I think we found Evan’s Halloween outfit! We love our Shaun T!!!
Excited we have our new shirt for completing this awesome program!!
It is his size and he doesn’t want to take my shirt off!!
Author: elishasmith
Believe in Yourself!!
Saw this yesterday and it spoke to me.
With starting the new program, I knew there would be pull ups and chin ups. I have never been able to do more than 2! Last night I did 17!!!! In the matter of 2 minutes (with burpees and jumps in those same 2 minutes)
It’s amazing what we can accomplish that we never thought possible!
We got the pull up bar a few weeks ago and I could only do 1!!
Just beyond excited!
God is Good!
💥Anxiety Battle💥
*4 years between these photos!! So much has changed!!*
The picture on the left was my first time really getting out of the house to visit someone after my anxiety hit. I was nervous and scared to leave the security of my home.
With anxiety came the severe acid reflux. This reflux was debilitating. Constant indigestion and feeling like I was going to get sick. For those who know me… I have a HUGE phobia of getting sick to my stomach!
This is not how I wanted to live life. I’ve always had issues with feeling sick to my stomach. But this was just awful.
Panic attacks and anxiety are no joke! You literally can’t control the feelings. You can try your best to talk yourself out of it. It can take every last ounce of effort to pull yourself out of it.
I’m truly thankful for the people in my life that didn’t give up on me and kept pulling me out! It gets depressing when you feel that there is no way out of your anxiety. I felt that I would never be back to normal again. I was sad and scared. I knew I had a ton of life left but I had to find it!
These last 4 years have been an uphill battle. I have my moments but I am better at identifying the signs.
Having Evan has helped so much! I have someone to put all my effort into and not much time to sit and let my brain go to town on itself. I still have bad minutes, hours and days.. But I have to keep moving forward.
I pray constantly that I can completely knock out the anxiety, panic attacks and reflux. But until then I will keep moving forward and keep praying.
I am proud at how far I have come!
The picture on the left I weighed 101 lbs! And super unhealthy. The picture on the right I am 110 lbs, and a whole lot healthier!!
The girl in the left could barely walk a 100 yards with out feeling like I needed to lay down. The girl on the right… I fell like the sky is the limit!
If you love someone with anxiety.. Know they love you too! It’s a constant battle for us and it takes a lot of mental power to calm the storm. Learn the signs! Learn how you can help! It can make a world of difference!
Throwing some Punches
Yesterday was the Sneak Peak for Core De Force! This is a mixed martial arts style workout. This was perfect for me! I pushed myself and had a blast.
My coordination will need a bunch of work, but it was still an awesome exercise. Today I am SUPER sore! My calf and back muscles were worked hard.
It’s funny to me that I have just completed Insanity Max 30 less than a month ago and I tried this workout and BAM! I’m sore!
it felt SOO great throwing punches! I felt like a BAD ASS! I am looking forward to this program launching! My mom even said that I look like a Bad ass in this picture!! (MY LIFE IS NOW COMPLETE!!! MY MOTHER SAYS I AM A BAD ASS!!!!!)
I was going to start Hammer and Chisel about 3 weeks ago, however the household fell sick and I didn’t have the energy. I wanted to be able to put my all into this program. So I started the 3 week Yoga retreat. I didn’t think this would be anything that I would enjoy. I love it! It is much slower pace than I really care for but honestly what is going on in the world now… we want everything handled fast! We don’t like to take a break. We get slow service.. We get upset.. So it was nice to take a slower route and try and work on my breathing and getting my mind to calm down.
My problem is that my mind never stops! Do you have that problem? I over analyze so many situations that really don’t need second thought. I will post about my anxiety here in a few.
Insanity Max 30 Transformation
Here is my transformation with Insanity Max 30!
This program was intense and fun! Lots of cardio and strength training. I wanted to post about it each day, yet life got in the way. I am sad to be done with the program (for now), yet excited to start the next program!
