Day 6 - NROL - Dance Fitness With Jessica

It was supposed to be Turbo Jam day but I wanted to switch things up a bit and finally do some Dance Fitness With Jessica. She's the one who did the Katy Perry Dark Horse workout. I did three of her videos. I was going to do them twice through but I was so uncoordinated and the carpet keeps me from moving well, and I just got pissed off, so I only did it once and burned a whopping 74 calories. I should have just stayed on the couch watching Riverdale and having inappropriate thoughts about Cole Sprouse.

This one is a bucket list item. I get to cross that off now.

Love me some JT, especially this song.

This one was a little hard to do on carpet but so much fun.

Food

Breakfast - coffee w/ Splenda & creamer [9]

Lunch - cottage cheese [7]

And then I lost it. 

Ok, so I'm 7 weeks (?) in and I'm over so much. I hate tracking my food. I hate points. I love my workouts but I'm frustrated that I'm not where I was way back when. Yes, I realize I've been out of the game for 5 years and I have to work back to that sweet spot. It just pisses me off. I remember what I could do and how my body looked, and I absolutely hate myself for not sticking with it. I hate that I'm not losing weight faster. I hate that I can't allow myself junk food, and I hate that when I do, I hate myself. So much hate and anger. I'm fucking Anakin when he turned to the Dark Side.

But yeah, I ended up eating some meatballs and trail mix, and was so angry. Thank Flying Spaghetti Monster that there wasn't anything else appealing in the house, and that I was too lazy to go to the store. I estimated in MFP and iTrackBites but it was probably a low estimate. 71 points and about 1900 calories. Ugh.

Day 5 - NROL - Break In B

So, I suck. After I posted last night, I ate a ton more meatballs and some cheesecake, and I didn't track them. FML.

Workout - Break In B

deadlift - 2x15x35 lbs
step up - 2x15xbodyweight
db one arm shoulder press - 2x15x10 lbs
close grip lat pulldown - 2x15x32 lbs
reverse crunch - 2x20

I went light because I had no idea what I could do for 15 reps. I can go up next time.

I also did the Turbo Jam 20 Minute Workout I skipped yesterday.

Food

Breakfast - coffee w/ Splenda & creamer [6]
Lunch - cottage cheese [7]
Dinner - meatballs [15]

Day 4 - NROL - Rest Day

I got up this morning and immediately started dreading the evening's workout. Wednesdays fucking suck balls. I wonder if I should take them as my rest days. I didn't even leave work until much later than normal and there was too much to do at home, so yeah, I guess Wednesdays will be my rest days and I will do my cardio tomorrow.

Food

Breakfast - coffee w/ Splenda & creamer [12]
Lunch - Nothing
Dinner - salad w/ Italian dressing, meatballs [21]

Over in daily points with one weekly point remaining. Hit my calorie goal, almost. Just a tad under.

Day 3 - NROL - Break In A

I wasn't going to bother with my HRM strap for my workout because I figured it would be quick and easy. I was right about the quick part. Easy? No, not even using bodyweight only for squats and lunges. I was dead when I finished. I hate high reps.

Workout - Break In A

squat - 2x15xbodyweight
static lunge - 2x15xbodyweight
db 2-point row - 2x15x10 lbs
push up (knees) - 2x15
Swiss ball crunch - 2x20

Food

Breakfast - coffee w/ Splenda & creamer [2] - I only had a little bit.
Lunch - pepper slices & hard boiled eggs [6]
Dinner - salad w/ chicken & Italian dressing [9]
Snack - plantain chips & carrots [5]

I couldn't even eat my cottage cheese when I got home. I just was not hungry. So way under points and calories today.

Day 2 - NROL - Turbo Jam 20 Minute Workout

So, I spent a good deal of time last night putting together my lunches for the week. I was pretty pleased with all of it. And then I didn't feel like lugging my lunch box with me.

Workout

I did Turbo Jam 20 Minute Workout today. Gotta ease back into cardio. And I love me some Turbo Jam. It was exhausting and a little painful. I remember when I could do this work out without breaking a sweat, and with high intensity. Damn, I suck.

