Wooh. I just finished day 15 (Level 2, Day 5) of Jillian Michael's 30 Day Shred. Today was my first day off work in a while, so I slept in, cleaned house, took a nap, and ran some errands. Still, I did the workout DVD. I'm pretty proud of myself for doing it too. Especially after a lot of sitting around all day.
I did the big girl exercises for the most part. Today, during "walkout pushups", I actually did pushups!!! Yay! Before, I followed Anita, and walked down to plank pose, held it for a second, and walked back up. This time, I walked down, did a pushup, and then walked back up. Woohoo!
I had to stop during plank twists again, but I held out for longer. I didn't have to stop until almost the very end. I felt my ankle land a little weird during the oblique twists, so I stuck to single jump rope today, but did them really quickly so I kept my heart rate up.
Unfortunately, I feel a little bit of nerve damage in my left arm. I think I might have slept wrong, but the heavy arm working in level 2 might have been a big part of it too. It didn't stop me from doing my exercises, but I'll see how I feel tomorrow.
Overall, I'm feeling a little more encouraged today. I think the rest has helped my morale. Weight update: I am now 147.5! Half a pound lost since I started. And I weighed myself after breakfast, so it could be more! Which is great, since last week I was up a pound. I'm starting to think that that gain was muscle, and the fat just took a little longer to come off.
Working out is hard, but I think I am starting to feel the endorphins from the exercise. I feel a lot better after I work out, even if I'm tired.
I think that once I'm done with these 30 days, I'll start again with level two until I fully master it. I know I won't be able to be a complete bad ass (like Natalie) in 5 days. So I'll keep doing it (maybe sometimes with level 1) until it's easy. I think that challenge will keep me doing it even after the 30 days is over.
See you tomorrow for day 16 of My Weightloss Struggle!
--Steph
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