Excercising...a update

Hi everyone, just wanted to post an update on me. Got a terrible cough last Thursday so I took it as a day off for me to rest the body, but I ended up taking 4 days off not happy with that but I am back again. Still have a cough & since I started to do RIU I noticed a pain in the back of my neck, I think it's from the stomach excercise part, I am already tired out by that part that I am struggling to complete it & as stubborn as I am I will do it until it's all over even if my muscles are burning...lol


So today I am going to step back & do SIU for 3 days to kickstart the body again for the 4 days off & work back to RIU...I know it's a step back from where I was but the one thing I learn that you need to listen to your body. Plus, my hubby who does PT everyday (his a soldier) says that even though you are on a program you need to listen to what your body says but always remember to don't quit & drive on...lol

So I am going to continue to push play & reach that bikini body!

Have a great workout everyone!

Excercising...

For those who read this knows that I started working out to Slim in 6 workouts and so far it is going good. I have been off for 4 days due to a cough that I caught and to be honest my body was saying "no workout today," so because I love me I didn't workout for 4 days and to be honest I hated it. All that was on my mind was that I needed to workout. It was like I was an addict to working out!

But, I realize that sometimes want we want is not good for our body and you have to stop and listen. Boy was I glad that I did! I was scared for not working out for the 4 days that my body will become weak again and that I would have to start all over, but it wasn't. I did though start all over the workout series, I workout to the first DVD Start It Up for the first 3 days to get my body all warmed up then move back on to Ramp It Up, where I left off.

So that is the plan and I hope that I keep to it and I know from this experience that even though you take a break or a day off, is when you get back up and keep pushing on. See the goal and you will achieve and with that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

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Excercising Workout 5...

Okay, yesterday was workout 5 for me and I feel strong today. I am not counting down the time before it ends; I am actually working out and enjoying the burn. The biceps and triceps are not burning that bad when I first started. Which is a good thing and I am glad. The thighs are not burning too bad, but I still hate the lunges! It still hurts a little but becoming more manageable. I think I am ready for the next DVDs.


If you don’t know what workouts I am using, it is the Slim in 6 workouts from BeachBody. It claims that you will be tone and fit by the 6 week. So I am doing this workout to see how it goes and if it actually works. If you want to see more go to www.beachbodycoach.com/islandiva

You are supposed to measure yourself before you start, but I didn’t do this. I am not good at measuring, especially myself. So I am basing myself on my clothes and not the scale. Okay, I admit I do weigh myself but I try not to if I can. But, you’re only human and the mind is so curious you will be surprise how much you do weigh yourself. Also, my diet is not that great and I am not following the plan that comes with it. I am just watching what I eat and try; TRY to stay away from the sweets! Which is not that hard once you start working out and you see that your body is feeling good, you really are conscious on what you put in your body? It’s funny how the mind does that to you. When I wasn’t exercising, I would eat the sweets and chips like nothing. Now, I don’t crave it and even though I have a “wanting to eat but not hungry feeling” I don’t go for the junk food. I stop and see if I am really hungry and try to eat something healthy & by the time of the second bite, its goes away. So I guess you will call that emotional eating! LOL Usually drinking a glass of diet soda, water, or water & crystal light helps with that feeling.

So on Monday, I am going to the next DVD “Ramp it Up!” and it is I believe 48 minutes, I think 20 minutes or so longer than the first DVD “Start it Up!” but if I made it this far, might as well feel the burn again. According, to the plan you should do this for 2 weeks, but work out for 6 days each week with a day off. I guess we will see how much I push play! Hmmm, I wonder if my butt will hurt after this workout.

I guess what I am trying to do here is to see what the results will be if you don’t follow their plan and do it your way, I guess we will see and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

Starting to excercise....

Okay, here is something that I added to my list of commitments, EXCERCISING! Yep, you read it right, EXCERCISING! You think that blogging is a big commitment already? It is a big commitment and I am slacking in that department but I know that these two combinations will work well for me.


I started to exercise because we will be going home to GUAM this Christmas because my hubby will be deploying early next year and we wanted to go home and spend time with the family for the holidays and before he leaves. Plus, I want to wear a bathing suit, or at least a bikini top and quick dry shorts and take strolls with my husband on the beach and make every moment memorable for us before he is gone until R&R. Also, I like to get a tan if possible, being station in ALASKA you don’t get much sun only in the summer and that is short.

Anyways, I will be blogging on my exercising adventure and since today I had made the commitment, my exercise plan consists of using the Slim in 6 DVD’s made by Beachbody. I did a pre-workout last week to make my body get use to the pain and I had missed yesterday because of my daughter going to sleep late and then woke up early that not even my body was ready. I was so dragging yesterday that it wasn’t funny. But to be honest, in my mind it kept telling me to push play and workout. It was craving the pain…LOL Well, I know for the fact that today since I worked out, that I feel good about myself and my self esteem is on high. It is amazing how just working out can make a difference in your body and how you think. I was more conscious on when I was eating and I actually stopped when my stomach said stop. It is amazing how your body works and what it tells you.

Well, I will continue to post my feelings and my struggles. Hopefully, it will motivate you to get up and start a exercise program or just blow the dust off those DVDs and lets push play “together” and that is JUST MY 2 CENTS!

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