My New Eco-Friendly Workout Buddy
I’ve been using my husband’s Gatorade water bottle for months now and it works fine. I have no complains about it. But I’ve always wanted a stainless steel water bottle coz I’ve read a lot of good things about it most especially the environmental benefits. Yah know, I try to be eco-friendly when I could.
I found this Outdoor Products Stainless Steel Sports Bottle at Wal-Mart for $5. Pretty cheap, huh? It comes in different colors but because I love blue, I picked this one. I figured the pink ribbon in the blue bottle looks better than any other colors.
Oh yeah the pink ribbon. Not only am I being eco-friendly with this water bottle, I also donated 10% of the sale to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation. As much as I could, I support that cause as well.
I used this today while doing my TurboFire 60 workout. I think this stainless steel water bottle and I are going to be bestfriends from now on.
Stretching Feels Good
One thing I don’t want to worry about right now is social security disability insurance so I am so glad that Stretching, Sculpting, and Toning are part of the Turbo Fire program. I love the days when I have to stretch for like 10 minutes, or sculpt for 30 minutes, and sometimes tone for 40 minutes which is more like yoga/pilates. With all the cardio I’m doing, I need the aforementioned to ease my joints to save my knees and bones. The last thing I need is hurting myself because of all the cardio exercises I’m doing. Plus those stationary exercises feels really good too.
A Wet T-Shirt On A Saturday
The Turbo Fire program lets you workout on the weekends and believe it or not, I love it. I love dancing and sweating my buns off. That stretched out, loose, and wet tee is courtesy of Turbo Fire 45 class. You don’t want to see my sports bra and shorts. Turbo Fire 45 EZ is different from TF 45 but they both make me sweat a lot. Well, all TF classes leave me breathless and sweaty after each exercise. It is just so much fun. Just check out YouTube for TF videos and I’m confident that you’ll get the motivation that you’ve been looking for.
Maybe I’ll host a party this Christmas and send Holiday Party Invitations with a picture of me looking all different. It’s not going to be a holiday party but more of a check out the new Me party. That would be totally vain and fun at the same time, HA!
My Proper Diet
Technically, I’m not on a very strict diet where I have to cut practically everything out. I don’t think that will ever happen in my life. I just love food too much. But I’m also aware that I can’t continue eating as much as I have been for years. I’m not talking about shoving food in my mouth from the time I wake up to the time I hit the bed at 1am. I don’t do that of course. My diet is pretty much just moderation or portion control. I could read sensa weight loss reviews all day and decide whether I believe it or not but it’s still up to me how much I eat each meal. Instead of 1 pork chop, I cut that in half. Any kind of meat entrée, I cut in half. Rice, 1 cup. No seconds or thirds. And I go for salads for lunch. I go for fresh fruits smoothies or non-fat yogurt for snacks. And I try not to eat too much of my homemade cookies, cupcakes, or whatever sweets I bake. Again, portion control.
For almost 2 months now, with exercise and moderation diet, I’ve lost 9 pounds with better stamina, muscles, energy and toned body.
Another Benefit Of Daily Exercise
Except for this week, I’ve actually been working out 7 days a week. Turbo Fire program only has 1 day rest which is on Wednesdays but I’m not resting that day coz I still have the Insanity program to do so overall, I workout everyday. But like I said, not this week coz I’m doing the Turbo Fire Inferno. That’s 1 week rest from Insanity, and only 5 days of Turbo Fire.
Nevertheless, as I’ve been noticing for the past weeks, my face has cleared up. Even when I had my last period earlier this month. I didn’t get that much pimples at all. May a couple but not as bad as I’ve gotten pretty much for the rest of my life. I’m proud to say that I won’t be needing any epiduo or other acne treatments anymore. I just have to continue working out everyday.
No Redbull For This Momma!
So I started a hybrid of Turbo Fire and Insanity this May. My first week of Turbo Fire was also the week for Insanity Core Cardio & Balance which is more like an intense recovery week after the 30-day 1st round which prepares me for the Maximum 30-day round 2.
Refer to this Turbo Calendar and Insanity lineup to get an idea of what the hell I’m talking about. And if you have time just go to YouTube to get an idea of how the workouts look like.
For week 4 of Turbo Fire and 2nd week of Insanity Maximum, I decided to do the Turbo Fire Inferno Week instead and skip the Insanity 2nd week. Coz see, TF Inferno is hardcore and I don’t want to push myself too hard.
Inferno workouts for Monday, Wednesday and Friday are TF 55 EZ and Stretch 10. Here are the videos of that. EZ doesn’t mean easy, trust me.
Day 31 Of Project31 Shoes: Turquoise
For the last day of Project31 Shoes, I present to you, Michael Antonio Luna Pumps. This sexy turquoise with ankle straps saved me from completely losing it when I was sick back in January. When I couldn’t breathe, coughing non-stop and practically sneezing my brains out, I made a promise to myself that once I get better I’d buy something nice for myself. A pair of turquoise pumps is definitely nice and naughty! Actually, I picked Luna and my husband bought it as part of my 3 pairs of shoes for Valentine’s Day.
Day 26 Of Project31 Shoes: Animalistic #2
I haven’t found the full leopard print pumps that would make my heart beat non-stop upon seeing it but I’m quite happy with this leopard print platform strappy sandals. I either wear it bare-legged or with brown tights during Fall season. Either way is sexy in my opinion.
