Jan. 18. 2012 HIIT

Warm up: x2
Run 1/4 mile/row 500 m/jump rope 150 single unders
10 deep squats
30 second plank hold
10 pull ups, or lat pull down, or bent over row
30 second plank hold
10 push ups

WOD: For time.

1 FC lap (FC= fitness center, approx. 1/4 mile)
25 Burpees
1 FC lap
30 Squats
1 FC lap
30 Abmat sit-ups
1 FC lap
30 Push ups
1 FC lap
50 lunges

My time: 30:25

I also carried a 15 pound medicine ball for all but 2 FC laps. Not easy to carry that thing! I also was not last! Although, our group was rather small this morning.

Before class I felt tired and nearly talked myself out of going. I was sore from training on Tuesday and I was feeding myself a bunch of useless excuses. Finally, I told my husband I'd better go get dressed before I talked myself out of today's torture.

After class, I was glad I went in for my torture treatment. :) Crazy as that sounds. I felt better.

Made it back home and hubby and I went to Cambridge, back to Sweaty Betty (sports store for women) and exchanged the sports bra I got for a smaller one - too much room in the other and I want room to SHRINK - not the bra, ME!

We also went to Sports Direct. I got a few t-shirts and they are currently nice and tight, but I don't mind. I'm tired of hiding "me". I used to think I was pretty. I used to like my body, the way it looked, felt, and easily slipped into a pair of jeans. I'm tired of hiding the weight with big, baggy, drabby clothes. I figure if I got to look at it - then I'm going to be more inclined to do something about it, because I want to feel pretty again, I want to like my body, be proud of it, and slide it into any pair of jeans I want.

That something, I've been doing it hard core since Nov. 4. I did have a 3 week break Dec. 12 through Jan. 3rd. HIIT on M/W/F and Training on Tues/Thurs. Sometimes I take Wednesday's off. I have to listen to my body and sometimes it seems to say, "Woman, you drag me to that place today and I will be useless!"

I can tell you when I drive home from the gym, my arms screaming, my biceps working...I smile when I turn the steering wheel because I see muscle! Those biceps are beginning to take shape and that makes me happy.

I feel I've come along way however. Zero workouts, zero exercise (really), to a person who hits the gym at least 4 times a week and sometimes has a 3-mile run on the weekends. I feel I'm improving day by day. That in itself makes me feel good. I look forward to possibly seeing these shirts fit a bit loser in the future.

It was a pretty good day. I enjoy walking around Cambridge with my husband. It's nice. It's peaceful. I'm so glad to have him home. It was also HIS birthday (and yes he bought me clothes, weird man).

Tomorrow - physical therapy and a training session.

~T~