Day Twenty Five

Well, definitely sick. And it sucks. 

Today was supposed to be a rest day but I've taken so many of those, so I decided to at least attempt a workout. I attempted Strength Intervals and not only did I finish, I rocked it!

Now, granted I had a fever and was dripping snot onto my mat (I still use a mat for S.I. because my rug is slick), but it really was easier this time around! I don't think my fever was making me delirious or hallucinate, so I'm calling this a win!

My diet is on track, though with my body sending signals to my brain to hoard calories to fight off the cold and my impending period making me crave anything sweet, this isn't an easy task. I want to eat all the things! But I'm still sitting comfortably at 1350 calories for the day. 

Day Twenty Four

I'm alive. But barely.

Drench kicked my ass. Sideways. 

It didn't help that I attempted this workout after getting Deacon ready for school, running errands all morning, and doing chores. I was tired when I started!

But what was really hindering me was I was so off balance. I spent all morning dropping everything I touched and then trying to do this workout had me falling over and unable to even lunch. I couldn't even maintain rhythm.

Awful.

Pitiful.

I cried. Twice. I just couldn't get this workout to work for me. I mowed the lawn to make up some more calorie burnage. Hoping next week is better. I'm confident!

9pm update:

I'm chanting, "I'm not getting sick" over and over. Face is full of pressure, I'm achy, nose is draining in the back of my throat, head hurts, ears hurt. My son was sick for about four days and despite taking every measure to not get sick, his nasty crud may have infiltrated my defenses. Uuuuuggghhh.

Day Twenty Three

Feeling pretty decent today. I'm not feeling too much soreness. Now I know I'll survive next time. But now, I'm excited to get Buns over with!

After workout:

It wasn't terrible. But my legs were shaking after those Burpees and squats! Those clock movement things are killer! My poor thighs! After being assaulted with Strength Intervals, Sweat, and now Buns, I'm certain my legs are going to figure out a way to run away.

OMG. I HAVE DRENCH TOMORROW. I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED ABOUT DYING. Someone avenge me!

Day Twenty Two

CORE DAY!

My favorite! But boy, I'm STILL feeling the workout from Strength Intervals. Poses I can do normally I had to break and go back into after a pause. Which bums me out, but I'm proud I didn't stop (I REALLY wanted to!)

On another note, I was feeling pretty good today so I grabbed the tape measure just to see if, after three long weeks, any progress has been made. 

I'VE LOST 14.8 POUNDS AND TWELVE INCHES OVERALL! Five inches came off my stomach alone! I was really surprised. But I was mostly PROUD. 

Here's to tomorrow! It's Buns Day.... And that makes me nervous! Burpees are awful.

Day Twenty One

Back to Sweat. It was much easier to get through this time, more so than even last time. My daughter woke up when I had 11 minutes to go, so I had to finish it a little later. 

My legs are still feeling the abuse from yesterday but I survived. I really am seeing improvement in myself. It's so exciting! I think that's the best part of PiYo - I want to see what I can do now! I'm holding poses for longer, I need the chair a little less, I need less breaks, just to name a few!

And tomorrow is Core - my favorite!

Day Twenty

Strength Intervals are no joke. I wrote a haiku:

Chalene is so mean
Oh crap my legs are jello
I think I might fall.

In all honesty, I am just proud I made it through the whole thing. 21 minutes but I was sweating by minute four and tired by minute seven. 

My strength is getting so much better though. That workout would have killed me three weeks ago! I wouldn't have been able to finish it! I'm learning to be proud of myself. And that is HUGE for me. Personal emotional accomplishments are good too and I feel amazing!

Day Eighteen & Day Nineteen

Forgot to write yesterday. Probably because I was in bed by 9:40.

So Day Eighteen - planned on doing Lower and Upper body. But with family stresses, I only managed to get Lower completed. Which was okay. Personal victory for me because I had planned on just giving up. And I was able to get through it with relative ease. Score!

Day Nineteen - I sat down with the calendar I was given versus what I have done. I've pretty much done everything as needed, in fact I've done more in two categories.  

                   Her calendar  l  My Calendar
Lower -         4                             5
Upper -         4                             4
Sweat -         3                             4
Core -            3                             3

But I did notice I was supposed to do Buns two days ago. Whoops. So today, while it's supposed to be a rest day, I did Buns. I've rested enough!

MY LEGS ARE ON FIRE. 

What a workout. My legs are jello! Holy cow. But I made it through it with little need to stop. So yay. I'm proud of me. I'm getting there.