Go Workout Mom

Weekly Challenge: Take 5 or 10

Posted by Cindy Posey Sunday, May 26th, 2013 Add a comment

Here’s my first personal challenge in a long time. It’s one that a beginner, one returning to exercise, or advance person can incorporate into the day. The challenge is to add 5 or 10 minutes of exercise into each day of the week. The variety of exercises can be based on your activity level.

I’m starting out simple because it’s been so long since I’ve consistently done workouts. In a circuit complete a set amount of exercises and repeat for 5 to 10 minutes. This will add 30-35 minutes to an additional hour of activity into your current day. That’s not too shabby if you ask me! So here’s my plan for the week:

Complete the following exercises in sets of 10 to 15 each and repeat til 5 to 10 minutes are up:

Basic Squats
Lunges
pushups
Dips
Jumping Jacks
Plank
Crunches
butterfly crunches
bridge

What exercises are you willing to commit to? Let’s check back in next Friday and see how the week went for you. It’s my plan to do them everyday starting today just to get my body back into consistent routine. So this week’s weekly challenge is back to basics in drinking water and starting daily exercising! What’s working for you???

Babies, Bodies, and Balancing the Basics

Posted by Cindy Posey Friday, May 24th, 2013 Add a comment

I love all my babies! They are so invigorating. Between boy scouts, girl scouts, gymnastics, golf, soccer, and holding a baby, my husband and I balance our lives around their well being. I haven’t forgotten Go Workout Mom, but I haven’t made it a priority. I think about it often, but then I focus my time on other things. Mostly work and family. By the time I settle down for the evening, I end up vegging in front of the TV for a show or two as I hold our 6 month old and start falling asleep.

It was over 6 months ago when I last wrote and the theme was all about getting back into exercising. Here I am, 6 months later, attempting to make exercise a part of the basic routine, but highly unsuccessful. One or two workouts a week are accomplished. One or two weeks here and there have been “clean.” I continue to cling to my Oxygen Magazines to “get started” on the already made for us shopping lists and excellent menus for the week.

I’m only 15 lbs away from my pre-pregnancy weight, but haven’t moved the scale in weeks! What gives? Why the struggle when so close to the end goal? There’s this internal struggle of just getting up and moving, making the stand and not giving in to the simple sugars and tasty treats. I know what needs to be done, and yet, the internal struggle ends in with another day lost to “I’ll start tomorrow.”

The blog has always been a natural motivator for me. It helps to write about the challenges and get the support of those that are listening. And so I attempt again, with no promises for consistency. I’m in a challenging phase of life, where I want to do well in Corporate America and keep a strong base at home. It’s a struggle with 50 to 60 hour averaged weeks at work, but it’s fulfilling work and I enjoy the challenges, but I’ve recognized that my focus on healthy activities and living have struggled.

I started this blog as a Stay-At-Home Mom, transitioned to entrepreneur and am currently working for an excellent organization, but the challenges remain. Balancing the basics of home, work and self are never easy regardless of the circumstances. We all must pave our path and find what works to wrap the basics into a healthy, happy person. I continue to strive to do so and plan to be more involved in Go Workout Mom in the process because it has been my best motivator and hopefully can be one for you.

My renewed commitment: Back to the basics–It’s time to plant the first goal of drinking water daily at about 10 to 12 glasses a day!

And I can’t pass up a chance to show how beautiful my babies are:

How the Pregnancy Journey Clashed with Exercising

Posted by Cindy Posey Tuesday, October 9th, 2012 Add a comment

Back in March, I had this grand plan to restart consistent and regular blog updates. Everything from rekindling Goal Call Mondays to exercise plans and tips for incorporating healthy living in to our regular lives. All that came to a halt as I discovered that I was pregnant. We are quite excited, but boy, my body took over and there was nothing extra on my plate outside of working and spending what little time was left with Ryan and the kids.

If you’ve seen the movie, What to Expect When You’re Expecting recently, then you’ll understand when I say that I’m very much like Elizabeth Bank’s character, Wendy. Any plans to do extra things such as blo, study for GMAT, complete my Yoga course, or gardening went right out the window. So here I am, starting off slowly as I miss exercising, want to prepare for baby’s arrival, and wish to get my athletic body back again.

Every pregnancy is unique. The first trimester for me is hardest. I don’t get too nauseous, but I have no energy. Exercising is the last thing I want to do and all I want to eat are carbs. Which is exactly what I did. I muscle through the workday, head home, and sit/lay/sleep.

The 2nd trimester is better and I feel the resurgency of energy, but there is still not desire to go workout. I focused on walking, but the walks were short and not near the intensity desired. I was able to eat less carbs and more clean, butstill find myself drawn to red meats and dairy. Interestingly, I had to force myself to eat vegetables and fruits which led to eating them much less than my usual diet. I find this strange when I know my body needs the nutrients from the natural foods.

Into the 3rd trimester, the tired days are returning. However, I really feel the desire to start exercising. I completed a 30 minute pregnancy yoga tonight and realized how stiff and tense my body has become over the months.

So here I am again, starting small and sharing the ups and downs of the last couple of months of pregnancy and post pregnancy journey. I’m ready to reeignite the journey to healthy living through exercise, improved diet, and overall motivation with a new baby in the home.

What surprises did you have in experiencing your pregnancy journey and healthy living?

Goal Call Monday: Juice

Posted by Cindy Posey Monday, March 26th, 2012 2 comments

It’s Goal Call Monday. Each week brings a new focus and a little recognition! Enter your goal for the week in the comments for a chance to win a small gift card.

Last week my goal was to drink more than eight glasses of water everyday. I succeed in at least 6 days. There was one day at work that I completely blanked on refilling my bottle!

This week, my goal is to use the juicer at least 4 times and create wholesome, natural, fresh vegetable and fruit juices. The kids and I tried Apple today. I’ll have to experiment with the different varieties. Today’s was a bit tart, but tasty. I think the gala or golden delicious will be more up the kids alley!

Are you ready to commit to a goal this week? It’s really easy. Here’s how it works. Share your Goal in the comments section and all entries will be entered for a drawing. Through a random drawing , a lucky winner will receive a small prize.

What is your goal this week?

Goal Call Monday: Water

Posted by Cindy Posey Tuesday, March 20th, 2012 Add a comment

It’s Goal Call Monday. There were no comments, hence no winner to announce! So I hope you jump in on the action this week because I’d love to give away a $5.00 gift card for iTunes, Amazon or Subway for your goals. Each week brings a new focus and a little recognition!

I’m super excited to say that I completed my vision board yesterday all because of Goal Call Monday. I was exploring options outside of traditional paper and magazines, but was amazed to find that so many “Vision Board” sites require purchases or monthly payments.

So, I changed tactics and moved to creating my own computer version by using Power Point. It worked beautifully. The actual making of the vision board will come in another post. I still need to find a way to tranfer the music from iTunes to the presentation, but for now, I can play it on my iPhone while watching the vision! I’ve selected Carrie Underwood’s Crazy Dreams and JoJo’s Exceptional to play while watching.

Here’s what I put together with the help of a google images search, affirmation list, and past affirmations:

This week my goal is drink more than eight glasses of water everyday. At work, I’ve not been drinking water regularly throughout the day, so this is an opportunity to get back to the basics.