Lunch!

Warmed up Ezekiel tortilla with roasted red pepper hummus, mustard, avocado and romaine lettuce. oh. my. gosh. yum.
happy Friday!

I'M BACK!

Whoaaaaaa! I have ALMOST caught my breathe & gotten back on a schedule. I can recap my trip in one word: OhMyGoshWonderfulFantasticAmazingLovingFamily
hee hee. Seriously, it was so much fun!!!!!!!!!!! My nephew Gavin turned 2 and he is sooooo much fun, such a fun age. It's soooo cool to see my seester as a momma! And even cooler to see my parents as grandparents! Too cool! :) Family time truly is priceless and I am already counting down their visit here later this summer! YAY!!!

I did a couple 4.5 mile runs with my folks and hit a local SNAP fitness to do some weights! Eating wasn't perfect, but hey, I tried! :)

I have completed THREE weeks (6 more to go) of the LEAN BODY CHALLENGE using the program Shape21. I tell ya, I am reallly REALLY enjoying it! I've sprinted soooo much it's nuts! And like I've said in past posts, I'm doing multiple circuits a day, which is refreshing and really keeps me loose!

Work is fabulous, it's so great to be back; I'm blessed with a GREAT great workload. Training clients & bootcampers inspire me everyday.

My husband held down the fort here at home & took care of the kitties! We are on puppy countdown!!!!! YAY!! We actually don't get our lil West Highland White Terrier female until late July. Ohhhh boy! :)

Alright, off to get caught up on everyone!!! I'll have to hold off on comments til I have more time this weekend. Know that I love you all and hope you're all welL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

MUCH LOVE, have a Great Thursday!!!!!!!!!!!
EM

Gavin Michael

He Turns 2 Tomorrow! We are getting all set for his party; should be a blast!
I'll update more later.........here is the goodness that is Gavin: :)



Always take time to smell the roses! :)

LOVE!!!!!!!!!!

1 week Hiatus

HEY BLOG BUDDIES!

Please take a one week break from my blog. I know, I don't know how you'll be able to do it......:) One day at a time, huh?

Hee hee. I'm heading to Kansas for a LONG weekend to celebrate my Nephew Gavin's 2nd birthday! WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! It should be fabulous---I cannot WAIT to spend some serious family time just hanging out & relaxing! YAY!!

So, I wish you all a WONDERFUL & Healthful week.

Love you ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
EM

Bruised

Have you ever foam rolled so long you found bruises the next day?
I DID! Seriously, there is so much squating/deadlifting/jumping that my poor poor hammies have been foam rolled every day this week. For at least 10 minutes at a time! I would foam roll while blogging if possible! =) I'm back to icing/foam rolling & epsom salt baths on a regular basis. And I added extra Magnesium to help too! You'd think I was busy practicing my fitness routine by how freakin sore I've been!

Also, you guys, you wouldn't BELIEVE how great I've been eating. it's A.W.E.S.O.M.E.
The last 2+ years since I discovered the "sub-culture" of fitness competitions, my eating has been either ON, or OFF. I'm not kiddin. It's so hard to find a happy medium. Enough that my off season "figure" has risen concern--perhaps too thick.......anyway....that's a whole other topic.

I'm off to watch a movie with the hubs. I have bootcamps tomorrow morning, 7 & 8am and then it's off to bike for a couple hours! YAY

I hope you are all doing VERY well. Enjoy your weekend! Thanks for stopping by
Love love love~
EM
An old pic of my s-i-l Stefi & I. We went on a TWO hour hike today. FUN FUN!

Ohh what a year!

YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!
We celebrated our 1 year wedding anniversary this weekend. Glory To GOD!
It's been a fantastic year, that's for sure!!
We had another fitness filled weekend, full of biking, hiking & walking around the lake. We've had such beautiful weather here!!!
I did pretty well this weekend with the Lean Body Challenge. The Lake never has and never will be "diet" friendly. It just 'is what it is'. More relaxed eating than normal I guess..........:)
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SHAPE21 Review:
Oh my gosh, I'm realllllly loving it. It's quick and HARD!!!!! Some days I have circuits to perform three times a day. The cardio sessions are brief and Brutal! The diet- again, is very close to comp. just nice & clean clean clean. Totally do-able
I've become best friends with my foam roller again in attempts to get rid of the awful awful DOMS due to hiking, sprints & biking. Talk about laugh at me legs/I wanna cry my legs are sore....... :) Well, not that bad, but ya know....
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SO, I had a gal tell me that at each anniversary, she puts on her dress and holds up a finger (no, not like that :P ) To indicate how many years, so she can look back each year.........and I decided to copy: So, here ya go, one year of marriage, And the Dress Still Fits! :) Haa ha

(p.s. to my folks: Don't you LOVE the green we picked for the walls? Pretty, huh??)

HOPE YOU'RE ALL DOING WELL!
LOVE~
EM

Laugh @ Me Legs

That's when you KNOW you've toasted your legs. When you literally laugh at yourself when you try and walk downstairs, sit down, stand up, you name it; you're SORE! :) Like, Oh my Gosh I'm So Sore but I love it so I'm laughing.......yah, those kind of legs today.

It's all good though; yesterday started the CHALLENGE!!!!!!!!!! (cue music: dun-dun-dunnnnnnn) I did three mini full body circuits through out the day, morning/afternoon/evening. Pretty short but ohhh my gosh tough! :)

Today I have some cardio intervals and another circuit to go through should be good. Nutrition has been great. It's a variety of food, super healthy and similar to what I've done before. No hunger yet!!!

I hope you all have a FABBBB Friday!!

I plan on doing a weekend/ANNIVERSARY!!!!!!!!!! Recap on Monday.......Soooo, until then...........

LOVE~
EM