YAY!!!
Month 1 is finished!!!
Ahhhhh... lots of hard work. The dedication to work out 6 out of 7 days a week is difficult. I think I still look mostly the same. Probably because my diet hasn't been the best... especially the past week and a half that my aunt arrived to my house... so, overeating = bad.
I'm pretty excited about next month! One week of Core Cardio & Balance... then Month 2!!!
Plyometric Cardio Circuit:
Maybe it's the rain? My right knee was bothering me as soon as I got to "Mountain Climbers" during the warm-up. I worked through the first set, then during the second set... I actually had to stop during Mt. Climbers. I searched for my knee brace but couldn't find it! Must find tomorrow!
It almost felt like my knee was going to give out during some of my favorite exercises~ Mt. climbers, sprints, high knees... *sigh*
Hope it's just the rain.
Besides that. I kicked butt during Level 1 Drills today! Not super butt-kicking, but almost all full-push-ups! I keep thinking about needing to workout my back. So this next week is "rest-week" or "core cardio & balance" sooooooo ~ I think I'll work on my back and other strength stuff.
Tomorrow is "rest day"... but if I can walk/run I will, and then I will... and if I can workout... I will! Totally will be doing strengthening back exercises!
Monday, October 4, 2010
Day 26: Food times and eating out
I was so tired today!
I woke up later than I had planned (hit the alarm and went back to bed for another 1.5 hours...) then woke up and went to church. Oops. No breakfast for me.
Onwards to my aunt wanting fried chicken from KFC! Not my favorite... (chicken that is)... but yum for biscuits, corn on the cob and their apple pie stuffs.
Oops! Forgot to take a picture of the food itself!
Lunch: Kentucky Fried Chicken! We do chicken right!
Food: 1 fried chicken wing (190 kcal), 1 fried chicken thigh (150 kcal), 1/2 serving mashed potatoes & gravy (60 kcal), 1 apple turnover (260 kcal)
Calories: ~ 560 kcal...
Yikes on that apple turnover! More calories in that than the chicken! Also... I think My chicken wing was small... not a "full" chicken wing. I didn't eat the white meat part (blech... white meat), so calories are probably a little smaller than that.
I rested about 2 hours after eating... then Insanity time!!! Roar!
Also... laundry time!
Cleaning time!
Clobbering time!
Maybe not clobbering time. But! Friends came over and we played at the local brand new arcade (also bowling, pool, ping pong, and karaoke) Round 1! Seriously check it out. It's awesome!!! Played 2 hours non-stop. Yay for hourly infinite game cards. Although there is a 1-minute wait before you can add another credit. But we became smart later. XD
I bet whoever played that pirate game after us was really happy... left about 6 credits on there!
Onto dinner time at the highest rated Chinese restaurant in Rowland Heights... No. 1 Noodle House!
Dinner: Dan dan mein. YUM!
Food: Dan dan mein (~300 kcal), 4 wontons with hot spicy oil (~200 kcal)
Calories so far: ~1060 kcal
This is my favorite! This place makes it the best out of other places I've tried it at. Yum yum yum!
This picture is of the wontons in hot spicy oil. These are good too. If you don't want it spicy... then don't eat that spoonful of spiciness on the top.
If you do... hot! These are delicious also!
If you check out my link to it's yelp.com page... you'll notice many people mentioning how delicious the food is. But don't let me hype it up. Try for yourself!
After dinner it was snack time! Or dessert time. It was both. Had these tasty treats from Phoenix Cafe.
Snack: Black sesame & walnut and black sesame & almond puree goodness, and green tea with black sesame (inside) mochi
Food: Puree black sesame & walnut puree mixed with black sesame & almond puree (100 kcal?), 1 green tea black sesame mochi (110 kcal?)
Calories so far: 1270 kcal
Productive day? XD
Tomorrow is running, maybe chiropractor, and Plyometric Cardio Circuit!!!
Almost finished with Month 1!!!
I woke up later than I had planned (hit the alarm and went back to bed for another 1.5 hours...) then woke up and went to church. Oops. No breakfast for me.
Onwards to my aunt wanting fried chicken from KFC! Not my favorite... (chicken that is)... but yum for biscuits, corn on the cob and their apple pie stuffs.
Oops! Forgot to take a picture of the food itself!
Food: 1 fried chicken wing (190 kcal), 1 fried chicken thigh (150 kcal), 1/2 serving mashed potatoes & gravy (60 kcal), 1 apple turnover (260 kcal)
Calories: ~ 560 kcal...
