I have to set some goals. I feel so aloof and undisciplined. Me no likey. I've got to set some small goals to get me through to the next level to at least help me feel like I am accomplishing something instead of taking one step forward and then two steps back. Cue Paula Abdul if you must. I am!
Okay. The issue here isn't my lack of goals, but in the order in which the goals are completed. My goals are fitness oriented and are pretty targeted. I just need to set the date and start.
I am still trying to lose weight, obviously, so that is the number one goal. I must say it is a bit lofty, since I don't have it broken down to where I want to be at a certain time. But with the next goal, the loss of weight is almost impossible. I am going to lose a lot of inches with the next goal, but weight, not so much.
Moving onward...I want to complete Insanity in full without having to break due to injury. I know, I know, it is making myself believe that I will not be injured during any session of Insanity or in my life in general, since we all know that is a strong possibility with me walking around in shoes or barefoot. Starting Monday, July 16th. AGAIN.
I want to complete another round of TurboFire. I've had enough of a break of Chalene that I think I could handle being with her everyday for 12 weeks.
I did scrub my goal of getting down to Nicole Ritchie weight to become a jockey. This was unrealistic and just plain silly. I think my bones weigh more than a jockey does.
Push-ups - I want to be able to execute push-ups quickly, easily and in more quantities than a half of a push-up at a time.
Pull-up - this is a very long term goal. VERY long term. I would just like to be able to do one. Just one. Referring back to P.E. in high school where my teacher gave me a 1/4 of a pull-up at the beginning of the semester and then 1/2 at the end. Bless his heart.
Okay, I think that is a good start. Things are in progress and I can adjust if I need to. Going to give these a try.
Signing off for now, to all of you near and far and to those of you setting your own goals, until next time...
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Monday, July 9, 2012
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Finding MY motivation
I've been struggling to get my mentality back in the game. After spending so many weeks just surviving and trying to help Ty along, I kind of lost myself in the mix. I don't like the way this is feeling and I just want to be back to high energy and high motivation. As I continue to duel the traces of bronchitis, it doesn't help my situation.
I need positive energy, positive self-talk and a really good workout. I love Insanity, but I don't feel "good" at it yet. I know that it will come with more practice and the harder I work, but it makes it hard for me. I may also have a bit of separation anxiety from TurboFire, the workout that I knew so well. The biggest difference is that TurboFire had routines that I could memorize. Insanity is more in the moment and I can't memorize the "routines" just yet, if ever. Maybe my lack of memorization will keep Insanity fresh and new in my mind and keep me from getting bored? Just a thought and maybe wishful thinking.
I am going to send myself to Trisha's Motivation Workshop which includes reading previous posts and trying to remember where I was. I will DVR "You Got Served" and watch that a couple of times. I am also going to watch the workouts that I feel I struggle with the most to become more familiar with them. I am also going to STOP being so hard on myself. I'm going to watch more workout infomercials.
I am also going to praise myself on all the things I DO accomplish rather than focus on the things I didn't accomplish. A co-worker always says, "I'm not in a race, I'm in a marathon." Never have those words had so much meaning and really rang true. One day isn't going to set me back that far and it won't get in the way of achieving my goals. It is when that one day becomes a habit and then, I'm doomed. I've gotta keep my eye on my end goal and not continue to focus so much on today. It will all eventually come together and I will reach my goal. What were they again? I don't even think I know anymore!!!! See how bad my focus is?????? Sigh.
Signing off for now, to all of you near and far and to those of you wondering how (once again) to get the last couple minutes of your life back (again), until next time...
I need positive energy, positive self-talk and a really good workout. I love Insanity, but I don't feel "good" at it yet. I know that it will come with more practice and the harder I work, but it makes it hard for me. I may also have a bit of separation anxiety from TurboFire, the workout that I knew so well. The biggest difference is that TurboFire had routines that I could memorize. Insanity is more in the moment and I can't memorize the "routines" just yet, if ever. Maybe my lack of memorization will keep Insanity fresh and new in my mind and keep me from getting bored? Just a thought and maybe wishful thinking.
I am going to send myself to Trisha's Motivation Workshop which includes reading previous posts and trying to remember where I was. I will DVR "You Got Served" and watch that a couple of times. I am also going to watch the workouts that I feel I struggle with the most to become more familiar with them. I am also going to STOP being so hard on myself. I'm going to watch more workout infomercials.
