Exercise:
P90X cardio (45 minutes)
Eating:
5:30am: 1 cup Crystal's Turkey Chili w/Black Beans
9:30am: Think Thin Chocolate Covered Strawberries Bar
1:15pm: 1 cup Crystal's Turkey Chili w/Black Beans
5:00pm: 1 cup Crystal's Turkey Chili w/Black Beans
8:45pm: 3.5 oz chicken breast, cooked spinach, 2oz Crystal's Sweet Potato Delight
Drinking:
128 oz h2o
16 oz herbal tea sweetened with 1/2 tsp stevia
If you have been reading this blog, you probably realized that I get up at 5am everyday. Well, tomorrow I am sleeping in!
Usually, I get up at 5am to get ready for my 6am workout. However, tomorrow I am excited because I will be starting a new class offered by my gym. This class happens to be offered at 5:30PM instead of in the morning. The class is an all weight lifting class--Just Lift. I am supremely excited about this class because I am so pumped to continue developing my muscles, especially in my arms and shoulders. On Friday I was hanging out with my Mom, and she saw my arms and stated, "Wow, your arms have gotten smaller. There is a noticeable difference." I shrugged it off because I know I have more work to do [I'm still working on accepting compliments :)], but let me tell you, I was looking at my arms the other day and I CAN SEE bicep and tricep definition where all I used to see before was cellulite. So, coupled with my cardio workouts each week, I am going to do Just Lift. In the past, on Mondays, I would do Kettlebell Bootcamp, which combines cardio and weight lifting, but I am going to try Just Lift and see how I feel. If feel like I need more cardio, I will add it back in.
So, that's it for today--short and sweet. As you can see, I ate chili a lot today--probably not the best idea, but I was being lazy and didn't feel like cooking. :( Also, I'm still not quite feeling the Think Thin bars--three more to go. I had Chocolate Covered Strawberry today and could probably get used to that one if I really concentrated...LOL We'll see! :)
I think you'll find you'll still be breathing hard and sweaty (like from cardio) with some heavy lifting. I still like bootcamp-like workouts, but I'm loving learning to lift and lift heavy. I just figured out I can squat 165 the other night and it was such a boost mentally for my fitness. :)
ReplyDeleteAlso - it helps me to be in a gym with other women who are more thin and fit, but they are kicking my butt with how much they can lift. So it reinforces that what I am doing is the right path.
ReplyDeleteWOW!!! 165!! That's awesome! Just Lift was great tonight! We focused on back, shoulders, and lats today. I'm trying to decide whether I will keep going, I really like morning classes. I might decide to do both, the am and pm class.
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