P90x3 Week 4 Day 1 and Vision

Today was day 1 of week 4!  Isometrics! Whew that was a tough one, but I think like he said I'm going to come to like it.

Day 22 of P90x3 and loving it.
Day 36 of workout streak.  I still find this number amazing.  I am use to taking days off here or there.  I am use to letting excuses, like a 5 hour car ride yesterday, stop me from going for it.  No more.  I am caring over my no excuses into the new year.  Change can be hard and we don't necessarily like it while we are in the midst of it, but when we come out the other side we are so much better for it.

Today is my last day of vacation before I head back to work.  As part of my coaching I was giving a homework assignment - make my vision board.  I have heard of these but I have never done one before.  The picture posted below is my vision board for 2016.  I highly encourage you all to make one as well.  What are your goals for this year.  When you reflect on 2016 what do you hope to say you accomplished?

Also please pray for my buddy - Jocelyn, her sugars are all over the place and they are dropping dangerously low and then spiking extremely high.

Still going strong #day31

This week is the last of the "known" workouts.  In P90x3 week 4 is a transition and then there are new workouts for week 5-7.  I am enjoying this third week.  I feel stronger, more flexible and I feel like my balance is improving.  Each day I see of feel something that is improving.  It is an amazing feeling.

I am enjoying my time away from work.  I really feel like I am renewing myself this break - and I really needed that.

If you have been following my progress and want to join in for the new year please comment below or on my facebook and lets talk.  Lets see if what I am doing could work for you as well.

Still No excuses

I missed posting yesterday - however I did not miss my workout.  The streak is still alive.  Day 29 was hit today!! I am loving keeping track of my days of working out in a row.  It really helps move through some of those excuses.

It was time for another picture in my progress line.  If I was just to look at the weight on the scale it would seem like it wasn't going so good - but look at those inches - 30.5 inches taken off in 9 months.  Yes it is frustrating that the scale is up, but I have learned for me that is just part of my PCOS.  If I stay focused and keep pushing my workouts the weight will follow, eventually.  Are you curious what I am doing?  Check it out here: Beach Body Coach

After my workout enjoying my morning tea.  With Raspberry Red Leaf tea - the kind that I use is: Raspberry Red Leaf.  I am not paid for promoting this.  However I ordered it in October and since I started taking it my periods have been less painful and about 1/2 a day to a day shorter. 

Have a GREAT Monday

I don't Want TO!!!

That is what my inner 2 year old was yelling at me this morning.  I really didn't want to work out.  Even though I had gotten enough sleep I was tired.  I have some soreness going on - but it is not bad soreness.   I don't know if that make since to any one else, but it is something I have always been clued into in myself.

It is Monday and I made a deal to #nevermissamonday and I also have the deal of #noexcuses.  I am happy to report that my deal is still on and my streak is still alive.  #day22!!!

P90x3 Day 8.  Back to synergistic.  The first 3 weeks you do the same workouts, then you progress on.  I actually found today to be harder than last week.  But that could be due to the fact that I upped the weights.

Yes my inner 2 year old threw a tantrum so I showed it who is boss!!  I only have two days of work this week and then I am off for 10 days so I knew I could push it and see what happens.  So .... for any weighted exercise this workout I used 10 lbs.  Last week was 5 pounds.  For the pull ups/chin ups I use the resistance band and I used the one that says it is 10 - 12 pounds.

It is now 6 hours later and I am feeling those extra pounds!!!  But I am ok with that. For week one I am down 1" total over all measurement areas, but I am up 3 pounds.  I know logically all the reasons for being up - and including that if you feel better and your clothes are feeling better than that is more important than what the scale says - but it is still very hard to see the scale go up when you are trying so hard to do things right.

I am making my goal this week to keep up with the workout streak and to focus on my eating plan.  Maybe I was off somewhere last week where I wasn't watching close enough.  This week shall tell.

It is Christmas week - don't let the holiday's make you stressed - find peace and love and let the rest go.

If you are looking to make changes in your workout and eating plans in the new year and want a coach to help encourage you and a challenge group to keep you accountable - please reach out to me.   You've seen me.  My progress, my ups, my downs.  You know I keep it real and I promise to keep it real with you too.

Be goofy

Don't be afraid to be goofy and have fun!!! As you can see from my picture below I was kissing my bottle of Beach Body Performance Recovery.  I so needed it today.  Even better - it is liquid chocolate that helps my fitness not hinders it.  Woot Woot!!!

Today was day 2 of P90x3 - Agility.  Brought many memories back for my days in Soccer.  Especially the hell weeks.  Thank my stars it was only 30 minutes - and tomorrow is Yoga!!! My heart was racing and I was sweating and it was a kick butt workout, but I'm glad I don't have to repeat it again multiple times a day or even again this week!!!

On top of that I woke up in a not very nice mood - didn't matter what I did I was just in a funk.  30 minutes with Tony Horton and he kicked that attitude problem right out the window.  The rest of my day was so much better because of it.

Remember there are so many side benefits to having a daily workout.  Yes the weight loss is nice.  The inches lost is a great thing.  The cardiovascular improvements are incredible - especially if the numbers your doctor is watching are changing for the better.  However, your mood is healthier, your relationships with others is better, and our outlook on life changes for the better. We often forget to count these things in why daily fitness is good for us.

Find something you love, or can at least stick with and start your streak - how long can you go?
Day 16 right here!!  Lets go who is with me - give me a shout at your streak! RFit4Life

Pushing it to the next level

Here we go!!! P90x3!!!

I love, love, love 21 day fix - but I know that if I am going to keep improving then I need to push myself.  Not that 21 day fix was easy by any means, but my body was getting use to it and I could feel my self start to go in to routine mode.  

After talking to some people who had done P90x3 I knew that it would be ok to move forward with this even with both my ACLs being repaired.  (I'm very careful about my knees, because I do not want to go through that again!).

So today started the p90x3 journey.  90 days of extreme 30 min workouts!  I made it through the first workout.  There are some things in there I cannot do, yet - but I can't wait for the day when I say look where I am now!!!

Never Miss a Monday!!!

Let me know who else is ending this year strong, and kicking butt right into the new year!

don't be afraid to be goofy

Superhero Strength

No worries I did not miss Sunday - Sunday started nice and calm and peaceful with 21 day fix Yoga.  

Then we had the great joy of being able go out to dinner with my parents and then see my mom sing in her Holiday performance with the choir she belongs to.  It was great to be able to go to this - I love that they live close enough to do this now.

That however equaled us not getting home until 11:30 last night.  But like I have said there are No Excuses for me and I am Never missing a Monday.  

It took some superhero strength today - hence the batman shirt for the work out this morning (21 day fix Dirty 30!)  However my true superhero is Jocelyn (#irun4jocelyn).  Each day she gets up and brightens the world with her smile no matter how her night went or how she is feeling.  The battle she has fought since she was 2 is amazing and I am so thankful I was pair with her as my buddy coach.

Do you what to know more about my amazing superhero?  Check her out here: Hope-for-Jocelyn

Are you interested in being paired with a buddy, or being a buddy? Check out Who I Run 4