Heading into week 45 slowly, now that I've been cleared to work out.
I called my doctor's office just to make sure it would be ok to start slowly. I don't go for another appointment until the beginning of May, which is next week.
That is blowing my mind.
ANYWAY.
I started out with 30 minutes of legs and lower body.
I wanted to make sure I started out slowly, so I either did bodyweight movements or used my 8lb dumbbells.
It felt so good to get a good sweat in.
I can't say exactly that I've gained any real weight. I've fluctuated between 110 - 114 for a couple of months now, so I guess I'll call it a "win" that I didn't gain any REAL weight while taking 3 weeks off for recovery.
I'm amped to be back to my early morning workouts! I missed those quiet mornings and my getting ready routine in the morning.
I'm going to take it easy and do a rest day in between workout days. I'm sure I'll be suffering from DOMS tomorrow anyway!
I have 10 weeks before vacation, so it's time to stop snacking, watch what I eat, seriously, and get rid of the excess water and pooch I have in my mid-section. Time to tighten it up!
I've been texting with my friends about vacation and we're all getting so excited. We're just about at 65 days!
I'm heading into week 46 still very slowly. I worked out last week, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. I am really listening to my body and making sure I'm not pushing myself.
I'm starting with lighter weights and I actually tried adding in a quick 10-minute low-impact cardio circuit at the end of weight training.
I may have overdone it just a tad, with increasing my heart rate and getting in a good sweat a couple days in a row. So I'm going to go back to resting in between workout days.
But let me tell you, feeling the burn felt SO GOOD. Feeling sore afterwards felt amazing.
And what it does for my mood - just all the goodness! It sets me up for a good day.
59 days until vacation :)
As of this writing I'm a day shy of 48 weeks!
I've continued to work my way up and slowly get back into things. I was resting every other day, to make sure I wasn't straining myself too much and overdoing it.
As of the last week and a half, I've picked up my pace and will do 2-3 days in a row before taking a rest day. I just completed 4 days in a row and am taking a rest day today.
I'm still hovering between 112-114lbs, which is great.
We are now at 44 day before vacation so I'm hoping to maybe lose a couple more pounds and keep lifting heavier.
I need to be more conscious of my food intake and nutrition as well. I think once we hit 30 days out, I'll really be trying to focus.
Here are a few recent pics, just for fun!
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| Finally getting some hot sun over round these parts. I busted out the sunscreen too. |
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| Family hike |
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| Client lunch on a gorgeous Friday. It had been quite some time. This was also the second day in a ROW that I saw people in real life and wore pants. It was a big week for me. |
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| This was me dropping my kids off at my mom's house after solo-parenting for 10 days. Steve worked before and after his 4-wheeling trip, so it was a long 10 days. #byekids |
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