Cize Challenge Week 5

I have had a rough couple of weeks. I don't share publicly often, but I suffer from severe PMS fatigue for about a week every month. Takes every ounce of energy I have to just make it through a normal day. Working out helps, but sometimes there just isn't that energy there. Add to that some sort of creeping crud/cold/allergy thing going around our house, and somehow I have been very out of it.

That said, week 5 went pretty well. I got in three work outs with Go for it, and two with Livin' in the 8's. That latter is dang hard. Gah!!

Go for it

 

Livin' in the 8's

Cize Challenge Week 4

Week 4 was hard for me. I had just injured myself, and the first time through it got worse. I ended up taking off four days to recover, and by Saturday I was able to make this video. I felt better.

I had another issue though. Getting enough calories became an issue, and I had slightly less than 1000 most days. It is feeing like high school all over again. I am not hungry, and feel guilty for not eating. Week five in this area wasn't much better. This journey is frustrating.

 

Week 2 ad 3 Cize Challenge

So week 2 was an interesting one. I ended up doing four You Got This routines. Then I added in the Jericho McMatthews work out in Beachody on Demand, and some country line dancing with my Wii to round out my workouts. Can I tell you that I loved the Jericho workout? Made me love yoga again. It was a good week. I didn't have any sweets so that is a win!

Week 3 didn't go as well unless you count the fact that I started actually hopping during trips, and then jumping on the other moves. It was exciting! Then I hurt my knee. Again, I got in four of the Full Out workouts. I added in an ab rouitne from Hip Hop Abs and a 20 minute TurboFire workout to round out my week. I ended up doing over 23, 000 steps on Saturday, which is just over 9 miles. Didn't help my knee much. Rest day on Sunday ended up with meeting my step goal, and I thought m kee was better. Wrong. I am now sporting a fantastic knee brace. Go me!

Day 13 Cize Challenge

 

 

Day 13 here, and I am feeling pretty good. By the end of today, I will be 11/12 in workouts, and doing better than I thought I would be in food. I say this as I sit here with a bag of chips to accompany my turkey, spinach, pepper and Havarti sandwich. It is all about the 80/20 rule, and I have been all over that.

 

That said, I am struggling with getting enough calories some days, and not feeling like I am going to fall apart on others. When I would normally turn to sweets, I am standing strong on my Lenten challenge to forgo sweets until Easter. It is super hard. Guess that is why the call it a fast, right?

 

 

February Cize Challenge

Today marks day seven of the Cize challenge group I am in with Shaun T. I have worked out five times, and am so far doing alright with my food intake. This video explains my why for this challenge, which was one of our first assignments.