Day 2!!.... 

Good Evening all! I hope everyone had a fantastic Friday the 13th!

To pick up from where we left off yesterday... Sadly I can not say I full filled my intention of having a good dinner.  By the time the Christmas Pageants where over it was late and we were starving. I did my best for where we went.  I had 1 1/2 veggie tacos on whole wheat.  Not ideal, but I did not beat myself up for it either.  So lets focus on this brand new day! :)

We woke extra early today because my son who is an avid baseball player since 7 years old, 14 now has decided he wants to go out for track... a whole other animal.... baseball players... sprint short distances... they do not run for time. But his coach wants him... so here we go. 
5:30 wake up call!  I have to say watching them work out this morning while I did my daily routine I was a little jealous and I could not wait to get to the gym! .... Gosh I miss this feeling and I am so thankful to have it back!   Once everyone was out the door and on their way, I headed off to the gym.  


I will not lie I was not looking forward to the work out ahead of me, as I wrote it from Nicks dictation my arms where already burning. 

Today's Workout:
Again, these are super-sets. Each block is a rotation. No rest between exercises, but a 1 min. rest at the end of the last exercises in each block. Do each block 3 times. 

Stationary Bike 10 min. 

20 pikes with ball explanation here
20 mountain climbers
20 flutter kicks
10 push ups

10 assisted pull-ups
1 min plank
30 crunches with knees raised 
10 dips

10 single leg dumbbell shoulder press here
10 bicep curl                                                                                                               Post Workout Selfie, because everyone needs one! 
10 alternating one hand snatch
20 sumo squats

When I was done with this workout I could not even wash my hands without shaking.  This may sound strange, but I LOVE that feeling. The feeling of pushing my body to the limit and then just a little further.

FOOD TIME!!.... :)
Today was a better day than yesterday. Breakfast, lunch and afternoon snack check....  : )  

Today's lunch was a treat!  A close girlfriend of mine that I had not seen in a while invited me to this great little place called Weezie's GF (Gluten Free) Kitchen.  I had a yummy chicken & apple salad sandwich on GF bread.  
As we were checking out I learned that she offers cheese making classes, I will definitely be back for that, and that she makes her gourmet goat cheeses from raw goat milk!  Melanie gifted me a walnut and cranberry one.  I can not wait to try it! ... Dinner, well I am still working on that. 

Summary of Day 2:  I am very proud of my son for taking the steps he needs to in order to accomplish his goals.  I can not express how important it is to instill value and self worth in our children.  We see as adults how difficult it is to undo bad habits.  What if we were raised different?   what if we understood food and primary foods as we grew up?  It is our responsibility as parents to guide our children, to help them be the best that they can be! 

I have to say, even though I am only on day two of getting back in the grove I am remembering this feeling like it was yesterday and I do miss it.  I can not believe I allowed LIFE to get in the way of what makes me so happy and gives me such a natural high.  No looking back now. 

Tomorrow is Saturday, and as we enter the weekend I want to remind you that no matter what happens in our work week, there are people at home or friends that value you and the time you spend with them.  So please do you best to put down the cell phones and remote/ game controls.  Focus on what life is truly about. The smiles, laughter and silliness, the joy around you. The time that is really important. 

**You can pause that game forever, comeback to it and nothing changed.  You can't pause your life. 

Lots of Joy this weekend....
~Ash

**Weesie's GF Kitchen is located at 1859 W Oakland Park Blvd, Ft Lauderdale , Fl 33331

Hi Everyone!

I am going out on a limb and putting myself out there.  Just like everyone else, life brings me struggles. Back in September I left my comphie job in an industry that I knew for the last 20 years of my life, in order to peruse my passion. Helping people. So needless to say I was so excited to make the change… to leave a j.o.b and enter into a career that I have wanted for the longest time. 

Sounds perfect right?  Not so much, here is where it gets ugly!

I had structure for my entire life… I had a place to be every day. There was no question. From 5am to 8pm my day was planned.  I got up, showered, packed lunches, kissed the family and out the door I went…. To an office, where I would stay for the next 9 hours (leaving for lunch if I was lucky), then back in my car, get home, kiss the family, cook dinner, clean, work out, and go to bed. Only to wake and do it all over again! 

