Day 92

Week 12, Day 5 Pilates X done. Pilates has not been my strongest point amongst all these workouts. I don't hate it, but I haven't gotten to where I really enjoy it. I do like the core/ab work and can feel it. I am still so week in my core that I have a real tough time doing this workout, but since we only do it say 6 times total during the 90 days, I don't feel all that bad about how it's been going. I know as I lose more weight and keep working my core, I will get stronger there and be able to enjoy this workout more and more.

Tomorrow is the Eccentric Upper and the very last hard "work" of this program. I will say that Isometrix will be tough for me as balance is still an issue, but other than that all I have in that week without adding on to it is Accelerator. However, I have planned to add cardio on to what I am doing next week. I will be looking over this on Sunday and trying to figure out what would be the best thing to do. It will be interesting to see what kind of hybrid week I can come up with that won't derail me and aid in burning that last bit of fat I can and maybe help shed a couple of more pounds before that day 90 mark.

Tomorrow is also the 5k at Cooper Park. I am ready to get out there and give this running thing a whirl. It's cloudy today and tomorrow, but it's not supposed to rain until later on tomorrow and the 5k is at 8 am. I am sure we will have no issues. The weather has been great here for the most part. Yesterday it was really nice and decided to try the legs out a bit. I got on the road and did 30 minutes of walking. I don't know exactly how far I actually walked, but I will be mapping the route I did yesterday when I get out today and see how far it was. I think it was about 1.5 to 2 miles total. There are a lot of hills around here, so some of the walking on a steep grade at times. I am looking forward to when I can get a bike and get some good miles in.

My knee felt ok during the walk and has felt pretty good today. I only did pilates and my burpees. The burpees are much harder and I did feel my knee a little then, but not really to the point of causing me to not do anything. I am thinking this "strain" is just that and the ligaments have had a slight stretching with that kick because I kicked the leg out without any flexing in the muscles in my leg. I think this would have held my leg better and not caused this to happen. When you get tired this is when you get injured because you get lazy and don't practice good form. You have to always practice good form or you will get injured.

I am feeling quite accomplished for this workout almost being done. I have lost around 50 lbs and while I am still about 65 to 90 lbs from where I want to be, I will continue to get closer. I say 65 to 90 because I set my goal to 235 and if I am at 300 then 65 lbs is the first main goal. My weight when I got married was right at 210 and I am 90 lbs away from that. I would love to be at that weight just once more or for my life, whatever I can do. I do plan to bulk up after I get down to at least my goal weight. The bulk up will be muscle as well, not fat bulking. I would love to 1 time get a really big look and ripped as well. If I can do that once, I might be completely satisfied, or not but at least I would be able to say I have done it. I am not too concerned with being Mr. Olympia or anything like that, but I know with my size, I can handle a bigger weight with low body fat and look like a monster. Just once I would love to see that in the mirror.

Keep crushing your workout and never give up.