I DARE YOU

Hello Friends!

I'm taking on a challenge this month.  I'm joining in on the Healthy Living How To No Candy Challenge.  I know, I'm a little crazy right?  What's a girl doing giving up candy and doing it for the month of October???  I guess I just enjoy a challenge and know how good it is for me.  The last time I did this, I felt amazing.

Is anyone else ready to join this challenge?  I DARE YOU!!!!

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Vanessa at Healthy Living How To has wonderful tips for being healthy and overcoming sickness with good food and exercise.  Although I can't say that I've been sick, I have experienced fatigue and chronic lower back pain.  I'm not a doctor with a diagnosis, but I do know that I feel a difference when I'm committed to eating really well and working out regularly.  For me, there is no better feeling than a day without the back ache.

Here's my Running Round-Up.  I didn't get out as much as I'd like but that's just life and I'm trying not to make excuses.  My goal next month is one more than this month.

Here's to a happy and healthy October!

Hugs,
    Trish

Let's Get Physical

Hello Friends!

Are you getting the cool fall weather that we are in Iowa?  I LOVE this time of year and it has me already thinking of getting cozy.  I love comfy clothes as much as I love my skinny jeans.  The thought of getting cozy with a book or good movie and a fire, has me thinking about this great Gap Fit Line.  I'm not one to put a lot of thought into my workout clothes (typically a t-shirt and shorts), but I do still love to be stylish in my lounge wear.  

I'm loving these cozy zip up sweatshirts and crews.  They are perfect paired with yoga pants, a novel and the fireplace crackling (insert laugh here as ours does not crackle, just a flip of the switch and it turns on and off).  I will be adding this to my "Oh What I Want" list ( you know me and lists) and watch for some sales.

How about you?  What do you like to wear for cozy days in?


Hugs,
     Trish

Success is showing up!

Hello Friends!

WOW!  These past few weeks have been, well I'm gonna just say it - YUCK!!!!  I got the flu, then my youngest, then my oldest and back to my youngest.  Well actually my youngest got sick then seemed to get better for a short stint and then sick again.  We have been cleaning a sanitizing everything for two weeks!  The Mr. has a stomach of steel, not sure how he always manages to avoid the yuck but he is one lucky guy.

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With that said, I've been trying to reserve Thursdays for health and motivation but I haven't done a darn thing in the past few weeks.  Well, unless you can count running to the rescue of little ones in the bathroom or all the extra cleaning I've been doing.

Not only have I not been hanging out with Jillian Michaels lately, but once I got my appetite back - WATCH OUT!  I mean, carb city!!!!!  I don't think there is a single day that has gone by without that guilty feeling over how badly I ate.  There wasn't a chip, chocolate, bread or baked good that was safe in my house.

Cut to today...we're all better, the appetites are back and we have no reason to be feeling carb deprived.  I am going to be successful, but first I have to show up!!!!!  I have to remind myself that if I want to be healthy, I have to be a participant.


Hugs,
      Trish

No Regrets.....

Hello Friends!

So today is week three of "Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30".  I have not worked out in two days and I set the alarm this morning to get up and start up my new week.  The alarm did not go off, but my hubby did wake me.  I did the typical, early morning moan and rolled over to get another 45 minutes of sleep.  Did I actually go back to sleep?  NO!  I laid there thinking about how I should get up, but I didn't.  Now it's several hours later and I wish I would've gotten my tail out of bed.  I mean seriously do I need to have the Mr. literally kick me out of bed to get up.  How is it that I went from an early morning person to just a morning person?  I used to jump out of bed, work out and get on with my day.  Now, I stumble out of bed, make coffee and try to have a little bit of time before the wee ones wake up at 7:00a.m.

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I am going to workout today.  I am going to workout today.  I am going to workout today.

 I AM GOING TO WORKOUT TODAY!!!!

Apparently I need to say this over and over and over again until I get it done.  So here I am telling all of you, that it will be done.  No giving up, NO REGRETS!!!!!

Hugs,

        Trish

Get Some

Hello Friends!

How ya doin' with your New Year's Resolutions?  Mine are coming along, actually I haven't really made any specific ones.  Just the same old stuff...be fit, eat healthy.  My hubby's resolution is to spend less, save more.  I'm thinkin' this was a subtle reminder of how we are living.  Thank you honey, got it!!!!

Did you workout today?  I'm on week 2 of "Jillian Micheals Ripped in 30".  So far so sweaty!!!!!  I was at Target today and you can find a number of her workouts on sale for a frugal find of $9.99.

"Transformation is not a future event." -  Jillian Michaels 

Hugs,

         Trish