I wasn't ready for that!

This day came too fast, meaning that  I said I was going to measure myself and post my measurements!  I have been dreading it so much because I haven't stuck to diet at all!  I've been eating out a lot, and not really making the best food choices.  I haven't done any herbalife anything in at least half a week.  Eusevio and I haven't been walking for half a week, I haven't been doing my BABB or Arms.  So pretty much I stopped EVERYTHING.  Last week I made myself a schedule to deep clean every room in my house, not only for the sake of having a nice clean house, but I really wanted my whole house to be spotless before I left on my cruise.  That's really all I did last week, was get my house in order.  I think the only good thing I can say about any of my decisions was that I still always ate half my portions, and drank lots of water.

Although I have to say I was reaaaaally surprised when I took my measurements, in a good way!  I forgot to weigh myself in the morning before I had my shake, so I don't know how much of a difference it made, but my weight was 200lbs.  Not too happy about that, but I'll weigh myself tomorrow morning when there's nothing in my system and see if that makes any difference.   So at that point I was down, and so mad at myself, but continued to take measurements, and here they are....

New Measurements:

Left arm: 11 3/4   Right arm: Same
Waist: 36
Stomach: 39 1/2
Hips : 40
Booty: 42 1/2 
Thigh left: 25"   Right: Same

Obviously I don't expect you to remember my last measurements lol so I'll post the difference here:

Differences:

Arms: 1/4 Inch (Lost)

Waist: 1" (Lost)

Stomach: 1/2" (Lost)

Hips: 2 1/2" (Lost)

Booty: 1 1/2" (Lost)

Thighs: 1" (Gained)

I'm so happy about this!  They aren't super huge losses, but this is over a period of 2 weeks, and this is with me not eating healthy every single day.  I may not be seeing a dramatic weight loss as far as the scale goes, but I am still losing inches.  I saw the biggest loss in my hips, and booty area.  I kind of expected this because I've been doing that BABB program, and usually you have to lose a little fat first to start gaining muscle in the area.  I'm not even mad at gaining an inch on my thighs, because I've been working them out as well!  

My hubby has been telling me that he really sees a difference in my weight, but I kept brushing it off because I knew I hadn't been making good food choices.  So in my head I just couldn't see how I'd be losing any inches at all!  So this was a nice little surprise this morning :-)  I only have 6 days left until I'm leaving on the cruise, so I really don't have much time to lose anymore I don't think, but the whole week I will be sticking to Herbalife so I can get my body ready.  I'm gonna be honest, I really don't think I'll be sticking to my diet on the ship lol.  I will stick to portion control, and no pop.  But this is vacation ya'll, I want to experience mutil-cultural foods and drink alcoholic drinks, and have delicious desserts haha!  

I will say that this passed Saturday I had like 1/2 C. worth of Coke Zero.  We had some friends over Friday, and I had made dinner and got some drinks from the store, because I know that not everyone likes water like me.  It was just staring me in the face, and I was like man I really want a coke.  Coke Zero was the best choice out of that and regular coke.  So I drank a little.  As soon as it hit my mouth I was like ugh nevermind I don't want this anymore.  It instantly gave me a headache!  So yea I was over that real quick!   So I guess you could say my 'no coke' streak was broken Saturday, but I don't feel super bad about it because I really didn't drink much at all, and it didn't change my mind on anything.  It just doesn't taste the same after you've gone so long without it.  

Alright I think that's all I have to post.  I'm super excited about our cruise!! We head down that way this Saturday, and Sunday we'll actually be getting onto the boat to head out.  I don't know if I mentioned this before, but last year we were supposed to go on a cruise as well, but I ended up finding out I didn't have the right documentation for Skyla.  So we had to stay with our friends that live in that area for a week, because my mom and friend were with us and they still went on the cruise!  So I'm extra excited about this one, because It's almost like I've been waiting 2 years to go on it lol.  I've never been on one, or out of country at that, so I'm just really excited to experience it all.  Not to mention BEACH uh HELLO.  I'm such a beach bum so this is right up my alley!  