As I would sit at my desk I would fantasize about working from home… this is what my day would look like: Wake up to the birds singing, make a nice breakfast for everyone, pack lunches, kiss them good bye as they walked out the door, answer my emails, go to the gym around 10(because I could now go whenever I wanted to) have an amazing workout, come home shower, make a very nutritious lunch, and get back to work, have some client calls, right a news letter or two. Then at about 5 start dinner so that when everyone got home it would be hot on the table waiting for them.  We would all eat together, spend some quality time and go to bed….. Ahhhhh the perfect day. 

HAHAHAHAH yah right! Not at all! 

I am stressed to the hill because I do not have structure!  The one thing I could not wait to get away from, is the one this I am missing!

I will not bore you with the details of my day now, but let’s just say that I’m still up before the birds and the days are so out of control with distractions from being home that taking a shower is unheard of until 4 pm some days.  Now don’t get me wrong, the distractions are still productive but I am losing sight of taking care of myself.

On a typical day by 3pm this is my thought process:

~Oh gosh the day is half gone.. gym? (honestly the garage is equipped, I just have to make it 20 feet from where I’m sitting).. I can’t I need to finish this email.

The kido will be home soon, ugh still need to grocery shop. Forget it I’ll figure out something.

4:30 Mom, im hungry! … I just realized I have not showered yet today… gross!

Quick Shower…. Toss together dinner while taking some other calls…turn over the laundry.

6pm… dinner is ready. Its only the kido and I, nick is training clients after work.

9pm  He is finally home, exhausted.  We are all off to bed.

NOT the way it is supposed to go!  So this is my solution… I am going to hold myself accountable by having over 200 people kick my ass.

I know what my problem is. Lack of structure.  I am like a fish out of water, everything I know is different.  I was taking better care of myself when I did not have time to do so.  My mindset was different. I knew I HAD to MAKE time to take care of me!  Now that I have been gifted time, I am abusing it, not intentionally.  I just need to learn how to restructure and manage it. ( as I sit here it is 3:30 and I still have not gone grocery shopping, taken a shower or worked out….bad! However I have been working all day on our web site)

So, here it is, my vow:  I, Ashlie  will no longer have the ability to slack off or make excuses.  I will find time to take care of myself!

Starting today, I will be re structuring my life, not allowing the stress of the day hold me hostage.  I will post my progress with photos, recipes and workouts. 

Please feel free to follow along, take whatever motivation you need, share thoughts and inspiration and above all, hold me accountable. :)

Thanks for taking the time to share in my life…. And allowing me into yours! 
~Coach Ash

 IT IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY TO START!!

 Well here we are guys, Day 1. 
 I woke up ready to roll today. After getting everyone ready for the day;
 it was GO TIME! 

I had Nick write me a workout for the day (accountability factor...we all need it!) grabbed my water, towel and off I went...after a 10 minuet search for my lost keys. :)







Here is today's workout:


My workout below consisted of  super-sets, executing all 3 workouts in each block with no rest in between, you will take a 1 minuet rest between rotations. You will do 3 rotations for each block of exercises.  Finished with a cool down and stretching.

These are my favorite, because my heart rate stays up and it is less time in the gym.... busy day ahead!

 Step mill or elliptical to warm up, 5-8 min

10 seated rows
10 burpees
10 push-ups

10 dumbbell dead lifts
10 single hip bridges per leg
5 single leg, straight leg dead lift per leg

10 tricep rope push downs
10 air squats
10 dumbbell curls

FOOD TIME!!! Yum... Today started out well... Breakfast and afternoon snack was great!  Yes, I did by pass lunch. My water intake was high and tonight I will make it a point to have a great dinner.  

Summery for Day 1:  I am proud of myself for getting my butt to the gym and tomorrow I will be better with my eating. I did get the web site done (hope to launch tonight) and our twitter account set up @THIStotheRescue, so the day was very productive.  
Tonight we are all in for a special treat, we have a few Christmas Pageants to go to! 

Remember.....Everyday is a new day... a chance for a better day and it is all a work in progress! 

T.H.I.S is just 'my' beginning! 
See you tomorrow!
~Ash

I am Ash and I LOVE what I do!  I have a passion for helping people reach their goals in every aspect of life.  

This part of our Blog is for self love... allowing you into my life to go on 'My Personal Journey' with me.  

I hope by doing this you will find inspiration to start your own 'Personal Journey' and allow us to help guide you.

Hugs...
~Ash