Day 2.

I may or may not already be dying from this workout. Last time I did this I got two weeks in and hurt my back, presumably from bad posture as I went through the workouts. I have been very carefully NOT just pushing as hard as possible (sorry Shaun T!) but trying to remain conscious of my back's positioning and not slouching my shoulders. I still hurt like crazy, but the really big pain I had last time has not yet surfaced.  Hurray! 

Also, Edd had not done his workout (tsktsk) and was planning to do it at night, I think. He still hasn't posted the required photographic proof for Nancy and myself to view.  Though he did post a pretty funny meme (one does not simply...).  I replied in kind with this from someecards:

Insanity Day One

Day One of Insanity!!!  I'm super super sore and that was just from a fit test!  Ooh my.

Here are my fit test results...don't laugh.  Okay, you can laugh.  LOL😂.

I don't have the chart right now, so I just wrote down the exercise as best I could...I'll come back later to write down their proper names.

46 Switchkicks

31 Power Jacks

58 Power Knees

17 Power Jumps

6 Globe Jumps

7 Suicide Jumps

12 Push-up Jacks (I'm not even able to do the real exercise on this one...pushup jacks...let alone the coordination)

15 Low Plank Oblique (one per side=1)

I'll check up and see how Edd did on his test, too.  :D

I'm Back!

So sorry.  Work and school got a liiiiiiittle bit out of control, what with a promotion and then training and arguing about whether I was getting my AA when I transferred and why I need to take an English placement test for SJSU when I'm transferring in as an English major, for which I've already taken multiple major courses...

But anyways.  We'll never speak of this giant absence again.  Or at least we'll try not to.

Per my promise to Edd--that's one of my coworkers--I (we?) are re-starting our Insanity workouts.  Those of you who are unaware, Insanity is produced by the same company as P90X.  But, rather than 90 days, as the name implies, Insanity is only a 60 day program.  Also, it's more cardio work, rather than strength training.  I'll provide the link at the end.

Basically, there are a bunch of work-out DVDs, a calendar, a meal plan (which I don't follow...sorry, but way too much fish and shakes-for-meals), and, if you catch the deal at the right time, either a bonus set of DVDs with a compressed set of workouts or a really big sample jar of the shakemix from the company.  In theory I have the compressed workouts (about 15-20 min rather than the general 30-45 min)...in reality I have no idea where they are.  But the main set is on hand.  Just maybe not the calendar.   I'll find the calendar before tomorrow morning.  Before Tuesday morning for sure, or I won't be able to know which DVD I'm supposed to be on (the first workout is obvious, since it's the "Fit Test").  I don't know if any of you have tried the workouts from this brand before, but they--I believe--almost all have the same trainer, Shaun T.  This guy is maddeningly earnest.  It might sound ridiculous, but when he tells you to do something, you do it.  No joke, I honestly feel bad when I'm not able to push harder because that man stares into the camera and says he believes in you, you can do it, and I'm like...  OKAY.  I'LL TRY FOR YOU!    It's a little uncanny.  You should definitely look into this.  Or at least youtube it or something.  It's pretty funny.

Well...
We went sailing for Father's Day with Bruno's family (my dad is still in China...HI PADRE!), so I'm super worn out and currently waiting for an ocean of laundry to finish washing/drying.  I'm also in the last week before finals, so I'll probably be cranky as I post.  If I'm unable to post everyday, I will at least do weekly updates about how the workouts are going, how I feel, and how the "diet" is going.  Otherwise...TTYL <3

Insanity <Link!

Brief Hiatus

In case you hadn't heard...I totally ate it at the gym and sprained my wrist.  Actually, the doctor said, "Your x-ray is clear, but you are so bruised and exhibiting so much pain in a certain area that I'm worried you'll knock your hand again and actually break the bone I'm looking at...so you need to wear this splint for ten days and we'll x-ray you again."

Thusly, I have not been participating in much of anything--though Brun and I did go swimming yesterday--because my mangled wrist is pretty limiting.  I've noticed my hand/arm gets really tired when I'm doing a lot of stuff with it:  I can't even wash my hair without getting tired or my wrist feeling painful.  But once I get this sucker off (hopefully Friday!), we'll get back on track.  In the mean time, please enjoy pictures of my injury and subsequent trip to SF Zoo for Liz's birthday!


Don't forget to check out Recipes...Bruno cooked something for me!

A Few Days

Bruno *says* I'm doing well teaching him about swimming.  I'm a little skeptical.  We're kind of putting the whole awkward floating thing on the back burner for now and working on his kick, instead.  Being the slacker I am (I was busy, but I should have made time for it), I did not do the Week 2-Day 2 run today.  I'll have to make sure I do it tomorrow, even if it's after work.

There isn't a new post in Recipes this week, but I well be adding some minor wedding stuff once I'm done with this post, so go check out Wedding Spot.


Annnnnnd, since this is more to hold me responsible for completing my food log, here's the last couple days--though I'm sure it's completely uninteresting to you.

