2 Month Update

I can't believe it has been nearly 2 months since I updated this!  I guess there was legitimate concern with the whole work/exercise/life balance thing.

Since August, my whole training regimen has really shifted.  I'm really focusing on getting better and stronger with the kickboxing classes.  There are some days that I feel so accomplished and proud that I can hold a plank for a solid minute and then the next class I am barely able to hold one for 30 seconds.  Some of that has to do with the different exercises we are doing in class and the different muscles that we will focus on but it can still be bothersome.  However, I can see those changes in my body nearly every day when I look in the mirror.  My arms are becoming more muscular and defined, my stomach is getting flatter and I can feel the muscles underneath forming, and my legs are becoming rockstars.  I've also lost nearly 20 pounds since starting kickboxing and this week, it will be time to see how many inches have come off.

I've been continually working out for the past 3 months and my whole life attitude has changed.  Going to class has become so habitual that I don't even think about it anymore but there are still things that aren't functioning as perfectly as I wish they would be by now.  This week I hit my 2 month mark with Memphis Fitness Kickboxing and I love it but my shins and calf muscles still get all cramped and hurt.  This isn't nearly as bad as it used to be but it is still discouraging when it happens.  The instructors have also added a lot of new exercises to the routines so I know that a portion of it is muscles being worked like they haven't before.

My running game comes and goes.  I was able to run a mile in less than 15 minutes for the Cooper-Young 4 miler in September and was extremely proud of myself because I was able to meet that goal.  Since then I haven't been running nearly as much.  This week I amped it up and was almost able to do a 13 minute mile (which isn't the best in the world but it is awesome for me) but the dogs had different plans lol.

I'm going on vacation to NOLA tomorrow.  Tristan asked if the diet was also going on vacation while we are down there and it really got me thinking how I was going to handle being in a city with such great food while maintaining the progress that I've made.  Then I remembered our honeymoon.  We probably averaged about 12 miles a day walking around the city and both of us lost nearly 10 pounds that week.  So as long as I don't go overboard with the beignets, I should be good.

Thanks for reading this really long update that probably seemed a little scattered today.