Kick Bootie Workout Week!

What a great week. I have done much better with my eating program, and I have ripped it up with my workouts. I have only taken one day off of working out in the past 7 days.  Today was my walk/run. I ran about 3.25 miles and walked a mile, and that was while I was sore! I was so proud of myself jogging, and then I saw a pregnant lady jogging faster than me! She had to be about 5 months preggers, and she looked AMAZING!  That made me even more determined to keep up with my workout program. I want to be pregnant by this year, but I am hoping I lose enough weight so that I can really have a healthy pregnancy. So yeah, that was a wake-up call that I need to go and go hard!   

Yesterday I was awfully tempted to skip my workout. I decided to sun bathe outside in the yard.  All it took was 15 minutes of looking at my flabby thighs and tummy to realize that I NEEDED to workout! Right then and there I did a killer leg and butt workout. I would have done abs but I am still sore from the ab workout that I got in on Wednesday! Today I was again very tempted to skip my run, but praise God I didn't! I thought I would share 3 tips that have really helped me overcome my desire to be lazy.

1. Workout in the morning... and get dressed in your workout clothes right when you wake up.

• This is so crucial. If you are like me, life just gets in the way if you decide to workout in the evening. If you get up early enough to workout in the morning your only obstetrical is your own lack of motivation... which brings me to my second tip...

2. Pray like crazy for motivation.

• I have to do this every day! God is so good, and He wants us to succeed in becoming healthier. Pray that He gives you a passion for working out and eating right. This has really helped me! I am not saying that I always feel like working out, but I am more motivated when I lift it up to Him.

3. Schedule it.

• Write down on your calender what you are going to do for your workout, and stick to it! 

4. Here is a bonus one... DO IT!  

I had to do all of these today in order to get my bootie out the door!

In all of the efforts I have put into working out, cooking healthily, and mommy duty I have found it SO hard to keep up with all the house work! Balance is really hard to master, and I even have help once a week! I know I can do way better. After I workout and cook everyone a legit meal I feel so done that I don't even want to look at the dishes. I am hoping that if I keep up with my workout plans and eating plans that I will gain a lot more energy. 

Remember that today is a very special day... Happy Good Friday everyone. Today is the day that Jesus Christ laid down his life for us. What an amazing thing, that the King of Heaven and earth would come down and die for us to erase our sins. All we have to do is accept Him as our Lord and Savior and accept His gift of salvation. What a beautiful thing.

Well, have a Happy Easter, everyone!  Don't forget, Easter is not about celebrating the easter bunny and eating candy, but it is all about Jesus rising from the dead! It is so fun having Easter egg hunts, but in the midst of all the hype it is truly important to remember the wonderful truth of God's victory! He conquered death! God bless and have a great weekend, everyone!