tanasha28’s BodyBlog

TO DECIDED TAKE TODAY AS MY REST AND VOTE DAY. I WENT OUT WITH MY FRIEND TO GO AND VOTE. SHE ASKED ME TO GO EAT WITH HER. I SPLIT SOME FISH WITH HER AND HAD A MARGARITA. FOR THE MOST PART IS WAS A GREAT DAY. TIME TO START AGAIN WITH CHEST AND BACK TODAY. HOPEFULLY I CAN GO HARDER WITH MY PUSHUPS THAN I DID THE FIRST WEEK. I FELT REALLY WEAK THE FIRST WEEK OUT. HOPEFULLY I CAN IMPROVE A LITTLE BIT.

My groin hurts. I got a good stretch from doing yoga the other day. Ouch!

I AM THE FIRST ONE TO ADMIT  THAT I AM NOT FLEXABLE.  AS A MATTER OF FACT I HATE TO DO ALOT OF STRETCHING.   i MEAN…. I AM 5 FEET TALL FOR PEETS SAKE!!! Sometimes I feel like my legs are the same length as my upper body.  SHHHHHH!  Well anyways, I guess the main thing about doing Yoga is that you have to work up to the flexability. So what I did was turn the lights down really low, I put on one of my "yoga" CD’s so that I could feel more relaxed and in the moment. I tried to push everything out of my mind and concentrate on my breathing.  That concept alone is hard, becouse while you are doing a downward facing dog and trying to breath deep at the same time is kind of hard. The first thing you want to do is hold you breath!!!!  Even though I wasn’t very comfortable it began to feel better. I love the colbra stretch where you are kind of stretching like a snake. Holding your upper body up  with your outstretched arms while your thighs are on the floor. Now that stretch felt good on my spine. I could do that all day long.   You do a quick pushup then fold your body into the downward dog position. That stretch felt good on my calves. AHHHHH. Now I was feeling it all in my legs. I think I needed that becouse after almost a week of workouts, my body felt really tight.  Once I got finished, i think i was understanding why we need yoga. Even though I wasn’t in the most comfortable positions, I felt good after I was finished. It was just what the doctor ordered. I woke up feeling not as tight as I did when I began. I am gong to make a mental note to not subsitute Yoga as much as I do. I need to quiet myself and listen to what my body is trying to tell me. I have a stressful job. Hell, I have a stressful life! Why not take that time to be quiet and learn something new. This journey is teaching me so much about myself. Things that I had never took the time to do, like quiet my brain and try to push everything out and FOCUS on myself!

P90X
SHOULDERS AND ARMS-
DAY 3
THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE WORKOUTS TO DO.
I FEEL LIKE SUCH A HARDCORE BAD ASS WHEN MY WHEN I CAN SEE THE MUSCLES IN MY DELTS.
WORKING MY SHOULDERS AND ARMS MAKES MY MUSCLES FEEL ALL PUMPED UP AND GLORIOUS. I USED MY 15 POUND WEIGHTS FOR MOST OF THE EXERSISES. FOR THINGS LIKE THE FLIP GRIP KICKBACKS I HAVE TO DROP DOWN TO MY 8 POUNDS. I NEED TO PURCHASE A PAIR OF 10 POUNDS FOR THINGS LIKE THAT. I FEEL REALLY STRONG WHEN DOING THE ALTERNATING DUMBELL PRESS, AND THE FULL SUPINATION CONCENTRATION CURLS MAKE ME FEEL ALL HARDCORE AND STUFF. I’M ALL… GRUNT, GRUNT, PUFF, PUFF. I CAN DO THIS…. I CAN DO THIS!. 11,12,13,14 AHHHHHHH…15 PUT THOSE SUCKERS DOWN!
MY MUSCLES CRY, AND SCREAMING…. BUT I KEEP PUSHING ON AND TRYING TO GO HARD AND HEAVY. I CAN’T WAIT TO GET THE LAYER OF FAT OFF OF MY BODY. I AM DOING ALL I CAN DO TO CUT THE FAT. I CAN’T EXPECT TOO MUCH. I TOOK ME A LONG TIME TO GET MY BODY THIS WAY.. I AM SURE IT WILL TAKE A LONG TIME TO GET IT BACK INTO SHAPE.

