Jul 19, 2019
Being a dancing fool and loving it 👌
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Being a dancing fool and loving it 👌
Week 2 Day 8 ~ LIIFT4
This weekend was bad but manageable. My cousin wanted to go out dancing, so we ended up going to Hillcrest for a silent disco. I drank A LOT this weekend, lol.
I’ve never gone to a silent disco, and when my cousin was describing it, I wasn’t too sure about it. (Even waiting outside the bar watching people with headphones on, dancing in silence, was a little odd. Honestly, it was the most antisocial social thing I’ve ever witnessed.) When I finally got in and had my own headset I understood the gloriousness of the concept. It was so good! I loved being able to switch through the channels of music ~ current, oldies, and EDM ~ and if I didn’t feel like dancing, but wanted to talk to people, I could rest the headset on my shoulders and talk normally. I didn’t have to lean in and yell in someone’s ear. (The noise level was like a restaurant.) I felt like the whole experience was like dancing/singing in your car, but with a group of people. It was especially fun because they focused mostly on 90s music and it reminded me of middle school again, lol.
Then, Sunday morning was brunch and mimosas with friends. Our friends also stayed from 11:30-5:30, which threw me off hard core, and I wasn’t able to go run at the gym. Not the best weekend for “healthy eating” and “healthy choices,” but I feel like it’s ok to live a little and have fun! (Not like I’m going to be doing this EVERY weekend!)
Today was Week 2 Day 8 of LIIFT4: Chest/Triceps Circuit. It was VERY DIFFICULT, there were more weight exercises, and the pushups afterwards were killer. I did the best that I could, but I wasn’t able to complete 10 wide pushups and 10 tricep pushups each of the 3 times. My arms gave out and I collapsed onto the mat. Hopefully I’ll get stronger as I go and I’ll be able to do it with less difficulty as I get used to doing the workouts.
My eating today was pretty on point, and my meals for the week are as follows:
Breakfast: 21 day fix egg mason jar casserole (1 red, 1 green, 1/2 blue)
Snack 1: Overnight oats with 1/2 banana (1 yellow, 1 purple)
Lunch: 21 day fix crockpot caprese chicken with noodles (1 red, 2 green)
Snack 2: Apple (1 purple)
Dinner: Asian style crockpot chicken with green beans (1 red, 1 green, 2 TSP)
Snack 3: Protein shake (1 red)
There was even provided breakfast and lunch at work, but I wasn’t tempted to eat anything that was there.
I also was able to take my pictures and do my measurements. According to my measurements, I’ve lost some inches, but I don’t think it’s too noticeable in the pictures. I’m not discouraged since there inches don’t lie, and I’m very happy to see that my hard work last week had paid off. (Even though i drank alcohol over the weekend!
I’m hoping that I continue to have the discipline this week to workout, because it was my first day back to work after a three week break!
See you tomorrow!
Resolutions?
It was never a “thing” for my family to make New Year Resolutions. New Years was just about spending time with the family, watching the ball go up around 9pm, and then going to sleep at 9:30.
This year, though, I found myself reflecting about the past year. I had a kid, and was able to go back to my pre-pregnancy weight, but I wanted to lose more. I wouldn’t characterize myself as “over weight,” but I would like to melt off a few more pounds so that I feel comfortable in my own skin again.
This past year, I wasn’t good at dieting or exercising consistently. I would start and be good for about 1-2 weeks and fall off the rail for another 1-3 weeks, and repeat. I was just going around in circles, feeling annoyance at myself for “having to start over again,” and not being more strict with myself about x, y, and z. The more I thought, the more I came to realize that my whole view last year was wrong and I came up with a few things to remember.
Remember that it’s okay to skip a workout! I’ll be the first to admit that when life gets a little busy ~ especially being a teacher AND a new mom with a one year old ~ I’ll opt to not workout that day because “I’m too tired,” “I haven’t spent time with my family,” “I have too much work to finish,” “I just want to relax.” Excuses, excuses, excuses. After one pops out, it soon flows like a river, and suddenly I haven’t worked out in about 3-4 days. At that point, I feel like it’s been far too long since I worked out, and now I NEED to start my program over. WRONG. Starting today, I need to stop thinking like that. If I skip a day, that’s FINE, just don’t make it a habit! (And always start back up where you left off!
Remember that it’s okay to have something junky occasionally. I’m totally the type that can do pretty awesome the first two weeks of “dieting,” but then suddenly I get cravings OR someone brought “goodies” to work, and the temptation is just too great! It’s OKAY to have a treat, JUST DON’T GO OVERBOARD! (And I do go overboard every time since if you binge your body won’t know that it’s multiple things, lol.) I have to tell myself: it’s not really dieting, its just being healthier as a whole.
Remember to make my health a priority. I don’t have my health in mind when I stress eat 5 cookies at work, or buy all the junk and binge eat at home to feed my feelings. Every time I’ve done those things, I have never felt good about myself afterwards. I always felt like my actions have always put me back at the starting line.
