Matrimony Wednesday-A Wedding Breakdown Structure

Once Mike and I got engaged, I started making a Master list to get my thoughts in order...what do we need to have a wedding? It was scrawled on 4 pages of looseleaf and shoved into a binder. Then I went to pinterest and started pinning pretty pictures of center pieces.

The MASTER LIST

Obviously a wedding just doesn’t happen from making a list and pinning pretty pictures and since the months are ticking by we decided it was time to get organized.

In project management there is a term called work breakdown structure (WBS). You look at a project by area, and then break down that area into small manageable pieces. It helps manage the schedule and budget.

Being the nerd that I am, I decided to create a WBS for the wedding.

The overall areas are:

0000-General
1000-Location
2000-Rehearsal
3000-Ceremony
4000-Reception
5000-Photos
6000-Wedding Party
7000-Guests
8000-Other

Within each of the areas I have started breaking them down to small manageable pieces based on my giant list:

Example:

• 0000- General
• 0100 Decorations
• 0110-Lighting
• 0120- Center Pieces
• 0130-Flowers
• 0131 Decorations
• 0132 Bouquets
• 0133 Boutonnieres
• 0140-Fabric
• 0150- Misc
• 0151 Mason Jars
• 0152 Cake Stand

You get the idea. If anyone wants the full WBS just let me know and I can email it you!

After we made the WBS (on excel), we made a tab for each general area, and started making to do lists for each sub category. We gave each task a date based on a few key Milestones from wedding planning websites: (lots of info here), but we choose our own key points based on things “needed” for a wedding.

18 Months- Book Photographer/Caterer/Location/Officiant (DONE YAY)
12 Months- Save the Date
6 Months-Invitations

Then we can look at what needs to be done to make those milestones happen (for example, for the Save the date we need engagement photos and our guest list mostly finalized, so we can start working backwards from those points, as well as making the ongoing lists (collecting decorations etc.)

Now to the play on words part- Wedding “Breakdown” structure. After making this very detailed list that has everything from Cake to Portapotties (and so far is almost 100 items long), it could induce a breakdown! Ha!

But there are few things keeping me calm. First of all, I actually like big event planning, and I’m lucky because so does Mike! He got equally excited when I suggested a WBS style to do list with progress dates and milestones. Second of all, breaking the whole thing into “bite sized” chunks helps us stay focused. The past two weeks we have been focused on starting the guest list and choosing the wedding party. Next will come preparing anything we need to do when we are home this summer (engagement photos, meeting with the caterer etc.). So if my brain starts to wonder about wedding favours, or even wedding dress shopping, I just calm myself down by saying it’s not time yet!

The most important thing that is keeping us calm is the fact that we have a list of must haves: an officiant, family and friends attending, and a photographer to capture the moment, and food and shelter to keep our friends and family happy. Anything above and beyond that is nice, but it isn’t what the day is all about. Keeping grounded and not stressing about what exact flowers we are going to have, or what exact suits the groomsmen are going to wear hopefully will continue to help us throughout the planning. And when those items come up on the to-do list we will make a decision and move to the next item!

Will my logical project planning side of my brain fade away as the wedding gets closer..stay tuned to find out!

Anyone else have tips on how to handle the mega to-do list? Anyone else make a WBS for their wedding?

Reaching a Fitness Milestone- 12 Week Challenge

Fitness Friday Saturday:

As I mentioned in this post, since the end of January I was doing a Healthy Living Challenge with a few friends. Basically we all put in 20 dollars, and then collected points over the span of 4 and then 8 weeks for doing healthy things and then at the end whoever had the most points gets all the money. After 12 weeks of monitoring my fruit and veggies, water, exercise, and "treats", I am happy to report that finished the challenge tied for 1st for points...yay money!!

Lets back up a bit though...
Last winter/spring I kind of fell off of the healthy food and fitness routine. Not too bad, but I decided that it wasn't the main priority in my life at that time. Then to get back on track I started my triathlon training and started counting calories. After a summer of intense exercise and seeing results I was so scared that I was going to fall off the wagon again. I didn't want to lose the fitness level I had developed, I wanted to keep going. So I continued going to the gym 3-4 times a week, and as usual tried to eat healthy 85% of the time (I stopped calorie counting and focused more on general healthy choices). Around August I started tracking my weight more regularly, and from August-January I was losing about 1lb a month.

