What I'm Packing

The day is almost here!  I've made my list of what I'm packing.  It's not alot.  Just the bare necessities.

I figure that I will be biking for 3.5 or 4 hours so, I will end up getting hungry. But, I don't want to stop to eat so I'm packing a protein bar.  

Lots of water.  

Lip balm.  I have a feeling that I will need it

My Polar V800 watch and Heart Rate Monitor.  I'm really interested to see all my stats.

Have you ever done a long bike ride?  Tell me below what you packed to take with you.  Am I missing anything?

10 Days

10 Days left!  I am doing my Half Iron Aquabike in 10 days!  I'm not going to lie.  I'm really nervous.  I know that I have done as much as I could.  Actually, I know I could have done a bit more but, there is nothing I can do about it now.
All I can do is set myself up to do the best that I can possibly do in 10 days.  Here's my plan for the next 10 days.  They are in no particular order.

1. I'm going to cut out bread and I'm going to reduce my complex carb intake alot.
2. Friday will be my last heavy workout before Wednesday.  I will still do some light weights but, my goal is to not be sore.
3. There will no little to no stress about this.  There is no point.  

The Plan
Location
Swim -- LA Fitness Port Orange
Bike -- West Orange Trail (Orlando)

Distance
Swim -- 1.2 miles
Bike -- 56 miles

Estimated Finish Time
Swim --  1 hours
Bike -- 4 hours

Follow me on Instagram. I will be keeping y'all updated there.

Are you training for anything?  Let me know in the comments  

Pushing Things Back

I know you guys are probably tired of me by now cancelling every plan I make.  Well, SO AM I!  This past weekend I was supposed to do my 2.4 mile swim and 56 mile bike.  But, I was also planning on squeezing each part into a 2.5 hour window on Saturday. 
Friday I realized that this was the DUMBEST idea I have ever had.  I'm not a superhuman.  I can't be in 2 places at once.  So, I'm pushing it back until Thanksgiving week.  
It sucks but, you do what you gotta do.

Salad and Smoothie Round Up Round Up

For the past few days my stomach hasn't been the greatest.  My last post I told you I was trying to start controlling my eating due to the added training.  This has finally caught up with me.  My stomach has decided it does not enjoy being a trash can, shoving whatever I could find to eat into it. 

For the next week I'm going to stick to smoothies and salads.  I actually really enjoy salads.  You can add almost anything into them.  My fall favorite has romaine, roasted sweet potatoes, mushrooms, onions, and sunflower seeds.  Smoothies are just as versatile as salads. You can stick almost any fruit and even some veggies into them.  My favorite smoothie is yogurt or protein powder (depending on which I have), raspberries, a banana, and spinach.  I used to put chia seeds in it but I got aggravated with them being stuck in my teeth for the rest of the day.  If you can find a way to keep them from annoying you then they are a really great thing to add.

Since I am the type of person they doesn't really think out her smoothies and salads I have found some great salad roundups and rounded them up for you.

Smoothie Recipe Roundups

Diabetes Daily -- Recipe Roundup: Smoothies

Jessica Gavin -- Roundup: Healthy Smoothie Recipes

Meghan Telpner -- Shake-up Showdown

The Daily Meal -- 10 Smoothie Recipes So Easy (and Good) You'll Never Skip Breakfast Again

Hungry Hobby -- 18 Unique & Delicious Protein Smoothies

Salad Recipe Roundups

Jessica Gaven -- 15 Summer Salad Recipes

Joyful Healthy Eats -- Summer Salad Roundup

Meal Planning Magic -- Leafy Greens Salad Recipe Roundup

Rachael Ray Mag -- 5 Grilled Salad Recipes

Kudos Kitchen -- Sensational Salad Recipe Roundup 


Do you plan out your salads or just pick up whatever looks good?  

Finding Balance

Balance is something I'm having difficulty with the past week.

Balancing my work
Balancing my emotions
Balancing my budge
Balancing my kids

BALANCING EVERYTHING

Sometimes I feel like the Cat in the Hat.

