Weekend Started Early

Hey everyone πŸ™‚

I started my weekend early again this week, okay I’m sorry if you are at work. I feel your pain, I really do!

Remember the other day how I said I hate training abs? Well I did abs and today I hurt incredibly bad. I guess because I never train them. I definitely didn’t do a lot, but I did enough effectively to feel the burn. For real, it hurts when I laugh or cough πŸ™

Here was my workout:

Flat pike crunches. Lay on a mat straight with arms above you and small weight in hand (I used 8 lbs), bring legs about 3 inches off the floor, crunch knees into chest while bringing weight up and over to meet the crunch. Go back to starting position. Repeat until 10-12 reps.

Pilates roll ups x 5

Pilates single sideΒ roll ups x 5 each side (similar to the picture below but you actually start in the position as the regular roll up)

Regular crunches x 5

This was clearly me…

I repeated this sequence one other time and also did some leg raises on the captains chair. FEEL THE BURN FOR SURE!

Yesterday I tried doing glutes again and it was a FIGHT. My hamstrings are screaming from the kickbacks I’ve been doing with my ankle straps. Holy moly, I had no idea how much of a difference those would make. If you like working your glutes, get those straps! Game changer. I also tried out a few lunges using these straps. Definitely will have to save those for a day my legs aren’t screaming at me, but excited to try them later!

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At home Phoebe and I acted a fool a little bit. I’ve talked about before that I have to block my cabinet so she can’t get her toy under there. Well the little dog outsmarted me. She picked out all her toys…

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Then found ducky, her smallest toy.

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And shoved him under the cabinet.

Mommy plays fetch better than Phoebe does… smart dog.

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We also did girl maintenance on our eyebrows. Yes, in my chair because I can barely walk. I couldn’t resist this fun picture!

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So what do I have planned for this weekend? A day in Washington DC, some killer gym sessions, and cleaning! I also plan on uploading a video of my skin regimen. For those that have read me a while now, you know I suffer from endometriosis. With endometriosis comes hormone imbalances, and because of this I often have bad hormonal breakouts. I’m able to hide them well because they are all on my jaw line and hair line/side of my face. Thank goodness for long hair huh? Anyway it was getting so out of control I couldn’t take it anymore and felt lost. After trying everything I finally found the mix of products to get it under better control. I plan on doing a YouTube video to share my skin care routine with all of you! Just a little product review and Minnie talking to the camera. NO none of these products/brands sponsor me, nor pay me to do this. I just want to help others out that may have similar issues. I never had break outs as a teenager and now approaching 30 it’s terrible having them! I mean c’mon I’m a grown up πŸ˜›

Anyway that will be filmed this weekend, pretty easy to do since a lot of editing won’t happen. Stay tuned πŸ™‚

Have a great day!

XOXO With a Cherry On Top,

-Minnie

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7 Comments

  1. Rebecca @ Strength and Sunshine

    Visit me when you’re in DC! I’ll be studying for finals this weekend… I’ll need the hello πŸ˜› Haha!

    1. Katie

      Haha I should be there this weekend! Good luck on finals πŸ™‚

  2. Tam

    I’ve never tried ab exercises with weights, good idea to change it up! Phoebe always makes me laugh, so cute. Have great weekend!,

    1. Katie

      oh yes I am SO SO SO sore. It hurts when I cough πŸ™

  3. Chelsea @ Raw N' Toned

    I can’t wait to see the video!! And I definitely need to try some of those abs exercises! I love ab exercises and love adding new things to my routine! Have a great weekend πŸ™‚

  4. ayla

    Kate Somerville Daily Detox cleanser, clarifying toner, and Anti-Bac acne treatment saved my life! If you are still looking. πŸ™‚

    1. Katie

      Yep I def used Kate Somerville. Life changing

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