Almost one year since I last posted. Sighhhh.
Yes same old song being played.  Reset, restart, renew, revive,reevaluate, reexamine,rededicate,rejuvenate,etc!!!!  Still fighting the fight.  Far from goal.  Farther than a year ago.  Stuff happened.  No excuses. I'm on week 5 of the Kettleworx  program and today was day 9 of the 17 day diet.  Why did I choose a "diet"?  I chose it as a challenge to myself.  I've done this long enough to know what choices are good and not good.  I was just making more that weren't good.  I haven't gotten the book and I may just borrow it to get more background but the net has enough information to get me started.  There are 4 cycles with the first being the most restrictive.  I haven't adhered to it 100%.  Maybe 98%.  It's been hard but yet it's been easier than I thought.  Prepping, planning and being prepared  are the biggest battle for me.  Sticking to 2 servings of fruit a day is another challenge.  Only low sugar fruits are allowed for now and I want this melon so bad!!! I've stuck to chicken, turkey and fish so far.  No starchy veggies.  My salad I picked up from Wendy's had corn on it.  It was the half size so it wasn't much corn.  Honestly I still haven't written out a meal plan.  I do have one that was posted online since I don't have the book.  I haven't followed it to the T because I didn't want what was there.  Here is a food list for cycle one

You can head over to My 17dd blog  to see more on the program.  Like I said before----You gotta start somewhere and right now I'm here.  We'll look at Whole30 later.

Another day of focused eating.  That's what I am calling it.  I think I've done ok for the day.  I still need to have something before calling it a night.  I did a farmer's market haul for fruits and vegetables.  I still need to get some other things and create some kind of 'plan'.   One day at a time.

Yea, yea, yea.  Here we are again.  It's been how long?  8 months!  8 months!  I should have reached goal and been maintaining for awhile but history continues to repeat itself.  I sound like a broken record.  I know what I needed to do and I didn't.  Since November I finished Rush Fit.  Then I tackled Cathe Friedrich's Xtrain for 90 days.  I then did a 30 day version of Xtrain.  Around May I decided to do a different video each day.  Accomplished.  July came and I said I would continue that but add a day of yoga.  That yoga hasn't happened as of today.  So where's the problem if I have been so active?  The problems lies in my relationship with food.  I did a 30 day smoothie challenge in June and the goal was to drop 10 pounds.  Right.  NOT!  I have reached a  fed-up point.  I am not getting healthier or stronger because of the failure to fuel properly!!   Therefore I have decided that even though I don't like "plans" because you have to think and "PLAN"  I know I have to do something.  I await the Primal Blueprint 21 day total body transformation book and some others to see if I can get myself back on track. I just need to make some changes in order to SEE some changes.  It's TIME.

Rush Fit Advanced Week 1 Day 1

Ok last post was October 15th.  I didn't post the last 2 weeks of Rush Fit Intermediate.  I did finish the program.  I did not have any results like I wanted.  I know that my eating remains the biggest issue and is keeping me from progressing.  The advanced program gives a couple of days of doubles so I need to really focus on making sure that I am actually fueling these workouts appropriately.  This is  where I have been weak.  The goal is to get get adequate protein, carbs and healthy fats in an amount that will allow for fat loss.   I ended at 0.8 pounds more than I started with measurements about the same.

Once again the weekend took over!  It was full, it was fun but I was tired.  Friday was RushFit week 6 day 5 full body strength and conditioning-  Tough as usual!!!!
Saturday was supposed to be day 6 stretching for flexibility but it became an unscheduled rest day.  I got up before church yesterday at 5 and got it done.
Today was Week 7 day 1 strength and endurance.  Don't know why but the bodyweight exercises were tough.  The weights weren't really.  Guess I need to buy 12 lb dumbbells :(  Some things 15's are too much.  Still dealing with food intake as usual.  I didn't even bother to weigh this past weekend--Blehhhhh

Lost in time

Somewhere along the way I absolutely forgot I was tracking this journey.  I'm not even sure what made me think about it today but 9 days later I am back.  I am on week 6 and today was day 5.  Abdominal strength and core conditioning was on the schedule.  I don't know how many days have passed since this one was done last but I think my muscles had forgotten about it!  It was ok until that notorious round 5---back bends,Navasana/Sit Thru/ Hindu Push-up/Sit Thru and mountain climbers.  I did manage to get into the back bend position on both sets but did not remain for the entire 30 seconds.  I have been doing some of the New rules of lifting for women stage 1 workout.  I have been extra sore with that added in.  I don't know if it is helping but I hope it isn't hindering.  Practice may make progress and change is slow.

RushFit week 5 day 2

So back to explosive training i.e.  plyometrics.  Whew round 1 starts with jacks and a low shuffle aka (in my book)  JUMP LUNGES!!!  Round 1 sucked.  My body didn't want to do any of those.  Even at 30 secs I felt myself quitting.  I don't know if it was because of the workout I did last night or I didn't fuel with anything before starting this.  I am out of Amino.energy.  I didn't even do the amazing grass so I was running on empty.  I ate some grapes midway the workout.  I am about to do another order.  I think even a cup of coffee would have been better than nothing.  I went to bed early though I don't know if I was asleep.  Was awake for a bit and then finally went to sleep.  Woke up around 4 something and then went back to sleep.  Didn't wake until 6:21.  I got dressed laid around trying to get going.  I should have eaten and made coffee during that time but I didn't.  Started the workout and fizzled.  I finally finished but I am sure it wasn't with as much intensity as last time.  Tomorrow I have the 5 a.m. gym call.  Trying to get my mind right for that.  I haven't been up and out at 5 in FOREVER!!  A promise is a promise.