P90X3 completion of week 3

Travis and I completed 3 weeks of P90X3 today.  Aside from being really tired, I am really excited about P90X3 and know we can complete the 90 days!  Half an hour is so much better to start out with than a full hour while my body adjusts to the early morning schedule.  

I'd like to finish the first program (P90X3) and then start P90X.  I have ordered Shakeology and am hoping it will help with my energy.  I've been eating better, but have the occasional crappy meal.  Shakeology is supposed to be a good meal replacement shake and give additional energy and nutrients.  I am hoping these claims to be true.

I'll check back in along the way once we've completed more of the workouts and once I have tried Shakeology!

Lisa's Real Time Challenge

I just finished Day 3 today!  I am really excited about it as today I am starting to REALLY crack down on clean living and a healthy diet!

I'm seeing a lot of results so far.  I cannot wait to see how many changes I see at the end of this next thirty days.  

Day 18 completed!

I took some pics this evening as I am now into wee 4!  These are three weeks of results:

I am looking forward to building more strength and seeing EVEN more results!!!!!!  Super excited and feeling good aside from some shin splints I ended up with during last Saturday's run.

I'll post again soon.

Today's workout

Getting ready to go clobber today's workout!  This is number TEN!  

Here are the add ons!

I am currently weighing 159.1 with body fat of 35.6%!  My goal right now is to get to 30% body fat!  I'd love to be 155 pounds!  

Well, I had better go get to my workout!  Have a great day!

Week One Done!

I am super excited to see what progress I have made when I weigh in and measure tomorrow!!!  Worked out Monday through Friday last week and am really enjoying the HIIT workouts!  Very motivating working out with a group on FB!!!!  

I'll check in with all of my measurement info as soon as I am done with my morning workout!

Today was an active rest day and the hubs and I went to NAMM!  I walked over 12,000 steps today!  That felt good!!!!!  Catch ya all later!

Challenge Day 3

Well, I just finished completing day 3 Ofthe challenge and I can honestly say I already feel a difference in my body!  I can tell I am getting stronger and I am starting to tone up!  Terrific workouts and lots of sweat and blotchy face!!!!  I'm down to 159.6 today!  I am so looking forward to checking out those measurements next Monday!  Have a great day!

Monday-Challenge Day One Complete

What a great day!  I am a sweaty mess!!!!!  Did the day one challenge and then did an add on work out that my friend Becca made.  Whew!  I felt the burn, was out of breath and sweating like crazy!!!  Good day!!!!

Today's measurements--- I am a day early:

And the add on workout:

Also -- you can check out the challenge I am doing at:

http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=C0CgI&m=3uBiXm8i24b4Vsa&b=UAwDnq_jcWQh2NKgtuad.Q

Have a great day!!!!!  Keep on rockin it!

So much for resting...

I ended up doing a nice walk/run today up 55th West!  My fitbit logged over 26 flights of stairs!

That was awesome!  I was a sweaty mess!!!!  Out of breath and feeling great!

When I got home, I took a detox bath.  Water as hot as I could stand with two cups of Epsom Salt and One Cup of Baking Soda.  Then soak for 20 mins.  

This was causing my heart to race and I found it hard to last 20 mins.  The beat part was the cool shower after!  Very refreshing!

Got the workout info for the 30 Day Challenge plus add ons for tomorrow!  Gonna be insane!  I'll check back in tomorrow!

Sunday -Rest Day

Tomorrow is the big day!  Time to mentally gear up for the Body rock tv's 30 Day challenge!  I am so sore this morning from the workouts I have been doing ... I can only imagine how much more sore I am going to be this week!

I again cheated and weighed myself today!  I am at 161.5 and my body fat went down to 35.9.  I am jazzed!  My ultimate goal is to get to 155 and be at 30% body fat!!!  Of course, it'd be awesome to do even better... But I am going to stick with that as my first goal!

Today's goals: 

-mentally prepare for 30 day challenge!

-Learn a bagpipe tune

-Laundry

-Detox Bath

-Rest

Catch you all tomorrow after the workout!!!!

