Good morning! I can say that I will be taking a nap with Brennen today! I woke up at 2:30 a.m. and couldn't go back to sleep until 5:00 a.m.!!! Of course, we realized last night that the monitor is broken, so I didn't want to go too far. Needless to say, I just laid in bed thinking of all the things I could/should be doing!! Oh well. . .

Yesterday went well. I wish that everyday for the next 13 weeks would go as smoothly as the last few have! I have had no problems with my diet and of course, I love the working out part. I have a feeling that if I start carb-cycling next week that it will be a whole different story!

Since I have a trainer, I'm not sure how much of my workout and eating I am supposed to divulge, but I will say that we are trying to build up my shoulders and back. Yesterday was back and biceps day and I worked both hard!!! For my back I did: assisted pullups, wide-grip pulldowns, seated rows, and back hyperextensions. For biceps I did: barbell bicep curls and seated incline db bicep curls. For all of those I did several sets of ALOT of reps at very challenging weights! Then I hit my abs, which I do 3 times a week: roman chair leg raises, bench crunches, and twist crunches! When I got home from this workout I was sooo tired!!! It is so important to get adequate rest when working out like this. I can say that I normally do, so it's all good!

Well, today is going to be a low-key day. I do HIIT (high-intensity interval training) today and usually I just stay home and do it on the treadmill. It is a beautiful day though, so I might also take Brennen and Odee for a walk (Macy is at the lake, lucky dog!). Well, I hope that it is a strong, productive day!!!!! Make it one!