Supplements

I know some people are firm believers in eating healthy, organic foods when it comes to getting all of their vitamins. I think differently. I am a firm believer in supplements. In addition to my daily vitamins, I drink shakes to fuel and recover. The thing about just eating the right foods is that a lot of foods loose nutrients during the cooking process. Add that to pesticides, because I don't buy 100% all organic foods and just other bad things in the atmosphere, I feel a need to help my body get all the good stuff it can use.

Let's start with the PowerBar Recovery formula. This is the newest powder in my arsenal of drinks. Of course the folks at Beachbody sell the heck out of Shakeology. I'm not opposed to the drink, I just like to buy stuff when I need it. I'm a last minute person folks and waiting for my drinks in the mail will cause me to fall of course. Anyhoo, I debated between the PowerBar and the Clif recovery formula. Based on getting more bang for my buck and suggestions from the folks at Performance Bicycle I went with PowerBar. However, I may try the Clif drink one day because the products I've tasted thus far are yummy. I also feel a difference after drinking this shake following Insanity. My pains have minimized substantially and I'm powered up and ready to go the next day.

Spiru-Tein is my FAVORITE powder. A lot of folks don't care for it but it's an Annie moment for me. It's thick like a malt and in addition to being a protein packed shake, it's a great meal replacement. Now, I'm not one for skipping meals, but I'd rather drink this before working out then eating a huge meal. I consider it more of a snack. Finally, it's a natural energy boost. Take a look at my favorite Spiru-Tein combination below:Thanks to the tips at MegaNerdRuns I froze my bananas and the shake tastes even better. When I want chocolate I'll add a dash of International Delight creamer. Yeah, not perfectly healthy, but perfectly good.

The Dessert shake is new to my drink collection because I wanted something that will add in the production of lean muscle. It's okay, not great but I will finish the container. I may buy something fruity next time. I use it for recovery after weight-lifting days at the gym (Rush Fitness). So far so good.

The last two powders belong to honey. He and I both see a marked improvement in the muscle definition of his arms. He likes the taste so if he's happy, I'm happy.

Last night involved Pure Cardio and I made it through the "warm up" non-stop. Take that, Shaun T!

Kicking booty!

All day long - honey, honey, honey, when are we going to do Insanity?

Boy: as soon as i finish cleaning

me: hmm, okay.

boy: if you want to do it without me, go ahead.

me: no (because i know he won't do it), i have no problems waiting on you.

boy: okay, but can we order pizza first?

This was a true conversation and talk about boy paying for those four slices. I don't get why honey doesn't get the calorie thing. I've decided to to let him do his thing food wise and hope that he'll watch the pounds/inches fall off me and finally get it.

On to the blog - I KICKED INSANITY ASS today! We did pure cardio and it was amazing. I didn't stop once during the "warm up" x 3. I even went faster when Shuan asked me to.

Stay tuned for tasty recipes for my lunch and dinner for the upcoming week.

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Insanity Day 17: Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs

I have a blog follower!!!! Yay! Thank you, diva.

So, I'm beginning to see crazy definition in my legs. Yes, you heard that right - definition in Rocky Mountains of my legs. When I went to bed last night I could barely walk. When I woke up this morning walking was difficult. I'm building muscles I never knew existed. There are several people at my workplace doing Insanity and one sistafriend said the same thing about the lower part of her arms. But the definition in my legs is driving me crazy in a good way. So crazy that I went out and tried on short and tight minis that I would have never considered in the past. It's on hold so I still have until 1 tomorrow to buy it. I'll keep you updated.

Today was Pure Cardio which has been described as the devil. I've changed my mind and now believe that Plyo cardio circuit is the devil. I screwed up with my Mio watch and accidentally pressed stop during the warm up. I ended with 498 calories for the cardio and 158 for cardio abs. If I had to guess, I'd add 75-100 calories to that number.

I'm feeling good, proud of what I'm seeing and looking forward to tomorrow more than anyone, well, anyone not doing Insanity can imagine. Cardio Recovery is my friend.

Day 5: Pure Cardio

I don't understand why I don't look like Naomi Campbell right now. Pure Cardio is the most intense workout I've ever done. Five buckets of sweat must have poured off my body. All I remember thinking was - it's only 38 minutes. I can do anything for 38 minutes, right? It's hard and breaks were taken but I got through it. Here are today's results:

38 minutes - 551 calories

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