I Survived + Q&A

I don't usually post on Fridays but I figured I would since I lived to tell about this morning's spin class.  It was hard, and I loved it.  Yeah yeah, that's what she said, I handed that one out on a silver platter.  But seriously, that shit was challenging!  My legs felt like spaghetti when I left and it's a widely known fact that my vag will be unhappy and in pain soon.  I'll spare everyone those details.  Will I go again?  You bet your sore ass I will!  It might be a bit challenging to finish and get to work on time, but I think I can make it work!  Monday and Friday mornings…bring it.

So I had posted on instagram the other day asking for some questions…here goes nothin.

Did you gain from not being on track?
Yep.  I was down to 141 and I'm hovering around 150 right now.  The 130's were so close I could taste them…unfortunately the taste of cheeseburgers and beers seems to have won.  I WILL get back down to where I wanna be, but who knows when.

Most the people I ask tell me their kids motivated them to loose. What was your big push to get healthy?
A lot of things.  First of all, I realized how unhappy I was.  I was NOT a pleasant person to be around.  I was angry and self conscious which makes for a terrible combination.  I wanted to be someone that other people enjoyed being around.  I wanted to be the best version of myself that I could be.  The idea of getting pregnant helped motivate me a lot too and made me want to be healthier.  I wrote a post about motivation a while back where I talk a little more about this!

If you fall off the healthy train what do you do to get back on?
I try not to be suuuper hard on myself.  Little food slip ups here and there are ok and I usually tell myself that I'll go to the gym an extra day or I'll eat an extra healthy dinner to make up for it.  As far as exercise goes, it's so easy to rationalize an, "I don't need to go today" excuse.  I give myself free passes every once in a while, but I've grown to like my routine and most of my mistakes are in my eating.

Eye makeup. Your puppies. Letting yourself have "cheat days" and getting back on track. How often you work out a week. Typical week. Dinners?
Haha, it's not nosey when I ask for questions!  Let's see…Eye makeup!  Pretty simple eye stuff.  I have the Naked2 palette and I use "Bootycall" and "Tease" which are in no way shape or form indicative of my personality.  Right?  Right.  Mascara, I use the same one as Brandi (aka Mama) which is L'Oreal Beauty Tubes.  I like it because it makes my lashes a teensy bit longer and it's really easy (and kinda fun) to remove.  Oh and I fill my eyebrows with a dark brown shadow that I'd never use for anything else.  Nothing too crazy though.  Cheat days, see above.  Can't live without em.  I work out Monday through Friday with an occasional weekend day sprinkled in.  If I miss a day it's not the end of the world.  Dinners are all over the place.  I'm pretty awful at planning them.  We eat a lot of chicken, a lot of venison, brown rice, veggies, salads, Mexican-ish things.  We don't eat a lot of pasta.  I'll keep trying to share my dinners on instagram and am happy to give recipes/methods when I can!


WHAT is the recipe for that shrimpy, salsa-y treat you make? How long have you been with Army McArmster? Tasty, EASY (like how I like my women) recipes.
That shrimpy, salsa-y treat I make is shrimp ceviche and I love it for so many reasons.  The recipe and some proof of my OCD chopping can be found in this post.  Army McArmster, I assume, is my dear husband.  Ben and I have been together for almost 10 years and married for almost 3.  Pretty crazy that one man can put up with my array of shit for that long.  He's a saint.  A saint with big arms and a heart of gold.  Tasty recipes…I'll make an effort to collect some favorites and do a post on them.

Gym playlists?
The two below are kind of my go-to's.

"Run. Run. Run. Run." (for when I, you guessed it, run)
David Guetta – Little Bad Girl - feat. Taio Cruz & Ludacris
Lo Fidelity Allstars – Battle Flag - Feat. Pigeonhed
Olly Murs – Troublemaker
Rihanna – Where Have You Been
will.i.am – #thatPOWER
David Guetta – Sexy Bitch (feat. Akon)
Big Sean – Dance (A$$) Remix - Explicit Version
Pitbull – Rain Over Me
Reggaeton Latino – Gasolina
Lupe Fiasco – The Show Goes On
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Irish Celebration (P Smoov Remix)
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis – Can't Hold Us - feat. Ray Dalton
Wale – Chillin
Jay-Z – Young Forever [Jay-Z + Mr Hudson] - Explicit Album Version
Bad Meets Evil – Lighters

Boom! (for when I want to smash things)
P.O.D. – Boom
Metallica – Fuel
Rage Against The Machine – Killing In The Name
Rage Against The Machine – Bombtrack
The Offspring – You're Gonna Go Far, Kid - Explicit Album Version
The Offspring – The Kids Aren't Alright
The Prodigy – Smack My Bitch Up
Limp Bizkit – Break Stuff
Limp Bizkit – Faith
Disturbed – Down With The Sickness
The Offspring – Why Don't You Get A Job?
The Offspring – Self Esteem
The Offspring – Come Out and Play

Workout motivation? What goes through your head when you just don't feel like!
To be honest, a lot of the time I think about all this blog/instagram stuff and know that other people are watching and I don't wanna let them down.  I've been talking about this morning's spin class on here for a little while and this morning when I got up and sure as fuck didn't wanna go…guessss what I thought of?  "Oh shit, I don't want them to think I'm a pussy and that I wussed out on a spin class because it was out of my comfort zone. I better go!"  You just have to find something that makes you tick.  We've all got it.

Happy Friday!  How much longer til I can have a beer?