First Rest Day of the New Schedule

And I still haven't taken those photos!

That's okay. I may not take photos this week. I do need to take my measurements, at the least, just so I have a benchmark to see where I've come from.

As with most programs, I can't see the forest for the trees, unless I break it down visually. So I decided to do just that. Stars are where I will be taking measurements/photos (except that first time).

Colors:

Red is for the Fire workouts, which are intense cardio

Yellow is for the HIIT workouts

Purple is for the Stretch 40 days

Green overlay is for Strength workouts

Blue overlay is for the Core/Abs workouts

Once I did that, I could see the themes for the different sections. I could see how they build on each other.

Week 1: Build up. Sets the stage, gets the body moving.

Weeks 2-4: First HIIT cycle. 2 HIIT, 3 Fire, 1 Strength, 1 Ab, 1 Long Stretch workouts each week

Weeks 5-7: First Cardio/Strength cycle. 5 Fire, 2 Strength, 1 Ab, 1 Long Stretch workouts each week

Week 8: First Recovery. 4 Fire, 2 Ab, 1 Long Stretch workout

Weeks 9-12: Second HIIT cycle. 3 HIIT, 3 Strength, 3 Fire workouts each week

Week 13: Second Recovery. 3 Fire, 2 Long Stretch, 2 Rest Days!

Weeks 14-15: Second Cardio/Strength cycle. 5 Fire, 2/3 Abs, 2 Strength, 1 Long Stretch workouts each week

Week 16: Third Recovery. 4 Fire, 2 Abs, 1 Long Stretch workouts

Weeks 17-19: Third HIIT cycle. 3 HIIT, 3 Fire, 3 Abs, 3 Strength workouts each week

Week 20: Final Recovery. 3 Fire, 2 Abs, 2 Long Stretch workouts

Each section intensifies in time and scope. Weeks 17-19 will take some major motivation, but it will totally be worth the results, right?

This finishes 7 weeks before the wedding, so I may do Focus T25 or ChaLEAN during those weeks.

~Katie

Day 2 Reignited

Today was HIIT 15 and it was good! I worked hard, I got it in, and I worked out some soreness from yesterday.

I also:

Made my bed

Put my laundry in the basket

Went grocery shopping 

So all in all, good day for maintenance. We should start tackling the front room (again) tonight after dinner.

 

Yes, giving you pictures of my red, sweaty face motivates me. Mark 2 days off the calendar, Jeeves!

~Katie

Day 1. Again!

As I said, today's a new Day 1.

TurboFire Fire 30 was on the schedule for today. Wow. That class kicks me right in the tushie! And I enjoyed every minute.

Yay!

Let's get this gal some dinner!

~Katie

Back to the saddle

I've been pretty good this past week at getting back into the saddle. I may have been a bit heavy on the social side of the equation, though. 

And now, it's time to get back to the physical part of the equation: workouts.

Focus T25 just didn't mesh with me. I'm glad I bought it, because it's totally meshed with James! He loves it & has been really diligent about sticking to his workouts.

With that being said, it's really difficult for both of us to work out in the same house. There's not enough space for both of us to work out together, unless one of us is simply doing cardio on the cycle. So I need to either set up my garage gym, and really rearrange things out there for me to be able to get my workouts done, or figure out what early ass time I have to shove myself out of bed to get my workout in before his. Or give up my evenings & bogart the living room in the evenings.

Because the count-down is here. I have 187 days until the wedding. 27 weeks. 6 months & less than a week. And I'm not being proactive about my health. The past 3 months have all been back sliding. Understandable, but I know that I deserve to treat my body better.

So back to TurboFire, since I lent out ChaLEAN, I'm trying out the just plain TurboFire 20 week program. 

My biggest challenge will be sticking with it. I've been ditching programs partway through way too much. Time to commit.

I can do this!

I can also start making a number of meals again. Right? Bringing my lunch? What a concept!

~Katie

Things that have been done

Between my post yesterday and right now, many things have been completed!

The laundry is slowly getting done. James is the champion of this!

I cleaned off the tower of stuff in the bathroom, and found a solution for the toilet paper. You see, the kitty cat likes to destroy toilet paper, so we needed it handy, but enclosed. Solution: found!

I cleaned off the dresser top, mostly. There are still a few things to sort through in the big bin, but a solution is forthcoming! I found a place for my hats, too!

The kitchen counter has been cleared off!

Yay! Domestic progress!

~Katie

Maintenance

My goal for the next few weeks of my project is on maintenance. I've been good at taking the baby steps of interrupting negative self-beratement, and looking at situations more objectively.

I've have trouble biting off more than I can chew, and so I'm trying to stick with slow & steady. The need to just shut down still creeps in. The piling up of all the things to do and the nagging of all of the things in the back of my mind is still difficult to deal with.

We have so many meetings, appointments, and social engagements that it is difficult to say no in order to stay home &:

Clean up the backyard

Fix the sink

Fix the ceiling fan

Set up the studio

Work out

Sort through my books

Do the laundry

Clean & organize the front room

Make the bed

Etc

There are appointments that need to be made. There are some things that I could probably let go. And it's not easy to prioritize them. I can't do it alone. And I don't want to just drag someone else into doing it.

I need to work on communication & asking for help.

I need to take a long, serious, objective look on what I am okay with letting fall to the side. And also a long look at what the important things are.

I have time again! I can be social, but am looking at finding a balance. Most of what I'm struggling with is in the realm of maintenance. 

Maintaining my relationships

Maintaining my business

Maintaining my home

Maintaining my body & mind

Maintaining my career

And they all work together in balance. 

I tend to let one or two sections throw off the balance. My home, my mind, and my body often get the short end of the stick. Which ends up throwing off the rest. Time to dedicate parts of each week, or even day, to maintaining all of the parts of my life. And not just allowing time for fun, but making the maintenance fun.

~Katie

Numbers

The GABF weight gain is in. I am now working down from 174.9 lbs. That's 5+ lbs over a week and a half. And I enjoyed every last one of them. 

So now that I've had a week and a half to reset from the month+ of high stress, I can get back to routine. And that makes me happy!

I haven't decided if I'll stick with redoing T25, or doing TurboFire. I think I may restart TurboFire, since I enjoyed it more & have fewer issues with the moves.

 

The rest of this week is also alcohol-free. My liver could use the break.

Morning breakfast: Shakeology

Evening workout: TurboFire

I can do this! I will erase the effects of this week as quickly as possible with hard work & good nutrition choices. 

I'm worth having a healthy body. 

~Katie