Back with a VENGEANCE!

So today was a very frustrating day at work. My boss is toying with a new schedule and it means I have to be up and out of the house a lot earlier than I am used to, which is no small feat with Sassypants inhibiting my getting ready in the morning.  Combine the early wake up call with a long day at the office, and then sitting in Atlanta traffic, only to find out that school is CANCELLED for the next two days due to a potential ice storm... I was already cranky.

Well no school means kids at home, which means I have to feed them. Boo.  So I had to brave the chaos that is a pre-snow in Atlanta grocery store. The place was an absolute zoo.  I made it though, and came home looking forward to seeing the progress on my kitchen and bathrooms, and wouldn't you know it?

THE REFRIGERATOR IS STILL IN THE MIDDLE OF MY LIVING ROOM!!!!! 

I was pissed. Beyond pissed.

Thankfully Cinderella was here to calm me down, as she decided to surprise me and bring Chatterbox over to her house for a Camp Snowed in Cinde week at her house. There she will get to go to the gym, go rock climbing, swimming, play in the snow, you name it, without being trapped at home with construction workers every day while I try to work.  So we made dinner, packed Chatterbox up for the next few days, and finally, moved the fridge out of the way

Thank God! I needed to work out to burn off this frustration from today! My Darling is not feeling well, so I don't get to really talk to him tonight, work sucks, the kids are frustrating, and all I need is some quality time with good old Shaun T.

It felt so amazing to get back into it tonight, I cannot even begin to tell you.

Doesn't that look like the face of someone ecstatic to have just completed the workout?! Sweat and all. :)

As I mentioned yesterday, I decided to just start the entire program over since I barely got into it.  That meant repeating the Fit Test! This is the test that killed me last week.  Tonight? I made it through the entire warm up without having to rest! At all!! Major progress.  

But, what I am most insanely excited about, is the amount of improvement from last week to this week.  I was going to wait to share my results, but I'm too excited. 

The point of the Fit Test is to take 8 exercises, and do each one as many times as you possibly can in 60 seconds.  Sounds easy? Ha. No.

Here are the exercises:

And my results, one week apart:

1. Switch Kicks (one "rep" equals a kick with each leg) : 23/38

2. Power Jacks: 20/34

3. Power Knees: 31/48

4. Power Jumps: 11/17

5. Globe Jumps (one "rep" equals 4 squat jumps, in a circle): 4/6

6. Suicide Jumps: 5/7

7. Push-Up Jacks: 3/8

8: Low Plank Obliques (one "rep" equals one rotation of both sides): 11/21

I am so completely thrilled, but my biggest achievement in my mind is the Push-Up Jack. These are NOT girl pushups. Knees are not involved. These are all out push ups. And I did 8. I can't feel my arms now, but I did 8!!! 

This is my improvement in a WEEK. And that is after taking three days off from the program. The amount of motivation this generates is immeasurable. I think tonight, for the first time, when I once again found myself in a quivering sweaty pile on the floor - but SMILING this time- I really truly believed in myself for the first time.  I feel incredible.

Tomorrow is 'weigh-in' day, and honestly, I don't care what the results are. I'm not expecting anything major, if anything, since I didn't work out all weekend and my diet was less than stellar, but I am getting stronger, and healthier, and that is more important than any number on a scale. 

If you think you can't, you can. If an out of shape, overweight mom of two can do INSANITY, then you can do anything.  I watched an extremely motivational video today that has really spurred me on. I'm sure you've seen it, the disabled veteran that went from not being able to walk unassisted to losing 140 lbs and running in one years time. I've seen it before, but it really spoke to me today.  I had hit a point in my life where I honestly believed I would not be able to walk again without pain in my foot.  Does working out push it? Is it sore? Yes.  But I can do it, and I'm a little stronger each and every day.

No excuses. Get up and do SOMETHING. Right now.