HI Everyone!! TGIF!!! My day today will be spent driving to Kansas City to
meet up with our TEAM for the Warrior Dash tomorrow~ I'm very exctied to see
everyone, hang out and have a fun playing in the mud! LOL!! I picked up our
shirts yesterday and they are CUTE! We'll take tons of pictures I am SURE!

So....I've been CRAZY busy with a car in the shop, dr. appts, meetings,
broken AC, planting tress, baby mice, softball games, etc....

Plus I'm still recovering from the cold I had 2 weeks ago- not sure what's
going on there, but I may have a slight sinus or ear infection?? Two of my kids
and my hubby have been dealing with the same issues-- crazy! Anyhow, I feel
good except for my head/face, lol! In order to save some energy for the
weekend, I opted to take the last couple days off of workouts. I tend to get
stressed when I travel and end up sick after wards-- NOT THIE TIME! I'm being
very careful to protect my immune system and keep my COOL!

It's a 4.5 hour drive to KC. And I hope to get in at least a little walk
afterwards so my legs aren't all stiff for the race.

I've been posting daily on http://www.buffmother.com/ in my blog-- so if
you've missed any posts be sure to check them out there!! Here's today's!!

I'm off to be a WARRIOR!!

Love ya,

Michelle

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?D? is for Determined!

Be Determined to stay on track this weekend with your EATING and even an
EXTRA workout!!

I am so DARN DETERMINED to get to my goal!! I love that feeling of
FOCUS!!!
DETERMINATION is a GREAT thing!!!

?The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a
man?s determination.?
-Tommy Lasorda (American Baseball Player
and Coach, b.1927)

?Some are destined to succeed, some are determined to
succeed.?
- H. H. Swami Tejomayananda (Indian , b.1950)

?We must remember that one determined person can make a
significant difference, and that a small group of determined people can change
the course of history.?
- Sonia Johnson

My determination will lead me to workout hard again today!!! I am on
fire!!
I hope you are equally DETERMINED to get your workout done and make it
better than your last one!! Lift heavier, push harder and focus on getting
results at the gym!!

Today?s workout is: LEGs and ABS

Today?s Hormonal Timing (HORMONE CHARTING):
1- what cycle day is it for
you? 5
2- what was your weight today?128
3- do you notice any water
retention in your body? if yes, where? yes everywhere
4- are there any
?other? factors of importance to note about your weight gain or loss today? I am
looking leaner every day!! My tummy is shrinking and my arms are getting lean!
FUN STUFF!!!

BE DETERMINED to reach your goals!! And remember that together we CAN change
the world for the better!!! We can help every woman become their best

Love,
Michelle!!!v

Well, I guess all my "go, go, go" caught up with me a bit! I'm now a tiny bit
sick~ way better than last night though! Hope that was the worst of it! I'm
not the only person sick-- my lifting buddy is home again today with the same
thing, but worse. He's got a horrible fever! Poor boy!

Anyhow, life goes on and I'm getting things done today-- my plan is to get
some sun and a run in today.

The BIG News from yesterday is that my new http://www.buffmother.com/ is up!! YAY!! It's
really fun to see it up~ despite some work left to be done on it. AND my email
was down yesterday totally-- so if you sent me an email I didn't get it

Okay, today's "work" is to get some more of my site working and send out an
email blast for the new contest!! The link I'd like to have used for sign up is
on my site http://buffmother.com/free-contests/

Please share with your friends!! We want as many women as possible to join
us!!

Thanks!!
-Michelle

I'm here to report that my http://www.buffmother.com/ is going quite nicely this month~ Yay!! I'm on track to be at a good solid 125 for the Warrior Dash race in 3 weeks!!

The past 2 days I've weighed in at 127!!! And the cool thing is I'm at my "ovulation" time too~ NICE!! It's so nice to finally see the scale go down after months of being rather STUCK at 130!!

I attribute my success to a few things:

1. SPRING TIME!! I have so much energy when it's warmer out- I'm more active and I'm outside so much more
   
2. SQUATS!! I am back to doing REAL squats and deadlifts--the smith version just isn't the same!! I'm STOKING my fat furnaces!!
   
3. SKIMPING on my CARB intake...I'm finally keeping my carbs under control! Eating less than 4 servings a day and upping my protein intake!
   
4. SUPPLEMENTS~ consistentcy with supplements--Multi, Calcium, http://www.buffmother.com/, Fish Oil, Joint, Addrenal, NO2 and I've gone off of Creatine for a bit.
   
5. SPINACH, salads and other greens-- I've been eating my greens!
   
6. SUPER focus on increasing my AEROBIC fitness-- this helps your body build more mitochondria which helps a person burn fat!
   

Yesterday I had all intentions of going on a run, but I got sucked into working on the computer all day and then had to get ready to go to town. I hopped into the shower and it dawned on me that I totally gapped out about going for my run! OH Well...I had worked out 4 days in a row, so a day off must have been needed.

A run is on tap for today and then some OUTSIDE work on my farm.

Have a good one!!

Love,

Michellev

OH Man!! Was I BEAT after yesterday...Thank GOD I don't have to go anywhere beside the gym today!! I am enjoying the laid back quality of today. Just me and my computer for a bit!

My day yesterday went well, but I didn't get in my upper body workout. I did get my run done and stayed active most of my day with moving junk and MOWING! I just wanted to get around the house a bit, but the Crazy mower was getting bogged down constantly- I had to clean it out and restart it over and over again! I can't wait to get a riding one~ just have to get HUBBY to pull the trigger on it. It's gonna be "his" deal, not mine, lol!

