Update

Well hello there!  I obviously haven't blogged in a while - a couple weeks to be exact.  I'm still here and well.  Like I said, I got a new job (started last week), and like many of you, I used to update the 'ol blog from work.  Couldn't really do that the first week on the job.

Another reason I haven't been blogging is because I'm working on something new.  Details will be coming soon.

I just wanted to pop in quick to say YES, I'm still here.  And NO, I am not going to stop blogging!   :)   I'll be back in the next week or so.    :)

Mondays Suck.

So true, Garfield.  So true.

So I stepped on the scale this morning.  I did not like what I saw.  Let me back up a bit....

This week, I really worked on being a little more consistent.  Well, during the week anyway.  I did workout 3 times, which was more than the last couple of weeks.  However, it certainly wasn't as much as I would have liked.  According to my schedule, I should have at least worked out 5 times.  Here's what the week looked like (what was planned is in black, what I actually did is in blue).

Monday: Pure Cardio | Pure Cardio
Tuesday: Pure Strength 1 | Pure Strength 1
Wednesday: Dynamic Flexibility & Core Dynamics | Rest
Thursday: Cardio Strength 1 | Cardio Strength 1
Friday: Rest | Rest
Saturday: Cardio Interval Burn & Anywhere Anytime Workout | Rest
Sunday: Rest | Rest

Obviously my weekends need a little work.

I would recap my goals for last week, but I forgot my food journal at home.  Grrrrr.  Not to mention I'm sick today - I feel the start of a cold coming on, with my head feeling stuffed, and my throat feeling scratchy.  This is shaping in to a lovely Monday.    :-\

Now back to the scale.  Considering I did a little better this week, I was at least hoping for a little bit of a loss.  Nope.

163.8

Before, it was 163.  Sigh.  I'm getting so frustrated.  It's as if no matter what I do these days, I can not lose weight.  What gives??  No, I haven't been 100% on point, but I should at least see some type of progress.  I remember a couple years ago, all I did was change my eating just a little bit, and exercise here and there, and I lost weight like nothing.  It's definitely frustrating.  Aren't the first couple weeks supposed to be the weeks when you lose the most weight??  I've lost nothing, and even gained weight.  Sometimes I want to blame it on birth control, and stop taking it just to see if that helps.  But I know that can't be it.  I've been on birth control for a couple years now.  Surely my body should have adjusted by now?

Sorry for the crappy mood Monday post.  I promise I'll be in a better mood tomorrow.  And I'll remember my food journal, so I can update you on how I did with my goals.  Just gotta keep going I guess.  What else can you do....

Great News!

Welllll....I finally have some good news to share.  I got the news later in the afternoon yesterday.

I got a new job!!

I am beyond thrilled.  I have been so unhappy at this job for the past year and a half I've been here.  It has been non-stop drama, boredom, and soul-sucking.  I don't want to be too detailed - you never know who is reading your blog - but this was just not the job for me.  I'm so happy to be moving back to a smaller company (which I prefer), with better benefits, and hopefully the nonsense of the corporate world is behind me.  Now I just have to get through the discussion I'll be having with my boss tomorrow.  That should be fun (not).

There will be no Fitness in Review today - I didn't workout yesterday, because I was just too excited and wanted to relax and be in the moment.  I'll be back at it today, though.   ;)

That's all for today.  I'm just so giddy!  Happy Friday Eve!!

Hump Day & Pure Strength

Hello, and happy hump day - the camel's favorite day!  Well, I haven't heard any news yet, but it is only 9:00, so I'll make sure I update as soon as I hear word.  It's hard to explain it without saying what it is - and I can't really talk about it right now - so I'm going to have to leave you hanging.  Sorry!   :)

{FITNESS IN REVIEW}
Time to talk about Peak Fit!  So yesterday I did the Pure Strength 1 workout.  Normally I don't like to do strength workouts just because it doesn't burn as many calories as cardio, but this workout had my heart pumping, and I was sweating!  I really enjoyed this workout.  It was 55 minutes, but it seriously felt like it was only about 20 minutes.  It was fun, and very fast-paced.

The first group of exercises targets the back (you do back exercises for about 5 minutes), and the next group of exercises targets the chest (another 5 minutes).  The last 30 seconds or so in the 5 minutes, you do kind of a total body exercise, utilizing the specific body part.  After going through the back and chest, you start over again and do the groups of exercises again.

Then she moves on to 5 minutes of legs, then 5 minutes of arms (shoulders, biceps, triceps).  Then again, the two groups are repeated.  I did not get bored.

Obviously, it's not like a Cathe workout, where you lift heavy, but I felt it worked me pretty well.  You use a set of light weights, a set of heavy weights, and a band (the band included in the set was way too hard and thick.  I had to get out my TurboFire band!!).  Again, I didn't wear a heart rate monitor.  I need to remember to wear one.  Today it looks like an eas(ier) workout - Dynamic Flexibility + Core Dynamics.  Looking forward to it!

Getting My Fitness On

Hello everyone!  Hope you're having a good Tuesday.  I, for one, am counting down until it's over.  Not looking forward to a couple meetings I have today, and I'm also supposed to be getting more information on the **hopefully good news** tomorrow (I touched on it last week, but don't want to go in to details until it's certain)!  So I just want today to be over!!

Anyway, it's not.  It's still morning.  So let's talk about my workout plan for the next 8 weeks.  I mentioned in my post yesterday that I really need to kick my butt into gear.  I have not done much working out in the past couple of weeks, and that needs to change.  I figured I need a more clear-cut plan.  And since I never followed through with the Peak Fit Challenge I spoke about before, I decided to give it a go again.

For the next 8 weeks, I'll be doing the Peak Fit Challenge (click here to learn more).

I'm really excited about this, and feel like I'm finally ready to do this.  Since my workout calendars were so motivating and helpful while I did Xtrain, I'm going to be making them again, and hanging them on my fridge.  The workout plan will go on the calendar, and I'll place stickers on each day as I complete a workout.

This will also make an addition for the blog.  Each day, I'll be adding a "Fitness In Review" section to all of my blog posts, where I'll talk about the previous day's workout, and how it went.  And that starts today!

{FITNESS IN REVIEW}

Yesterday was Day 1 of the Peak Fit Challenge.  Since I did the Fitness Testing not too long ago, I skipped that and went straight to Pure Cardio.  It was a killer - talk about non-stop!!  Michelle takes you through "Basecamp" (gets your heart rate down), "Ascent" (gets the heart pumping), and then finally "Climb" (this really gets your heart pumping).  You go through each of these phases 4 times on each side.  The workout is a little under 60 minutes.  This was a tough workout and I was sweating buckets!  I wish I would have worn my heart rate monitor - I'm pretty sure I burned some major calories.  

I loved this workout.  I'm pretty sure that Michelle used to be a dancer - I get that vibe from her.  I loved the workout because it almost felt like a choreographed dance (but not too dancey, for those who don't like that), and the music was awesome!!  I can even feel it in my abs today - must have been all that kicking and punching.   :)    Can't wait until I can do the second workout today - Pure Strength 1!  :)

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That's it for today.  Make it a great one!