Hey friends,
I had a few days off from work, but not from working out. Today's shred kept getting put off all day. I knew I should have done it when I got up this morning but I got caught up in doing other things. I got a bit distracted today from what I had planned on doing, and spent a bit of my day worrying.
What a waste of time that is! I decided to believe Phil. 4:6-7 and stop the worrying for a bit. It doesn't pay well and doesn't burn any calories. After some fun collecting shoeboxes for OCC, I came home and got back into the sweats and sneakers. (Does anyone call them sneakers besides me?)
So I shredded and then climbed into bed. Not the ideal plan, but I am doing this thing. It's only 20 minutes a day. Can't I keep that much of a promise to myself? You bet I can.
Hugs,
Tracey
Day 10- The Shred before bed
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The Shred- Day 9
Hello my friends!
I did my Shred today at 4:45pm ish... In this dvd, Jillian has 2 girls working out with her. One girl, Anita, does a few modified versions of some of the exercises for beginners. The other girl, Natalie, does each exercise at its full intensity, if you're looking to be more challenged.
So far, Anita has been my role model. But today.. I actually found myself following Natalie. So it looks like, even as hard as this is, I am getting stronger. Praise God!
Now if I could just get that scale moving. It's ok. I know the results will come if we just keep doing the right thing. You hear me?
Come on and shred with me. Let's get strong together!
Love ya
Tracey
The 30 Day Shred- Day 8 Are we there yet?
Hi friends!
Well I just did my workout around 7:15 tonight. I have to admit, it is getting a little bit easier. Some of the exercises are still brutal- like the anterior lunges with arm raises just kills me. I am using 5 pound weights, which is more than what Jillian is using, but it's all I have, so I figured I'd deal with it.
About halfway through the workout, I feel like I want to quit. Every time! But after I push through that feeling, I get such a feeling of accomplishment. You know, I realize I don't have that feeling of accomplishment very often. I tend to be a bit self-critical. I hope this workout helps me to savor and enjoy the little successes along the way.
I hope you can learn to celebrate your accomplishments too, however small you think they may be. Big successes are only made possible by the little victories along the way. We're not there yet- but we are on our way!
Hugs!
Tracey
Day 7- Shreddin my life away
Hey there,
So, just to catch you up to date in the drama that is the 30 day shred... because I fell asleep and missed my shredding window on Friday night, I promised I would shred twice on Saturday to make up for it. That's a lot of shredding and a lot of showering too but I did it.
6:30 am yesterday was my make up for my Day 6, and I talked about that yesterday. Day 7 was the 2nd time I shredded yesterday. It was 4:30pm. Kismet, my cat and I, hit the basement, to work it out. She likes to lay there when I'm doing the ab work and try to climb into my hair. It adds a nice extra element of tension to the workout.
I am starting to know all of Jillian's lines on the dvd. " I don't want you phoning this in. If you're gonna work out for only 20 minutes, you gotta push yourself."
As much as I yell at her while I'm doing the workout, I have to admit, I really like her. It's like she knows when I'm about to wimp out and she says just the right thing to get me going again. Level 1 is getting a bit easier for me, but still difficult. I'm thinking maybe 2 more days on level 1 and then I'll kick it up to level 2? What do you think?
Sweaty hugs,
Tracey
30 Day Shred- Day 6 True Confessions
Hi friends,
Well, here it is. True confessions time. Yesterday, was one of those days where everything just ran longer than I planned. You know what that's like? No matter how well you think you planned it all out, it all fell apart, one appointment at a time.
I got a bit stressed during the day as I was late for everything, but God reminded me that there is grace for me. It was everywhere! For each meeting I was late for, for all the traffic I had to navigate from one end of town to another.. grace was everywhere. God covered me.
And then, after Brady's football game, I finally made my way home. I had been gone from 4:15am to 10:45pm. I only meant to sit down on the sofa for a minute. But somehow I drifted off and woke up at 1am.
Ahhhhhhhhhh! I missed the Shred. My first inclination was to be really upset with myself and go to bed beating myself up pretty good for my lack of commitment and failure to do what I said I would do. And then I remembered the lesson of the day before. There is grace for me.
So Day 6 of the Shred.. was an "exercise" in receiving grace. And Day 7- I have already done my shredding at 6:30am this morning and to make up for missing it yesterday, I'll be shredding again this afternoon.
I'm doing this thing. God will help me.
Much grace to you!
Tracey
Shred- Day 5 Are you kidding me?
HI friends,
I don't know how this happened. The day got away from me. I worked, I had some appointments and meetings, I even went to the gym.. And then I got home around 8 and started doing some facebook stuff and then and then and then..
You see where this is going?
I feel asleep on the sofa and woke up at 11:24. A gentle way to wake up...
I put on my tennis shoes, go downstairs, pop in the Jillian dvd in and do my SHRED.
Why? Because I said I would. (I get up for work in less than 3 hours)
Integrity. Fight for it.
love and hugs,
Tracey
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