INSANITY UPDATE!!! DAY 14

Day 1 Day 14

So today marks day 14 of my Insanity workout and I have quite a bit to report.

Not a total Betty but a vast improvement! Who knows that quote??

I only uploaded front facing images because there was a flash debacle and an unsightly pudge post breakfast that did not accurately depict the progress I've made:) Besides, the most noticeable difference is in my stomach.

First things, first! After two weeks of working out consistently, I finally feel like it is becoming a part of my routine. I actually enjoy the workouts and in a weird way, I look forward to them. That's the first time I have ever been able to say that. I can also feel major differences in myself. For starters, my clothes fit a little better these days and I have a lot more energy. Which is good cause I need every ounce of extra energy to get through any of the Insanity workouts. They're all still a major challenge but I find that I can get through the entire warm-up without stopping and the first circuit of every workout. For those of you who haven't see an Insanity DVD, there are 6 circuits (meaning groups of exercise) on each DVD. One circuit consists of 4 different exercises each last 30 seconds. Three of the four are high impact, high cardio and one is a recovery. After you complete a circuit you rest for 30 seconds and then repeat it. I think at some point this week I'll upload a video so you guys can see how Insanity is done!

Anyway, I have a few setbacks to report with the triumphs. Recently, I got into the habit of getting on the scale every single morning to track my weight loss. Anyone who has ever tried to lose an inch knows that this is a tremendously bad idea. I mean, TERRIBLE. Anyway, after I reported my big weight loss last week I got back on the scale Sunday morning and was back up five pounds. DEVASTATION!!! I actually cried a little to Wes about. He immediately explained to me that this happens to me every time I am about to start my period (TMI?) and that I shouldn't fret. So, what did I do? I FRETTED. BIG TIME. This is the last time I will ever mention what happened on Monday.

Grandma's Double Chocolate Cookies

Bagel w/butter and strawberry jam

Sprite
Nutter Butter
Several handfuls of almonds
Kettle Baked Chips
Several sticks of Almond and Dark Chocolate Biscotti

I mean, I was in full on "fuck it" mode. My logic? 'Well, I may as well eat what I want if I'm gonna just balloon up to my regular weight anyway!' This was such an epic fail I cringe even thinking about it. Anyway, I came home and told Wes about it cause I felt guilty about it. Obviously! He agreed that my behavior was ridiculous, though I should note that I refused to tell him what I actually ate (he's probably shaking his head right now) because I didn't want to see that look he gives me when I act like a kitchen raider at fat camp. And for the record, the KitKat didn't happen. TRUST ME! I thought about it. Ultimately though, I decided against it. Here's the ridiculous thing. To me, the KitKat would have been taking it tooooo far which is the equivalent of shaving your head completely bald and leaving a small patch of curls on the left side in the back and when people ask you why you left that bit of hair on you say 'Well, I didn't want to look ridiculous.' Yea, I'm absurd, I know. Don't judge me! So that was Monday.

Tuesday was better as was every other day this week. I managed to exercise six days in a row and maintain a relatively healthy diet. I have been eating at least 2 clementines a day for snack and eating an apple in the afternoon for energy instead of green tea and like I said, I feel really really good!

I have to say this, and Wes is gonna have a little mental freak out for what I am about to say but it needs to be said. Wes, I know how much you hate being acknowledged publicly, and though you're probably reading this alone, it'll make you uncomfortable anyway. Stop reading now :)

Wes has been absolutely AMAZING throughout this entire process. I mean, I don't ,know how many times I have cried or gotten frustrated or irritated and he just talks me through it and encourages me every single time. This week though, he took it to a new level. As you guys remember, he agreed to workout with me a few days a week. Well, he has been and having someone there to do it with me really encourages me to go further and push myself harder so I am so grateful. The thing that kind of blows me away though, and it shouldn't cause Wes is always such a sweetheart to me, is that he gets up in the morning and cooks my lunch for me so I don't have to worry about it. Egg whites and turkey bacon is what I've been eating every day this week cause it's what he eats. But he usually doesn't get up until after I am gone and everyday this week, he has gotten out of bed to cook for me so I can stick to my diet at work. 'And the best boyfriend of the year award goes to...WES TAYLOR!!!!!!!!' I love him and am so thankful that I've been so blessed. Enough of the sap fest though.

We have a date with Sean T's crazy self in about 3o minutes so I'm gonna get going. Thanks for reading, I know this was dissertation speed. Talk soon!

**No way I am proofreading this!