Well into Week 1 of Twelve Weeks

I'm well into week 1, at this rate I will be in swimsuit shape by winter! (Actually my 12 weeks is over on October 16).

 

The Day 1 routine (upper body) wasn't too bad, I completed all of the exercises in the realjock.com plan, but I was able to use light weight. I immediately felt more energy during the workout and the next morning, even though I was just a little sore. 

 

Day 2 (lower body) was rough because I didn't stick to the nutrition plan throughout the day and therefore I didn't have much energy. I couldn't lighten my own body weight either for doing the squats, lunges, and  jumping squats (I do those in the privacy of an empty aerobics room so people won't give me the WTF look). From lack of nutrition and from being out of shape I got a cramp in my hamstring and couldn't complete all the exercises. Better safe than sorry!

 

Here's an article about muscle cramps:

http://www.medicinenet.com/muscle_cramps/page2.htm

 

Apparently I didn't have enough Potassium, Calcium, and Magnesium throughout the day. I was covered with the magnesium because I had guacamole salad from Chipotle at lunch. The romaine lettuce had some magnesium, but I definitely haven't had any calcium in milk or yogurt in a long time. Gotta stick to that nutrition plan on the realjock.com website.

Fresh start to my 12-week fitness program

Today, I am starting Day 1, week 1 of my 12-week fitness program. I'm actually psyching myself up by looking forward to my first day back in the gym. I anticipate doing all of the sets of the exercises, with really light weight.

Back in the Game

Trainwreck of Motivation
I made it to week 8 of the 12-week realjock.com program, almost three-fourths done, and then I bought a house and it all went to hell. I was punishing myself for being lazy about repairing our houses (now two houses total) by not letting myself go anywhere, even to the gym. I started receiving discouraging words from those closest to me and before you knew it, I lost all motivation.

Well now it's time to pick myself up again start anew. I'm gonna start back to the gym with some light treadmill today, and start back on week 1 of the workout. So before I can overcome my obstacles, first I need to identify them:

Motivational Article
My key motivation this week is this article about the Twilight star beefing up. This guy really beefed up in a short amount of time. So if he can put on 30 lbs of muscle, then so can I:
Taylor Lautner Reveals Secrets To Ripped 'New Moon' Body











Challenges:
I'm facing the challenges of:
* Getting enough sleep
* Getting to work early so I can get home and the gym in the evening,
* Taking care of errands and house repairs,
* Getting enough nutrition with a non-functioning kitchen.

Preparation for Week 1
Today I have to take care of some long-neglected errands so that I can stay focussed on my routine next week.
Today I commit to:
* Getting new tires and oil change
* Getting to the gym for a light workout
* Washing and folding laundry
* Organizing the junk dump which is my entire house right now.

Rewards
Tomorrow I will reward myself with either a bike ride or a scenic hike.

Tomorrow's plan
Must go to the grocery store and plan out my meals for the month.

Week one day one here I come!
I remember all the compliments that I received 6 weeks into the program when I went out for the first time in a long time. My friends immediately noticed my results and complimented me on beefing up. Well, it shouldn't take too long to get there again.