Insanity Day 38: Extreme Cardio!

Day 38. Today was my first taste of Extreme Cardio Conditioning. My body is so beat up after the last 2 days that I was definitely not ready for this. I thought I would burn a ton of calories but I really struggled to keep up today. I still burned 610, but I was hoping for a lot more. I'm starting to think that a full week of recovery was too long last week. My heart rate never got above 163 and averaged 140 today. I just felt a bit lethargic. But I powered through it and finished. Tomorrow is my first Extreme Recovery (or whatever they call it). Hopefully after an easier day my body will be ready to go 100% again. If I sound a bit disappointed, I am. But I know I shouldn't be. I need to keep telling myself that I've been working out almost every day for 38 days. Not 3 days a week, but 6 days a week. I've read other people's Insanity blogs and most others struggle with this week as well, so I need to keep everything in perspective. It's funny in how just over 1 month I've gone from having a very low expectation of what I'm capable of to such a high expectation. I suppose that's another way to measure my progress, and for that I feel good.

I'm still working hard at my diet. Lots of protein. My biggest issue is the carbs. The bottom line is I can't stand the taste of whole grain or wheat bread. I grew up eating white bread and I just don't like anything else. So when I eat a sandwhich, I'm sticking with my Italian sub roll. I don't like brown rice either. And I don't like whole grain pasta. There, I've said it! And as I've said before, if I give up everything I like, I'll quit this thing. And that's not going to happen!