Week One Done :o)

Today was the last day of the first week of training. Last night was a long rough night with Rylee so I didn't get much sleep and today I was more tired that I have been all week. Today was a 20 min W/R and I completed it a lot better than I thought it would & I also did yoga tonight on a whim. Could I possibly like working out? I also wore my Calorie and Heart monitor watch when I did my yoga and it read that I burnt 357 cals...YOWZA!

Next week I start 2 min runs followed by 1 minute of walking. Next Sunday I will complete a 30 minute W1/R2....oh boy :{ (lol that kind of looks like a mustache) Tomorrow I have a full day off, let my body recuperate and rest, get homework done AND enjoy my cheat meal...Pizza for lunch....mmmmm!!! Thank you all for your support this week, it has helped me push through the tough spots and also motivates me to continue...plus it makes my heart feel SUPER happy ;) See you all again on Monday, have a great Sunday!

Dolphins & Camels...Oh my!

These are the poses I love and hate :) Dolphin and Camel! Today's yoga work out was just as intense as day 1, however there were poses I could hold longer and even some sequences that I could do that I struggled with earlier in the week. I find myself questioning the make of my body when I do yoga...questions like, are my arms just short or am I really not that limber? Or is my butt as high up as hers? I just have to keep practicing, Yoga= My Practice!
My Top 2 Favorite poses are Warrior 3 & Camel:

Camel pose

Warrior 3

My least favorite poses are the Dolphin Plank into dolphin and Side Plank :/ I loath these moves but today I was able to stick with them and complete 75% of the pose and hold!!!

Dolphin plank

Dolphin

Side Plank (All pics from Google Images)

These Poses are intense but I am starting to feel my body becoming stronger each time! Tomorrow will be my last day of my first week of transformation and I am extremely proud of my self and all that I have accomplished this week. Not to mention that those 11 lbs lost were actually lost, the next day I had gotten on the wii fit just to check and make sure :) So I decided to reward my self, and finally bought a new iPod, iPod touch :) I also found that Jillian Michaels has a free app that is awesome, so if you have an iPhone, iPod touch or iPad  go to itunes and search Jillian Michaels Slim-Down Solutions.

I also have ordered a new bathroom scale that not only weighs me but also shows my body fat % and hydration level. I can wait to finish tomorrow out strong with a 20 min walk/run and enjoy my Sunday rest day, which is also my one meal cheat day. ONE meal, not the whole day :) I have been craving Pizza :) Thank you all for your continued support and motivation, it helps me more than you know :)

I love you all, xoxox

Day 5 = resistance

Today's training consisted of a 16 minute Walk/Run. 1 minute of walking followed by a minute of running and repeat 8 times.  Let me remind all my readers that I have not RAN since Oh Junior Year in High School- Senior Summer during morning practices for Dance Team...that was 8 years ago! I did great the first half but the second half I really had to push, and my left knee started hurting and felt like it was cracking! LOL

Highs: I Walk/Ran a mile in 15 1/2 minutes, I burnt 142 cals and completed it!
Lows: I suck...bad! As I was running I started thinking in 11 1/2 weeks I will have to run 3.1 miles, am I really going to be able to do this? Doubting myself is something I have to learn to stop, It usually holds me back and makes me revert to old ways. I know that this will get better over time, I just need to stay positive!

A Happy note: My mom said she noticed that I looked like I had lost weight already :)

Yesterday I did my Yoga and 10 min walk. That Yoga Dvd is serious! My body was and still is sore from the first day on Monday, but I was able to hold some moves longer, complete whole reps but also some positions I could not stick. I know that those will get easier with time as my body gets stronger. I also noticed that by taking my vitamins I have a lot more energy and was even wanting to work out again with Chris when he got home. I just need to keep up my motivation, and take it one day at a time!