Food

Breakfast - coffee w/ Splenda and creamer [12]
Lunch - Nothing
Dinner - salad w/ chicken, hard boiled eggs & Italian dressing [13]

Day1 - NROL - Fit Test

This is it. Day 1 of like 1500+. I'm dreading it and I'm excited. Mostly, I just hope I can stick with it.

So last night, I did end up eating the rest of my Chinese food and some chocolate cake. And I regretted it all night because I couldn't sleep, despite taking my sleeping pills, and I wanted to throw up until early morning. The damage wasn't that bad. I weighed in at 150.5 today, up 1.5 pounds from last week's low. I'm not too disappointed because I expected it, and I know it's pretty much water weight.

And I've already blown through my weekly points for the week. I met my work wife for Starbucks. We haven't seen each other in months, and I really miss that bitch since she left to work somewhere else. But it was totally worth it.

Workout - Fit Tests

Insanity

• switch kicks - 82
• power jacks- 25
• power knees - 54
• power jumps - 12
• globe jumps - 5
• suicide jumps (burpees) - 9
• push up jacks - 4
• low plank obliques - 16

Insanity Asylum (I've never done this one before)

• agility Heisman - 4
• in & out ab progression - 11
• pull ups/push ups - 0
• mountain climber switch kicks - 42
• agility shoulder taps - 2
• X jumps - 10
• moving push ups - 0
• agility lateral shuffle - 7
• agility bear crawl - 3

P90X

• resting heart rate/VO2 max - 75 bpm/28
• pull ups - 0 - I didn't even try.
• vertical leap - 9.5"
• push ups - 5
• toe touch - -2.5"
• wall squat - 0:32
• bicep curls - 12  @ 10 lbs
• in & outs - 7
• heart rate maximizer - This is 2 minutes of jumping jacks, with the last 30 seconds all out, with your heart rate after 1, 2, 3, and 4 minutes. Immediately after the jacks, my heart rate was 158 bpm and then 134, 121, 112,107

I only wore my heart rate monitor for the Insanity tests, and the P90X maximizer, for 53 minutes and 272 calories. 

Why did I do all 3 fit tests? Because I'm stupid. Thank goodness I only do this once in a while. And I'll be honest, I was tired and didn't put my best effort into it. And for the Asylum fit test, I had never even watched it so I had no idea what to expect, and I did a piss poor job setting up my agility ladder. I don't have the one that comes with Asylum. I have one that is twice as long, and I learned I cannot do this particular fit test in my bedroom. Another thing I learned is that I absolutely must quit smoking if I'm going to do this. 

Food

Breakfast - venti java chip frappuccino from Starbucks [32] - And yes, I actually logged it in iTrackBites and MFP. It totally fucks with my head that it used up all my daily points plus some, but was "only" 600 calories. But it fit my fucking macros!
Lunch - Nothing, because I wasn't hungry and didn't have any daily points.
Dinner - eggs & sausage [22] - But it fit my fucking macros! I was still under 1300 calories for the day. Nowhere near my protein goal but close on carbs and fat.

I have 4 weekly points remaining, on the first day of my week. I'm thinking Weight Watchers style isn't going to work for me. I will stick with it, but also keep an eye on calories and macros. I have to work on my protein intake. Damn it, if I could just ditch my coffee creamer!

31 Days - More NROL Blah Blah Blah

I am really excited to start NROL but I'm not really keen on adding cardio. I love my Turbo Jam and I want to work my way back to Insanity, because Shaun T is the fucking man. I tell myself I don't have time for cardio, but that's such bullshit.

Food
Breakfast - coffee w/ Splenda & creamer [12]
Lunch - Nothing
Dinner - Chinese [all of them] - I gave no fucks tonight. It will be good for my "before" weigh in for NROL and I'll have a good loss after the water retention goes away. Except I have a Starbucks date in the morning with my work wife so there go next week's weekly points.

I actually wasn't that bad. I only ate half my Chinese food. And none of the chocolate cake I had planned to devour.