Week of Workouts: Workout with Me!

LEZZ WORKOUT TOGETHER! πŸ’ͺπŸΎπŸ™ŒπŸΎπŸ‘πŸΎ (PSAπŸ—£οΈ, I’m no fitness trainer, but I do follow Brittany Lupton, who is, and other trainers as well! Also I’ve been in the gym for YEARS, and know what I’m doing and capable of!) 

W1D1: Back + Biceps (aka Pull Day!): 

Pull ups 2xAMRAP (for me first set was normal grip (meaning: palms facing away from your body), second set was neutral grip (meaning: palms facing in))

Lat pull down 3×10

Chest supported rows 3×10

Superset 1: 

Ez bar curls 3×10

Rear delt flys 3×10

Superset 2:

Alternating Hammer curls 3×10

Bent over rows 3×10

W1D2: Leg + Core Day (glute and quad focused): 

SL RDLs 2×15

Deadlifts 3×10

Squats 3×10

Bulgarian Split Squats 3×10 

SL Leg Press 3×10 

Core: 2 rounds 

Dead bugs 10 reps

Bird dogs 10 reps

Leg drops 10 reps

Crunches 10 reps

W1D3: Chest/Shoulders/Triceps + Cardio Day (aka Push Day!) 

Chest Press 3×10

Shoulder press 3×10

Chest flys 3×10

Tricep Pushdowns 3×10

Cardio: 

Stairs Level 5 for 5 mins 

Treadmill Walk for 10 mins 

Please rest as needed, listen to your body! If you choose active rest for some of the other days that are workout days, go for a walk, do yoga, or anything else your heart desires! Or literally just rest and take the day off!

Four the fourth day (I chose to do this for the first day this week, but will be switching that to the fourth from now on) you can do some type of HIIT TRAINING! For example, my β€œsad girl workout”πŸ₯² this week was from Brittany Lupton’s EMOM workout! It was an amazing example of what to do, I just was not properly prepared for it on Monday. I didn’t eat nutritionally, I was dehydrated probably as well. So I will be giving this a try again to redeem myself! Speaking of redeeming yourself, here’s how I come back from a workout that I don’t think was my best. Firstly, have an amazing support system and people you can go to that will still give you some good advice and tips and let you know you’e doing great still. We all have these kinds of days, so don’t dwell on it. Secondly, make sure you have a good workout routine and good goals that are easy to accomplish! For instance, I went home right after that β€œnot so good” workout and wrote down my ideas for the remainder of the week, shown above! Then, I made sure my meals were nutritionally balanced and more Whole Foods! I made sure to up my water intake, etc. Thirdly, once in the gym with the good routine and balanced diet, I made sure to dial it back a bit (lessen weight, lessen sets, and reps!) and find good form and mind and muscle connection! I’m doing my push day right now I was draft this out in my notes and I can tell the difference in my form with less weight and less sets!! I came back strong this week after that β€œnot so good” workout! And I pray this next week I can redeem myself again with Britt’s EMOM workout! 

I pray you find this helpful and continue to do what’s best for you! My goal is 3-4 times a week and I was able to do that this week! 

Have a great week, and catch some gains! πŸ’ͺπŸΎπŸ‘πŸΎπŸ™ŒπŸΎ

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Happy October πŸ‘»πŸŽƒ

Or “Merry Christmas!” in the words of my sister KaysieπŸ™„ (she needs to slow down with all that, because I am NOT ready for Christmas or to be 27 two days after thatπŸ˜‚ Lbvs). But HOW IN THE HECK-IN-BOB is it already October????? Can someone tell my why we are rotating around sun faster than normal please? Because yeah I did a lot better, thanks to my motto: I will and I can, last month but geez I wasn’t ready for it to fly by that fast.

Either way, September was good to me. I learned so much about myself this past month, I overcame some barriers as well. Mentally, physically, and spiritually. My finances need a bit more help but I became more aware of my spending habits, which was a goal for last month. And it will only continue to get better now that I’m utilizing my finance planner (link here in most recent blog post).

I’m very proud of myself right now. I’ve read 12 books of the bible (Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Revelation, Philippians, Romans, Ephesians, 1 Corinthians, James, 1 and 2 Timothy, Colossians, and Hebrews) this year! And they’ve all impacted me in different ways. I’ve also read 19 books this year so far! Sadly I did not finish a book in the month of September but that’s okay, that a good for this month, to finish two books before November. I have gotten better at going to the gym in the month of September. Went four times this week alone! Hit some PRs. And lastly, I have As in both my classes this fall semester! I’m doing so well in all aspects, and I’m so proud of me for that!

