I have decided that blogging nightly while doing Insanity isn't as fun as when I was preparing for the 5k. After all, I am just doing the same video over and over (well by schedule anyway). I will say that I feel that I'm able to keep up a bit more but I still can't finish a full video without having to stop to catch my breath or let my muscles stop burning. However, I do have a story to share with you from the other night.



So it was late the other night (I think it may have been Thursday night) and I really wasn't feeling it. I had zero desire to work out. I just knew that I couldn't not do it because I made this dumb commitment and I need to see it through. I'm not even a 3rd the way through either. *sigh* So anyway, it was late and I decided to do the workout in my bedroom. It was 10:30pm and my daughter was laying in my bed. So I proceed to do the "Power Jacks" as Shaun T instructs us to do. Now if you don't know, Power Jacks are like a jumping jack/squat hybrid. You jump feet together and arms up then when your arms go down you go into a squat. It is definitely an interesting move and is quick to make your legs burn. So I am minding my own business and doing these power jacks when my daughter pops her little nosy tail up and asks me "Mom, what is that noise?". Now, don't get to laughing yet. My response was "What?" Then I realized and advised her it was my thighs. I'm trying to stay concentrated on the video when the little snot then says "Oh, well I was wondering why you were clapping!" I had to laugh and tell her to get her a$$ to sleep. The rest of the workout was not the same after that. Now, everytime I do a power squat I can't help but laugh. So there you have it...I can make it clap with no problem. It just isn't the way that some of human species may prefer. C'mon now, admit it....you are all singing "Make it clap". You can't thank me later when it is no longer stuck in your head.



This concludes this week's entry. Until next time...

WAAAAAIIIIIIITTTTTTTT.......

Did I forget to tell y'all about Gravity Fit last week? It is almost Tuesday again (Sunday) and I did share how I walked out a winner? If I already told you then you can just go back to singing "Make it clap". So the Workout Queen went with me to Gravity Fit on Tuesday. I think that Running Regina is not going to attend this class again. That is ok though, she is a workout addict anyway. And Jumping Josephina was unable to attend. So anyway, Workout Queen is such a beast that she decided to do two workouts before going to Gravity Fit. I mean, seriously, who does that? Anyway, we go and it was a full class again like the first time I attended. I felt great and was able to keep up a little bit more. Of course somewhat knowing what to expect and knowing when to go potty in an effort not to pee myself helped. I was sweating up a storm too. Yes, I sweat. I don't "glisten" like some women. So the end of class comes and it is "relay" time. I'm sure you all know that I was dreading the pit from hell! So again I counted off and ended up doing suicide drills in the dodgeball court area first. Next up was...yep, you guessed it....the pit from hell! Do I go there and some chick is there in the middle talking about how she hurt her ankle. She didn't want help so I was just waiting for her to hurry up and get out of the pit so I could get it over with. In the end, the wait gave me the courage to take it on. I jumped in from the platform area instead of the trampoline. So I jump in, swim to the wall and touch it then swim back and get out. All in under 10 minutes, perhaps even under 5 minutes. When I got out I just wanted to say "LIKE A BOSS!" I didn't though. After class I was speaking with the instructor. Did I mention she reminds me so much of an old friend of mine? It's pretty crazy how much they resemble each other. Anyway, even she said how much I've improved and gave me the double high five. Then she asked me what else I was doing or if I was just doing the GF class. I told her how I was going the dreaded Insanity also but I'd much rather do GF 5 nights a week instead of Insanity. Point is, she told me that I looked slimmer. That made me feel so great about everything and myself. I walked out of there with my head held high and a huge smile on my face even though it was about 10 degrees outside. Can't wait until this coming Tuesday. That is if the snow stops and cooperates. I won't drive in the snow unless I absolutely have to. I hate driving in inclement weather! I am also going to try to go to Thursday morning class.

Ok, this time I'm really done. MAKE IT CLAP! HAHA

Insanity...more than just the workout

I am so behind in updating the blog it is crazy! So basically, I have not forgotten but I have run out of time and I'm just pooped each night. Yes, I'm still doing Insanity. Yes, I am still going to Gravity Fit. Yes, each week I fall behind another day due to Gravity Fit. Big news though. I will have to make time to sit down and update with everything. Please check back again soon.

