February 29, 2012
Current weight: 179.4
Right thigh: 24.5"
Left thigh: 25"
Waist: 34.5"
Chest: 39.5"
Right biceps: 12.5"
Left biceps: 12.5"
Hips: 41.75"
I was a bit frustrated this mornign when I woke up and weighed myself only to gain wait this morning. AGAIN. Not sure what else to do at this point so instead of giving up I decided to let it movtivate me to work even harder in the gym. I wasn't sure if is was possible but I kicked butt today. Today was shoulders and arms and this workout felt amazing. I was curling 15-20 pounds and one time I even did 4 curls with 30 pounds just to see if I could! I did 50 triceps exercises on each arm, too. Ouch! I felt super energized at the end of this workout. Arms is definitely my favorite day. I had to skip abs again today because I did 2 moves and it hurt my strained ab a little so we'll try again on Friday. My traininer suggested to get some of this belly weight off I start running in addition to our workouts so I think I might start that tomorrow. I forgot to ask how long/fast I should be running.
Tomorrow is yoga day (blech). I only have 2 more days until I've got 3 weeks down! I'm so impressed with myself and doing things I never would have thought I could do 3 weeks ago. Today was definitely a win.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Setbacks and Kicking Ass
February 28, 2012
Current Stats:
Weight: 179.0
Right thigh: 24.75"
Left thigh: 24.75"
Waist: 34.75"
Chest: 39.5"
Right biceps: 12.5"
Left biceps: 12.25"
Hips: 41.75"
Overall, I gained parital inches in a lot of areas. But yay for a loss in the hips! The only thing I could think of to explain the gain was not drinking enough water yesterday. I really didn't and I think that if you don't drink enough water, your body holds on to what you do drink because it gets dehydrated and protects itself. So today I've made sure to drink a TON of water, especially since it was plyometrics day and I sweated bucketfuls.
We do 6 sets of 6 workouts each and by the end I want to die. I am always very proud of myself for just getting through this workout no matter how many breaks I have to take. I think last week I took about 10 breaks of about 10 seconds or so just to breathe. Today, I took about 3. So that is definitely improvement! Also, I was able to do a few more difficult moves. I used the fact that I want to see a change on the scale tomorrow morning to motivate me and I worked my butt off (literally!). So hopefully tomorrow's scale and measurements are kind to me. If not, I've got 3 more workouts this week to push myself as hard as I can to get those results.
Current Stats:
Weight: 179.0
Right thigh: 24.75"
Left thigh: 24.75"
Waist: 34.75"
Chest: 39.5"
Right biceps: 12.5"
Left biceps: 12.25"
Hips: 41.75"
Overall, I gained parital inches in a lot of areas. But yay for a loss in the hips! The only thing I could think of to explain the gain was not drinking enough water yesterday. I really didn't and I think that if you don't drink enough water, your body holds on to what you do drink because it gets dehydrated and protects itself. So today I've made sure to drink a TON of water, especially since it was plyometrics day and I sweated bucketfuls.
We do 6 sets of 6 workouts each and by the end I want to die. I am always very proud of myself for just getting through this workout no matter how many breaks I have to take. I think last week I took about 10 breaks of about 10 seconds or so just to breathe. Today, I took about 3. So that is definitely improvement! Also, I was able to do a few more difficult moves. I used the fact that I want to see a change on the scale tomorrow morning to motivate me and I worked my butt off (literally!). So hopefully tomorrow's scale and measurements are kind to me. If not, I've got 3 more workouts this week to push myself as hard as I can to get those results.
Monday, February 27, 2012
The Beginning of the End
February 27, 2012
Current Stats:
Weight: 178.8
I didn't take measurements this morning.
The title describes the beginning of week 3 for me, the last week of my current set of workouts. Yay! I can't believe I'm already on week 3. It's gone by pretty fast. Today I was so proud of myself! I have never been able to do even a single push up without being on my knees. Today I did TWELVE of them! It felt great and I am so glad to be working out hard again. We really pushed ourselves today and it was awesome. I am sure I'll be feeling it tomorrow!
Here are some updated pictures taken today after working out after 2 weeks (and 1 day) of workouts. I don't think they look much different but I can definitely tell a difference when I get dressed.
Still totally gross but getting there...
Current Stats:
Weight: 178.8
I didn't take measurements this morning.
The title describes the beginning of week 3 for me, the last week of my current set of workouts. Yay! I can't believe I'm already on week 3. It's gone by pretty fast. Today I was so proud of myself! I have never been able to do even a single push up without being on my knees. Today I did TWELVE of them! It felt great and I am so glad to be working out hard again. We really pushed ourselves today and it was awesome. I am sure I'll be feeling it tomorrow!
Here are some updated pictures taken today after working out after 2 weeks (and 1 day) of workouts. I don't think they look much different but I can definitely tell a difference when I get dressed.
Still totally gross but getting there...
Saturday, February 25, 2012
A Day Off
February 25, 2012
Current Stats:
Weight: 178.2
Right thigh: 24.5"
Left thigh: 24.25"
Waist: 34"
Chest: 39"
Right biceps: 12.5"
Left biceps: 12.5"
Hips: 42.25"
Total weight lost so far: 3.4 pounds
Inches lost: 7
Well, my weight has not changed in 3 weigh-ins but my measurements continue to change. What's interesting are my thigh and bicep measurements which keep fluctuating up and down. Waist and chest keep dropping and hips are dropping sloooow. I'm just going to keep at it, progress is progress! I'll take new pictures after Monday's work out.
I'm a little bit nervous about my abdominal muscle. Everything I read said to rest, rest, rest it and I seriously think I tweaked it again on Friday. It throbs a little just sitting here and getting out of bed was killer. I just hope it feels better by Monday because I am sick of missing out on my ab workouts. At least last night's pizza did not make me gain weight.
