Title Boxing Club - First class after-thoughts

Today I start Boxing Classes

Total body boxing workouts will have you boxing like a pro. Step into the boxing heavy bag station and begin with a stretch and warm up that will get your blood pumping and your body ready to fight for your fitness.


Once you’re warm, you’ll put on your boxing gloves and prepare to strike the heavy bag. Your professional trainer will teach you the proper boxing techniques including the jab, cross, and hook. You’ll follow your trainer through one to three minute fitness rounds designed to provide overall total body strength and endurance challenges that will take your body from flab to fab. After your boxing rounds, your last 15 minutes consists of abdominal, core and strength training using medicine balls and your own body weight for resistance. You choose how hard or light you hit this workout—either way you’re sure to burn calories and have fun.

WOW, sounds like I will be on my toes the entire time! Sounds FUN and something I am looking for in my cardio. BUT also sounds like a lot of hard work!!

Oh and did I mention, the boxing gloves come in PINK! YES I LOVE PINK! So of course I'm going to be sporting my PINK boxing gloves!

I'm off now to head to class, wish me luck! I'll write an updated post on my first class experience! :)

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40 by 40 - Mini Bucket List

1. Travel out of the country with my husband
2. Be debt-free aside from our house payment
3. Wear a size 6 again
4. Run a 5K
5. Start video blogging
6. Get another tattoo DONE
7. Wear a bikini and feel sexy in it
8. Build a bonfire pit in the backyard and enjoy nights sitting by the fire DONE
9. Go to Myrtle Beach DONE
10. Go hiking
11. Go snow sking
12. Go tailgating
13. Host an adult Halloween party
14. Have a spa day
15. Read a book
16. See a Broadway show with my husband
17. Play a practical joke on each one of the kids
18. Go horseback riding
19. Pose nude (haha just joking, but I do want to take some boudoir photos for my husband)
20. Squat 225lbs
21. Bench 135lbs DONE
22. Learn to accept my stretch marks and wrinkles
23. Host a naked beer tasting party (like a naked wine party)
24. Get my ears re-pierced
25. Watch the last season of Lost (yep still haven't watched it) DONE
26. Take the kids on a float trip DONE
27. Make bread pudding from scratch following the recipe from Ohana's at Disney World (YUM)
28. Go to DollyWood
29. Go zip lining
30. This one's a secret :) DONE
31. Send out photo Christmas cards
32. Take a family vacation to Disney World
33. Get family portraits taken
34. Take a kick boxing class
35. Get my nails done
36. Visit my friend Mari
37. Have a romantic candle lite fondue dinner at home with my husband DONE
38. Get season passes to Worlds of Fun and go often DONE
39. Get our wedding photos printed (it's only been 6 mths since the wedding)
40. Go somewhere that has amazing waterfalls

My 2011 Goal - Muscles are so Sexy! I want to be Sexy!

I have decided that this is the year I really start to get serious with how I look and feel!

It's not that I "hate" the way I look now. I think I look good! I think I've come very far and if this was as far as I could possibly go, then I would accept that. I would be content with myself and maintain what I have accomplished. BUT I know without a doubt, this isn't as far as I can go, this isn't the BEST I can be! I can do better! I can push myself harder! I know I have the drive and determination to improve my body even more! I want to be able to post a picture of myself in a itty bitty bikini and think "dam I'm hot"! I want to have tight 6 pack abs (never in my life did I think that was possible, not this almost 40 year old Mom of 3, Grandma to 1!  BUT I DO now)! I want to have more energy than I ever have and I want muscles! YES I love muscles! Muscles are so Sexy! I want to be Sexy!

And so I'm going to step it up a notch! NO! Several notches! I'm going to kick my own butt like I've never kicked it before! I'm going to go full blown with clean eating. No more 50/50!

I can do this!

Today I weighted in at 173 lbs! I've gained some weigh over the last year, however me today at 173lbs wearing a size 10 is totally different than me 2 years ago at 173lbs wearing a size 14-16! What a difference muscle makes! BUT I still have a lot of fat on top of that muscle! I'm going to burn that fat away to reveal those sexy muscles! I don't have a "goal weight" in mind, but I need to lose a good 30+ lbs and I need to drop my bodyfat %!

