With any Work Out Plan comes a diet plan with it right? I wish I could say no, and just eat all the junk I want to. But, if I do that then the times I bust my ass at the gym are going to waste.
I went grocery shopping tonight, which I hate, bought a bunch of healthy stuff. I really need to stick to it, and learn portion control. Which also comes eating at the right times and not just out of bordem or habit.
I have a little over two months to get in shape I need to connect mind and body. I need to commit to this entirely and completely. That being said, I can't be eating out, indulging in fast foods, candy, soda, other fatty foods ect. I get one cheat day, which is Sunday when I can't go to the gym. I need to over come this and really put everything I have into it if I want to see the changes in the time frame I want to see them in.
So, it starts first thing in the morning, and I hope I can resist all of the urges, especially Hooters, I love that damn place!
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I've been fighting a sore throat since Friday night, it went full blown today and just wiped me out completely. I need to take a day off and try to get better. :(
I don't want to miss the work out, but I really can't push myself if I am not feeling 100%
This just reminds me I need to start taking a multi-vitamin to eliminate this crap. I know its the freaking air conditioning, I go from a cold house to a hot and humid climate when I go outside. I've always gotten sick from dramatic weather changes, even living back in Denver. That, and I'm sure it doesn't help I am running all over the place all of the time.
I am secretly hoping I feel better in a few hours and muster up the strength to go, but it doesn't look too promising :(
Time to get back to the routine! I had an interview in St.Pete @ 3 so I grabbed my gym stuff to change afterwards at Brooke's and just head to the gym. Half way there I thought "SHIT! I forgot my shoes" and I can't work out with out gym shoes! What to do? If I go home there is no way I will go, its too far!
I refused to quit, I promised myself I would give this a fair shot! Off to Sports Authority I went. Not that I needed any new gym shoes, but I was SOL with out them. I was just going to buy a new pair of Under Armor's since I LOVE THEM. I refuse to buy anything else. But they are $90 and I have 2 pair already, oh and on top of that, they didn't have my size. Ugh!
I tried on some cheaper shoes, nothing felt right, I was about to give up when I saw a clearance section! Woo! lets hope I can get something for under $50! I did! Found a lime green/grey pair in my size for $29! Woo! It was meant to be!
I picked up a wrap and some dessert sushi at Whole Foods, I love that place!!
Headed out to the gym with Brooke, Work out felt mild, don't get me wrong I worked out, but I didn't feel as sore as I did on Saturday.
I think I might need to talk to Mike about my one-on-one training since I haven't had a solo session. I want to box really badly and start loosing this weight. Deanna was telling me she's running to get the weight off, I need that. But am I ready? Mike will know! I think I'm gonna talk to him tomorrow! I have 2 months to do this, I will do this, and prove to myself that I can do this!
Sundays the gym is closed, so today is the off day. I had a late night out so it was nice to sleep in and just take it easy since I really felt the intensity of yesterdays workout. I did a crap-load (yes that actually is a term of measurement) of squats, and those just kill me since I am so tall. I better have a phenomenal ass when all is said and done.
Hitting the gym again tomorrow to start this regiment all over again!
Well I didn't think I'd follow through to my Saturday commitment to Deanna, but I did. I hit the gym with her today and did a fairly intense work out with her. I like working out with her I feel like she is on a different level and I really have to push myself to keep up with her. She's been working out for a few months, and clearly I am on what? day 6? So, not too bad.
It was nice since we were the only ones in the gym and after we worked out Deanna got to box! I want to box! I told Mike (trainer) that I want to. I'm not sure I am strong enough for it yet, But its something I want to do.
I want to train to box, I don't want to fight, Just train.
I know I am not detailing my work out for the day, but hell..it all runs together.
I really gotta buckle down and start eating right so I can see the results sooner!
3pm and I am finally out of bed, well I am still IN bed, but awake, clearly :) Had a late night last night and fell asleep about 6 am!
Brooke is not planning on working out she needs to get some professional things together, I've missed two days now, I need to go. Not really sure I want to go alone. But I will be going regardless.
Now just to get up and get some protein in my tummy before I decide to head out. Thinking about going around 6pm.
I really need to start on the eating right plan..aside from eating the right foods, I need to get a better jump on the day with it and get into a routine!
Brooke and I both couldn't get motivated today. We set the plan to work out at 5 and about 3 ish I started feeling an uncontrollable nap coming on. I really just planned to lay down for 30 minuets. Brooke said she wanted to go home and go to sleep, I told her after gym she could.
Well, about 3:15 nap attack was strong, I still hadn't eaten anything up to this point, wasn't hungry for some weird reason and the last time I barley ate anything and worked out it was not good.
Brooke said lets skip today and bust our asses tomorrow. Which is what we'll do. Worked out well for me, I let nap-attack happen and just relaxed. Gonna go to the 12am showing of Iron Man 2 anyways :)
Well...Apparently Brooke went with out me, and told me after the fact. Not quite sure how I feel about that. I really wanted to go tonight I have a goal and I'd like to reach it. :(
Cinco De Mayo is a reason to skip the work out routine and drink right? Even if we are two white girls. We're gonna do it anyways :)
I will update our random adventures after they happen :) or maybe not...hehe!
