Good Morning, New Leaves. It’s Day 11: We’re almost half way through the challenge! For the record, I am not working out to my DVD during our 30 Day Challenge: I can’t do my own workout DVD because I REALLY don’t like hearing my own voice!! I’m sure you can understand. Instead, I am getting back on track and doing my normal workout. I had fallen out of sync and now, thanks to the 30 Day Fitness Challenge, I’m back on track.
Yesterday, I made myself a new schedule, because I have a lot of things to juggle. When I wake up at 4:15, I start filling orders from Brendita’s Body Works. I have allotted myself 45 minutes to do this (I was doing this in the evenings and on weekends). At 5:00, I lift weights (I’ve gone back to a six day spit, working two body parts + abs 6 days a week). I move from one exercise to the next VERY quickly, so this portion of my workout takes me 30 minutes.
Next, I go on my bike (or elliptical machine). Today, instead of reading on the bike, I put my iPod on and it was AWESOME! I was “dancing” while pedaling and my heart rate was in the zone in no time at all. This occurred because my heart had to pump blood to both my legs AND my arms.
When you do my workout DVD* your heart has to pump blood to so many different muscles, so you’re REALLY multi tasking like MAD: burning calories, increasing flexibility, building strength AND firming your muscles…in just 45 minutes. How cool is THAT?
Any hoot, it feels good to have a new schedule to follow. Once I took the time to write everything down, I felt relieved. Seeing all of my “To Do” items written down with a specific time for this and that, gave me a feeling of “power”, for lack of a better word.
As far as eating goes, I’ve been pretty good about cooking dinner every evening and preparing “brown bag” meals for the next day. I was, however, starting to feel a little stressed about serving my family dinner so late. With my new schedule, we will be eating dinner every evening at 7:00.
Next week, I will post two or three daily menus. I hope that some of you will do the same: maybe we can get some ideas for new menu plans? So, hat have YOU been up to??? Holler back, y’all!
*If you’d like a DVD of my workout, please visit our website and use discount code 30DayChallenge to receive 30% off the price of the DVD. Discount promotion expires on 25 October 2009.