oh strength training!

I think I said when I lost 10% of my weight, I would start strength training. Well the first time I hit it I was sick. Then I lost 4 lbs and now I've pretty much gained that back which means, I'm back at 10% of my weight...well 10.46% to be exact. So, I started a strength training regimen today.

It's not purely strength training, but I think it's going to do the job. I'm doing Jillian Michael's 30 day shred in addition to 45 minutes of cardio with the DDR. Jillian does this 3-2-1 circuit training that is 3 minutes of strength training, 2 minutes of cardio, and 1 minute of ab work. The combo is supposed to make you lose weight faster and get your body in shape. It has 3, 20 minutes levels (beginner, intermediate, advanced.

So I read reviews on this and some people were like "oh, level one is waaaay too easy for me" and others were like "holy shit it kicked my ass." Since I've been working out for 3 months, I thought I'd be in the "waaaaaaay too easy for me" level. I was wrong. Sigh. I was pretty much in the "kicked my ass" category. She doesn't allow you to stop, and the moves make your body burn. I was only using 2 lb weights and was STILL getting a good workout...and I was doing some modified movements too haha. Like with pushups...I STILL cannot do a regular pushup. But one day I will!

So I'm going to start doing this every day. I like that it's 20 minutes, and that it incorporates all 3 areas. We'll see how my body shapes up :)