Summer Challenge Days 5, 6, and 7

Okay so I didn't post yesterday! I was tired last night and decided sleep was the need of the day! So Day 5...I got up early, had the last of my already made all natural blueberry crepes...someone ask for a recipe...it is

Make whole wheat or oatmeal pancakes
Cook some blueberries in water and add agave nectar, vanilla flavoring...to thicken the liquid add corn starch.
Take some yogurt cheese and add a orange zest to it, mix it up.

Scoop some yogurt cheese onto a pancake and then some blueberries, roll up and there is your crepe...wish I had took pictures, but wasnt awake enough for that...

Then it was off to the gym for a Kickboxing class. My best friend showed up at the gym and when I pointed out zumba was later, she decided to go ahead and try the kickboxing class...it was a blast...The instructor in this class is awesome at giving you the heads up as to what you are going to do next and that helps so much for us newbies!

After kickboxing, I headed upstairs to lift weights. I did a little chest and back and abs....not my normal routine because I was tired and realized I had not brought a snack with me...
Bench Press...3 x 12 x 45
Incline Press...3 X 12 x 30
Flyes....3 x 12 x 40
Rows...3 x 12 x 74
Lat pulls...3 x 12 x 50
Crunches 4 x 25
Rv. Crunch...4 X 20

Then I headed to the store for a snack...grabbed a banana and peanutbutter at Walmart...with a water...then back to the gym for the zumba class...

This was a beginners zumba class that I took for the first time last week...It was fun, we had a zumba war and the instructor did a great job of making it fun...it was a good workout, but after having done kickboxing earlier, it was not as intense...still fun and a good workout...

After class I headed home to pick up my kids and then yet again back to the gym to hit the pool with the kids...this was purely playtime, that always involves lots of running around the pool and jumping around with my five year old...while at the pool I some roast beef, greek yogurt and grapes...

Took the kids home and then went to buy some produce for the week...

Somewhere in the day I did manage to get a pot of pinto's cooking and when I got home I made some brown rice and that was dinner!

I was really tired last night!

Today, I got up early to take my oldest to meet up with some of her youth group and go to Carowinds for the day...then my 5 year old and I started our day of fun...we headed back by the farmers market to get some fresh eggs and of course she had to have strawberries...then off to yard sales, she found a train set and a porcelin doll! Makes for a happy kiddo,,,I found a bar stool that I needed for my bar and it was only 2 bucks!! love a good find! We also found each of us a bathing suit...the sweet thing was mine was brand new!! It is a Nike suit and the woman had bought it last year and then found out she was pregnant and had to take it easy for the first 3 months...then it wouldn't fit and she can't wear it now! Love it...this will be a good suit for tri training!
This was all before 10am...around ten, we headed home, grabbed a snack...Greek yogurt...changed clothes and headed to the gym. I put Autumn in child watch, planning to go to a zumba class, but decided to go to the pool instead. My back and shoulders felt tight and honestly I was just tired...I ended up swimming laps for about 30 minutes, but it was good...felt good and I got some coaching from one of the life guards that really helped my form...after I got done swimming I just laid on my towel for a bit, then got my daughter and played with her for about an hour...we had a ton of fun. We did eat some healthy snacks by the pool. I had all natural veggie chips with my green tea...then grapes on the way home...

We came home and I mowed grass...that is a workout in itself! I got to relax and watch The Blindside today finally!

For dinner tonight I had a sirloin and mushrooms with a salad!

Tomorrow, yes I am posting ahead. I will eat clean for most of the day...probably have pizza after church tomorrow night...and unless I go cycling, it will be a rest day...Sunday is my planning day for the week...meals and workouts go smoother if I have a plan...

Oh yeah, I found a really good cooler for packing our foods for the gym in and it will free up my smaller one for my long workout!

I can't believe I am going to post this, but I took this picture at the Y today before I went swimming....I am hoping it will help me see the changes in my body this summer....