I know it’s been a while since I have blogged, but to be honest, life has been happening all around me lately. 2025 has not been the year that I thought it would be. However, today (April 23rd), I woke up feeling like the first day of 2025. I woke up with a drive and purpose I hadn’t had in a long time. I want to be fully transparent about my weight loss and fitness goals. I have gained some weight. I am not back to where I was just two years ago, but I have put on a little weight because I indulge myself in one of my favorite foods: cereal. Now, you are probably wondering what the big deal with cereal? Easy to sum it up when it comes to cereal I haven’t grown up yet. Frosted Flakes, Fruit Loops and Honeycombs. I was also eating alot of cakes. I had to go up a size with my work pants.
The last time I gained a lot of weight, no one said anything to me, not even my own mother. This time, she told me I needed to stay away from the cereal. That is when I decided to take responsibility for my eating habits, which were almost derailing. As for my workout so far in 2025, well, it sucks with a capital S. I haven’t fallen off completely, but it hasn’t been as good as expected. But today starts a new day (well, my workout journey starts on Sundays). I’m not going to blog about the other months because I can’t change them; I can only focus on the present and the future. I have new workout plan that I am creating for myself. I’m always trying to change things for myself because I don’t want to get bored and fall off like I had in the past.
Week 1 &2: Self care is the best care
For the last two weeks, I have been resting. I did not have enough energy to work out. Life has been happening lately. At first, I was afraid of falling off completely because I had gained some weight. But the drive never went anywhere. I was still putting workouts together and downloading mini workout (a new blog I will pick back up with soon). The drive was there, but I think my body needs the rest, and I know when the time is right, that I will return to working out.
Week 3 & 4: Vacation Is Over!!!
Week 3
I am proud to say that I am back to business. I start the week out with Cathe Friedrich’s Low Impact Series: Cardio Supersets bonus workout. The bonus workout is a twenty-one-minute step routine with weights. Ten years ago, I wouldn’t have done it. And now I enjoy the bonus workout I give the workout a ten out of ten.
Last year, I began doing yoga for myself. If nothing else, I do it for the stretching and relaxation. Anyone who knows me knows I am unable to relax. The practice that I did was her five-minute morning yoga workout. It was the first practice of hers that I did, and it’s my go-to. It’s a ten out of ten.
https://youtu.be/nw-TAMUWP3g?si=C7jk_LTsHv9kKguZ
The following workout is the BurpeeGirl Small Waist & Flat Belly Workout. I love BurpeeGirl’s workouts, and this one does not disappoint. It’s 37 Minutes long, and like all of her workouts, it is divided into three sections with breaks in between. The workout is a ten out of ten.
https://youtu.be/AYMcIT5IobQ?si=HD9lGeLoQwCY0vy8
I end my workout with a 5 Minute Morning Yoga. I love this practice it’s relaxing and it helps me calm my energy which I need before work. This practice is a ten out of ten.
https://youtu.be/nw-TAMUWP3g?si=dn7dcBJFcWvL9-zQ
I believe that this Wednesday, I pulled something from my left side. Looking at my workout calendar, I noticed that I went crazy. I fell back into old patterns of overdoing. So on Tuesday night, I didn’t go to work, and because I was so tired, I didn’t work out. On Wednesday I thought that I could double up on my workout and that caused the spring.
On Wednesday morning I start my workout with Oliva Lawson’s 20 Min Fat burning Walking Workout. The twenty minutes go by really quickly and the moves although not hard you can really get your step games done pretty quickly. This workout is a ten out of ten.
https://youtu.be/6Fy3ksAeCFo?si=MXN86Y3cGRKnVE4Q
I relaxed with Yoga With Bird’s Bedtime Yoga Tension & Stress Relief. The practice is very relaxing and help with sleeping. The practice is a ten out of ten.
https://youtu.be/4TQsfBYCyKQ?si=S_tt8XF5WjyOttrb
Later on the evening I did Cathe Friedrich’s workout from her Low Impact Series: Cardio Superset. This workout is one of my favorite. It mixed cardio with strenght training. The workout is a 47 minutes and it works all the different body part. This workout is a ten out of ten.
The workout can be found on the Cathe app.
I end the workout with a Yoga With Bird 7 Minute Yoga Stretch. I tried to end my workout with a yoga stretch. The practice is real relaxing and it helps get the kinks out. This practice is a ten out of ten.
https://youtu.be/ny6iuRVRnS0?si=lj8ICv9XJFf6lanv
Apparently, I pull something and i was down for the count with workout for the rest of the week.
Week 4
By Sunday I was feeling better and was able to go back to working out. I also decide to get back to basics with my workout and I decide to get back to my watch later. Alot of those workouts are very indoor walking workout inspired.
I begin this week with BurpeeGirl Smaller Waist and Flat Stomach workout. The more I do the workout the more I enjoy and love the moves. You start to feel the moves working in the abdominal area. The workout is a ten out of ten.
https://youtu.be/AYMcIT5IobQ?si=abqcdHVGwdilOY1Z
Due to my left side hurting, I decided to practice only the 5-minute Standing Yoga from the Yoga With Bird channel this week. I love doing the stretch which is yoga inspired. This practice is good for anyone who is hurting but trying not to give into the pain. This practice is a ten out of ten.
https://youtu.be/OvICfrfnnxA?si=uww6vCb9l1VSEztW
The following workout are found on the FitOn app. The trainer is Debbie Siebers and the workout is Tank Top Arms (which is important with the summertime coming up) and for Cardio Step & Sweat. The workout is under twenty minutes and they aren’t hard moves which I enjoy. The workout is ten out of ten. These workouts can be found on a Fiton app.
I was unable to work out the way I wanted to because I was tired and pulled something on my left side. But I am coming to terms with the fact that I may never get back to working out six to seven days a week like I did when I was younger, as long as I am able to work out at least twenty minutes three times a week.
Hopefully, I will be better in May.
Until next month.
Love,
DSM