 In January I was at my low "plateau weight" and needed some motivation to keep going (no upcoming runs/fitness challenges were scheduled), so the challenge was actually perfectly timed for me. And as much as I complained the whole time while doing it there were things I liked and will keep doing:

• The challenge encouraged me to exercise more! I went from 4x a week to 6-7 times a week.  In fact for March, I did a little challenge within a challenge and moved every single day! My exercise routine now is 3x hot yoga, 1x intense Cardio, 1x Strength, 1x boot camp, 1x Active Rest (walk or bike ride).  It may seem a little intense, but I actually love working out this much, especially when it is outside!

Sweaty mess after a NTC workout

Recent bike ride views, much better than the gym!

• A treat should be just that...a treat (vs a cheat...I don't like thinking that a dessert, or a glass of wine is a BAD thing, it is just something to be enjoyed in moderation). We have free cookies at work...everyday, and even though it is only 100 or so calories, I don't need it! I should save those 100 calories for something I really want...like Birthday PIE, or homemade brownies!

Scaramouch Pie...Best. Thing. Ever.  

All about the balance!

• I feel better when I drink more water/eat more veggies. Tracking water was actually something I had started doing before the challenge, and I want to keep up with, and eating vegetables and fruit makes me full and healthy (even though people at work thing I am a BIG health freak with my daily carrot sticks and hummus!) 

All the waters, and all the veggies!

With the weight lost during the challenge I'm now at my lowest weight that I can remember (probably end of highschool/first year). Since the end of university I have lost 20lbs, and about 10% body fat. (WHOA). Since August alone I have lost 12 lbs, and 2-3% body fat. And its only been with the last five pounds lost on the challenge that I feel like my body "changed overnight". Suddenly all of my clothes are too big, and suddenly, I have muscles in places I didn't even think I could have muscles (whatt...I have muscular definition in  my stomach now???). 

And it is weird, people are noticing it! In just the past week quite a few people have commented on how much weight I have lost, as if it happened overnight. I read on-line that it takes 4 weeks for you to notice changes, 8 weeks for your family to notice, and 12 weeks for others to notice..and I guess that is right! 

Going out for my Birthday! Finally figured out the whole red lip trend!

And I don't want this to come across as braggy..but I'm posting these results because I am shocked by them too!  I haven't restricted my diet or my calories (in fact I wrote this post while eating tortilla chips and salsa), I'm not working out countless hours a day...I'm just trying to make small healthy choices most of the time! Getting down to this weight and being this healthy was not during a 100 day challenge, or some short term I want to lose x by y date challenge, or by doing some sort of crash diet (no cabbage soup for me!). It was just a decision I made to keep eating healthy and working out. I want to be healthy my whole life, not just during a challenge or training, and I think making that life long commitment to being healthy is what has actually allowed me to get to my healthiest (so far...I'm not stopping now..I still have a fitness bucket list that includes one day doing a pull up!)

And here is a obligatory before and after picture from me in 2011, about 10 lbs heavier than I am now (so about my same weight this past summer)! Once again...I am shocked of the change myself!....I keep thinking it is just the photo angles or something :).

2011

 

 


2014

Anyone else have success stories/work in progress stories? Anyone else now craving coconut cream pie???

5 Truths about Being a Grown Up

So I had a Birthday this week. For some reason something about being 26 seems a lot older than being 25… and I don’t like it.  I tutor a lot of high school students, most are 10 years younger than me, and I have heard them say many times "I can't wait to be an adult"...and maybe it is because the "older" I am getting the more I am realizing that being an "grown up" isn't all we thought it was cracked up to be.

Jenna Marbles already covered this in her “I Hate Being a Grown up” video, and there are multiple buzzfeed lists about the topic but I thought I would share my own 5 Truths about being a Grown Up:

Truth # 1: You have so many appointments, and they all cost money.

Appointments always sneak up on me and are always during the busiest week or at the most inconvenient times/locations.

Why yes dentist appointment I made 6 months ago, thank you for having me reschedule all of my tutoring. And there are always hidden costs. Go to the dentist (even with insurance): 50-100 bucks. Bring the cats to the vet: 200 bucks, Get winter tires off car: Couple Hundred bucks. (Being a grown adult: priceless. Ha.)

