Week 6...

This past week brought about its challenges. My Garmin GPS watch died several weeks ago and I was using my phone to keep track of my mileage and intervals with the help of the lap button on my regular watch. Well, the band on my regular watch broke... and I didn't really feel like doing 2000 meter repeats (5 laps) on the track. So my first run last week was mostly for mileage and I tried to keep the pace going even though I had no way to keep track of my laps.

Thursday I ran with my friend Teri at the Santa Rosa Plateau, and it was great fun. The only bummer was the fact that the hills and dirt slow down our pace, but having a buddy and talking the entire time not only makes the run go by faster but it is a great way to catch up with a friend. I'd rather have good company than just run to get a good time.

Friday we headed up to Reno for Christmas. We had a great time with family and we were able to relax (after the 8+hour drive) and needless to say that was my day off from running/exercising. Saturday I had a 10 mile run ahead of me but I was fortunate enough to have a new running buddy. I still had to wear my head phones, and gloves, beanie, pants, jacket and well... a leash. Duke, my parents dog, tagged along on my run in the cold (I think it was in the low 40's). Besides the occasional tree sniff, leg lift to pee, or dog-on-the-other-side-of-the-fence-to-bark-at, he was a pretty good running buddy. Here is a picture of the cutie pie... if I didn't hate cleaning up after a dog, he is the one exception I would make to having a dog.

Duke

By the end of our second day of visiting even Kellen warmed up to both of the dogs. He usually doesn't really want anything to do with dogs and he was walking around the house following them! He played catch with Duke (and Fozzy, my parents other dog- a long haired wiener dog). 

Monday I was up in time to finish my workout and shower without getting in the way of anyone in the busy house. My parents, brother, sister and her family, and grandma were all staying together.

Unfortunately Monday I started not feeling well. I had a sore throat and the beginnings of a cold which prevented me from sleeping very well. By Tuesday I was achy, sore throat still, and now had the yummy mucus and snot to go with it. Duke was pretty sad that I had to take the day off from running. We walked to the park and played catch for a while and the kids played on the playground. 

At the Park

Wednesday we traveled home (and hit yucky traffic) unpacked, showered, started laundry and went to bed. Today I was able to complete my tempo run, and I even ran a little quicker than I needed to. Colin had an optional soccer practice at school so I was able to get in my 5 miles while Kellen played with the soccer kids (and pretended to drive our car). I did not have my head phones on, but sure had a lot on my mind and a little less than 2 miles into my run I fell. The side walk seemed to lift up and make a cone like shape on the ground and I didn't lift my leg up high enough to get over it. So, I tripped and my left elbow, hip and ankle broke my fall... along with both palms and some knuckles on my right hand. I debated turning around and walking back, but I got up and finished the run. The pain went away much more quickly that way. Thankfully it wasn't a really bad crash. I'm sure I'll feel it a little bit more tomorrow on my elbow and hip. I can't remember the last time I fell... I think it was when I was like 7 months pregnant and fell at a cross country race trying to get across the race area to see the kids run.

The small cuts always seem to hurt the most!

Saturday I plan on running my 12 miles with my friend Terri as long as I continue to feel better. 

I am now at almost $600 for my fundraising! My goal is $655! (Roughly $50 per mile- to help 13 people get clean water for life). Every time I use water now, or any utilities that we pay for, I realize how fortunate I am to have them. I can't help but think that there has to be a way to do more. I hope that by donating to World Vision it also makes your realize how blessed you are to have clean water and all your basic needs met. 

I hope you all had a nice Christmas, and Happy New Year to you all!

Mindie

Week 5 Completed

  

So on my "off" days from running (Monday's and Wednesday's) Colin and I have been cross training together. We completed the P90x Legs and Back workout today. We do not have a pullup bar that can be set up anywhere, so we use the resistance bands in the back yard. The band that Colin was using snapped in half while he was using it!! He was able to finish his workout with another band... this was an old one. 

I just finished week 5 of training and I ran 15 miles on Saturday. The only bummer was that I ran by myself. However, it was a new route thanks to my realization that Nichols road is now open. :-) It was in the middle of the day, so I was spotted by my mother-law, Shelley, on her way to work! Ha ha! Thought that was funny. It was a little bit of a bummer to finish on an EXTREMELY big up hill back home. :-( I will have to take a picture of that hill from the bottom. It is MASSIVE! I think it is like 500 ft elevation change from bottom to top.