I'll try to post before my cruise, but no promises, because I have a ton to do towards the end of the week :-)  Until next time guys!

~Kylah~

This is for you Janelle!

So my friend texted me this morning to ask why I haven't posted in awhile since it's been over a week.  I honestly didn't even realize it had been that long, but I guess it has!  I was planning on waiting until Sunday or Monday to post because I was going to take another set of measurements and post them.  I'll still do it, but I'll catch everyone up now because I have free time.

I've come to the conclusion that weekends are the devil, and all my self control seems to go out the window!  I don't know what it is about it.  Is it because I have my hubby here all day and I cater more to him than me?  Is it because it's the weekend and I'm seriously over cooking all the meals from the weekdays?  I really don't know!  I'd say that Friday and Saturday's eating festivities were due to depression and stress.  I was able to kind of recharge over the weekend though, and relax from daily wifely duties, and just chill!  By Sunday I was recharged, soul-wise.  I had made myself a schedule of exercise for the week that I was going to try to stick to!  I do have to add that last week, all week my hubby and I would walk around our apartment complex, which measures to about a mile.  So even if I didn't do any strength building exercises, I'd still get cardio in thanks to him!   Ok back to this week.  So Monday I started my shakes again, 2 a day, regular meal in evening.  I think there was 1 day that I had an actual healthy meal, The others weren't so much.  I have been sticking to adding all my meals in MyFitnessPal app, and I've still been under my calorie goal.  I don't by any means think that these Herbalife shakes are miracle shakes, but they really do help with my calorie intake control.

I do have to admit that I haven't been looking forward to them lately though.  It's either because I only have Chocolate left, and don't get me wrong I love chocolate, but when you have it for breakfast and lunch it gets old fast.  The other reason could be that for some reason the consistency has been hit or miss.  I like my shakes sort of thick, but not super thick.  Definitely not runny though, and sometimes they'll either be super runny, or super thick.  I used to not have this problem, and I haven't been changing the way I make them,  so I really don't know!  I'm ordering a new flavor today so I'm hoping that'll get me out of this funk of not wanting these shakes.   I know they're sort of like a crutch to an extent, but I just don't fully trust myself to eat great for all meals lol.  I haven't weighed myself lately, and I'm kind of nervous to do it.  I wouldn't know what to expect, because I have been doing strength training stuff, so I'm hoping I'm building muscle.  I don't know how that'll translate into my weight.  That's why I'm measuring myself so I can go by inches.  I'll weigh myself too, but I just am super scared for some reason to see what it says.

All in all things have been going pretty good.  It's been stormy last couple days, so hubby and I haven't gone walking in 2 days, but when the skies clear we'll be right back out there!  Our cruise is in 11 days, and while I'm super excited about it, I'm also wondering what I can think of next after that to help keep my motivation going.  There's really no other "event" happening that is making me go "Man I gotta get in shape for that!"  So I'll be happy when I think of one!

I haven't lost as much weight as I really wanted to before I started this whole process, but I am really happy with what I have lost.  Almost everyone I know has seen a physical difference in my weight, so that's made me feel good.  I'm by no means 'skinny' or even close to being that, but I am happy with how my body feels right now.  I still haven't had any sodas, so I know that's a huge thing for me!  If I can just kick this sweet tooth, and greasy food tooth (not a thing, but I made it one haha)  I feel like I can do good!  I don't mind having cheat meals, but I really need to make them a lesser occurrence.  I feel like I let myself have multiple cheat meals in a week, as opposed to 1 or 2 meals.

