i have pushed myself hard this week.

on sunday, i started out at a high resistance on the bike and every couple of minutes took it down a notch, biking at a higher speed.

i don’t remember what i did monday, but i know it was tough. tonight was probably my hardest yet. i did 30 minutes alternating with two minutes at 2 resistance biking between 15.5-16 m.p.h. and then one minute at 1 resistance going 18-19 m.p.h. i honestly didn’t think i’d make it the entire 30 minutes, but now that i did i’m quite proud of myself, even if my knees are sore.

i also did 10 minutes of abs doing the bicycle, planks and crunches. joe taught me a version of crunches that is a lot tougher. you come up into a crunch and then twist to both sides. it’s rough because you’re up a lot longer than normal. i feel good though. i am determined to have a flat stomach.

now it’s off to watch some braves baseball and eat take-out as i don’t feel like cooking right now. 🙂