Summer is Here - July

Hey NeverEver's!

July is almost here. In fact its just a day away. I really can't believe that 7 months have passed sense the beginning of the year. 7 months of 5k's, exercises, back sliding, new jobs, started beachbody, got into shakeology and growing this blog. Its been an exciting 7 months and I really can't wait to see how the rest of the year goes!!

With that being said...let me introduce you to July's Calendar!

Isn't it so cute! I found it at http://hellocuteness.com/freebies/2013-calendars/. I wish I found this place sooner but now I found it...its here to stay!

So as you can see from July 4th to the 7th I don't have any exercises planned. The reason is because of Anime Expo. It is something the Hubby and I do every year.

Here we are from last year! This year I am not dressing up this year but Hubby is. Can't wait to show everyone. Can't so now apparently, the Hubby doesn't want it shown until its ready ^_^.

There is also another change that I have been thinking about for a while. To Gym or not to Gym...that is the question.

And I have decided to suspend or quit my gym membership for now. I have very good reasons as to why I am going to try and suspend and if that isn't possible quit the gym.

• I have a Treadmill at work and I am actually using it (mostly)
• I want to finish 30 days of Hip Hop Ab's - And after that I got Slim in 6
• I have good outside weather to workout in
• I haven't been to the gym in 2 months

I also have another reason as to why I want to suspend or quit the gym. 

• I just got a 4 week Boot Camp Program from Groupon with Live in Fit

I just want to know how I am going to survive waking up early enough to get to the 4:45 am class. Oy NeverEver's give me strength! 

I will find out on Monday if I can suspend or if I have to quit. Really I don't want to quit the gym, I just don't want to keep paying for something that I am just not using. 

What else does July have planned for me? 

Well the Hubby's Birthday is on the 10th and I have something planned for him on the 12th. Hopefully, everything will go well ^_^. 

I am also going to be training for my next 5k which is on August 17th. The Ready, Set, Glow 5k. Still can't believe that this race will be my 8th 5k this year. Only have 5 more to go to complete the 13 in 2013 challenge. 

I did decide to do a training plan for this upcoming run. It seemed time to get serious about running my 5k's instead of just 'running' them. I already got my mile down from 16 minutes to 12 minutes and I am sure I can get it down more. So here is my Running Plan!

I got this training plan from Hal Higdon. I almost did the 'Intermediate' Training Plan but after really thinking about it...I am still a beginner. This is the first year I have ever ran before and while I am liking it, I don't want to kill myself or make me hate it. 

Also, I loved that this plan also had Friday as a rest day as that is exactly the day I want as my rest day ^_^

So this is my plan for July. It is going to be a busy month and it looks like its all under control. I just hope the heat doesn't get to bad...I know its wishful thinking. At least the Hubby got the AC unit in yesterday. 

Okay NeverEver's, So what is your plan for July? How do you feel about the gym?

Friday Post: Date Night!

Hey NeverEver's!

Happy Friday! I hope that you all are having an amazing one! Btw, I feel so much better from the whole milk incident -_-. 

So as today is Friday and I usually am trying to convince the Hubby to go out with me to dinner and movies or something date-ish. It isn't always easy as he is sometimes tired when he gets home, but today I texted him if he wanted to go out and he said yes (yay)! So I am now all ready and just waiting for him.

Date Night!

 So please ignore the towels I had to set the camera low on the table to get it to take a photo for me. Anyways, once I got the hubby's go ahead for date night I threw myself into the gym so I didn't feel bad for eating!

Once at the gym I hit my rowing machine for 10 minutes to get my heart rate up, then hit some of the weight machines for 30. Ended on a 15 minute treadmill cool down. All in all I was pretty satisfied with my workout! Especially since Friday is usually my off day.

Necklace Hubby got Me!

Also the Hubby surprised me with this amazing necklace last night! Now as Football season is here you should know...I am a New Orleans Saints fan! So this gift was awesome! I love gifts for no reason! 

I hope you all have a wonderful Friday and an even better weekend! See you tomorrow with my Stats for today ^_^!

Tuesday Gym Day!

Hey NeverEver's!

When I first started working out in the gym there was all these machines that I really had no idea what to do with them. So I watched people while doing my cardio and looked up things online.

So today is my Gym Day! All about the numerous equipment and everything else that is in the gym! I am focusing on the arm and chest machines today!

Here was what I am able to find:

Incline Chest Press

As the name sounds like this machine works the chest. You keep your hand on the bars at least 6 to 12 inches wider then your shoulders to work that chest! Make sure that you keep your elbows in line with your hands not pointing them down to the ground.

Lateral Raise Machine

 This machine works your shoulders...and trust me you DO feel it! Raise your arms to your shoulder length and make them parallel to the floor. As you are lowering them don't quite touch your body!

Cable Machine Overhead Triceps Extension 

  So you start with your arms behind your head feet staggered, start with your elbows bent 90 degrees by your ears, holding the bar behind your head and then extend the bar to over your head.

Cable Machine Biceps Curl

As you can see this is the same machine as above! You adjust the pulley on the machine as close to the floor as possible and then curl your bar the up towards your chest.  A full extension is when you go from up as you can see from the picture then to all the way down to your thighs. Make sure your keep your elbow is bent so you don't over extend yourself.


Okay NeverEver's these are the machines that I wanted to post today! I hope you have enjoyed and learned something with me!

You can find more about the machines Here and Here