Guest Blogger.Whitney

Everyone give a warm welcome to our new bloggy BFF 

Whitney!

She's super cool, we Know you'll love her just as much as we do.

In honer of exercise week, she's here to tell us her work-out routine! 

Yipee Whitney. Show us whatcha got!

First off I want to say Hello to all the amazing 

(trulie-scrumptious}readers!

Second, I want to say how stinkin excited I am 

to be here today

The cute Rozalynn emailed me and asked me (of all people, I was honored)

If I would share a little about what I do 

to stay in shape and why I love fitness

I of course jumped right on the opportunity to be here and said YES ma'am

So here I am first time guest posting 

and as excited as ever

My blog is about 

life

being a Newish stay at home mommy

being a wife

Crafting

Creating
Fitness

my adventures as a new sewer

and everything fun in between

Fitness is a humongous part of my life (I have a fitness journal here) and has been since I can remember

I am a physical Fitness Major and Health minor college Grad

And am going to be doing my Student Teaching in PE and Health this Fall

I love fitness and am excited to share it with 

the youth

ok ok Lets start from the very beginning shall we....
I am going to be real here no fluff

check it out 

When I was 8 I started into the gymnastics world

Yes it is its own world

As time went on I really started to love it

by the time I was in Jr. High and High school it was pretty much my life

It is a year round sport

It is hard

It is fun

It is addicting

 (Summer 2004)
I was fit

Solid muscle

Could eat anything I wanted

(Man how I miss that gymnast body)

 

I ended up doing it for 10 years

I competed up to a level 9 (out of ten levels)

And was working level ten stuff when....

I got injured

I fractured my back

It wasn't as bad as it sounds it happened over time and the fractures got bigger and bigger 

until I was in enough pain that it was time to go to the doctor and I had to quit my love

or the back would never heal

I had to wear a hideous brace and quit my life it seemed like

But eventually my back healed and so did my broken heart

during the time I had to wear the brace 

And being new to the college life

(freshman fifteen)

I gained weight 

I was the heaviest I had ever been

ick ick ick
(I can't find a pic of me from those days sorry)

I moved back home my sophomore year of college

Did the school thing online, got an amazing job

And worked out

I worked out hard

You could say I got a bit obsessed

(It was at least 2 hours a day-I wasn't married or a mom yet...I had the time)

I got the skinniest I had been in a LONG time and I was loving life

(August 31st 2007)

I got Married to this amazing man and felt amazing in my dress

(August 2007)

Being a new wife and a full time student, and coaching gymnastics

I got busy

I wasn't working out as much as I should

Until I realized how much I missed it

(June 2009)
And I was at it again

This time I tried the whole running thing

I fell in love

I again got addicted to working out

It was my me time, my thinking time and kept me sane

I got up to 9 miles and decided I wanted to train for a half marathon

Then.....I found out I was pregnant with our little peanut

(Jan 2010)
We were ecstatic

I can't even put into words how much we wanted this

I told myself before I got pregnant I was not going to be one of those ladies

You know the ones that get pregnant and just stop

stop working out, stop eating healthy

That was not going to be me

until I got pregnant

I kept running for a while 

but I just got so tired and nauseous

And I just didn't have it in me anymore

I said I would start back up again when I was past that stage

But I didn't

I still tried to do some things and I wasn't a complete coach potato

I would go on walks and stuff

But I didn't push myself and I regret that

Next time I get pregnant things will be very different

 

 (March 2010)
I was pretty luck I only gained a total of 35 pounds so that wasn't too bad considering

(August 2010)
Then My little Maddux entered this world and all I saw

when I looked in the mirror 

or at pictures was Overweight

I was unhappy

 (I seriously have a hard time looking at the picture above)

 (May 2010)
I feel like the first 25 pounds came off pretty quick and naturally while breastfeeding

But then I plateaued

I couldn't loose the last little bit

So I started at it again

And now we are to one year after the babe was born and 

I am still striving to get back to being the best Fit 

I can be

It is hard

It is frustrating sometimes

But I just try to stay positive and work hard
And I truely do love it
I feel my best when I have been working out
I have more energy
I am happier
And I just enjoy life so much more

I know my body will never be the same unless I kick it into high gear

So that is what I am trying to do now

So...today I run

I go to the gym 

And I do Insanity

I feel like I have to mix it up and do a little of everything

Muscle confusion is the key to success in fitness

and muscle gain

I try to workout 1 to 1 1/2 hours a day

I know for us busy mommy's out there it can be really hard to find the time

I know what that is like

I have a baby

I have a hubby busy in law school

My gym doesn't have day care

So sometimes I workout at home

And the other times as soon as hubby comes home

I am out the door to the gym and back before dinner

Here is my typical week

Day 1- Insanity! (The insanity DVD workout program)
This is usually Monday. It is hard for me to get to the gym

These days because the hubby is at school then we have dinner with grandma

Day 2- Cardio and abs- I am training for a half marathon again so I have one day dedicated

to my training day

I am up to eight miles 

I run on an indoor track so it is a little grueling sometimes

I can't wait to get to running outside again

I also jacked up my knee last week so I have to take it easy for a few weeks

(May 2011)
Day 3- Arms, abs and a little Cardio- 

I lift free weights for about 45 minutes
Here is an example work out that I do sometimes

Bicep curl- 20 w/20lbs

Tricep overhead- 10 w/20lbs

One Arm Dumbbell Row- 15 w/20lbs

Tricep extensions- 10 w/10lbs

Bench press- 15 w/30lbs

Shoulder Press- 10 w/30lbs

Pull-ups- 10 w/30lbs

Bent Arm abductions- 15 w/15lbs

Tricep Dips- 10

(2-3 sets)

I get my ab workouts from Randomabs.com

This site is awesome people 

It gives you a different ab workout everyday

They keep it interesting

And you don't get bored from doin plane old crunches everyday

On my light cardio days I try to at least run 2-3 miles

(I used to die at 1 mile....believe me people it all of a sudden clicks

and you can all do it if you believe in yourself and train)

Day 4- Legs, abs, and Light cardio

I workout on the machines

Hip Abductions- 40 w/50lbs

Hip Aductions- 40 w/50lbs

Leg Press- 20 w/50lbs

calf raises- 25 w/50lbs

lunges- 20 on each leg w/ 30lbs

wall sits- 1 minute hold w/20lbs

Prone Leg curl- 15 w/50lbs

(2-3 sets)

Then I rest and try to eat healthy

I feel like fitness is so important but so are the rest days 

It is when I get things done

When I re-energize

(May 4th 2011)
This is me today

I do not know how much I weigh because 

really weight isn't as important to me

as how I feel

I can tell you however that I am not yet to my goal

but I am working at it everyday

I feel like what I am doing is working

And I will be there soon.

If you have any questions about what I do please feel free to email me

Make sure to check out my blog tyandwhitneyulrich.blogspot.com

Be sure to have a look around and become a follower

I love to meet new people

I love to talk about my journeys 

and hope to keep ya'll updated on my fitness goals 

And hopefully a completion of a half marathon this summer

HAPPY Exercise WEEK!
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