All 3 Levels

Call me crazy, but this morning I had the bright idea to do all 3 levels of the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred at once!

Talk about a work out! I was sweating up a storm and screaming at Jillian towards the end. I never realized how truly difficult level 3 was until I did it back to back to the other 2 levels. Talk about intensity!

If you have not given it a shot already and have an hour to spare, I would highly suggest doing all 3 levels in one session. I would definitely call it a rush!

After working up a sweat it was nice to cool down to a refreshing bowl of cold cereal.

I love how summery my bowls of cereal are, they compliment the summer weather perfectly.

Vacation Reflection

As everyone read and saw in my NC posts, my family likes to see and do as much as possible during vacation. And anyone who knows me in real life can finally see where I get it from. My weekends are always filled to the brim and are booked months in advanced. I hate sitting still and I want to make sure I live every moment of life to the fullest. I grew up with the notion that being lazy is bad and going outside and exploring is good.

North Carolina was a very active vacation. I would work out before breakfast, do water sports the remainder of the morning and then hike the rest of the afternoon. Despite the chocolate, ice cream, beer and  southern food, with this regiment I actually managed to lose a pound or two while on vacation. Leave it to my family to actually return from vacation weighing less then when we left!

What I?m trying to get at it the key to a healthy, balanced life is the ability to both indulge and enjoy vacation while picking fun active activities that don?t feel like work, but are FUN! Spend the weekends hiking, going out on the boat or playing sports with the family.  That?s all it takes! I am so lucky to come from a family who loves to do all these things and our vacations tend to revolve around them. The best part is I still felt like I had a relaxing vacation and was able to unwind. It?s all about balance and its something anyone can achieve.