Day 35!

I am in a much better mood! Boy a decent night sleep is all a woman needs once in a while! I wish I could get one everynight. That is one of the things that changed after I quit smoking. I don't know what it is , but ever since I quit, I sleep like crap!!!! (Capital ) CRAP! My mouth was still hurting from the dental work I had done on Monday, so I took two Advil PMs (that my awesome boyfriend picked up for me) and was lights out by 10:30.

Today was my third FIT test. I have to admit, I did not eat anything last night for dinner and that was apparent during my work out!!! Big TIME! I also have not felt great the past few days for what ever reason, I don't know! It was easier than it was the first day but I think I did better when I did it two weeks ago(the day of the alarm keep going off!) Given the tooth pain, headache, and not eating the night before , I know I did not do my best. I will post the results below, but for some reason when I post it the lines get messed up so I hope it makes sense. (Keep in mind when you see Matt's results this is only his second FIT test and he stopped early today to cool down before he had to jump in the shower) The results will be First day, Second Week, and Today

Me:

Switch Kicks 85 103 110

Power Jacks 40 58 55

Power Knees 78 96 95

Power Jumps 24 35 38

Globe Jumps 10 13 13

Suicide Jumps 12 15 14

Push Up Jacks 12 21 25

Low Plank Oblique 18 23 39

Matthew

Switch Kicks 100 62

Power Jacks 45 50

Power Knees 67 80
Power Jumps 42 45
Globe Jumps 8 10
Suicide Jumps 15 16
Push Up Jacks 14 0

Low Plank Oblique 22 0

So as you can see , I am still doing better than the first day I started .And I would hope so because I have been pounding my body for 5 weeks now! I did do better than I thought I would, but I know I can do better!!

Tomorrow starts Max Month two.... SO SCARED! I read a review today that tomorrow's Max Interval Circuit is the toughest of all the Insanity work outs. Plus, I am going from 45 minutes to a full 60 minute workout!!! I look forward to letting you know how I feel! after wards!!! Well I HAVE to go turn the TV off in Odin's room because knowing him , he is still WIDE awake watching. We have Bono this week and they have been just the best of Buddies! oh and I can't go with out a special Shout Out to My main Momma Monie and wish her a very happy birthday!!!! Word!

Sleepless in Emmaus!

DEAD TIRED DEAD TIRED DEAD TIRED! It all started Sunday night I struggled to sleep. I was awake at 3:30 and could not fall back to sleep. I did my work out, went to work and then to the dentist for a 4oclock appointment. Then drove back to Olympus to meet a few co workers at 6 to drive almost two hours away to go show our respect to friend of ours who lost his mother on Saturday. We got back to Olympus and finally got home around 10:30ish! Needless to say I was tired! My eyes had been open for 20 hours. I finally crawl into bed and two hours later Odin wakes me up SCREAMING at the top of his lungs! I could not believe it. Him and I were up till about 4:30 and got about an hour of shut eye and my alarm went off for Insanity this morning and I decided an extra hour of sleep was far more beneficial then 45 mins of Insanity. I think I made the right decision??? What do you think?

Then work blew!!!! Stayed two extra hours and finally got home to start my 6 loads of laundry. I am seriously crying! So what I am going to do, is do my Fit Test tomorrow instead Thursday. Thursday was suppose to be Fit test and the first DVD of Month two. Anyway I have to let the little things not bother me. I am so exhausted and can barely sort the clothes with out crying. Seriously I cried like 100 times today. I was even suppose to volunteer at the Red Cross today for four hours painting but it got canceled. Could you imagine if I had, Crap I think they would have sent me home.

Well I am off to Mom and Odin night (Tuesday!) and snuggling up with Odin and Biggest Loser! Lets just hope I sleep a solid nights sleep tonight!

Thank the lord for IcyHott!

Today is was one of those days I DID NOT want to do Insanity. For no other reason other than I just did not feel like it. I did it, despite my laziness. We drove around for like two hours looking for salt for our driveway. EVERYWHERE was sold out! My mother (love her!) found some in Pottstown for us! So I met her and my dad around noon and got the six bags of salt and the ice breaker. Let me tell you, that ice breaker was a a life safer! Matt and I managed to get a little over half the drive way cleared and a walk way from the house! We were out for about three and half hours kicking our driveways a$$! We even managed to get my car out!

Today I realized that Core Cardio And Balance will be a good workout when your sort of done with the program and your making up your own. So far the work outs are so intense that when your done all you can say is "that $hit is Bananas!" This would be a great work out to throw into an insane cardio mix as a nice day of a good work out, but not one that makes you want to puke cardio! The moves are effective yet not hard! There are a few moves that pump your heart, a few moves that make your muscles burn, and a few moves that make you shake with balance. So all in all its a good workout.

I have to cut this short because I have to go get Odin and watch the Super Bowl at Mikes! I guess I will be rooting for the Steelers just because that is Odin's favorite team! See you tomorrow!

Hey Now Hey Now My boyfriend is back!