Tell me some things you’ve accomplished in the month of September. What are you most proud of?

I love you all, and by the grace of God, and from today’s lesson from church, I’m minding my own business, and getting things DONE!

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Blog Refresh πŸͺ΄πŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸ’»

Today I wanted to come on here and talk about my blog, the website and what it’s actually about! This blog is supposed to be about me and my life, and I’ve planned to create that vision for you all! I also use Instagram to post a lot of my content. But I do want to get back into my website and dedicate more time to that. For one, I pay for it. Two, I loved it so much when I first started creating it!! And I want to get back into that. So without further ado, please take time to read exactly what my blog is all about! πŸ™ŒπŸΎβ˜•οΈ!

My Diary!

This has so much meaning to me! Because this is where I post the most of my life at. What I’m going through, what I’ve done, events, etc. I love the Tee Diaries, because that’s where all my thoughts and feelings go. Some posts are short and sweet, and some have more meaning to them. With the diaries (also a ton of highlights on my Instagram as well, go check those out! Link below), I want to be as real and honest as I can be. Sharing my tips, tricks, and tactics to this thing we call life! Below will be some recent and past links for you to take a look at if you’re new here!

My Fit Journey!

Oh Fit JourneyπŸ₯Ήwhat a journey you’ve been! This year alone, has been a great time! I’ve leaned soooo much about myself these past 8 months of 2023, and that’s not even where my fit journey began, it’s been YEARS, I don’t even remember when I actually started? Maybe 2015-2016? I’ll have to look back at that πŸ€”. Either way! Here we are, this section of the website is where I posted my routines that changed a lot, my motives and goals, and how I planned to get back in the gym after my hip injury/recovery. I’ve come so far with this fit journey and I want you all to go back take a look, links below. This is where I plan to continue sharing my routines and explains of my workout splits so that you can have examples and follow along and workout with me!

My Reviews!

As far as reviews go, this can be about my favorite products, clothing, books, movies, etc. Here I just give a short and sweet a review on something I’ve wear, seen, or read. I have a few already, that I’ll post below for you to go back to too. This is a great place to go for references on my favorites lists!

My Recipes!

This one is the most yummy!! 🀀 Ya girl loves to cook and bake (a little bitπŸ˜… I’m no baker πŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸ³) but I do love to cook! I’ve saved some of my favorite recipes and I’ll link them below! And I’ll continue to do so, I’ve learned a few new ones so I’ll post those as well coming up!

My Interviews!

Here was a place I wanted to interview people on their careers! I’ve only done one and it was with my step sister on being a stay at home mom and she ROCKED it (I’ll share below)! I do have two or three others I want to do so I’ll get on that!

My Short Stories!

Listen y’all! I’ve wanted to be a writer for so long but it just never happened so here I am as a blogger πŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸ’»πŸ˜‚! Anyways, I do have a short draft but HATE it lol so I didn’t post it and probably won’t post it. But I do want to get back to writing. It was my passion other than fiction romance novels, I wanted to write my own. And I have but never published. Young Tee did so good on her old stories! I love reading them and editing now as my older self (but I haven’t in a long time, few years maybe?) because I have grown so much. I even took almost all the writing courses GVSU offered! So I know what I’m doing, I just have done it! Maybe by the end of the year or early next year I’ll have something for ya. Yeah I’m trying to convince myself 🀣 so what!

But with all that being said, that’s what this blog, MY BLOG, is all about. Just taking you through life with me and I hope you’ve enjoyed it and come to enjoy it even more!

God gave me this blog for a reason and I intend to use it! πŸ©΅β˜•οΈ

And that’s the TeeπŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸ’»πŸ’™β˜•οΈ

The College Experience

Good morning Friends and welcome back to Tee Time! Can y’all believe I went back to college after like, what, three or four years off??? Yeah, me tooπŸ˜…!

I am so proud of myself for getting through my college courses this summer. Man! I was not sure I’d make it out aliveπŸ˜…but I did! And you know how I did that? I got a planner, I wrote down all my due dates and study times. I dedicated 2+ hours to classes each day. But you know what else I did? I prayed. I leaned on God. I asked for help! Because I knew I couldn’t do this alone! And you know what God gave me? My support system to hold me accountable.

