I had missed Plyo for the past two weeks, so I was determined to do it today. I finally popped the DVD in around 4:30 in the evening.
Five minutes into the DVD doing deep prayer squats and then a series of what feels like a hundred lunges I realized a few things. 1. I still hate Plyo with a passion. 2. I still NEED plyo and it's essential to my weight loss and workout regimen and 3. This workout was going to kick my butt today.
By not doing Plyo the last two weeks, I have really set myself back quite a bit. Who would have thought ONE workout would pack such a punch.
Tony starts in telling us not to eat for at LEAST one hour before the workout. Thankfully I had about half a box of vanilla wafers about half an hour ago followed by that large diet Dr. Pepper....
So, Plyo was still as excruciating as ever. I still CAN'T do plyo jumps or rock star hops without feeling like I'm going to upchuck then pee my pants. Both results of having four kids. My insides are just not where they should be and when I jump it feels like my stomach goes into my neck. The pee thing, well, gals you know...
I find myself quoting Tony throughout the DVD. I practically have these things memorized. I know that leg is on FIRE...it BURNS, and it's SUPPOSED to burn! I've started to modify my moves to take the impact out of it, and my knees have been thanking me for that.
I did NOT do the bonus round. I was lucky to make it to the end of the regular round without killing myself.
So. I feel like I have epically failed these past few weeks. I've eaten whatever I've felt like eating, and I've skipped workouts for several reasons. This technically should be my last week, followed by a rest week next week, but I'm thinking of extending it two extra weeks and seeing what that does for me. I'll decide that by the end of this week.
Showing posts with label diet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diet. Show all posts
Monday, May 10, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Day 79, 80 & 81
Ok, so I was really supposed to "bring it" for the final 30 days of this 90 day journey, and instead I'm totally petering out.
Day 79 was Sunday. We went on a trip out of town this day so I didn't do plyo, and we ate Cracker Barrel that evening. I really hate myself for how I've been eating.
Day 80 Monday, it was my oldest daughters birthday and due to a fun filled day of birthday plans my workout got axed again. We went to Olive Garden for her birthday. I had Fettuchine Alfredo. It was fattening and delicious.
I woke up this morning feeling super doughy. I just am NOT happy with myself at all. I'm loosing momentum and I don't know what to do....thankfully the scale doesn't reflect how I feel, because I FEEL ten pounds heavier than I did a week ago.
So, today I came home from school and popped in Yoga X and tried to get back on track. I made it through the video, but of course had to stop it ten million times to deal with my little girls. Every time I have to stop it I feel it sets me back ten paces. I just don't feel like I give it my best when it's start, pause, start, pause, etc....
Feeling VERY bad about myself today.
Day 79 was Sunday. We went on a trip out of town this day so I didn't do plyo, and we ate Cracker Barrel that evening. I really hate myself for how I've been eating.
Day 80 Monday, it was my oldest daughters birthday and due to a fun filled day of birthday plans my workout got axed again. We went to Olive Garden for her birthday. I had Fettuchine Alfredo. It was fattening and delicious.
I woke up this morning feeling super doughy. I just am NOT happy with myself at all. I'm loosing momentum and I don't know what to do....thankfully the scale doesn't reflect how I feel, because I FEEL ten pounds heavier than I did a week ago.
So, today I came home from school and popped in Yoga X and tried to get back on track. I made it through the video, but of course had to stop it ten million times to deal with my little girls. Every time I have to stop it I feel it sets me back ten paces. I just don't feel like I give it my best when it's start, pause, start, pause, etc....
Feeling VERY bad about myself today.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Day 68-73
Wow, have I totally gotten behind.
Ok, day 68 was last Wednesday. That workout was legs and back and GOSH it was killer. All I know is I'm having trouble breezing through stuff that I could easily do a month ago. I guess that is the point of muscle confusion.
Day 69. I had school this day and a hair appointment that took my entire day. It was supposed to be Kenpo but I didn't do it.
Day 70 - rest day.
Day 71 - Chest, Shoulders and Triceps. Did it, brought it, felt great afterward. Had friends over that night for a party...ate too much and drank more than I should have...calories, calories, calories....
Day 72 - This should have been plyo but I skipped it because sickness was running through my household, hubby and kids were all sick and mommy just couldn't find the time to herself to work out.
