I did Firm Ignite, the first one, and once again sweat buckets! But I got it better, the steps that is, I guess I really do have two left feet lol. I've only really been doing simple walking workouts, Leslie Sansone walk away the pounds stuff with nice simple steps that don't require much thought. This stuff I'm doing now is harder, but also a little more fun. Not that I don't like my Leslie's, they are my go to for blah days I don't want to even take the dog for a walk. But I have all these new ones to try!
I almost bought one at Indigo today but it was $3 more than through Amazon, so I am waiting, and will likely place an order Friday or Saturday, for the DVD I want and a book that looks good.
Any way, I took the dog for a walk, and did the workout. I picked up some protein powder which isn't too bad, and ate fairly well, except for lunch :-) tomorrow is another day! And the fridge has lots of veggies in it now.
Showing posts with label Firm. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Firm. Show all posts
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
Wednesday July 6
Another good workout day, we went for a walk after dinner, it was hot but good. Then I did the third Firm workout on the DVD I have, it was 35 minutes but pretty complete so it felt good. Beginners aren't supposed to use weights, so I didn't, but think I will for at least some exercises next time. I want to feel the burn!! :-)
Eating wise, not so good! But could have been worse I suppose. I really need to get something for after my workout, pigging out on junk is not a great idea! Defeats the purpose of the workout, right? I've been drinking lots of water at least, so that's a good thing!
All in all, I'm anxious to get the rest of the dvd's I ordered, I want to get a complete rotation going, and I am hopeful the 20 minute workouts will be a little better (easier) for morning workouts. Come on mail delivery!!!
Eating wise, not so good! But could have been worse I suppose. I really need to get something for after my workout, pigging out on junk is not a great idea! Defeats the purpose of the workout, right? I've been drinking lots of water at least, so that's a good thing!
All in all, I'm anxious to get the rest of the dvd's I ordered, I want to get a complete rotation going, and I am hopeful the 20 minute workouts will be a little better (easier) for morning workouts. Come on mail delivery!!!
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
Tuesday July 5
Well today wasn't too bad. I managed to get out for a walk after dinner, it was really hot but we did it! The dog was tired and hot when we got home, he's upstairs on my bed in front of the air conditioner right now :-)
After the baby went to bed, I did Sculptilates by Firm, it was pretty good. I think they are an intermediate workout, the 4 express Firm workouts I got on one DVD. I do like it, it's pretty good, and it was a good ab workout, which I really need. I found it weird that my hip flexors were the painful part, not that my abs didn't burn too lol. I like that it was 31 minutes, and well timed, the instructor was really good at cueing, though I don't know what some of the moves were, I will know for next time :-) And it wasn't high impact, or really cardio at all, so I didn't feel bad for having two left feet!
All in all, my diet was good enough. I know I need to clean things up, I guess right now I'm trying to incorporate more healthy food, like fruits and veggies, less stuff like chips and chocolate. Rather than focusing on making too many changes at once. The hard part is that I have a kid to feed, and yes I want him to eat healthy, but I also need to be able to cook quick meals, easy and something he'll eat. He eats quite a variety for the most part so that's good, but sometimes he gets a little weird about food.
Any way. Another day done! woo hoo!
After the baby went to bed, I did Sculptilates by Firm, it was pretty good. I think they are an intermediate workout, the 4 express Firm workouts I got on one DVD. I do like it, it's pretty good, and it was a good ab workout, which I really need. I found it weird that my hip flexors were the painful part, not that my abs didn't burn too lol. I like that it was 31 minutes, and well timed, the instructor was really good at cueing, though I don't know what some of the moves were, I will know for next time :-) And it wasn't high impact, or really cardio at all, so I didn't feel bad for having two left feet!
All in all, my diet was good enough. I know I need to clean things up, I guess right now I'm trying to incorporate more healthy food, like fruits and veggies, less stuff like chips and chocolate. Rather than focusing on making too many changes at once. The hard part is that I have a kid to feed, and yes I want him to eat healthy, but I also need to be able to cook quick meals, easy and something he'll eat. He eats quite a variety for the most part so that's good, but sometimes he gets a little weird about food.
Any way. Another day done! woo hoo!