Insanity - Day 16, 17, 18 plus Gravity Fit

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That is how I feel every day that I attempt to do Insanity so far.

OK I'm not going to try to be cute like with my last "Catch up" blog. It is 11:09pm on a friday night and I have yet another early Saturday ahead of me. So here we go...

I last left you Monday Night after Day 15 with my fit or should we say unfit test.

Tuesday - Gravity Fit (no Insanity)
I decided against doubling up my workouts tonight like I did the first day I attended Gravity Fit. Gravity Fit is enough of a workout on it's own. Believe me when I say that I felt more out of shape this class than the first one. We did a different workout which is kinda cool so we don't expect the same thing every class. We were working abs tonight. Boy did we work them. Holy moly! Less jumping, more balance, core control. Of course, what is a gravity fit class without Grace making an appearance? (Backstory: I'm just graceful like that, remember the pit from hell?) So we are about half way through class where we line up and jump across the trampolines. I'm going and I'm going and then my foot gets caught under the mat and SPLAT! I literally face planted on the trampoline and bounced a few times. I looked up and saw the instructor watching me. As I'm getting up she, in her microphone thing, tells me "It's ok, get up and keep trying". WTH! I just said screw it and walked down the side on the mats. Of course Jumping Josephina also twisted her ankle at some point because she was limping as well. At the end of class we had the "relay/triatholon" again. When the instructor mentioned the pit from hell I wanted to go kick her in the shin. But I decided that I can do it. Ok....wait....let me backtrack a bit. At home I announced that I was going to Gravity Fit and for the kids to get to bed early. (The class is from 9-10pm) My son tells me "on not in, Mom!" I was like what? He says "On the foam not in it!" Then he proceeds to laugh hysterically at me. He even stood on the couch to demonstrate for me how to jump into the pit from hell. That dang brat! Yes, I laughed. Ok now back to my story, I decided I could do it and gently dove on top of the foam in a belly flopping manner. I "swam" about half way and decided it was good enough for tonight and went back to get out. Did I mention I asked Jumping Josephina to stay with me in case I needed help? I'm so lame! HAHA! It was still quite the workout. I believe I forgot to mention that Running Regina tweeted me a picture of the pit from hell. What a nice friend huh? Please note the sarcasm.



Wednesday Day 16
So I'm a day behind on my Insanity schedule now but there was no way I would be able to handle back to back workouts again. I thought I was going to die last Saturday when I tried that. Tonight was the dumb polymetric cardio circuit which is a fancy way of saying interval training. This is my least favorite workout I believe. But then again there are parts of it that I do like. I did it, moving on. Just kidding, I have to recap after last night's Gravity Fit. My knee was sooooooooooo sore today. Much like Saturday after the cheer competition. It was stiff and hurt a lot to move it. Once it was in motion I was fine but it was getting it in motion that was painful. My obliques were quite sore as well. That Gravity Fit is no joke! I felt more sore from that than from Cardio Abs with Insanity. I love it though. I can't wait for my next class. I probably looked like a mummy today trying to walk around.

Thursday Day 17
I will remain behind on the Insanity schedule now since I plan on attending Gravity Fit more often (weekly). And I will take my rest day on Sundays still. My knee was feeling better but my sides were still quite tender. Tonight was pure cardio and cardio abs. Go figure! I did feel that I was able to hang more with the group on the Cardio Abs thanks to Tuesday night's gravity fit class. Didn't leave me sore, or should I say any more sore so I guess that is a good thing. It's strange how now I feel like I didn't workout good enough if I'm not sore the next day. This pure cardio was rough on me. I had to rest a lot tonight because I was either tired or more out of shape or something. But I tried and that is all that matters right? Being that I almost didn't do a video last night is huge because here I am again. I wouldn't say addicted but more determined.