Tuesday I ran 6 1/2 miles, it was supposed to be a 2000 meter repeat day, but I didn't feel like running 5 laps at a time on the track, so I thought I could figure it out on my phone- I bought my new GPS watch with my birthday money AFTER the run that day. I think I ran a little too close to lunch time because I had to use the restroom in a hurry during my run. And of course, no bathroom in site... at least that I knew of. However, just in the nick of time there was a random port-a-potty.

Not only was this thing where I needed it to be at the exact time I needed it, but it was freshly cleaned, had plenty of toilet paper, AND it had a working sinking with water and soap inside!!! Praise the LORD! I am totally convinced it was divine intervention. It is still there, so I may have to continue running that direction so that I can have a planned bathroom route from now on. Ha ha!

Tomorrow I will be running at the Santa Rosa Plateau with my friend Terri. She is running in the Carlsbad 1/2 marathon in January. Looking forward to a nice run. Then, the Lakeside Lancer Soccer boys are doing their annual hill repeats with lunch at the Gilliland's afterwards. I will probably run with them, but not up the hills since I will already have 5 miles under my belt. 

Friday we head to Reno for Christmas. I will be running 10 miles Saturday (in the freezing cold) and then some repeat 2 miles (in the freezing cold as well). I may take some photos with my phone in Reno, there are always so many pretty pictures to take up there. We are spending Christmas with Nana, Papa, Uncle Bobby, Uncle John, Aunt Cassie, Nolan, Mazie and Grandma Shortie! And I think we might be starting a new Christmas day tradition... UGLY CHRISTMAS SWEATERS! Haha! (Good idea Bud).

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!!

Week 4

Just finished a nice run at the plateau with a good friend of mine. I can't believe it has already been four weeks of training.
As I write this post, on my phone, I am rubbing out my hamstrings on my new foam roller.  It was a gift from my cross country athletes. I have had issues with my hamstrings forever and I think this will be what finally gets the knots out.

Thank you so much to everyone that has donated so far! I am almost half way to my goal! I will be running ten miles saturday morning while pushing kellen in the jogger. That kid if starting to get heavy!
Have a great weekend everyone!

Mindie

Week three of training- Team World Vision

Hi Everyone! I am now in week three of my training! I have already completed over 50 miles of training since I started just a few weeks ago, and my training only requires 3 days a week of running.

My second week of training allowed me time to myself (thanks to my husband having the week off from school) and I was able to complete my repeat 1200m on the track (that is 3 laps).

I also had to do a 6 mile run on Thanksgiving day! It was a good thing too, my brother in law Tymon made some yummy side dishes, and my mother in law Shelley baked a wonderful turkey. The night was cut short because our kiddo was acting up, but he was pretty tired. He went to bed at 5:30pm and woke up at 7 the next morning!

Saturday I had to complete 10 miles. My family was visiting from Reno and we met them for breakfast in Temecula. Colin dropped me off near Elsinore High School and I ran the rest of the way home! :-) It felt like a slow run, but I was still on pace. Speaking of pace, I am hoping to buy a new Garmin GPS watch this month to help with my training. My previous watch that I used for over 4 years finally died. They have a sale at Costco right now and I hope to get it by the end of the month.

This week Kellen and I will do the runs together again. He gets to sit in the jogger while I push. Tuesday wasn't so bad, but today is super windy! I just have to suck it up and bear it! Hopefully we don't blow away!

Have a great week everyone

Team World Vision

Alright, cross country season has drawn to a close, and I have started my next fitness project... however this one has a pretty great purpose.

I have signed up for another 1/2 marathon run in January so I started training this week. I will be running the LA 1/2 marathon on January 15th.I will be participating with a non-profit organization called, "Team World Vision." They provide water, food, clothing, education etc to those in need. Mostly to third world countries, but even to parts of America.

My family and I currently sponsor a little girl named, Sarah Atoo. She lives in Africa, she is 8 years old. (There is a picture of her on my world vision fundraising page). Yes, I am trying to raise some money for this great cause, and it is great. Every $50 raised provides clean water for a person in Sarah's village for life. My goal is $50 per mile. There is no penalty for not fundraising my goal, but what a great (and personal) cause!

MY TEAM WORLD VISION PAGE

If you are interested in sponsoring a child (it is $35 a month) or would like to make a tax deductible donation, OR join my team, please click the link above.

