For the love of the Game..

Sunday started off with the usual breakfast and then a grueling workout with a friend consisting of 

Push ups to T-stand

Jump Squats

Deep lunge and Bicep Curl

Plie Squat and shoulder press

Bicycle Abs

Plank Rows

Tricep Dips

Hammer Curls

Burpees and Running up Hill..

Was fun and great to catch up with Allyson who happens to be a triathlete- very inspiring- and such a great feeling seeing her sweat buckets!

 

After the workout we had a nice lazy Sunday-lunch was Spinach salad with turkey breast and acorn squash..we went out to dinner to my husbands favorite place- Jeff's Gourmet. Now, as much as I love a great burger once in a while the menu in Jeffs is very limited for someone who's cautious with what they eat. 

I typically get a salad with grilled chicken breast and a soup if they have one..I decided to be adventurous and try something new so I order a fajita chicken wrap..its basicly grilled chicken with a ton of veggies in a spinach wrap with fajita sauce..was sooooo spicy yet so good..now what I would typically eat for dinner but a nice spicy change..

We got tickets to a pre-season Laker game..cant say I'm all into basketball but athletes- absolutely!

There are so many things we can learn from athletes...what I love about watching them is just seeing that they're normal human beings like all of us that strive for 100% excellence in what they do. They have to! They are competing against others that have the same goals as them. They eat well, train hard, play hard and never give up..

But most importantly you find with athletes that all their hard work and training is part of their journey-not their destination. They are continuously pushing themselves and putting in hours of hard work to just play the game they love. Like they say its all "for the love of the game". Many times we say we will work hard so that we fit into something, or lose the last couple lbs, we pick an end date or destination and then give it up all up. Living this lifestyle CANNOT BE BASED ON A DESTINATION..it needs a life-long "commitment to the game"..it needs to be your journey- and a journey you love and appreciate..so accept it as a goal for life..and not a goal until you lose the last 10 lbs..