I am down to 257.8 this morning. I am shocked, happy and confused at the same time. Confused because all previous attempts at weight loss have never reached this far!!! Happy 'cuz ... well ... I am getting healthier daily. Shocked because I felt fat/heavy yesterday... like I had gained 1500 lbs in the process of a day!
This is only the 2nd day of our "Transformation Challenge" at boot camp and I am already hating water LOL... I am up in the middle of the date going to pee. But I am still drinking! Recommended - a gallon a day! I know its important but geesh.
Well off to drink more water :-P
Love and Hugs,
Christy
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Monday, November 5, 2012
Guess what.....
Guess who is in the 250's and stayed that way ALL WEEKEND!? My weekends are usually diet and progress killers for me. But not this time. I started the weekend out at 261 and ended at 259.0 :-)
Friday, November 2, 2012
Hitting a milestone!
Hey everyone. Just
wanted to let you know I hit a milestone yesterday and again this morning. I wanted to make sure that I stayed where I
was at and it wasn’t just the way I was standing on the scale or some other
thing my body likes to do to not allow me to repeat a good number!
I weigh 261.0!! For
those who don’t know my highest weight was 320 and when I began the journey
again I was at 312. So that is 51 lbs
from when I began. I was going for that
50 lbs gone mark and I made it. Also throughout
all my weight loss attempts the lowest I have been down to (according to my
records in Livestrong) is 265.4.
We are starting a 6 week transformation challenge at boot
camp. I am very excited about it! My goal is to lose 25 lbs. If WHEN
I reach my goal I will be at 236. Wow..
that doesn’t seem real. I will keep
everyone up to date with my progress during the challenge.
Love and Hugs,
Christy
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Here we go again- with EXCITEMENT ......
Hey guys,
Starting my posts on my blog again. I have good reason to. I have started the journey again and I am looking forward to sharing with you as I travel the path. As always, if you want off the email list that updates you when I blog just let me know.
Thanks for your past support and your continued support.
Love and Hugs,
Christy
Starting my posts on my blog again. I have good reason to. I have started the journey again and I am looking forward to sharing with you as I travel the path. As always, if you want off the email list that updates you when I blog just let me know.
Thanks for your past support and your continued support.
Love and Hugs,
Christy
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
WOW- that was tough
Hey guys,
No I didn't fall off the face of the Earth. Well not literally. Our Annual Communication "happened". Three months UGH... It was tough this year- getting ready for it. Stephanie and I worked a lot of overtime- a couple three weeks was in excess of 108 hours. So I had enough time to go to bed and get back up to go to work. We were exhausted - and not just physically - we were also mentally and emotionally drained. I don't have time to get into a lot just now but I will- things are coming around where I can do some work on me. I tried a weekend at a cabin in the Smokies. It did help the physical aspect of being tired but that took the entire time and I wasn't able to get any inner work done. But anyway- I just wanted to post my workout yesterday- and no laughing I am just getting back into it- (hee hee).
Ok- the first part of the workout came when I was changing into my workout clothes. I decided- because I hate putting shoes back on- that I would remove my work pants with my shoes on. Well apparently my shoes are bigger than the pants leg. So I am hopping around with my pants around my ankles trying to dislodge my shoe. I finally -- after several minutes turn my foot the right way and get the pants off. So you would think ... yes you would... that I would at that point take the shoes off to put on my workout pants. *looks around at all the people who KNOW me shaking their head NO*... You guys know- that I attempted to put the workout pants on over my shoes... well this was even harder because they were stretchy but very tight to the skin- kinda like leotards only a little looser. Now here I got again hopping and about falling three or four times.... To say the least after I finally got one foot through I took the other shoe off and about threw it across the room (smiles). I was sweating and breathing hard and thought to myself ok.. I just burned more calories in this 15 minutes than I will the entire time I am here!
Arc Trainer- hill interval for 15 (HARD) minutes - maybe its because I have been sick but getting a breath rhythm was not happening
One time around the track at casual speed
Home- Made homemade pizza with Mini Thins, low sugar pizza sauce, turkey pepperoni and fat free mozzarella cheese. It was good- and you know 4 mini pizzas feels like a lot more than two big slices (but it is no where close).
Love and Hugs,
Christy
PS Elton- I will email you directly with a response to the email you sent me. I replied and told you time didn't allow for me to respond and as you see above.... it did not. Plus there was no way that I could do it emotionally/mentally at the time either.
No I didn't fall off the face of the Earth. Well not literally. Our Annual Communication "happened". Three months UGH... It was tough this year- getting ready for it. Stephanie and I worked a lot of overtime- a couple three weeks was in excess of 108 hours. So I had enough time to go to bed and get back up to go to work. We were exhausted - and not just physically - we were also mentally and emotionally drained. I don't have time to get into a lot just now but I will- things are coming around where I can do some work on me. I tried a weekend at a cabin in the Smokies. It did help the physical aspect of being tired but that took the entire time and I wasn't able to get any inner work done. But anyway- I just wanted to post my workout yesterday- and no laughing I am just getting back into it- (hee hee).
Ok- the first part of the workout came when I was changing into my workout clothes. I decided- because I hate putting shoes back on- that I would remove my work pants with my shoes on. Well apparently my shoes are bigger than the pants leg. So I am hopping around with my pants around my ankles trying to dislodge my shoe. I finally -- after several minutes turn my foot the right way and get the pants off. So you would think ... yes you would... that I would at that point take the shoes off to put on my workout pants. *looks around at all the people who KNOW me shaking their head NO*... You guys know- that I attempted to put the workout pants on over my shoes... well this was even harder because they were stretchy but very tight to the skin- kinda like leotards only a little looser. Now here I got again hopping and about falling three or four times.... To say the least after I finally got one foot through I took the other shoe off and about threw it across the room (smiles). I was sweating and breathing hard and thought to myself ok.. I just burned more calories in this 15 minutes than I will the entire time I am here!
Arc Trainer- hill interval for 15 (HARD) minutes - maybe its because I have been sick but getting a breath rhythm was not happening
One time around the track at casual speed
Home- Made homemade pizza with Mini Thins, low sugar pizza sauce, turkey pepperoni and fat free mozzarella cheese. It was good- and you know 4 mini pizzas feels like a lot more than two big slices (but it is no where close).
Love and Hugs,
Christy
PS Elton- I will email you directly with a response to the email you sent me. I replied and told you time didn't allow for me to respond and as you see above.... it did not. Plus there was no way that I could do it emotionally/mentally at the time either.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Is there such a thing as quitting a journey? My new ramblings.
As I look back over the blogs that I have posted in the past I wonder where all that excitement went. Where is that person that was so excited when she ran her first lap at the gym? Why did I quit the journey... is there such a thing? I don't think there is such a thing as "quitting" a journey. When you think about it- you start a journey for a reason and that journey contains goals and paths to those goals. Can you go down the wrong path? Yes. Can you quit and go back to the beginning? I guess you can literally quit and never look back. But I think what happens is you set it aside to pick up again one day. I mean- who wants to give up goals and dreams? Things happen, paths change- destinations become fuzzy- and you feel lost. That's where I am now. And I have been here before. It seems like I am continuously trying to find me and what I am all about- why do I do the things I do, why do things affect me as they do, why this and why that? I do know that the BIG journey-- the journey of life-- cannot stop until you die. This is the end of your earthly journey and the beginning of a new journey- for me - my heavenly journey with God. And perhaps that is what I am talking about- my life journey. Not a mini journey of losing weight but a journey that encompasses much more than losing weight. It contains my hopes, dreams and aspirations- you know what it is? It is that self-actualization Mr. Maslow talks about... Is that even possible? Are we, as humans, constantly struggling to get there?
I know for me my journey seems to stop all the time to be picked up at another time. As I said things happen. What made me stop this time- nothing can MAKE you stop- you choose to stop. So why did I? I don’t think it was a conscious effort. I didn’t say I am so tired of this - I am going to stop. I didn’t say this is too hard I am choosing a different journey. Those pesky emotions got in the way a lot! If we could just think of things logically and keep emotions out of it!-- then again, how boring would life be if that were the case?
So yes you guessed it- I "paused" my journey because "life" got in the way and somewhere along the way I lost what I had been searching for- It's pretty crummy when you lose what you haven't found yet! But now I am ready to start again with knew paths to the same journey- new goals and aspirations. I am excited but I am hesitant... how long will it last this time keeps going through my mind. I guess I should put it on the table my thoughts about what has went on during this "pause". Perhaps I can get some insight from my support system (that means I welcome your replies!!!).
First thing that happened I guess was last summer my Mammaw, that woman is so close to my heart, fell and broke both of her knees. Yes both of them- most of you know this already. I believe this has done something to her mentally. I have never seen someone change as much as she has since this happened to her. My once strong, graceful, loving and self-confident beautiful grandmother has changed. Although still as beautiful and loving as ever- she is not strong nor does she have a lick of self-confidence about her. We went through many obstacles with this ordeal- and still are going through things related to it. First the hospital, then home, then back to the hospital, then to rehab, then back home. And she is still on a walker and I dare say she will probably be on it for the rest of her life. She won’t walk without it and yells at anyone who questions her use of it. She uses her age as an excuse to limit herself. Every time I talk with her I ask her how she is doing and she says she is old. I think I have anger issues here. I am angry that she doesn’t challenge herself, I am angry that she uses her age as some kind of magical excuse that well... excuses her from "life"! I am angry that she hasn’t healed physically or mentally from the fall. I am angry that her strong and confident nature has been stripped from her! I am heartbroken that I call to see how she is and she says OLD. I am angry that she uses that to excuse her attitudes and behaviors. I am just very heart broken over the whole thing. Then......... I have to look and see if I am angry because I feel I have lost something. Wouldn't that be just plain selfish of me. Does it make me selfish because I miss what she once was? My go to person, the one who I could talk to about anything, the one who loved me for who I am not who I should be... one of the ones who encouraged my dreams and passions, one of the ones who has saw me through my darkest times? Do I even have a right to be upset? I think I may have those feelings - but I also know I hurt FOR her. But.. I also miss her support. Is that wrong?
