Yea YOU KNOW it's on.

Happy New Year!

What? Why, yes, I was up at 6:30am today! And not because I was hungover oh NO. I headed my a** to Life Time Fitness and GOT ALL OVER IT. 

I am not playing. And well, when I share a picture of my new BFF that I train with at the gym, you'll see what I mean when I say I DO WHAT HE SAYS. There is something to be said about working out WITH SOMEONE -- whether it's a trainer or at least a friend that knows good form and how to spot. Remember I got really frustrated at first trying to do my legs workout alone-- learning how to front squat and trying to go heavy but worrying about bad form and injury.....that sucks. But now, I've got that all handled. 

And today by the time 9am rolled around I was spent. My entire body has some form of DOMS at this point-- some left over from late last week and some are just starting to creep in now from this morning.

And I love it.

I have made serious progress on so many things this past week or so. I dove in and started cleaning out my office. It's time to get ORGANIZED and then some. Because I'm all about efficiency in 2013 and not getting burned out-- making time for me and then when I am in the office, being productive.

It's that TREADMILL analogy I shared before. I won't do what I've done for over a year--- the same concept of just STAYING ON THE TREADMILL because I'm scared to get off. When I do that, I might still be moving but I'm moving SLOWER and losing momentum. When I get on and sprint/interval train I kick butt, then I leave and REST.

This is my approach for fitness and for business. 

Work will be there. I will handle it. I can LEAVE MY OFFICE and take care of myself!

That means my SLEEP will be a priority. Y'all know I don't do well with no sleep. The new Technogel mattress has made sleeping um so much more heavenly. I can't describe it but I have been MORE than wowed by the difference and the mattress is more FIRM than my last one, which I didn't think I'd like. But I just never want to leave.

I'm also going to bed EARLIER so I can get up earlier. And not WORKING BEFORE BED so I can shut this brain down. 

Now. My new office is equipped with some new badass goodness.

My new desktop:

It's not even here yet and I want to marry it. And I just upgraded my iPhone finally. Very upset that Mophie apparently doesn't make a charger for iPhone 5. 

Sigh.

I also have a Hujazz bulletin board to take up a wall in my office for my larger than life Vision Board. 

I also spent a little bit of cashola on some chic office organizational stuff for my office. Pictures later. I bought myself 2 new saucepans since I'm COOKING MORE in advance.....

Fishy Fishy Fishy.

Roasted Veggies. MMMM. 

Based on the input of my BFFs I'm ordering some Nutritional Yeast to put on the veggies-- have any of you tried that?

Making lots of Turkey Meatloaf, still loving my coffee with coconut oil/cinnamon and one TBS heavy cream. MMMMMM. 

There is absolutely no purpose in this photo other than to share that I LOVE the neon orange in these Reebok Real Flex shoes. #thatisall Also I should make sure not to use this Instagram filter as it looks like someone poured a ton of dirt on me, my shoes and my carpet. I am not that character from Charlie Brown with dirt all around him.

OH SNAP! DID I ALSO ORDER THIS LES MILLS BODY COMBAT FOR MY CARDIO? Yes. I did. I'm standing by the door waiting for this to show up.

Um. For some reason, today's post is NOT taking the embed code from YouTube correctly. So CLICK HERE to watch the dang preview.

Now.....here is my ramble-on-a-thon from last week. I have one more and then we are CAUGHT UP. ;-) 

So. How is YOUR first day of the year?? Are you kicking butt already?? Day isn't over yet. ;-)

Disclosure: Please note that Reebok, GNC, Life Time Fitness and Technogel are all clients of my company, FitFluential. All opinions are my own. 

Oh Snap! I'm Back Already?

What's up people? Happy Wednesday!! ;-) Surprised I'm back so soon?? Yup, working hard on getting back in the groove, into a habitual schedule like before. Heck, I might even do more BRIEF BLOGS! hahahahahaha

The picture above I took this morning after my kickboxing workout. I did Ilaria's Bodystrikes 2 DVD which I love. I just love kickboxing. Period. 

That's her. That's Ilaria. FREAKING AMAZING. I love her DVDs. See a clip below, JUST FOUND OUT SHE HAS NEW ONES COMING OUT IN DECEMBER!! BOOYA!

