Oww

218.4 (let me explain...)

THURSDAY

First of all. OW. I'm in so much pain. I started that "6 weeks to a bikini" program on Monday and it his kicked my ass. Literally. My ass hurts. Really bad. As do my quads, hamstrings, back, abs, and other parts I do now know the name for. Wow, I'm out of shape.

So Monday was cardio day and as I blogged earlier, I didn't do as well as I thought I should but I got through it and burned over 600 calories (the book wants me to burn at least 500). Tuesday was another story. Tuesday was the first weight training day. It consisted of 10 different exercises, each of which with 3 sets, each set with 15-20 REPS. Yes, that means I was supposed to lift 600 times. Well, I didn't quite make it because a few of the exercises I just couldn't do the full 20 reps. I'm not strong enough yet. But the majority of them I did. My least favorite? Lunges. I HATE LUNGES. Basically I hate most exercises that focus on my lower body. When I do my own "strength training program", whatever that is, I skip the lower body thinking that my running will cover that, and focus on the upper body and arms. Now I have to do all over exercises and it's KILLING me. In a good way, I'm sure, but damn it's tough.

So yesterday, wednesday, I was back to cardio, and although I was already sore, I got through the program again, this time burning over 700 calories over a one hour session. Not bad.

So here's the tough part. Today I'm supposed to lift again. Did I mention OWWW? I'm not sure how this is going to work. I've promised myself that if I can't get through the exercises, I'll hit the treadmill so at least I'll burn some calories, but I just don't know if I can do it. I'm SOO sore today.

So, the weight on the scale. Yes, I haven't been great about food, but I've tracked everything in spark people and considering the amount of calories I'm burning, the scale is way higher than it should be. I blame my abused muscles. I read somewhere that muscles get sore because when you work out you tear the muscle to make it stronger. Then as the muscle heals, it retains water. So that's what I'm telling myself. If not, I'd have to explain why - the week I FINALLY get back to exercising I'm actually UP 2.5 lbs from when I totally slacked off for 2 week. I'm going to give it a week or so and hopefully the scale will balance out and go back down. Of course, lunch at the sushi buffet today didn't help that water retention, I'm sure...