9/5/21

Post-workout selfie with my workout/writing partner (@sweetcalicodreams)!

“We” did a @teambodyproject cardio workout from YouTube and then some arms with 5 lb weights…

Kettlebell Challenge

Kettlebell workout complete ✔️

I challenged myself to do a kettlebell workout once a week during the month of August, so here’s the first one.

This is from a 10 minute @bodyfitbyamy YouTube video.

Working out with the kettlebell is no joke! It makes me sweat more than any other workout, even HIIT.

Phew! Glad I only have to do that 4 more times this month!

😅

7/23/21

 I’m bloated af, but I’m still working toward my goal!

This is my favorite arm workout from a @rebeccalouisefitness video for @watchxhit’s YouTube channel years ago…

7/21/21

Another HIIT workout completed!

Considering I’ve done about 50 of these over the last few months you’d think I’d be seeing more results 😕

Oh well, I’m still not giving up on this mission to lose weight!

7/15/21

 A half of a workout is better than not doing one at all!

3 months ago, I would have sat on the couch and done nothing when I didn’t feel good, but now I’m still doing what I can to get this weight off, even if I don’t make it all the way through the video…

7/13/21

Wow, now that’s what I call a challenge!

I thought I was ready to do a pilates challenge, so I tried a Total Body Pilates Workout 5-day Challenge video from @trifectapilates on YouTube and it was waaay out of my league.

I only made it 25 into the 35 minute video (and this is after 3 months of doing HIIT workouts 3-4 times a week!)

I don’t consider this a fail because I WILL try again and eventually I know I’ll get stronger and be able to do it all the way through.

In a way, it’s nice to know that there are still things out there that we can challenge ourselves with, still things to strive for, things to work toward.

This wouldn’t be called a journey if I arrived at my destination in the first few days…

7/12/21

I’m getting really good at this not making excuses thing.

Even when I’m feeling like garbage, or it’s too hot or I don’t feel like it, or (insert excuse here), I workout anyway.

This is a @lucywyndhamread HIIT video from YouTube…

I love her workouts because the moves aren’t complicated and her accent is fabulous 🤩

7/11/21

Another workout completed ✔️

This is a standing abs video from @hanamilly on YouTube.

Bonus points for doing this while on my period and it’s 115 degrees outside…

7/9/21

We combined all of our favorite HIIT moves from YouTube into two 28 minute workouts…

This is part 1 of 2 and it works the whole body and leaves you sweating by the end of it!

After two months of doing these workouts 4 times a week, I definitely notice improvements in my strength and endurance.

😅

7/5/21

It’s arm day…

And I’m feeling as strong as ever!

6/29/21

Here’s today’s 30 minute @teambodyproject workout sped up into 26 seconds…

Their YouTube videos are really great when you’re just starting out and now that I’ve been doing them for over 2 months, I can do the whole video without stopping.

The moves aren’t complicated and yet you can still get a good sweat on and go at your own pace.

(If I would have known my camera was cutting off my head, I would have let myself grimace more! 🤪)

6/24/21

 My camera malfunctioned and filmed this in super high speed, but here I am doing one of my favorite @bodyfitbyamy YouTube videos, 10 Minute Beginner Low Impact Cardio Workout, while representing @30secondstomars with my The Ride T-shirt and my new orange headband…

💪🏻👩🏻💦