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Dolphins in Cancun

March 3, 2018 By Shannon Bird Leave a Comment

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One of our favorite days on our vacation was swimming with the dolphins. We stayed at the Hard Rock Riviera Maya and used our hotel credits and applied it to our excursion. With every night you stay you get hotel credits that you can use towards amazing experiences, or at the spa. You just have to pay 20%, transportation & for pictures (optional)

Its a wonderful affordable way to experience amazing opportunities.

This is our 3rd location doing the dolphin experience, but this was our favorite. We all boogie boarded with the dolphins and spent the afternoon playing and swimming along side her.

I highly recommend doing this experience if you ever are in Cancun.

Filed Under: EXERCISE, Family, kids, LIFESTYLE, Posts, TRAVEL

“The Skinny” on how I got skinnier

January 31, 2018 By Shannon Bird 46 Comments

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Have you ever woke up, jumped on the scale and you were somehow 4 or 5 lbs lighter?

Well, that happened to me this morning!

2 weeks ago I weighed 121 lbs, this morning I was 116.

So how did this happen?

I have to be completely transparent here I did NOT join the gym to lose weight! I did it as a social thing to hang out with friends while my husband skied, for the daycare and for the swim lessons for our upcoming trip.

I actually was extremely happy where I was and was more nervous to workout because in the past I always bulk when I do.  I am naturally an athletic build and I always put muscle on quick. I had flashback memories of being weighed as a professional dancer and having to place my foot on the seat of a chair as my thighs would get measured for the NBA and being told my thighs were getting too big as we continued to workout like men. Barbells and all kind of heavy weights that make my thighs bulk!

I like to be lean, tone and fit.

So heres how I’m doing it:

7:00 (occasionally will have a Quaker brown sugar oatmeal packet in hot water, but lately I don’t bc it makes me have to go to the bathroom mid run every.single.time. I work out! lol)

9:30 am drink 22 oz of diet soda (get 44 oz cup bc you will be drinking the rest later) I get diet dr. pepper , plastic cup – never styrophome – , on the rocks aka pebbled ice

10 am drop kids off at gym daycare, check to see if there are any dance/zumba classes going on, if it’s a weight lighting class, I walk right past it and hit the treadmill and stair master.

Time for Cardio!

Treadmill (20-30 mins)

min : speed

1-7   –  speed 4or5 to warm up for 7 mins

7-10  – speed 7or8 run 3 mins

10-17 – speed 4/5 slow jog 7 mins

17-20 – speed 7/8 run 3 mins

You can stop -or- if you CAN keep going –GO FOR IT!!! Do one more set!

20-27 – speed 4/5 slow jog/fast walk 7 mins

27-30 – speed 7/8 run

You will be sweating! I sweat even more when I have caffeine before my run on an empty stomach.  It acts like a stimulant. Sweat literally drips from the most random spots like my elbow creases and behind my knees. It’s the best feeling in the world!

Stair Master Time

You just ran and should be pretty tired, but climb up that stair master and just start slow. We’re going to do intervals again.

min : level

0-7 : level 6

7-10 : level 16

10-17 : level 6

17-20 : level 16

only do 2 sets

And then I stretch! For like 20 mins. It feels so great! And you will feel amazing.

Lunch

protein shake ( I get this from my gym cafe, or you can make your own) ingredients: peanut butter, banana, water-or- almond milk, ice protein.

& sometimes well just eat a yummy PB&J

3:30

Drink rest of your soda (22 oz)

& if you’re starving a light muscle milk

Dinner

Mon/Wed/Thurs/Sunday I cook

Tues/Fri/Sat we go out

Eating out options

protein style (lettuce wrapped around cheeseburger @ in & out, foot long on flat bread at Subway, sushi roll, Cafe Rio

Dessert

raspberries with dark chocolate chips inside (our faves)

hot coco

yogurt with sprinkles

Make sure you’re drinking plenty of water throughout the day. If you have ANY questions at all. Please feel free to ask.

