Push Circuits week 3

Monday
Push Circuit 3

Tuesday

Wednesday

Push Circuits Week 2

I'm overlapping #3 into the next week, & I am trying to correct that.. But if i never do, its ok.. I'll just end the round a week later. :P  As long as i complete the whole round, I'm super happy!

Monday
Push Circuit 3
TJ 20 min w weighted gloves
1 gal water

Tuesdsay

Wednesday
Power 90 Fat Burn Xpress
Push Circuit 1

Thursday
Friday

Saturday
Push circuit 2
Power 90 3-4

Under construction...you have to push yourself to the limits to find what you are truly capable of

Push Phase, week 1

This week starts a new phase. I am really excited. I havent taken my measurements yet, but i have definitely felt some changes taking place. Cant wait to keep moving forward. =)

Monday
Burn Circuit 3
(finished that phase up)
TurboJam 20 min

Tuesday

Wednesday
Push  Circuit 1
power 90 fat Burn Xpress
1 gal water

Thursday
Burn Intervals

Friday
Push Circuit 2

saturday
power 90 Fat burn Xpress

Week 4

This week wasnt too great.. I didnt feel too good during pms week but i did bring it on every work out even though i wasnt thrilled to do it.My diet was mostly clean although everyday i have been eating some sort of junk food. I am so proud of myself that i am done with Burn phaseI!! On to "Push" phase, week 1!!

Monday
Burn Circuit 1

Tuesday

Wednesday
Burn Intervals

Thursday

Friday
Cardio on treadmill
walked 10 minutes 3mph
Ran 45 minutes 4mph
walked 10 min 3mph

Saturday
Burn Circuit 2
TurboJam 20 min

Sunday

~Contract with Myself~

I hereby pledge to exercise in accordance with my 90 day Chalean Extreme program until the end of my 90 day round; Turbo Jam and running walking plan, to nourish my body with the quantity and quality of nutrients that will make me flourish and reach a healthy weight; build muscle, and to dedicate my efforts to elevate and care for and love myself to the best of my ability.

Date: March 21, 2011

Rebecca Smith

Week 3

I didnt do much cardio this week, wasnt feeling too well. It's pms week according to my phone tracker..so i was super bloated, crampy and cranky. I feel as long as long i get some cardio but complete all 3 Burn Circuits, I will be OK on my off weeks..I will do much better next week!

Monday
Burn Circuit 1
15 walked 3mph
10 min ran 4mph
10 walked 3 mph
TurboJam 20 min workout
80oz water

Tuesday
Burn Intervals cd
water 64 oz.

Wednesday
water-80 oz
power walked 1.25 miles around ballfield
Burn Circuit 2

Thursday

Friday

Saturday
Burn Circuit 3

Sunday

Sunday morning weigh-in

I'm at the end of 2 weeks & want to check out my progress.. There was a dude on my facebook who started working out the same time i did & he bragged a 9 pound weight loss.  Wow.. well kudos, dude.  Men have more muscle to work for them & they have lots of testosterone to boost fatburning..I always get aggravated when i see lazy fat men bc they have tons of potential. 
Anyway..digressing, I always weigh myself after i go to the bathroom & before breakfast. Today i jumped on and i wanted to cry at first.  I weighted in at 175. What is that?  Muscle? Water? Did i lose any body fat?  Or is it my hypothyroidism hijacking my hard work?
I worked really hard the last two weeks and i was hoping for much better results.. But then i have to rememeber that weight scales are only part of the equation..There are a lot of reasons that scales are not very trustworthy because they dont give you the truth of your body composition and the many changes that take place in it. 
So now to wipe my tears away & re-gain some resolve.  I may not be inspiring anybody right now, but there will come a day when i do. I will conquer this thing called metabolism..I am building strength, muscle and character..

Week 3 starts tomorrow & i am ready for it.  If anything at all, i know that my work is paying off in the way that i feel.  My energy has increased & i feel great.  My strength has also improved.  I am so looking forward to more and i know it will come.  I can't give up, I refuse!!!  time to re-read the nutrition guide & be true to that as well.  I recently heard about a tracking website called Livestrong.  I'll spend some time checking that out.  In the meantime, on to week 3!  Because i love what i do and how it makes me feel. And i love myself. :)

Three fitness virtues

Me vs. Me.. Round 1.. ding ding!