Anyway, the kids are good-- they have had benchmark testing all week. So NO HOMEWORK!!! YAY!! Silly Layla has lost her glasses AGAIN-- If they don't turn up today, I will have to get a new pair ordered ASAP. She has really bad vision in one of her eyes-- a muscle problem- so she's supposed to "patch" her good eye in order to make the bad eye work. Without glasses her good eye takes over even more-- so...I must get her a pair.

The AC guy was supposed to come this morning---- I guess that's not gonna happen being that it's past noon already. I just hope they don't decide to show up right at my "gym time". -my downstairs AC isn't working quite right-- part of the time it doesn't blow air thru the vents??

If you are still reading this, congrats, lol!! Blah, blah, blah--- time to eat!

Talk to you later babes!!

-Michelle

I have a sore booty today-- "happy dance" ...YIPPIE!!

My workout yesterday was Squats, Deadlifts, Knee Extensions and Lunges! I spent the day in at my "old" house- working on getting things out of the attic and shed, organizing, packing, mowing the lawn and uprooted about 20 more baby tress from my planter to transplant to our farm.

Today my to do list is crazy full again and I've already gottent the trash out, done the dishes and made breakfeast :

• Get Cuji into groomers
  
• Meet with the painter for an estimate
  
• Get truck tires aligned
  
• Coaching call with a client
  
• Workout- run (from and to the tire place so that I don't have to sit there an WAIT!) and lift upper body
  
• Plus, get to work on the 4 training programs I have to write this week!
  

Busy, busy, but GREAT!!

Hope your booty is sore like mine, lol!!

-Michellev

HI Ya!!

Sorry I missed posting yesterday here in the rally room...I had another busy day. I wonder sometimes if I'm "manic", LOL! I go like a mad woman for a couple days and now today it's almost noon and I'm still in my bathrobe?? HA! :hehe: Actually, I am so very, very thankful I have a handsome "Sugar Daddy" who works his tail off so I can "PLAY" with my own business, on my farm and as a stay at home mom! God has really blessed me! I am at a wonderful place in life and expect it to continue FOREVER!!

Yesterday, I got my SQUAT on! It's been a couple months since I've done free bar squats. My new gym doesn't have a squat rack- only a smith machine. My squat rack is still at my old house-- Here's a picture I snapped after I squatted and while I was doing dead lifts....and YES, that's the CUTEST puppy in the world there with me!

All together the leg workout included:

7 sets squats- 45, 95, 95, 115 x4 sets
5 sets knee extensions- 2 super high rep sets single legs x45#, 3 sets with 90 pounds
5 sets dead lifts- 45, 95x10-20 reps
3 sets of mule kick/jumps- from Zuzuka Light's workout
about 100 side jump lunges broken into 2 sets
1 set sumo pushups with a row/twist at top
Hip rotations- standing in a lung position rotating hips like a dancer, sort of... I need to video this! 2sets of 10
one set knee ups for abs

My workout on Monday went great too-- Gunner and I lifted chest hard and heavy-- my high set was 135x2 reps (didn't trust him to spot me)
and I ran on the treadmill afterward. even minute intervals 7 for my easy 9 for my hard-- during 2 hard mins I did 30 sec at 9; 30 sec at 10. The incline was at 2 most the time, but I did up it to 2.5 for about 4-5 mins. During the 20 mins (including warm up and cool down) ...I covered 2.5 miles.

Today is running day again... I guess I need to hit the trail and do hills?? I'll also be lifting back with Gunner at 3...
I should be up for it mentally and physically-- it's cycle day 3 for me today....feeling that buffing mojo coming soon!! I love BUFFING!!

In other news....

Once I get my updated site up and running, I'll announce the new contest-- hoping for that this week!! Here's a peek at it under construction--http://buffmother.mockingbirdcreative.com/

The new site for now is just the exterior portion for now, but we are going to be transitioning the rally room to a similar format within the next month or 2-- it's gonna be a process, but it'll be worth the pain as it'll enable us to grow bigger and for us to communicate easier in the long run!

AND....

I had a little conversation about "insanity" on facebook-- thought I'd share-- Keep in mind I have NOT done the workouts, but I KNOW They are INTENSE and very HARD!!

What's your take on Insanity? Have you done it? Would you recommend it and why?

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I think it's good...anything that gets you moving is good. It's worth doing for a "season" to challenge yourself to another level (not for the rest of your life, lol). Personally I'm not a big fan of the long duration and frequency of intense workouts---Your body needs a day or two between high intensity training like that. Plus, I believe in the long run traditional heavy weight training needs to be the foundation of your workouts...It keeps you YOUNG, strong and in a good HORMONAL place Too much "cardio" is catabolic and can leave a person skinny fat. My hour of workout time daily consists of 40-60 mins LIFTING- challenging my muscles to grow and 3-4 times a week I'll add 20 mins of intervals. It's effective and efficient and keeps me buff, healthy and happy!

My wednesday was spent on the MOVE-- working hard on mowing, fertilizing, weeding, moving, cleaning, sorting, and then RUNNING!! I am very proud of myself for getting in my second run of the week.

Today I was down to 128.6...the first time I've seen 128 in a few weeks, YAY!! Staying active works and running works! Now if I can keep losing a pound a week for April, I'll be very happy to have my weight come in at about 125 for the WArrior DASH! It's so much easier to run a bit lighter!!

Tuesday- I didn't get a leg workout in, instead Gunner and I played tennis. So Legs are on tap for today!

I have to go unload my van, get some boxes unpacked and eat lunch so I'm fueld for my workout at 3!

Keep working hard!!

Michelle

p.s. my plan is for us to start a 10 week contest on th 9th or 16th...I'm just waiting for my new website to be finished prior to starting.v