This was my first week of training. My goal is to complete 13.1 miles in one hour and thirty five minutes... which means I must run each mile in under seven minutes and fifteen seconds! Here was my first week of training:

Monday: Cross Training- INSANITY- (yes, my favorite)- Plyometric Cardio Circuit
Tuesday: 10 minute warm up, timed mile, 2 mile, 1/2 mile, 1/2 mile with rest in between each one, 1 mile cool down
Wednesday: Cross Training- INSANITY Cardio Power & Resistance
Thursday: 5 miles at mid-tempo pace (7:45-ish) 1 mile cool down
Friday: Day off
Saturday: 13 mile long run

My training plan is courtesy of Cecilia Ticsay... a fellow team beach body coach and lover of running. :-)

Still drinking Shakeology once a day... usually in the morning... LOVE IT! CHECK OUT SHAKEOLOGY
So there is it, my first week of training... keep checking back for new information about my training!

Postponed

Fitclub has been postponed for a while. I am a little exhausted when getting home from cross country practice because I have too much on my plate. It will start up again at the end of October.

Thanks everyone! Keep pushing play!

Mindie Gilliland

FIT CLUB!

WHEN: TUESDAY NIGHTS @ 7PM

WHERE: THE GILLILAND RESIDENCE

WHAT: FREE WORK OUT GROUP 

WHO: ANYONE THAT WANTS TO COME

WHY: BECAUSE WE WANNA STAY FIT!

Our first night was Lori Zimbardi and I. We had a pretty amazing view in the background of the lake. The weather was real nice outside and we even got a little bit of a breeze!

 These are all the Beach Body programs  you can check out while you are here and ask me questions if you want. If more people come I may make a sample of Shakeology for everyone to have after we finish our workout.

This was our "TV" for the night! It got dark enough just in time to start and we could see! We completed the Pure Cardio workout with Shaun T and the "Insanity" gang. Each week we'll try something different!

Hope to see you next Tuesday!!!!!

Some New Stuff

Hey Everyone,
Been a little while since my last post. I am also a cross country coach at Murrieta Valley High School and we started summer training this week (http://mvhsxc.blogspot.com). I have changed up my workouts a little bit. I now run 6 days a week (minimum of 4 miles a day) so I have put Turbo Fire on hold. Running is going to be my main cardiovascular workouts because it burns so many more calories than the videos. However, it is important to tone and sculpt so I will be making daily visits to the Bum Bum station to work out with Leandro (Brazil Butt).

Fit Club-
I am starting a fit club at my house on Tuesday nights. It actually starts tonight! The weather outside is beautiful right now! We will work out at 7pm each Tuesday that I am available. Tonight's workout will more than likely be a Insanity video...

Free T-Shirt
Speaking of Insanity, I received my free T-shirt for completing the 60 day Insanity program and submitting my before and after photos and results! It is a really soft one of a kind shirt. I plan on video blogging some information tomorrow about Shakeology, so I'll show it off. :-)

Powdered Peanut Butter
OK, so I finally got my hands on some powdered peanut butter. I had to order it online, but I am going to start using it tomorrow! It has 45 calories per 2 tablespoon serving instead of 190 calories and it has less sugar and fat. Here is the link, http://www.bellplantation.com but I will talk more about it tomorrow afternoon on my video blog.

Have a great Tuesday everyone!

Bum Bum

Sorry these are sorta boring to watch. We video taped them on our regular camera instead of the video camera and it would not let us edit or add video. Soooo, they are both real short. I completed Turbo Fire 30 this morning before going to the Super Saturday event in San Diego, and then came home to work out with Leandro and complete the Brazil Butt workouts. The first video Cardio Axe, is pretty much fun dancing steps. I really like it. I'm sweating a lot but, DANCING! :-) The second video is called, "High & Tight." A band is used at the beginning to really work the butt, and then there are some floor workouts. These are 2 short videos to show you just a small piece of what the 35 minute video entails! Loving it! My bum bum is going to be sore tomorrow! A good sore!

This first move is a half circles move that works that trouble area of the butt that causes the "cottage cheese" thighs...

This exercise works the inner thighs. We did regular lifts, tempo lifts, and then leg circles. Kellen decided to commentate a little.

Having fun doing this! Have a great weekend!

Mindie G-

www.beachbodycoach.com/timetosoar

Day 2

OK, I probably won't blog EVERY day of my new workout program, but I had to share a little bit of what I did on day 2. I was pretty excited. This is from yesterday. To my surprise I woke up a little sore in the bum bum this morning. :-) That just means it's working! Woo hoo! Have a great day everyone!

Recap of workouts:
Brazil Butt: Bum Bum
Turbo Fire: HIIT 15

My Next Workout

Here is a little video blog with some information about the next two workouts I am going to do together. It's pretty short (five minutes), but has a lot of good information if you are interested in trying either workout.