In this corner we have major muffin top 170 lbs & not sucking in at all. 

In this corner we have major mommy pooch . letting in all hang out & ready to destroy..

2-26-11

chest 42.5

R arm 13 1/8

L arm 13 1/8

waist 40 1/2

hips 43

R thigh 26

L thigh 26

Bi-polar exerciser

Is it soreness, hormones, the demands of my daily family life, the weather, my mounting daily tasks..etcc that suddenly deflate my motivation? I sometimes feel like a bi-polar exerciser. I start out out strong, have so much bravado & i go for about two weeks. Then i dont feel like keeping up. Sort of...
I love this stuff & have a true passion for it but sometimes i have to work hard to re-focus. I love looking at pics of fit people and the befores & afters. Sometimes that's enough for me to get going again. Other days it's a bit harder. I find myself having to use tricks & tools to get going..Like wearing my workout clothes all day till i get the free moment to press play (I keep my workout on & ready to press play.. Just listening to the theme music gets my brain & body ready to get pumping)
I sometimes wonder if "bi-polar" type behavior is normal. Or is it that i am coming up to that part of the dreaded month where i am dragging my hormonal feet? ha ha ..
I remember last year i did awesome with counting calories on My Fitness Pal for up to 60 days in a row & challenging myself with p90X everyday. I love that workout & I miss it. But i also love Chalene & her style. She has this awesome way about her that i love. I also wanted to try her high energy workouts.
So getting to to the point and the photo. Some time ago my FB friend Abi posted this picture. I immediately was so drawn to it, it was amazing for me. My DH thinks i'm silly,(My DH the saboteur, another story) but i ignore anything that will end up deterring & derailing my motivation and excitement to continue.
i look at this picture, i feel that energy. It's dated 1952, and it's Marilyn! What's more to be said? Its epic!! and here,she doesnt look the the size 14 that everyone hails her to be. I immediately bought this poster, framed it, and now it hangs on my basement wall where i can see it..It still does the same thing to me as the first time i saw it. It just does something for my motivation that i cant explain. Especially in between reps. I wanna reach up & high five Marilyn. LOL :D

Week 2

Yesterday's workout (Burn Circuit 1) did not seem to be as challenging as it was the first time i did it..I wasnt feeling a whole lot like working out but i reminded myself of my commitment & so i did it.. (at 9:30 PM)..

I think i need to 'up' the weight on some of the exercises. No cardio this day, i was feeling too sluggish to do it & getting to bed at 2 am last night didnt help either. :P

Monday March 8
CLX Burn Circuit 1
no cardio

Tuesday March 7th
walked 5 min 3mph
10 min ran 4mph
10 min walked 3mph
10 min ran 4mph
10 min walked 3mph
CLX rest day

Wednesday March 8
Off day

Thursday march 9
CLX burn circuit 2

Friday March 10
15 min  walk 3mph
10 min run 4mph
10 min walk 3
15 min run 4
10 min walk 3
CLX Burn Intervals

Sat. March 12
Burn Circuit 3
Ran around the pond @ park w the kids :p

Sunday march 13
yoga  or rest & recharge dvd

A Great quote!

This thought/quote really motivated me in my fitness journey last week.. I found it while perusing FB on my phone so i took a screenshot. Its by Ashley M., a very beautiful person & fitness trainer. I just admire her SOO much. I couldnt get it out of my mind today as i did my cardio.

"I live life out day by day. Not week by week, month by month or year by year. I dont know what's in store for me tomorrow so i make the best of what i have in front of me. Its less draining mentally if u take life in by the day. Living for the future is great, but it takes singularity of each day to move you toward your future. Live for the NOW".

She is so right..I've finally learned this for myself & realize that this was a huge emotional challenge for me.."Concentrate on the task instead of fearing the task". Especially when your muscles are shaking & you want nothing more than for those last seconds to fly. LOL :)

Burn Phase Week 1

This is what i have accomplished so far.. I am doing Chalean Extreme for strength training & running on the treadmill or Turbojam for cardio. I started on Friday Feb 25th. I took pics & measurements too.. My beginning weight is 170 & my target goal weight is about 130 or so. My goal is to lose body fat & gain muscle. I'll look up what my BMI is & post my measurements. My biggest complaint is my mommy pouch & I want to evict that & have some great strong abs. Already my core is getting stronger, I seem to auto correct my posture just from doing the core tuck signature move on TurboJam. :)

So these are my exercise notes so far for Burn Phase week 1..

