Size 8!!

April 16^th 2012: Started workout Phase 1 workout 3! Great to start something new! I am super pumped about this one. Its just a little more challenging but I'm ready and willing!

April 17^th 2012: Phase 1workout 4! Just as challenging as workout 3!

April 21^st 2012: So, I skipped a few days about the workout. I am still running a few miles during the week as well. This morning, I did the cardio workout. After that, I spent the day at the mall. I really wanted to try some clothes on, but I always get upset and depressed because nothing seems to fit. In high school, I really never had to try anything on. All I did was pick up something I like, and it always fit perfect. Past few years, I've gotten upset each time I go shopping. Today I decided to try on a pair of Bermuda skinny shorts. I picked up a size 8 and to my surprise, they fit!! I was so excited, I bought them and posted it on facebook. Friends on facebook are so supportive and I am loving all the nice posts and feedback! My friends keep me motivated....and so do my love handles. To be honest, the scale hasn't moved much, but the inches are melting! Thank god for Jillian! I would really love to meet her some day!

All about PHASE 1 WORKOUT 1

Phase 1 Workout 1.

All the workouts are broken into 4 circuit that you run through TWO times each. You only do the cardio ONCE per circuit. Each DVD has a short warm up and cool down. You MUST do both. Never skip out on these, they are important!! Here is DVD 1 broken down.

“Workout 1 (weights)- Start off with basic moves that target the front of the body muscles liked chest, shoulders, arms, quads, and core. This workout is about building balance and core strength in order to burn calories and prep your body for the upcoming workouts. Your body and light weights provide the resistance. Low impact cardio bursts make this a non-stop fat burner.”-Jillian Michaels

Warm Up:

Military March

Arm Circles

Hip Circles

Knee Circles

Circuit 1:

Squats

Push ups (girl version)

Plank

Chest flies

Cardio: Towel Runs

Comments: I love the first circuit, no problems here.

Circuit 2:

Sumo Squats (add weight if too easy)

Triceps Kickbacks

Standing Abduction (Right/Left side)

Cardio: Speed Bags (“The more pain you feel, the faster you get!” -Jillian)

Comments: Speed bags-Go fast and don't hit yourself in the face!!

Circuit 3:

Chair squats with front raises (weights)

Bicep Raises

Warrior two pose

Cardio: Marching in place

Comments: I am not very good with yoga and warrior two pose. I am always trying to build my stability with this one!

Circuit 4:

Kick-outs (Standing on one leg while kicking out with the other)

Bicycle

Lateral Raises (weights)

Cardio: Step outs/step ins

Comments: The kick-outs were my biggest challenge Trying to balance and kick out with one leg really burns in your muscles!!

Closing: Jillian says the reason for the first two weeks is to build stability and balance. You can modify ANY move by adding more weight.

All bout PHASE 1 workout 2

Phase 1 Workout 2:

Remember, you do each circuit TWO times and the cardio portion once.

“Workout 2 (weights, resistance cable) Continue building your foundation with classic back of body moves that work your back, biceps, gluts, hamstrings, and core using your weights, a resistance cable, and your own body weight. Like workout 1, strength, balance, and stability are the goal as you burn mega calories!”-Jillian Michaels

Warmup:

Skaters (touch steps, low impact)

Hugs (wide arms and giving yourself a huge hug)

Tap Stretches (bending down and touching toes with opposite hands)

Circuit 1:

Tables (yoga pose)

Pelvic Thrust

Superman

Cardio: Alternating knee thrusts

Comments: I am not very good with the “tables”!! Again, yoga is a challenge for me!

Circuit 2:

Static lunges w/ torso rotation

Wide dumbbell rows

Bicep drags

Cardio: Side to side kick backs

Comments: Static lunges with a torso rotation is hard. You can feel the crunch of your obliques if you are doing them right.

Circuit 3:

Donkey kicks

Crunches

Bicep Drags

Cardio: Knee highs

Comments: The donkey kicks are a basic move, but Jillian DEMANDS that you “squeeze your butt!”. If you squeeze your butt, it really hurts. You can really feel it!!

