Day: I've lost count

Thursday was "RECOVERY" workout and yesterday I tried working out after work and made it through about half of the warm up and just quit. I just didn't have the energy to make the workout worth it and my form was sloppy which could cause injury so I will just call yesterday my rest day and workout Sunday instead. I am determined to get through this entire INSANITY series no injuries to stop me please!!

Today I'm back in the game and the clothes were coming off! I'm dripping in sweat, huffing & puffing, pushing through the pain I LOVE IT!! I have not pushed myself like this.....well.....ever!! I lost a bunch of weight and was running and lifting weights about 10ish years ago but I never pushed myself like I am now!! It's INSANE!! The one thing that suprises me is I'm not sore... like I can't move I want to stab Shaun T sore. I haven't figured this one out yet. My calves were tight this week but heck I wear crazy high heels that have caused that before so it's no big deal to me. I have been drinking a sports "recovery" type drink after my workouts so maybe this is what helps my muscles recover.

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However right now I'm shaking trying to type this it's crazy. Tomorrow is weigh in day and I have to remember to measure myself as well. Monday I take the fit test again so I'm anxious to see improvement. I seriously can see a difference in my body even with the shape. Friends I found my freaking knees this week!!!!! I have knees it's AMAZING!! They have been covered up by flab for so long I lost them a few years back! So exciting! I am even going to go as far as saying I predict by day 30 I will be baring my arms!!! Yes I said ARMS!!!!!!!!!!

Do a little dance!! woot woot!!!



DIG DEEP!

Day: 9&10

People this is absolutely NOT fun for me! This sucks!! I could not get up these last two mornings so I have worked out after work which really really really sucks! I was grumpy today and came home and wanted to grab some chips & dip and sit on the couch HOWEVER I did my INSANE workout and right now I have so much sweat dripping off of me I can barely see to type this!

Don't you dare make any excuses boys & girls DON'T YOU DARE!! You have the strength, the motivation, the willpower you just have to DIG DEEP!! My calves hurt today but I made it I didn't die my flesh wanted to be whiney and mopey and give every excuse not to workout but I did it! I can honestly say this is the hardest I've worked out yet because I wanted to shut my grumpy flesh up!!!

Get your butt moving!

DIG DEEP

Day 8: Here we go again

Oh Monday Monday Monday.....

Today was Cardio Power/Resistance and this truly is a love/hate relationship! I know this challenge was the best decision for me but dangit this sucks monkey butt! bleh!

I was down 1.5 lbs from last week and I'm not going to lie I sort of wish it were more from all the hardwork I did. These last several pounds are such a biotch they are making me angry!

I will work through this INSANITY!! I feel so much stronger and clothes are fitting better and it's exciting! This is tough but I can do it!

Ninja Powa!!

Day 7: Cardio/Abs

I did it yesterday (Sunday) but I don't even remember what it was it's all a blur. I worked out before church where I was also singing. Between the jello feeling from the workout and my nerves it was great fun!

HA!

~week 1 INSANITY complete!!!~

Day 6: Pure Cardio/Cardio Abs try #2

I actually was going to work out at 10:00 last night however I couldn't get the dvd player to work so  we shall call yesterday my rest day.

Today I was back in the game my friends back in the game! Today was I N S A N E!!!!!!! Frog jumps are the devil and the next time I see a frog I may feel compelled to kick it! (No letters animal rights people please) This workout had about every cardio type move I've done so far only you do it faster and yea let's just stay at INSANE! I was soaked head to toe and then he expects you to do the cardio ab workout. (jerk)

Now peeps I have troubles sitting on my bum for ab workouts. I had a syst removed from my tailbone area about 11ish years ago and it's still not comfortable to sit a certain way and now NOW my hiney is smaller so there isn't as much cushion (cough cough LARD) to help me. INSANE I did the best I could with the abs but I'm not gonna lie I made modifications where I could.. and the plank exercises loathe loathe plank crap but I got through that!

One more workout tomorrow and I can say I totally completed week 1 of INSANITY!!!

I LOVE IT LOVE IT LOVE IT!!!! I am pushing myself, surprising myself, I want to punch the t.v., I want to punch Shaun T in the face, I feel great, I feel like I can DO ANYTHING!!

Friends if I can do it so can you!! Get off your ass & go workout!!

