Day 22 - Starting week 4

Today I woke up early and did Fire 45 before my make up class. I didn't have time to do Stretch 10, so I did my own little stretch while waiting for the bus in class. Its the beginning of week 4, its hard to believe that I'm almost done with an entire month of turbo fire! I'm excited to start month 2 when I get through this week, though with classes getting harder, its going to be more challenging to keep going, but I'm determined to make it through!

Its amazing how when I wake up and work out, how much better my day seems. I feel happier and more energetic and I'm more likely to eat better throughout the day. I need to hang onto this feeling and help it remind me to keep eating well and working hard. I'm worth it - oh, and I'm still a firework! :)

Day 21 - I'm a Firework!

Today I did Fire 55 EZ and Stretch 10. Today was a rough day, overtired and had an early class. After class, I took a nap and felt better, but then went on a crazy craving eating spree consisting of nutella, walnuts, and beef jerky, and that made me depressed, especially after checking my measurements. I had to build myself up and remind myself that I'm not doing this just to lose weight, I'm doing this to be healthier. I feel better and I'm happier and that's the most important. And also, while its not too obvious right now that I'm losing weight, I really am. I'm actually down 3.4 lbs from the start of Turbo Fire, so that's definitely something. I played this song to boost myself up! I just finished week 3! I'm a firework!

Day 20 - Naping

Today was Core 20 and Stretch 40. It was a slow day and stretch 40 felt really nice, I took a nap after haha. It's just too relaxing. Lots of walking around and lots of homework lately. I've gotta catch up this weekend before iAnimate starts, so Its going to be a challenge these next couple of weeks with two schools, but I'm determined to keep this going! I'm almost done with week 3, now's no time to stop!

Day 19 - Rough Day

Today was a rough day. I did Fire 45 EZ and Stretch 10. I didn't sleep well last night and I'm starting to feel overwhelmed with the amount of homework I have. This morning I had to run my shoes back for a smaller size and they only had pink, so I got a late start on my workout. I was pretty unmotivated and tired, so I was pretty tempted to not do it, or do it later, which means there's a higher chance of not doing it. In the end, I forced myself to get up and go. I finished it fairly strong, though for some reason I find Fire 45 EZ more difficult than the others to get through without a break, maybe its because there are no fire drills, which means no water breaks during the workout? I'm proud of myself for having done it and going through it as strong as I did. I did notice while working out though, how sore my butt is from yestday's tone 30! haha

Day 18 - Putting the shoes to the test

Today I did HIIT 15 and Tone 30. It was my first time doing Tone 30, and it was pretty challenging. I worked really hard on HIIT 15, I brought my knees up to my ears! I was still sweating when I started Tone 30 and then Tone 30 made me start sweating and breathing hard again! It was a good day, though. I enjoyed the workout and it feels good to have pushed myself so hard.

The shoes did amazing! No knee pain at all today, my toes don't hurt either from the jumping and turning. The backs of them rubbed against my ankle a bit, but its probably because I still need to break them in more.

I managed to eat five servings of fruits and vegetables yesterday! Which is one higher than normal! The bad news is, I've been pmsing really bad and snacking is killing me. At the very least, though, I'm staying under my calorie count! Better than nothing :) Hopefully today I'll do better about the snacking.

Day 17 - Shoes!

Today is a rest day, which is a nice chance of pace. I almost don't know what to do with myself now that I'm not working out today! :) My knees were hurting a little yesterday and so I decided it was time to put up those dirty old workout shoes and get some new ones. I went to Lady's Foot Locker and I talked to the manager there and he knew a lot about shoes. I told him what I was looking for and he showed me the Reebok RealFlex and I must say these are the most comfortable shoes I've ever worn! Super light weight and super cushiony. Apparently a lot of technology went into these shoes. They're very moveable and bendable and just all around fantastic. I can't wait to see how they feel tomorrow during my turbo fire workout!

Last night I took a small off night on eating. I took Freddie to see Rio, I needed some inspiration. And with my popcorn addiction, I couldn't resist getting a tub. I looked up the calories for a medium no-butter tub of theater popcorn and I put in the calories for over half of a medium tub, which is what i guess I ate. Either way it was delicious, and I'm back to eating better today!

Day 16 - Bringing it!

Today I did HIIT 25 and Stretch 10 and it was HARD!!! HIIT 25 kicked my ass! I noticed that it was much harder than the other HIIT workouts. I'm going to have to try to bring the intensity that I had in this one into the other HIIT workouts. I did not "dog it" like I did yesterday. Today I stood up to the challenge and pulled my knees higher than ever and just kept going. I must say I was pretty badass, haha! I was still pouring sweat form HIIT 25 throughout the Stretch 10.

Because Friday was a bit of a mess up day on the diet, I tracked my food pretty meticulously yesterday. I got about 5-6 servings of fruits vegetables (I'm not sure if super green drink counts as a serving of vegetables or not), but I'm still looking to add more. Sometimes it just seems like I have to eat so much! Maybe today I'll make it to six servings and tomorrow seven. We'll see!