I did so well for the first 2 weeks! I am not wearing my back brace AT ALL, and I worked out 5 of the first 7 days (WOOT!) and not quite as much the week of Christmas and New Years! *sigh* But, I went on a 4 day road trip to Texas for the Alamo Bowl, and walked a LOT during that day, so I was still active. Also took a 4 day break from Shakeology during the trip, but all in all I am still on track and still proud of my accomplishments.
All that to say, I am taking a little detour. I really think this is for the better in LOTS of ways. My husband and I are participating in a First of the Year 21 day fast with our church, LifeChurch.tv. Here is a link to the event on Facebook for more information. I am still doing Shakeology for breakfast, and I plan to work out 3-5 days a week with Shakeology - The Workouts. I really hope this will jump-start me into a new year of fitness and healthy! 21 days without meat, dairy, sugar or animal by-products is a good way to start! I am so excited to see where this journey takes me mentally, spiritually, and PHYSICALLY! Here's to a new year and a new ME!
Monday, January 3, 2011
Monday, December 20, 2010
Single Step
A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. ~Lao-tzu
Today was my single step. I got up early, I put on some work-out appropriate clothes and shoes, loaded the DVD into the player, and I leaned forward to PRESS PLAY!
Today’s work out: Shakeology – The 30
I figured, I have to start somewhere! I have been using Shakeology as a meal replacement for breakfast for about a month now, and I feel so much better! When I started the shakes, I was still battling the bulging disk (between L4 & L5) in my back. I was still in a brace 24 hours a day, and pretty miserable without it. Since then, I have been weaning myself off the brace – down to about 4-6 hours a day (mostly while sitting at work or in a car), and I can actually bend over! So, the time had come to start moving!
Since the Shakeology workouts were already in my hands, I figured it was a great place to start. I would say I was able to do about 80% of the work today. I did the modified jumping jacks with Lisette, only about ½ of the push ups (on my knees), and had the worse time putting my hands under my hips and lifting up! Since I didn’t have any workout weights on hand, my husband fetched me two cans of corn we had on hand for a holiday recipe he will be preparing tonight. It was funny, but it worked! LOVED working my shoulders! I also was a bit uncoordinated on the knee lifts, but I know it will get better!
With only about 12 minutes left in the workout, my number one daughter came out of her room complaining of a tummy ache. Less than 2 minutes later – I heard her puking in the bathroom. I was DETERMINED not to let this slow me down, so I sent my husband in to help her and just kept on working! Thankful for him and his parenting abilities this morning. He HATES puke, but #1 Daughter is old enough to care for herself some, so she was OK with minimal assistance.
I felt SUCH a since of accomplishment when the workout was over. I was hot, sweaty, and my heart rate was up. I felt GOOD. I felt triumphant! I felt like I was finally doing something good for myself. I hope to keep doing The 30 for awhile until I can get all the way through it, then I will move to The 50! Now, if I could just get my husband to do it with me…
Today was my single step. I got up early, I put on some work-out appropriate clothes and shoes, loaded the DVD into the player, and I leaned forward to PRESS PLAY!
Today’s work out: Shakeology – The 30
I figured, I have to start somewhere! I have been using Shakeology as a meal replacement for breakfast for about a month now, and I feel so much better! When I started the shakes, I was still battling the bulging disk (between L4 & L5) in my back. I was still in a brace 24 hours a day, and pretty miserable without it. Since then, I have been weaning myself off the brace – down to about 4-6 hours a day (mostly while sitting at work or in a car), and I can actually bend over! So, the time had come to start moving!
Since the Shakeology workouts were already in my hands, I figured it was a great place to start. I would say I was able to do about 80% of the work today. I did the modified jumping jacks with Lisette, only about ½ of the push ups (on my knees), and had the worse time putting my hands under my hips and lifting up! Since I didn’t have any workout weights on hand, my husband fetched me two cans of corn we had on hand for a holiday recipe he will be preparing tonight. It was funny, but it worked! LOVED working my shoulders! I also was a bit uncoordinated on the knee lifts, but I know it will get better!
With only about 12 minutes left in the workout, my number one daughter came out of her room complaining of a tummy ache. Less than 2 minutes later – I heard her puking in the bathroom. I was DETERMINED not to let this slow me down, so I sent my husband in to help her and just kept on working! Thankful for him and his parenting abilities this morning. He HATES puke, but #1 Daughter is old enough to care for herself some, so she was OK with minimal assistance.
I felt SUCH a since of accomplishment when the workout was over. I was hot, sweaty, and my heart rate was up. I felt GOOD. I felt triumphant! I felt like I was finally doing something good for myself. I hope to keep doing The 30 for awhile until I can get all the way through it, then I will move to The 50! Now, if I could just get my husband to do it with me…
Saturday, February 13, 2010
Still walking it out!
The last couple of weeks have been CRAZY! Bad weather, short work weeks, training events, illnesses, a deadline looming at work, and a freak car accident involving my daughter, and my walking has not been what it was the first two weeks! I have been lucky to get one set of stairs in each day! I still have the alarm set on my phone, and I am still determined to get the walks in! We missed 2 days at work for snow, then I have had 4 2-3 hour training sessions, Dr's appointments for all the kids (Jake's well visit for turning 3, Emma had strep and laryngitis, Lara's car wreck follow-ups), and with this deadline coming up, I have just been working fast and furious to keep up at work, so sometimes the walk gets shoved back. My trainings are all over campus, so I have gotten to walk that way, plus I am always speed walking to and from my car to pick up the kids for appointments! LOL!
Things should slow down this week - barring any OTHER unforeseen problems! So, I am back on the wagon! I have 2 days of Shakeology left (I think), and I am going to make this upcoming week COUNT!
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