Day 1 P90X Classic
Monday
Chest and back

Boy, I can tell that I am really weak. The pushups and pull ups were so hard. I could barely eeek out like 10 on my toes before I had to drop and finish on my knees. It was shaking by the end of it. the last set of the dive bombers I could only manage like 1 and it was so shakey I got to the end to cool down but it was HARD. I can’t wait to start seeing some improvement. Each day is a challenge, but I know each day I am going to get stronger and stronger.

Day 2 P90X classic
Plyo (Hurlo)

This workout is so much fun but Hard as hell. By the end of it my lungs are on fire. Even Tony is tired in this video. I am sucking wind so hard by the end of it. Rock star hops!!!! OMG!! For get about it! I just keep going. My goal is to keep up with Pam tha Blam! That woman is built. I want legs like hers! I just keep going and going even thought I really feel like falling on the ground gasping for breath like a fish out of the fish bowl! HA! By the bonus round I’m dripping in sweat.
I forgot how BAD A$$ Tony Horton makes me feel. I feel so hardcore after a good session with him. My muscles ache and feel so full when I am done. I feel like I truly have accomplished something for the day. Thanks to Debbie and Chalean, I can keep up in the cardio dept without feeling winded in the warm up.
With each day I am remembering why I am doing this again. To be strong, fit, and Fabolous!

I was feeling all down in the dumps yesterday.
Well it continued when I got home. I was so filled with anxiety and ANGER for some reason. I had no one to really talk to soooo…. i popped in my CHEST and BACK workout. Those pushups and pull ups (assisted) was just what the doctor ordered!!!!! Oh my gosh, By the time I was finished my arms felt like jelly and I could barely push myself up anymore. I got to the end of the DVD but it was hard. I felt so much better though. I really couldnt believe it. I finished and took my shower ate a nectarine and went to bed. I woke up refreshed with a pep in my step.Like nothing can stop me!

I have been down for the count this weekend.  AGGGGRRRRGGG!!!    It has been a ruff one for me. Long story, but I tried to be all "healthy" and get the flu shot Wednesday, . Well, needless to say by Thursday I was feeling like crappola! I left work at 12:30 and went home. I couldn’t stop vomiting!!! I even got to the point as I was driving myself home I felt like I was going to pass out. My fingers and toes felt all tingly. I made it home and nearly died on the bathroom floor dry heaving, panting and sweating. The nausea was horrible. I finally fell asleep until about 4 o’clock. I knew I had to get up and go to the bank and withdraw my money for rent. Got out of bed even though I didn’t feel like it. Get this crap!!! I was at the ATM trying to take the money out of the machine and the money got jammed or lodged in the back of the machine and I couldnt get all of the money out before the doors closed on my fingers. It ate $360.00. Now I have to file a dispute to get my money back. I am so upset. Now I don’t have enough to pay my bills. EVERYBODY is calling me about payment for one thing or another. I am so depressed right now. I am trying not to get too down about it becouse it is something that I can not help at this point but it is so hard to keep positive when things like this happen.
Sorry, I just had to vent and get out. And I hate my job!
THERE!!! I just had to get it out before I explode!
Be back later.
Tanasha.

BREAKFAST-
1/4 CUP OATMEAL
RAISINS

WORKOUT-
TURBO SCULPT

SNACK-
CHOCOLATE PROTEIN
10 OZ FAT FREE SKIM MILK

LUNCH-
3 EGG WHITES 1 WHOLE EGG WHITE
2 STRIPS OF BACON
WHOLE WHEAT PITA

SNACK
ORANGE

DINNER-
2 OZ SWEET AND SPICY TUNA
ROMAINE LETTUCE
3 BONELESS CHICKEN STRIPS (DAMN SABOTAGERS)

A FEW OF MY FRIENDS CAME OVER TO WATCH GREYS ANATOMY. GUESS WHAT THEY BROUGHT WITH THEM….PASTA, BREAD STICKS, AND BONELESS CHICKEN STRIPS!!!! I FELT “BADLY” BECOUSE I COULDNT EAT WITH THEM.I WAS DETERMINED NOT TO EAT THAT CRAPOLA FOOD SO I FIXED MYSELF A SALAD WITH SWEET AND SPICY TUNA. I WAS DOING SOOOO GOOD UNTIL THE PRESSURE BECAME TOO GREAT. I CRACKED AND I ATE 3 OF THE SMALLEST CHICKEN TENDERS. I PICKED THE BREADING OFF AND ATE THE LITTLE CHICKEN PIECE IN THE MIDDLE.

