Did my 3 miles this morning! Came back and finished out with weights. I did 30 deadlifts, 7 100lb curls, 20 bench presses, and some jump roping. My legs are pretty tired, especially my chins. They really have been getting a good workout since I've been jump roping and running. Lisa started coming with me again on our walks. She's also doing DDP yoga in the mornings after our 3 miles.
Finished my gallon of water today! This evening I did DDP yoga, along with my crunches, cross leg lifts, push ups, and my dumbbell workout. My body is feelin really good but I am very super tired. My arms felt so worn out by the dumbbell workout that I was really shaking trying to get the weight up above my head. I'm in definite need of a rest day now! I have been at this for 7 days straight. That is what I call dedication!! If I start putting on weight now, then there is definitely something wrong with me. I have never before ever pushed myself like I am doing now. I'm really hoping this gets me somewhere really great by the time Fyrescape year one ends next month!
Saturday, March 7, 2015
Friday, March 6, 2015
Day Three Hundred Twelve - Overkill Day Six
Today I did not do my 3 mile walk/run or my weights workout. Had to get our laundry done so I put off the morning workout. Finished my gallon of water today though.
This evening I did DDP yoga, along with my crunches, cross leg lifts, pushups, and my dumbbell workout! The whole thing takes about an hour tops!
This evening I did DDP yoga, along with my crunches, cross leg lifts, pushups, and my dumbbell workout! The whole thing takes about an hour tops!
Thursday, March 5, 2015
Day Three Hundred Eleven - Overkill Day Five
My legs aren't as sore today. I was feeling pretty good, but still tired. I did 3 miles this morning again. I didn't intend on running today because I was pretty tired, but I did anyway. I didn't run as much as previous days, however. Just light running! My legs are really beat, though. I tried a fast pace run while coming home. Not too far, just up a long hill and dang my legs were so tired it felt like, even during my fast pace, that I was going in super slow motion. I had no strength! So, that's good.
When I got back, I did my outside weights workout consisting of 30 deadlifts, 20 bench presses, 7 100lbs curls, and some jump roping. My legs, once again, were way too tired so I did only a few jump ropes, then I stopped.
Finished my gallon of water. Then this evening I did my DDP yoga workout, along with 40 crunches, 6 cross leglifts, and 6 pushups. I followed that with my dumbbell workout. I'm feeling really good! My arms aren't sore like the other day. I'm feeling stronger, especially in my arms. It's an Awesome feeling. Tomorrow I think I'm going to do the same thing as today, then do my last day of the week, Saturday, with my Bowflex workout instead of the outside weights. I'm really planning on mixing it up so I don't get used to just one thing.
One thing I realized today was that this is the first time I'm really getting serious about my Fyrescape. Before, the only focus I had was dropping weight. I went out and did 6 miles, then that was it. I'll admit, when I first started and throughout the summer, I was doing good because my entire day revolved around my 6 miles. Once August came around, I started lagging. By September, my focus was being pulled off because of my Elk Hunt, then with all the work I did at church. By October, then through November and December, even the beginning of January, I was really slacking off. My walk had been cut down to 3 miles. I was just out there strolling too, not power walking like I did all summer long. So that didn't do anything for me, then being as it was the holidays, I was letting my diet slip. Not a good idea! I learned very valuable lessons there.
1.) Don't ever let yourself lose focus on your fitness goals. No matter what, Keep Doing It!
2.) Regardless of how hard it may be, always stick to your diet, even during the holidays.
3.) Don't get lost in drinking Diet soda. Just because it says "diet" doesn't mean it's good for you!
4.) Drink a gallon of water EVERYDAY, at least!
5.) If you feel pain in your knees, Stop and go easy for JUST A SHORT WHILE.
6.) DO NOT BASE YOUR PROGRESS BY THE WEIGH SCALE!
7.) If you keep doing the same thing everyday, your body will get used to it. You need to mix up your workouts and keep your body guessing.
8.) Challenge yourself everyday!
9.) No matter how tired you are, or how sore you are, GET YOUR ASS OUT THERE AND DO IT!
10.) Only take ONE rest day per week. Never take more than that!
Those are some of the most valuable lessons I learned, but I learned them thru mistakes. I would have probably been so much further in my progress if I had known all of that stuff back when I started in April of last year. But I've never done this before! I have never been into fitness like this. I'm learning as I go and recording my mistakes so I know to never do them again in the future. The last and most important lesson I've learned is this:
NO MATTER HOW BAD YOU FEEL, OR HOW LOW YOU FEEL, OR HOW NEGATIVE YOU FEEL...DON'T EVER QUIT! PROGRESS TAKES TIME AND IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAST OR SLOW YOU GO, IF YOU KEEP IT UP, YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOALS! DON'T EVER GIVE UP!!!
