pushed play again this morning! outside of the work related trip (and subsequent recovery from said trip), i haven’t missed a day of workouts. still struggling with the eating part – primarily portion sizes and snacks – but i think i’m making progress. my knee is still quite buggy, so i am not able to get down on lunges as far as i probably should. but when i hear the clicking when i do lunge, i have a tendency to adjust. the left leg feels good, so i’m able to go deeper. and there are a lot of lunges in this workout. still struggling with the pull ups, however, my numbers are increasing – not the 15-20 range that they’re doin on the videos – but progress is being made. imagine the leaps i would make when i really start to focus on the diet and actually shed some of this ‘baby fat’ (that’s the weight i gained from the the two pregnancies that i still haven’t lost yet).
Warrior Dash tomorrow, but not until Kenpo X is done – i should’ve started P90X a lot sooner as a preparation for WD… oh well, i’ve always been good at procrastination, why stop now?
July 22nd, 2011 | Comments Off
this was the first yoga workout i did in the morning (if you recall the first week, it was an afternoon session while the boys were sleeping). morning yoga is different than afternoon yoga, but both are not exactly easy for me. also, for some reason, i had mentally prepared for Kenpo X and not Yoga X. it still amazes me how much i sweat during the Yoga X workout. the tip of the day “remember to breathe” gets difficult at times especially during the plow stands. and i still sit high on the warrior 1-2-reverse portion of the workout. with the possible stress fracture in the foot the warrior 3 and half-moon stuff was quite difficult when on the left side, but i was able to keep the other foot up the entire time on the right (albeit a bit wobbly).
continuing to push play…
July 21st, 2011 | Comments Off
it was not easy, this morning, to drag myself out of bed… but i did and i pushed play. And, like always, i felt better once i started warming up and felt great when it was all done – physically and mentally drained, but in a good way.
what a difference having heavier weights available makes! my left pectoral muscle has developed a little fasciculation all day (which is distracting because i like watching muscles twitch – a little known fact). obviously, i wasn’t able to do as many reps with the heavier weight – but i’m feeling it more than the first week. which is super awesome!
i still need to work on my diet – i’m not following the nutrition guide – i don’t have the time right now to get all “Simonis-y” on it. but i am conscience of it – that’s a start is it not? wondering if the shakeology is something i could/should get into or should i just keep using my own shakes for AM meal replacement and work on bettering the meals and snacks throughout the day. i’m open to suggestions.
oh, and i just realized Warrior Dash is this weekend and i don’t have a costume… what to do!?
July 20th, 2011 | Comments Off
