What Day Is It?

What day is  it?

OMG- I've been rippin' and running since my fiancées arrival that I'm completely off my game.  I haven't  pushed play since last Friday.  I'm so upset. It's not that I don't want to work out b/c I do miss Shaun T. But I've been waking up really early and going to bed really late and I haven't had the energy to work out with Shaun T.

I will keep you guys updated on what is going on. I will be starting my Max Month over again. I'm determined to finish this progam.

I hope everyone is doing well.  Peace.

Day 39 Rest Day & 40 Max Recovery

Hey Guys, 


So I've had a lot going on in my little world. So many things have recently changed. 


For this entire week I have been running on very little sleep- still I manage to wake up and push play every day.  But on Thursday, June 24th,  I couldn't wake up if my life depended on it.  I got exactly 4 hours of sleep and there was just no way I would be able to function and focus on the workouts. So Day 39 was my rest day. 


On a personal note, Day 39 is the day I've been waiting for.. for a very long time.  The love of my life arrived at Newark Airport at 9 PM and he's here to stay... YAY!! I'm so very happy to have him here and share the rest of my life with him. That's another reason why I didn't work out on day 39... I needed to reserve my energy for the "horizontal activities". LMAO. 


So I woke up this morning, Day 40 feeling fully rested and energized.  I got up and pushed play- even though all I wanted to do is curl up in bed w/ my baby, I knew that I had to get focused. So I hopped out of bed and into my workout gear and pushed play on my Max Recovery workout.  MR was no joke. Just like Cardio Recovery, it had me working really hard. You have to focus on your form and try to do as much as you can. I really enjoyed this workout. My fiancée even came in and encouraged me a little bit. LOL. 


So I'm back on track- and I'll be completing Max Month- week 1 on Sunday.  Tomorrow I have Max IC.  I'm ready ready ready.

Day 38- Cardio Max

Hey people. 

So I'm super duper late with posting about my workout today.  So lets start at the beginning. 

1. I slept through my daggon' alarm- it was on vibrate for some reason which really ticks me off.  I woke up at 5:30 and rushed to push play. 

2. I started Cardio Max and I tried to put my all into it- but I was working with 4 hours of sleep and my body wasn't cooperating. 

3. Cardio Max is hard core- In the time that I started working out there were no breaks. Thats right- NO BREAKS. 

4. Now like I said, I was running off of 4 hours of sleep and I knew that I wouldn't be able to workout tonight- so I tried to push as hard as I could.  Long story short I stopped at 25 minutes into the workout.  I had to get ready for work (but I ended up late- Beachbody owes me some money-lol)

I enjoyed the Max Cardio workout that I did. It had me sweating up a storm. I  burned 345 calories in 25 minutes. I'm so sure that I would have burned more had I continued. 

Just so you guys know, I will try to post  daily as promised, however, I'm expecting my fiancée to come home  (after a very LONG time) so I have a lot of running around to do to prepare for his arrival. :-)

So have a good night guys- I hope you all pushed play. 

Peace

Day 37- Max Plyo...

Why- Oh Why is this workout so crazy? I've never done so many pushups in my life. LOL. 


Ok, so we start off with the Max Warm Up. It's definitely harder & more draining than the Month 1 warm up.  Max warm up includes: run, straight arm jumping jacks, arms out high needs, s-s jump rope, s-s floor jumps, switch kicks (that's right I said switch kicks), hit the floors, 123 heisman and I'm sure I'm forgeting something- but you get the idea. 


After this warm up and the oh so lovely 30 second break we go into a 5 minute stretch- well today my friends- that stretch felt like torture b/c I'm still soar from yesterday's workout.  


Now after he stretch we go into the intervals- I'm running short on time so I'll just give you the short version- there are a bunch of daggon push ups in this video.  There are squat push ups, 1 legged v pushups (very hard btw),  power push ups (I can't do this at all), and last but definitely not the least- balance push ups.  My arms are going to be on FIYAH!!!!!!!!!! ALL DAY LONG. 


Today I burned ove 850 calories. It was a great work out- great sweat and a lot of praying- b/c I need Jesus to help me through this one. I really wanted to cut the work out short- but I kept going. One thing I really enjoyed about this video is that the people working out were really encouraging each other to keep going- hence, it encouraged me to keep going to. 


