Day 85

   Today was Ripped Conditioning + Abs. My abs felt better today than they have lately, but obviously still burned. I went to the gray band for Ripped Conditioning, so that was a wake up call. It felt to be at least twice as heavy as the blue band that I was on last. It’s hard to believe that glorified rubber bands can cause so much pain. I went back to the blue band for the killer move of 90 seconds of I’s Y’s T’s. Even so, my arms were trembling afterwards.

   Nutrition was good today. Protein with every meal and quite a bit of milk, as usual lately. I have to sing tomorrow, so there will be only water then, so I had to stock up.

   Tomorrow will be Muay Thai. So this is a fairly easy start to the week, but with Plyo and Cardio looming in back to backs at the end of the week, I think I deserve this slow ramp up.

Week 12 Results

142.5 pounds. I was surprised to find that I had lost an additional three pounds this week. As far as I can tell, the only difference was that there was no yoga workout, so it was a full on workout. This puts my total lost weight at 21.5 pounds which is less than I anticipated and may be less than I need. I am still wanting to trim a section of my stomach out and gain more muscle, particularly in my arms and chest.

Day 83

   Today was Cardio + Abs. I sweat a lot. Even the back of my hands were sweating, not glistening. This has to be the toughest of all the workouts. This completes the provided workout program, but falls short of the advertised 90 days.

   Nutrition was really good today. Still craving milk and went through three glasses in the day as well as several bottles of water.

   Since what is provided falls short of the 90 days, I will do one more week of self-imposed workouts. Next week’s line up will be Ripped + Abs, Muay Thai, Buns and Guns + Abs, Plyo, Cross Core Combat?, Cardio + Abs. I combined three abs workouts with upper body, lower body, total body and, as much as I may regret it, cardio.

Day 82

   Sprawl and Brawl today. I must say that all of the workouts are blending together and I feel like I did this workout just a few days ago. It was definitely a tough workout, but good variety.

   Nutrition was okay. I have had pizza a few days in a row which I know is not good, but sometimes it is the easiest thing and the children dictate the decisions a bit.

   Tomorrow is Cardio + Abs. Time to sweat and feel the burn in my chest.

Day 81

   Today was Competition Core. My abs really hurt today. Even so it was a very complete body workout with squats and pushups as well as knee strikes and crunches. As much as I don’t want to, this workout will probably be put into my own final workout week.

   The nutrition went well today. Plenty of protein and variety. I’ve noticed a huge craving for milk and yogurt.

   Tomorrow is Sprawl and Brawl. Lots of up and down work ahead.

Day 80

   Today was the dreaded Plyo. It was actually not that bad. Don’t get me wrong. It was a tough workout, but it was not to be feared as it used to be. I actually found a really good rhythm with the killer move of straight tuck jumps. As I mentioned, my six-year-old son did not want me to do it without him, so I waited until he got home from school. We proceeded to do the workout and he was doing most of the moves just fine. He would get frustrated about any of the moves that were hard on the coordination, such as side lunge-knee strike-back speed skater. After about twenty minutes or so, he gave up on one of those kind of moves and decided not to continue. So I was left by myself doing the workout that I had waited to do with him.

   Nutrition was good today aside from two cherry Pepsis, which are my favorite. I figure if that’s the worst thing going into my body and it does not happen but a handful of times, I’ll be alright.

   Tomorrow is Competition Core. I’m sure there will be lots of crunches and knee strikes to go around if anyone else decides to join in and then drop out.

Day 79

   Buns and Guns + Abs was today. This is a really good workout and one of the shortest. Abs still hurt, but I can definitely feel that I am getting closer to where I want them to be. The last section of Buns and Guns is all focused on the glutes. Ouch. I know I have no butt, so this part is completely foreign to me. Once again, I was able to complete just about all the reps.

   My nutritional intake was good today. Protein with every meal, enough to eat, but not too much. 

   Tomorrow is Plyo. Not fun after the glute workout I just had today, but my son is looking forward to doing it with me. We’ll see how long that lasts.

Day 78

   Oh, sweet Muay Thai. I still love this workout. It is a great way to start the “last week.” I will probably do this in my own personal last week to achieve 90 days. The one leg tuck ins are so tough, but I only took one rep off. Other than that one rep, nothing was dropped from the workout. I stuck with everything and finished strong.

   Nutrition was good today. Protein with every meal including fish for dinner. Vegetables, fruit and two glasses of milk. I did not get my water bottle back yet, but still had a good amount of water.

   Tomorrow is Buns and Guns + Abs. It will be a later workout which usually means a lot of sweat. Watch out floor… I’m coming for you.

Week 11 Results

145.5 pounds. I maintained from last week. I wanted to give you an idea of what my shirt looks like after I sweat through a workout. I also noticed a problem that has been coming for a while. There are 12 weeks of workouts which results in 84 days of workouts instead of the 90 that is repeated throughout the program. I notice this because I am keeping track of the days through the blog. My intention is to develop my own workouts for one more final week to get to a full 90 days.

Day 76

   Today was Sprawl and Brawl. Once again, it was a late workout and that means more sweat. This is a complete body workout with push ups, crunches, striking, squats and burpees. This workout has the variety like Muay Thai, but is intense like Cross Core Combat. I love it, but hate it all at once.

   Today’s nutrition was good although I left my water bottle at a friend’s house, so I need to ensure that I retrieve that or my water intake will decline drastically.

   Next week contains no Yoga, so it will be a full on sprint to the end.