Getting Started is the Hardest Part

Well... After being MIA for a week, I AM BACK! And have officially completed the first day of the BBG1! Yesterday, Monday July 6 I went to Pure Barre before work (6:00 AM class woohoo...zzzz) and then did the Pre-Training Week 2 Monday leg day after work. And let me tell you, it was still hard! I was drenched in sweat by the end and considered multiple times calling it quits before the workout was over.

But I persisted and finished the whole workout! "Getting started is always the hardest part" is so true! Now that I have successfully finished the first workout my motivation is in high gear. I dislike feeling so weak and struggling with the simplest of the workouts, so I look forward to future weeks when I am stronger. I can't wait to look back on yesterday's workout circuit and laugh, thinking of how easy it really was.

The only weird part of the workouts I have found during the times I have done them is the 7-minute intervals you are supposed to complete. For some of the circuits, 7 minutes is more than enough time to complete two rounds of the circuit, but for other its not long enough. I tend to feel like I am cheating both when I don't start a third round when I have leftover time and also when I don't finish two rounds in the allotted time. So I find myself aiming to complete two rounds of each circuit regardless of the time. It makes me feel like I truly completed the workout to have done each circuit twice (a total of four times through the entire workout).

Has anyone else who has done the BBGs found this same feeling or do you tend to stick to the 7 minute time slots?

I woke up this morning with an INSANELY sore butt. My legs are a little sore but I definitely feel my butt every time I move, stand or walk. I am not sure if it was from the BBG workout or from Pure Barre as the seat exercises were pretty hard yesterday. My goal for tonight is to either go to Pure Barre (if I get off of work in time) for the 6:00 pm class, or to go straight to the gym for 45 minutes of cardio! I am hoping that moving more will work out the soreness and help me get ready for tomorrow's ab workout! I am going to aim to drink 4 liters of water while at work today, and eat healthier than I did yesterday.

A side note: I also ordered a 30-day cleanse I received in the mail yesterday called Isagenix! I am planning to start the cleanse on July 25, after I return from vacation. I will do a review of that as well on here, and I plan to continue my workout regimen (except on the cleanse days when you are not supposed to work out).

Here's to sore butts, dripping sweat, and finally having started!   - Sarah