I am also going to praise myself on all the things I DO accomplish rather than focus on the things I didn't accomplish. A co-worker always says, "I'm not in a race, I'm in a marathon." Never have those words had so much meaning and really rang true. One day isn't going to set me back that far and it won't get in the way of achieving my goals. It is when that one day becomes a habit and then, I'm doomed. I've gotta keep my eye on my end goal and not continue to focus so much on today. It will all eventually come together and I will reach my goal. What were they again? I don't even think I know anymore!!!! See how bad my focus is?????? Sigh.
Signing off for now, to all of you near and far and to those of you wondering how (once again) to get the last couple minutes of your life back (again), until next time...
Sunday, May 27, 2012
Insanity Days 11, 12, 13 and 14
Day 11
Woke up. Felt exhausted for no apparent reason, went down and started to workout and found that I couldn't see very well. Apparently, my seasonal allergies have kicked in and now, I have cloudy eyes! Yay!!!! Sigh. I'm sitting in the chair, blogging right now, eyes are clearing up, but it is after 5. Going to try again tonight and also take some allergy meds before bed. Sigh.
I ended up doing a little Tae Bo instead because it was Cardio Recovery. After the night I had with Ty, I couldn't get myself to do the workout that I loathe.
Day 12
I went for it full force this morning!! Cardio Power and Resistance is my favorite thus far. I have a little negativity towards one of the gals on Insanity. Okay, okay, quite a bit of hostility. She is overly dramatic and while she is in good shape, I find it extremely hard to believe that she is pushing herself THAT hard and needs to make THAT face all the time. For fun, I imitate her while I workout.
With TurboFire, you don't see much of the other people in "class." It is focused on Chalene, Alee and someone else going high impact at the front of the room. It is group vs. class setting. Group gives me the entertainment of others while class feels more like I am a part of the action.
I did notice that I pulled a muscle. My left pec, to be specific. It is a challenge to keep form intact when pushing myself.
Day 13
It was Pure Cardio. I did this during nap time and after I had colored my hair (and rinsed this time). It is pretty crazy. Ten minute warmup, five minutes stretching, then fifteen minutes of nonstop high intensity calisthenics.
I was slated to do Cardio Abs as well, but Ty woke up with about ten minutes of Pure Cardio left and he wanted to watch Mickey. I obliged because I was already sweating like crazy and all I could focus on was showering.
I started Cardio Abs to see how long it was. Only 16 more minutes, but I had already made Ty wait another 10 and let me tell you, when someone is repeating, "mommy, I watch Mickey?" while you are trying to kick ass, it doesn't make anything go any faster or easier. It is actually pretty distracting. Ty saw the beginning of Cardio Abs and he thought he would like to do it...tomorrow. Ha! So, tomorrow, I will do Cardio Abs on my "rest" day so I can do it with Ty. I hope he likes it!
Day 14
My day off and I popped in Cardio Abs...with Ty in tow. I am proud to say that I did half of the workout (the sitting part) with Ty either in my lap, on my legs or on my back.I introduced Ty to Shaun T. He was immediately confused upon seeing him on the TV and was asking, "who that?! Who that, mommy?!" Ty loved the standing ab work where we get to jump to our hearts' content. He was in heaven doing this.
In the short, 16 minute workout, I sweat more than I do normally in a forty minute workout. I think, in part due to the thirty pound child on my body the whole time. It was like I hadn't lost a pound. I always wondered what it would be like to be a contestant on the Biggest Loser when they give them backpacks full of the weight they lost. I got to try it out. With a little monkey on my back. Nice.
I really enjoyed the Cardio Abs workout. It was also simple, easy to follow and in minute intervals of the exercises. Incredible how long a minute seems when you HAVE TO do something for one minute. With a little monkey on your back.
Tomorrow is my 2 week Fit Test. I am looking forward to seeing if I have made any progress in two weeks. I'm not too confident that I have, but I guess we will see and I will let you know!
Signing off for now, to all of you near and far and to those of you Googling pictures of Shaun T, until next time...
Woke up. Felt exhausted for no apparent reason, went down and started to workout and found that I couldn't see very well. Apparently, my seasonal allergies have kicked in and now, I have cloudy eyes! Yay!!!! Sigh. I'm sitting in the chair, blogging right now, eyes are clearing up, but it is after 5. Going to try again tonight and also take some allergy meds before bed. Sigh.
I ended up doing a little Tae Bo instead because it was Cardio Recovery. After the night I had with Ty, I couldn't get myself to do the workout that I loathe.
Day 12
I went for it full force this morning!! Cardio Power and Resistance is my favorite thus far. I have a little negativity towards one of the gals on Insanity. Okay, okay, quite a bit of hostility. She is overly dramatic and while she is in good shape, I find it extremely hard to believe that she is pushing herself THAT hard and needs to make THAT face all the time. For fun, I imitate her while I workout.