You may be thinking "how is she going to do that:"? Like I said I'm going to eat 100% clean! For those of you that aren't familiar with clean eating, the basics are as follows...

Clean Eating Basics
•Eat small meals every two to three hours (5 to 6 small meals per day)
•Combine lean protein and complex carbs at every meal
•Avoid all over-processed and refined foods (especially white flour, white rice, and sugar)
•Avoid saturated and trans fat, instead consume healthy fats
•Avoid soda and other sugary juices and drinks
•Avoid high-calorie, zero nutrient foods (junk food)
•Eat proper portion sizes
•Drink at least a gallon of water every day

So NO pre-packaged meals (sorry Smart Ones and Lean Cuisine), NO white pasta or potatoes, NO low-calorie cookies or cakes, NO sugary juices! Just clean whole foods like chicken, lean beef, brown rice, sweet potatoes, green beans, broccoli, apples, oranges and water! LOTS of water! :)

I'm going to continue my training with my husband. Thank goodness I have him! He has taught me so much and pushes me to do my best! It helps that he was a personal trainer (a very good one if I might add) and knows what he's doing. It feels good to have a spouse who cares about how he looks as much if not more than I do! Makes things so much easier that we are both on the same track.
 
My goal is to lose 2-3 lbs a week. I'm going to weigh myself every Saturday morning and will share the results here on my blog. I also plan on sharing pictures of my progress.
 
That is my Goal for 2011! Call it a New Year's Resolution (first one I've ever made)! I AM going to do this! I know I can! I'm willing to give 100% to MYSELF!
 
You CAN Too! Join me in becoming the "BEST" you can be! What are your 2011 Goals?
 

New Design of Mom Getting Fit

Welcome to the New Design of "Mom Getting Fit"!

I am loving the "new look" and I hope you do as well. It seems much more organized and hopefully will be easier to find information.

I will be adding a few new sections over the next couple weeks! Please bare with me as I work out all the kinks and get all the new features added!

I hope you enjoy the new look. If you have any comments or suggestions please let me know. You can click here to leave a comment!

Thanks so much :)

Christmas Blessings To You!

I wanted to take some time out today to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas! For the next couple days I am relaxing and enjoying this special time with my family. No yummy cookies or big gourmet dinners at our house this year. Both myself and my husband are staying on track with our diets. I did enjoy a biscuit and gravy and a slice of bacon for breakfast this morning but will watch what I eat the rest of the day so I should be ok. Back in the gym bright and early we go Sunday morning. :)

Instead of a healthy food recipe, I decided to share this special recipe with you instead. Enjoy!

Recipe for Christmas All Year Long
Take a heap of child-like wonder
To the unexpected gifts in life—
Each day a sweet surprise.

Like festive Christmas candles,
Each one has a special glow.

Add some giggles and some laughter,
A dash of Christmas food,
(Amazing how a piece of pie
Improves our attitude!)

Stir it all with human kindness;
Wrap it up in love and peace,
Decorate with optimism, and
Our joy will never cease.

If we use this healthy recipe,
We know we will remember
To be in the Christmas spirit,
Even when it's not December.

By Joanna Fuchs

Coming Soon! All New Mom Getting Fit!!

WOW it's been a long time since I have posted in this blog. Between work, kids, the gym, and life in general, I just haven't had the time OR should I say haven't made the time to keep up with this blog. I guess you could say the "fire" in me just wasn't there.

Over the last year I have been on a roller coaster of eating healthy, eating bad, eating healthy, eating bad, and back and forth. Lucky for me, I have kept up with working out so that has help but I have put on some weight and I'm ready to get that off. I have that "fire" burning inside me again. One thing I have also come to realize is that this blog actually helped me in my journey. It kept me accountable and kept me excited to try to products, experiment with new recipes and stay on track. So I have decided to get back into the blogging world. Life hasn't changed, I'm still just as busy BUT I am going to set aside time to devote to this blog.

With that said, I actually have several new ideas, lots of new recipes to share and product recommendations. I want to redesign the blog and add some new features. So in the next couple months you will see those changes coming. In the meantime, I will be posting here and there so please be sure to visit and don't forget to check out the Mom Getting Fit facebook page (see link below). It's a group of mom's who share our journeys to live a healthier life!

