Course Correction

Fitness is a process. Weight loss is a process. And, every process needs a plan. At least in my book.

And, as some famous general said, "No plan survives first contact with the enemy."

It really easy to see evolution of your fitness plan as failure.  You could tell yourself all kinds of things like "man, I never finish anything" or "I wish I could stick with it."  You know, all those self defeating things we say to ourselves.

I had posted here that I was going to be doing the Jamie Eason LiveFit program.  I made it through Phase 1...started Phase 2...and it just started to not work for me.

You can read all about the program here:  http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/jamie-eason-livefit-trainer.html

Phase 2 calls for 6 days of strength training a week.  I am a working mom, and there was always something that prevented me from doing 5 or 6 days.  I would get three or four days in, but then feel like a failure for skipping 2 or 3.

Also, I wanted to do something that was more of a balance of cardio and strength training...I still have that 5K goal looming out there.

So, I've adjusted my workout plan for the next month.  I'll be doing three days a week of the Couch Potato to 5K program and 3 days a week of lifting (modified from the LiveFit 6 day split). 

But, Marie, you say...that's still 6 days a week of exercising and you just told me that as a busy mom you couldn't fit that in.  It was the lifting I was having trouble with, since this requires going to a gym where I have access to equipment.  The C25K work is much easier to do since I can run around the neighborhood.

So, here is my current workout schedule for the next 6 weeks.  A couple notes...there are not a lot of rest days scheduled in...I'm going to take them as I need them. 

Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
4/21	4/22	4/23	4/24	4/25	4/26	4/27
C25K and Abs	Legs	C25K and Abs	Back and Shoulders	Arms and Chest	REST	Jazzercise
4/28	4/29	4/30	5/1	5/2	5/3	5/4
Legs	C25K and Abs	Back and Shoulders	Arms and Chest	Jazzercise	REST	C25K and Abs
5/5	5/6	5/7	5/8	5/9	5/10	5/11
C25K and Abs	C25K and Abs	Jazzercise	Legs	Back and Shoulders	C25K and Abs	Jazzercise
5/12	5/13	5/14	5/15	5/16	5/17	5/18
Arms and Chest	C25K and Abs	Legs	Back and Shoulders	C25K and Abs	C25K and Abs	Jazzercise
5/19	5/20	5/21	5/22	5/23	5/24	5/25
Arms and Chest	C25K and Abs	Legs	Back and Shoulders	C25K and Abs	C25K and Abs	Jazzercise
5/26	5/27	5/28	5/29	5/30	5/31	6/1
C25K and Abs	Arms and Chest	C25K and Abs	Legs	Back and Shoulders	C25K and Abs	Jazzercise

I have also recently changed my daily calorie goal.  I was working towards a 1200 calorie goal, but I was always over.  Maybe it was a mental thing, but at 1200 I felt too deprived and had too many days when I overate.  Now, my goal is 1560 and most days I am under.  Again, this could just be a mental thing, but we will see how it works out. 

I may have changed the battle plan, but I haven't given up on the war.

Stay tuned for progress reports...if this doesn't work for me I will reassess and update the plan again.