I’ve always wondered if my body could talk what it would say. I think it would write a letter that goes something along the lines of this:Dear Katie,Whew. It’s been almost a year and a half of this training and dieting stuff. I am exhausted. I feel goo…

Ok, so I didn’t really audition to become the next Easter Bunny. However, today during my cardio workout, I was hopping and jumping around so much, it felt like I was a bunny – a fat burning bunny that is. How fitting as we are coming off the Easter weekend, where I was able to enjoy a few dessert treats!

I intended to complete some hill sprints/jogs today on the treadmill. However, 1.25 miles into this event, I decided I had more energy and wanted to do more plyo and circuit type work.

I found myself a nice corner area at the gym and began my “Easter Bunny workout.”

Circuit included the following (repeated for a total 20 minutes)
1. Jump rope (feet together, quick jumps on toes)
2. Frog jumps
3. Side jumps over a low step
4. Jump rope (skipping style)
5. High jumps
6. Plank to “rest”

So as you can see I was a hopping and jumping machine. Therefore, I could indeed be the next Easter Bunny…however, I don’t think it is a good “off-season” look. It was actually a fun, productive, and sweaty workout! It felt great! My heart rate was up, my calves on fire, core engaged, calories burning, and hopefully fat melting off this body! It is wonderful knowing your body, changing up your workouts as you see fit, pushing yourself to your limits, and seeing changes along the way. Cardio – could you and me be friends? I think so!



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This week I donated blood for the first time. I work at Nationwide in downtown Columbus and they actually have an American Red Cross Blood Donation Center on-site. It couldn’t be more convenient. I’ve always made donations to the Red Cross and in high …

I have a problem. A problem with vegetables. Such a problem I now must measure and limit how many I eat. I have looked into rehab programs, but none such exist – why? Because who in the world consumes pounds of vegetable daily, seeing no adverse effect…

I always look forward to March Madness. This year, it just kind of snuck up on me. Time flew and before I knew it, it was time to fill out brackets. I’m ashamed to say I didn’t fill one out this year. I would have picked one of the big upsets – FGCU – …

I LOVE getting a new meal plan – even when it has fewer calories, veggies, or carbs. It means new changes, progress, and fun planning new meals.

This meal plan is the first time I have gone through carb cycling. It is a challenge. It is a mental game.

I decided to re-organize the plan – keeping the macros the same and including everything that Julie has for me. Instead of just going off the meal plan sheet, I have customized it.

Breaking down my meals this way, it actually makes me feel like I have a lot of food. I will track this daily and ensure that I do not get stuck in a rut of eating the same foods and make sure I do not miss anything!

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Peak week began with a delicious gallon of water consumed by 10:30am. The final gallon shall be relatively easy to spread throughout the day. I actually cannot believe how strong, healthy, and overall good I am feeling going into this week. I hope it c…