Guess what, ANOTHER ice storm. At least it is a Saturday and Matthew made it home from his week long trip down south! I wish I was with him. I am just disgusted of winter! I am happy to have Matthew home! If I had cabin fever alone...... I would be extremely bored and probably drunk!

Now to Insanity! Thursday was my first day of Core Cardio and Recovery! It really is not all that bad. The warm up and stretch is very different then what is in month one. You notice that RIGHT away! It is a very nice change. Yet I am glad this dvd is only used for six days because I know I would get bored of it. Once the stretch is done you go into about 16 different moves that you do each for about a minute. Some are way harder than others. The last three moves get me every time. My muscles burn deeply! It ends with a plie squat and you stick your arms out like a bird (of course I was thinking of Black Swan) and do quick movements up and down (like your flying) . Then he has you keep arms straight and bring then forward then back, then he has you do above your head, THEN he has you keep arms still and roll shoulders back then you have to roll your shoulder forward ALL the while your still in your squat for like over three minutes. YOU KNOW WHY THIS IS CALLED THE SHOULDER BURNER!!! Then your done and go right into the cool down! I feel pretty good when this work out is done. Shaun T reminds you through out the work out that this is your recovery and you should not exhaust your self. Focus on your core!

Matt cramped up a lot during the work out. One, because he had a week of traveling and two because we had pretzels at Walmart then he shoveled a few Jalapeno pretzels down his face RIGHT before we started.... Not a good idea!

So we rented two movies The Town and Red, I will let you know what I think of them. But now to the driveway... or ice rink. I don't know what is more insane Shaun T or my driveway! (it is now two ice storms deep because I ignored it the last time)

Why does Odin's face looks soooo big!

So very tired! Just got home a few minutes ago from the Flyers game. They won, good time! Odin had a blast! A few people even remembered him from the last time! The little guy is going to be very tired tomorrow! On the way home, my sister, brother in law and I were talking about some things about how people end up on whacked out drugs, like anything addictive and I said something in lines to "I would never let Odin go to a Phish show.... only because I know what goes on there, I have been there" (of course I was sort of just bringing up a point that some ADOLESCENTS are allowed to do way more then they should be) and ten minutes later when we were totally talking about something else... Odin goes.. "excuse me mom, what about Nemo" I did not even know what he was talking about and Tracie and Jay were laughing hysterically and I did not make the connection. He goes that's a Phish show! hahahahahaha I almost died laughing. He is the most fun person on this planet and I created him!!!

Anywhooooo, my work out was OK, I will go into more tomorrow about the details. I am just completely exhausted! Good night Trey Anastasio, Good night Mike Gordon, Good night Jon Fishman, and GOOD NIGHT Page McConnell!

Goodbye Month One Hello Recovery Week!

I finished Month one!!!!!! Only missed one work out due to the flu!!!! I rock I rock I rock. Hahaha. Just kidding! I feel like an entirely different person. Insanity is a total pain in the a$$, yet you fall in love with it almost immediately! Well I did, but I love the "boot camp" type of work out! I was very upset last week when I was not seeing much of a difference on the scale, but the change I feel inside brings me almost to tears! I love it so much! If I could meet Shaun T, I would hug him. He is such beautiful inspiration! I am so very proud of myself! Go me!

Today's work out was the last Plyometric Cardio Circuit. I was kind of sad to see it go! But I am sure there will be more DVD's for me to fall in love with! Tomorrow starts my recovery week. I took a sneak peek and watched bits and pieces of the new video I will be doing all week, and it looks a tiny bit less intense but in no way easy! (Shaun T does not do easy!) I am excited! I hope I don't get bored with one dvd for six days straight! We'll see!

Next month I am going to focus on my eating. I don't eat bad.... but I need to make some changes, I just don't know what! I would LOVE to be able to go to a dietitian! That is not in the cards!

Well I am off! I need to get Odin to bed, we are going to a Flyers game tomorrow! Thanks Gloria!

Snow (Ice) Day!

I can't believe it is yet another snow day! Or more like ice day! It is the first day of February and I have all ready used 5 days off from work! Man 2011 is a BEAST! Most likely tomorrow will be a day off too! The roads are just a sheet of ice!

So I ended up switching days off from Insanity this week because our water needed to be fixed and I knew I was not going to have any water on Monday. Odin and I went to my folk's house Sunday night to shower and our water was fixed Monday at lunch! NO WAY could I do PURE Cardio before work and not shower! So I took the day off from Insanity! No big deal. I did Monday's today, and will do today's tomorrow and then I will be back on track! So I am not missing a work out! I start to panic if I feel I missed a work out!

After today's work out, I have decided that Pure Cardio is the toughest dvd in month one. I had thought Plyometric was, but I changed my mind today. I know I have to take more breaks with Pure Cardio. Man it is tough! My heart rate monitor was up to 180 at the end of the WARM UP! The warm up folks! If you had walked in during the warm up, you would swear I was in the middle of the heart of the cardio! (LOVE THE HEART RATE MONITOR FYI!)

Very excited for Thursday to be a new video! I am going spend the entire day with my little one. I have to enjoy these days off somehow!