Get Fit

Today had its ups and downs health wise. I ate a good healthy breakfast and lunch and even met my friend to go take a 2 mile walk around a local park, though I have to admit we did more talking than actual exercise. After that I met up with a couple of other friends which is where things kinda went downhill. I went to get sushi for an early dinner and had 3 chicken tempura rolls, not terrible but not great either. Then we all met up with another friend who hadn’t eaten and he wanted to go to Burger King so I ended up getting a small fry. And then we were all bored so we drove to Sonic and I got a strawberry real fruit slush, but I only ended up drinking half of it. All in all, it wasn’t a terrible day, especially when I compare it to how I used to eat only 3 months ago before I started my fitness journey, but it’s still definitely not a day I’m proud of either. I am really happy that I finished my day off pretty strong though. I was having a great time hanging out with my friends and really didn’t want to come home to workout, but I left them and came home and did the 30 Day Shred. It would’ve been easier and a lot more enjoyable to say that I could just skip a day of exercise and enjoy time with my friends, which I rarely get the opportunity to do anymore. But I opted for the less fun option and now I’m glad I did. I would’ve felt way worse about not eating well if I had skipped my workout too. Now my health is my top priority and my decisions need to reflect that.

I started Jillian Michaels’ 30 Day Shred today with my mom. My sister started the program yesterday so we pretty much have the whole family doing it. The 30 DS consists of 3 different levels. You do level 1 for 10 days, level 2 for 10 days, and level 3 for the last 10. Level 1 went by SO quickly!! It has 3 different circuits each of which you do 2 minutes of strength, 2 minutes of cardio, and 1 minute of abs for. So it really only takes about 20 minutes of your time. I worked up a decent sweat which I was impressed by for how short it is. It felt easy compared to Insanity but Insanity is very high cardio and is triple the length of the 30 DS so of course it would be more intense. I really like the 30 DS so far though and it’s great because I’m still not so burned out that I can’t do anything else in conjunction with it. When I was doing Insanity if I went to the gym on top of it, I was pretty much dead the next day. I feel like I can do the 30 DS and go to the gym or run on the treadmill afterwards, still get a great workout, and feel good by the end of it. Here’s to the next 29 days with Jillian!

Today I’m going to start the 30 Day Shred with my mom! I’m pretty excited to introduce a new workout routine into my life instead of Insanity. I feel like it should be a welcome change even though my sister who started the 30DS yesterday said it was “no joke.” But I don’t want it to be easy anyway, so that’s not an issue. I’m just ready for this next fitness chapter in my life. I also want to start running. I’ve never run in a race in my life, and I’d love to just be able to say “I did that.” Especially since I’ve always pretty much hated running. I think I’ll shoot for running a 5k to start and who knows where I could go from there. But for now, I think a 5k is a good goal. Seeing as before I started Insanity I couldn’t even run 1 mile, I would feel really accomplished being able to run 3.1 miles. I also want to hit the gym more to lift weights. I’ve discovered that I really like lifting and being able to push myself to get one more rep in, or up the weight even 5 pounds, it’s a great challenge for myself to improve. There’s just so many fitness things I want to do now that I never would’ve had the motivation to even attempt before Insanity! Forever indebted to Shaun T.

I AM SO HAPPY. Which is saying a lot between things not really going my way lately, with getting my iphone stolen after having it only a week & then finding out I need to pay $169 to replace it even though I have insurance and they can’t even give me the same color iphone as I originally had! Grrrr. Still upset about it. BUT the fact that I finish Insanity tomorrow makes everything a little bit better. I did Max Cardio Conditioning and Cardio Abs today which means I’m done with all of the real Insanity workouts. Tomorrow I just have the fit test which I’m kinda looking forward to and kinda dreading since I am SO sore from my lifting session at the gym with my dad yesterday. I just really want my numbers to improve from the last time I did the fit test which was May 28th.

Side Note: I took my “after” picture for Insanity today and compared it to my first day and I can definitely see a difference in my body! I’m so excited to share it with you all, but you’ll have to wait until tomorrow when it’s my official last day of Insanity.

1 more day. BRING. IT. ON.