Circuit 4:

Medium cable rows (use resistance bands)

“Good Mornings” (yoga pose)

Hammer curls

Step ups (with weights)

Cardio: Upper Cuts

Comments: Step ups hurt!! Crunching your abs with weights..Also very aerobic!

Closing: Weeks 1-2 are low impact and constant movement to stay in motion. Jillian says to work on perfect form and balance for now. Prevent injury and get focused!!

Ending the 2nd week!

April 14^th 2012: I did the entire cardio workout with high intensity! No stopping! I hate the fact I have to do this same one for the entire month! I hate this cardio workout so much. Oh well...

April 15^th 2012: Today I get to rest. I didn't really feel like resting, so I took ledger for a walk and ran another mile. I plan on doing some stretching later since they seem to help a lot. I am prepared to start something new tomorrow! I can't wait to see what Jillian has in store next! I will try to type more bout the dvds.

Compliments :)

April 13^th 2012: Got a few compliments today on my face getting smaller. Compliments help a lot. Lets me know all this hard work isn't for nothing. So this past week, I have improved with my balance. I am able to do Jillian's one legged kick outs without letting my leg touch the ground. In the dvd, she even admits its a struggle. I like when she admits she herself struggles. Good to know shes not a freak of nature!

Famous Dave's

April 12, 2012: Back to the workout 1. Can't believe its my last time doing workout one. I really enjoyed it all. Probably because it was easy! I am starting to notice a change in my body and it feels great. I'm slowly losing inches. I haven't weighed myself in awhile, but my clothes are fitting loose. I'm still drinking lots of water and my 5 hour energy shots! Ian wanted to go out to eat. We went to Famous Dave's. As much as I wanted to eat something terribly unhealthy, I DID NOT! I ordered chipotle shrimp and broccoli. The shrimp was so hot, I drank 3 ½ cups of water!! I have been doing really well I must say with not going over 1500 calories in a day. I have my calorie tracker and I love it. I can scan bar codes and look up foods from restaurants even. After working so hard in the morning, I don't want to screw it up. This is a life style change. No more fast food or cheeseburgers for me. I have been free of them for almost two months!

Middle of the week...CARDIO..Blah

April 11, 2012: So today is Cardio...again. I am really going to fight on this one. I need to suck it up and just do the running man. It hurts so bad, but I have to focus. I had a dream last night that I was running and in pain. I started to focus on the pavement and suddenly, I was running 5 miles and felt nothing at all. I only wish that could happen in real life! Anyway, I tried focusing on a spot near the top of my blinds in the living room. I drowned out all sounds, and kept going. Really tried to focus on my breathing.

Weights

April 10, 2012: Weights weights weights! Jillian says if you find this is getting easy, just add weights! That is exactly what I am doing today. Adding 5lb dumb bells to the workouts. Donkey kicks are becoming my favorites. If you squeeze your booty by kicking out, you can feel it!

1 week down!!

April 9^th 2012: 1 week down!! I have stuck with this every day for a week and I am so proud of myself!! I felt like getting up and starting my second week right away. I plan on doing some more work after I get home. The workouts are starting to get even easier. I ready to move on, but I know I can't just now. I'm not as sore anymore after doing the stretches. I ran about a mile today and walked Ledger one mile. He is such a trooper doing all this exercise with me. Got another pair of running shoes and I love them!

Rest?? Whats that?

April 8^th 2012: Today is Easter and rest day. We ate too much food today, so much that I didn't track my calories!! I do not want to rest, I feel like I need to do something! Ian and I went on a 4 mile walk with our dog Ledger. I didn't want too, but we did p90x X-stretch. It was an hour long and very helpful. I felt great afterward, but very sleepy. Tomorrow I need to work extra hard to burn these extra calories from today!

Cardo...again

April 7^th 2012: CARDIO!!!!! Oh I did very well today with the cardio. I hung in there the best I could. I still can't do running man, but I decided to jump rope the entire time they do it. I just don't want to stop at all!! Decided to weight myself and I have lost almost 3lbs! I'm very excited about this. Took a picture and it looks like my fat face is going away!

Extra Work

April 6^th 2012: So today I did some extra work. This morning I did my workout 2 of phase 1. When I got home from work, had some extra energy, so I did cardio for “extra credit”..YES CARDIO, after complaining so much. Still struggle with running man but oh well. Afterward, I went for another run and walked Ledger. Tomorrow is cardio again.. Every workout is a challenge, but I must do this to be healthy. I need this to be a life style change.