Here's to a healthier you,
Shelly

Mom Getting Fit now on Facebook

Hello everyone, I know it's been a long time since I last posted! Life has been busy busy! I got married in May, took my honeymoon and then have had the kids home for summer vacation. I spend most of my time online either working OR on facebook! So I decided to setup a facebook page for Mom Getting Fit. This group is for moms (and all women in general) who want to get FIT! Come and share your fitness goals, advice, ask questions, get recommendations, share recipes, get motivated and more!

I'll be back and posting here on my blog again regularly but still want to invite you to come on over to facebook and join the group there as well!



Here's to a healthier you,
Shelly

Hey I'm still alive!!!

Hey everyone, it's been awhile since I posted but I'm still alive and going well! So much has happened in my life since my last post!

I got ENGAGED in Nov! I'm so excited. Our wedding is set for May 15, 2010. Time is really flying by so I have been very busy working on all the details of the wedding. You can check out our wedding website if you like http://www.matthewandshelly.com/
planning a wedding is MUCH more work than I ever expected and our wedding is a small one so I can't even imagine planning a large one. It's been fun tho and for the first time in my life, I will wear an actual wedding dress and walk down the aisle. I'm so very happy and so excited for our big day!

At some point in the beginning of Nov. my fiance also hurt his back. After weeks of going to see different Dr's. they finally determined that he needed back surgery so he had that on Dec. 28th. and was recovering.

So all of that along with the holidays really took up my time. I actually didn't step foot into a gym in like 1½ months! YIKES!! We are both back and going now but let me tell you, it's like starting all over. I have muscles in my body that HURT!! But it's feeling good to be back! We are at a new gym now (Gold's Gym in Kansas City) and I really like it. It's much larger than our old gym and has a lot more equipment. I'm also back to eating better. Not doing any "diet" per say, just eating less and better options. I find that works the best for me. I would love nothing more than to go on a strict diet and really lean up fast but it just isn't going to happen and I have come to terms with that so I'll do just do what I know works for me! :)

So I hope to be back to posting more often here and sharing things with you all. I really need to find some new and yummy recipes so I'll be sure to share them when I do. I'll also sneak in some wedding stuff too :)

Hope all is going well for everyone!!!

Here's to a healthier you,
Shelly

Just Checking In...

WOW, why is it so hard to stay on track? Ughhh

I have no problems working out but diet is so hard and let's just say the past few days I haven't been doing well. I have had a few "good" meals here and there but I've also ate out several times. It's been so frustrating to me. I LOVE food and I love food as a form of entertaining so that makes it really hard when you are trying to shed some weight. :(

But I'm not giving up, I'm going to keep on going and keep doing my best. Like I said, I have no problems working out. I love that. In fact I spent 3 hours at the gym today doing cardio and weights. Had an Awesome workout! I tried a new cardio routine today on the treadmill and I really liked it. It's a booty workout and goes like this:

5 min. warm-up at 3.5
2 mins. at 4.0
2 mins. at 4.0 with 2 incline
2 mins at 4.0
2 mins at 4.0 with 4 incline
2 mins at 4.0
2 mins at 4.0 with 6 incline
2 mins at 4.0
2 mins. at 4.0 with 4 incline
2 mins at 4.0
2 mins at 4.0 with 2 incline

then I did a warm-down at 3.5 for 5 mins.
It was a really awesome cardio workout and I could feel it in my legs and booty! But I didn't stop there, I decided to also throw in some HIIT cardio and alternated between 3.5 and 6.5 every min. for about 8 more mins. It was a Great workout! I'm going to do this for awhile and see what results I can get with it.

Well I've had a long day and really need to hit the bed. My son has a football game tomorrow and we have to be there at 9:30 am. Fun!! :) Not sure if I'll check in over the weekend so if not, have a wonderful weekend everyone!


Here's to a healthier you,
Shelly

Today's Eats

Hello and Happy Sunday! Just dropping in quick to check in and post my eats for the day! I'm tired and ready for bed. It's been a long weekend!

We went to the gym today, it was leg day and boy was it hard. My first leg day since being back from Vegas. I can already tell they are going to be hurting tomorrow. We also did 30 mins. of cardio.

