I was able to put on a pair of cute little shorts in a size 6 from Old Navy today that I have not been able to wear in almost two years! And when I was able to wear them, they were very tight. And a month ago, I could NOT wear them. I am building so much muscle and firming up so quickly and I know I could not count on myself to do this by myself at the gym. Fitness DVDs are so cheap and I just never get bored! Being able to get, err, SWEAT through these tough ones has shown me that I CAN DO IT. I love that I'm by myself, doing it alone, with no one looking at me. I liked classes at the gym, but would often feel judged by other exercisers and would feel embarrassed if I sweat too much or pushed myself or wore crappy clothes. At home I don't worry about any of that. And the best part is, I don't have to DRIVE anywhere! I can go right to the shower, even strip down in the living room if I want to. What a time and money saver.
I am looking SO FORWARD to blasting the rest of this excess weight off. This GAME, you know, the one I've been playing with myself these past few years where I half-ass it, see a bit of results, then slack off only to gain it all back in the end? Yeah, that game... IT IS OVER.
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Two new DVDs I have ordered are:
Jillian Michaels' 30-Day Shred
- Got it for $10.31 (free shipping) at DeepDiscount.com
- Just look at the reviews on this one and you will see why I ordered it instead of waiting for it on Netflix (Netflix indicates a "long wait").
Billy Blanks Ultimate Tae Bo
- Got it for $9.85 including shipping from a seller on Amazon.
- A 90-minute workout that also has fabulous reviews, and is NOT available on Netflix...
Review of Yesterday: I ate dinner at like 3pm and one tiny piece of chocolate for dessert, and I was full until bed time. I wasn't VERY hungry when I ate dinner, but I figured eating it then was better than later and vowed not to eat another large meal. I succeeded. I think I'm going to try and get through the day today without eating a cheeseburger, lol... I am sure they have more calories than I need and, whenever I eat one I feel SO STUFFED. I might cut the patty in half, chop it up, and make a wrap out of it... just an idea.
Also... I hate taking "easy days" its so hard to sit around all day with the idea that I should be giving myself a rest, but I am so tired and BLAH because I just want to DO something. My muscles are sore this morning though, so something from yesterday must have been working...
Today's Workouts: 3.2 (to be exact) usual route around the neighborhood with Mom... BUT I decided to kick it up a notch. I swiveled my upper body on the first half of the walk to get a burn in my abs and squeezed my glutes. On the second half, I did intervals. I skipped for ca. 45 seconds or so, jogged, REALLY high knee jumps, more skips, threw in a sprint, more jogging, backwards walking, and regular walking on the last leg. Then, I cranked it up some more at home with the Biggest Loser Power Sculpt workout, 45 minutes! I used 5 lb and 8 lb weights and let. it. buuuurn!!!!
+ 1 mile Express walk with stretchie before lunch! I walked with my dad!!!!
Breakfast: 1 banana before workout, after workout 1 apple and 1 slice mestamacher fitness bread with havarti cheese and chive and onion cream cheese. yum!
Lunch: a serving leftovers from the Penne Spinach and Tomato bake... YUM. with 1 slice garlic bread.
Dinner: one 100% whole wheat bagel square (150 calories), 1 wedge Laughing Cow spreadable cheese (35 calories), 1 slice Gouda cheese (70 calories), 1 slice turkey (30 calories) (Note: this was a sandwich, and it was delicious!)
Dessert/snacks: 1 Skinny Cow Vanilla ice cream sandwich, sooooo stinkin' good I just can't stand it. What a treat!!!. 1 60-cal piece of reduced-fat Colby Jack cheese
Water: doing well so far
Daily Vitamins: check
Nightly Vitamins: check
1 comment:
congrats! :) i've heard that 30DS is insanely hard at times but gives great results!
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