NOW

♥

Day 5: Pure Cardio Try # 1

I sit here after trying to get through the warmup but I have NO energy and I can thank my wonderful aunt Flo for this one! >=[  (I'd like to ninja kick her in the teeth) This may be TMI but this is my blog and quite frankly I don't have boundaries so I share EVERYTHING!!! I have the worst cramps boys & girls! I hurt and I bloat and this white girl can't jump!

Now I  have to take a dump maybe that will make me feel better or lighter and then I will be able to jump?!?!?! (Why is it during the monthly you have to dump more?) INSANE

I have a Relay For Life walk after work tonight but I hope to try this workout again when I get home.


See you at the post of try # 2

Day 4: Cardio Recovery

This morning I felt like my elementary school bully pummeled me INSANELY! I'm feeling like poo (like the dump you take after a gorge fest of fried food yummy goodness) however on the positive note today was the first time I got my contacts in at 5:00 a.m.! YAY! So thank the good Lord today was "recovery" day with Mr. Shaun T however I loathe and I mean loathe the type of exercising/stretching we did~ blek! I honestly IN THE PAST have skipped those types of exercises on my other workout dvds. Balance is not my thing....using my own body for strength is crap I tell you CRAP! Squats and lunges and then staying in those positions FOREVER and then pulsing.......all crap!! YOGA is crap too! CRAP!!!!!!

However I ninja kicked my crappy attitude (HA) and pushed through it and "recovered".


~That is all for today~

Day 3: Cardio Whatever

So last night I fell asleep on the couch *cough cough* at 6:00. (yea buddy) Well when I got up I could not move very easily I was very stiff & sore. FUN STUFF

However this a.m. I wasn't bad so I did the next workout. I wasn't moving very fast through the warm up infact I was thinking of quitting right then I just had no energy but somehow I got through it and must've re-energized during the stretching because something happened to me when the workout started boys & girls. I got this crazy burst of energy and this overwhelming sense of joy.I felt good about myself. I'm like heck yes I got this I can do this! I'm a freaking NINJA!!!!!!

It's INSANE!!!!!!!

Day 2: Pylometric Cardio

I looked up the definition for pylometric and oh poopy! It's a type of exercise designed to produce fast and powerful movements and anyone who knows me knows I have one speed and that's TURTLE so yea this should be super great fun! NOT =/

I woke up this morning and could barely lean over to put on my sneakers! Not a fun thing when you only did the fit test boys & girls. So I wasn't certain how this was going to be but I prayed through it and when I say pray I mean yelling at Jesus like a charismatic religious freak begging Him to give me supernatural superwoman spider monkey type strength....ok ok not really but I did keep asking for strength to get through it!

Warm up:
Are you freaking kidding me? Time to get our muscles warm and Shaun T's warm ups are my previous form of exercise what the crap?!?! We did a routine with jumping jacks, Heisman things, lots of running etc etc  and THEN.....THEN we did it again only faster and THEN again only faster......um this is NOT a warm up so let's call it something else like chubby girl can't breathe~ yea that wasn't that clever sorry.  The shirt came off during the warm up just lettin' ya know..

Stretching:
So FINALLY we get to the stretching hallelujah I can catch my breathe however in it was a little yoga and this girl just doesn't do well standing in one position with arms up in the air. Gravity my friends...this chubby girl's hulk arms pull to the ground I just can't hold them up high that long it is only a fact. Oh & I shed the socks at this point too..

Workout:
OMFG- (out of respect for my Jesus I am turning that into Oh my farking gravy) not as dramatic but it will have to do! I kept my own pace because I could just picture me injuring myself second day in I really could. I wanted to do my best to keep proper form and this turtle just doesn't have the speed like AT ALL!! Hopeful but ummm yea.... I didn't shed anymore clothing but I thought about it. Chubby girl working out insanely with sports bra, thongs, and sneakers soooooooo cute! HA HA Not so much! ewwww!! At one point towards the end I just decided to quit early and drink some water and watch the peeps on the dvd and guess what? Some of them quit too!! WAHOO!! LOL But I pushed myself back into the workout and completed it! 0=)

There you have it day 2 done! I should feel great tomorrow!! (Coworkers I may text you to carry me up the stairs)  just sayin'

Peace out!

Day 1: Insanity Fit Test

Warning: I may use profanity in these next 60 posts I am just letting you know!

I sit here at my computer dripping with sweat my friends and my hands are shaking as I type this but I HAD to let you know how I did on Day 1..

