First of all, thanks for the input below. Keep the questions coming!
Anyway, week 4.
So my foot was back in action fucking up my week. It really didn't get better until yesterday, when it made some sort of giant leap towards recovery. I'm not sure why, as Monday was possibly the WORST foot day since the incident. But there you go.
So, last week.
Monday- I did Tabata. I just took 4 Advil and sucked it up. It hurt like hell afterwards, but during the class, it wasn't bothering me at all. I continue to LOVE LOVE LOVE this class.
A word on group fitness- as someone who is pretty self motivated when it comes to working out, I've never really been that big of a fan of group classes. As I've mentioned before, my gym really has an amazing class selection with some really good instructors. The only other time I've been successful at regularly attending any kind of group fitness class was last year, prior to my wisdom teeth surgery, I got really into kickboxing. The intsructor at Equinox is my fitness idol. The class was REALLY hard- way harder than any other kickboxing class I've ever taken, and made a huge improvement in my condition and endurance. Then, I took a few weeks off because my wisdom tooth surgery really stole my energy for several weeks, and I lost a lot of weight because I wasn't eating very much because eating made my mouth so uncomfortable. And then I had a hard time getting motivated to go back to the class because I lost so much ground.
I'm so glad to be back in it with Tabata, which is certainly more difficult than kickboxing. But I so love it. I really love interval training- it is a lot easier mentally to push yourself when you know that each interval is only 20 seconds, even if it is 20 really effing intense seconds. I cannot recommend interval training classes enough. Find one today! I feel so strong after each class, and so proud of myself for pushing through it. And that I've probably dropped 5-7 lbs since I started doesn't hurt. I've also lost a LOT of inches, especially in my midsection and behind. This also is helped by Pure Barre obviously, but without the calorie expenditure at Tabata, the weight loss would not have happened.
Tuesday- Pure Barre
Wednesday, Thursday, Friday- My foot was KILLING ME and I decided to finally take Waxy's (and everyone else's) advice and take 3 days off.
Saturday- 1 hour of cardio and weight training.
Sunday- Pure Barre. I really, truly love Pure Barre. The class FLIES by, and yet allows me to feel really accomplished at the end. NORMALLY. But not on Sunday. I never realized how much of a difference the instructor makes, but wow. It's huge. The teacher for Sunday's class chose horrible music, which sounds silly. But the beat of the music really assists in keeping count on the reps in the class. Without that beat, it's really hard to stay on track. The music was also just plain irritating- dance mix of Dolly Parton 9 to 5? NO THANKS. Luckily, Pure Barre shows you the instructor's name when you sign up for class, so I will just avoid her from now on. I bought a new member special this month, so I'm going to try to take a few more classes.
This week was also weird in that I have really had NO appetite to speak of. I'm force feeding myself anything that is real food (i.e., not Easter candy, which is all I really want). I didn't eat any vegetables this week, except for a salad that made me feel ill. Not sure what this is about, but I can't help but wonder if my body is just pissed off because I went on a bit of a gluten binge last weekend. Maybe it's just forcing me to clean myself out. Today is the first day since last Monday that I've had any real appetite.
Anyway, that's what is up this week. How'd you do?
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