Saturday Morning

Good morning!  Had a great morning workout with Body Rock tv and did their first workout from their 30 Day challenge- Catching Fire!  It got me sweating for sure!!!  I am starting the challenge with friends on Monday but wanted to try the workout out before hand to see how it felt!  My legs were mush!

Time for some Wii Fit!  Have a great day! Let's Rock it!

Today's Workout! Happy Friday! Jan 17!

I was feeling super groggy this morning.  But I woke myself up with the Wii Active workout!

The workout was good!  I was sweating and breathing hard and feel likeI put in a lot of extra effort on this workout!

I had a good workout this morning.  My days off of the 6 week challenge are Saturday and Dunday.  I will be doing some workouts from the 30 -Day Body Rock Tv challenge called catching Fire!  Great looking intense workouts for sure!!! I can't wait!

I'm awake and sweaty now!

Have a great day!  Keep you posted on how tomorrow's workouts go!!!!

Today's workout: Thursday Jan 16

Today's workout was onthe Wii Active for another workout from the 60-day Challenge series!  It was pretty good and it got me sweating!  So that's a plus!

Tomorrow I will start off with my next work out in this series and I will also do a fun workout which is Day 1 of the 30 Day challenge off of Bodyrock.tv.

This is the link to that workout!  Pretty awesome!  I'll check back post workout tomorrow to let you know how it all went!

http://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=C0CgI&m=3uBiXm8i24b4Vsa&b=UAwDnq_jcWQh2NKgtuad.Q

Back to the WORKOUT

Back to working out this morning!!!  Going to do the Wii Active workout and some other stuff... have not quite decided what, yet.  Keep ya posted!  Let's get sweaty!

Meet Wilbur

Wilbur is my 6 month old English Bulldog!  He was born on the 4th of July!  He is AKC registered.

I took him to the vet this morning due to his extreme watery eyes, foul smelling skin folds in face and over-all follow up.

I trimmed his nails on my own yesterday and saved myself 16 dollars!  They said I did a good job and I will continue to clip his nails often.  The said his quik will get shorter the more often I trim his nails!  He has a long quik right now!

I was given two new prescriptions for his face and general itching/discomfort.  The first is a Tri-optic ointment to medicate his skin folds and prevent yeast growth.  This is obviously good for his ears too.

The other prescription is a long lasting one called Atopica which he will take most of his life to help calm his immune system and cause him not to "be allergic to himself."

I am also starting him on science diet Puppy dog food today to see how his skin is over the next 8 weeks!  Here we go!!!  Here's to a healthy English Bulldog!

Taking the morning off

Feeling a little weak this morning.  Still not 100% from the cold I had last week. So I am taking it easy for now!  

Since yesterday, I have lost half a pound! Gotta keep dropping them!  Still have yet to meet my 10,000 steps a day goal.  Gonna aim for that today!  We shall see!!!!

This morning I cheated and weighed myself again.  It is hard not to!  I was 162.2, so I lost since yesterday which is awesome!

I just completed my morning workout today!  I decided to go with a fitness video from Jillian Michaels and worked out the back side of my body!  It was a good workout!!  I am all sweaty and it got my heart rate up for sure!!!!

Didn't push it as hard as I could have, but wanted to go throughout he DVD once first to see how the workout was and what it was all about!  Now, I am ready to kick it's butt next time!  Tomorrow I am back to my 6-Week Challenge with the Wii Active game.  I increased the intensity from beginner to intermediate, so I am hoping for a more challenging workout!  I need to push myself!

Well, I gotta get ready for another busy work day!

Aside from working out- Bagpipes!

My other goal is to be able to play ONE tune on the bagpipes all the way through by St Patrick's Day!  Tonight is rehearsal with Tehachapi Mountain Pipes and Drums!  I gotta get back on track!!!!

Getting on Track

Jan13th!  Here we go!  Here are my measurements:

Not as good as I had hoped, but my bodyfat went down quite a bit!  I did the six week challenge 5th workout today!