*if you were like me and thought soda bloated your tummy, wrong! I learned this trick fitness modeling. Diet soda is a diuretic and controls bloating and swelling

Filed Under: ARTICLES, DIET, EXERCISE, FITNESS, LIFESTYLE, Posts

First Family Ski Day

January 17, 2018 By Shannon Bird 2 Comments

  Had a blast with the family on our first family ski day taking the all four of the children down the slopes. Not going to lie its a lot of work. One day we are going to easily all go down the slopes, but until then well be making the fondest of memories and laughing all the way.

*sometimes I wonder what my children are going to think of us as parents when they look back on these pictures? My parents were nuts? Or if they’ll follow in our footsteps?

Filed Under: EXERCISE, Family, FITNESS, kids, LIFESTYLE, TRAVEL

Health Club

January 14, 2018 By Shannon Bird Leave a Comment

 wrap top (capezio) / scallop swimsuit (pink desert) / maroon align leggings (lululemon) / sparkle socks (shashi socks)

Yesterday I did something I hadn’t done in 5 years! I now am a member to a gym! My children call it a hotel, because of the day care, cafe and pool lol. Two years ago yesterday my husband lost his mother, so he got a day to himself, which he took mountainside, naturally. It really is such a hard day, and still stings like a bee.

Turned lemons into lemonade and I feel very confident joining the gym will be the best thing to do for our family.

Had fun looking back at old posts from 5 years pasts when I last was a member at this gym with baby Hudson and 7 months pregnant with Holland. Its gone by so fast.

Indoor Swim No More

I "CARE" + IPAD MINI GIVEAWAY

Basketball

Filed Under: EXERCISE, Family, FITNESS, LIFESTYLE, Posts

Weekend Update

October 1, 2017 By Shannon Bird Leave a Comment

patagonia sweater (c/o 3BYoga , similar nordstrom) / lululemon align crop (c/o 3BYoga, lululemon) / ugg boot (nordstrom rack)

camp collection sports bra (c/o 3b yoga) / align crop (lulu lemon) / nikes (nordstrom)green pant (c/o 3BYoga, high times fullux lululemon) / nikes (nordstrom) / tank (camp collection , c/o 3BYoga)

blue dress (abercrombie , order tall for length) / cardigan (abercrombie) / uggs (nordstrom rack, half off the nordstrom price, normally wear a size 7.5 in shoes but ordered a 6 and it fits perfect)

Good morning friends. Sharing a few links to some of my favorite things this fall, as seen on the gram. Plus announcing the winner of the $100 gift card….

CONGRATS @angieq6 ! Email me Birdalamode@gmail.com

*how I chose my winner…easy! I made sure she did all the requirements went over to the shops instagram page and noticed 3 comments left on the pic of me. I chose her from these three comments. -choosing a winner is always the hardest part of hosting a giveaway because I want everyone to win. Stay tuned for more giveaways & of course, fun.

It’s been a cozy weekend with my family, soccer games and preparing to leave the country on Wednesday.

Updates  & more on that coming soon.

Heres to making the best of what we have left of the weekend

Cheers

Shannon

Filed Under: EXERCISE, giveaway, LIFESTYLE, OUTFITS, Posts

About Last Night

September 26, 2017 By Shannon Bird Leave a Comment

top (shin) / purple coat (jcrew, now at their factory) / heels (manolo blahnik) / jeans rag & bone (nordstrom) / stroller (mima) / purse (chanel, similar) / brooklyn blanket (aden + anais)

I’m not one to kiss & tell, but here are some of the details that were requested on my instastories.

Last night was everything I hoped it would be & more.

This morning was also a fun one as we got the toddlers ready for picture day & out the door practicing our “ooh-aah-iceeee” picture face 🙂

grey & tan boots (nordstrom) / red boots (athleta)

*order whole size down

I love the tread, they are so cute I want in every color!

Filed Under: EXERCISE, kids, Posts

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