I've been doing INSANITY now for 3.5 weeks. Today my alarm went off at 5:30a.m. I pressed snooze but could not go back to sleep. I love having 'my time' even if it is at 5:30 in the morning. I usually give myself 30-45 minutes to wake up before I start exercising. For some reason, today I could not get farther than 30 seconds into the workout! I couldn't even get my feet to lift off of the floor. So I pressed pause and gave into my tiredness and laid on the couch.
My son, Ethan, came downstairs first and gave me a giant hug. I haven't seen very much of him the past couple of days. He and I both don't do well unless we see each other and get to spend time together. Next came Sabrina and Caitlin. I got more hugs and kisses. Sabrina came up on the couch with her stuffed animals/toys: Lotso, Trixie, Dollie, and Buttercup- oh, and Blankie! We all snuggled together for a long time. It felt so good. After about 25 minutes of sleep I was able to get up and get moving.
After taking the kids to school I came home and had my customary bowl of Cheerios! YUM! Sabrina and I put together Ethan's science project- we put seeds in jars to germinate with various acidities of water. Now the rest is up to Ethan.
I was ready to eat lunch at 11:30! Much earlier than normal. I had a piece of provolone cheese rolled in thinly sliced roast beef. That tickled my appetite for a roast beef sandwich! Instead of regular bread I had a thin, whole wheat bun (100 calories) with 5 thin slices of roast beef, one piece of provolone cheese and 1 1/2 tsp of Mayonaise, mustard, 1/2 a tomato and one lettuce leaf. It hit the spot. Because I don't have the exact calorie count for the roast beef I'm guessing that my sandwich had about 350-400 Calories. That makes a total of 600 calories between breakfast and lunch.
I did weigh myself this morning. After a WONDERFUL weekend at the beach with my husband I only gained 2.5 pounds. I weighed in at 172. That's okay. I knew I would put on a little- now I'm back to loosing it and getting back on track.
After lunch I came in and did INSANITY Cardio Power and Resistance. It was a tough workout- not too tough, just tough enough. Today I was able to do all of the Power Jumps in the 1st round. 23 in the 2nd and 13 in the 3rd. I beat my number for the 2nd round by 3 jumps. And I hope to beat my number in the 3rd round by moving up to 15 jumps. During the 2nd set of exercises my tough spot is moving pushups and then moving straight into running floor sprints. I was able to keep up with all of the moving pushups. But I'm trying to hold my form correctly with the floor sprints, and when I do that- it is tough! I made it completely through round 1, through 20 seconds of round 2 and about the same for round 3.
Then I folded laundry and vacuumed the floor...
And THEN.... I went running. My goal was 300 calories. I did that in 3 miles. I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE my Garmin 405 CX. I did my first mile in 9:35, the second at 10:05 (this has the most hills) and I don't know what my third mile was, but I know it was longer. My heart rate was SO high- like 182 bpm high! I had to stop and walk twice. I did make it up the hills. I am going to really have to work in this area of my running. My footfall stays the same but my stride/pace slows down by almost a minute. Today my goal wasn't necessarily to run a specific pace, but to finish the calories and keep an eye on my pace.
I would say that I was successful at my exercise goals. So far I am on track for my eating goals.
4:00 is an hour and a half away. That is the hardest part of the day for me. I'm just going to remember that what I get out of this all depends upon my level of commitment. If I put the effort in- I'll get what I want out.
Best of Luck to all of us!
Mollie
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