So for all of you who are thinking about skipping your workout or you have too much to do... If you have time to read this blog, other blogs & the BB threads- you sure as hell got enough time to push play. So what are you waiting for??????  Get outta here and go work your butt off.  LOL


Enjoy your Tuesday. 
Brownie

Day 36- MAX IC- WHOA!

Good Max Morning  People!  


I can't get into great details right now regarding my Max IC workout- but I just wanted to let you all know that ...


I DID IT!!!!!!!!!!!  I completed my 1s max month workout and I feel FANTABULOUS. Hahaha. 


I want to give yo an idea of how hard I worked this morning........ I burned 976 calories in 53 minutes (I'm 100% sure I burned 1000 calories- but I forgot to start my HR/calorie monitor when I started working out. 


Well ladies & gents- I'm off to work. More details later. 


Have a blessed day.  *Muah*

Day 35- FIT TEST #3 DONE!!!!!

What? What's that you said? 


I said.... FIT TEST #3 is DONE.   OMG- first of all, let me tell you- I went into this fit test absolutely ready and motivated to kick some serious butt.  I started of strong, however, right after the Power Jumps- I pulled a muscle in my left calf-so I had to take a quick 2 minute break to try to work out the kinks.  So let me give you the specs of my Test :-)


MOVES.....................FT1........FT2............FT3
Switch Kicks............55............46...............79  (holy crapola!!!!!!)
Power Jacks..............=40.........58...............64 (I squeezed out the last one when Shaun T said- stop)
Power Knees...............80..........89..............99 (yeah baby- I'm doing good)
Power Jumps...............16...........17.............35 (whoa! that's a huge jump)
Globe Jumps................7.............9................10 ( I bareley made it to 10- haha)
Suicide Jumps...............7............6................8  ( I really  hate this move- my enemy #1)
Push up jacks.................14..........12..........15 (I was completely tired when I did this move. Whew)
Low Plank Obliques........34...........44...........46 ( I don't even know how I managed to do this)


Ok, so there you have it- I improved on ALL moves.  I'm so happy and proud of myself.  hehehehe. It's amazing the difference 2 weeks could make.  So tomorrow I'm jumping in the Max Month and I'm still scared- but ready or not.... I gotta do it.  Have a great night guys. 


Peace. 

Day 35- Recovery Week is OVER!!!!!!!!!!!

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I completed recovery week and worked up a mean old sweat. I was smelling funky- hahahaha.

Ok, so tomorrow I will be doing fit test #3. Whoa! I'm so excited to attack this damn workout.

Sorry this post is so short- but I'll hit you guys up tomorrow w/ results. Wish me luck for Fit Test 3!!! Woo Hoo!

Day 34- Recovery Week ALMOST Over

Hey Guys, 


I swear this week flew by with a blink of an eye. I promised myself I would enjoy this "recovery" week and take it easy before Month 2 comes and kick my butt into another universe- but low and behold... God had other plans for me and I've been rippin' and runnin' all week long. *sigh* Anyways- I completed my Core Cardio & Balance workout.  I got my heart rate up and the sweat started dripping- however- I kind of miss the days (the last 4 weeks) where I was panting and dying for breath within the 1st 5 minutes.  LOL


I have a relaxing day ahead of me... I get off of work early today so I plan on coming home and relaxing. 


I think I may do another round of Insanity once I'm done w/ this one ( I still have 4 weeks to decide) but I'm afraid that I might get bored!!!! Is it possible- to be bored w/ Insanity?????? I don't know.  Only time will tell.  Have a great Friday people. 

Day 32 & 33- Core Cardio & Balance

I have to admit.... I really enjoy this workout.  I thought I was going to get bored w/ the routine- but I just focus on getting better & lasting longer through each move. It's not as hard as the month 1 workouts- but I'm definitely burning calories and sweating my fat off. LOL.  I'm feeling really good today.

