Loving your self

I have struggled with being comfortable to be alone on this deployment. Needing to learn that its okay if it is just me and the kids, to be happy with just me. When my husband was home I spent every evening with him. He is my only friend. I realized during this deployment that having the wrong friends/family in your life is poisonous. At least it is for me. It really takes a hold of me mentally and causes me to become such a negative person and i absolutely do NOT want to be that person, EVER. I have done a pretty good job the last few weeks in letting people go. I really think that for me, it was the first thing i had to do to become comfortable with just me.

1. I am starting to realize that comfort comes with age. I don't need to be the most liked or the funnest person at the get together's.
2. I need to pamper myself. whether that be a regular massage, manicure, pedicure, hair cut, shopping trip, workout, bubble bath, good book or just some alone time. It is much needed and it makes me feel prettier.
3. Setting goals and working towards them i have learned is one of my strengths as a person. Finding your strengths is extremely uplifting. I know i tend to focus on negative things when my life is in a negative place.
4.Comedy! I need comedy. It puts me in a better mood instantly.


Deployments suck! they feel never ending at times but then i look back and think "Wow, we already have 6 months that have come and gone". Talking to my husband daily (i know that it is not always the case for some) has helped me put a lot into perspective. We plan our future lives out together, making goals and sticking to them. What i';m hoping to get from this deployment is a better sense of love for myself, because i'm frickin awesome!



                                        We both look like RE RE's here but I love this picture.

TGIF

This was my Friday night.

                                             Pzza, Wings, Ranch, Beer and my favorite movies

                                                         

Plus I got to talk to this guy! Yup this is my perfect Friday night.

Dig that fine ass!!! (excuse my crudeness)

So in my previous post i talked about wanting to get in better shape before my husband came home. Sort of a welcome home gift to him. In my personal opinion i think every returning soldier should be welcomed by a person with the sexiest of bods, whether he/she had to pay for them to be there is none of my concern. Again i'm joking on that one....maybe. I was doing just Insanity for a while (the workout and not the mental state, although the whole time i'm doing this i am thinking that i must be insane.....so never mind on the mental state) but i thought "I really want a sexy booty". I wanted a firm high ass, not the one that i was currently rockin (flat ass). So i found a workout plan on Pinterest and oh how i love my Pinterest. Its the Brazil Butt Lift work out combined with Insanity. I have completed a week of this workout and i LOVE it. here is what it looks like.

Week 1
Monday – Fit Test & Bum Bum
Tuesday – Pure Cardio & Abs *
Wednesday – High & Tight & Leandro’s Secret
Thursday – Cardio Power & Resistance & Abs *
Friday – Cardio Recovery and/or Sculpt
Saturday – Plyometric Cardio Circuit & Abs *
Sunday – Rest

Week 2
Monday – Pure Cardio
Tuesday – Bum Bum & Abs *
Wednesday – Cardio Power & Resistance
Thursday – High & Tight & Leandro’s Secret
Friday – Plyometric Cardio Circuit & Abs *
Saturday – Cardio Recovery and/or Sculpt
Sunday – Rest

Week 3
Monday – Fit Test & Bum Bum
Tuesday – Pure Cardio & Abs *
Wednesday – High & Tight & Leandro’s Secret
Thursday – Cardio Power & Resistance & Abs 8
Friday – Cardio Recovery and/or Sculpt
Saturday – Plyometric Cardio Circuit & Abs *
Sunday – Rest

Week 4
Monday – Pure Cardio & Abs *
Tuesday – Bum Bum **
Wednesday – Cardio Power & Resistance & Abs
Thursday – High & Tight & Leandro’s Secret **
Friday – Plyometric Cardio Circuit and Abs *
Saturday – Cardio Recovery and/or Sculpt
Sunday – Rest

Week 5 (Recovery)
Monday – Core Cardio & Balance
Tuesday – Core Cardio & Balance
Wednesday – Core Cardio & Balance
Thursday – Core Cardio & Balance
Friday – Core Cardio & Balance
Saturday – Core Cardio & Balance
Sunday – Rest

Week 6
Monday – Fit Test & Bum Bum
Tuesday – Max Cardio Conditioning & Abs *
Wednesday – High & Tight & Leandro’s Secret
Thursday – Max Interval Circuit & Abs *
Friday – Max Recovery and/or Sculpt
Saturday – Max Interval Plyo & Abs *
Sunday – Rest

Week 7
Monday – Max Cardio Conditioning
Tuesday – Bum Bum & Abs *
Wednesday – Max Interval Circuit
Thursday – High & Tight & Leandro’s Secret
Friday – Max Interval Plyo & Abs *
Saturday – Max Recovery and/or Sculpt
Sunday – Rest

Week 8
Monday – Fit Test & Bum Bum
Tuesday – Max Cardio Conditioning  & Abs *
Wednesday – High & Tight & Leandro’s Secret
Thursday – Max Interval Circuit & Abs 8
Friday – Max Recovery and/or Sculpt
Saturday – Max Interval Plyo Circuit & Abs *
Sunday – Rest

Week 9
Monday – Max Cardio Conditioning  & Abs *
Tuesday – Bum Bum **
Wednesday – Max Interval Circuit & Abs
Thursday – High & Tight & Leandro’s Secret **
Friday – Max Interval Plyo and Abs *
Saturday – Max Recovery and/or Sculpt
Sunday – Rest

Week 10 (Recovery)
Monday – Core Cardio & Balance
Tuesday – Core Cardio & Balance
Wednesday – Core Cardio & Balance
Thursday – Core Cardio & Balance
Friday – Core Cardio & Balance
Saturday – Core Cardio & Balance
Sunday – Rest

 I personally choose not to rest on the rest days, instead i do the tummy tuck or insane abs workout. Note: Please do not scroll down to the very bottom if you are uncomfortable with viewing bikini snap shots. I plan on documenting my progress and plan on posting photos to show that. I will always warn before i do though so no worries. And keep in mind this is only week one. As you can see in the first photo of me and my husband, I was a chunk (my own opinion, no one else)
 

Run Run as fast as you can

Since my soldier has been gone I have made it a point to get my body back to where it was pre-babies, maybe even better! I enjoy the fact that we are a pretty active family and that our little misters enjoy running their little hearts out. So i thought "why not do two 5K's in one day"? couldn't hurt right? It honestly wasn't that big of a deal for the kids physically but our last run went past their bed time and it was also in the dark with really loud techno music and people running fast and throwing neon paint all over you, well needless to say it scared the shit out of them. On a side note i would also like to say that they specifically noted in this night run that it was "not a rave". LIES!!! At the end of the race it was most definitely a rave. I was a good mom though and made my kids go into the mosh pits and take their tops off. Totally joking by the way! We headed strait home.....to a series of unfortunate events. More to come on that later.
The bubble run that we did in the AM was a full on BLAST! we had so much fun and plan on doing it next year when/if it comes back to our area.