Ok, I messed up on the numbering of some of the previous posts, plus having skipped one and doing things out of order really confused me. Anyway, content is more important, but it's nice to be organized. So I'm missing a day somewhere, or I recorded something wrong.. anyway, I'm back on track in terms of numbering and exercise.
Sunday I had a busy day and Monday I was too tired to work out from getting back late on Sunday. Sometimes, life happens, you know?! And what do you do then? One good thing about having a rigorous schedule is that it's just that: it's a schedule. But what happens when..? I was MUCH better about not letting things get in the way of my work outs in Month 1. Month 2, it's not so exciting anymore. I remember one Saturday last month I woke up at 6:30 so I could work out! But on Sunday I woke up at 8 and decided 3 hours wasn't enough time to do a work out AND chores, so I neglected my work out, and then I didn't do it on Monday.
Tuesday I got back on track with 1.5 hours worth of Cardio Conditioning and Insane Abs. I was able to last longer through the Insane Abs portion, which made me feel really good. I only skipped ONE round of the last set (where you start in low plank on your elbows and move your right foot out, left foot out, right arm up, left arm up (so you're in high plank), right foot in, left foot in, right arm down, left arm down. or something like that. the pattern goes like that but I'm not sure if I had the ups and downs and ins and outs in the correct alternating order but you get the idea)!!! But I can't do the thing where you're in high plank and you do one knee to reach across and then same side to your arms. My leg can't reach that far! And OMG I look absolutely pathetic when I'm doing the balance stuff. The thing I'm worst at is the one where you start off in high plank and then lift and straighten your right arm and right leg and back down and then left arm and left leg. I've almost fallen over SO many times, and I don't lift my leg nearly as high as the people on the video. I have no balance. I'm slightly better at the oblique ones where you lift your right elbow and right toe and make your elbow and knee meet. Interestingly, I was MUCH better at it when we did as many as we can for 15 seconds. Or maybe I was good at it because I was moving the whole time and didn't have to "balance" much. Like how it's hard to ride a bicycle slowly, or come to a complete stop on a unicycle.
This morning I did Max Interval Circuit and to me it's one of the easier ones to do but I will say that the side suicide jumps are difficult for me. When I bend down sideways, I -- and I know this is going to sound really gross -- I feel like my ribs are rolling on top of each other. Plus I don't have too much room. Oh yeah, that's something I kept forgetting to mention. Month 2 requires a biiiiiit more space than I have allotted in my bedroom. I also wish I had a mirror on my closet because I can't tell if my butt is sticking up or not when I do planks (namely plank punches).
Speaking of things I forgot to mention, did I mention I have been working out before I eat? So yeah, I changed my schedule so that I get to work around 11 and leave around 8 or 9, and this way I can avoid traffic and also work out in the morning. I've been doing this for about a week or a week and a half? So far I haven't passed out yet, which is in stark contrast to just a few years ago (2007) when, if I worked out before I ate, I would feel dizzy and lightheaded. Banking on the whole "work out before you eat so your body can burn off stored glucose and speed up your metabolism after having slept 7-8 hours" thing.
Thanks to the new schedule I unfortunately have not been eating right. Well, that and I didn't go to the store. I've been eating HORRIBLY. Like, 2 granola bars a day, which is AWFUL for me. I hate eating bars as I think they're bad for my skin and I'd rather eat real food. Not to mention that GIANT piece of chocolate cake (which I completely don't regret, btw. I mean, I wouldn't do it again, but I am proud to have conquered that thing.). I am in awkward eating schedule phase. I should just bring enough food to work -- like, 3 small meals I mean.
However, I have noticed that the layer of fat that previously laid between my skin and my abdominal muscles has -- gasp -- shrunk!!! When I tighten my abs and push with my fingertips the distance between my skin and the muscles is noticeably smaller. No 6-pack yet, or even 4-pack, but my abs are there. My body type is pear-shaped. Wish I were more hourglass. I mean, duh, all women do. But what I mean is, I can see my sternum sometimes, which is.. kind of gross. And my arms aren't fat (thankfully I have little backarm fat to worry about). So not much upper body fat. But I have excess fat in my belly and thighs. Would like to transfer fat. Maybe I can push it up there, gradually, everyday, little by little...
