I'm back... Body By Vi Time!!

Sooooo, I know, why haven't I come back yet? Usually this is where I regal you with excuse after excuse about they why's the wheres and the whats. I should have been back a month ago, but really.... real life just sucks sometimes. I haven't been diligent but I have still been trying, so that's something, right?

I did have complications after the surgery and it sucked! but I'm better, good to go and ready for another 30 day challenge that I shall be starting soon, like in the next few days. 

Today though, I'm going more into what is helping me immensely. Right after my surgery, I was eating like an all ice cream, powerade, frozen yogurt, juice and jello diet.. needless to say I'm sick of most of them... but I ended up putting on everything I worked so hard to lose.
It sucked. I was angry and frustrated... but I went back on them and BAM... lost it... this was when i still couldn't work out, so ahh, Body By Vi is awesome... 

I put a new goal up like a week ago and that was to lose 10 more lbs by May Long weekend and our yearly trip to the Falkland Stampede,  cowboys anyone? 

Well, I went back on the 2 shakes a day this week, started watching my diet more closely than ever and I'm already more than halfway to the goal :) i haven't even started my regular works out yet! So I've decided I'm going for 15 lbs total and excited to get going again... plus some yummy new shake recipes.. awesome! i shall share them tomorrow as I'm sure my little Aussie Hottie will so nicely remind me ;) she really is a hottie and we now have a plan together... hetero life mate and all!

So you've heard me talk about this, what? every post? or at least tag it? Perhaps you didn't see the link on top or just haven't gotten a chance to check it out... so let's break it down! I didn't write the below and wish i could give credit where it's due but i saved it a long time ago so have no idea from where...

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After my car accident this stopped me from ballooning out when I was always inactive.. in fact I lost 30 lbs over a year when I wasn't as diligent as I should have been. my results are so minimal compared to others out there.. and I plan to lose that much in this challenge alone. 

So check it out and get started? what do you have to lose? besides weight of course ;)

Day 28- so close...

I'm just gonna push this out before i catch a quick nap. I planned to do my workout in the wee hours of the morning but realized I can't cuz I am not allowed to eat or drink as of midnight and no water... so not of the good, so i'm gonna take a nap and get a workout in... i actually thought I would be up all day but plans changed and I had coffee before said plans changed and i'm a little wired... yet tired... :(.... makes no sense.. poor Paris is so exhausted...

I am so stocked up on Jello (gross, i hate it) Popsicles, powerade, juice, frozen yogurt and some broth. yeah... I'm ready to go... i actually kind of feel bad that I can't work out for like 2 weeks...

I'm a couple pounds short of my goal..... sigh... but i'm not disappointed in myself. Inches wise i've lost a lot, so i'm sure I lost the fat and gained muscle, i'm okay with that.... and I feel loads better, I really do, so you know what.. I'm a winner :)

fitness test later... stay tuned..

1 Push-up + Burpee + Tuck Jump 4

*High Knees Skip

Switch Lunge 11

*High Knees Skip

Press up with Spider Knee 7

*High Knees Skip

High Knees x 10 + Mountain Climbers x 10 3 serts

*High Knees Skip

Side Burpee & Oblique Abs 3

*High Knees Skip

Push-up + Side Plank Twist + Oblique Drop 5

*High Knees Skip

V Abs Left 14

*High Knees Skip

V Abs Right 14

*High Knees Skip

Hug Knees + Star Jack 10

*High Knees Skip

Single Toe Touch Abs 10

*High Knees Skip

Squat Jump 13

*High Knees Skip

1/2 Burpee + 1 Push-up 7

Day 27- Strength

Ok, so 2 more workouts to do before the surgery and I shall get them done :)
things have just been... a little hectic to say the least, like i'm not even worried about my surgery, it's just no big deal anymore. I've had friends in the hospital with major surgery, a family member having a stroke...

The word I chose today is strength and I'm not only talking about the strength to power through and work out... I mean, yeah the strength I've gotten since I started this I'm proud of, but i'm also talking of the strength one can have in day to day life.

Sometimes my strength is what gets me through the day. THere are days where it's just a struggle to get through and I'm not being dramatic about it, it's just part of the BPD. I think the females in my family are particularly strong and I get it from them. And this blog is for my Mom and Grandma whom I know read this and are 2 of the strongest women i know. And i'm glad I inherited some of that strength. Some days, especially right now, I know, one, maybe both don't feel as if they are but they really truly are. and I love them both very much, even if i don't say it much...
Also to my grandpa, (who was the previous mentioned family member) I love you so much and i'm wishing for your speedy recovery. i wish wish wish I could be coming up there this weekend with mom but with my surgery, I'm not allowed to travel.

