If you’ve been following my blog, you might know one of my all time favorites workouts is Tabata. It’s quick, sweaty and best of all… EFFECTIVE.
As a mom [of three], I like to make my workouts 30-40 minutes and get the most that I can from it! 
You may be wondering… “what is Tabata?” Or maybe you heard the word before and still are not too sure what it is.
Tabata is simple; one move, four minutes long, 20 seconds of work, 10 seconds of rest. Now sometimes I like to get fancy and alternate two moves in one four minute set.
Today we are going to get “fancy” and have a fun, heart-pumping workout. You will have two moves in one four minute set that you alternate. This means each move you will do a total of four times in each round.
All you need is a timer (I use a HIIT Interval Timer app on my phone) and some weights that are challenging. For myself, I used 5 & 8lbs for this routine. Be sure to warm-up and cool down for THIS and any exercise routine you perform.
Alright, let’s GO!
Total Body Tabata Routine [8 Rounds, 32* Minutes Total]
- Shoulder Taps* & Mountain Climbers
- Double Crunch* & Russian Twists*
- Sit Ups & Knee In’s*
- Shoulder Press & Hammer Curls
- Skaters & Jumping Jacks
- Chest Flies & Tricep Extensions
- Pulldown & Bicep Curls
- Burpees & Plank Hold
If you want to learn more about Tabata training CLICK HERE.
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Exercise Cheat Sheet*
- Shoulder Taps: In a plank position, tap your hand to opposite shoulder
- Double Crunch: Reach your elbows to your knees and tap your feet back down to the floor.
- Russian Twists: In a sitting position, round back to your lowest point with your knees bent and twist side to side with a dumbbell; legs can be up if you can!
- Knee In’s: Laying on the floor, bring your knees into your chest then extend them out as low to the ground as possible!
If you have any questions on any other move, feel free to leave a comment or email me at SabrinaCL88@Gmail.com.
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I can analyze things better, plus not to mention read again without having my mind racing.
{29 Weeks}
But now with the fall upon us, the body craves pumpkin EVERYTHING. #DontJudge 😉
Ring: Still able to wear my wedding band! Some days my fingers are a tad swollen, so I’ll put on my pearl engagement ring which is a tad loser than my wedding band.
I’m not as big as I thought it would be compared to other twin moms. That makes me feel better entering winter, clothing wise. So far my coat still zips, I’m sure that will change by next week. 😉
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7:00am: Good morning Sammy 🙂
7:30am: Dada says goodbye and leaves for work.
8:30am: Structured Activity: This can be anything; whether it’s a craft, 
9:30am: Mini Snack and Play. I cut her snack size mid-morning so she eats more lunch (it’s been helping). It’s usually a piece of fruit or some crackers. 
I snacked on some 
We did a “snack-y” lunch with 
5:00pm: After the park, we headed back home. I washed up her hands and got her comfy. She watched Trolls for about half an hour while I got dinner ready.
Today she had a couple of 
7:00pm: Quiet time begins.
I’ll let her read some of her books [plus we’ll read one together] and she’ll have some warm milk. We do a quick teeth brushing after before “officially” tucking into bed.
I absolutely love my desk after 
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We are having another girl and a baby boy and we couldn’t be happier! Both babies are doing well and are healthy.
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For this day, I added a little chia, sunflower seeds, peanut butter, blackberries and splash of pure maple syrup.
The baby boy in me make craves these salty things!
The sauce is separate from the meal. I only add 1/4 of the sauce for flavor and I’ll add a little bit more rice for extra carbs/ energy.
I’ll usually have some fruit. Lately it’s been red grapes or strawberries.
Dinner: I used to have dinner at work before pregnancy, but now I’ll have a “pre-dinner,” of a yogurt with half a bagel and peanut butter. 
I don’t get home til 8:30pm and I am usually starving.
I’m still having a terrible time getting nutrients in from veggies, so Shakeology makes up for it! I also usually teach two classes (a barre & Tabata) so I need to refuel as many of those burned calories as I can.
This workout is safe to do while you are pregnant [as always, please contact your doctor first before starting any new workout regimen].
I found a deal (there is always one on their site) and only paid $29.99 for my first week. Now some weeks had some delicious looking pizzas, but I didn’t want to spend the money on pizza – I wanted to get all the meat!
If you don’t already know, Blue Apron is a meal delivery service that comes in meals for 2 or 4.
We had this meal without the veggies (though I added some snap peaces for a crunch) and topped the chicken over Jasmine rice.
The second one, the honey glazed chicken breasts. Again this one I tweaked but oh my gosh it was the one of the best chicken breasts I’ve cooked. I didn’t know a little honey and vinegar would bring out so much flavor.
I served this over a rice pilaf mixed that I had made the night before (saved the Blue Apron side for another day) and a small garden salad. Seriously hit the spot and I’ll definitely be making this again.
The honey mustard pork chops were pretty juicy (according to the hubs, he had both), but the flavor wasn’t all there. I definitely think this dish should have been pre-marinated as oppose to making a pan glaze.
All in all, I did enjoy trying out some new flavor/ spice combinations that I would have never tried. The portions are pretty small (and calorie dense in my opinion for the size). I sent my sister-in-law a 
{15 Weeks}
{17 Weeks}
Food: The past few weeks, I’ve been craving Chinese, fried chicken and cookies. It’s hard to avoid the “bad ones” especially when you don’t feel like cooking (not to mention we have a Chinese place across the street).
I know, I know not the “best” thing to drink but it’s better then puking from a migraine or having to take tons of Tylenol all day. I pick my battles and poisons to survive; especially trying to survive a twin pregnancy… with a toddler!
Here’s to surviving the rest of the summer heat!😀
Here’s the resistance band routine that I just have to share with y’all:
First trimester… second time around is 100 times worse. Know why? 
I think I was nauseous and fatigued from about 3 weeks (if I had to guess). At 6 weeks, my morning sickness was through the roof, my migraines have been killing me and I have been so much more tired. I dealt with morning sickness and migraines with 
My fitness routine, has drastically changed sooner then when I was pregnant with Sammy. I’ve just been trying to walk and move whenever I can (aka active rest day). Squats and jumping are extremely uncomfortable sooner this time (took be about 24+ weeks last time).
I was craving green beans for the longest but now all I want is bagels, cereal & Cheez-it’s (which I haven’t eaten since junior high school). Coffee was the first thing to go. I really haven’t drank coffee since our “
We are very excited and nervous all at once. This is going to be quite to experience, especially already having a toddler on hand. Hoping to get Sammy potty trained before the winter (no pressure, of course), that would just be a huge help on diaper costs.
Nutritiously Sweet 
