Challenge 2 Day 10- Rockin' Out The Gremlins

After yesterday's workout, I woke up this morning, so sore. I had a hard time even getting up out of bed. I had an internal battle with myself on whether or not to go to the gym. I was so sore, and it was so easy to just tell myself that I was going to make it a free day & rest.

But, I knew that would be a bad idea. That was my gremlin telling me, "Hey Liz, it's okay to take the day off. Doesn't chocolate sound good right now?" My body has been like in the movie Gremlins, the cute cuddly ones- Gizmo. The ones that you want to hug and snuggle, feed it chocolate and just enjoy.

But since, I have worked out, all my cuddlies have had water dumped all over them and now, the distructive ugly gremlins have come out. So, I decided to put on my gym clothes before I took the kids to school- if I didn't, I wasn't going to go to the gym. After dropping my kids off at school, I headed straight for the gym, and started my cardio workout. I got on the elliptical and got my strides up to 140 into 150 for 10 minutes straight. That was tough. I then ran into Renee and told her about my battle this morning & yesterday, she told me "Good job!" and said that it was the highlight of her day.

I then got on the stationary bike, and pushed myself for another 10 minutes, keeping my RPMs at 80 or above. That was the toughest part. On that bike, you can either sit straight up and hold on to the handles, but to really work the quads and engage the abs, you need to sit in the angled position, resting your forearms on the handle bar. Now Renee's tip to know that you are positioned correctly and you are engaging your abs, take you arms behind your back, and you should still be able to hold the angled position as if you were keeping your arms on it. The first time I rode the bike, there was no way I could do it, but slowly and surely I have been able to do it more and more. I always test myself each time I get on the bike.

Now, every time you get out of that position, Renee says, "That is a gremlin trying to do what it wants you to do. Fight them! Keep pushing!" When I first started in on the bike, I had a ton of gremlins. Today, I only had one come out! That was a big accomplishment-- from where I started to today. I am really hoping that the next time I get on there, I don't have any.

Once I was done with my workout, I headed into the locker room and took a shower & got ready for work. While I was getting ready, I looked at my calves & HOLY COW!!!!!! I have definition in my calves. You know that muscle line on the side of your calves, when you flex or when you wear the perfect heels to show that off- I am getting them!!! Sexy legs!!!! Here I come!!! I have these cute red heels (2-in heel w/ a red point) in my closet that I bought a long time ago, that I have kept in the box, wrapped in tissue paper for the day that I can go and buy that sexy black dress & wear those heels with.

Here is my food journal entry for today:

Breakfast- 10:15 am
Yogurt Parfait w/ Craisins & granola
Coffee

Lunch- 1:35 pm
General Tso's Chicken
White Rice
Egg Roll
Water

Afternoon Snack- 4:15 pm
Bowl of Life Cereal
Water

Dinner- 6:45 pm
Leftover Spaghetti w/ Homemade meat sauce
Water

Tomorrow is my insurance presentation that I have to give at the college. A bit nervous, but looking forward to it. After my presentation, I am heading to the gym to do upper body, or the best that I can do with my shoulder. Talk to everyone later!