When I got back, I did my outside weights workout consisting of 30 deadlifts, 20 bench presses, 7 100lbs curls, and some jump roping. My legs, once again, were way too tired so I did only a few jump ropes, then I stopped.
Finished my gallon of water. Then this evening I did my DDP yoga workout, along with 40 crunches, 6 cross leglifts, and 6 pushups. I followed that with my dumbbell workout. I'm feeling really good! My arms aren't sore like the other day. I'm feeling stronger, especially in my arms. It's an Awesome feeling. Tomorrow I think I'm going to do the same thing as today, then do my last day of the week, Saturday, with my Bowflex workout instead of the outside weights. I'm really planning on mixing it up so I don't get used to just one thing.
One thing I realized today was that this is the first time I'm really getting serious about my Fyrescape. Before, the only focus I had was dropping weight. I went out and did 6 miles, then that was it. I'll admit, when I first started and throughout the summer, I was doing good because my entire day revolved around my 6 miles. Once August came around, I started lagging. By September, my focus was being pulled off because of my Elk Hunt, then with all the work I did at church. By October, then through November and December, even the beginning of January, I was really slacking off. My walk had been cut down to 3 miles. I was just out there strolling too, not power walking like I did all summer long. So that didn't do anything for me, then being as it was the holidays, I was letting my diet slip. Not a good idea! I learned very valuable lessons there.
1.) Don't ever let yourself lose focus on your fitness goals. No matter what, Keep Doing It!
2.) Regardless of how hard it may be, always stick to your diet, even during the holidays.
3.) Don't get lost in drinking Diet soda. Just because it says "diet" doesn't mean it's good for you!
4.) Drink a gallon of water EVERYDAY, at least!
5.) If you feel pain in your knees, Stop and go easy for JUST A SHORT WHILE.
6.) DO NOT BASE YOUR PROGRESS BY THE WEIGH SCALE!
7.) If you keep doing the same thing everyday, your body will get used to it. You need to mix up your workouts and keep your body guessing.
8.) Challenge yourself everyday!
9.) No matter how tired you are, or how sore you are, GET YOUR ASS OUT THERE AND DO IT!
10.) Only take ONE rest day per week. Never take more than that!
Those are some of the most valuable lessons I learned, but I learned them thru mistakes. I would have probably been so much further in my progress if I had known all of that stuff back when I started in April of last year. But I've never done this before! I have never been into fitness like this. I'm learning as I go and recording my mistakes so I know to never do them again in the future. The last and most important lesson I've learned is this:
NO MATTER HOW BAD YOU FEEL, OR HOW LOW YOU FEEL, OR HOW NEGATIVE YOU FEEL...DON'T EVER QUIT! PROGRESS TAKES TIME AND IT DOESN'T MATTER HOW FAST OR SLOW YOU GO, IF YOU KEEP IT UP, YOU WILL ACCOMPLISH YOUR GOALS! DON'T EVER GIVE UP!!!
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Day Three Hundred Ten - Overkill Day Four
Four days straight now! I am really sore today. My legs, everything. I got out there early today and did my 3 miles. Lots of ppl down at the ditch where I walk, but I still did my full walk and I added lots of running in there once again. Not as much running as yesterday, but still added some. When I got back, my legs were so sore. I could not do my weights workout or the jump ropes. I was way too tired for that. Came home and I stretched out my legs really good. That's one thing I'm not doing before my walks, is stretching. I need to start doing that. I stretched out really good, then had breakfast.
I did things different today. I wanted to challenge my body so I'm not going to stick with one pattern each day to where my body gets used to it. The fitness guides I've read say to mix it up so your body doesn't get centered on one thing. This was my plan from this morning, so I called off my outdoor weights workout. About midday, after my stomach settled from breakfast and I had my energy full, I did a Bowflex workout in my weight room. That workout consisted of (I don't know the exact names) but pull downs, bench presses, leg lifting, lower back lifts. I'll get the exact names as I go along. After that, I did 20 Ab lounge crunches. Those are really good, like situps. I haven't been doing situps but I'm going to work that in over time. Afterwards, I did 15 minutes on the exercise bike. By the time I was done, I was pouring with sweat but kept myself hydrated. It was an intense workout.
This evening I did my usual workout consisting of DDP yoga (Diamond Dozen), 40 ab crunches, 10 cross leglifts, 5 pushups because I was too tired to do more, and my dumbbell workout. Really super tired. One thing I am concerned about is whether I'm not eating enough for this kind of working out. This morning I did my 3 miles and didn't have any food in me, which is normal. I usually only have a cup of water then I'll eat about 3 or 4 crackers and head out. I ate my breakfast, which gave me tons of energy for my midday workout, but my evening workout was before I ate dinner and that really burnt me out. I'm going to try and keep myself energized throughout the day. I need to eat small portions of something so I can keep up my energy. I had an orange today after my midday workout. I want to add more fruits to my diet. That's also my goal. This evening, my workout was really tough and right now, my body feels amazing, but really tired.
