home work outs

Hey everyone! I just wanted to share some of the work outs I did last week when I wasn't able to go to the gym. Jorge sometimes doesn't get home till 7:30 or 8. By that time the kids club is closed at our gym, and I'm not able to go. Sometimes I take him to work so I can go to the gym, but If that does not happen, I always try to find some work out to do at home. 
Luckily for me Jorge got an the new Xbox, and there is a bunch of great free work out videos on there. They have Insanity, Jillian Michaels, P90x, and other great work out videos. Some of my favorites right now are works out by Tracy Anderson. She has a few free work out videos in the Xbox fitness or you can buy them but for me I just choose to do the free work outs. Below are some links to free work outs I found on-line that you could try out. Usually, when I do her works outs I do two different work outs.

The other work out videos I do from Tracy Anderson are Transform 1 and Transform 2.

These are great work outs, and I really feel exhausted by the end of the videos. Here are just a few videos to check out and try. 

The key to working out at home is to  motivate yourself. It can be really hard to be motivated when you have a perfectly nice comfortable couch waiting there, and tempting you to just relax and not work out. Working out at home can be tough, I always remind myself that if I don't work out I'm not going to accomplish my goals and it would be like giving up on myself. Only you can improve yourself and get the work out you need to meet the goal you want. 

1. Tracy Anderson Transform 2 Cardio - YouTube

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1.    Tracy Anderson Metamorphosis Workout L1 - YouTube

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   Order Metamorphosis now at tracyandersonmethod.com For all body shapes! Tracy Anderson Method.

3. 1. Tracy Anderson Transform Days 111 120 - YouTube

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   1. Insanity is my favorite workout when I really want to get a good cardio burn. I have the work out videos and I highly suggest investing on it. I did this work out series before I got pregnant and loved it. It gives you a calendar to follow so you know what work out you should do for the day, which is really nice! I don't follow the calendar anymore though just because I'm doing something different everyday. I really like to mix up my work out. That way my body doesn't get used to just one work out and I get results quick by surprising my body with different work outs. 
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   3. I know that working out can be hard sometimes especially if you have toddlers that run around every where. I usually work out when Liam is napping but sometimes those naps are when you want to relax. When Liam is awake I place him in his bouncing toy, and work out while he watches me. Sometimes he will even watch me and he think it's funny. I find it useful to work out in front of him because I feel like I am setting an example for him. I believe Liam will grow accustomed to exercising, and he will always be an active boy.
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   5. If you are a Bachelor fan here is a work out you can do while watching.
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   9. There are a lot of different work outs to do. Any work out is better than no work out. 
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   12. +Insanity 
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body pledge!

While looking at Pinterest the other night, I found a Pin called the body pledge and I liked it, so I decided to talk about it on today’s post.

Body pledge:

- I vow to start loving my body, however I am feeling, however I look and wherever I am.

Everyone has those days where you just don’t like the way you look. I definitely feel like that sometimes. It doesn’t matter if you are skinny, short, tall, curvy, fit, fat, most people have days where they don’t feel they look and feel good about their body. Lately, I have been trying to block out negative thoughts.

- I promise to stop the negative self-talk and fight back against my negative thoughts- not everything I think is true.

 Sometimes I can think of myself in a negative way. For example, I’m not done with school yet; it has taken me longer to get it done, especially now that I have Liam. I think that makes me unsuccessful. I feel I’m behind in life. I need to remember that as long as I get done with school it doesn’t matter how long it takes me. I still want to achieve that goal for myself.

- I pledge to never participate in body group bashing of others and myself. This includes snide remarks towards other girls and picking apart myself.

I saw a quote the other day, “girls compete with each other. Women empower one another.” I have engaged in such negative behavior in the past, which I’m sure most girls have done. We all have personal issues and we don’t need to talk bad about other people to make ourselves feel better.

- I promise to refrain from hurting my body by-doing violence to it, not feeding it right and not taking care of it.

I want to live a healthy lifestyle, and the only to accomplish such a thing is by eating right and taking care of my body. My family has a history of health problems. I know I might not be able to prevent some things from happening, but I can definitely try to prevent it by taking care of my body.  A healthy life is a happy life!