Insanity, THE END!!

Alright, I finished the 63 days of Insanity and have some results to share... But first off, this is hands down a GREAT workout. I guarantee you will get results, IF you are dedicated to changing your lifestyle; meaning eating according to the nutrition plan (healthy foods, 5 meals a day with a slight caloric deficiency each day) and you PUSH PLAY every day! I enjoy my calendar, because it keeps me accountable, and I like that I can put an "X" each day in a box to see my progress, especially today!

After 2 months of Shakeology, Insanity, and a healthy diet, here are my stats:

Weight: Start 140, Now: seems to fluctuate between 135 & 137

Hips: Start 38.5", Now: 37.5"

Thighs: Start: 22.5, Now: 21.5

Waist: Start: 33, Now: 31

Final Results:
(In case you can't read picture)
Switch Kicks: 133
Power Jacks: 66
Power Knees: 136
Power Jumps: 90- I thought I was going to die (I only stopped once)
Globe Jumps: 14 1/2
Suicide Jumps: 27
Push Up Jacks: 45
Low Plank Oblique: 92

Here are some before and after photos I made on photo bucket...

The Back...

NO MORE LOVE HANDLES!!!!!!!!!!!

The Front...

This was after P90x, my obliques still needed some work...

Feelin' Good People!! Ready for Summer!!!

I think the obliques are OK now.

I am very happy with the results, and motivated to keep pressing on! Maintaining my health is real important to me. My next project is going to be a hybrid of Brazil Butt and Turbo Fire. I'm not sure how that will look yet, but I start tomorrow.

Here is some information about each of these video's and I will post more info as I go.
For whatever reason, when I tried to attach 2 different videos, it tried to copy them as the same video. SO below is a video of Turbo Fire, and the video for Brazil Butt is the link below.
Here is a little info about Brazil Butt...

CHECK OUT BRAZIL BUTT VIDEO

Here is a little info about Turbo Fire...

Alright... wow, what a ride huh? Can't wait to get started! If you wanna join me, email me, text me, Facebook me, or whatever! Check out my Beach body page to get more information!

http://www.beachbodycoach.com/timetosoar

Summit 2011

OK, so Summit... Team Beach Body has a get together with allllllllll the coaches around the nation one time each year. It is usually in LA (I'm guessing) because that is where the CEO of the company is. There are currently over 55,000 coaches! I guess the first year they did the summit there were like 20, so they have grown quite a bit.Summit is where you can meet the trainers, attend seminars about the products, work out Saturday morning with some of the fitness trainers (like Tony Horton!!!- P90x people!!) and learn about how to become a coach and work for yourself in the team beach body business. CLICK HERE FOR A SUMMIT VIDEO
Unfortunately by the time I decided to become a coach, summit was already sold out and we didn't budget for it anyway so I figured I would have to wait until next year. Well last minute one of the founding coaches, David Martin (apparently wayyyyyy up my coaching line) hosted a Thursday event with a guest speaker and a few awards for his coaches. It was free and my coach, Cecilia offered to drive me. Colin was cool with hanging out with Kellen all day so I went to LA to check out the summit.

I had not been to LA since my sister Cassie and I went to a Justin Timberlake concert back in 2007... after I went to the convention with JC's Girls. LA Live is amazing and beautiful and I wish it would have been there when we went to LA with JC's girls because we walked around EVERYWHERE trying to find a place to eat, and there were a TON of places all together now! We arrived, parked and checked Cecilia in for the weekend. We had some time before the guest speaker so we decided to head down to the Beach Body Mall, and I bought a Chalene Johnson Turbo Fire t-shirt... my next workout program after my 30 day Brazil Butt workout (didn't like any of the shirts they were selling for Brazil Butt). As we were walking down there I recognized a man, named Dallas Carter. His success story is below. I wanted to get a picture with him, and introduce myself, but it didn't happen.

So, we headed back down to the mall, and I got my shirt. Afterwards, we got seated and eventually Shaun T made his special appearance to be interviewed by another coach. We had front row seats... here are some pictures I took... He seemed like a pretty regular dude. He's favorite candy is peanut m&m's! YUM!

A lady in the audience asked him a question and then asked if she could see his abs. He was happy to oblige, and my phone decided to take a picture, usually it freezes! My camera was in my back pack, but the MEMORY card was at home! I usually do that (ugh!)

