Pilates Again - 12/3/15

It's a Pilates day...kinda love my lower body dvd, so I'm doing it for the 2x this week. Something is better than nothing:)

5x4 full body Monday!

I did a full body workout today...I don't remember the last time I did that! I felt so weak....like weaker than I did when I first started this workout journey in August. But I did it. It's done. I'd love to feel stronger, but maybe the strength comes from just doing it every day and not letting the feelings dictate.

Pilates Day

Well, I finally pushed myself again to workout at 530....but I couldn't think of any other workout that I could handle except Pilates. My legs felt dead, but I did it. We are one workout done in December. I had wanted to work on nutrition more while I'm struggling, but yesterday, I ate a bajillion cookies:/ today is a new day and can be filled with health.....

Delts

This is a makeup post for Tuesday....totally forgot to blog before getting out the door for co-op:( but I did fit in some delt domination that morning!!

Thursday is for Squats and Lunges

Whew. This workout is a killer. I have a love-hate relationship with it:) I wish I had a different one to cycle in and out. Really, I wish I could build my own workouts and follow them without only giving half an effort. There's lots of written workouts out there but I can't seem to wrap my head around how I would follow along during the workout. We'll see. Maybe at some point I'll be able to shake things up. 

Monday is for Pilates

Did Pilates today...which is a good workout and so much more my level today with pms. Cramps and heavy bleeding make Pilates the best choice today. And getting up at 5:30 and doing Pilates is better than sleeping....which is so what I wanted to do! 

Squat Lunge Madness

I want to work out 3 days in a row....decided to get the hardest one done first. We'll see if that was smart or stupid:) I'd like one of those workouts to be a long walk. We'll see if we can make it happen:) def still struggle with being out of breath and not feelin strong but we keep going. Adjusted one exercise on this that I hate and allowed some extra time for my heart rate to come back down at some points.

5x4 full body

Whew. I did NOT want to work out. I wanted to quit so many times. My body is not responding to working out like it used to. I'm so out of breath. Not sure if I'll get to the bottom of this at my dr apt on Wednesday. The good news is that Jesus is still Lord AND I finished the workout as strong as I could. Trying not to be frustrated or give up.

Squat Lunge Midweek Madness

Whew. Breathless and dizzy with this today:( I just want to feel strong. Then I worry that this is all in my head and I'm fooling myself with how I feel....like I'm over-thinking things. Hoping I can get a better picture soon. 

Used 20 pounders for all of the squats and lunges and even did legit burped at the end. 

Delt Domination

It felt good to push on this one. I'm still dragging, but it felt like normal to do delts on Tuesday morning before getting ready for CC. I go to the dr tomorrow night. Hopefully, I can get my energy back. But we got delts done today with 15 pounders the whole time. This workout feels so long but it's so short and just intense. I have a love/hate relationship with it;) lol. 

Full Body Friday

I think it's been a while since I did the 5x4 full body....forgot how steadily hard this workout is. My body did not want to function today....everything feels harder:( but, I persevered....I prayed halfway through to persevere:) God heard and answered my prayers. We keep going another day! 

Team Workout

Ben worked out with me tonight. We did jillfits' upper body, switching it around so we were always moving, since we mainly have the one set of larger weights. I used 8 lbs on some that I would have done more like 12-15lbs, but overall, it was a good workout. I'm still feeling fatigue, but we keep going:)

Squats!!! Lunges!!!

Why did I do upper body yesterday? Gosh. That was dumb. So exhausted today. My breathing was labored. My body didn't want to do this. But we did it. 20 lb weights in my hands or on my shoulders, squats and lunges. Boom. One day at a time. Keep going. 

Delt Domination

Well, I'm back. Still not well. I took a turn for the worse last week. I don't feel as terrible as last Monday and maybe the extra rest helped. But I felt I needed to get back to working out. My resolve to exercise was slipping...which scares me.

So, I did delt domination today. I'll kick it up a notch with lower-body tomorrow. I wanted a tough workout today (which I got!) but one that wouldn't leave me out of breath. I'm glad I woke up at 5:30 to do it. Praying I can do it again tomorrow:)

Squat Madness B4 the Weekend!!

