Day 10 of my T25 transformation

Speed 1.0 is the dvd today.  I actually was looking forward to doing this again.  There are a couple of moves that are just really fun.  Like the Heisman crossword.  It's just fun.  I smile while I work.  It was measurably easier than last week.  It seems odd that I am getting conditioned that fast, but the body is amazing. 

Today I did the workout in my basement with my husband.  I like the team feel.  Some days we have to workout at separate times, but it's fun when we can together.  One thing that has helped me is planning my workout the same time every day.  7:15 seems to be the magic hour for me.  If I do it before other things start vying for my attention, I just feel better all day physically and it doesn't hang over my head. 

A caveat here - small breakfast before.  Usually I will get up and drink a big glass of water, and have a piece of fruit like a banana before the workout.  I want quick energy, easily digestible.  Then when I am done I make my real breakfast.  I know there are a lot of philosophies about pre-workout nutrition, but this seems to work for me.  I get my protein when the workout is over.  Protein is harder for the body to digest, and I want my energy going to Shaun T for those 25 minutes. 

On this day I was feeling hungry, so grabbed a bowl of brown rice with almond milk and some cut up peaches about an hour before.  I had pushed exercising a little later.  It made me nervous though, and I did get a cramp in the last two minutes.  So stick to the basics is my advice.