Yikes on that apple turnover! More calories in that than the chicken! Also... I think My chicken wing was small... not a "full" chicken wing. I didn't eat the white meat part (blech... white meat), so calories are probably a little smaller than that.
I rested about 2 hours after eating... then Insanity time!!! Roar!
Also... laundry time!
Cleaning time!
Clobbering time!
Maybe not clobbering time. But! Friends came over and we played at the local brand new arcade (also bowling, pool, ping pong, and karaoke) Round 1! Seriously check it out. It's awesome!!! Played 2 hours non-stop. Yay for hourly infinite game cards. Although there is a 1-minute wait before you can add another credit. But we became smart later. XD I bet whoever played that pirate game after us was really happy... left about 6 credits on there!
Onto dinner time at the highest rated Chinese restaurant in Rowland Heights... No. 1 Noodle House!
Food: Dan dan mein (~300 kcal), 4 wontons with hot spicy oil (~200 kcal)
Calories so far: ~1060 kcal
This is my favorite! This place makes it the best out of other places I've tried it at. Yum yum yum!
If you do... hot! These are delicious also!
If you check out my link to it's yelp.com page... you'll notice many people mentioning how delicious the food is. But don't let me hype it up. Try for yourself!
Snack: Black sesame & walnut and black sesame & almond puree goodness, and green tea with black sesame (inside) mochi
Food: Puree black sesame & walnut puree mixed with black sesame & almond puree (100 kcal?), 1 green tea black sesame mochi (110 kcal?)
Calories so far: 1270 kcal
Productive day? XD
Tomorrow is running, maybe chiropractor, and Plyometric Cardio Circuit!!!
Almost finished with Month 1!!!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
Day 26: Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs
Oops. I meant to wake up early and do the workout before church.
I woke up with my alarm and 8 hours of sleep... feeling ultra drained and fatigued. I guess yesterday really wore me out. I also put on some topical analgesics (Tiger balm) on my shoulders and neck.
My neck has been feeling really stiff lately. I think it's a result of my right shoulder hurting again... I really have to watch my form during my push-ups and plank positions.
BUT! I did my workout after church and 2 hours after eating lunch. Usually don't like to eat with food on my stomach... and I know why. I got a little cramp in my side while working out, then it went away. Then it started on the other side. Luckily, it eventually went away. I did complete my workout feeling a bit bloated. Yuck. \(´Д｀)/
Onto workout thoughts:
Pure Cardio!
Again, I was able to get through the first exercises with no real problem (tiring... but no breaks) until Level 2 drills came up!!! UGH! Those Level 1 and Level 2 drills... My arms get so tired, plus my chest is already tired from the days before... that I always need to rest my arms.
My thoughts on certain exercises today!
Exercises I enjoyed:
~ Switch Kicks: First time for me to put these here! Every week... this exercise has killed me that I don't/can't jump (hop) from kick to kick. But today, I was able to. Strange. I did tire out a bit... but I kept kicking, albeit a bit slower at the end of the minute
~ Football sprints: I talk about these all the time. Love.
~ Pedals: I love these. Sprints + 2 lunges... repeat. I love exercises that call for sprinting. Fast movements! The lunges get difficult nearing the end... but love love love.
~ Mountain Climbers: I hated these exercises at first. They are growing on me. I think because my lower abs are getting stronger? Most likely my hip-flexors and my quadriceps... My knees are lifting higher, therefore I'm happier with doing this exercise. When I first started it, my knees weren't so high. Form is getting better.
~ Suicide jumps (burpees): Tough! 2nd to last exercise of the set. BUT! I stuck pretty well with it. Seriously tough by the time I got here... but that's what you're asking for with Insanity. This one really got me pushing mentally to tough it out.
~ Push-up jacks: Another exercise I hate. LOL. I really didn't do them in the beginning. I did Suicide Jumps... and thought "No. Stopping now, not doing these." Then I saw 20 seconds left... so I pushed and did 14 of them without stopping to finish strong.
Exercise is really a mental activity. It's so easy to give up and quit. It's easy for your mind to say "This is hard, let's stop." or "You're tired, you've done enough."
Well, you haven't! If you can think that, if you can still move... you can do it! I get in my head sometimes. During certain parts of the DVD workouts, Shaun T says "If you're tired, take a break." which is true. You should take a break if you're tired... but I take that as an excuse sometimes to just take a break and get water.
