Mandii's Muse

If you missed my fitness journey/routine post, you can find it here ! See what I mean? Meet you at the finish line JJ!  I learned something about one of my favorite athletes the other day. JJ Watt is a defensive player for the Houston Texans. He works out like a fiend, and eats 6000-9000 calories a day! What?! Dude is a house. I'm pretty sure that if he was at the finish line of a marathon I could probably get there. I might be bloodied, bruised, needing an oxygen tank, AND a stretcher, but I could get there! Anyway, when I am working it out on the treadmill I need some things to keep me going. Otherwise, I get irritable and want to stop. Sometimes, I will use my treadmill time to pray. I know a lot of people in times of need, and I will pray for them. Pray for healing, strength, and wisdom. It is just me, the treadmill, and God. Oftentimes, I will listen to music which leads me to this post. I wanted to give you a list of my workout songs in case you are beginning on ...

Before Looking back at old pictures can be a happy time. However, when you were overweight like I was, it was difficult. Trying on clothes was the worst. Although some items are fashionable, it is hard to not look doudy when you are in some types of clothes. In February 2014, I knew that I needed to change. My mom's friend was a BeachBody coach, and was just starting her accountability group. I joined in and completed a five day clean eating challenge. It was hard at first. No pop, no sweets, very little bread. That was pretty much the staple of life for me. After the challenge, I lost about 4 pounds. I continued to eat mostly clean, and did the 30 day challenges my coach gave me. In the spring, and continued into the fall I walked 3 miles daily. Believe me, there were some days that I was grouchy, tired, sweaty, and just wanted a piece of chocolate cake. I have lost 30 pounds since my journey started. I am not at my goal weight yet, but I am getting there, slowly but surely....

Hi there! Today I wanted to share with you a post I never thought I would be doing, my workout routine! I started to get healthy back in February, and I can honestly say that I have seen results. This is by far, the longest I have stuck with a workout. This is SO true for me! My routine is simple, I walk 3 miles almost every day of the week, and do 100 crunches, and 35 pushups, 150 bicep curls with 5 pound weights, and tricep dips. For my crunches, and arm exercises I do them 4 days in a row and have a rest day. With walking, I only do 1 rest day a week. I also have incorporated speed bursts into my workout, so I will walk a little, then jog for about 120 feet, then walk more. I am also going to try yoga pretty soon. Basic yoga. Haha! I also eat clean about 80% of the time, and that has improved my weight as well. If you want to see what I have on my Clean Eating and Fitness board on Pinterest, click here! I'd love to hear what you do during your fitness routine! Le...