Not too long after starting my workouts, my ankle began to act up like crazy. And so did work.
So I took a break.
However, I kicked it into high gear with healthy eating, and finally, this past week, have began working out again, so let me catch you up, so I can have regular posts again (and yes, get used to commas, I'm in love with them!)
For the past 6 weeks or so, I have been eating very well. I renewed my love of raw veggies, cottage cheese, and a ton of water. I thank my boyfriend for the water. He got me those reusable tumblers for Christmas, and I refill them constantly at work. I was a Diet Coke addict before, and now, I may have one a day. Many days, I do not have any.
After a few weeks of the new healthy eating, and tracking my calories, I lost some weight. This made me realize what I could be doing, with training, if I could bring more exercise back in. So, two weeks ago, we started adding in strength combos. We (Justin and I) were still a little worried about my ankle, so I didn't add running until this week. And this week, we kicked it into high gear (for me, a couch potato recently)! I feel great! Today is a rest day, as my muscles are a little fatigued and sore, so while I foam roll (thanks again, Justin!) and prepare a soak, I'll recap my week:
- Sunday: 3 rounds of ten squats, burpees, sit-ups, and push-ups. For time: 6:28.02
- Monday: rest day
- Tuesday: 4 sets of 10 pushups, 50 sit-ups, 4 sets of 15 squats, and 4 sets of mountain climbers. For time: My phone locked up at 4:28, but I think it was around 7-8 minutes comparing to Sunday.
- Wednesday: Was working with bands-- 3 sets each of: bench presses, calf raises, squats, shoulder presses, and bicep curls
- Thursday: Body Pump class. *Note: I feel guilty that I have worked at a YMCA with free access to all of these classes that I have never taken advantage of, but people pay good money for. I fell in love with the class! I was a sweaty pool of jelly afterwards; it was definitely intense. I plan to add it on Tuesdays at Thursdays!
- Friday: I did 2.6 miles on the treadmill. .25 mile of walking warm-up, 2 miles at 12 min pace, and .35 mile walking cool down.
