Monday night I had this grand plan that I would go to bed very early and sleep like a baby through the night and I'd wake up and hit the ground running. It was a great plan, but one that my dogs were apparently not aware of and my older one woke me up around 1am needing to go outside. So, I finally fell back asleep just before that 4am alarm went off. I decided to try to get more rest and I would figure out later when I'd get my workout in that day. I usually am pretty good about telling myself that I will workout in the evening, but then get home and just put on my comfy clothes and call it a day. So, this time, I prepared myself and took my clothes and E&E stash with me to my office and told myself that I WOULD workout after work at our office fitness center. I actually was excited during the day and was really looking forward to my workout and was ready to go at 5:30 to get started. It's been months since I last worked out in a public setting like that. At first no one was in there so I had the whole place to myself and near the end of my workout, someone else came in, but I was in a pretty good zone so didn't feel too weird. I did miss being at home though.
Yesterday was the Build: Back & Biceps workout again. This time I'd have to make a few modifications since I didn't have my bands that I use in place of doing chin-ups/pull-ups and also someone had hidden the 10 pound weights from me so I had to use less weight than what I had wanted on some of the moves. The good news, however, is I did go up in weight on a few moves so yay for me! Each day I feel stronger and that's a great thing. I came home and slept great too which I so needed.
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| Post-workout. I promise there is some definition forming in that bicep, haha. |
This morning I faced that Beast Cardio & Abs duo again. Man, was it tough, but another victory is that I hung in there and got it done. It may not have been pretty and I am still having to modify a few moves like burpees and plyo push-ups, but my heart rate monitor didn't tell me I died today and I'd say I busted things up a few notches. It's a tough workout, but each week will start getting a little better each time. I have no doubts about that. For the abs workout, I was able to do everything except the hip up moves (similar to heels to heaven from P90X). My lower back was a little stiff this morning so I modified that to do something I knew I could handle. I kinda felt a little like I might puke after today's workout, but in a good way of course. Tomorrow is Build: Shoulders and then my rest day. Week 2 is blazing along and I am still really enjoying this program.
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| Told you it wasn't pretty, but I survived! |
I am still working on my nutrition which I need to start paying better attention to since that is key in seeing results. Mainly I need to start keeping track of my calories and what I am eating better. I haven't been bad during the week, but I am pretty certain that I am not hitting all of my calories I should be eating. Part of it is because I'm still trying to figure out what works best for my body and part of it is fear and doubt. Yes, those two evil monsters that like to rear their ugly heads just when things are going well. I have had some fabulous non-scale victories this week, but I am not going to lie, it is hard to see that number on the scale staying put. I know better. I KNOW BETTER than to let that get to me with weight training, but I do worry I am eating too much. To top things off, my hormones are doing their monthly thing today so, you can imagine how I am feeling. The important thing is how I'm feeling overall since starting this program, with the exception of today where I went from 10 to -20 in about 3 hours on the post-workout high happiness scale. This too shall pass. Overall I know I am stronger each day, my clothes are fitting looser, I am gaining some muscle definition, I have more energy, I am in a better mood overall and I know things will continue to get better. It's only halfway through week 2 and I have 10 1/2 more weeks to go. I have goals that I am setting for myself and I will get there. So, for any of you struggling, I get it. Allow yourself to feel it, good and bad, but don't dwell in the bad. You are what you think you are and I am going to continue thinking I am fabulous and awesome and am so going to rock these results! Happy hump day, everyone!
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