Well, the in-laws are back from their winter away down south, and I get to go home soon and have life be back to normal. I get to have an actual room dedicated to gym equipment (even better now since I scored an elliptical off of freecycle) and a comfortable place to continue my Insanity workouts.
The biggest news I have to share today is my weigh in yesterday.... slightly up, which I am annoyed about, but in doing my measurements we discovered that I have now lost 3/4 of an inch off my thighs. Now I know this doesn't seem like an amazing feat and nothing to be excited or impressed about... BUT! The last time the number changed on my thigh measurement was 1 week after I started HM, back in September. It has always been the number I was most excited to see move. I hope it continues.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Saturday, March 24, 2012
Fit Test take 2
I did my second fit test after taking the week off due to illness, and I struggled through it blindly, and surprisingly did better.
Day 1 Fit Test: 1 minute per 2nd Fit test
Switch Kicks: 100 108
Power Jacks: 36 47
Power Knees: 63 75
Power Jumps: 35 54
Globe Jumps: 8 12
Suicide Jumps: 6 11
Push Up Jacks: 10 18
Low Plank Obliques: 40 62
Aside from hacking my lungs out throughout the entire workout, I am pretty stoked on my numbers. It also helps that I got new workout shoes that are like wearing pillows on my feet. NO PAIN!!! Love them.
Day 1 Fit Test: 1 minute per 2nd Fit test
Switch Kicks: 100 108
Power Jacks: 36 47
Power Knees: 63 75
Power Jumps: 35 54
Globe Jumps: 8 12
Suicide Jumps: 6 11
Push Up Jacks: 10 18
Low Plank Obliques: 40 62
Aside from hacking my lungs out throughout the entire workout, I am pretty stoked on my numbers. It also helps that I got new workout shoes that are like wearing pillows on my feet. NO PAIN!!! Love them.
Wednesday, March 21, 2012
A wonderful week
Despite being sick!
1 month and 3 days ago I hit my prepregnancy weight of 185. 1 month ago I hit 184, just .2 away from getting my magnet. Within two days of that I got my TOM and shot up to 191. I wanted to cry, and have been battling being sick since then. I knew I was down today because I just felt and looked skinnier today, but after all the frustration of fighting to get back to that number, I told them I only want to know my weight once a week. So last week I didn't know what I weighed and I was on the leader board for lbs lost. I didn't even know haha. I stepped on the scale this morning and I saw 181.2. I am almost in the 170's and I am 7 lbs down for the week. Just about time to hit my TOM again, I am so so so hoping that I don't have to fight again.
Stats:
1 month and 3 days ago I hit my prepregnancy weight of 185. 1 month ago I hit 184, just .2 away from getting my magnet. Within two days of that I got my TOM and shot up to 191. I wanted to cry, and have been battling being sick since then. I knew I was down today because I just felt and looked skinnier today, but after all the frustration of fighting to get back to that number, I told them I only want to know my weight once a week. So last week I didn't know what I weighed and I was on the leader board for lbs lost. I didn't even know haha. I stepped on the scale this morning and I saw 181.2. I am almost in the 170's and I am 7 lbs down for the week. Just about time to hit my TOM again, I am so so so hoping that I don't have to fight again.
Stats:
Starting weight: 223.8
Small goal: 185 reached Feb 19th
New Small goal: 170
New Small goal: 170
Final goal: 140
Current weight: 181.2
Weight lost: 42.6 lbs
Inches lost: 46 1/2
Monday, March 19, 2012
Minor setback
I mentioned that I wasn't going to do Insanity until this cough went away, and I have been feeling crappy about that. But yesterday was spent in the emergency room because I could not breathe and I was hearing crackling when I took a breath. I spent a long time there waiting, and trying not to scare everyone away around me with my cough LOL. Got a chest xray, which showed my left lung 50% filled with fluid. UGH!
I am feeling a little better today, I have a puffer for when I cannot breathe and anti-biotics and today I am coughing up tons of disgustingness... fun!
The good news though, I stepped on the scale this morning and it said 181! I am not going to count it until I go into Herbal Magic though... The scale is old and I don't know if I should trust it LOL.
I am feeling a little better today, I have a puffer for when I cannot breathe and anti-biotics and today I am coughing up tons of disgustingness... fun!
