Day 32- Insanity Core Cardio & Balance + Challenge (600+)

Hey Guys!

Well I wish I could say that today was a good day, but I'd be lying. It sucked. I woke up to late this morning to get my morning workout in.  Then I had to run some errands and meet with clients.   By the time I came home it was around 7PM and I was completely burnt.  WTF???? Why am I so tired & lethargic today....Let's see.

Could it have been the left over shrimp pasta you had for lunch?  I think so
Or maybe it's the fact that you only drank 1 bottle of water today? ...... Um that could be it too.
Oh, let's not forget that you ate 2 hours AFTER you woke up...when the rule of thumb is to to eat 30 minutes- 1 hour after. And then you didn't eat again until freakin 7:30 PM. ...........


AAAAAHHHHHH Yes!!! That's it. You didn't get your AM workout, you didn't eat properly & the worst of it all- you didn't hydrate properly throughout the day.  So what was the result......

I didn't want to work out when I got home- so I turned to my Team Beachbody friends on facebook for motivation. Some of my friends came through with an army of suggestion. Someone even offered to drive to my house b/c we don't live too far from each other. LOL. I was truly impressed. I got that tough- kick in the pants-love.  And I also got the .. "oh, it's ok, make up for it tomorrow."

Now there is no right or wrong way to motivate someone- but I personally like it when I have folks who are literally screaming at me to get off my ass and do some work. I also hate the feeling of being left behind. I'm surrounded by warriors and I'll be damned if I'm the weakest link. Oh HELL NAW!!!!

So I got up and pressed play. Not only did I do my Insanity workout- I also did this BEAST MODE CHALLENGE. OMG- it's absolutely ridiculous- I looked like a damn fool (I know this b/c I recorded it so I can post it here and on FB- but once I saw how crazy I looked- I decided not to post.) LOL.

Here's the challenge- you should try it and push your body to another level. BTW- this girl has a rockin' body- and you'll see why when you push play. LOL

See you guys Friday. :-)

Day 31- Insanity Core Cardio & Balance /P90X-Chest & Back

Ok, so today was another great day for me.  I burned 1156 calories during my P90X & Insanity workouts. 

Whew! I did really good today. I even "improved" (and I use that term lightly) on the level 1 drills. Hahaha . I did awesome on the Chest & Back workout. I used 5lbs & 8lbs weights- but I still got the burn I desired. I felt my muscles working.  In my head I was thinking... "thank you God- I don't have to do any push-ups today".  Yes!!!

Oh yeah- I also had a challenge from some group members that I completed as well. I had to do 200 steam engines- NONSTOP.  Whew!!! My sister even did it with me and she loved it. 

My diet today was on point- I had Shakeology, homemade tandoori chicken w/ guyanese style fried rice (made w/ brown rice) and for a 2nd snack I had sauted eggplant ( I know weird- but it filled me up). 

Now today is my Husband's birthday and we're going out to dinner. We are going to the Olive Garden.  So I've done my research and decided to stick to one of the seafood options and possibly load up on salad.  Now that's what I decided to do as of right now.... what I do when I get there may be completely different. But I'm sure I'll be good b/c my hubby don't play and he will keep me on track.  So until tomorrow guys- let's get busy. 

Day 30 Insanity Core Cardio & Balance/Day 2 Rev Abs: Fire Up You Abs (1101)

Seriously!!! For Real????

 I started my day very early in the morning by shuffling back and forth to the bathroom like a very old woman with bladder issues.  I have to say, last night I woke up at least 3 times to use the bathroom.  

Why did I wake up this morning to aches and pains. I mean, every single muscle in my body aches. Up to this very minute. I haven't felt this way in so very long- it's crazy. I can barely raise my arm, bend over or twist in any direction without feeling every single muscle in my skin. LOL.  Why does it feel so damn good???

Ok, so my day was pretty good. I was busy- but not busy enough to press play.  This evening I did Fire Up Your Abs & Core Cardio & Balance.  I got in an excellent burn. I did this workout without my sister because I just needed some "me" time.  

