Feel The Burn: Motivation & Procrastination..

Procrastination... it should be a skill... or like something you'd want to put on a resume'... I'm skilled in administrative duties, customer service and I excel in rolling over and hitting the snooze button.. For the last few weeks I've had a desire to go running... mostly because my dad used to and I think I want to give it a try.... however I've yet to put that motivation to good use and actually get myself on the road for a good run...

I'm one of those girls that gets excited about exercise because I can buy new workout gear.. I mean, I'm all about looking good and feeling good but come on? Who doesn't want another excuse for some sweet gear? That and making a good playlist... a girl can't workout without some tunes! I believe that a good workout/running mix needs to have the proper mix of good beats and embarrassing tunes from my childhood... fake cough Spice Girls... I honestly believe that if you can get out of bed in the morning then you're golden! However I've yet to master that... unless of course Starbucks is involved and then I'm out of bed with lightning speed.... for local readers if you see a 30 something woman sprinting to Starbucks you'll know I've figured out this whole procrastination thang... Oh the power of espresso & foam...

As for my "Feel the Burn" goals... well... lets just say it's still a goal and I haven't given up but it hasn't been easy... The most important thing I'm doing right now is being easy on myself.. My life has been nuts since I last posted a Feel the Burn post and I believe that in part of having a healthy lifestyle is knowing your limits... For me, I feel that maybe a good run once -twice a week is a good starting over place... Also have a healthy lifestyle is not taking yourself too seriously! And to that I'll confess that I've had this running mix for almost a year and I've yet to use it while running... there I said it... I also wonder how many of us buy yoga pants and actually use them for yoga..Deep thoughts today by yours truly...

Feel The Burn: Week 3...

World English Dictionary

plyometrics  (ˌplaɪəʊˈmɛtrɪks)
— pl n
	( functioning as singular ) a system of exercise in which the muscles are repeatedly stretched andsuddenly contracted Definition:    a type of exercise using explosive movements to develop muscular power, esp.bounding, hopping, and jumping.

Hope's Definition: a type of exercise where random bursts of awkward movements mixed with the desire to utter obscenities at the video instructor while trying to master the art of squats and lunges and not look like a complete dork. (it's not working)

Needless to say it's not for sissies.. I've been doing good trying to keep up with the boys.. but my workout kicked my behind on Tuesday...  Not to mention I forgot my pre-workout banana... won't make that mistake again... Hello foot cramps!  So on Wednesday I took it easy and went for a nice walk with the hubs... pacing myself and back at it tonight with a different workout ..thank God. and a coconut water (more potassium than a banana) .... Here's the improvement, I can tell I'm already doing better than I was last week. I made it through and hour instead of 30 min.. swearsies... and even though my squat jumps look utterly ridiculous, I'm already starting to feel my muscles start to take shape! What the what?! Here's the biggest improvement of all... I'm actually wanting to workout every single day! HOLLA! And while there are days that I don't, just the fact that I want to is a win! I'll take it.. 
Thanks for all your amazing support! I couldn't do it without you!