- 2nd 12-weeks - D3W6 - Feb 22, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D2W6 - Feb 21, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D1W6 - Feb 20, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D7W5 - Feb 19, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D6W5 - Feb 18, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D5W5 - Feb 17, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D4W5 - Feb 16, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D3W5 - Feb 15, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D2W5 - Feb 14, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D1W5 - Feb 13, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D7W4 - Feb 12, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D6W4 - Feb 11, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D5W4 - Feb 10, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D4W4 - Feb 9, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D3W4 - Feb 8, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D2W4 - Feb 7, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D1W4 - Feb 6, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D7W3 - Feb 5, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D6W3 - Feb 4, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D5W3 - Feb 3, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D4W3 - Feb 2, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D3W3 - Feb 1, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D2W3 - Jan 31, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D1W3 - Jan 30, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D7W2 - Jan 29, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D6W2 - Jan 28, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D5W2 - Jan 27, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D4W2 - Jan 26, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D3W2 - Jan 25, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D2W2 - Jan 24, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D1W2 - Jan 23, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D7W1 - Jan 22, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D6W1 - Jan 21, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D5W1 - Jan 20, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D4W1 - Jan 19, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D3W1 - Jan 18, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D2W1 - Jan 17, 2012
- 2nd 12-weeks - D1W1 - Jan 16, 2012
- 12 week results - Jan 10, 2012
- Day 7 Week 12 - Jan 8, 2012
- Day 6 Week 12 - Jan 7, 2012
- Day 5 Week 12 - Jan 6, 2012
- Day 4 Week 12 - Jan 5, 2012
- Day 3 Week 12 - Jan 4, 2012
- Day 2 Week 12 - Jan 3, 2012
- Day 1 Week 12 - Jan 2, 2012
- Day 7 Week 11 - Jan 1, 2012
- Day 6 Week 11 - Dec 31, 2011
- Day 5 Week 11 - Dec 30, 2011
- Day 4 Week 11 - Dec 29, 2011
- Day 3 Week 11 - Dec 28, 2011
- Day 2 Week 11 - Dec 27, 2011
- Day 1 Week 11 - Dec 26, 2011
- redo - Day 7 Week 10 - Dec 25, 2011
- redo - Day 6 Week 10 - Dec 25, 2011
- redo - Day 5 Week 10 - Dec 24, 2011
- redo - Day 4 Week 10 - Dec 22, 2011
- redo - Day 3 Week 10 - Dec 22, 2011
- redo - Day 2 Week 10 - Dec 20, 2011
- redo - Day 1 Week 10 - Dec 19, 2011
- Day 7 Week 10 - Dec 18, 2011
- Day 6 Week 10 - Dec 17, 2011
- Day 5 Week 10 - Dec 16, 2011
- Day 4 Week 10 - Dec 15, 2011
- Day 3 Week 10 - Dec 14, 2011
- Day 2 Week 10 - Dec 13, 2011
- Days 5-7 Week 9 + Day 1 Week 10 - Dec 12, 2011
- Day 4 Week 9 - Dec 8, 2011
- Day 3 Week 9 - Dec 7, 2011
- Day 2 Week 9 - Dec 6, 2011
- Day 1 Week 9 - Dec 5, 2011
- Day 7 Week 8 - Dec 4, 2011
- Day 6 Week 8 - Dec 3, 2011
- Day 5 Week 8 - Dec 2, 2011
- Day 4 Week 8 - Dec 1, 2011
- Day 3 Week 8 - Nov 30, 2011
- Day 2 Week 8 - Nov 29, 2011
- Day 1 Week 8 - Nov 28, 2011
- redo - Day 7 Week 7 - Nov 27, 2011
- redo - Day 6 Week 7 - Nov 26, 2011
- redo - Day 5 Week 7 - Nov 25, 2011
- redo - Day 4 Week 7 - Nov 24, 2011
- redo - Day 3 Week 7 - Nov 23, 2011
- redo - Day 2 Week 7 - Nov 22, 2011
- redo - Day 1 Week 7 - Nov 21, 2011
- redo - Day 7 Week 6 - Nov 20, 2011
- redo - Day 6 Week 6 - Nov 19, 2011
- redo - Day 5 Week 6 - Nov 18, 2011
- redo - Day 4 Week 6 - Nov 17, 2011
- redo - Day 3 Week 6 - Nov 16, 2011
- redo - Day 2 Week 6 - Nov 15, 2011
- redo - Day 1 Week 6 - Nov 14, 2011
- Day 7 - Week 7 - Nov 13, 2011
- Day 6 - Week 7 - Nov 12, 2011
- Day 5 - Week 7 - Nov 11, 2011
- Day 4 - Week 7 - Nov 10, 2011
- Day 3 - Week 7 - Nov 9, 2011
