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Friday, November 18, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Making today my "Sunday"
Well beginning of the week anyway. I finally pulled my proverbial bootstraps up and decided to hell what people thought of my "Life Scheduling". I gotta do right by me. So after I got off work this morning I hit the gym and knocked out my 8 laps in the pool.
I came home with the intent of doing my Billy Blanks Tae-Bo PT 24/7 "Basics" video which is the first video for the rotation that comes with the 7 DVD set. Anyway I was barefoot and the straps that go around the feet dug in a little. I made it about 10 minutes in until my feet couldn't take the pain.
So as I was destrapping my feet it occurred to me that there's a right and a wrong time to workout and I think I found the "wrong time" for doing a cardio/resistance workout. This particular workout regimen is about getting the blood pumping and basically getting the day started. I'm finding that doing the workout before I go to bed was a bad idea. I HAVE ENERGY NOW!!
So I have decided that if I decide to keep doing it now then I'll rearrange my schedule and just stay up and do homework after my workout utilizing the "natural high" to get the work done and sleep after a "mental workout". This would allow me to cut back the amount of my coffee intake which currently sits at about 32oz-40oz a day. Which if you do the math is almost a pot of coffee!!
So we'll see where life takes me. I do plan on doing the last 20 minutes of the workout when I wake up from some sleep, LOL if I go to sleep.
Anyway until next time!
I came home with the intent of doing my Billy Blanks Tae-Bo PT 24/7 "Basics" video which is the first video for the rotation that comes with the 7 DVD set. Anyway I was barefoot and the straps that go around the feet dug in a little. I made it about 10 minutes in until my feet couldn't take the pain.
So as I was destrapping my feet it occurred to me that there's a right and a wrong time to workout and I think I found the "wrong time" for doing a cardio/resistance workout. This particular workout regimen is about getting the blood pumping and basically getting the day started. I'm finding that doing the workout before I go to bed was a bad idea. I HAVE ENERGY NOW!!
So I have decided that if I decide to keep doing it now then I'll rearrange my schedule and just stay up and do homework after my workout utilizing the "natural high" to get the work done and sleep after a "mental workout". This would allow me to cut back the amount of my coffee intake which currently sits at about 32oz-40oz a day. Which if you do the math is almost a pot of coffee!!
So we'll see where life takes me. I do plan on doing the last 20 minutes of the workout when I wake up from some sleep, LOL if I go to sleep.
Anyway until next time!
Monday, November 14, 2011
No excuse, none
Well I take that back I could make excuses but what's the point right? Excuses are like rear ends everyone has one. Its about self accountability and the ability to accept the mistakes and downfalls and turn around and make them a positive.
Anyways here's what's been going on since the last post here on my "A Journey To Myself" blog. The working out really subsided due to my own fault and allowing outside influences to affect my workouts. As I had mentioned in another post I had read the book "Unlimited" by Jillian Michaels. In that book she mentioned what I have come to call "Life Scheduling". Basically you preschedule your week in advance and try to stick to a regimen. Obviously as part of this you have to be flexible for when life happens.
Well some of my outside influences had me believing that this prescheduling and regimented life style was a not so good thing. Several people had pointed out that I became frustrated or flustered if I didn't adhere to the schedule. As a result I had many hiatuses this past month from the gym and working out. I'm at a point in my life where this regimented lifestyle is the only way I will reach my weightloss and life goals. So effective tomorrow regardless of what people say or think I go back to my regimen.
I did finally get my new Billy Blanks PT 24/7 DVDs, gloves, & bands. I did a few workouts on them and unfortunately due to technical issues with the TV had to stop. Another pitfall. As life would have it both my TVs died on me simultaneously. Subsequently I am now renting to own a very nice TV and plan on reintegrating those into my workout. I just have to type up the rotation that came with the DVDs to match the days of the week.
Anyway I can literally count on 1 hand how many times I've worked out since the last post. Sad, pitiful, and really discourages me. There are too many outside influences trying to drag me down and keep me negative. Its a struggle everyday. I've had perhaps a few breakdowns this past week or so where I literally wanted to come home and just cry for a while.
I'm not happy with me. Not happy at all. As a result I know that will affect how much or how little I put into my workouts. But I've gotta get back up and going again. My goal is by 01/01/13 (1 year, 1 month, 15 days from this post) is to have lost 100 lbs (average of 8-10 lbs per month). I think its a very realistic goal.
Until next time my friends! ... OH Just in case I'm learning about how podcasts/audioblogs/vlogs work so this might be transforming into another medium if so I'll let you know.
Anyways here's what's been going on since the last post here on my "A Journey To Myself" blog. The working out really subsided due to my own fault and allowing outside influences to affect my workouts. As I had mentioned in another post I had read the book "Unlimited" by Jillian Michaels. In that book she mentioned what I have come to call "Life Scheduling". Basically you preschedule your week in advance and try to stick to a regimen. Obviously as part of this you have to be flexible for when life happens.
Well some of my outside influences had me believing that this prescheduling and regimented life style was a not so good thing. Several people had pointed out that I became frustrated or flustered if I didn't adhere to the schedule. As a result I had many hiatuses this past month from the gym and working out. I'm at a point in my life where this regimented lifestyle is the only way I will reach my weightloss and life goals. So effective tomorrow regardless of what people say or think I go back to my regimen.
I did finally get my new Billy Blanks PT 24/7 DVDs, gloves, & bands. I did a few workouts on them and unfortunately due to technical issues with the TV had to stop. Another pitfall. As life would have it both my TVs died on me simultaneously. Subsequently I am now renting to own a very nice TV and plan on reintegrating those into my workout. I just have to type up the rotation that came with the DVDs to match the days of the week.
Anyway I can literally count on 1 hand how many times I've worked out since the last post. Sad, pitiful, and really discourages me. There are too many outside influences trying to drag me down and keep me negative. Its a struggle everyday. I've had perhaps a few breakdowns this past week or so where I literally wanted to come home and just cry for a while.
I'm not happy with me. Not happy at all. As a result I know that will affect how much or how little I put into my workouts. But I've gotta get back up and going again. My goal is by 01/01/13 (1 year, 1 month, 15 days from this post) is to have lost 100 lbs (average of 8-10 lbs per month). I think its a very realistic goal.
Until next time my friends! ... OH Just in case I'm learning about how podcasts/audioblogs/vlogs work so this might be transforming into another medium if so I'll let you know.
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