I dropped below 168! I have to admit- it wasn't without a bit of a battle. I'm also not that far below 168- I'm at 167.8- but I feel like I broke through another barrier by beating 168. The battle in this case would be finding the time to exercise since I have been working for the past three weeks.
Guilty admission: my weight had crept up past 170 again.
One morning, my son woke up extremely early- the 5 a.m. hour. Once I gave him some milk to soothe his teething- I opted to stay up and put in my Jillian Michael's workout dvd. I had been meaning to wake up early and get a workout in for about a week before this happened. I guess my son knew I wanted to improve my health too. It was exactly the kick in the bud I needed. I struggled through about 20 minutes of the video but kept pushing myself to do more. 20 minutes is the warm up and two circuits. I was exhausted afterwards- but it's worth it. Knowing I'm getting healthier and will look and feel better about myself and have the physical ability to run after my son soon- it makes it all worth it.
I'm also stubborn and don't want to buy a whole new wardrobe in size 14- especially since I have a lot of things I like that are a size 8.
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Friday, October 2, 2009
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
Journal entries post Jillian Michael's workout
The first day I put in my Jillian Michael's workout DVD "Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism" I started writing down my post-work out thoughts and progress in the same journal I track my weight (loss) in. So- now that I have a few minutes sans baby- here are my deepest darkest and maybe funny thoughts... I don't know I don't remember what I wrote. I guess that's a big part of why it's important to journal and keep track of where you've been and where you're going- I know I lose track otherwise.
day 1: April 11, 2009
Got through first two circuits of Jillian's DVD. = 7 minutes each or 15 minutes total. Burned over 300 calories (says my watch).
I took a before photo and didn't like what I saw. I do not want to be ok with my self at 5' 2.5 inches and 175+ lbs! I still can't see myself 'settling' with my current body weight. During the work out I stick with the beginner version- no extra hops or anything like that. My heart was racing! I used my watch to check my heart rate- 188 bpm.
April 17, 2009
Did not work out 5/7 days as video suggests. This was only my 3rd or fourth day with the video but it still made a difference! I havfe more energy to go day-to-day than usual. Nancy Renner (even) said she could see a difference. if I can lose (up to) the maz of 5 lbs per week on this "simple" video I'd be down to 156 lbs or so- just a few lbs more than when I met Randy. That would be great. This workout is demanding but fun and definitely gets my heart rate up! I can't wait to feel bikini ready! Which is in about 1 1/2 months. Can I do it? I think so. I also think that once I'm happier with my physical appearance it will have a "trickle" effect into my emotional well-being and self-confidence. I really want to feel less insecure with myself and am tired of worrying about feeling "good enough" or worthy- in more than one arena of life- family, work, friendships.
Today, I completed the warm up, 1st circuit, 2nd circuit with intermediate moves most of the time and forced myself to be uncomfortable and do the 3rd circuit.
Hopefully I will start to see my average daily weight decrease as well.
April 18, 2009
30 minutes of JM's video 236 calories burned (per watch) got through circuit 4, on circuit 2 stuck with basic moves- no added hops.
April 19, 2009
JM dvd- 42 minutes, 580 calories
42 minutes includes warm up and cool down. I believe I completed 5 circuits but I'm not sure. Did almost all intermediate moves in 2nd circuit.
April 21, 2009
JM DVD for 30 minutnes
May 1st, 2009
18 minutes of JM's workout and warm up (didn't wear watch during warm up ) 344 calories burned. A week?! since I've done my workout? Very very bad! Only made it through Circuit 3 ("old school" calastenics). I've watched my weight slowly creep up since my post baby low of 174.4 lbs (on April 24th). Felt like I would fall over during the 180 (degree) jumps at end of circuit 2.
May 4th, 2009
Completed 36:03 minutes of the JM dvd for 712 calories burned! WOW! Re-incorporated some intermediate moves in circuit two (not the hops in the burpies!) and again felt like I would fall over during the 180 jumps. Jumping jacks, butt kicks and high knees are all getting easier in circuit 3. Since I took the weekend off I will have to do my JM workout everyday during the week. I should be able to do it- I just need to make sure I do it while Teagan is taking his nap- which has worked the other days perfectly.
*****
So there you have it- my journal entries from the first 3 weeks of JM's dvd. I got stickers from Target so I can keep track on my calandar as far as which days I worked out so I have an easy visual aide to go by on my calandar. It has proved to be very helpful so far. I went from three workouts per week to five no problem and it helps me plan what days I will complete the workout too.
day 1: April 11, 2009
Got through first two circuits of Jillian's DVD. = 7 minutes each or 15 minutes total. Burned over 300 calories (says my watch).
I took a before photo and didn't like what I saw. I do not want to be ok with my self at 5' 2.5 inches and 175+ lbs! I still can't see myself 'settling' with my current body weight. During the work out I stick with the beginner version- no extra hops or anything like that. My heart was racing! I used my watch to check my heart rate- 188 bpm.
April 17, 2009
Did not work out 5/7 days as video suggests. This was only my 3rd or fourth day with the video but it still made a difference! I havfe more energy to go day-to-day than usual. Nancy Renner (even) said she could see a difference. if I can lose (up to) the maz of 5 lbs per week on this "simple" video I'd be down to 156 lbs or so- just a few lbs more than when I met Randy. That would be great. This workout is demanding but fun and definitely gets my heart rate up! I can't wait to feel bikini ready! Which is in about 1 1/2 months. Can I do it? I think so. I also think that once I'm happier with my physical appearance it will have a "trickle" effect into my emotional well-being and self-confidence. I really want to feel less insecure with myself and am tired of worrying about feeling "good enough" or worthy- in more than one arena of life- family, work, friendships.
Today, I completed the warm up, 1st circuit, 2nd circuit with intermediate moves most of the time and forced myself to be uncomfortable and do the 3rd circuit.
Hopefully I will start to see my average daily weight decrease as well.
April 18, 2009
30 minutes of JM's video 236 calories burned (per watch) got through circuit 4, on circuit 2 stuck with basic moves- no added hops.
April 19, 2009
JM dvd- 42 minutes, 580 calories
42 minutes includes warm up and cool down. I believe I completed 5 circuits but I'm not sure. Did almost all intermediate moves in 2nd circuit.
April 21, 2009
JM DVD for 30 minutnes
May 1st, 2009
18 minutes of JM's workout and warm up (didn't wear watch during warm up ) 344 calories burned. A week?! since I've done my workout? Very very bad! Only made it through Circuit 3 ("old school" calastenics). I've watched my weight slowly creep up since my post baby low of 174.4 lbs (on April 24th). Felt like I would fall over during the 180 (degree) jumps at end of circuit 2.
May 4th, 2009
Completed 36:03 minutes of the JM dvd for 712 calories burned! WOW! Re-incorporated some intermediate moves in circuit two (not the hops in the burpies!) and again felt like I would fall over during the 180 jumps. Jumping jacks, butt kicks and high knees are all getting easier in circuit 3. Since I took the weekend off I will have to do my JM workout everyday during the week. I should be able to do it- I just need to make sure I do it while Teagan is taking his nap- which has worked the other days perfectly.
*****
So there you have it- my journal entries from the first 3 weeks of JM's dvd. I got stickers from Target so I can keep track on my calandar as far as which days I worked out so I have an easy visual aide to go by on my calandar. It has proved to be very helpful so far. I went from three workouts per week to five no problem and it helps me plan what days I will complete the workout too.
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