Only two more weeks!
It's been great seeing the scale inch downward the last few weeks. It definitely keeps me motivated to work hard - and keep working!
Monday: Cathe's Afterburn + YWA
It's really tough getting up and doing cardio on Monday mornings - but at least I slept better than most Sunday nights! Afterburn is such a good workout - but the floorwork (push-ups etc) really gets me. I did more standing work in place of it in order to get steps and keep my heart rate up. Push-ups do nothing for my heart rate. Ugh. After work, I chose this YWA because I needed calm after a horrible commute.
Tuesday: Cathe's High Reps + walk
For upper body weights today, I did all the upper body work in High Reps. And boy, was it painful. This workout is named appropriately - Cathe leads you through many, many repetitions of exercises. I had to go down in weights quite frequently. At lunch, I walked at the rec and then did my sit-ups. Traffic and other stuff around the house kept me from getting on to the yoga mat.
Wednesday: Cathe's Rapid Fire Legs and Core + walk + YWA
Leg day! I was a bit scared of legs today. I was tired. But I got into this workout and then just kept going. It was tough but not impossible. Cathe used a lot of reps to really tire out your legs. At lunch, I walked outside to get some fresh air since the day was nice. We've had so much rain, it was lovely to see the sun! After work, this YWA was a great way to relax and stretch.
Thursday: YWA + Cathe's XTrain Core 1
This morning was my last rest day before vacation. Next week, I'll power through until we leave on the weekend. I really wanted to enjoy this morning so I chose to do one of Adriene's videos - of course. This one was lovely - and a good way to start the day. Then, I broke a serious sweat doing Cathe's ab workout. Wowza.
Friday: Cathe's ICE: Metabolic Total Body
Though ICE is Cathe's intermediate series, this workout makes you work. I was sweating and panting. Ha! Cathe uses compound exercises and medium weights to really get your heat pumping in this workout. I enjoy it but it always surprises me with its intensity. I did a lot of walking around campus later in the day, but no other workouts.
Saturday: Cathe's Repping It In Rounds + Nordin's Butt Bible 3
I was dreading today. Butt Bible 3 is 40 minutes torture. But, first, Cathe's workout was alright. It's more of a bootcamp style - cardio move, upper, lower, abs. I didn't love it. I did 20 minutes of it and then moved on to the Butt Bible. Once in this workout, it's easy to focus on the reps and the pain and forget about time. That's little consolation, but it is something. After that, I stretched really well.
Sunday: Cathe's Crossfire + XTrain Core 2
Crossfire may be the only Cathe workout that I actually hate. Ha! It's tough and not at all enjoyable for me. For the circuits that alternated weights and cardio, I did cardio instead of weights, wanting steps. I do so many weights as it is, I get tired of incorporating them into every thing. After that 40 minutes, I did my abs - pure torture - and then stretched. I'm glad this weekend of workouts is done.
Calorie Counts:
Monday - 1197
Tuesday - 1193
Wednesday - 1174
Thursday - 1258
Friday - 1224
Saturday -1197
Sunday - 1208
When I weighted on Sunday, I was done almost two pounds since last weekend. Amazing! It's so good to know that if I work hard and eat a little bit, I can lose weight. Take that, stupid thyroid!
Monday, February 18, 2019
Monday, February 11, 2019
Cathe Metabolic 1 of 2019: Week 6
Three more weeks to go!
I was really happy with the scale late last week - one pound down! This weight is not coming off as fast as I'd like, but I'll take what I can get.
Monday: Cathe's HIIT 40/20 + cardio
Today, I wanted to work off some of my bad eating over the weekend. So, I tuned into a great workout - Cathe's HIIT video. I did all of the 40/20 HIIT - which was harder than I remembered - and still had time to kill. So I put together some of Cathe's new LITE workout Calorie Crush segments. Those were intense and kept my heart rate up! Whew! Finally, after that, a stretch.
