Week 1 Day 2 Exercisin'

So I started my morning bright and early with 10 minutes of stretching and then moved on to 20 minutes of focusing on my shoulders, butt and abs. They are awesome mini workouts and, let me just tell you, you know you have some serious issues when you are dripping sweat and you want to do the circuit again. I had to tell myself; "Jenn, snap out of it. You still have another hour and 45 minutes to get done today and if you double up on the butt and abs now you probably won't be able to tackle the bike ride later!!" Lol So I made a compromise with myself that if I got done with the rest of my workouts and still wanted to do the shoulders, butt and abs again then I could. :)

Next I tackled my Overall Isolation's (35 minutes) when I got home from work around 5 this evening. Then I immediately grabbed my oldest son and headed off on my bike ride (30 minutes). It was so much fun to not only ride with him, but to be able to see him work hard at it and then to have the opportunity to give him encouragement when he needed it. I think I will be taking him again soon. So if you lost count, that puts me at an hour and 35 for the day.

After dinner and a board game with the family, I got the kids off to bed with the help of my amazing hubby and I settled in to tackle my Zumba for the day (35). Next up, I am headed to my room to do my last 15 minutes before bed. Grand Total for Day 2: 2 hours and 25 minutes!!! Holy Cow, I not only did the 2 hours I did 25 more, I guess its a good thing I didn't give in to that extra 15 this morning, lol.

The best part is, I honestly was scared that I wouldn't be able to juggle work and the kids and family and the routine. But more than that, I wasn't sure I actually had it in me to do the full routine I had set out for myself, and now I know that I Can Do It! Not only can I do it, I am so full of energy and so upbeat today that my husband kept asking why I was so hyper and in such a good mood. Really, I have a lot going on in my life right now, a lot of stresses that would usually bring me down but the exercise is pumping me full of endorphin's and I am not only in a great mood and full of energy, I am not pushing those stresses off on my family and that is so worth it.

Second best part, while my muscles can definitely tell that they have been used and abused they are not killing me. No, I am not limping or in pain. I am so shocked, I seriously expected to hurt a lot more. Maybe it will be like a car wreck or surgery, when it hurts worse the second day... maybe tomorrow morning I won't be able to get out of bed. I guess we'll see.

Thanks for checkin up on me!

Jenn