WOKE UP AND DRANK SOME WATER.

I DID MY WORKOUT WHICH WAS KEMPO CARDIO +. I HAVE HAD THAT DVD FOR A WHILE NOW AND HAVE NEVER REALLY DONE THE WORKOUT UNITL THEN. I HAVE TO SAY I ENJOYED IT. TONY REALLY GETS THE THE HEART RATE UP AND TRIES TO GET IT TO STAY THERE.

AFTER I DID THAT WORKOUT I DID 20 MINUTE TURBO. I JUST LOVE CHALEAN.

MEAL #1
SCOOP PROTEIN AND LOFAT SKIM MILK.

MEAL #2
SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN 309 CALS

MEAL #3
ORANGE

MEAL # 4

BAKED SALMON AND STEAMED BROCCOLI

LATELY, I HAVE BEEN A LITTLE BIT LAZY! I GOT MY WORKOUTS IN FOR FRIDAY AND SUNDAY. I HAD COMPANY THIS WEEKEND SO I DECIDED TO TAKE IT EASY ON SATURDAY AND JUST ENJOY THE DAY.  MY EATING HAS BEEN PRETTY SPOT ON. I POWER COOKED MY MEALS FOR THE WEEK. NOW ALL I HAVE TO DO IS JUST EAT IT. TO ME THAT IS ONE OF THE HARD PARTS OF THIS JOURNEY. SOMETIMES, I JUST DON’T FEEL LIKE EATING!!!! I KNOW IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP THE METABOLISM GOING. THE HARDEST PART IS WHEN I AM AT WORK.  I GET SO BUSY THAT IT IS HARD TO PULL MYSELF AWAY FROM MY TASKS TO EAT FOOD.  NOW THAT I HAVE STARTED WRITING MY MEALS DOWN IT IS A LITTLE EASIER TO REMEMBER TO EAT AT CERTAIN TIMES. ESPECIALLY DRINKING WATER!!! KEEPING MYSELF HYDRATED THROUGHTOUT THE DAY IS A CHALLENGE TOO.  NOT MUCH TO REPORT TODAY.   I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO LEAN MYSELF DOWN A BIT SO LUNCH HAS BEEN BASICLY TUNA FISH AND ROMAIN LETTUCE  OR  TILAPIA FISH AND BROCCOLI FOR MY MAIN MEALS. SNACKS CONSIST OF CELERY STICKS BREAKFAST HAS BEEN OATMEAL AND UNSWEETENED APPLESAUCE. NOT VERY EXCITING!  FOR THE "HIGH CARB" DAY I MADE A SOUTHWESTERN CHICKEN DISH. IT IS MADE WITH POACHED CHICKEN BREAST THEN COOKED WITH DICED TOMATO, BROWN RICE, BLACK BEANS, AND CORN. IT IS REALLY TASTY. I GOT THE RECIPE FROM 0XYGEN MAGAZINE. I DON’T EAT IT TOO LATE IN THE DAY BECOUSE IT IS A BIT HIGH IN CARBS. BUT MID DAY IT IS PERFECT.

THE PLAN OF WORKOUTS THIS MONTH IS PLENTY OF CARDIO. I WANT TO GET A LITTLE MORE LEAN BEFORE I START LIFTING WEIGHTS AGAIN. I NOTICED LAST TIME I GOT TO SOLID. I LOOKED LIKE ONE OF THE WOMEN WRESTLERS. NOT THE LOOK I AM GOING AFTER.  THIS IS ALL A JOURNEY TO SEE HOW FOOD AND EXERSISES AFFECTS MY BODY TO RESULT IN THE BUILD I AM LOOKING FOR. CAN’T WAIT TO SEE WHAT WILL HAPPEN IN A FEW MONTHS IF I STICK WITH MY PLAN.