Days 19/20/21/22/23 and WI

Dang, I guess I'm far behind!! I haven't had much to post because, quite frankly, all I've done is sleep. Literally Thursday, Friday, and Saturday nights were all spend with over 12 hours of sleep. I went to sleep at 5pm one night. For real. My workouts took a hit but I stayed on point with eating. 

Sunday was weigh in day. I was up 2 lbs from last Sunday but I had those magical 7 pounds that appeared last Tuesday so I kinda lost 5. Idk. I was really hoping I'd be pushing close to the 20 pound mark at this point but I'm officially at 9. Which is maddening since I eat clean for most of the week. Sunday we had sushi again. That's my only "cheat". Hmmmm. I was at a conference Friday and Saturday so lunch was not my typical salads, it was boxed lunches with sandwiches and chips. But each day I walked around for at least an hour outside between sessions. We'll see what next week holds...

Now my EXCITING news! I ran a mile on Sunday. And didn't stop!! Its my first non-stop one and sadly, I didn't time it! :( I thought it was going to be terrible because I hadn't been running but it was awesome. I was so happy!! I'm on my way back to being a runner!! YAY! I also did a Body Rock (www.bodyrock.tv) workout. Here it is:

50 secs work/10 secs rest - Do 2 sets for 12 mins total

-Butterfly Jacks

-Burpees

-Toe Touch Abs

-5 Plank Jacks/10 Mountain Climbers

-Kayak Abs

-Woodchoppers

Whew! That was some ab work!! I was nice and sweaty too. :D

Monday was TKD. I've started a routine!! I'm so happy about that. I'm also happy I invested the $25 to get new pants so I could go back. Had I been waiting to fit into my nice uniform (like I originally was going to do), I'd still be sitting on the side lines. Nothing terribly exciting at class. The usual kicking techniques, partner stretches, and practicing for testing. More man push ups! I was paired with a new student (her first class) and she was so adorable. She was so excited to be kicking targets. She was very good too. I hope to see her again! I remember how exciting, and scary, my first class was. Ah, memories...

Tonight will be jogging and Body Rock. I have a cupcake tasting on Wednesday so TKD is bumped to Thursday. I'm not sure if Wednesday is a recovery day or a gym day or maybe a Jillian Michaels day. I should do SOMETHING. Hmmmm.

Go get your jog on!
Liss

Days 13/14/15/16 plus WI

Dang, I'm behind! I had a busy weekend and not too much fitness to post about so I guess 4 days in one isn't so bad.

Friday found me completely wiped out. I got home, waited for a cupcake pick up (an hour late...), got some dinner with Hubs (awesome Cajun scallops! I took half home), and then crashed. It was supposed to be a "nap". I woke up at 11pm to take out my contacts and set my alarm for the morning. No workout for me. But that's OK because I knew I'd be gone all day Saturday so first thing in the morning was my only workout option. I didn't want to do back to back workouts with only some sleep separating them.

Cue 5am Saturday morning. Dragged my butt out of bed, ran a mile outside before the heat kicked in, did my own version of Body Rock, and hit the shower. I was set to leave at 7am to head up to Milwaukee with some girl friends. We geocached the whole way there and back. Our mission in Milwaukee was to hit the Safe House restaurant, which is a super cool spy themed place. All the walls are covered in spy stuff and there are secret passageways and all that. It was so fun! I have to go back with my nieces and Hubs. They will love it! So I packed dried fruit, water, and my friend brought along some fresh fruit. But the Pringles she brought were my downfall. We munched on those leading into town. I got a salad at the restaurant that cost double what the greasy burgers did. Grrrr. But I was happy I made a healthy choice. We walked around a bit and found some more caches. It was HOT though. Then we cached our way home and didn't get back till after 2. In the morning. It was a long day but it was fun. I have NO idea how many calories I ate but I can't imagine it was too horrible. Even if I ate the whole can of chips by myself, it would be 900 calories. Couple that with my 250 cal protein shake, the fruit, and my salad, I can't have surpassed my daily burn. Right?

Sunday I slept in after being out so late. I was hurting. I need consistent sleep to function. But it was weigh in day! I was down another 5 pounds, putting me at 11 pounds gone! YAY! I had my shake and Hubs wanted to grab some sushi for lunch. We lounged around for a bit and then headed out. We got a TON of food for the 6 rolls we thought we ordered. Some were huge. But amazingly delicious. We then attempted to go to Whole Foods (I've never been there) but it was crowded so we picked up our 2 necessary things and got out of there. I took another nap and then cleaned up the house. Sunday nights are True Blood nights so at 8 my friends came over for that. No workout again. Argh!

