A little somethin' somethin' about myself....30 to be exact.

Imitation is the best form of flattery....so this one stems from a recent post from The Life From Jake where he listed 24 things about himself for all the people in all the lands to know about. And then my girl Reba K. did it so I knew I had to jump on board.  I saw their 24 and raised them 30.


Here are mine:

8 Week COMPARISON Progress Photos and Stats!!

8 WEEKS.

2 MONTHS.

5 WORKOUTS EACH WEEK.

SLIGHTLY MODIFIED EATING AND DRINKING HABITS. 

(Less sodium, less sugar, a little less booze. Very few bread-related carbs until dinner)

THIS IS WHAT YOU GET WHEN YOU MAKE 

A LIFESTYLE CHANGE INSTEAD OF A QUICK FIX.

READY??  

LET'S CHECK OUT MY PROGRESS SINCE WEEK 1, SHALL WE?!

Code Red

Good morning!
This post has nothing to do with fitness, you lucky bastards!

 It DOES have to do with lady time, so men-folk of the world, feel free to click that red X in the upper right hand portion of your screen and get out while you still have your dignity....ha, just kidding, if you are reading this blog and are a dude, I know your kind, and I know you have as much class as a Canadian tuxedo.

Denim on denim on mullet.

I'm getting TBagged by Kettlebells....

Dudes.

These kettlebells are no joke.

One is 20lbs and one is 30lbs....can you guess which is which?

Weekend Recap and Photo Dump Monday

Good morning weekend warriors!
I apologize for my absence over the weekend.....to say I was busy was an understatement!
By Sunday night I felt like this....

Over it.

Show your face, I mean LOVE...stalkers. You know who you are.

DUDES.

It's time.

Time to fess up that you have been checking out the goods.

Time to come forward about your shameful acts.

I know who you are.

(Okay, I really don't...but I WOULD LIKE TO!)

It's time to show my TBag Blog a little lovin'

I promise there is enough cushin' for the pushin'

ARE YOU A BLOGGER?

That is fucking awesome.  Then you already know your responsibility!!

And there are so many options to choose from!!

You have a bunch of fancy icons over there

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Bloglovin'

Blogger

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OK, maybe that's it....ha.

And for the rest of you?  

Friends, family, random stalkers, non-tech/blog people?

Gilded has a Facebook page!

Go HERE  and LIKE that page.  

Do it.  It's gonna be so awesome. Promise.

Also? 

I post funny pics to Pinterest HERE.

There are also Facebook and Pinterest buttons ovah here

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You could go fucking crazy and LIKE them all!! 

I DARE YOU, YOU DIRTY BIRD!!

Let's get this crazy party started people!

Show me some love in the most non-gross way possible!

I can see you walking next to me so I know you're into romance.

 

Forced Romance. TBag. Out.

It's flooding outside and the trains are at a halt, so I'm doing a LINK UP!!

Today's post is not fitness related AT ALL!

Can you believe that?! 

This post is way more fun and a great way for me to "meet" fellow bloggers.

Today's Link Up is brought to you by Holly and Jake. Their blogs are HERE and HERE.

Let's get started shall we?

Life in the Fast and Furious lane

Did you know my husband was in the "award winning movie series" The Fast and The Furious?

Image courtesy of The Fast and the Furious, The Movie

Workin' out Ghetto-Style with a tight budget

I know most people have a completely stocked home gym in their spare bedroom and can therefore save some brain cells from reading the rest of this post.

Wait....what's that you say?

You are barely scraping by with enough cash to shove some EZ Mac and box wine in your face hole and pass out?

I hear ya sista. I hear ya.

So what is a classy lady to do to stay in shape on a budget?

Get Creative! 

What exactly IS PiYo Strength ?!?! Watch the VIDEO.

Have you been wondering what exactly IS this PiYo Strength I keep preaching about?

Have you ever thought maybe you don't know what it is and are worried you might not be able to do it?

Fear not.

PiYo Strength is a great way of exercising.  Not only does it tone and tighten, but lift, shape, and strengthen EVERYTHING.

It's easily choreographed and easy to follow.  

It will challenge you.

The soundtrack is kick ass and changes as we progress.

We train in the comfort and convenience of either my own home or a humble facility that will not intimidate you with machines or other women's in matchy-matchy outfits, full make-up and hair.

We get sweaty! 

If you aren't then I'm not doing my job.

This Sunday, April 21st, from 9-10am is our

SECOND FREE CLASS.  

FREE.

AS IN, 0 DOLLA BILLZ.

As in 

SHOW UP. WORK OUT. FEEL AWESOME. GO HOME. DONE. 

What have you got to lose?

And guess what?

There are TWO promotions going on as we speak.

THE FIRST?

Come to the Free class THIS SUNDAY and if you register on site for two or more back to back classes,

you get an additional $2 off each class!!