The good news though, I stepped on the scale this morning and it said 181! I am not going to count it until I go into Herbal Magic though... The scale is old and I don't know if I should trust it LOL.
Friday, March 16, 2012
Sauna Culture...
So my bestie and I have been in the sauna a LOT. We often talk about what we call "Sauna Culture". What this means is that no matter who you are... in the sauna it doesn't matter, you can get in on the conversation.
We made a game of it, we would go into a sauna and start talking about woman things; babies, wedding planning, cooking... anything we could think of that we thought men would have no interest in gabbing about. Sure enough, everyone in the sauna would chime in at one point or another about the topics we started.
I love dominating the conversation and seeing what people will actually talk about in there. It is pretty funny.
I have this nasty phlegmy cough that is stopping me in my tracks. So I have decided to hold off on Insanity until I have my breath back again. I was supposed to do my 2nd fit test today, but I can not make it through the cardio right now. This makes me really sad. I hope I don't lose my stamina. I have been doing push ups and sit ups every night though. V-push ups are my mortal enemy and I hate them, but I have been doing 30 a night. They are supposed to help your shoulder muscles apparently. We will see.
We made a game of it, we would go into a sauna and start talking about woman things; babies, wedding planning, cooking... anything we could think of that we thought men would have no interest in gabbing about. Sure enough, everyone in the sauna would chime in at one point or another about the topics we started.
I love dominating the conversation and seeing what people will actually talk about in there. It is pretty funny.
I have this nasty phlegmy cough that is stopping me in my tracks. So I have decided to hold off on Insanity until I have my breath back again. I was supposed to do my 2nd fit test today, but I can not make it through the cardio right now. This makes me really sad. I hope I don't lose my stamina. I have been doing push ups and sit ups every night though. V-push ups are my mortal enemy and I hate them, but I have been doing 30 a night. They are supposed to help your shoulder muscles apparently. We will see.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Days 10 -13
I haven't posted after my workouts the last couple of days because... well... they are the same workouts I started with. I thought they would get easier, but instead they are getting harder. Not because my stamina isn't there, but instead it is because my heels and feet are killing me. I have pure cardio and cardio abs today (which I will do later) and then a rest day.
Thursday is to be my 2nd fit test, but I may take just one more rest day so that I let my ankles rest. I definitely can't wait to do the fit test to see if my numbers improve. Looking on the forums on MFP there are a lot of people who have done or are doing Insanity and their beginning numbers were very similar to me.
My weight is back to what it was when I started Insanity, so hopefully I will get my 40 lbs magnet shortly. Very frustrating dealing with the yo-yoing. I was .2 away from getting my magnet and then I got my TOM and shot up... been fighting to get back for 2 weeks now. Then TOM will come again and I will have to fight again. AHHHH! I am losing inches though, so that makes it ok... right?
Thursday is to be my 2nd fit test, but I may take just one more rest day so that I let my ankles rest. I definitely can't wait to do the fit test to see if my numbers improve. Looking on the forums on MFP there are a lot of people who have done or are doing Insanity and their beginning numbers were very similar to me.
My weight is back to what it was when I started Insanity, so hopefully I will get my 40 lbs magnet shortly. Very frustrating dealing with the yo-yoing. I was .2 away from getting my magnet and then I got my TOM and shot up... been fighting to get back for 2 weeks now. Then TOM will come again and I will have to fight again. AHHHH! I am losing inches though, so that makes it ok... right?
Friday, March 9, 2012
Day 9
It was pure cardio today and I had so much trouble with it. When I was going down the stairs yesterday I accidentally skipped two stairs and landed hard on my foot. So today doing all the jumping nearly killed me. I didn't give it my all and I am feeling guilty. We went to the pool as well and I swam for a long time.
I am going to attempt this one tomorrow in the morning and then do day 10 so I can stay on schedule. The mid week workout is a recovery workout, and I decided I am going to take that as a rest day from now on, so I can give my poor body a rest.
I am going to attempt this one tomorrow in the morning and then do day 10 so I can stay on schedule. The mid week workout is a recovery workout, and I decided I am going to take that as a rest day from now on, so I can give my poor body a rest.
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