Friday (tonight) Day 18
Tonight was cardio recovery. Screw this "rest" day from cardio. I say that in a loving manner, NOT! Sure, we are not doing cardio but the workout still makes me break out into a sweat. It is definitely no joke. Tonight after work I was talking with my boss about working out and losing weight and how this challenge just doesn't have anyone very motivated. This turned us into talking about "being ready for change". Last year Runing Regina and another friend were trying to convince me to workout and my response was always "I'm good. I'll eat what I want, when I want and I will continue to smoke too." Now look at me. I haven't smoked in almost 8 months and I'm working out religiously. I guess I was finally ready for that change. Much like you can't force someone into rehab, they have to want it in order for it to be effective. I just hope that even though I'm not losing much weight (I believe I put back on the 2lbs I lost then lost 1lb) that I will be more fit and look better. I am also working on cutting back instead of cutting out, as far as food goes.

So all in all, not much to update as far as Insanity goes but I did need to catch up. I'm sure I had more to say each night but I've been working out super late and then crashing right away. Hopefully I will get my crap together and start blogging nightly again so I am more entertaining.

Insanity - Day 12, 13, 14, 15

Yes, I know it has been a while since I've blogged. Of course, just because I haven't blogged doesn't mean I'm not doing this dumb Insanity video. And I say dumb in a loving manner. *note the sarcasm*

Day 12 - Friday
This was a really rough day for me. Between work, an extra practice before competition (cheer) and back to work I was super stressed out to the point where I was feeling defeated. It is hard for me to admit that but just so you can get an idea as to how I was feeling. I'm just thankful that I have a boss who let's me vent while at least looking like he is interested or listening to what I'm saying. Anyway, after retrieving my daughter I decided that I needed to bail on the workout and go have some adult conversation over a couple drinks and dinner. So basically, I used Friday night as my rest day and it was the best decision I've made in a long time. At least that is how I was feeling until Saturday came.

Day 13 - Saturday
So I got up and didn't have to go sit outside and freeze my butt off at a soccer tournament this day since my son was sick. So instead I rolled out of bed and started laundry. Then I figured I will get my workout (friday's workout)done early since we had competition in the afternoon/early evening. Did I mention that I hadn't eaten yet? This was the hardest workout since I started. I felt so weak and like I was unable to complete any part of the video. I sat down more than I ever have since I began this video. Huge difference of trying to do Insanity on an empty stomach versus at the end of the day when you are tired. I literally felt like I was going to fall out 10 minutes into the video. Yes, that is about when the warm-up is finishing. Now let me add that after the competition my knee was so stiff that it hurt to walk much less move it.



Day 14 - Sunday
Normally this is my rest day, however, since I took Friday night off to have some adult time I am having to workout today. What a long weekend! Today I also had to go and freeze my tail off since my son was feeling well enough to attempt to participate in the soccer tourney, which of course didn't help my knee feel any better. I once heard that you burn calories when you are cold because the body is trying to keep warm. If this is the case then I should've lost 10 pounds while sitting outside watching the first game. Anyway, I came home tired and naturally didn't want to work out. So I ate pizza instead. Yes, before you think about lecturing me I did work out after. Of course I did wait about an hour and a half after I ate before I worked out. This was my first "double work out" also. Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs. I was a little scared and boy did I have reason. I like the pure cardio video but that cardio abs is no joke. Just holding position without doing crunches or sit ups is hard.



Day 15 - Monday (today)
So today I weighed myself again. I am down a total of 2 pounds since I began Insanity and this weight loss challenge. I shouldn't complain since it is better than losing zero pounds or gaining any pounds. Today was also Fit Test day. OH Boy! So straight to the fit test we go. As I was doing the warm up it felt different. Being that the warm up is pretty much the same in every video I found it odd. My knee was feeling ok since attempting to do the workout last night. Must be the weather aggrivating it. Anyway overall, I improved on everything on the fit test. Only because I pushed myself as much as I could to do better than the first day. The first workout (kick something or another) I had to do twice since my daughter who was supposed to help me count did it wrong. Either way I didn't improve on that one, I actually did less. Everything else I made sure I improved. We'll see how sore I am tomorrow. Stay tuned......

