All I Can Say Is Yikes!

Hi Guys! Today is Wednesday and I'm halfway through my workouts. Its my first week of Insanity Max Workouts and Im dying! They are hardcore. They kick my butt in a way no other workout has. Im looking forward to tomorrows recovery workout that is a little slower in pace but good stretching. I woke up feeling like I can barely move, my muscles are so tight but I pushed through my workout today. At least I know its working. Some fun things I went over this week was my measurements! I'll show you how they are currently looking: Start as of March 11, 2012/Current as May 6, 2012 Weight 181/161 Chest 40/38 Waist 34 1/2 /30 Hips 38 1/2 / 36 1/2 Neck 13/12 1/2 Shoulders 42/ 42 1/2 Right Upper Arm 12 1/2 / 11 1/2 Left Upper Arm 11 1/2 / 11 Right Forearm 9 1/4 / 9 1/4 Left Forearm 9 1/4 / 9 1/4 Right Thigh 24 1/2 / 22 1/2 Left Thigh 24 1/2 / 22 1/2 Right Calf 14 1/2 / 13 3/4 Left Calf 15 / 14 1/2 Its neat to see the changes on paper. The most significant of changes I physically notice are in my arms and legs. Some fun things I got to help me in my Insanity workouts are my new Nike Free Trainers!I love them. Very light wieght and flexible.

I also ordered the Results and Recovery Formula for after my workouts.

I knew I would be sore this week so I went ahead and bought some. I hope it works for me today! Taste is great, just like a 50/50 ice cream bar. Oh yes another BIGGG change for me this week. C A L O R I E S. Dun dun dun. Normally I consume around 1200 calories a day. Well now with my handy dandy Polar HR Monitor

I can see just how many calories I'm burning. Mondays workout I burned a whopping 750 calories. So I have to take that into my diet consideration. I HAVE TO EAT MORE. Yikes! According to the the beachbody formula I should be taking in around 2000 calories. Yes its alot but in theory Im only taking in my normal 1200 calories. I guess the idea is to make my body not feel starved otherwise it wants to hold onto fat. I have been very strict on my diet this week and for the next month to come. No sugar what so ever except in friuts I have. Whole wheats and grains. Lots of Veggies and good essential fats. Some of my meals look like this: Breakfast: Stell Cut Oats w/ Blueberries Walnuts Almond Milk Pinch of Splenda brown sugar to taste (or) English muffun w/ Peanut Butter Half bannana sliced pieces to top Lunch: Chicken Wrap w/ whole wheat tortilla spinach cucumber red bell pepper ranch Dinner: Tuna Steak w/ Brown rice (or) Lean Turkey Burger W/ avocado slice of cheese 2 slices double fiber wheat bread mayo (or) Salmon Brown rice Broccoli To help me track my calories I created an account at myfitnesspal.com. Here they have a large food database especially if you shop at Trader Joe's. I can also log in my exsercise and it shows me what calories to add for the day. I also like that it quotes me " If every day were like today ... You'd weigh 150.9 lbs in 5 weeks!" Pretty cool if you ask me. I hope that I have encouraged you to make a slight move forward in your life. Hope everybody is happy and healthy. ~Cierra

Made It To Another Friday!

Hi guys! Today is Friday and I made it through my week of workouts! Yes by Friday Im completely shot. This week I worked on Core Cardio and Balance to prep me for next weeks workouts. I officially go into the "Max" Insanity workouts. I'm not going to lie I'm scared! I know it will be worth it. Staying motivated in this process is not easy. In fact today I wasn't all wanting to do my workout but I had to try. So I did and half way succeeded. Im proud of that, being very much sleep deprived at the moment. I believe your best is what counts. Some things that do motivate me are Pinterest, pictures and quotes for some reason move me. Also my new calorie counting watch is amazing. I love seeing what I burned!!! Another thing that oddly motivates me is a mirror. No not being conceded but if I'm able to watch how I work out I can correct myself and feel like I'm doing the workout correct and one day not seeing jiggle would be nice. Keep on pushing is all the advice I can give. After feeling like I had no change and kind of down about my body I still keep going and picture where I want to be. Im an instant gratification type but today something has changed and I cant be more happy! I went to the local Tj Maxx and thought why not try on a few things... So I grabbed different sizes of clothes to see what would work. Last week I was so desperate for a pair of jeans that fit. I went to the thirft store and found a pair of jeans that were a size 8! C R A Z Y! I thought it was a fluke, maybe running large. I tried a size 8 in these cute summer shorts with buttons on the side. A M A Z M E N T. They FIT!!!!! It feels so good to know that my hard work really is paying off! I cant say more. Here's my goofy outfit..I had to post in black and white because I have white girl legs!!! Thank goodness summer is around the corner!