Happy Frrrrrriday! You know when you have some weeks where you have everything down and its absolutely going your way? This was one of them! I got my workouts in, I managed to keep the house in (mostly) working order, and had a little energy to hang with the hubby and get out of the house and actually do something!
Method of making time work for working out:
I've committed to working out three days a week for now so I picked Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. These are the days that my blogs post so I have free time at night to get an hour of working out in.
What I'm doing:
I'm alternating between exercises found on the Tone It Up website and hitting the gym for some cardio. Running is difficult for me at this point because I have a pain in my tailbone which I'm assuming is from labor and delivery. The eliptical is a lower impact activity so I'm sticking to that for the time being.
How It's Going:
I really like the exercises and you can even download a printable and take it with you. When I workout at the gym, I have a copy of the exercises with me so I know what to do next. At home, I'll plug my laptop in and workout in front of it. Still trying to find our Google Chromecast so I can wireless-ly connect the internet.... I'm still having difficulty keeping up with some movements but I'm hanging in there! I did the Mermaid workout last week and MAN was I sore! I think I'll do it again as my Friday routine. I like to switch up the different areas so my body doesn't get used to doing the same exercises on the same days.
Nutrition:
Since I don't follow the Tone It Up Guidelines, I just try to eat better. We make breakfast burritos at home so I'll have one of those in the morning and alternate with a smoothie on the days I don't workout. We try to keep plenty of fruit in the house as snacks (the hubby will go through 2 bunches of bananas on his own lol) and I'm trying to drink 2 of my 40oz. HydroFlask bottles of water a day.
I have broken down twice while out and bought a cookie at Starbucks...it's a habit i'm trying to break!
Fitness Fashion:
It's been over a year since I'd worked out last and the fitness fashion has totally changed since then! There are so many cute outfits/shoes/accessories out there that are budget-concious! Here are some of my favorites!
Method of making time work for working out:
I've committed to working out three days a week for now so I picked Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. These are the days that my blogs post so I have free time at night to get an hour of working out in.
What I'm doing:
I'm alternating between exercises found on the Tone It Up website and hitting the gym for some cardio. Running is difficult for me at this point because I have a pain in my tailbone which I'm assuming is from labor and delivery. The eliptical is a lower impact activity so I'm sticking to that for the time being.
How It's Going:
I really like the exercises and you can even download a printable and take it with you. When I workout at the gym, I have a copy of the exercises with me so I know what to do next. At home, I'll plug my laptop in and workout in front of it. Still trying to find our Google Chromecast so I can wireless-ly connect the internet.... I'm still having difficulty keeping up with some movements but I'm hanging in there! I did the Mermaid workout last week and MAN was I sore! I think I'll do it again as my Friday routine. I like to switch up the different areas so my body doesn't get used to doing the same exercises on the same days.
Nutrition:
Since I don't follow the Tone It Up Guidelines, I just try to eat better. We make breakfast burritos at home so I'll have one of those in the morning and alternate with a smoothie on the days I don't workout. We try to keep plenty of fruit in the house as snacks (the hubby will go through 2 bunches of bananas on his own lol) and I'm trying to drink 2 of my 40oz. HydroFlask bottles of water a day.
I have broken down twice while out and bought a cookie at Starbucks...it's a habit i'm trying to break!
Fitness Fashion:
It's been over a year since I'd worked out last and the fitness fashion has totally changed since then! There are so many cute outfits/shoes/accessories out there that are budget-concious! Here are some of my favorites!
Have you started working out post-baby?
I was using Boudreau's Butt Cream which has worked well when she has had a diaper rash BUT that particular product shouldn't be used with cloth diapers as we have recently found out. In high amounts, itt gives microfiber a fishy smell when they're dirty and that is NO BUENO. I've read that its the high amount of zinc oxide (and some creams use fish oil) that is the reason for the smell but the zinc is the reason the cream is so effective. The Aveeno Cream doesn't have as high of Zinc so it shouldn't give the diapers that smell and still help with diaper rash.
