We came down off the mountain. Dammit! It needed to be done. It was a good week.
I took a swim last Sunday. I managed 10 minutes of doing laps sort of HIIT style: swim a couple laps, rest, swim a couple laps. My shoulder felt really good. I just couldn't get the rhythm; I know that will come with time.
We rented a Harley Ultra Classic on Tuesday. We rode through the mountains of NY to Newburgh, NY to see the "new" Orange County Choppers facility. What a disappointment that was. The ride was incredible but the visit was a waste. It's nothing but a glorified t-shirt store & the t-shirts sucked. They weren't even good quality cotton. Eh.
I managed to only get 2 workouts in. One was NROL4W 2B & 30 minutes HIIT. The other workout was simply NROL4W 2A. I ate clean 5 out of 8 days. Not too bad considering my mother is a glutten. No wonder I have such a hard time eating right.
Other than the motorcycle ride we sat around & did nothing. It was AWESOME! My mother took my grandparents home on Thursday so John & I had 2 days of just us.
Yesterday we sat & watched cooking shows on the Food Network all day long. I saw some really good CLEAN recipes that I've got to look up. When I find them--I'll post links for you. I saw one that I somehow managed to miss Al Roker adding 2 sticks of butter to that I was all excited about until I read it on-line just now. Dammit. Oh well, I'll post when I get them.
I have made a decision...I'm going to seriously get serious. I will be posting what I eat every day. I am going to commit to working out 5 days a week--3 weight, 4 HIIT. I am going to lose the fat & build some muscle. I am making this commitment for all of you to see because I would like to ask you all to hold me accountable.
This commitment will work like this...
exercise Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, & Saturday. I will do weights on Saturday, Sunday & one other day during the week (except Tuesday because John is not here on Tuesday nights & I need a spotter). I will do cardio on Tuesday for sure & probably on Monday, & Thursday.
Some of the cardio I hope to attempt is going to be sprints--I'm going to tackle The 50-yard Dash. I read this article a couple weeks ago & thought it sounded like something fun to do. I'm going to do it once a week. The other nights, I'll either do my bike, or Rachel Cosgrove's Get Metabolic (I love that workout). I'm also thinking of going over to swim one day a week because I REALLY love to swim.
Hmmm, the cardio work I'm going to do sounds like triathlon training, doesn't it? Hmmm...Yes, I want to do SheRox again next August. But that isn't my "goal." My goal is fat loss for now. I'll start doing real tri training in March--when I start concentrating on distance running again cuz Leanne & I are going to do the Broad Street Run together. But you all know me--I won't be doing it to "compete" or even to better my time from last year. It will simply be to say I did it.
My weight workouts will be the NROL-O Fat Loss rotation. Marie--still want to join me?
I will do my first workout tomorrow afternoon. The workout starts off with squats. I'm going to attempt to do 115 lbs. If I can do them, I am going to attempt to squat Erin--she weighs 106 lbs. We're going to set up outside & have her climb onto my shoulders. John is going to take a picture. I WILL NOT REALLY ATTEMPT TO SQUAT WITH HER ON MY SHOULDERS--that would be too dangerous.
Okay there's my plan. If you all don't see some stuff getting added to my "calendar" on the side please taunt me. Thanks!
3 comments:
You go girl!!!
I'm so glad you had fun on your vacation. It sounds as though you did great as far as staying on plan goes. Maybe not perfect, but way better than you'd have done if you didn't have a plan, which is the whole point really. It's so hard when you're traveling, especially when you're with people who don't share your commitment to fitness.
Your cardio plans sound great. I think the NROL programs are incredible, but in all honesty I don't love Alwyn's HIIT formula. 1 minute of high intensity followed by 2 minutes of recovery, repeated 3-6 times is great, but it's even better when you mix it up with other protocols.
I just downloaded a freebie fat loss cardio program from Workout Muse that looks great .... I'll go into more detail on my blog if you're curious.
Count me in!!! However, I still have not gotten my book back, so can you send me the worksheets if you don't mind?
And great plan! You're very inspiring.
I'm glad you had a wonderful vacation, Deb! And you did very well staying on track, too. WTG!
Your plans sound ambitious but doable. :) I'll definitely be among the cheerleaders.
What Laura said about Alwyn's cardio recs. Also, I dunno about you, I get bored during long recovery sessions. I'd rather just have at it and get it done, LOL. :)
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