I have a brand new home gym!!!

Yes, it is 99% done. We've got to wait for hubby to get his shed to put his stuff in, his tools, etc. so we can have the treadmill out there, but otherwise everything else gym wise is out there.  I've used it a couple times and LOVE IT!!!

I ordered a dumbbell rack today from Amazon to put my dumbbells on.   That will be so nice. 

Then my next thing will be a box to do box jumps on.  Then I'll save up for my Concept 2 rower.  That's going to be really nice to have. 

I was kind of naughty yesterday.  I ordered a makeup palette  A new highlighter.  Then I'm going to quit buying makeup for a couple weeks.  Time to save up money for other stuff.

I hope I can walk tomorrow.  I did a leg workout that focused on glutes today.  I might not be able to walk.  Oh well lol.

I saw "HER" at the mall yesterday

I saw "her" yesterday. Hubby and I went up to the hockey game with our oldest and her fiance. Before we went to the mall and Lowes to pick up a couple things we needed. And I saw "her" You know her. That really fit woman you see in her yoga pants and t-shirt and she looks amazing.

It was really REALLY warm here lately. Like nearly 70 in Feb, in Iowa. So everyone was in t-shirts yesterday and a few people had their capris and such on. A few, yoga pants. Now I see ladies in yoga pants or leggings everyday. But you just don't see "her' everyday. That lady who is really into fitness. You can actually see her muscles in her legs, her glutes are nice and firm. You could see nice firm arms, and I bet if she flexed them, she'd have some nice muscle show up.

Seeing "her" made me really want to get into that sort of shape. Or at least get a hell of a lot closer than I am now. I need to buckle down a little more with my eating. Been slacking a little this week. I need to track it better, and really ensure I get my protein and keep the carbs under control.

I ordered some more food containers. Somehow we have about 2000 lids that fit nothing. And maybe 4 containers with lids. Ok, slight exaggeration, but really. We have far more lids than containers. I take a couple meals with me to work, I need to eat a couple times in 12+ hours, so I need containers. And now I will have some new ones.  Here's what I ordered from Amazon:

Here's the link where you can get them :
Food Containers


My home gym is coming along. We got stuff to put in between the garage stalls so the water won't seep in. Sometimes in the winter, if I have a lot of snow on my car, when it melts water seeps under the stall. Well, once we, or rather my sweet hubby, gets that put on, that won't happen. Then we can look for stall mats to put in, and then start moving all my stuff in. Its gonna take some time to get it all moved, but it will be worth it.

Then comes the hard part, figuring out what program to use. There are so many on Bodybuilding.com and everywhere else all over the internet. And I have a few books with programs I could follow too. I just need to pick one and do it!

Trying to save money is so hard lol

I have been trying to save up a little money here and there.  Mainly cause I do want to buy better quality equipment for my home gym when we get it all set up.  I have a cheap rower, and want a Concept 2.  Those things are like $800-900.  Not cheap.   I also want a assault bike to go with my spin bike.  Now those are not quite as expensive.  I can get a good one for around $600.   So I've been trying to save up some money so I can slowly get stuff.

But then temptation strikes lol.  I just ordered a bunch of stuff from Juvia's Place.  I wanted the new Saharan palette but it of course was sold out.  So I got the others.  All of them lol.   And last week I ordered some stuff from Kylie Cosmetics.  Oh, its not all that much, but still.  That money could have gone towards my home gym.

So I need to really REALLY buckle down.  Next paycheck I'm going to put at least $100 into my savings account.   If I do that with every paycheck, I'd have that assault bike in just a few months!  And then I can save up for that rower.  Maybe I'll even pick up an extra shift sometime and put my overtime into savings.  That would help too.

My fitness journey has been going fairly well.  I've totally fallen in love with lifting weights again.  Now I like Crossfit.  I really do.  But well, its just not my dream love.  I just love lifting weights.  I love how strong it makes me feel.   How it changes my body.  I just love weight lifting/bodybuilding.  

I'm going to thin out my fitness video/dvd collection.  I've got stuff there I've not used for years, and won't ever use again.  I've sold some stuff already.  Used the money to buy a weight lifting belt, some BCAAs and new plate weights for my barbell.  I bet I could sell more and use the money for other stuff.  I love to sell the stuff I don't use and buy new stuff.   Like getting free money lol.  Kind of allows me to save money and buy some stuff I want.  

