You're a Smelly Pirate!

So the title is synonymous with how I look right now. I just got done doing TurboFire 30 and 10 minute stretch class. So I'm nice and sweaty, therefore decided to write a blog! Hehehe!

I've been doing great with my workouts. Last week I worked out Monday thru Friday, every day with a mixture of Chalean Extreme and TurboFire! I also started drinking Shakeology which I've been taking for 6 days now and already I'm feeling a difference. I have more energy to finish my workouts and my recovery after workouts already seem to be much better. Oh yeah and I'm down 2 pounds, so I'm feeling amazing.

Let me tell you a little bit about my experience with TurboFire so far. All I gotta say is HOLY FRICKEN CRAP it's kicking my butt!! I would NOT recommend this program for anyone who is just starting a workout regime. This stuff is definitely for more seasoned/experienced exercisers. But let me just say that if there is anyone out there who has been working out for a while and have hit a plateau or are just getting bored with your workouts, TurboFire will break thru that slump in no time. They use the HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) programs, which is what athletes are now using to train. HIIT programs are extremely effective and rev up your metabolism like crazy! But you aren't suppose to do them two days in a row, because you need to let your body recover and in that recovery you will still be burning calories from the original workout. If you wanna check it out, go to my web site or you can check it out at teambeachbody.com.

So my eating has got way better. Mostly it's because I am tracking every single thing I eat. That is extremely key in weight loss. Keep track of everything you put in your mouth. Food journals can be helpful to gauge how you feel after you eat food, tired, bloated, full, satisfied, still hungry, etc. What I've learned throughout my trials and tribulations with weight loss is that eating every 2 and a half to 3 hours helps me keep cravings away because I don't get so ravenously hungry that I can't control what I eat or crave. That's the other great thing about Shakeology is that my cravings for crap food have really diminished (another wonderful side effect to this powerful shake). 

So, I'm off to shower now. I hope all this info is helpful and maybe it will help someone get motivated to take control of their weight, diet and overall health. I think we ourselves deserve the best, but to get the best and be the best you have to earn it.

Peace out!!

It's On The Way!!

I'm soo super excited!! TurboFire is on it's way!! And so is Shakeology! I'm super excited to start TurboFire, mainly because I need some new material to work out to with some kickin new music. Chalene never fails to deliver on the awesome music in her workouts and that is why I am such a fan of her workouts! She truly is an inspiration! So I decided that I will combine TurboFire with Chalean Extreme and I should get the best results. I'm pretty sure I will be sore consistently for 90 days, but I love that hurt. I use to hate being sore from working out when I was in high school, but that was because I never really worked out on a consistent basis to fully understand how good that soreness feels. The soreness from working out is nothing compared to the aches and pains I get from NOT working out. My back and hips get so much worse when I am not working out and that is a pain I cannot afford to have.

So I have been doing pretty good so far, slowly getting back into things. I started Chalean Extreme again yesterday with Burn Circuit 1 and have been filling in the cardio with TurboJam until I get my TurboFire. If anyone wants to workout with me, let me know. If you can't work out with me in person then just go sign up (for free!!) from my website, http://beachbodycoach.com/sten. Just click on "Join" and set up your account. Then we can work out together in the online gym. This is also great if you have friends or relatives that live across the country that you may want to connect with and challenge each other towards getting fit and healthy. There are awesome recipes and a place where you can keep track of meals. There is a discussion forum where you can connect with celebrity trainers, like Chalene Johnson (TurboJam, TurboFire), Tony Horton (P90X) and other popular workout programs and instructors.  Also, just for logging your workouts you are entered into the daily drawing for cash and prizes and a weekly prize of $1,000.

So get out there and just start somewhere. Whether it be your diet, or working out. Everyone has to start somewhere. And if you need any help, I'm here!!

To your health!
Kirsten

Join Me to Become Healthly!

Ok, so I'm sure that there are a few of you out there who have been following me on my weight loss journey. My last post, I posted how I am getting back on track to complete my weight loss goals. I'm 82% complete in getting to my goal, which is great, but not quite there yet. So I'm looking for some people to join me in my weight loss journey. I am now officially a Beachbody Coach. I've achieved all my weight loss so far thanks to working out to Beachbody products (i.e. TurboJam and ChaLean Xtreme) and I will be continuing my weight loss thru other Beachbody products as well. I suggest going to My Website and Join. It is free to join and you don't have to buy any products if you don't want to, but if you do want to that's fine too. The site has an online gym where you can work out with other members, keep track of your food, get recipes and advice on fitness and health, information on products and more. It's an excellent resource to help anyone through weight loss and I highly recommend it. Also, you have opportunities to win prizes just from working out online.

So go check it out and join me in my quest to become healthy!

Back At It

Alright, so I'm back at it. Haven't been doing the greatest at working out, it's only been once a week. And my eating has really got a lot worse. So time to give myself that proverbial kick in the butt again. I've gained 10 pounds back, ugh!! So time to get back on track. Yesterday, I started keeping track of my eating again and worked out for 50 minutes (cardio). I canceled my weight watchers subscription, since it's one of things that I needed to cut from my budget. But I still know how to count points and I still have a WW points calculator. So I'm keeping track of it all in my handy dandy Excel spreadsheet. Ok, I know I just said "handy, dandy"!! I've been watching too much Blue's Clue's with my 2 year old! HA!

So besides keeping track of my food again, I am keeping a better schedule of my workouts and I am working out online again, like I use to. If you get any Beachbody products (i.e. P90X, Turbo Jam, TurboFire) you get a membership to the site and can log your workouts online in the "online gym". You can become friends with other members and schedule workouts online with them. The gym is called WOWY (work out with you) Super Gym. Not only do you get to workout with other members, but if you workout online you are entered for a chance to win daily prizes like $300 or other items like iPods, digital cameras and DVD players. Once a week there is a drawing for $1,000, just for working out! The prizes were what helped motivate me before, so I am going to do them again.

Wish me luck!

Triple 10

Ok, I know it's been almost two months since I've posted. I've been kind of down and out, so to speak. Losing my job hasn't helped anything and having to be super duper frugal about everything, really sucks. But I'll get through it. So I wanted to talk a little bit about volunteer work. Because the Extreme Makeover: Home Edition is in Moorhead, in fact it's only a few blocks away from my house. It's amazing the house that is being built. Traffic sucks, but it's really brought Moorhead a ton of business. So they have about 4,000 volunteers for this home. Volunteer work is so amazing and I think it's so wonderful all the people willing to help this family out. But my question is, why can't we get this many volunteers for Habitat for Humanity, or the Rape and Abuse Crisis Center, or several other charities in need. Only a nationally recognized show gets so many volunteers? Just because it's on TV? Volunteer work or charity isn't suppose to be about recognition, it's suppose to be about helping your fellow human being, because it's the right thing to do, not because you may get seen on TV or meet a TV personality.

Ok, that's just my two cents and mostly because I've been hearing about it all week and it's only a few blocks away and I get to deal with all the traffic and such. The big reveal is today which it's reported that about 10,000 will be there for the big reveal. So that will make traffic in this area even more fun. So really people, if you want to help out and volunteer, do it for the right reasons, not recognition.

Peace out peeps, much love on this nice warm autumn day!