Day 73 - Back and Biceps. Still sore today from this one yesterday. Felt crappy all day about missing Plyo, but need to just press on. After the workout I totally crashed. Had no energy the rest of the day. I haven't felt wiped out like this in quite some time, not sure if I'm coming down with what my hubby and kids had.
I've sucked this past week, between my botched Yoga day, missing Kenpo and Plyo, I feel like I'm crashing. I'm having a lot of trouble staying in the game because I've had a busy month. I have 6 birthdays of immediate family members this month plus an anniversary and finals are in a week for school, so needless to say I'm stretched pretty thin. I thought in the 60-90 day range I'd feel great and have tons of energy, but I'm having trouble making it through the work outs and I end up crashing right when I'm done. I'm not eating THAT terrible, but I think it may be a possibility that I'm not eating enough calories to make it through the work outs. That right there could be my problem.
Ok, day 68 was last Wednesday. That workout was legs and back and GOSH it was killer. All I know is I'm having trouble breezing through stuff that I could easily do a month ago. I guess that is the point of muscle confusion.
Day 69. I had school this day and a hair appointment that took my entire day. It was supposed to be Kenpo but I didn't do it.
Day 70 - rest day.
Day 71 - Chest, Shoulders and Triceps. Did it, brought it, felt great afterward. Had friends over that night for a party...ate too much and drank more than I should have...calories, calories, calories....
Day 72 - This should have been plyo but I skipped it because sickness was running through my household, hubby and kids were all sick and mommy just couldn't find the time to herself to work out.
Day 73 - Back and Biceps. Still sore today from this one yesterday. Felt crappy all day about missing Plyo, but need to just press on. After the workout I totally crashed. Had no energy the rest of the day. I haven't felt wiped out like this in quite some time, not sure if I'm coming down with what my hubby and kids had.
I've sucked this past week, between my botched Yoga day, missing Kenpo and Plyo, I feel like I'm crashing. I'm having a lot of trouble staying in the game because I've had a busy month. I have 6 birthdays of immediate family members this month plus an anniversary and finals are in a week for school, so needless to say I'm stretched pretty thin. I thought in the 60-90 day range I'd feel great and have tons of energy, but I'm having trouble making it through the work outs and I end up crashing right when I'm done. I'm not eating THAT terrible, but I think it may be a possibility that I'm not eating enough calories to make it through the work outs. That right there could be my problem.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Day 67
Today was yoga day. I wasn't looking forward to an hour and a half because it's been a pretty busy day, but once I got home, in my workout clothes and popped in the DVD I was totally ready for it.
Problem is my 9 month old had other plans. She decided to scream throughout the entire first 40 minutes. Nothing I did would appease her. I must have had to pause it about 20 times. I finally gave up and realized Yoga just wasn't happening today.
Eating I've done great. Had a two egg omelet for breakfast, lunch was grilled chicken, green beans and corn. I had half a banana for a snack just a few minutes ago. Dinner tonight is burritos using extra lean ground beef, with lots of veggies on top. The tortilla and the beans will be my carbs for the day.
So, as if I didn't feel guilty enough for not completing my workout for the day, here is a conversation between me and my three year old (well almost three, just another week):
My three year old came into my bedroom and saw me changing OUT of my workout clothes.
Her: You not doing your exercises?
Me: No sweetie, it's just not happening today.
Her: But you HAVE to do them!
Me: (Laughing) Well, Lucy just was too fussy! I won't do them today. Why do care so much? You afraid mommy is going to get big and fat? (I put my arms out to the side and pretended to waddle over to her to "get her")
Her: You are all ready big and fat.
Gee. Thanks.
Problem is my 9 month old had other plans. She decided to scream throughout the entire first 40 minutes. Nothing I did would appease her. I must have had to pause it about 20 times. I finally gave up and realized Yoga just wasn't happening today.
Eating I've done great. Had a two egg omelet for breakfast, lunch was grilled chicken, green beans and corn. I had half a banana for a snack just a few minutes ago. Dinner tonight is burritos using extra lean ground beef, with lots of veggies on top. The tortilla and the beans will be my carbs for the day.
So, as if I didn't feel guilty enough for not completing my workout for the day, here is a conversation between me and my three year old (well almost three, just another week):
My three year old came into my bedroom and saw me changing OUT of my workout clothes.
Her: You not doing your exercises?
Me: No sweetie, it's just not happening today.
Her: But you HAVE to do them!