- Day 2 - Week 7 - Nov 8, 2011
- Day 1 - Week 7 - Nov 7, 2011
- Day 7 - Week 6 - Nov 6, 2011
- Day 6 - Week 6 - Nov 5, 2011
- Day 5 - Week 6 - Nov 4, 2011
- Day 4 - Week 6 - Nov 3, 2011
- Day 3 - Week 6 - Nov 2, 2011
- Day 2 - Week 6 - Nov 1, 2011
- Day 1 - Week 6 - Oct 31, 2011
- Day 7 - Week 5 - Oct 30, 2011
- Day 6 - Week 5 - Oct 29, 2011
- Day 5 - Week 5 - Oct 28, 2011
- Day 4 - Week 5 - Oct 27, 2011
- Day 3 - Week 5 - Oct 26, 2011
- Day 2 - Week 5 - Oct 25, 2011
- Day 1 - Week 5 - Oct 24, 2011
- Day 7 - Week 4 - Oct 23, 2011
- Day 6 - Week 4 - Oct 22, 2011
- Day 5 - Week 4 - Oct 21, 2011
- Day 4 - Week 4 - Oct 20, 2011
- Day 3 - Week 4 - Oct 19, 2011
- Day 2 - Week 4 - Oct 18, 2011
- Day 1 - Week 4 - Oct 17, 2011
- Day 7 - Week 3 - Oct 16, 2011
- Day 6 - Week 3 - Oct 15, 2011
- Day 5 - Week 3 - Oct 14, 2011
- Day 4 - Week 3 - Oct 13, 2011
- Day 3 - Week 3 - Oct 12, 2011
- Day 2 - Week 3 - Oct 11, 2011
- Day 1 - Week 3 - Oct 10, 2011
- Day 7 - Week 2 - Oct 9, 2011
- Day 6 - Week 2 - Oct 8, 2011
- Day 5 - Week 2 - Oct 7, 2011
- Day 4 - Week 2 - Oct 6, 2011
- Day 3 - Week 2 - Oct 5, 2011
- Day 2 - Week 2 - Oct 4, 2011
- Day 1 - Week 2 - Oct 3, 2011
- Day 7 - Week 1 - Oct 2, 2011
- Day 6 - Week 1 - Oct 1, 2011
- Day 5 - Week 1 - Sep 30, 2011
- Day 4 - Week 1 - Sep 29, 2011
- Day 3 - Week 1 - Sep 28, 2011
- Day 2 - Week 1 - Sep 27, 2011
- Day 1 - Week 1 - Sep 26, 2011
- Penny's 12-week journey begins - Sep 26, 2011
2nd 12-weeks - D3W6
Wed, February 22, 2012 – Penny’s Journey Back to Health - 2nd -12-week Extreme Program
6:45 am: Well I feel better than I did last night. Had a good night’s sleep but still feeling tired this morning and my hip is quite tight and bothering me
. I’ll work on it when I get to work. Definitely need to focus on planning my mini-meals and eating healthy. When I’m feeling tired like this I tend to want to eat crap. It’s because being tired is a stress on the body and the stress hormones are flooded…the “junk food” stress hormone cortisol makes us want to eat, well, junk. I WILL NOT be eating junk today!! TAKE THAT CORTISOL…AND THAT…AND THAT AND THAT! I’ll show that darn cortisol a thing or two
Goals for today: same as usual + extra stretching/foam roller for hip. Making the Body Rebuild Program sample on my mid-day break today…chocolate brownies. The goal is to make the brownies and not want to eat them all – LOL. I will also be resting/relaxing during my break today so I can get through the rest of the long day…working until 9:30 pm tonight then back in at 7am tomorrow morning.
I WILL get through this busy time as long as I continue my eating plan and daily exercise/stretching and de-stress breaks!
12:15 pm: At home on my mid-day break. The good news…I had only planned to do 1x through today’s HIIT circuit because I was feeling so so tired this morning. As I was doing the workout I felt energized (plus the sunshine is helping – woohoo) so I decided to go through the circuit a 2nd time…AND IT FELT GREAT!! Glad I forced myself to start the circuit as it really helped
And now the not so good news: let myself get too hungry this morning (busy with clients) and knew I should have eaten a little something before I left the studio to come home (ALWAYS LISTEN TO YOUR INNER VOICE OF WISDOM). So I got home, heated up the egg/egg white veggie scramble from the fridge, added 1/2 avocado and ate it. At the same time I was making the chocolate brownie sample for tonight’s Body Rebuild Program lesson, and the brownies have a small amount of mini-chocolate chips. So you know what comes next…my brain hadn’t registered yet that I had eaten (was very low blood sugar and it takes 10-15 minutes for the brain to get the signal the stomach is full)…I ended up eating a couple handfuls of mini-chocolate chips, maybe 1/4 cup total – UGH! It could have been worse…I forced myself to STEP AWAY FROM THE CHOCOLATE CHIP PACKAGE. I’m just annoyed at myself for not listening to my inner voice saying “eat the hard boiled egg in the work fridge…you’re too hungry”. Anyway, it’s a small blip in the day, I will own it and move forward. Why we must continually test ourselves…if I had that answer I’d be the heroin of the century!! So now I’m back to focusing on the GREAT stuff from this morning, I pushed through my fatigue and had an AWESOME workout – woohoo, double high five, knuckles, BIG hug to me
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