Week 5: Day 3

Ok. So I'll start with my workout recap. 

Tonight we did SCULPT 30. It was killer. She worked on the triceps and the glutes all at the same time. Ooooh my arms feel like jelly. And then there was this bonus video that was the Chlean Extreme teaser and I did NOT like it at all. TurboFIRE all the way baby. So it was a short workout but it was good and fun. 

Now for the epic part. I went grocery shopping. Now, I had $450 for food for this first two weeks of the month. I went grocery shopping twice today. The first time was with the girls and so I got stuff for dinner, stuff for Sean's lunches, baby snacks, etc.... It was all stuff that I normally have to buy but I didn't specifically write them down on my list. I spent $227.90. Then I went a second time by myself and I got all the remaining items on the list. I went through all the recipes that I am trying and made a list of all the things that I would be needing. There are still things that I need to find. But also, 70% of my cart was produce, 20% was canned goods, and 10% was spices that I needed but won't have to buy again for a long time. On that trip I spent $157.70. So I have $50 left for random things like milk, eggs, bread... That kind of stuff for the next two weeks. (I spent $10 on my medication and Sean took all my change for coffee money). It is pretty late right now to tell you what all is on my list of recipes, but it is basically awesome. Chicken cacciatore, ratatouille, great green vegetable pasta, taco soup with corn bread from scratch, butter chicken and naan from scratch. Corn chowder and foccicia (sp?) from scratch. I am pretty stoked. And some of my recipes are not going to work out or be yummy for my family, but whatever.... I am trying something new and I am being healthy about it. Yay!!!!!!

Ok, so that wasn't so epic.

Week 5: Day 2

Ok, first of all I can't believe it is already week 5 and that my class is going to start next week. Also, it couldn't have come at a better time because Adrionne is going on vacation and I will be out a workout buddy. 😒

But anyhoo.... I have already started noticing that I feel better when I don't have as much yuck in my body. Yay. So today instead of taking a nap or something I rearranged my living room. Now this is a big deal for me because it means that my living room was CLEANED. I moved the couches so I cleaned under the couches. I moved the tv unit so I cleaned behind the tv unit. It was just all around a good thing. After I was done I felt AWESOME because my one room in the house was clean. Yay!!

So, I went and did my workout and we did HIIT 20. It was good and I was working hard but it didn't seem as hard. It was weird. So our next HIIT will be 25 mins long and hopefully will work me harder. Yes, I am getting addicted to the sweat. 

Also, tomorrow is going to be an EPIC post because I am making some serious changes in my meal planning. I have this cook book called "simply in season"

And it is a GREAT resource that I didn't even know that I had. It has some great recipes that use the produce that is in season at the time so it cuts down on cost too. I am really excited to try some of the recipes in here. It will be good. So my big "to do" tomorrow is to make my new month long meal plan and the corresponding grocery list. I am excited but a little nervous too. 

Week 5: Day 1

Ok, so yesterday was my day off but I still took the girls in the stroller for a walk. It was quite nice. It was super windy though, and on the wind was blowing from the north, so when walking north up 6th it felt like I was pushing 4 strollers instead of one double stroller. Sheesh!! It was crazy hard work and I was sweating when I turned east. Phew! 

But.... I had yet ANOTHER blocked duct and I knew something was wrong because I was feeling super yucky. The crazy part is that 4 weeks ago that is how I felt every day. Tired, achy, irritable.... It was just not pleasant. So I went into the ER to get checked out and see if the doc could do anything for said duct. Low and behold, who was on call but.... ANISH!!! I see him every day at his house and now I am seeing him at his work on the day that Adrionne and I DON'T work out. Crazy. Regardless there was nothing that could be done and the duct wasn't infected yet so I was told to keep doing what I have been doing and hope it gets better. Sucky!! Oh well. It did end up working itself out last night anyway so that made me feel even more stupid, but whatever. 

So that brings us to today.... Went to church, did children's church so I missed the candidating pastor, but it was ok. I had a blast with the kiddos and Sherry and also found a past sermon in my box that I had ordered so I got to listen to that as Sean and I made our way to Didsbury to Sean's brother's house. When we got there we saw some of Sean's cousins and a new baby who is super cute.... Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that Sean's grandparents came up from Yakima. They are my mother in laws parents and we all love them very much.... So we had a lovely dinner with Ryan and Linds and their kiddos, Chris and Andrea and their little munchkin, Bradley (Andrea's brother) grandma and grandpa, and mom. Plus Sean, Jenni and Maria. It was a full house. But so much fun. 