Anyway, so I was really proud of me for squeezing in some cardio before I left for my meeting. I had to leave at 10:45am, which means getting showered etc. at 9:45am and I had 2 proposals that HAD to go out this morning but I was up by 7:30am and DID IT ALL. BOOYA

I love it when my meetings happen at a sushi spot:

That's this one spot that makes the BEST spicy tuna roll EVER. No mayo-y type inside, it's like just FISH and that little dollop on the top is the only mayo-y part. And it's HOT LIKE FIRE. Which I enjoy tremendously. 

Then, meetings that end with Starbucks are always pleasurable:

A lot of you are writing me asking if I'll be sharing my new EATS and my new WORKOUTS and the answer is YES! Pictures and videos too. And for those of you that have been bugging me about me doing some workout videos, yes~~ we'll do that because I'll be working with my trainers at Life Time Fitness. Which- I just noticed when I went yesterday for my KILLER LEG WORKOUT (DOMS today, love that.)-- 

Life Time Fitness now offers Pilates and not just like Pilates STYLE but actual studios with the reformer and such. VERY COOL. I'm going to do this. And I noticed as I was dominating LEGS yesterday -- Life Time Fitness has added a lot more cool new equipment and options to their club. I've been a member for like 5 years or so, so I've always been a fan but-- now they have EVERYTHING. And they have what I'd call "Cross-Fit-Style" training as well. More yoga. More kettlebell, more everything. 

Did I mention that I now have my BEST MASSAGES ON THE PLANET, I'm not joking ON THE PLANET at my gym?? And....drumroll please--- their massages are the least expensive I've EVER SEEN. In Chicago a 90 minute massage is $75. ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? 90-Minutes usually costs $120 or more. PLUS non-members can use the salons- and you get 2-HOURS of childcare AND A PASS FOR THE GYM! HELLOOOOOOOOOOOO HEAVEN. And the salon-- ladies, they carry the best brands for hair, makeup etc. Can you say AVEDA and Bumble & Bumble?? It is so hard to find any place to buy Bumble & Bumble and they have it there. Sorry. Yes, Life Time Fitness IS a client of my company but I had NO IDEA of the sick deals in their salon and I'm just seriously blown away. ;-)

I get excited about the spa. And hair stuff. And makeup. And gyms. 

Here's my babble-on-a-thon from some day earlier........this week? I'm getting caught up! 

Also-- there is a PART TWO to this video coming tomorrow. The cool top I am wearing in the video is from VIEWSPORT!! I LOVE it. I like long-sleeve non-cotton tops that fit close, I wear them for running and weight training now that it's cold. The only improvement I'm telling VIEWSPORT to make is add the thumbholes!! LOL Us ladies like the thumbholes. So queer I know. But also BOOM if you want to get your own shirt, VIEWSPORT is offering 20% off through DECEMBER if you use the code PROOF. CLICK HERE to check it out and of course their other cool goods too. 

QUESTION: WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE BODY PART TO TRAIN AT THE GYM?

Disclosure: GNC (mentioned in video), Life Time Fitness, and Viewsport are clients/partners with my company, FitFluential. All opinions here are solely my own. 

Make it COUNT.

It's time to make your mark. One side or the other. Are you someone that has EVERY INTEREST in getting better but you find yourself going "Crap! I didn't get it done this week....." or are you someone that EVEN WHEN YOU DON'T FEEL LIKE IT-- you MAKE THE TIME. You know that it is a blessing to be healthy and to GET TO workout and define your fittest body, at any age. 

I've spent a bit too much time on the INTERESTED side and now- to reach my most epic goals, I have to leap to the DEDICATED, FOCUSED SIDE. 

All or nothing. Show up. Do the work. No excuses.

Whatever I did YESTERDAY tends to set the stage for what I do today. So every today is about creating my yesterday. I crushed my workout yesterday, when I was busy, and hadn't gotten it IN earlier in the day. I took out Cathe's Butts & Guts DVD and OWNED IT. I didn't just do it so I could say I did it. If I put my workout clothes on and arrive, I AM GOING TO MAKE IT COUNT. Push every rep, GO HEAVY, MAKE IT COUNT. Why just go through the motions?

Today I am sore as hell in my glutes and legs. I LOVE BUTTS & GUTS. OMG. That's right, I'm not interested in some flat boring butt. This baby got back and I only want to make it BETTER.

And today, I went to Life Time and MADE IT COUNT. I did 4 miles on the treadmill- 2 miles at 5mph pace then all kinds of incline intervals and sprints. Then sauna. I AM SPENT. And I am PROUD. I am so digging being back at the gym. I am also obsessed with hanging in the sauna after my workout. It feels awesome. 

