and......we're back.

PHEW. i was scared for a while there. jeez - it has been a whole week since my last post! and it's not because i've been working out so hard lemme tell ya that......

I dunno what it was, but i was SO LAZY. slacker. and then, i wonder 'why the heck do we ever slack off doing a workout program?' because it SUCKS sooo bad when you stop slacking. my advice: if you're feeling lazy, just do your work out. JUST DO IT. or you will be sorry later. boy was i today. 

I won't go into detail, but in total, i am now like 3 workouts behind. BUT, i am still going to finish on my original 'finish date'. i am so determined to. what does that mean? double workouts some days. which, i mean, isn't too bad this week since i'm not totally swamped with life. and it helps that a couple days are relief and rest. 

ALSO, i am not perfect. NOT even close!! we all have our dieting flaws...this past week....whew. two words: cake. balls. 

It all started with girls night last week. we decided to try to make cake balls (and they were a huge success, obviously). i will post this in my recipe post as well, even tho it's not a healthy one. anyway, so after that night, i became a little obsessed with these YUMMY things. i went to walmart and bought FOUR cake mixes, the chocolate, and what i needed to make the frosting. in the next two days, i made 2 batches. (i excuse myself one day since it was for my sister's birthday...haha). 

SO. long story short, i ate way more than i should have. and i'm not saying like 'oh i ate two! oh no!' like, i ate several. every day. for about the past 5 days. mhmm. and boy, they are seriously so good. BUT TODAY - i ate...4. then i said 'NO MORE!' i did my workout. then, the craving was gone. like, i opened the fridge, saw the pan, and had absolutely no desire eat any. 

Moral of the story: don't skip so many dang workouts!! i have 14 workouts left of The Asylum, and i will KICK my butt. those dang cake balls totally set back any results that i was seeing....i was frustrated with myself! but hey, what is being mad going to do? it sure as heck ISN'T going to take back the calories and cake balls that's for sure. 

So, i'm back everyone :) and so happy to be. i am ready to bring it for the last half of this craziness. 

If you've been having a hard time lately, I FEEL YA! the only thing you can do is start anew today, or tomorrow...if it's already nighttime. change your mindset. focus. and see your goals becoming accomplished. like the old beachbody 'Sweat' and 'Sculpt' videos used to say, "you're closer than you think". see yourself crossing the finish line. WHO's with me?? :) 

LOVES - Court

Utah, friends, and cake.

Yes, i just said CAKE. haha. 

On Monday, my friends (and sister) and i went to Salt Lake City for....SHOPPING! i needed to get my bridesmaid dress for my best friend's WEDDING! it's now in less than one month! i can't believe it. SO so happy for her :D and...mission accomplished. found my dress. one thing that bothers me about almost ALL dresses these days. SO SHORT. it's either floor-length or a long shirt. BUT i finally found one.

 I should have taken a picture of it......it's a cute, black, strapless, fitted dress (above the knee - still short, but better). it is taffeta i believe. and it has some fan-looking pieces on it on one side. it is WAY cute. and i also ordered my shoes today! so excited!! here are the shoes atleast...love em!

After shopping, we went to The Mayan to eat dinner! i had some little steak tacos...but i only had a few bites. the steak was very good, but there was some sauce on them that i didn't particularly like. but i LOVED the chips. they were for some reason amazing to me (the salsa was not very good - at all, though). i probably could've eaten the whole bowl myself....good thing there were 4 of us! haha. we also got a chocolate eruption cake, which i did taste. had a few bites with the vanilla ice cream (and, of course, it was really tasty). so that was my splurge for the day. 

GOOD times with GREAT friends. i was so tired, but i had such a good time. i wish we could do it more often. 

OHH ya. SO we have now completed day....11 of The Asylum (we should be on day 13, but we are now a day -i guess technically 2- behind) but i will be back on track tomorrow hitting 2 days (good thing one is relief). so i will be doing strength and then relief. ooo that will be a nice combo for the day actually. i should do relief every day... ahhhh....

Normally i format my posts with bold and italics and big font....but i'm just so tired right now! haha so the blog will just have to be boring for today. 

Have an AMAZING day everyone! thanks for reading :)

LOVES - Court

Oh Sunday....

.....How you make me feel lazy. haha. well, i was just really tired today. 

