I don't really think this applies to Vani, but - ahh, I'll have to wait till she gets home to confirm this.
Sooo~ We didn't go for our walk.
Before she left we decided that going out for our walk wouldn't count, and she said she was going to change and come back, but she hasn't yet.
I was feeling soso today about the walk - I was going to go, because I'm meant to go, but I wasn't as pumped as yesterday.
Probably because of sore legs. Legs not used to carrying this much weight and lack muscle completely.
The breathing and everything else is fine, its just my weak shins.
Theeenn I started wondering if I should walk alone, but - I don't know. I didn't want to. I'd rather go with Vani.
Maybe its because I'm just starting out, and I need that extra support with me, for now. But I hope that I'll be able to go alone soon.
So that sort of got me down -
but apart from that, I decided if I'm not gonna go for a walk, I might as well do some exercises at home.
Turned on America's Next Top Model for some thinspo (Though, I don't really like any of the girls :x I think I just like myself, but thinner :x way better.) and started doing exercise as much as possible.
As I got tired I resigned to doing them during the commercials --
ah, it's hard. It's tiring, but I felt really good after. I took a little bit more breaks than I intended, but I did finish it all.
The sit ups were the hardest.
But I feel my tummy burning, and I love it.
Weighed in at 198 today.
So it's been like a lb a day since we started --
Jeez, I really need to stop weighing everyday and weigh every week, this way I can get the full blast instead of little surprises. I knooow, but I'm just so excited I keep on checking anyways.
Had two eggs for breakfast, plain and scrambled - and divided a lean pocket in half to have throughout the day so far to feel more full, 260 calories.
It's almost evening and I exercised today and didn't eat much but just enough.
I think I'll exercise more too, plus, I have our night walk to look forward to.
All in all, I still feel pretty good about it.
I dled Power 90 and I'm going to take a look at it and see what I can manage. Anyone try it before?
PS: Anyone know of exercises to strengthen the muscles in your legs that you use when walking/running?
I want to get my strong asap, and focus on those exercises so I can do better when we walk; they seem to be my biggest weakness atm.
Keep it up girls!
xo Pixie
EDIT:
Baack. Did another hour of exercising.
I'm really sweating eww, but I got my heart up. Strengthening muscles should help the burn when I'm not moving.
Worked with five lb weights this time around - and while I did pace myself, I made sure I finished everything and did at least three sets of each exercise, but aimed for five.
So, I think push ups definitely beat sit ups. I didn't even do the usual ones, I did the ones where you balance on your knees and cross your ankles together - for now. Hopefully I'll get better at it all~
I also get tired when doing the machines at the gym - but they do feel easier.
But technically speaking, say I do a machine and I set the weights whatever, I'm lifting and working with that much, but when I do these floor exercises, I'm instead lifting my own weight - which is heavier, so essentially I'm lifting more weight doing them at home?
Is that true? I'm pretty ignorant about exercise (as you probably can tell)...
if so, I'll aim my exercises at home till I can pull them off well before adding the gym back on, this way I can do more at the gym too.
Either way - exercise is tiring, the muscles burn, and I'm pretty sure I'm doing it right,
so hopefully, I'm still getting SOMETHING done.
If anyone can give me more input on this, or beginning with exercise in general, I'd love to hear!
Keep strong!
xo Pixie
P.S: The manager at subway told me I'm pretty much hired, he just wants me to come in and talk to him -- yahoo, more time on my feet! And working around food like that, is going to make my hunger settle, because I hate working with food :x
Too bad your walk had to get called off, but nice work exercising at home : )
ReplyDeletehmm.. well say you are using the chest press at the gym which I believe works out the same muscles as doing pushups, at the gym you probably wouldn't use much weight, but doing pushups you have to lift up your own weight so it does seem like that would be a better work out. But then again at the gym you'd be able to do more reps so either way is good.
One way to begin exercising at home is to dance! Just make a playlist of all your fav songs to dance to and go crazy. I love doing that, and it's quite a workout.
Ohhh congrats on the loss! That's so good :) Some good excersises for legs are squats and lunges. But they mostly work out the quads (muscle just about your knees). And there's an excersise for your calves where you stand on a step, or something like it and you stand with your heels over the edge and you kind of push up with the balls of your feet (like you're going on tip toes) and then go down, and back up etc. That's all I know :) Doing well Pixie!
ReplyDeleteRunning will get you're legs in tip top shape aswell as biking/cycling! Running up and down stairs aswell. Just wanted to say i really like you're guys blog and the whole joint thing, thats so cool :) its great you guys have each other to lean on etc. oh and the healthy positive way to go, awesome! im trying to do the same and am vowing to not let my head get lost lol x
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