Then- it happened. Something I wasn't expecting and out of nowhere my Papa dies. He fell going to the studio to get labels for Christmas cards. What at first I thought was SO stubborn- he knew about the ice- he KNEW he shouldn’t be out there... but when you think about it- labels for Christmas cards. I was fortunate enough to be with him through to the end. My grandfather and I had a strange relationship. One I have no regrets about. We fought a lot. I disappointed him a lot. He angered me a lot.... (laughing) Yes we had a strange relationship. But not many people know the intimate side of things like when he used to pick me up and put me in his lap when I was about 3 & 4 years old and read to me (yes I remember), or how he would take me to his studio (he was a photographer) and let me be his model or let me watch the magic of a picture appearing from nowhere on a sheet of "paper", the hours we spent singing while he played his guitar or the time, most recently, that I was in the hospital very sick and he called me to play his guitar and sing to me many songs- one of which was "you are my sunshine". I miss him. I still have not grieved his death. I miss the intimate side of him... but I also miss the other side. He challenged me. He gave me fits- but I grew from them. I love you Papa, I am glad I got to sing to you in the hospital and hold your hand as you left this Earth to be with the Heavenly Father. Rest well.
This too- has taken a toll on my Mammaw. She misses him, she grieves for him, she reaches for him... The whole thing is hard and I can't get past it.
THEN... I tried the mini marathon again this year. As I rounded the corner at Churchill I rolled both my ankles. It was just shy of 10 miles of this 13.1 mile trek and I could hardly walk. I made it to the first aid tent as Stephanie and her mother continued on (with a lot of encouragement and insisting on my part). They wrapped both my ankles and sent me on my way to try to finish. I walked about a fourth of a mile and was in excruciating pain. I had the police call medic to come and pick me up. I was devastated. I was annoyed. And I was disappointed in myself. Yes I was injured…. Yes the best athletes have DNF’s (Did Not Finish) on their records… but still I felt every emotion I stated.
To add insult to injury – my Mammaw called to see how I was doing. I told her I was feeling better and my ankles were sprained- air cast on both ankles- so on so forth. And she tells me- in a very disgusted voice well you just need to stop all this craziness! I said excuse me? I mean this from the woman who from day one nurtured me to be a do anything you want to do- follow your dreams- kind of person. I was taken aback. But what really upset me was the next thing she said to me: “you are too old and overweight to be running around trying to do all of this stuff—trying to do marathons and staying up all hours of the night!”…. and some other stuff I do not remember…. I said Mammaw… that is exercise I need…. And she cut me off and said “exercise is NOT the wherewithal”. I said what do you mean… She said “exercise isn’t everything…. You are sick all the time” (which I am not).
And guess what? I had my first two mile run (I have never stopped being able to run a mile) last night (mini training again) and half way through it I heard “you are too old and fat to be doing this”… and the tears streamed…………………………………
So these are just a few things that have brought me here- Searching for a new way to the same journey. My doctor has put her foot down- bad news from blood test has caused her to be stern about my diet and exercise and lighted my fire again- not to mention my running partner has a new "fire" as well. It is that will to live and loving life thing that is pushing me (smiles). I am going to close for now. Hopefully I can continue updating you guys of what is going on. I thank all of you for your support, encouragement and pushes-gentle or stern. I am not sure when I will get to writing about the paths and goals section- as the emotions are raw right now and I need to get a lot out but know that they are coming. Bear with me through the "journaling" aspect of my blog- but it will give insight as to my struggles before we celebrate the victories.
With love and hugs to everyone,
Christy
PS: A video of my little peanut-- Emma Grace-- She shines and I gather in her rays! (Please excuse my brothers colorful language LOL)
I know for me my journey seems to stop all the time to be picked up at another time. As I said things happen. What made me stop this time- nothing can MAKE you stop- you choose to stop. So why did I? I don’t think it was a conscious effort. I didn’t say I am so tired of this - I am going to stop. I didn’t say this is too hard I am choosing a different journey. Those pesky emotions got in the way a lot! If we could just think of things logically and keep emotions out of it!-- then again, how boring would life be if that were the case?
So yes you guessed it- I "paused" my journey because "life" got in the way and somewhere along the way I lost what I had been searching for- It's pretty crummy when you lose what you haven't found yet! But now I am ready to start again with knew paths to the same journey- new goals and aspirations. I am excited but I am hesitant... how long will it last this time keeps going through my mind. I guess I should put it on the table my thoughts about what has went on during this "pause". Perhaps I can get some insight from my support system (that means I welcome your replies!!!).
First thing that happened I guess was last summer my Mammaw, that woman is so close to my heart, fell and broke both of her knees. Yes both of them- most of you know this already. I believe this has done something to her mentally. I have never seen someone change as much as she has since this happened to her. My once strong, graceful, loving and self-confident beautiful grandmother has changed. Although still as beautiful and loving as ever- she is not strong nor does she have a lick of self-confidence about her. We went through many obstacles with this ordeal- and still are going through things related to it. First the hospital, then home, then back to the hospital, then to rehab, then back home. And she is still on a walker and I dare say she will probably be on it for the rest of her life. She won’t walk without it and yells at anyone who questions her use of it. She uses her age as an excuse to limit herself. Every time I talk with her I ask her how she is doing and she says she is old. I think I have anger issues here. I am angry that she doesn’t challenge herself, I am angry that she uses her age as some kind of magical excuse that well... excuses her from "life"! I am angry that she hasn’t healed physically or mentally from the fall. I am angry that her strong and confident nature has been stripped from her! I am heartbroken that I call to see how she is and she says OLD. I am angry that she uses that to excuse her attitudes and behaviors. I am just very heart broken over the whole thing. Then......... I have to look and see if I am angry because I feel I have lost something. Wouldn't that be just plain selfish of me. Does it make me selfish because I miss what she once was? My go to person, the one who I could talk to about anything, the one who loved me for who I am not who I should be... one of the ones who encouraged my dreams and passions, one of the ones who has saw me through my darkest times? Do I even have a right to be upset? I think I may have those feelings - but I also know I hurt FOR her. But.. I also miss her support. Is that wrong?
Then- it happened. Something I wasn't expecting and out of nowhere my Papa dies. He fell going to the studio to get labels for Christmas cards. What at first I thought was SO stubborn- he knew about the ice- he KNEW he shouldn’t be out there... but when you think about it- labels for Christmas cards. I was fortunate enough to be with him through to the end. My grandfather and I had a strange relationship. One I have no regrets about. We fought a lot. I disappointed him a lot. He angered me a lot.... (laughing) Yes we had a strange relationship. But not many people know the intimate side of things like when he used to pick me up and put me in his lap when I was about 3 & 4 years old and read to me (yes I remember), or how he would take me to his studio (he was a photographer) and let me be his model or let me watch the magic of a picture appearing from nowhere on a sheet of "paper", the hours we spent singing while he played his guitar or the time, most recently, that I was in the hospital very sick and he called me to play his guitar and sing to me many songs- one of which was "you are my sunshine". I miss him. I still have not grieved his death. I miss the intimate side of him... but I also miss the other side. He challenged me. He gave me fits- but I grew from them. I love you Papa, I am glad I got to sing to you in the hospital and hold your hand as you left this Earth to be with the Heavenly Father. Rest well.
This too- has taken a toll on my Mammaw. She misses him, she grieves for him, she reaches for him... The whole thing is hard and I can't get past it.
THEN... I tried the mini marathon again this year. As I rounded the corner at Churchill I rolled both my ankles. It was just shy of 10 miles of this 13.1 mile trek and I could hardly walk. I made it to the first aid tent as Stephanie and her mother continued on (with a lot of encouragement and insisting on my part). They wrapped both my ankles and sent me on my way to try to finish. I walked about a fourth of a mile and was in excruciating pain. I had the police call medic to come and pick me up. I was devastated. I was annoyed. And I was disappointed in myself. Yes I was injured…. Yes the best athletes have DNF’s (Did Not Finish) on their records… but still I felt every emotion I stated.
To add insult to injury – my Mammaw called to see how I was doing. I told her I was feeling better and my ankles were sprained- air cast on both ankles- so on so forth. And she tells me- in a very disgusted voice well you just need to stop all this craziness! I said excuse me? I mean this from the woman who from day one nurtured me to be a do anything you want to do- follow your dreams- kind of person. I was taken aback. But what really upset me was the next thing she said to me: “you are too old and overweight to be running around trying to do all of this stuff—trying to do marathons and staying up all hours of the night!”…. and some other stuff I do not remember…. I said Mammaw… that is exercise I need…. And she cut me off and said “exercise is NOT the wherewithal”. I said what do you mean… She said “exercise isn’t everything…. You are sick all the time” (which I am not).
And guess what? I had my first two mile run (I have never stopped being able to run a mile) last night (mini training again) and half way through it I heard “you are too old and fat to be doing this”… and the tears streamed…………………………………
So these are just a few things that have brought me here- Searching for a new way to the same journey. My doctor has put her foot down- bad news from blood test has caused her to be stern about my diet and exercise and lighted my fire again- not to mention my running partner has a new "fire" as well. It is that will to live and loving life thing that is pushing me (smiles). I am going to close for now. Hopefully I can continue updating you guys of what is going on. I thank all of you for your support, encouragement and pushes-gentle or stern. I am not sure when I will get to writing about the paths and goals section- as the emotions are raw right now and I need to get a lot out but know that they are coming. Bear with me through the "journaling" aspect of my blog- but it will give insight as to my struggles before we celebrate the victories.
With love and hugs to everyone,
Christy
PS: A video of my little peanut-- Emma Grace-- She shines and I gather in her rays! (Please excuse my brothers colorful language LOL)
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
"Rocky Theme"
Ok guys.... I just could NOT wait a week to share this news with you!!! (Imagine Rocky theme playing in the background- LOL)...
