karita broke the cycle

YAY! I finally dragged myself back to the gym! It's been about 3 weeks since the rigor mortis arm debacle and I have to admit, I have been a little chicken girl! Something about not being able to MOVE YOUR ARMS for a week was probably the cause for my reluctance! After a few days of Bobby's conjoling and a few more days of his frustrated threats, I made sure to pack my gym bag and start back on my journey to the land of skinny, (again).
Here's my WOD: Row 1000m for time, (5:27 m) then 3 rounds of back extensions and these hanging situp things. I never thought I'd say this, but sit ups are actually not a dread for me anymore... I can bust through that pain and just get 'em done without feeling like I'm gonna die! And the added benefit of hanging upside down, well, really just at an incline, was kinda fun! Shhhhh, don't tell anybody that, though! Also never thought I'd see the day when I thought "just situps" was an easy workout. Man, has my world changed. Bobby informed me on the way to the gym last night that we need to start working on our "O lifts," which in layman's terms means Olympic style weight lifting... Now, that kinda scared me! However, if I can make it through 40 chin ups and then the resulting temporary arm lossage, I should be able to learn how to lift a daggone bar with weight on it!

PS... So far so good on sticking to the ZONE plan! Most days are right on track!

Home Gym Complete - Check!

So dad got the garage cleaned out on his vacation last week so I actually have a REAL gym! I came home on Thursday to that surprise. I worked out Friday morning before work and I'm getting ready to go work out now. I figure my best time to work out is going to be when I get home for work since I don't have to pick up Deagan from daycare for another 2 hours. So, I better get a move on...

I guess I better got weigh myself before I start so I know what my starting point is. Anyway, hope you're still doing good on the Zone Karita! I'm on my first official day of carb and calorie cutting and protien consuming.

I'll post some pics of my home gym when my camera battery recharges.

karita is in the ZONE!

Yesterday completed my very first fully Zoned day! Yay for sticking to a plan! :) From my cottage cheese and fruit in the a.m. to the turkey burger for lunch and the baked chicken and steamed green beans for dinner, everything that touched these lips was Zone approved! I even took all my vitamins, am and pm... that in itself can sometimes be a feat for me!

Now I'm working on day 2. So far, so good... Scrambled egg whites and turkey bacon for bfast and another turkey burger for lunch. Someone is heading in the right direction! Yippee! Go me!

I plan on working out tonight... video to follow, I promise!

Liz, girl... where ya at?