Well I got my work out clothes on, had 2 apples for something in my tummy and took a drive over to Brooke's. It was nice leaving at 3 today NO TRAFFIC at all, what a relief!
I am sore as hell today so it feels better to take the Lexus since I don't have to pour myself in and out of it like I do with the Mustang. I get to Brooke's I have a key, and I still go to the front door and knock on her door...weird right? Oh well!
We lay around waiting for her pants to get out of the dryer and we're so not motivated to go, the bad part is we are already skipping tomorrow to celebrate Cinco De Mayo, and yes we are both white girls, but hey, we like to party :)
Brooke says "I can very easily be convinced not to go" Which I wanted to tempt her so we didn’t have to go, but really we're not gonna get anywhere if we don't go and stick to it as best as we can. Plus the point of both of us going is to motivate each other not talk each other out of it. Although, we are both very convincing :)
We took her vert today since it was nice out and not overly hot. Got to the gym and got down to it. Mike turned on the fans today so I didn't feel like I was going to die, that was a nice change. Always starts out the same, we get stretched, I was still a bit sore from yesterday, but it didn't hurt as bad as the first time he stretched me out. There was a gal in there who just worked out, she was nice and we got to talking about her workouts and results and all of that. Her name is Deanna, super sweet gal!
Today we did a routine on the machines, squats, squats, lifting weights, squats with weights. Each one 15 reps, and we did the circuit 3 times. I felt pretty good about getting through it, the squats are a little hard for me. I've got a long way to go down, damn long legs. Brooke is a Rock Star she powers through it. I'm so proud of her!
Then we got to take a weighted ball and swing it from our side to this dummy's face. 20 reps on each side! It was a nice way to release some tension on that man. BALL IN YOUR FACE! Booo-yea!! Brooke and I had in our minds who it was!
Abs time! Brooke went first; I cooled down and got some water. We do two sets of 10/20 reps. the first set we touch his shoulders while he sits on our feet. The second set we reach up to touch his hands. Brooke felt like she tore something today after giving it her all. I feel for her, abdomen pain is the worst! I got through the reps without much of an issue. I had Mike stretch my back out too since I felt a weird discomfort in my lower back while doing the sit-ups. It looks funny as hell when he stretches out my back, he even said "It’s gonna look weird if someone walks in here and sees this" I had my legs up to my chest and he had all of his weight on my legs pushing my back. It felt awesome when he was done!
Arms!! This is Brooke's favorite, and my least. I favor the abs work out. We do sets of 40. We line up like some 90's work out, in front of the mirror and get to it. This time we had some tunes. We did 40 reps with weights, arms out, in front, boxing motion and up in the air.
Back to the Ball! I hate squats! My bum is already feeling the burn from yesterday. I go first, its 15 reps with weights in our hands, then 10 with the weights in the air. I am hesitant again to drop my bum on that ball; it’s that whole trust issue! I get to about 8 and I am tired. I get to 13, struggle through the last 2 I'm feeling my legs get weak. Now to the 10 in the air. I get to about 4 and want to quit. Brooke & Deanna cheer me on, and I get through it. They were right, I could do it, and I DID!
Brooke again is an all star! No problems, no bitching, no negating, she just does it. I need to adapt that work out attitude.
Abs again! This time 50. 10 touching shoulders, 10 to each side and 20 up in the air. I had a little bit of a hard time about mid way through, but I am happy to report I completed them!
Stretches! I got completely stretched out again, and had him do my back one more time and I felt great after this work out. I did it, I pushed through it, and thanks to the cheering committee I had. Brooke is a wonderful motivator, makes me laugh and smile and is really nice to have there by my side! Thanks Brooke! & our new gal-pal was very nice to talk to and help motivate me too!
We hung out at Brooke's for a while, sore!!! It hit us both going to the bathroom. Deanna sent a nice text that it was nice to meet me and how awesome I did at the gym. It was so nice to have that support. I feel like a rock star today, I feel like I had a good work out and that I really powered through it!
I did however have a bad dinner, but hell, I deserved it :)
I had a rest-less sleep last night, tossing and turning, finally got some good shut-eye this morning. I am sore, tired and cranky and I DON'T WANNA GO. I haven't eaten yet either, its 2:45 and I need to leave in about 20 mins to get to Brooke's by 4 to get to the gym. Ugh! I don't wanna, I want to make one million excuses not to go, And I really don't feel well either.
But, how am I going to see results if I make excuses or take too long to "recover" from being sore? Oh yea, thats right. I WON'T.
So here I go off my bum to get ready, grab some food, and take my sore bum into the gym. When I put it in perspective, Its one hour, how bad is that? Then I remember it is intense.
Here we go day two.
Well after posting "Commitment Issues" on my other blog, it was time to take control of what I've been wanting/needing/longing to do!
Brooke and I hit the gym with our Personal Trainer, Mike. Really nice guy, funny too! The gym is an interesting place, looks like they train boxers there since there is a huge boxing ring in there. Made me want to step up and throw some punches too! It was hot as hell in there when we walked in, I couldn't really get a handle on how hot it was inside, since outside it was 97 degrees out, PLUS the humidity, shew..It was HOT!