Remember to love yourself. Being healthy and fit takes time. I’ve read countless of blogs and commentary where they say that you need to love yourself BEFORE you workout, otherwise you will never be happy with what you see in the mirror. This is so true! From the ages of 18-31 my weight has ranged between 109-165 pounds, and I have NEVER been comfortable in my own skin (even when I weighed 109 ;=_=). I always would work out so I could “look better.”
This year, I’m going to keep these things in mind. Now onto Days 1 & 2 reflections!!
Lemme just say: I’M SO SORE!!! And I’m very much enjoying Lift4! The workouts are pretty intense, and leave you hurting the next day.
I was still contemplating on what to do with Lift4, and have decided that I’m going to run on my “off days.” Starting today, Saturday, and Sunday, I will be going to the gym and hopping on the treadmill for 30-45 minutes. I’m going to use the “Running” app and do the “Running for weight loss” training plan.
Here are my day 1 measurements and pictures ~
And lastly, my meals ~
That’s all folks!
❤️👍
Day 1 of week 4 of month 2 is done!
I have this week off from work so I didn't wake up early to do the work out. 2pm hit and I started getting antsy for Eric to get home so we could finish it! It felt soo good! I think that I actually felt the muscles in my back working and not just hurting. I'm still a little nervous because I'm not used to them being normal, so I'll put a heating pad on to rest, but I'm still excited about it :) only 9 more days of beta to go!
Focus T25 M1D1 - Nailed It
First work out of the Focus T25 series is in the books! The workout calendar let's me check the "nailed it" box or "barely made it" box. Overall, I think today was Nailed. I had to use some modifiers but even when I did, I kept moving. There was one exercise that I got too much in my head about and didn't end up doing because I was frustrated at my lack of coordination, but I don't think it was enough to stray away from nailed it.
I got SO sweaty and my quads are going to BUUURRNN tomorrow, but I am looking forward to the next 49 work outs! ❤🔥
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Starting Week 4 LIIFT4
I’ve finally finished a program passed Week 2, and Week 3 was DIFFICULT. My motivation and discipline levels were pretty low, but I managed to finish every single workout this week (even though I had to do doubles on two days).
Monday was a holiday, and I spent it cleaning and sorting through laundry. By the time Monday was over, I still hadn’t meal prepped for the week or worked out... I ended up not working out and deciding to do doubles some time during the week to “make up for it.” I felt like this really threw me off and I made week 3 harder than it was supposed to be. On Tuesday I started Day 1 of LIIFT4, Wednesday I ran in the morning for 40 minutes, and did LIIFT Day 2 in the evening. Thursday was HELL. I was tired and grumpy but I still managed to press play for Day 3 LIIFT because it was just 30 minutes that day. Friday was full of anger and emotions, and I couldn't get myself to press “play” for day 4. I don’t know how people use working out as a means to destress or calm down, but I’ve found that it makes me more worked up because I get angrier that I’m working out! I ended up making an executive decision to do doubles on Saturday. Woke up early and did day 4, and ran in the afternoon for 40 minutes. (We also went to the zoo and walked A LOT.) Today was a running day, and I did go to the gym to do my 40 minute treadmill workout.
Today I’ve been feeling very disgruntled. My hubby got batteries for the scale this week and I’ve been on it almost every day. My weight has ranged from 148-152. I know that I’m not supposed to be thinking about the number on the scale, and it’s a feeling. I’ve been feeling better in my clothes, and I’ve been feeling more comfortable wearing outfits that I used to avoid wearing, but I would be lying if I said that my weight depressed me. I also haven’t been noticing any changes in the mirror, and when I did my measurements tonight, I was saddened that there wasn’t more change:
Chest went up, legs and biceps stayed the same. I felt like this was more evidence as to why I hadn’t seen any changes in the mirror, and I was beating myself up for it up until I compared my Week 0 photos to now ~
Even though there wasn’t a huge change, there’s still change. I felt a little better when I noticed that I had thinned out and that my hard work was paying off slowly.
I’m also excited that after this week, I’ll be half way through LIIFT4. Then 4 more weeks until I finish the program! (This will be the first program that I will have finished! XD)
Until next week!!!
LIIFT4 Off day
So I haven’t updated since Sunday or Monday, but it doesn’t mean that I haven’t been doing my workouts.
LIIFT 4 Week 2 was tough as well as this week. Been dealing with work stress and life stress and I very much wanted to thrown in the towel, but I pushed myself to continue. I’m very glad I did.
Yesterday was the toughest day. After a long week at work, I realized that it was “leg day,” and I very much wanted to just ignore that, pour myself some whiskey, and enjoy voyager. (My husband was also having a tough week at work, and had a “screw x” mentality with food and being active.)
I’m not going to lie, on Thursday I was not good with my diet. I had like 2-3 string cheeses, a full bag of chips, and a few of these rice crispy bites, and it really messed with my stomach. The next day I felt nausea and under the weather for most of the day Friday (which is part of the reason why it was so hard to work out in the PM).
Today I felt very proud of myself for sticking with my workouts even though the week was annoying. I feel pumped and motivated to finish LIIFT4!
Anywho, I just got back from the gym and did my running. Tomorrow is another gym day and maybe measurements tomorrow or Monday.