I gained more muscle and toned. What you can’t tell us how much more solid my muscles are. They are on their way to being rocks! I took before and after measurements to see if I would have any change. Well my butt got 2 inches bigger!! I really needed some padding in the lower region! I had lost my butt after pregnancy! My calf muscles grew half an inch. My arms grew very minimal when I flex but they are solid.
I did all this from home! With no equipment for 30 minutes a day!!
🌟eating right
🌟2 months!
🌟30 minutes a day!
🌟worked out from home!
🌟no equipment required!
My Goal is to Inspire Someone Every Day!
Well it is has been almost a month since I have last posted. We moved the computer from the living room to the office… so in turn I was less likely to bring myself into the office.
I am on day 34 of 60 with Insanity Max 30. I just started month two with the harder month. I am loving this program! I have noticed my muscles are solid! Might not be able to see them all but I know they are there!
My endurance has skyrocketed during these workouts. I missed a day this week and I felt so tired the next day. I have since made up the workout… and I have my energy back! It’s crazy to think that working out gives me that much more energy!
I visited with a friend this week that I haven’t seen in 6 years. She commented on how she is inspired by the workouts I do. She bought T25!! Her husband and her are going to start working out together!!! HOW AWESOME IS THAT!!! I ABSOLUTELY LOVE hearing that I am inspiring!
My goal is to inspire someone every day!
Day 9 of Insanity Max 30 – Tabata Power
July 19, 2016
Maxed out at 10 minutes and 37 seconds
Ethan joined me for some of the exercises. Afterwards he told me this is an “insane workout and can make you crazy! That’s why they call it insanity”. Haha!! I’m proud of him for trying.
Decided to get my workout in while chicken was cooking in the oven.
#insanitymax30 #maxedout #Beachbody #fitmom #fitfam
Day 8 of Insanity Max 30 – Cardio Challenge
July 18, 2016,
I maxed out at 8 minutes and 38 seconds… I beat last week by 34 seconds… Plus I did the Country Heat workout tonight..
My kicks are a little higher and faster this week.. Didn’t have the energy like last week due to it being my 2nd workout of the day with in a few hours.
The makeshift desk is out of the living room now!! Next is all the toys!! Slowly but hopefully by this weekend our living room will be back to “normal”.
#insanitymax30 #max30 #maxedout #Beachbody #CardioChallenge #girlboss #iworkout #ShaunT
Day 6 of Insanity Max 30 – Pulse
July 16, 2016,
Tonight was an option night (Active Recovery day) . If I am going to get everything I want out of these programs I’m going to do them all!
Tonight consisted of some moves and then a stretch between! I made it the entire 20 minutes of the program. Thankfully because of the stretches!
Tried a different app to make my video… You can see more…. Added a bit of music.. Might not do that every time. Tonight’s music is called Sassy Girls.. Couldn’t pass that up!!
#InsanityMax30 #ShaunT #BeachBody #GirlBoss #FitMom #FitFam
Day 5 of Insanity Max 30- Friday Fight Part 1
July 15, 2016
So tonight was pretty much moves from the week. There wasn’t a break until 15 minutes in and 25 minutes in. Now this may not seem bad.. It’s only a 30 minute work out, but holy moly your legs don’t stop moving! I maxed out at 11 minutes and 35 seconds (Burpee with the lungs at the end got me). I tried to make it to the 15 minute mark. Hey I had a goal.. I didn’t make it but guess what.. Next Friday I’m going to beat my time! I’m going to push harder!
Before starting this program, I was super nervous about it. Lost of self doubt! Now I know I will rock month 1! Now.. Month 2 scares me! I’ve heard that if your goals don’t scare you then they aren’t big enough!
Now on to hair…I stink at doing hair but I have got to figure something out for when I work out. I’m not cutting it. Lol. As it stands now I use 3 hair ties to try to hold it in place and it just feels like this big floppy thing on the back of my head. Thinking I need to start wearing a head band too! I went back to just a pony tail for one exercise and well it was basically a face swatter! Not much fun.♥ Funny to see the play back though.
#InsanityMax30 #Cardio #Beachbody #Fitmom #Fitfam #Hairproblems #Friday