Truth #2: There are no magic house elves to clean for you
It is a tough life lesson to realize that if you don’t pick up your stuff, no one else will. You now have to deal with things like CLEANING THE BATHROOM. And DOING DISHES. And dealing with MOUNTAINS of LAUNDRY!

And all that stuff takes so much darn time! You could always try to delegate if you have a sig.other...but sometimes their version of a clean bathroom is just taking everything out of the bathroom and leaving on the "den" floor.

To be fair, the bathroom was clean!

Truth #3 Responsible life choices become mandatory.

A couple years back a responsible life choice would have been studying for a midterm...or doing an assignment before the night before it was due. Now responsible life choices include things like saving for a house, or even saving for retirement. Or planning a wedding! Some way more grown up people than me are even starting to have to be responsible for living human beings! Terrifying! (Note that I am currently blogging to avoid making a responsible life choice and finishing my taxes.)

Truth #4 If you aren't tired, you aren't doing adulthood right. 

I would say I have an average energy level, get my 6-8 hours of sleep, eat healthy etc. (see truth 4 above, responsible life choices), but in talking with EVERY OTHER ADULT, everyone is just so darn tired. Working 1 or 2 jobs, or working towards a post grad, or caring for other human beings means that adulthood is full of yawns, and lack of naps. Also there is caffine involved. When I was a kid I would resist going to bed so much that I would make myself sick just to get to stay awake longer, now I'm like "I can go to bed early...yess!"

Truth #5 Having a social life and/or hobbies takes effort.
After working, cleaning/cooking, making responsible choices, saving money, and loving going to bed early, you realize it takes even more effort to make MORE PLANS! In school/university, there were many (mostly free) clubs to join, and you just basically showed up. You could try anything you wanted (sports, musical theatre, debate, trivia club..yes that was a thing and it was awesome), and have time to do your homework and go to class. Yes there are still a tons of things to do now as a "grown-up", but now it just takes more effort to find it, most of it costs money, and its hard to find the time to fit everything in! Also, in school/university, you are around your friends all the time, now you actually have to put in effort to see people IRL. And getting everyone together when you all have free time, that takes some serious planning!


Basically,if any teenager is reading this right now 16 is probably more "fun" than 26 but I will include a caveat though. At 26 I am (and I think most people are), more confident than 16, know more about who I am, and know what my 5 year plan is. And I can do things cool things like order a pizza at 3:00pm just because, or book a trip to calgary to visit my friends without consulting my parents.

And if you are a "more grown up" person reading this you are probably laughing at me and saying "oh you think it is bad now, just wait until you are 36/46 etc!" I get that part of life is growing up, and getting more independent, while at the same time being more responsible...but that is something I don't like thinking about too much...it really puts a damper on my nap time!

What Grown Up Truth would you add? Anyone else ride magic carpets to dentist appointments?

Sunday Funday Foodstuffs: 3 Quick Healthy Meals

I meant to blog this on Wednesday since that is my "Blog about food day", but life happens, and this post is a Sunday night one instead. Deal with it.

In the past couple of weeks I have made some blog worthy meals (others not so much, pretty sure no one wants to hear about the toast with PB and banana I had for supper on Friday). Also, sorry for the blurry phone pics. My actual camera was accidentally left in Halifax back at Christmas because I was a little distracted the night before I left.

Round 1: Salmon with Arugula Pesto and Celeriac Mash

With the Fresh City Farm bag, I happened to have a surplus of celeriac (root of a celery, tastes like a mixture between celery and potatoes), and arugula..what to do, what to do? But then I had a great experience...Ever google some random ingredients and find the exact meal you can make? That happened to me, when I found this recipe on The Food Coma Blog. The only thing I was missing was the brussel sprouts so I just cooked up some Kale in the same pan that I cooked the salmon, surprisingly the fishy remnants actually gave the kale a great flavour. To be fancy I used a circle mold for the celeriac mash and added a few leaves of arugula. Best  (?) part was, Mike wasn't home for dinner that night, so the fancy meal was for no reason at all!

Round 2: Roasted Veggie Lettuce Wraps with Curry Sauce

Once again, I had a surplus of root veggies, so I decided to throw caution to the wind and wing this recipe: 

1. Fill a baking sheet with Chopped Potatoes, Carrots, Turnip, Jerusalem Artichokes, Turnips, Squash, Garlic, Shallots (any root veggies you have on hand, beets would have been great in this)
2. Splash some EVOO, salt and pepper, and roast in the oven at 450 for 30 minutes, turning once halfway through. 
3. Plate on boston lettuce with some rice. 
4. Curry Dip: 2 tbsp of Plain greek yogurt, 2 tsp of Curry
5. Mix and eat! 