So my thoughts on today's Rev Abs- it was so good.  I actually enjoyed all the plank work.  My abs were literally burning. My only problem is, because I drink so much water- when I do some of the moves- I can feel every ounce of water inside my stomach. It's not a good feeling when your working out super hard and you have to avoid gagging, which leads to regurgitation. So that wasn't too much fun- but 90% of the work out was great. 

Core Cardio & Balance- Day 2. I pushed really hard today and I did ok. I found that doing the moving planks were a lot harder today. I think it's because I did a shit- load of Push Ups last night w/ P90X.  The high knees moves is simply torture- but I like it.  But my favorite move in this entire workout is 8 switchkicks/8 squat jumps. I love this move a lot.  My least favorite (let's be honest- my nemesis)  is the level 1 drills (or any level drill for that matter). I can only get through 3 of them before my body starts giving up on me. SMH.  I know, I know.. stop whining- but I gotta let out my frustrations some where. LOL. 

Ok, tomorrow is my husbands birthday.  So I have to work hard tomorrow b/c we're going out for dinner. Lucky for me I have a sick schedule tomorrow- Rev Abs in the morning- followed by MyFit group challenge.  In the afternoon, I have P90X & Insanity followed by a Jumping Jack challenge. 

I'm going to try my absolute best to avoid bad foods- b/c I don't want all my hard work to got down the toilet. I'll keep you all updated. 

Warning! Warning!!! High Calorie Burn Day! 1898

Good Sweaty Evening Everyone. 

Today is the beginning of my new workout and I'm feeling so good about it. LOL.  So lets get down to business. 

Day 1: Rev Abs- Total Strength & Mercy Abs. Calories Burned: 855

Ok, I enjoy Rev Abs.  I kinda wish I did this program before I started P90x & Insanity b/c it's a lot less intense. However, what I LOVE (so far) about this program is that it focuses primarily on your ABS.  Chris trains you how to breathe and work on your core- ALL THROUGH THE WORKOUT.  What I HATE about this workout (so far) is the music.  It's doesn't get me in the mood. LOL. So I had to play my i-Pod & play some soca & reggae- so I could get the workout juices going. :-) Mercy Abs.....Good Lord!!! It's really a killer. I mean- it's completely different from Insane Abs or even Ab Ripper X (ARX) but it works the hell out of my gut.  I have to say this by far is my favorite Abs routine out of the 3 b/c I had no pains in my back.  Which has been a constant problem while doing ARX & Insane Abs.  So far I give Rev Abs....1.5 thumbs up (.5 subtracted for wack ass music)

Day 29: Insanity- Core Cardio & Balance + P90X- Chest & Back. Calories Burned: 1043

Today was the beginning of my Asylum challenge that I'm doing w/ my fellow My Fitclub Members and I have to say I enjoyed my work out. I even got my sister to commit to doing the workouts with me as well.  Insanity was great as usual. I enjoyed the workout and got a serious burn. I mean everything was burning, my arms, legs, butt, thighs, eyes, nose & ears...... I think you get the point.  I pushed really hard. I know it's a "recovery" week, but I gotta sweat in order to feel like I'm doing something. 

Now, it's been almost a year since I've done P90x and OMG!! I forgot how many push-ups you do in this workout.   But I'm very happy to report that I was able to do ALL  of the required push-ups.  The pull-ups are a different story.  There are 2 reasons why I wasn't able to do any pull-ups today. 1 is that, the space we work out in is limited to 1 door way & we only have 1 pull up bar- so I let my sister use it.  I did weights as a substitute and tried to replicate what the guy was doing w/ the resistance bands. I still got a pretty good burn.  The 2nd reason is that- at this current time... there is no way I'm going to be pulling up a 200 + pounds.  No way, No how.... At least not now. I'll definitely try and do the modification moves- but a regular pull-up... not gonna happen. LOL. 

Oh yeah, I did a Jumping Jack Challenge and I completed 120- nonstop. I'm happy about that- but some of my competition can double my number. LOL.  Oh well- there's always tomorrow BADD Girls. 

