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Finding Motivation

Every person that works out needs motivation now and again.  My husband thinks it's amazing how dedicated I am to my workout routine, but a lot of the time it is REALLY hard for me to get my butt out the door.  Finding motivation is key on days that I am dreading my workout.  I workout early in the morning so at night while laying in bed I will search the internet for articles, blogs, or videos to help get me in the right mindset for my run.  A few years ago my favorite motivator was the "See Lance Ride" Nike commercial.   I would watch it 2-3 times before going to bed, and I swear, sometimes I wanted to lace up my shoes right then and there and go for a run.  For the past week I have received my motivation from a rather different source:  Elizabeth Hasselbeck.  Weird, I know.  I heard from my sister that they showed one of her workout routines on The View and it was crazy hard.  I had to check it out for myself so later that day I googled it.  It was awesome!!!  I've been trying to do strength training twice a week, and last week was the first week I stuck to that schedule thanks to the video.  I've watched it about 5 times, and have started doing some of the exercises when I go to the gym.  I love it!!  Any mom trying to get toned back up needs to watch.  Go here and check it out!! 

And here is a picture for all my family fans that like to see my kiddos!
This is just before church on Sunday.  :)

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  1. jthmasMarch 11, 2011 at 9:07 PM

    yeah, it motivated me for about 2 hours and then it wore off:( We want to see pics of your cute running clothes!

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