An Award...and The Thirty Day Shred......

Well, my sweet angel friend Britt over at Living in the Moment gifted me with this awesome award! Thanks, Britt! I don't know how deserving I actually am of this award right now, due to my pitiful blogging funk, but I'll try to honor it. I do believe a lot of the blogging world is going through said funk right now, so I take strength in the fact that I am not alone. But look! Two posts in one day! Right on, right on. :D

I give this blog award to the following ladies and one gentlemen friend:

Cas @ Cas' Crazy Thoughts

Laura @ IGriza

Mrs. Potts @ Experiments in a Galley Kitchen

Brown Eyed Girl

Sarah @ Life of Blights

J @ Wanting What I Have

Landlocked Mermaid (private)

Amy @ Ha Ha. Wait, What?

For the Love

That is all for now-you all rock my world, but I am too lazy to link up to 15 blogs. Forgive please.

Next order of business. I am thinking about trying Miss Michaels' infamous 30 Day Shred. Husband has said he will participate with me. Here are my main reasons for wanting to try it:

1. Monica @ Confessions of a + Sized Girl is doing it and is still alive. 2. It is only 30 days. 3. It only takes 28 minutes per day. 4. I need to shred some weight off. 5. I can do it at home and cannot use the excuse of not enough time to go to the gym. (I will still be visiting the gym on Monday and Wednesday to do my cardio-treadmill time.)

I want/need to know the following: 1. Have any of you done this? 2. What did you think? 3. Will I still be alive after the first level? 4. Will I lose weight if I really do it?

Please share lovelies.

So glad it's the weekend, even if my to do list looks atrocious! I hope you all have some fun, relaxing things planned for the weekend!
xoxo

Zumba vs. Body Pump

Okay, maybe it's just me, but Zumba, really? I went yesterday with some friends of mine who are pretty advanced in Zumba, and had fun but was a total tool in the moves department. Since posting about this on Facebook, I have gotten lots of comments on how you "just have to give it a chance," etc, but srsly? It would take me about 10 classes to learn the moves to "feel the burn" and to feel good enough about calling that a workout. Because y'all, what I did yesterday was not a workout. I mean, I felt it and all, but a workout-no. I was too busy looking the fool and swinging my non Spanish self to beats I had never heard. I kept stopping and staring at the instructor's feet. I have no Latin rhythm. None. Ain't happening. I wish I had it on video-I can't even shake my hips right! And it's official that I need a friggin sports bra (not the nursing sleep bra I currently am rocking). Because my boobs almost knocked me out. It was pretty awful.

So Zumba vs. Body Pump below:

Zumba-hilarious and fun
Body Pump-serious and fun
Zumba-need rhythm
Body Pump-need weights
Zumba-need coordination
Body Pump-no coordination required
Zumba-your idiocy is displayed for all to see (IN MIRRORS!)
Body Pump-your idiocy is confined to your small space
Zumba-took a lot of breaks and didn't feel like I really did much
Body Pump-pretty much kicks my ass and we get no breaks

So, Zumba, sorry to say we will probably not get along. I will give you one more "college try." But I am pretty much in love with Body Pump.

Who else has tried Zumba and can offer some advice?

5K Fun!

Yeah, we are walking.
Nothing like a rear shot to give you some motivation.

I see the finish line!


Make a run for it!

Ahhh, finally, I can't feel my hands!

I look demented here.

Jen and I with the babies

And again

And one more closeup

Well, the Special Olympics 5K was this morning at 8:00 am. My friend Jen and I went and did our part. We speed walked through the entire thing-maybe we weren't soo speedy. It took us 48 minutes. Not bad with the baby. Husband came and met us and took some "action shots" since Emma was sick and didn't need to be out in the cold the entire time. She has a cold! It is sooo pitiful!

PS-my friend Jen is running a half marathon tomorrow with no "training." She must be smoking some good stuff. :D