Now I'm trying to follow my new Abs diet to eat a bunch of power foods.  I did ok today on my diet- I ate healthy today but I know for sure that I didn't eat enough.  There's definite room for improvement in that area.  

So what did you do today??

Good Night Folks

Day 27- Plyometrics (544) .... What's Next

Hey Guys,

I forgot to post yesterday. I was a little busy. But I have to give you all an update.

MONTH 1 IS DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! YIPPPEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

Ok, so now that the excitement has died down- I've enjoyed my Rest Day in preparation for Recovery week. But my recovery week wouldn't really be a "rest" week b/c I've decided to do a little bit more.  Now by "a little bit" I mean:

Adding Rev Abs in the AM
Insanity as schedules &
P90x on Monday, Wednesday & Friday ( I need that weight training)

I'm going to be doing this challenge w/ a couple of friends & it all starts TOMORROW.   Whew!! I'm so excited to add this variety.  I also purchased a couple of cookbooks and I'm ready to kick my diet into high gear too.  YES!!

Ok ladies & gentlemen.  On to week 5.  :)

Day 26- Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs (944)

Whew!!! I pushed really hard today and I dug as deep as humanly possible today. Today was my last PC workout and I wanted to give it all that I could.   I pushed so hard. I jumped higher- I squatted lower and I pushed harder for those extra push-ups. Whew!!!  Let's not forget the freaking Abs. My musles worked so hard that my muscles were having spasms. LOL. I worked hard dammit. 


Today I bought 2 new cookbooks that is supposed to help me stay on a clean eating routine. It gets hard sometimes to stay on track, but I'm going to try my absolute best to sit down and plan out what I will be eating next week. You know the saying " Failure to plan, is a plan to Fail." And I simply refuse to fail this time around. Fuck the Bullshit!!! (excuse my vulgarity). I'm gonna get rid of this weight the old fashion way: Eat Right & Work Hard.  I'm at the point now, where I look at my body and I get angry w/ myself for allowing this to happen.  I did this to myself and I'm pissed off about it. Why did I treat myself so fucking bad?  And then I have th nerve to get sad when I can't go shopping b/c I can't find anything I like or want.  


Oh hell NO!! The pity party stops today.  The Browne Bombshell is ready to take charge and get her inner sexy out for the world to see. So I hope you're feeling the same way.  Shake off all the old habits and lets start making some new ones. 


And to all my people out there who are just looking for motivation- feel free to contact me.  I'm hear to kick you in the ass- and push you in the right direction. ONLY and I mean  ONLY if you're ready to make this happen. 


Tomorrow is my last Month 1 workout. YAY!! PLYO!!!!!!! Week 4/Day 6- Here I come. 

Day 25- Cardio Recovery

I did Cardio Recovery today and it was great. Funny enough- I did my workout in the AM- but tonight I felt as if I was missing out on something. LOL.  


I've decided that starting next week, I'll be adding an evening workout at least 3-4 times a week.  I'm kind of on the fence about what I should do next. 


Should I do P90X? 
Or maybe some Rev Abs? 
I'm heavily thinking about Turbo Fire.....


Damn, beachbody has too many fucking programs and I want to do them all.  Please, if you have any suggestions- feel free to send them my way. I have 100lbs to lose and I got to make sure I don't get bored. 


I'm about to enter Week 5 aka Recovery week.  Immediately followed by Max Month and I'm so ready to have the fat melt off my body.  I'm thinking I might start video blogging again- but lets see what happens.

Day 24- Plyometrics (738)

Hey Everyone. 


It's been an awesome day.  Plyo was great today. I worked hard. I did really well on the 2nd half of the workout. (basketball drills, level 1 drills, ski abs and in & out abs). Keep in mind that I absolutely hate this part of the workout. 


I'm currently doing a challenge w/ my BADD girls club that you must eat clean and avoid the scale for 30 days.  I think this is a great idea b/c I'm addicted to that scale. And if it doesn't tell me what I want- I get discouraged and I sabatoge myself.  So I'm challenging you all to do the same.  