I want to really thank Kaysie, my step sister, for holding me accountable, making sure I sent her a list of things I needed to get done (daily) and she would ask me throughout the day whether I got things done or not. She always made sure I stuck to my plan and I thank God for her!

I also thank my boyfriend for always praising me for getting things done and reassuring me that I was doing a good job sticking to my plans of action. I felt like I dedicated more time to school than I did our relationship (it’s not true, all in my head) and he always reassured me that that was not the case and he didn’t feel that way at all. And I know it wasn’t the case just I felt like it at times. So I thank him for always making sure I was staying on task but also taking breaks and being done for the day so I didn’t wear myself out with too much studying.

Also thankful for my friends Kenn, Jess, and Britt for always sharing words of encouragement and supporting me through the semester saying I could do this and I got this! I’m so thankful to have them in my life!

I also want to thank the girls from my theater class. All of them were amazing people and I enjoyed getting to know each of them. Abby, Holly, Naomi, Sara, Chrysta, and more…they definitely made it fun to come to a 3 hour class after an 8 hour shift at work πŸ˜‚ we had so much fun and I never got bored with the class. Professor Les, was an amazing instructor and I really enjoyed his class and teaching style. I also recommend Theater for Kids for anyone going into the teaching and education profession! I learned so much about creative drama and how it fits into early childhood education/development, and I strongly believe it’ll be a beneficial class to take for any type of education degrees.

Creative drama deals with movement, pantomime, puppetry, storytelling, and more. All those subjects can be turned into tons of activities to do with children of all ages! From early childhood all the way to high school! We created lesson plans with each subject we learned and I loved how each of them could be modified to fit the appropriate age range with tweaks in intensity levels of each activity, like taking it a step further the older the group.

I also took a child development course and it taught me about prenatal care, birthing stages, all the way up to middle childhood and peer acceptance. I learned so much from this material, and I’ve been in childcare for over 5 years now, but I still learned more about development. I love that because now I can take what I learned from that class and incorporate it into my job! Share my knowledge on emotional intelligence and how gross and fine motor skills are different for all ages. No child is the same. But every child can be amazing!

This was a wonderful experience. Yes there were tears and times I wanted to tap out. But I kept going. I didn’t want to go back to school, felt I was too old for it, and thought β€œwhat else is there for me to learn about?” Well I sure learned more than expected and I’m glad I took that leap of faith and dove into this for myself and my future.

Go TeeπŸ₯³ I’m so proud of you girl!

Now I get a break before fall classes start back up again and I couldn’t be more excited about a break but I’m also ready to learn more about early childhood education! Thank you to everyone was my support system and held me accountable this semester! And thank you God for being on my side 24/7!

Amen!

Thank you for coming to my Ted talk!πŸ€­πŸ’ƒπŸΎ Stay tuned for more Tee Time! I love you all! Please FOLLOW, Like, and Subscribe to my Blog, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and Linktree (links below) to see my journey and adventures. Have an amazing weekend! I get to go party with my bestie Jess for her bachelorette weekendπŸ₯³ and I couldn’t be more excited to celebrate with her!

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Twisted Lies by Ana Huang

WELCOME BACK to Reviews by TeeπŸ“–! I finally finished the Twisted Series last weekend and I cannot believe how relatable and amazing book 4 of the Twisted Series was! I connected to Stella so hard, like I was actually living her life and Christian…OOOWEE! Don’t even get me started on him and how much he was obsessed with Stella but wouldn’t give in until it was almost too late. BUT before I give any spoilers, just go read this book for me, please! You will not regret it!

And that’s wrap for a the Twisted Series by Ana Huang! Please let me know how much this book makes your heart race, just as much as mine did! I am so sad that I read all these already, what a great series, 10/10!

Have a great weekend, and don’t forget to READπŸ“–!

And that’s the Tee πŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸ’»πŸ’™β˜•οΈ

It’s MAY!

Good afternoon everyone πŸ‘‹πŸΎ how’s it going? How are we feeling about the month of May? Tons of new goals right? Well I have a few things I’m going to work on this month.

