Fit with Ruthie

I am just NOT the same person when i dont workout.. seriously.. the last two days I have felt so tired, depressed, and of course.. the tummy troubles didnt help any.. I was on the verge of not working out today either.. the house just needs cleaning.. clothes need washing.. the list goes on and on.. and I slowly fall back into my old ways.. bad self talk.. unmotivated.. .and negative.. BUT if I can just get my booty off the couch and workout.. life is amazing! funny how that works huh? stresses drop off my shoulders and on the garage floor and fling off the shoulders and fly blocks away as I run... and all of a sudden.. after a good hot sweat.. I am back to normal! feeling great! loving life and once again realizing how blessed I am!!!! so heres today workout therapy session! 3bs---- : lunges (12 on each leg), dancer squats (12), leg ext (12).. rested for a minute and did this two more times :) for a total of three sets Back: lat pull downs(12), bi curls (12)... did three sets of thes...

yeah.., I should know by now.. chinese food and french fries make for a unhappy tummy~ no workout today.. more later r UPDATE Well.. I dont know what's going on with me.. tummy problems abound! .. I had a sore throat a few days ago and have felt tired ever since.. so maybe its a virus.. I tried drinking my protien shake a few min. ago and .. that just wasnt the thing to do.. so.. no more eats until tomorrow when I am feeling better.. and hopefully I will NOT be up the whole night running to the bathroom!!! UGH HEY.. tomorrow is my reunion.. which I am not going to.. but I got an email a few days ago from the gal in charge saying it was suggested that they do a picnic in addition to the 150.00 night deal.. .. but hey.. its a bit too little to late for me.. guess if could wait 20years to see every one.. whats another 5 right! Plan on cardio tomorrow.. I am def feeling a lot more muscular and strong lately.. I think its cause I have been pushing hard again on workouts.. seems I cycle...

free day today :) now workout.. but oh boy am i sore!!!! yep.. that workout yesterday did the trick :) how was our day?

Well.. I cant believe it .. but today is my 500th post! Amazing the difference 500 posts make. i just finished my workout.. chest, shoulders and tris.. will def be sore tomorrow.. i have coop tomorrow so i will probably take it off.. My shins are still giving me problems.. so day rest will be good for them :) .. hoping yalls days are going great.. and wondering if you are making plans for the cold weather thats in our futures :) happy wednesday! r

yep.. couldnt run very much today .. i did 2.5 miles but could only run half. :( my shins are bothering me.. so I decided to rest by walking .... Isnt it frustrating when you mind and the rest of you body wants to RUN and one or two parts of your body says. NOPE.. aint gonna happen ... Feeling good to have it done and I will do abs in a few minutes :) on a good note I love my running skirt esp since I bought a medium and its almost too big ! :) yipee for that :) ok.. lots to do today... so I guess I should go.. "Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can become great." Mark Twain

so now its official! 365 days until I am Fantastically Fit! 365 days of striving to workout and eat healthy to allow myself the blessing of being in better shape when I am 40 than i was when I was 20! 365 days until I celebrate my old age by feeling young! so.. today I celebrated... Lunch out with DH (hamburger, fries and fried cheese, as well as a few bits of a free birthday sung Red Robin sundae :) .. happy memories with the kids (see my HS blog) and ending the day with a homemade choc cake lovingly made by my sweet kids (they did it all by themselves.. well.. except for adding the boiling water!) I also celebrated with a workout! yes.. I just couldnt NOT workout. I tried.. but I needed it.:) Lunges, squats, back lat pulldowns, flies and rows, leg extensions and bi's! and now I am feeling even younger! :) I also celebrated by buying a new running skirt(black..the only color they had:() and a red shirt :) (thanks DH!).. so.. tomorrow morning I will wake up excited to wear my new ...

yep.. did it.. got out there and walked/ran.. and did stairs.. 2.5 miles.. hot .. but good. abs afterwards.... felt so good!!! how was your day? r

10 word update: upper, jelly, sore?, pullups?3 (not in a row),tired :)