EAT CLEAN & DITCH THE SCALE FOR 30 DAYS.  


After my workout I ate a great salad w/ grilled chicken. 


How are you guys doing?  Tomorrow I have Cardio Recovery and I'm super excited to get an "easier" workout.  LOL


Chat w/ you soon. 

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BADD stands for BOLD- AMAZING-DETERMINED- DIVAS!!!!!


This an amazing facebook group filled of team beachbody women who are making things happen. We are losing weight and getting in shape.


I know you are looking for a group of women who will motivate, inspire, push, jump and workout with you. 


This group is great for me because I'm not PHYSICALLY surrounded by people who want and need to work out. I'm accustomed to doing this journey by myself. It's extremely refreshing to have a group of ladies who are all on the same road as myself. We are all at different parts of the journey, but we all have the same destination. 


This group will be great for you because....
WE WANT TO MOTIVATE YOU!!! WE WANT TO HELP YOU REACH YOUR GOALS. 


BADD Girls mission is to Inspire, motivate and empower you To take control of you fitness and your life. We will share tips, accountability and support to make your Journey FUN and un-forgettable. To the BADD girl in you. She is UNSTOPPABLE! 


The founders of this group are all Coaches, like myself (Note: I'm not a founder) and we all have the same goal- inspire, motivate and empower YOU.

If you'd like more info about this group/interested to join. Feel free to reach me on Facebook at me at Coach Browne Bombshell. 

Day 23- Cardio Power & Resistance (722)

Good Night Folks, 


Today I had a wonderful day. I did great on my diet & I did AWESOME on my workout.  I did a total of 56 power jumps. WHAT!!!!!!!  I also did well w/ my floor sprint and moving push-ups. I'm feeling great.  Believe it or not... my only problem w/ this workout is the damn tricep dips. SMH- I can't do those at all. It feels like the 1st time every time. 


I even got my sister to join me and I must say... she has improved a lot. When she first started doing Insanity workouts, she would say "I can't do this" or "There's no way I'm doing that- I'm too big". Today- she was WAY BETTER.  She did everything to the best of her ability. She didn't constantly stop and she pushed really hard.  I feel like a proud momma. LOL


Also, I recently joined a group of  BADD Girls- who take fitness very seriously. We are all determined to help each other and you. If you're intersted in getting motivation, tips, ideas... feel free to contact me for more details- I promise you wouldn't regret it. :-)


What's on you plate today? (food & exercise)


Until tomorrow guys

Day 22- Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs (800+)

Ok, this is going to be short and sweet.......................


I got 5 hours a sleep last night. I woke up to a phone call from my best friend/sister who was in labor (8AM).  


I was at the hospital from 9:30AM-9:30 PM.  I then had to drive home (1 more hour) and guess what?????????




I PUSHED PLAY TODAY AND I GAVE IT ALL I HAD (and I had a lot) 


I'm tired- going to bed. I'm ready for Week 4/ Day 2. 


Oh yeah: I now have a healthy little niece name Jordin. Bless her little heart. 
Good Night (or should I say Good Morning?)

Day 21- Plyometrics (594)

Oh yeah baby. I completed week 3 today and I'm feeling so good. I'm so happy right now I feel like dancing. Hahahaha. 


I'm so looking forward to smashing week 4.  I realize that I've gotten a lot stronger and better with my cardio. I'm getting through the warm-ups w/ little to no stopping. I'm doing more push ups than I was on week 1.  I'm even starting to like Level 1 & Level 2 drills- *shocking*


I'm very excited about this journey and I can't wait to see my 63- day results. I'm so so excited.  


Tomorrow we have Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs- Let's go. 

Day 19 & 20 Cardio Power & Resistance (791)

Hey Folks, 


I wanted to hit you guys up with a quick update.  Day 19 was a REST DAY for me.  So on Day 20- I did CP&R.  It was awesome.  I never thought I would have so much fun doing this workout but I have to say- I was kicking some serious ass when it came down to the jump squats & moving push ups. I'm actually impressed w/ myself.  I felt really good about this workout.  