BTW I was sweating like super crazy after I did the Week 2 Day 1 run.  It's only an extra half-minute of running for each of the four cycles of  run+walk, but I was crazy overheated.  I was breathing fine and didn't feel like it was too hard, but I caught my reflection  (WHY MUST THERE BE MIRRORS EVERYWHERE IN THE GYM? I'M GETTING A WEIRD HABIT OF STARING MYSELF DOWN WHILE I RUN) and let's just say "hot mess" would not have been an understatement.

On the other hand, I also did that run after work (19:30ish) and so the gym was packed.  They guy doing some sort of actual interval workout on the treadmill next to me didn't have headphones and kept looking around.  And, I'm assuming because I looked like a winded walrus, he kept checking my screen to see what I was doing and seemed very proud of me every time I did the sprint section...he would do this half-nod of approval before pretending not to be looking at me again.  It was actually very encouraging.  Anyways:


MONDAY

 

 


TUESDAY

 


WEDNESDAY

 


And, before you even say it....I didn't eat breakfast today (Wednesday), because it was my day off and so I didn't have to get up until it was time for my 11:30 class, so I had brunch-ish kind of timed lunch.  Simmer down.  That's also why a turkey burger is listed as a "snack" lol.

Swimming, Swimming, in a Swimming Pool

Bruno went with me to 24Hour Fitness with a seven day pass to try out the pool.  And we discovered--he's terrible at floating!  So strange!  So we're going to have to figure out how to teach him to float better---his hips keep sinking, and I can't quite figure out how to explain "hips up!"

We swam around for about 45 minutes, so that was nice.   I made two things tonight, so make sure you check out Recipes!

I'm not really sure what to do about the food log...I'm using the "My FitnessPal" app, but there are some things I can't find or I'm not sure the name of so I have to substitute...especially since we had dim sum today.  There are a couple things more I'm sure I should have added--I'm positive I don't have a whole meal's worth of calories leftover today--but I have no idea what would even be similar enough to use as the log.  I suppose I'll just have to be careful to find workarounds from now on...

 

Whoopsies!

I did not go to the gym today, which put me a bit over-budget in my food-tracking journal.  I suppose one bad day per week isn't too terrible.  Bruno said he'd go to the gym with me tomorrow--try out a seven day pass and maybe check out the pool (he is going to try that mini triathlon, remember?)--and that should be fun.  When Monday comes around, it would seem I'll be able to get on a proper track with my C25K app.  It looks as though the app has three workouts runs a week, and my early morning class is T/R, so running will fit perfectly on a MWF basis.  And because we went out to dinner--a super tiny place off Lawrence called Tasty Pizza--I will (promise!!) post something up in the recipe area for you on Sunday.

 

Stay on track...sort of!

Since I had more time, I did the actual day two workout for C25K.  It was okay, but pretty embarrassing how winded I was getting for running at a pace two minutes slower than the mile pace I used to run in high school.  I didn't cook anything today, since Dragon came over to watch Game of Thrones with us.  Meaning it was pizza night.  So my food log probably isn't right for dinner, but whatever...I tried to get as close as possible.  I'll try making something on Saturday or Sunday to post up in the recipe section for you.

 

Quick Post

Before I head off to the gym, here's a link to the mini-triathlon Bruno and some of his coworkers will be doing:

The Silicon Valley Sprint Triathlon!

Day One! And Kebabs!

Soooo, today I woke up at my normal time thinking I would have time to do the "Week 1, Day 2" run from my Couch to 5K app, but I completely underestimated what items I would need to gather before leaving and ended up having to just jog for a while on the treadmill.  Bruno is planning to do a mini triathlon in April, so I figured it will be a good goal to work towards.  I probably won't be able to get off work for it, but I'll try going to the gym to complete the same stuff using the treadmills, cycle machines, and swim laps.

In the mean time, and I'm sure it's completely uninteresting to you, here's my food log for the day.  I'll do a separate post with recipes for anything I cook after each daily entry, so be sure to check the "Recipes" section in the sidebar ;)

First Post!

Hey everyone!

This is more for me--to hold myself accountable--but you're welcome to follow along while I work on getting healthy.

You all know by now that we've gotten engaged, so I feel like it's really time to buckle down and get serious about getting fit and eating better.

This year, Target started out the year with an organization and getting fit theme in its seasonal section, so that's been a nice little boon by itself.  I've bought a bunch of large sized healthy snacks--like Special K bars and plain popcorn--to keep at work to help keep from  munching.  Our work is notoriously food fixated and prone to an excessive amount of snacking--candies, baked goods, McDonalds runs, you name it!  Add to that the fact that my school schedule puts my meals all out of whack and it's easy to see how my food intake gets really weird.

So instead I have a good supply of granola bars and such things in the car and at work.  I'm starting my Couch to 5K app this week (I'm on day 2, haha!) and will try to start incorporating what I learned at my personal training sessions next week.

Mostly I'll be doing easy posts about working out and tracking my food, but I'll be sure to post up recipes when I cook anything!

If you're curious about recipes in general, I'll link you to my old blog where I used to post up recipes.  You can find that here.  I'll also link it in the sidebar.

Wish me luck! <3