Whatever you want-- it's not going to happen by wishing or thinking about it or planning for it.

ACTION IS WHAT COUNTS.

So there you have it. I'll see you tomorrow. What's your weekend workout plan?? 

Go Big or Go Home.

Um. If I had negative energy inside of me, it came out today in my workout and it felt GREAT! My gloves for the Nexersys arrived and I was ready to really get going on this beast:

I have never done any kind of boxing or kickboxing workout where you actually kick or punch SOMETHING. I've done kickboxing classes and boxing but you are punching air. WOW when you punch something IT'S FREAKING AMAZING. I did 7 rounds and the machine told me I need to go up a level. (started at beginner) Even with the gloves, I have skin coming off my knuckles, so I'll likely need to wrap my hands underneath.

IS THIS SHOWING A VIOLENT SIDE OF KELLY? Apparently so. Shouldn't surprise you all since you know my favorite show is Alias and my favorite movies always involve Jason Bourne or some kind of explosives and fight scenes. Hmmm. 

I then finished up with a shoulder circuit blast. It's time to hit the weights hard people. HARD! I'm ready for some serious muscle building. Tomorrow will be back and biceps. 

And very soon, I'll be reunited with my favorite trainer in the WORLD Jay Dever. God Bless Life Time Fitness where he and I met a few years ago. Check this:

And, I made sure to stretch. You know a big focus of mine is balance in my work life and in my fitness plan. I've tended to be too much running/cardio the past couple of months and not PLANNING my workouts. I need 1) plans 2) weights 3) adding back in yoga 4) making sure to stretch. And part of balancing my workouts-- as you all know-- has been getting weekly massages. Sure, it can be heavenly but really, when you pushing it in the gym and spending a ton of time at your computer hunched over a keyboard, getting those muscles worked --- it's needed. 

Quite often I get my massage and I swear they are pulling my muscles out of me or it feels that way but it is NEEDED to loosen up those muscles-- it prepares me for future work in the gym. And mentally of course, Kelly is just a happier person. 

I was fortunate enough to be asked then to test out a new service (I love my life) from ZEEL.com. 

Yea. One look and you'll know why I said HECK YES. 

Photo Source:

Users can find massage therapists in Chicago and surrounding suburbs. Outside of Chicago, they can browse for massage therapists nationwide, including specialists in sports massage and mobile massage therapy.

In the past I've been going to a salon locally and have been very pleased. I get hot stone massage a lot and I really need DEEP TISSUE. I have major neck/upper traps/back issues. So I cannot lie. I was a WEE bit skeptical about just randomly picking a massage therapist, even one with reviews. But you get to see a picture, their specialty and so on. I FOUND A DREAMY DREAMY holistic body-worker woman! And how cool is it that you can find chiropractors, accupuncturists, personal trainers, dietitians and more? I think more and more folks are into these more natural/holistic if you will approaches. I LOVE The idea of ZEEL oh and did I mention so they get you lower prices too? HELLO?? 

If you are going to take advantage of ZEEL, oh yea, you can use my link CLICKING HERE to get $25.00 OFF YOUR FIRST SERVICE yaya! (I do not earn a commission for this)

(Disclosure, I was given a credit to test out the Zeel service. I did not pay for my massage service but I did pay for the tip and the opinions of the service are my own.)

Now. Here is my ramble-on-a-thon from yesterday:

NOW. I need to go ice my knuckles. Not even joking. I am so badass. ;-)

Sunday Check-In

Hey Guys! What's up? Clearly what's NOT up is me and this blog. DANG! I am off my groove in posting, clearly. Anyway, let's go for it. The above pic is post-run sometime this past week. I have to tell you all, I am really feeling GOOD with my runs lately. (Wow that sounded wrong out of context). It's really started to get cold here in Chicago so -that, plus I just shared with you earlier, I am ready for a change of pace in my workouts- I'm going to be working out at my gym, Life Time Fitness, a lot more in the future. It also helps me ensure that I GET AWAY and spend time on myself. Because if I set myself up to do a workout at home, it's easier to just not do it, where now when I go to Life Time -- once I get there, I am staying. The gym is so nice, with so much cool stuff I want to do that I don't tend to rush out. 

