Long time no write collegiettes! Hope you all had an awesome first full week in our journey to drop the Freshman 15. My second week is off to a great start! 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. Doesn’t hurt to celebrate the small victories though! I’m trying to come up with a rewards system without incorporating food because I’ll be inclined to overindulge. Any suggestions? I was thinking maybe of buying a new pair of jeans in my goal size because I can use it as motivation as well.
My PE classes, Beginning Squash and Spring ABS, started this week. I don’t think I can express how happy I am that I decided to try both of these classes. I have an absolute blast playing squash. Since I’ve played tennis for the past ten years of my life, I was able to pick it up pretty quickly. Squash requires more quickness and agility though, which makes it a fun cardio workout! I definitely recommend giving it a try if you ever get the chance. Same with tennis– another fantastic sport you can play even as you grow older.
Spring ABS was not nearly as fun as Squash, but it was certainly a solid core workout. I signed up with two of friends, Liz and Hannah, so that’s always a plus when you have a buddy (or two)! We did four sets of four minutes where you would do each exercise within the set for one minute, one after another. In between each set, we would get a short break of two or three minutes. 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:
1. Heel touches – easy to cheat, so be careful!
2. Plank – classic ab exercise
3. Oblique crunch right
4. Oblique crunch left
Third set:
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!
The class is supposed to get progressively harder as time goes on, so I hope I’ll be able to handle it. Maybe I’ll have a six pack by the end of it? Kidding, but I definitely expect to have a stronger core and flatter stomach, in addition to so many new ab exercises to try! If you haven’t already, I strongly suggest looking to see if your school offers PE classes. I without a doubt will be taking more in the future. Usually they’re free, and there are so many different options! 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. I’d also like to thank them for all the awesome gear and coconut water galore!