DAY 23: Plyo cardio circuit

I really didn't feel like working out this morning. I didn't want to get out of bed. I wasn't looking forward to working out... But, I did it. I did it because there was no good reason why I shouldn't. Which is when I realized, one other muscle that is getting toned through all of this is my willpower. (I know, it's not really a muscle...) I am reteaching myself what I really can handle and what I should really do... That being said, it didn't keep me from eating some sweets today at work - twice!!! Good thing I DID press play this morning! I didn't use it as an excuse when I was reaching for the treats, but it made me feel a lot better knowing that I HAD worked out! :)

DAY 22: Cardio resistance and power

I'm writing this entry right after completing my workout today... because I think I'll take some of the edge off the experience if I wait until I'm home from work. HOLY COW! That workout is killer! For one of the circuits, you end on the floor (floor sprints is the last exercise) - and it is SO HARD to get up off the floor to continue for the next circuit! MAN!! WOW. What hard work! I'm still winded.

DAY 21: Pure cardio & Cardio abs

I decided to go into work a bit early today, so I "saved" my workout until this evening when I got home from work. And, I didn't do too bad. I still think I focus in and just "do more" when I workout in the morning (before my brain is really registering what we're doing and all of the comments it would make later in the day...) but, it wasn't that bad tonight. I was impressed with how focused I was. Even through the ab track. I gotta tell ya though... I'm ready for bed. It's only 8pm... And my abs are already sore... Proud of my accomplishment of not putting this workout off and just getting it done! It was a great workout!

DAY 20: Rest!

Ah, I love Rest Day.

DAY 19: Plyo cardio circuit

Great workout this morning! There were some moments of INSANITY where I needed to take a break... but, a solid effort through the whole thing. Good work! :)

DAY 18: Cardio power and resistance

So, last night was my work Christmas party... And I drank quite a bit... So you can imagine my surprise when I woke up ON TIME this morning and had no trouble getting out of bed! However... even part way through the warm up, I wasn't feeling like I'd make it through... So, decided to dig deep and do the warm-up/stretch on full blast and then call it a day. Best. Decision. Ever. By the time it was 2:30 in the afternoon, I was totally feeling the late night... and I still needed to make it through the day... AND... through volunteering at a local theatre too... So, I am glad I conserved myself and just had a solid 20 minutes of "working out" using the warm-up/stretch. Also, I learned from someone at work that the second month workouts are 1 hour each... I might repeat month 1 until after all of the holidays and my two big training weeks at work are over (mid-January).

DAY 17: Pure cardio & cardio abs

Ok, after yesterday morning's blah performance, I was ready to SHOW UP this morning. And I did. I also, forced myself to smile more... and swear less. This morning, every time I swore, I had to say "thank you." I'm grateful for the ability to workout, the opportunity and the ambition. I didn't want to forget that I CHOSE to do this workout. And, I did enjoy myself this morning. So, it worked. ;) Now the tricky part this morning was that I forgot that this morning required extra time so I could do my ab workout too... But, I should have remembered that before I hit the snooze button... So, I didn't have time to do the ab workout, but, I did get 'er done right after work. I'm proud of myself for sticking to that plan. Especially since I also had a yoga class tonight that I had to fit in as well!