Me: (Laughing) Well, Lucy just was too fussy! I won't do them today. Why do care so much? You afraid mommy is going to get big and fat? (I put my arms out to the side and pretended to waddle over to her to "get her")
Her: You are all ready big and fat.
Gee. Thanks.
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Day 62-65
Wow, have I got completely behind on blogging. Yikes.
So, I took two days off (Thursday and Friday) because my schedule was swamped those days. I started my phase three week one on Saturday. So here goes...
Saturday - Chest and Back. I blew the dust off this DVD because I haven't seen it since week two. (I missed this day in week three so it's been a while). I'm determined this last 30 days to REALLY push myself to get the best results possible. I do see that I've made progress. On week one I did 3 push ups. Yesterday I did 10 push ups. It's like this on every category, I've made progress.
I took my photos yesterday. I was a bit upset that I haven't seen that much progress in the past 30 days. I see SOME progress, but not what I was hoping for. I know this is because I've been on and off the wagon with my diet.
Sunday - today was plyo. Oh God how I hate plyo. I didn't miss this workout one bit. I stuck with it and did the bonus round. (I promised myself for the last 30 days I'd do the bonus rounds on all the DVD's.) I didn't realize the bonus round was like three moves. I actually felt silly for not doing it sooner. By the end of it though I was sweating buckets and I felt really great about myself.
Diet today, low sugar quaker apple cinnamon oatmeal for breakfast. Cashews for snack, salad with red wine vinegar dressing for lunch and turkey slices on it. Atkins low carb protein bar for afternoon snack, and two large bottles of water. I'm doing pretty snazzy today. The last few weeks we've had anniversaries, birthdays and had sweets all over the place and that is my weakness, if there is sugar in the house I will eat it.
So, I took two days off (Thursday and Friday) because my schedule was swamped those days. I started my phase three week one on Saturday. So here goes...
Saturday - Chest and Back. I blew the dust off this DVD because I haven't seen it since week two. (I missed this day in week three so it's been a while). I'm determined this last 30 days to REALLY push myself to get the best results possible. I do see that I've made progress. On week one I did 3 push ups. Yesterday I did 10 push ups. It's like this on every category, I've made progress.
I took my photos yesterday. I was a bit upset that I haven't seen that much progress in the past 30 days. I see SOME progress, but not what I was hoping for. I know this is because I've been on and off the wagon with my diet.
Sunday - today was plyo. Oh God how I hate plyo. I didn't miss this workout one bit. I stuck with it and did the bonus round. (I promised myself for the last 30 days I'd do the bonus rounds on all the DVD's.) I didn't realize the bonus round was like three moves. I actually felt silly for not doing it sooner. By the end of it though I was sweating buckets and I felt really great about myself.
Diet today, low sugar quaker apple cinnamon oatmeal for breakfast. Cashews for snack, salad with red wine vinegar dressing for lunch and turkey slices on it. Atkins low carb protein bar for afternoon snack, and two large bottles of water. I'm doing pretty snazzy today. The last few weeks we've had anniversaries, birthdays and had sweets all over the place and that is my weakness, if there is sugar in the house I will eat it.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Day 59
Today was Kenpo. I had my usual stop every two minutes to deal with the girls issues once again, luckily this only happened during the warm up then I was able to get them both down for a nap at the same time. This is nothing short of a miracle.
Kenpo is still a tough work out for me. The warm up is difficult for me because of those deep prayer squats, but then when the workout first starts it takes me a bit to get my heart rate up. Once I get my heart rate up I feel pretty great, but it seems like there is a LOT of peaks and valleys in the workout, and by the time I get to the last twenty minutes I'm out of gas and running on fumes. My form gets sloppy and I start to waiver and tumble.
Diet wise I've stayed right on track today. It makes me feel much better knowing I'm not putting crap into my body, and that I'm staying on target. Guilt is GONE and that's a good thing.
I'm getting scared that my 60 day photos are coming soon. I haven't stayed on track diet wise these past 30 days and I'm worried that it is gonna show in my photos. I know I haven't gained any, but I just really hope to see at least some progress. I know I haven't been great with the diet, but I've stuck with the workouts pretty faithfully and I'm hoping it's paying off!
Sunday, April 11, 2010
Day 56-58
Day 56 was a rest day, and I was going to try and make up Kenpo from the day before but I ended up watching my gorgeous little niece that day, it was a trade off I was willing to take!
