LilMissMuscle’s BodyBlog

Okay, so I got to the gym on Wed.  Hubby’s G-ma watched the kids for me but she hasn’t been feeling well so I didn’t want to leave them over there too long. I felt so bad, I only had about 4.5 hours of sleep. I work from 6pm to 4am on Tues. night.

I warmed up with a mile on the treadmill at an incline. Then he had me do 10 x10 calf presses on the leg press machine. by the 8th rep I couldn’t get my legs to move.  it felt great though, usually my calves aren’t sore but I felt it this time…Then the insurance guy showed up (someone hit our new truck last week) and the power started going off and on because of the storm. I then did what we call ham-glute raise. 3×10 holding a 25lb plate. Then moved on to rope pressdown for my tris. 3×10 with 40lbs. I didn’t have the time or energy to do any more, plus the storm was moving in and I had to pick up the kids. We had lunch together–tuna, green beans, and almonds–then I was off.

Well, where to begin? I’ve been on this journey for about 1 1/2 months now. I’ve lost 2% of that dreaded bodyfat but haven’t lost weight which backs up my idea that I’ve gained muscle, I can really see a difference.

I kinda fell off my strict diet the past week. Hubby’s birthday was this weekend so of course we had friends over and all that good stuff…He helps me stay on track though. Last night we had top sirloin, green beans and PB for dinner

My kids are almost 3 and 5 and it’s so funny how kids pick up on the little things they hear. Everytime we go to the gym to visit Daddy they run straight to the treadmill and hop on. Last time my husband asked our son what he was doing on there and his response was "getting bigger!" Funny for a 3 year old but then he loves to lift his little 1 and 2# weights.  He also has some very strange eating habits for a little one. He loves oatmeal, tuna, broccoli, and water. He told me the other day "water’s good, it’s not soda, me get big muscles like you and daddy" So cute!! My daughter will start school this year and when I told her we would have to get up earlier everyday to do her hair (it’s curly) she said "and to pack my lunch" I asked why didn’t she want to eat the food at school and she said she wants "all the stuff we’ve got at home cause it’s good."

I know see that this journey is not just about me looking better and feeling better, it’s about teaching my kids the right habits so they can grow up being healthy