After three of the hardest workouts I have ever done, we got a little bit of a recovery tonight...key words: little bit. The past three nights have been rough, which as lead to a rough few days of soreness. Yesterday, I felt like I had been jumped in my sleep and been beaten. My upper back/shoulders were so sore and my bootwah!! I squatted down during a class and my knees cracked like a machine gun (not really new news for me)! The kids looked at me like I had fallen apart like a Mr. Potato Head.Then, it was all that I could do to get myself back up! But more and more people are starting to notice a difference, and I LOVE it!
Today, my "lats," shoulders, and butt are all sore. Tonight's recovery workout was no cardio, but definitely still a workout. It has lots of slow and controlled moves (very pilates-esque...or what I assume pilates is like). Through the entire workout, either my quads were burning, or my shoulders were. If we weren't down in a squat, we were down in a plank! It was tough, but I like feeling like I'm getting some work done, even without doing any cardio!
As far as the food goes...I'm still bored with my evening meal. I think I'm just going to go back to cooking, and whatever leftovers we have will be dinner on another night. I have plenty of healthy recipes! I'd rather eat a real dinner while we're still working out, than start eating after we finish and start gaining weight back immediately...that's what I'm afraid of. I still love my grilled chicken for lunch! The program said to add some calories when we start the new workout, so this is what I have been eating for lunch: a grilled chicken wrap (on a high fiber, low calorie tortilla), a small salad topped with strawberries only, and strawberries with mini-marshmallows. I usually have some carrots dipped in salsa at some point during the day, whether it is for mid-morning snack or at lunch. Saturday night, I get to have a date night with my hubby! We're both pretty excited about eating (how sad is that?!) and watching the UK/Vandy game! We've been scoping out possible restaurants for the occasion so we can celebrate date night without ruining the work we have done already.
I'm not really looking forward to weighing in and measuring this weekend. It's that time to feel bloated, and gain a couple extra pounds...which can be very discouraging when you're watching the scale. Part of me considered skipping the measurements this weekend, but I'm sure I'll still go through with it.
After re-reading this post, it has a few ADD tendencies...but that's ok! lol Thank you to everyone who has sent me words of encouragement and/or support!!
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