Day 5: Exercise

Okay, Back in the Saddle today.  I did the 30 Day Shred Video...  Man, I gotta say: I get schooled. 

Addie got some lighter weights because the idea in this video is not so much standard weight training where you isolate and "pump iron".  The idea is you work your whole body with intensity for the entire video.

Jillian Michaels, you kick my butt!

Then after the video, running on the treadmill.  Again, sweating pretty good by the time I got done.

I am also eating a very healthy diet, based on Abs Diet mostly.

The idea in the working out is strength, cardio and abs together.  On the days, I'm not doing the 30 Day Shred, I'm alternating with a Core ball workout.  I injured my back previously, and so building my core to stabilize my back is definitely a priority.  Plus, core strength is a central feature in many exercise regiments, including Pilates.  I noticed with the 30 Day Shred video, I work my shoulders a lot more than I am used to.


So, moral of the story: even if you experience a set-back in what you planned to do, don't give up.

GET BACK UP:

YOU HAVEN'T LOST IF YOU DON'T QUIT

Again, you can't control what life throws at you, but you can control your response to it.  We're all going to make mistakes, or fall short of what we set for ourselves.  I think I got a lesson in getting back up.  You haven't lost unless you quit.  Not the perfect first week (not over so far - 6.5 mile run planned for Saturday), but still I got Mon, Tues, Fri, and with Sat's run in, 4 days of exercise.  I planned 5, but 4 isn't bad.  Also, I upped the effort in my mid-week workouts from before.

This weekend, we will take my measurements and weigh-in to see if there are any results yet.

The immediate goal is: lose the belly.  The long-term goal is healthy living in exercise and what I eat.

Thanks for reading and take care of yourself!