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OMG it is the last week of INSANITY!

Today is day 57 of INSANITY which meant my second to last time doing Max Interval Plyo!

Luckily, there was no Fit Test to go with this workout today!  :D

I challenged myself to burn more than 515 calories and BARELY made it.  This is hard to do during the Plyo workout (55 minutes) since it is more about working your bigger muscle groups and less cardio than usual.  I was going to do the warm-up all over again if I did not meet my challenge.

I'll tell you what - I was a hot mess during this workout.  My hair was everywhere, sweat was flying places... you should have seen it.

On my chalk board, I wrote:

IT'S INSANE + YOU ARE INSANE = INSANE RESULTS!!

Goal achieved.  And yes, I am insane.  See those dumbbells?  They are begging to be used.  I told them - 'next week, my friends, next week'.

Check out the text conversation I had with my hubby today.  I was analyzing my back muscles in the mirror.

We also made a family trip to Dick's Sporting Goods this afternoon so I could get some Nike Pro spandex shorts.  :)  It was time to get on the Pro-train.

Why?  'Regular' workout shorts are making me mad during INSANITY - especially when they have strings to tie and bug my stomach and get in my way.  Fit problems right?

Awesome part?  I had to buy XS!  Where do you go after that?  Girl size?

I did not mean to buy the pink ones - so those may be going back.  I also bought XS UA sweat pants that were on sale since my current ones (that I wear as pajamas) fall off my body.  The sports bra was on clearance.  :)

Which brings me to.... the weekly update!

I only have 6 days of this round of INSANITY left!!  Woohoo!!  (Shaun T just finished but I have until the 15th to upload my after photo for the Birthday Challenge!)

I managed to add a Cardio Power & Resistance to Day 53, Pure Cardio to day 55, and run a 5K race yesterday on Day 56 (yesterday)!

I have been logging what I eat everyday on MyFitnessPal since the start of this journey which has helped me to lose body fat and be VERY conscience of what I am eating - especially when we go to a restaurant.  I make better choices.

I have lost 7 pounds since the start of INSANITY (which will probably be my total).

The jeans I bought a week or two ago seem to be too big on my waist.. already.  Time for a belt?  The best measurement of 'getting in shape' is how your clothing fits.  :)

Stay tuned for my last 'report' in 6 or 7 days which will include 'after' photos!! :)

I would consider this a successful week.

I am pretty positive that someone tried to sabotage my workout this morning since I found my phone on the floor.  Luckily, my 6:45am 'get up and do INSANITY' alarm clock was going off and woke me.... but still.  I swear I put that thing on the dock charger on the night stand next to me last night like usual.

Sabotage-er: probably my inner-wants-to-sleep-in self?  Or, maybe, I did my usual get up before my alarm but fell asleep and dropped/threw/chucked my phone?  (Since the battery was at 99%).  It definitely was not my hubby because he was snoring with half a bowl of popcorn beside him by the time I got home from work last night.

Either way!  I made it down to my workout room and finished Max Interval Plyo (and a shower) before my daughter woke up!

My motivational chalk board (I was hungry):

Day 51: done.  586 calories burnt.  Breakfast WAS eaten.

My typical Tuesday motherly checklist/morning:

INSANITY (started at 7am).

Shower (and apply orange coloration lotion).

Get daughter up and make us breakfast (started at 8:30am).  Scrambled egg whites with feta + half a whole wheat bagel thin + smear of almond butter for me.  A few of my egg whites + wheat half of an English Muffin + yogurt butter on top + watermelon for my daughter.  Dishes.  Put laundry in washer.

Dry and straighten hair.

Makeup.

Play with daughter/blog/watch PBS.

Fold laundry and put away (I do this every day or every other day).

Trash out (including the snake-like dirty diaper bag from the Genie).

Vacuum (and daughter used her toy vacuum as well to help).

Make daughter and I lunch (started at 11:45am).  Jennie-O extra lean turkey burger + pepper jack cheese + tomato slice + broccoli + watermelon for me.  Turkey dog + corn + watermelon for my daughter (she ended up eating most of my broccoli).  

Make and pack dinner and snacks for tonight.  Dishes.

Actually got my daughter to nap.

Clean up house during nap/bills/internet things.

Pack up for work and drive daughter to Grandma's (started at 2:30pm).

Go to work.

Work until 11:30pm and go home.

Yes, all that happens regularly before 2:30pm on days that I work.  On days that I do not, you can add hours of playing, snack time, dinner, stroller walks, grocery stores, errands, 30 minute bedtime routine, etc.

Being a mother?  

Scheduled.

Busy.

Talent.

Multi-task genius.

Need a massage.

It is basically like this, but, in my case, without the martini and book.  You could sub a water bottle in for the martini and a hamper for the book.  :)

I also made one of the most exciting decisions of my life (aside from my daughter and hubby, of course) this afternoon during her nap time!

Soon, I will become:

Ahh!  Dance around.  I am excited to learn more and eventually be doing what I love more than ever - helping and inspiring people to be healthy.  Thank you to my hubby for the support!