So I bet you are wondering if I did my workout. Well.... Let me tell you.... 

Tonight I did FIRE 30 with Adrionne and Anish and it was AMAZING!!!!!! I worked hard, and sweated like a really sweaty person, but my endurance was there. It was awesome. I managed to push hard through the whole workout and I even did proper air jacks instead of the low impact ones. I actually jumped right up in the air. It was hard, and I was out of breath, but I wasn't where I was even at the beginning of last week. I pushed hard and did my best and I made it through the WHOLE workout without having to stop and regroup. Also, when I did a left lead I didn't feel like "Screech" from "Saved by the Bell". Just sayin'  

  

Week 4: Day 6

Today was my last day for this week. Tomorrow is a rest day so.... I got some bands from my coach and Adrionne and I did UPPER 20, and LOWER 20. Last time we did it we didn't have bands and let me tell you, it makes ALL the difference. But because I knew we were going to do the strength training I walked to and from Adrionne's house. It is not super far away but it is about 14 blocks away from my house and so I plugged in with my tunes and hoofed it over there.... And then when we were done I took the long way home so I added at least another 6 blocks. So all in all it was a decent workout day. 

Also, I am realizing that this workout is becoming part of my daily life. My husband is very supportive of the program and I find myself looking forward to my workouts with Adrionne. I don't know if it is the workout or if it is spending time with my friends but I sure am loving this. It is good. 

Now my homework for this weekend/week is to figure out my grocery list and make sure that it is healthy stuff that will help me not hurt me. I can do it. Looking up fresh recipes and going to make a meal plan and a grocery list. I can do this. 

Week 4: Day 5

So did HIIT 25 for the first time tonight and I still love HIIT 20 the best. I love, love, LOVE that work out. I think it is because it pushes me to my limit in a shorter amount of time and I am just DRIPPING (not dripping but DRIPPING) in sweat. I love it. If you ever want to try a killer workout that will push you HARD try TurboFIRE HIIT 20. That is my recommendation. 

Regardless, we did HIIT 25 today and it was good. My husband just informed me that I stink like sticky, yucky, sweaty sweat so that is a good thing. I am working hard!!! YAY!!!!

Week 4: Day 4

Well, tonight killed me. I didn't kill it. I was late Getting to Adrionne's house tonight and so we did one that was a little shorter so that we wouldn't be working out until 11 pm. So Adrionne suggested we do the ABS 10 work out. It is only ten minutes, but it is ten solid minutes of HELL. It should be called AGONY 10 instead of ABS 10. It was so brutal. I am just glad that Adrionne's kids go to bed later and Anish wasn't home from the hospital yet because let me tell you I was a yellin!!! It was HORRIBLE!!!!!! But I did it and I know that it was good for me to do, but let me tell you... Killer!!!!

Also, Lissy took my "before pics" yesterday and I neglected to post them so I will do that today. I technically can't REALLY do the before pics until I buy TurboFIRE for myself and log into the website because then I will get a free shirt, but regardless, until I get there here are my next set of pictures. 

I am hoping for much better results in my next 4 week weigh in. 

Week 4: Day 3

Ok, so I am discouraged... But I am going to change what is discouraging me so it is not the end of the world.... Starting with my love of white bread. Yes, I'll admit it, I LOVE white bread... Even more than McDonald's. But once we are done the bread we have (no, we are not going to throw it out) I will change to whole wheat bread. Yuck. But whatever. It is healthier.... Or so they say. 

I guess I am just not to a place where I am ready to change how I eat. I eat food because I like food. I don't view it as fuel for my body, I view it as yummy for my tummy. So.... I need to change what I eat and how I think about food. This is easier said than done. 

I guess I should tell you why I am discouraged. I did my second weigh in today and I GAINED weight. Now granted, I lost 0.7lbs in body fat, but common.... I haven't even dropped a whole pound. Frustrating. And some things went up when I thought they would go down. And I am just feeling like I need to change more than just how much I move. And I can be under my calorie target but it won't matter if it is all gross nasty calories that don't do anything for your body. This is why I need to make some changes. Some more changes. It is just frustrating when you go from no exercise to exercise 6 times a week (and this is hard core cardio too) and there are almost no results. I'm just saying. But I did my workout tonight even though I felt like having a pity party under a box. Did FIRE 45EZ and I was DRIPPING. The lack of weight loss gave me some motivation.... I guess. 

Well my brain is not functioning anymore good night.