Beachbody Challenge - Day 12

Have you seen the movie "How Stella Got Her Groove Back"? It's a good movie...has nothing to do with my life or this post, but came to mind when I was thinking about posting tonight.
I only worked a half day today, which was fine since I worked a bajillion hours this week, and that meant I could come home and work out! Yes folks, I'm old, and I like to start my weekend with a nice sweat session :) As I type this, I can feel my body cramping up a bit. That's what I get for not working out this week, and that's ok. That means I worked out hard, and my body is kicking my fat's ass! I'll hit it hard again in the morning before I head out to work for a bit, and by then I should be nice and sore to go sit for a 3 hour tattoo session. Yes, the motto of this weekend is pain, and I'm going to love every minute of it!
Have you started planning your menu for next week yet? It's week 1 of my first challenge group that I'm running on my own, and I'm super excited! I have fun prizes planned and fun recipes to share! Speaking of, have you signed up yet?? You don't want to miss out!! Strong and sexy by Christmas, that's my goal :)
Speaking of menu planning, have you heard of Hungry Girl? I have gotten some YUMMY recipes from her, and they come right to my inbox every day. Can't be that! You should head over, sign up, and then sign up for my challenge group. You won't be sorry!

Struggling!

It's obviously hard to anticipate all of the things that will challenge us while we're trying to challenge ourselves to greatness. I anticipated things like laziness (let's just be honest!) and bad influences, but I didn't anticipate a crazy work schedule! Tuesday all hell broke loose at work, and I left in tears and completely overwhelmed. I went home, sat with my pups for about 30 minutes, and was in bed by 7pm. Wednesday (yesterday) I worked from 415am to 745pm. I went home and fell into bed so I could be back at work by 5am today. Needless to say, this schedule doesn't leave room for things like eating and exercising. So, I'm drinking my Shakeology and hoping that this weekend and next week will be better. I try to live by no excuses, but sometimes, there truly isn't enough time or energy left in a day. It doesn't mean you give up though, it means you try again tomorrow!!
In other news, my Beachbody Challenge starts MONDAY! Have you signed up yet and ordered your challenge pack? It's not too late!!! Let's all be strong and healthy on Christmas morning!!!