rachired’s BodyBlog

So I measured around my chest today just for the fun of it and noticed that I’ve lost 2 inches there!  I’m thinking its because my bust is decreasing the more body fat I’m losing which is good news!

I also was able to do some regular push ups today.  For the past few weeks I’ve stuck to doing them on my knees trying to intensify the movement as much as possible but today I decided to move to my feet.  Usually I do 3 reps of 10 but today I did 5 on my feet then five on my knees for a total of 15 on my feet.  A few weeks ago I could only do about 3 at all! I also upped some of my resistance to my other exercises (5lbs more to the bench press and tricep extensions).  It feels good to know that I’m getting stronger even though I can’t really see all the results just yet, these little improvements are keeping my spirits up. 

So I’m pretty much stuck at home all day for spring break since I didn’t make plans to go anywhere and I’ve got a lot of studying to do for the MCAT!  My usual workout is gonna take a little bit of a hit since the gym that I go to is about 35mi away.  I’m trying to stay on top of my workout even though I feel like sitting on the couch all day.

I’m replacing my usual ab and leg exercises that I do at the gym with some home workout videos: THE FIRM.  I did one yesterday that took me through some full body sculpting stuff and aerobics all within an hour, but I’m not feeling the soreness in my legs that I’m used to…I kind of miss it.

Today and Thursday will be mostly the same as always with my upper body workout since I have a lot of equipment here at home that I can use.  I guess just sticking to doing something right now is more important than taking a break and I’m certainly changing things up a little for all the muscle groups this week.