Tuesday: Cathe's RWH: Lift It HIIT It Chest, Shoulders, Triceps + walk
I'm doing extra upper body work this week. I'm actually itching to do more upper body strength work so I may make an XTrain rotation for the summer. I lifted as heavy as I could in this workout - and it made me sore!! Nice! At lunch, I walked at the rec center to get some steps - and did some abs. I meant to do a YWA - but traffic threw me a curve ball, doubling my commute time. So, I was too tired and angry for yoga.
Wednesday: Cathe's XTrain: Legs + walk + YWA
Leg day! This is not my favorite workout but I decided to go with it this morning for a change. Some of it really, really hurts - and I like that in a crazy sort of way. At the end of it, my legs were part jelly. At lunch, I walked again - and did some more abs. And after work, YWA! Finally! This one was from TRUE, last year's 30-day yoga journey. It felt good to stretch and flow.
Thursday: YWA + RWH Core 1
I finally got to do the last YWA: Dedicate today! Yay! Yoga is such a lovely way to start the day - and today's flow was especially nice. I added on some leg stretches, since I was feeling yesterday's workout. After work, it was time for some abs. This one got me a bit hot and sweaty - and it's only 10 minutes long.
Friday: Cathe's RWH: Lift It HIIT It Back, Biceps, and Shoulders
My upper body work on Tuesday was very effective - it left me sore for a few days. So, I was actually happy to do more weights - to get the other muscles aching. Ha! This workout is really good and I enjoyed it this morning. My back and biceps worked super hard! Dang! I had to skip just a bit of the shoulder work due to time constraints.
Saturday: Dozois' Peak 10 Cardio Strength + Nordin's Butt Bible 2
This morning was rough - I had gotten very little sleep and was dragging. But I managed 25 minutes of this CS before I had to move on to the very painful Butt Bible. I love Michelle so at least that made the CS go quickly. But my butt was not very happy with Pauline this morning. Level 2 lasts for 30 minutes. Ouch! After that, I made sure to stretch really, really well.
Sunday: Cathe's X10 + RWH Core 2
I did X10 a few weeks ago, so I chose different segments to do this morning - low impact, Hi/Lo, and Fat Burning. X10 is one of Cathe's most advanced cardio workouts. It gets me - really gets me - every time. I used heavier weights than usual for the weighted portions and that kept my heart rate pretty high. Whew! After that 45 minutes, I did the second RWH ab workout. That was is tough! Finally, a stretch.
Calorie Counts:
Monday - 1198
Tuesday - 1185
Wednesday - 1187
Thursday - 1149
Friday - 1346
Saturday - 1206
Sunday - 1210
I'm finally seeing the scale move. I won't get down as far as I want to before the trip, but at least I'm making progress.
I was really happy with the scale late last week - one pound down! This weight is not coming off as fast as I'd like, but I'll take what I can get.
Monday: Cathe's HIIT 40/20 + cardio
Today, I wanted to work off some of my bad eating over the weekend. So, I tuned into a great workout - Cathe's HIIT video. I did all of the 40/20 HIIT - which was harder than I remembered - and still had time to kill. So I put together some of Cathe's new LITE workout Calorie Crush segments. Those were intense and kept my heart rate up! Whew! Finally, after that, a stretch.
Tuesday: Cathe's RWH: Lift It HIIT It Chest, Shoulders, Triceps + walk
I'm doing extra upper body work this week. I'm actually itching to do more upper body strength work so I may make an XTrain rotation for the summer. I lifted as heavy as I could in this workout - and it made me sore!! Nice! At lunch, I walked at the rec center to get some steps - and did some abs. I meant to do a YWA - but traffic threw me a curve ball, doubling my commute time. So, I was too tired and angry for yoga.
Wednesday: Cathe's XTrain: Legs + walk + YWA
Leg day! This is not my favorite workout but I decided to go with it this morning for a change. Some of it really, really hurts - and I like that in a crazy sort of way. At the end of it, my legs were part jelly. At lunch, I walked again - and did some more abs. And after work, YWA! Finally! This one was from TRUE, last year's 30-day yoga journey. It felt good to stretch and flow.