- I promise to try not to compare my body to others.

This I think is probably the toughest one. It’s hard not looking at others and not thinking, “oh I wish I looked like that” but we have to remember that everyone has different bodies. Own what you’ve got!

- I promise not be affected by the negative appeals of the media. I know the media does not set the standards on beauty and perfection.

Media likes to play with women’s minds and they are good at making us think that we need to look a certain way, well guess what? Those celebrities in the magazines don’t look like that either; it’s called airbrushing and editing. Stop comparing your body to what the media puts out there!!

- I promise to recognize that different body types can be beautiful.

 No one in the world has the same body and all of us come in different shapes and sizes. I know several girls that are beautiful and most of them have different body shapes. Like I said before, own your body! No one else has what you’ve got.

- I vow to recognize my strengths, achievements, and attractiveness. I am a wonderful unique person.

Sometimes I struggle with this one. Some people might see my situation in a negative way, but I need to remind myself that what matters the most is to never let myself down. I can achieve anything that I set my mind to, as long as I believe in myself. Having a baby doesn’t mean that I will never accomplish any of my goals. On the contrary, it motivates me even more!

- I promise to not get down on myself when I make a mistake. I am human, and I know that mistakes are how I learn.

 You live and you learn, you are bound to make mistakes. They can only make you a better/stronger person if you learn from them.

- I pledge to not change my personality or how I act no matter how I feel around other people. Those who do not respect my true self and me do not deserve my friendship.

I like this quote because you shouldn’t change your views, or how you feel about anything just to make someone like you. Be yourself and if someone doesn’t like who you are then do not waste your time, remember that time is the only thing in this world that we cannot take back!

- I vow to stand up for myself, and others, when I hear something harmful or mean said. We all deserve respect and love.

I need to work on this quote, sometimes I have a hard time speaking my mind and I really hate conflict. I want to be able to stand up for others and myself in a respectable way.

I hope you can take the body pledge and believe that you can accomplish whatever it is you want!

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new year, new home, new me

Another year has come and gone; last year was full of different emotions for me. The biggest moment for me was Liam’s birth. It has been a very overwhelming mix of emotions, but let me go back to when I found out I was pregnant with Liam. When I found out I was pregnant I couldn’t believe it, I was in total shock. I was so scared and nervous for what would come from having a baby. I was nervous to tell Jorge, my family, and friends. I thought of the social repercussions that my situation would bring, for example, what would people think of me? How would my family react to my situation, especially because I was not married?

I knew I would find out who my true friends were and who would support me through a great, terrifying, wonderful, nerve wrecking special time in my life. Fortunately, I was lucky to have much support from friends and family. Even though many people were shocked to hear the news, most of them wanted to be there for me, so I decided that I didn’t need to worry about what other people would say, all I needed was the support from people I truly cared about. I knew that people would say what they wanted, but I felt like I had to embrace such a special moment in my life.

Last year, my new year’s resolution was to make myself happy, and that started by seeing the positive of every situation, and learns from my mistakes.  

            This year I start the New Year in a new place with Liam and Jorge, and I want to take advantage of being in a new place. I want to make every moment count this year. I desire to live a life full of excitement and without regrets, a life full of new tomorrows, and bright expectations. I want to surround myself with people who are positive and up lifting. I think I have great people in my life as of now but I don’t want to waste my time and energy, with negativity. I want to better myself, I want to be a person who takes advantage of every moment in life, and I’m so excited to see what this year has to offer.  

I hope everyone has a great New Year!

Driving out of Logan

bored in the car 

LONG drive. 

Liam was so happy whenever we got done driving

Liam was such a good boy the whole trip. The last day was tough but, he still was good about being in the car for three days.

 love it here!

This is a lake in the spring/summer time. Right now the water is low for the winter.

I can't wait to see it in the spring!

Love the view from our back yard.

 I think Liam likes it here!

 We found a cute basement apartment fully furnished!

 So glad we didn't need to bring any furniture!

 Such a cute little place.

Good size for the three of us.