Today my food was as follows:

Breakfast:Sausage Egg McMuffin (the healthier version)
This was really good. I took a whole wheat (100 calorie) english muffin and toasted it, then added scrambled egg whites and a Jimmy Dean turkey sausage patty and a slice of 2% cheese and put it all together. Was really easy and alot better for you than the fast-food chain version.

Morning Snack:Banana w/natural peanut butter

Lunch:Grilled chicken breast and green beans

After-noon Snack:none

Dinner:
Chili Dog Casserole
This is an old WW recipe I had. I made it for the kids tonight as they love it and just decided to eat it myself. I'll post the recipe within the next couple days. (too tired to type it all out now :)

Ok off to bed! Have a Great night everyone!

Here's to a healthier you,
Shelly

Today's Eats

Hey everyone, it's late so I'm going to make this short, but I wanted to post what I ate today.

Breakfast:Oatmeal Egg White Crepes w/Peanut Butter & Honey

Morning Snack:none

Lunch:Left over Taco Soup

After-noon Snack:Zone bar (yes I am addicted to these)

Dinner:
We went out to dinner tonight to celebrate my son's team winning their first football game. We went to a Japanese Steak House. YUM!

I had the following:
Small bowl of soup
Small Salad
Teriyaki Chicken
Sauteed Veggies
Noodles

Probably not the best thing for me but I only ate half so not too bad plus my calories were low throughout the rest of the day so I think I'm ok! Just need to drink a ton of water to flush out all that sodium! :)

We didn't work out today (our day off) but we will be back in the gym tomorrow. It's leg day (my favorite)!

Have a Great night everyone!

Here's to a healthier you,
Shelly

Today's Eats

Today was a Great day. I stayed on track all day even tho we went to an MMA fight, I didn't cheat so I felt good. I took my snack with me :)

I am also down 3 lbs since arriving home from Vegas. I knew most (if not all) of it was water weight so I would drop it pretty fast. So that's a good thing.

So Today's Eats are as follows...

Breakfast:1/4 cup plain oatmeal with honey
Vanilla-Banana-Carmel Protein shake

Morning Snack:
Vanilla-Banana-Carmel Protein shake
10 gummy bears

Lunch:
Bean and Chicken Dump:
This is something I have made before when I didn't know what to cook for lunch so started throwing stuff together. I take a can of no-salt pinto beans, left over Rotisserie Chicken , ½ can corn, and salsa and mixed it all together and heat. Then topped it with diced avocado. Makes 2 servings. It's really good and easy to throw together. It could also be put in tortillas and eaten as a taco.

After-noon Snack:Zone bar and banana

Dinner:Taco Soup:
I love this soup and use to eat it all the time when I was on WW. It's only 2 points per serving. It's pretty high in sodium tho so I don't eat it as much now since I watch my sodium intake.

Taco Soup

Serving Size : 16
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42 ounces chili beans in zesty sauce -- 3 cans
1 8 ounce can tomato sauce
2 cups water
1 can green chilies
1 envelope taco seasoning
1 envelope Hidden Valley Ranch dressing mix (dry)
1 lb. frozen corn
1 pound lean ground meat
1 chopped onion

In a Pam-sprayed pan, brown the meat and the onion together.

Combine the rest of the ingredients and simmer for 30 minutes.

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Per Serving:
121 Calories
1g Fat
11g Protein
21g Carbohydrate
4g Dietary Fiber
736mg Sodium.

NOTES : Only 2 pts. per cup for those following Weight Watchers.

I also top mine with a little bit of 2% cheddar cheese and a couple crunched up bake tortilla chips. YUMMY! Of course the nutritional information would need to be adjusted after you add the extra stuff.

This is a Great meal for those colder nights as it reminds me of chili.

I also had a Great workout today. We did Back, Biceps, & Triceps and 30 mins. of cardio. I had someone email me and ask how long I workout each day and how many days. I workout with my boyfriend Matthew and we are usually in the gym for about 2 hours, 5 days a week. I know not everyone can commit to that long but remember we workout together so it takes alittle longer than if I was just working out on my own.

Well it's late and I am ready for bed! Have a Great weekend!!

Here's to a healthier you,
Shelly

Back from Vegas & Today's Eats

Hello everyone!

Well I am back from my trip to Las Vegas! I had an awesome time at the Mr. Olympia. We just attended the expo and not the main events but it was still fun. Got to see alot of people and got a TON of free stuff (supplements, tshirts, etc.).

