H2O

I know I've written on here before about how water is probably my biggest hurdle in terms of fitness. Isn't that hilarious? Not eating clean, not working out, but water. Simple, plain water.

I just forget to drink. And then sometimes I don't want to drink because I'm going to be driving somewhere or doing something and I don't want to have to stop and go to the bathroom. And that will surely happen if I drink.

I basically walk around in a state of semi-deyhydration all of the time.

So a group of my fitness friends are doing a challenge where for 20 days, each of us choose the number one "trouble" issue we face and address it.

I knew I had to go with water. It sounds like madness, but I knew I'd struggle to drink 64 oz. of water a day. There are people who drink a gallon, no problem! Eamonn is one of those people who drinks tons.

So the challenge started a week ago today and some days have been tougher than others. I do find that the more I drink, the more I want to drink. Weird. I was dashing to the bathroom the first two days, but since then my body seems to have adjusted.

And I have to say, it's a good thing that I picked water vs. food for the challenge. I just had three days in a row, not of crazy bingeing, but weight-loss inappropriate foods. Fritos and chili dog anyone? Mmmm.

I'm feeling the need to cleanse and am trying to get motivated to do it. I've got to make it through this week and then I think I'm going to do a 6 - 7 day cleanse (need to check my supply of materials). I'll let you know what I decide to do, but if you're considering any sort of cleanse, the fall and spring seasonal changes are supposedly ideal times to do it. I'm a few days behind, but I'm going to be a nut and do it anyway.

That's just the way I am.

Inching Along

I'm still here! I'm still working out! I'm...something.

This school year I've had to get up even earlier to get my workouts in! Ugh! I know for me it's important to get up and get my workouts out of the way first thing in the morning, but this is beyond the pale, people! The 5:15am wake up call is really kicking my ass.

But, it is what it is. With Declan up at 6:30am for school now, it's just necessary. I am a little bummed right now because I wanted to do two programs simultaneously, TurboFire and Brazil Butt Lift (makes me laugh every time), but BBL is probably on hold until I get through September's crunch time for work.

So I did start TurboFire again and am on Day 8. I think. I love those workouts. If you've never done a Chalene Johnson workout, search her on YouTube or something. I find her so inspiring and the workouts are great.

And that would be my tip of the day. Which I think I've used before. Do what inspires you. For me, it's leaping around (not that I leap very high) to Chalene. It may be something different for you. But do try and push your boundaries a little. Step outside that comfort zone. I will say that on all of the high intensity interval training days, I'm WAY outside my comfort zone for a little while. But I do notice changes--things like definition in my calves that I've never seen before, some signs of abdominal muscles, a bump in my biceps. It's what keep sme going!

Hotel Room Carpet

Despite eating at Smash Burger today--and loving it--I have to pat myself on the back for victories in other areas:

First, the boys and I were in Denver all day Monday and part of Tuesday. Got up early on Monday and did a workout. Yay!

Took the kids to Krispy Kreme. They ate doughnuts. I did not. Yay! (for me, anyway)

Ate the world's biggest and most expensive salad from Whole Foods for dinner last night. Yay! Sort of.

Got up this morning and did a workout in the hotel room. Yay!

Then it went downhill from here because we went to Smash Burger, but the good news is that they have added a "Small Smash" to their menu--a smaller burger! What does this mean? I can save calories there and eat more Haystack Onions! OK, maybe that's not a yay. So my meal was a Classic Small Smash, no cheese, no bun. Yum, I'm telling you. I'm still thinking about it 12 hours later. Sad.

Back to today's workout in the hotel. It was just me and the boys so I couldn't really leave them in the room and go to the fitness center. Besides, I wanted to do a DVD anyway. Our room had a little living area, so I did Core 20 and Lower 20 from TurboFire.

And then I realized I had to get down on the floor for parts of each workout. And I looked at the hotel carpet and threw up in my mouth a little. Ick.

And that's where Today's Tip of the Day comes in: Under no circumstances should any of your body parts touch hotel room carpet. Get a towel out of the bathroom before you proceed.

FYI: I also checked the bed for bed bugs. Didn't see any, but was sure things were crawling on me all night. Happy thought.