But like I said, my surgery doesn't really worry me anymore... it likes... things started happening and I'm like, this is a minor surgery, it's nothing compared to what some family and friends are going through, you know? and I honestly almost got super pissed at someone the other day who's freaking out and threatening self harm.. because of being demodded in some online chat and i'm sitting here thinking... you know, you can't really compare problems between people but i'm thinking, like... it's just a chat. how could you let someone or something have so much power over you that you want to cause self harm... and this is coming from someone who suffers BPD and knows all about dark thoughts and whatnot and I've been low, i've been in a dark place sometimes for no reason but nothing and no one would push me that far and it just... upset me so much cuz i consider them a friend and I sat there and listened to them and felt bad for how they were feeling and what they were going through but later when i needed to talk, when there was things going on in my life... it always got steered back to this issue and it hurt... and yes, I was upset...

But there I go off on a tangent... I guess i just needed to get that out...

When it comes down to it, Life is full of stress, and we all must find some strength to push through and push past it and we all have that strength, you just need to find it.

how do i combat stress? yoga.. plain and simple. hmmm... should get mom onto that asap...

I was gonna have this out yesterday but you know me... i start talking about feelings and it takes me longer to write...

But down to the last couple workouts... yay :)
Lisa-Marie’s 3 Exercises:

1. Push-up & Front Raise 6 7

2. Bag Drag -20 30

3. Commando Push Up & Mountain Climbers 4 sets 4

Seans 3 Exercises:

1. Shoulder Lift & Squat & One Leg Lift using a sandbag 6 6

2. Round the world using a sandbag 8 9

3. Squat & Press using a sandbag 7 7

I have next workout done, i just need to post it, until then...
Peace love and Harmoni

day24- feel it

Basically, i forgot to post this.... sorry!!!!!!!
It''s been a busy week filled with too much crap going on... I'll explain later.
Until then... 3 workouts, 3 more days until my surgery... phew... so i gotta do it, i will do it.

stay strong, keep working it. and i'll post my new one soon..

1. Push-up + Clean & Press & Squat & Press – 7 8 8
2. Plyo-metric Jump & Press Up 6 7 5
3. Plank & Floor touch & Knee Tuck – =12 14 16
4. Reverse Pull Up’s 15 14 17

Day 23- do it

don't worry, I'm still here and committed, just been a little under the weather the past couple days. But I'm still here and still pushing. and i'm one week away...
I'm nervous, I really am. Simple procedure but the fricking dreams... *shudders*

so we have week 4 day 1 the last week of the 30 day challenge.

1 Leg Push-Ups and Jump Over- 10 15 16

Side Straddle Run’s & Burpee’s 8 6 7

Squat and Woodchop – 17 16 16

Plank Jumps 10 14 12

After not doing it for a couple days.. omg what a tough workout, but just when I wanted to quit i powered through so yay!

i've actually been busy too... Yes, under the weather so more sluggish than usual but i worked hard and was left pouring sweat, so yay!!!

Day 20-more yoga

Short and Sweet

This is what helped me this week because my back hurt so much...

here

and this one helped me crack my back lol... enjoy and here we go to the last week

Here


Peace love and Harmoni

Day 19- push

Push it.
Push hard.
Push past the pain.

unless it's really bad pain than you should probably go get it checked... just saying...

Superbowl later... woooo or woooo for whomever enjoys NFL. I'm a CFL girl myself.

So today was the 800 rep challenge >.<

and i did it... in how long? ohhhhhh 13 min and 34 seconds. I thought that was amazing and also hard work... but you don't get anywhere by not doing hard work :)
this is what i got to do today...

Day 5 week 3

25 Push Ups

100 High Knee Skips

25 Knee Tucks (abs)

100 High Knee Skips

25 Squats

100 High Knee Skips

25 Triceps

So one more week to go.... then a few days til my surgery... 1.5 weeks... phew, I can do this... i'm nervous... still with the messed up dreams.
Anyways, enjoy the Superbowl, make great choices,
and I should have a yoga link up. I haven't made anything recipe wise worth mentioning, when I do, i will post a recipe.

Peace Love and Harmoni