#NoExcuses - What does that mean?

No Excuses! What does that mean? Well, for me it means giving myself no excuses not to get the job done. I have three kids, you can't tell me that having kids hinders one from achieving their fitness goals! One of those kids just turned one. See, I have a goal in my mind of what I want to achieve in my fitness journey. If I give in to my excuses, then what? I'm taking away from my dream, from my goal. I must stay consistent, not just for myself but for those around me. I know that I've got eyes watching me... I have people who publicly follow me and cheer me on (THANK YOU to those who support me), I know I have people who watch and stare to see what I'm doing next (It's okay, you're still supporting me, just in a silent way) and I know that I probably have people who, well, don't support me, but still watch (Shall I quote the famous Taylor Swift here... "Haters gone hate hate hate hate hate") haha. But don't get me wrong, I'm not perfect and I probably give myself a ton of excuses before I press play. My alarm wakes me up at 4:45am << THAT's ROUGH! but for me, it's easier to get it done and out of the way. I just make sure I get to bed at a decent hour. Working out in the basement is FREAKING COLD, but I dress for the weather so that excuse is out! If I give in, I'm failing myself and I don't really want to do that. I feel that if I fail me, then I fail the people who I inspire. I don't want to let anyone down so I proudly give myself #NoExcuses. It's that simple!!

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Let's get this started!

<<< Aww yeah!

Yesterday, I started my hybrid workout of Chalean Extreme and Turbo Fire. I found a calendar to follow, printed it and placed it where I would see it every day. Since I had already completed my first month of CLX (that's Chalean Extreme) I decided to start on the 2nd month of hybrid calendar which just happens to be the push phase. (CLX is a 90 day program broken up into 3 phases: Burn Phase, Push Phase and Lean Phase) 

My day one started with Push Circuit 1. Push is certainly a key word in this phase as it certainly pushed me to new limits. I had my husband dig out my heavier weights because I wanted that extra challenge. By the end, my arms were shaking just to type. I love that feeling of a good workout.  If you're sore, it means you were doing something right! 

Today, was Day 2. My alarm went off at 5:25a.m. and I was up and at 'em! Fire 55 EZ was placed in the DVD player and I was ready to get this started!  I cannot tell you how fired up I am. I truly hope that this continues. I like the idea of being on a schedule and getting my workouts done and over with so that there is no ifs, ands or buts about trying to squeeze in a workout throughout the day. 

My day is already starting off the way I envisioned it would! My workout is complete. My work (since I work at home) is done for the morning. (I split my work between morning and evening) Now it's off to the enjoy this beautiful day with my son (since my daughter is in school!)

Have a wonderful, wonderful day! I know I plan to!

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