Day 235

Holy wow! That was a great workout! Today is the first day of Cize, another Shaun T Beachbody workout and I did Crazy 8s. It lasted for 30 mins and had like a 3 min cooldown at the end. It was a lot of fun! It was a really good workout! I am sweating, I'm bright red, I was definitely working it. I feel like I have a ton of energy right now and like I got a good workout this morning.  My average heart rate was at 151 in my high was at 168. It's a very dance workout video, like 1 step up from Rockin' Body. I'm so glad to be doing this. I hope I enjoy the rest as much as I enjoyed today.

As far as Rockin' Body, here are my accomplishments...

I lost 8.6 lbs, lost 2.5 inches off my hips, almost an inch off my belly, 1 inch off chest, a 1/2 an inch off my right arm, nothing off my left arm, and I gained 1 inch on my right thigh and gained 1/4 inch on my left.

My clothes don't feel different yet, but I think that will take some time. I think most noticeably for me  are my feet! They have gotten a lot thinner (they were wide) bc they slosh around in my my shoes now. They are so big! Lol.

For last couple months I haven't  been posting my measurements (zero motivation due to lack of change on the scale/measurements idid take) but I took my measurements at the beginning of this month right before I did Rockin body,  so if there's any differences at the end of August I will post those as well.

Not bad. Not bad at all :)

One day at a time. One choice at a time.

I can do all things in Christ who gives me strength.

Day 229

I just finished 45 minutes of Shaun T's dance party from Beachbody's The Rockin' Body series.

I'm feeling pretty motivated as I had a "pep talk," a virtual pep talk with somebody that I follow on Facebook (Stephanie Kathmann Fitness) . She's super fit and she's a Beachbody Coach and fitness trainer and she is very inspiring to me. What she had to say this morning was exactly what I needed to hear. It's hard to swallow but I needed to hear it.

Basically she just said that if you're not working hard like, it's not uncomfortable for you and you are not feeling sore, you are not discouraged because of how tough it is (exercise) then you're not doing it right. She said she didn't get to where she is by just being comfortable with what she's doing. She talked about a few exercise videos that she had done where she felt discouraged and she was pissed off because they were super hard for her (having to stop every couple minutes bc it was so intense), and she's pretty fit so she was wondering who on earth was able to complete that video bc "she would like to meet this person." Well, she stuck to it and she pushed through it and finished, only to come back to it again later, and she was able to complete the whole thing. So she ended up being the person she wanted to meet.

It was a very motivational vlog post, so i took it to heart today and over exaggerated my moves and worked hard.  I want this.  Im not gonna let myself get in the way of my weight loss goals. I have a lot of excuses and they just keep me in my comfort zone. I'm able to accomplish goals,  but there is no wow factor involved. I want my future self to be wowed by my journey and accomplishments.

Anyway, I'm gonna try to link the video here so that anyone out there needing to hear it, the way i did, can. :)

One day at a time. One choice at a time. I can do all things in Christ who gives me strength.

Day 227 + 228

Yesterday after work I did my kickbacks on each of the stairs. I got home later than I expected and I was not motivated at all to turn on rockin' body. It was considered a rest day on the program anyway comma so there wasn't anything for me to schedule to do.

This morning I got up and continue with the Rockin body program. Today was Party Express and Hard-core abs and I think it was 38 minutes total. I felt really sluggish but at the same time it seems like it's getting a lot easier for me. My heart rate maintain most the time in the 120's which confirms that yeah, maybe it is getting easier, which is good but also sucks because I'm burning less calories!

I purchased another Beachbody video on ebay by the same dude that does Rockin Body, Shaun T, called Cize, I just found out that the auction was "compromised by a third party" and so there is no video although i paid and they are going to give me a refund. Boo. I was looking forward to that. I'll find it again with a good price.

Off to read!

One day at a. One choice at a time.

I can do all things in Christ who gives me strength.

Day 219 +220

I'm so proud of myself! I woke up early both yesterday and today to get exercise done before work and I did it. Yesterday I did Rock It Out (?) and today I did Booty Time time. Yesterday was 45 minutes and today was 30 minutes. Off to work!

One day at a time. Once we set a time.

I can do all things in Christ who gives me strength.

Day 217 + 218

I'm really surprised that I spaced blogging yesterday. I think I'm more surprised that I didn't even think about it LOL. I stuck with The Rockin' Body plan and did Party Express and disco Groove. It's a total of 63 minutes.

Today I did  Shaun T's Dance Party (45 mins). While I was doing it, I remembered saying that it was fun. I thought to myself, "wth this is not fun," but then I got to the fun part.  I would say it's about the second half of the video  and for some strange reason  you catch a second wind. And then it's just fun. LOL. It's getting to that part that sucks.

So the schedule for this workout series has you exercising 6 days a week and then resting on Sunday. But because I am exercising 365 days, I decided to break up Saturday's workout (I'm scheduled to do two) and do the second part on Sunday. Oye. I'm going to have to wake up super early because this video segment is 45 minutes (the 2nd is 30!) and I have to start getting ready for work no later 6 a.m. to leave @ 6:30.oye. Oye oye.

Off to bed. This is definitely going to be a test. But I know I can do it. oye. I've been so on track this week, and do good, that i don't want to blow it.

