I woke up this morning with back pain so amazing that I had to think to take a step.
I know exactly when it happened- it was in the middle of my second kickboxing class and we were down on the floor doing rowboats. I felt the twinge on the way up and the pop on the way down. Of course at the time, I thought nothing of it, just another "thing" I was going to have to get used to.... I am getting older, right??
Not so much.
Ice, Advil and a day with no workout seems to have me headed in the right direction. I hate that my body doesn't want to keep up with my brain. It loosened up as I jogged a short way with a couple of challengers and it held up during my own testing when I did sit-ups with the group.
My testing is complete, except for the mile~ I'll take care of that tomorrow.
My weight goal is 145 and it's certainly going to take some tightening up but it's doable.
My body comp goal is to drop 5%.
I reached 19.5", so that has plenty of room for improvement
I managed 63 sit-ups in a minute- my goal is 80
I modified my push ups because I'm still doing PT on my right hand, but I got through 73. Not sure what the goal is except to get my hand & wrist back in working condition so I can get back up on my toes.
After make-up testing tonight, we sat in a big circle and talked about food.
Eat clean...carbs and protein and good fats.
Water, water, water!!
If you have a habit, work out of it. A can of soda today, becomes a half next week and then becomes a special occasion thing. Same with pizza, lattes, pasta and chocolate.
But what I tried to get across, to this challenge group, is that you have to live. You have to celebrate birthdays and anniversaries and perfect weeks!! Celebrate them with a treat (not a cheat and certainly not every day). Eat right all day/week long so you're not starving at any time. When you reach your treat time...plan for it and then ENJOY it.
It's much easier to make long-lasting lifestyle changes if you commit to eat right, workout as hard as you can and treat once in a while!
Heck who knows what will fall apart next?? I'm getting old, (not really but I'm sure it made someone feel good), so I have to take care of my body with good clean food, proper ratios and exercise. Lots of water and a treat now and then!!
Put your eating house in order so if you have a day when your body fails you, you have backup plan in the fridge!
Good night!
Kim
Great group of challengers testing in last night, with some impressive mile run times in that wind. Nice work on your own test-in numbers!! See you at workouts this afternoon!
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