FitPrincess’s BodyBlog

So . . . I tried a new workout today . . . I like to concept of it . . . just need to add somethings to push myself harder. So I am going to try something new and see how my body responds . . . at this point, I don’t want to add any more muscle, just keep what I have and lean out . . . I don’t enjoy cardio but know I need it, so here’s my plan . . . Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays do a circuit workout for an hour, non-stop, I need to breathe, (maybe throw-up) butt-kickin’ circuit! On Tuesdays and Thursdays I will focus on core exercises and suck it up and do cardio for 45minutes and stretch for 30mins. I will do this for 4 weeks and see what I get. Then do a week of Mon., Wed., and Frid., lifting weights workout (2-3 exercises per body part, 3-4 sets, etc.), same thing Tuesday and Thursday. Then take a week off from strength training and focus on cardio, stretching, and yoga! Here goes my journey! Much love and God Bless!

Okay . . . so today I decided to pull out my digital camera and take some pics! I actually did a photo shoot last week, but haven’t got a CD of the images and the ones the photographer took were mostly face pics and not what I was looking for . . . so I decided to just do some progress pics . . . (after some encouragement) . . . And well, all I can say is that was all I need for some motivation . . . I mean . . .  I don’t think I look horrible, and I can see that I have made some progress . . . but I know what I looked like before I had my son . . . and I want to look even better (before my pregnancy I was alright . . . 5′8 size 8, but no definition anywhere really)  . . . I know what my body is capable of . . . or at least I’m gonna find out! I’ve made the most progress with my back . . . it’s looking better than I thought . . . but my arms are slacking . . . and my legs . . . well we won’t go there . . . I think now I will do progress pics either every two or four weeks to help me really stay focused. Anyway, gotta tend to my little one . . . I will be uploading progress pics in the next hour! God Bless!

So in the last couple of weeks I have finally decided to focus on me again. I haven’t been on bodyspace in a while (which is bad for me because all of you help keep me focused and committed), but I’m finally back now! I’ve had so much going on with my little one, relationships (don’t get me started), work, family . . . it’s like on crisis after another. But I am back to getting my butt in shape (literally:-)

So a dear friend of mine (Cathy I love you:-), gave me a Tanita scale today. It reads your BF and weight and helps you keep track. SSSSSSSSSOOOOOOOOOO, before I left work today, I did an awesome cardio session. 5 mins on recumbent bike to warm-up, 15 mins on stepmill (level 9 and boy was I sweatin’), 15 mins on treadmill (3.6 pace incline between 10-15), 5 mins of bike to cool down. It was great! I really pushed myself . . . so much that I felt like I was gonna throw up . . . I was so excited!

Then I got home and got on the scale and had a reality check I was so upset, but then I remembered how hard I worked and that I’m focused and my body is gonna be BANGIN BABY!

So I had my reality check, but I’m ready . . . so let’s do this! 

I have been trying to commit to a consistent lifting program . . . I get bored so easliy, that I change what I do from week to week. But i’m wondering that if maybe I do the same things for at least two weeks I may be able to measure my progress more acurately.  My shoulders and arms are making great progress. My legs however, another story.  I have been wracking my brain, trying to come up with a KILLER leg workout that will help give me the separation between hamstrings and glutes, and lean out my thighs just a little without killing my knees. I’ve had surgery on both of my knees and they bother me often. So I have to be very careful . . . BUT I can’t ignore my legs! LUNGES ARE OUT OF THE QUESTION . . . especially walking lunges which most everyone suggest . . . they are soooooooooooo painful. I can only do so many squats without my knees asking me what the hell is going on. Leg press? . . . I’m so bored with it, and I can only lift so heavy without pain.  I’ve done every variation of deadlifts known to man . . . what must I do! Plyos are out of the question if I want to be able to walk! Well, I guess it’s either back to mediocrity or my brain is gonnna have to come up with something fabulous, so that I can finally have those KILLER LEGS!