So until Sunday, or Monday guys!  Wish me luck on the motivation lol

~Kylah~

Disappointed

So here comes a not so good blog entry....
I'm pretty disappointed in myself in the last few days.  I've mentioned before that I deal with depression, and I never know when I'm going to get hit hard with it.  Well it happened Thursday and lasted all weekend!  When depression hits, my energy is drained.  I literally feel like doing nothing, I don't want to leave the house, I don't want to talk to anyone.  I just slip into my own world and tune everyone out, and seclude myself (as much as I can with a kid).  The hard part is knowing that I do all this, and not having the ability to stop feeling that way!  For the most part I stuck with my herbalife routine, and if I didn't I ate healthy, except for yesterday.  Yesterday turned into not caring what I ate at all, and I'm paying for it today for sure!  I did my BABB program Friday, but I was limited in just that because my muscles from my rib still bothered me, and I barely made it thru that without being so sore.  Saturday and Sunday my muscles ceased up and I couldn't relax them at all.  I felt like I was walking around shrugging my shoulders all day, I didn't know how to release the muscles....and I'm a massage therapist!!!  I even had my hubby try to massage it, but despite his awesome effort, it needed a professional.  I tried making a massage appointment, but it was too short notice, no one had a Sunday evening appt.   So all that on top of my depression this weekend I just felt like a big mess.

I try not to get disappointed in myself in this whole process, because despite all of this, I'm still in a better place then I've ever been health wise.  I've never stuck to eating healthier for so long.  Even if it's not every single meal, it's still more than I've ever eaten healthy before.  I just don't think I'm pushing myself enough!  I've stopped going to my gym here, and just been doing my home programs.  Which at least I'm doing stuff, but I haven't been doing as much cardio at all, and I know I NEED to get that in to help with this whole process.  My friend and I had talked about meeting up during the week and going to a park walking track and walking with our kids, but I haven't gone yet because honestly I have a weird fear of leaving the house.  Yesterday I got ahold of 2 of my friends to make definite plans to get together to walk or go to someones house to do zumba or SOMETHING so that I will just force myself out of the house on a regular basis.  It's weird most people die to get out of the house, but I just have my comfort zone here, and I swear I'm a hermit.  I used to not be this way, but it's gotten worse since moving to Texas away from most my friends and all my family!

Today I'm getting back on track on the shakes, and my hubby is going to help me with everything else.  He's trying to lose a little weight too, so he's going to hold himself and me more accountable now.  It's easier when I have that support behind me saying "NO let's not get that, let's eat healthy".  Sometimes I'm good on my own, but other times it's hard when you're staring at the delicious food someone else has and you're eating grilled chicken and veggies.  It's a struggle everyone has to go thru I guess when they're going thru this process, but it's hitting hard for some reason right now.  I just need to get more exercise in....I feel like that'll help me feel better about myself even if I do eat bad.  So that's my weekly goal right now, workout this week atleast 5 days!  I'm going to set weekly goals so I can be sure to stick with it.  I'll put my schedule I plan to stick to down below.

I also took my measurements today....FINALLY!  I should've done this in the beginning because I know I've lost inches since first starting, and I reeeeeeally would've liked to see the difference.  But I didn't, so here are the first stats on the measurements.  
Arms: L-12"  R-12"

Waist: 37"

Stomach: 40"

Hips:42 1/2"

Booty:44"

Thighs: L-24  R-24"

Those are some big girl measurements!  I do know that I've lost about 2" in my waist, because before I started I got a 40" bra, and now it's too big for me.  In one way it's annoying because I just invested in a nice victoria secret bra, but I can't be too mad at it because I lost weight in that area so I'm good lol.  I'm not happy at all about the stomach and hip measurements tho.  I have a lot to work on with those!  The thighs I don't mind as much, I actually have no problem with my  thighs other than the fact that they need to be toned up to get rid of that jiggle and dimples :-P  I'm hoping my BABB program will help with that tho!

Ok that's all I have to post today.  I'm just going to try and get back in the groove of things this week and hold myself more accountable for missing any workouts and eating crappy foods.  I try not to be super hard on myself, but I think I need to be harder!  

Here's my workout schedule for this week:

Monday:  BABB/Abs

Tuesday: Cardio/Arms

Wednesday: Cardio/Abs

Thursday: BABB

Friday: Arms/Cardio

Saturday: Cardio/Abs

Sunday: Rest

~Kylah~

Yikes!

