Second Week Done!

Well, week 2 of the challenge has officially been completed! Tomorrow is supposed to be a scheduled rest day, but since I used my rest day as yesterday (stupid weather), I will get a run and some abs in tomorrow. I made 5 out of the possible 7 workouts this week, including the 75 minute kickboxing class today. I am DEFINITELY feeling that class today...wow. I like to do the resistance bands class prior to kickboxing. Today was upper body bands. Sooooo that meant kickboxing was lower body and core focused. Ouch. I don't know why but I tire out so easy when we do more lower body work. It makes me frustrated. I just want my stamina and my endurance back! I am hoping when I drop the weight that will increase. Travis did the 75 minute kickboxing too. Normally that class is reserved only for FIT members, but since Friday's KB was cancelled they made an exception today. He smoked me. I know he means well when he is cheering me on when I am doing work on the bag, but today it annoyed me. Probably because he was killing me on the bag and I felt like it was my first day. Blargh.

I must say Travis and I are noticing changes in each other since the challenge started. He is already getting some definition, especially in his upper body. I think my thighs have thinned a little and my curves on my mid section are a little less curvy. Clothes are starting to fit better, so that's a plus! My tummy still swallows my button on my pants in my size 10s...so I am not completely ready to wear those yet. Ha!

Since yesterday was our free day/rest day we took advantage of it. It is nice to work hard and eat right all week when you know you have something like that to look forward to. We made steaks on the foreman (let me just say I cannot WAIT until summer to have a gas grilled steak), fried potatoes and corn. SO good. Of course we had to top it off with a trip to our local ice cream place. One brownie astro later and I was a happy girl. We already have next week's free meal planned. Fried food and pie. Probably from Perkins. French silk pie, I am coming for you!!!

 Next week I am hesitantly looking forward to the resistance training. It is VERY hard. We start to switch it up next week. This means we add cardio, drop sets, super sets, etc. It is seriously almost (sometimes even) more difficult that kickboxing days. My legs are already aching in anticipation. Lots of water will be had!

Hope everyone out there had a wonderful week, and that you made steps (even baby ones rock!) to better your health. It is no easy feat and I can certainly attest to that. Small, slow steps are the ones that stick! I like quotes, and I found this one from Mark Twain-
“The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not.”

Ha! Poking fun is all. Even though some of the time I do force the good stuff in my mouth and force my body to exercise, even when all of me wants to say the hell with it. Have a great weekend!

P.S. Those naughty butterfingers in my car are no more. They were every bit as yummy as I thought they would be. :) I only had one though. "Forced" Travis to eat the other one.