As usual, I started my weekend with a challenging workout at the gym. I did a repeat of last week’s “doozy” cardio and weights circuit but with different weight moves. It felt just as good today as it did then. Of course, I came home and refueled right away.

A yogurt bowl with Chobani peach yogurt, blackberries, coconut, cheerios, and butter toffee almonds. With a refreshing iced coffee on the side. Food always tastes better after a good sweat session. This…well, this was downright moan inducing. It included two favorites I excitedly grabbed up when grocery shopping yesterday afternoon. Blackberries, my favorite fruit, were on sale and these almonds were also on sale.

Plus, I had a coupon. Otherwise, these two things would not have appeared in this morning’s bowl.

Allow me a bit of a tangent. Grocery prices are driving me crazy lately! It seems every week gets more and more expensive. I spent $140 (yes, $140!!!) on our grocery trip yesterday. The trip did include stocking up on some things that I had coupons for or were on sale that will last awhile, plus some toiletries, but I would still put our weekly grocery tab at $100-$115. I know I have expensive tastes on some things (my dear Chobani, organic/local chicken), but still. Grapes should not cost $7! Spinach should not cost $5! When did bread become $3/loaf? Whew. I feel better now.Although I fear the day B is a teenage boy eating us out of house and home.. 

Now that I’ve successfully brightened your mood with talks of grocery bills (sarcasm), its time for the features!

Featured Workout: Full Body Weights Circuit – I created this workout for my friend Danielle when I “played trainer” earlier this week. Remember – I am not a personal trainer, so if you choose to take the ideas from this, or any, workout I share you do so at your own risk.

• Squat into Overhead Shoulder Press
• Pushups
• Mountain Climbers
• Deadlift
• Two Arm Dumbbell Back Row
• Plie Squat
• Tricep Dips
• Reverse Lunge with Bicep Curl

I set the moves up as a circuit, so completing each move and moving immediately into the next. Complete 15 reps per exercise at a moderately challenging weight. Rest for 2 minutes and then repeat the circuit. Aim to go through the circuit 3 times total.

Featured Cuteness: M Hamming It Up

Featured Meal: BBQ Tofu Wrap

Although, don’t forget to check out the Spinach & Goat Cheese Meatballs or Mushroom & Parsnip Beef Stew if you missed those!

Featured Quote:

“Aim for achievements and forget about success. The former will lead to the latter.”

Featured Reading: Sandra @ Absolutely Narcissism – Here A Hair…

I don’t think I have read a single one of her posts that doesn’t leave me chuckling. Sandra has some serious sarcastic wit. And I love that about her and her blog!

Question of the Day – Any good funny blogs out there you want to share? Are you pissed at grocery shopping too?

I feel like breaking out like MC Hammer every afternoon when I get my workout time. Speaking of which…how crazy is this video?

Love the old dude in the headband. Pure hilarity. And Julie, I think some dude stole Ryan’s special 80s glasses. 😉

Anyways. Yes, I feel about like that when the afternoon rolls around and I get to either head here…

…or here…

I love my little home gym space. When I began working out almost a decade ago, I only worked out from the comforts of home. I slowly but surely acquired quite a few home gym essentials to provide me with more than enough for a fantastic at-home workout. Dumbbells, a long step, a high step, resistance band, medicine ball, stability ball, and a small barbell that goes up to 50 lbs in weight.

Now, I love having both options for extreme variety! This past week, and for the next couple weeks, I have been alternating going to the gym for some light cardio and completing an easy to me DVD workout at home.

It’s so funny to think back to the fact this DVD series was what got me started in the beginning. I guess it goes to show you don’t start back at square one post-pregnancy. The beginning level bored me to tears on Tuesday at just two weeks post-partum…but killed me the very first time I ever did it years ago. Pretty cool.

Today, I worked up a sweat in the intermediate level of the Slim in 6 Series.

It does leave me hankering for some Cathe or weights at the gym, but for now, it will do just fine. Especially when coupled with some Hammer Time. 😉

(excuse the blurry photo)

And a little update: I added a table under my Body After Baby page that will show what workouts I have completed over the course of each month, with links where applicable.

Question of the Evening – What DVD trainer is your favorite? –> CATHE all the way!