I am back!

I had a busy week in the McAllen and Laredo Texas areas during the week.  I visited with coworkers that I do not normally get to see and verified inventory at a couple of the warehouses for my work.  Going out of town for work causes mixed feelings for me.  The first feeling I have is sadness from missing my family.  My children are growing so fast, especially my youngest.  When I miss five days, I can miss something new that he has learned.  He did learn something while I was away and now he can sing the E-I-E-I-O part of Old McDonald had a farm.  It's so cute how he is just absorbing everything in right now.  My husband told me that Cody was always looking for me and often said "mom" sadly.  Those are the things that make me sad.  On the other hand it is somewhat of a break from domestic life for me.  For a few days, I have no laundry to do, I have no dishes to do, I have no homework with the kiddos to do, I get to sleep all night and eat out for dinner.  All those fun ideas are fun for the first couple of days, then enough is enough!  I decided to make the best of this last trip.  I watched what I ate, especially when eating out.  I chose to eat salads, black bean burgers instead of beef, checked calories before ordering.  I also made sure that I used the gym at my hotel after we were finished for the day.  The equipment at the hotel is so much nicer than I have at home or at the YMCA.  The treadmill, elliptical and bike all have their own TV screens, yeah! 

I returned home on Friday afternoon.  I picked up my kids from school and daycare and quickly took to my domestic ways.  On the way home from school with Dominik, I asked him if they did any laundry, he said "No, but wow, you should see the pile, it's taller than I am!"  Sadly, this was an accurate description!  Oh well, at least my services are needed and I am missed!  Today is Saturday and I finally got my mom to come with me and Tanya to Zumba!  She did great and said that she liked it.  Incorporating some different exercises into your routine is critical.  Our bodies can easily get comfortable with what we are doing, so we need to shake it up!  I signed up for a 5 a.m. aqua blast class at the YMCA on Thanksgiving morning and talked Tanya into going with me.  This will help with my calorie burn for the day and hopefully prevent me from eating too much at the Thanksgiving feast! 

I read an article today describing different exercise slang and thought it was pretty funny, so I copied part of it below for your reading entertainment.  Have a great week! 

~Jessica

Gym Rat: A guy who spends every spare moment in the gym. See also: Gym head, meat head, gymbot or my personal favorite, Gym Me Buff It
Gym Kryptonite: Easy-on-the-eyes female that distracts men from getting anything done in the gym. See also; gym rat, gym monkey,
Gym Widow: Someone who’s significant other has gone on a health kick and spends all of their time at the gym.
Yogatude: Holier-than-thou attitude seen in serious yoga students who are more flexible and vaguely spiritual than everyone else. Includes a disdain for meat, leather, and inexpensive sweat pants or yoga mats.
Cardio Bunny: Females who perform at least an hour on the treadmill, elliptical, bike, stairclimber or rower (or any combination thereof) and then call it a day.
Pies: 45lbs. plates. See also: “big wheels”or “papa bears”
Jacked: Well-defined or muscular. See also: Yoked, Swole, Ripped, Chiseled, shredded, cut, gunny.
Toned: A word that should never be used unless you are talking about blood vessels. Still, it is often used by lay public and misinformed trainers worldwide to denote muscular definition. (okay, there’s some personal opinion on that one!)
Vitamin S: Anabolic steroids. See also: Juice, gym candy.