Reward Yourself

Hey ya'll!! So I was sitting here thinking that I was missing or forgetting something and then all of a sudden I realized "holy crap heather!! you haven't posted on your blog in days!"  So here I am posting just for you :)  But anyways, on to today's topic.  I recently joined a group on facebook that is all about women getting fit and today one of the gals asked what we do in order to reward ourselves for goals met as extra motivation and it got me thinking.....I don't have one.  So today I came up with a great idea on how to reward myself for when I meet my goal but also to motivate me to workout.  Now before I tell you what my plan is I want to tell you that if you reward yourself with food, stop it now.  I used to reward myself with food and got nowhere, and also it made me feel like a dog because I reward my puppy with treats so yea, bad idea.  So anyways let me tell you about my new plan :)  Basically what I'm going to do is everytime I hit the gym I will put a dollar in a jar, now you might be thinking "hey i've heard of this before" but mine is a little different, usually the person rewards themselves through out the journey to their goal with this jar but I am not going to touch the jar until I've reached my 30lbs weight loss goal.  This way, I am motivated everyday to go to the gym but I will also be motivated to reach that 30lbs mark and in the end the reward will definitely be a good pay off because I'll have money to go buy new clothes to fit my new bod!  But that is all I have for today, tomorrow I will be posting a Vlog with updates on how I'm doing so far so be looking for it :)

Some Motivation

Hey ya'll!! So I decided that since it's about to be the weekend and we all know how hard it is to get up and go to the gym on the weekend I figured I would give ya'll some motivation to get out there and kick butt.  So here ya go, a little piece of encouragement from me to you :)

this one is totally my favorite :)

So anyways ladies that's all I have for today.  Have a great, fit, and healthy weekend!!



A Little Daily Update

Okay ya'll I recorded this yesterday when I got back from the gym but then life got super busy so I wasn't able to post it but here it is.  Just a little bit of workout jibber jabber.

I hope all of your workouts are going great!  And remember, if you aren't dying you aren't trying lol :)

Workout Routine (July/August)

Hey ya'll!!  So here is a video of my workout routine for the next month.  I just really wanted to share this with ya'll in case you're ever stumped on a workout you can always use this one :)

Schedule It

Hey everyone!  So I just wanted to give ya'll a little tip today and you can sum it all up in one word.  SCHEDULE.  A key element in successful weight loss is staying on a schedule.  I find it super difficult to always make it to the gym and eat right if I'm not on a schedule.  I always find it easier to make excuses as well because if you don't already have it set in stone to be at home to cook a healthy meal or set aside an hour to go to the gym it's easier to say "oh something came up" or "I had plans."  So today I decided to go ahead and set out a schedule for me because in all honesty it's the summer so I have no schedule at all, of course all that will change in a month when I go back to work and school so my schedule will help me get ready for that as well.  So I encourage ya'll if you don't already have a schedule to try and make one or, if you do be sure to pencil in some exercise and cooking time.  So with that said I am going to go to bed so I can get up in the morning and hit the gym :)  Oh and be loooking for a post tomorrow with my work out routine for the next month.  Until tomorrow :)

Let's Get Fit

Hey everyone!! I want to keep my fitness blog separate from my "everything else" blog so I can blog about my work outs and what not more often so here we are :)  I want to start my fitness journey with this blog that way you can see my progress and I can share tips and work outs that worked for me that could possibly reflect in your life as well.  So for starters I am not at the weight I want to be.  I am not comfortable in my own skin so unfortunately I am not going to share my weight or fatty heather pictures of me in revealing undergarments (I only wish I could be that brave) like most weight loss bloggers do.  However, I will tell you that I am setting my goal to lose 40lbs.  Yesterday (Sunday, July 22) was my first day to start my fitness "lifestyle" so you are actually going to be with me every step of the way or should I say every pound of the way.  So basically my plan is to watch what I eat and exercise because the only way to lose weight is to incorporate the best of both worlds.  So food wise my game plan is to not eat the bad stuff (ie. chips, candy, sweets, soda) and count my calories on the good stuff (ie. fruits, veggies, lean meats) and I'm setting my limit to 1200 calories a day (I'll explain why I chose that number in just a second).  Now on the exercise spectrum I plan on going to the gym every other day (3 days a week) and on the days that I don't visit the gym I will do things like Zumba Wii or yard work, etc. that way I am still active and burning the calories but I won't feel like such a slave to the gym and of course I will have a rest day.  I found a rockin app on my phone that will log all of my calories and exercise for the day called myfitnesspal (if you don't have a smartphone you can use www.myfitnesspal.com ) and it is absolutely FREE.  When you go to sign up it asks your height, weight, goal weight, how fast you want to lose weight, etc. and after all that is said and done it tells you how many calories you should be eating a day and that is what is going to set your limit.  So anyways ya'll that is all I really have to say at the moment.  I hope this intro was helpful in maybe jump starting your fitness "lifetstyle" and I will check in tomorrow with ya'll with more goody goody gum drop stuff.

Oh here are some pictures that scream to me "heather lose the weight" and it'll be the guide in my weight loss journey as the "before" pictures.

 maybe it's the stripes but I look huge here

 my stomach has a way of sticking out over my jeans no matter what size

check out that roll lol