Week 3 of insanity, booyah!

Day 15: I realize I complain a lot. Today, I ate pizza and bruschetta. Probably not a good idea. But it tasted so good. However that was the only meal I had, because of work.
It seems like everyday is a bad day.  No sleep, too much food, no rest. Exhausted. I was about to leave this till early morning but I thought that was crazy and moved my ass at 11 PM to complete this 30 minute routine! And so I did. I was so close to not doing today's "on time". However, in the measurements, I didn't see any changes at all. Weird thing is my belly reduced by a cm or two and my waist grew. Anyway, the fit test was not much of a difference in the last few. While doing pushups, my shoulders gave out. And I can feel some pain or ache on the front outer part of my underarms - shoulder area.
Note to self: Get enough sleep

Day 16: This is the first time I write something that is result-positive oriented. Today was a good day. Not because of food, as I sure as hell didn't eat well. But I felt I performed much better than the other days. Just when I thought things were getting harder, today took the other route. However, there is a weird stretch pain behind my left ankle, I'm not sure what's causing it. I felt it right after the first stretch exercise. Oh and today I bought whey protein, all natural or so it would seem. The try outs with flavors will begin soon.

Day 17:I could feel my ab areas BURN! This was good because before I started today's workout I took pictures of my belly front and side, and did not like it at all. I'm in week 3 and it feels like I made no progress at all, like the workouts are not working on my body. However, once I felt the burn in Cardio Abs, it felt a bit satisfying. The weird thing is I Was not tired in the first workout (there were 2 today) but I felt like steel, as though my body was really heavy. I still do not heavy upper body strengh because I am still unable to move from low to high plank without falling on my knees.

Day 18: Again, another bad day. I've been having UTI problems for a week now and finally decided to go to a private doctor, and it turns out I had a very bad infection and they took another sample. I'll have to be back in three days. I also went to the dentist in the same hospital and maaaaan, lots of things to do with my teeth. However, because of this exercise, I'm holding out on a procedure until the next two months. Jeez. I went there right after work and I spent around 3 hours. I finally went home, changed and got to the gym. I thought Cardio Recovery wont be a big deal but there is one routine that I can't do at all. It's where you lunge into a squat and hold it for a while, then pulse. Difficult. It made the balance exercises later even more difficult. Sigh.

Day 19: What's sad is I'm back on meds so I don't know how much it may affect my nutrition. I havent tried the protein I bought yet just to be on the side of caution. This has nothing to do with my health but I don't think I put in much effort into the work out today. I think it's because of food. I need to time it 4 hours before I start gymming. I noticed I always do little when I eat around 2.5 - 3 hours before. However, I noted today that jumps are really tough to do no matter how easy and fluid they look.

Day 20: I'm on meds now and I don't know why I felt fatigue today. I had plyometric cardio circuit and almost died after the first set of warm ups, but I managed to complete it ... on my own pace of course. Though today was drowsy and tiring, I did manage to pull in more pushups than usual, which I found weird. This program is just confusing me. When I feel failure at onne routine, I excel in something else.

Day 21: I ate a chicken cheese philly sandwich from Johnny Rockets. That's all I have to say.

Insanity workout; Week 2 done

Day 8: Today morning I felt weird as I flexed my muscles. It felt as if everything was tight and cracked with every flexed move. However I feel fine and I'm still tryin to work on my eating.
Fuck. Workout was crazy. I feel like the workouts become heavier day by day. I really think it's my eating. Once I've settled a better eating pattern, I'll be able to determine whether the heaviness is just a side effect as a result of collected exhaustion, or simply the food in my tummy. There were some routines that were just hell today.

Day 9: I didn't wear any shoes today. I can't make out the difference. I started using my fitness pal so that I finally monitor my calorie intake and perhaps adhere to the 40-40-20 recommended nutrition consumption. This way I can avoid bulking up and perhaps I would lose a few kilos. I still couldn't go through entire routines and I hope it will get better as I start taking more care of myself; if this doesn't help, I don't know what will. I will also start protein shakes as soon as I lay my hands on it.

Day 10: Crazy day today. It's been raining since Sunday so everywhere's a mess. I decided to wear long leggings to cope with the cold but when I got to the gym, the ventilation and Acs were not working. Yup, puddles of sweat all over the place haha. Today felt like any other day. I could keep up the same amount as usual. I did not feel more tired but more flexible and much smaller than before. I still am however looking for the protein bars and perhaps some energy to keep myself active.

Day 11: I wish there was a way I can compare performance to previous exercises because I can't tell how I'm doing but what I can tell is that I don't feel like I can't do it. Today's was only cardio recovery and I sweat like a jug. It was pouring all over the workspace, and probably why one of the gym members left lol. Anyway, the stretching burnt me and killed my knees, this exercise, though I already tired it in week1, made me feel all the fat around my joints.

