Downtown Running

If you're thinking of running in downtown Jax. today, be forewarned:: aaallllll the crazies are out!!!! Drivers & pedestrians!!! Between them, getting stopped at every stinking block possible, & construction & detours..... I can't remember the last time I've gotten that aggravated while on a run, but....#LordHaveMercy

Make-up location plank challenge because I forgot to do it yesterday.... Short because 1.) Metal slatted benches hurt!!!! 2.) I was in run mode, short on time.....and had no patience left 😉. Got a cool pic of that blue sky, tho....👍

Cat Mockery...

The mockery is strong with this one....😹😹😹

The Victory is in the Smile...

The eyes say....I feel like crap today. The smile says....I still win. :P But that stretch workout left me on the floor for the last move....and whatever I'm fighting is trying to catch up. I think I'm stuck, lol...

Be Sweaty. Be Strong. Find your Beautiful.

Paraphrasing what someone wrote when posting her sweaty post-workout selfie in one of the online fitness groups I'm in..."I've never thought of myself as pretty and have never felt good about myself in general, but I feel beautiful after a work out when I'm sweaty and gross & my hair and make-up's a total mess, and I can't believe I'm saying this"!!! Yeah. Me, too....

I is smart. ❤
I is kind. ❤
I is important. ❤

YOU IS, TOO!! 😘😘

I is also sweaty. 😉 ❤
I is strong. 😉 ❤

Healthy choices, consistently made, change a lot more than a number on a scale or the size you wear. Those other changes.....THAT'S where you find your true & lasting be-YOU-tiful. ❤ #FlexFriday

Plankety Plank :)

Because I know some of you have decided to try this planking thing 😉::

When it starts to hurt....DON'T hold your breath!! Learn to breathe through discomfort correctly & you can last a little longer than you think you can....and that goes for more than just planks!! 😘😘

Why Wednesday...

#WhyWednesday Photo Collage Challenge

✔cross training workout selfie:: Focus T25 Ab Intervals - in and out of planks & plank variations for 25 min.!!
✔healthy meal:: 21 Day Fixed Healthy Breakfast Burrito...or...taco ;)
✔Shake-O...w/ almond milk, spinach & cinnamon
✔WHY....

▶▶▶Why.....Am I in the group? As a coach:: To help others!!! And for my own accountability needs (this is where I cross train)....and for the relationships that form because of it.

▶▶▶Why...Do I want to be healthy? active? fit? Because healthy and strong feels a heck of a lot better than the alternative!! To be able to LIVE life to it's fullest..... a life that I ENJOY living. So that I can go on whatever adventures I decide to do next. :) To make my outside match my inside. ;) Because taking care of myself in this way produces the natural byproduct of taking care of myself in other areas, too...

▶▶▶And....why do I post this here?? To give you a glimpse of the fun parts of what goes on in challenge groups....the games that allow us to connect with each other and build more than just health & fitness knowledge, but through the interactions and comments, etc...build friendships...with sometimes team work, sometimes friendly competition....ALWAYS including laughter, encouragement, etc. & all the little things that bond us into a #FitFam And, if a challenge group isn't right for you, right now.....then, to encourage you to take even the smallest step in that healthy direction, in whatever way it may be for you TODAY.

Contact me for info on how YOU could benefit from a virtual challenge group, too!!  You don't have to do it alone! =)
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Fluff Nugget Planking...

6:00.30 front elbow plank ✔ with this fluff nugget playing footsie with me the whole time!!! I'm TIRED & tried to give myself an excused absence, but I'm not very good at that...thought I'd maybe last till 3 min, but I hung on for dear life out of stubbornness 😉.....cat trying to knock me off my toes & all!!!

Tacky Tuesday....

....when two obligations collide.... First obligation:: It's Tacky Tuesday in my Beachbody Virtual Challenge Group!! We have & give out these assignments for fun, you know....because #FitFams ARE fun!! ;)

Tacky Tuesday photo collage::

(1.) pic of your   <3 Shake-O <3 

(2.) pic of a healthy meal from your day <3 

(3.) pic of yourself doing your Beachbody workout (T25 Total Body plus Stretch) in the tackiest active wear you've got ;) . I was thinking the best I could do was wear mismatched clothes....but....