I JOGGED 2 MILES TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Now not all at once. What I did was walk 1 lap when I got to the gym and then started jogging and jogged a mile (10 laps).... THEN I walked two laps.... THEN I jogged another mile (10 laps) then I finished with walking three laps. I am so proud of myself!! I just know there is an athlete somewhere under all this weight.... *big smiles*
Love and Hugs,
me
I JOGGED 2 MILES TODAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Now not all at once. What I did was walk 1 lap when I got to the gym and then started jogging and jogged a mile (10 laps).... THEN I walked two laps.... THEN I jogged another mile (10 laps) then I finished with walking three laps. I am so proud of myself!! I just know there is an athlete somewhere under all this weight.... *big smiles*
Love and Hugs,
me
Monday, July 13, 2009
This weeks wrapup
Hey guys,
Hope everyone had a good week. Mine was full of excitement. I JOGGED MY FIRST FULL MILE THIS WEEK!!! Is that not awesome??? Also on the excitement side I talked with some people (my uncle and PT) about the food stuff and I have started a new journey with food. I joined Livestrong.com which has really helped me track all the foods, nutritional information and exercise! I am in love with that site!! Now I am looking at all the Livestrong stuff like duffle bags and ballcaps saying I wanttt itttt... LOL My uncle is the one who suggested "logging" my food. Eddie tracks his food by his Iphone through some other site but I heard about Livestrong first through him and Jamie. It is a truly remarkable site. Not only can you get into "my plate" where you can log all that stuff but it has support groups for various needs. You can even take "dares"!!! I took a 200 situp dare - 200 in a row! And I accomplished it. I didn't find it much challenging however there is a 100 push up dare that I don't know if I am ready for!
The PT has me on "eating six times a day" diet plan. When he first presented it I was like NO WAY! But I have only been on it like 5 days and it is working out pretty good. I am having to change the food he has listed because who likes cottage cheese- I mean come on (giggles). I have changed my eggs to egg whites. I bought turkey sausage and you know what it is really good! In between meals I eat protein bars or protein shakes-- yogurt too. Fruit has entered the picture- I try to eat it every day. I am having trouble getting enough veggies in so I have to work on that. He says that my meal should contain 50% carbs, 25% protein and 25% fat. I have great success with watching that and making sure it stays right around there- however I ate a banana the other day and it was nothing but carbs. I about had a heart attack because my pie chart didn't look the way its supposed to. When I ate the next time it evened out. You can really get obsessed with this stuff.
Ok- below are my workouts for the last week or so:
The PT has me on "eating six times a day" diet plan. When he first presented it I was like NO WAY! But I have only been on it like 5 days and it is working out pretty good. I am having to change the food he has listed because who likes cottage cheese- I mean come on (giggles). I have changed my eggs to egg whites. I bought turkey sausage and you know what it is really good! In between meals I eat protein bars or protein shakes-- yogurt too. Fruit has entered the picture- I try to eat it every day. I am having trouble getting enough veggies in so I have to work on that. He says that my meal should contain 50% carbs, 25% protein and 25% fat. I have great success with watching that and making sure it stays right around there- however I ate a banana the other day and it was nothing but carbs. I about had a heart attack because my pie chart didn't look the way its supposed to. When I ate the next time it evened out. You can really get obsessed with this stuff.
Ok- below are my workouts for the last week or so:
7/2/09
Track:
Laps 1-5 Walk fast
Laps 6-8 Jog
Laps 9-10 Walk
Laps 11-12 Walk half track/sprint half track <-- yeah- go me!
Laps 13-15 Walk straights and sprint ends
Laps 16-18 Jog
Laps 19-20 Walk
PT wanted to work on core exercises so we did the following:
Good Mornings 20lbs 2 sets of 12
Hyperflex 3 sets of 15
Lat Pulldowns 70lbs 3 sets of 12
Squats 2 sets of 20
Laterial Ab lifts 2 sets of 20
Bench Leg Lifes 2 sets of 15
Bosu Ball- Flat side 15 lb bar - curls while squatting 3 sets of 20
Bosu Ball- Flat side 15 lb bar- twists from side to front to side for 2 minutes
July 3, 2009
Walked six miles at Bernheim
July 4, 2009
Walked three miles at Bernheim
July 7, 2009
Track:
Lap 1 Walk
Lap 2 Jog
Lap 3 Walk
Laps 4-5 Jog
Laps 6-11 Walk 1/2 and Sprint 1/2 <--- WOW what is that!?
Laps 16-18 Jog
Laps 19-20 Walk
PT wanted to work on core exercises so we did the following:
Good Mornings 20lbs 2 sets of 12
Hyperflex 3 sets of 15
Lat Pulldowns 70lbs 3 sets of 12
Squats 2 sets of 20
Laterial Ab lifts 2 sets of 20
Bench Leg Lifes 2 sets of 15
Bosu Ball- Flat side 15 lb bar - curls while squatting 3 sets of 20
Bosu Ball- Flat side 15 lb bar- twists from side to front to side for 2 minutes
July 3, 2009
Walked six miles at Bernheim
July 4, 2009
Walked three miles at Bernheim
July 7, 2009
Track:
Lap 1 Walk
Lap 2 Jog
Lap 3 Walk
Laps 4-5 Jog
Laps 6-11 Walk 1/2 and Sprint 1/2 <--- WOW what is that!?
Lap 12 Walk Laps 13-17 Jog <--------------- HALF MILE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Laps 18-20 Walk
Leg Press 120 lbs 3 sets of 15
Leg Curls 40 lbs 3 sets of 15
Squats 3 sets of 15
Lunges 3 sets of 15
Leg Extension 40 lbs 3 sets of 15
7/9/2009
Track:
Lap 1 Walk
Laps 2-3 Jog
Laps 4-5 Walk 1/2 and Sprint 1/2
Lap 6 Walk
Laps 7-9 Walk 1/2 and Sprin 1/2
Laps 10-11 Walk
Laps 12-21 JOG <-------- ONE MILEEEEEEEEEEEEEE- GO ME GO ME GO ME
Laps 22-23 Walk
200 Ab Crunches <-- I beat the dareee.. I beat the dareeee :-p
Overhead Press 50 lbs 3 sets of 12
Internal Rotations 20 lbs 3 sets of 12
External Rotations 20 lbs 3 sets of 12
45 degree Donkey Calf Raises 90 lbs 3 sets of 15
Standing Calf Raises 50 lbs 3 sets of 15
Seated Calf Raises 45 lbs 3 sets of 12
July 11, 2009
Walked six miles at Bernheim
Now for my food calories! This is what I have logged on Livestrong since I started the new food plan (btw I have a free day each week that I can eat freely):
Anyone can view my food intake on Livestrong if they so desire. Thanks for all your support.
Love and Hugs,
me
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
Lots of Exercise.....
Hey Guys!!
This one is going to be a bit long because I didn’t post last week. First thing is first. I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers for Susan and John. Susan’s daddy did pass away a few days after my request. It broke my heart. He was such a wonderful giving person. May God send comfort to Susan and her family during this time.
Susan’s knee is healing and she still needs your prayers. John is going in for by-pass surgery tomorrow morning so please remember him as well. His wife, Mary, told me that he would get to go home quite soon after surgery. Weird- they just send you home and hope for the best anymore. I don’t think I would want out patient open heart surgery but what do I know?
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The gym has been tough this past week and half. I have been pushing the limits on working out. Which is a great thing I guess (my body would disagree-lol). I went to the gym Wednesday 6/17 and you have the update on my last blog. The rest of the workouts appear below and are for Saturday 6/20, Sunday 6/21, Monday 6/22, Saturday 6/27, Sunday 6/28 and Tuesday 6/30. I am doing better with getting to the gym more times per week this week. After last Monday’s PT appointment I didn’t go back until Saturday. I need to work more in the week. I would like to go on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. I have school on campus this quarter so Monday’s are out. In theory this should be how I do the workouts because he has the schedule as: Day 1: Chest/triceps/abs/cardio, Day 2: Shoulders/calves/abs/cardio, Day 3: Off, Day 4: Back/biceps/abs/cardio, Day 5: Legs/abs/cardio, Day 6: Off and Day 7: Off.
One of the toughest parts of this transition right now is that he said any machines for cardio is off limits for the next two weeks. He wants me on the track. We have a track in the gym that is 1/10th of a mile around. So he wants me walking, jogging and sprinting the track. Specifically he wants me to walk and jog 5 laps- walk, jog, walk, jog, and walk; then he wants me to sprint the ends of the track and walk the straights for five laps; and then walk and jog 5 laps. He said he will increase the laps and pattern as time goes. Now I have to tell you this news worried me. When I first started the gym in January I couldn’t walk around the track for a mile without being out of breath let alone jog! Over time I found that I could jog one time around the track- with a little difficulty. But to do what he was assigning????? UGGGG But I think you will see when I list my exercises below that I was ok with everything. I still struggle but I am doing it :-).
So here it is:
Saturday 6/20/2009
Walked at Bernheim- 6 Miles and took 2 ½ hours. Then I went to the Gym and did the following:
30 minutes on Elliptical- Weight Loss Program for 2.01 miles
100 Ab Crunches
Overhead Shoulder Press – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Side Deltoid Raises/Lateral Raises – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Front Deltoid Raises (fly) – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Front Deltoid Raises (rear) – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Standing Calf Raises – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 15
Seated Calf Raises (didn’t know what machine it was so I did the leg press on toes) – 83 lbs, 3 sets of 15
Sunday 6/21/09
Walked at Berheim – 3 miles. Then went to the gym and did the following:
30 minutes on Elliptical – Weight Loss Program for 2.01 miles
100 Ab Crunches
Leg Press – 120 lbs, 3 sets of 15
Leg Curls – 40 lbs, 3 sets of 15
Squats – 3 sets of 15
Lunges – 3 sets of 15
Leg Extension – 40 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Monday 6/22/09
30 minutes on Elliptical – Weight Loss Program for 2.01 miles
Bend-Overs/Good Mornings – 20 lbs each hand, 2 sets of 12
Bent Over Row – 20 lbs each hand, 2 sets of 12
Seated Cable Row – 70 lbs, 2 sets of 12
Lat Pulldowns – 70 lbs, 2 sets of 12
Hyperflex (angled bench you lay over then bend, lift and lower your upper body) 2 sets 12
Preacher Curls – 50 lbs, 2 sets of 12
Bosu Squats (full ball against wall) – 2 sets of 12
Alternating Step Ups (step up on a metal box and throw other leg back) – 2 sets of 12
Dumbbell Alternating Curls (front and back) – 10 lbs, 2 sets of 12 each exercise
Did 10 laps on the track – 5 laps: walk, jog, walk, jog, walk; 5 laps: walk straights/sprint (run) ends
Saturday 6/27/09
Walked Bermheim – 3 miles. Then went to gym and did the following
100 Ab Crunches
Bend-Overs/Good Mornings – 20 lbs each hand, 2 sets of 12
Bent Over Row – 20 lbs each hand, 2 sets of 12
Seated Cable Row – 70 lbs, 2 sets of 12
Lat Pulldowns – 70 lbs, 2 sets of 12
Hyperflex (angled bench you lay over then bend, lift and lower your upper body) 2 sets 12
Preacher Curls – 50 lbs, 2 sets of 12
Bosu Squats (full ball against wall) – 2 sets of 12
Alternating Step Ups (step up on a metal box and throw other leg back) – 2 sets of 12
Dumbbell Alternating Curls (front and back) – 10 lbs, 2 sets of 12 each exercise
Sunday 6/28/09
15 laps on the track – 5 laps: Walk, jog, walk, jog, walk; 5 laps: Walk straights/sprint (run) ends; 5 laps: walk, jog, walk, jog, walk ( this was difficult for me to do, legs kept cramping up and couldn’t get my breathing right)
100 Ab Crunches on the machine
Techno Gym Chest Press – 65 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Dumbbell Flies – 15 lbs each hand, 3 sets of 12
Bosu Squat, Curl, Press – 10 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Jump n Jacks – 4 sets of 25
Cable Pressdown – Freemonton Weight Machine – 20 lbs each hand, 3 sets of 12
HERE COMES THE HARD PART: I did 2 sets of 25 ab crunches on the ball. Then I did the Bosu Push-- that is that awful thing where you push the half ball across the floor- ugg. Did three laps of that and then I did another 25 ab crunches on the ball. Did another three laps of the Bosu Push and then did a set of 25 boxer ab rotations (that is where you lay on the ball and rotate your upper body in a circle- to the side then to the knees then to the other side and then back- I don’t know how else to describe it – giggles). Then I did another three laps of the Bosu Push and another set of 25 boxer ab rotations.
