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The indulgence of the SINFULLY delicious food that is provided for us in the  holidays that we celebrate in November and December spell complete disaster for our weight loss goals, and I am big on taking care of yourself and love doing no-sugar challenges but I also believe that you HAVE TO LET LOOSE TOO! I don't expect to lose the weight I've gained until after Christmas because I want to enjoy my grandma's cooking, the cookie exchanges, the hot cider and holiday breads. And the truffles. I will kick my diet into full gear after the holidays, but right now it's about enjoying and celebrating with the people around you. However, I still want to do killer workouts. ;-)

This is a variation of the swing workout, made strictly to make my heart pound and burn fat. What I love about the swing is that it works every single body part: quads, outer calves, glutes, hammies, hips, core, back, shoulders, bis... it's incredible! This workout was also a mental challenge because even though it's only 20 minutes there were so many times that I wanted to stop because it got HARD. I did move down to a lighter weight for two sets of swings but I made myself go back up the the 16kg for the next round. I kept telling myself "This is only for 6/4 minutes. I can do this! I'm already halfway there!" and I absolutely made it through to the end - and felt SO GOOD ABOUT COMPLETING IT!!! I will do this workout 2 times a week until the end of December because I know that it will make my heart stronger and it makes me feel great when I am done.

1. Workout 1:
2. 10/50 x 6 rounds (rest/work)
3. 12 Swings, followed by Squat Thrusts
4. 12 Swings, followed by Goblet Squats w/ 12kg
5. Alternate rounds

1. Workout 2:
2. 10/20 x 8 rounds (rest/work)
3. Swings
4. Skipping Rope
5. Alternate rounds

REPEAT!

The only breaks I took were the 10 second breaks in each round and I only gave myself enough time to rest in order to change the timer. Very important ********FORM IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN REPS!!!******** Whenever I felt my form slipping, I always slowed down. An injury is not worth it!

Now I am off to have my green smoothie and study for my finals - I'm so happy that the semester is almost over!!!!! :)