February 30 Day Challenge: Plank

A new month means a new challenge! Pretty excited about this one. Lord knows I need some abs before spring!

 This is why we plank! Look at all the muscles you are working! There really should be no reason not to complete this. You can plank pretty much anywhere and I am sure there re some YouTube videos to prove it! And remember when you strengthen your core your helping your back too! They work together...most people don't realize that. 

And for S & G's here are some funny pictures I found.....

You can plank while you travel

You can plank with your favorite four legged friend

You can even plank while you are grocery shopping

Monday Madness

I have been told to never miss a Monday and my Mondays are doozies! I needed to clear my head so a run was definitely in the cards for me! 

I didn't run far because I knew I had HIIT and spin but I was running pretty quickly for running solo! I was pretty impressed with myself on that one. I think it was just because I had such an awkward-turtle Monday I needed to get it out of my head!

HIIT last night was all upper body which I needed. Push ups and shoulder exercises....I am feeling them this morning! I like going to Evy's HIIT classes. They are different every time and I am able to get in more of a weight training workout than when I workout out by myself. 

Oh spin class....how Sara and I missed you! We hadn't been to class in a week! Sara had trigger finger surgery on both of her hands (which is why they are still wrapped) and I was feeling like poo last week after Monday's class. Last night....the struggle was real getting back into the groove of class. Evy added weights to our routine which was a little tough trying to get the hang of.

DINNER! I seriously could not cook this fast enough. The last 20 minutes of spin I was going over in my head how I could cook and shower at the same time so I didn't waste time! 

So lemon pepper baked cod, sauteed shrimp in EVOO and crushed red pepper, roasted yellow bell peppers, sauteed fresh spinach, 1/2 an avocado with cherry toms and quinoa was the finished product. It was delish. 

Sunday Funday

I love Sundays! When we are not out of town, Sundays start with Church at Cross Trails Cowboy Church. Yesterday's service was about grief/mourning and how God blesses the brokenhearted. If you have never been to a Cowboy Church, you should check one out! When my parents recently moved to Georgetown I made sure to find one within ten minutes of them. 

Our Pastor David Cole and his wife Tina

After church was a short stop by HEB to grab some veggies then home. My favorite bootcamp instructor was holding an Ambush workout at the park so I decided that would be a great change to my normal workouts...plus it was free! The park isn't very far and it was around 65 degrees yesterday so I ran up to the park.....why waste the gas? 

After I finished my 3+ miles with my workout I decided it would be even MORE fun to run to the reservoir to hang out with my friend Robyn and her family at the baseball fields. 

All in all I got in just over 4.5 miles. I was pretty stoked with the since all week was a bust for me. That usually happens when Dave comes in town. He is gone for 2, sometimes 2.5 weeks at a time so when he comes in we usually have lots of stuff to try to get done before he head back out on hitch. 

Snacks for the week. I haven't tried to Pro Bar yet. A guy at the hunting
camp last weekend gave it to me to try.

Dinner: lightly coated with coconut flour and Old Bay cod fish and shrimp,
quinoa, half of an avocado, and yellow bell peppers/cabbage sauteed together.......
So delish! 

I have a confession....

My Whole30 only made it Whole15.....

I know...I didn't stick to it. I get it. While I was doing it was great! I didn't have the side effects this time around like I did last year and I think that is because we truly changed the way we eat on a normal basis. 

However Dave and I went on a paid hunting trip this past weekend where we had to camp out and we didn't have the resources to be able to stick to it properly. Kudos to you if you are sticking to your commitment of 30 days! I think anyone you can do it is awesome! Even if you only make it halfway... like me! It is a hard thing to do...changing your eating habits but it is for the better. I am still eating clean just like I did before this past weekend because many of the meals I now enjoy I learned to make since the last challenge. 

So from Dave and I....good luck! We are still trying to fill our freezer with deer and pig so we can make our own sausage for the next year.