Day Four...

Cardio Recovery!  Woohoo!  Looking forward to this day!  No cardio today!

Of course you have to still exercise.  So, whatever are we doing?  Awe bloody hell!  It's Yoga.  And not just yoga for beginners, or some lovely down dogs... it's hard!

I will give you an example:  Get down on your hands and knees.  Now, take your knees off the floor so that your full body weight is somehow being held up by your tippy toes and the palms of your hands.  Not done yet.  Now, lift one of those legs and do a back kick... SIXTEEN TIMES... then switch legs.

Me, well, my knees never left the comfort of the mat, tho I did give it an honest go.  And even tho I still despise yoga, it was nice not to have to jump for 40 minutes.

Day Three...

Cardio Power and Resistance is poorly named.  It should be called, "Push ups, Push ups, oh wait, more Push ups!"

If you've got 50 or more pounds of extra weight around your middle, this may not be the DVD for you.  I can't even do ONE push up.  At least not one where my knees leave the ground.  So, as always, I struggled through and made up my own routine (knees or tushie touching at all times).

I managed to get though the first interval, but when my heart felt like it was about to burst through my chest I had to take a 2 minute break.  The second set of training was meant to work your arms.  At least that's what I'm assuming since it was all push-up variations.  One was even a plank ball push up where your entire body weight was on the tips of your toes and hands.  Didn't even bother with THAT one.

Well, I got out there and sweat for another 40 minutes (38 if you count the time it took to get my heart back into my chest).  Now it's just pushing through the next 60 days.

I won't do this again.  It's simply not meant for FAT people to get fit.  Insanity is meant for FIT people to get fitter.

My First Fit Test Results

Switch Kicks - 33
Power Jacks - 22
Power Knees - 49
Power Jumps - 14
Globe Jumps - 4
Suicide Jumps - 8
Push up Jacks - 2 (majorly bad with my lower back injury)
Low Plank Oblique - 8

Day Two...

I tried to take a picture, but it just didn't do it justice.  I am a gigantic ball of sweat!  I did the Cardio Playtronics something-or-other.  I'll have to check the DVD.  The first part was ok, then there was this "resting" bit that was yoga-ish.  I do NOT do yoga.  My body simply cannot move that way.  So I kinda just stretched on my own (which i'm quite sure i'll be paying for tomorrow).

Then was the second bit - the interval training.  Holy Crapoli!  The thoughts running through my head at this point go something like this, "i'm just too damned fat to do this", "my knees can't take the pressure", "I can't jump up like that".  It was nuts! And there is no way to make it easier (I just did it slower).  And without that "come on - keep pushing - dig deep" from Shaun T, there would have just been me on the floor "resting" for the rest of the video.  

But I did it.  And I am so proud of myself.  l wasn't pretty.  I don't feel any lighter.  And I am certain that I'll literally have to crawl out of bed tomorrow.  But day 2 is done.  Only 61 days to go.

edit* It's called Plyometric Cardio Circuit.  Whatever it's called, it still kicked my ass.  ;)

Day One...

I am fat.  Super huge fat.  Not one of those chicks who says they are, when really they're a size 6.  I weighed myself this morning and I'm a whopping 256lbs!  I am 5'8,  so I carry it well.  Ok, no one carries over 250lbs well...

First I should say that I LOVE TO EAT.  I love food, especially sweets.  Heck, I even stopped writing this to go make a pineapple smoothie.  And recently it has occurred to me that since I'm not willing to give up food, I had better get my ass in gear to burn off the calories.

My friend bought "Insanity" from late night TV.  It's by Shaun T and is a 60-day total body workout (63, actually).  I figure can put out the effort for 60 days.  And if I post here, I'll be more likely to stick to it.

The results of my fit test are downstairs, and I'm far too exhausted to go get it.  The fit test kicked my ass.

I have to go make my daughters lunch now.  I'll write more tomorrow after day 2.