I posted on Facebook earlier this week that I took my measurements again and have lost another 1/2 inch on my waist in the past 2 weeks. I cannot tell you guys how much I find myself just FEELING leaner and lighter and noticing, like in the sauna yesterday, I was looking down at my legs going 'HOLY COW ARE THESE MY LEGS??" - because I haven't seen them so lean in a while. And yes, still the last part to be leaning out is upper hips/lower abs- but it IS leaning out. I'm just more determined than ever to take things up a notch. What I'm doing is working-- and really, not that I'm proud to share this, I have in no way been close to 100% in my workouts and my diet. But I've been GOOD and only getting better, so if I'm seeing the results I have been with maybe 60-70% focus, imagine 90 and 100%. ;-)

One of my latest easy/healthy meal obsessions is the above. Not attractive but it's simply sauteed cabbage and red onion with -- you can add whatever protein but I used ground turkey this week, then added some APPLE (what I was thinking, I Have no idea). Added spices and some parmesan cheese I have no idea why but I dig it. It's filling. Has fiber, veggies and protein and I don't needa lot.  

I'm still doing about one hujazz Green Monster Smoothie a day: Water plus frozen banana, frozen fruit (blueberries, mango, pinneapple, strawberries), one scoop Vanilla Protein Powder (using GNC AMP 60), Spirulina (from Nutrex Hawaii), Chia Seeds, Flax Oil, Spinach and Kale. SO awesome. 

For supplements, I'm taking my Vita-Paks from GNC plus Genetix HD:

Pro-Sculpt in the morning and BCAAs around workouts:

And wow it feels great to get random emails or FACEBOOK notes from friends who say out of the blue that they can SEE I've lost weight. That, plus how I just FEEL and how awesome my workouts are, makes me really feel UNSTOPPABLE again.

Miss Carla (www.mizfitonline.com) got me this necklace and it hangs in my car. My trainer Jay would also call me a few things that stuck in my head and made me push hard. Unstoppable Warrior was one of them. And MACHINE. ;-) hehe I like it. 

I felt like a machine yesterday on the treadmill. I was breaking in my new Saucony Triumph 10:

I did 2 miles running at about 5mph. Then I paused and had some water. My toes were tingling-- not sure what I'm doing wrong and I don't think it's the shoes?? maybe how I'm landing my feet? Anyone have any ideas? So then I did the next 2 miles with intervals-- kept doing 60 seconds slow, 60 seconds fast, like 4mph to 6mph then 4mph then 7mph, then 4 then 8 then 4 then 7 then 4 then 6 you get it. Then I did some regular running at 5mph, then I did INCLINE walking-- went from 5 incline to 10 incline to 15 incline at 3.6mph, 3.4mph and 3mph. KILLER. I did a total of 52 minutes and was spent. Then finished in the sauna which felt AWESOME. That's one of my favorite things about Life Time. Seriously. The huge Sauna.  And the private steam rooms in the hujazz private locker rooms. With showers and hair dryers. And the salon. And the spa- where last week, I am not exaggerating AT ALL I had the single best massage of my entire life. NOT LYING. I'm going again tomorrow. I have to be honest, I was skeptical. Could my gym have GOOD massage? I was soon overwhelmed and I'm surprised I didn't embarrass myself by like talking during my massage with repeated OMG OMG OMG. The only downside is that because it's in a health club, YOU CAN hear the people outside. But you just tune it out and you are fine. At least I was. Amen. 

Here is Jay, who now trains at the Boca Life Time Fitness:

He is the BEST BEST BEST TRAINER ON THE PLANET. #thatisall

And here is my ramble-on-a-thon from earlier:

Diet Coke Rocks. ;-) Don't judge me.

DISCLOSURE: GNC, Nutrex-Hawaii, Life Time Fitness, and Saucony are clients of my company, FitFluential. All of the opinions are totally my own, clearly. 

Diet Coke is merely an obsession of mine. They don't pay me to say that. ;-)

You've GOT THIS.

It's on. As I've been sitting here at my desk, mapping out ON PAPER my big goals, then the sub-goals, then the sub-goals of those goals, and then applying this strategy to my business goals/to-do list, I realize (WATCH OUT, NERD ALERT COMING UP)-- this is cool. This is nerdily fun. When you get detail oriented and make yourself, your goals, a project that is simply a matter of DETAILS and equations of activity done toward the final goal...yea, it becomes quite fun. 

