Hello everyone!
Short post today- Today was SUPPOSED to be my 2nd day of bootcamp, with 25 reps and everything. Sadly, I only got part of it done and I feel bad about it. Where I live, we got hit with a snowstorm, and I ended up having to shovel all of my sidewalks several times, among other things that just got in the way.
I was only able to work my right leg with Tracy and I feel guilty about it. So, what was going to be day 3 I am just going to start over. Then, when I start meta, I start right on a Monday if all goes well. I did, at least, eat properly.
Breakfast- eggs and blackberries
Lunch- Think thin bar (I was really busy)
Snack- celery and hummus (yum!) and a half can of diet coke (bad, I know)
Dinner- Korean pork barbecue (only a little) making little sandwiches out of it with lettuce leaves
So, I am just going to do day 1 over too. I think I could have done more with the cardio also. I am starting to think I am a moderate beginner as opposed to an absolute beginner. So, we'll see!
I hope everyone has a great Saturday!
Friday, January 13, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
Le Boot Camp Day 1!
Hello everyone!!!!!
Today was my first day of boot camp! Today I took it a little slow- I did 20 reps of each move (per Tracy's instructions for every 1st day of new level) and I felt it but I kinda felt like I could have done MORE. Cardio I follow the "absolute beginner" which is 10 minutes today for the next 3 days, and so on. Lately I have been feeling my ankles act up (probably not TAM related but weather related) and I don't want to risk more injury. Also I was never really good at jumping around so I think it's a much better idea to take it slow. My goal during bootcamp is to do a solid 40 minutes or so of jumping and in meta I want to get up to an hour.
As for eating- I did pretty good! Here's what I had.
Breakfast
2 eggs cooked in fat free spray
1 cup of strawberries
Green tea
Lunch
Chicken/broccoli stir fry made with chicken, broccoli, onions, garlic and tamari soy sauce. (Gluten free)
Snack
a tiny amount of mixed walnuts and almonds
An 11 oz plain Vita Coco (coconut water) post workout
Dinner
My leftover stir fry somehow became a disgusting mess between 12-7 pm, so I had to toss it and eat a Creamy Peanut Butter Think Thin Bar. I want to try to eat real food as much as I can but the bars and my shakes are good to have around for emergencies or when I am plain pressed for time. Personally I LOVE the fudge ones but I am trying to get rid of my peanut butters (the creamys are good too but fudge is like the real thing- if I am not careful I could eat the entire box. :)
Tomorrow I am supposed to up my MS reps to 25 and do 10 minutes of cardio again. Looking forward to it! :)
Have a great evening!
Today was my first day of boot camp! Today I took it a little slow- I did 20 reps of each move (per Tracy's instructions for every 1st day of new level) and I felt it but I kinda felt like I could have done MORE. Cardio I follow the "absolute beginner" which is 10 minutes today for the next 3 days, and so on. Lately I have been feeling my ankles act up (probably not TAM related but weather related) and I don't want to risk more injury. Also I was never really good at jumping around so I think it's a much better idea to take it slow. My goal during bootcamp is to do a solid 40 minutes or so of jumping and in meta I want to get up to an hour.
As for eating- I did pretty good! Here's what I had.
Breakfast
2 eggs cooked in fat free spray
1 cup of strawberries
Green tea
Lunch
Chicken/broccoli stir fry made with chicken, broccoli, onions, garlic and tamari soy sauce. (Gluten free)
Snack
a tiny amount of mixed walnuts and almonds
An 11 oz plain Vita Coco (coconut water) post workout
Dinner
My leftover stir fry somehow became a disgusting mess between 12-7 pm, so I had to toss it and eat a Creamy Peanut Butter Think Thin Bar. I want to try to eat real food as much as I can but the bars and my shakes are good to have around for emergencies or when I am plain pressed for time. Personally I LOVE the fudge ones but I am trying to get rid of my peanut butters (the creamys are good too but fudge is like the real thing- if I am not careful I could eat the entire box. :)
Tomorrow I am supposed to up my MS reps to 25 and do 10 minutes of cardio again. Looking forward to it! :)
Have a great evening!
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Sorry for the video delay!!!
Hello everyone!!!
