Thursday, December 30, 2010

End of the Year 12/30/10

Dec 30, 2010

I hit the ground running this week! I hopped right into Power 90 Sculpt 3-4, Cardio 3-4 (1st time! Yay!), and Ab Ripper 200. Woo hoo! I refuse to throw this week away and wait until the new year! I did take an unusual off day today because no mater how many times I tried to start little man wasn't having it. So I'll just make the adjustment to switch my off day! :)

I'm still toying with my meal schedule some. For most I would NOT recommend a snack (even a healthy one) before bed. Your last meal/snack should be finished at least 3 hrs before you go to bed. My little man is waking every 2-3 hrs to nurse (yes even at 8 months old, though it is more to go back to sleep than to eat). I'm finding just drinking extra water isn't helping the drained feeling I get by that 2-3am feeding. Sure a lot of it is the lack of sleep, but I had a hunch I may need an extra boost to sutain my supply and overall strength, so I have added a small (less than 200) calories to my existing plan in the evening about 2 hrs before I go to bed, and it's definitely what I needed! I can more easily drudge through these overnight nursing sessions and still be heading for my goals! :-) As always, making sure I get plenty of water How are you sustaining your health and fitness goals this week? Don't treat it like a break! Think of it as the home stretch! A chance to end the year strong and start the new year with the momentum already in place! Go for it! :-)

Friday, December 10, 2010

Power 90: 30 day update 12/10/10

Dec 10, 2010

So I've had a few people tell me I look like I've lost more of the baby weight, but I have to admit I personally didn't see it! I'm so glad I'm taking photos and measurements because it really puts the results into perspective! Unfortunately I don't have 30 day pictures because my photographer (my husband) had to be admitted to the hospital for his final few days of chemotherapy. He is doing ok but was feeling too sick to keep riding back and forth to the hospital. It is right in DC so sometimes it could take almost 2 hours to get there even though it's less than 30 miles away! He'll get to come home on Monday, and his chemo will be OVER!! Praise the Lord! Monday can't come soon enough! He had a CT scan a few weeks ago which showed no more tumor! God is so good! :) So I have a valid reason to not have photos, but hopefully we'll capture a few next week even though it will be a little late!

Overall Power 90 has been great for me! I still have some workout interruptions via the little man, but *most* of the time I can eek through to the end! I'm still on Cardio 1-2 as it does take me a little longer to move up levels in Cardio, but today I moved onto Circuit 3-4. The push-ups are SURELY my weak point, but I'm pleasantly surprised by how many I CAN do!! :) I'm so excited!! And I'm excited to share my results! These are my measurements since Starting Power 90, so these are obviously in addition to the results I got from Slim in 6. Not much longer until I'll be in my pre-(3rd) pregnancy jeans, and I even think I'll be back into my pre-(1st) pregnancy jeans by the end of Power 90!! That would be awesome! And yep, I'm actually going to give my weight and measurements instead of just inches lost! haha I'm feeling brave!

30 Days into Power 90
Weight: 138lbs (down 4 lbs)
Waist: 33.5in (lost 1.5 inches)
Hips: 38.75in (lost 1.25 inches)
Arms: 11.75in (lost .25 inches)
Thighs: 22.5in (lost 1.5 inches)

WOOO HOOOO!! I'm SO close to most of my goals! But realistically my goals are not an end to my transformation but a beginning to maintaining a healthy lifestyle! :)

Friday, December 3, 2010

Tis the Season! 12/3/10

Dec 3, 2010

Cold and flu season that is! When everybody in our house was sick I kept taking my immune booster and EmergenC and managed to avoid it. Now that everybody is better I'm not feeling so good! I read somewhere that you're often vulnerable when you've been going, going, going, and then you finally get a break. When everybody else was sick I couldn't stop for even a second! Well, now I had a chance to come out of "burn out" mode, but it was too late, I'm already burnt out! haha I'm still having mostly sleepless nights with the little man, and when I don't get enough rest my chronic fatigue really starts to set in. But I have to stay on track! Stopping altogether will ONLY make it worse! I used to fall in that trap all too often. It's very important to listen to your body, but you have to know your body well. Am I fatigued because I'm sick and truly need rest or is it my chronic fatigue. The best way to combat chronic fatigue is to be active!! I admit I even scoffed at that idea before I knew what I know now. I said "they just can't possibly understand how tired I am, so how can they say moving will help?" Believe me I KNOW how tired you feel if you suffer from chronic fatigue. I KNOW it feels like you can't possibly take a walk - let alone work out. BUT YOU CAN, and you should! You will feel so much better and will be thankful you did! Modify it if you need to, but get it done!

So that's where I am right now. I've had to modify my workouts the past couple of days. Less reps, take it down a notch. Yesterday I had pleurisy pain, so it hurt to breathe, so I just took it one step at a time telling myself to JUST START. And most of the time just starting is all I need to do to finish! Even if I had to modify, I got it done! I often have to modify for other reasons - like my 7 month old. He's in love with me, which is fun, but he doesn't like to be away from me - even if "away" means 3 feet away. haha So I often hold him during my workouts (when the moves are safe for that, of course). This is another reason I'm thankful I'm doing Power 90 right now since they are shorter workouts. Generally by the time he decides he absolutely NEEDS me, I'm almost done with the workout! I feel much more accomplished this time around! :) And I'm already seeing results! It's great! No gaining weight over the holidays! Instead I'll be getting closer and closer to my goal of getting back into those pre-pregnancy jeans for good! :) Don't fall into that trap this holiday season! Just stick to it, watch your portions, and enjoy time with your family and friends! The better you care for yourself the more holidays you'll have to enjoy with them!

Speaking of workouts, now is a good time for me to do mine! Be blessed!