Day 50 (day 1 / week 8)

Today I decided that since it's the beginning of a week, to just change my workout now, since the workouts I am choosing to do, are based weekly. I can do this, cause it's my workout :).

I miss Debbie Siebers already lol.

Bob is easy on the eyes and makes me laugh so it's ok. He makes us do jumping jacks though, so we'll see how long and far his good looks carry him ;) (j/k).

Today I did The Biggest Loser Workout, plan #1, and boy am I sweaty! Slim in 6 made the jumping jacks much easier, but have I mentioned yet that I really don't like jumping jacks? I REALLY don't like them at all--but they are much easier (I still don't like them though). lol

I am doing the, "6-week workout plan," which has four pre-set workout plans:

#1
Warm-up
Low intensity cardio
cool down stretch

#2
Warm-up
High intensity cardio
cool down stretch

#3
Warm-up
Strength & sculpt
cool down stretch

#4
Warm-up
Boot camp
cool down stretch


Weeks 1-3, I alternate workouts #1 and #3.

Weeks 4-6, I alternate workouts #2 and #4.

I am excited to move on, but I look forward to going back and doing Slim in 6 when I am in better shape, later on in the year.

I am a little nervous about this video (The Biggest Loser Workout) not because it's hard, but because my son got a hold of the disk at some point (who knows when) and it's pretty badly scratched. I really don't want to have to stop doing this workout because they wont play. So far plan #1 is ok and doesn't skip. Tomorrow I will find out about plan #2. *fingers crossed*. If #2 works, then I wont have to worry about it for 3 weeks :).

Can you believe it's day 50 already? I'm glad time is going by fast for me. I hope it's going by fast for you too, and that you are sticking with this.

We are stars! We can do this!

See you guys tomorrow :)

I can do this. I am a star.
sorry for publishing this more than once. I am a typo queen :D

Day 2

5 min warm up
25 min cardio (moderate intensity)
10 min stretch/cool down
(The Biggest Loser Workout)


I promise every post wont be this long. I just need to work out a system or a format. Systems rock.

So, I put my son down for nap, strapped the puppies down and got ready to exercise. I put my hair in a pony tail, clipped my bangs back and thought, "Uh oh! I didn't make dinner for tonight!" Procrastination is a big hairy beast.

I pulled the chicken out of the fridge to make a crockpot rotisserie-style chicken (I love Stephanie's blog btw, she inspired me to make a new years resolution). I ripped off it's skin, shoved an onion and cracked garlic inside, gave it a spice rub, and tossed it in the crockpot. Ta-da! Dinner is ready! That should be enough exercise for one day, right? I read somewhere that housework can be considered a form of exercise. Ripping skin off of a chicken isn't as easy as it sounds. J/K. It is. With a knife :).


So I'm not sure what else to say, other than I did it. I exercised today. It was as hard as pulling out the The Biggest Loser Workout DVD (#1 in the 6wk workout plan) and popping it into the DVD player. Once it starts, I have to do it. Bob Harper is pychic. He knows what we are thinking, and when we are going to sit down. He's good. I hate him for making me do jumping jacks. He has a pretty face though so he is excused.

I can feel that my muscles have been worked, and my lungs feel clear. I'm sure I will feel it tomorrow. I plan to switch between cardio and strength training everyday. I have Weight-a-Bands and 5 lb hand weights. I will use whatever I have around the house to exercise with, and no equipment other than the DVD player and TV.

When my "training" becomes more advanced or when I feel that I am reaching a plateau, I'll start a log book and will start monitoring my HR with a Polar A3 Heart Rate Monitor (now discontinued, but any kind will work), my RPE's to get a sense of my intensity level. I have an idea of what I weigh, but I am not going to weigh myself, because I don't want that to be a determination of what kind of day I will have--I have been known to change intensities, if I know I am losing weight. My clothes will tell me if I am losing inches. I need to lose close to 100 lbs to get down to a "healthy" weight for my height, but we'll see. I will weigh myself once a month to keep track of weight loss goals, but that's it. If I lose only 10 lbs by day 365, then I am a happy camper--better than gaining, right? More would be better :)

I did it! Day 2 finished!...day 2 of 365... help!

I can do this. I am a star.