49. The Wednesday: What I Wore, A Workout & #WCW

Greetings readers,

Can I start off by saying HAPPY HUMP DAY?!?!?!? This week, like I mentioned yesterday, has been brutal, so the fact that the week is half-way over, is just amazing!

After last night's post, I realized I've hit a standstill with my workout. What do I say to that? Ain't nobody got time for that! (Meaning the standstill of course... not the "working out" part- ha ha ha!). So after I hit "Publish" on my post, I hurried off to my room and did some Les Mills Combat. I'm normally not a huge fan of workout videos because I'd rather be in a class surrounded by people motivating me, but lately I've been burned out with the elliptical. Also, I unfortunately have to wear wrist splints at night due to Carpal Tunnel and I left mine at my parents' house this weekend and the elliptical motion causes it to really flare up - hence the need for an at-home workout.

Click here to learn more or to purchase Les Mills Combat.

What I Wore

Down in NOLA, I found a wonderful boutique, purchased this dress, walked a few blocks, went into another store, and spent 2 hours talking with a sales rep and trying on roughly 60 items. Low and behold, they were sister stores, a.k.a. Langford Market. Do I know my own taste or what?! 

This dress is great! It has the cute belt accent, puffy sleeves, and could be dressed up or down. I wore this dress on Christmas Eve, but paired it with some nude tights, did some fabulous curls to my hair, threw on some bright red lipstick, and covered my self in gold jewelry. There are endless opportunities to a dress like this!

A Workout

I know I already discussed Les Mills Combat and how last night I've decided to "commit" and do the "Super Warrior" 60-day fitness program (I'm sticking with my regular nutritional plan); however, for those of you that don't have Les Mills at home, you need a little something:

I found a success story on Pinterest from someone who had done Miss Conrad's Bikini Boot Camp and had lost 20 pounds. Why not give it a whirl, right? Once again, I'm sticking with my own nutrition plan, but I'm going to adopt the exercise plan, mixed along with my Les Mills Combat routine. 

If you're looking for a routine to follow, I recommend Lauren's! She outlines everything, from how much water you should be drinking, to your caloric intake, and to your "double workouts." (The double workouts sounds a lot scarier than what it actually is!)

#WCW

This girl here:

*Found via my Instagram feed*

I just adore Jennifer Anniston. Through all of her trials and tribulations, she still manages to be energetic and above all, happy and fit! She's always been an actress I admire. For someone that gets (excuse the expression) the shit end of the stick, she always manages to pull through. To me, that's real strength. 

45. The Wednesday: What I Wore, A Workout & #WCW

Greetings readers!

I hope you're Wednesday was fabulous! As promised, here starts the "new" routine...

What I Wore

I know you're probably a little baffled, but today was a work from home day. Massachusetts just got hit with a huge snow storm, so mix that with a not-feeling-so-hot-didn't-get-enough-sleep mentality, you definitely need a work from home day, hence the sweats. Tomorrow, I'll post a more promising attire.

A Workout

My daily workout regimen consists of 45-60 minutes on the elliptical. Due to the "snow day," I decided to do an at home routine instead. This one took about 50 minutes, which isn't bad; however, I'm sore already. Normally on the elliptical, I don't get sore if at all until the next day or so. We shall see how long this pain lasts. The one good thing about workout pain is that means you know you worked hard!

#WCW

Just in case you don't know what the hashtag stands for #WCW means "Women Crush Wednesday." Today's WCW would be these two ladies:

These two ladies are able to be seen every Thursday night at 10:30pm EST on Bravo, "Toned Up." Karena and Katrina met in a gym and decided to start their own company called Tone It Up, which is a fitness and motivational site geared just towards women. Be sure to check them out!

Plus, I think one of the reasons I was drawn to the Tone It Up girls is that Katrina was a trainer at the gym I belong to: Boston Sports Clubs. What are the odds, eh?

What did you do on this fabulous Wednesday? 

43. The Race?!?!

Greetings readers!

You're probably wondering why I'm freaking out right now (hence the title), but I just signed up for my first 5K!! Me... a runner??! Pure shenanigans! The race is 7 weeks from this coming Saturday and I just started "running" on MONDAY! With the help of an app C25K Free, I've started the "Couch to 5K" process, which is technically 8 weeks, but I apparently have no choice but to be ready in 7 weeks.

C25K Free App

One of my best-friend's just lost her mother to a 20 year battle of breast cancer and the fact that all of Zen Lab's apps, like C25K Free, have proceeds go to The Breast Cancer Foundation makes me love running. I'm incredibly nervous to run the race, but once I put this one behind me, it's onto half marathon training, and another 5K race in November. My goal is to run a half marathon next year. We shall see! I should probably get through the next 7 weeks first ;)

Pinspirabler's Registration Proof

In case you didn't believe me, I swear I did register! :)

Have you ever used the C25K Free App before? Did you ever wake up one day and decided you were going to be a runner, too?

27. The 1,000's And The Surprise!

Greetings readers!

Hope you all finished off your weekend splendidly and that your week is off to a great start!

Sunday ended up being a rest/planning day for me, so no post for you from Sunday. In the morning, it was a Bridal Party meeting for the Bridal Shower I'm planning. The meeting went great and we have so many ideas brewing, I can't wait to share them all! The rest of the day was a "rest day" from working out/everything else.

Yesterday, I woke up with an awful sharp pain digging into my left rib. My mom is convinced it was from working out, but today I'm ok. So yesterday, I did do a work out, but only half and finished off the remainder today, on top of today's workout.

Yesterday's Workout:

The Pinspirablers Workout.

Can I just tell you how excited I am right now!? I didn't realize this was a PB Fingers exercise, for I originally found it floating around on Pinterest. If you ever have time, check out her blog, for she has some amazing workouts, fitness tips, and recipes!

Today's workout:

The Pinspirablers Workout.

Not an easy exercise by any means, but I finished it nonetheless! Please note that the original source cannot be found, but if I do find it, I will provide credit!

Now it's off to finish baking. Yes, that's right, you heard it, I'm baking. I found an amazing recipe and will post it for you later! Stay tuned!!

26. The Fight2Fitness and The Nemo

Greetings readers!

To all of my Northerners, I hope you all are surviving the storm along with me! This morning, I was cursing "that silly clownfish" under my breath and my mom gave me the most perplexed look I've ever seen. "Mom, the storm is named Nemo." And with her still puzzled expression says, "Since when do snow storms get a name?!!?" Yup, ladies and gents... this snow storm is that bad that it got the name of an orange clownfish invented by Disney!

The Pinspirable.

For all of you confused about the road banning photo, our governor issued a state of emergency and for any car on the road not containing someone who is necessary to be working ie. police, firemen, nurses, linemen, etc. will be issued a $500 fine and 1 year in jail! In conclusion, Nemo has been found! ;)

Since everyone is essentially on house arrest, I decided to do some workouts today. Before being laid off, I was a member of Fight2Fitness in Rhode Island, which is a boxing gym. After class, if I could regain any of my memory, I would write down some of the workouts, so today I give you one of those***:

The Pinspirable.

After doing this workout, it was onto Fab Ab February:

The Inspiration.

After doing Fight2Fitness: The 10-1 and Fab Ab February (day 8), I did 10 burpees and 100 crunches. And as per usual, instead of doing the "25s plank," I opted for 60 jumping jacks.

Now, it's time to preserve my laptop power, since my lights are flickering. Yikes!!

***Please let me know if any of the workout for The Fight2Fitness: The 10-1 is unclear, for I will be sure to clarify for you!! Enjoy and good luck!!!***