Consistency is key 🗝️

angeleyz21

angeleyz21

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"Progress, not perfection"
Hi All! I just realized Darebee has a community! Yay! I've used darebee off and on for a number of years now but have been away from it for a while.

For 2023, my key word is Consistency. I'm looking to build more consistency in my life in all things, fitness being the #1 priority. Right now I consistently attend a cardio kickboxing class twice a week and work with a personal trainer once a week. Those have been constants for a few years now. What has not been consistent is exercising or moving in some way every. single. day. I have a sedentary job and commute an hour each way. This past year I have dealt a LOT with an autoimmune condition and what we believe is a connective tissue disorder and these have caused me to gradually spiral downwards with my daily activity levels.

In the past I've:

  • Completed P90X. Twice.
  • Lost more than 100lbs
  • Completed a variety of other BeachBody works
  • Completed numerous 5K's
  • Completed a half marathon
  • Completed 75Hard
  • Completed a variety of challenges
  • Survived Army Basic Training, AIT, and Officer Candidate School (all extremely physically rigorous)
  • Built a home gym capable of any workout I might want to do
So.... I have the tools. I have the knowledge. So what's holding me back? Nothing but my own mind, that's what. So.... 2023 I'm coming for you! Consistency is key! 🗝️
 
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angeleyz21

angeleyz21

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"Progress, not perfection"
Thank you everyone!

Log for 12/27/22:
  • Light walk on treadmill: 10 min
  • 10 Deadlifts @ 99lb (45kg)
*Will update as the day progresses

Also, I signed up for the 2023 Readiness Challenge (transformation based) through Redcon1 (a supplement company) which begins January 2nd! WooHoo!
 
angeleyz21

angeleyz21

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"Progress, not perfection"
I'm off to a bad start for consistency with checking in but I've done well with consistently working out!

12/28/22:
1 hr cardio kickboxing

12/29/22:
12 min treadmill walk, 10 x 99lb deadlifts (am)
32 min treadmill walk, Level 1 Full Swing Workout

12/30/22:
15 min walk on treadmill (it was all I had time for but it was better than nothing!)
 
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Fremen

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"“Keep an eye on the staircases. They like to change.” Percy Weasley, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone."
Happy New Year
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angeleyz21

angeleyz21

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"Progress, not perfection"
1/2/23:
  • 2.5 hours of a mashup class at my local group fitness studio! Whew! I taught the cardio kickboxing portion. Other categories were Urban Beatz (dance), Zumba, Tone (strength), and finished off with a PiYo style class called Energize (stretching and mobility).
  • Stealth squat challenge
  • Full Swing challenge with @igiveafit
 
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angeleyz21

angeleyz21

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"Progress, not perfection"
I haven't been good about keeping this thread updated thanks to a bug in the Samsung keyboard that erroneously inserts line breaks on forum posts like this. It would literally insert hundreds of lines. Maddening!! Switched to the Microsoft Swift keyboard and it looks like all is well now! Yay! :D

So I've been doing well with my challenges and have maintained doing my Stealth challenge and the Full Swing Kettlebell Challenge with @igiveafit every day. I also started doing yoga through Asana Rebel (which is a super impressive app, especially for someone like me who is relatively inexperienced with yoga).

I've been using Noom as well and love that it focuses on the psychology and behaviors behind a person's relationship with food and fitness VS. Just counting calories or macros.

So now that my keyboard works and I can post from my phone again hopefully I can be more active here! :)


Day 16 live video:
 
angeleyz21

angeleyz21

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Super tired again this evening after an exhausting day at work. Had to put a lot of energy in due to two interviews and meeting the director of the program that sends us college students for our SOC. It was a great day but I'm ready for some down time for sure! Karaoke here I come!

Day 20 Full Swing and Stealth challenge done!

 
angeleyz21

angeleyz21

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"Progress, not perfection"
Day 28 Full Swing Kettlebell Challenge With @igiveafit and stealth challenge complete!

Also got my new Assault Runner Pro treadmill set up today! See video for a quick demo (not your standard treadmill). Tested it out more after the video and did 20/10 intervals on it (20sec sprint, 10s walk, 8 times). Smooth as silk and infinitely better than trying to do that on a motorized treadmill!! Expensive but worth the money!!

 
angeleyz21

angeleyz21

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"Progress, not perfection"
Day 1 PPL off to a good start with @igiveafit! Also started a new Stealth challenge for February! And of course, being Wednesday, I also did cardio kickboxing. Great start to a short month!

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"Progress, not perfection"
Day 3 Push Pull Legs With @igiveafit and Stealth challenge complete! I swapped days 3 and 4 since I'll be away from home so I don't have to lug weights to a hotel room.

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Day 3 Push Pull Legs With @igiveafit

Day 3 @darebees Push Pull Legs With @igiveafit!Legs:4 sets of each exerciseReverse Lunges (10-12 reps)Squats (10-12 reps)Calf Raises (12-16 reps)Deadlifts (8...
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angeleyz21

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"Progress, not perfection"
Day 7 of Push Pull Legs with @igiveafit ! Abs! Also did my Stealth plank challenge and practiced for our new material launch for my cardio kickboxing class (launch is tomorrow). Bowling was tonight so I just got done and its almost 11:30 now. Oops. LOL Night!





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Day 7 Push Pull Legs With @igiveafit

Day 7 @darebees Push Pull Legs Challenge with @igiveafit. Today is abs!4 sets Knee-in Twists (12-14 reps)4 sets flutter kicks (12-14 reps)2 sets high hollow ...
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angeleyz21

angeleyz21

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"Progress, not perfection"
Day 8 of push Pull legs and Stealth challenge complete but just barely. I'm starting to get sick and I had to launch nee material tonight for my cardio kickboxing class tonight. So I'm just totally and utterly wiped out.

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Day 8 Push Pull Legs With @igiveafit

Day 8 ‎@darebees Push Pull Legs With @igiveafit - Leg day!
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angeleyz21

angeleyz21

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Posts: 91
"Progress, not perfection"
Feeling better today though my throat is still sore and my voice sounds like a toad lol Got day 9 done of Push Pull Legs With @igiveafit and my Stealth core challenge done. Off to bed!

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Day 9 Push Pull Legs With @igiveafit

Day 9 @darebees Push Pull Legs With @igiveafit!4 sets lateral raises, 6-10 reps4 sets shoulder presses, 6-10 reps4 sets bent over lateral raises, 6-10 reps4 ...
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