Knowing your limits..

Last week was a busy busy time at work. I think I put over 60 hours last week. Usually I can handle about 36-48 hours. I think the reason I had a breaking point was because I was trying to fit in my Insanity work outs at the end of the day. Even when I was super exhausted, I would push through. Well on Monday, I woke up feeling nauseated, feverish, and exhausted. I tried to push myself to work, but I could barely keep my head up. I finally reached my breaking point. No amount of coffee or food could make me feel better. My body needed sleep. I left work early, and slept until dinner time. Had a bite to eat, and then I slept till the following morning. It is so crazy how sleep can change the way you feel. I woke up feeling like brand new. I have since then stopped insanity, and am contemplating beginning again. I do like the ease of working out at home. But I think with the way things are at work right now, I can't fit 6 days a week of work outs if I'm working 5 12 hour days. Maybe I should go back to cross fit, and just begin running on the tread mill again... We will see.. The good news is I lost 5 pounds of just working out with insanity and eating well for 2 weeks.

Here is a cute picture of my sister's pug named Mason. He just finished chewing up his bed. Isn't he just adorable!!!

Exhausting couple of days...

OMG! The past couple of days have been crazy. I have worked worked 4 12-13 hour shifts in a row. I am beyond exhausted. But despite being exhausted, I really enjoyed being at work. I kind of wish I was there right now... only a little.
I am still keeping on track with my insanity work outs! I am super proud of myself, and I am starting to see progress. I am officially 5.2 pounds down. I'm starting to see abs forming.. Its nice. Last night was day 9. Pure cardio workout after a 13 hours shift is so hard! I was barely hanging on after the warm up. But I pushed through. I do feel myself getting stronger. I can't wait to see my results on the fit test next week. On Monday, I had to skip work out for day 9 because I arrived home around 9:45ish, and had to be back to work around 6:30am the next morning. I'm debating if I should work out twice today to make up for my work our lost on Monday? Or if I should forget about not being able to work out? Oh what to do...
The past two nights I have been eating the same meal. I made a chicken sandwich, and ate it with veggies.I marinated my chicken with the Garlic, Herb, and Wine marinade from Grill Mates. Click here if you want to use the same marinade. This is by far the best marinade I've had. I grilled my chicken breast, and added spinach in my pita. To add a little spice, I put some Sriracha sauce in the sandwich. It was so delicious... Talking about it makes me hungry. So I guess I'll make breakfast and just rest on my lovely day off!!

Fun couple of days..

     Yesterday, me and a group of friends from where I worked decided to go on a 2 hour pirate boat cruise across the Potomac. It was so much fun. Also, the weather was perfect. They had a nice DJ playing music, and he even played the Backstreet Boys for me as the last song!!! If you ever get a chance to go to the boomerang pirate ship cruise, I would highly recommend it!

     I was concerned about dieting the day of the cruise, so what I did was I ate really clean all morning. I also opted not to eat any of my snacks (yogurt and banana) because I anticipated drinking beer. When I weighed myself in the morning, I was impressed that I only gained less than 1 pound! The only thing I did wrong that night was that I did not drink enough water. I was so dehydrated this morning!! The insanity work out for day 4 was a recovery (Thank God). However, it still wasn't easy. Flexibility and yoga are not my strong suits.

      Today was the pure cardio workout. After the workout, I could not get up for 10-15 mins. I was so exhausted! That workout is intense. I didn't realize that he wasn't going to cue us to take a 30 second water break! This by far was probably the hardest work out we have had! After the workout, I was starving!!! I marinated my chicken breast with another Grill mate spice packet called Garlic, Herb, and Wine. Click here to see the packet! I added spinach salad with asian sesame dressing, quinoa, and some veggies. I don't know if it was the work out, or if I was really hungry, but I ate that meal like it was my last. It was so good.

Tomorrow is a big day for where a work because tomorrow is when we go live. Wish us luck!! #MC2 lol

Last day of teaching..

     Today was my last day of teaching the new computer system in our hospital. I have been teaching the new computer system since the end of May. Although the classes were some what challenging, I will really miss it. Mostly, I will miss all the people I met and have worked with these past few months. Saturday is when the computer system will go live. I am just hoping things will run smoothly. We will just have to wait and see...

     Insanity update: OMG! I was so sore today. It did not help that at work, I was constantly on my feet. Then, when I did the work out for day 3, my calf muscles felt like they were going to fall off. I hope to God that tomorrow will be a better day for working out. On a good note, I weighed myself today, and I am down 4.3lbs! YAY!

     For dinner, I decided to marinade my chicken with a tomato, garlic, and basil marinade from Grill Mates. Click here if you want to see what the packet looks like. I ate it with quinoa and salad. The marinade really made the chicken taste so much better. I marinaded the chicken over night so that I could have more flavor. I really recommend this marinade!

Trying to change!

      So today has been day 2 of eating healthy and starting insanity! I woke up just a little sore from the fit test, mostly on my lower back. I use to work out 3-4 times a week, and I use to be really fit. But after my sister's wedding, Oct 2012, I just stopped. I ate whatever I wanted, and I really became lazy. Slowly my muscles became less defined, and I gained 18 pounds!! So I promised myself I would diet, be dedicated to working out, and really keep off the weight. Today's work out of insanity was brutal. I was so shocked at how out of shape I was. I couldn't even stretch with Shaun T at the end because I was so exhausted. (Don't worry, I eventually ended up stretching by myself.) I can tell already that I will be extremely sore tomorrow.

      I went grocery shopping on Sunday, and planned out my diet for the entire week. However, while eating dinner last night, I realized that I could not eat lemon chicken for dinner every night this week. I know consistency in your diet is the best way to lose weight, but I just couldn't do it!!! So today I looked up healthy chicken recipes, and decided to make this Southwestern Chicken roll up recipe I found online. Click here to see the recipe. I added steamed veggies and quinoa to my spruce up my meal just a little bit. Next time I cook this meal, I think I will add a little more picante sauce. All in all, I was really happy with the way my meal turned out!

Tonight I plan on just sitting in front of my TV, and falling asleep to HGTV!!! Hopefully I won't be too sore tomorrow!!