Spur of the moment

Ever wonder why they call it a "Reflex" bag?

Ummm, because it comes back at you! Fast!

Princess and friends were over. Me & the one kid who does a boxing class with friends were playing around with the reflex bag. I'd punch, he'd punch and back and forth.

Then we started screwing around and giving it an elbox and roundhouse kicks. Ummm. It wasn't exactly in the most optimal setting for such an impromptu round.

He's sporting a fat lip right now. I swear, I didn't mean to kick it that hart ... sorry kid! (mind you, he's 21 and bad @ss. So don't feel too sorry for him...do I hear cheers for the 46 out of shape lady in the house??!!)

Update

So the family is gone as of Thursday. I've been busy at work. Making a concentrated effort to watch what the heck I put in my mouth ... not always easy.

I'm off the maximum 20 grams of carbs a day plan for the time being. I may start it for 2 weeks again in August just to give myself an extra boost ...

I'm thankful that I can eat fruit again. That is probably the worse thing to me...sure, I love my bread and stuff but the fruit thing KILLS me.  So now I have watermelon, berries, grapes, etc. which makes me very very happy.

I've not really worked out since the Monday night power walk. WTF. I ask myself the same thing!  I've decided I really need to get the arm flab under control. I was reading a survey somewhere and everyone agrees that once you are over 40, it's hard to get the arms back. BUT when I was doing the boxing, hell, I had BEAUTIFUL arms with no jiggle flapping in the breeze stuff. Oh, yeah, I did meet the triceps and deltoids. They are NOT friendly when first introduced, trust me!  Need to really start back with some of them exercises. You know, the 2 lb weight for 3 minutes shadow boxing (2 lbs? wimpy? No. It's hard folks, try it) and the other stuff we did. I've got the medicine ball. I bet I can get hubby hooked back up IF I hounded him!

I've also got to get the dvd's back in place.  They are here. Within feet of me. I just need to get the attitude that SWEAT is good first thing in the morning. I still get up at 5:30am even with Sonny Boy being out of school ... just my old habit. But now just park my butt and read the internet! Not good!

So, who's in? Arm challenge? Butt challange? Oh wait. It's suppose to be a LIFE challenge :)

Catching Up

We've had family in town since last Thursday.

Which means, we've eaten quite a bit.

And NOT been working out all that much.

I did however, take a 43 minute walk which equated to about 3 to 3 1/2 miles last Wednesday.

Then we went on the boat on Saturday. Which is always good for your muscles as we go F.A.S.T. in the ocean :)

And then Monday night, forgot to go to the drugstore so said heck with it, I'm walking and I had to walk fast as it was 8:30pm and the pharmacist closes at 9pm. Hop to! That was actually a nice invigorating walk (and I wore my new favorite sneakers). I seriously almost felt like I could start doing a light run in them they are so comfortable.

I've put myself back on a fairly low carb, decent eating plan starting on Monday since the past 3 days were totally out of line. Let's see how it works out for the next 3 weeks ....

My BIL, who is visiting, is a director of personal fitness education at a high school and pretty healthy and athletic. He was saying he's gained 20 lbs in 2 years, which I don't see but anyways, his doctor had told him that his 1 hour workout daily burns enough calories to cover a saltine cracker. Huh??? That's B.S.!!! In order to lose 1 pound a week, you need to eliminate 125 calories a day.

Really? Really?

That's easy. 1 can of beer. 1 can of soda. A slice of bread. 1/2 of a brownie.

I don't believe that. The doctor even told him that the one hour of GRUELING workout is not even necessary. B.S.!!!!

I told him he needs to re-evaluate his choice in doctors! ;)

How about you, working out? Eating healthier??