Day 37 & 38

I'm really liking Beast Body. After the workout, I find that I'm not as sore and debilitated as when I begin a new cardio or circuit training workout. I've been taking rest days between each workout and that's been working really well. I don't want to overwork myself and get hurt or quit.

Wednesday I did BUILD Legs. I usually die the day after I doing lower body work, especially lunges. I feel great. Don't get me wrong, I FEEL the workout, but I'm not on my back or unable to walk up steps. I think if I was going day to day, back to back, it might be a different story.

I'm hoping to spend the month doing workouts every other day and then following the six days per week calendar in June, which is my month off from teaching; summer break.

I haven't hit 2800 calories any day. That's what Body Beast says I need to eat to get through the workouts. I don't think I've ever eaten that much purposefully. At least not health-consciously.

Day 35 & 36

Started Body Beast yesterday. Did the BUILD Biceps and Triceps workout. My favorite part, no running or hopping around.

I love aerobics, I do. My retirement plan is to be a Sweatin with the Oldies aerobics instructor. Seriously! But my body just doesn't want to jump right now. So I really appreciated the sitting down with bodybuilding.

I sat on my "bench" which was my The Firm Stair Climber on its incline. The heaviest weights I lifted was only 13 pounds -it felt like 100! I completed 90% of the workout on the first time. I've never done that with any other workout programs.

Today, I feel a slight usage in my shoulders, but no pain. That's a first time occurrence too. Now, I'm not giving up my love of aerobics. But this is a nice little break from it.

Today, I go down to the legs...

Day 34

Got in 30 minutes of Cross Country Skiing today for a 400 calorie burn. I barely ate 2000 calories though. I'm supposed to consume 2800 calories per day for Body Beast. I don't know that that's going to happen? The only time I eat that much is when I carb load.

I have to admit I'm a bit excited about taking a break from cardio for awhile. I'll keep my running schedule (30 minute runs 4x per week), but keep still and lifting...let's see how it goes.

Day 33

My new scale arrived today. The old one that I had for years gave up the ghost months ago. I told myself not to step on the new scale, but it was so pretty out of the package.

I stepped on it.
I stared at it.
I stepped off it.
I stepped back on it again.
I will not tell you what it said to me, but it was not what I was expecting.
Damn...

I don't understand how I lost an inch on my waist and gained weight?

I'm starting Body Beast next week. It tells me to eat more calories than I've been eating for the last 30 days. I'm not okay with that. At all. But eating less calories hasn't been working for me.

I'm on the hunt for a food scale, a stability ball, and heavier dumbells. My heaviest dumbells are 8 pounders (I hear you snorting Mrs. Reaves!). The lightest weights on Body Beast begin at 10 pounds.

I'm hoping to start the program on Friday. In the meantime, I'll get back on my running regimen.

Day 32

Instead of going to a Chinese Food Restaurant and ordering shrimp and broccoli like I wanted, I made it myself -with Tilapia instead of shrimp. And then I nixed the rice for a salad.

Day 31 First Step

I didn't take as many steps as I thought today. My goal was 10K. I got 6630.

Eating is still go very well. So I'm patting myself on the back for that.

We're going to start Body Beast next week. By we I mean me and Set, maybe Moya too. I'm just trying to figure out how to fit it into our busy schedules six days a week...

Day 30: Stepping It Up

I paused for a quick 5 minute cross training work out. Yes, only five minutes. But then I parked half a mile away from work so I'd have to walk to and from. So technically, I walked a mile today.

I'm going to start wearing a pedometer and am to get 10,000 steps every day so that I can feel good about myself while I'm on this writing binge.

My eating habits are fantastic right now! I should focus on that.