Yesterday was Day 9. Spent most of the morning laying down, in and out of sleep, again. I am friggin exhausted lately. Went out to eat with Elton and Parker. Chinese. Mmm. But, I held back and didn't go ape shit eating to the point of needing to loosen my pants. I know Chinese food is probably not the best idea for someone that is trying to lose weight. But, I ate less then I usually would, so I felt ok about it. Haha.
Yesterday was also the Pure Cardio routine. Oh my goodness, that routine kills!! I felt like I took more breaks then I did the first time around. Again, been feeling sluggish lately. But, I did power through the entire routine. It is a 20 minute straight, ball breaker of a workout. I would make it about 5 minutes, then break. Then another 5, then break. I felt like I was defeating the purpose of the workout by stopping, but at the same time, doing any of this is better then not doing anything at all. I hope by the end of this month I can at least come close.
That was all I did yesterday. Nothing on the Eliptical. I did go outside and shoot some basketball with Joseph for about an hour. Beat him at the first game of HORSE. Then we played some other game, not sure what it is called or anything, but you play to 21 points, and I beat him at that one. So, the last game of HORSE we played was a winner takes all game, and well, he beat me. (I guess he was letting his old mom win all along.) But it was nice to get outside and hang out with him, even if it was a little less intense then he is used to playing. Haha.
Today is Day 10. Today started out kind of slow. It really takes me a while to get moving in the morning! It's frustrating and I feel completely lazy and useless. But by this afternoon, I was on the move!!!
Today was Plyometric Cardio Circuit again. 45 minutes. The last 2 times, I only made it about half way through. This time I was determined to get beyond that. Even if it meant only doing one or two of the moves, I was pushing through and doing it.
I tend to break this one down in to two halves. The first half is all up on your feet, while the second half is a lot of arm work on the floor. I have only gotten to the point of "thinking" about starting the second half, but never actually push on to do so. Until today.
Like I said, even if I were only to be able to do one or two of the moves, I was at least going to try. And, you know what, I really surprised myself. I still have no upper body strength, so push ups are quite a task for me. But, I tried. I went at my own pace, and I did what I could in the minute or how ever long each move was. I was able to so some "ski push up things" (I can't think of what they are called, but you get into a push up position, with you feet together, and bring your feet up to one side, then back, then the other side, then back.) I really surprised myself with that one. I was beat red and dripping sweat and could barely breath, but I did as many as I could!
The end of the routine is a lot of arm work while standing. Shadow boxing, basically, but really fast paced. I powered though that entire ending! I was so incredibly proud of myself. It was certainly a strange, but wonderful feeling. I did it! Not like the bitches in the video do it, but I did it. I tried my best, pushed though as hard as I could, and I made it to the end. Go me!!
I also did a little arm work with the Eliptical. Man, that was a workout in itself! I only managed to get 6 minutes in before my arms turned into giant spaghetti! But, hey, it was more then not working them at all!
Before the sun went down, I also managed to get in a 2 mile walk. Took me about 40 minutes, which, is insanely slow, even though I felt like I was booking it around town! But, it was still something.
Today was a pretty good day. Let's hope I can move tomorrow!
Yesterday was also the Pure Cardio routine. Oh my goodness, that routine kills!! I felt like I took more breaks then I did the first time around. Again, been feeling sluggish lately. But, I did power through the entire routine. It is a 20 minute straight, ball breaker of a workout. I would make it about 5 minutes, then break. Then another 5, then break. I felt like I was defeating the purpose of the workout by stopping, but at the same time, doing any of this is better then not doing anything at all. I hope by the end of this month I can at least come close.
That was all I did yesterday. Nothing on the Eliptical. I did go outside and shoot some basketball with Joseph for about an hour. Beat him at the first game of HORSE. Then we played some other game, not sure what it is called or anything, but you play to 21 points, and I beat him at that one. So, the last game of HORSE we played was a winner takes all game, and well, he beat me. (I guess he was letting his old mom win all along.) But it was nice to get outside and hang out with him, even if it was a little less intense then he is used to playing. Haha.
Today is Day 10. Today started out kind of slow. It really takes me a while to get moving in the morning! It's frustrating and I feel completely lazy and useless. But by this afternoon, I was on the move!!!
Today was Plyometric Cardio Circuit again. 45 minutes. The last 2 times, I only made it about half way through. This time I was determined to get beyond that. Even if it meant only doing one or two of the moves, I was pushing through and doing it.
I tend to break this one down in to two halves. The first half is all up on your feet, while the second half is a lot of arm work on the floor. I have only gotten to the point of "thinking" about starting the second half, but never actually push on to do so. Until today.
Like I said, even if I were only to be able to do one or two of the moves, I was at least going to try. And, you know what, I really surprised myself. I still have no upper body strength, so push ups are quite a task for me. But, I tried. I went at my own pace, and I did what I could in the minute or how ever long each move was. I was able to so some "ski push up things" (I can't think of what they are called, but you get into a push up position, with you feet together, and bring your feet up to one side, then back, then the other side, then back.) I really surprised myself with that one. I was beat red and dripping sweat and could barely breath, but I did as many as I could!
The end of the routine is a lot of arm work while standing. Shadow boxing, basically, but really fast paced. I powered though that entire ending! I was so incredibly proud of myself. It was certainly a strange, but wonderful feeling. I did it! Not like the bitches in the video do it, but I did it. I tried my best, pushed though as hard as I could, and I made it to the end. Go me!!
I also did a little arm work with the Eliptical. Man, that was a workout in itself! I only managed to get 6 minutes in before my arms turned into giant spaghetti! But, hey, it was more then not working them at all!
Before the sun went down, I also managed to get in a 2 mile walk. Took me about 40 minutes, which, is insanely slow, even though I felt like I was booking it around town! But, it was still something.
Today was a pretty good day. Let's hope I can move tomorrow!
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