With TurboFire, you don't see much of the other people in "class." It is focused on Chalene, Alee and someone else going high impact at the front of the room. It is group vs. class setting. Group gives me the entertainment of others while class feels more like I am a part of the action.
I did notice that I pulled a muscle. My left pec, to be specific. It is a challenge to keep form intact when pushing myself.
Day 13
It was Pure Cardio. I did this during nap time and after I had colored my hair (and rinsed this time). It is pretty crazy. Ten minute warmup, five minutes stretching, then fifteen minutes of nonstop high intensity calisthenics.
I was slated to do Cardio Abs as well, but Ty woke up with about ten minutes of Pure Cardio left and he wanted to watch Mickey. I obliged because I was already sweating like crazy and all I could focus on was showering.
I started Cardio Abs to see how long it was. Only 16 more minutes, but I had already made Ty wait another 10 and let me tell you, when someone is repeating, "mommy, I watch Mickey?" while you are trying to kick ass, it doesn't make anything go any faster or easier. It is actually pretty distracting. Ty saw the beginning of Cardio Abs and he thought he would like to do it...tomorrow. Ha! So, tomorrow, I will do Cardio Abs on my "rest" day so I can do it with Ty. I hope he likes it!
Day 14
My day off and I popped in Cardio Abs...with Ty in tow. I am proud to say that I did half of the workout (the sitting part) with Ty either in my lap, on my legs or on my back.I introduced Ty to Shaun T. He was immediately confused upon seeing him on the TV and was asking, "who that?! Who that, mommy?!" Ty loved the standing ab work where we get to jump to our hearts' content. He was in heaven doing this.
In the short, 16 minute workout, I sweat more than I do normally in a forty minute workout. I think, in part due to the thirty pound child on my body the whole time. It was like I hadn't lost a pound. I always wondered what it would be like to be a contestant on the Biggest Loser when they give them backpacks full of the weight they lost. I got to try it out. With a little monkey on my back. Nice.
I really enjoyed the Cardio Abs workout. It was also simple, easy to follow and in minute intervals of the exercises. Incredible how long a minute seems when you HAVE TO do something for one minute. With a little monkey on your back.
Tomorrow is my 2 week Fit Test. I am looking forward to seeing if I have made any progress in two weeks. I'm not too confident that I have, but I guess we will see and I will let you know!
Signing off for now, to all of you near and far and to those of you Googling pictures of Shaun T, until next time...
Thursday, May 17, 2012
Insanity Days 2 and 3
Day 2
I didn't watch the workout before I did it. I wish I had so I knew what the actual moves would be. I am sweaty as I type this. My face feels sunburned like it did when I first started TurboFire. I coughed quite a bit, having to take a few extra breaks.
The format of the workout is in chunks of three to four minutes with thirty second breaks for water in between the chunks of time. I didn't make it through the beginning of the final circuit completely because that is when the mother of all coughing fits began. The moves are simple and are what you might expect from elementary school P.E. class. I'm talking jumping jacks, butt kicks, squats, push-ups, high knees and burpees. As high intensity and high impact as this is supposed to be, I can see how you can make it lower impact, but keep the intensity. As long as you are able to jump and run, you can do this workout.
After today, I am missing Chalene. I miss her upbeat personality and good music. The music on Insanity is kinda creepy like you would hear in a really low budget horror movie or an extremely dramatic moment in a Lifetime movie. Tomorrow, I plan to bust out the iPod and get some tunes going to enhance the experience.
What I notice about my body today is that I continued to sweat after a shower and with the wind of the car ride to work swirling around my head. Wow. I missed that. I love to sweat. I am also noticing that my shoulders have some soreness as do my inner thighs. The longer I sat in my chair at work, the stiffer I got. It was pretty interesting by the end of the day with stiff legs.
Day 3
Today was better for me with coughing. I coughed less and did more! It felt good! Mentally, I do really great because my brain is pushing me to go harder and faster. I do as much as I can, but I am nowhere near keeping up with the rest of the people. I am determined to "master" it all eventually!!!
My right calf was very tight this morning, but once warmed up, it didn't bother me one bit. I was pleased.
Today I opted out of the music and grabbed my iPod. Too bad it died ten minutes in. I had a good groove going with "Ace of Spades." Tomorrow it will be fully charged!!
