Sigh. I missed Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. For some reason, I’ve been really tired in the morning. I’ve made an effort to get to bed on time. The only thing I did different last night was have an extra bottle of water and read a little. I was able to get up this morning and workout. I was still tired. The only thing that pushed me was knowing three days is as long as I can skip without my endurance starting to lag. It was a good workout and I felt strong after that second set of fast lunges. I feel like I’m ready to turn a fitness corner if I can just get some quality sleep. FitBit Calories: 139
Monthly Archives: January 2019
Workout 316
Today’s workout was a first. It’s been years since I’ve done a high impact workout two days in a row. We’ll see if I’ve made a mistake later today. I’m still getting mixed progress results. Weight goes up, body fat percentage goes down. Weight goes down, body fat percentage goes up. So weird and so frustrating. Fitbit Calories: 157
Workout 315
I’m not sure what happened on Thursday and Friday. I got enough sleep, but I just didn’t get up. I think it was more mental than physical. I think I’m tired of fitness occupying such as large part of my mental real estate. I’ve decided to make a change. I will keep the self commandment of doing three high impact workouts per week. The other days I will do whichever workout I feel like, be it another high impact workout, low impact aerobics or Your Shape Fitness Evolved classes. As long as I get it in. Hopefully this will soothe whatever this malaise I’m currently afflicted with.
I did a high impact workout today I stead of the usual Your Shape Fitness Evolved classes. It was a good workout. Especially since the spouse was present. Usually, I make sure I’m alone as I am easily distracted. This time, him being in the room didn’t bother me at all. This speaks to the confidence I’ve gained. My form and breath control were good enough that I might be able to advance on Monday. Fitbit Calories: 157
Workout 314
I skipped yesterday’s workout. I had a really terrible night’s sleep and I just really needed that extra 40 minutes. I was dragging the whole day Tuesday and just couldn’t seem to snap out of it. I felt exhausted all the way until bedtime last night.
Today’s workout was almost as good as Monday’s. I had a little trouble with posture during the warm-up, but breath control was good and I felt strong throughout. I also had some muscle soreness, but I’m pretty sure I can combat that by upping my water intake. When I add in the double-count twists, I’ll feel like I’ve really overcome a major obstacle. Here’s keeping my fingers crossed. FitBit Calories: 144
Workout 313
So I failed miserably at my sleep goals. I stayed up way late playing Fallout 76 with friends. When I woke up, my head hurt because I was congested. We’ve had a cold snap and this wasn’t entirely unexpected. My mind went through the process of mashing down guilt feelings for not working out. After a strong cup of coffee, my headache dissipated (Thank you turbinate coblation!). I put on my athletic wear and worked out. It was a really good one like last Monday. I was originally scheduled to advance to the double-count twists but didn’t. That cup of coffee was a little too strong and my heart rate was already a bit too high. The good news is that I felt strong throughout and that last rep of fast lunges did not at all feel like that last rep I had in me. I can really see now that I will conquer those final two sets. If Wednesday and Friday also go well, I may be able to advance next Monday.
I also gave that new boxing game for the Nintendo Switch some additional thought. While it would likely not form the bedrock of my overall fitness schedule, it might be a good workout for the office. The Nintendo Switch is portable after all. Lunchtime at the office may just be the additional workout time slot I’ve been looking for. I’ll also be on the lookout for other Nintendo Switch fitness games. FitBit Calories: 166
Workout 312
I still didn’t get my workout in as early as I would have liked today. I stayed up too late gaming. It was a decent workout. The Kinect did not pick up my image from the ankles down, so it didn’t register my lunges during Toning – Build Strength C. I’ll try moving further back next Sunday and see if that makes a difference. I’m also considering adding the next Destination Bollywood, but that would take me over the one hour mark.
I checked out the new boxing fitness game that’s coming out for the Nintendo Switch (https://www.nintendo.com/games/detail/fitness-boxing-switch). One reviewer stated that the music beat doesn’t exactly match up with the onscreen indicators for when you should punch or kick. That sort thing really annoys me so I’ll likely pass on this fitness game. I also checked out buying a bike (https://echelonfit.com/). Once I can make it through the entire high impact workout with no take-it-to-a-jog breaks (I’m currently two sets shy of that goal), I’ll eventually need to add in another workout to keep my momentum going. More of the same and I’ll get bored, but I’m really struggling with the scheduling.
One last thing, the body is doing that weird thing where while my weight goes in one direction and my body fat percentage goes in the opposite direction. So frustrating. FitBit Calories: 359
- Warmup -Wall Breaker
- Toning – Build Strength C
- Toning – Build Strength A
- Toning – Build Strength B
- Destination Bollywood – Rehearse It!
- Destination Bollywood – Speed It Up (A)
- Destination Bollywood – Speed It Up (B)
- Cooldown A
- Cooldown B
Workout 311
I got today’s workout closer to the time I’ve been aiming for. Only about an hour off. I still wasn’t as productive as I would have like later in the day, but I’m hoping that will change if I can keep up the earlier schedule. It was a good workout. I’m thinking about adding the African Rhythms – Speed It Up! class next weekend. If I can keep getting up early enough, I might be able to fit it in. I want to keep the workout sessions to under an hour. I know that as I get closer to the goal weight, I’ll need to find a way to get in a second workout. That will only work for me if I have a lot of time between the morning workout and a late afternoon/evening workout. FitBit Calories: 351
- Warmup – Wall Breaker
- Cardio – Break A Sweat C
- African Rhythms – Rehearse It!
- Cooldown A
- Cooldown B
8009 steps January 18, 2019
Step goal achieved! 8009 steps January 18, 2019.
via Fitbit
Workout 310
I skipped yesterday. I was too tired, even though I slept okay. I suspect I’ve been fighting off something. I’ve been feeling run down at work and woke up congested yesterday. I felt better this morning, so I managed to get the workout in. It was an okay workout. Breath control was good and so was my form. I just didn’t have that energized feeling from Monday. I’m going to work hard to maintain good sleep and hydration habits this three-day weekend and maybe I’ll feel better next week. Fitbit Calories: 148
Workout 309
This workout could have been better, but it was still pretty decent. The breath control was there, but my form wasn’t as good as Monday’s. I had one of those bad moments right before I started. The one where you wonder what’s the point. Intellectually, I know not to expect to resume weightloss until February. Emotionally, feelings of futility plague me. It suspect a lackluster night’s sleep. I just hope I can keep going long enough to see some progress again. Fitbit Calories: 152
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