HOLY SH*T!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I woke up this morning at 5:00 just so I had enough time to wake myself up and do my workout before hubs got up. Plus I wasn't sure how it would go so I wanted to pick a time hubs would still be around incase he had to scrape me off of the floor. I woke up excited (weird I know) because I was about to challenge myself. These last 20-30 lbs are going to be stubborn and I need to change things up and really push myself and I also need to get strict with my diet again........ BACON sundaes are not a part of my diet for the next 60 days (a moment of silence if you would). I got up so cotton pickin' early that my eyes had no time to adjust. I wear contacts and in the mornings I walk around either squinting or one eye complety shut and I change back and forth so it takes me a while before I can put my contacts in. Well this morning I decided to workout with my glasses on because those contacts were not going in. I grabbed my water, my sneakers, and slowly headed up the stairs.

Here we go.................................ready??????????????????????????????

Warm up~
I pushed in the fit test dvd and away I went. First came the warm up~ "ummmmmmmm Shaun T wait a second you just said warm up what the french toast are we doing here my heart is pumping already? Wait let me rewind and just make sure it didn't skip ahead to the workout....Nope this is the warm up oh crap!" Friends, I just realized if the warm up included this poop he had me doing I was in for some INSANE working out what the fringe did I get myself into? I was breathing heavy just after the warm up.

Fit Test~
You have to do as many reps as you can for 1 minute. I did more than the people on the dvd what's going on? Dang I am more fit than I thought yay me!! Test 2: Wait nope scratch that I'm tired can we stop now? Let's skip ahead to about half way through and my glasses are steaming and falling off of my face, I was huffing, puffing, and sweating and had 5 more exercises to go (I think there were 10 total but it's all a blur) but I pushed through the last 5. OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am proud to tell you I am sitting here in one piece! I totally got through the fit test however I am dripping wet and smelling at the moment and tomorrow starts the actual workouts I am in for a rude awakening!!!

Are you ready to embark on my INSANE journey?

Friends if I can do it you sure as hell can! Get off your bum and go workout! If you are in a rut change up your workouts, clean up your diet & HEAD NORTH!

YOU WERE MADE FOR MORE!!

Living everyday for my bacon sundae

I sit here reflecting over the week and one day in particular stands out above the rest. I had the best day ever on Thursday. Burger King released a new menu nation wide and in that menu was a BACON sundae! People I have lost nearly 40lbs however my love for BACON has not disappeared.... I just eat it in moderation instead of everyday a few times a day!! =) On Thursday I was like a kid Christmas Eve anticipating Santa's arrival and I'm not exaggerating I could not sit still in my seat. I was smiling from ear to ear and at one point I called Burger King just to make sure it wasn't a dream and I cried after getting off of the phone I was that excited! I could hardly wait until my lunch break to get that beautiful delicious salty sweet desert!!! I could picture the yumminess of the salty crispy bacon running through the soft cold yummy ice cream, chocolate AND caramel syrup! I was going around telling everyone about it! Nothing was going to ruin my day! In fact I had a malfunction with the tape drive that holds our backup tapes at work and although of course it was irritating (probably because it made me a few minutes late for my sundae appointment) it didn't ruin my day at all because I was THAT excited for this food. Then the moment FINALLY came and I punched out for lunch and drove to Burger King and let me tell you I was singing the entire way there. When I got in line I was jumping up and down and taking pictures and when I got to the register I exclaimed how excited I was and I turned to the people behind me and told them how excited I was! Then the time came when I could put that yummy spon full of sundae in my mouth and it was the most glorious moments of the week! So so good! Then just like that all the excitement wore off and it was back to reality.... just like at Christmas after you open your gifts and the excitement is over when the gifts are all unwrapped only difference is at Christmas you can become excited again because you can play with your new toys...I had no toys to play with just a stomach full of bacon ice cream goodness. :(. So sad.


What if I figured out how to live everyday like Thursday, the day I got my bacon sundae? What if I went around telling people how excited I was about Jesus? Thursday I didn't care what people thought of me one bit and I had some strange looks. I was confident in my love of bacon and I wanted to tell the world and I never thought about that vegan in the room I could offend!! Friends why do I hesitate to act just the same about Jesus? Why should I care about what people are going to think or who I will offend? How disappointing it has to be to my Heavenly Father that I shy away more than I should to share His story with others. I should be shouting from the mountain tops the love of my Jesus! I should be jumping up and down in my chair from the excitement of life! Why don't I ? What's stopping me?

It's time to live everyday with the excitement I showed this week! I want to tell the whole world about Jesus!!

How about you?