I'm sorry I've been somewhat of an absentee. I have been working on how to use my webcam, how to angle it for best effects, etc. I was having some sound issues but they appear to be fixed now. I am going to re-record my first introductory video, and try to make it pretty for all of you.
I decided I am going to be starting with boot camp and then meta. Most of you know how the program works but in my intro I will be talking about it for those who don't. Please bear with me, this is actually going to be my first video with me talking, ever. I'm pretty nervous to be honest!
I did, however, run into a horrifying wakeup call yesterday. For the past couple years, I have been living in elastic- meaning all my pants and tops are stretchy, loose fitting, etc. I haven't worn jeans or real slacks in a long time. So, out of curiosity, I was wondering what my dress size would be right now based on my measurements. Maybe a size 18-20 I thought. No. Wrong, so very wrong. 24-26. Not inches. SIZE. And plus size in the US starts at a 14! The last time I wore jeans, they were a 16. This really got me emotional. I can't believe I had let myself get so big. I also took some real "before" pictures, as naked as possible- sports bra and little shorts. Looking in the mirror at yourself and looking at photographs are TOTALLY different. In the photos, especially with nothing to cover your "imperfections" really opens your eyes to your problem areas. And yes, I DID cry. Yes, it DID upset me how far gone this has become. UNACCEPTABLE. So, for 2012, my goal is to hit under 200 pounds and hopefully be out of the plus sizes. My first goal is a size 14. If I get smaller than this, great!
Again, I apologize for my short absence but keep posted for videos!!!! Also, if you're interested, I am going to start up my beauty blog again in the near future- check it out at www.obeybeauty.blogspot.com. I already have some posts up!
Have a great evening!!!!
I'm sorry I've been somewhat of an absentee. I have been working on how to use my webcam, how to angle it for best effects, etc. I was having some sound issues but they appear to be fixed now. I am going to re-record my first introductory video, and try to make it pretty for all of you.
I decided I am going to be starting with boot camp and then meta. Most of you know how the program works but in my intro I will be talking about it for those who don't. Please bear with me, this is actually going to be my first video with me talking, ever. I'm pretty nervous to be honest!
I did, however, run into a horrifying wakeup call yesterday. For the past couple years, I have been living in elastic- meaning all my pants and tops are stretchy, loose fitting, etc. I haven't worn jeans or real slacks in a long time. So, out of curiosity, I was wondering what my dress size would be right now based on my measurements. Maybe a size 18-20 I thought. No. Wrong, so very wrong. 24-26. Not inches. SIZE. And plus size in the US starts at a 14! The last time I wore jeans, they were a 16. This really got me emotional. I can't believe I had let myself get so big. I also took some real "before" pictures, as naked as possible- sports bra and little shorts. Looking in the mirror at yourself and looking at photographs are TOTALLY different. In the photos, especially with nothing to cover your "imperfections" really opens your eyes to your problem areas. And yes, I DID cry. Yes, it DID upset me how far gone this has become. UNACCEPTABLE. So, for 2012, my goal is to hit under 200 pounds and hopefully be out of the plus sizes. My first goal is a size 14. If I get smaller than this, great!
Again, I apologize for my short absence but keep posted for videos!!!! Also, if you're interested, I am going to start up my beauty blog again in the near future- check it out at www.obeybeauty.blogspot.com. I already have some posts up!
Have a great evening!!!!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
Vlogs FINALLY COMING!
Hello everyone!
I am finally getting my webcam delivered tomorrow- meaning I will start making vlogs ASAP!
If you haven't already, please subscribe to my youtube channel, teenytinyquest.
That's it for today, I can't wait to start filming!
Have a great day!
I am finally getting my webcam delivered tomorrow- meaning I will start making vlogs ASAP!
If you haven't already, please subscribe to my youtube channel, teenytinyquest.
That's it for today, I can't wait to start filming!
Have a great day!
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Tried Zumba...
Hello everyone!!!!
Well, remember the Zumba DVDs I borrowed? Turns out, I gave it a shot today and I have um... Mixed feelings about it.
It is a fun workout, and fairly low impact. Low impact actually literally means to always have one foot on the ground, it has nothing to do with intensity. However, despite the low impact, the leg movements involve a lot of twisting of my legs which my knees really did not like!