It turned out pretty delicious, and the curry yogurt gave a nice refreshing twist on such a "winter" meal...and it was nice and colourful!

Round 3: Cabbage and Collard Stir Fry and Kale Chips

Once again my inspiration for this meal was the overflow of veggies I had in my fridge, what is a tasty way to use up vegetables: STIR FRY!

1. Pan fry onions and garlic until fragrant (aka a few minutes)

2. Add mushrooms, red cabbage and 1/2 cup of soup broth, cook until cabbage softens

3. Add zucchini and tofu, and 1/4 cup of soy sauce, let cook for 5-8 minutes, stirring occasionally

4. Add collard greens, cook for 2-3 minutes.

5. Serve with hot sauce (if you DARE)

Meanwhile, to be random, make some Kale chips! 

Tear up Kale into bite size pieces and add some EVOO. After two nights of making the chips I have realized that I like my Kale naked..aka not too much oil. For a whole head of kale, I maybe use a tbsp or less. 

Mix with salt and pepper, and spice/flavor of your choice. (I used this as my excuse to try some Nutritional Yeast that I bought a while back. I had heard about how tasty it was from the blogosphere but didn't believe it. Sure enough I added about a 1 tbsp to the Kale chips and they tasted cheesy, bready and delicious.)

Cook for 20 mins at 375, flipping once, and watching carefully that they don't burn!

There you have it, 3 quick healthy meals with lots of veggies! 

Anyone have their favorite go-to healthy meals? Anyone else way too late to the Nutritional Yeast party?

World Map Pin Board DIY

You know those times when you find something on Pinterest and you go "I could do that!"...Well this Pin, was one of them:

Originally from Landofnod.com

It's not on the original website anymore though, because this was for sale at least two years ago. And that is around when I originally pinned it and planned to do it... seriously, I bought the materials for this project on March 7th...2012!! (I have a history of putting off projects..oops)

Anyway moral of the story is it is done, and it was actually super easy!

Step 1: Assemble supplies
Foam Poster Board
Adhesive Cork Board (like this)
Scotch Tape
Skizzors aka Scissors
A detail oriented project partner (thanks Mike!)

Step 1b..realize you grabbed the wrong poster board, and aren't going to use the adhesive spray

Step 2:
Go online and find a blank world map...or use this link. I used Microsoft Publisher to resize the photo to be the same size as the board, and I also changed the grey to white so it would save ink. It worked out being spread out over 6 letter sized pages, so not a huge print job. I would recommend printing two copies

Step 3:
Cut out continents..here is where the detail oriented assistant helps...or mad focus. Don't worry about the little islands, that will come later.

Step 4: Tape continents to the Cork Board, cut out cork board. Meanwhile have your detail oriented partner cut out all the small islands (we did this mostly by eye, but you could cut out the template, and cut out those pieces as well.) 

"Hey, Africa"

Step 5: Next comes a little puzzle time, and this is where having a second copy of the map helps. We put the map down on the poster board, positioned the continents over it, then carefully removed the paper on the back of the adhesive, and the map itself, and placed the continent on the poster board. The second map also helped place all those little islands. 

Step 6: Step back in awe at what was accomplished in about 1 hour. 

Someone got overzealous with Hawaii (we corrected that before the final)

Step 7: 

Put some pins in it of places you have been or places you want to go, and hang it up on a wall. The benefit of this weighing all of nothing pounds (foam and cork are pretty light), is that we just put two 3M strips on it, and put it in place!

Two years later...

There you have it, a very simple craft, and it only cost me about 15 bucks, and I have lots of cork leftover. (Side note, I just googled the original pin, and a similar one costs...15 bucks. Well now).

Anyone else spend St. Patrick's day weekend doing crafts? Anyone else procrastinate like crazy?? 

The Hot Yoga Experience

I am day 7 into a 10 day hot yoga challenge and finally wanted to share this post (it has been saved as a draft for over a year). Keep in mind I am not an expert, and this is just my own personal experience with Yoga. 

