I joined a Beachbody Challenge coached by my cousin Emma. I am excited but nervous. I took my "before" photos today and it made me realize how far I have to go to reach my beachbody potential. It's actually scary.
As part of the challenge I have been drinking Shakeology for breakfast every morning. I really like it and I love the nutrients I am getting from it.
I'm tracking my progress on the myfitnesspal app on my phone. lishajeanne is my user name. Let's be buddies! Also feel free to comment with healthy recipes that work great for your family. That's my biggest challenge right now. Good food for the whole family.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Slump
I've hit a wall. The holidays were hard to exercise through. Then the gym was packed so I just did my own thing ie treadmill, bike, etc. rather than fight the "New Years Resolution" crowd for a spot in class. Now I am finding it hard to get back into my routine. I also gained a few pounds back over the holidays so I feel like I am starting over.
Can anyone tell me why it takes two weeks for me to get my endurance back to the point of going through an entire class without dying, but it only takes missing the gym twice to feel that way again? I know I'm old. I know I am out of shape and fat, but I thought I was making some progress. It's actually very frustrating. And obviously hard to handle or I wouldn't be asking for advice. Any encouragement or advice is always appreciated!
Can anyone tell me why it takes two weeks for me to get my endurance back to the point of going through an entire class without dying, but it only takes missing the gym twice to feel that way again? I know I'm old. I know I am out of shape and fat, but I thought I was making some progress. It's actually very frustrating. And obviously hard to handle or I wouldn't be asking for advice. Any encouragement or advice is always appreciated!
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
A New Year, New Challenges
I recently found a good friend to watch C during the day so I could open up my availability at work and be able to be home at night more often. I don't work lots during the day and not even every week, but I have noticed it cutting into my work out time. Normally I go to the gym after the kids go to school (and when the day care is open at the gym). If I don't go in the morning, I rarely go once the kids get home from school. I never can go on Monday morning because I work for the free membership from 8-12:30 that day. I am NOT a morning person. Getting up at 7 is hard for me, and that is necessary to get the kids to school on time. In my perfect world I would be at the gym at 6 and home by 7, but that is so unrealistic I can't even begin to fathom it.
Sunday I told Ryan I wanted to go to PowerCut at 5:30 the next day. He all but laughed in my face. Of course I was at work all day and by the time I got home I was exhausted and very much not wanting to leave the house. Around 7 or 7:30 I made a comment about how I had missed PowerCut and Ry again laughed at me. After we talked for a bit I found out that he thought I meant 5:30 am. Not 5:30 pm. Which is the actual time of the class. Now the laughter made sense.
So here is my predicament. I need to work out more often, but I have these time issues that make it hard. I don't want to call myself lazy because I can't wake up. Maybe I am, but I work until late at night all weekend long and 2 week nights. Sleep is hard to come by. So I am hoping for some advice on how I can work more exercise into this schedule. I am open to options at this point. Honestly, the gym has been the best for me especially when I go to classes. They are a lot more motivating and help my endurance increase which is my hardest thing right now. I did 2 classes in a row last week, which I had never done and I thought I wuld die, but I made it. But 2 hours one day an hour the next then 5 days off is not a great schedule. Consistency is what I am looking for here. Any thoughts would be helpful and appreciated.
Sunday I told Ryan I wanted to go to PowerCut at 5:30 the next day. He all but laughed in my face. Of course I was at work all day and by the time I got home I was exhausted and very much not wanting to leave the house. Around 7 or 7:30 I made a comment about how I had missed PowerCut and Ry again laughed at me. After we talked for a bit I found out that he thought I meant 5:30 am. Not 5:30 pm. Which is the actual time of the class. Now the laughter made sense.
So here is my predicament. I need to work out more often, but I have these time issues that make it hard. I don't want to call myself lazy because I can't wake up. Maybe I am, but I work until late at night all weekend long and 2 week nights. Sleep is hard to come by. So I am hoping for some advice on how I can work more exercise into this schedule. I am open to options at this point. Honestly, the gym has been the best for me especially when I go to classes. They are a lot more motivating and help my endurance increase which is my hardest thing right now. I did 2 classes in a row last week, which I had never done and I thought I wuld die, but I made it. But 2 hours one day an hour the next then 5 days off is not a great schedule. Consistency is what I am looking for here. Any thoughts would be helpful and appreciated.
