Kelly Nelson - Carpool Chic

Explained chores to Angelle...so naturally she wrote a song about it!

Thanks for the motivation!!! I was going to use today as a rest day, but I got the itch to move, so at 5:30pm, I decided to workout!!! (Only about 12 1/2 hours later than I normally workout!!!).
Angelle joined me and it was the perfect distraction!!! (I will post videos of her talking about today’s workout in just a minute!!).
Tomorrow I finish the MBF program - it was a fast & furious 3 weeks!!! I loved every workout & I didn’t let those BOD Ropes get the best of me! 🤣🤣.
PS - not sure where Angelle’s been learning push-up form...🤔🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

You’ll never grow if you’re not willing to change.
Change comes from a decision to work and walk in a different direction.
Change will happen when you challenge yourself in ALL aspects of your life - mentally, physically, emotionally, spiritually, relationally, environmentally, & financially.
How are you doing? Are you taking steps to grow some of those areas?.
If you read that list and skimmed over the ones you felt were too hard - or maybe the ones where pride whispers “I’ve already got that one covered!”, maybe those are the ones that you need to focus on????! 🤔.
Not trying to call you out or make you feel shame in areas you’re avoiding...sometimes you just need to hear a little from someone other that the voice inside your head (because that one isn’t always telling you the full truth!).
May I encourage you to change your path in one of those areas today? And maybe that first baby step is sitting down, pen to paper, and having an honest conversation with yourself on how you’re currently rate each one, where you’d like it to be and then jot down some ideas on how to make that change happen...but don’t stop there - allow a friend to hold you accountable.
Silence is lonely but there is strength in numbers. Share your thoughts with someone close to you - allow them to walk on this journey with you - to witness your growth! To help you refocus when you start to get distracted!
You can change...you just have to put in the work!.
Are you ready?

It was a fight...literally!! I got banged up from these ropes!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣.
I like to think of them as little love “taps” 🥰💙💚🥰 to remind me to keep good form!!!.
At one point I even stopped to regroup to regain coordination... ❌nope❌ - still got whacked 😮🥴!!!.
But I didn’t stop - I kept going using each whack as a wake up call to refocus - not let my mind drift and to not allow the mind chatter to start 🗣🚫!.
If only I had these with me throughout my day to keep the mind chatter out the rest of the day!!!.
Today, I’m going to focus on focusing! Focus on keeping my mind present and not wandering off in my mind - it’s a dangerous and slippery slope that leads to false emotions and wasted energy! I’ve got no time for that!!! .
May I encourage you to focus on being present today too?! I’d love to know how it goes for you! Check back in with me later!!!

You can’t expect change to come from doing the same things...you have to consciously make the choice to PIVOT (yes, say like Ross from Friends!!).
You can expect change to come by sweeping bad habits under the rug, continuing to do them, hoping no one sees or notices or calls you out.
You can’t expect growth or new beginnings without hard times & trials.
Stop covering up. Stop hoping no one will see. And make a conscious choice to pivot...to do something different...to see the hard (but right) choice and to walk straight at it.
God never gives you more than HE can handle.
God will not let you be tempted beyond what you can bear; but when you are tempted, He will also provide a way out so that you can endure it (1 Cor 10:13).
If you have places in your life that need to change, the time for change is NOW...and YOU have to make the first step in a new direction.
You are strong and courageous. You are brave. You can do hard things.
Wake up and welcome change today!

MBF...today it stood for mental brain fart!!! .
Today was the most challenging for my coordination - not only with the BOD Ropes but the different jump rope moves - my brain was like wwwwhhhhaaaaaattttttt?!?! 🤣.
The nice thing is that it flew by!!!.
And I got one LESS round on my AMRAP at the end, but not beating myself up for it - I pushed the entire time but got a little tangled in the ropes & lost my pen in the middle of the AMRAP!!.
I didn’t stop - I kept moving and that’s all that matters!!!.
Oh and I tested the waters with a few plank jacks - not sure if I’ll continue with them, but I was just curious!!! I felt strong and supported. When I felt my core getting tired, I modified on my knees.