A couple years ago if someone had said to me “Yoga will Change your life” I would have laughed at them IN THE FACE. But they would have been right. Not to be all dramatic, and yogi-y but it is totally true.

First some background: I have always been a hyper type A person with 8 million thoughts going through my head. I am always planning, thinking ahead, and re-evaluating. If I let my brain wander I can simultaneously mentally have 3 to-do lists, a grocery list, a 5 year goal setting session, a future house decorated, and a song stuck in my head. Oh and look a cute dog just ran by. You get my point.

Totally ADHD.

I first did Yoga in university, in the crowded university gym with a bunch of other things happening in the other areas. My friend and I almost got kicked out because were laughing at how we couldn't hold the poses.The next attempt at Yoga was at a Goodlife studio in Halifax 3 summers ago, it was a quiet calm studio, the instructor was very yoga-y and they even had a chime thing to start the class to balance the chi or something. When I left that class I felt fresh and rejuvenated, and I started to go back.

Next I switched to Body flow, which is a mixture of Thai-Chi, Yoga and Pilaties. This gave me a work out, but also ended in a 5 minute shavasana, or 5 minutes of lying on the floor in the dark for you non-yoga people. Without being asleep those 5 minutes were probably the only time that I spent, just being still, lying, trying not to make 5 to-do lists in my head. Once again, no matter how stressed I was I would leave that class feeling mentally awesome, not to mention all the physical benefits.

While I lived in Halifax a friend (dragged me to) convinced me to try  5 classes of Moshka Hot Yoga. At first I was afraid (I was terrified..:P). I was worried it would be too hot, I would faint, I would feel claustrophobic. But I survived. I started in winter, and being able to spend 45 mins in a 35 degree room was so nice. Like a mini trip down south. 

Once I moved to Toronto, I found myself with a Bikram Yoga Centre coupon that included 5 free classes. I started going in February of 2012. Bikram Yoga is a Hatha style hot yoga class consisting of 26 postures and two breathing exercises. (more info here). 

When that ended I bought a discounted 20 class pass with the same coupon and ended up using most of the 20 between February and March in 2013. As much as it was tough to fit that many classes in 2 months, with work and tutoring, I found myself sad when the last class ended. Since there are a lot of groupons/deals for hot yoga I knew I could have probably studio hopped and gotten "the best deal" but after my frist 20 classes I realized I really liked the studio. I go to Bikram Yoga Centre, and the instructors are so great, and the studio is relaxing, welcoming and very clean! (Note they have no idea I am writing this post, and I'm not affiliated with them in anyway other than I go there and love it haha!)

So I bought a 40 class pass. I have been going at least once a week since June, through the hottest days and the coldest days. I did a little 5 day challenge at the beginning of January, and now (during March Break, so no tutoring) I am trying a 10 day challenge, and so far I am feeling great! I even dragged my friend for her first class, (just as my friend dragged me), and  as much as she glared at me after, I think she liked it!

Above and beyond the physical benefits, there have been some personal "lessons learned" about Yoga that I wanted to share. (Once again, these are just my personal lessons/observations!)

1. “A Yoga Session is called a Practice” I could do Bikram Yoga for 20 years, and would still have room to improve, and there isn't really an end goal. This is important to me because I am such a goal driven person. I can't say “In 3 months, I will do eagle perfectly” that isn't the way it works. This has taught me to look at other things in my life and career and understand that somethings will just happen with time. Patience is key!

2. “Only You can Impact Your Practice” I doesn't matter what the person next to me does, or if the instructor isn't the one I normally go to, it is all about my mindset. This has helped me realize that what other people do shouldn't impact my life. It is about my reaction to them that impacts my life. For example, yes it is annoying when someone cuts me off in traffic, but if I freak out about it and get road rage, I am letting the other person control me, and that isn't cool.

3. “NOW is the only important time”. I cannot hold a posture if I am worried about something outside of the posture, whether that is the outfit I am wearing, or the towel, or the pile of dishes at home. By focusing on the NOW, it helps my practice. This also helps outside of Yoga, because so many people spend so much time worrying about the past, and the what ifs. I still have to work on this, but I try to focus on the NOW more so then the unknown.

4.“Every day is different” I have gone into a class when I felt great and then laid on my mat for the full 1.5 hrs. I have also gone in when I feel like crap and was able to do every posture. I cannot predict what will happen in the class, I just have to let it happen. I find this helps when dealing with unknowns in life in general!

