Hey Everyone!
Welcome to My Fitness Journey! I'm really excited to start this project since I am now 5 months post a C-section. After I first got married, I decided to lose a lot of weight. Through diet and exercise, I was able to go from 150lbs to 110lbs. I felt absolutely amazing. I don't do any fancy dieting. I just eat clean and track every piece of food or drink I put in my mouth. Back in the day (2010?), I didn't have a fancy smart phone, so I was logging all my food in a notebook. It was very effective. I was able to visualize the calories in all my favorite foods, and adjust my diet to include more filling and lower calorie items. Now I use the app MyFitnessPal, and I highly recommend it. It is a free app that has been getting better and better each year. As for exercise, I found an amazing channel on youtube called Blogilates. The channel was only a year old, but Cassey was such an amazing instructor. I got into shape very quickly under her guidance. She even provides a monthly calendar for free on her website. I encourage everyone to check it out. Once I felt fit and confident, I switched from blogilates to power yoga. I really enjoy yoga, so this was a smart decision.
When I got pregnant I got very sick. My body was not able to handle my pregnancy, so I had to stop working out. This was a big disappointment for me. I was planning on staying really active throughout my pregnancy, but I ended up gaining 45lbs. Long story short, I had an intense labor and delivery, and I ended up with an emergency C-section. My body did not recover well from the surgery, and it took me 4 months to be able to use my abs again. I did lose a lot of weight through running starting about 6 weeks after my C-section, and I even ran a 5k in October (picture shown below).
Well, now that I feel comfortable using my abs again, I will be going back to Power Yoga. I follow Ali Kamenova on youtube, and I have been loving her videos for years. I do Power Yoga 6 days a week, and then Yin Yoga on Fridays. For Yin Yoga, I follow Yoga With Kassandra on youtube. She is an amazing Yin Yoga instructor. I also plan I running a few more 5ks in the future, so I will train for those appropriately. With this blog, I plan on checking in once a week and providing my workout schedules for that week.
I plan on dividing my week as follow:
Mondays = Arms
Tuesdays = Booty
Wednesdays = Abs
Thursdays = Legs
Fridays = Yin Yoga
Saturdays = Total Body
Sundays = Cardio
For December 21-27 my workouts will be:
Dec 21- Ali Kamenova Morning Energizing Yoga Full Body Abs Legs Power Workout Espresso
Dec 22- Kassandra Yin Yoga to Restore & Reboot - 30 min Yoga Class Stretches
Dec 23- Ali Kamenova ShapeShifter HIIT MMA Functional Full Body Workout
Dec 24- Ali Kamenova 14 minute HIIT Cardio for Weight Loss and Core plus Stretching
Dec 25- Ali Kamenova Power yoga for Beginners Abs Core Legs Strength Upper Body
Dec 26- Ali Kamenova AK122 15 min INTERVAL TRAINING QUADS GLUTES LEGS
Dec 27- Ali Kamenova AK26 Beginner Yoga 20 min Vinyasa Hatha class Level 1 Abs Back
As you can see, for the rest of December I will be taking it pretty slow. The workouts are only about 20 min. Prepare to sweat! Next month I will be working out more intensely, so stay tuned!
I plan to use MyFitnessPal to track my calories. You can determine the number of calories you need to eat to lose weight through the app.
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-Miriam
Disclaimer: Please don't overwork yourself if you will be following my workout plan. This is the workout plan that I created for my own enjoyment. I am already an experienced yogi. Listen to your body, and stop when you need to stop. This is not a race, you should only go at your own pace. Please do not eat too few calories. I am not a medical professional, so please follow the advice of your doctor. I am not responsible for any injuries.
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