I am starting a new tradition ... every friday will now be PHOTO Friday :) .. using photos and allowing myself only 10 words I will post about my workout.. check back later tonight for my FUN PHOTO FRIDAY.. where you will find out 1. did I workout? 2. how many pullups can I do? 3. who did my photo log and 4. am I crazy? :) happy friday.. ... (I am off to go swimming with the kids :)

today was my free day.. AND co-op. We had a great day. I was on my feet for 6 hours.. so they were hurting by the end of the day.. but know they will be rested by Sat when i need to go run :) I am looking forward to Upper tomorrow (chest, tris, and shoulders) esp now after taking pics and seeing that I might be making progress in those areas. :) Heres to a great day.. and enjoying my day off :)

well. I finally took pictures today for challenge 5 ending a few days ago.. DH has been working out too.. and so we took this picture (the kids talked us into it :) can you believe the guns on these too old folks! 39 isnt looking so bad after all :) Click on "challenge 5 before and after" on the side bar. I finished my workout around 530.. three Bs today.. felt great.. squats, lunges, leg extensions, leg curls, bi curls, back lat pull downs. .. felt good. I had NO energy and again.. didnt want to work out.. I stayed up until 2 am last night (i couldnt fall asleep!!.. ) finally decided I needed to eat a bit.. I did. and fell asleep at around 2.. so today.. I was fine until about 4 this afternoon.. ANYWAY..... felt great to lift anyway.. :) yipee.. got that blood pumping and now I feel great! happy 3Bs day! ruthie

isnt it funny how .. when you get stressed out.. the LAST thing you WANT to do is workout! All I want to do is sit on the couch, watch recorded sessions of Oprah and eat buttery popcorn, coke and chocolate! Seriously!... today was pretty stressful for me mentally. Concerns about my DS and his reading "issues".. and getting closer to the idea its some form of dyslexia or other "learning differently" diagnosis. sometimes life is just not at allllll what we expect is it? Who knew when I 20 that I would be homeschooling, living on one income, and.. get this.. struggling to stay in shape! 2o years ago life was seen through rose colored glasses! I was seriously dating my now husband.. who was (and is) the most amazing man. I was a size.. too small to mention, and I had visions of living in the country, being a high paid interior designer or artist ... ... . you get the idea..BUT.... God has a way of showing us what is important. .. Whats real.. and ladies.. rose colo...

Just finished chest, tris and shoulders.. got a great workout.. burned out on all parts and then some :) Eats have been ok.. on track for the most part. Its funny how much better I feel after i workout.. after a long day of schooling, cooking, laundry and dishes.. it just feels good to de-stress and get that heart going. .. I need to seriously consider getting up early and getting my cardio done first thing in the morning.. hum.. I think If i would start working out again in the mornings i would feel like my afternoons actually have a bit of "free time"... well.. enough of that.. .. I have to run to the store and get some MEAT for supper. (seems its not supper around here without MEAT!). .. .. so.. did you workout today? any ideas on a mini challenge? I need to find something to do for my 40th Bday.. its almost a year away.. I want to do something special... a marathon?(no) bike race?(maybe).. I am looking for ideas.. :) (OK its Tuesday morning now and I am sooooooo sore.. ...

Yes.. I will admit it.. I have sweaty arm pits.. and thats just fine.. .. I am feeling great! I did NOT want to get out of bed this morning.. I didnt sleep very well at all.. did I mention we are in the market for a new bed? .. the air mattress I slept on last night just wasnt good for me and my zzz's .. might try the couch tonight :) .. we are going again today to look for another mattress so hopefully I will have hope in the future of finding my beauty sleep :) Su and I did 2.5 miles plus ad building stairs with three hard sprints along the way. She almost tripped me once. but I recovered gracefully :) .. I feel sooooo great now.. awake and ready for the day.. Abs were a belly busting workout.. crunches on the ex. ball, planks, and reverse crunches :) .. I am sore from yesterday (last night's lifting) so all is great in the workout front :) I want to go ride tomorrow afternoon.. will post after I am done with that :) And now for a quote party: - "Motivation is what gets ...

today was busy again.. I guess my days will always be busy. Library, Homeschool PE.. .. lunch.. shopping for a new bed :( ugh), to the pool while the kids and DH swam (I took the hour to look over two books.. on for teaching art and the other for montessori education).. Home for Pizza and Cinn sticks and Smallville! (season premier on the 27th!) .. and finally.. a workout. Its 912pm and I just finished.. funny thing is.. I just went in and started doing chest press! .. then after three sets i was like.. WHAT! WAIT!.. its 3Bs tonight!!!! .. so I switched.. squats, Lunges, deadlifts, leg extensions, more lunges, more dancer squats, more reg squats.. and I just kept going.. now the legs are jelly.. next was back.. Lat pull downs.... too many to count.. an then flies.. and finally.. seated bi curls.. and finished it off with concentrions curls.. now my bis are jello! .. hot and sweaty and the days and yesterdays stresses are left in the gym floor! I downloaded some new techno music and wil...

I am taking today off.. My feet are hurting from standing for 6 hours :) .. co-op was great fun today.. I actually had fun today:) We are all tired.. I plan on just resting and just making every Thursday my free day.. I got an email from an old highschool friend saying "i thought you were coming to the reunion?".. bummer to have to let her down.. but oh well.. I will try and see her next time I am in town. :) How was your day?