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Day 11
Today was another busy day...watched lots of kids today. Cousins came over while mom and dad went to the temple. Then friends came over so mom and brand new baby sister could get some sleep. I got a mini workout in the form of buying lots of canned food, loading them in the van and hauling them all downstairs to the storage room.
Exercise: step intervals...felt like I was going to die. Sweat was dripping off my face.Julie is awesome but she is tough!
B- grapes. L- half a chicken sandwich. D- Clam Chowder, biscuit and a Frosty
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Day 10
Ryan is home from Colorado! Hooray! Up late again waiting for him to arrive so I could pick him up. I went to real Zumba today and didn't feel like I wanted to die when it was over. It felt really good. I sweat like crazy still and my body still feels all hot inside like it did when I finished, but other than that it felt good. He made good money at the conference he taught so we spent the day shopping and he took us out to dinner. I think at one point today my blood sugar dropped. I obviously did not eat enough protein today and I noticed that really effects how I feel. My vision started to blur a little and I could barely stand up. It was around my afternoon slump time so it may have partly been that too. I felt better after dinner but still not 100%.
B- Yogurt L- apple and cream cheese dip D- Bruschetta Chicken Sandwich @ Red Robin--Also had chips and guacamole and some steak fries.
B- Yogurt L- apple and cream cheese dip D- Bruschetta Chicken Sandwich @ Red Robin--Also had chips and guacamole and some steak fries.
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Day 9
I stayed up watching TV til really late last night and I was paying for it all day today. I had every intention of going to Step at 8:30 but I was so tired I could not get going. Instead I went to Zumba Gold at 10:30. Gold is code for older/overweight people. But not necessarily both. I was by far the youngest person there today. The pace was much slower for sure, but I did keep my heart rate up and it was nice to not feel like the stupid one in the class. I am just glad it was an option because I don't think I had the morivation to keep myself moving today.
I kinda skipped breakfast unintentionally today. I had an orange for a mid morning snack. Lunch was a burrito and nachos. Dinner was a big salad, garlic bread and pizza.
I kinda skipped breakfast unintentionally today. I had an orange for a mid morning snack. Lunch was a burrito and nachos. Dinner was a big salad, garlic bread and pizza.
Monday, September 19, 2011
Day 8
Today is the day I earn my keep at the gym...I am a shift leader in the nursery for 4.5 hours. It affords me a full family membership, which I love. All morning, Clark had to use the bathroom a lot. We were going over and over. When my shift ended, I left him there to go work out. Right as soon as I left he had an accident and they had to change his clothes. I know this because after I changed I realized I left my water bottle so I went back to get it. He was not wearing the outfit I dressed him in this morning.
Today was a running day for me. 2 minute intervals for 18 minutes. I was so wiped out when I finished! But I kept walking for a total of 45 minutes on the treadmill. When I walk I increase my speed and do the incline so it makes me sweat a little bit more and helps keep my heart rate up. I burned 366 calories. I went 2.6 miles.
Food: B-Vanilla Greek yogurt, grapes L- turkey and spinach sandwich on the thin rounds, cottage cheese, coke zero, Hersey kiss L- dark leafy salad with chicken, almonds, oranges. 2 chocolate chip cookies, 8 oz. glass of skim milk
Baking is my weakness. I still have dough in the fridge. I am going to cook it all tomorrow and take it to the neighbors so I can get them out of my house. There are packaged cookies in the cupboard, but they don't even tempt me. It's the homemade stuff that I can't resist. Especially my own!
Today was a running day for me. 2 minute intervals for 18 minutes. I was so wiped out when I finished! But I kept walking for a total of 45 minutes on the treadmill. When I walk I increase my speed and do the incline so it makes me sweat a little bit more and helps keep my heart rate up. I burned 366 calories. I went 2.6 miles.
Food: B-Vanilla Greek yogurt, grapes L- turkey and spinach sandwich on the thin rounds, cottage cheese, coke zero, Hersey kiss L- dark leafy salad with chicken, almonds, oranges. 2 chocolate chip cookies, 8 oz. glass of skim milk
Baking is my weakness. I still have dough in the fridge. I am going to cook it all tomorrow and take it to the neighbors so I can get them out of my house. There are packaged cookies in the cupboard, but they don't even tempt me. It's the homemade stuff that I can't resist. Especially my own!
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