Burpees... Yowza

So as each day, week, month passes by I have more energy to do more workouts. For awhile I was doing one round of circuit and weight training. Then after awhile I added a second round circuit.  The second round was just five to six minutes of jumping jacks and or 100 more pushups.

Today I switched it up and did  burpees and 15lb kettle bell swings. That shit was intense and I loved it. I have a feeling that I am going to be sore as hell tomorrow. I tried doing burpees in the past and couldn't push myself back up. Lol!  This time around I had so much energy and adrenaline that I surprised myself.  I look forward to trying new workouts I couldn't do in the past!

stomach virus? no big deal!

So I've been having an issue with a weak stomach/ stomach virus since last week. I haven't been able to exercise properly since then and it has a bit frustrating.  I have, how ever been able to eat good.

I slipped back into eating not as healthy but staying within my calorie limit.  I switched back to eating clean and smaller portions. I feel better, and hopefully soon I will be well enough to get back into working out. I miss running and lifting.

But I am super close to my first private goal and my first over all goal!

And here's some food porn:

3 month arm progress. (photos)

July 29th           June 29th

I've always kicked myself in the ass for not recording progress of my arms in the past. I have always had insecurities about my arms, and really never cared about wearing tank tops in public. But I've been working really hard and I am extremely proud of my progress so far. I know I have posted some pics but I am uploading them again and today's picture for comparison.

June 13th 2014

July 7 the 2014

August 1st 2013

Improvements.... Yay!

Getting a gym membership has been the best investment my husband and I have ever made. My energy and mood has been a lot better. The endorphin rush I get is pretty addictive. This is seriously what I have been lacking from my home work outs. When I jump on the weight machines, I find myself pushing myself harder and harder. Under a week of hitting the gym, I have lost 3 lbs.

From being “hefty”, my joints were stiff. When I would go for runs in the park, my knees always felt funny. Even doing squats at home my knees felt crazy. Since I have been doing leg work outs I feel 100 times better.  I also don’t get fatigued when I go for long walks anymore. I know this is TMI, but even my love life has improved a lot. I won’t go into details, but I am very happy with the improvements on my behalf. Lol.

My eating habits have changed, yet again. I’m not as hungry as I used to be, not craving meat as much, and I have decided to cut alcohol completely out. I am starting to think I should cut dairy out. Also have been thinking about going vegetarian, but my stomach really can’t handle a lot of soy products.

I have started to take pictures of my torso, but I am utterly terrified to post the pictures right now. I have a picture from 2010 and the change is huge, but I think I am going to wait a few months before I actually post the pictures. Since I have using the tanning bed in the gym, my stretch marks on my stomach don’t look as bad. I can cope with having stretch marks all my life, but it would be nice if they didn’t look as bad. I have stretch marks on top of my old stretch marks. I seriously cannot believe I let myself get as big as I was. I hope I never let myself get that bad anymore.

|| Gym Time ||

Soooooooooo, I finally got my gym membership Monday. Yesterday was the first day, and it was overwhelming at first. There are so many machines and so many possibilities. It seriously feels like I am starting this weight loss journey all over again.  I guess I would consider this the second chapter in the weight loss story. Seems like everything I did before this was to prepare me for harder workouts.

The gym membership came at the right time. I quit my job at the Gap, due to soaring gas prices. I have been feeling pretty useless and restless at home. Also my birthday had just passed and I used my birthday an excuse to eat awful. Lol. It was worth it….. to a point. I normally don’t consume sugary coffee drinks, drink a lot of beer or eat pizza. My body instantly got addicted to the sugar. I find myself craving sugar all day. I haven’t given in since my birthday, which is good.

Yesterday’s first trip to the gym was amazing. I did a little bit of everything to get the hang out how the machines work.  After experimenting with the weight machines I focused roughly over 40 minutes to cardio and an hour on upper body work outs. I am glad that my endurance has gone up. 75 lbs ago I wouldn’t have been able to keep up with any work out and felt embarrassed. I probably wouldn’t have gone back. Lol. But I am grateful that I have worked so hard on my body. Now it’s time to work even harder.

My arms felt like putty yesterday after the work out. Thankfully my arms don’t feel as bad as I anticipated. I feel like I can do a little upper body work outs today. Though I should just do a little so I can let my muscles heal properly. I am going to focus on getting as much cardio in and then work on my legs.

My new short term goal is to lose 20 lbs by the end of May. The new long term goal for the year is to have a total of 40 pounds gone.  This feels like an overall realistic goal. I am only 25 lbs away from meeting my all time goal of losing 100 pounds. 2012