So what's the big idea with abcircle?
I first noticed the ads on TV about a month ago and thought it might be a good idea o give it a try. You see, I’m a 36 year old working mom with a full time career and 4 kids. Between the soccer practices, karate classes, and dance classes, I stay pretty active but I’ve had this tire around my belly area for years that I just can’t get rid of. Back in college, I could squeeze in a workout throughout my busy busy day, but now I’ve got responsibility and no time. The other thing is that I seek balance in my life, so after a stressfull day, the last thing I want to do is work out, I need some relaxation time for myself. Time to cool my jets, power down if you will.
I’ve tried a few different things like: ab-rockets, soloflex, and even an elliptical in my living room. All of these helped a little, but I never got completely fit, nor did I actually get even close to a six pack. I figured it was time for a change, so I decided to check out abcircle
When I got to abcircle, I noticed that the site was offering a special trial, I think it was a 30-day trial, so I gave it a shot. Even though I wasn’t originally planning to purchase (I was going to keep it for 20 days to give it a shot) and I actually PLANNED on returning it. I know this is wrong, don’t tell my mom! Ha ha
About 10 days later I received my purchase from abcircle and got to work. The first day was tough. I used it while watching “Days of Our Lives” just like I’m sure a lot of you other ladies have done. By the way, what a great show… I especially used to like it about 10 years ago, but now I’m not as compelled to watch it. Ok, that was completely off topic, sorry. The point is that you can watch any TV show and enjoy a good workout while doing so. As long as you’re not enjoying a bowl of ice cream directly afterwards, am I right or am I right?
Ok, so I get started and make minor adjustments to my diet as well. By minor adjustments, I really mean it. Instead of ice cream, I ate lowfat yogurt and instead of French fries with a burger, I had greens (salad, spinach, or even celery). You’d be surprised how easy this is all to do. Oh, and one other thing… I substituted ketchup, soy sauce, salt, and Italian dressing with mustard or wasabi. Sounds strange at first, but it really helps. It’s those few extra calories that mean a couple hundred at the end of the day and a thousand or two at the end of the week. The other really important thing about the diet is that you need to eat 5-6 times per day to increase your metabolism. This is an ABSOLUTE MUST! I forget sometimes because it’s hard juggling everything that’s going on, but if you don’t do it you will slow down your metabolism and gain weight. I think we’ve all been in the really bad habit of not eating ANYTHING until noon, then over eating at lunchtime, then not eating again until dinner and (again) over eating. The trick is to pack some light snacks. I like the Special K Health Bars and Nutrigrains, but fruits, vegetables and non-salted nuts all work well.
The other things to avoid are potatoes and pasta if you want you abcircle package to mean anything. The key is to stay away from carbs and eat more proteins. You need to balance that with the greens. It’s all a balance, oh… and WATER! Drink Water! If you don’t drink water, ladies… I guarantee you will not shed the pounds.
Now, my days are like this… I first wake up at about 5:30 am and get the kids (yeah all 4) ready for school. Once they are ready to go and I get them each on the bus, I might spend some time online checking the weather, news, and going to sites like abcircle (shameful plug, I know!) for about a half hour. After all of this it’s about 7:30 and I’m getting ready for work. You see, I’m a teacher and I have a fairly flexible schedule. I teach morning Mon-Fri, so it’s pretty nice actually. I get home around 1pm every day and the first thing I do is to turn on my soaps and by 2pm when Day’s of Our Lives is on, I’m ready for my workout with abcircle. I do this every day Mon-Fri, then on Saturday’s I have a kickboxing class. Over the past 3 months, I’ve finally gotten rid of the tire and finally have a six pack.