Insanity Day 11

Seriously though! I think I really do hit my snooze button about 5 times every morning. Well, that is when I hear my alarm. Ok that is neither here nor there. I'm really going to keep it short and sweet tonight because I'm tired and I read before I sleep and I can't miss out on that. Tonight was Cardio Recovery so it was a faily simple workout except for the forrest fire in my thighs again. I don't mind going slow and doing stretching but holding in certain positions as long as I can through the burn is tough. But...I did it. Even if I really didn't want to. Today was an exhausting day. See, told you I'd keep it short and sweet. Catch y'all tomorrow after another crazy busy day! ps. I just had to come back to edit from 10 to 11. Even better! Too bad it wasn't from 10 to 60. HA!

Insanity Day 10

This is how I feel when getting ready for Insanity. Yikes! I had to actually untie the drawstring on my shorts the other night so I could get them on. Mind you, these are the shorts I wore for The Color Run! How is this even possible? I really must be a total heffer! Just goes back to the idea that you don't know how big you really are until you see yourself in a mirror when you aren't ready to see the real you. Scary situation!

I'm tired so let's just get to it. And don't you try to distract me either, I won't fall for it tonight. Speaking of tonight, I had no desire whatsoever to do this video of the polymetric cardio circuit. Screw this video. Not one of my favorites, can you tell? After practice we went to dinner (a weekly wednesday ritual for free pie wednesday at VI - and no I didn't eat the pie...yet)and as we sat in our booth waiting to be waited on I thought to myself "man, I still have to workout but since I'm eating now this means I have to wait and will be working out late." So I waited about an hour and half after I ate dinner to workout. I even pouted, stomped my feet and rolled my eyes at Shaun T. I know it is hard to believe me acting in such a childish manner but it's true! Just take a moment to force yourself to accept this.

And why do I always have to pee when I'm working out? Never fails, I am on a roll, feeling the burn and sweating like a child working in a sweat shop....then it hits me. Tonight I'm certain that it is something wrong with me, perhaps a weak bladder or something that bearing children did to me. At least when I'm doing Insanity I am at home and it's not so embarrassing. Unlike at Gravity Fit when I was doing tuck jumps across the trampolines and had to do the longest kegel of my life and then run to the bathroom barefoot so I didn't have pee running down my leg. So naturally, tonight I had to go to the bathroom in the middle of the video and since I don't know how to pause on the PS2 I just let it run and catch back up.

Speaking of Gravity Fit, I'm so sad! I reminded Jumping Josephina that we needed to call to make our reservation since both of us forgot yesterday. Then I receive a text that she called and they advised her that this past Saturday was a launch class only and they will not be offering the class on Saturdays, only Tuesday Nights (from 9-10pm) and Thursday Mornings (from 7-8am). We are going to try to make the Tuesday night class but that is sooooooo late to be working out, even for me. Not to mention I have to drive across town and make sure that I have something to watch the kids since I'm an overprotective mother and have problems leaving them alone. I would love to be able to do Thursday mornings as well but I already struggle with my hours at work and this wouldn't help. Maybe when school is out and cheer is done I can do it since it will be easier for me to go into work later. Maybe if we keep calling for Saturdays they will see that the class will be full and they will add it. Hmmmmm.... I will just have to make sure that I either wake up at like 4am to do Insanity for that day or just use Gravity Fit in it's place because doing double workouts within a few hours of each other is too tough for me.

Hey, I told you not to distract me. I really did intend to keep this short. One last thing that I forgot to say the other night then I'm off to dreamland. When you see someone on the biggest loser that weighs the same as you but you think they are way bigger than you, chances are they are probably not. Yes, eye opener for me. What makes it worse that I never watch that show but it happened to be on and like any show, I have to see how it ends. Needless to say I don't want to watch it again because this time my son even told me to call to try to be a contestent. Little butthead! Ok, off to cry my eyes out over this.

Insanity Day 9 - oompa loompa doompa dee doo

OK I happen to like carrots so that wouldn't be such a bad thing, however, I would be more concerned with turning orange and looking like a little fat oompa loompa. Then I'd have to dye my hair green and wear those very unappealing white overalls. Not a good look. And just so you know, I am sparing everyone the picture of one tonight. Although, I did google for images and there are some very disturbing oompa loompas in the world.