Tuesday, March 3, 2015
Day Three Hundred Nine - Overkill Day Three
Third day out! I did 3 miles this morning and added lots of running in there once again. I'm running longer distances now, compared to long time ago. I find I don't get tired so easily and my breathing has improved. I was really sore today from yesterday, but I still pushed myself. When I got home, I did my weights workout. 30 deadlifts, this time I did 30 straight jump ropes without stopping, and 5 curls. I finished my gallon of water today and once again drank it throughout the day.
This evening I did my second workout consisting of DDP yoga again. I'm starting all over from the beginning. I'm doing the 'Diamond Dozen' and getting a feel of all the moves, as well as trying to remember all of them. Lisa can do the workout just by listening to the recording. I haven't done it as long as her so I need to really get to know the names of everything before I can do that. So I plan on doing this same workout for a couple weeks in order to get everything down, then I'll move up to the first major workout which is, 'Energy'.
After DDP yoga, I did my 40 crunches, 7 cross leglifts, 5 pushups (still very sore arms), and my dumbbell workout. The whole workout takes about an hour, including DDP yoga. I'm sweatin like crazy and my arms are really burning from the dumbbell workout. It feels great and I'm really looking forward to where I'll be in a month.
Monday, March 2, 2015
Day Three Hundred Eight - Overkill Day Two
Second day of hitting Fyrescape head on! Today I did 3 miles and I added lots of running in there. I drank my gallon of water throughout the day, instead of taking big gulps at a time. I've found that if I drink it little at a time throughout the day, then I don't have to go to the bathroom so much. Another plus there!
When I got home from my 3 miles, I did my weights workout outside. I did 30 deadlifts, 5 100lbs curls, and 10 bench presses. I did just a few jump ropes because I was so tired by the time I was done. My legs were really shaky but they felt great!
This evening I did my second workout. I did DDP yoga again, along with my 40 crunches, 7 cross leglifts, 6 pushups (still training myself hard on that), and my dumbbell workout afterwards which was the same as yesterday. Pretty tough day, but I'm feeling really good.
When I got home from my 3 miles, I did my weights workout outside. I did 30 deadlifts, 5 100lbs curls, and 10 bench presses. I did just a few jump ropes because I was so tired by the time I was done. My legs were really shaky but they felt great!
This evening I did my second workout. I did DDP yoga again, along with my 40 crunches, 7 cross leglifts, 6 pushups (still training myself hard on that), and my dumbbell workout afterwards which was the same as yesterday. Pretty tough day, but I'm feeling really good.
Sunday, March 1, 2015
Day Three Hundred Seven - Overkill Day One
This is the day I'm going to really start pushing myself. I'm going to build more muscle and really kick ass out there! I'm not messing around anymore. I figured out a lot of things today. One, I really screwed up on this Fyrescape Blog. Lately it's turned more into a daily journal than a fitness blog that just tracks my daily activities so I can monitor myself and keep track of what I do. No More! From now on, I'm only going to be putting what I'm going as far as fitness goes! I am really going to get serious about this. So I looked back on all my blogs and got this list down:
September 20, 2014 checked my weight after Chama Elk Hunt. Weight was 317.
January 19, 2015 checked my weight and I gained 17 lbs since September. Weight was 334.
January 20, 2015 started exercising hard again after realizing my walks weren't very tough
February 7, 2015 started drinking a gallon of water daily.
February 28, 2015 checked my weight and I gained 4 lbs since Jan 19. Weight was 338.
As of March 1, 2015 been at walking a strong 3 miles and occasional weightlifting for 6 weeks.
March 1, 2015 marks the 23rd day of drinking a gallon of water per day.
Now sometime around October 22, give or take a few days, I checked my weight and I weighed 324. I put on seven pounds. I got pretty freaked out, but I didn't give up. I just kept at it. Plus during that time I was really focused on doing things at the church. My Hallowed Eve 7 as well as the Christmas float and the Christmas Program. So I was really distracted, then came the turmoil with my family and my sister. That really threw me off my game. So from now on I'm going to monitor myself and ONLY put the things I'm going in these blogs. Now I don't know what kind of weight I put on, I really don't, but I know for sure that I did not gain any inches. My clothes fit me just like they did last September. I'm wearing clothes that I couldn't fit into for years and years. Nothing has changed as far as inches. That is certain because I checked it all yesterday when I freaked out. I'm going to start building muscle from now on.
