Fitness Update + A New Fave

My POP Pilates tank. loves it!!

Hello Lovelies,

This past September, I decided I really needed to find a better way to integrate fitness as part of my overall healthy lifestyle. I've always been fairly active, but would go back and forth between working out regularly to not doing anything for months. Top that and the fact that I'm a a borderline glutton and began eating like the Mr. the last couple years and you got an additional 12 lbs on the scale, yikes! Thankfully it all goes to my thighs and is barely noticeable unless you really know me. Still, this was not acceptable for me, I've never settled for good enough in any other avenue in life and I was not going to settle for a mediocre body.

My biggest issue has always been staying motivated long enough, I get bored I find excuses and fall off the wagon. This time around I'm determined to break the cycle by trying different workout methods every month or two and taking accountability for what I eat using my fitness pal. In the last couple of months I've done the SELF Challenge, Tracy Anderson Method, and more recently Pop Pilates. They've all kicked my arse but I've managed to follow through with the plans and am now working out 4-6 times per week. As far as the scale is concerned, I was weighing in weekly when I first started but slowed that wayy down. I've never been a big fan of scales because it really is just a number, and I prefer to go with measurements and what I look like in the mirror. At lat weigh in I lost 7lbs so far and a couple of inches all over, so I'm happy with that.

Now let's talk about my newest favouritest workout: POP Pilates! This is a channel on YouTube of course and she also has a blog aptly named blogilates. The young ladies name is Cassey Ho and she is a Pilates instructor based in San Fran. I love both her channel and blog because first it's FREE, and it provides users with great workouts from Pilates, to cardio circuit to strength training. More importantly, Cassey is highly motivating and you can tell she has a genuine, sweet spirit and I love that. I'm planning on sticking with this through the end of the year or until I master the moves, trust me it ain't as easy as she makes it look. Check out her saddlebag workout, that last squat pulse move is killer.



Bonus: I'm still loving up some Tracy Anderson Method so if you're up for it tomorrow or anytime this holiday weekend, give this a try. It's her Thanksgiving cardio workout from last year and one of my fave freestyle routines. Feel free to repeat 1 or as many time as you'd like ;)



There's also a mat workout vid as part of this series if you dare.

Gobble, Gobble. I'll be back tomorrow with what I ended up cooking. Enjoy and be blessed!!

Xoxo