I did not work out yesterday, either.
I moved - did some cleaning, some light stretching yesterday, more cleaning and mowed the lawn today, but no workout. And the past week has been seriously lax in motivation.
I promised some friends that I would blog a recap of my 100 days, but I feel like so many of you were with me for most of it. It started fairly light - Planet Fitness workouts, walks on the treadmills. I made a short-lived effort at running intervals, but it hurt my knees, so that did not last. Promised myself I would come back to that when I dropped some weight.
Started the Kickstart program, which included the Sunday/Thursday boot camps. Also started attending Wednesday night Pound/SWT classes. The classes were the best part - Wednesday nights were like a weekly party, with lots of sweat and no hangover. I also realized when I thought I was twerking, I was actually just bending my knees a lot. This looks ridiculous, like a toddler trying to dance, and so I practice a little each day. Yeah. I practice twerking in front of a mirror. Stop freaking judging me, SWAN, I don't judge you for not even trying to twerk!
Anyway, the Thursday night boot camps were crossfit-based, and hard. Really hard. And I felt so freaking badass when I completed each one. The Sundays were more cardio based, and a little more fun, but the Thursday ones are the ones I miss. We started the "sugar detox" which led off with a nasty headache, and a lot of meat. I missed grapes. A lot. Got through almost the whole 6 weeks, and dropped some weight. I think I've eaten the whole 6 weeks of sugar this past week.
I started hitting the striking/kickboxing classes on Monday nights once the Kickstart program was over, and I missed the boot camps and started going to crossfit WODs. Something I never thought I would do. The people at the box surprised me by being so freaking accepting and motivating - pushing me to keep working and helping me to scale the workouts so I can do them. The coaches pay attention and make sure you are doing the moves correctly so you don't hurt your self. So I started doing 2 of those a week, 2 striking classes a week, my Pound/SWT 1 night, and then walking and yoga on the other 2 days. It was working really well.
Ooh, I can't skip the yoga - I did 4 weeks of private yoga lessons with this great teacher, Jamie. She pushed me, much harder than I ever push myself in yoga. I've continued to do yoga on my own, and it feels so much better when you are doing things correctly.
And then...quarantine. But between Gabby at SWT Fitness and now www.digitalswt.com and Triple Crown Athletic and their online workouts, and some seriously decent weather, I finished out my 100 days last Saturday with a gorgeous 3 mile walk, appropriately distanced from my friend (not from her dogs, though.) It was a good accomplishment. I felt good about it. Go me!
So I hit my 100 days, which is awesome, but I haven't moved much this week, and hardly at all this weekend. "But Missy, you silly little minx, why on earth would hitting your goal be demotivating?" Well, friends, aside from the crazy, I guess it's because I need a challenge to motivate me. And I thought I'd just push for another 100 days, and I want to keep working each day for my mental health, but I think I need something new. Having to show up at my classes kept me going for sure, but working out at home is definitely a challenge, and not a happy, driving one. I want to push myself more, for sure, because I'm feeling this week of not working hard, and the past two days of being a lazy butt gorging on ice cream (I did eat an apple last night.) I'm feeling a bit more...excited to move...and yesterday I contacted the woman who ran the Thursday night boot camp that hurt so good, and asked her to put together some boot camps for me to start doing and checking in with her, and she agreed. I think that will help. I want to push myself so I can go back to crossfit and striking and be able to keep up.
I need to add food to the mix - anyone have any ideas? I know I gained weight this past week, and probably a good chunk. I'd really like to challenge myself to eat better, but I need a friend.
I am going to close out the weekend with Brooklyn 99 and ferret snuggles. Stay home, stay safe, love you.
Quick recap on those who helped me through my 100 days:
