Day 7: Good workout; toe hurts!

Alarm: 5:45 and for once M's early morning wake up call worked out just fine. I had just hit the snooze button when I heard M's door open. She came in to use the bathroom. After I put her back to bed, I went downstairs to do my workout.

Workout: I did Jillian Michales' "No More Trouble Zones" which I found on ExerciseTV's "On Demand" channel. I did the quick version which is about 35 minutes. I then did 30 minutes of yoga followed my 10 minutes of pilates abs and 10 minutes of pilates leg slimmer.

As for my toe, in a word, it hurts. More accurately, it aches. It's slightly swollen and a dark gray color. It still hurts to the touch, but it didn't really impact my workout. I was able to jump around on it during Jillian's workout; it only slightly affected the yoga routine. At times, I found myself not wanting to put any pressure on my left foot, but when I did, it was ok.

Weight: I'm writing this entry just before I hit the shower, so I haven't weighed myself. I'm scared to get on the scale...

Day 6: Broken Toe?!?!

Alarm: 5:45, but I didn't get up to work out. I am so stiff and sore in the morning, I can't get out of bed. I know I need to get back into the habit of working out first thing in the morning, but I'm just not there, yet. As long as I keep doing an afternoon workout, then I'm not too upset with myself, but as soon as I start skipping the afternoon workout, then I'll be mad.

Weight: I REFUSE to step on the scale. I know that I need to track my weight, but lately, every time I step on the scale it seems I have gained another pound. I don't know how it's possible. I've been working out consistently. I've also been keeping track of my calories by writing down everything I eat. I try to stay in the range of 1000 to 1200 calories per day. I think I'm eating a good balance of proteins, fibers, and veggies. I'm a few days away from starting my period, so maybe that is contributing to my weight gain. But, I don't want to make excuses. I used to subscribe to the theory that as I work out, I'm replacing fat with muscle, and because muscle weighs more, it appears on the scale that I'm gaining weight. However, I heard Jillian say on the Biggest Loser that was a myth.

Workout: As I mentioned, I think I broke a toe today, but I'll get to that in a moment. I started today's workout by doing Level 3 of Jillian's 30 Day Shred. If I'm going to lose weight, I know I need to incorporate more cardio. I've been thinking about trying to run again. I hate running, and I fail every time I try to run, but I've heard so many people say that the best and perhaps the most efficient way to burn fat is to run. As soon as the weather gets a little warmer, I'll give it another shot. There I go with my excuses again, but it's not like I'm saying I'm not going to work out until then, I'll keep with my current regimen, and incorporate running in a few weeks or so. I also did a 45 minute Yoga routine. It's a VHS tape that I've had for a long time. I can really tell that my strength has increased quite a bit since doing some of the more advanced routines that I've been doing "On Demand" through Exercise TV.

So, about my toe. It's the toe next to my pinky toe on my left foot. In the scheme of things, it's not a big deal. I finished my yoga routine without much problem. I can walk on it just fine. It hurts to the touch and is a little bit swollen. It also hurts a bit if I put pressure on it. I hurt it while "floating" from "downward dog" to "forward fold." When I jumped, my left foot got caught in the yoga mat. I heard a really loud crack, and it immediately started to swell. As I said, it's not that bad, more of an annoyance than anything.

Day 5: slept in

So, it wasn't really my plan to sleep in this morning, but I do need to give myself a break every once in awhile from the 5:45 wake up if I think I'm going to sustain this exercise regimen. I still plan to workout at some point today, probably after my son's conferences later this morning.

Updated: I did get my workout in today. I did Level 3 of Jillian's 30 Day Shred and about 30 minutes of Yoga.

Day 4

Alarm: 5:30 woke up at 5:45
Weight: 143 lbs (ugh! How is it possible that my weight has gone UP every day? !)

Workout:
20 minutes of Pilates, abs and legs
30 minutes of cardio yoga

Day 3

Alarm: 5:45
Weight: 142 lbs
Goal weight: 120 lbs

Workout: 25 minutes Jillian Michaels' 30 Day Shred, Level 3; 10 mins Pilates Abs, and 30 mins of Yoga

One thing that is so frustrating is that I don't feel as fat as I did when I started my last diet/workout regimen. I actually feel pretty strong. I started working out again pretty regularly in February, but I hadn't stepped on a scale, so I had no idea until I got the Wii Fit for my birthday that I had packed so many pounds back onto my body. I knew that I hadn't done well over the holidays, but I figured it was only a few pounds.

I thought I was making good food choices, but I guess I still need to write down what I'm eating, and really, really watch my portion sizes.

So, here's my latest plan:

1. workout everyday at least 1 hour; try to mix it up
2. watch what I'm eating, and write it down
3. weigh myself every morning
4. no more coffee drinks
5. write in my blog to track how I'm feeling/doing. I'm not going to put the pressure on myself as I did the last time to be creative with every entry; if all I can muster is a basic log of exercise, then that is good enough.

Disappointment

I have regained virtually all the weight that I lost last summer. I am, to say the least, very disappointed in myself. So, here I am again, challenging myself to lose that weight, again, plus a little extra.

Weight: 141 lbs
Goal weight: 120 lbs

Today's workout:
40 minutes of Jari Love's Get Ripped 1000
30 minutes of Yoga
10 minutes of Pilates Abs

Saturday's workout:

Starting Weight: 143 lbs

40 minutes of Jillian Michaels' Boost Metabolism workout
30 minutes of Yoga
10 minutes of Pilates Abs