Thursday: YWA + RWH Core 1
I finally got to do the last YWA: Dedicate today! Yay! Yoga is such a lovely way to start the day - and today's flow was especially nice. I added on some leg stretches, since I was feeling yesterday's workout. After work, it was time for some abs. This one got me a bit hot and sweaty - and it's only 10 minutes long.
Friday: Cathe's RWH: Lift It HIIT It Back, Biceps, and Shoulders
My upper body work on Tuesday was very effective - it left me sore for a few days. So, I was actually happy to do more weights - to get the other muscles aching. Ha! This workout is really good and I enjoyed it this morning. My back and biceps worked super hard! Dang! I had to skip just a bit of the shoulder work due to time constraints.
Saturday: Dozois' Peak 10 Cardio Strength + Nordin's Butt Bible 2
This morning was rough - I had gotten very little sleep and was dragging. But I managed 25 minutes of this CS before I had to move on to the very painful Butt Bible. I love Michelle so at least that made the CS go quickly. But my butt was not very happy with Pauline this morning. Level 2 lasts for 30 minutes. Ouch! After that, I made sure to stretch really, really well.
Sunday: Cathe's X10 + RWH Core 2
I did X10 a few weeks ago, so I chose different segments to do this morning - low impact, Hi/Lo, and Fat Burning. X10 is one of Cathe's most advanced cardio workouts. It gets me - really gets me - every time. I used heavier weights than usual for the weighted portions and that kept my heart rate pretty high. Whew! After that 45 minutes, I did the second RWH ab workout. That was is tough! Finally, a stretch.
Calorie Counts:
Monday - 1198
Tuesday - 1185
Wednesday - 1187
Thursday - 1149
Friday - 1346
Saturday - 1206
Sunday - 1210
I'm finally seeing the scale move. I won't get down as far as I want to before the trip, but at least I'm making progress.
Monday, February 4, 2019
Cathe Metabolic 1 of 2019: Week 5
A month until we leave for the cruise. It's getting closer and I have pounds to lose.
Though I've really enjoyed YWA's Dedicate this month, I'll be glad to have the flexibility of doing YWA when I can, instead of every day. My commute - and other factors - have added to my stress lately. And having something else that I have to do does not help.
Monday: Cathe's XTrain: SuperCuts + YWA
I'm switching things up a bit this week, due to a short trip to see my family this weekend. SuperCuts is not my favorite workout but it's different and different is sometimes good. It's definitely metabolic and my heart rate attested to that. Still a day ahead - because of issues later in the week - this YWA was a great way to end a Monday. It was soft and easy and just what my body needed.
Tuesday: Cathe's BodyBlast Series: Legs and Glutes + walk + YWA
This leg workout is no joke. I couldn't do it all, because I don't have enough time in the mornings. But even doing 40 minutes was painful! There are a lot of pulsing moves and then quite a bit of floorwork. Ouch! At lunch, I walked and stretched the legs really well. And after work, ahead still, I did tomorrow's YWA. So, so nice! This one had a really nice flow!
Wednesday: Kelly Coffey-Meyers' 30 Minutes to Fitness: Muscle Definition (#1) + walk
I'm still trying to like KCM's workouts so I decided to give this one a try. It's still not my favorite. I like that she has some non-Cathe moves but I feel like she doens't work all the muscles in a balanced way. So, I went off script a bit in order to get all those muscles worked properly this morning. I also skipped the leg work since my legs have done enough. At lunch, I walked outside. I was so sick of the rec center, I needed a break.
Thursday: REST
I was not feeling well today so I did no exercise. Crazy - but needed.
Friday: Cathe's To the Max
This was a great cardio morning. This is one of my favorite cardio workouts from Cathe. There isn't much dread factor....but then, once you get started, you realize that it's not going to be easy. Ha! I worked hard this morning and got a great workout. No other workouts happened. I still need to do the last YWA: Dedicate...but will wait until I have more time. I don't want to rush through it.
