Workout #3!

My motivation kept me going for another night last night.  I did 15 minutes on the elliptical and 2 circuits with Jillian.  Tonight I'm taking off as I am sore pretty much EVERYWHERE.

Hopefully the motivation will stick with me and I'll do workout 4 tomorrow!

Finally did workout #2!

I did 15 minutes on my elliptical while reading Hunger Games on my Nook Color.  The time flew by!  Then I did 2 circuits with Jillian's No More Trouble Zones.

I have figured out a way to have more motivation to workout.  For every workout, I earn a guilt-free dollar of spending money.  I know I'll need some new dresses this year and I haven't bought jeans (aside from some to get me through losing the baby weight after Kailee) in over 2 years.

So to date, I have earned $2. :)

Jillian's Next DVD!

In March, Jillian Michaels will be releasing this new DVD: Ripped in 30.  I am so excited for it.  It has long been my goal to have enough Jillian DVDs to do a different one everyday.  I'm getting closer!  I found a couple more of hers that are actually re-releases of Biggest Loser workouts but I want them too!  They are: For Beginners: Backside and For Beginners: Frontside.  I read reviews on both, and it's no surprise that what's labeled as a beginners workout is actually difficult.  That's how hardcore Jillian is.  I just love her and her workouts!

Workout 1 of 2011: 6 week six-pack

Woohoo!  It only took me 5 days into 2011 to finally step up and do the first workout.  As my brother-in-law pointed out on Facebook today: it's never the first workout that's hard, it's workout #2, 3, 4 etc...

Well I finally got Jillian Michaels' 6 week Six-Pack DVD, and tonight I did level 1.  It about kicked my butt!  This is the first of all of her DVDs in which I could physically do the the warmup as she did not incorporate any jumping moves.  My knees and ankles refuse to cooperate with those types of activities.  The workout is very hardcore and did have a few exercises that I cannot do at this point in time; one of which, I'm not sure I will ever actually be able to do because of the strain on the ankles and elbows (apparently I also have weak elbows--maybe I just have bad joints).  The only relief was that you do one circuit twice through.   I kept thinking, "There's NO way this video is only 35 minutes" because usually when she says 2 circuits, she means you do a set of exercises twice through and then move on to a new set of exercises twice through.

Although she recommends doing level 1 for 15 days and level 2 for 15 days (while working out a minimum of 5 days a week), I probably won't follow that schedule.  I don't know that I have the commitment, energy, and/or time to do that now.  But I do plan to keep up with at least 2 workouts a week (hopefully 3, but as long as I do 2 a week, I should EASILY reach my goal of 100 workouts in 2011).

So I'm not gonna reach the 100 workouts but...

I'm not gonna make it to 100.  It's okay, I have made my peace about this.  BUT, I am so proud of how far I've come in a year.  

Here's a picture from last Christmas-time:                                                           

And here's a picture from this Christmas:

I look awesome!  And I'm so proud of myself.  Let the workout journey continue in 2011.  I again am setting a goal of 100 workouts in 2011.  This time, I'm gonna do it!

Workout 80

Did it last night...  That 100 workout thing might not happen :(.  If I do some 2-a-days it might....  We'll see.

Workout 79

Level 2 of 30DS. It was great! Off to shower!


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