Two Fit Girls

It's SUMMER YA'LL!! The time of year teachers rejoice and recharge! The time of year when it rains A LOT and it's filled with camp fires, beaches, pools, sunburns, friends, and family! Can you tell we're a little excited? This time of year also affords us the great opportunity to focus more on our workouts...it's hard once you're addicted and have whole days off not to go twice a day! So what we have been doing a lot of days is doing a quick cardio session in the morning and then we'll meet with Mark the Trainer in the afternoon. On days that we don't meet with him, we'll just do a longer cardio session 😁 Lauren enjoying her time in St. Pete Last week had it's challenges, but we also are ready with the highlights. Lauren and I both ran our fastest mile thus far! Lauren running it in 11:24 and I running it in 11:15! We also experienced the true nature of running outdoors in Florida. Not only is it muggy as hell, but the bugs are so ...

Ok, so before you start yelling...we know it's been a while...3 weeks to be precise, but also understand that we are teachers and we're in the final weeks of school, so we apologize immensely, but we are on the CRAZY TRAIN . So you're probably asking yourself how much could actually happen in 3 weeks? The answer is A LOT! School is about to get out and so it's been amazing to think that we have officially been on this journey for a little less than 6 months! We weighed in this week and Lauren is officially down 53LBS!!!! I think we are starting to see the changes as well, which is exciting but can also be awkward because our brains haven't caught up yet. Sometimes we don't recognize ourselves when passing by a mirror and Lauren even lost me at the beach the other day and I was standing right in front of her!😂 Looking at pictures side-by-side is crazy. As our kids received their yearbooks this week, many of them made comments like "that's not you...

Ever wonder if it's possible to travel while still eating clean and healthy? The answer is mostly yes, but it's not easy! The two fit girls had to split apart this week as Nicole went on up to good ol' New Orleans for the weekend. Lauren held down the fort; quite literally, watching over Nicole's house and dog. Lauren had a whole new set of challenges she faced this week as well, the most prominent was being without Nicole for a whole 4 days (ok, maybe not, but Nicole would like to think so)!!! The week started out strong, working with Mark the Trainer on Monday and Wednesday. We got our butts kicked as usual, but we also learned a new skill....ROLLLINGGG... According to the Huffington Post, "foam rolling is a form of self-myofascial release, or self-massage, that gets rid of adhesions in your muscles and connective tissue. ... Foam rolling also increases blood flow to your muscles and creates better mobility, helping with recovery and improving performance....

Finding Nemo  is great and all but this is one thing that we had to keep telling ourselves over and over this week. Just keep swimming...just keep going...don't get discouraged. And then we quite literally ended today with a swimming workout, which was so much fun! I think we both forgot how awesome of a workout swimming can actually be. Since it's so fresh in our minds...lets talk about LOCKER ROOM ETIQUETTE ... Please...ladies...be comfortable with your bodies and all... but for the love of God, use a dressing room or shower when you plan on being naked. If this was an adults only gym...maybe...but there are young children...teenagers...and adults that don't need to see your lady bits. Even the occasional quick change is OK...but we're talking about just born baby...jay-bird...birthday suit naked...walking around...talking to your friends...with your leg propped up like you're at your house...WE.CAN'T.EVEN. And according to our sources... the men's locke...

So if you're not from Florida, IT'S HOT HERE AGAIN! Which is most of the year...and some people (like Lauren) love this, but I (Nicole) enjoy the summer and the warmth but still kinda wish it was cold. This change in weather is starting to make us think  a lot about summer and how desperate we are for it, but also how sweaty our workouts are about to become. Take today for example... we always run the trails on Sunday. It was nice and breezy until we got out there...that's when the wind died and the humidity seemed to set in. If you've never actually seen a hot mess, just look at us after that workout! Nicole (a few months ago) Lauren (a few months ago) Monday was flippin' awesome because we got to flip some tires and we love that. 😍 Like the trail, it's one of our dirtier workouts, which always make us happy! We also apologize for the crazy ass tan lines we will have by summer. It's just the name of the game at this point. We did a lot ...