Everyone should already know that I'm scared- so very scared of Month 2. My friends keep posting their pain and agony on facebook. SMH!!! I even toughened up and viewed one of the workouts. LOL- all I can say is- I'm not 100% sure I'll be able to do this in the mornings- but I'll try my hardest (fyi- I hate PM workouts b/c when I get home all I want to do is relax, catch up on reading and work on my business)

Coming up is Fit test Sunday!!!  I was advised by multiple  peolple to avoid doing the F.T & Max IC on the same day- so I will be wise and listen to the experts. LOL.  I'm interested to see if my numbers went up for the fit test... I really hope so b/c the last test I got mixed results.

Well guys... word on the street is that the much anticipated Turbo Fire is available NOW.  If you're interested go get your copy (you can get me one too- lol).

So what are my plans for my post Insanity life????? I don't know- I was thinking about doing Turbo Fire- but then again- I might do 1 more round of Insanity and then get T.F?  I have P90x- but that's staying on the shelf until I lose at least 50lbs.  Any suggestions?

Layta peoples

Day 29, 30, & 31- Plyo & Cardio Core & Balance

Hey people.

Sorry for the 2-day delay on my  postings. I have been dealing with some personal matters that  recently ended in an extra positive way.  So I'm back to posting......j

Sunday, Day 29- Plyo CC- of course it was torture: drills, in & outs, ski abs, mountain climbers, jump squats- oh every single thing hurts. LOL. But I loved it b/c it was my last day of Month 1.  Yay

Monday & Tuesday, Day 30 & 31- My 1st day at Cardio Core & Balance- Really? This is what Shaun considers "rest".  LOL. I was sweating just as hard  as I was during the 1st month. Overall I enjoyed it a lot. I may have to mix in some P90x cardio X,  X stretch or Yoga just to break up the monotony.

Ok regarding the food- there are some desserts that I am planning on making later on this week. Just to satisfy this sweet tooth. LOL. Now regarding the meals- there is a LONG shopping list of things that I would need to purchase- that's not a problem, however, my fridge/freezer is currently stuffed with healthy foods that I will need to get rid of before jumping into the new menu.  But trust me- when I start his new menu- in the next week or two- it will be so worth the wait.   I'll probably post some of the recipes that I'm planning on using- maybe we can experiment together. =)

Layta peoples.

Day 27- Pure Cardio aka Pure Hell

Hey guys, 


Whew! I just got home from a busy day of running around. I'm tired. I almost forgot to post my blog today. SMH. 


Well this morning I woke up at 6 AM to do my work out. Thats right- 6 AM on a Saturday morning. This is my way of keeping my body on schedule.  Of course you know the drill with Pure Cardio- its no joke. I pushed, dug, screamed & suffered through that bad boy. Then on to Cardio Abs. Thank you God- for making Shaun T- who created this video- that will give me ABS!!!!!! Cardio abs is no joke- I was shaking & quivering during this work out. I really have to work on my core strength.  


All in all I had a great work out.  I will be weighing in  & posting my video blog tomorrow- after I'm well rested and complete my Day 28 workout.  


Also, I went out and purchased a couple of food magazines & and I've been surfing he net like crazy for some good food ideas. Keep an eye out for my "hungry belly" page b/c I'm going to be having some pretty delicious food in the next couple of weeks. LOL. 


Have a great day!! 

Day 26- Cardio Recovery

I don't know what it is about Friday- but I always seem to have an extra pep in my step on this day. I guess the thought of a relaxing weekend seems too good to be true. That's because it is. I have so much thing to do this weekend it's CRAZY.

Anyway, I pushed play bright and early this morning and I feel great.  it was Cardio Recovery.... so please tell me why my legs are burning so much.  SMH.  Anywho. I have Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs in the morning. I'm going to try and wake up at 5 AM to get the show on the road. That way I can start and finish my tasks early in the day.

Peace people!!!

Day 25- Plyo CC

Hey Guys,

I got my workout done today. Woo hoo! I did it this afternoon rather than he morning. I didn't have it in me this morning to get up and workout. Funny enough, I didn't have it in me to workout this afternoon either. LOL. But as soon as I got home, I changed into my workout clothes and pushed play. I was focused.