If you have been following me on facebook, you also know we ate like crazy! LOL there is so much good food in Vegas and boy did we try alot of it. I actually gained 5 lbs. Yikes! I'm sure alot of it is water weight as I had a ton of salty food, but I am back on track again with working out and diet.

I've decided to share what I eat on a daily basics here on my blog. They say that you do 50% better with your diet if you write it down, so I'm writing it down here :)

Breakfast:
I had a really good breakfast this morning. I made a 4 egg white omelet with green and red peppers, some 2% Swiss cheese and then topped it with avocado and salsa. YUM! I also had a Vanilla-Banana-Carmel Protein shake! I mixed 1 cup silk milk with 2 scoops vanilla protein powder, ½ frozen banana and about 1 tsp. sugar-free carmel coffee flavoring (I get this at Target). It was YUMMY!



This is the sugar-free syrup I get from Target. I LOVE it and you can get it in many different flavors.


Morning Snack:
Zone Bar (I will be posting a review on these soon, I just love them).

Lunch:
Turkey, swiss cheese and avocado sandwich on whole grain bread w/lil bit lite mayo

Afternoon Snack:
Banana with peanut butter

Dinner:
Crockpot Rotisserie Chicken
Green Beans

I had a Great workout today considering it's been a week since I have worked out. We did chest shoulders and traps and 30 mins. cardio.

Overall it was a Great day and I'm glad to be back and on track again! Like I said, I had a blast in Vegas but man I felt crappy and so bloated from all the bad eating (and drinking) so I'm looking forward to feeling good again! :)

Have a Great night! I'll check in again tomorrow and post my menu for the day. And I still need to post that chocolate pumpkin cupcake I promised awhile ago (I haven't forgotten).

Here's to a healthier you,
Shelly

Awesome Leg Workout Today & Weight Loss Update

Hey everyone, hope your week is going well so far. Mine is going great!

I had a awesome leg workout at the gym today. Had a lot of energy and was able to squat 145 lbs. The most I have ever squatted. :) Matthew's goal for me is to squat 185lbs. so we'll see how I do. That's alot of weight for me so it's alittle scary. LOL!!

I also weighted in this morning at 153.5lbs. which is a 6 lbs. loss since I started back. That's about 2lbs. a week so I'm happy with that. I have my goal weight set at 140lbs. but honestly the weight isn't that big of a deal. I'm more concerned with my bodyfat and how my clothes fit. I'd like to be down to at least 24% bodyfat, I was at 27.6%. I can currently fit nicely in a size 8 jean and some size 6's. I would love to get down to a size 4-6. So that's more of my goal than the actual # on the scale.

I had a yummy snack today using the sandwich thins I posted about a couple weeks ago. I made mini pizzas with them. I toasted the sandwich thins first to get them alittle crispy, then I took pizza sauce, 2% cheese and turkey pepperoni and broiled them for just a couple mins. They were pretty yummy and low in calories.



Tonight I'm going to be making chocolate pumpkin cupcakes, I'll have the recipe and pictures to share with you tomorrow!

Have a Great night!!

Here's to a healthier you,
Shelly

2009 Mr. Olympia in Las Vegas

Hello everyone,

Hope all is going well with you, I have had a busy week and weekend and haven't been able to post. My workout and eating were a been a bit crazy too. I didn't gained anything last week, but didn't loose any either.

I had a wonderful weekend with my boyfriend Matthew, boy, was it a BUSY weekend! We went shopping, out dancing one night, out to eat several times, went to the movies and even had a nice picnic at the park today. We had a blast! I love weekends like that!

I am however back to the grind again tomorrow. I really want to drop a few more lbs. especially before Sept. 24th when I travel to Las Vegas! :)

I am so excited I will be attending the 2009 Mr. Olympia. Matthew and I are staying for 5 great days of FUN!! I can't wait! I am so looking forward to the convention and just spending time with my baby in Vegas. Anyone else going? If so, let me know and maybe we can meet up!

Well it's late so I'm going to call it a night and go snuggle in bed and watch Big Brother (YES we are both addicted to it). Have a great night everyone! I will be back again this week posting! I have a few new recipes, I can't wait to share with you all!

Here's to a healthier you,
Shelly