Thirty by 30 - Insanity Day 5

I really procrastinated today. I just wasn't feeling like working out. For the first time all week, I wasn't wincing with every move and I was enjoying it.

BUUUTTTTT, my kids have been begging to work out with me all day. I finally gave in, put Pure Cardio in the T.V. and started. We were doing good, but the kids were running crazy and messing with my focus, so I yelled at them to go to bed and I kept on going. It was definitely not easy.

After tomorrow I get a rest day. Yay!

Thirty by 30 - Insanity Day 4

I had to take Ezra to the orthopedic doctor today, so we were gone all day. After getting home, cooking supper and cuddling with the other three kiddos, I really did not feel like working out. The disc for today was called "Cardio Recovery," so I decided to go ahead, needing some recovery from the last three workouts. I am SOOO glad I did! The workout was a series of stretches that felt amazing! Don't get me wrong, there was still some cardio to it and my heart rate increased some, but the recovery was spot on. I could feel the burn in the stretches more than I ever have before, but it was a good burn. I feel relaxed (good thing since it is now bed time) and ready to take on tomorrow's workout!

Thirty by 30 - Insanity Day 3

I think I know why they call it Insanity. 1) You have to be nuts to work this hard! 2) I now yell at Shaun T. like he's actually in my living room. He tells me to push harder, I tell him to stick it. He tells me great job, I smile and tell him thanks. I really think I lose my sanity while I'm doing this workout.

I pushed through day 3 today. I'm sore from the first two days, but I'm still trying to keep my pace up, which is getting more difficult. I can feel my muscles getting stronger, which is great, but my knee is starting to act up. I'm really hoping it doesn't get much worse so I'm watching my form and trying not to stress it too much.

So far I only have one true complaint about the workouts. I'm not quite sure what's coming next so I have to spend the first 5-10 seconds of each move watching, figuring it out, and getting into position before I join in. I know that doesn't sound like much, but when each segment is 30 seconds I really am missing out on a big chunk. I know part of this is being a beginner and I'll get better at it, but this is just something that aggravates me right now.

Hope you all are doing well! What are you doing to better yourself these days?

Thirty by 30 - Beginning Insanity

My Insanity DVDs arrived Saturday.

I did Day 1 Fit Test yesterday and thought that I was going to die. It wasn't really that difficult, looking back, but I'm pretty out of shape.

I did Day 2 today and it literally kicked my butt. The warm up wore me out, the stretches are tough and the actual workout is more movement than I've done in....well, ever.

But I did it. And I plan to do it for 58 more days. I just really hope it helps me lose this weight and tone up my tummy because I'm soooo tired of being asked when my baby is due, and having to explain that my baby is almost a year old.

 

Thirty by 30 - Long Overdue Update

I guess I kind of disappeared from blog world. Sorry about that. I go through moods where I share everything and then I go through moods where I think no one wants to read anything I write, so I don't write anything. I know reading about an overweight stay-at-home mom trying to lose weight is not everyone's idea of a good time, but it helps me to be able to go back and read about where I was and to see how far I have come.

While I am nowhere near where I want to be, I have made some progress. I haven't ran any since I completed the 5k because I messed up my knee on the last hill, but I have tried to snack less, eat smaller portions and drink more water. I am happy to say that I am down 17 pounds total! I'm almost half way to my goal!

I also wanted to share how crazy I am with you guys. (As if you didn't know already!) I purchased the Insanity workout this weekend and am going to do my best to complete it. (It won't be here for a few more days.) I am excited, but a little scared because I've heard how tough it is. I believe that if I stick with it I will lose weight, but I just have to keep myself motivated. I'm considering creating an alternate blog to document my time with Insanity, but we'll see.

Hope you all are well!

 

A Camping We Will Go

We have been looking for a pop up camper for a while. Like a few years. We just never could find one in our price range, at the right time, in the right condition.

Recently we booked a camping trip with some friends and I looked on craigslist to find a new tent and some supplies for cheap. One of the "tents" that popped up (hehe) was a pop up camper. It was a good deal, so good that it was already spoken for, after just a few hours. All this did was encourage Ronnie to being searching voraciously for a camper for us before our planned trip. He'd look, send me links, I'd look, send him links. He'd call. I'd email. Nothing was working out.

Last week our luck changed. He sent me a link that looked decent and was promising to be a good deal. He texted, and texted some more. Then he set up a time to meet the guy. He and his friend drove almost two hours, looked it over, bargained and drove home with our new to us camper.

We're very excited to embark on several adventures with our boys in this thing! 

Do you like to camp? If so, would you sleep in a camper or do you think it's "cheating?"

Auction Score

Ronnie and I LOVE going to auctions! We have gotten some junk at some, but we have also gotten some great deals. We used to go to a couple every month (during the warm months), but with less (NO) disposable income, we don't go much anymore.

After my 5k Saturday morning, Ronnie mentioned that there was an auction on the way home that he would like to stop by. We didn't have any kids to wrangle, so I thought it would be fun to hang out for a few minutes.

We scoped out the goods from afar while we chatted with some people that we know, joking that we were going to bid and have to use someone else's number. An item came up that I would have loved, but I couldn't justify spending as much as it went for so I was okay. Around that time I saw something that caught my interest, so I got Ronnie to come investigate with me.

I guess it shows how country I am that the item that peaked my interest was an incubator to hatch eggs. I've been wanting a small one (my dad offered to let me use his, but it's huge) that has the windows on top for observation so that the boys could learn about how chickens get here. Unfortunately, I priced them last year and soon realized that even the styrofoam ones were too much for our budget. I dismissed the idea, other than a few times that I searched craigslist and came up empty handed.

The large "INCUBATOR" on the side of the cardboard box caught my attention and when we went to look at it, realized that it was being sold with an automatic turner as well. I couldn't have cared less about that because I always thought it was fun to rotate the eggs when I was a little girl. It was settled, I wanted this thing. So we got our own number.

Here's the thing: I'm competitive. I love the adrenaline when I'm bidding on an item. My heart starts racing when I see an item getting ready to come up that I want. It takes all I have to not raise my card before the price gets low enough for me. (I want the item, but I want the best price I can get!) When they finally auctioned the incubator they started with a $20 bid. No way! I know it's worth that, but I'm not starting there. No one else bid until it got down to $5 or $10, but once they bid, it was game on! I had set a limit in my head of $20, but we passed that and the other person was still bidding, so I kept bidding too! I wanted that incubator! The other person bid $30 and then it came to me for $32.50. Yup! I want it! Would the other person bid $35? How high was I really willing to go? I don't know! All I know is that I wanted that thing! Thankfully, the other person said no, $35 was too much for them. Yay for me!

I knew I had gotten a good deal, but I always have to check to find out how good it really is. A quick search shows me that the incubator sells for $45-$55 by itself while the turner runs $40-$50 on average, but I saw them as high as $135 for both items together. Score!

I also got a couple of other items I look forward to sharing with you. Do you go to auctions? Have you scored a great deal?