No more excuses! Not even going to talk about exercises I had difficulty with today. I had some difficulty with some... but just fatigue. I was able to push through switch kicks and push-ups jacks, so pretty proud of the Pure Cardio workout today!
Cardio Abs
Seriously doing this back to back with Pure Cardio is INSANE. I wish I could have done this later in the day or evening... but I didn't want to shower twice.
Quickly ~ The "C-sit position" exercises are getting a little easier. I do still have to take breaks during the double-knee in-outs, and my arms still are tired during the plank oblique exercises (especially today after push-up jacks)... but I do my best to keep up.
I can't believe this is my last time doing Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs. I'm still not totally beating them. Next week is Core Cardio & Balance... then Month 2!!! *worried* (＠￣Д￣＠；)
But I'll do my best!!!
Tomorrow is my final Plyometric Cardio Circuit! *excited*
I woke up with my alarm and 8 hours of sleep... feeling ultra drained and fatigued. I guess yesterday really wore me out. I also put on some topical analgesics (Tiger balm) on my shoulders and neck.
My neck has been feeling really stiff lately. I think it's a result of my right shoulder hurting again... I really have to watch my form during my push-ups and plank positions.
BUT! I did my workout after church and 2 hours after eating lunch. Usually don't like to eat with food on my stomach... and I know why. I got a little cramp in my side while working out, then it went away. Then it started on the other side. Luckily, it eventually went away. I did complete my workout feeling a bit bloated. Yuck. \(´Д｀)/
Onto workout thoughts:
Pure Cardio!
Again, I was able to get through the first exercises with no real problem (tiring... but no breaks) until Level 2 drills came up!!! UGH! Those Level 1 and Level 2 drills... My arms get so tired, plus my chest is already tired from the days before... that I always need to rest my arms.
My thoughts on certain exercises today!
Exercises I enjoyed:
~ Switch Kicks: First time for me to put these here! Every week... this exercise has killed me that I don't/can't jump (hop) from kick to kick. But today, I was able to. Strange. I did tire out a bit... but I kept kicking, albeit a bit slower at the end of the minute
~ Football sprints: I talk about these all the time. Love.
~ Pedals: I love these. Sprints + 2 lunges... repeat. I love exercises that call for sprinting. Fast movements! The lunges get difficult nearing the end... but love love love.
~ Mountain Climbers: I hated these exercises at first. They are growing on me. I think because my lower abs are getting stronger? Most likely my hip-flexors and my quadriceps... My knees are lifting higher, therefore I'm happier with doing this exercise. When I first started it, my knees weren't so high. Form is getting better.
~ Suicide jumps (burpees): Tough! 2nd to last exercise of the set. BUT! I stuck pretty well with it. Seriously tough by the time I got here... but that's what you're asking for with Insanity. This one really got me pushing mentally to tough it out.
~ Push-up jacks: Another exercise I hate. LOL. I really didn't do them in the beginning. I did Suicide Jumps... and thought "No. Stopping now, not doing these." Then I saw 20 seconds left... so I pushed and did 14 of them without stopping to finish strong.
Exercise is really a mental activity. It's so easy to give up and quit. It's easy for your mind to say "This is hard, let's stop." or "You're tired, you've done enough."
Well, you haven't! If you can think that, if you can still move... you can do it! I get in my head sometimes. During certain parts of the DVD workouts, Shaun T says "If you're tired, take a break." which is true. You should take a break if you're tired... but I take that as an excuse sometimes to just take a break and get water.
No more excuses! Not even going to talk about exercises I had difficulty with today. I had some difficulty with some... but just fatigue. I was able to push through switch kicks and push-ups jacks, so pretty proud of the Pure Cardio workout today!
Cardio Abs
Seriously doing this back to back with Pure Cardio is INSANE. I wish I could have done this later in the day or evening... but I didn't want to shower twice.
Quickly ~ The "C-sit position" exercises are getting a little easier. I do still have to take breaks during the double-knee in-outs, and my arms still are tired during the plank oblique exercises (especially today after push-up jacks)... but I do my best to keep up.
I can't believe this is my last time doing Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs. I'm still not totally beating them. Next week is Core Cardio & Balance... then Month 2!!! *worried* (＠￣Д￣＠；)
But I'll do my best!!!
Tomorrow is my final Plyometric Cardio Circuit! *excited*
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