new drive and new frustrations

ok, so i've found a fire lit under my bum and i'm thrilled with it. i'm getting up at 6 and going for a brisk walk for 60 min, then strength training, then 45 min of cardio (Building to 90 over the next 2 months) on the elliptical in the evening. its intense for me at the level i am at now but i'm not a sit around and wait kinda gal. except today i might have to be. my knee is acting up big time. it's understandable because it's also getting more use than it has in years and i tweaked it a little at the gym tuesday night. yesterday morning it didnt bother me during my walk and when i got home and it did start to hurt i just iced it and took some ibuprofen and it got better. this morning when i woke up it hurt. BAD. i figured it just needed a warm up and set off on my walk. from the start i knew this want gonna be good. i was walking really unsteadily. after about 5 min i turned around and started back home. at this moment i'm thinkin that it;s been a pretty intense first four days and maybe i should take it easy today Like, take the day off.. i don;t like it and it;s not what they might do on The Biggest Loser, but i don;t have Bob, Jillian, or trained medics here. so, i have to look past today and know that a day for my knee to heal might be what i need in the long run. i'm truly exhausted- and i'm not sure if it;s because i havent had the walk to wake me or what, but i;m gonna take today to rest, stretch, and let my knee recover because tomorrow is- as you may've heard from The Biggest Loser- my LAST CHANCE WORKOUT! no- really. i'm tearing it up tomorrow.

WOOOO CARDIOOOOOO!

tonight i did an interval program on the elliptical for 45 min. it was tough but i made it. it wasnt as tough at last night but i worked harder if that makes sense at all. i felt it in my outer thighs and butt which was kinda cool. i ran 5.55 miles which is more than last night even with the added resistance. woo! tomorrow is my day off from cardio but i still have strength training. :-)

did some thinking...

i'm the kinda gal that does everything wholeheartedly. i jump in with both feet. it;s who i am, and almost always i am proud of this trait. when it comes to fitness though, it gets a little frustrating and stuff. see i want to start strength trainin an hour a day, running ten miles a day, etc. that';s just not how it works tho. hafta start moderatelyand work up. it takes a few weeks to have visible results, yadda yadda. thats all well and good, but i thrive on results. so, in order to not burn out or get frustrated, i'm really trying to focus on doing what i can each day- and doing it well- pushing- but not too hard, so i can create this consistency and routine and results i can realistically project and look forward to.
like i said before- i'm going to live the Biggest Loser lifestyle. Work out as hard as my body lets me- probably in bursts 3x a day or so- and track my calories so i can see mathematically what;s going on in my body. i'm trying to remember all the things i;ve learned about my body over the past 7 years of ups and downs in my weight and apply them. (i know this post is very Stream of Consciousness, and i'm sorry about that...) the fact is i've successfully lost most of my weight twice before and in rather quick turnaround, but i;ve neither kept it off nor managed to finish getting to where i want to be. this time, i'm going to accomplish both. i;ve got friends encouraging me and a husband taking the journey with me, and the ultimate goal at the end is sustained strength and health. i may have to to work harder than most to maintain, but i'm gonna do it because this rollercoaster is making me sick. thoughts?

this is gonna teach me tenacity

my body does not want to get into a routine. this time more than ever my body is telling me that it doesnt wanna work hard and get back in shape. well guess what? not optional. my life is its own season of The Biggest Loser until i reach my goals. other than my faith and my husband nothing matters more. i got up this morning on time and started my workout reasonably soon after. i didnt get very far. this is because i'm out of shape and because i didnt eat before i started. if i am gonna do anything more than a 15 min walk i need to do it after i eat. otherwise my body will quit quickly. i also tried on my "goal dress" for my 5/28 goal. it;s a size 8/10 and red satin and i'll get a pic of me in it now up soon so we can see the difference between now and 6 weeks and 2 days from now. in 35 min i will finish the workout i started this morning. then later i'll hit the gym hard again for another 45 min on the Elliptical and 15 on the treadmill. i've decided to just do 15m a day on solid ground of some sort until i get the new sensor. i'll either be restarting the walk to run program on fri or sat- not sure which yet. that;s all for now... more when i've finished my strength training.

Back to work!

Ok- i'm gettin back into the swing of things. i'm super tired atm but i'll give y'all the skinny- (if only!)on what i've done so far. Saturday 4/10 and yesterday 4/12 Scott and i hit the trails at Deep Run park for an hour each of light hiking. WOOT! then tonight we went to the gym and i did 45 min on the elliptical and 15 on the treadmill. i'm doing a walk to run program on the treadmill and outside in addition to my elliptical training to get my joints stronger so i can make Scott happy by going backpacking with him soonish. my nike+ sensor needs to be replaced, so i will have to officially start the program once i've done that. tomorrow: Strength in the AM and cardio at the gym in the PM.