Ok today I did not walk. Why? Because it snowed all day yesterday, then all night, but then it stopped and this morning, it was really slushy and muddy all over. After yesterday I wasn't about to go out there and slip around. I'd be walking to slow anyway to keep from slipping so I wouldn't get much out of it. This evening though, I did a hardcore workout! I did DDP yoga. I did 40 crunches and I'm up to 8 leg lifts. That really kicked my butt. After that, I did 5 push ups. I'm training myself to do push ups. By the years' end, I want to be able to do 100 pushups. I'm not messing around! After that, I did my dumbbell workout. I have a 30 pound dumbbell and I did 10 curls with each arm and 10 back curls where I lift with both my hands behind my head. and I did 10 standing lifts with each arm. Afterwards, I rode my exercise bike for a few minutes. I wanted to try and do 10 minutes, but I was so burnt out by now that I couldn't do more than just 3 minutes. Right now, I'm completely winded and my arms are super tired, but I feel great! That DDP yoga workout was killer. I was really breakin a sweat with it. Tomorrow I'm going to do 3 miles, but I'm going to add more to it. I'm also going to start training myself to run. My knee is feeling pretty strong so I know I'm able to do 6 miles again. I just haven't because I got too used to just doing 3. I'm going to work back up to six miles every day, but this time I'm going to do it differently and mix it up. I'm going to power walk 3 miles, add some running in there, then I'm going to train myself to run the next 3 miles. I'll start off with just an extra mile, 4 total, then work my way up to 5, then 6 finally. I have a pretty good plan. Also tomorrow I'm going to do the exact same workout I just did this evening. That is going to become a daily thing. This month and next month until April 28, which marks my One Year of Fyrescape!
September 20, 2014 checked my weight after Chama Elk Hunt. Weight was 317.
January 19, 2015 checked my weight and I gained 17 lbs since September. Weight was 334.
January 20, 2015 started exercising hard again after realizing my walks weren't very tough
February 7, 2015 started drinking a gallon of water daily.
February 28, 2015 checked my weight and I gained 4 lbs since Jan 19. Weight was 338.
As of March 1, 2015 been at walking a strong 3 miles and occasional weightlifting for 6 weeks.
March 1, 2015 marks the 23rd day of drinking a gallon of water per day.
Now sometime around October 22, give or take a few days, I checked my weight and I weighed 324. I put on seven pounds. I got pretty freaked out, but I didn't give up. I just kept at it. Plus during that time I was really focused on doing things at the church. My Hallowed Eve 7 as well as the Christmas float and the Christmas Program. So I was really distracted, then came the turmoil with my family and my sister. That really threw me off my game. So from now on I'm going to monitor myself and ONLY put the things I'm going in these blogs. Now I don't know what kind of weight I put on, I really don't, but I know for sure that I did not gain any inches. My clothes fit me just like they did last September. I'm wearing clothes that I couldn't fit into for years and years. Nothing has changed as far as inches. That is certain because I checked it all yesterday when I freaked out. I'm going to start building muscle from now on.
Ok today I did not walk. Why? Because it snowed all day yesterday, then all night, but then it stopped and this morning, it was really slushy and muddy all over. After yesterday I wasn't about to go out there and slip around. I'd be walking to slow anyway to keep from slipping so I wouldn't get much out of it. This evening though, I did a hardcore workout! I did DDP yoga. I did 40 crunches and I'm up to 8 leg lifts. That really kicked my butt. After that, I did 5 push ups. I'm training myself to do push ups. By the years' end, I want to be able to do 100 pushups. I'm not messing around! After that, I did my dumbbell workout. I have a 30 pound dumbbell and I did 10 curls with each arm and 10 back curls where I lift with both my hands behind my head. and I did 10 standing lifts with each arm. Afterwards, I rode my exercise bike for a few minutes. I wanted to try and do 10 minutes, but I was so burnt out by now that I couldn't do more than just 3 minutes. Right now, I'm completely winded and my arms are super tired, but I feel great! That DDP yoga workout was killer. I was really breakin a sweat with it. Tomorrow I'm going to do 3 miles, but I'm going to add more to it. I'm also going to start training myself to run. My knee is feeling pretty strong so I know I'm able to do 6 miles again. I just haven't because I got too used to just doing 3. I'm going to work back up to six miles every day, but this time I'm going to do it differently and mix it up. I'm going to power walk 3 miles, add some running in there, then I'm going to train myself to run the next 3 miles. I'll start off with just an extra mile, 4 total, then work my way up to 5, then 6 finally. I have a pretty good plan. Also tomorrow I'm going to do the exact same workout I just did this evening. That is going to become a daily thing. This month and next month until April 28, which marks my One Year of Fyrescape!
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