Jan 31/13 ZWOW #4, 142 days to Tough Mudder

Dear Zuzana,
You officially own my ass. However, now that you own it could you please make it as nice as yours. Ass is definitely one of those qualities that I prefer in quality over quantity...

Yes fellow strugglers, or those who are enjoying the struggle by proxy. ZWOW #4...FUUUUUUUCK ME SIDEWAYS!! http://youtu.be/RR6UJLqpoEE
Time challenge...3 round of this:
50 pendulums (I did my first round on the floor, but my belly was cutting off my air supply I think, I got super light headed and almost passed out, so the following 2 rounds I did holding on to the seat bar of my bowflex) oh and (in the past this feeling of almost passing out would of made me quit, but instead I adjusted and carried on)
20 Burpees
15 Kettle Bells (done with 10lb kettle bell)
10 Push ups (I didn't not do the twisted ones, just regular, yes regular not girly!)
5 squats instead of broomstick I used 2 5lb free weights
2 mins of jumprope (i don't have a skipping rope so did 2 mins of high knees, fuck me if 2 mins wasn't an eternity, I wish all the ENJOYABLE 2mins in my life were that long...I'd still be having an orgasm...hahaha)
Time: 22:22.2 (the 2's have it tonight folks)

Dinner tonight was pork roast that was in the slow cooker for 8 hours with cumin, coriander, crushed red pepper flakes and chicken broth, man oh man, it fell apart when I touched it with the fork so tender and moist, mmmmm and baked butternut squash on the side with a little EVOO, garlic, salt and pepper, de-rish-usssss!!

Tomorrow is Friday, and I really couldn't be happier. When you're a full time working mom with a one hour commute each way, there's nothing quite like sleeping in until 6 :-p

Jan 30/13 ZWOW #3, 143 days until Tough Mudder

Hello to all of you witnessing my struggle. It was pointed out to me today that we have 143 day's until Tough Mudder! Only 39% of a year left to train!!
I still have yet to find my scale. I was talking about this with my bestie today. She asked how I was doing with everything, you see she has been a part of this battle with me since we were 13 (and we'll be 33 this year, shhhhhh). She has seen me at my heaviest, weakest, strongest, happiest, most miserable, and thinnest. One doesn't necessarily come with the other in my life. At my absolute thinnest, I was dating a drug addicted alcoholic and was constantly stressed to the hilt. At my very heaviest, which I'm fairly close to now I am happiest (except the lower self esteem of weight gain), I am married to a wonderful supportive genuine and kind loving man, have a beautiful son, two lug headed dogs that I adore, we own two homes and both have well paying full time jobs, so suffice to say I'm at my happiest! Anyway, long story made longer, we were talking about how obsessed I get when I'm chained to the scale. She said that maybe it's good that I can't find it. I replied with one word. Probably.
Another amazing g/f of mine, who has lost 120lbs in 6 months!!!!! posted this quote on her FB wall today, eat healthy and exercise hard and the weight will take care of itself. This is what I'm banking on. I feel great! I don't feel deprived and I am not biting peoples heads off at every turn!
So, tonight's workout:
http://youtu.be/lzy5UZ2jah4 ZWOW #3 The Pyramid, time challenge
5, 10, 15, 10, 5 reps of each (hence the pyramid)
1. Split squat jumps
2. One leg lunge
3. Push-up Supermans
4. Skaters

Time: 13:10.07
I think this time reflects how much strength I have in my lower body, I have always had this growing up a horse back rider and the muscle memory always seems to return quickly. I feel good!! Come on peeps I'm on day three and its already starting to feel better!