So now I sit here, with sore knee joints, which did NOT happen when I did Tracy dance. Even though that involves jumping all over like a fairy on catnip, I never had knee issues (probably because of the shoes, but I used the SAME shoes on Zumba!).
I guess I will try Zumba again tomorrow, just to see if today was just a fluke or if my knees really aren't into it. If that's the case I will just stick with TAM dancing.
Any Zumba-doing readers- any tips for the knees to not hurt so much? Have any of you experienced this yourself? Tell me about it!
I hope you all had a great day- the weekend is almost here!
Well, remember the Zumba DVDs I borrowed? Turns out, I gave it a shot today and I have um... Mixed feelings about it.
It is a fun workout, and fairly low impact. Low impact actually literally means to always have one foot on the ground, it has nothing to do with intensity. However, despite the low impact, the leg movements involve a lot of twisting of my legs which my knees really did not like!
So now I sit here, with sore knee joints, which did NOT happen when I did Tracy dance. Even though that involves jumping all over like a fairy on catnip, I never had knee issues (probably because of the shoes, but I used the SAME shoes on Zumba!).
I guess I will try Zumba again tomorrow, just to see if today was just a fluke or if my knees really aren't into it. If that's the case I will just stick with TAM dancing.
Any Zumba-doing readers- any tips for the knees to not hurt so much? Have any of you experienced this yourself? Tell me about it!
I hope you all had a great day- the weekend is almost here!
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Hitting a slump
Hello everyone.
I will not be starting my meta until next Monday. Lately I have really been feeling blah about working out. However, I did get up and move today playing Fighters Uncaged.
On the subject of video games, I saw on sale at Best Buy today that they have a Zumba game for the Kinect too.
I am really interested because they even have 20 minute classes and it's made by Zumba Fitness.
Speaking of Zumba Fitness, I am borrowing this set from a friend:
It looks like it pretty much covers all the moves and stuff for a beginner like me. I kind of want to mix it up a little bit, do TA toning work and mix up the dance part a little with something a little less impact. I know some people who did the same and saw good results so I'm hoping for the best.
Have any of you tried Zumba? How was it?
Hope you guys also have a good day!
I will not be starting my meta until next Monday. Lately I have really been feeling blah about working out. However, I did get up and move today playing Fighters Uncaged.
On the subject of video games, I saw on sale at Best Buy today that they have a Zumba game for the Kinect too.
I am really interested because they even have 20 minute classes and it's made by Zumba Fitness.
Speaking of Zumba Fitness, I am borrowing this set from a friend:
It looks like it pretty much covers all the moves and stuff for a beginner like me. I kind of want to mix it up a little bit, do TA toning work and mix up the dance part a little with something a little less impact. I know some people who did the same and saw good results so I'm hoping for the best.
Have any of you tried Zumba? How was it?
Hope you guys also have a good day!
Sunday, January 1, 2012
1/1/12
Hello everyone!!!!
I hope everyone had a fun New Year's Eve! I was less than good dietwise. I ended up having some cheese pizza to ring in the new year.
New Year's Day- Today I just kind of relaxed and didn't do much, and indulged a little again. This time I had some Burger King. (I know, I know.) I took my "before" weight and measurements and was pleasantly surprised when I compared these befores to other befores. It seems I lost a couple inches in the bust and waist. Not bad.
Also I did do SOME physical movement. I did what I will be doing every Sunday- X Stretch from P90X which is an hour long of stretches. And boy did it feel good.
Tomorrow I will start my Abcentric meta along with better eating. :)
Happy New Year!!!
I hope everyone had a fun New Year's Eve! I was less than good dietwise. I ended up having some cheese pizza to ring in the new year.
New Year's Day- Today I just kind of relaxed and didn't do much, and indulged a little again. This time I had some Burger King. (I know, I know.) I took my "before" weight and measurements and was pleasantly surprised when I compared these befores to other befores. It seems I lost a couple inches in the bust and waist. Not bad.
Also I did do SOME physical movement. I did what I will be doing every Sunday- X Stretch from P90X which is an hour long of stretches. And boy did it feel good.
Tomorrow I will start my Abcentric meta along with better eating. :)
Happy New Year!!!
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