I have also gotten a magnetic palette and have been working on depotting some palettes and putting them in the magnetic one.  It really will help with storage.  I got all my Naked palettes and the Manny MUA and one BH Cosmetics palette in it and still have more room to go.  I need to go get some stuff so I can put all my Morphe palettes in one. I could really free up space putting my Morphe palettes down into one or two magnetic palettes.

Lots to talk about today I guess.  Hope everyone has a great day!

Super busy

Work had not slowed down much, ok, at ALL!  Way to many really sick people.  And just how many people need new hips and knees in such a small community?  My word, 90% of the area should have metal joints by now.  Seems like 2-4 people get something replaced every week, and in such a small community, that's some number.

We are starting the work on getting stuff cleared out so that we can get my home gym set up. Hubby has been clearing out a shed in our back yard and making plans on what to move and where to set stuff up.   It will take a few weeks, but I'm pretty excited.   I'm actually feeling like this time is the one that I'm going to really get into good health, and good shape.

I've gotten some new stuff here recently and have ordered some more.  I have made a review video on a couple products I've gotten and reviewed.  Here's the link
Urban Decay Primer and Setting Spray review

Been fighting a really bad cold for a week or so.   At least it isn't the flu.  A few nurses have gotten the flu.   Side effect of work.  Being exposed, on purpose, to god knows what.   Oh well.  I guess I signed up for it, but it doesn't mean I like it.

I guess I don't have much to say today.  I've been in recovery mode.  I had yesterday and tonight off, plus the next 2 nights off and I'm looking forward to it.  To bad I have to work 3 nights in a row after that, but oh well.

My own home gym!

So, I have a small home gym. Its in a small room and its kind of cramped quarters. Here's a link to a video I posted about my home gym set up.
My Home Gym Set Up 
As you can see, its kind of cramped.  I can get a good workout in, but I spend time moving stuff around just to have space for deadlifts, then move stuff around again, to do bench press.  Kind of a pain, but I'm so thankful to have a home gym for days I can't get to, or simply don't want to go to the gym.  Closest gym to me, 35 miles away.  I wish I could have a gym closer, but nope. 

So my hubby told me a plan.  He'd like to buy a big shed and put it on a concrete slab we have in our yard.   That's going to be just a little expensive.  Oh, not horrid, but a few thousand bucks. Then once we move the mower, snow blower, and some of his tools, he wants to convert the third garage bay into a home gym.  Put my gym, all my weights, the spin bike, my rower, and if we have room the treadmill out there.   I'm not sure we'll be able to get the treadmill in there, and that's ok. 

Now doing this will mean spending money to make changes.  We'd take the garage door off, and wall it off, making it a simple wall, and maybe put in a walk out door.    We'd need to seal the wall between the garage bays, cause it leaks water.  You know, park my car when its got snow on it, and the snow melts, water seeps under the wall.  It needs to be sealed so that doesn't ruin my gym equipment.  

So, I've decided to cut back on my makeup buying and put that money in savings for my home gym set up.  If I spend half as much on makeup and put that in savings I'll have a nice nest egg built up for  a great shed for hubby, and getting my gym set up.    I might have to just make due with a garage door for a while, but that's ok. It will be spring soon and I'll probably open up the door and let the nice weather in!

I'm ok with buying less makeup.  After all, how many eye shadow palettes can one person use?  I will still get stuff, but come on.  I really need to cut back.  Besides, here soon, I'm going to need new clothes since I'm starting to lose inches!.

I found a new way of eating I'm really going to give a go too.  Eat more to Weigh less.  It basically says we've all be starving ourselves and need to get to eating 2000 or more calories a day.  I've been bumping up my calories up and I've not gained any weight.  And I have more energy for my workouts.  And it simply feels good to eat more freaking food. 

Did you know that the 1200-1400 calorie a day diet a lot of women go on is the recommended calorie intake for toddler?  Yes, a 2 year old is to eat the same amount of food as a full grown woman.  How fucked up is that?  Who  did that?  Who decided to tell full grown women that eating the amount of food for a 2 year old was what we needed to do?  I'd like to slap the shit out of them.   

