I’m firmly in Phase 2 now! Week 5 was the hardest week of workouts yet, but still completely doable for where I am today. I have to haul butt in the gym to get through in my 1 hour target window, and then we add 30 minutes of cardio to the mix.
I did two runs last week (don’t want to overdo it!) and really enjoyed the feeling of running! It’s freeing to run without a time goal or pressure – something I needed to bring the JOY back! This week I did 2 runs, 1 elliptical, and 1 yoga. It’s really fun to figure out what I feel like doing for cardio each day!
I still prefer to try to fit that all in before work, but some days I’m more successful than others. Have I mentioned I’m still having fun?! 🙂
As much as Laura told me I’d love lifting, I really didn’t expect to be having so much fun. I love the feeling of strength it gives me and doing “strange” things that girls don’t typically do. I’m not gonna lie, it makes me feel tough sometimes!
Kirk has even noticed some new muscles on me, especially my triceps which I have a hard time flexing. They’re small, but they’re there! I think they’ll help me in my fencing classes too.
I’m a little impatient with the whole “leaning out” process. My stomach has always been my problem area and I want it to go away. I’m actually eating healthy, limiting my alcohol, and lifting weights…so my belly can start shrinking any time now! My brain fully understands that it takes time, but I’m not very good at patience.
Wanna know a secret?
I kinda want to keep training after LiveFit and see what this body can do. I’m so inspired by these strong women that I am dreaming a bit about doing a bikini competition at some point in the future. I have a lot of leaning out to do in order for that to be realistic…but it’s on my radar. I never expected to say that!
Wow – I can’t believe I wrote that down. Scary.
So now it’s time to move on to Week 6 – the halfway point of the program. I will still be getting in a strength workout this weekend at Blend Retreat (yay!), so let me know if you want to hit the gym with me!
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Questions for you:
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What is your favorite part of your workouts right now?
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Are you going to Blend?