Week 4 Begins

This is an "easy" week. Got up at 5:15 to do an hour and a half of yoga; not easy to me!! I've been doing really well on all of the workouts and eating right. I think that after this next weekend that I need to tone down my cheat days a little bit. Of course, I'm going to wait until after Easter lunch and candy!!! I cannot wait to eat some jelly beans! Yummy!! And banana pudding and mac & cheese and brownies and Reese's eggs and shrimp and rolls and queso and ice cream and oh my goodness I'm going to gain 10 pounds this Saturday!! Mmmm...

So, tell me...Do you still get an Easter basket?

Day 22 done, 74 to Disney!

Day 16...Doing Good

Still going strong. In the first two weeks I lost 2.6 pounds. The goal is 10.4 more. I'm on the way!! Still sore after every workout, but that's ok cause it feels good. I wore two pair of pants on Sunday and both of them could be pulled off without unbuttoning. Yay!!

Thanks for reading.

Day 16 done, 80 to Disney...

Day 12...Legs, Legs, Legs

Workouts were all great today. I actually felt refreshed by the time I got around to the Legs & Back, so I was able to go all out. Completed all of Ab Ripper, as well...nice. I know I'll be sore tomorrow, but that's ok. It means I worked hard.

Eating was a little tougher today, even though I did great. I have eaten out most Fridays in the recent past, and I had to fix my schedule so that I didn't do that. It worked out, I ate within my range and I'm not hungry.

Here's a little bonus Natalie story for you that her teacher told me yesterday. Mrs. Wilkins takes each child and individually gives them a math "test" to assess where they are. The subject was subtraction. Mrs. Wilkins told Natalie, "Suppose you have 11 Tootsie Rolls and I take one of them. How many would you have left?" Well, Natalie stared at her for a little while and then she said, "You shouldn't take my Tootsie Rolls!" Needless to say, Mrs. Wilkins had to hide her face to keep from showing Natalie that she was laughing. She had to change the question to "Suppose you have 11 Tootsie Rolls and you give me one of them. How many would you have left?" Natalie was able to answer that correctly!!

Thanks for reading!!

Day 12 done, 84 to Disney

Day 11...Yoga Yuck

Oh, man, I hate yoga. It seriously kicks my butt. I could do plyometric training and weight training all day long, but when it comes to yoga I am hurting less than an hour later. Ughh! I'm gonna stick with it for at least a few more weeks, though.

Yesterday was good. I did Pump in the morning, Shoulders & Arms in the afternoon and Combat in the evening. I'm going to try not to spread it out like that anymore; I think it hurts more that way. Eating went well, too.

Today was my cheat day. Chuck E. Cheese had us come out and support Natalie's school, so I had some yummy pizza and root beer. Taco Bueno was a good lunch, too. :-) Only negative is that now I have to eat my calories until next weekend when I'll plan another cheat day for either Friday or Saturday. Yikes!

Looking forward to tomorrow. I just said that I didn't want to spread it out anymore, but that's exactly what I'll be doing tomorrow. 8:30 Pump, Noon Pump and then Legs & Back with Chris after we get the kids to bed. Can't wait!!

Day 11 done, 85 to Disney!

Day 9...Plyo Night

I love, love, love this workout! What I don't love is spending 25 minutes trying to do the seven minute warm-up while I'm trying to get Austin to go to bed. He decided that bedtime would be the perfect time to start using the potty, every 3 minutes. Arghhh!!! I almost quit the workout, but then luckily Chris got home and took over the potty duties.

So, anyway, I did BodyCombat this morning and then Plyometrics tonight. Still eating well, too. My biggest problem so far is scheduling all of the workouts; especially since I'm also trying to find a time to learn the new Pump and Combat choreography.

Until next time...

Day 9 done, 87 to Disney

Weekend Update & Day 8

...blueberry muffins, Chick-fil-a (with shake), Mr. Chopsticks, Starbucks...enough said!

No really, I survived the weekend without cheating any more than I planned. Wow! That was seriously tough for me. My parents tend to bring out the desire in me to eat horribly. I did eat horribly on Saturday, but that was the plan, so all is good. The Stretch "workout" on Sunday was great; just what was needed.

So Mondays are going to be really tough. I had to make a choice between staying up really late to watch Dancing With The Stars and taking two showers or getting up at the ungodly time of 5:30am. I chose the latter and have been really tired. I'm also already sore, but it wasn't as bad as I expected. I wasn't sure if I would be able to stick to my normal weights in my Pump classes, but I was able to without too much extra effort. So another successful day.

I'm feeling really good about this. I know I'm only one week in, but I think I can do it and I also think I'm going to see the results I want.

Day 8 done, 88 to Disney & 89 to Cinderella's Royal Table! Woohoo!!!

Day 5...I Need Your Ideas

I defeated the Reverse Bicycles! Yay! Next step in Ab Ripper is to complete the bonus round of the Mason Twist. Then I'll work on perfecting each move.

I cannot believe how sore Yoga made me. Usually it takes longer for soreness to set in, but I woke up sore this morning. My hips, shoulders, hamstrings, wow!

I'm gonna be good tonight. My parents will get here around 8, but I will be strong and not get any extra snacks. I can do it! I must do it! I will do it!! Tomorrow will be another story and I am ready to cheat!!

So, now for the reason I need your ideas. Legs & Back was great, but after two Pump classes this morning it kicked my butt. I know I will be SO sore tomorrow. My question is: Do you have any ideas for how I should go about using the restroom tomorrow? Guys have it so easy! I can already imagine the pain I'm going to feel every time. Maybe I just shouldn't drink anything tomorrow. ;) What do you think?? Any ideas?

Day 5 Done, 91 to Disney