Oct 9 - 14

Monday - little circuit I made up for myself this morning... after a quick warm up of toy soldiers and lunges with arm raises, did 3 rounds of:

• 1 minute sprint on treadmill
• wall squat
• romanian dead lifts (with two 30lb dumbbells)
• calf raises (w/two 30lb dumbbells)
• walking lunges (with two 15 lb dumbbells)

so did that three times, then finished off with one more 1 min sprint.
Tuesday - quick workout this morning from 8:15 - 8:35

• 150 mounain climbers1st round, 2nd and 3rd 100
• center plank
• left plank
• right plank
• yoga table

then finishing off with another 150 mountain climbers for 500 total. Time 19:42
Wednesday - did an old workout - KA 300 rep challenge modified a bit with bonus. 30 reps each of each exercise, followd by 30 high knees before moving to next exercise:

• jack squats
• supergirl planks
• back lunge with toe kick 15 each leg
• burpee
• speed skater touch
• mountain climber
• scissor jump
• jump knee tuck
• floor jack
• push up with cross toe touch

Bonus: froggy jump, 30 high knees, back lung with toe kick, 30 high knees
Total time 20:20
I liked this quote shared today on the Everyday Joi Community (EJC)

Thursday - 25 min walk/jog outside solo
Friday - 250 mountain climbers then a 30 min walk with Kathy and Kay at 7:30 am, 310 more mtn climbers after I got back.
Saturday - cold with hail this morning, so no hike :( but I did make it to the temple. No exercise today. Great week though!

Oct 2 - 7

Monday - Was ready to workout this morning. I'm committed to a new morning routine. Exercised from 6:30 - 7:15 doing a Melissa Ioja workout my lil' sis told me about: 3 rounds of this:

• 30 step ups to chair - left leg
• 30 step ups to chair - right leg
• 30 deep squats
• 30 walking lunges
• 90 jump overs side to side

First round I did holding 8 lb dumbbells (except for the jumps) 2nd round with 10 lbs, 3rd round 12 lbs. Phew, well that took me a half hour but we're not done yet, it was followed by 3 more rounds of: 100 mountain climbers 200 jump rope (in between running upstairs to make sure the kids were awake for school). I broke a sweat and was out of breath, yay, a good workout! On Saturday I signed up for a "Courage Challenge" with FYM Holly Rigsby. I don't need to much help since I'm almost at my goal, but I have been in the same weight window for 3 months. Hoping this can help me get my goal and I'm looking forward to having someone to report and be accountable to.

Tuesday - Did a Courage Challenge workout Phase 1 workout A, 3 rounds of:

• 20 dumbbell swings
• 5 burpee with one hand press (I used 12 lbs) 
• 15 swings
• 5 burpee press with other arm
• 10 swings
• 5 burpee press right
• 5 swings
• 5 burpee press left

I alternated using 20 or 30 lbs for my swings. That was followed by a 4 min ab "sizzle" 30 seconds each of: renegade rows left arm, ab V with upward press, renegade rows right arm, ab V with upward press, repeat for 4 min. Then I also went on a 2 mile walk cause the sun is out this morning and the mountains are GORGEOUS
Wednesday - 12 min of plank rotations plus 2 wheels for as long as I could hold. Also went on an hour long hike to Rocky Mouth with the kids, carrying Owen or Daniel the whole time, that counts as another workout or something, right?

Thursday - 3:30 pm just finished ZWOW#2 Improved. Those competition burpees are killer! Then at 4:30 took a 90 min nature walk with kids along lower Bonneville Shoreline trail off of Hidden Valley Park
Friday - 12 min of planks at 11 pm in my closet, 5 for 5 days! Good week
Saturday - hike at 7:30 am with Abi and Wes. but they were cold so we turned back early. About 90 min. Another hike later, but that was more of a "stand" as we watched the kids play on the rocks instead of hike. That's ok. I'm going on a hike sans kids next Saturday morning tho.