I'm actually getting excited about how different THIS week will be with my nerdy new focus on writing every single component of my goal and my journey down and MAKING IT HAPPEN instead of spending more time DREAMING ABOUT IT, HOPING FOR IT, WISHING ON IT, THINKING ABOUT HOW TO START IT, WHINING ABOUT WHY I HAVEN'T DONE ALL OF THIS BEFORE, WISHING I HAD DONE IT EARLIER. 

Love this saying and also love that this picture is perfect for me because my main vanity goal is to get my blasted core back to where it was. This is where my remaining inches are to blast off. And it will be so nice to be proud of my core again. 

Miss Valerie Waters will be guiding my training-- with a new focus on my workouts in the GYM. And I'm heading to Miami soon and will be doing some getting my ass kicked working out with JAY again! WOOOO. That's right, Jay is my first trainer ever, the one I met up HERE at Life Time Fitness in Chicago-- now he trains at Boca. And thus I will go to Jay. He's that good. Not to mention the gym at Life Time clearly has the goods; check it out:

No doubt about that. I love the free-motion machines. 

So. What's your story. Do you have your goals written out yet? Have you been like me and thought, "I know what I need to do and I'm on it..."?? Was that really getting you there? 

Here is my ramble-on-a-thon from earlier today. Cheers to the start of great things people. 

How was your weekend?

See you tomorrow!

Get a Grip.

Hey All!! This is me after my first really chilly outside run. I actually had two nice runs this weekend, in honor of (Disclosure: #client) Saucony's Run4Good. A very cool iphone app (inevitably for Android) and a very great cause. I'd of course highly recommend you download the free app and get running.

Here is a screen shot of my run yesterday:

Now. That said-- the title of this post is GET A GRIP. That's kind of my instruction to myself, but it can apply to any of you that find yourself NOT WHERE YOU WANNA BE YET. 

It's time to get a grip. It's always RELATIVELY simple. Haven't reached your goal yet- it's always a case of do what you haven't done yet. Period. For all of us, for anyone regardless of how much muscle you want to gain or fat you want to lose or both -- if you've made SOME progress but aren't there yet, what haven't you done?

I'm kind of back at my same problem- NOT MAKING TIME FOR MYSELF. I'm torn between two lovers.....loving this company I've created and wanting to do EVERYTHING RIGHT NOW and loving working out and taking care of my body and reaching my goals. I've tended to put way too much in one basket this year and clearly it hasn't been in the "loving my body and mind" category. 

Exhibit A. Here I am posting a blog almost a week after my last post. #FAIL and a vlog I shot on Friday I am just sharing on Monday. This is my illustration of BEING TOO FRAZZLED AND ALL OVER THE PLACE. 

Also-- since so many have asked, the top in this vlog is also the jacket I'm wearing in the above photo- wore it on my run and that initially itchy spot no longer bothers me. You can shop more Mondetta by CLICKING HERE. (Disclosure: #client, I do not earn a commission from you shopping there.)

I will tell you this. Mondetta's quality is wonderful. I mentioned, I am getting VERY spoiled and VERY into wearing workout-gear even before and after workouts.....it's rapidly become my "instead of jeans or khakis" kind of thing. HOW ABOUT YOU?

I mean, I really like the nice workout clothes- and not just for the gym. But, I will always love jeans too I guess. 

So, here is my KO State of the Union.

