This post was first seen on FIT4MOM Front Range’s blog and is my 5th out of 8 posts documenting the journey to get my body back via the Body Back program with FIT4MOM Front Range. My experience is unique, because in addition to being a participant in the program, I’m also the instructor! It’s pretty awesome.
BODY BACK WEEK 5
WEIGHT:
At Assessments: 157.6 lbs
At the beginning of Week 5: 153 lbs
Total weight change: -4.6 lbs
OK, so you might have noticed that I didn’t lose any weight this week. Pshhht. That’s ok. Onward and upward!
This week I felt like a bat out of hell (odd saying, right?) Least to say, it was fun-packed! Here’s what it looked like:
- Dentist visit
- Swim lessons
- MOPS
- Moms and Muffins at Cora’s preschool (ok, so I ate a 1/3 of that huge muffin as to not be rude) 😉
- Business meetings, webinars, and phone calls
- Hair appt (after 4 months too many)
- Eyebrow wax (now I can refrain from wearing sunglasses everywhere I go)
- 3 Body Back classes
- 1 mid-week run with the 5k group
- 3 workouts on my own (see, I said I’d up my game!)
- Pre-run warm-up for The Bliss Run 5k
- A drive to and from Denver for the Mother’s Day 5k race with many very strong 5k mamas and dads
- Plus all of that normal stuff like taking care of the household, preschool, day-to-day work, etc.
FITNESS:
YEAH GIRL! <— that’s what I say to myself to stay motivated. Kind of annoying, but it works! I not only had a high-frequency of workouts, but I went on my longest run since baby and I rocked it!
MONDAY: Rest day
TUESDAY: Body Back class – I was able to get in about 90% of the workout
WEDNESDAY: 2-mile run with my 5k group, 50x through the Cry to Mama workout!
THURSDAY: I got in 5 miles today – alone and fairly speedy!
FRIDAY: 20% of a Body Back HIIT workout with the ladies
SATURDAY: Did the pre-run workout at The Bliss Run
https://youtu.be/FcUhZbXuTOw
SUNDAY: Snowy (on the ground, not on us) Mother’s Day 5k race with a bunch of FIT4MOM Front Range moms and dads + 85% of a Body Back HIIT workout with the ladies.
Although this was probably the slowest recorded 5k I’ve ever done, I surprisingly felt awesome about it! Why? Because I PUSHED IT! I worked hard, and I had nothing left to give (except for jogging back and supporting all of my fellow racers!) Putting in full effort is all you can expect of yourself.
Here’s me after the race helping one of our mamas run her baby in! It was the sweetest moment of the day for me. 🙂
NUTRITION:
The biggest thing I need to work on is my water intake! Come on, now. I get so close, yet I just don’t hit the 64oz mark. In fact, since I’m nursing I should actually exceed 64oz. That will be my goal in Week 6.
My Meals:
Nutrition and fitness habits will always be a constant ebb and flow. It’s a constant work in progress, and that’s ok. The best piece of advice I give the members in Body Back that I also tell myself is to just move forward from here: onward and upward.
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