Wednesday, February 11, 2015

Staying Motivated + Wild Workout Wednesday Week 6


Happy Wednesday!  Welcome to Week 6 of Wild Workout Wednesday.  Every Wednesday I link up with Annmarie from The Fit Foodie Mama, Amber from Bold Fit Mom, and Upala from Pretty In Pink Fitness.  The "rules" to join in are below, if you have a post to link up please do.  We love to have all you wonderful bloggers link up!  If you are here for your weekly dose of fitness motivation, grab your coffee and read on.  Thanks so much for joining us!

When you start off ready to tackle your goals you are rip-roaring and ready to go!  You workout for a few weeks, eat better, but then something happens...your motivation takes a vacation!  Where does that motivation go?  How can you stay motivated to continue on the path to reach the goals you set for yourself?

This is something that has happened to me time and time again, and I am working on changing that for myself.  I will stay consistent and then be about 10 pounds or so from my goal weight and then stop.  Why?  I'm not 100% sure what happens.  However, this time things are different.  I am working on changing my mindset of restricting certain foods then after a while I give up and binge.  I want to reach my goal weight the healthy way and then maintain with an 80/20 way of life.  80% of the time I will eat clean food and 20% I will allow for treats.  I don't always wake up with the motivation to workout, sometimes I would rather lay around and chill all day, not that it happens now that I have a toddler running around!  However, I take the time to think about my goals, what I really want for myself then I motivate myself to get moving.  Once I start my workout I am fine and I am happy that I got it in.

Here are my top tips for staying motivated on the path to reaching your goals and your best self:
  1. Write your goals down. Having a journal helps.  Start by writing down your goals.  This will give you a visual reminder on the days you feel like throwing in the towel.
  2. Define your WHY?  This is so important.  It is great to have goals, but if you don't know WHY you want to achieve those goals it is much easier to give up.  Put time and thought into this and again write it down!
  3. Create a motivation or vision board.  You can do this the "old fashioned" way with magazines and poster board or on Pinterest.  I love Pinterest because you can create different boards.  Here is one I created for my fitness journey Working on My Fitness.  I will hop on there if my motivation is low.  It gives me the reminder that I am working on creating my best body and to go commit to my 90 minute workout.  I know I will feel better when I am done.
  4. Take progress pictures.  The scale should not be the only way to measure progress.  If you are working on losing fat and building muscle you have to remember that muscle weights more than fat.  I have been taking progress pictures along the way.  I can see my body changing in the pictures, and know that all my hard work is paying off.  Seeing how far you have come and the progress you have made is often motivation enough to keep going.
  5. Take a day off from it all!  This is important too.  You devote your time and energy on a daily basis that you need one day to rest.  This does not mean to eat whatever you want!  This means take a day off the gym and do something you love.  Go shopping, read a book, have a date with a friend or spouse.  This will give your mind and body a rest so you can come back ready to hit it hard!
  6. Find a workout or motivation buddy.  Do you have a workout partner that will drag you to the gym when you don't want to go, or visa versa?  Having someone who has similar goals can help keep you on track.  If you don't have someone to workout with, find someone who can be a motivation or accountability buddy.  Share your weekly goals and struggles with each other and work to keep each other going.  
  7. Be Proud of Yourself!  Most important take the time to give yourself the pat on the back you deserve.  You are working hard to reach your goals!  You are taking the time to be the healthiest, happiest version of you!  Be proud of that, because you are worth it all!  

I hope that this helps when you are lacking the motivation!  You are strong and can do anything you set your mind to!  Have a wonderfully fit day!

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I am looking forward to reading all of your link up posts!  I am having so much fun getting to know other bloggers and getting new workouts, recipes and motivation.  You all rock!  Thanks for making Wild Workout Wednesday so fun!


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Wednesday, February 4, 2015

No Equipment At Home Workout + Wild Workout Wednesday Week 5



Happy Wednesday!  Today is week 5 of our Wild Workout Wednesday Link up.  If you haven't heard of our link up yet, myself, Annmarie fromThe Fit Foodie Mama, Amber from Bold Fit Mom and Upala from Pretty in Pink fitness host this weekly linkup where you can find workouts, motivation, new recipes, and lots of other fun posts related to fitness or healthy living.  If you have a blog post we would love to have you link up and spread the word of the Wild Workout Wednesday Link up!  If you are a reader, grab your coffee and get ready to read some awesome posts!  We are so happy to have you all join us!

