Day 9

The point of me blogging is accountability, so I'll be honest. Today was hard. I barely finished. I stopped in the middle and came back to it. I don't know why it was so hard, but I felt so weak! I don't want to get lazy and do what I normally do and quit. So I'll press on! Here's to a better day tomorrow!

Day 8

I woke up, put my shoes on and worked out. If I don't, the day will slip right past me. Today I was back to level 1. I almost finished all the first circuit...even the push ups! I can feel my body getting stronger! Plus I had my coaching team out in full force...aka Niah. She's definitely becoming the exercise expert and is sure to keep me going :). I'm getting close to the halfway mark, 7 more days! Ok that's not that close, but I'm being optimistic. Now off to start my day!

Day 7

Day 7 - Well, it's been 7 days of working out. Technically I have not done it everyday so it's been a little more than a week, but 7 days have been done! I seriously have to do it in the morning or I lack motivation. But today, I made a pact with myself that I would do it no matter what. And I did. I decided to try level 2 just to see what it's like and all I have to say is, that kicked my booty! I am not ready for level 2 yet. When I'm exercising for the first time in over a year I probably shouldn't get too far ahead of myself. So, no thank you to the plank jacks or the skaters or the pushups that you walk down into. I'm still working on regular jumping jacks and even being able to do a pushup. I don't need you yet. Someday!

So back to level 1 tomorrow!

Days 5 and 6

Day 5 - No, I'm not lagging behind in exercise, just in my blog posts. Well okay, I have skipped a couple of days, but not for lack of motivation. Tuesday my wonderful hubby let me sleep in. The only problem was he woke me up as he was leaving for work and the rest is history. I didn't have 20 minutes in the entire day to devote to exercise. I came home late Tuesday night and to be honest, was physically and emotionally drained and chose to rest with Kyle rather than do my workout. So Wednesday morning I was back at it.

Kyle had to leave for work really early so he could take a half day so I worked out with Niah and Lily by my side. In that short 20 minutes Niah wacked Lily in the head with the metal bar on her chair, told me 13 times "I want you" and pushed my bottom down as I did pushups, saying, "Mommy, get your whole body down, like this." But I finished!

Day 6 - I skipped Thanksgiving day. We were at Kyle's grandparents' house Wednesday night and Thursday morning and who feels like working out after a Thanksgiving feast? So I did day 6 Friday morning, after running out for one item that was on Black Friday sale. I feel my body getting stronger. I was able to do almost all the jumping jacks and jump rope and even did quite a few of the push ups!

Goal - Still to complete ALL the jumping jacks and jump rope! Once I do that I can move on with a new goal!

Days 3 and 4

Day 3 - After a long day, we got home from church at 9:30pm and the last thing I wanted to do was exercise. But Kyle lovingly reminded me I had committed to a 30 day thing, no breaks. So, I did it. It was the hardest day yet. I definitely prefer starting first thing in the morning. But I worked through it and finished! I'm still not quite able to complete all the jumping jacks and jumprope in a row, but no doubt in a couple days!

Day 4 - Woke up this morning and did the video first thing. I'm still working toward my goal and then it's on to finishing pushups. My upper arm strength is zero and pushups are really hard for me! I'm excited to see my progress in the next few weeks!

Day 2

Day 2 - 30 Day Shred
I did day 2. I already felt like I wasn't completely dying through the entire thing. Goal completed. I did all the jumping jacks, my least favorite part!

I had a little sidekick with me today. Niah did it too...she's too cute. Maybe for day 3 Kyle can get a picture of her doing it.

Goal for Day 3 - to complete all the jumping jacks and jump rope exercises.

BTW, I'm starting with level 1...I'm going to do that until I can follow the advanced girl easily, then I'll go to level 2 and then level 3.

Who's with me?

30 Day Shred - Day 1

I've been saying since Lily was born (7 months ago) that I'm going to start working out. I ran one time last week and it felt really good, but reality is, sometimes I can't leave the house in the morning and if I don't do it in the morning I won't. So, I decided to revisit the brutal 30 Day Shred with Jillian Michaels. However, I don't want to do it for a week and lose motivation. So I'm going to blog about it as a form of accountability.

So here's Day 1. After not working out for at least a year, it was really difficult! The worst part for me is the jumping jacks and pushups. I also stopped a few times. My goal for day 2 is to complete the entire circuit of jumping jacks.