Dedication!

So I'm back from the family camping trip and I had a blast. Can't wait to put together the multimedia extravaganza which will be my "What I did on Summer Vacation" entry here probably this weekend. Pictures and vids and fun - oh my! I also owe all of you a few other blogs on what is in the TurboFire box, how my first couple TurboFire workouts have gone (video form!), and how instructor training went! I have videos from all through that day too!

For now though you'll have to settle for a quick update from work. Keep your eye out though for these fun ones! Yesterday was a long day. I did ok on eating but not great. After leaving work at 7:30 (yeah...late night) I went to meet some friends for a quick drink. I was good and only had one drink but stayed and drank waters while laughing and having a good time until about 11 last night. You're right...I haven't mentioned having done a workout yet. Yesterday was to be the start of week 3 of TurboFire so I needed to make sure that happened! I left the group feeling tired but looking forward to my workout. It wasn't the hardest I've ever worked out but I can honestly say it was mostly because this was a new routing for me and I didn't know all the moves. I was thrilled though that the "sneak peak" of TurboFire that Jenelle threw in our visit to Toledo was in yesterday's workout - LOVE the shoulder dusts and fun dance moves. Maybe once I get good at it, I'll set up the tripod and tape that portion of the workout for you all to enjoy! Anyway.... I did the workout. It felt great and despite being exhausted tonight, I have low key (read: NO!) plans for tonight so I'll do my quick HIIT workout and clean up my apartment so I feel more "put together". Getting my apartment cleaned never fails to make me feel more motivated. My goal is to get the apartment more than mostly cleaned by the weekend so I can focus on practicing Round 41 to prep for teaching, taking care of finances and working on some Beachbody stuff. Should be a good time.

The point of this little ramble? I know we're all always busy. There's always something going on. We don't want to miss out on a chance to participate in professional organizations, social outings, fun times...but we know that working out and taking care of ourselves has to be a priority. I'd rather be able to wake up early in the morning, get my workout done and enjoy the day but let's be real. I'm not a morning person. I try. I know how GREAT I feel all day knowing that I have my workout done. But that doesn't always mean that the morning workout is going to happen. Sometimes it means staying up late or moving other things around but we can make it happen. Don't allow yourself to make excuses. We're all tired at the end of the day. We're all busy. We're all everything that could keep us from going after healthy habits. Our success is defined by the number of times we go after those habits anyway and don't let the potential excuses hold us back.

"No excuses, just results" - my Daddy