them with me! My first try was good but not great. It was a casein/oatmeal protein bar with no sweeteners. I made another yummy batch of oatmeal muffins with almonds, vanilla, and orange zest. I still want to try some adjustments to my cacao nib/peanut butter recipe before I post it but the grocery store was out of dry peanut butter so I couldn’t tinker with them this weekend. Soon, I hope!
Vanilla Almond Orange Oatmeal Muffins
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