I am a huge Jamie Eason fan, I think her body is banging and she has fantastic tips and tricks for getting a lean sculpted body. For most of the summer I have been using her strength training workouts in the gym and I am seeing results. As happy as I am with the new muscles I have, I want to push myself and take it to the next level, so on Monday I will be embarking on the LiveFit 12 week program.
Basically the program is this: 12 weeks of 3 phases. The first phase begins clean eating and strictly muscle training, no cardio. The second phase you increase the strength training and add cardio. Phase 3 is hiit training.
I have read reviews and blogs of the program and I have read one bad thing about it. So I have wrangled my boyfriend in to the program as well. The one thing I can already tell I am not going to like about the program is the amount of food I will be eating. It is all healthy clean food, but definitely a lot more food than I normally eat. And of course alcohol isn't included in the program.
My goal for doing this is two-fold. One- I love to weight train and hate cardio. I would love to really define my muscles and get stronger. Two- I want to change my eating habits. I don't necessarily eat the best all the time. I want to push myself and see what I am really capable of.
I will be posting our 12 week journey on my blog for the world to see. It will hold us accountable as well. I know there will be slip-ups along the way, but I think this will really work.
So stay tuned for our "before" shots and our first day.
If you would like to check out the program yourself the link is below.
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jamie-easons-livefit-introduction.html
Friday, August 31, 2012
Monday, August 27, 2012
FALL in Love!
Fall is Mother Nature's reset button. We put the brakes on from the high speeds of summer and cruise slowly into warm days, cool nights, a wildfire of colors, and a fresh start. Fall is always the beginning to me. The beginning of the school year, the beginning of the holiday season, the beginning of reinventing yourself for the year to come! I look forward to football tailgating, cool evenings on the deck, crock-pots with chilli, and the crisp feeling you get during fall.
I hope that this Fall I get a new start with a new job. Being a little over 4 weeks unemployed has me climbing the walls. There is only so much cleaning, reading, and Pinning you can do! I did occupy an hour of my time with this cute little craft project
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In honor of Fall, here is a list of my favorite fall things, what are yours?
1. Shorts with Sweaters
2. Bright colors
3. Crock pot dinners
4. Tailgating
5. Football
6. Snuggling on chilly nights
7. Apple Cider
8. Pumpkins
9. Halloween
10. Windows open
11. Apples
12. Dark nail polish colors
I hope that this Fall I get a new start with a new job. Being a little over 4 weeks unemployed has me climbing the walls. There is only so much cleaning, reading, and Pinning you can do! I did occupy an hour of my time with this cute little craft project
Fall also means darker nail polish colors
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1. Shorts with Sweaters
2. Bright colors
3. Crock pot dinners
4. Tailgating
5. Football
6. Snuggling on chilly nights
7. Apple Cider
8. Pumpkins
9. Halloween
10. Windows open
11. Apples
12. Dark nail polish colors
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Finally! An Interview
After 3 months of job searching, I finally have a job interview! Since they called me on Monday, I have been talking to myself like a mad woman, preparing for my interview. I am eating, breathing, and sleeping potential interview questions. I want to ace this interview and knock their socks off. I have always enjoyed interviews because I feel as if I have a good handle on them and am always very prepared. Here are my best interview tips for you!
1. Practice makes perfect! I am not lying! When I am preparing for an interview I go over the questions a million times a day. I drive in the car, radio off and interview myself. I walk through the house interviewing myself, in the shower... I think you get the idea. I have a list of questions I made years back and just go through them repeatedly. The more you know what you are going to say the less chance you have of being stuck on a question.
2. Know the company. This seems like a no-brainer. I research the company I am interviewing with and learn about them--the people, awards, recent news, etc. They will ask you, I promise. You will look like an idiot if you don't know anything about them.
3. Bring evidence of how you can help them. The job I am interviewing for tomorrow wants someone who can re-do their website and set-up a blog. I have created a blog post for a potential blog that I would do if I was hired. You can tell them all the wonderful things you can do until you are blue in the face, but when you show them, they will be impressed.
Now I am off to practice my interview! Hopefully this next time I write this I will be employed again!!!
