You have two weeks off? What are you going to do?

Yes…. I had two weeks off from work during the Holiday’s.  It was pure bliss!    People asked me what on earth would I do with that time..  Uh, are ya kidding?  Fill it with fun stuff, of course!   I promise – I had no trouble filling my days.

Let’s take a little walk down memory lane.

December 19th – my last day of work and first official evening off.   Spent the evening with fellow 24 Hour Group X instructors working out!

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December 20th – bought a new Jeep Wrangler.  Totally got a smoking deal on it, plus they gave me more then what I owed for my Grand Cherokee..aka soccer mom car… so ya, duh.  I am going to buy it.

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December 21st – Traveled to Mt Ayr, IA with this hunk-of-a-man for a family Christmas dinner

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December 22nd – Taught Insanity, shopped, got a new tattoo

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December 23rd – Taught Insanity, spent the morning at my friend Sara’s, snuggled on her baby Ady, watched Kaeleen run around like a wild woman and then subbed another Insanity class at Northpark 24 Hour and baked my little heart out!

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December 24th – Two Family Christmases!

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December 25th – MERRY CHRISTMAS!

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December 26th – Day After Christmas 5 mile Run.   Whew!  Holy carbohydrates and wine.

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December 27th:  Treated myself to a Starbucks, shopping and another run.  Only 4 miles this time around.  😉

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December 28th – Last Christmas with the Pirtle’s!

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Some wrestling happened.  Kind of like on Four Christmases but without the family drama.  ha!

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December 29th:  Lunch date with my girl, Claire!   Then home for our new appliances delivery!  WOOT!  These were an extra special gift.  Thank you. 🙂

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December 30th: Traveled to Clarinda to get my hair done – I went back blonde – and then had lunch with Kayla and Nicole. That turned into 5 hours, plenty of cocktails and a ton of laughter.  Gosh I love time with girlfriends. I don’t have a recent pic of the three of us, so I will do a fuzzy throwback.

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December 31st:  Lunch date with my girl Jessica – you’re welcome for yet another throwback.

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And then it was time for NEW YEARS EVE celebrations, baby!

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January 1st:  A day spent at home organizing my new Insanity schedule and chatting with multiple folks about my next 21 day challenge!  We’ve got a LOT of peeps committed.   So excited for them and the transformations that are about to take place!

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I am teaching a total of 8 classes.   There are two more that aren’t listed above because they are being offered to a private group.  I have my work cut out for me!  Whew!

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January 2nd: A little Insanity practice, followed up by a lunch date with my girls Tyree and Sarah -> we taught together for several years at Buffett Middle School <- and her daughter Kennedy.  So great to catch up!

And THAT brings us to today!   I am actually picking UP my new Jeep this morning.  Finally, she is coming HOME!!!

EEKK!!!!!  

And the rest of the weekend will be cleaning, laundry, packing for my new work schedule and meal prepping.

 

Have a super weekend, y’all!  I will catch back up with you again on Monday!

 

Cheers! 

 

 

 

Interlocking Gym Floor Mats

I use my basement a lot to workout, even though I also hit the gym daily.    Being an instructor requires practice!  🙂   I asked Santa for a set of interlocking mats for our floor.  Tile and shins don’t play well together no matter how supportive your sneakers are.

Yesterday I practiced Round 10 Insanity.   I am rolling that out to my classes to ring in the New Year.

Gym mat verdict?

WIN!

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The only downfall is they slide on the tile so I am going to have to buy some sort of backing for the mats to grip the floor.

Any suggestions?

I was thinking those grippy shelving liners  might work.

Any ideas you have would be super!!

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Cheers!

 

December 21 Day Challenge Results

December 1st-21st I embarked on a 21 day clean eating and exercise routine with a few other folks.   Together we retrained our brain on the proper food portion sizes, we learned what clean eating looks like, we completed the same workouts (from the comfort of our own homes) and conquered some pretty steep goals.

Are you ready to hear the individual results of pounds and inches lost?

Drum Roll please……

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HAPPY DANCE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

All of them have made comments about how much better they feel eating natural foods.    All of them have new clothes on their list.   All of them loved the workouts because they focused on the total body (think squats with arm raises, weighted jumping jacks, weighted lunges).

For an Insanity lover and teacher – I even loved the workouts. 