We got there about 5pm so it was just us for training and some other guys in the ring. Mike starts out by stretching you out, You lay on the bench and he first stretches out your legs one at a time, I gotta admit I was a little uncomfortable here. Having my leg straight up in the air and someone pressing on it close to my body doesn't feel so good. It was over pretty quick though, and then my leg was in a few other positions that felt MUCH better. Then he stretches out your arms in a similar way and shakes them to loosen them up.
At this point, I am ready for this! I have a goal set (July 15th) and I want to continuously work out until that date and do all I can to get to where I want to be. We started with a step-up routine with weights 30 reps on each leg, then lifting the weights in between for 30 reps. I was feeling some tension (it’s the first time I've worked out in what feels like, uh forever)
To the ball! We were to do squats with weights in our hands. Once you squat you use the ball to bounce your bum back up. Reps of 15, once you did that first one, then you are to do a rep of 15 where on your way back up from your bounce you lift the weights up. Let me tell you the first few times my bum hit the ball I was scared! It’s like when you're a kid and you trust someone to catch you when you lean back. Same feeling now as an adult in a gum with weights and a ball! Feeling alright at this point. It’s now hot as hell in the gym and we're not even close to done! Ahh!
Now we have to do lunges, which I thought we JUST worked out those muscles. This time across the gym with smaller weights in our hands, oh and at the beginning and end of them we have to lift the weights up 30 times. Thank god I have long legs; I can sprint-lunge to the end of the other side, and back again. I get back to the starting point after going down and back up, I'm feeling good, feeling the "good burn" which might I say nothing should feel good as it burns, something is just wrong with that saying. I go to get water, and Brooke kindly reminds me that we have to do another set. I think I blocked out that part!
By this time I've gone through almost all of my ice water I brought with me, I am so hot and sweaty but I am getting the work out I NEED. My arms are now feeling a bit rubbery.
Next: Abs. Although he tricked me and said "Stretching" I was ready for him to pull on my arms and legs and I would lay there. Yea, Not so much! The Sit-ups went better than I thought, I LOATHE sit ups! He made them pretty easy, I had one leg stretched and one bent that he held. I had to touch his shoulder with my arms. I did a rep of 10. It was enough for me! We did another variation of sit ups where both knees where bent and I had to reach straight up and tough his hands, I am good till I hit about 8 then I start to feel like I've lost the strength, but it'll get better. From there he stands over my head, I grab his ankles (Yes, I do know how this sounds) I bring my feet up to his chest level, he grabs them and pushes them down, I have to hold them off the bench and pull them back up to him. Now is when I feel sick. I feel dizzy, over heated and like I am going to pass out, possibly throw up. I know you get like this when you push yourself too hard. Oh and eating a yogurt all day didn't make matters any better. I take a break, Mike tells me to walk around, and I can't its way too hot. Brooke goes hard on the abs and I just sit in a time out lol.
I'm hot, sweaty and now understanding why I quit every time I start working out, it’s hard!! Haha!
Arms! Here we go; we do a series of pushing weights up, to the side, and in front of us. I got all the way through till about the last set and felt like I had jelly for arms and had to give it a rest. I'm feeling very over heated. I might add in that I have tried to negotiate my way through this work out when he's said a certain rep to do, I've tried to negotiate it lower, I am a negotiator what can I say? Plus Brooke laughs at it, and really it’s my first time hitting the gym and this isn't exactly an "easy" work out.
Squats again: Brooke does hers, she is a rock star at this, and likes to remind me how much younger I am and she can do this, and also she throws in there "July 15th" I am about to the point of enough. My turn for squats, still feeling weird about the lean back feature of this, I get through the reps and it’s time for me to lift the weights in the air, No go. I do 3 and tap out.
Thighs: We put one leg on the bench and hold on to Mike and use our leg on the bench to pull ourselves up. I am a rock star at this, Way to go long legs, He set a 10 set rep, I did 15. Well, did 10 took a min finished the other 5. I felt good about that! Wooo hoo! (Brooke did show me up on sit ups though)
Tine for jumps. Man all I am thinking of is, ugh, why don't they make MORE SUPPORTIVE sports bras? Under Armor has it going on, but I don't think I'm going to be able to do this. Oh and, we're almost done and guess who feels sick again? Yup, me again, over heated, seeing blurry, I sit that one out again.
Time to be stretched out. Ahhhhh the first leg stretch hurts just as before. Funny Man Mike says "You're very flexible, someone will thank me for that" I cracked up!
Brooke gets stretched out, we tell Mike we'll see him tomorrow, Even though I am hesitant to commit to it, I agree.
Drop Brooke off at home, and I drive home myself, get out of the car, I feel the burn. Little bit tender walking around the house; I can definitely feel that I've worked some good muscles tonight! I am trying to change my eating habits too to aid me in getting the best results. Tonight for dinner I had steamed small Ruskin potatoes, squash and green beans with shrimp. I feel good about that!! We agreed to hit it hard tomorrow and take Wednesday off for Cinco De Mayo.
Thanks for the motivation Brookie <3