I’d be lying if I said Insanity wasn’t without its struggles, and temptation didn’t win out sometimes. Yesterday I was completely set on doing Insanity but my sister and her friend came down to our new house my family just bought down the shore, and my friend visited so instead of doing my workout, I said, “ehhh, what’s one more day.” We went down to the boardwalk and my brand new iphone I got a week ago got stolen. I was, and still am so upset. Worst part is that we even saw who did it but the guy denied it, as he walked away with his 2 year old son. Talk about setting a good example. Luckily, I have insurance on my phone so I should be getting a new one within a few days, but just knowing that this guy has my personal phone with all of my personal contacts, information, and pictures, is a really bad feeling.

Anywho, back to fitness, well that one day turned into two. Early this morning my mom and I went to her friends house in LBI that she was renting for the week. And we just got home about an hour ago so we were there pretty much all day. Which meant zero time to exercise and lots of bad eating and drinking. I’m a notorious non-drinker, but every once in a while I go a little crazy and this was one of those times. I had about 6 or 7 really sugary high calorie cocktails, plus tons of food including dessert. I REALLY splurged today and now I feel awful because of it. It’s crazy how only a day or two of not eating right and not exercising can affect my mood so much. I’m so much happier when I’m eating healthy and working out. Time to get back on track tomorrow, drink a ton of water, do Insanity which I only have 3 days left of, and hit the gym. I will not let these past 2 days define my fitness goals.

I now officially have only 4 days left of Insanity!!! However, today did not come without its struggles. I babysat for 11 hours and I apparently overestimated my athletic ability and coordination because I got hurt…playing wiffle ball. It’s not something I’m proud of. I was running after a ball and tripped/dove and pretty much just wiped out. I swore for a solid second that I had dislocated my hip. Luckily, I’m in one piece, but I was and still am in a lot of pain.

When I was a senior in high school I had a collision with one of my teammates in a softball game and ended up tearing 3 different muscles in my leg, which required a knee brace and crutches, and this feels pretty much exactly the same as that. I only had the Insanity Max Recovery video today so I decided to push through and do it and even though the exercises were mostly upper body and not high impact today, it still really hurt. But I only have 4 days left and I refuse to go see a doctor now because I know that they’re just going to tell me I need to stop and I don’t want to have come so far and then stop 4 days shy of finishing this program. Tomorrow is a pretty high impact leg day so hopefully I can push through it. I’m sure I’ll probably make my injury even worse but hey, I can always see a doctor after my 4 days are up, right? Yea, this probably isn’t my best idea.

Guys!!! I’m so close I can taste it!! Only 5 more days of Insanity left, now that’s what I call INSANE! Today I did the Max Interval Circuit which I’m super proud of for a few reasons. Today I just didn’t have a good day. I babysat for nearly 9 hours for 3 kids who just didn’t respect me. The 10 year old boy even smacked my ass…twice. And I’ll be babysitting them once or twice a week for the rest of the summer, so I’ll definitely be teaching the kids a thing or two about respect or we’re going to have a problem. Especially since I’ll be babysitting them again tomorrow for nearly 12 hours.

Anywho, I felt like nothing was going right today and I would’ve loved nothing more than to say, “ya know what, I had a rough day, I’ll just prolong Insanity by one day,” but I didn’t do that. Instead I said, “nothing has gone right today, I refuse to let my exercise be another thing that goes wrong.” I pushed myself through my least favorite Insanity workout and I felt great after I finished. Especially knowing that it was the last time I had to do the Max Interval Circuit for the rest of Insanity!! My body is so exhausted since I haven’t taken an off or recovery day in a week, and my ankles are definitely feeling the effects of such strenuous impact filled workouts with little rest. So tomorrow, I’m going to do the Max Recovery video, which isn’t a huge break, but at least it’s something. 58 days down, 5 to go! 

Today I had a great Insanity workout! Max Cardio Conditioning still pretty much sucks but I’ve gotten SO much better at it and all of the month 2 Insanity workouts now so it doesn’t seem so bad. I really love Cardio Abs though. I love the instant ab burn that I get since I typically don’t feel the ab burn with the other Insanity videos. And it’s only 15 minutes so it goes by really quickly which is another huge plus!

I only have 6 more days of Insanity left now!!! I’ve been changing around the schedule a lot lately, but I always do all the videos and days that I’m supposed to, just in a slightly different order. Last week I was too busy to do Insanity on what was supposed to be Max Recovery, so instead I made that my off day and then skipped my actual off day. I still haven’t made up the Max Recovery video yet though so I keep waiting until one day when I don’t have much time or am too drained to do one of the more intense videos. But it will get done! This last week of Insanity is pretty jam packed and intense so I’m sure I’ll be super happy to do the Recovery video soon! 6 more days, I can do this.