Tomorrow I will complete week 3. I'm so happy. :-)


I hope you guys are still pushing it. Keep up the great work. 

Day 18- Cardio Recovery (462)

Hey Everyone, 


This morning, I woke up feeling EXCELLENT.  For some reason I was excited to do Cardio Recovery today. I guess it's b/c it's less strenuous. But OMG this workout is no joke.  Squat and hold, lunge and hold, pulse... pulse...PULSE.  Have mercy on my legs- Please!!!!! LOL


Overall it was a good workout- I felt every single move I made- and it hurt so good. LOL. Well until tomorrow folks.  Keep digging deep and pushing play. 


Coach BB. 

Day 16 (Plyo) & Day 17 (Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs)- (1537)

Hey Guys, 


Tuesday absolutely sucked for me. I don't know why, but I just couldn't muster up the energy/drive to do my Plyo workout.  I went into my gym/garage- pushed play and started the warm up..... and realized that I was half assing my way thru the entire thing.  So I stopped. 


I decided to occupy my time with doing other things- I went online, I searched for motivation from my fellow friends on FB & Team Beachbody, but for the life of me the motivation was far far away.  So I called my sister... the same one who's supposed to be doing this with me. (side note: my husband is in NYC most of the week so he can't do it w/ me every day) I asked her if she's going to work out when she got home in the evening.  She said "YES".  Now I'm thinking "GREAT"- there's no way I'm going to punk out if I have a partner w/ me.  The evening comes and my sister asks me to go w/ her on some errands.  Against better judgement I went b/c of course at this time it was 7PM and I was already starting to feel sluggish (my body was going into the relaxing zone).  So when we get back- I go straight into the gym (b/c I went out w/ my gym clothes- lol) and pushed play. I yell to my sister... you got 5 minutes woman. LETS GOOOOOOOO (in my best Shaun T voice) and this heffa turns to me and says- "oh no! not tonight- I'm too tired and I gotta wake up extra early for work".  


AAAAAAAAAAGGGGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH


So my motivation flew right out the garage door. SMH.  So I decided that I'm going to do my Plyometrics, PC & Abs the following morning (Wednesday).


Now that I'm well rested and have a new attitude on Wednesday, I push play and smash my Plyo workout. I burned 650 calories.  I tried to keep the momentum going into Pure cardio- but once I got to those damn switch kicks I was near death. LOL. So I stopped. Once again, I'm hoping that my partner will help me over this hump in the evening. Sure enough- history repeats itself and she doesn't want to work out. So now I'm determined not to go to sleep w/o pushing play again. I had all this extra energy out of nowhere and BOOM!!!!!!!! I did Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs burning a total of 887. Woo Hoo. 


Now I would like to talk about Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs for a minute...


Pure Cardio- To me it feels like death in a gift box. LOL. I say this b/c when you start it Shaun T says he's nervous. So if this fit monster is afraid- then I should be freaking terrified.  I don't appreciate those damn switch kicks. I especially don't like level 2 drills. My upper body strength has completely disappeared and  I can barely squeeze out 10 push ups at a time.  But I'll get better..God willing. 


Cardio Abs- even though we do no crunches- this damn workout is a pain in my back (literally). My lower back hurts a lot when doing this video. It feels great in the end, but good God I wish my back didn't hurt so much.  


If you guys have any tips or suggestions PLEASE SEND THEM MY WAY B/C I CAN SURELY USE YOUR ADVISE. 


Have a great day/night. 

Day 15- FIT TEST #2

Hey fellow fitness maniacs!!!!

Yesterday was Day 14 which was a rest day... a much needed rest to prepare for the Fit Test.