I didn’t do the Relays but there was just no way I could. I was wiped out from the Bosu Push and laps! So I left a little disappointed in myself. :-( I soon go through it though and was ok….
Tuesday 6/30/2009
Now for yesterday!! LOL For all of you that skipped to the end I hope you get this workout because I felt awesome after (winks).
Track – 22 laps, started at 6:22 and finished at 7:08
Lap 1- Walk
Lap 2- Walk
Lap 3 to 6- Walk fast
Lap 7- Jog
Lap 8- Walk
Lap 9- Jog
Lap 10 and 11- Walk
Lap 12 through 16- Walked straights and ran ends of track
Lap 17- Walk
Lap 18- Jog
Lap 19- Walk
Lap 20 ANDDDD 21 I jogged --- TWO WHOLE LAPS YAAAAAA can you believe it?
Lap 22- Walked slow for cool down
Overhead Press – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Side Deltoid Raise – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Front Deltoid Raises (fly) – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Front Deltoid Raises (rear) – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Internal Rotations – 20 lbs, 3 sets of 12
External Rotations – 20 lbs, 3 sets of 12
45 degree Donkey calf raises – 90 lbs, 3 sets of 15
Standing Calf Raises – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 15
Seated Calf Raises – 45 lbs, 3 sets of 12 (very hard)- this is where you sit down and you have the pads on your knees and you put your toes on a platform below, knees bent at 90 degrees, and you raise and lower weights up and down.
I finished up the workout with 2 sets of 25 ab crunches on the machine with 10 lb weights each side and then I did 2 sets of 25 boxer ab rotations on the ball.
I still can’t believe I jogged 2 laps around the gym. I am getting ready to head there now. Wonder if I can repeat it tonight?? My foot is sore on my heel again. So I dunno- but that never stops me from trying. Knowing that I might have to post a noooooooooooo I didn’t do ittttt may help a little. But just a little LOL :-).
Talk with you guys soon! Love and Hugs,
Christy
This one is going to be a bit long because I didn’t post last week. First thing is first. I want to thank everyone for their thoughts and prayers for Susan and John. Susan’s daddy did pass away a few days after my request. It broke my heart. He was such a wonderful giving person. May God send comfort to Susan and her family during this time.
Susan’s knee is healing and she still needs your prayers. John is going in for by-pass surgery tomorrow morning so please remember him as well. His wife, Mary, told me that he would get to go home quite soon after surgery. Weird- they just send you home and hope for the best anymore. I don’t think I would want out patient open heart surgery but what do I know?
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The gym has been tough this past week and half. I have been pushing the limits on working out. Which is a great thing I guess (my body would disagree-lol). I went to the gym Wednesday 6/17 and you have the update on my last blog. The rest of the workouts appear below and are for Saturday 6/20, Sunday 6/21, Monday 6/22, Saturday 6/27, Sunday 6/28 and Tuesday 6/30. I am doing better with getting to the gym more times per week this week. After last Monday’s PT appointment I didn’t go back until Saturday. I need to work more in the week. I would like to go on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. I have school on campus this quarter so Monday’s are out. In theory this should be how I do the workouts because he has the schedule as: Day 1: Chest/triceps/abs/cardio, Day 2: Shoulders/calves/abs/cardio, Day 3: Off, Day 4: Back/biceps/abs/cardio, Day 5: Legs/abs/cardio, Day 6: Off and Day 7: Off.
One of the toughest parts of this transition right now is that he said any machines for cardio is off limits for the next two weeks. He wants me on the track. We have a track in the gym that is 1/10th of a mile around. So he wants me walking, jogging and sprinting the track. Specifically he wants me to walk and jog 5 laps- walk, jog, walk, jog, and walk; then he wants me to sprint the ends of the track and walk the straights for five laps; and then walk and jog 5 laps. He said he will increase the laps and pattern as time goes. Now I have to tell you this news worried me. When I first started the gym in January I couldn’t walk around the track for a mile without being out of breath let alone jog! Over time I found that I could jog one time around the track- with a little difficulty. But to do what he was assigning????? UGGGG But I think you will see when I list my exercises below that I was ok with everything. I still struggle but I am doing it :-).
So here it is:
Saturday 6/20/2009
Walked at Bernheim- 6 Miles and took 2 ½ hours. Then I went to the Gym and did the following:
30 minutes on Elliptical- Weight Loss Program for 2.01 miles
100 Ab Crunches
Overhead Shoulder Press – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Side Deltoid Raises/Lateral Raises – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Front Deltoid Raises (fly) – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Front Deltoid Raises (rear) – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Standing Calf Raises – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 15
Seated Calf Raises (didn’t know what machine it was so I did the leg press on toes) – 83 lbs, 3 sets of 15
Sunday 6/21/09
Walked at Berheim – 3 miles. Then went to the gym and did the following:
30 minutes on Elliptical – Weight Loss Program for 2.01 miles
100 Ab Crunches
Leg Press – 120 lbs, 3 sets of 15
Leg Curls – 40 lbs, 3 sets of 15
Squats – 3 sets of 15
Lunges – 3 sets of 15
Leg Extension – 40 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Monday 6/22/09
30 minutes on Elliptical – Weight Loss Program for 2.01 miles
Bend-Overs/Good Mornings – 20 lbs each hand, 2 sets of 12
Bent Over Row – 20 lbs each hand, 2 sets of 12
Seated Cable Row – 70 lbs, 2 sets of 12
Lat Pulldowns – 70 lbs, 2 sets of 12
Hyperflex (angled bench you lay over then bend, lift and lower your upper body) 2 sets 12
Preacher Curls – 50 lbs, 2 sets of 12
Bosu Squats (full ball against wall) – 2 sets of 12
Alternating Step Ups (step up on a metal box and throw other leg back) – 2 sets of 12
Dumbbell Alternating Curls (front and back) – 10 lbs, 2 sets of 12 each exercise
Did 10 laps on the track – 5 laps: walk, jog, walk, jog, walk; 5 laps: walk straights/sprint (run) ends
Saturday 6/27/09
Walked Bermheim – 3 miles. Then went to gym and did the following
100 Ab Crunches
Bend-Overs/Good Mornings – 20 lbs each hand, 2 sets of 12
Bent Over Row – 20 lbs each hand, 2 sets of 12
Seated Cable Row – 70 lbs, 2 sets of 12
Lat Pulldowns – 70 lbs, 2 sets of 12
Hyperflex (angled bench you lay over then bend, lift and lower your upper body) 2 sets 12
Preacher Curls – 50 lbs, 2 sets of 12
Bosu Squats (full ball against wall) – 2 sets of 12
Alternating Step Ups (step up on a metal box and throw other leg back) – 2 sets of 12
Dumbbell Alternating Curls (front and back) – 10 lbs, 2 sets of 12 each exercise
Sunday 6/28/09
15 laps on the track – 5 laps: Walk, jog, walk, jog, walk; 5 laps: Walk straights/sprint (run) ends; 5 laps: walk, jog, walk, jog, walk ( this was difficult for me to do, legs kept cramping up and couldn’t get my breathing right)
100 Ab Crunches on the machine
Techno Gym Chest Press – 65 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Dumbbell Flies – 15 lbs each hand, 3 sets of 12
Bosu Squat, Curl, Press – 10 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Jump n Jacks – 4 sets of 25
Cable Pressdown – Freemonton Weight Machine – 20 lbs each hand, 3 sets of 12
HERE COMES THE HARD PART: I did 2 sets of 25 ab crunches on the ball. Then I did the Bosu Push-- that is that awful thing where you push the half ball across the floor- ugg. Did three laps of that and then I did another 25 ab crunches on the ball. Did another three laps of the Bosu Push and then did a set of 25 boxer ab rotations (that is where you lay on the ball and rotate your upper body in a circle- to the side then to the knees then to the other side and then back- I don’t know how else to describe it – giggles). Then I did another three laps of the Bosu Push and another set of 25 boxer ab rotations.
I didn’t do the Relays but there was just no way I could. I was wiped out from the Bosu Push and laps! So I left a little disappointed in myself. :-( I soon go through it though and was ok….
Tuesday 6/30/2009
Now for yesterday!! LOL For all of you that skipped to the end I hope you get this workout because I felt awesome after (winks).