Day 57 (Saturday) began my phase 2 "rest" week. Funny thing is the "rest" weeks are always harder on me because they are really not a rest, but just a rest from the weights and resistance. This means cardio and more cardio, which is where I totally suck. Yesterday though was Yoga and I still can't begin to say enough positive things about Yoga. My 8 year old son sat and watched me do yoga. He tripped out at some of the moves (especially crane, which I'm still not able to do yet, but I'm getting closer). He was a sweetie, he wanted to jump in and help me when I started to tumble. He said "I'm afraid you will get hurt mom!" I explained that I would be just fine, and that me falling over every now and again is normal.
I just can't get over how freaking awesome I feel when I'm done with Yoga. It is truly like a massage of the central nervous system and it's amazing. I did the "ohm's" at the end for the first time. I felt pretty silly doing it but I felt great afterwards (and it really isn't a crazy cult thing, it's just massaging your vocal chords and stuff). My son got a huge kick from the ohms.
Day 58 (Sunday). I did core this morning. It totally kicked my ass. I think I was sweating more than I ever did in plyo, and I'm not sure how. Core totally wiped me out.
I have a confession to make. I had donuts for breakfast. I shouldn't have because I felt just awful afterwards. I also had pizza and wings the night before. Then the night before that it was my anniversary and I went to Macaroni grill and had very fattening pasta and cheesecake. I have to admit, I have SUCKED on my diet this week. It's like two meals a day I can stick to it then I just completely BLOW it. Thankfully I haven't gained any, and I'm still getting plenty of compliments from my hubby on how I'm looking lately. I went and saw some family members today that I haven't seen since I was 9 months pregnant with my daughter back in August (that's when I was 193 pounds and looking like a swollen beached whale in a black and white dress at my brother in law's wedding. Dear God what was I thinking wearing black and white when I was THAT big?) Anyhow, family members, today, back on track now....they kept saying how skinny I looked! ME? SKINNY? REALLY? Wow. I think I was on cloud nine the rest of the afternoon.
Day 57 (Saturday) began my phase 2 "rest" week. Funny thing is the "rest" weeks are always harder on me because they are really not a rest, but just a rest from the weights and resistance. This means cardio and more cardio, which is where I totally suck. Yesterday though was Yoga and I still can't begin to say enough positive things about Yoga. My 8 year old son sat and watched me do yoga. He tripped out at some of the moves (especially crane, which I'm still not able to do yet, but I'm getting closer). He was a sweetie, he wanted to jump in and help me when I started to tumble. He said "I'm afraid you will get hurt mom!" I explained that I would be just fine, and that me falling over every now and again is normal.
I just can't get over how freaking awesome I feel when I'm done with Yoga. It is truly like a massage of the central nervous system and it's amazing. I did the "ohm's" at the end for the first time. I felt pretty silly doing it but I felt great afterwards (and it really isn't a crazy cult thing, it's just massaging your vocal chords and stuff). My son got a huge kick from the ohms.
Day 58 (Sunday). I did core this morning. It totally kicked my ass. I think I was sweating more than I ever did in plyo, and I'm not sure how. Core totally wiped me out.
I have a confession to make. I had donuts for breakfast. I shouldn't have because I felt just awful afterwards. I also had pizza and wings the night before. Then the night before that it was my anniversary and I went to Macaroni grill and had very fattening pasta and cheesecake. I have to admit, I have SUCKED on my diet this week. It's like two meals a day I can stick to it then I just completely BLOW it. Thankfully I haven't gained any, and I'm still getting plenty of compliments from my hubby on how I'm looking lately. I went and saw some family members today that I haven't seen since I was 9 months pregnant with my daughter back in August (that's when I was 193 pounds and looking like a swollen beached whale in a black and white dress at my brother in law's wedding. Dear God what was I thinking wearing black and white when I was THAT big?) Anyhow, family members, today, back on track now....they kept saying how skinny I looked! ME? SKINNY? REALLY? Wow. I think I was on cloud nine the rest of the afternoon.
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Day 52, 53 and 54
Again, I'm behind on blogging.
Day 52 was Back and Biceps. It was pretty rough, I was barely recovered from the workout on Saturday. I was not rocking as great as I did on Saturday, but I was still keeping up and doing pretty good. Ab ripper was rough because my muscles were still sore.