Just completed my 2nd Fit test. I didn't look at my previous results b/c I didn't want to have the original number haunting me. So I pushed play and dug extra deep.
The results are in
Switch Kicks: 52-63 (+11) Good Job
Power Jacks: 50-57 (+7)  Nice
Power Knees: 84-118 (+34) Whoa!
Power Jumps: 11-22 (+11) *Smiling*
Globe Jumps: 7-8 (+1) Ok
Suicide Drills: 4-5 (+1) :-( I hate this move with all my soul.
Pushup Jacks: 9-10 (+1) OK- I really need to work on this.
Obliques: 40-40 (+0) Dammit!!!! I couldn't squeeze out 1 more if I tried. LOL

So I just wanted to let everyone know that this wasn't easier. Even though I increase all but 1 of my numbers I still finished this Fit Test feeling extremely tired and burned out.  I did get that burning feeling in my chest again today, but I just kept moving and working hard. I can't believe were up to week 3 already. I'm so excited.  I will be moving if you do.

Please feel free to drop a note or ask any questions if you'd like.  Feel free to subscribe and follow me on my journey. I'm not going to lie...It  get's hard, sometimes I just don't want to do it, but I have to keep thinking of what I want to accomplish. So keep digging and push play folks. Until next time.

Day 11, 12 & 13- Recovery, Cardio P & R, Pure Cardio & Cardio Abs (1113)

Hey Guys, 


Thursday- I completed Day 11- Cardio Recovery. My legs were tight and in pain when I was done. I"m so sorry I forgot to post an update about my workout.  SMH. 


Well today (Saturday) I completed my Friday & Saturday workout.  For some reason, I didn't have the energy, drive or the will to complete a workout.  I was only able to complete the freaking warm up. I asked my sister and husband to be my motivation. They were supposed to come home on Friday night and workout with me.  Unfortunatley, they didn't have the drive to workout either. So I decided to give in. I wasn't going to work out on Friday night. 


Saturday morning I woke up and did Friday & Saturday's workout.  I burned a lot of calories and I had to dig really deep. LOL. I was exhausted but happy when I was done.  The Cardio Abs was really good. My only problem that I have is the pain I get in my lower back. I had to stop frequently to avoid the pain. But all in all it was great.  I loved it.  I'm actually thinking about pushing play again tomorrow (Sunday). Let's see how I feel  in the A.M. 


Keep focused, if you fall off- PLEASE JUMP BACK ON. Don't delay. 


Until next time folks. 

Coach BB

Day 10- Plyometrics Cardio Circuit (744)

Oh goodness. I pushed myself really hard today.  I am super happy to say that today, I completed the entire WARM UP WITHOUT STOPPING.  I also burned the most calories today than I've done in any other workout so far. :-D


I'm so happy that I dug super deep tonight. However, I struggles so freaking hard to do the level 1 drills, ski abs and in & outs.  That is the absolute hardest part of the entire workout. I can't believe that we have to do them 3 freaking times.  When I finish the 1st round I'm ready to cool down and call it a day. Thank goodness for Shaun T b/c he knows exactly when to motivate and push you.  


What's next.......SHAKEOLOGY!!! When you mix it w/ fruits it EXTRA filling. 


I hope everyone is doing well on their fitness journey. Keep up pushing on. 


Coach BB

Day 9- Pure Cardio (548) 2/8/11

Hey Guys!


Sorry for the super late post. Haha. 


Week 2- Day 2.  I really want to let you guys know that I'm going strong with Insanity. I know it's kind of early in the program to say that- but I'm definitely going INSANE.  I feel great. I feel energetic.  I feel so much better than I did before starting Insanity. 


I had my shakeology today and it was great. 


The workout today was hard.  I struggled through it again, but I made it through anyway.  I hope you all are digging deep. 

Day 8- Cardio Power & Resistance (668)

Yeah Baby!


Today I hit Cardio P& R hard today.  Of course it was a killer- but I pushed through it as best as I could.  
Now I made a personal goal that I will try my absolute best to increase the number of calories burned every time I do a work out. 


This week I was unsuccessful, but I tried pretty hard.  Last week I burned 682, this week I burned 668. I guess I got to work harder next time. 


How is your  workouts going?  Keep up the great work. 


Coach BB