Track – 22 laps, started at 6:22 and finished at 7:08
Lap 1- Walk
Lap 2- Walk
Lap 3 to 6- Walk fast
Lap 7- Jog
Lap 8- Walk
Lap 9- Jog
Lap 10 and 11- Walk
Lap 12 through 16- Walked straights and ran ends of track
Lap 17- Walk
Lap 18- Jog
Lap 19- Walk
Lap 20 ANDDDD 21 I jogged --- TWO WHOLE LAPS YAAAAAA can you believe it?
Lap 22- Walked slow for cool down
Overhead Press – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Side Deltoid Raise – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Front Deltoid Raises (fly) – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Front Deltoid Raises (rear) – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 12
Internal Rotations – 20 lbs, 3 sets of 12
External Rotations – 20 lbs, 3 sets of 12
45 degree Donkey calf raises – 90 lbs, 3 sets of 15
Standing Calf Raises – 50 lbs, 3 sets of 15
Seated Calf Raises – 45 lbs, 3 sets of 12 (very hard)- this is where you sit down and you have the pads on your knees and you put your toes on a platform below, knees bent at 90 degrees, and you raise and lower weights up and down.
I finished up the workout with 2 sets of 25 ab crunches on the machine with 10 lb weights each side and then I did 2 sets of 25 boxer ab rotations on the ball.
I still can’t believe I jogged 2 laps around the gym. I am getting ready to head there now. Wonder if I can repeat it tonight?? My foot is sore on my heel again. So I dunno- but that never stops me from trying. Knowing that I might have to post a noooooooooooo I didn’t do ittttt may help a little. But just a little LOL :-).
Talk with you guys soon! Love and Hugs,
Christy
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Wednesday PT Time... uggg
Hey guys!!!
I have another prayer request. My wonderful friend, Susan, from Rhode Island just had surgery on her knee. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers as well as her father. He had a stroke and is in the hospital. This was very sad news for me to hear as I have a great deal of respect and fondness for him. It just breaks my heart to hear it. He is such a kind and wonderful person- Susan takes after him! Thank you for keeping them and John in your thoughts and prayers.
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I think my PT is tryin to kill me- of course I am joking but my goodness!!! What a workout. To look at it on paper you would think awww that’s NOTHING… you big wuss. But trust me it was tough. When we first started talking about the gym and how often I wanted to go I told him 3 days a week… he said great. I was like cool. So I walk in last night and he hands me a workout schedule with FOUR days at the gym- uggg. Along with the workout he wants me to do 45 minutes of cardio, ab work and start conditioning for the Marathon. I don’t know if I can do this for real but I will give it my best shot.
Exercise Wednesday:
Elliptical – 25 minutes on weight loss program (increased speed because of time crunch)
PT Workout:
Techno Gym Press- 65 lbs 3 sets of 10
Dumbbell flies- 20 lbs 3 sets of 10
~~Bosu Squat, Curl, Press- 10 lb weights in each hand, balance on the flat side of the Bosu ball and squat, raise the weights in to a curl and then lift them high over your head (ug) THEN
~~Relays- Run a 10 lb weight a given length, switch out weight with another 10 lb weight, run back and do it over again six times (3 up, 3 down)
Repeat the above 2 more times….. and have heart failure!
Kickbacks- 10 lbs 2 sets of 10 and in between each set do 25 crunches
Bosu Ball Push- Craziest thing I have ever done. Put the Bosu ball down on the floor flat side down. Bend over and put your hands on the ball and stretch forward. Then run with the flippin thing for a specified length and then back to start- repeat 2 more times and repeat above instructions for heart failure (lol)
See I told you that it doesn’t look like much! I was sweating in places I didn’t know you could sweat. I just can’t wait until I try to do the Hyperflex (sarcastic) – Last time I had anything hyper was a hyperextension of my calf muscle and it was NOT fun! So that exercise does not sound fun or safe for that matter.
Food could have, as always, been better. I don’t know what it is gonna take to get me on the right track with food. It is very hard mentally and emotionally. Everything is bad for you, it’s confusing and it will get you down real quick.
Food:
Breakfast- 2 eggs, 2 pieces of toast- water to drink
Snack- nothing
Water
Lunch- Walked to Lonnie’s and had a baby beef sandwich, fries and pink lemonade to drink then walked back to work.
Supper- White Castles – 6 plain, Fries and Big Red to drink
Snack at night- nothing
Need to eat snacks to keep metabolism going and to keep me from being so hungry. Need to also try to eat before gym (protein and carb) and after (protein) to help build muscle as I lose fat… or that is what they say anyway- grins.
Ok.. closing for now. Love you guys!
Love and Hugs,Christy
I have another prayer request. My wonderful friend, Susan, from Rhode Island just had surgery on her knee. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers as well as her father. He had a stroke and is in the hospital. This was very sad news for me to hear as I have a great deal of respect and fondness for him. It just breaks my heart to hear it. He is such a kind and wonderful person- Susan takes after him! Thank you for keeping them and John in your thoughts and prayers.
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I think my PT is tryin to kill me- of course I am joking but my goodness!!! What a workout. To look at it on paper you would think awww that’s NOTHING… you big wuss. But trust me it was tough. When we first started talking about the gym and how often I wanted to go I told him 3 days a week… he said great. I was like cool. So I walk in last night and he hands me a workout schedule with FOUR days at the gym- uggg. Along with the workout he wants me to do 45 minutes of cardio, ab work and start conditioning for the Marathon. I don’t know if I can do this for real but I will give it my best shot.
Exercise Wednesday:
Elliptical – 25 minutes on weight loss program (increased speed because of time crunch)
PT Workout:
Techno Gym Press- 65 lbs 3 sets of 10
Dumbbell flies- 20 lbs 3 sets of 10
~~Bosu Squat, Curl, Press- 10 lb weights in each hand, balance on the flat side of the Bosu ball and squat, raise the weights in to a curl and then lift them high over your head (ug) THEN
~~Relays- Run a 10 lb weight a given length, switch out weight with another 10 lb weight, run back and do it over again six times (3 up, 3 down)
Repeat the above 2 more times….. and have heart failure!
Kickbacks- 10 lbs 2 sets of 10 and in between each set do 25 crunches
Bosu Ball Push- Craziest thing I have ever done. Put the Bosu ball down on the floor flat side down. Bend over and put your hands on the ball and stretch forward. Then run with the flippin thing for a specified length and then back to start- repeat 2 more times and repeat above instructions for heart failure (lol)
See I told you that it doesn’t look like much! I was sweating in places I didn’t know you could sweat. I just can’t wait until I try to do the Hyperflex (sarcastic) – Last time I had anything hyper was a hyperextension of my calf muscle and it was NOT fun! So that exercise does not sound fun or safe for that matter.
Food could have, as always, been better. I don’t know what it is gonna take to get me on the right track with food. It is very hard mentally and emotionally. Everything is bad for you, it’s confusing and it will get you down real quick.
Food:
Breakfast- 2 eggs, 2 pieces of toast- water to drink
Snack- nothing
Water
Lunch- Walked to Lonnie’s and had a baby beef sandwich, fries and pink lemonade to drink then walked back to work.
Supper- White Castles – 6 plain, Fries and Big Red to drink
Snack at night- nothing
Need to eat snacks to keep metabolism going and to keep me from being so hungry. Need to also try to eat before gym (protein and carb) and after (protein) to help build muscle as I lose fat… or that is what they say anyway- grins.
Ok.. closing for now. Love you guys!
Love and Hugs,Christy
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Sunday, Monday & Tuesday
Hey guys! Below you will find all three days work and such. I would like for everyone in my little circle to keep a wonderful friend of mine in their thoughts and prayers please. His name is John and he has to have a quadruple bypass sometime soon. He was displaying no symptoms and was scheduled to have back surgery. The Anesthesiologist, though horrible in her approach, cancelled the surgery because of the results of a stress test conducted in January. They promptly did a heart cath and found that he would have to have surgery and there is also something in his kidneys- creotin?- or something that will have to be cleared before he can have the bypass. He is very sick and no one knew including him. Thank you for keeping him in your thoughts and prayers- Love and Hugs all around.
Sunday:
Exercise: Walked 3 ½ miles at Bernheim
Food:
Peanut butter sandwich for breakfast with ½ banana and water
Snack- Trail mix and water
Water = 64 oz by lunch
Lunch: Marks Feed Store: ½ Roasted Chicken, BBQ sandwich, potato salad and water
Supper: Bowl of Chili, shredded cheese, oyster crackers and a diet soda
Monday:
Exercise: Walked 2 ½ miles at work (once to get mail, once to take mail and once to Starbucks and to bank). Didn’t get to go to gym today because car was broke down and my sis and bro had to take me home- thank God for their help.
Food:
Breakfast- 2 pieces of whole wheat double fiber bread and three eggs, water to drink
Snack- Trail mix and 1 peanut MM, water
Lunch- Wendy’s: Double burger ketchup only, baked potato, shredded cheese (2%), butter on potato and water to drink
Supper- Pizza at Bearnos and diet soda
Today- Tuesday
Exercise:
Walked to bank and half way to the post office before it came a downpour. Then we walked to lunch and to the pie kitchen for the cone and then back to work. Total miles today were over 2 but not exactly 3.
Went to gym and did the following exercises:
Treadmill- 5 minutes on 10 incline at 2.0 mph; 5 min on 5 incline at 2.5 mph; 5 min on 1 incline at 2.5 mph
Elliptical- 30 minutes on the weight loss program settings (4 and 1; 10 and 8)
Workout station- did the following:
25 Bench Squats
25 Curles on Bosu Ball w/weighted bar
25 Squats on Bosu Ball
2 sets of 15 bending with 25 lb weight
4 sets of 10 on the V-Crunch Lifts from Precor (www.precor.com to see it) This is the same thing I said were lateral lifts for Saturday
Lower Body today!! Did the following:
Three machines on the back wall of gym they can’t remember the names but I will try to describe them:
1. The machine that you put your shoulders under the pads and lift up with your legs (works calf muscle)- did on 70 lbs – 2 sets of 15
2. The Glute machine- you lay on your tummy and put your foot on the bar and push straight out with your foot- did 70 lbs – 2 sets of 15
3. Did the hip adductor and hip inductor – or whatever it is- lol.. all I know is you have the pads on the inside of your thighs for one set and you push in … then the next set you have the pads on the outside of your thighs and you push out- did 70 lbs – 2 sets of 15
Then I did the Hoist Leg Press because the other one was taken ( I also skipped two of the machines on back wall because they were being used by a group taking turns). I did the leg press on 83 lbs- level 4- did 3 sets of 15 one set was just on toes.