So there you go... his abs are not air brushed, and they were very nice. After Shaun and his abs left (ha ha), they had a short awards event and then we had a quick break before the guest speaker. As I was heading to the restroom I noticed another success story that my brother in law Tymon had sent me. He had seen the video below on youtube, and posted it on his fb. He was very inspired by this guys P90x journey... the video is below.

Usually I would walk by, be shy and not talk to someone I recognized from the Internet, however I knew that it would be so cool to share with him how much he has encouraged me and my brother in law. So, I did and he gladly took a picture with me (see below) and he even said we could email him if we needed any additional encouragement!

Summit was fun, I wish I could check out more, but I will have to wait until next year. I would LOVE to workout with some of the actual trainers that made the videos I own, and pick their brain over a cup of coffee (or Shakeology ha ha). Until then, I will have to live it vicariously through the coaches that got to go.

My First Video Blog

Man, videos are a lot of work. I hope it turned out ok. In the middle of day 50, I decided to ask my husband Colin to video tape me doing the Insanity workout. I have had a lot of people ask about the workouts, and I figured it wouldn't hurt to show everyone a short clip of what the video entails.

This is the Max Interval Circuit. You do not start out with this video. The first month is a different set of videos that preps you for the second month. When I decided to have Colin turn on the camera, I had already completed the warm-up, which consists of about 8 excercises done for 30 seconds each and then repeated 3 times. And the first circuit, four intense exercises done for 45 seconds and repeated 3 times.

The music went pretty well with it. My form is not perfect, I was a little tired. But it was helpful to show me what I need to improve on. Let me know what you think!

Enjoy!

A Day of Rest

I've been taking Sunday's off from my workouts (it is recommended to take a rest day at least once a week to allow your body time to recover and prepare the muscles for more work the next day. I have 2 weeks of Insanity left with Shaun T.

I was given the opportunity to run in the San Diego Rock N Roll 1/2 Marathon this year. Last year I completed the marathon (a first for me) with Team in Training. We raised over 9 million dollars for the Leukemia and Lymphoma society (I only raised $2500 but the nation wide team totalled over 9 million). Last year I had over 4 months of training to prepare myself. This year I had 2 weeks notice. However, I only ran maybe 4 days once I found out that I was going to get to run. I tried to look at it as an opportunity to try and enjoy myself and not really "compete" against anyone or the clock. If you know me, that is REALLY tough for me to do. I almost brought a camera with me to take pictures along the way. I did have some training, my rigorous schedule of 1 hour cardio routines with Shaun T the last month definitely helped a little (I do NOT recommend training for any running activity without some running) so, thanks Shaun T. :-)

I did not have a team with me this year, no real set up support. (A little last minute, everyone already had plans and no one wants to come "watch" you run at 6:15 in the morning.) Even if it is for almost 2 hours and the finish line is at Sea World. My morning started at 3:45 am. I woke up and was out the door by 4am. (Everything was prepped the night before). My sister Jennifer was kind enough to print me directions to get me to the shuttle that would take me to the start line (and let me stay at her house the night before so I didn't have to drive as far). I followed them to the freeway exit. There was not a "specific" ending on the directions. I figured, "Well, follow the cars and hopefully you get to the right spot." I prayed God would help me not get lost! He answered and had me follow cars into a gated airport parking lot that took me right where I needed to be. I locked up the truck (thanks Milford for letting me borrow your truck) and walked in the dark with the other runners to the shuttle and warmth. We drove for a while, I was just glad I made it to the shuttle. The rest was easy I just went off of memory from last years race. You get to the start line and get in line for the bathroom because even if you don't have to go when you get in line you will have to when you get to the front. There were 40,000 people signed up to race. There were a TON of porta-potties, but STILL long lines. I got in line, twice. I also remembered from last year where we had to drop off our stuff to meet us at the finish line (via UPS truck). AND where they gave out the free bananas and water.

