Week 5 Recap and Some Results!

So week 5 wasn't too great on the exercise front. Matt was super busy for the last two weeks and it finally caught up to him, which meant that he didn't go to his nightly taekwondo session which led to us going out and having fun on the weeknights. I'm not blaming him, I could have totally done the Power 90 and he would have been supportive, but I was tired too.

Last week I suffered from a lot of headaches, and my sleep schedule for some reason got all out of whack. A few nights I had trouble sleeping and couldn't get to bed until 2AM, which led me to coming home in the afternoon and napping, which just perpetuated the cycle of no sleep.

But no more excuses!

On Saturday Matt and I spent an hour or so previewing the Turbo Fire videos. He thought it would be a good idea for me to see what some of them are like. Because this system includes 12 different videos and has a set schedule of different activities, I thought it would be good to see what I was getting myself into. It was really helpful to watch them, in that it solidified my decision to take on the challenge, and it reassured me that this program is going to completely kick my ass.

Kick my ass it did. On Sunday Matt suggested that we do a trial run. We did the first video on the calendar, which is a 30 minute cardio followed by a 10 minute stretch. YIKES.

We were pools of sweat 5 minutes in, and although I completed the video, the last 5 minutes of the cardio I was breathless, which is the first time I have been so out of breath since I can remember. I take this as a good thing. I know it was pushing me to my limit.

Last night we took my measurements and some pictures, which is my least favorite part. Good news is, after looking at the pictures we took of me back on March 1st, you can already see a difference! I was shocked considering I haven't lost any weight, but there is a considerable change in the way my stomach, arms, upper back and torso look in the pictures. It was great to have Matt point out all of the changes. Even though it was hard for me to let him take pictures of me like that, he is so supportive that I realize it doesn't matter. The pictures gave me a boost of confidence and I am excited to get this program started!

It's Monday morning and we (yes, Matt got up an extra hour early too!) just completed the first video of day 1. This time I was able to get through the whole thing with the same amount of energy, mainly because for a few harder moves I modified them and followed the trainer who was doing the less-impact version. It feels SO GOOD to get the workout out of the way before work!

Now I can go home tonight and totally relax!

Only 139 days left..hehe.