Such a rough week!

Tuesday, February 19, 2013

Being out of town and off schedule is rough. I am having a lot of fun taking care of my nephew this week. However, the lack of regular sleep and lack of time to go work out is really sad to me. I have to figure out a plan for the rest of the week. I am trying to keep my eating controlled, but that's obviously hard when I don't have adequate rest (at least for me). I'm about to go lie down (at 10:30 pm...I've not had this bedtime since elementary school) so I can be prepared for baby's middle-of-the-night feeding. Hoping I can find at least 30 minutes to get some exercise soon.

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Week in Review - 2/10-2/17

Sunday, February 17, 2013

I would call this week pretty successful, up until Friday. Before I get to that, I am happy to have completed the first 4 days of INSANITY - from Monday through Thursday. I also did cardio workouts at the gym on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday. On Tuesday, I also met with my trainer. And then on Thursday, I got roped in to a RIDICULOUS but very fun cardio set, which included 2 hours of zumba/cardio dance workouts followed by an hour of boot camp. I had so much fun, and it was so exhausting. So I'm happy with my workouts.

Then, Thursday night, I could not sleep. Or at least well. Even after more than 3 hours of working out (INSANITY included), I couldn't get more than hour of sleep without waking up. Most of the night, I was in bed staring at the ceiling. I've never had this problem before. So on Friday, I was too tired to even think of working out. So I had spent the day trying to focus on my work. Then, on Friday night, the same thing happened. I could not sleep. I was so frustrated. I spent most of the day on my couch trying to relax, except for when I went to dinner with a friend. So, as these things happen, my eating choices weren't as great either. So I may have had more of a loss if I hadn't went a little crazy yesterday and Friday...

Nevertheless, I'm down 2 pounds from last week and 0.5 from my waist. So I call that a success. This week, I'm not sure what my progress will look like. I am heading to my sister's home (out of state) to help her take care of my nephew this week. I don't know where I will be able to squeeze in my workouts quite yet. But I'll be tracking my food so I hope that helps. And I'm sure caring for my active 11 week old nephew will help me burn some calories. I'll be wearing my BodyMedia Fit (which I LOVE by the way) so I'll see if there is any truth to that theory.

Now, on to pictures.

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INSANITY Day 1

Monday, February 11, 2013

Well, I did the Fit Test, which is the first day of the INSANITY workout. Here are my stats:

Switch Kicks - 51
Power Jacks - 20
Power Knees - 50
Power Jumps - 15
Globe Jumps - 4
Suicide Jumps - 3
Push Up Jacks - 5
Low Plank Oblique - 22

You're supposed to do the Fit Test every 2 weeks. So I'll be updating again on 25th. We'll see how this goes. I just know one thing, the Fit Test had me sweating like a cow. I can't even imagine what the actual workouts will do. But I'm excited (and really hoping whoever lives below me doesn't mind me jumping around for 40 minutes every day for the next 60 days).

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Needed A Shake Up

Sunday, February 10, 2013

I spent some time looking through blog posts and pictures from late 2009. Where did my drive go? I had so much motivation then. I need to rediscover it.

So I'm going to start taking pictures of myself every week and uploading them. So that I can have visual cues for where I've been and where I want to go. I'm starting INSANITY tomorrow for one week. Then I have a week out of town before I start over again. During the last week of February. They recommend before pictures anyway. And I can send it to them at the end of my 60 days. So here goes.

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This week in changes...

Sunday, February 03, 2013

Last Thursday, I watched my sister and her boyfriend do the Insanity workout while I took care of their 2 month old. It made me really miss the style of training I used to have 2 years ago, but it was even more intense. I decided it was a good investment. Just bought it on Amazon ($150 later). Considering I pay $120/month for a trainer that I'm not completely satisfied with, I'll cut my losses. Here's to my 60 day commitment (starting Tuesday, when it comes in the mail).

P.S. I love Amazon Prime. It really is my favorite thing.

I also purchased a BodyMedia FIT amrband. About two weeks ago, I started look for heart rate monitors and calorie trackers, that sort of thing. I just decided to go ahead and give this a try. It will also be here on Tuesday, thanks to Amazon. I hope it will give me a more accurate read of my burn than the "guesstimate" thrown out by the reports here.

Lots of changes this week. I'm excited.