I Could Get Used To This.

by Bess on May 22, 2013

My last full day in South Carolina with my brother was pretty awesome.  Any day when working out and laying out are on the top of your to-do list is pretty great.

I didn’t make a plan for my workout yesterday morning but went in and just wanted to wing it and see what body parts I felt like needed more work.  I did 20 minutes on the StairMaster to start and then did a random assortment of full body moves and plyometrics.  I posted a few “progress” pics of mine since getting back into a consistent strength training schedule.  Note I’ve been mostly clean eating at home but have definitely been indulging in treats while on this little vacay.

No filter on this picture…not trying to look like something I don’t look like and I know I still have a lot of work to do but glad to be able to see some of the results of about 3 weeks of consistent lifting about 3-4x per week.

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I’ve been definitely working on my abs and obliques so I’m happy to be able to see some new definition come out there.  If I hadn’t had wine and ice cream the night before this picture it probably would’ve been a bit better but hey that’s life :)

Breakfast after the workout:

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Protein oatmeal with bananas and a mug egg made in the microwave (grease mug and microwave for 90 seconds) with 2 egg whites and one whole egg.

Most of the day spent at the pool…

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I mean I could reaaaaallllyyyyy get used to this.

I’m now a little less pasty white than I was before this trip.  Success! Hope to keep improving on that through the NC leg of the trip :)

Mike joined us last night and we all went out to dinner at The Green Room downtown.

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I had chardonnay, we all split their award-winning parmesan truffle fries for an appetizer, and then I got the Southern Style pecan-crusted trout with spinach.

Their fries are “America’s best french fries”…how do you say no to THAT?!

Well, if you are us, you don’t.

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I am sad to be leaving my brother but we will be reunited in June for our family beach trip.  Countdown is on!

Off to North Carolina!

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A Nice Vacay Day

by Bess on May 21, 2013

My mini-vacation in the Carolinas continues.

My day yesterday was pretty lovely.

1) Worked out.

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2) Had a protein pancake for breakfast, some coffee, and did some Slim Life work and personalized fat loss coaching for a client!

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3) Spent the afternoon with my long lost friend/twin Jennifer :)  We were BFFs in 5th grade til I moved away.  I say we are long lost twins because when we were in 5th grade people legit used to get us confused.  It didn’t feel like it had been so long since we had seen each other.  We got some awesome margaritas too!

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4) After we said goodbye, I headed to my brother’s apartment pool.  Had it all to myself.

Didn’t hate it.

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I plan to go back later so long as the weather holds up :)  Actually, most of my day today should be very similar to yesterday.

Workout, work, tan.  Okay fine.

And one more thing…my prayers go out to those in Oklahoma and everyone affected! Keep them in your thoughts and hearts!

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You can also text “REDCROSS” to 90999 to donate $10 towards those affected by the tornados in Oklahoma.

♥♥

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A Sunday in SC

May 20, 2013

Hey hey! I had a great day with my brother yesterday.  I made us some oatmeal to start the day and good thing because we ended up needing something that was going to stick to our ribs a bit!  We took a long and fun run/walk through a local park that took us to downtown [...]

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Carolina on my Mind

May 19, 2013

I’ve made my way back down south for the week! I’m staying with my brother in South Carolina for a few days then going up to North Carolina for the rest of the week to stay with my parents. We are about to go hiking and doing some fun stuff so I will be back [...]

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Be Fit FRIDAY!

May 17, 2013

I am especially pumped for Friday after this busy week!  Next week also marks my first week of having Summer Fridays off  Yay! So it’s been a couple days since I’ve gotten a good workout in so I really want to crush it today. I have a fun challenge for you to try today for [...]

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Stopping In & A Little Starstruck

May 15, 2013

Hey friends!  I guess I should go ahead an apologize that my blogging schedule may be a bit erratic this week.  I know I’ve mentioned work is very busy this week but as always I’ll post when I can! Stopping in really quickly before bed…I have my alarm set for 4:30am for tomorrow morning and [...]

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Upcoming Stuff. Pushups to Failure. Legs Workout.

May 14, 2013

So I haven’t forgotten about how I said I was going to try CrossFit.  The only problem right now really is my schedule.  Work is super busy this week and then I’m going to be out of town next week, and in order to start they require everyone to take the Foundations classes.  It’s 3 [...]

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New Cert, NYC Things, Magical Pancakes?, a Run, and a Winner–WHEW.

May 13, 2013

Good morning!  I am downing coffee and I try to get my day started.  I didn’t sleep much this weekend and while it was definitely worth it…I am tired!  Let’s do a little weekend recap.  This post is going to have a few things going on so just bear with me! Really quickly before we [...]

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Be Fit Friday: Cardio & Abs

May 10, 2013

Happy Friday to ya! So you know how I mentioned yesterday that I hope to run around a 8:30 minute mile for my 10k, but would LOVE of course to push it faster to be closer to 8.  Just wanting something to happen won’t make it happen, but putting in the work will!  So yesterday [...]

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Goal-Setting and Goal-Doing

May 9, 2013

It’s torrentially pouring down rain outside and I’m trying not to let that damper my mood, although I’ll be honest I’m going to 99% of the time be in a better mood when it’s sunny.  At least I did something good for my body and my mood this morning by going to 6am yoga.  Despite [...]

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