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Hot Mama’s IGNITE Program – Torch Level: Day 6

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Day SIX and I’m sneakin’ tricks. See…still a rhyming supa-staaaar! BAM! #howwedo

Moving on…I’m writing Day 6 early in the day because it’s Sunday and I really, really, really am hoping to logoff shortly and enjoy this beautiful day with friends and family. Day 6 is Metabolic Workout #3 and I do love this workout.

HOWEVER, I am a person that needs to workout in the morning. If I don’t get it done first thing, I KNOW it just won’t get done. Life gets in the way. But today, I get to go enjoy a 5k run with a friend at the Goddess Run, so my Metabolic Workout is going to have to wait. And…the question is…will I actually get it done? Of this, I’m not sure. C’mon Torch…bring it…I own you.

My friend asked if I could run a 5k race with her because her daughter injured herself and couldn’t run it. I’m alway very honoured when someone asks me to run a race with them, so of course I said YES! So, I’m lacing up my sneaks and going to head out shortly to get my friend through her race. It’ll be super fun…I loves me my running!

But okay, okay…if I write it down, maybe I’ll commit to getting Metabolic Workout #3 done. It is a fabulous workout…and fast…so…I really should do it, right? I should. I know. Right? Don’t slack, Lindsay…just get it done later. You can do it. Yes, you can. [Read more…] about Hot Mama’s IGNITE Program – Torch Level: Day 6

Hot Mama’s IGNITE Program – Torch Level: Day 5

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Day 5 and I’m alive! Yeah…I may try to rhyme each day! HA! Probably not…mostly because I’ll forget that I said I would, my mine is a sieve, I swear.

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Anywho…Day 5 and I’m happy to report that nasty bleeeeep of a sugar headache has finally subsided. Even better? I woke this morning with a TON of energy…which is good, because there was A LOT going on today!

I managed to get some snuggles on the couch with my two favorite people and then I hit my gym (aka my garage) and got to work. Today I did the OHM’s Fav (yup, still my FAV) and Full Body Torch #2. I’m officially on fire.

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Hot Mama’s IGNITE Program – Torch Level: Day 4

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Womp, womp, womp. Yeah, that sugar withdrawal headache is still nagging at me. At least it’s a little decreased today, just a jackhammer set to “gentle” on the back of my eyeballs…soooooooo…progress?

Today’s a great workout day! Wanna know why? Because it’s just ONE workout for Torch in Hot Mama’s IGNITE program! Yup! I got my Metabolic Workout #2 done in 30 minutes, decided to throw in 50 pushups just for my kind of fun and now I’m downing my water.

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I’m also happy to report I’ve finally gotten back into my breakfast routine. For those of you who don’t know me that well, I struggle with the concept of breakfast. If I eat early on in the morning, I often feel nauseous. The problem is that if I don’t eat early on, I usually find myself at 3pm realizing I’ve yet to eat…well…anything all day. [Read more…] about Hot Mama’s IGNITE Program – Torch Level: Day 4

Oh, But You Are Good Enough, Baby Boy

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We’ve called him the Gentle Giant since he was very small. A sensitive fella from the beginning of his life, he suffered from colic and cried for hours on end during the first 3 months of his life. If you called my son a sensitive child you would absolutely be right.

For years I’ve fretted and worried about raising such a sensitive child. How will he cope with sadness? How will he cope with bullies? Will he stand up for himself? Will he stand up for others? Will his emotions and sensitivities hold him back from exploring? Just how badly is he going to get run over in this all-too-often cruel world?

My job as his mother is to love and honour the person he is. However, with so many ideas of “how boys should act”, I often tried to push him into doing things that other boys like to do. “Go run! Go play! Go rough-house”, I’d say. “Go get dirty! Roll around! Just relax and don’t worry”. The problem is, those expectations or instructions made my little man worry more because that just isn’t the person he is. And that…my lovely readers, is the place I’ve gone wrong. [Read more…] about Oh, But You Are Good Enough, Baby Boy

Hot Mama’s IGNITE Program – Torch Level: Day 3

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Today’s workout was sweaty. It was beyond sweaty. I’m not sure if it’s because I’m fighting illness or if I’m just burning some serious calories, but I was DRIPPING after the OHM’s Fav workout and my weight workout. DRIP-PING.

The OHM’s Fav is, well, my favorite workout. I designed it after I had my daughter and I needed a way to get back doing cardio in a very short amount of time. At the time I started, my daughter was 7 weeks old and I also had a almost 3 year old at home with me, as well. I knew I needed to design a workout that I could push myself at but be done in 20 minutes.

The OHM’s Fav has been my favorite for almost 6 years now. And every time…EVERY SINGLE TIME…I fall in love with the workout once I’m finished. After I injured my knee last year I wasn’t sure I could do the OHM’s Fav to the level and exertion I wanted by walking. Let me now tell you one thing…intervals on a treadmill while you WALK at a high incline are ridiculously effective. Not only did I rehab my knee, I took off the depression-induced weight gain I experienced after my knee surgery. [Read more…] about Hot Mama’s IGNITE Program – Torch Level: Day 3