Well folks, today is the first day that i let myself miss my workout. i planned on eating lunch, watching the DVD, and then doing the workout (which was Game Day - about 60 minutes). but as i was watching it, i decided i really should take a nap because i would not have made it through the workout. the workout consisted of literally EVERY sport out there! ok maybe not...but there was running, basketball, soccer, swimming, baseball, surfing, football, and i think there was another one too.

So - i took a nap. i thought 'oh i will nap, eat, wait an hour and then do the workout'. the nap felt great. but i woke up feeling...more 'bleh' than i did before the nap! i didn't feel very good, didn't feel like eating or anything. that's when i decided that it would be more beneficial for me to not do the workout. 

Note - it is BETTER FOR YOU if you know you haven't eaten enough (have enough energy) or that well, or just plain aren't feeling well, to LET YOURSELF miss that day's workout. if you do the workout without enough fuel in your body, it won't end up being very productive for you. 

Pay very close attention to how you feel. listen to your body. there is a difference between just being sore/tired and not having the energy to complete a workout, especially when you are doing a high-intensity workout, such as Insanity, P90X or the Asylum. DO NOT OVERWORK yourself, and if you need to miss a day, miss it. or complete a stretch/relief routine instead. you will end up feeling much better. trust me, i have found out the hard way...learn from my mistakes :)

Here's to another GREAT week! bring it. 

LOVES - Court

Sigh of RELIEF

Today. it was just a really great day overall. 

What did i do?...

1) Slept in (which i do normally, but for some reason, sleeping in on a saturday just ALWAYS feels good

2) Did some BAKING! i haven't done a lot since i've been eating healthy, but i had an excuse today! bake sale for our dance performance! i made red velvet cupcakes with cream cheese frosting and then just a fun fruit pizza :) one of my favorites to make. (and no, i didn't eat any of either of them. BUT i do have a healthier whole wheat fruit pizza recipe that i absolutely LOVE!! AGH, i need to do my recipe post sometime soon!)

3) Dance performance (for The Company - check us out on Facebook!) we had a mini show, previewing all of our dances for our main show coming up in June. it turned out really well! AND....the fruit pizza was a hit! it was all gone when i went and got my pan back :)

4) Dinner with the family. i love going to dinner with my family. my sisters are crazy. and i love it. we went to Applebees. i ordered the Chipotle Lime Chicken just with a glass of water (i go for the 'under 559 calories' or the weight watchers points meals...this one was a weight watchers meal) of course, i always look for the healthier routes when i go out to eat. it was really good tho! spicy, but very tasty. 

5) Walmart with my sister. it's like a daily ritual basically. this time she only needed hair dye, so it was one of the quicker trips (we are usually very SLOW shoppers and get distracted really easily - plus we usually go around 2am....it was only 10:30 tonight. haha)

6) HOME! finally. time to pop in that Relief DVD that i've been waiting all week for! and let me tell ya, it was seriously 20 minutes of heaven....Shaun said "See, i can be nice" haha...made me laugh. tomorrow i have a new workout that i haven't done yet....it's called Game Day. ya....i'm a little frightened by the title....haha, but hey, i have been able to make it through all of these other workouts, i have faith i will get through this one too!!! 

And now, it's time for bed. i am SO exhausted. but it has been a great day, a great week. when i get to work out, i feel like i'm in such a better mood all day (even if my body is dead...) 

And tomorrow is sunday. i love love love sundays........it is just a relaxing day to me. makes me feel... rejuvenated. ready for another week. KEEP WORKIN everyone! stay strong and remember why you're in it. 

LOVES - Court 

Guess what TOMORROW is!?!

If you said RELIEF DAY, then you are most definitely correct!! i am so excited to finally do relief. i cannot even say...

I BARELY made it through Vertical Plyo today. it was rough. my legs were so much more sore this week than they were last week. and....i will admit i even skipped two of the moves.  partially it was because of time, but man i was just so low on energy today. BUT I MADE IT THROUGH! i have discovered (again) that it is really time to get on a BETTER sleep schedule!

I have been saying that for so long....but it really is time. i struggle with this one so much. BUT - i am so much more productive and energetic when i go to bed earlier and get up earlier...AND, did you know that you can get SO much more done when you get up early??? i mean, who'd have thought right?? (obviously not me.......hahaha)

Well folks, we are now NINE days into it! it's gone by kinda quick! keep on keepin on everyone! YOU. CAN. DO. IT. never doubt yourself or your abilities and strength. 

LOVES - Court