Tonight was a good workout! Worked up a good sweat J
Food:
Breakfast- 2 slices of whole wheat double fiber bread, 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, banana and water to drink
Snack- trail mix and water
Lunch- Japanese – Salad with ginger dressing, Fried Rice, and steak with stir fried veggies- yumm, water to drink and a ½ of an orange they gave us for desert
Snack- Single dip cone of ice cream
Supper- Chili, oyster crackers, double hamburger plain, cole slaw and diet soda to drink
Good day over all.. still need to work on food issues!
Love and hugs everyone,
Christy
Sunday:
Exercise: Walked 3 ½ miles at Bernheim
Food:
Peanut butter sandwich for breakfast with ½ banana and water
Snack- Trail mix and water
Water = 64 oz by lunch
Lunch: Marks Feed Store: ½ Roasted Chicken, BBQ sandwich, potato salad and water
Supper: Bowl of Chili, shredded cheese, oyster crackers and a diet soda
Monday:
Exercise: Walked 2 ½ miles at work (once to get mail, once to take mail and once to Starbucks and to bank). Didn’t get to go to gym today because car was broke down and my sis and bro had to take me home- thank God for their help.
Food:
Breakfast- 2 pieces of whole wheat double fiber bread and three eggs, water to drink
Snack- Trail mix and 1 peanut MM, water
Lunch- Wendy’s: Double burger ketchup only, baked potato, shredded cheese (2%), butter on potato and water to drink
Supper- Pizza at Bearnos and diet soda
Today- Tuesday
Exercise:
Walked to bank and half way to the post office before it came a downpour. Then we walked to lunch and to the pie kitchen for the cone and then back to work. Total miles today were over 2 but not exactly 3.
Went to gym and did the following exercises:
Treadmill- 5 minutes on 10 incline at 2.0 mph; 5 min on 5 incline at 2.5 mph; 5 min on 1 incline at 2.5 mph
Elliptical- 30 minutes on the weight loss program settings (4 and 1; 10 and 8)
Workout station- did the following:
25 Bench Squats
25 Curles on Bosu Ball w/weighted bar
25 Squats on Bosu Ball
2 sets of 15 bending with 25 lb weight
4 sets of 10 on the V-Crunch Lifts from Precor (www.precor.com to see it) This is the same thing I said were lateral lifts for Saturday
Lower Body today!! Did the following:
Three machines on the back wall of gym they can’t remember the names but I will try to describe them:
1. The machine that you put your shoulders under the pads and lift up with your legs (works calf muscle)- did on 70 lbs – 2 sets of 15
2. The Glute machine- you lay on your tummy and put your foot on the bar and push straight out with your foot- did 70 lbs – 2 sets of 15
3. Did the hip adductor and hip inductor – or whatever it is- lol.. all I know is you have the pads on the inside of your thighs for one set and you push in … then the next set you have the pads on the outside of your thighs and you push out- did 70 lbs – 2 sets of 15
Then I did the Hoist Leg Press because the other one was taken ( I also skipped two of the machines on back wall because they were being used by a group taking turns). I did the leg press on 83 lbs- level 4- did 3 sets of 15 one set was just on toes.
Tonight was a good workout! Worked up a good sweat J
Food:
Breakfast- 2 slices of whole wheat double fiber bread, 1 tablespoon of peanut butter, banana and water to drink
Snack- trail mix and water
Lunch- Japanese – Salad with ginger dressing, Fried Rice, and steak with stir fried veggies- yumm, water to drink and a ½ of an orange they gave us for desert
Snack- Single dip cone of ice cream
Supper- Chili, oyster crackers, double hamburger plain, cole slaw and diet soda to drink
Good day over all.. still need to work on food issues!
Love and hugs everyone,
Christy
Saturday, June 13, 2009
HMM
Hey guys,
Weighed this morning and was only down point 2 lbs... 2/10ths of a lb. I am weighing in the morning because that is when I usually weigh- Sunday morning. But I wanted to try to start my weeks on Sunday- but in actuality I suppose I should be weighing and taking measurements on that day? Now I am confused.. that is NOT hard.. LMAO. Well I will just post what was going on in my world today and we will worry about the rest tomorrow.
Exercise:
This was a rest day really. The only exercise I got was out shopping with my sis.
Food:
Food was horrible today. I need to work hard for a better food plan for the weekends.
Breakfast: Hardees- Bacon, Egg and Cheese- Diet soda
Snack: Pumpkin seeds, Cashews and sunflower seeds- Strawberry Frap
Water (16 oz)
Lunch: ½ banana, rotisserie chicken- Diet Big Red
Supper: 2 small pork chops fried, 2 teaspoons of pinto beans (they were nasty), ½ piece of cornbread with butter, blackberry cobbler- Diet Coke
Snack: Steven had to bring me home an apple empanada – at least it was fruit. I love you my man *smiles*. – Water
And I am very hungry at 11:24 at night because supper didn’t have enough protein in it, nor did my snack! UGG.
Tomorrow is a new day! Opportunities abound.
Love and Hugs everyone,
Christy
Weighed this morning and was only down point 2 lbs... 2/10ths of a lb. I am weighing in the morning because that is when I usually weigh- Sunday morning. But I wanted to try to start my weeks on Sunday- but in actuality I suppose I should be weighing and taking measurements on that day? Now I am confused.. that is NOT hard.. LMAO. Well I will just post what was going on in my world today and we will worry about the rest tomorrow.
Exercise:
This was a rest day really. The only exercise I got was out shopping with my sis.
Food:
Food was horrible today. I need to work hard for a better food plan for the weekends.
Breakfast: Hardees- Bacon, Egg and Cheese- Diet soda
Snack: Pumpkin seeds, Cashews and sunflower seeds- Strawberry Frap
Water (16 oz)
Lunch: ½ banana, rotisserie chicken- Diet Big Red
Supper: 2 small pork chops fried, 2 teaspoons of pinto beans (they were nasty), ½ piece of cornbread with butter, blackberry cobbler- Diet Coke
Snack: Steven had to bring me home an apple empanada – at least it was fruit. I love you my man *smiles*. – Water
And I am very hungry at 11:24 at night because supper didn’t have enough protein in it, nor did my snack! UGG.
Tomorrow is a new day! Opportunities abound.
Love and Hugs everyone,
Christy
Friday, June 12, 2009
Exercise today without PT....
Hey guys,Today was my first gym exercise without Russ. It went pretty well. I was able to do the stuff I needed to do but it was extremely difficult to keep going. I wanted to quit so many times. I felt motivated to do the elliptical but after that it was a chore to keep going. But I did it. Hopefully my attitude about it changes some. I want to love what I am doing. It is just so hard right now that I lose motivation easy. It was much easier when a coach is telling you what you have to do- you just do it. It’s harder to keep yourself honest when you are by yourself … LOL. I don’t know if I wrote it in the other posts but on days that I don't workout without Russ he told me to do Cardio, part of our workout and then upper body one day- the other day I do Cardio, part of our workout and then lower body. I did upper body today. This is what I did:
Cardio:
Elliptical – 35 minutes on weight loss program, went 2.09 miles
“Dynamic” Workout:
I created a little workout station combining all the tools I needed to do the workout he had me do the other day and did the following:
25- Bench Squats
15- 25lb weight waist bends
30 Seconds shuffle step aerobics platform
25- Squats w/body bar (green- 15lbs)
25- Squatting arm curls on Bosu Ball (half ball/half platform)
20- Ab/Crunch- leg lifts on the exercise platform station from hell
After that was over- I repeated the whole workout. So that is half of what he had me do the other day.
Upper Body Workout:
Hoist Machines:
Seated Dip- Level 4 (75lbs)- 2 sets of 15 (Charlie horse in arm)
Bicep Curl- Level 4 (54lbs)- 2 sets of 15
Shoulder Press- Level 4 (62 lbs)- 2 sets of 15
Chest Press- Level 3 (75 lbs)- 2 sets of 15
Mid Row- Level 4 (102 lbs)- 2 sets of 15 (could go higher weight)
Lat Pull Down- Level 4 (72 lbs)- 2 sets of 15
The machines were hard except for the mid row. I am not sure what weight I am supposed to have but I will ask Russ on Wednesday.
Food for today:
Breakfast: Strawberry Frap
Snack: Handful of sunflower kernels on the way to gym and a full 16 oz of water
GYM: 2- 16 oz of water
After gym on way home: about ¼ cup of sunflower kernels- water
Lunch: Marks Feedstore- Had half of chicken (roasted) and about 3 oz of pulled pork, a hamburger bun and about 1½ cups of potato salad (it had eggs in it as well/protein), Diet soda
Supper: ½ bowl of chili, shredded cheese and two bags of oyster crackers, Diet Big Red
After supper water intake: on second 16 oz of water
Pretty good day! Love and Hugs everyone and thanks for all the support you guys have been giving- It helps SO much!!!
Cardio:
Elliptical – 35 minutes on weight loss program, went 2.09 miles
“Dynamic” Workout:
I created a little workout station combining all the tools I needed to do the workout he had me do the other day and did the following:
25- Bench Squats
15- 25lb weight waist bends
30 Seconds shuffle step aerobics platform
25- Squats w/body bar (green- 15lbs)
25- Squatting arm curls on Bosu Ball (half ball/half platform)
20- Ab/Crunch- leg lifts on the exercise platform station from hell
After that was over- I repeated the whole workout. So that is half of what he had me do the other day.
Upper Body Workout:
Hoist Machines:
Seated Dip- Level 4 (75lbs)- 2 sets of 15 (Charlie horse in arm)
Bicep Curl- Level 4 (54lbs)- 2 sets of 15
Shoulder Press- Level 4 (62 lbs)- 2 sets of 15
Chest Press- Level 3 (75 lbs)- 2 sets of 15
Mid Row- Level 4 (102 lbs)- 2 sets of 15 (could go higher weight)
Lat Pull Down- Level 4 (72 lbs)- 2 sets of 15
The machines were hard except for the mid row. I am not sure what weight I am supposed to have but I will ask Russ on Wednesday.