What I really like about this so far, is that it isn't choreographed so if you have to go slower with some of the moves, you aren't behind in anything. The only time this proves to be untrue is when Shaun T has you do a certain number of pushups or jumps. In that case, if I am not able to do the number of reps in the allotted time, I do as many as I can and make a mental note for next time to do more.
What I like about Insanity and it not being choreographed, I like that TurboFire is. I felt like I could master certain things better knowing that Chalene set the bar. There is a lot of self-discipline in working out at home, but there is a new level of self-discipline AND self-motivation with Insanity not having preset benchmarks because YOUR PERFORMANCE is the benchmark.
I am still sweating as I type this a half hour after the workout. I will see how my body reacts again today. I sat too long a few times at work. Made for interesting times walking down the hall to the restroom.
I noticed today that I got the shakes two different times like I hadn't eaten in hours. I am hoping this means the workouts continue to work long after I have stopped the workout.
Again, please excuse typos as I am posting from my phone.
Signing off for now, too all of you near and far and to those of you considering doing Insanity, until next time...
I didn't watch the workout before I did it. I wish I had so I knew what the actual moves would be. I am sweaty as I type this. My face feels sunburned like it did when I first started TurboFire. I coughed quite a bit, having to take a few extra breaks.
The format of the workout is in chunks of three to four minutes with thirty second breaks for water in between the chunks of time. I didn't make it through the beginning of the final circuit completely because that is when the mother of all coughing fits began. The moves are simple and are what you might expect from elementary school P.E. class. I'm talking jumping jacks, butt kicks, squats, push-ups, high knees and burpees. As high intensity and high impact as this is supposed to be, I can see how you can make it lower impact, but keep the intensity. As long as you are able to jump and run, you can do this workout.
After today, I am missing Chalene. I miss her upbeat personality and good music. The music on Insanity is kinda creepy like you would hear in a really low budget horror movie or an extremely dramatic moment in a Lifetime movie. Tomorrow, I plan to bust out the iPod and get some tunes going to enhance the experience.
What I notice about my body today is that I continued to sweat after a shower and with the wind of the car ride to work swirling around my head. Wow. I missed that. I love to sweat. I am also noticing that my shoulders have some soreness as do my inner thighs. The longer I sat in my chair at work, the stiffer I got. It was pretty interesting by the end of the day with stiff legs.
Day 3
Today was better for me with coughing. I coughed less and did more! It felt good! Mentally, I do really great because my brain is pushing me to go harder and faster. I do as much as I can, but I am nowhere near keeping up with the rest of the people. I am determined to "master" it all eventually!!!
My right calf was very tight this morning, but once warmed up, it didn't bother me one bit. I was pleased.
Today I opted out of the music and grabbed my iPod. Too bad it died ten minutes in. I had a good groove going with "Ace of Spades." Tomorrow it will be fully charged!!
What I really like about this so far, is that it isn't choreographed so if you have to go slower with some of the moves, you aren't behind in anything. The only time this proves to be untrue is when Shaun T has you do a certain number of pushups or jumps. In that case, if I am not able to do the number of reps in the allotted time, I do as many as I can and make a mental note for next time to do more.
What I like about Insanity and it not being choreographed, I like that TurboFire is. I felt like I could master certain things better knowing that Chalene set the bar. There is a lot of self-discipline in working out at home, but there is a new level of self-discipline AND self-motivation with Insanity not having preset benchmarks because YOUR PERFORMANCE is the benchmark.
I am still sweating as I type this a half hour after the workout. I will see how my body reacts again today. I sat too long a few times at work. Made for interesting times walking down the hall to the restroom.
I noticed today that I got the shakes two different times like I hadn't eaten in hours. I am hoping this means the workouts continue to work long after I have stopped the workout.
Again, please excuse typos as I am posting from my phone.
Signing off for now, too all of you near and far and to those of you considering doing Insanity, until next time...
Monday, May 14, 2012
Insanity Day 1
Today was the first day of Insanity and it was just the Fit Test to start the benchmarks for the next 9 weeks. Brett's cousin and her husband started Insanity exactly 2 weeks before I did. They confessed that they took a "puke bucket" downstairs with them when they went to do their first Insanity workout. Her husband said, "Godspeed, Trisha, godspeed" when he heard I was joining in on the fun of Insanity.
I am making a mental note to myself to wait until coughing from bronchitis has completely ceased before starting to workout again. It feels good NOW after having completed a workout after many weeks. The similarities between Insanity and TurboFire are incredible. I already felt "at home" when doing the routine for the first time. That was refreshing and made it less daunting. I also felt right at home with the giant "WARNING" scrolling up the screen!