I pushed extra hard today b/c I had an audience- my sister. She was motivating me then pissed me off when she said I was slowing down. This coming from a woman who refuses to START. LOL. Anywho- she left after her slick comment b/c I had to tell her about herself- but afterwards she said I was doing great.

That made me feel really "swanky" as we like to say in Caribbean.

BIG BIG SHOUT OUT TO FIT MAMA FOR GIVING ME THE LINK TO HER GREAT MEAL PLAN. If I don't get results after eating all this delicious, tasty & HEALTHY FOOD- I will need to see a doctor ASAP. LOL

I'm definitely REVAMPING my diet this weekend. I know I'll be successful with this diet.

Well my peoples- I have Cardio recovery in the AM.

Have a blessed evening.

Brownie

Day 24- Cardio Power & Resistance

Hey everyone,


This morning I woke up and did my morning workout. I feel  pretty good.  I didn't kill myself today, however I did get  in a good sweat. 


So today we had the normal warm up
Run, power jacks, log jumps, 123 heismans, butt kicks, high knees & jumps (3x- increasing speed w/ each round)  I didn't  complete this warmup w/o stopping :-( But there's always tomorrow. 


Round 1
Power Jumps, Hit the floors, V push ups (3x- increasing in each round)


Tricep Dips- 1st set is with both feet on the ground, 2nd set you have to put up 1 leg, 3rd set you have to put up the opposite leg.  These suckers hurt. 


Then there's ball v push ups.  I like this move. It makes me feel tiny. Hehehehe


Round 2
Hurdle jumps, moving push ups, floor sprints & something else ( IDK what). 3x each time increasing your numbers.  Ouch!!


Finally we move into 8 squat jumps/8 push ups. Now you have to do this 4x at a consistent pace.  Why in the world is this at the end of a work out. It's so hard when you don't have any energy left.  *sigh*


Well, that was my workout for today.  Off to prep for work.  Layta guys. 

Day 23- Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs

I did it!!! Again!!!! I completed the CORRECTION- I completed the entire WARM UP without stopping.  (my previous posting said I completed the entire workout. )SMH- I guess I was a little too excited. I'm on a rolllllllll. LOL.

Yes today was PC & CA. I enjoyed it as usual. Of course it kicked my @$$.  For some reason I couldn't do not one push up jack. SMH- my arms were saying- "no, no, no no".  So I decided to leave those alone and go ahead to the stretch. Whew baby, that stretch felt- GGGrrrreeeeaaaattttt (in my tony the tiger voice).

Well peoples- I'm off to prep for my long day at work.  I hope you all enjoy your day.

Peace.

Day 22- Rest Day

Good Evening All,

Today, was a very long day for me a work. SMH. I went in at 7AM and left at 7PM. *sigh*

I just recently got home and I'm exhausted... So I hitting the shower then bed to get ready for my 5AM workout.....

Pure Cardio & Cardio Ab...... Dig Deeper

Day 20- Plyo CC- NO STOPPING ME NOW!!

Good Morning and Happy Sunday,

As I promised myself, I completed Week 3 workouts this morning with a BANG!!!!!

I am so damn happy today. I'm thankful to see another beautiful day and I SMASHED Insanity this morning. Today, for the first time ever, I completed the entire warm up without stopping. From start to finish I kept moving and pushed harder & faster with each round (3 rounds). My mind was on a whole new plain field today. I started the warm up with a good pace and gradually progressed to hyper speed- but I'm so shocked at myself. I completed the entire warm up w/o stopping. yyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

As for the res of the video- there were a couple of breaks- especially during those ski abs and floor sprints. Whew! My body is not too happy about those 2 moves, but hey- ya gotta do what you gotta do.

So week 3 is Done. 6 more weeks to go. On to week 4 guys. I hope you all are enjoying this great day.

Day 19- CP&R

Cardio Power & Resistance- DONE!!!!!

Yeah baby, your girl was getting it in today. I was determined, I set a goal and I made it happen. Like I stated earlier today- I did 2 workouts today. I just completed CP&R and I'm feeling AMAZING!!!!!!!!

I had to take a nap prior to doing this workout b/c like always, I was running around and doing stuff all day- so in order to give 150% I took a nap and when I woke up, I was itching to push play.