Sept 25 - 30

Monday - Dry fast yesterday, still fasting when did workout this morning - a little cardio and plank circuit: 1 min sprint on treadmill, then 4 min of planks, repeat, repeat, followed by one more sprint. I almost broke a sweat. Going to workout every day this week and will try to break a sweat a few times.
Tuesday - I told my lil' sis that I'd break a sweat today. It's 10:52 at night. I'm about to go downstairs to do this "15 Minute Fat Burn #1" workout by Zuzka - video here. And here I go! I'll be back in a few... 11:45 and I'm done. Stretching here now. So I did Zuzka's workout, but I didn't have any sweat dripping, so I ran .8 miles on the treadmill (four 1 minute sprints) 1 minute each in between 20 superman planks to T-ups planks with two 5 min dumbbells. I got a little drip going down my forhead, so I called it good for the day. Now I'm going to go take a bath finally!
Wednesday - no exercise today. Mowed the lawn though, does that count? I'm a bit hunched over in pain, a repeat of the stomach pains I was having on Sunday, which I thought then was due to the Burmese meal we had eaten the day before. So either that is still lingering in my system or I have some other kinda bug. I was also a little irritable today, sorry kids. I was in efficiency mode and not being very patient with interruptions. I turned to chocolate for relief. Bad. I can't buy chocolate anymore in prep for Halloween. Maybe I'll just turn off all the lights Halloween night, I don't want to give it out and I don't want it brought in!
Thursday - No exercise. Ate better today than yesterday. Still feeling sick with abdominal pain and sour stomach burps
Friday - No exercise. No school for kids but everyone was gone all day helping Corey move out of his office. Now the house is a major wreck, we're overflowing with furniture
Saturday - No exercise. I enjoyed General Conference.

Sep 18 - 23

Monday - 20 min walk, 15 min jog, 160 walking lunges
Tuesday - nothing, happy birthday Daniel! can't believe you're 1
Wednesday - 2 mile jog outside, 20 minutes
Thursday - 12 minutes of planks in the morning. water fasting today and then had dinner. started water fast again.
Friday - nothing. Corey in CA, water fasting for him that his meeting will go well. ate dinner, start fast again.
Saturday - no workout again. Fasted morning, ate an early dinner with our Burmese friends, then apple pie at RS Broadcast, then started a fast again for fast Sunday tomorrow.

Sep 11 - 16

Monday - 12 minutes of planks
Tuesday - 2 miles/20 minute jog. I can't stop and walk when I only have 20 minutes and have to be home to drive kids to school!
Wednesday - water fast, 30 min walk
Thursday - 20 min jog
Friday - nothing
Saturday - 500 mountain climbers - took me 11:30, yikes. I haven't done those for a while. water fast today.

Sep 4 - 9

Monday - It's a holiday, so since there is no school I was able to do a 60 min walk with K&L and Pat now too. Lovely morning. waterfasting again today for day 3. New low this morning was 126.2, last low was 126.6 on 7/26.
Tuesday - 40 min walk by myself, I jogged a little bit but this morning I'm ending a 3 day water fast so I didn't have much energy for jogging. I reached a new low today - 124.4
Wednesday - 12 minutes of planks
Thursday - Took a quick 30 min walk jog this morning up little cottonwood canyon after taking kids to school. I need to remember how much hormones affect my energy and mood. I'm not used to having pms, but I think I've got it again. it's no fun. I need to write it on my calendar for next month so I can remember and not be surprised when it comes again, as to why it is that I feel like yelling and punching everyone.
Friday - 40 min walk with just a little bit of jogging. I blew my diet last night and today - a third day of birthday festivities this week broke me (probably more the stress of it, Sophi had a b-day party here last night)... I think I'll start over this weekend.
Saturday -

Aug 27 - Sep 2

Monday - 30 min walk with K&L, then a 10 min jog home to supervise the school morning routine.
Tuesday - 30 min walk/jog down to the sleepy hollow - 7 am to 7:40
Wednesday - had to do carpool in the morning, so no workout in the a.m. and never got to it in the pm either, doh
Thursday - 20 min jog
Friday - 30 min walk with K&L, 10 min jog home. Went to Chuck a Rama with Abi for her birthday date with Corey and I and then started a water fast.
Saturday - One hour walk by myself. Waterfasted today. Did a ton of yard and housework. Feeling good.