8/26/2010

Got K to bed "early" tonight, hopefully he stays there so I can have a child-free workout. I've been up and going all day long. Got the upstairs mostly cleaned, made a real dinner etc. And I really think the difference is the workouts lately.

B - Nature Valley granola bar
L - Grilled tuna sandwich, chicken noodle/veg soup
S - cheese stix
D - home made pizza rolls

The neighbors brought over some cookies too. They were oatmeal raisin, and I only ate two. Time to go work them off with Jillian. Honestly I'm not excited to do 30DS tonight, especially since I promised myself I'd start using weights, but I need the strength training, and this is the fastest way to do it. Some day I'll break into P90X again. I miss it, but just don't have the time to devote to it until K is sleeping better.

3/21 days to form a habit

ps. I'm so glad that Chalene taught me to smile through a workout. It really does make a difference. 30DS isn't very fun, so I have to do things to entertain myself. Like counting in various languages, turning circles while doing boring cardio moves etc.

8/25/2010

Z needed to get a bunch of work done today at the house, and it wasn't going to happen with me and the boys around. So we went to my mom's for the day. It makes for a loooooong day. It also means that I'm kind of at the mercy of what's in her fridge as far as what I have available to eat.

B - left over pizza.....
L - turkey sandwich
S - toast, Nature Valley fruit & nut bar
D - ham and newpus (new potatoes, carrots, peas, cream sauce, amazing)

I have NO motivation to do any kind of workout tonight. It's been a really long day of a baby who refuses to sleep unless he's home and in his swing. But I'm going to go "crush play" as Tony Horton would say, and try and find some motivation to do a workout. I think I'm going to have to do something in Turbo Jam in order to get through it. Shalene has a way of making me smile and get through a workout more than any of my other "trainers" can.

2/21 days to form a habit

P.S. In the beginning of the workout she says that it'll be "the best 20 minutes of your day". She was right.

8/24/2010

B - Oatmeal with cinnamon and raisins
L - Crispy chicken salad
S - Fruit & Cashews
D - Chicken and black bean taco

I did the Turbo Jam 20 minute workout this morning. I forgot how much I LOVE that workout. Time flies by when you're having that much fun. I feel like it's a pretty good quality workout as well. It's straight cardio, but it's really good. I have an easier time doing it than I do 30DS.

It takes 21 days to form a habit. Here is day 1 completed.

1/13/10

I have been flat out miserably bad with working out since I found out I was pregnant back in September. Granted the first trimester I was tired and nauseous all the time, and literally didn't have the energy anymore. Then the holidays hit. I am now out of excuses though. I figure if I post on here in the morning what I'm going to do that day, then I'm at least somewhat accountable for making sure I follow through. So here is how today is going to work.

Breakfast - bagel and milk
Lunch - protein shake & piece of toast
Workout - 30DS while the kids nap
quick shower
guiltless me time
Dinner - steak, salad, baked potato

October 16

I went to the gym this morning, it was a new experience. Usually when I go to the gym it's no sooner than noon, half the time it's 8 pm. When I go at noon I take Noah and put him in daycare, which works great cuz there's only like 5 other kids in there. It's a totally different story at 9am. I seriously considered not putting him in there and coming back later because there were SO many kids. I didn't count but counting the babies and everything, I'd bet there were 40+ children in there. I know that they staff based on the number of kids, and according to state regulations, but MAN it was busy in there. Anyway.

I hopped on a treadmill and did my interval running routine and was pleasantly surprised to find out that my endurance hasn't really dropped in the last few months with me barely working out. I was planning on getting on a stair stepper when I was done with intervals, but there are only 4 machines (that I know how to use) and they were busy the whole time. So I ramped up the incline on the treadmill and walked for another 15-20 minutes that way. I enjoyed it honestly, I told myself that it was like hiking. I could have gone for a lot longer but I didn't want to leave Noah in the daycare zoo any longer than really necessary. After about 45 minutes total, feeling like I had a good workout under me without being too fatigued, I got the kid, grabbed some subway, and headed home.

I had forgotten how much I really love Subway! I ate there fairly often when I was working because it's by far one of the healthier fast food choices, but since having Noah I've only had it maybe 3 or 4 times. It's a good, healthy, fresh, balance option for lunch, especially when you put lots of veggies on it. We watched Super Size Me last night, and after watching that I asked for a small drink, and it was still PLENTY big.

My legs weren't fatigued at all when I left the gym, and I didn't feel it at all playing with Noah when we got home...until I had to walk upstairs carrying his 26 pounds with me. Guess I worked harder than I thought.

October 1

Wow, it's weird to type October. Anyway. I'm going to be doing 30DS again today. I'd like to start throwing some P90X into my workouts, but after being as sick as I was, I'm not feeling strong enough. I know that I wouldn't pass the Fit Test right now. So I'm going to continue working out 30DS until I'm feeling a bit more fit. I'm also going to start counting calories again using Spark People. The great thing about spark is it tracks calories, fat, protein, and carbs. It's a really good way for me to get a better idea of what I've been eating.

Breakfast: Protein shake
Snack: canned peaches
Lunch: Left over soup
Dinner: taco salad

September 30

I'm so glad that I finally went to the Zumba class last week. I have the videos and love them, and knew that the class would be even more fun. Tonight Jill had all new music and choreography for us, and will be doing this "new" stuff for the next 4 weeks. Some of it was a little hard to follow, but at the same time it was a lot of fun to try something new, and to see how good I am at following and getting my body to adjust to new movements.

Breakfast: Old fashioned cinnamon raisin oatmeal
Lunch: fajitas
Snack: more fajitas...and one peanutbutter cup. I had 4 though, and convinced myself to only eat one.
Dinner: Vegetable and rice soup with scones