Day 53 (yesterday) was Yoga. I had trouble with my girls during this workout. I kept getting interrupted, I got about the first 30 minutes complete, then I had to stop it. By the time I came back to try and finish it I had lost momentum and just didn't finish it. Yoga just wasn't happening today. (side note, Yoga was ROUGH today after doing the back and biceps the day before...muscles...so... sore). I feel crappy for not finishing, but with my girls in a total meltdown it just wasn't happening.
Oh, and I've TOTALLY blown my diet the past few days. For meals and snacks I've done all-right, but we've had ice cream in the house, and I've indulged more than once...this is why I just CANT have sweets in the house. They are my total downfall and I WILL consume them. Also it's April and my seasonal allergies have come back with a vengeance. I'm totally exhausted and have zero energy. I'm gonna have to really push myself to work out the next few days.
Today I'm supposed to do legs and back. I haven't got to it yet, and I have a doctors appt today, so hopefully I will find time to squeeze it in somewhere (I'm thinking after doctor before dinner). Breakfast this morning was a bowl of special K and a banana. So far, so good food wise....we will see how the rest of today goes.
Day 52 was Back and Biceps. It was pretty rough, I was barely recovered from the workout on Saturday. I was not rocking as great as I did on Saturday, but I was still keeping up and doing pretty good. Ab ripper was rough because my muscles were still sore.
Day 53 (yesterday) was Yoga. I had trouble with my girls during this workout. I kept getting interrupted, I got about the first 30 minutes complete, then I had to stop it. By the time I came back to try and finish it I had lost momentum and just didn't finish it. Yoga just wasn't happening today. (side note, Yoga was ROUGH today after doing the back and biceps the day before...muscles...so... sore). I feel crappy for not finishing, but with my girls in a total meltdown it just wasn't happening.
Oh, and I've TOTALLY blown my diet the past few days. For meals and snacks I've done all-right, but we've had ice cream in the house, and I've indulged more than once...this is why I just CANT have sweets in the house. They are my total downfall and I WILL consume them. Also it's April and my seasonal allergies have come back with a vengeance. I'm totally exhausted and have zero energy. I'm gonna have to really push myself to work out the next few days.
Today I'm supposed to do legs and back. I haven't got to it yet, and I have a doctors appt today, so hopefully I will find time to squeeze it in somewhere (I'm thinking after doctor before dinner). Breakfast this morning was a bowl of special K and a banana. So far, so good food wise....we will see how the rest of today goes.
Monday, April 5, 2010
Days 49-51
Day 49 - Rest day
Day 50 - Chest, Shoulders and Triceps day, followed by ab ripper X. I really pushed it on this workout, still sore two days later. Feel great about myself after this workout.
Day 51 - Should have done Plyo, but it was Easter and spent the day with family instead. Hopefully will get back on track tomorrow. (I did jump on the trampoline with the kids for about 30 minutes, so I got a LITTLE cardio in....)
Don't even ask me about how bad I ate this holiday weekend....sigh. I suck right now.
Day 50 - Chest, Shoulders and Triceps day, followed by ab ripper X. I really pushed it on this workout, still sore two days later. Feel great about myself after this workout.
Day 51 - Should have done Plyo, but it was Easter and spent the day with family instead. Hopefully will get back on track tomorrow. (I did jump on the trampoline with the kids for about 30 minutes, so I got a LITTLE cardio in....)
Don't even ask me about how bad I ate this holiday weekend....sigh. I suck right now.
Monday, March 29, 2010
Day 43-45
Saturday was day 43, start of week two of phase two for me. I did the chest, shoulders and triceps followed of course by ab ripper x. Since I got some 8 pound weights I was able to bump up the weight on a few of the exercises. I'm still feeling it three days later.
As far as day 43 of eating it wasn't too bad but wasn't spot on either. My husbands grandmother held a messianic passover seder at her home, so I had a little matzo ball soup and of course all the other stuff...but lunch and breakfast I did pretty good.
Day 44 I blew it all around, we had church in the morning and then we went on to Norman for the renaissance fair. We pulled through McDonalds drive through on the way and I could feel the grease sitting on my stomach. I immediately regretted my decision to indulge in a burger. There was a LOT of drama with the little ones, and by the time I got home I didn't feel one bit like cooking OR working out. We got a Papa Murphy's pizza and threw it in the oven that evening, and yes I ate more than I should of. I regretted this the rest of the evening.