I have recently hit my biggest snag yet.  I am having a hard time balancing my extra training and proper nutrition.  Why am I training extra?

I have been wanting to do an aquabike race for about a year.  {An aquabike is a triathalon without the run}  I decided that I wasn't going to wait for a race to come around.  I decided that I was going to do my own.  This was a personal challenge so, why not just run my own race?  

I set the goal date of October 20th.  I started adding an extra hour of training on Monday, Wednesday and Friday.  Those days I would swim about 1.25 miles.  Tuesday and Thursday I would do a quick strength workout and then bike at the gym in the mornings for an hour.  Since I started this I have been hungry ALL THE TIME. 

The first week I could not control myself.  Nothing in the house was off limits.

This week I got a bit better.  I also stocked the fridge and pantry with good, semi-healthy stuff.

Walmart sells bags of apples this time of year.  Every week the variety of apple changes but, they are cute, and littlem and 98 cents a pound.  We buy atleast one a week.  

I also bought:
Hummus
Vegetables
Applesauce
Raisins
Yogurt
Nuts

No matter where I turned there was something healthy-ish to snack on.  

Next week I plan on cutting back on the carbs so that I don't feel as heavy all the time.  

Have you ever trainined for a long race?  How did you handle balance?  How did you do in your race?

Let's Talk Business

I don't talk much about my business because that was never the point of any of my blogs.  The original reason I started this blog was for workout and recipe posts.  At that point I was training for my first bikini competition (which I had to back out of) and I knew the readers of my old blog probably wouldn't enjoy that information.

Since I started this blog I have become a personal trainer and grown my business.  I am always evolving and trying new things.

Personal Training
I am a mobile personal trainer. I come to your house, bring my equipment and work with you.  No matter what your fitness level, no matter what your goal is, I can help you.

General Training
**If you are just trying to lose weight, want to tone up, or gain muscle.  This is the type of training most of my clients are interested in.

Sports Specific Training
Baseball, football, soccer, I can help you reach your full potential.

Dance Cross Training
Did you know that strength training can be extremely helpful for dancers?Coor  You will be able to dance better, jump higher, and avoid injuries. 

Couples & Small Groups
Working out by yourself can get a bit boring sometimes.  I offer discounted per person rate if you train as a group.  (2-5 people)

Aqua & Beach Workouts
Sometimes an unconventional workout is the best to jump start your weight loss. I have designed numerous effective pool and beach workouts.  I can tailor these for your fitness level.  

Health & Wellness Consulting
Want to incorporate well rounded health and fitness habits into your life?  I am a certified health & wellness consultant.  We will sit down together and work out small, manageable changes so that you can live your best life.  This can range just from incorporating healthier foods, managing stress, getting in exercise, losing weight.  Whatever you need.  

Corporate Wellness
Do you want to help your employees embrace a healthy lifestyle?  We can work together to figure out what your employees would benefit from most and what we can do to accomplish this.
Some possibilities:

• Exercise class
• Exercise/nutrition seminars
• Cooking classes

See something here you're interested in?  Click HERE to send me an email.

Need something that you don't see?  Click HERE to email me.  I might be able to help you.

Shampoo

My hair is really picky. It only likes a few different shampoos.  Pert Plus, and Herbal Essance.  If I use antthing but those my hair will get really gunky and I can barely comb it.  So, I'm not goiing to lie but when Maple Hollistics offered to send me a free sample of their Tea Tree shampoo.  I was worried that my hair wasn't going to like it.  I was afraid that I was going to not really be able to review it due to that.

BUT......it didn't.  This shampoo was great!  It made my hair feel smooth and shiny.  Tea tree oil  "Promotes healthy hair growth, Can slow hair loss, shedding, and thinning hair, Helps prevent flaking and dandruff, Soothes irritated scalps, eradicates lice, Leaves hair and scalp rejuvenated and fresh."  I really enjoyed the scent because it was very earthy. {Not gonna lie, it smelled like a tree and that's not a bad thing for me}  It left my hair really soft and shiny.  My scalp felt nice.  I will definately be buying this again when my bottle runs out.  

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