Jenn’s BodyBlog

So it’s been a while. A long while. I stopped working out at the end of August and life just went crazy! I stopped originally because I got mono and I was not allowed to work out for 6 weeks (lame!). I got over that, started working out for about a week, and then found out I was pregnant (not planned but still pretty cool). I was too worried about working and saving money and stuff that I didn’t work out. Things went alright and then sometime around the beginning of November I had a miscarriage. Needless to say, that fried my emotions and I continued to put off the gym.

So first, I decided I would get myself back in the game mentally which was actually a pretty cool decision and I really think it will help me not get burnt out on it this time. I started working on my diet again first. My first goal being to eat one totally clean meal a day, then once I get used to that do two, then three, etc etc. That is working out awesome! Instead of diving right into it, I’m doing it gradually and I’m finding that my body is actually starting to crave the good foods more than the other foods. So that is well on track.

Officially started back in the gym on Monday. Met up with Constance and did some legs. Did squats, high narrow leg press, leg extension machine, and lying leg curls. Followed up with 20 minutes of walking on the treadmill. Oh it’s been a long time and I am still pretty sore. The first couple days afterwards were SO SORE! But it’s good I hit the gym again on Wednesday to do 30 minutes of cardio. Going to go tomorrow and do some upper body and probably 30 of cardio. My main goal with that now is to try and go every other day and switch back and forth from upper body and lower body until my body gets used to weight training again and then I’ll actually switch to a good split.

I was scared to weigh myself but was surprised to find out that I actually did not gain as much weight as I thought I did. I hadn’t weighed myself since the summer when I was sitting at 140. I weighed myself Tuesday morning and am now sitting at 150. Not horrible considering I was guessing it was going to be more like 155-160. So my long term goal is to get myself back to 130. I’d like to do so by the Arnold so that gives me a few months which is easily doable. Wish me luck! I’m hopeful that this gradual way of getting back into it will work in a really good way!