Let the goals begin!
I have to admit that I did put on a “few” unnecessary pounds in the start of our journey. What did I expect? I was, after all, working out 3-4 hours a day prior to this. Now, on top of not having access to most of the activities I enjoyed (Jiu-jitsu, Kickboxing, Pole dancing, etc., etc.), I now find myself enjoying one too many sundowners almost on a daily basis and eating far too many snacks (not typically of the healthy variety) to go along with them. Well, I am NOT going to allow myself to gain any more weight (unless it’s muscle weight) and through some serious dedication and self-motivation, I have actually managed to lose a few of the “few” pounds that I had gained when we started. My mission (goal) is to get rid of the rest*. Between exercising and being more in control of my eating habits, I know I can do it!
*Note: I realize muscle weighs more than fat. I don’t expect to weigh the same as before as I may have put more muscle on but I do know that not ALL of the weight I have put on is just muscle. This is the part I want to shed and will monitor that more by measurements than by scale.
I have made a serious effort to workout at least twice a day. The first occurs each morning around 9AM or earlier depending on what we have going on. I have scheduled this in to my day and have made it a priority to ensure I get at least that workout in. I am completely miserable if I don’t exercise. Mike knows this all too well so doesn’t bat an eye when I head to the bow of the boat each morning (while at anchor) ready to put my body through some vigorous physical training. If there are boat chores to be done, they will have to wait until I am done!
My exercise sessions this past week have alternated between some sort of body weight workout and a TRX workout. On some mornings in addition to one of these sessions, I also spent an additional 30 minutes or so doing some dancing. I love to dance!
I was also able to get in a second workout later in the day each day this week before “sundowner” time. It is typically a little more difficult for me to ‘schedule’ this one in as I am never sure what we will be doing later in the day. These sessions that I did manage to do again alternated between a body weight workout and a TRX workout doing whichever one I hadn’t done in the morning.
As far as my eating habits… well, I am still working on that. I have limited myself to only one smaller serving of food at each meal (I am trying to eat 5 or 6 times a day instead of 3) and try to slow down eating. I have always chomped down my food really fast thus not allowing myself the time to feel full. This was never a problem for me before as I never seemed to eat more than I worked off through exercise. Now I am having to watch that a little more. As far as snacks go, this has been a huge challenge this week as we have no fruits or vegetables left to munch on in place of chips or other unhealthy snacks. Finding somewhere to buy these are a problem here in the Bahamas. I did have a few almonds to eat and some popcorn (a little healthier than potato chips) but I really wish we had some fruit and vegetables. Perhaps when we get to Georgetown I will be able to stock up there.
The following is one of the workouts that I completed this week:
600 rep workout:
Set 1–>
10 reps Modified lunges each leg
10 reps Mountain climbers
30 sec. rest
10 reps Hindu squats
10 reps Donkey kicks (alternate sides)
30 sec. rest
10 reps Push ups
10 reps Burpees
30 sec. rest
Set 2–>
10 reps Modified lunges each leg
10 reps Mountain climbers
10 reps Hindu squats
30 sec. rest
10 reps Donkey kicks (alternate sides)
10 reps Push ups
10 reps Burpees
30 sec. rest
Set 3–>
10 reps Modified lunges each leg
10 reps Mountain climbers
10 reps Hindu squats
10 reps Donkey kicks (alternate sides)
30 sec. rest
10 reps Push ups
10 reps Burpees
30 sec. rest
Set 4–>
10 reps Modified lunges each leg
10 reps Mountain climbers
10 reps Hindu squats
10 reps Donkey kicks (alternate sides)
10 reps Push ups
30 sec. rest
10 reps Burpees
30 sec. rest
Set 5–>
10 reps Modified lunges each leg
10 reps Mountain climbers
10 reps Hindu squats
10 reps Donkey kicks (alternate sides)
10 reps Push ups
10 reps Burpees
60 sec. rest
Set 6–>
10 reps Modified lunges each leg
10 reps Mountain climbers
10 reps Hindu squats
10 reps Donkey kicks (alternate sides)
10 reps Push ups
10 reps Burpees
Set 7–>
10 reps Modified lunges each leg
10 reps Mountain climbers
10 reps Hindu squats
10 reps Donkey kicks (alternate sides)
10 reps Push ups
30 sec. rest
10 reps Burpees
30 sec. rest
Set 8–>
10 reps Modified lunges each leg
10 reps Mountain climbers
10 reps Hindu squats
10 reps Donkey kicks (alternate sides)
30 sec. rest
10 reps Push ups
10 reps Burpees
30 sec. rest
Set 9–>
10 reps Modified lunges each leg
10 reps Mountain climbers
10 reps Hindu squats
30 sec. rest
10 reps Donkey kicks (alternate sides)
10 reps Push ups
10 reps Burpees
30 sec. rest
Set 10–>
10 reps Modified lunges each leg
10 reps Mountain climbers
30 sec. rest
10 reps Hindu squats
10 reps Donkey kicks (alternate sides)
30 sec. rest
10 reps Push ups
10 reps Burpees