  1. Devotional, I need to find one or two in the Bible App! Speaking of the Bible, I really want to dive into my physical copy of the Bible (WRITE DOWN THE TYPE OF BIBLE I HAVE), and write down Gods promises. It’s a study devotion Bible by the way! 
  2. Meal prep meal prep meal prep πŸ‘πŸΎ I want to make more home cooked meals for my boyfriend and I. I have a template for meal planing as well so that’s a plus and will definitely help
  3. Studying for school and staying focused! (Yes, Tee is going back to college, not sure if I ever mentioned that part but yeah I’ll get into it laterπŸ˜‰) 
  4. Continue to practice learning Spanish 
  5. Drinking 64oz, AT LEAST, a day 

I’m so excited for this new month, as we dive into summerβ˜€οΈ!! Oh! I recently had to up my reading goal for 2023 to 30 books because I READ 12 BOOKS so far this year and that was my original goal for 2023, so that’s awesome πŸ‘πŸΎ. But anyways, I’m sure you’re curious what I’m posting about this morning. So without further ado, let’s get into it!!!

Types of Content

For this summer there’s certain types of content that I want to share with you! Four main topics but I might throw in another, sprinkled in there, ya get me? So, what are those four topics, you ask? 

   1. Gym/workout progress 

   2. Books read/unboxed/review 

2a. Recipe reviews will be sprinkled in there too

   3. School (ideas, what I’m learning) 

   4. Summer Plans/events 

These four topics should carry me through the summer for sure and give me lots to talk about and share with you all! I know I don’t post a lot on here so I’m trying to change that! I plan to post a lot on Instagram too, so follow the Instagram page (link below!!!!) and follow along with me on there as well. I have a ton of summer plans, so stay tuned for that as well!

3 Things I’m Grateful For

  1. God, and his unfailing love!
  2. My mental health
  3. My teachers assistants for work, I rely on them so much

Remember:

-Don’t let the hard days win

-Your peace comes first

-You are enough

-You can do this!

I love you all! Please FOLLOW, Like, and Subscribe to my Blog, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and Linktree (links below) to see my journey and adventures. Have an amazing week!

And that’s the TEEπŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸ’»πŸ’™β˜•οΈ

Welcome To: Gym Girl Era!!

Y’all I am beyond proud of myself for going to the gym for 9 weeks straight!! Can you believe it? CAN I BELIEVE IT????🀯 Week after week, it was different for me. Like the first four weeks I did the Shred Program by Brittany Lupton and that…THAT was amazing and I am so beyond proud of myself for completing that four week challenge! Then there was the second four weeks, I jumped right in to Brittany Lupton’s Advance Program and completed that! It was so amazing having my best friend, Kennedy, with me those 7/8 weeks, and she is still going strong with me every single day✊🏾.

Don’t put me too high on a pedestal, there were a few days in there where I didn’t want to get up at 5a.m. and go to the gym, so I let my body rest. I stayed in bed and slept in. BUT I didn’t let that stop my grind. This year, 2023, I chose to be very disciplined and stick to my grind! That’s something I was going to make a priority. To stick to my plan, and continue going and it helps a lot having a buddy go with me. We held each other accountable and I loved that for us!

Oh, before I forget, I decided that my 9th week going to the gym would be my deload week. Meaning, lifting 30%-50% lighter than my normal to give my body a break but still stick to my routine. It was hard to not lift as heavy as I am used to but it was nice for a small break. I read from the KK Fit twins on Instagram that a deload week is good around week 8-10, so I choose the middle, week 9. So now I’m on to week 10, and I’ve already got myself set on lifting heavy again! YAYπŸ₯³ it feels like it’s been so long haha, not really but do miss hitting consistent PRsπŸ₯².

Side note: I weighed myself after week 8 and I lost about 5 pounds! That may not seem like a lot but to me it is. I’ve been trying to eat better and everyday is a battle but I’ve got this! This week coming up, I’m trying to my hardest to get my nutrition for my body right. I’m trying to eat cleaner, more whole foods, and lot’s of protein! I don’t think I want to go on a diet, per say, but I do want to use the 80/20 method (whole foods/fun foods: desserts, wine, candies etc.) so I don’t just cut the “bad” foods out of my life, because ya girl will not do that so why even sit here and say otherwiseπŸ˜…. But Deanna Margo on Instagram said that the 80/20 method was a good route to go for us foodies, so that’s what I’m doing. I’ll report back on how that’s going!

Side joke: My pastor was reading a scripture in church today and said ‘Jesus is the bread of life” and then stated “SEE, carbs are good for you”🀣 I just thought that was hilarious!

