Challenge… Completed.
I know I haven’t posted much lately – but unlike all the
other times I have fallen off posting all the time, I haven’t actually fallen
off the wagon this time! I’ve just been
super busy. Work is crazy busy, plus I
have jury duty all day every Friday – so I’m trying to get 40 hours of work
completed in a 32 hour work-week.
Yesterday was January 30th – which was the last
day of the 30 Day Body Challenge. I will
be the first to admit – and have on Facebook – that I did miss a few days. Not many, but a few. When I looked at the challenge calendar when
I first started – I thought, there is no way in the world I will be able to do
all those things by the end of 30 days.
300 Jumping Jacks? 250
squats?!? A 5 minute Plank?!?! NO.
WAY. IN. HELL.
But – I did it. And I
learned a few things along the way. First
– your fat jiggles just as much as your boobs do when you do jumping
jacks. Like – imagine running a 5K, or
doing a 150 jumping jacks without a sports bra on. THAT’s what it feels like. Halfway through the month, I set a new goal –
to be able to do jumping jacks without my belly hurting. I’ll get there some day.
Second – it’s okay to modify things to get through. Did I literally plank for 5 ENTIRE minutes
without stopping? No – but I broke it
down into 2 sets of 2.5 minutes, with a small rest in-between sets. Same with squats – I didn’t do 250 at once, I
did 2 sets of 125. And that’s OKAY. This time last year, or even 6 months ago, I
would have just quit. Not this
time. No excuses – just do it – however you
have to – just to get it done.
Third – I hate wall-sits just as much now as I did when I was
in high school.
The work has been paying off though. I started back on this little journey on November 18th. Random date – I know. But since that date, I have lost 21.2 pounds. I have gone from 49.3% body fat, to 44.7%. I have lost 20.5 inches. I can feel a difference.
I did take before and after pictures this time. While taking the “after”… I thought this was
stupid. I just don’t see a
difference. And then I put them side by
side, and I can see it. I’m doing
it. And it feels great.
No comments:
Post a Comment