I was all geared up and ready to go:

I started with the six week workout number 5.  Results:

Then on to Zumba:

Over all it was a low key beginning workout.  It didn't push me as hard as I should have gone, but O eased back in and something is better than nothing!  I plan to sweat more before the week is up!  My goal for today's steps is over 10K!  I'll be measuring with my Fitbit!!!!  Let ya know how it goes!!!  Also, I am looking forward to seeing how my workout progress is next Tuesday!  Hoping to see the weight down and body fat down too!  That is my goal!  Even ONE pound and ONE percent would make me happy!!

I want to get to under 155 and a body fat under 30!  Let's make this happen!!!

This Week's Goals

Wii Zumba Join the Party

I did my first 20 minute Zumba routine through this Wii game the other day.  I was pleasantly surprised by how fun it was and how much of a workout I felt I was getting!  I felt warmed up by the end of the 20 minutes.  I had never done Zumba before and felt a bit uncoordinated, but overall had fun and caught up with the moves fairly well.  I am looking forward to doing this again!

Wii Fit Active and More Workouts

I am currently using Wii Active from EA Sports for part of my morning at home workouts!  These get me moving and sweating!  This is the one I am currently using and I am doing the beginner 6 week challenge.  My 6 Week Challenge runs through Feb 14th.  Then, I will either start the intermediate 6 week course, or move forward to Wii Active Sports 2.  I may try Active 2 out first to see if I want to go that route first.  I'll keep ya posted!

Happy New Year! Re-cap from Last Year and New Year Goals!

2014 is here and it is time to get moving!

Last year I accomplished my goal to quit smoking!  I am proud to no longer be a smoker and I feel better too!

In November, I began to eat better through a program called Beyond Diet.  You too can go there and check it out!  Beyond diet provides useful information for eating the right things and cutting out the foods and drinks that cause us to become fat and in pain.

Check out their site at: Beyond Diet

I was having a lot of pain in my neck, back and knees.  I began treatment with Allied Physical Medicine and Dr Shaver.  The treatments consisted of chiropractic adjustments (after initial x-rays were taken), trigger point injections, TENS unit therapy, massage (love that one), a wedge device called a Dakota for neck traction, and another device used to help align the lower back as well.  I have not yet completed my therapy... I still have another month or so to go.  Dr. Shaver encouraged me to get back into eating healthy and working out (including strength training).

I started going to 24-Hour fitness at 5:00AM for a week and began working out and doing the following routine:

Monday:          Cardio
Tuesday:          Full Body
Wednesday:     Back & Bicep
Thursday:        Chest & Tricep
Friday:             Lower Body

Unfortunately, I had some things come up at work that caused me to have to put the workouts on hold.  Then, at the end of the year, I started working out at home with my Wii!  I hate to admit it, but I am really enjoying several Wii games for working out (more on that in posts to come).

After Jan 1st I knew it was going to be quite difficult to get into the gym for a little while.  I have made myself a complete work out routine to start off with beginning tomorrow!

Here is a before Photo of Me:
It's a little scary to share this, but it will help keep me honest and motivated!  Don't LAUGH!

OK.  So, in the morning, I will take all body measurements including my weight and note these.  I will then do that every Tuesday thereafter.  I will keep this blog updated with my workout information as well as progress made and posts about new workouts, Etc.

I ordered the Brazilian Butt Lift Program from Beachbody and am waiting for it to arrive.  I am also waiting for my Wii U with my Wii Fit U Bundle to arrive also.  I will incorporate those workouts into my existing workouts.

Starting tomorrow, I will be continuing with my 6 Week Challenge through the Wii Active More Workouts game.  I will complete the 6 week challenge by Feb 14th!  I will also be incorporating other workouts from Zumba, Wii Fit, Treadmill and more throughout the next 90 Days.  After my 6 Week Challenge is Up, I may start the 6 week challenge over on a more intense level, or I may try Wii Active 2's fitness challenge.  My goal is to workout at home for awhile and let the New Year's Resolution craze die down before heading back to the gym!

Here's is what to expect in the days to come:  Daily information about my workouts, weekly updates on progress and measurements, reviews of programs I am using to workout and over all information.

Here's to a new year filled with motivation, will power, smart food choices, and commitment to good health!  Join me!