Food for today:
Breakfast: Strawberry Frap
Snack: Handful of sunflower kernels on the way to gym and a full 16 oz of water
GYM: 2- 16 oz of water
After gym on way home: about ¼ cup of sunflower kernels- water
Lunch: Marks Feedstore- Had half of chicken (roasted) and about 3 oz of pulled pork, a hamburger bun and about 1½ cups of potato salad (it had eggs in it as well/protein), Diet soda
Supper: ½ bowl of chili, shredded cheese and two bags of oyster crackers, Diet Big Red
After supper water intake: on second 16 oz of water
Pretty good day! Love and Hugs everyone and thanks for all the support you guys have been giving- It helps SO much!!!
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Food and Exercise today
Hey guys- two posts today :-). Remember if you want out of my little loop just let me know- it wont hurt my feelings at all. But I will be posting a lot (hopefully) and keeping everyone informed of my progress. I am excited about all the changes (for now :-D).
Exercise:
Walked twice around the campus- Around the campus is 9/10ths of a mile so I walked almost two miles today.
Food:
Strawberry Frapp for breakfast (i found a recipe for these and might be able to make them healthier than starbucks- but they are full of good things regardless, dairy, fruit and antioxidents)
Snack: had a small square piece of pizza (meat and cheese- lite sauce- thin crust)- water to drink
Lunch: OMW.. I finally got my rotisserie chicken- My sis went in got it for me at Kroger. I am quite sure that if she wasnt pregnant and didnt understand the craving thing she may not of obliged me the favor ... LOL I had that and water to drink. YUM
Snack: Birthday cake- yeah yeah.. I know.. shoot me - water to drink
Supper: Went to Penn Station had a kids meal. That is a lite sandwich, 1/2 a small fry and a kids drink and a lollipop..... HEYYYY they didnt give me my lollipop!!!!!!! Anyway... I ate about 3/4 of the 1/2 small fry and I dont know what was wrong but only took 3 bites of the sandwich. Drank 2 glasses of diet soda though.
Snack: Havent had a snack yet-- but I might get one.
VIACTIV vitamin taken and bp med taken.
YAAAA.. Love and Hugs everyone.
Exercise:
Walked twice around the campus- Around the campus is 9/10ths of a mile so I walked almost two miles today.
Food:
Strawberry Frapp for breakfast (i found a recipe for these and might be able to make them healthier than starbucks- but they are full of good things regardless, dairy, fruit and antioxidents)
Snack: had a small square piece of pizza (meat and cheese- lite sauce- thin crust)- water to drink
Lunch: OMW.. I finally got my rotisserie chicken- My sis went in got it for me at Kroger. I am quite sure that if she wasnt pregnant and didnt understand the craving thing she may not of obliged me the favor ... LOL I had that and water to drink. YUM
Snack: Birthday cake- yeah yeah.. I know.. shoot me - water to drink
Supper: Went to Penn Station had a kids meal. That is a lite sandwich, 1/2 a small fry and a kids drink and a lollipop..... HEYYYY they didnt give me my lollipop!!!!!!! Anyway... I ate about 3/4 of the 1/2 small fry and I dont know what was wrong but only took 3 bites of the sandwich. Drank 2 glasses of diet soda though.
Snack: Havent had a snack yet-- but I might get one.
VIACTIV vitamin taken and bp med taken.
YAAAA.. Love and Hugs everyone.
Ok-- I am SO-- what is the word........
Hey guys!
Hey guys!
I finally did it. I went for it. I got a Personal Trainer (PT). I finally decided that I needed guidance and motivation for my workouts. I was getting all my information off the dang internet and you really don't know what is fact and what is someone’s opinion. The up and down weight loss is frustrating and motivation really suffers when the weight goes up. So I needed something. It took me a while to decide because it is very expensive- $100 a month for a year. Yes- there are two plans for lower amounts of money but they really didn't fit what I wanted to accomplish. One was $50 a month and it was once a week for a month then 11 months it was 1 time a month. The $75 a month was once a week for 2 months, twice a week for 3 months and then the rest was once a month. This plan is once a week for 5 months, twice a week for 5 months and then once a month for the last two. I felt I needed more than the other two plans gave. You can get more than what I get. I think $300 a month gets you three times a week for 5 months and so on. No way can I afford that. Russ is my PT so anytime I refer to Russ you will know who I am talking about.
Our first meeting was Saturday the 6th however we did no training that day. We went over all the exercises I have been doing and all the charts that I have shown you guys in the past. We also did measurements and a weigh in. He said I was very organized and determined. I about fell off the seat- me organized…. LMAO you guys KNOW better than that! We went over the long time goal I have of doing the Derby Marathon. He said he could get me there! Awesome.
So yesterday was my first “real” visit. I was to do cardio before I saw him. I got there too early because I had an hour before the session and I usually do ½ hour of cardio. So I got on the elliptical and did ½ hour on the weight loss program which does an incline of 4 on level 1 part of the time and then does an incline of 10 on level 8 part of the time. And I did it at a good pace. With ½ an hour left before the training I hit the track. I walked the length and then ran the end caps for ½ hour. He was watching me as he trained another person… I felt paranoid.. LOL. He told me in training that I was doing awesome on the track.
So our session- I had just done an hour of cardio.. right? So… our session. I still don’t know what the word is to describe it. Difficult comes to mind. I am so out of shape it is pathetic. How I could do an hour of cardio and not do what I am about to tell you we did is beyond me. This was the “dynamic” workout he had me do: 25 sitting squats (where you go down till your bottom almost touches the bench and then back up), then he gave me a 25 lb weight and told me to bend at the waist and touch the floor and then bring it back up- 15 times, next he got the step aerobics bench with 3 risers and had me do the shuffle step for 30 seconds- you straddle the bench and then step up with one foot then the other… then you step down with one foot then the other and repeat for 30 seconds… then you pass out. After that he handed me the weighted bar (I have no idea how much it weighed- it was not bad so probably 10 to 15 lbs) and had me squat and swing the bar above my head at the same time. I had to do 25 of those. After that we got the half ball and he had me stand on the flat side and balance myself (which I am accustomed to) and squat. While I was squatted (is that a word???) he handed me the weighted bar and told me to do 20 arm curls with it. Then he told me to get on this contraption- let me see if I can explain it so you get a picture of it in your head- upper body torture chamber device??? Probably not the right picture, huh? Well I found the correct name. It is a Vertical Leg Raise. Look it up. The only difference is mine has a bar underneath that you stand on and you raise it up with your legs while holding on for dear life with your upper body. So what you do is put your back flat against a platform, bend your arms at the elbow and put them on a pad on each side of you and hold on to the bars…. Support your weight and then lift your legs straight out in front of you. Yeah. 20 of those! I was about dead after that….. Then we repeated it three more times!!!!! With a two minute break in there somewhere that I don’t remember- I just remember him saying 45 seconds left of rest.
I was seriously thinking afterward can I really do a year of this stuff? What was I thinking? I am not in good enough shape for a PT! What is wrong with me!? And I am sore today- so I am still thinking all that LOL. But I am committed for a year now. I don’t think it will get easier and I don’t think- all joking aside, I want it to. The reason why I paid for a PT was to push me to my limits and give me the workout that will work for me. Now if I could just get this food thing worked out I may reach my goals. I have a year to get myself healthy- change my eating habits- change the way I think about activity and exercise- change my life! Wish me luck- or better yet- start the journey with me!!
Love and Hugs,
Christy
Hey guys!
I finally did it. I went for it. I got a Personal Trainer (PT). I finally decided that I needed guidance and motivation for my workouts. I was getting all my information off the dang internet and you really don't know what is fact and what is someone’s opinion. The up and down weight loss is frustrating and motivation really suffers when the weight goes up. So I needed something. It took me a while to decide because it is very expensive- $100 a month for a year. Yes- there are two plans for lower amounts of money but they really didn't fit what I wanted to accomplish. One was $50 a month and it was once a week for a month then 11 months it was 1 time a month. The $75 a month was once a week for 2 months, twice a week for 3 months and then the rest was once a month. This plan is once a week for 5 months, twice a week for 5 months and then once a month for the last two. I felt I needed more than the other two plans gave. You can get more than what I get. I think $300 a month gets you three times a week for 5 months and so on. No way can I afford that. Russ is my PT so anytime I refer to Russ you will know who I am talking about.
Our first meeting was Saturday the 6th however we did no training that day. We went over all the exercises I have been doing and all the charts that I have shown you guys in the past. We also did measurements and a weigh in. He said I was very organized and determined. I about fell off the seat- me organized…. LMAO you guys KNOW better than that! We went over the long time goal I have of doing the Derby Marathon. He said he could get me there! Awesome.
So yesterday was my first “real” visit. I was to do cardio before I saw him. I got there too early because I had an hour before the session and I usually do ½ hour of cardio. So I got on the elliptical and did ½ hour on the weight loss program which does an incline of 4 on level 1 part of the time and then does an incline of 10 on level 8 part of the time. And I did it at a good pace. With ½ an hour left before the training I hit the track. I walked the length and then ran the end caps for ½ hour. He was watching me as he trained another person… I felt paranoid.. LOL. He told me in training that I was doing awesome on the track.
So our session- I had just done an hour of cardio.. right? So… our session. I still don’t know what the word is to describe it. Difficult comes to mind. I am so out of shape it is pathetic. How I could do an hour of cardio and not do what I am about to tell you we did is beyond me. This was the “dynamic” workout he had me do: 25 sitting squats (where you go down till your bottom almost touches the bench and then back up), then he gave me a 25 lb weight and told me to bend at the waist and touch the floor and then bring it back up- 15 times, next he got the step aerobics bench with 3 risers and had me do the shuffle step for 30 seconds- you straddle the bench and then step up with one foot then the other… then you step down with one foot then the other and repeat for 30 seconds… then you pass out. After that he handed me the weighted bar (I have no idea how much it weighed- it was not bad so probably 10 to 15 lbs) and had me squat and swing the bar above my head at the same time. I had to do 25 of those. After that we got the half ball and he had me stand on the flat side and balance myself (which I am accustomed to) and squat. While I was squatted (is that a word???) he handed me the weighted bar and told me to do 20 arm curls with it. Then he told me to get on this contraption- let me see if I can explain it so you get a picture of it in your head- upper body torture chamber device??? Probably not the right picture, huh? Well I found the correct name. It is a Vertical Leg Raise. Look it up. The only difference is mine has a bar underneath that you stand on and you raise it up with your legs while holding on for dear life with your upper body. So what you do is put your back flat against a platform, bend your arms at the elbow and put them on a pad on each side of you and hold on to the bars…. Support your weight and then lift your legs straight out in front of you. Yeah. 20 of those! I was about dead after that….. Then we repeated it three more times!!!!! With a two minute break in there somewhere that I don’t remember- I just remember him saying 45 seconds left of rest.