So, to make up for yesterday I got up this morning (Day 45) and did my Plyo. I plan on hitting back and biceps tonight and ab ripper, but as for now I'm pretty wiped out. Eating is going well today. I'm desperately trying to get back on track. Hopefully I'll get my second burst of energy to make it through another workout.
As far as day 43 of eating it wasn't too bad but wasn't spot on either. My husbands grandmother held a messianic passover seder at her home, so I had a little matzo ball soup and of course all the other stuff...but lunch and breakfast I did pretty good.
Day 44 I blew it all around, we had church in the morning and then we went on to Norman for the renaissance fair. We pulled through McDonalds drive through on the way and I could feel the grease sitting on my stomach. I immediately regretted my decision to indulge in a burger. There was a LOT of drama with the little ones, and by the time I got home I didn't feel one bit like cooking OR working out. We got a Papa Murphy's pizza and threw it in the oven that evening, and yes I ate more than I should of. I regretted this the rest of the evening.
So, to make up for yesterday I got up this morning (Day 45) and did my Plyo. I plan on hitting back and biceps tonight and ab ripper, but as for now I'm pretty wiped out. Eating is going well today. I'm desperately trying to get back on track. Hopefully I'll get my second burst of energy to make it through another workout.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Day 42
Rest day.
Sigh. I haven't done my stretching today because I've decided to take the afternoon off. Both little girls are sleeping so it gave me a chance to relax and re-watch that awesome episode of Lost this week....
I also decided to pack a picnic lunch and meet hubby at the park for lunch...we won't talk about what I ate though...I've done pretty bad today. I started out well, but kinda blew it mid day.
I had low sugar packet of oatmeal for breakfast with about a cup of 2% milk. I made pb&j sandwiches on whole grain bread for the picnic. I also took some low fat string cheese, almonds and cashews to munch on at the picnic for sides. I had a low fat granola bar. All this sounds pretty decent (other than the high sugar jelly) but I know there are some massive carbs in there that are adding up. Then I blew it even bigger, I saw in the top of the pantry little debbie swiss rolls. Damn you Little Debbie and your delicious chocolate calling my name...
Tonight hubby is grilling burgers and I'm making home - made fries. I guess this is my indulge day this week.
Sigh. I haven't done my stretching today because I've decided to take the afternoon off. Both little girls are sleeping so it gave me a chance to relax and re-watch that awesome episode of Lost this week....
I also decided to pack a picnic lunch and meet hubby at the park for lunch...we won't talk about what I ate though...I've done pretty bad today. I started out well, but kinda blew it mid day.
I had low sugar packet of oatmeal for breakfast with about a cup of 2% milk. I made pb&j sandwiches on whole grain bread for the picnic. I also took some low fat string cheese, almonds and cashews to munch on at the picnic for sides. I had a low fat granola bar. All this sounds pretty decent (other than the high sugar jelly) but I know there are some massive carbs in there that are adding up. Then I blew it even bigger, I saw in the top of the pantry little debbie swiss rolls. Damn you Little Debbie and your delicious chocolate calling my name...
Tonight hubby is grilling burgers and I'm making home - made fries. I guess this is my indulge day this week.
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Day 41
Kenpo!
I love Kenpo, even though it is cardio, it's such a fun workout I tend to forget that my lungs are screaming and my body is praying for rest!
Kenpo started out rough, those leg stretches and lunges were burning after the horrific legs & back workout the day before. I thought "holy crap, I'm in for it today." However when I started throwing punches I was barely in a sweat. I was actually starting to understand why some people bitched and moaned that Kenpo wasn't strenuous enough for them. Then they started adding the kicks in and my heart rate soon began to skyrocket....ah there we go.
Still, overall today's cardio was a LOT easier than it had been in the past. Guess that's even MORE proof that I'm becoming fit!
Eating went pretty well today, for Breakfast I had a protein bar, for lunch I had a salad and some chicken breast, and then for snack some string cheese and nuts. Dinner was Penne Pasta casserole, which isn't too bad since I use whole wheat penne pasta and low fat mozzarella on the top! Problem is I'm SURE I over ate on dinner because it's one of my favorite meals.
Tomorrow is a rest day, where I SHOULD do Stretch X, but I'm just not certain I'll get around to it....we will see.
I love Kenpo, even though it is cardio, it's such a fun workout I tend to forget that my lungs are screaming and my body is praying for rest!