Day 12: Haha, the sweat all around the workout space is repelling people from entering the room, which is great because I get my privacy. This exercise, I think, is the hardest so far. Pure Cardio is tough but I find it fun. Plyometric is definitely crazy. But what sucks about today is that I didn't eat anything at all, except for a bowl of cereal in the morning. I did not plan to do this but I got caught up in work, and had no time to eat and went straight to the gym. I felt a burn but managed to complete it in my usual pace. I also managed to get some protein bars but I may use shakes soon as the protein bars have the same amount of carbs as well. Not to mention, expensive.

Day 13: PURE CARDIO AND  CARDIO ABS!! I went to a water park today so that kind of kept me in an active mood. However, today was not as bad as I thought it would be. I just needed to find more power somwehere because I can keep going however, it's very tough to lift myself up. I'm proud because I managed to finish an entire ski down count. And Cardio Abs though crazy, actually felt good. Plus I found protein bars that has 16 g however it also gives 16 g of carbs. 

Day 14: Today is a good day. However I need to recover from last night because I overdozed my calorie intake with drinks, it's not like I go out a lot, so sometimes I go overboard.

Going Insane, insanity workout, a diary for the alternative lifestyle: A new turn in my Life

I began this workout called Insanity on Sunday November 10, and I read online that it's a good idea to keep a blog. I did however have a journal anyway to record every day's workout, and I decided to post them online on a weekly basis. It's a "If I don't get to post the whole thing everyday, THEY'LL KNOW" sort of thing. So something like a boost. Eh. We'll see how far I get.

Day 1: Horrible pain. I actually started at 3 AM on Day 2 but I'm considering it Day 1. I had horrible cramps but it subsided before I started. I sweat like crazy. I had to stop midway and grab some water. My head hurts a bit. My shirt is soaked. I wasn't wearing soaks and shoes, I was doing it in one of the rooms at home. My head hurts ugh. It's emotional. It makes you feel like shit but also motivates you to break through. Thinking of results of the last day. I WANT this.

Day 2: I enjoyed the exercises today. I couldn't keep up AT ALL. I was shocked. At some point, I felt like I was going to be sick. It's like the saying "you are what you eat" took a literal turn. I sweat a lot, and switched on the AC, and I still sweat, which is could; just means it wasn't just hot. I did today at home again at Day 3 around 2 AM. I'm hoping to get the next day earlier on, at the gym preferably. Need to lift some weights. I also noticed that I gained 2 kilos since I first started gym-ing, which is like in Septemeber. It's alright, I bought some goodies to watch what I eat. Two more months!

Day 3: Today, only finished with Day 2 and I woke up with the worst case of body coordination. Everything hurt. My calfs, my feet, my back, my wrists, my hands, my neck, everything. I felt it all day. Though I still ate what I usually eat, with some sort of moderation, I felt like I should cut down just a bit. Not a lot, since I don't want to create a huge shift in balance once I go back to regular training after this program. It's all about creating a consistent pattern - lifelong. Though it's only Day 3 workout, it already feels like it will get easier. I did skip on some routines just because I can't move my body at all. But it feels like it would get better.

Day 4: Today feels much better than yesterday. Maybe it's just my body getting used to it. However, I had the weirdest change in my weight, it kept going up and down. I decided to stop checking my weight and just wait it out till the fit test day. So I went to the gym and used their work out space. It's pretty cool, very free and wide. Today's exercise was cardio recovery. Lots of breathing space but it wore out my legs that I couldn't do any of the one leg stand poses for more than a second. I was all shaky. That is all.

Day 5: I woke up pretty late today, around 1 pm. I thought yesterday's workout was not bad but my body felt like an out of date machine. I could feel aches everywhere. They weren't cramps. They were aches. Todays pure cardio exercise was not as scary as I thought it would be but there were "several" routines that I just couldn't get past the second count. Sweat sweat sweat ... perhaps mixed with a bit of tears. No, just sweat.

Day 6: I slept early yesterday, before 1 AM, in attempts to wake up early today. I did wake up at 7 and again at 9. But I just couldn't get out of bed. It's very tiring, I feel heavy. I managed to get up at around 12. I felt ashamed. However, I was very anxious to get back to working out again. I could feel my body itching to work out. To my surprise, when I did begin the routine "Plyometric Cardio Circuit", which is the same as Day 2, halfway through I found myself doubting my ability to finish this program. I just felt so tired. Tired and heavy. But I tried pushing myself. Though I couldn't finish some routines completely, I tired pulling in a couple of counts. I finished through today and tomorrow's break which I guess is good. Let's hope Day 8, a new week, is a better week.

Day 7: Rest day felt great. Didn't have much aches. Or maybe I do but I had a wonderful time on rest day.