Okay well after watching the episode of The Biggest Loser from Tuesday, September 27, 2011 one thing was made apparently clear, YOU HAVE TIME. In this episode the contestants were given 2 hours a day to work out that's it! The symbolism for both the contestants and those watching the show is that this 2 hour window represents the time people have to workout. So I replanned my weekly life and executed a new schedule today.
I now work from 8pm-4am Tue-Sat so now when I get off work I come home change clothes then hit the gym (24 hour fitness). Because the pool fills up fast with people after 5am this is my workout routine:
4:30am - 5 power laps in the pool (adding 1 lap a week)
5am - 1 set of 10 on weight machines for core and upper body (adding 1 set each week til max out at 5 sets)
5:30am - 15 minutes on the treadmill (currently at 2.5mph hope to up that soon) ... then 15 minutes on the stairmaster
6am - come home and do 30 minutes of TaeBo ... then shower, shave and go to sleep lol.
So today's successes and room for improvement:
The 5 power laps ended up being 5 laps as I could get them done. I was very winded after the first lap showing me how long I've been away from the gym.
The 1 set of 10 on the core and upper body always goes off great week 1 with only 1 set of 10 and only like 15 machines.
The 15 minutes on the treadmill, went good I was sweating good but I think that was the workout already done to that point. Looking forward to increasing the speed.
The 15 minutes on the stairmaster ... I lasted 5 minutes before my left knee tried to blow out on me. I was very disappointed but I'll keep pushing it so if 5min is all it will give me cool I'll build it up!
Tae Bo @ Home ... I pushed myself so hard at the gym I was able to muster the "8 Minute Workout" on the original DVDs
So now for my "excuse" to my continual hiatuses from the gym. I have a bad habit of burning out or if I feel sore or injured I'll stop all together. So I need to vary up my workout to keep it interesting. Fortunately I have ALOT of Tae Bo videos so that part won't be so bad its the gym part I'm worried about.
But also recently my car was vandalized and caused me to lose time again because the person who broke the window stole my gym bag and I had to replace everything. Which I've only 1/4 done. I have gym shorts and swim trunks that's it. My MP3 player, mask/snorkel, gym lock, etc was taken. But I'll get it back.
Because ... i'm back!
Current stats: 346 lbs ... Goal 265 lbs!
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Love this!! Keep it up :) Be patient at first... don't overdo it and you will build up to more time and be able to do more. A big mistake people make (like you said) is overdoing it... then they are injured or too sore to continue. Baby steps, as they say. Good luck!!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Alisa! That trip to come and see you was a big inspiration for me to get back at it. I was really frustrated with myself not being able to get up those stairs without breaking into a sweat or "panting". My goal is to be able to come down and do stairs or bike ride and not have those issues. For 2 weeks I'm going to go 3 times a week, then ramp it up to 5-7 days, ultimate goal is 7 day a week 2hour workout. Thank you so much for your support it means the world to me! =)
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