One day at a time. One choice at a time.

I can do all things in Christ who gives me strength.

Day 206 + 207

Last night after work i was still pretty sore from the lunges the night before so I tried to even out the leg soreness (does this only sound crazy to me??lol). I did 3 sets of 15 vertical leg abductors.

Two weeks ago a friend from work and I were chatting about how much we both love exercise videos that are dancy/cheesy fun and games like Dance Dance Revolution and  she told me to try something called Rockin' Body. I found it on ebay for $20 and didn't realize it was beachbody until i had them in my grubby little hands.

I started it this morning despite my sore legs. It even came with a calendar and all the paperwork so I don't even have to use my brain! Lol.

This morning's workout was called Mark, Move & Groove. It was only 15 minutes long and I have to say I was sweating after it. That's exactly what my friend at work said happens with her! Nice to know that I'm on the right page this time LOL.

Alright going to go dye my roots. I'm thinking I might get on the elliptical while I let it process so I'll update this if I do.

One day at a time. When do I see the time.

I can do all things in Christ who gives me strength.

REMINDER: WOWY WORKOUT TODAY!: March 7th at 11AM ET/8AM PT!

I don't usually post things if my workout isn't included, but I feel this is important! Today is a "national workout day," if you will, so don't forget about exercising in the WOWY (virtual) gym with me, this morning in about 1/2 an hr (it's team beachbody)! We are trying to break the record of the most people working out in the WOWY gym at one time (a national gym day if you will). You just log into WOWY and then go do your workout, then come back and tell it when you are done. Super easy!

THIS IS FREE!!! If you register, they will not send you junk mail!

My user name is heynowbnice, so you can see me in the gym! :)

Go to wowy.com (it's Team Beachbody and FREE). Register, select WOWY from the menu on the left, and at 8am or before that (so that you are in WOWY at 8am) click "Start your workout" on the right, kind of at the top where it says "the million dollar body game." This brings you to the live gym, so you an see all of the people working out with you at the same time (hence virtual gym).
Select your workout, if you aren't doing something beachbody, like doing your own video, or lifting weights at your home or gym, or going for a walk, select what applies to you and follow the prompts.

You can select "other" and put in the minutes that you are doing it.

Please let me know if you need help!

Let's do this!

It'll be fun!

IT'S FREE (with no junk mail...I am in WOWY everyday and no junk mail yet!)

WE CAN DO THIS! WE ARE STARS

Day 54 (day 5 / week 8)

I'm so excited! First let me get the boring stuff out of the way:

Today I did Jillian Michaels' 30 day Shred, and I really enjoyed it. Of course, I went out to the mailbox to see if my Turbo Jam video was here yet lol (nada). There were a lot of jumping jacks, and I was fine *shrugs.* She annoys me a little bit, but when I say I want to workout, this is what I want to do. This kind of intensity and movement, is what I love. It gives me the same kind of vibe that the Beachbody videos do.

Speaking of Beachbody (here comes the exciting stuff!!), the owner of Beachbody, Carl Daikeler, commented on my blog yesterday (how exciting!!)! I have mentioned a few times, that I go to team beachbody and workout with other live people on WOWY. I mentioned that a guy that I don't know (DaleBramall) keeps sending me workout invites that I have been going to on a regular basis. Well Carl Daikeler is trying to break the record for the most people working out together, on WOWY at one time (currently 522 people, 11:40 ET, 5/5/07), and has set a date! You don't have to be doing beachbody workouts to do this. You can be a walker, or run on the treadmill, or do yoga, strength training, stretch or whatever you want! There is an option for all of these and for "other" if you don't know what to select, and you just fill in the time you workout (it prompts you to do everything and it's FREE).

If all of you guys could join me, I would be honored and excited (did I mention that it's FREE??)!

Here is the message Carl left (so exciting):

You might consider the Ten Minute Trainer for squeezing in a routine, especially when you're dealing with a kid's schedule!

But it seems like you've got a solid plan no matter what.

Now, is it possible you could also join us March 7th for a massive online workout, and help get the word out? I want to get people like you to the Beachbody WOWY Gym (www.wowy.com) to break the record of people working out at the same time, Saturday March 7th at 11AM ET/8AM PT.

It would be great if you can make it and bring some people with you!

Carl Daikeler
Beachbody

www.end-the-trend.com

So all you guys have to do is register with WOWY (www.wowy.com) and click "sign up now." It's free, and they wont sell your address', send you any junk mail or emails. You don't need a coach (they will assign you one), and I believe once you sign up, it takes you to milliondollarbody.com.

Find WOWY (on the right blue banner), and on Saturday March 7th at 11AM ET/8AM PT, click on "Start workout now" and follow the prompts. I suggest just playing around with it, so that when the actual date comes, you aren't flustered and don't know what to do, or where to go. I will also post reminders :).

This will be so much fun! I'm so excited! He included a link to become a coach, but I cant afford the $40 start up fee and additional $14. I just like working out with them. I also hate pushing products. I don't want this blog to become about that. Maybe someday *shrugs.*

If you have any questions, please feel free to ask me in the comments, or send me an email.

I'm so excited about this!

We can do this! We are STARS!