1. Practice makes perfect! I am not lying! When I am preparing for an interview I go over the questions a million times a day. I drive in the car, radio off and interview myself. I walk through the house interviewing myself, in the shower... I think you get the idea. I have a list of questions I made years back and just go through them repeatedly. The more you know what you are going to say the less chance you have of being stuck on a question.
2. Know the company. This seems like a no-brainer. I research the company I am interviewing with and learn about them--the people, awards, recent news, etc. They will ask you, I promise. You will look like an idiot if you don't know anything about them.
3. Bring evidence of how you can help them. The job I am interviewing for tomorrow wants someone who can re-do their website and set-up a blog. I have created a blog post for a potential blog that I would do if I was hired. You can tell them all the wonderful things you can do until you are blue in the face, but when you show them, they will be impressed.
Now I am off to practice my interview! Hopefully this next time I write this I will be employed again!!!
Monday, August 13, 2012
FUNemployed
It's been a long time since I've written and so much has happened in my life. I am finding myself with some time on my hands, so you may be seeing more blogs from me!
Unemployment. It's a dirty word, but someone has to use it, but that someone is NOT me! I am FUNemployed currently. I lost my job on July 20th. It's quite hard to gauge at this point how I feel about being FUNemployed. I haven't had much down time in the last few weeks. I went on an 8 day vacation to Mexico, and now am enjoying 8 days of my Mom visiting. Steve goes back to school Wednesday and Mom goes home and that will be when the true FUNemployment starts.
I truly believe that your attitude determines so much in life, so I refuse to be sad and upset about not working. I am getting my government check, which is peanuts, but getting paid to do nothing is a perk itself. I have always held a job. Since I was 16 I have worked never having any significant amount of time off. I am going to enjoy every second of being home. I am sure at some point I will get bored, but I hope that my dream position comes along before that ever happens.
Job searching is relentless. There are millions of online sites to visit and search and you can easily get overwhelmed. I've narrowed my searches down and have many job alerts sent directly to my inbox, but it still takes up a few hours a day. Applying to positions are even worse. A different cover letter for each and small tweaks to the resume and after all that work you rarely here back from the places you apply to.
I am taking time to figure out what I really would like out of life and a job. I don't feel a huge need to find just any job so I have the luxury of applying to jobs I am really interested in. And these days I find myself much more relaxed and calm. Gone is the hour long commute, gone is the anxiety over a hated job. I am just enjoying things. Life is too short to hate your job. I want to be truly fulfilled at my next one.
Two more days of Mom visiting and then I will be home alone during the day while Steve is at work. I have lots of things on my agenda but I think I am going to tackle them as I want to. A little relaxation never hurt anyone and hey-- I am getting a check to do it!
Unemployment. It's a dirty word, but someone has to use it, but that someone is NOT me! I am FUNemployed currently. I lost my job on July 20th. It's quite hard to gauge at this point how I feel about being FUNemployed. I haven't had much down time in the last few weeks. I went on an 8 day vacation to Mexico, and now am enjoying 8 days of my Mom visiting. Steve goes back to school Wednesday and Mom goes home and that will be when the true FUNemployment starts.
I truly believe that your attitude determines so much in life, so I refuse to be sad and upset about not working. I am getting my government check, which is peanuts, but getting paid to do nothing is a perk itself. I have always held a job. Since I was 16 I have worked never having any significant amount of time off. I am going to enjoy every second of being home. I am sure at some point I will get bored, but I hope that my dream position comes along before that ever happens.
Job searching is relentless. There are millions of online sites to visit and search and you can easily get overwhelmed. I've narrowed my searches down and have many job alerts sent directly to my inbox, but it still takes up a few hours a day. Applying to positions are even worse. A different cover letter for each and small tweaks to the resume and after all that work you rarely here back from the places you apply to.
I am taking time to figure out what I really would like out of life and a job. I don't feel a huge need to find just any job so I have the luxury of applying to jobs I am really interested in. And these days I find myself much more relaxed and calm. Gone is the hour long commute, gone is the anxiety over a hated job. I am just enjoying things. Life is too short to hate your job. I want to be truly fulfilled at my next one.
Two more days of Mom visiting and then I will be home alone during the day while Steve is at work. I have lots of things on my agenda but I think I am going to tackle them as I want to. A little relaxation never hurt anyone and hey-- I am getting a check to do it!
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