Work Out Motivation

You should only open this post if you want to be motivated! Tonight Colin and I celebrated our anniversary a day early because we both have to work tomorrow. We went out to a great sushi place right by his work and then went to a movie. I have been dying to see "Just Go With It" but he put it off as long as possible because he didn't think it would be very good. We both ended up enjoying it, it was very funny. It totally motivated me as well, so that helps. Why did it motivate me, you ask?

A picture is worth a thousand words, right?

Picture from zimbio.com

These ladies have amazing toned, healthy looking bodies. I first noticed that Jennifer Anniston has a great body in The Break Up (remember that scene?) but I have noticed it in other movies as well. There is a scene in He's Just Not That Into You where she is talking to Ben Affleck and she goes to put something on a high shelf and her shirt comes up a little bit and although it doesn't show a lot, it shows that she is TONED. Brooklyn Decker is just... Gorgeous. Wow. She is a SI model but she doesn't look unhealthy or TOO skinny. I like her look because she looks healthy. 

Ready for more motivation?

All of the following photos are from TheSuperficial.com

Audrina Patridge. I love her hair!

Kate Gosselin. I have always disliked her, I mean, from day 1 of that show but she is obviously using her newfound money for personal training. She looks great.

LeAnn Rimes isn't popular right now. I read a interview that she did (it was either in Women's Health or Shape) and she was talking about her work out routine... She is hardcore. She said that people who have their cell phones on them at the gym irritate her because she feels like they aren't serious about getting in shape. I hung my head in shame for a bit because I am guilty of texting on the treadmill lol. She does a lot of kickboxing which I would love to try!

Tired of bikinis? Fine, look at Cameron Diaz's arms. 

Killer. I am definitely working towards arms like that.

Okay, that is enough for tonight! I am going to go to bed and dream of work outs and toned arms :)

Working Out

Hello Lovely Neglected Readers!


I have finally found a gym that I love. I don't know if all LA Fitness locations are the same but if they are, they all rock. This is what I have been looking for in a gym. I have never worked out alone before, I always had my best friend Stacey with me, but since I moved I thought I would hate working out alone... I was completely wrong. It is so relaxing to just not have to talk. All day at work I talk to give direction. Telling people to do this, or do that. When I get home I talk to Colin, not that this is a bad thing at all. I am just saying that I have grown to love that hour and half that I am at the gym for the silence it brings. I don't even listen to music, I just think.. Or don't think at all.. Whatever I feel like that day.


At my old gym they constantly had big promotions to get people to join so it was pretty cheap... And crowded. It got to the point where we would literally have to stand in line for a treadmill! It  was ridiculous. The gym that I belong to now is huge. There is so many machines that no matter what time a day I go, it never feels crowded. 


Their group fitness classes never seem to match up with my work schedules but one day I hope to participate in those. I have never done a group fitness class before so it would be a little scary.


Have you ever had a bad gym experience? Good one? Ever taken a group fitness class? Which one was your favorite?

So Super Sore

Heya!
Today my ankles hurt really bad still from our run the other day so we just walked. S' shins hurt so she was okay without running. We are so pathetic. I had no idea how out of shape I was!

We walked for around and hour and then swam an hour.

I was really excited because my hubby joined us! We had a great time and then ate baked potatoes and roasted chicken for dinner YUMO!

The best part is,  I am exhausted. It is 10:30 and I am about to go to bed. Why, you ask, is this good? Because I normally have problems sleeping and can't fall asleep until at least 3am. My stupid job has messed my sleep schedules ALL up!

Anyway, I had a great day and I hope that you all did as well. I know I am not ready for Monday since I have a 12 hour shift and I will miss "The Price of Beauty" but hey, thats okay. Nothing is killing my mood right now :)
Goodnight everyone!

A cook book and Jessica Simpson

Heya chicks!
I haven't been working out at all. I have felt sick and tired all of the time. I am working insane hours and sleeping at insane times of the day and it hasn't made for a very happy, or healthy, KatieBrook.

I think that one of my main problems health wise, is that I get too busy to cook. The past few weeks I haven't felt like going grocery shopping so we have been eating out a lot. Add that to me not exercising at all, and let me tell you, I feel like I have gained 600 pounds in two weeks. I most likely haven't gained any but the truth is, at this point, it isn't about that anymore. It is about the way I feel. I want to feel healthy again. I want to not be so tired all of the time. I want to get rid of these headaches and get into great moods again. I want to aggravate my husband for no reason instead of lying here begging him to cut into my skull and rip my brain out! At this point, he may be considering it :) joke.

I can't sleep, of course, so I decided to see what all the nesties are talking about tonight. When I got to the home page though, one of their articles caught my attention. "20 healthy chicken recipes". We eat a lot of chicken. This, I thought, may be exactly what I am looking for. Most of the recipes looked delicious and for the most part, they were things I could see myself cooking. All of the recipes were from a book called "Skinny Chicks Don't Eat Salads".

This book is probably something I will invest in. I am not interested in going on a diet, I just want more healthy recipes.

Now for Jessica Simpson. I look forward to "The Price of Beauty" every week. She used to annoy me, now she inspires me. I am so proud of who she has become as a woman. This week she posed for Marie Claire's  May issue with no make up and no photo shopping. How brave. You go Jessica, you are beautiful, from the inside out.

One thing that I love that she said is "I don't have anything to prove anymore". 

It made me think, what are we all trying to prove?