The 2nd obligation:: I lost a bet on Saturday to a friend & am supposed to post a pic to my social media sites of me wearing Gator attire...specifically, has to say Gators or have the Gator on it!! :'( What's more TACKY than making a Georgia fan wear a Gator?!?!

No one can ever say I'm not a really, REALLY good sport. ;)

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Those Planks, tho....

Takes a special kind of crazy to find yourself with dry, cracked & bleeding elbows when you're dressing up like a girl, getting ready for church....and have it make you smile. Who is this person I've become??? I like her. 😉😉👍👊 #ThosePlanksTho #BadgesOfHonor 😉 And, they're much more impressive in person than this pic shows...😂😂

 

Planking and Football

I'm right side dominant & could have held that one a little longer had Robert not been making me laugh the whole time!! Started with...."Well. Look at you, so fancy!!! What do you call that move"??? Then decided he wanted to make it as hard for me to hold it as he could.... #GoDawgs, btw....😉

If You Fall, I Will Be There

Fitness tip of the day:: if you work out when you're irritated, you'll push harder...😂😂 Morning plank = tired, sleepy & feeling weak Afternoon plank = tired & irritated for the win!!!! 😉😉 I like to channel frustrated feelings in a positive way & use them to my advantage, haha!!

Planking with a Partner...or Partners...

Last day of our trip = grouchy ppl who have had enough of my location planks & I'm afraid to ask one of them to be my photographer!! 😂😂. Sore elbows from concrete made it harder but it bugged me that my time was shorter, so I added on side planks after giving my elbows short breaks... Today's challenge was to plank with a partner & I don't have one, but creativity counts for something, right?? 😉. Every day that we've arrived "home" at Give Kids the World, there's been a surprise waiting in our villa!! Sometimes, a snack or goody bag, one day was a board game....and on a couple of days it was stuffed animal friends!!! Put them to work this morning before packing them up!!! 😁😁😁😁

Planking with Disney...

"A true hero isn't measured by the size of his strength, but by the strength of his heart." - wisdom from Disney 😉

 

Planking with Horton...

"Don't give up! I believe in you all! A person's a person, no matter how small". Dr. Suess/Horton
Hears a Who 😘😘
 

Planking with Backdrops....

Concrete does not make for an easy elbow plank, but I had a cool back drop, soooo...😉😉

 

Planking on Vacation....

I had 2 hyped up crazies not letting me go to sleep last night so I slept a little later than I meant to....and we've got super fun stuff to get off to this morning....but I can still take 10 min. w/ Tony and do that plank, dontcha know....😉😉 And we off!!!! Here. We. Go...I have an excited 18 yr. old this morning!!! 😍

Eating Out the Healthy Way....

When you're so hungry that you fall madly in love with your food at first sight....😍😍. So much YUM!!!!!!!

#GetInMyBellyRightThisMinute

Have trouble making healthy choices when eating out??  I can help you with that!! ;)  Contact me and ask about my next challenge group, where you can learn all you need to know, and get a fitfam along the way!! <3
 

More Than a Conqueror...

Available in my Etsy shop!!  Click on the pic to be taken there!! =)

How many attempts at getting a photo of yourself does it take to finally get one where you don't look like a dork....or without your stray cat's behind walking in front of the camera?!?! Too many!!! 😂😂 Hello. My name is Jill. And I have a problem saying no to online challenge groups!!! Put me in, coach....I say to myself!!!! 😉 Contrary to what you might think....fitness selfies can keep you humble!!! 😂😂 Oh, and by the way....think you can't get healthy & get your fitness on because you don't have time to go to a gym?? Or because you don't have a spare room?? Ummm....welcome to my....workroom...."gym"....storage facility for everything that doesn't fit in my house... pantry for bulk items...bike shed.....tool holder...yard stuff facility.....the list goes on....I think a lot of ppl refer to this as a "garage". 😉 You don't need a special place. You just need the desire...😘😘💪👊   

#Momlife often means catching whatever latest cold or bug your kids bring home to you....but dang, if I haven't had enough of the rest phase of this one!!

 Wasn't feeling it, but my active wear color coordination was on point, and every woman knows that you don't waste a good outfit day!! 😉😉.

Dress the part....it helps get your mind in gear & get your booty out that door. Or movin' indoors. Wherever it is that you find your groove thang, go get it!!!

 Wasn't my best run by far, but that wasn't the goal today. The victory is in the fight...and that finish. 😉😘🏃💪👊
 #CoachLife