Jan 29/13 ZWOD #2 part 1

Well just finished work out and am still catching my breath! I figure it's best for me to get this blog punched out while I'm still in the throws of who know what the fuck I'm feeling right now...nauseous, shaky, but here and doing it!!
Dinner tonight, paleo number 3 people!! Lemon pepper chicken and roasted red pepper flake (spicy!) parsnips! Whoooo it was hot! Gave it to my little dude (21 months) before I tasted it, poor bugger was crying and trying to rip his tongue out of his mouth. I gave him some ice and some apple sauce and he was fine!
So that's dinner out of the way. On to the workout. I did Zuzana's (serious love hate relationship here), ZWOD #2 part 1 (yes it is a two part torture). I really recommend her channel on youTube, it's very easy to follow, ass kicking and she's just so damn sweet that you would probably let her ram a flaming hot sword down your throat or up your ass, whichever you'd find more unpleasant, and smile the whole goddamned time. Here's the workout:
http://youtu.be/TTZ5Voqp7Ys
5x Manmakers (i did with 8lb freeweights)
20x low burpee hops
10x twisted push-ups (twisted isn't a polite enough word for these fuckers)
25x competition sit ups
Another time challenge, so three rounds as fast as you can. I learned from last night though and really wanted to get through all three rounds so I slowed myself down and really concentrated on form. I did have to modify the last round to regular (girly) push-ups and just crunches but I made it through in 17:24.1.
For those of you that have been looking for the info, I still have not found my GD scale yet. But I'm 5'2" and I'd say anywhere from 185-200lbs...so ya I'm chubby (understatement), and I'm here doing this. If you're reading this for motivation, it's your turn to get started...one of my favourite quotes, "A ship is safe and sound in the harbour, but that is not what it was built for." Get out there, I promise (as much to myself as to you) it's worth it!

Jan 28, Zwow #1

Alright...2 days in a row blogging! Look at the commitment on this girl!
Anyway, day 2 of Paleo down, I have cheated, but it was with my banana zucchini carrot cake that i made with splenda. So im not beating myself up about it. I am also as you can see not concerned with my punctuation or my grammar, I swear a lot too. So for those of you who care, this isn't the blog for you.
OK! So day 2 of Paleo, AND tonight I made my first attempt at ZWOW #1 as follows:
10x Dive Bombers
5x Burpees
10x both legs Squat leg lift
5x Burpees
10x both sides side plank lift
5x Burpees
10x both legs pistol squat
5x burpees
This was a time challenge so you are supposed to this 3 rounds of this as fast as you can. Well I made it through 2 rounds minus the last set of burpees in 13:34:4 before I had to run to the washroom to puke water! Whee! But I did it! And you know what? I'll be back again tomorrow...

Well that went to hell in a hand basket....

So...I am here to attempt this weight loss and blog thing ONE MORE TIME!! Since I last posted (a while ago) we have bought a second home, I've returned to work full time, and we moved about an hour away from where we previously lived.
Also, in my blogging hiatus I joined Dr Bernstein's. I was successful in a way, I got down to 145lbs, and I was loving me!! It was very expensive though, and so rather than learning how to maintain (cause apparently I really suck at it), I just figured I'd wing it and quit the program. In the move I've misplaced my scale, so I have no idea what my weight is, but judging by the fit of my clothing, I'm right back to where I started from around 200lbs! FUCK!! REALLY!! So I guess you could say I wasn't successful at all :(
So, one more kick at the can here! Now that we've settled in to the life of commuters and a full time working family I feel like I can take on getting myself healthy again. I say healthy again, like that was my goal before. And no matter what I wrote in any other post this was a lie. I was fucking vain as shit before and all I cared about was looking hot in a bikini. This time around however, I have been experiencing the symptoms of (shhhh don`t tell anyone) diabetes! Blurred vision, sore feet and joints, racing heartbeat, and it the list goes on. Horrible that I have let it come to this! My husband, myself, and some friends are going to compete in Tough Mudder this June in Whistler, so I've got the motivation, my meal planning website has a paleo option, and I cannot handle looking at my lumpy dumpy frumpy body anymore!! So here we go...keep me accountable, give me tips, ask me questions! HELP THIS MUTHA' OUT!!!