Today was the beginning of the “Recovery Week.” And, when you think of recovery, your mind probably goes to something serene and calming, something involving stretching and possibly even yoga. Well, as soon as I found out that I actually had a recovery week in between the two four-week sections of Insanity, I was dreading it! In my mind, recovery means taking it easy in order for your body to heal or “get used to” something, much like coming out of a surgery. I figured this week would be one of those easy-peezy workouts and I wasn’t likely to lose much, if any, weight.
Boy, was I wrong! In all of the workouts I do in Insanity, I sweat a lot! Today’s workout was even sweatier!! You start out “Jumping Rope,” which is actually a good ab workout. Then, it goes to Heismans and Jump Squats and before you know it, your muscles are burning and you have already built up a nice glaze on your face. The first four minutes is a combination of different moves that literally had me on the floor begging Shaun T to slow down or stop. (Lol!) the second section is the stretch, the third, more combinations of moves that I’ve already seen the last four weeks. This workout is everything from Squats to Jumping Jacks, from Push-Ups to Jabs, from High Knees to Mummy Kicks and the worst of anything I’ve ever done: ARM CIRCLES!! (I’ve very much disliked these since P90X!) Only, Shaun T takes them a step farther!
These aren’t just ordinary arm circles like the ones that Tony Horton made us do in P90X. By the end of the program, I was actually able to do arm circles for a considerable amount of time without feeling all “noodly.” Shaun T makes us Plie while doing arm circles! And, that’s not it! We get in Plie position and flap our wings…I mean, arms, like birds for 30 seconds. (Ouch!) Then, he tells us to keep our arms straight and move them in front of our face for another 30 seconds. (Kind of like we are straight-armed clapping.) The next 30 seconds consists of putting our arms straight up and then taking them out like we are flying over and over. And, the last minute is arm circles, 30 seconds backward and 30 seconds frontward. (By this time, your arms are limp noodles and you are literally telling Shaun T to stop!!)
Today was a great day though. I am so happy to find out that Recovery Week is actually going to be a challenge!! I want to lose weight this week and if possible, I want to be able to see a “16” in front of my weight.
By the way!! Today was Weigh Day!! I was happy to get out of bed this morning because I knew that I’d done well this last past week. I’d done what I said I was going to do! (I said “no” to bad food temptations!) I went into the bathroom, did my business and then stepped on the scale. DRUM ROLL PLEASE: 172.6!!! I have never seen this number before!!! I was so excited that I had to update my Facebook status as soon as I saw it!! I am 2.7 pounds away from being in the 160’s and I could not be happier!! I’m hoping that with this intense “Recovery Week,” I’ll be able to get my weight down enough to see that.
(From last week, this is a 4.4 pound loss. If you remember, last week was a bad week and I saw 177 again. I am very thankful that a renewed mind and a serious attitude about my food intake allowed me to see the 172.)
Signing Out,
It’s Possible!!
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