You will be taking each regular class for as low as $10!!!

THAT'S CHEAP PEOPLE.

THE SECOND?

Once regular classes start (in MAY), if you bring a new friend to a class, 

YOU GET YOUR NEXT CLASS FO' FREE!!

Still not convinced to get off your ass?

Here is a poorly edited video of yours truly 

giving you a little sneaky peek into the PiYo Strength World. 

Find me HERE on Facebook, or e-mail me (see video) for the address, directions, and additional information.

Let's Kick Some Ass !!
TBag. Out.

Operation Work.It.Out. Progress Pics Week #6

So last night I stopped by a friend's grand opening of her new in-home studio.  She has been killing it at the Y and with one on one personal training sessions and boot camps (which I'm starting in a couple weeks!) and has finally hit the big time to build out this fabulous studio. 
I'm so proud of her and can't wait to start taking a class or two with her. 

She is my inspiration to move forward with teaching PiYo classes and the like and what motivates me to work out and keep going each and every day. 

You can find out about her and her company info, Tight-n-It, HERE.

On my way home, Bayou wanted food...Like NOW, and he begged me to stop at Culver's for whatever god awful sodium filled dinner he wanted.  So I did.  BUT....I resisted getting myself something and instead popped a couple items in the oven when I got home instead.  Not glamorous, but not something I would regret the next day. 

And thank you sweet Jebus because I am super excited about the progress in the last week based on these photos!!  Take a look!

Stuck in the Middle with you....

Do you ever feel like you are stuck?  Like...glued in place, unable to go left or right or forward?  No?

I can't hold the steering wheel or sit on a toilet

You guys.
I said I was going to bump up my workout routine this week and I meant it.
To confirm that it is working, I am fast approaching Day 3 of total body brick shit muscles.
What's that you ask?

Tuesday Gun Show Workout

Good morning!  I bought tickets to the gun show this morning....like the view?

DROOL

OWIO Toning Progress Photos Week #5 and my Brunch Recipe

Good morning!  Well...almost afternoon at this point.  I woke up, took progress pics, and then headed to the vet with my oldest pup for 2. HOURS. These damn dogs, I swear. 

Big Reveal!!! The contents of my lady bag....

I'm doing it.

I'm joining fellow bloggers on my FIRST LINK UP!  It's gonna come off as stupid to most other people...and I get it. It is rather silly. But...I have a couple minutes this morning so I thought,
Why the hell not?

I want my MTV......blog style. And Random Updates

SOON.

 

My Breakfast Smoothie Recipe and what I'm doing to fight the fat

I switched up my workout routine today and did back to back Strength this morning.  Skilling said tomorrow is gonna be BEAU-TI-FUL so I plan to get my ass outside and Run Forest!

This morning my alarm went off at 5am and I redid YESTERDAY'S workout with a couple modifications.

Instead of 5 short sets, I doubled the length of every move for the first go around.

My arms and butt were not happy.

Second round? I held that shit in the air for all the counts in all the moves forever.

My muscles proceeded to fall off my bones in a fit of anger.

I then topped all this off with a 16 count set of V ups (fo yo abs)

Tomorrow we be running in the sunshine and warmth.
I like to run really fast during the chorus part of each song and jog during the rest.
Kind of like a pseudo-HIIT exercise.
Plus, it keeps my ADD in check when I'm distracted by garbage in somone's lawn or a squirrel.

Also? I have been making these kick ass breakfast smoothies that are delicious and portable. I used to eat oatmeal every morning but am currently OVER that shit.

Voila:

Don't be grossed out by the color.  It's delicious!

This is an 8oz. mason jar. I can make four at a time with my blender using the following:

6-8oz. Green Plant Juice
Most of a bag of pre-washed organic spinach
2 or so cups frozen mangoes
4 heaping spoonfuls of 0% fat plain Greek Yogurt
2 tbsp. Flax Seed (Make sure you refrigerate these after opening!)
2 tbsp. Chia Seed (since I don't add ice, this acts as a thickening agent if left to sitin the smoothie for at least for hours)
1 Splenda
Water, as needed if the smoothie is too thick.

Blend that shit up and divide into four containers. It holds up to two weeks in the fridge.

BOOM.
Green Juice Goddess,
TBag. Out.

My Tuesday Morning Workout- Do It.

Now that my ladybits have calmed down a tad and the rage and bloat have subsided, let's work off the mini Reese's cups and Starburst Skittles, m'kay?

This was my morning workout.
Completed in my bathroom.
With one dog sleeping in the hamper.

 HERE'S YOUR MOTIVATION:

Mush Monday- Things I'm grateful for

Hi guys....Day off of working out today!!! WOOT!!

Since my computer was out of commission, I was taking pics of things and couldn't show you. I knew you would be sad, so I wanted to highlight things that made me happy and things I'm grateful for.