The half marathon course is obviously much different than the full marathon. Last year we ran around more of down town San Diego including Petco Park. The marathon and 1/2 split at the 3 1/2 mile mark and this year instead of heading down town I went straight onto highway 163. At one point I was able to look across the freeway and see the leading man of the marathon. It was a trip! There was one man out all by himself (he hit the 9 mile mark around 44 minutes!) and then there was a group of about 6 Kenya-looking men about 25 meters behind him. Surprisingly the two leading women runners were not far behind them.
Well, I started out running and made sure I wasn't trying to prove anything. I was breathing normal, and enjoying myself. It was just me. No one came to run with me this year, so my iPod was my running buddy. I was glad to have it, it kept me upbeat and moving. I felt good the entire race, my knees did get a little sore because of the fact that I haven't been running as much lately. But, I even picked it up at the end of the race. Wouldn't you know it, it WASN'T my slowest 1/2 time. My first 1/2 marathon was in October of 2009 (Long Beach 1/2) I ran a 1:48.48, then in January of 2010 I ran a 1:42.06, and then yesterday I ran a 1:48.06. No running training, and I did 42 seconds better than my first 1/2 marathon. Needless to say I was pretty satisfied with my time. Here is the link to my results.
My alias name was Jon Baptista, my brother in law. He was planning on running, didn't really get to train so I took his bib. The biggest bummer about being alone was not having anyone to hang out with after the race, so I took my goodies, got on the shuttle and went back to my car and headed home. I was home by 11:00.

Today, Monday, I woke up a little sore in the quads and calves, but nothing major. I am supposed to complete the 3rd fit test for Insanity and then a Max Interval Training workout. Needless to say, I made this my day off and will start up again on tomorrow. Thanks again to Shaun T for "training" me for the 1/2 marathon... LOL. :-) And my family for all the help getting me there! Maybe next year I will have some running mates again (dad, Colin, Cassie??? Tymon? Marci??)

I plan on running in the Las Vegas 1/2 Marathon in December (It's $140, so if anyone wants to donate funds- ha ha) and my sister wants to run a Mud Run in Murrieta in September too as a relay, hopefully that pans out.

Insanity- Two Weeks Left

I just completed week number 7 this morning. (We'll, technically I will finish tomorrow, but I won't have time to write tomorrow.) I have 2 weeks left of insane workouts with Shawn T and then I will start a new adventure. I am feeling pretty great these days! The second half of the workouts are about an hour long each. There is Max Interval Circuit, Max Plyo Training, Max Cardio and Max Recovery. I love the calendar that comes with the workouts because all you have to do is look at the calendar to see what you have to do that day, log in to WOWY to have a chance to win prizes (and keep track of your progress) and then go push play!

I had a small audience today while completing Max Cardio and Cardio Abs. Colin invited Marty Tansey over to try a yummy serving of Shakeology and have an omelet  for breakfast while I worked out. They just completed Legs and Back from P90X earlier this morning.
Kellen did quite a bit of the workout with me this morning, it was pretty impressive. He is catching on quick. He was very encouraging and I really liked being able to cheer him on too. He loves watching the infomercials after the workout that talk about Shakeology and other workout programs. I definitely look forward to the Recovery Drink after my workout too. Kinda tastes like an Orange Julius.

SHAKEOLOGY SHIPMENT #2

Alright, my 2nd shipment of Shakeology has arrived. When you sign up for a home direct shipment you not only get free shipping, you get a gift the first 2 months. The first month was the Workout videos (see previous blog) and this month is the shaker cup. Now, if I am on the go I can prepare my Shakeology in my new shaker.

Here is what you get in your second month shipment.

Again, it comes in a nice size box.

 Open the box and inside are all the goodies!!

 You get your very own shaker cup...

 And another 30 day supply of Shakeology!

 My shipments rotate each month, so this month is green berry. Looking forward to trying some of the recipes below on the 30 day calendar.

 The other side of the calendar still has the chocolate recipes, in case you have any left over from the previous month and you wanna mix it up!

Well, that is it! I already had my shake for the day (Chocolate Shakeology, 1 serving of tofu, ice, almond milk, banana, and 1 tsp of peanut butter). This is by far my most favorite meal of the day!!

Insanity- Month 2, Dig Deeper

I have been in the process of completing the original INSANITY workouts with Shawn T. The first month was pretty intense, but I was proud to say that for the most part I kept up. After four weeks of one workout a day for six days a week, there was a week recovery. (Still intense, but except for the hip workouts, they were manageable).

Every two weeks you complete a "fit test." It is comprised of 8 different moves and your goal is to do as many of each move in one minute. You get about a minute rest in between each exercise. The first two fitness test are the only activity for that day. (Example.... DAY 1- Complete fit test, day 2 Plyometric Cardio Circuit, etc).

The first day of week five (that was Sunday for me) you must complete your third fitness test AND a 59 minute Max Interval Circuit. I am pretty sure it was the hardest workout I've ever done (except maybe running a 4 hour marathon, and the repeat 200's we did 20 times in college for track season with a minute rest... that workout STILL gives me nightmares!)Whoever thought doing a fitness test AND a workout on the same day was a good idea for this exercise program was just plain crazy!