Did I tell anyone that I weighed myself on Monday? 1 week into this challenge and I lost 1 pound. Yeah, probably because when I weighed in originally I had my hoodie on and this time I didn't. So in reality I didn't lose anything. Of course I didn't gain so that should be a good thing but it doesn't help me in trying to lose the most so I can bring home the big bucks at the end of this month. *sigh*

So I completed day 9 of Insanity tonight. It would have been very easy to forget and let the time slip by with the day I had. Anyway, I did it. I was almost happy when I saw it was Pure Cardio night. I actually like this video with the exception of a few moves. I am happy to report that I feel that I was able to complete more in the first half of the video this time around. However, I think I pushed too hard too early because for the last 10 minutes of the video I was seriously struggling......to breathe! And why when you have to lunge and raise the front arm....ugh, this is so uncomfortable. My fat just gets in the way of everything! Hopefully one day I can do so without having to reposition the fat. Anyway, I'm happy with the way tonights workout went, overall. YAY! GO ME!



In the meantime I am looking foward to Gravity Fit this weekend. Well, with the exception of Hell Pit! Hopefully there is still space left since I spaced reserving my spot today, even after I talked with Jumping Josephina about calling early. OY VEY!

Insanity Day 8

That is definitely what I felt like doing tonight instead of working out. After a busy day at work, a tense cheer practice and coming home to a sick kid...working out was not high on my to-do list. We ate dinner early and then I remembered that I still needed to workout. Since I ate I knew that I needed to wait at least an hour and a half before working out so I didn't upchuck my dinner. Speaking of, this eating less and what not is so hard to do. I think this may be a harder task to change my eating habits than trying to do more and more of the Insanity video. Willpower and just knowing when to stop are my biggest enemies. Even if I'm eating healthy, such as a salad or fruit or whatever else I may have that is healthy I just don't know when to stop.

I did test drive the Body by Vi today. I didn't care much for the chalky powdery taste but it wasn't too bad. I'm fairly certain that any shake I try will be like this. I mixed it with juice instead of water or milk. I do have another sample that I'm going to test drive again tomorrow. All thanks to Running Regina. I didn't really notice any difference in myself today but as with anything I'm sure it will take more than one try to notice anything. I really wish I had some samples of the shakeology to test drive. Last week I kept leaning towards shakeology but now I'm not leaning towards anything. At this rate I should just try slim fast. I will save money, it tastes great and as with any shake, if I replace 2 meals per day I'm going to lose weight.

Yeah yeah, back to the workout. Oh wait, before I forget - I received a text from the Workout Queen today telling me that she jumped into Insanity week 2 to complete it with me. She also said I should go back on Facebook so she can motivate me but I'll pass on that one. That reminds me, I do need to reply to her text from hours ago. Oops.. So anyway, tonight wasn't so bad. Yes, it was tough and yes I did struggle and yes I did sweat like I was sitting in a sauna in the middle of the Middle East for 5 hours but I feel that overall I did fairly well. I'm sure I wasn't able to complete as much as I think I did but it felt like it to me and I'm ok with that. Of course, nothing will be as bad as my workout after Gravity Fit. I really should've thought about this schedule and my day of rest better. Oh well, I loved gravity fit and will register again for this coming weekend. Hopefully there are still spots left. I am going to pay for the monthly membership instead of the drop in rate because in the end I will be saving money and since I really like the class I feel it will be worth it.

Do you see a trend here? I keep avoiding tonights workout. In the end, I did it. I feel good right now and don't feel as though I will be sore tomorrow which is almost a let down because then I feel like my workout wasn't enough. I think I may feel so good because yesterday was my day of rest. Hence, no blog. I did, however, get a workout walking around the PIT and up and down the stairs several times (being that we were in row 34 which is near the bottom) when I took my boy to watch the Harlem Globetrotters. I should log that in my devil of a food journal thing. HAHA! I can log that, laundry, housework, yardwork, etc. LAME!