Saturday: Cathe's Cross Train Lower Body Live + Icy Core 1 + Nordin's Butt Bible 1
Today was a full day - and then I had to go out of town for the night. I knew I was going to be eating less healthily so I did a lot to compensate. Cross Train lasted for 45 minutes - and I was tired afterward. But I tuned into Cathe's Icy Core and then Nordin's Butt Bible. Thankfully, the first Butt Bible is shorter, only 20 minutes. But.....ouch!
Sunday: Dozois' Peak Fit Pure Cardio + Icy Core 2
Cardio time. I wanted steady state cardio so I turned to my first love, Michelle Dozois. I love this workout and was happy to do it on a weekend so that I could get through the entire thing. It was fun - and not easy. After that and a stretch, I tuned into Cathe for some abs. Whew! No pain, no gain, right?
Calorie Counts:
Monday - 1195
Tuesday - 1185
Wednesday - 1399
Thursday - 1186
Friday - 1195
Saturday - 1527
Sunday - BAD
I weighed on Saturday morning and was down a pound. Yes! Progress! But then I was bad over the weekend, when celebrating my mom's birthday.
Though I've really enjoyed YWA's Dedicate this month, I'll be glad to have the flexibility of doing YWA when I can, instead of every day. My commute - and other factors - have added to my stress lately. And having something else that I have to do does not help.
Monday: Cathe's XTrain: SuperCuts + YWA
I'm switching things up a bit this week, due to a short trip to see my family this weekend. SuperCuts is not my favorite workout but it's different and different is sometimes good. It's definitely metabolic and my heart rate attested to that. Still a day ahead - because of issues later in the week - this YWA was a great way to end a Monday. It was soft and easy and just what my body needed.
Tuesday: Cathe's BodyBlast Series: Legs and Glutes + walk + YWA
This leg workout is no joke. I couldn't do it all, because I don't have enough time in the mornings. But even doing 40 minutes was painful! There are a lot of pulsing moves and then quite a bit of floorwork. Ouch! At lunch, I walked and stretched the legs really well. And after work, ahead still, I did tomorrow's YWA. So, so nice! This one had a really nice flow!
Wednesday: Kelly Coffey-Meyers' 30 Minutes to Fitness: Muscle Definition (#1) + walk
I'm still trying to like KCM's workouts so I decided to give this one a try. It's still not my favorite. I like that she has some non-Cathe moves but I feel like she doens't work all the muscles in a balanced way. So, I went off script a bit in order to get all those muscles worked properly this morning. I also skipped the leg work since my legs have done enough. At lunch, I walked outside. I was so sick of the rec center, I needed a break.
Thursday: REST
I was not feeling well today so I did no exercise. Crazy - but needed.
Friday: Cathe's To the Max
This was a great cardio morning. This is one of my favorite cardio workouts from Cathe. There isn't much dread factor....but then, once you get started, you realize that it's not going to be easy. Ha! I worked hard this morning and got a great workout. No other workouts happened. I still need to do the last YWA: Dedicate...but will wait until I have more time. I don't want to rush through it.
Saturday: Cathe's Cross Train Lower Body Live + Icy Core 1 + Nordin's Butt Bible 1
Today was a full day - and then I had to go out of town for the night. I knew I was going to be eating less healthily so I did a lot to compensate. Cross Train lasted for 45 minutes - and I was tired afterward. But I tuned into Cathe's Icy Core and then Nordin's Butt Bible. Thankfully, the first Butt Bible is shorter, only 20 minutes. But.....ouch!
Sunday: Dozois' Peak Fit Pure Cardio + Icy Core 2
Cardio time. I wanted steady state cardio so I turned to my first love, Michelle Dozois. I love this workout and was happy to do it on a weekend so that I could get through the entire thing. It was fun - and not easy. After that and a stretch, I tuned into Cathe for some abs. Whew! No pain, no gain, right?
Calorie Counts:
Monday - 1195
Tuesday - 1185
Wednesday - 1399
Thursday - 1186
Friday - 1195
Saturday - 1527
Sunday - BAD
I weighed on Saturday morning and was down a pound. Yes! Progress! But then I was bad over the weekend, when celebrating my mom's birthday.
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