Who is This Insane Woman?

This is not a fairytale. It’s how I finally figured out how to get my extra baby weight off, get toned up, get organized, and clean my house in the most “fantabulously” insane way.

My friends have been dying for me to share my plan, so here it is…and for those of you who don’t know me YET… here is a little about me.

I am a stay-at-home/go-to-work mommy to Sophie (6) and Jack (2). Just like you, I carpool, I run a hundred errands a day, I cook, I clean, and sometimes, when I can find a free minute, I hide in the closet and take several zen breaths while I sit underneath my sweaters. Occasionally I’m able to indulge my guilty pleasure – “the tabs” (‘cause I don’t have time to read anymore (who am I really kidding? Flipping through pictures of Jennifer Aniston’s fantabulous wardrobe is certainly not reading) (but it is more fun… ) (I love her… shhhh!)).

I had hoped that these little burps of “alone time” were enough to recharge me again. But I remembered my pre-kids life and my former “Me Time” became “Them Time”, and I was truly desperate to find balance!

I LOVE to exercise. But now I have a couple of kids who are always on opposite schedules, and finding any time to go to the gym or out  for a quick run around the neighborhood was nearly impossible. So, by the end of the day, I would make it through a few minutes of a (pretty lame) workout video, clean SOME of the dirty dishes, clean SOME of the gooey countertops from my daughter’s latest cooking concoction comprised of paprika, flour, sugar, and water (if you have young kids, you understand…).

I felt overwhelmed. Not only had I lost my sense of self, I wasn’t organized and wasn’t getting anything done around my house. Not to mention the fact that my tush looked nothing like Jennifer Aniston’s and I’d never have the time to do anything about it!

So I became determined.

First and foremost – my body. I had to figure out a way to get back into my favorite pair of overpriced jeans (have to get my money’s worth).

Next, I needed to find a way to clean my house (that’s a tough one when you hate dishes, laundry, vacuuming, floors).

And last, but definitely not least, I needed to find some “Me Time” that was longer than the time it took to read about Angie and Jen’s “Oscar Run-In!”

Soooo… why do my friends think I’m fantabulously insane?

I combined what I hated – cleaning, with what I love – exercising, and figured out a way to get it all done simultaneously and have some left over time for me!

With the help of a team of experts, I was able to put together a very effective interval training program that meets the needs of those who are beginners as well as the needs of the hyperactive like moi who prefer the bootcamp approach.

Through my madness, I was able to drop my leftover baby weight in less than two months and really strengthen and tone up!

Now I can actually read a book while taking a bubble bath…

Here’s to getting lean while we clean!

Enjoy

- Carolyn