No Stopping

April 5^th 2012: YAY back to workout 1 phase 1!! This time, I did very well. No stopping/struggles. I like trying to balance. Having good balance is very important to me because I broke my ankle in 8^th grade, and its weaker then my left. Still tracking calories. I got a pretty cool app on my phone where I can scan the bar code and track everything I eat. I try not to eat over 1,500 calories. I want to shoot to burn 500 extra calories per day!

Cardio..WOW

April 4^th 2012: Cardio day!! Oh MY GOD I about died on this cardio workout. I cannot do the “running man”! “ARMS HIGH LEGS OUT RUN RUN RUN in place...” yeah yeah yeah, it hurts!!! I stopped right then. I really hate stopping, but it was killing me! I will do better next time, but for now, heck no! The rest of the video was a challenge and it really sucked! NOT looking forward to this again!!

6:30 a.m.!!!!!

April 3^rd 2012: Ian made me get up at 6:30 to do my workout! Can't believe I'm actually doing it! So, workout 2 of phase 1. Its slightly harder then yesterday, but I only struggled with one move. Love Jillian's motivation, it really helps. These stupid “speed bags” almost make me punch myself in the face! I'm not feeling very sore, so I hope I'm pushing myself enough! Maybe I feel this way because I'm so use to the 30 Day Shred. Tomorrow is all cardio, so we'll see how it goes!

Phase 1

April 2^nd 2012: Start of phase 1 workout 1. I was actually really excited to start the day with this workout. Up at 7 a.m, ready to rock and roll. A lot of the workouts were from the 30 Day Shred but modified, so it wasn't much of a challenge. Nice to see Anita and Natalie from the 30 Day Shred dvd in her new program. I like that she has three ways to perform the workouts. You can do what everyone is doing, one with weights, and a more advanced move. I like the squats a lot. I can see the muscles in my legs!!

When I got home from work, I decided to do some medicine ball workouts to get rid of my nasty love handles. Lord I hate them! After that, I went for an “almost” 2 mile run. I was really starting to feel it while running up/down hill. Took Ledger on a walk after my run.

Cold Hard Measurements

Sunday April 1^st 2012: So tomorrow I officially start BR. I am some what nervous because I really want to hang with this. I have been working out since the end of January really hard. I worked out off/on since Last may. I have lost some weight, but it came back and I had to lose it again!! Ian is starting P90x tomorrow too. Hopefully we can motivate each other. My goal is to get up early and get it over with!! Now its time to face the cold hard measurements! Here are my starting measurements..

Weight: 157

Upper Chest: 38

Bust: 39

Midriff: 36

Upper arm: 12.5

Waist: 40.5

Upper hip: 38.5

Lower hip: 40.5

Upper thigh: 25

Mid thigh: 23.5

Calf: 14.25

Dress Size: 12

There you have it everyone. I'm not proud, but this is what my wonderful husband measured me at!

Small Intro

I just bought the Jillian Michael's Body Revolution 90 Day Program. I am trying it out to see if this really works and if I can hang with it. For 90 Days, I will watch what I eat and workout every day with her. I've tried p90x before, but I just can't do those long workouts. If anyone can, that is amazing to me!

About the program: Jillian's BR is based upon the science of Metabolic Training. The work outs are carefully constructed each phase (which there are 3), to build you up to the next one. Its only 30 minutes long and I love this!!

Jillian says “When you have a why, you can conquer any how and put your body through anything.”

My “Why”: Why am I doing this?? Well, I use to “little” back in high school, but pretty much let myself go. I was never really “in shape”, just little with a strong core. I couldn't run for longer then 5 minutes without getting winded. Eventually I went from 124lbs-173. Its really depressing when your clothes don't fit anymore. Right now, I have managed to lose a lot of that weight. I still dislike myself for “letting myself go” in my 20s!! Its not about losing weight for me, its about actually being “IN SHAPE” and strong. Confidence will follow soon enough. So, I am going to document regularly to keep myself on track and to let everyone know how it goes. I am putting myself out there, so here goes nothing!