So lets get to it...

Warm Up- a killer as usual. I pushed hard today and my sweaty stinky skin proves it. LOL

Power Jumps- It never fails me- my heart rate went up, up, UP.

Belt Kicks- brought the heart rate back down, but had my quads & glutes burning

Hit the Floors- HR back up again, panting and grasping for air to fill my lungs

V-Push ups- LOL- I can only do about 7 or 8 until I feel as if I'm going to fall on the top of my head. Ha!! But I'm trying

These 4 moves done 3 times. Each time getting faster- Oh why does Shaun hate me so?????

Then into the tri-dips. Now real talk- these sucker hurt my wrists more than my damn triceps. I have to figure out an alternative. However, I do feel the burn

Ball Push ups- I likey!

Sprint Jump- I usually get my second wind around this time- but not today. Ha

Moving Push ups- If I don't have big guns by the end of this program I'm going to be highly upset. LOL. I've never done so many push ups in my life- keep in mind that 6 months ago (b4 BB) I couldn't do regular pushups- I always modified. Before I started P90x in April I could do 10 regular pushups on a good day- Now that I'm doing Insanity- I'm pretty sure I can knock out at least 30 w/o stopping- hmmm, I'll have to try it and let you all know the outcome. ;=)

Floor Sprints- I'm not a fan- but I suffer through it as much as possible.

8 jumpsquats/pushup combo- Oh why is this the last work out- It's so hard to do after killing your shoulders for the first 30 minutes- why is this the last workout dammit?? I did my absolute best. I did all the squats- but not all the push ups. I did the push ups slow to get the most of my moves.

All moves done 3x- each time increasing speed.

I think I'm forgetting some moves.. but you get the picture.

So there you have it- Brownie has 1 more video to complete then she'll be all caught up.

Whew- I'm looking forward to great slumber.

Almost forgot to mention my meals

1. Parfait- yogurt, blueberries, strawberries & granola
2. protien bar
3. garden salad
4. 1C brown rice w/ curry shrimp
5. Chocolate whey protien w/natural peanut butter & banana & flaxseed- MY FAV

TTYL

Day 18- Cardio Recovery

Good Morning People!!!

I just completed my Cardio Recovery and I'm feeling brand new. I got a good night's rest and I feel energized. Thanks to all of you who were publicly & secretly encouraging me. :-) I feel good right now after all of those squats, lunges and booty exercises. I could use some assistance in that area. LOL. Later on today I will be doing Cardio Power & Resistance (which happens to be one of my favs)- so I'm looking forward to that. Once I complete CP&R I will only have 1 more workout to catch up with and that's Plyo which will be done tomorrow.

Ok, so today is my weigh in day and as you can tell by the missing video.... I decided to skip weigh in this week. I wasn't on my A game this and I'm sure the results will show on he scales. So in order to avoid more discouragement, dissapointment and aggravation= I've decided to skip the scale this week.

I'll keep you all posted on my progress.

Have a great Saturday

Day 17- Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs aka- The Killer

Hey Guys,

I'm so upset that it took me this long to post. So lets get right to it.....

Today I got up, thats right, I popped out of bed at 5AM in the morning and pushed play. Not only did I push play, but I pushed my body so hard this morning, that while driving to work, I kept having flashbacks of the workout. LOL. I pushed myself today- I told my body that it had to work b/c we were slack for the last 3 days. I felt absolutely great afterwards.

Of course, b/c I was working so hard- I had to take a number of breaks. When I took a break, I pressed the pause button and then hit play when I was ready. I was determined to "get it in" this morning. I did it all. So thank you guys for your motivational tips.

I honestly think I needed some more rest. My body was really tired from the weekend work and the long days at work. So the last couple of days I went to my bed at 9PM. So I woke up bright and early with energy.

My diet today was ok.

Breakfast- 1/2 bagel

Lunch- turkey sandwich w/ tomato soup

Dinner- curry chicken w/ steamed cabbage

I didn't have any snacks today b/c I was super busy today at work and again.

I got home too late again tonight. So no workouts tonight- again. Anyway, tomorrow, I'll hit the ground running.

Peace

Brownie