5. “Shavasana is the most important pose” Lying on the floor still, with out fidgeting, and trying to not think of anything can be the hardest part of the class. But with time, I find I am improving on this. I enjoy this time to just shut off my brain and not think of anything. This 3-5 minutes of complete nothing helps me stay focused outside of the class. 

There are many more things, but in general yoga is teaching me patience, control, acceptance, focus, and overall peace. Whoa totally went all zen on you there. Next post I'll be back to normal I promise...but one last meme:

   

Anyone else find extra benefits from their exercise? Anyone else love kitteh yoga?

Fitness Friday: The Challenge and an Upper Body Workout

After writing that this was the first year that I didn’t have any fitness/diet New Years Goals, I went and joined a “Challenge” at work. Oops.

A coworker of mine and her friends, and a friend of mine started this 8 week challenge from this blog, and asked me if I wanted to join! After checking out the challenge I realized I did most of the tasks, and it was more about encouraging healthy lifestyles than actual weight loss.

Quick summary: Everyone pays into the challenge (we chose $10) each, and you get points for doing healthy things on a weekly basis (Monday-Sunday). There are certain items that have a built in rest day (exercise up to 5 days a week), so it seemed like it is a very doable challenge. The person with the most points would get half the money (in our case $40) and the person who had the most weight loss points (based on % lost, and maintaining weight) would get the other half.

Points are given based on the following:

1 Point-Contact with a Teammate
3 Points-64 oz. of Water
3 Points-Stop Eating Before 9pm
3 Points-2 Servings of Fruit
5 Points-3 Servings of Vegetables
(6 days) 5 Points-No Sweets
5 Points-Keep a Food Journal
(5 days) 5 Points-30 Minutes of Exercise OR 7 Points-45 Minutes of Exercise

I knew I wouldn’t be winning the weight loss part of the challenge, so that wasn’t my main focus, I wanted to win the healthy living points. From week 1-3 I didn’t lose any points, and I lost a few pounds. I think the slightly increase of exercise (4x a week to 5x a week) and the no cookies helped me lose a little more weight per week than I had been in the past (0.3lbs/week vs 1lb/week).

That being said it wasn’t super easy. For me the hardest part was not having sweets (6 days a week), and not eating after 9. I realized from the challenge that I am a big night time snacker, and even though I don’t buy sweets myself, there is always temptation from free work cookies, Valentine’s Day, and sweet snacks while tutoring. Here is a sample of what I was dealing with:

Rocky road brownie, I ate the berries instead

I got those brownies on Sunday after already having a free day and eating sweets the past Wednesday. I then had to wait until Monday to eat them…yay resisting temptation by one day. I had the berries instead. Unfortunately though, the next Wednesday I also was offered delicious homemade rice pudding, and felt very bad about turning that down, so I lost some points...or so I thought.

But on that Friday, after 4/8 weeks of doing the challenge, my coworker emailed me to tell me that her friends hadn’t started and had all dropped out, and the challenge had kind of fallen apart. I was ok with ending the challenge then, but my friend wanted to continue since both of us were having success, and my coworker decided to stay on as well, and then another friend joined in…and then we decided to do it for another 8 weeks.

(Note that there was a weekend “off” the challenge. I may or may not have eaten a lot of dark chocolate).

This time the buy in was $20, and the person who loses the most weight % gets $20, and the person who gets the most healthy living points gets the rest (and yes the same person could get all the money!) So now the potential prize is $80 bucks, slightly more substantial!

We also adjusted the point system slightly, so now instead of having “free” days with working out and no sweets, everyone has a bonus 20 points for each week to decide where to use them. We have also decided instead of no sweets, we have turned the rule into no junkfood (more than 100 calories), so now we can have a small treat every day without losing points.

I know this sounds insanely complicated, but really it isn’t too bad. My co-worker made a fancy spreadsheet to track all the points, so it is pretty straight forward. Nothing too life changing, just little lifestyle changes to be SUPER HEALTHY.

To organize the fitness part of the next 8 weeks I made a little chart (similar to my triathlon training chart) that has different workouts mapped out so I can see my progress. Tuesday was a strength day for me so I adapted a workout from PB Fingers to focus on my upper body and thought it might be good to share!

Anyone else doing fitness/weight loss challenge? Anyone else have a really hard time saying no to homemade baked goods!!