Day 67 - Chalene is trying to kill me . . .

I have reason to believe that Chalene is trying to kill me. Today after Sculpt 30, I did HIIT 25. Things weren't really going my way in Sculpt 30, the bands were not cooperating. I'm glad I'm almost done with this, but if I ever do something like P90X, I'm going to invest in halfway decent bands, because these hurt my hands, don't fit in my hands well, and are super awkward for some of the workouts.

Following this I did Yuri's Abs which is not easy either, and then HIIT 25. I haven't done HIIT 25 since one time I did it in month 1. It was worse than I remembered, probably because in Month 1, you only have to do HIIT 25, you don't do it after your other stuff. It took me a bit to recover from it, and I'm still not overly energetic haha. I just hope it pays off. It was super intense and I know I have to do it again next week! May the force be with me!

Day 66 - No longer sore

Today was Fire 45 and Stretch 10. It was nice to not be sore today when I woke up. I hadn't done fire 45 in a while, so that was a nice change of pace too, since its my favorite one. I did notice I got a little winded quicker during this workout, I don't know if it was because I didn't eat before working out or not or if it was because I really put a lot into the fire drills.

It was also my first time doing Week 2 of Yuri's Abs program. Its a lot harder than week 1, I actually started sweating during it! I'm hoping that after doing this for the next week or so, I start to feel/notice a difference in my abs.

I think that when I get back to san francisco, I may also try the Eat Clean Diet Stripped meal plan that my mom picked up, she says that you can lose 10 pounds in 28 days, and that's really all I have left to lose. It'd be great to hit my goal weight and then just have to maintain or slowly lose more, but I don't want to ever drop below 125 or so. I'm aiming at around 135 as my goal weight.

Day 65 - Cheat Day

Today I took the day off. It was a busy day and I was tired. I stayed up late doing homework and reading then I woke up fairly early to go to my online class and afterwards was forced into shopping with my mom and when I came back I was so exhausted that I took a nap and by the time I woke up, it was time for dinner and we were having friends over. Honestly, if I had been really determined, I could have gotten it done, but with as tired and busy as I was, I decided today would be my rest day instead. I also splurged with what I ate. My mom made a really nice Peach Stuffed French Toast breakfast, which is something she never does, and then I ate out for lunch (but got a low-calorie pita!), and since we had people over, my dad made steaks for dinner and since I haven't had steaks in so long, it was really wonderful and I had a bit more than my fair share. Tomorrow, though, I'm jumping back on the bandwagon and hanging on tight!

Day 64 - Pushing it!

Today I did HIIT 20 and Tone 30. I used my dad's bands that he doesn't use for the workout (despite hating the handles) and I was able to get a much harder workout. My arms were shaking! I'm going to have to push for that every time, I need to really overload my muscles if I want results. Following that, I did HIIT 20 and I kicked some serious ass! I pulled my knees up super high and jumped way in the air. I also have to thank my DDR years for how quickly I'm able to move my feet. Its pretty damn impressive I must say. Quick Feet is probably one of my favorite workouts because I don't have to think, I can just push push push! I really felt good about how hard I pushed today.

Knowing my luck, I'll be sore tomorrow! I weighed myself and my weight was up to 148, which was a bummer, but I've been watching what I eat and all, so since I've been a little sore these last few days, I think I'm just retaining some water for now. I'm also going to cut back on some of my snacking to try to help lose weight (I have snacking issues . . .).

Today I also got complimented by my dad (if you can call it that). He told me I look "better". As in I looked bad before and now I'm still not good, but I'm "better". And people wonder why I have a complex about weight haha. I guess I'll take what I can get.

Day 63 - Easy Day

Today was Fire 30 and Stretch 10 and Yuri's Abs. It was a nice easy day since I pushed so hard yesterday. My hamstrings are a little sore from it, so I enjoyed the rest. Tomorrow is going to be another hard day with HIIT 20 and Tone 30. This whole month seems like its going to be a doozey.

Day 62 - Pouring Sweat

Today was my first time doing HIIT 20 since the first month. It was pretty intense, especially since I did it after Sculpt 30. I tried an even stronger band today and I think it was too strong. I'm trying to figure out what to do about the bands, since they all seem to be too weak and the strong ones have the handles I hate . . .I may have to suck up the handles so that I get a better workout. I definitively felt it today when I used the heavier band instead of the lighter one.

HIIT 20 was a hard workout! I pushed really hard through it and by the end, I knew I deserved my break! The picture above is after HIIT 20, but as I told Freddie, it doesn't do the amount of sweat that was pouring off my face justice. Its been a long time since I've actually had beads of sweat pour down my face to the ground. I think I may have left a little puddle in the workout room! haha

Day 61 - Jazz Festival

I did Fire 55 EZ and Yuri's Abs today. It was pretty good, I got a nice sweat going on. Having the abs follow the workout though definitely made it harder. I didn't follow the video this time, I just did the workouts on my own, which worked just as well. I liked just getting them out of the way right afterwards so I didn't have to worry about them. Tomorrow's going to be intense with HIIT 20 and Sculpt 30!

I went to a jazz festival today which was lots of fun. I packed a big fruit salad so that I wouldn't be tempted to eat a lot of junk! I think it worked pretty well. It is so hot and sticky outside, though, that I am going to need another shower before I go to bed. Icky.