Kenpo started out rough, those leg stretches and lunges were burning after the horrific legs & back workout the day before. I thought "holy crap, I'm in for it today." However when I started throwing punches I was barely in a sweat. I was actually starting to understand why some people bitched and moaned that Kenpo wasn't strenuous enough for them. Then they started adding the kicks in and my heart rate soon began to skyrocket....ah there we go.
Still, overall today's cardio was a LOT easier than it had been in the past. Guess that's even MORE proof that I'm becoming fit!
Eating went pretty well today, for Breakfast I had a protein bar, for lunch I had a salad and some chicken breast, and then for snack some string cheese and nuts. Dinner was Penne Pasta casserole, which isn't too bad since I use whole wheat penne pasta and low fat mozzarella on the top! Problem is I'm SURE I over ate on dinner because it's one of my favorite meals.
Tomorrow is a rest day, where I SHOULD do Stretch X, but I'm just not certain I'll get around to it....we will see.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Day 39
Today was Yoga. I managed to make it through all but the last eight minutes of the DVD before my toddler woke up. This is progress.
Wow, as much as I hate the boredom of the first 45 minutes of the Yoga DVD, it's all worth it in the end. I feel GREAT after Yoga, and I mean GREAT. I can't beleive I was subbing Cardio X for this the first few weeks. Wow was I totally stupid. I regret that decision.
Still can't do crane, or several of the other poses without toppling down like a deck of cards...oh well, that will come with time.
Eating great today, I had two eggs for breakfast with 1% milk (I just hate skim), a salad for lunch with chicken breast, a low-fat string cheese for a snack and 48 oz of water to drink. I'm REALLY bad at drinking enough water. Tonight we are supposed to go to Jump Zone for a birthday party. I'm hoping they have some salad and healthy options on their menu other than just pizza...
I went and picked up 8 and 10 pound dumbells, so next week I will be extremely prepared for the workouts!
Friday, March 12, 2010
Day 28
I woke up feeling MUCH more human today and had every intention of doing Yoga today to make up for my sick day yesterday. We won't even discuss what I ate for dinner yesterday (although it was delicious, and fatty and full of bacon and cheese but I was sick and therefore I get to eat whatever I want).
About an hour after waking up I started cleaning the kitchen (the aftermath of mom being sick is a kitchen that was pretty disastrous). This totally wore me out, and I've been pretty much couch-bound the remainder of the day. Hubby took the boys and has gone backpacking this weekend. He may not be doing P90X with me, but I think him hiking several miles will be a decent enough workout for him.
As for me, I'm still sick and I plan on drowning my sorrows today in Pizza Rolls and cheesecake because frankly I don't feel like standing on my feet and chopping vegetables or eating like a rabbit. I know I will hate myself for this tomorrow, but for now I need comfort, and comfort is my sweatpants and a box of Chips Ahoy. So tonight I plan to drug myself up with Advil Cold and Sinus and Afrin and watch Breakfast at Tiffany's with my girls, and I'm not even going to think about P90x and Dreya Weber's perfect abs and Tony Horton's ken doll hair.
About an hour after waking up I started cleaning the kitchen (the aftermath of mom being sick is a kitchen that was pretty disastrous). This totally wore me out, and I've been pretty much couch-bound the remainder of the day. Hubby took the boys and has gone backpacking this weekend. He may not be doing P90X with me, but I think him hiking several miles will be a decent enough workout for him.
As for me, I'm still sick and I plan on drowning my sorrows today in Pizza Rolls and cheesecake because frankly I don't feel like standing on my feet and chopping vegetables or eating like a rabbit. I know I will hate myself for this tomorrow, but for now I need comfort, and comfort is my sweatpants and a box of Chips Ahoy. So tonight I plan to drug myself up with Advil Cold and Sinus and Afrin and watch Breakfast at Tiffany's with my girls, and I'm not even going to think about P90x and Dreya Weber's perfect abs and Tony Horton's ken doll hair. 
Monday, March 1, 2010
Day 17
After totally blowing it over the weekend today I'm in total recovery mode. I started out the day with a bowl of multi grain Cheerios (that will be my carb for the day today), and two glasses of water. I haven't been drinking as much water as I know I should and that's been hurting me.
