Whew.
This workout program is exhausting. Paul and I are sore everyday. But we are pushing through. If I can do all 30 days, I will reward myself by not exercising OR feeling bad about myself for 30 days. It's only fair. And I better see results! As I have been telling everyone, if I don't see results from this killer 30 day program (that promises results), I will eat cheesecake every day for 30 days because I deserve it! So there body!
I am sure this is not the right attitude, but I really really hate exercising. I like leisurely walks on nature trails with Paul and our dog. I like shovelling snow. I like gardening. These are nice exercising things for me to do. I dislike jumping, lifting weights, doing crunches, jogging, etc. These are boring and just brutal punishments. Blegh.
Anyway, we've been doing okay about eating right again. Kinda. Here's our last week:
On Friday, we did day 2 of the program. Then we went on a double date (a nice social event) at Red Lobster for their 'all you can eat shrimp'. Yes, that was bad of us, but so delicious. :)
Saturday, Day 3:
We exercised the program with 2 breaks. I almost puked from overheating afterward.
We made homemade pizza with goat cheese, red onion, spinach, mushrooms, and tomatoes. Yum.
Sunday, Day 4:
We exercised the program with 2 breaks. I almost puked from overheating again (I mention this so that someday, maybe I can read this and be proud that I can do the program without this problem). We also worked outside on the weeding/gardening/transplanting of flowers. I could barely do anything because I was so sore from exercising. Blegh. But I still enjoyed the outcome of having a pretty yard again. I made French onion soup for dinner. Yum.
Monday, Day 5:
We exercised the program with only 1 break! Woo hoo! I am proud of us. I did NOT overheat that bad this time! Woo hoo! We ate leftover French onion soup...still amazing.
Tuesday (Today):
Paul is off on a overnight camping trip with his students. So I am eating with our buddy Rick and not working out. That's okay, though. It's good to take a day off to recover, since I can't even walk up stairs properly right now. We should be starting day 6 of the program on Wednesday, though! I will keep you posted!
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Jillian 30 day shred: Day 1
Wow, it's been awhile. And during that long period where I have ignored this blog, I also ignored my health.
I do this all the time. I get all excited about being healthy and exercising, I don't see immediate results, I get discouraged, and then I think, well, if my body refuses to trim down, then screw this, I will enjoy my life and have fun! Because at the end of the day, I hate exercising. It's boring and I hate sweating. And I often hate eating healthy. I hate forcing myself to limit how much I eat. Because I love food.
Anyway, it's usually easier for me to eat healthy during the summer when veggies are cheap, I can get groceries more often, and I can actually sit around and make nice dinners. This doesn't happen so much now that Paul and I are busy working. We get home at 4pm and are busy doing chores, socializing, etc. so that dinners have mainly been frozen pizzas. I try to occasionally make something healthy, like today, we are having french onion soup and homemade bread. And tomorrow and Saturday we will eat leftovers of this meal. But for the most part, working means I don't feel like thinking about food. And neither does my kitchen helper Paul. :)
We decided to try to workout again. This time, hopefully with dramatic results. We have started the Jillian 30 day shred that is so popular right now. I don't like to do 'fads', but hey, if there is a program that pretty much promises results in 30 days, I will try that out! Maybe that will inspire me to keep working on staying healthy and trim.
Paul and I did day 1 yesterday. He is more sore than me, probably because his weights are heavier. And because he is doing T-180i or some kind of super guy workout on the nights that I work late. But I just finished my last night class for 5 weeks, so we should be able to workout every day for 30 days. We will see how it goes with today's workout!
I do this all the time. I get all excited about being healthy and exercising, I don't see immediate results, I get discouraged, and then I think, well, if my body refuses to trim down, then screw this, I will enjoy my life and have fun! Because at the end of the day, I hate exercising. It's boring and I hate sweating. And I often hate eating healthy. I hate forcing myself to limit how much I eat. Because I love food.
Anyway, it's usually easier for me to eat healthy during the summer when veggies are cheap, I can get groceries more often, and I can actually sit around and make nice dinners. This doesn't happen so much now that Paul and I are busy working. We get home at 4pm and are busy doing chores, socializing, etc. so that dinners have mainly been frozen pizzas. I try to occasionally make something healthy, like today, we are having french onion soup and homemade bread. And tomorrow and Saturday we will eat leftovers of this meal. But for the most part, working means I don't feel like thinking about food. And neither does my kitchen helper Paul. :)
We decided to try to workout again. This time, hopefully with dramatic results. We have started the Jillian 30 day shred that is so popular right now. I don't like to do 'fads', but hey, if there is a program that pretty much promises results in 30 days, I will try that out! Maybe that will inspire me to keep working on staying healthy and trim.
Paul and I did day 1 yesterday. He is more sore than me, probably because his weights are heavier. And because he is doing T-180i or some kind of super guy workout on the nights that I work late. But I just finished my last night class for 5 weeks, so we should be able to workout every day for 30 days. We will see how it goes with today's workout!
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