• I've made good progress this year. Really glad and proud about going #paleo in my eating approach and sticking with it. Loved doing Valerie's workouts and sticking with it. Not giving up and starting over too early.
• As of right now- just took my measurements last night and...this is REALLY GOOD and REALLY ANNOYING. I have lost about 1-2 inches everywhere EXCEPT MY WAIST. My waist actually went UP an inch! WTH!! Welcome to bizarro hormonal imbalance world. GRRR. Well, I can sit and moan about it or be honest with myself and say- OK WHAT'S MY ACTION PLAN?
• ACTION PLAN. I am blessed to be surrounded by great minds. As I've shared with all of you, I have Shiny Object Syndrome and I am easily distracted. It's why I can't come in my office in the morning and even LOOK at my inbox or BAM it's suddenly NOON and I haven't done anything but work. I did that this morning! I've said I'm going to do a little bit of everything in the past, and then I give myself variety and a lot of it, but you know what-- Valerie has said to me in the past, and then of course some of my new BFFs Mike Roussell and Joe Dowdell also weighed in when I asked them and gave me an email bitch slap well-thought out piece of advice. I shouldn't be winging it. When I wing it, I do things like eat the same thing every day with no variety. I do things like working out without any thought going into it. I have no plan for my workouts, no trainer, so I end up just doing what I "feel like" and that tends to be what I did the day before. I'm currently not doing enough weights (which I LOVE) and too much running/cardio. Not balanced. Not planned. 
• No more spreading my plan of attack too thin. I simply cannot do a Crossfit Box and work with trainers there AND workout at Life Time Fitness with a trainer here and JAY MY FORMER SOON-TO-BE NOW trainer (he's in Boca now but, he's diving into Fitfluential-land and will be training me and shooting a lot of videos.....so stay tuned.) AND hit yoga AND run AND train for a 1/2 Marathon. This is my problem, I get so excited about this or that and then I try to do it ALL. That makes no sense and although I'd love to do it all, it won't help me reach my goals and I'll get into overtraining, which I cannot do. So, as much as I know I'm going to catch flack from some for NOT joining a Crossfit Box this year, I can't do both. It doesn't mean that I won't INEVITABLY, but I'm going to work one ONE designed program for me with my trainers and follow it. IT. Not THEM. ONE path. Not multiple.
• BLOG. My blog has suffered and is always an indication of when I'm crushing it or not. When I'm not blogging, I'm letting work overcome me. THUS.....I HEREBY COMMIT TO DOING THIS AGAIN. For the rest of the year, for the last quarter of this year, I will blog SOMETHING every day. I don't care if it's an instagram photo with a blurb about my eats and my activity. I will be accountable. I will take action. I will share it. I will do it. PERIOD.

My question is............. ARE YOU IN?? 

This is what I like to do with a trainer, and Jay is all over this:

I do want my mommy.

Take a peek at Jay, who trains at the Boca Life Time Fitness. OMG. 

Subscribe to his channel by clicking here. He's just getting started, so stay tuned for this to become something awesome. 

*Disclosure: Saucony, Life Time Fitness, Mondetta - are all clients of my company FitFluential. All opinions shared here are my own.*

Give me 2 Snaps, A Twist and Kiss.

That's right- why? Because I am kicking a** and taking names y'all! This picture is just....GOAL. That's a thing of beauty and I will tell you this, my back is starting to take shape nicely. OH I live for the day when I've lost the fat I want to because I have glorious muscle underneath. 

Don't let THAT happen.

It's really exciting to be in this place in my life where finally I know that all the work I'm doing is RIGHT. I'm not scrambling or panicking or giving up and starting over. The new habits are permanent and I'm more CALM in my head about things. It's just SUCH a great feeling to know that I've left behind the destructive habits I had in the past. By no means do I want to suggest I don't have work to do - I will be a work in progress for the rest of my life. But I can tell you this, my head is in the right place. I'm not hiding anymore. I've faced my fears, my doubts, my everything. 

Everything is new and everything is better. I just can't describe it. 

Ever since my insane weekend, forgive me, I've been bad blogger girl but-- here's the latest addition to my fitness life this week. I'm running again.

I ran Tuesday night and I ran today at Lifetime Fitness on the treadmill:

Once Val told me she'd like me to do running for my cardio I was all like UM YES PLEASE. For some reason I was thinking she would prefer PLYO. Not so much. Go figure. I trust her and she says Plyo could bulk my legs which build muscle VERY EASILY and since I've lost an inch already on both thighs, I'm gonna keep going with this. ;-) Plus, I enjoy running and this time, I'm just doing it my way. No intense right away pressure on myself to do a 1/2 marathon immediately although I'm pretty sure that's on the 2012 Fitness Bucket List. *ahem*

I chugged my bright red Genetix HD Pro-Sculpt prior to my workout-- this is week 2 on the stuff and I dig it. All I can is people- today I put on my jean shorts. I haven't put on my jean shorts in 2 years. That tells you things are changing in this house. See this?

We. Are. Getting. There. 

I grabbed my Saucony shoes (when I last bought my running shoes, I bought 2 pair. One Saucony and one Asics. I have to say I have tended to wear the Saucony more and they feel like AIR.) I did about 3 minutes of a warmup then did 5mph for most of the time, I wanted to do 3 miles, like I did on Tuesday. I only had to stop a few times and when I did stop I did so for maybe 1 minute. At the end I did a bit of 3.5mph for 30 seconds then 5mph, then 4mph then 6 mph, then 5mph then 7 mph. That was fun. Total Sweatfest. And I felt GREAT. 

Gotta run y'all. What is something you have as your new goal for this summer? What are you going to do differently, better, more challenging?