Here is what I've eaten today
snack - carrots
lunch - cup of vegetable soup and string cheese
snack - almonds and cashews
dinner - spinach quiche w/fruit and a croissant (yes, I had a SECOND carb today)
then recovery drink with protein bar
I'm only sitting at about 1300 calories for the day, which is WAY under what I'm supposed to be at. I really need to work on getting more protein in my diet daily if I want to build muscle.
Tonight was shoulders and arms. I LOVE this workout. I brought it today and I'm doing more and more reps each week. Ab ripper is going well also, each week I'm able to do a little bit more, so I know it's working. Tomorrow would be a yoga day, but hubby doesn't like the yoga so instead we substitute it with Cardio X. It's better than plyo, but still not one of my faves. The cardio nights are KILLER.
I feel MUCH better about my progress today. I feel like I'm back on track.
Here is what I've eaten today
snack - carrots
lunch - cup of vegetable soup and string cheese
snack - almonds and cashews
dinner - spinach quiche w/fruit and a croissant (yes, I had a SECOND carb today)
then recovery drink with protein bar
I'm only sitting at about 1300 calories for the day, which is WAY under what I'm supposed to be at. I really need to work on getting more protein in my diet daily if I want to build muscle.
Tonight was shoulders and arms. I LOVE this workout. I brought it today and I'm doing more and more reps each week. Ab ripper is going well also, each week I'm able to do a little bit more, so I know it's working. Tomorrow would be a yoga day, but hubby doesn't like the yoga so instead we substitute it with Cardio X. It's better than plyo, but still not one of my faves. The cardio nights are KILLER.
I feel MUCH better about my progress today. I feel like I'm back on track.
Day 15 & 16
Day 15-
I'm two days behind in my workout journal, mainly because I didn't feel like coming on here and being honest about how badly I did this weekend. I'm combining my weekend journal into one.
Saturday we took a trip to Tulsa to take a look around the aquarium, and by the time we got home it was after 8pm, we were too exhausted to exercise, so we skipped that day (we were supposed to do chest and back followed by ap ripper). We also ate out that night, and I tried to do good at Applebee's by getting grilled chicken and steamed veggies, but not working out that day made me feel lazy and doughy.
Day 16 -
I started the day with a bowl of oatmeal, because I'm in desperate need for some good grains, and I'm having trouble getting good fiber in with the lack of carbs. I won a free dinner at a Mexican restaurant from our church, and hubby and I decided to eat that for lunch to save some cash, however it totally blew our diet.
That night doing Plyo, I could totally feel what that dinner had done to my body and I was hurting pretty bad. I made it through Plyo feeling MUCH better about myself after working out again, and swore to myself to not eat that poorly again. It just hurts my body to eat so well through the week to just blow it on the weekend. Also, it hurts my workouts because after not eating properly I run out of steam a LOT faster during the exercises.
I'm not down any weight this week (no big surprise there considering I didn't stick to the diet well), however last night while stretching after Plyo I did notice my calf muscles are looking really nice! I know this working out and eating right is paying off, I just really need to step it up if I want to see major results!
"Just do your best and forget the rest!" (just keep telling myself that)
I'm two days behind in my workout journal, mainly because I didn't feel like coming on here and being honest about how badly I did this weekend. I'm combining my weekend journal into one.
Saturday we took a trip to Tulsa to take a look around the aquarium, and by the time we got home it was after 8pm, we were too exhausted to exercise, so we skipped that day (we were supposed to do chest and back followed by ap ripper). We also ate out that night, and I tried to do good at Applebee's by getting grilled chicken and steamed veggies, but not working out that day made me feel lazy and doughy.
Day 16 -
I started the day with a bowl of oatmeal, because I'm in desperate need for some good grains, and I'm having trouble getting good fiber in with the lack of carbs. I won a free dinner at a Mexican restaurant from our church, and hubby and I decided to eat that for lunch to save some cash, however it totally blew our diet.
That night doing Plyo, I could totally feel what that dinner had done to my body and I was hurting pretty bad. I made it through Plyo feeling MUCH better about myself after working out again, and swore to myself to not eat that poorly again. It just hurts my body to eat so well through the week to just blow it on the weekend. Also, it hurts my workouts because after not eating properly I run out of steam a LOT faster during the exercises.
I'm not down any weight this week (no big surprise there considering I didn't stick to the diet well), however last night while stretching after Plyo I did notice my calf muscles are looking really nice! I know this working out and eating right is paying off, I just really need to step it up if I want to see major results!
"Just do your best and forget the rest!" (just keep telling myself that)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
