FOX 9 Appearance–Part 1 of “Motivating Mommy” Series

2012-03-28T09:00:43-05:00

PART 1:   "MOTIVATING MOMMY"

 

 

Hi Fox 9 Viewers!

 

I hope you are enjoying my "Motivating Mommy" series on FOX!  Moms always put themselves last...which is why I wanted to do this series.  I wanted to help Moms get their "mojo" back, learn how to workout smarter, not longer, and learn healthy eating habits that they can institute for the entire family!

 

Remember, if you were not chosen for the "Motivating Mommy" series, I did not forget about you!  I am holding a *FREE* Seminar and 20 minute workout April 13th from 6:30-7:30 pm in Wayzata at Redeemer Lutheran Church Gym (115 Wayzata Blvd).  All you need is a set of 5 or 8 lb weights, a mat and a notepad.  COME JOIN ME!  Just email ali@corecamper.com to sign up.  Feel free to come with a friend!

 

CHECK OUT TODAY'S SEGMENT!:  http://www.myfoxtwincities.com/dpp/buzz/Ali-Holman-Motivating-Mommy-Workouts-mar-28-2012

 

 

Each week, I want you to hear from my ladies from "Motivating Mommy" and how the journey is going for them!  Here is a blog from some of them....

 

 

Start last Wednesday as a Motivating Mom on Fox 9 who is here to say is feeling pretty motivated!  I feel good! I have completed 3 of Ali's workouts, survived some pretty sore legs and am looking forward to more!  Extra benefit - my son (14 with Asperger's) is on board and eating much of what I am eating, helped me grocery shop and buy the right foods and even completed Ali's challenge with me last night.  I am so proud of him - of us!! Eating the right stuff, more often and consistently is helping me to have energy throughout the day - yeah!! I know my metabolism has had a kick start because I actually wake up hungry now!  What a concept! 🙂

 

 

 

Ok, so it's been 5 days on the Motivating Mommy team challenge and I can honestly say, I am truly loving this.  I was thrilled to get picked for this challenge and my husband was really excited for me.  We were at the cabin when I found out...I had to drive into town and "borrow" someone's Wifi (it was a coffee shop, so I'm not too bad of a thief), so I could check my email on my Kindle.  No small feat seeing as I forgot my password.  I called my husband from the car...I may have shrieked...and when I got home, my 5-year old had a Congratulations card all ready for me.  She drew herself as a cheerleader on it.

I had no idea what to expect this week.  I was kind of hoping Ali was really mean or snobby or at least talked like a Muppet...since her body is so perfect.  She's not.  Not even a tiny bit. She's so awesome.  Totally down to earth.  So committed to helping all of us.  Super supportive.  Sending emails and almost instantly responding whenever I emailed or left a comment after a workout.  Telling us magical things like "The numbers on the scale don't matter when you're swapping fat for muscle" and "The numbers (when we did our initial measurements) don't matter.  It's the last time you'll see them."
The workouts...the are really freaking hard.  But they are SO doable.  Yeah, I've been sore since Wednesday, when we did our first workout, but by Friday, the ouch factor had decreased and I realized there are actually muscles that still exist in the tushie region.  Who knew?  I got really sweaty this week. I'm not the biggest fan of getting sweaty, but for 20 minutes? No problem. I worked out Wed, Thurs and Fri and then took Saturday off.  But the strangest thing happened on Saturday...I actually wanted to work out.  Now, when is the last time I said that?  I think "never" is a pretty close estimate.
As for the menu plan for the week, I found it to be pretty easy to follow.  We're allowed one cheat meal, but I haven't taken mine yet.  I'm trying not to take one unless I really feel like I need to.  I'm pretty much up to my eyeballs in oatmeal, but that's really the only meal I'm having a tough time stomaching.  And this week we have more food choices, so I can suck it up for a week.
I think the best thing about this week is the fact that I feel proud about myself.  Not that I'm usually down on myself, but after following the menu plan and doing the workouts, and just sticking to my guns, I felt really good about myself.  And I realized I haven't felt that way about myself in quite some time.  It's such a wonderful feeling.  I've been in a great mood all week...and that really obnoxious kind of good mood, where if you were crabby, you'd want to strangle me.
I'm looking forward to a new week.  I'm going to try my damndest to get up early and do my workouts before the kids and dogs get up.  Otherwise, they try to lay on me or talk to me.  So, that's my goal for this week.  That and to just keep doing whatever Ali tells us to do.  Because apparently she knows there are muscles under all the lumps and bumps that are just waiting for their day in the sun.  It's been a long time coming and I'm ready for it too.
I'm still feeling sore from the great workouts but its a good feeling. I feel like this is something that I was ready to do and it is the push I was looking for. I was ready to commit myself and transform my body into what it used to be. Even though I don't see much physical change yet, I feel a lot of inner change. I feel like I have more energy and feel happier and proud of myself for getting on the right track. The hardest thing isn't even the workouts its the eating habits that I needed to adjust. Being a stay at home mom really allows for me to have access to food all day and even if I wasn't hungry I was eating out of boredom. I have been doing good with the nutritional plan but I know I can do better and I will continue to get better and learn healthy eating, not only for myself but for my husband and children. I'm just so excited about being more confident and being healthy. I also want to help other mothers out there that struggle with their weight and want them to know that if I can do it, you can do it. It takes a lot of dedication but I know it will all be worth it in the end.
Sorry for my late reply...it has been a crazy weekend!!! What made this weekend the most difficult was having out of town company for 3 nights!! Six extra people staying (and eating) at my house, made it more difficult for working out and eating well (although I ended up doing better than I thought I would). Thank goodness for nice weather and the grill! Everyone had their cheeseburgers/hot dogs, but it was so easy to stick a chicken breast and some asparagus on the gril and they turned out so yummy! I will admit I had a couple of 'cheat' moments this weekend. Dinner Saturday night we just grabbed Taco Bell, however I ate much less than usual there! We were also invited to dinner at my husband's bosses house this evening, I didn't want to be rude and not eat, but I didn't go crazy 🙂
I am feeling much better already! I am very excited for the final results and hope I will be able to continue this lifestyle after the series is over! I'm hoping I can put on a swim suit in Hawaii this summer!
I will admit I still struggle a bit to get up in the mornings to workout...thank goodness my husband is there to push me out of bed! I did skip Saturday, due to the company, but didn't let them let me miss 2 days in a row! I look forward to seeing changes in my life!!Thanks again for the opportunity Ali 🙂 

 

 

t's been a few days since starting this new lifestyle and I have to say I feel terrific. The first day was hard, my legs felt like jelly and hurt more throughout the day but inside I felt really good. I did it! I accomplished day 1. With day 1 under my belt I was scared for day 2. I woke up barely able to move and my thighs felt like my thighs were on fire, but something was different... For the first time in a long time there was a fire inside ME. I had no idea how I would work out with my body feeling the way it did but I WANTED to. After all it only takes 20 minutes and I knew that if I could put in that small amount of time, I would feel even better and that fire inside me would become a little bit bigger. So I did the warm-up and sure enough, it got easier. Day 3 was even better, just a small amount of time and I had felt 10 times better than the day before. I felt strong inside! I felt like I was finally doing something for me. For all the time I put into my family, it felt really good to do something to better myself. It's been so good that I found time to do a workout on a day I didn't even have to!  This fire inside me is growing bigger every day and it's burning up calories!!