Sorry for the lapse

I didn't get a chance to blog any this past weekend so I'm gonna catch up now. Friday, I did pure cardio. It was pure hell! I warmed up for about 10 minutes and stretched for about 6-7 min. Then, I did 20 straight minutes of cardio with no breaks. This was by far the toughest workout to date. It was really hard to continue at a breakneak pace for the entire 20 minutes but I did pretty good. Saturday, I took the day off a) because I worked Friday night from 10p-7a and slept Sat morn and b) we had pictures for the kids Sat afternoon and I was exhausted. The pictures were taken by Amy Pate who owns her own studio (Amypphotography.com) and they were AWESOME!! Addi, my daughter, has the attention span of a hummingbird and she got her to pose and smile and hold still so kudos to Amy! Sunday, we went to church and when the kids took a nap that afternoon, I did plyo cardio. Pretty tough not only because it's a hard workout but also because my sinuses were clogged beyond belief. I couldn't breathe out of my nose to save my life. Yesterday, Monday, my buddy was back with me and we did cardio resistance. I felt much better and more in shape doing this workout so hopefully I have turned the corner and can start going harder alot longer. There is alot of core work involved in the resistance dvd and that is one of my weak points. I would like to be able to hold a plank and do ski jumps for 2 minutes, but it's not happening right now.

This weekend, I ate pretty good except for Saturday. For lunch, I had Arby's and I ate at my grandmother's that night. We always have alot of great food there and pretty good desserts so I used that as my cheat meal (not counting Arby's of course). Otherwise, I ate good trying to include lots of fruits and veggies. One thing that has been really easy and a good snack is a smoothie. I use a cup of milk or OJ, about a cup of frozen whole strawberries, 1/4-1/2 cup of frozen blueberries, one banana, 2 scoops of chocholate protein mix and sometimes a spoonful of peanutbutter. Mix this together in a blender and you've got a healthy snack that will keep in the freezer if you have leftover (which with this recipe, you probably will). Anyway, I'll be back at it this evening doing pure hell, I mean pure cardio again so stay tuned.