So the last couple days I haven't been doing that well on my diet or exercise :-(  Yesterday I had my morning shake, and literally right after I had it, I pulled a rib out!  It wasn't in any cool way either, so I don't have this awesome fighting off a mountain lion story.  I was sitting on my couch, and Skyla was kicking me on my side.  I twisted to move her legs, and stood up and BOOM rib out.  It was my upper rib too, right below my left armpit.  It was really hard for me to breathe, and I couldn't even lift my left arm without help from the other.  Eusevio had to get off work early so he could take me to chiropractor.  After all was said and done I got out of chiropractor at 6ish, and Skyla was hungry so we just went to this Cuban  place right  next to the Doctor's place.....BIG mistake.   I don't know if you've ever tried cuban cuisine, but it's AmAZING!  I got this bistek steak with whatever sauce it was cooked in so it was tender and delicious, with rice mixed with black beans and pork chunks, and then some grilled plantains.  Ugh it wasn't super unhealthy I don't think, but I'm sure it wasn't healthy either lol.  Eusevio really wanted me to try these pastries they had there too, which I was hesitant atfirst but I gave in because honestly I felt like crap and a pastry with some coffee suuuuuuure sounded great to me!  It was a little bit of cream cheese with guava in the middle of puffy pastry triangle yumminess.  That was a wrap for that day....not so great.

Today had my morning shake, all was seeming to go great until we left the house!  Eusevio stayed home with me again because my muscles are still super sore around my ribs.  We got done shopping then I was like you know what, I want a nice juicy burger!  So by George I got a freaking burger with onion rings!  I ate half of it, but it was soooooooo delicious!  I was like ok that's my cheat meal, I'm going to the store later so  I'll fix healthy dinner blah blah blah.  Well we did go to grocery store, but we were just so done that we went to Raising Cane's  geeeeeeeeez no self control today whatsoever!   I dubbed today the last day of my unhealthiness for awhile.

I'm telling you, when there's no meal planning and not a whole lot of groceries, it's so easy for me to get off track and just go pick up something fast and greasy.  I am trying to stick to the whole "eating clean" concept, and I only got fresh ingredients from the store.  I got different types of meat too so we're just not eating chicken all week for dinner.  I got steaks, brisket, and salmon along with chicken. Tonight I prepped my hubby's lunch for tomorrow.  He's wanting to eat healthy and get cruise ready too, so I'm going to prep his meals so he's sure to stick to eating healthy while at work.  For tomorrow's lunch I made grilled chicken breast, salad with sliced strawberries & mixed nuts w/balsamic vinegarette, sliced strawberries & bananas for healthy snack, and if he wants any kind of sweet something I gave him a handful of dark chocolate almonds.   I'm supposed to be doing this on a Sunday so I can just prepare a whole weeks worth of lunches, but I procrastinated with going to grocery store, so this is what I get!  I also forgot to grab plastic meal containers to put it all in, so they're all in different containers, some with and some without lids lol....thank goodness for foil!  I also tried out these breakfast egg muffin things....here's a picture

In these I put fresh spinach, red & yellow bell pepper (I sauteed them b4 adding to muffin tin), turkey bacon (precooked) then of course the egg.  Topped the egg off with salt, pepper, and a little cheese.  Eusevio always buys the frozen version of these things, but I decided to make them fresh so he can just heat up a couple in the morning.  I don't like eggs, so I can't tell you if they're good or not.  I guess I'll have to wait and get feedback from my hubby on these!  If he likes them I'll continue to make them, only I'll mix it up and put different things in them so he doesn't get tired of them too fast.  

I think that's all I have for an update.  Tomorrow is the day I'm getting back on track!  I'll be doing my BABB, Arms & Abs since I haven't been able to do them last couple days.  Of course if my rib muscle acts up I'll have to quit, because I really don't want to pull it out again.  I've been seeing results, but I know that my results could be soooooo much better if I would just stay consistent with my diet and exercise.  I gotta look good for that cruise ;-)  Ok guys until next time!  

~Kylah~

In a good mood today!

A very good mood indeed, and I'll tell you why!