I was seriously thinking afterward can I really do a year of this stuff? What was I thinking? I am not in good enough shape for a PT! What is wrong with me!? And I am sore today- so I am still thinking all that LOL. But I am committed for a year now. I don’t think it will get easier and I don’t think- all joking aside, I want it to. The reason why I paid for a PT was to push me to my limits and give me the workout that will work for me. Now if I could just get this food thing worked out I may reach my goals. I have a year to get myself healthy- change my eating habits- change the way I think about activity and exercise- change my life! Wish me luck- or better yet- start the journey with me!!
Love and Hugs,
Christy
Friday, May 22, 2009
NEW GOAL
Hey guys,
Losing weight this summer got an extra bit of motivation. I have pledged with Feed America through Biggest Loser to lose 45 lbs over this Summer.
WISH ME LUCK,
Love and Hugs,
Christy
Losing weight this summer got an extra bit of motivation. I have pledged with Feed America through Biggest Loser to lose 45 lbs over this Summer.
WISH ME LUCK,
Love and Hugs,
Christy
Friday, April 24, 2009
Wednesday :-D
Hey guys. The gym was good and eye opening for me on Wednesday. It seems that I had been holding myself back with my perception that I couldn't do some things that I could. This is what I did:
Bike- Random Hill program - 31.33 minutes, average RPMs = 89, average MPHs= 20.8, average Heart Rate= 131, 10.48 miles, Levels 7 to 16 (all but 2 of the hills were at level 16)
Elliptical- Weight Loss Program Interval- incline 4 level 1 and 10 incline level 8, 31 minutes, 2.05 miles.
10 and half miles on the bike in 31 minutes that was amazing.
Love and Hugs,
me
Bike- Random Hill program - 31.33 minutes, average RPMs = 89, average MPHs= 20.8, average Heart Rate= 131, 10.48 miles, Levels 7 to 16 (all but 2 of the hills were at level 16)
Elliptical- Weight Loss Program Interval- incline 4 level 1 and 10 incline level 8, 31 minutes, 2.05 miles.
10 and half miles on the bike in 31 minutes that was amazing.
Love and Hugs,
me
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Monday-Tuesday and Wednesday
Hey guys- here is the run down for the last three days.
Monday's Exercises
Went bike riding for 6 miles in half hour - level 4 - 9. I did 12 minutes on 9 then droppped to 4 for 8 minutes then I went back up to 9 for the rest.
I jogged (on the elliptical) for 2 miles on incline 5. I did that in half hour which means I went a mile in 15 minutes. I was so proud of myself- I haven't done that since I was a kid.
I did 4 sets of 15 on the Ab Solo. That thing is yucky!
Tuesday
Went over Stevens moms for dinner and then watched Biggest Loser. Spent the whole time bawling. sniff sniff... Good Luck Kristin!
Wednesday
Had study group at school about partnered project. Met with my instructor. Came home and chilled for once. Back to the gym tomorrow!
Love and Hugs,
me
Monday's Exercises
Went bike riding for 6 miles in half hour - level 4 - 9. I did 12 minutes on 9 then droppped to 4 for 8 minutes then I went back up to 9 for the rest.
I jogged (on the elliptical) for 2 miles on incline 5. I did that in half hour which means I went a mile in 15 minutes. I was so proud of myself- I haven't done that since I was a kid.
I did 4 sets of 15 on the Ab Solo. That thing is yucky!
Tuesday
Went over Stevens moms for dinner and then watched Biggest Loser. Spent the whole time bawling. sniff sniff... Good Luck Kristin!
Wednesday
Had study group at school about partnered project. Met with my instructor. Came home and chilled for once. Back to the gym tomorrow!
Love and Hugs,
me
Sunday, April 19, 2009
Two days without gym was not good
I am really not sure how I should be doing my workouts because I am trying to do it on my own. I am seriously thinking of getting a personal trainer after vacation this year. I will have to talk it over with Steven and review our budget to see if I can afford it. We will be paying off two loans in about five months. One is $182.00 a month and it will be paid off in 3 months. One is for $115 and it will be paid off in 5 months. After the 5 months I want to get a loan to fix the kitchen. I figure the payments will be around $200 a month and so that leaves $97 that we are normally paying out that I could get a trainer with. But both of our vehicles are getting older and I don't want to put us in a position where we can't afford to get another one if we had to. Sooo I don't know. I have a lot to think about. So as I was saying... not knowing what my workout is supposed to look like I kicked it three days in a row last week. I did 1 hour and 1/2 cardio. Today, after two days off, it was difficult for me to do an hour of cardio. Stephanie is doing much better with the cardio than I am. Her treadmill and bike speeds are phenomenal. She seems to be able to endure more than me too. She can go longer and faster at higher levels than I can. I am very proud of her for that. In the meantime I am struggling to keep up and I don't know why. Weigh in was yesterday and I did terrible. I gained two pounds after busting my butt three days last week! I also gained a lot of my inches back from last weeks weigh in loss. The only thing I lost in was my calves which should have gained muscle but didn't. It is "that time of the month" so maybe that caused the weight and inches gain. I do feel bloated but my ankles don't appear to be retaining water. I did a little research and found that a woman can and usually does gain water weight before and during their periods- up to five lbs- but quickly lose it during and after their periods. So maybe that is a little of my problem. Another problem is that I really haven't changed my eating habits. Yes- I am aware of what I eat more. I know I shouldn't have a large fry at Arbys... but I do anyway. It's sad that you can sit there and eat something thinking the whole time I shouldn't be having this but you do it anyway. I think my food is a major obstacle right now. I don't know how to eat any other way than what I am. I get tired of sandwiches and not having- what I perceive to be- a complete meal. Our lunches at work are elaborate and shouldn't be. Why do I need a 4 course meal for lunch? We have a meat, potatoes and peas or green beans, corn, beans.... so on so forth. It's just too much. That's something I am going to have to work on. Well anyway- here is my "beginning exercise routine". This starts the beginning of our week. I wanted to start of strong but it wasn't as much as I did last week- I just didn't have the energy. Steven coached me today and that was great- I would have done less if he wasn't there because my head was just elsewhere.
WORKOUT:
TREADMILL--
15 minute Weight Loss Program- set program for HR between 97 resting and 139 exercise: Warm-up for two minutes at 1.0
Workout went from 5 to 10 incline and 1 to 3.5 mph- the machine adjusted according to HR setting- if my heart rate was too low the machine would automatically incline and increase speed- if it was too high it would do the opposite.
Then I did 15 minutes manually.
I manually changed incline from 1 to 10 - never had 0 incline
Manually adjusted speeds from 3 to 5.1
Did 5.1 for 45 seconds- pants started falling down... almost tripped- looking back it was quite comical- however I about passed out. I may have made it a full minute if my pants would have stayed put.
Then I did a cool down for three minutes at 1.5
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Recumbent BIKE:
I did 20 minutes manually on the bike between levels 4 and 9 at an average of 78 mph. During this time I did the following speeds in succession so that I could exceed what Stephanie did on our little competition!:
168 rpms for 10 seconds
158 rpms for 3 seconds
165 rpms for 5 seconds
phew...
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MACHINES:
Total AB:
15 reps at 50 lbs
15 reps at 60 lbs
10 reps at 80 lbs
10 reps at 80 lbs
5 reps at 80 lbs holding at each rep for 10 seconds
Lower Back:
15 reps at 70 lbs
10 reps at 70 lbs
5 reps at 70 lbs holding at each rep for 10 seconds
HOIST- Seated Dip:
15 reps at 91 lbs slow (was shaking- too much weight I think)
HOIST- Back:
40 reps at 85 lbs
HOIST- Leg Press:
40 reps center at 83 lbs
20 reps ankle at 83 lbs
AB Solo:
4 minutes with two stops- one light and one heavy ball
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For information on the HOIST machines go to http://www.hoistfitness.com/. Ok that was my workout. I am going to do homework now. Love and Hugs all around,
Love,
me
WORKOUT:
TREADMILL--
15 minute Weight Loss Program- set program for HR between 97 resting and 139 exercise: Warm-up for two minutes at 1.0
Workout went from 5 to 10 incline and 1 to 3.5 mph- the machine adjusted according to HR setting- if my heart rate was too low the machine would automatically incline and increase speed- if it was too high it would do the opposite.
Then I did 15 minutes manually.
I manually changed incline from 1 to 10 - never had 0 incline
Manually adjusted speeds from 3 to 5.1
Did 5.1 for 45 seconds- pants started falling down... almost tripped- looking back it was quite comical- however I about passed out. I may have made it a full minute if my pants would have stayed put.
Then I did a cool down for three minutes at 1.5
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Recumbent BIKE:
I did 20 minutes manually on the bike between levels 4 and 9 at an average of 78 mph. During this time I did the following speeds in succession so that I could exceed what Stephanie did on our little competition!:
168 rpms for 10 seconds
158 rpms for 3 seconds
165 rpms for 5 seconds
phew...
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
MACHINES:
Total AB:
15 reps at 50 lbs
15 reps at 60 lbs
10 reps at 80 lbs
10 reps at 80 lbs
5 reps at 80 lbs holding at each rep for 10 seconds
Lower Back:
15 reps at 70 lbs
10 reps at 70 lbs
5 reps at 70 lbs holding at each rep for 10 seconds
HOIST- Seated Dip:
15 reps at 91 lbs slow (was shaking- too much weight I think)
HOIST- Back:
40 reps at 85 lbs
HOIST- Leg Press:
40 reps center at 83 lbs
20 reps ankle at 83 lbs
AB Solo:
4 minutes with two stops- one light and one heavy ball
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For information on the HOIST machines go to http://www.hoistfitness.com/. Ok that was my workout. I am going to do homework now. Love and Hugs all around,
Love,
me
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