Striving 4 Fitness

Ouch!

strive4fitness — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 18:58:06 +0000

Last night I had Spin class with our evil instructor, Tom. Class lasts 45 minutes and is an EXTREMELY intense workout from start to finish. Last night’s workout was no exception, and was the hardest class I have experienced yet. Because I had done “The Shred” the night before, my legs were already a bit fatigued.

Fast forward to this morning, when my legs were so sore I could barely lift them out of bed! And even now, mid-afternoon, I can barely walk without looking like a stiff robot! I volunteered for lunchroom duty at my daughter’s school today and even bending over to pick up trash from the floor was pure agony!

I had planned to eat well/healthy today, but because I overslept I didn’t have time to grab anything before I left home. Between that and spending my lunch hour at the school, I have made some pretty crappy choices for food today. I ended up at the Culver’s drive thru ordering a grilled cheese sandwich and small fries, for a grand total of about 600 calories! Yikes! I am basically at my calorie goal for the entire day and it is only 1:30 in the afternoon.

So…here is my plan for the rest of the day:

1. NO MORE FOOD until dinner time. For dinner I am going to have a leftover piece of grilled tilapia for 200 calories. I will either have a serving of rice or veggies with this for a grand total of less than 400 calories.

2. Workout at the gym for 1/2 hour to 1 hour. This is going to be a tough one given how sore I am right now. I am going to see if I can handle the elliptical and/or treadmill. Once I get moving and keep moving I feel a little better, so I am optimistic that I will be able to do it!

30 Day Shred – Day 1

strive4fitness — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:36:41 +0000

Last night was my first 30 Day Shred workout. I found it to be difficult but do-able. Based on reviews I have read I was a little scared, but to be honest I didn’t really have a problem getting through it. Don’t get me wrong, it had me sweating and it was a good workout. But I made it through the whole 20 minutes fairly easily. My biggest mistake was using my 5 pound weights for the combination lunge exercises, because today my left elbow is killing me! I also seem to have hurt my back a bit somehow, though that didn’t surface until this morning. My legs are sore in a good way, I can definitely tell I worked out last night.

Today’s exercise is a 45 minute Spin Class at my local YMCA after work. I have heard that we burn anywhere from 600-800 pounds in this class. Tonight I have the VERY difficult instructor, so I’m guessing it’s closer to the 800 calories burned. Amazing! Even though it’s tough, I really enjoy this class. And it allows me to eat a bit more for the day, which is always a plus!

Welcome!

strive4fitness — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:59:47 +0000

Welcome to my new blog that will document my journey towards becoming healthy and getting fit! See the My Story tab to read about my background and fitness goals!

I plan to post here about the process as I go, including weight goals and details on my exercise and eating. Hopefully you can learn from my successes as well as my mistakes!