Over the weekend there were a couple days I didn't do any shakes at all, but I wasn't disappointed in myself.  I think I was sorta testing myself to see what choices I would make, or would have the resolve to make.  I find that I just can't eat as much as I used to before which is great!  Portion control seems to be a breeze for me now.  I didn't eat salads all weekend, but I make little choices like grilled chicken everything instead of fried, portion control, drinking lots of water, etc.  I was still on my period, so I would be lying if I told you I was great in alllll my food choices.  I did make some no bake cookies, and may have eaten a few in 1 day lol.  Usually if I make something like that, I limit myself to 1 a day.

Saturday I woke up with a horrible migraine, so my hubby took the reigns on watching Skyla, and I laid down to try to get rid of it, I ended up sleeping until 3!  I guess my body needed it :-S  My husband was the one who woke me up saying that he just got back from taking Skyla to the park, and that he got us food.  I was hungry so I went into living to see what he had.  He went to Taco Bueno!  I haven't had Taco Bueno in sooooooo long.  I couldn't even eat that much because it was sooooo greasy and gross, like the paper it was in was drenched in grease.  That night for dinner I chose to order out, and got a half a sandwich, soup, and salad.  It felt so good to eat something that didn't drip in grease!  Sunday I woke up, and had a glazed donut with coffee for breakfast.  Not healthy I know, but I was feeling a little down, and that meal just reminds me of being at my In-Laws and having a good time (I love my in-laws :-)  So it was just comforting to eat.  I went to my meeting around 2:30, and when I came back of course I was hungry!  My husband wanted chicken, so we went to wendy's and he got a sandwhich while I tried their grilled chicken salad.  It was ok, but so far my favorite chicken salad is from Braums!

So as you know, last Tuesday or Wednesday I started my BABB program!  My soreness literally lasted until about Sunday!  I've never been that sore in my life from a workout.   I know I haven't been working my legs like I have in other places, but I honestly didn't expect my legs to be THAT sore for THAT long.  I'm not talking a little sore either I'm talking, Can't sit down without grabbing something to help you down, or go down stairs, kind of sore.  I can't lie, I was so nervous to start back up on Monday, because I just really didn't know what to expect as far as how my legs would be.  There were a couple times where I couldn't do as many reps because my legs felt like they would give out, but other than that my soreness isn't as bad as it was last week at all.  I feel sore today, but not super bad pain HALLELUJAH!   So yesterday was my BABB and Abs day.....today is arms, and I'm going to do abs again because I don't feel sore from yesterday.   I want to get some cardio in, but it's been rainy and cloudy outside, so I haven't been able to take Skyla out to walk.  Looks like tonight I'll have to go to our gym when Eusevio gets home so I can get some cardio in!

I weighed myself again today....I know I know I need to stop weighing myself so much, but I wanted to weigh myself after I was off my period so I can see what my official weight was without the bloating and such.  The result.........

Yep you read that right 198lbs!!  This just boost my moral up so much :-)  

Another thing that I've started doing again is tracking all my meals and exercise on MyFitnessPal.  Another thing I've noticed since doing this is my progress on weight loss.  

For my starting weight I was saying 208lbs, because I really didn't know what my true starting weight was.  But apparently it was 210lbs according to MyFitnessPal.  I used to stick closely to this app, so I trust in the info.  I have on it.  So since starting this process I've lost 12lbs total, not just 10lbs.  That was a nice little discovery :-)

Today is grocery shopping day, and there's a few things I'm going to get that I haven't been so much in the past.  My cruise is in 26 days!  That's not a lot of time left, and I certainly haven't gotten to my goal that I had originally set for myself in the beginning.  So I'm going to try my HARDEST to get to my goal by that 26 day mark.  I'm going to try and eat clean, no processed foods.  My friend says to take out carbs and processed sugars too....OUCH this is going to be so hard, because despite all this I still crave pasta almost every day, and I still have the occasional sweet every now and then.  So this is going to be a "Try" thing.  I will do my hardest to avoid these, but I'm not going to beat myself if I have 1 occasionally.  I also need to start eating protein snacks in between my meals.  I've noticed that I've been feeling a little weak and sometimes woozy in between my meals, especially if I've worked out.  I haven't been having any protein snacks in between these meals, and it's affecting me!  I have to make sure I'm getting enough nutrients and protein.  I've gotten a few recipes from Pinterest, of course, so I'm going to make sure I'm keeping up with that!  

