That was thirty minutes of non-stop cardio! WOW! My HR monitor says I burned 546 calories. Well good... it feels like more, though! Still having a hard time keeping pace, but I'm sure that will improve. At least I hope it will. Still I was surprised and even glad to see Shaun T. making people in the video who looked like they were bonking sit out and get some more water. Makes me realize I that they too are human beings! I think I truly could have used this workout yesterday... I had some hard realities to face and accept yesterday in my personal life and this might have been good to have on hand to get me to stop thinking and just move. Ah well... Everything in its time.
In other Insanity-related news, I heard from one of my former students, Jamie, who is currently in Japan on the JET Program. He wrote me quite promptly when he found out I was doing Insanity, and told me that he too had gone through this regiment. Needless to say I had a bunch of questions and he answered them all. He assured me that I would absolutely get the hang of it in time, and not to fret if I am not at the moment. He also assured me that results were forthcoming and to keep pushing through. That was very encouraging. It's moments and conversations like that that make me grateful that I gave my students the best I could. I guess I knew that I was going to need it back from them one day.
I'm going to the grocery store today, and I think I am going to shop according to this Zig Zag Meal Plan that I received from Sam Page, the guy who trained me when I was living in Los Angeles. I progressed really nicely under his tutelage, and he used to tell me that I had a lot of heart. I still think I do, actually; in this area, self-discipline was never a problem. By the way, Sam, if you're reading this, I sure could use a hello from you!
Meals:
Breakfast: 1 cup of black coffee, banana, bowl of Special K with 1% milk (1 cup)
Snack: 2 celery stalks with natural peanut butter (about a teaspoon on each)... remind me never to eat that before the workout again!
Lunch: 6 slices of honey smoked turkey and lettuce on 12-grain bread
Dinner: 1 whole-wheat pita loaf, 1.5 cups of baby carrots, 3 tbsp of pain hummus, 1 serving of grilled chicken strips
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