Phase III

I love this! It has kept me motivated. You can't judge by the scale =)

I am in Phase III of the LiveFit program. I have actually completed a week of this phase and I am getting excited because the end is near. Well, I was excited until this morning. What happened you ask. Well today I pulled something in my right thigh. Arrrrrggggg!!!! Why now, why in Phase III? I was doing so well . . .

Let me tell how last week went at least. Well this phase is the fat burning phase, the phase I was most looking forward to. Last week, plyometrics was included, so there was a lot of jumping. I actually, jumped rope. The thing I hated the most, but was getting use to were the 30 sec sprints on the treadmill. Basically, you run 8 miles per hour for 30 seconds, then you get off for 30 seconds and repeat this sequence for 3o minutes. I detest this exercise, I really do. This week is the last week for the sprints, and I believe that my body was getting used to it. Because I could tell a difference from first time on Tuesday, to my third time on Friday. May body was getting acclimated. So today I was really excited about working out . . . That is until I injured myself.

Here's what happened. I was on the leg press machine, and I felt a little something strange in my inner right thigh during my first set. I thought I just needed to loosen up, so I continued as a warm up. Then I started to do jump squats, and that is when I truly felt that something was not right, but I this kept going hoping that it would loosen up. But it never loosened up. So I stopped exercising, because I was beginning to limp. I was so angry. I left the gym, because I wanted to take care of the injury and not further inflame it. So, I have been icing it. I am going to lay off leg exercises until my inner thigh starts to feel better. Instead of running on the treadmill, I am going to walk. I am so bummed; I was so close! I was starting to see a difference in my body.

Luckily, I took a picture of myself the first day of Phase III. I looked and felt good. You can see the photo below. I also weighed myself. I lost the two pounds I gained. And I believe I owe it all to last week. Let's just hope I have the same progress this week.

Now, I have to be even more careful of what I eat.

March 12, 2012

Week 8 and photo updates!

Wow, I am actually in Week # 8. This is the last week of phase three of the LiveFit Challenge. Boy, I have come a long way. I must admit that last week I was a bit discouraged; it was not a good week at all. I weighed myself and realized I gain back the two pounds I lost. Something I don't get. I thought I would have lost more weight by now, especially since I am eating well, and I am a vegetarian. I guess it is the muscle mass that I have gained.

Additionally, I was not able to work out on Friday, last week. I had a conference to attend for a paper I wrote. Before I left for the conference, I called the hotel to see if they had a fitness facility, and I was told it was mostly treadmills.

Imagine my surprise when I saw the fitness facility actually had weights! It did not matter, because I really did not have the time to work out. A big challenge was the food. For breakfast bagels and cinnamon buns were served. I got some tea without sugar. It was quite challenging. I had to eat a granola bar, thst had a good amount of sugar in it, but I had to eat. So, I felt more discouraged. Anyway, the one thing that brought me some joy was the fact that I won first place for the paper competition.

However, as promised I do have updated photos, once again taken in my bathroom =)

So let's do this:

Jan. 18, 2012<---------------------Feb. 16, 2012

March 5, 2012

My strong like bull shot Mar. 5, 2012

I am now starting to see a difference and thank goodness. Because Phase three starts next week. And I will be focusing more on burning fat; however, I will still incorporate the weights. I am looking forward to it. Until next time.