Today I want to share with you a no equipment needed at home workout.  Sometimes you don't have time to make it to the gym, or maybe you just workout at home and need something new to change it up! Here is a workout that should take about an hour to complete as circuits, you should be sweaty and out of breath at the end!  I hope you enjoy!



If you are not familiar with any of these moves make sure you either Goolge it or check YouTube to watch a video.  If you are a beginner start with 1-2 sets of each circuit or take out the high impact moves or modify.  It is great to change up your workouts, if you always just run or just strength train challenging yourself with a total body no equipment workout is good to do!  Let me know how you like this workout and be sure to Pin it to your Workout Board on Pinterest to save for later.

Here are the rules to join in:
1)  Follow your host and co-hosts in any way you can!

2) Link up with a fitness or healthy living post.  It can be something you just posted or a favorite from your archives as long as it is fitness or healthy living related.   Feel free to link up to 3 posts.

3) Snag our awesome Wild Workout Wednesday Button to make sure to link back in your blog post:

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5) Visit at least 2 other blogs in the link up and leave a comment!

6) Share the love...post with the #wildworkoutwednesday on your posts to share this awesome link up and spread the word.  Sharing is caring!  You can also tag @angelenamarie1, @boldfitmom, @pretty_in_pink_fitness and @fitfoodiemama on social media sites.

I am looking forward to reading all of your link up posts!  I am having so much fun getting to know other bloggers and getting new workouts, recipes and motivation.  You all rock!  Thanks for making Wild Workout Wednesday so fun!



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Monday, February 2, 2015

No Excuses Sweat Pink Week 4 Challenges

Good Monday Morning!  This week is the 4th and final week of the No Excuses Sweat Pink Challenge, I hope that you have had fun doing the challenges along with me.  I have enjoyed doing these different challenges and getting my daughter involved too.  My Facebook, Twitter and Instagram feeds have been full of the #NoExcuses and #SweatPink and it has gotten me motivated to move.  Even if I missed a day, I tried to make them up during the week.  There were so many fun and inspiring pictures!  There were even some prizes that were awarded weekly and me and my little one won some Zola Coconut water, which she loves!  She is going to be excited to get it in the mail.

Here is our winning pic:
We were doing our jumping jacks and wall sits.  Sorry about the blurry wall sit picture, it is hard to hold a 90 second wall sit with a 35 pound kiddo on your lap, plus I had to zoom!  One day I will figure out the picture timer!

Are you ready for the 4th and final week of the #NoExcuses and #SweatPink Challenge?  I will be on vacation for the second half, so don't get to jealous if some of my pics are poolside or on the beach!  I can't wait to say "See ya!" to this snow and soak up some sunshine.  Make sure that you take some pics and post to your favorite social media and tag #noexcuses and #sweatpink!

Here are your weekly challenges:

Monday 2/2- Yoga roulette: pick your favorite yoga pose and hold for 5 minutes!

Tuesday 2/3- Drop and give is 20 pushups!

Wednesday 2/4- High knees for 60 seconds.

Thursday 2/5- Ab attack! Pack for 60 seconds...bonus points for longer!

Friday 2/6- #FREEFriday- Choose your favorite activity and share!

Saturday 2/7- Share your favorite healthy eating tip!

I will be sad to see the #NoExcuses #SweatPink challenge end.  But with endings come new beginnings (deep I know)! We will be starting the prAna 30 day yoga challenge.  I will post different yoga poses and share what I am learning from the group!  Be sure to stay tuned and yoga along!



I am also linking this post up with Running Rachel and Fitness Cheerleader for #Motivate Me Monday!  

I am off to hold my fave yoga pose...any idea as to what it is?  Check my social media sites to see!  Then I need to finish packing for my vacay!  Can you tell I am excited!  Have a wonderful week!!


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