I woke up at 4:15 this morning to get my week rolling. I had a pretty rough night last night again, but still getting better each night. I went to bed with and woke up with a stiff neck, but amazingly after doing the Fit Test, my neck is looser and I seem to be regaining full range of motion again! Anyhoo, the warm up is fast-paced like TurboFire with some stretching. I like these warm ups, but I would have liked a little bit more of a warm up and stretch on my arms and shoulders only because I'm still wiping the cobwebs from my eyes and my muscles are still sleeping as I slap on my Vibrams.
Shaun T is pretty easy to look at while working out. I pretend my jelly belly isn't jiggling at all as he "stares" at me through the TV screen. I did notice that I am going to have to turn the volume up a little more with his voice being lower than Chalene's, it is hard to hear him through the white noise maker of the crickets in the baby monitor.
I drank a lot of water before and during the workout, worked up a good sweat and didn't come close to vomiting. Yay, me! I was disappointed in myself for the results of my Fit Test because I know I can do better. I know in my heart that I did the best I could do getting back into "the game," but it doesn't change my drive to want to do better and continue to improve myself.
I am looking forward to seeing what the next workout will be and feel a sense of revival in the motivation department. I am soooo looking forward to doing it again and feeling that mental clarity I used to feel everyday. I am going to try and post about the Insanity workouts as they are happening. It may not be everyday as the workouts get longer and my time to blog in the morning will get shorter, but I will try to combine a couple of workouts in one post until I have talked about all the workouts.
I will also say that I love the schedule that is already laid out for Insanity. The day off from Insanity is Sunday, which fits right in with my Free Sundays. I can't decide what workout I will do on Sundays. Maybe I will miss Chalene by then? Maybe I will feel the need to get Hip Hop Abs? Maybe Billy will be waiting for me with open arms? I think if I get back together with Billy, I will put a piece of construction paper on the TV over his daughter Shellie so I don't have to see her overact throughout the ENTIRE series. Or maybe I will rock some Jillian Michaels? The sky is the limit and I'm loving the clear view!!!!!
Signing off for now, to all of you near and far and to those of you just starting Insanity as well, until next time...
I am making a mental note to myself to wait until coughing from bronchitis has completely ceased before starting to workout again. It feels good NOW after having completed a workout after many weeks. The similarities between Insanity and TurboFire are incredible. I already felt "at home" when doing the routine for the first time. That was refreshing and made it less daunting. I also felt right at home with the giant "WARNING" scrolling up the screen!
I woke up at 4:15 this morning to get my week rolling. I had a pretty rough night last night again, but still getting better each night. I went to bed with and woke up with a stiff neck, but amazingly after doing the Fit Test, my neck is looser and I seem to be regaining full range of motion again! Anyhoo, the warm up is fast-paced like TurboFire with some stretching. I like these warm ups, but I would have liked a little bit more of a warm up and stretch on my arms and shoulders only because I'm still wiping the cobwebs from my eyes and my muscles are still sleeping as I slap on my Vibrams.
Shaun T is pretty easy to look at while working out. I pretend my jelly belly isn't jiggling at all as he "stares" at me through the TV screen. I did notice that I am going to have to turn the volume up a little more with his voice being lower than Chalene's, it is hard to hear him through the white noise maker of the crickets in the baby monitor.
I drank a lot of water before and during the workout, worked up a good sweat and didn't come close to vomiting. Yay, me! I was disappointed in myself for the results of my Fit Test because I know I can do better. I know in my heart that I did the best I could do getting back into "the game," but it doesn't change my drive to want to do better and continue to improve myself.
I am looking forward to seeing what the next workout will be and feel a sense of revival in the motivation department. I am soooo looking forward to doing it again and feeling that mental clarity I used to feel everyday. I am going to try and post about the Insanity workouts as they are happening. It may not be everyday as the workouts get longer and my time to blog in the morning will get shorter, but I will try to combine a couple of workouts in one post until I have talked about all the workouts.
I will also say that I love the schedule that is already laid out for Insanity. The day off from Insanity is Sunday, which fits right in with my Free Sundays. I can't decide what workout I will do on Sundays. Maybe I will miss Chalene by then? Maybe I will feel the need to get Hip Hop Abs? Maybe Billy will be waiting for me with open arms? I think if I get back together with Billy, I will put a piece of construction paper on the TV over his daughter Shellie so I don't have to see her overact throughout the ENTIRE series. Or maybe I will rock some Jillian Michaels? The sky is the limit and I'm loving the clear view!!!!!
Signing off for now, to all of you near and far and to those of you just starting Insanity as well, until next time...
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