Monday, July 4, 2011
Monday July 4
Haven't posted in awhile but I have been working out. Just finished Firm Total Body Time Crunch Express, and it was good! I quite liked it actually and will do it again for sure. It was 25 minutes but covered the whole body. Not as intense as the Firm Express workouts, or Jillian for that matter, but it was nice any way.
I have a couple DVD's on the way now, I ordered from a great sale, 3 DVD's which is 4 workouts, plus the ones from the lady from videofitness.com, she let me know she shipped them Friday. So that will all be great, I'll need to figure out some rotation to use everything I've got. There are a couple more I'd like to get, by another instructor, to add some variety. That should do me for awhile!
I ran 3 days last week, hopefully I'll do that again this week. I'm debating using Jillian's 30 day Shred for 30 straight days, but she just talks to much! Wondering if I can mix it all up and still have it work as well. My goal is 20 pounds, first goal any way. I know diet will play a big role, I'm hoping to get that started off right this week. I will get some protein powder this week, it should all be good . Salad, veggies, fruit and some lean protein. I think I need more rice, but not much else really. Milk for baby boy of course lol.
Any way, back to it! Working out is going relatively well, and I'm finding some things I enjoy.
I have a couple DVD's on the way now, I ordered from a great sale, 3 DVD's which is 4 workouts, plus the ones from the lady from videofitness.com, she let me know she shipped them Friday. So that will all be great, I'll need to figure out some rotation to use everything I've got. There are a couple more I'd like to get, by another instructor, to add some variety. That should do me for awhile!
I ran 3 days last week, hopefully I'll do that again this week. I'm debating using Jillian's 30 day Shred for 30 straight days, but she just talks to much! Wondering if I can mix it all up and still have it work as well. My goal is 20 pounds, first goal any way. I know diet will play a big role, I'm hoping to get that started off right this week. I will get some protein powder this week, it should all be good . Salad, veggies, fruit and some lean protein. I think I need more rice, but not much else really. Milk for baby boy of course lol.
Any way, back to it! Working out is going relatively well, and I'm finding some things I enjoy.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Tuesday week 2
Well I believe I've been at this for a whole week now. And I've gained two pounds. But I'm going to assume that's water or something at this point. Right? I did a great job today! I had a pretty good breakfast, did break and get a muffin at coffee, but had a good lunch with salad, rice and salmon. A pretty decent dinner too. Sitting here starving right now but not sure what I can eat. I need to look up some good after workout/before bed snacks I guess.
I took the dog for a run after work as rain was forecast and I knew we wouldn't get out after dinner. It was another 20 minute run, bookended with 5 minute walks. I feel pretty good about that, it's enough to make me sweat, him pant, and I think we both get a good workout. It was freaking hot out there, but that's ok.
The power went out twice, right around baby's bedtime, so he didn't get a bath tonight and it kind of stinky, not much to do for it I guess. When it came back on I quickly popped in the Firm tape and did the first workout again. I am better at the choreography, but it's still hard and quick. I felt pretty good about it though. I used 3lb dumbbells, which is pretty light, but whatever. I then did Slim and Limber to cool down and get a good stretch. That made the whole thing take a bit longer than I would have liked, but I guess that's ok.
Any way. I'm feeling good and powerful. Just wish the scale was moving in the other direction. I know diet is a bit deal, so it'll be the thing to really focus on when I get back from my parents place after the long weekend. Off to google snacks, and watch 19 Kids and Counting, then get to bed!!
I took the dog for a run after work as rain was forecast and I knew we wouldn't get out after dinner. It was another 20 minute run, bookended with 5 minute walks. I feel pretty good about that, it's enough to make me sweat, him pant, and I think we both get a good workout. It was freaking hot out there, but that's ok.
The power went out twice, right around baby's bedtime, so he didn't get a bath tonight and it kind of stinky, not much to do for it I guess. When it came back on I quickly popped in the Firm tape and did the first workout again. I am better at the choreography, but it's still hard and quick. I felt pretty good about it though. I used 3lb dumbbells, which is pretty light, but whatever. I then did Slim and Limber to cool down and get a good stretch. That made the whole thing take a bit longer than I would have liked, but I guess that's ok.
Any way. I'm feeling good and powerful. Just wish the scale was moving in the other direction. I know diet is a bit deal, so it'll be the thing to really focus on when I get back from my parents place after the long weekend. Off to google snacks, and watch 19 Kids and Counting, then get to bed!!
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