Today is technically day 8 of my dropping the baby fat adventure. So far it's been challenging, but do-able.
My first day was wonderful! I got up early, had my quiet time in my bible and prayed, got through all of the upper body workouts with ease, and still had time for a shower before anyone woke up! I remember thinking that it was going to be a breeze. Ha!
Day 2 I woke up at dawn and ran on the treadmill before waking the kids to get ready for our co-op day. We actually made it on time!
The highlight of my week was when i woke up too late and ended up doing my workout with an audience. My husband, daughter, son, and baby all had great entertainment. And it was leg day- which is horrid! So I was in the midst of trying to look professional while doing a Russian twist, and I fell off the ball! Lovely! I started at 9 am and with all the interruptions, I was done with my workout by noon. Ugh! But I got it done and felt pretty good about it afterwards!
The circuit day(day 5) was pretty rough too. I was only able to do 12 reps of the jump squats. The body weight squats I used a chair back for stability. After running through the circuit 3 times, I was winded and exhausted. I'm hoping that this week I can do better.
Day 6 was supposed to be a rest day. But my husband and I chose to take the kids to a local wildlife mitigation area to use the nature trails. What was intended to be a leisurely hike turned into a 4.3 mile boot camp stride through sugar sand. the last half a mile was done in the dark with no flashlight. I was having visions of the evening news complete with the story of the local family who disappeared in the woods never to be seen again. Thankfully God sent us 3 women who were also hiking and helped us stay on the trail in the dark. I told them they were an answered prayer! The park itself was really beautiful(if you can overlook the sugar sand). There is a massive split oak tree in the middle of the trail that is still growing on both sides. Plus several lakes and ponds to view and enjoy. We will definitely be going back with a picnic(and flashlight) next time.
Day 7 I completed week 4 of couch to 5k! I'm halfway there! I think I'm going to sign up for a 5 k in April at Forever Florida. I would have plenty of time to finish and practice my new skills. Plus I have 2 friends who want to run it as well(one just had twins in November and started c25k 3 weeks ago).
To top off my week, I measured my waist. Maybe its wishful thinking. But I think I'm down and inch! We'll see next week if its the same. I think I'll measure on day 14 to cheer me up(or depress me).
