I’m just finishing up my third week of the Turbo Fire workout program and I feel great. I am starting to notice a difference in the way I look and feel. As an added bonus, certain items of clothing are starting to loosen up and it’s a great motivator to continue on.
I have noticed that the more I do these workouts, the “easier” they are. I say “easier” because these workouts are the opposite of easy — they are very difficult, always challenge me, and make me drip with sweat. Even the “EZ” workouts (e.g. Fire 45 EZ) are difficult. What I mean by “easier” is that I find myself able to give more to these workouts because I know the moves. I am able to give these workouts more intensity and energy because I’m more comfortable with them. I have also noticed a change in my ability to work out. I don’t feel as “winded” each time I do the HIIT workouts or I feel like I’m able to go a longer period of time before feeling completely out of breath.
As far as weight loss: it’s not coming off as fast as I’d like (but when does it ever, really?) but there is a definite trend of losing each week since I started working out consistently on September 5. I started my new BodyBugg program (my second or third “restart”) on August 22 at the weight of 235. This was after the 5-Day Inferno (Turbo Fire) and my birthday. The week before, I weighed 237. I know weigh 227. My overall goal for this set is to weigh 215 by October 31. One thing I am really learning is portion control. I know that if I am going to eat out, I can be smart about it — even if it’s a fast food joint. I don’t have to eat french fries and when I don’t, I save myself calories! AND when I am smart about it, I can still have little treats from time to time. For example: Did you know that if you split an Oreo mini Blizzard with someone 50/50, it’s only about 175 calories? I don’t treat myself to these every day, but it’s nice to know that I can indulge every now and then and not feel guilty over it.
I should also explain that I’m taking this journey in sets. It’s much easier to look at small goals of 20 pound increments rather than looking at the goal of losing 80 pounds. Once I lose 20 pounds, I start a new program and set the same parameters (2 pounds a week, etc.) and work for that goal. I feel like it will be more encouraging this way.
I will report my weight and measurements at the end of week four.
