This week was pretty awesome! I have been trying to get back on track and hold myself accountable. I have decided that logging my food was working so well when I was doing Weight Watchers and now that I am no longer in that program I have been not being as diligent about what I am putting in my body. This week I have really tried to pay close attention to portion sizes and not let myself get over hungry and then pig out.
As far as the gym and working out goes....that is always the best part of my days by far. Monday night I got a good hard hour of cardio in at the gym with running and elliptical. Tuesday night at The Awesome Factory (AKA Alpha Co) we did a lot of martial arts...one of my absolute favorites. I took Wednesday night off as my day of rest. Last night...Thursday...was another night of epic proportions! Started out with The Green Mile. This is lunging the length of the Industrial Building where Alpha Co is located and then run around it back to the starting point and off we lunge again. this is done 3 times. Talk about working your assets:) Then in for dead lifts with two 35 lb Kettle Bells. Then on to leverage club clean & presses, halos with 26lb Kettle Bell, Windmills with a 26 lb Kettle Bell, and finally some abs...flutter kicks, Chapman Get Ups, and sit ups with jab combos. Phewwww! Another major evening of perspiration, pushing your body to the limit, and increasing the tempo of your exercises. This time I made sure to drink plenty of water when I got home and I am happy to say I feel great today other than my Hammies (Hamstrings) being a little tight. We really focused on active rests, stretching and moving around as well as increasing the pace of our sets to our ability. It felt great!
Our team there at Alpha Co is so kick ass! We have a great time together and just enjoy each other and working hard. I have to say it feels like home and I so look forward to my Tuesday and Thursday evenings. A shot out to Micah Hankins, owner and trainer, you kick ass!! Changing lives every day.
My goals for this next week:
Be extremely conscious of what I put in my body. Eat as clean as possible...this means lean proteins & veggies
Log all food and water in take
Increase length of cardio workouts on evenings I am not at Alpha Co
I hope all of you have a great weekend and an awesome week next week!!!
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Keep up the great job Alison. Sounds like you have this "new way of living" under control. GO GIRL!!
ReplyDeletethat IS kick ass Alison! Logging food is the only way I can lose weight. I end up having fun with it because it's becomes a numbers thing, I try to beat days prior or allot a specific amount and aim to meet it for that meal. A lot of times I log it before I eat it so that I stay on schedule and know what I'm about to put in. I can get you some websites to log if you need. Good job!
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