I probably should start and end my week with this workout from now on. The biggest muscles are in the legs, right?!?! Completed this workout with cramps. Something is better than nothing, so I kept going. And I even did the plyo version of the switch jumps...the whole time! 

Squat Lunge Wednesday

Whew. I just kept telling myself that "something is better than nothing." That got me out of bed and it kept me from giving up. I think I'm tired or something. Made it through the workout but my body has been fighting something for 2 weeks. I'm glad I've been able to keep working out, but it has been a struggle! I think I'll just do Pilates tomorrow. 

I've been adding in a recovery protein drink after my workouts. I've been hoping that gives me energy. I think the 18+grams of protein has helped me. I probably need to be sleeping more too:/

Tuesday is Delt Day

Seems like I'm drawn to this workout on Tuesdays. I find the 15 minute aspect to be appealing....of course, I don't know why I do bc it is so arm/shoulder intense. But my shoulders and arms get so exhausted with this workout - just at 15lb weights too, so the shortness of this workout is highly appealing to me....it's like I can push myself to do it. 

Lately, I just keep telling myself that something is better than nothing...just get something done...and then I usually wind up with putting in more effort. 

Monday Full Body Madness

Wow. Did the 5x4 Full Body and I am soooo out of breath. So much so that I think I should check for asthma sometime. It feels way more than usual. My knee has been feeling better, actually. It feels iffy sometimes but I just try not to kneel on it too much and listen for soreness. Stretching seems to help sometimes too. 

I'm definitely craving adding something new into the mix, but I don't have a ton of time to search for the right fit. I just keep praying for the strength to continue on. 

Squat Lunge Madness 2x in One Week!

That might have been madness to do that workout 2x this week, but it's such an good leg workout, and I wasn't sure my arms could take anything. I really felt dizzy and nauseous at a bunch of points:( this fatigue I've been dealing with for over a week has been a drag, but I've been encouraged that I've been able to push through with my workouts! Some days, I've rested or opted for more sleep but on the whole, consistency has won. 

Tuesday with the Delts

This workout literally never gets old. I may get tired of the same stuff but it's not bc I'm crushing it. Used 15lbs for 1.5 of the workout and then switched to 12.5lbs. But really, the burn in my upper arms and shoulders is so intense. At some point, I'd like to do a normal push-up and not on my knees, but in this workout, I felt like I would fall on my face...that's how much stress my arms feel with this workout:)

Manic Monday Squat Lunge

I'm renaming this one...it's not madness, it's manic. Not feeling well lately....but the consistency beat just kept beating in my head. Get through today's workout. Scale is going back up. Don't only operate on how you feel - that weighs into the decision, but it isn't the decision. And now I'm done with 20 manic minutes filled with squats and lunges. Happy Monday to me. My other thing to do today is to try to drink more water and eat more protein today. 

Friday Upper Body & Plyos

My mantra today was something is better than nothing. Continuing on in this workout journey means just doing something today - that's it. Same with nutrition. It's not all or nothing. Just keep going. So, I did. I did my best despite the fatigue my body has been feeling. And I'm glad I did it, and I'm glad I'm done:) my goal is to workout this weekend at least 1x too. 

Pilates Day - Bun & Think

Well. There are those days that something is better than nothing. Today is one of those days:) my whole body is tired and I just couldn't imagine doing squats or push-ups or burpees or anything. So I did bun & thigh Pilates. I def felt this workout but it's not the breathless kind of workout. It did feel good to stretch out too. Like I said. Something was better than nothing;)

Delt Domination

15 pound weights the whole time. At some point, I'll have to push up how much I can do. But for right now, my upper arms and shoulders are burning while at rest:) that is tough upper body.....it's those shoulder presses. Wowzers!!

Squat Lunge Madness Monday

That.was.brutal. Whew. Did the squat jumps and new jacks as jumps today...not the lower version!!!! Knee hurts but I've been stretching, and that has been helping. Not sure if I'm ready for the rest of my Monday but at least one part is done!!