Alright folks, time to go tend to the sick kid and dream of a massage. I can really use one right now.

Gravity Fit vs Insanity Day 6

I don't even know how to begin with this one. I will say that in the Gravity Fit vs Insanity Day 6 battle, Gravity Fit wins. Granted I was so exhausted from Gravity Fit still that when I attempted to do Insanity I was so weak that I think I did worse than the first time I did this video on day 2.

So let's talk about Gravity Fit.



I was oddly excited about this class even though I knew it was going to kick my butt and the major fact that it began at 8am...on a Saturday. Anyway, I woke up easier than I do when it's a work day. Anyway, I pick up my friend who we shall refer to as Jumping Josephina. We head over to the facility and fill out our waivers. Running Regina was already there and on her trampoline square waiting for the class to begin. Did I mention there were a bunch of people there? Yeah, I think it was a full class. So Jumping Josephina and I ended up sharing a long trampoline. From this point on I proceeded to sweat and gasp for air. This was probably the funnest aerobic/cardio/cross-fit class I've ever been to! I had so much fun! Of course there was the one part of the class that wasn't so much fun. I'm sure you don't want to hear about all the fun, jumping, etc so I will tell you about the funniest (not for me) part of the class. Yes, I don't mind everyone laughing at my expense because I can only imagine how it really looked.

During the last about 15 minutes of class we were doing a "triatholon" so to speak. So I go to my assigned station and do my trampoline suicide drills. Not like Insanity suicide drills, but like soccer suicide drills. Anyway, after that my next station was suicides on the hard floor. Then came the "jump". There is a part of Gravity Park that has 2 long trampolines that you can jump into a foam pit from. I was unsure on what to do so I asked the instructor. She advised to go to the end and jump in, then we "swim" to the back wall and "swim" back to get out of the pit. So I skip hop down the trampoline and when I reach the end, I take a big jump and into the foam pit I go. So I start trying to "swim" to the back wall. Everyone that was already in the pit made it look like a piece of cake. Yeah, not so much. It was like trying to eat yogurt with a fork. It just isn't happening! So I try and try and the more I tried the further down I sunk. I wasn't going anywhere. I seriously felt like I was trying to swim in quicksand. Yes, poor me! I finally make it half way and decide that was as far as I was going to make it. Then I see Running Regina (who was part of the group that was a station behind me) jump in, swim to the wall then swim back and out she goes to the next station. Finally I asked another lady how the heck she was doing it. She told me she was raising her knees really high. The instructor even tried to motivate me (I'm sure she really meant for me to hurry up and get the eff outta there) by telling me to use high knees. By the time I finally struggled my way to the edge of the floor I was so exhausted it took me a couple more minutes to climb out. I step to the side, hold onto the rail and try to catch my breath. As I walked to my water, a guy (employee) that was watching couldn't even look at me. I'm sure he was trying to contain his laughter. Of course, I find out later that I just looked so defeated. Jumping Josephina told me that my face was so red and I was dripping sweat, while the look on my face was so sad...as if I were about to cry. POOR ME!

Needless to say I was done at at that point. Thank goodness this was the end of the class. Even though I had that moment I still love the class itself. I definitely want to return again next saturday. SO MUCH FUN!

Now, onto Insanity Day 6.



After Gravity Fit I was so hype and motivated. I loved it! Normally I crash after I workout so it's easier for me to workout at night. On the drive home from taking my kids to soccer and cheer I was starting to crash. This was 4 hours after the class ended. So I came home, rested a bit, ate a couple scrambled eggs. Around 3pm I finally was going to do Insanity. Today was the same video as day 2 (polymetric nonsense). So I begin the warm up and lose my breath right away. The furter into the video I got, the more breaks I had to take. I was just too exhausted but I didn't want to just completely stop. So I tried to do what I could. My legs were mush, my lungs were not cooperating, it was hot as ever because the sun was up and it was a decent day today so I was sweating like crazy. Yes, basically I felt like everything was working against me. I think I did this video better the first time I did it and I only did about half of it then. I am going to have to figure something out because if I continue to do Gravity Fit I will always have 2 workouts on Saturdays. Either way, I did it and that was all she wrote.