All that to say I am glad to have my recovery drink, I've had to use it during the workout the last two days to keep going. However, something inside keeps you motivated NOT to stop because you KNOW you will get the results you want if you keep going. Here are my fit test numbers so far (Day 1, Day Day 15, Day 36):

Switch Kicks (2 kicks = 1):  42, 60, 68
Power Jacks: 47, 57, 61
Power Knees: 80, 125, 130
Power Jumps: 30, 55, 64
Globe Jump (4 jumps = 1): 6, 11, 13
Suicide Jumps: 17, 20, 22
Push up Jacks: 26, 31, 36
Low plank obliques: 55, 65, 72

I have a little over 3 weeks to go. I didn't really take a before photo... but here is a picture of what I look like after the workouts.

Like Shawn T says, DIG DEEPER! Well making sure I don't slip in my sweat is what I call digging deeper. 

Keep Soaring!! 

Mindie G

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A yummy low cal- high protien lunch

OK- I am trying to get really serious about the foods I put in my mouth. I have six different nutrition books (provided by beach body from 6 different workout programs) to spice up my meals. Today as I was looking through the lunches I found one I sorta copied, but changed a little bit.

Chicken Wrap- most of recipe is from the Brazil Butt Lift Menu

 Ingredients:
-3oz of  boneless skinless chicken breast 100 calories
-1tsp lemon juice zero calories
-1 leaf of cabbage chopped about 8 calories
-1 string cheese 80 calories
-1 tbsp pesto hummus 25 calories
-1 tortilla, I recommend whole wheat tortillas, but I don't have any at the moment about 80 calories

293 calories, loaded with protein and not so many carbs (sorry, I don't count that as much because I still have to work out with the FIT CLUB tonight at Sun Ridge Community Church in Temecula!

Directions:
1. Cook chicken on stove in Pam cooking spray and lemon juice until lightly browned.
2. Heat tortilla if desired.
3. Place pesto on tortilla, and string cheese in middle.
4. Cover with cooked chicken.
5. Lay chopped cabbage over the top and fold.

Yummy!!

Nutrition Simplified - Shakeology will help you:

Lose Weight
Build Energy
Get Healthy
Regulate your Digestive System... and much more

To match the nutrition of 1 serving of Shakeology you would need to eat:

-1 bowl of exotic fruit, including Acai and Goji fruit... $4.40
-4 cups of raw broccoli... $3.94
-7 whole carrots... $1.99
-10 cups of raw cauliflower... $4.30
-3 cups of romaine lettuce... $2.99
-4 cups of uncooked mushrooms... $8.97
-3 raw onions...$2.91
-1 cup of peas...$1.09
-4 cups of red radishes... $5.16
-4 cups of plain yogurt... $3.49
-1 shot of wheat grass... $1.95

That's a lot of food! (not to mention a lot of money a day $41.19)

You can spend about $4.00 a day on the nutrients that you need in one Shake... or $40 a day after shopping at the grocery store (and specialty stores).

The choice is yours...

Shakeology... nutrition, simplified.

www.shakeology.com/timetosoar.com

Shakeology

Alright, my first month of Shakeology arrived in the mail on April 25th... I have taken pictures of each item that you receive in the box so you know what you are getting. It comes in a box that looks like the one below.

 You get a month shipment of the product... chocolate or green berry. I have my home direct shipment set up to rotate flavors each month. My first flavor is chocolate... yummy.

 The next additional item is a calendar looking page with 2 sides. The first side has a new recipe for your shake to try each day for chocolate...

 and the other side is for the green berry flavor for each day of the month. I have decided to take notes on each of the ones and try including if I like it or not, and how many calories it equals.

 The next item in the box are the Shakeology workouts. This is what the front cover looks like.

 The back has some cool pictures of people that have lost weight and inches (and improved their cholesterol- increasing the good and lowering the bad). And links to get additional workouts and supplements on the website.

 This is the inside of the workout case. It has 2 videos; a 30 minute video and a 50 minute video. As of today I have watched the 30 minute video (I am on day 10 of insanity, so I may do them in the afternoon if I have time). They seem very basic, but challenging. They require weights or resistance bands for the complete workout. Very cheap at a sporting good store or your local Target or Walmart.

 I am going to track my own progress with Shakeology on my blog... you are welcome to read, obviously. :-)

 Finally there is an info card from the CEO of Shakeology and his story with the product. He (at least in his before photo on a video I have) seems pretty healthy looking but is pretty ripped now... his wife uses the product as well. Even if you already consider yourself pretty healthy it is a good idea to use the product. One hundred doctors (and more I would assume) would agree... CLICK HERE to see what I mean.