AHHHH .. I am sore sore its really really not funny! ... Second day is always worse for me.. and today.. boy howdy.. the word sore doesnt even describe it :).. ... could I just sit and not move until tomorrow? that would feel the best :) .. NO? .. ok .. so later today i will do upper body and some yoga to stretch it all out.. tomorrow is a busy day.. but I almost everything together for teaching.. I think it will be a fun day :) .. better go.. (anyone want to loan me a hot tub for the day? ahh .. now that sounds wonderful!) more later .. r UPDATE: .. did I mention that I was sore? .. oh.. and my abs are sore too! .. wow.. who did this to me?? If you think you dont have time for a workout.. try a super duper super fast upper body workout.. I did chest flies (12) chest press (12) tri laying press (12) and then sat up for shoulder flies (12).. this was set.. I did THREE sets with little rest in between and was done in 10 mins! .. my shoulders already feel it :) .. I will stretch (again)...

Well. Josha and I must have been on the same page.. I sure didnt feel like doing cardio today.. it was so busy.. I was knee deep in schooling the kids and house work today that I was just wanting to sit on the couch and veg out... but I didnt . I made supper for the family and got dressed to run. I decided to run cause I didnt want to ride DHs bike.. I miss mine :(.. and I thought.. if I run it will be over and done with in just 30 mins or so.. depending how long I could actually run this time.. so.. I headed to campus.. ipod and sulin with me and did 2.5 miles plus the ad building stairs! .. I am sooooo incredibly sore from yesterdays workout that my bottom literally hurt when I ran.. and I mean my tushy .. :) .. My hammies are sore and tight too :) so I guess I read did do well yesterday :) .. My eats today have been right on.. so I am happy about that.. and I have felt great all day.. I always do when I eat right :) Thanks Josha for checking the blogs today and doing ...

Workout Update: Just finished 3bs.. I did two super duper sets.. set one: squats, dancer squats, lunges and deadlifts (12 of each) I did this set 3 times. with about a 30 second break between each set. Set two: Back Lat pull downs and bi curls (12 of each) I did this set 3 times with about thirty seconds for break. My arms and legs are both shaking! fingers so shaky I can hardly type:) so thats good :) ... feeling tired and bloated (still) ugh.. ahh for next week :) heres my post from earlier: I had a great weekend.. finished a sunny window and did a few sketches.. got completely caught up on my laundry (again.. without a dryer).. went for a bike ride.. watched lots and lots of Heroes.. and dreamed of someday being able to make some money with my art.. will post later after I lift.. how as your weekend?

Ok.. so.. my bike is broken.. so.. what's a girl to do? Well.. ride someone elses of course :) I took DHs bike on a 7.5 mile ride this afternoon. Its been sooo long since I have gotten to ride that it just felt GREAT to get out there again :) Bad news is I will be a bit sore tomorrow :) .. .. not much time cause I have to take the kids to our first Bible Bowl meeting in 20 mins.. more later r ======== Ok.. so I am back home after Bible bowl and grocery shopping :) .. Josha had a question as to the YOU on a diet book. .. I read more of the book and I DO like it.. but I dont know how much different it really is than BFL.. Here's what I mean: YOU: eat 6 times a day BFL: Ditto YOU: Red meat once a week or less BFL: Ditto (i think) YOU: Whole foods better than prepackaged BFL: Ditto Unique things of YOU: Dumping your fridge and kitchen of the following: If any food has the following as the first 5 ingredients.. you dump it .. :) Simple Sugar (Brown sugar, white sugar, dextrose, cor...

ok.. so I lifted this morning.. didnt feel like it but did. chest flies and press shoulder flies tri extensions and over head ext. felt better afterward .. seems I am still in my funk.. by that I mean I seem so unmotivated to go for a fun or lift.. It seems I always have issues when things change (like our schedule).. and starting something new (like c-op).. and the weather (days already getting shorter and cooler).. .. I am wishing for more time to create my art so i can sell it and hope to spend some time today .. my goal today is to finish a window that I started months ago. .. and hopefully start another one :) .. we will see. I am looking forward to a YOU on a diet change to my blog (yes another change) and trying the two week meal plan he has in the book :).. Body for Life workouts and funny thing... the YOU on a diet plan says eat 6 times a day.. Not much difference i dont think.. just getting ride of some "junk" thats still in my diet :) .. ok.. so heres to working ou...

