Her Day 15

What a difference two weeks makes! Even when I took a whole week off. This was the two week fitness test. I remember struggling to get through the one round of warm ups and I breezed right through it this time. The first time I did the test I couldn't even complete it. Tonight, I got through it AND killed my previous numbers. I am SO THRILLED and ready to get the week's workouts going. Just the boost I needed to get back on track.

Her Day 6

Yesterday was supposed to be Pure Cardio. Since I missed it, I decided to do it this morning. HELLO INSANE WORKOUT! I was proud of myself for getting through the first warm up set, but that was pretty much it. For the next two warm up sets I had to take frequent breaks. The first set of exercises were not too bad for me, of course lots of breaks were needed, but I did get through them all right. I am getting used to suicide drills and was able to make it all the way through, but of course I was out of breath for the next exercise. During the next round of the workout, Shaun T says the speed is what makes it cardio...uh, yeah....to me ALL OF THIS IS CARDIO! I couldn't keep up, so I did the exercises at my own pace. By the time we got to the last round of exercises, which involved push-up jacks, I just cound't do it. I spit out a few girly push-ups just to do something. BUT, it did up my spirits!

I took a look in the mirror before I showered. Maybe it's all psychological, but I do see a bit of a change. My obliques are a little more firm, not quite the soft musiness of post-pregnancy. My upper and lower abs look slightly flatter. The middle portion is still protruding where the baby blew it out, but I am sure that too will firm up soon. I have lost half a pound since I started and I am feeling good.

I have not mentioned food in this blog yet. I know to shed the fat you have to take in less calories than you expend. I want to do this and am doing it, but as a breastfeeding mommy, I have to take caution that I don't expend too many calories too quickly. Kind of sucks bc I want to loose the rest of these 10 lbs quickly, but at the same time, it's for the benefit of my daughter. The foods that are listed in the book are actually quite good. Not as flavorful as going out to a restaurant where everything is smothered in butter and spices, but still better than some of the food diets I have tried.

I haven't quite decided if I will do the workout that was ment for today, " Plometric Cardio Circuit" which is what we did for day 1. I want to stay on schedule as best I can. Maybe since tomorrow is that actual day off, I will get to it tonight...as long as I am not too tired from this morning's work out.

Her Day 5

My day was hectic. I didn't prepare my meals ahead of time, or even prep, so I barely ate and when I did it was crap. I started off well with the first meal, but then after that, forget it. So when it was time to get to my workout, I had no energy and didn't do it. I am not going to dwell on it, just going to move on.

Her Day 4

Cardio Recovery: This was great, but not at all easy. It wasn't fast, things went nice and slow, but the exercises were intense. I hate Tanya, but I want to be her...well I want to have her stamina and body. Maybe one day. But back to the workout, I loved it. I wish I blogged right after I did it or even the next day bc I had lots to say about it, but I just can't remember right at this moment. I do know I was able to do the squats, which surprised me since I always struggled with them before and during the previous workouts, so I am quite happy.

Her Day 3

Cardio Power and Resistance Day kicked my butt. I had to rest quite a bit during the warm ups and the a lot more during the actual work out. Maybe it had to do with the hectic day I had. Maybe it was because I didn't eat all the meals I should have. Maybe I am just THAT out of shape, but this one was hard. During the warm up there some squats that we had to do. With the first one I could feel the stiffness and weakness in my left quad. I knew already I would be in trouble. For each of the resistance exercises, I had to rest at some point, but with each round got better at them, with one exception...the Round the World Squats. I barely did any. I was trying to catch my breath during the first round, did only one the second round, but actually pushed myself to get three in for the last round. It was hard, I was tired, but I did it and am very happy I did. The second set of resistance exercises dealt with the upper body, and since I have no upper body strength, I found them to be really difficult. I am getting better with the push ups. They are still girly, but I can do more and have better form, but I have a long way to go yet. I barely did triceps work. I could have and should have pushed it out and done more, but I kind of took a rest. Not happy about it, but can't dwell on that. The last Cardio Power and Resistance group I actually worked hard on. By this point I was able to catch my breath again and really push it out and I am proud of myself for finishing strong.

Her Day 2

Plyometric Cardio-Circuit: I did this last night BEFORE dinner. I was able to get threw the warm up resting only twice. Woo hoo! The plyometrics kicked my butt. I took LOTS of breaks, but was able to complete the circuit. I really hate squats and am so bad at it, but my husband kept reminding me that it's going to give me some awesome legs and a gravity defying butt, so I kept going. It was painful. I can't do push ups either, so I modified them to girly push ups on the knees. I know that one day I'll be doing real, military style push ups if I just keep going. There were moments that I thought I couldn't go on, and when that happened, I made myself go faster or lunge lower, which actually worked. By time I was done stretching, I was ready to do it again, but of course that just means I didn't give it my all and can do more next time. I am really excited for today's workout. It looks like an exhausting pain in the butt, but I am ready!

Her 1st Day

My back story: I have always been a small, petite person. Sometimes I exercised regularly, and other times I did nothing. I ran a few 5ks, but was never really good at it. I gained 30 lbs with my first child and after a full year was able to get back to my pre-pregnancy weight. For my second child, born Jan 2, 2009, I gained 40 lbs. It's been 8 1/2 months and the last 10 lbs won't budge. I haven't done a lot to move it. I did go on an all vegetarian diet a few months ago and lost 5 lbs, and I have done a little bit of cardio here and there, but I haven't committed to anything. When my husband told me about Insanity, I thought it was crazy, but maybe just what I need to get me going. So here it is....

Day 1: I attempted the fitness test. I say attempted because I could not finish. I stopped after the Globe Jumps. I wanted to keep on going, but I was dizzy, seeing spots and felt like I was going to throw up. I had to stop. I walked around a bit and then showered, and even then I wasn't feeling well. I think it was because I ate before the workout. I DID wait an hour and a half, but apparently that was not enough time for my body. I was mad at myself for not finishing the test, but that's motivation to do this.