Long time no write collegiettes! Â Hope you all had an awesome first full week in our journey to drop the Freshman 15. Â My second week is off to a great start! Â First and foremost, I lost 3 lbs!!! I am excited that all my hard work is paying off, but I know I still have a ways to go. Â Doesn’t hurt to celebrate the small victories though! Â I’m trying to come up with a rewards system without incorporating food because I’ll be inclined to overindulge. Â Any suggestions? Â I was thinking maybe of buying a new pair of jeans in my goal size because I can use it as motivation as well. Â
My PE classes, Beginning Squash and Spring ABS, started this week. Â I don’t think I can express how happy I am that I decided to try both of these classes. Â I have an absolute blast playing squash. Â Since I’ve played tennis for the past ten years of my life, I was able to pick it up pretty quickly. Â Squash requires more quickness and agility though, which makes it a fun cardio workout! Â I definitely recommend giving it a try if you ever get the chance. Â Same with tennis– another fantastic sport you can play even as you grow older.Â
Spring ABS was not nearly as fun as Squash, but it was certainly a solid core workout. Â I signed up with two of friends, Liz and Hannah, so that’s always a plus when you have a buddy (or two)! Â We did four sets of four minutes where you would do each exercise within the set for one minute, one after another. Â In between each set, we would get a short break of two or three minutes. Â Check it out below (feel free to click on any exercise you don’t recognize):
First set:
4. Russian twist – love this exercise!
Second set:Â
1. Heel touches – easy to cheat, so be careful!
2. Plank – classic ab exercise
3. Oblique crunch right
4. Oblique crunch left
Third set:Â
3. Flutter kick
4. Scissor kick – definitely can feel it in your legs after this one!
Fourth set:
1. Side plank right – HARDEST for me
2. Side plank left
3. Bridge – love this one too! Â
The class is supposed to get progressively harder as time goes on, so I hope I’ll be able to handle it. Â Maybe I’ll have a six pack by the end of it? Â Kidding, but I definitely expect to have a stronger core and flatter stomach, in addition to so many new ab exercises to try! Â If you haven’t already, I strongly suggest looking to see if your school offers PE classes. Â I without a doubt will be taking more in the future. Â Usually they’re free, and there are so many different options! Â Not only are they a more exciting way to burn calories than simply using a machine, but you also can meet some new people.
I hope my week continues on this high note!  Regardless of whatever comes my way, I am devoted to this program and am so glad to be a part of it.  I will continue to do my best to follow the SELF Drop 10 diet and hope to see the same results I saw this week!  To all of you playing our Diet Bet game, hope you’re ready for some competition!
Until Friday xoxo
Nicole
P.S.
I’d like to give a shout out to ZICO coconut water for this awesome iPod Shuffle– so pumped to use this little guy when I go for runs. Â I’d also like to thank them for all the awesome gear and coconut water galore!Â