 

Here is a picture of me and my product. :-) Yay!

Alright, here are my  current numbers... (4-25-2011)
Weight: 139 pounds
Waist measurement at belly button: 33 inches
Total Cholesterol (according to San Diego Blood Bank): 128 as of 2/11/11- unfortunately it doesn't tell me how much the LDL and HDL levels are, just total. (down from 143 in August 2010)
Blood Pressure (according to San Diego Blood Bank): 99/61 as of 2/11/11 (Down from 119/75 in August 2010)

Day One- April 25th, 2011
I took it plain with water, just to see what it tasted like. It is pretty thick, and really good.
Day Two- April 26th, 2011
I had it with cinnamon and nutmeg after my workout. Real thick, I will split it up tomorrow. Drank it after my recovery Insanity workout.
Day Three- April 27th, 2011
I had half of my shake before my workout with almond milk and a tsp of honey (50% more calcium than NF milk, and 30 less calories per serving, and dang it tastes good. But, it is a little more expensive, so we'll see how often I use it.) The second half I had after my workout with 1 cup of water, about 4 frozen strawberries and half a cup of blueberries. Woah, it was good! (I put it in the blender)

Well, that is where I am so far... not sure if I will put EVERY day's drink on here, but if they are all that good, I might have to!

Mindie Gilliland
Shakeology user and Independent Team Beach Body Coach
www.beachbodycoach.com/timetosoar
www.shakeology.com/timetosoar

My Beach Body Story...

I began my journey with Beach Body in the summer of 2010. (No that is not me in the picture above, it is Dreya Webber and Tony Horton :-P)

We borrowed the P90X workout program from a friend to check it out (Thanks Marty). I thought I was already fit; I like to run, I worked out pretty consistently, I thought that was it. I figured P90X would just help me stay there.

Since completing the videos I have noticed in pictures that my arms and my face were slimming down and I had more energy.Not to mention that I was able to do more push ups than most of the kids on my cross country team. :-)

We finished our 90 day challenge and decided to purchase the DVDs, (yes, I'm cheap- I wanted to make sure they worked before buying them). When you buy a Beach Body program it is just that, a program. It has all the steps you need to meet your goal... guaranteed. It has workout videos, timeline goals, nutrition plans, online help and accountability. All you have to do to start, is put it in you DVD player and push play.

We are going to go through P90X again this summer. Colin is going to host a weekday P90X workout at school with his soccer athletes.

Currently I am in the middle of the INSANITY program. I like to mix up my workouts constantly. (That way I don't get bored). And being the cheapo that I am, I borrowed it from a Beach Body Coach.

I really like it and I can see a difference in my cardiovascular endurance. It was hard at first to get through it without being exhausted, but now I can get through each round without dying, but still sweating! And it's pretty fun. I am almost half way done.

When I started the program, Cecilia (my Beach Body Coach) gave me a sample of Shakeology. She suggested I started using this to help improve my health while completing the workouts. I have to admit that Shakeology has really helped. I was a little skeptical at first, but I ordered it. I figured that since there was a 30 day money back guarantee, that if it doesn't work I'll just get my money back. But, it tastes good and gives me all the nutrients I need every day. I signed up to be a Beach body coach too, that way I get 25% off all the products and supplements.

 

I got sick on Friday evening with the usual congestion, snot nose etc and usually it takes about a week to recover. Monday morning I drank my shake (like I have each day), and was able to workout. I am still getting rid of the snot (ha ha) but I FEEL much better. That is not normal for me. 

Since starting my journey, Colin has joined me. He ordered Shakeology too and drinks it for breakfast before heading out the door. I like the chocolate flavor and he likes the Green Berry. We each get 25% off all the products from Beach body. Including free shipping on our orders. :-)

Any way, after 15 days of using Shakeology here are the latest stats: 

Current Weight: 135 (FYI my goal isn't really focused on losing weight, but it has gone down 4 pounds)

Waistline measurement: 31 1/2 inches (down from 33 inches!)

If you would like to know more about Shakeology or any Beach Body products please feel free to contact me! Thanks for following along on my journey... 

OH-I am donating blood next Monday and will update the cholesterol information when I get the results. :-)

Mindie G

www.beachbodycoach.com/timetosoar - I have added some photos (before and after) to my profile.

www.shakeology.com/timetosoar