Day Four

Well, Rob and Ali were right. I am not stiff (well, not that stiff) any more. I shouldn't have doubted. But I was really stiff, and it truly didn't feel as if the soreness would ever go away again. But it did.
My observations about today's workout: the work out felt as if it was both longer than normal and shorter than normal. The way the 30 day shred works is you do a set of strength training for 3 minutes, a set of cardio for 2 minutes, and an ab work out for 1 minute. And then you do the whole thing two more times. So ultimately you work out for 20 minutes, with three sets of three. Each set today felt like it would never end. But once I got to the last set, I felt like I had just started. It was a mind bending sensation. I definitely feel like I am doing better and 30 days doesn't seem that long anymore (maybe it's because I only have 26 days left... but who's counting) Thanx to everyone giving me encouragement, it REALLY helps alot. (That means you, Amber :) )

Day Three

I was going to post yesterday, post pictures and talk about our vacation and such, but I didn't get to it. Next week. Today is about exercise, and boy what an exercise. I did the push ups better than I ever had before, which was nice. I didn't do so well as I would wish with my combined crunches and the side lunges. Oh well. I will keep trying. The main thing is that I did the work out. YAY! The work out was just as hard, but I noticed that my muscles handled the stress better. Another nice thing.
Rob was a sweetie yesterday by telling me how proud of me he is. He has been so encouraging to me. I am truly lucky to have him. So, this one is going to be short, my brain is pretty dead. Thanx for the support!

Day Two

Stiff. That should be the title of today's blog. I am very stiff! I woke up this morning and tried to move, and the discovered that it didn't hurt as much if I just laid in bed. Rob assures me that the stiffness will go away, but I am not as positive as him. It feels like it will never go away. I've done both exercises today, yay! I just finished my 30 day shred exercise and earlier today I did weight training with Rob. It was nice, I found that I can lift more than I used to be able (even as stiff as I was) Now, I know that you don't get immediate changes, what is going on is I have been doing exercises with Rob off and on for about 6 months (more off than on, but still) what was nice was this morning I was able to handle more. I think I am just pushing myself and so I am discovering that I am actually stronger than I first thought. Which is a nice discovery.
Right now I am doing pretty good being able to motivate myself, and what I can't, Rob does. BUT, I know soon I am going to need some nice encouraging comments to keep me going. So for all of you that are reading this, leave a comment or two and help me keep my goal! You guys are great, and even if you don't comment, thanx for reading and thinking, go Juli. Love you all. I'm going to go take a shower.