Day 21 - Level 3 is CRAZY! Happy All Hallows Eve:)

So I decided to shake things up and try level three for the next ten days and it is ridiculous!  It makes sense considering that it is the highest level, but I don't think that I got as good a workout as I was supposed to because I spent much of the time mastering how to do the moves.  Even with that I was feeling the crazy burn.  I have a friend who loves the burn and sometimes I try to tell myself I also like the burn (it is all about the denial), but I can't fake it with this.  So yeah, level three is a lot harder than I had anticipated and sadly I'm still following Anita (the person she tells beginners to follow - she modifies the moves so that it isn't as hard on your joints or as hard to do).  I say sadly because ideally I'd like to be following Natalie (the pro), but realistically I think that I can only follow Natalie 35% of the time, and even that might be pushing it.  But oh well, I'll still continue to try my best.
I didn't measure myself yesterday because I didn't have enough time.  I'm going to try to do it later today when I wake up.  I'll have to start making a plan for as to how I'm going to continue to exercise.  I really do need to hop back on a treadmill or go outside because the other day when I had to run for the train (I was willing to wait for the next one but it was late and my friend wanted to catch the one that was there) my throat was burning.  You know the burn that lingers for a few minutes later and where you kind of get that taste of blood or iron at the back of your throat.  Sounds really bad, but my friend said the same thing happened to her.  Running with just the clothes on your back and light running shoes is one thing, running with bags and heavy boots is another.  Even so, I don't have nearly as much stamina for that kind of cardio as I would like.  Something to add to my list.

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Happy Halloween!   This used to be one of my favourite holidays.  In a way it still is, but it isn't the same as when you were a kid.  It was so much fun!  Dressing up, getting candy, being up past your bedtime.  Oh and I will forever love how all the stations play Halloween movies and themed shows.  It is great!  I guess tomorrow the Christmas music will start to play and all the stores will be decorated if they aren't already.  Let the madness begin!  On the upside, Halloween candy should be dirt cheap.  I don't plan on going crazy over Halloween candy though.  I have my priorities;)

Day 20 - noticing change

So I did my workout last night and it went well as usual.  There I was collapsed and sweaty on my mat as usual.  One note that I guess I should make was the fact that a friend from work said "I feel like you are shrinking".  So yay!

Ahh I thought that it was day 19, but apparently it is day 20!  Crazy how fast time flies.  Only 10 days left in this experiment, but I am going to continue to workout.  Maybe not every day like today and not necessarily to the Shred video, but I will exercise.  Someone was telling me earlier that exercising can be addictive and I think that I got a taste of that earlier this year, but I definitely wouldn't say that I'm addicted to Jillian's regime.  No way!  Too hard!  Sometimes...most times it feels like I am suffering.  So yeah, after day 30 I'm going to find some other methods as well.  If only I'd suck it up and go for a run outside.  I used to run on the treadmill, but I have maybe a month and a half before the first snow fall.  It would be nice to take advantage of it.

As for measurements....well I will get to that soon.

Day 19 - Not much to report

So today was another day of collapsing on my yoga mat after my workout.  So yay to day 18 being done!  I think that I'm going to start wearing capris.  My pants feel like they have too much fabric when I am working out.   Otherwise there isn't much to report.  I didn't do much today.  No long walks anywhere, just sleep, work and home.  With Halloween coming up on Sunday it is so tempting to go buy tons of candy the day after when it all goes on sale.  We shall see how it goes.

Day 18 - Oh precious sleep, how I love thee

So I am working late this week and on my way home I kept thinking about how it would be nice to be able to go straight to bed from work.  So tempting, but I knew that I still needed to do my workout.  After half an hour of milling about I finally decided to press play.  Sadly, I started to think about how many more days I have left of this shred (12 to go) and, I must be honest, I am pretty excited.  It is more about not having to do this every day....and therefore being able to come home and be lazy and go straight to sleep.  I don't know how many inches or pounds I'll lose or muscle I'll gain but it has been enlightening.  I've been checking other blogs of other people who have done it for some encouragement or to know what to expect and I noticed that a few people said they advise incorporating more cardio.  But all I can think of is that that is more work:(  It is nice in theory but I love sleep.  But I just have to remind myself of how good it will feel to fit into my old clothes and not have to rotate between a few pairs of pants that still fit me or worrying when I go out what I should wear that fits and that looks good.  I have so few options because I refuse, unlike that lady from What Not to Wear advises, to buy new clothing one size bigger.  I just won't buy new pants until I can at least fit into my old ones.  I don't know I just feel like if I bought them, not only would it be incredibly depressing, but it would feel like I was giving in.  It'd be easier for me to accept the fact that I was letting myself go and to me that just isn't an option.