BBG week two Q&A

Had a pretty good week this past week! Checked a few things off my bucket list in the health and fitness department- 

-First and foremost officially done week 2 of the Bikini Body Guide *yayy*!

-Also done my #oneperfectweek personal challenge where I committed to a diet of 2,000 cals a day consisting of 35g fat, 25g protein, and 40g carbs - only drinking tea and water - not eating flour or sugar - and training 6 days a week (most of which is pretty normal 80% of the time for me just tightening up that extra 20%). 

-AND to boot I did a week at home long teeth whitened program! Lol

Here's my BBG week 2 Q&A:

1. One thing that surprised me about myself this week was-

I was able to get my abs sore for days! Even week one I didn't get the lovely hurts your abs to walk up stairs - hurts your abs to turn the steering wheel when your driving feel. In the past I've had the hardest time exhausting my core and getting sore for days from a workout like I could easily do for my upper body or legs. This week I was pleasantly surprised to wake up Thursday after arm and ab day with a hard time lifting myself out of bed due to my sore abs. Yay for non scale victories!!

2. The one thing that made me happy this week was-

There was so much that made me happy this week throughout my BBG journey but if I had to pick one thing it would be I really pushed myself a lot harder than I normally have for years of working out.  Example: for a push up I'm not able to do more than 5 in perfect form all the way chest touching the floor in proper plank position so I'll drop to my knees and finish the set with 10 on my knees. This week I did 5 push ups in plank - then 2 on my knees then forced myself up for 4 more in plank than 1 on my knees etc. I really dug deep and pushed myself harder than I thought I could go. 

3. Something that didn't go as planned this week-

I skinned My elbows from all the comandos! (For any non - BBGer a comando is a high plank lowered down to a forearm plank right side first then left side brought back up to high plank right side first than left side and repeat the opposite side. BBG will have you do about 15 on each side for 3x total a few times a week!) at first when I took a shower after my Wednesday resistance session I felt a burn when the water hit the raw part of my elbow and immediately thought score! I worked out so hard I have a battle wound!! Then when my elbows hurt just bending them in a long sleeved sweatshirt it wasn't as fun. But it's ok I know it'll heal and its part of the process of pushing myself to my max.

4. My toughest hurdle this week was-

Pushing myself harder than I've ever pushed myself more mentally than psychically. Like I mentioned I pushed with more high plank push us then dropping to my knees more than I ever thought I could. For months I probably psychically could have done what I did this week but mentally I've been holding myself back. I think it was Wednesday during my 2nd set of comandos my mind totally went blank and I literally was so exhausted mentally and pyshically that I lost total count of my reps and what side I was on. That's never happened to me in a workout before and really took me by surprise. But I just powered through then for the next set of comandos made sure I was tracking it extra carefully so I wouldn't blank out like before.

5. What I want to remember about this week is-

In just two short weeks I can already feel major improvements I'm both my strength and cardio. I feel better all around - taking control of your health and fitnes and really pushing yourself in both aspects is just the best feeling!