Yesterday was TKD day. It was fun! Did some basic kicks while walking the dojang and hitting targets. My master was really pushing the height of my axe kicks (over my 5'8" head!) and something tweaked in my hip. OW! But I kept going... We then moved on to the heavy bag. This time there were no flying kicks so I didn't feel like an idiot and got to use my power. Afterwards, we practiced our testing techniques, which I really need to work on my balance for! We lined up and did some partner workouts. We had to link legs and do sit ups at the same time, punching at the top. Not too bad except I can't tell you the last time I did 50 sit ups IN A ROW. Of course I was slacking at the end but my master wanted me to go all the way up. Amazing how hard you can push when you have a Korean ready to kick your butt if you don't finish! We did squats and squats with kicks with our partners and then reverse sit ups. Let me tell you, 50 reverse sit ups in a row equals a booty on fire! But I didn't quit to rest once. I was so proud! Then I was told to stay after class. I got to learn my nun-chuck techniques! I have never tested with them and haven't even picked them up in 2 years. It was interesting and I look forward to learning more!

Tonight the plan is to grocery shop and run/Body Rock. I hope my hips feel ok!

I'm feeling on the brink of saying who cares to all this. Which is what I normally do 2 weeks in. I'm fighting hard to push past it but its rough. Especially when I weighed in this morning and was up SEVEN POUNDS since Sunday. WHAT?!? How does that happen? No way did I eat 24,500 calories!! I'm hoping its water retention from the salty sushi and that in a day or two it goes bye bye and takes some friends with it. How discouraging! But I'm pressing on. And NOT going to buy some delicious Dairy Queen down the street like I want to to drown my sorrows.

Eat Clean, Train Dirty,
Liss

Days 7/8 - No Regrets and WI Day

I'll start off my saying that my official weigh in was Sunday and I'm down 6 lbs!! Yay! Now, I'll add in that I weighed again this morning (because I'm nuts) and was up 3 lbs. Grrrr. I ate sushi and teriyaki on Sunday afternoon and I think it was super salty (I couldn't drink enough water) so I'm *hoping* its just that. Because I know I didn't eat enough calories to gain 3 lbs!! I was hoping this dandelion tea thing would help but now I'm not totally convinced. But I actually LIKE drinking it so I won't quit. I might even keep it up beyond the 7 days. Now, the workouts.

Saturday was a lovely day for the gym. I went with my hand written Body Rock notes and the plan to run another mile. I changed up the Body Rock workout since I didn't have a HIIT timer, I just go by the stopwatch on my iPod. The recommended version was 3 rounds with 30 secs on, 10 secs off. That was too much for me to try to remember when to start/stop with a running clock so I did 2 rounds with 50 secs on, 10 secs off. I wrote down my scores but they aren't handy so I'll post without them:

Surfer Kick Outs

Upright Row, alternating left and right

5 High Knees, half burpee

Back Lunge with Kick, left leg

Back Lunge with Kick, right leg

Jack Pushups

High Knees

Exploding Push Ups (I did them on my knees)

I also ran a mile again. I walked far less than on Friday yet still posted a time 5 secs faster? (11:19 if you're keeping score) Maybe walking more gives me that boost to run faster. I walked a lap to cooldown, got a drink, and decided to go for another 3 laps since it wasn't painful to do 1.5 on Friday. I did that and walked another "cooldown" lap. Turns out Hubs needed more time so I ran another 3 with another "cooldown" lap. So I did 17 laps total, which is just over 2 miles!! I was so super excited. And the best part is that my knees are not punishing me for it. Last time I did 2 miles my body was angry at me.

Saturday night was a UFC night that was apparently a big deal or something. So Hubs convinced me to go and sit at the Tilted Kilt (blech) for 4 hours with him. I got a super yummy salad there though with balsamic vinaigrette on the side. Yummm.  And lots and lots of water. I'm so far beyond 64oz of water a day. I must have had well over 200oz. Fine with me, just keep off the bloat!

Sunday was a major sleep in day for us. 10am is sooo late for me to be snoozing. I couldn't believe it! I got up and made protein shakes for Hubs and I. Then we ran some errands, which is when I remembered my Groupon for sushi that was expiring this week. The restaurant was on the northside of the city so we'd never make it there on a weeknight. Impromptu lunch it is! It was super delicious and we had fun hanging out in a new part of town. Hubs was determined to hit the gym after but I was less convinced. I thought about taking a rest day, especially after cranking out 7.5  miles this week (from not running at all for a very long time before this) and knowing that I'm going back to TKD this week. He went to the gym without me. And I mustered up the courage to do a JM workout. I'm so glad I did. Twenty minutes of torture to leave sweat all over my floor and make me feel like a champ. I did Ripped in 30, week 1. I really like her 3-2-1 system. Its sort of Body Rock-ish but with a different flavor. I took a running rest day and I think that was smart. My arches were starting to nag at me a little.

Tonight is my first night back to TKD!! I'm excited and scared at the same time. I got my pants on Saturday and immediately put them on. I started walking around my living room throwing kicks. There is just something lovely about the sound of starched pants snapping with each roundhouse. I also *had* to put on my full uniform, just to see how it looks. Hubs kept telling me to get away from him with all my kicking. :)

I'll be sure to update with how awful/wonderful going back to class was tomorrow. I just hope I don't look like a total white belt when I'm supposed to be an "expert". :/

No Regrets,
Liss