Coordination is NOT my middle name...
Y’all these little cordless jump ropes are gonna give me a lesson in patience (and coordination!!).
Watch til the end - I put it in slow-mo - my hands are doing two different thing!!! 🤣. No wonder I kept getting whacked with the little balls at the end of the ropes!!!.
Today was a real challenge - I woke up in the middle of a really awful dream and felt like I had a spirit of heaviness sitting on me like a ton of bricks (anger, frustration, sadness, loneliness, all the stuff ☹️!). It took me several hours this morning before I could shake it.
It affected my workout and my morning time with my family - ugh!!.
Taking thoughts captive left and right this morning - the weight is slowly lifting. Praise God! 🙏🏻🙌🏼

And then there was the “Minecraft workout” that Asher created...a little extra bonus workout for me LOL!!! I better shower before they make me do another one!!!

Here’s what all that 💦💦 looked like in action!!.
The kettlebell swings were super slow when I just held the handles of the bags on the first round (and I forgot to count my reps 🤦🏻‍♀️ because I was trying to figure out how to walk and swing at the same time!!).
The rest of the rounds I grabbed the actual bags and it helped a bunch!!!.
I don’t know how much they weighed, but I was super focused on letting my hips do the work!.

And for the sledgehammer hops I just grabbed the biggest water bottle!.
And the best part was that I could just use the water to hydrate when I was done! 🤣.

Forget The Masked Singer...here comes The Masked Dancers!

Consistency...
My day starts and ends at the same time each day (4am to 9pm if you’re curious...OK, more like starting to doze on the sofa at 7:30pm!!).
Once this train gets moving, there’s no stopping. A constant check list rolls through my brain. Others depend on me and I have to give them my best.
So I prepare EVERY DAY.
First spiritually 🙏🏻 - this is my favorite time of the day, hands down! Peace, wisdom, clarity, guidance, love & joy - all come from this time with the Lord. This time never gets skipped.
Then I prepare physically. (And mentally as I get dressed!!).
One of the things that I have loved about doing in-home workouts for the past 15+ years - and even more so with 🦠 hanging around - is that my physical preparedness never has to suffer. There are no excuses.
I can do a workout anywhere in the world, anytime that I need to. I can modify to fit my environment - from working out in a field next to a horse, to inchworming in the sand and sun, to a small hotel room with only a yoga mat’s worth of room to move - I have no excuses.
And I have seen more progress in the past 2 weeks with this new program than I have with any other program I’ve gone through.
The way my body is being pushed for every 30 minute workout leaves me struggling to find my life (in a good way!!)!!!.
This time of spiritual, mental, and physical preparation has been a series of baby steps - asking myself how I can be better and then shifting to make changes - letting go of old habits and embracing new ones.
Life is like a giant trial and error experiment - we have the gift of being able to try new thing to see what works for us!.
What are you going to try today?

🎶 Just Beat It 🎶.
Today’s (as many rounds as possible) goal...just beat last week’s score!.
Last week, I got nine rounds done in 4 minutes...
This week..... 🥁 please...
I BEAT IT - I got 10 Rounds done!!!.
Most of the work on the floor is modified for me - and I am still dripping with sweat at the end!!!.
Whew! Survived another day!!!

Today was a lot of WTF moments!!! New moves that my body has never done before - it was AWESOME!!! It was as much a mental workout as it was a physical one!.
is killing it with these workouts!

What a difference one week makes!!!.
Last week I was so confused with the at the end of the workout, but today I nailed it!!!.
I can’t wait to get my actual BOD ropes (the cordless jump ropes) in hand, but for now these little 1 pound hand weights have been giving me a run for my money!.

Imma need some bigger weights!!!.
Needed to go up in weight this week but all I had were 10s and 15s, so I grabbed one of each to make it 25 pounds at the end!!!.
Exciting to see progress in just one week!!! Feeling strong!! 💪🏼💪🏼.
realllly loving this program!!! Thank you!!! 💚💙

It’s like ripping off a 🩹 - it was over before we knew it!!!.
3 rounds flew by & I’m left feeling full of energy!! Which is good because my little friend is full of energy too and I’ll have to keep up with her for the rest of the day!!! 🤣 .
I think I’m going to do the stretch workout later today so I can lift tomorrow to start Week 2 on a Monday (silly, I know)!!