Friday Feb. 25
20 minute TurboJam
ran 15 minutes 4mp
walked 15 min 3mph

Saturday Feb 26th
20 minute TJ
(sounds confusing, but this is how i started off)lol
walked 3 min 3mph
ran 3 min 4mph
walked 3 min 3mph
ran 9 min 4mph
walked 10 min 3mph

Sunday Feb 27th
Rest

Monday Feb 28th
Sarted CLX (Chaleane Extreme)
Burn Circuit 1
20 min TJ

Tuesday March 1
CLX rest day
walked 3 mph 10 min
ran 25 min 4mph
walked 5 min 3mph

Wednesday March 2
walked 9 min 3mph
2 miles 4mph 30 min
walked 5 min 3 mph
CLX burn circuit 2

Thursday march 3rd
rest day, i was so sore


Friday March 4th
CLX Burn Intervals
no cardio

Saturday March 5th
CLX BC3
walked 3mph 35 min
ran 25 min 4mph

Sunday
CLX "Burn it off"! cd

That was my first week. So i am building momentum & i dont want to slow down! so tomorrow Im going to work on running for 30 min or more. I think i have to loosen my toe shoes velcro bc my foot was going numb at the end of the run.. So annoying. I read that hands & feet swell during a run anyway. I also need to work on setting a good time to work out when i dont have two little ones jumping on the sofa or asking for things. Hopefully I'll have my rhythm down soon! :p

Finally loving myself

I'm a horrible finisher.. :(( Its a terrible habit that i'm trying to change.. This is about change & commitment to change. For good.. I have never been much of a blogger either..I never thought I'd blog but after jumping back on the fitness wagon, a blog dedicated to just that part of me seemed like an awesome idea to document all my thoughts & progress.. I actually really love this idea & look forward to it everyday as i see my body changing..
The past 10 or so years have been the most challenging for me as far as weight & focus on health.. Or lack of..I was never an overweight person.. All my life i was a rail thin lady. I was size 3/4 jeans when i married my DH. I was 139lbs after the birth of my third baby in 1997. I was 26. At this point in our lives, the issue of weight had never even crossed my mind.. It was never an issue for me. My DH was a soldier in the army & he kept fit for the most part doing PT every morning, of which always drove my initiative to keep our lifestyle healthy for him. And consquently for me too.
It wasnt till my husband left the military in 2000 and our third child was in Pre K that our relativley healthy lifestyle turned for the worst .. :( To make matters worse, I was diagnosed with hypothyroidism. I was put on replacement meds, but i took for granted that they worked & that my metabolism wouldnt change much..
I was 140 (5' 4") then & pretty content with my weight. (although i did notice 1 small back roll that i wasnt happy with).. But it wasnt till we moved off post for the last time & bought our house that attitudes about staying healthy went completely south. I took my health for granted; not realizing diet was especially important for me because certain foods i was consuming actually surpressed my thyroid function..I didnt realize this till fairly recently. Sometimes I look back at pics & see how thin i was when DH was in the army.. we both had small waistlines. His PT results kept mine in check. In our new house our family expanded by 2 more beautiful babies & thus so did our waistlines lol..
But i reflect on that time in our young lives that even though we were thinner, we probably were not necesarily ideally healthy. I have realized now that what i eat, how much, and preparation of (some raw veggies & some fruits can cause goiters in the thyroid) Are just as important as my daily workout activity. weights are an absolute neccesity for me..One of the side effects of my meds is muscle loss.. That scares me enough to get my act together to avoid other problems later in life..The health of our bodies is so very important! The invincibility of youth fades with age!
Around October 18, 2008, at 40 years old, my Dh was diagnosed with Type 2 Diabetes. We worked together to lose weight & get healthy but i am realizing now that to really love myself, this is a journey that i have to do on my own..It was by biggest mental challenge. And a huge emotional one. I wanted to lose weight badly but i failed at doing it on my own..Since my husband's diagnosis, i have lost and gained 25 pounds TWICE in a row. That kills me every time i think about it..This is my blog about fixing what i did to myself the better part of 10 years. I am 39 and in 8.5 months I will be 40..Its about time i finally love myself enough to take care of me. I have only one me, and my kids have only one mom..I love you, me!! lol..