I think that's about all I have for today!  Oh, here's a picture for you guys of my "equipment" I use for my workouts :-) 

Yep, that's a yoga mat and a 1 gallon bottle filled with water lol.  I'm ballin' on a budget until next paycheck, so in the meantime for my weights I've been using these gallons of water.  It's not filled up the whole way, so they weigh about 7lbs each.  They have a little handle on the top so it kinda makes it easier to do my workouts with it.  Best believe I will be investing in actual weights soon though!  I'm also going to get some resistance bands, because I've found a few workouts online to do with them.  I can't do lunges very well, and I've found some workouts that use resistance bands to help replace the lunges in a workout.  Last time I used resistance bands were when I dislocated my shoulder, and I had to use them to stretch my arms out O_O  Not a good memory, but thankfully this is completely different!  

Ok guys until next time!!  Next monday I'll be taking a picture of myself and progress, so it'll be hard to post, but I think it'll help me out!  Hoping to see some more progress :-D

~Kylah~

P.s: This is something I don't even think I've mentioned in any of my blogs... I haven't had a single coke or coke product since starting this whole journey!  Anyone who knows me, knows this is a HUGE thing since I pretty much used to have a D.P. or Mountain dew almost every day :-)  Love it

Feel the burn....FEEL IT!

Well I can honestly say that this BABB program WORKS.   It didn't take long to go through the workouts it suggest.  Took about 30 minutes total, which a lot of that time is resting inbetween sets.  I probably didn't wait long enough either because it suggest to rest 1 minute between reps.  I just got too bored so I rested probably 30ish seconds inbetween sets.  After I finished I instantly felt the heaviness of my thighs, and I kinda walked with a waddle instead of regular.  I just knew that this morning was going to be a doozy with the soreness if I was already feeling it yesterday!  Boy was I right.....I got out of bed this morning and even said outloud, "Ok here it goes!"  I feel it in my thighs and booty!  I can't really bend to sit it's more of a, fall into the seat, type situation.  Keep in mind I haven't really been able to workout my legs this much since starting this whole process.  My apartment gym only has 1 leg machine, and I've done it before, and it's made my top of thighs kinda sore.  But yesterday I was doing squats, lunges, and other workouts that worked out different part of my legs I haven't hit yet.  So yea I was kind of whiney with all the soreness of my legs, abs, back arm muscles.

Ever since being home from visiting my mom, I've been sticking closely to my Herbalife schedule!  2 shakes a day, healthy meal in evening.  Doing these home workouts have been great too, because instead of waiting until 8 in the evening to workout...I do it around 3 or 3:30 (Skyla's naptime).  Doing it earlier in the day makes it so much easier to eat a healthier dinner, because you don't wanna mess up the workout!

I'm really excited to write this part of the blog right now, because this morning I decided to weigh myself!  I just weighed Tuesday morning I think it was, but I wasn't expecting anything because I hadn't been doing very good the week before.  I was still 200lbs then, but this morning for the heck of it I weighed again.  I'm finally below 200!  It's only by a pound, but I'll take it!  I still wasn't expecting anything because I've also started my period (shark weeeek)  so I know i'm going to be bloated and everything that comes with that lovely time of month.  But to my surprise I had managed to lose 1 pound lol.  I'll of course weigh myself next week, and that'll probably give me a more accurate reading, but I was too excited to keep to myself!  Just makes me excited again, not that I've really lost motivation, but it just reassures me that what I am doing is making a difference, whether it be small.  My legs and abs are so sore today, but today is arm day, and seeing that weight on the scale I know it going to help push me through today's workout!

That's about all I have for today, I'll let you guys know how the arm workout goes!  I have a feeling that my whole body is going to be sore tomorrow haha hopefully I'll be able to move :-D

Stats:
SW: 208lbs
CW:199lbs
GW (For May 3rd): 190lbs (Hopefully more)

Today is the day to start my new program!

