Day 26

Okay - so I have been really lax about updating the regularly, but I am still plugging away at the project. I supposed that is the more important issue.
I have completed 4 additional workouts
Power 90 Sculpt 1/2
Power 90 Ab Ripper 100
Power 90 Sweat 1/2
Tae Bo 8 minutes
What?? Did you ask if I had alraedy completed Power 90 Sculpt 1/2, Sweat 1/2, Ab Ripper 100? Why how observant of you. Yes, in fact I have.
Panic - - how can you waste time redoing workouts when you still have a ton to get through by mid-Jan??
Well the truth is, I cannot afford to have any missteps and still meet my deadline.
However..........
I actually have 2 separate copies of this workout!
I know unbelievable! I also have 2 copies of Power 90 Sculpt 3/4, Sweat 3/4 & Ab Ripper 200. To follow my self-imposed rules, I must complete each workout I own, even if I have doubles.
So my efforts were not wasted, I simple have not been careful and have purchased the same workout.......
Crazy
26 / 80 32.5%

Day 22

I have not written in awhile, but I have still been making progress on my challenge.
Here is a breakdown of the workouts I have completed.


10 Minute Series
Great Stretch
10
10 Minute Series
Great Buns
10
10 Minute Series
Great Arms
10
Slim in Six
Cardio Express
30
Crunch
Fat Burning Dance Party
42
Turbo Jam
20 Minute workout
20
Turbo Jam
Turbo Sculpt
40
Yoga Booty Ballet
Hip Hop Abs
36

I did not complete as many workouts as I hoped over the Thanksgiving week, but I think I am back on track now!
21/80 = 26%

Day 11

Today I completed 2 workouts. This morning I did Turbo Jam Booty Sculpt. This workout is tough & focuses on lifting w/ lots of sqauts & butt exercises. Like most TJ workouts - I really like this one. I also did seated meditation. I did not enjoy this workout -- I wanted to fall asleep. In fact I may have dozed off. I am not sure that meditation is for me.
I am also concerned b/c we are approaching the season of eating. It is already starting. the next 6 weeks are like a gorge fest. Considering I treat my everyday life as a gorge fest I dont really need this added encouragement..........
On another note - I am really looking forward to going to my parents for Thanksgiving!!
13/78 (16%)

Day 10

Today I completed Tae Bo Basic. It is a VHS workout. Yes I still have VHS workout tapes! I actually really enjoyed this workout & am wondering why I stopped doing it! I am going to start to grade all of my workouts so when I am done, I will know which workouts I liked. I would give this workout a B+
This workout is 30 minutes.
11/78

Day 9

Today I completed 2 short workouts from Slim In Six. I did Slim & 6 pack & Slim & Limber.
The first was 12 minutes & the 2nd was 15. I liked both of them. I also walked ~ 4 miles today w/ friends. I feel pretty good, but this week will be a true test. My mom will support me when I am home & probably do all of the workouts with me. It will just be motivating myself enough to workout when I am in a food coma!
hopefully I can do it!

Day 8

Today I completed my first Turbo Jam workout. Out of all of the workout DVDs that I own, these have definitely been my favorite & most commonly used. Today I completed the basic Learn & Burn which was about 30 minutes. The Learn just reiterated the basic moves & the Burn practiced w/ simple moves. It was a short but effective workout. Turbo Jam (as others) the workout is exactly what you put into it. If you slack off, you don't burn very many calories.

I also walked ~ 3 miles today. I am in a walkers program at work that has a few more weeks left. I had 12 weeks to walk 100 miles. I will be glad when the DVD challenge is the only thing I have to focus on!

Later I went on an all day winery tour of Herman, MO. It was very fun, our tickets allowed us to go to 6 wineries where they gave us food sampling & many wine samples. I bought 3 bottles of local wine! Then this evening I watched 'Bottle Shock' well worth the watch. It was a very fitting movie after my wine tasting day. Today I also learned that it is someone's job to create foods or snacks that pair well with wines. This sounds like a fun potential career change if I only knew the first thing about wine or cooking or pairings!
8 / 75 (10%!)

Day 7

I almost had a nervous breakdown yesterday. I cried at work yesterday & i NEVER do that. I was really stressed out & I am not sure why. I was upset, so I didnt work out yesterday, and I ate everything in sight. I need to work on using alternatives to feel better when I am stressed aside from eating everything. I had this overwhelming feeling about everything I needed to accomplish and thought I could not do any of it.

I did not want to work out today, but I really felt like if I took 2 days off this early in the challenge I would quit altogether. So today I did Slim-In-Six Start it up. It is 25 minutes. For only 25 minutes - it really worked me hard.
So after one week, I have completed 7 workouts, which is great! I am planning which workouts I will take home for Thanksgiving too.
I will have to start to get some tougher workouts in.
Overall, considering what a meltdown I had yesterday, I consider the week a success b/c I am still on the program.