well.. working out is not happening today.. library this morning, cleaning and laundry, then took the kids swimming at the university, supper tonight.. and now Heroes.. DH rented the first season dvds so we will have a heroes a thon this weekend :) .. havent watch any of them so we are looking forward to it While the kids were swimming I read YOU on a diet... introduction down.. and lots of pages to go.. but so far it said that if I follow the plan I would loose 2 inches in my waist.. hum.. its an easy read.. so hopefully I can get through most of IT this weekend too :) .. We will see.. Lifting will take place tomorrow morning.. and hopefully I can get my bike fixed so I can ride again.. I miss it :( happy Friday R

bad news first.. ate 1 slice of pizza, 1/2 cup of coke, and cin. sticks for supper Feel like I am gaining a few lbs (water weight from pms or what???) good news... Exercised this morning inspite of a busy day Ate great at Co-op, Snacks included (Thanks sis for my cooler :) perfect!) and YOU on a diet book is ready for me to pick up at the library !!! will have it tomorrow and hope to get it read and a plan of action for next week.. going to bed early.. got up wayyy to early... 545am is still night time to me!!! I's tired!

Well. its a bit after 6 and I am fixin to leave to go for a walk/jog. Cat is going with me.. she woke up bright and early this morning cause she is so excited about co-op. So.. Cat and Su and I will do about 2.5 miles before heading home to get ready to go. Today will be busy, and I thought last night as I got in bed at 1130 that I might just need to make thurs. my free day.. but since I am awake I decided to get up and go... also the dog needs the exercise.. as she will be crated most of the day today :) .. Still feeling bloated and frumpy.. but I know it will pass.. thinking of all of you this morning and hope you are all doing great! hugs ruthie

618 just finished run and abwork.. hot and tired. I did 2.5 miles and threw in 5 up and downs on the ad building steps.. also two hard sprints.. UGH.. that was tough. eats today were not balanced at all .. way too many carbs.. to little protien... need to plan for better tomorrow.. .. trying to remember progress not perfection. Looking forward to the fall and winter makes me automatically dread it. .. well.. in a exercise sort of way. .. .. I know when it gets cold.. I have issues with getting out the door.. and tend to lean towards eats being not as good. I am hoping that YOU on a diet might be my answer this fall.. but I have to realize that this winter..but when it comes down to it.. there are things that just need to be off my menu... easier said than done. off to make supper for he fam... how was your tuesday?

please note if you have not read the post below.. which features "ode to Josha".. please dont miss it! What a wonderful day! yesterday I did myself in on too much sugar and paid the price.. which was NO energy and a mild to sever headache all day.. today.. well.. Today was a different story. The 11 hours of sleep I got had a bit to do with it.. and eating correctly all day had something else to do with it. But the bestestestestest part of my day was my sweet sissy coming to visit! what a fun day! we just talked and talked and talked some more.. and as always.. the visit was too short. I need to announce to everyone (and brag on my sis).. about how wonderful she looked! Inches lost was amazing! and I couldnt get over how beautiful her skin was! it was glowing! .. what an inspiration! so proud of you sis! We had a great talk about a lot of different things but I was really wanting her to educate me on the blood sugar stuff.. asking her why I feel so bad when i eat a donut hol...

This post is dedicated to Josha.. who just past her year anniversary on Body For Life! .. From her first post.. I KNEW Josha would do this! see.. the four little words in red... "Aug 24, 2006 planning a great start So, I'm about to begin my body for life challenge, Sept. 1. I plan to begin by following the eating plan and getting into the aerobic workout for the friday and saturday of my start. Then, Sunday will already be a free day. On Monday, I will follow the sample eating plans and begin my upper body workout with weights. Should be energizing! I will do this !!" I am so inspired and happy for you Josha! I am looking forward to some one year anniversary pics posted on your blog if you wouldnt mind..I know the change you have made in a year has been drastic! Congratulations!.. Way to go!.. so proud of you! you Rock! Ode to Josha A year ago this month YOU decided enough was enough. Though Life wou...

no workouts this weekend.. today I ate tooo much sugar (this morning) and ended up all day with a bothersome headache.. and no energy. feeling better right now but am tired from staying up too late and getting up too early :) I am pretty sure I am going to continue with the body for life workouts but change my diet to the "YOU on a diet" diet.. .. I have read bits of the book while angell was here.. (she bought it here).. I have one on hold for me at the library. :) .. wont start until I read it.. but I have seen both of these Drs on Oprah... I need to get more "not good for you" foods out of my diet :) .. (they have a top 5 ingredients that you shouldnt eat).. but more on that later.. after i get the book :) I have officially decided to definitely NOT go to my reunion. I am happy with the decision. Checked with a classmate and found out they are not attending either.. so.. I will wait until the next one.. But good news :).. My DH has something special planned...