Ready for more

Just woke up from a nap...still in that semi-awake phase where I'm pretty sure I could sleep another hour if I had a horizontal surface and a blanket.  That nap was amazing, and much needed.  Today, I am tired.  I got to bed slightly later last night, and 4:30 came early.  The second I stepped out of bed my quads were cursing me.  I am extremely sore today, and sort of thankful I didn't have to teach ZUMBA this morning.  My salsa moves would have looked like the elderly-woman version....

I only had cardio today so I walked for 40 minutes on an incline.  People magazine kept me occupied, and I was able to catch up on the latest gossip.  That stuff may be trash, but the truth is we all love reading it...if only for the brief moment of satisfaction we receive from thinking that we are "normal".  Yes, it is a little sick, and yet we are all guilty.  I stayed at my normal pace, although it was more of a struggle today since my legs were so sore. 

My energy was much better yesterday with a few nutritional changes I made to my diet.  Since I'm so used to being tired everyday by mid-afternoon, I can pretty much feel any increase in energy.  So not wanting to bang my head against the wall at 4pm is truly awesome.  I miss those days in high school when I could just go and go with no problem.  Oh to be 16 again.  HA,...I sound like I'm 60 and just offended all of you who have about 20 years on me.

Well, big day tomorrow...BACK!  Ready for it.  Its so funny to me that after I get done working out and beating myself up, I am completely spent, a little pissed off, and so glad its over.  Then the next day, still sore, I come back for more...excitedly ready for more.  Its like an abusive relationship that I secretly enjoy and keep coming back to....now there's something for my shrink to analyze...

Do a Dozen

Despite having a few extra hours to sleep in and take care of a few things around the house yesterday morning, I was ready to get back into my normal ridiculous schedule today.  Not gonna lie, I almost had a little pep in my step today.  Eh,...maybe that's an exaggeration.  But I was definitely in a better "mental state" today.  Its amazing what some sleep and a new day can do.  I spent over an hour working on my diet last night...making adjustments, analyzing numbers, bla bla bla.  My brain was fried by the end, but in a good way.  A few more carbs, a little less protein (thought you'd never see the day, right?!), and a greater caloric deficit...we'll see how my body responds.  I think I will definitely have more energy because of the carb increases, but going down to 3-4 oz. of meat at a few meals is like cutting off my arm.  I feel like I might as well eat a tic-tac.  I'll get used to it I'm sure, but not without hating a few moments along the way.  My thing is, you can piss and moan a little as long as you do it!  But whining with no action is just a waste of oxygen and a massive pain in the rear.  I'm not a tree-hugger by any means, but I will support the conservation of some good 'ol oxygen.  They should have t-shirts that say "Conserve oxygen....Shut your pie-hole!".  I'd definitely buy one...

Alright, let's talk workout.  I had quads and triceps today.  12 reps of everything.  I almost missed doing heavier weight for only 8 reps.  Don't get me wrong, the weight was heavy, but those last 4 reps had me flat out winded.  Leg extensions had me burning and crying for my mama.  It was brutal, but good.

Workout:
Squats 4 x 12
Leg press 3 x 12
Leg extensions 3 x 12
Back loaded squat jumps 3 x 12
Tricep press-downs on dip machine 3 x 12
Overhead rope extensions 3 x 12
Rope press-downs 3 x 12

I'm a little sick of the number 12 right now.  Tomorrow will just be light cardio...yaaayyyy.  Sarcasm is my way of surviving cardio.  That "high" some of you get from running...well, I'm still waiting to experience that....and if it were seriously better than drugs, there would be way more pot-heads-turned-runners.  Not happening...

Well friends, have a lovely Tuesday and get pumped for hump day!!