Anyways! Thank you all so much for following along in my fit journey so far. And please, please, please, feel free to use my Shred blog posts (links below) in the fit journey tab as reference for good workouts, by Brittany Lupton. I got leg days, upper body days, cardio and core days, so just feel free to use that as a workout reference. Also, let me know if you do decide to use those and we can talk about how ya liked it! Also, if you want to see the Advanced Program I did for weeks 5-8, go follow Brittany Lupton’s Instagram and App! I 10/10 recommend the app and her page, she’s a certified fit trainer and is a very good coach!

  1. Shred W1
  2. Shred W2
  3. Shred W3
  4. Shred w4

Alright ladies and gents, that’s all I have for you! Remember to drink your water, stay hydrated, STRETCH and WARM UP, and last but not least, REMEMBER REST DAY’S ARE JUST AS IMPORTANT! I love you all, and hope you move your body in some type of way today, and this coming week! Check out AND follow my links below so you can get all the LIVE updates from me! Have a great week!

And that’s the TEEπŸ‘©πŸΎβ€πŸ’»πŸ’™β˜•οΈ

The Master by Tara Sue Me

Hi everyone! Two book reviews in the same day??? I know crazy right! Well, I read the next book in the Submissive Series so fast that I am ready to share my thoughts with you on it.

So, without any further ado, here is my quick book review on The Master by Tara Sue Me!

P.s. Again, lots of juicy, holding your breath scenes here, so make sure you’ve got time on your hands to just sit and read!!

Alright everyone, I really hope you give this book a try and let me know what you think and how much you didn’t want to put the book down! Thanks for reading. Please follow, like, share, and subscribe to my blog and social medias! I’ll see ya in the next one! ✌🏾

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The Exhibitionist by Tara Sue Me

Hi y’all, welcome back to Review’s by Tee! Today I decided to do book reviews a tad bit different than what you all previously saw. I found a template on Canva that has everything on it that I would like to share with you about the book. The title and author, genre, main characters, star rating, and my thoughts on it. So, below you will find said template and I hope you like how quick and to the point it is for you.

Before I begin though, I want to let you know that Tara Sue Me has about 12 books in her Submissive Series, I’ve read 9 of this series and 2 of her other series, Lessons From the Rack. If that doesn’t tell you anything, I LOVE HER BOOKS!

But without further ado, here is my quick book review on The Exhibitionist by Tara Sue Me.

P.s. Lots of super juicy content and scenes in this book, so make sure you’ve got tons of down time to read, you won’t want to miss it!

Alright everyone, I really hope you give this book a try and let me know what you think and how relatable the characters were to you! Thanks for reading. Please follow, like, share, and subscribe to my blog and social medias!

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January 6th, 2023

Hello 2023

I’d just like to welcome 2023 with a big hug and a deep breath! Whew has this first week of the year been a lot for me. So much has happened this week, and I can’t even remember everything. It’s like time has gotten away from every day this week. It’s like I just can’t seem to catch up or catch a break lol. Every time I look at the clock, I’m like “dang it’s already noon?” or “it’s already 2:00p.m.?” and “Wait, I didn’t even have time to read today!”

Every day this week. And I want to laugh about it because it’s not like I haven’t accomplished anything week, because I sure darn have! I went to the gym 3 times this week already. I ran AND sprint on the treadmill Wednesday, and ya girl does not run! I’ve read the Bible every night before bed this week. I meditated twice, yoga once, woke up early twice. I’ve accomplished A LOT. And I’m so proud of me for that. It’s all about the wins!

I have about 10 minutes before my 8:00a.m. alarm goes off, to let me know I’m out of time before I have to move on to my next thing for the day. But, I wanted to make sure to come on here and state that I will do this blog, not only for me, but for you. So that you have something to look forward to from me each week. And with that being said, I decided, over the phone with my boyfriend this morning, that I’m going to either dedicate Friday’s or Saturday’s to blog and post on the page! I want a specified day that I know I have off work, and no solidified plans, and make the BLOG that days solidified plans. I want to test this out, so I’m posting today, Friday, January 6th, to see if Friday’s is the day I like posting on here or if Saturdays’s would be best. So while I figure that out, please enjoy this and previous posts on the blog. I’ll share some links with you blow to get back to some of my favorites. Remember:

-Don’t let the hard days win

-Your peace comes first

-You are enough

-You can do this!

I love you all! Please FOLLOW, Like, and Subscribe to my Blog, Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and Linktree (links below) to see my journey and adventures.

Here are a few posts I want to share with you:

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