Let's Look to Next Week

Okay, I am obviously confused about my exercise routine for next week. I am not sure where to go at this point. I have thrown a few things out there like treadmill time, more tae bo, The Firm and The Biggest Loser. I, obviously, have options, but no clue what I am doing. From the past 2 weeks I learned that my body can not handle tae bo 2 times a day every day. I, however, love tae bo and I love the fact that it burns massive amounts of calories every time I do it.

So, after thinking here is my decision - I am doing tae bo at least once a day. I am aiming for at least 60 minutes of exercise at each session (2 times a day). That brings me to 2 hours of exercise a day. I am going to do tae bo in the evening since that is when I feel most full of life. In the morning I am doing Biggest Loser. Now, most of my tae bo dvds are 40 minutes or around there, so I am rounding that out to make it an hour by doing treadmill for the remainder of the time.

Of course, there are always deviations from the plan. Tuesday morning I go to the laundromat so I do not usually workout. Tuesday will be 1 hour of tae bo in the evening only. Friday my dad, brother and sister and I are having a family outing at Hooters (odd choice, I know, not my decision, but I am cool cause I am getting drunk). So, I will not be able to do an evening workout. I will do an hour of tae bo and treadmill in the morning instead.

So, here is my workout plan for this week:

Monday: am - Biggest Loser 1 hr
pm - tae bo/treadmill 1 hr

Tuesday: am - OFF
pm - tae bo/treadmill 1 hr

Wednesday: am - Biggest Loser 1 hr
pm - tae bo/treadmill 1 hr

Thursday: am - Biggest Loser 1 hr
pm - tae bo/treadmill 1 hr

Friday: am - tae bo/ treadmill 1 hr
pm - OFF

Okay, now onto diet. I have a short attention span and so I did the apple cider vinegar crap for one week and it was okay. It did work to suppress my appetite. I didn't really lose any weight, though. For this coming week I am doing the carb blocker pills. I figure with the drunkin' plans for Friday I could use a carb blocker to help me out. Beer has a lot of carbs and that is probably gonna be the drink of choice. So, I will report in occasionally about that. I am also actively trying to watch portion sizes and choose smaller portions since that is a big issue of mine.

There we go. I am all planned out for the next week. It is Spring break so that means a lot of distractions and craziness to test my abilities.

Found Something New

I am always looking for motivation. Sometimes just having a hard ass attitude about weight loss and exercise is not enough. Sometimes I need a push. So, I was reading this magazine and came across something about this website called WeightView.com.

At this website you will get a picture of you now turned into a picture of what you will look like when you have lost the weight you want (up to 50 lbs). I think this is helpful because 1)you get visual motivation to see just how fab you will look and 2)it is good for people who really do not need to lose more weight. There is one girl I saw on there who weighs 115 lbs and she wants to lose 10 lbs and in my opinion she looks like a stick afterwards. Hope she chooses to not lose more.

Anyway, I just signed up and am awaiting results. I may actually have 2 profiles because when signing up for the first the page just stopped loading and when I tried to resend it would not allow it because it said that email was already used, so I used another email. Whatever. I will let you know when I get my results. In the meantime everyone check it out.

A little added note: I tried signing up 2 times and neither went through. I contacted them and have not heard back as of yet. Not sure how useful this service is when you can not even sign up. It blocks your email as being used once you hit the send button even if you do not finish sign up. Also it is a facebook app and that is the only place you can use it. Thought it was a great thing until I got into it and found it is a huge mess. Proceed at your own risk.

New Podcast Posted

Just posted my 2nd podcast for all to listen to. Hope you enjoy it. It is about my Pepsi addiction. Next week is going to be about weight loss. I hope you all will stop by and listen.

So I am a Rebel

I worked out tonight despite the fact my body was not into it. I pushed it and made it do the million punches, kicks and twists that Billy so nicely threw at me. I can honestly say after 2 weeks of putting myself through hell that I am glad I did it. It may not have turned out as I would have liked - I did end up wimping out two mornings this week that I should have worked out, but overall I did amazing.

Calories burned:5378

Not bad, if I say so myself.

Next week I am going to change morning workouts to something that is not tae bo - most likely interval training with The Firm or maybe I will tackle The Biggest Loser dvds I have. Evening workouts will be tae bo. I am considering adding in a treadmill workout too (yes, 3 workouts a day) just because I think I will need it for the following week when it is time for the beginning of 5k training in the am. My poor body is really gonna hate me :)

My Body Hates Me

Well, not wanting to listen to reason or warnings I embarked upon this crazy workout schedule in the hopes it would slim me down quickly. I learned my lesson. i feel like crap. As I said, I skipped the am workout yesterday and I did again this morning. I did my hour of working out last night and will work out again tonight. When I woke up today I felt so blah. My back hurt and my hamstrings are a bit tender.

I learned my lesson. I now need to take it a bit easier. I only have to figure out what to do in the mornings for next week because the week after I start walking for the 5k training. I am still doing 2 workouts a day - don't care. Just can not do 2 tae bo workouts a day. That kills me.

I am not sure what to do in the morning. I may do some strength training or start walking on the treadmill to get myself in shape for the real thing the following week. not sure, but I have to switch it up or my body may go into full rebellion.

Little Break

This morning I have decided to take a break because last night's workout was really intense. It was the longest tae bo workout I have at 55 minutes. My body feels a little run down and I think it could stand with a morning off. Tae bo is seriously intense, so I think I may need to scale it back slightly for next week. I am considering taking off the morning workout on both Tuesday and Thursday again. I will workout tonight - have a 50 minute workout on schedule. I just felt like crap during both workouts yesterday. It was like my muscles were tired before I even started, so I am thinking my body is not too happy about the marathon training. Better slow than hurt.

Already Over 4000 Calories Burned

I can not believe in 4 days I have burned over a pound of fat. That is awesome. I am also feeling great because I have been on track with eating all week. No indulgences, no cravings, no excess snacking, 2 pops for yesterday and today. I am on top of things this week.

I will not lie, I think those vinegar supplements help. I am not getting hungry. I can go hours and hours without ever feeling like I want to eat. It is great. It has to be those supplements. The more I think about it, the more sense that makes. I was so out of control, but once I started taking those I am on track. I have to hit up the store and get more of them!

I am just happy with my progress this week. I think I am on my way to my May 1st goal. Tomorrow is grocery shopping day so I hope I can make good choices and not stray tomorrow.