So there is my plan.  Less makeup, more savings, and eventually a great home gym set up in my garage!

The power of the tape measure.

And I don't mean a building one.  I mean on like this:

One you would either measure clothes, or  yourself, (faints)

I renewed my journey to fitness this year.   But its been slow.  I've been working out at home, lifting weights, doing some cardio.  Not gotten to go to Crossfit as much, but I've done a couple Crossfit workouts at home.  I've also been tracking my food, getting enough protein cause I have found if I get lots more protein, I can lose weight easier. And I can eat more!  Who doesn't want that???  Eat more, and lose weight??   I've been eating around 1800 cals a day getting in at least 120gm protein.  I do better getting 130+ gm, but 120 is good.

Anyway, I've lost 2.1 lbs.  Been trying to be happy about that.  But it wasn't working much.  I know other people, people who are not liars, say they have lost 5-10lbs already..WTF!  Why not me?  Why do I have to be a slow loser?  I want to lose 5lbs a month.

So I was feeling a little down.  Then I did something.  I did a quickie set of measurements.  I did a full on set at the first of the year.  This time, I just checked my waist, navel and hips.  Well, I have lost nearly a half inch off both my waist and navel, and a quarter inch off my hips.   So, I'm feeling pretty damn good about that if I do say so myself!

I got a treadmill too!  Got it all set up on Fri. Or rather, my hubby got it all set up for me.  I'm going to use it a lot for sprints.  I want to get so I can run 200m, 400m and 800m so when I see that in Crossfit, I won't think "FUCK! I HATE RUNNING"  but maybe I'll think more "dang, running isn't my favorite" 

Been buying fitness pants and shirts like crazy lol.  Lots of workout capris and cute shits to workout in. I think it makes the workout better if you are dressed nice lol.  Been working for me!

I've been lifting at home on days I'm not going to Crossfit.  I did deadlifts yesterday.  They are my favorite!  I did 185lbs for 4 reps. Working on getting my one rep max up to 300lbs!  It will happen!

I've got one more day off before a new 3 day stretch of work.  I generally like my job, but sometimes I hate working.  Weird.  I'm fine once I get there, but just getting up, getting ready, all that stuff. I hate it.  I want to be able to stay at home and workout, watch tv, play games and read.  Can I win the lottery so I can do that?

I really should get up and do a workout, but I've been having a lazy ass day today and its been nice.  I think everyone needs a day here and there where you take a nap, and do as little as possible.  Today it that day for me.  Hope you all get one soon!

Ice Ice Baby!

Well, what a wonderful day it was today...NOT.  Ice storm.  Thankfully, it was just a couple degrees warmer than they thought, so the ice didn't last quite as long.  But it was a really fun drive home from work this morning.  The temp was right around 32 so there was the fear of hitting black ice and going off into the ditch.  Thank goodness I didn't!   I was prepared.  Had a blanket and a little food with me, and my phone synced to my car to call for help if I needed too. 
I'm off today and thankful.  Work did text me asking for help, but sorry. Nope.  Not today.  You do it.  Its foggy, its getting colder, going to have refreeze on the roads, and just nope.

My tattoo is ITCHY!! Its pretty much done flaking but now its itchy.  Looks pretty good if I do say so.  I like to show it off to people and explain its meaning.  

Did some shopping today online.   Ordered 2 Morphe palettes, and 2 pair of boots.   Here are the palettes I got:

I wanted something with COLORS!  Can't wait to play around with these. Will probably take a week or more to get them, but that's ok.

Then I got some boots from DSW.  Cause its been a month since I got new shoes so I needed some lol.   For some reason I can't get the pictures to download on my computer, but oh well.  I saved them to my Pinterest board.   Guess you can look up my board if you are curious.  Rhonda Brand is who I am on Pinterest.

Gonna get a workout in. I did not go to Crossfit today cause I refuse to leave the house today.  So I'm gonna hit my workout room and do a workout of inverted rows, pushups, thrusters, ab mat situps and maybe some hip thrusters to finish myself off.  I'll let you know if I can walk tomorrow lol.