Upper body & Plyos

I was supposed to go running with Carrie, but she wasn't feeling well. So, I did upper body mixed with Plyos. Wowsers. I was able to do all the new jacks as Plyos and not the slow version. Awesome. My knee is tight behind the knee cap this morning but it didn't hurt in the front:)

Here's me about to vomit:)

5x4 Full Body Wednesday!

Ooph. Almost kept sleeping today, but Ben got up to go workout. So I couldn't stay in bed for another 30 or so minutes of meh sleep. So I did it. About day is done. But I feel the need for spice. I've gotta find something else to rotate in. And I need to find out what is bothering my knee. Tried to stretch it today but it hurts when I do squats and lunges and a few other movements. So frustrating. I used 20 lb weights until halfway through, I dropped down to 15 lb weights. It felt slightly better but I would rather be using heavier weights....

Delt Donination

Totally forgot grab a picture post workout, so I had to grab this post shower and dressed for co-op. 

Squat Lunge Monday Madness

Another day that I didn't want to workout. Not sure how I'm doing it - it can only be God working in me, wanting to do what's right for my body. Today was tough with day 2 of my period:-/ but I fought through the wanting to give up and decided showing up and doing this was better than not doing, so I kept going at whatever level I could give. Even did the burpees at the end....the picture is taken right afterwards. I was out of breath, for sure!

Full-body 5x4

Slept in again, but worked out after the kids went to bed tonight. I feel like I finished out the week strong. My knee is still a little temperamental and overall, I'm pretty tired, but I'm encouraged that I'm continuing on...whether it's 5:30am, middle of the day, or after the kids are in bed. I'm in need of a new video though but for now, this works. 

Delt Domination During Kids' Naptime

Sleep is not coming easily for me lately and I'm running on empty. So, I didn't do my 530 am wake up and decided it was a good time to fit my workout in during the day. Fifteen minutes with jillfit's delt domination....holy moly, my shoulders are going to burn for days. Off to shower and pick up Ben from the airport!

Squat Lunge Craziness

Didn't feel dead today but felt a weird pain in my bad knee. Praying its passing. I lightened my weights, which lessened the pain. This workout is intense. I wanted to vomit a couple times. Really excited that this is the 2nd week I worked out before going to co-op;) 

Upper Body on the first day of the week

Did Jill fit's upper body workout that I did in August. Thought I was going to fall on my face during the push-ups. I'm always amazed that I'm still getting up at 5:30 and how hard 20 minutes can work my body! It's so much easier to push myself for short periods of time!! 

5x4 full body

Lots of insightful thoughts....on the version that didn't save. Really cool. The gist of my thought: I'm dragging, struggling with knee and lower back pain/weakness, and struggling with my food: specifically hunger and cravings. Dragging is making me question my ability to go on and the food is discouraging me. I feel powerless - even though I know I'm not. 

5x4 Full Body Workout

Phew. I didn't want to wake up at 5:30am. But I knew that I had maybe 30-45 minutes to sleep, and that wouldn't feel like enough. Sleep is good, but I didn't want to trade the feeling of a completed workout for just 30 or so more minutes of ok sleep. Next time, I'll just have to go to bed earlier:)

But, today, I was pretty sore in my legs and pretty sore in my arms from the past 2 days. Yesterday, I could barely write everything I needed to on my whiteboard without my arms shaking;) 

I am starting to want a new workout, but I'm fighting to not let that feeling dictate whether or not I work out. So, today, I'm feeling glad that I got up but this workout always kicks me in the pants:)

Delt Domination Today

Did Jillfit's Delt workout....started with 20 lb weights and had to quickly shift to 15 lbers. Wowzers. Muscles areitwrally burning in this workout. 

I'm amazed that I'm working out on the first day of co-op. I'm even teaching...I don't know how it's happening. If I waited until I got home exhausted this afternoon, it wouldn't happen. 5:30 is a brutal time for me, but part of me kinda loves it...being done by 6am and drinking coffee while the house is still super quiet:)

20 min squat lunge madness

It was madness. Used 25lb weights for the squats and lunges in the first half and 15 lbs for the walking lunges in the second half.