They were a perfect contrast… and YES… I did the workouts in addition to my teaching schedule.   I just adjusted my food intake as necessary.

So, what exactly is the 21 Day Challenge?    It’s a three week at-home workout program.  It’s not only designed to get you looking as good as you can get in just 21 days, it’s also about teaching you how to eat healthier.

I know SO MANY people (including myself) that get on the workout bandwagon with ease, but the proper eating is way off base.  If you are one of those that reaches for a handful of chips with your turkey sandwich, you are doing it wrong.   If you are reaching for frozen dinners or skipping lunch, you are sabotaging your progress.  It is all about eating the proper amounts of lean proteins, vegetables, fruits, grains.   This 21 program trains you not only how to eat, but also the what and how much to get the results you want.

I don’t think you can deny that it works looking at the individual results above.   It’s even cooler to look at it from a group effort on total pounds and inches lost:

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The Lowdown

  • 21 days
  • 30 minute workouts – 7 days a week (all on dvd)
  • Portion Control Eating System
  • Recipes
  • Online coaching and accountability system from your coach.

 

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How to Order the 21 Day Fix

21 day fix essential package1. The 21 Day Fix essential kit is reasonably priced at $59.85. Here is the link to order through Team Beachbody which offers the best price online.  Order via me or one of my coaches and you will get you the Dirty 30 bonus workout for free –  link to order.

2. Another option for ordering is the 21 Day Fix Challenge Pack, which includes the essential kit and a bag of Shakeology shipped on Home Direct (monthly auto-ship). The HD shipping is a discounted shipping charge that you cancel at any time. The Challenge Pack price is $160 and can only be ordered through a Team Beachbody link. This equals about a $60 savings than ordering individually.

Purchasing the items separately would cost:

  • 21 Day Fix base kit – $59.85 (value)
  • Shakeology flavor of your choice on HD – $129.95 (value)
  • Bonus workout DVD Plyo Fix – $19.95 (value)
  • Free 30-day trial to the Team Beachbody Club – $11.96 (value)

The next 21 Day Challenge Group starts on January 5th!

That entire week is a prep week so there is plenty of time for you to get ordered and ready to go.   You MUST go through myself or one of my coaches in order to take part in our challenge and accountability group.   You can message me on Facebook (Jordan Pirtle) or find one of my coaches:  Kayla, Jen, Jessi or Katy.    I won’t do last names on this post – but if you know me, chances are you might know them, so reach out to whoever you are most comfortable with!  🙂

What do you have to lose?!?!?!

 

 

‘Twas the Day After Christmas… A Jogging Tale

‘Twas the day after Christmas

out running on the trail

5 miles on the horizon

those dang cookies creeped up the scale.

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Feeling a little jiggly

and super bloated to boot

combating caramel chex on my ass

oh no, it will not stay put.

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One mile in and feeling pretty good

not a soul out there with me

Guess they’re still eating all that food.

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When off in the distance I see a figure run

Someone else like me out having some fun

Closer and closer we came to meet

Shorts this fool was wearing, barely socks on his feet.

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Waving the friendly trail runners wave

while rolling my eyes after he passed on by,

mile 2 on the horizon, I continued to fly.

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My layers started becoming a wee bit much

My sunglasses fogging over, crap I’m hungry for lunch

Mile 2.5 turnaround point finally under my feet

180 turn and BAM, wind blasting my face like a sheet.

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Cold, bitter and blustery taste on my lips

My eyes started burning, tears like a faucet did drip

Snot now pouring out my nose is definitely disgusting

And my wind induced snail pace – damn right I’m now cussing.

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Mile 3 my GPS did chime in

Only two more to go for the win!

Two bikers soon came to pass me out on the path,

Wearing green and red like a Christmas tree, out-loud I did laugh.

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My sweat tastes like sugar, I thought it was to taste like salt

For sure the craptastic eating has got to come to a halt.

Mile 4, oh thank goodness, coming up ’round the bend,

I think about quitting, putting this madness to an end.

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Oh no, not now, said my evil competitive half

Keep going, your butts still the size of a calf.

Mile 4.5, 4.6, 4.7 and now 8

This running today I surely did hate!

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Finally, Mile 5 I hit with a joyous outburst

Give me some vodka, I’ve gotta quench this thirst“!

Day after Christmas running, a giant success,

Now back to the couch my ass must rest.

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