Week four, days three, four, five.....

Ok so I guess I haven't been good about updating this week! Here's a recap:

Day three: I had another training session with my PT, and we did more stuff on the machines this time. I told her she thoroughly kicked my ass last time, and she said that most people are really sore after the first time, but their bodies adapt pretty quickly and they don't have as much soreness after that. (She was right, and I'm only a little sore now!) I am going to see her again next Wednesday and hopefully make it a weekly thing...she is really great and wants to make sure I see results and is good about keeping me on track and giving me ideas about how to get the results I want :) After my training session I did a half hour of cardio on the treadmill! My nutrition for the day was really good as well, so an A in both areas for Wednesday!!

Day four: THANKSGIVING!! I am not counting this day, eating wise (duh). As far as food went, I did eat what I wanted but smallish portions and no seconds and I didn't feel too stuffed at all! In the morning I went to a special yoga class they offered at the gym and it was awesome, it was kind of a Tai Chi-inspired class with lots of deep bends and stuff, and then some meditation time at the end. After that I tried to do some cardio but my ankle was giving me a hard time so I pretty much walked/ran for a mile. All in all, not too shabby! I'm gonna give my workout an A- for the day.

Day five: Today I did some pilates, my upper body weights, and also some stuff that I had been doing with my trainer to focus on my thighs/butt (all while watching High School Musical 3, which is a surprisingly good workout background). A!! It was a really good workout! Eating wise I did pretty well too, I did eat a little bit of a sandwich at work later in the night because they had provided food for us as it was a busy Black Friday at Big Bowl! I only ate half of a half of a sandwich though. The rest of the day I did really well. So, A-.

So, with my work schedule sort of evening out of late, I have decided to revamp my workout plan a little. Instead of having it set in stone to do running/cardio MWF and weights/pilates T TH S, I am just going to try to do cardio three times a week minimum, weights three times a week, and yoga/pilates three times a week and have some freedom as to when I schedule workouts. That way I can double up on days I have more free time and do weights/cardio or cardio/pilates at the same time. Since Sundays and Mondays are too busy with my work schedule to reliably get any workouts in, and I seem to have lots more time Tuesday-Thursday, I think this works better. And it's good to do multiple things at once anyway. This will also allow a day off if I need some rest or if I have soreness or pain in any area....I have to remember that the time off to heal is just as important as the working out!! This may mean I have to stop the grading because I don't really have an "assignment" some days now for working out...but that's ok since I seem to keep pretty motivated anyway. We'll see.