P.90x vs 30 day shred

First, let me start off by saying nobody asked me to write about these workout programs, this is just my opinion and experience.

I think mostly everybody that wants to work out says that they don't have enough time to do so. I thought I didn't have time before Aryana, now I really feel like I don't have time. Anyways, before I was pregnant with Aryana, I bought P.90x and was determined to work out, actually before that, I had a membership to the gym, and hated going because I never knew what to do, and was not going to pay for a personal trainer. I convinced myself that p90x would be the solution, I could do it from the comfort of my own home and follow instructions :) Well, lets just say it lasted maybe 2 or 3 weeks. The workouts were over an hour long and the yoga part, I couldn't do half of the things they were doing. I sold it a couple months ago.

Fast forward to after Aryana was born I see the 30day Shred by Jillian Michaels at Tar.get for less than $10 and buy it. Well, I just got around to starting it last week, and let me tell you, I LOVE IT!! It is the perfect amount of time! It takes like 30 mins, which is perfect for me! After Aryana goes to sleep I usually pop it in and still have a couple hours to do stuff around the house. If you don't know how it works, she has 3 different levels that you can start at, Level 1 being the easiest. She does a circuit workout; Strength, Cardio and Abs 3 times using different workouts for each circuit. The only thing you need is some free weights. My first week I started with Level 1, and this week I started Level 2, and boy did it kick my booty! You can pretty much do whatever level you want for as long as you want. I just decided to do the first week at level 1, the second week at Level 2, and so on. I'm not sure what I will do the last week, maybe level 3 again. I will let you know if I see results after 30 days!

Anyways, just wanted to share my opinion/experience, has anybody done either work out program?

Happy Valentine's Day!

Have you been in reach?

Stacy-Ann over at Weather Anchor Mama wrote a post the other day about reaching your breaking point with your child/ren, find the link below. I was going to do a similar post last week, but wasn't sure how people would react, but after reading Stacy-Ann's post, she has a good point that people need to get in on this.

Weather Anchor Mama: Breaking Point

I was telling a friend last week that I can totally see how parents can hurt their children. If they don't have anybody there to relieve them when they just don't know what to do anymore. When Aryana was little, between the time she was born to 3 months, she cried on and off all day, everyday. When I was on leave, there were days when my husband had to come home, because I would just be sitting here crying right along with her. There comes a time when you just can't take anymore and you don't know what else to do to help the baby. For me, my husband would leave work right away if he knew we were having a bad day, to come help. There are people that don't have any family around or friends that just don't have anybody to help, or they are afraid to ask, because they may think they are a bad parent for not being able to care for their child. You hear in the news that a parent shook their child, or somehow hurt their child, and I know everybody's first reaction is usually, I don't understand how a parent can do that to their child, I know, I was one of those people, but now, I can at least think twice, that maybe, they just needed some help, and nobody was there for them. Obviously not all cases are like that, some people are plain crazy. Of course, I would never hurt Aryana in anyway, but I don't think any parent can say that they have never reached their limit and they just need somebody to step in and help out.

I love Aryana so much, and have to say, that I never thought we were going to get out of the stage of constant crying, but now, she is the happiest baby ever! People would always tell us, that after 3 months, it would get better. My husband and I would always look at each other and say, sure, but I feel like there was like a light switch the week she turned 3 months that came on, and she really was so different! Its funny, other parents don't usually tell you this stuff before you have a baby, but I really think that we should share ALL of our experiences, not just the happy ones, just in case there is someone out there going thru or may eventually go thru something similar. I know, when I was in the thick of it, I would always think to myself, I see all these happy and content babies, why isn't Aryana like that, and think that she just wasn't happy. I would ask myself that a couple times a week. I don't have any family around where I live, so I would call my family crying, and tell them, that Aryana isn't happy and I don't know what is wrong with her, that I thought I was a bad Mommy. I know I still have a lot more to experience, her crying is going to be nothing compared to what is to come, but just wanted to share a little of what we went thru, just in case.

Alright, after all this seriousness, have to share a pic of my happy girl!