#workout journal

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐘𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐀𝐘𝐘𝐘𝐘!! & 𝐃𝐀𝐘 𝟔𝟖/𝟏𝟎𝟎!⁣

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Let's 𝘤𝘶𝘵 to the weekend with these 𝘚𝘐𝘟 𝘗𝘈𝘊𝘒 𝘚𝘓𝘐𝘊𝘌𝘙𝘚!⁣

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𝐓𝐢𝐩𝐬:⁣

- Take this move 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘰𝘰𝘰𝘸 if you really want to amp up the intensity. contract the abs for balance and to really isolate the muscles⁣

- 𝐌𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Keep heels down for the entire exercise. You can also not lean back as far.⁣

- 𝘌𝘹𝘵𝘳𝘢 𝘊𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘵: Lean back MORE for a greater burn!!⁣

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I just need to take a second to give a shout out to Caitlin for being a freaking ROCKSTAR and not only starting this 100 workout program, but doing it ALONG with another program!! WHAT. She is amazing and I am so proud of her, and I feel honored to know that I helped her get started on this journey. ⁣

So Monday I wanted to end the year on a strong note.  I got up early, packed up my gear, and drove the 45 minutes to my gym to get in my swim.  Once I got there, I was greeted by an empty parking lot & a sign that said they would be closed all day on New Year’s Day.

Sigh... but at least I tried, right?

So Tuesday I ate a bunch of junk food & didn’t work out because.... you know... holiday calories don’t count....  :D

On Thursday, me and 3/4th of the American population hit the gym.  Again, I got up early, drove the 45 minutes to my gym to get in a swim.  Once I got there, I was greeted by an incredibly packed parking lot, and I made my way to the swimming pool.  The manager was outside and informed me that their lifeguard had called in sick, and so she couldn’t open the pool.  I was wearing my flip-flops, and the only other shoes I had with me were my dress shoes for work.  Sigh.

There is another gym that’s much closer to my house, but I had an annual membership at the other one from before we moved.  But twice in one week is just too much of a time sink.  So yesterday afternoon, I went & signed up for an  annual membership at a gym that’s two blocks from my house.  

This morning I got in & got my swim on, although I did have to cut it a bit short once I realized I forgot my water bottle and I felt the chlorine churning in my stomach.  But since exercise is more about self-discipline than anything else, I’m calling this week a success, even if it took my 3 tries to finally got the New Year started “right.”

Woke up at 174.2 this morning and 172.2 yesterday. Shit’s starting to happen.

What’s up everyone?? It’s been a little bit since I posted my “daily” journal but I wanted to talk to for a second. The past two weeks I have genuinely been trying to be more disciplined (thank fucking god for Halo Top amirite). Again like I said in my last post, self control only gets stronger when you exercise it. It’s honestly just like every other muscle in your body. Lately I have been trying to form habits to actually help me in this. One of my BIGGEST problems is late-night snacking so around 9ish I will drink 2 tablespoons of apple cider vinegar mixed with water. Not necessarily  because I think it has magical fucking powers or will cure cancer (which is actually has been known to fight) but mostly because I am able to tell myself “SELF! Once you have that A.C.V. you can’t snack on anything after!”. It has really been helping drop a few lbs. 

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I’m a week in! I can’t believe it. And today I worked out for half an hour. I’m tempted to do a little more tonight. We’ll see we’ll see.

I’ll be going for a walk now and enjoy the sun. 

My cat was very confused though. He came and sat on my mat and was like ‘what is she doing. why’ 

Anyways. Nothing beats the way you feel after a workout.