Sidenote: I went to a "muscle" store to get a blender bottle (shake bottle) and ended up asking about recover and meal replacement shakes. I was ready to purchase some protein shake stuff but their credit card machine was down. So I left, I didn't have any cash on me at the moment. So for comparison I went to another nurition store and get told something completely different. The stuff the guy was trying to sell me I've tried before and I didn't feel that it worked. In the end I didn't buy anything, not even the blender bottle I wanted. I have a lot to think about and compare. I did receive a couple samples today though. Running Regina brought me a couple samples of the Body by Vi, I received some curb your appetite with caffine samples from the muscle store and I tried some small (mini dixie cup) samples at the nutrition store.

Ok I'm super exhausted still and am going to finally crash and hopefully sleep in on my rest day. Rest day, Ha! What a joke, this means it is my cleaning and laundry day. Thanks for reading. 6 days down, 54 more to go.

Insanity Day 5 - 7 Month Anniversary

Yes, as a matter of face we are going to celebrate first today! Cake first, workout later. Sounds like a great plan to me! Besides...I LOVE CAKE! (that will NEVER get old) Today makes 7 months since I quit smoking. Wow, time flies! Then again, so the scale needle when I stand on it. For those that haven't been with me throughout that journey, I quit smoking without even planning on it. June 30th was the last day that I smoked a cigarette. I'm sure it was after midnight but I didn't sleep yet so whatever, don't judge me. In the last 7 months I have been smoke-free, ran 2 5k's, gained a crap load of weight, stopped running, and now started Insanity. So let's everyone take a moment to celebrate with in my achieving this. I appreciate all the support I received in the early months so Thank You to all that supported me and kept me motivated to continue my smoke-free lifestyle.

Now, on to the other stuff...



Yes, I do believe that those that are trying to keep me motivated to continue with this Insanity nonsense are highly over optimistic. I mean seriously though. Even the Workout Queen told me that Insanity is an extreme workout to begin for someone who hasn't worked out. Although, Running Regina seems to think that I can accomplish this. I say they are all crazy!

Now before you say anything, yes, I did complete Day 5 tonight. Of course this almost didn't happen because life was trying to get in the way. I worked late, picked up dinner, came home and my baby was still feeling and looking like crap. Poor thing. So I feed everyone, call the Dr. and wait to see if I need to take her in. So in the meantime 30 minutes is passing by, I haven't eaten, I haven't worked out and before I know it it is almost 9pm. So my daughter has the nasty flu that is going around, I worked out, I ate and here I am now. And...as much as I hate to admit it, I actually liked tonights workout. No, I didn't complete the whole thing. Yes, I still had my moments of standing there with my arms over my head to catch my breath. Yes, I had my moments of my legs feeling like jello. I feel that I can honestly say that of all the workouts I've done so far, Pure Cardio is my favorite. What does this mean? What kind of nonsense is this? I must clearly be under the influence of something to be saying these absurd things.

Although my diet is still not good, I do feel that I can do more and more of certain exercises. Even if it is just 1 or 2 more reps. I don't feel that I've lost any weight and I'm not sure I am going to since I can't get control of my diet. I just love to eat. Of course, waiting to eat dinner until after my workout does help somewhat. Even though I eat all my food, I do start to feel sick after I eat. I'm hoping that eventually I will learn to stop eating crap! Once I am able to meet with Beautiful Betty I will have more of a plan. I was even thinking tonight that tonight would have been a great night to just have a shake for dinner. It was late and I had no business eating what I did. No, I will not tell you what I had for dinner so don't even think about it. I did add it to my food journal and yes I am going over in my recommended calorie count nightly. OF course there isn't a way to define my workouts so I just try to pick which might best cover it.

Ok I must call it a night because I have to get up in 7 hours to be at a Gravity Fit class at 8am. Oddly enough, I'm super excited to go to this despite the time of day. I will report tomorrow all about it so most likely I will have 2 entries tomorrow depending on how busy my day becomes. Wish me luck! Day 5 down, Only 55 more to go.