So while I was browsing instagram last night, I noticed another before and after booty picture of someone who was working on toning their butt (not full on booty, they had shorts on lol)  I was asking myself, "Why do I keep seeing these pictures, where is this coming from?"  So I looked at the account, which was named 'Fatlossideas' and I came across a link to a website that gives a program to help tone your booty.  I was curious because that's one thing I DO NOT want to lose, my butt!  I really didn't have one when I was skinnier, and of course when I gained weight, I gained a booty.  I actually like it, and TMI my hubby does too :-D.  It needs to be toned for sure, but I really do like my butt, so I bought into this ebook fitness thing.  I'll post a link on the bottom for anyone who wants to check it out.  Basically you pay for it, and you download it to your phone, computer, whatever you want to.  You can download it up to 7 times then the download expires, but you can check your downloads anytime you want.  So I have it downloaded to my phone and computer.  I got 3 things...Build a Better Booty Program, Sexy Arms, and Protein Treats and Sweats.  I was only going to get the BaBB program for $19.95, but when you buy that you can get other things discounted.  So all in all I spent $29 for the BaBB program, and Sexy Arms....the Sexy Arms was discounted to $9.95 haaaaaaay.  The protein treats and snacks was added for free!  They have a couple other programs, but right now I just want to focus on my arms and booty.

So about the BaBB program, it's a 3 month program.  It tells you what workouts to do in Month 1, then 2, then 3.  You can do all of these at your home, the only thing you need are dumbells.  They show you how to properly do the workout, and how many reps.  From what I can see, they aren't super complicated, but from all the reviews and things I've read, people say it reeeeally makes the booty burn and it works!   The Sexy Arms is pretty much the same thing.  3 month program, only need dumbells, can do at home.  It's really cool because she also includes Ab workouts to do along with these workouts, and a suggested food routine.

Of course I could do what I did yesterday....go to Pinterest, choose some random workout routines, and probably save $29.  But honestly I do a lot better when I have set workouts picked out for me with someone telling me how much to do, when to do it.  At the very end, she makes a schedule suggestion for when to do all the workouts, and I'm going to stick to that schedule, because it works for me perfectly!
Here's the schedule:
*Sunday: Rest
*Monday: Legs/Booty/Abs
*Tuesday: Arms/Cardio
*Wednesday: Rest
*Thursday: Legs/Booty/Abs
*Friday: Arms/Abs
*Saturday: Cardio

So as you can see it's really not a crazy schedule.  She stressed the importance of letting your body rest whenever you workout so you give your muscles times to rebuild.  So really I'll be doing the booty workout only twice a week, and arms twice a week.  Abs will be more, of course depending on my soreness.  I plan on doing cardio atleast every day, like taking Skyla to the park or waking around walking track. Nothing super vigorous, but it'll still make me feel better doing something active every day.

Today will be my first day trying it and I'm super excited, but nervous because everyone has said how sore they are!  I'll be doing it around 3, or 3:30p.m. that's usually when Skyla takes her nap.  I'll have to let you know how it goes!!  I've seen pictures of people who have seen really great results after 6 weeks.  Of course I only have 4 weeks until the cruise, so I'm hoping I can see some pretty good results in that time!  I do plan on going the full 3 months tho!  If anyone is interested in trying it with me let me know!

Side note......my abs and arms are sooooo sore today!  Yesterday I did do some little workouts.  I did 100 crunches with difference variations, and then I did some arms workouts.  I wasn't sure if what I had done had made any difference, but when I woke up today I realized they sho did!  So today, I'll just be doing the Booty workout, and I'll probably skip the abs.  Since I'm starting in the middle of the week I will probably adjust that schedule a little bit, and then starting next Monday I'll be able to start and stick to that exact schedule!  Alright I think that about wraps it up! I'll post the links to everything below for anyone who is curious to check out this workout program!

ZBodyFitness:  http://zbodyfitnessinc.com/

I also read this article and it's a good read: http://hiit-blog.dailyhiit.com/hiit-diet/weight-loss/25-truths-weight-loss/