Day 4

Yesterday brought the maxT3 lower body workout. That was fun after riding bikes the night before!

NOT!

But I did it and pushed myself in the midst of it. The wall sit at the end just about killed me. I didn't finish the whole minute, but will work up to that.

Today was the maxT3 core workout. Wow. I think I have pretty strong abs, but some of his exercises, I couldn't even get the form down! And form is everything!

Like those grasshopper push ups! Really?!

I will have to just keep going and work on these. My abs don't hurt and I had to really think to engage the core, but I know I will see results over time.

Days 1-3 have gone well. Eating all week has gone well.

Today I have a lab draw to see where my counts are. In December, my cholesterol was high, very low iron and even lower D. I hope that these results today show definite improvement. I think the iron and D will be much better. I have been taking iron and D5 supplements twice a day for the past 5 months.

Not sure about the cholesterol.

Why did I schedule a 3pm appointment when I have to fast!?

Dr. Bishop has said she will look over my numbers when I get them (both before and after).

This week has proven to give me a 3 pound weight loss, but I am not counting it overall since I had put 5 pounds back on. I am pleased with our pursuing health as a family. Now I need to get us all at home at one time so that I can cook for us. I am thinking that I will need to cook on Saturdays for the week so that they can have healthy lunch options.

And I need to do more research for good lunch options.

One more great thing about this week: Wade and I had our 3 month review at Dr. Bishop's office to see how our treatment was going. When I started, I had two curves in my spine, one at the top and one at the bottom. The curve in the bottom is completely straight!!!! And my neck has improved 100%!!! I am totally sold on this chiropractor thing! I will recommend her to anyone and everyone.

Dr. Bishop's information (about nutrition and surge training) and "ministry" (she is not in practice) has changed my life! This woman longs to help people get healthy!

I thank God for her and pray that God will give me perseverance to run this race of health as well as godliness.

Have I told you that all of my kids are going now?! I can't wait to see their results. Right now the biggest thing that it has done for them is to give them a desire to exercise everyday and eat healthy. Grant has learned to drink water FIRST!

Had a biking date with hubby tonight. It was perfect weather to get back into it a bit. I felt like I was starting completely over since I haven't ridden in almost a year! Yes, almost a year.

Wade is rehabilitating his knee (AND I am not sure where my endurance is) so we only did 10 miles tonight. We both felt we could have gone farther and longer in the end, but the trail we rode was done. Our girls were also coming home after being gone for 2 days/2 nights, so we stopped.

It felt great! It helped me with my sore quads from yesterday. I am feeling tight now, but not sore.

Mostly, I love riding with Wade. He's just great to be with. We can talk and ride at the pace we rode today, so it was good.

And the weather was absolutely beautiful! The river trail was very busy, but we didn't have any trouble.

This will have to be a once-a-week date for sure!

maxT3

Last week, I went to a surge training session at my chiropractor's office. After the session, I bought a dvd entitled maxT3. My two daughters have tried the DVD, but I hadn't until today. Every time I would go to do the program, I couldn't find the DVD. They were doing it daily and kept it upstairs.

It is a commitment of 12 minutes a day, with only 6 minutes of actual energy expended.

And I was breathing hard.

Sounds like I am a wimp, I know.

I have done surge training on the treadmill as well as jumping jacks, jump rope, push ups, etc.

This DVD is different.

I took the time this morning to listen to all of the intro stuff by the creator of the program. There was not anything "new" from this intro because of all that I have read in the past year, but it was very motivating.

Don't get me wrong. This DVD stretched me and I feel the muscles in my arms now. Good kind of ache. My muscles were stretched and taken to their little limit.

There is room to "grow" in this DVD, as well. Every program has 3 levels: beginner, intermediate, and elite athlete. You can follow the person on the DVD that is doing the exercise at the level that you are.

This morning I did the "Fast Upper Body." There are several tracks of this program, but I am following the calendar in the booklet day by day.

Day One, Fast Upper Body, DONE.

Feels good.

And had my protein shake 30 minutes afterward. Now off to do some more spring (now summer) cleaning. One of the things we learned in the seminar was that you ONLY eat protein for the 2 hours after surging, preferably 30 minutes after the workout.

If you are interested in this maxT3 dvd, you can pick one up at Natural State Health Center on Cantrell Road in Little Rock, Arkansas. If you stop by, take the time to meet Dr. Bishop. You will love her! She loves the Lord and she loves sharing health information to others.

You can also find this dvd (and other great health information) at www.maximizedliving.com.

This is my new favorite product right now: almond oil. I am using it as my moisturizer and I am enjoying the results. I use it for my whole body moisturizer.

It is an oil, but it dries quickly and drier than you might expect. I put it on my face at night and the next morning, my face is so soft. Because it is a bit oily when you first put it on, I don't use it in the mornings. That is only because I am usually moisturizing right before I put on my powder. I don't think that would make for a smooth look.

Dr. Bishop, my chiropractor, has told me that a lot of her patients also use coconut oil as their only moisturizer. I might have to try it after this bottle is empty.

But for now, I am liking this. And I have had it for a month, use it everyday and there is still so much left! Gotta love that.

Surge training and yoga continue.

I actually went to a surge training DVD from my chiropractor. My daughter has tried it......or confiscated it! When I want to do it, I can't find it!

But I am still surging. Either on the treadmill or a combo of jumping jacks, sit ups, jump rope and push ups. It is all good.

I will eventually get that DVD. She keeps talking about how good, but hard it is. Just 12 minutes, but effective.

We'll see.....

If I can get the DVD from her. :)