Current Stats:
Weight: 178.2
Right thigh: 24.5"
Left thigh: 24.25"
Waist: 34"
Chest: 39"
Right biceps: 12.5"
Left biceps: 12.5"
Hips: 42.25"
Total weight lost so far: 3.4 pounds
Inches lost: 7
Well, my weight has not changed in 3 weigh-ins but my measurements continue to change. What's interesting are my thigh and bicep measurements which keep fluctuating up and down. Waist and chest keep dropping and hips are dropping sloooow. I'm just going to keep at it, progress is progress! I'll take new pictures after Monday's work out.
I'm a little bit nervous about my abdominal muscle. Everything I read said to rest, rest, rest it and I seriously think I tweaked it again on Friday. It throbs a little just sitting here and getting out of bed was killer. I just hope it feels better by Monday because I am sick of missing out on my ab workouts. At least last night's pizza did not make me gain weight.
Friday, February 24, 2012
All By Myself
February 24, 2012
Current stats:
Weight: 178.2
Total pounds lost: 3.4
I didn't take measurements today.
Well, today was interesting. My trainer said to stretch for 45 minutes yesterday. I honestly felt like I stretched everything from head to toe really well and it took maybe 15 minutes. Well, I tried.
Today was a little better. I went down and did his circuit workout which consists of pull ups, push ups, and squats. Rinse and repeat. I was fine throughout the 15 minutes and I was really feeling good so I thought, "why not go to 20 minutes?". I did the pull ups for the 16th minute and got down to do the push up and my pulled ab muscle had had enough. It felt like it was tearing (rippin' and tearin'?) apart. So I quit that and ran on the treadmill changing up my speed every minute for 17 minutes. It wasn't as hard as it was last week which I was encouraged by. Hopefully next week I can step up the speeds.
This evening I was feeling lazy and didn't want to cook so we ordered pizza. Big mistake! Now I feel all salt-laden and disgusting. I ate 2 pieces and nothing else with them. I just hope the bloating doesn't kill me on the scale in the morning. Ugh. Never again.
Current stats:
Weight: 178.2
Total pounds lost: 3.4
I didn't take measurements today.
Well, today was interesting. My trainer said to stretch for 45 minutes yesterday. I honestly felt like I stretched everything from head to toe really well and it took maybe 15 minutes. Well, I tried.
Today was a little better. I went down and did his circuit workout which consists of pull ups, push ups, and squats. Rinse and repeat. I was fine throughout the 15 minutes and I was really feeling good so I thought, "why not go to 20 minutes?". I did the pull ups for the 16th minute and got down to do the push up and my pulled ab muscle had had enough. It felt like it was tearing (rippin' and tearin'?) apart. So I quit that and ran on the treadmill changing up my speed every minute for 17 minutes. It wasn't as hard as it was last week which I was encouraged by. Hopefully next week I can step up the speeds.
This evening I was feeling lazy and didn't want to cook so we ordered pizza. Big mistake! Now I feel all salt-laden and disgusting. I ate 2 pieces and nothing else with them. I just hope the bloating doesn't kill me on the scale in the morning. Ugh. Never again.
Plugging Along
February 22, 2012
Current Stats:
Weight: 178.4
I didn't take measurements today.
Wednesday is arms and abs. We didn't do abs so it was just a killer arm workout. I felt really proud of myself after this workout because I could see a significant difference in the amount of weight I was using. I was using 15-pound weights for biceps curls which is 5 more pounds each arm than last week. I was up by about 5 pounds on every exercise which was really encouraging.
My trainer had to go out of town on Thursday and Friday this week so we shall see how that goes. He outlined a less intense program for those 2 days. Thursday I am supposed to stretch everything from head to toe (no yoga! Can't say I'm disappointed) and Friday is a program where he is having me do a circut workout fast for 15 minutes and then some interval training on the treadmill for 15 minutes. Not too bad.
Current Stats:
Weight: 178.4
I didn't take measurements today.
Wednesday is arms and abs. We didn't do abs so it was just a killer arm workout. I felt really proud of myself after this workout because I could see a significant difference in the amount of weight I was using. I was using 15-pound weights for biceps curls which is 5 more pounds each arm than last week. I was up by about 5 pounds on every exercise which was really encouraging.
My trainer had to go out of town on Thursday and Friday this week so we shall see how that goes. He outlined a less intense program for those 2 days. Thursday I am supposed to stretch everything from head to toe (no yoga! Can't say I'm disappointed) and Friday is a program where he is having me do a circut workout fast for 15 minutes and then some interval training on the treadmill for 15 minutes. Not too bad.
Here We Go Again
February 21, 2012
Current stats:
Weight: 179.4
Right thigh: 24.75"
Left thigh: 24.75"
Waist: 35"
Chest: 39.5"
Right biceps: 13"
Left biceps: 13"
Hips: 42.25"
Yep. My weight was up by 0.2 pounds which is really nothing. I did lose a little here and there on the measurements so I'm happy about that.
Yesterday was the same, chest and back. Lots and lots of push ups. Honestly, they were a bit easier this week. Not too bad. I worked up quite a sweat but it wasn't as daunting as last week. I knew what to expect. We're going to do the same workout moves only with harder weights for 3 weeks, then have a "recovery week" with lots of yoga and cardio (yay... yoga). Then we start a completely new program for month 2. I felt a lot more confident in the moves in my Monday and Tuesday workouts this week because I had already done the moves last week. Plyometrics still kicked my butt but I didn't have to stop as much. My face still burned though!
Looking forward to getting through this week and being done with 2 weeks of workouts. Still eating really well.
Oh, I did something to tweak what I am guessing is an abdominal muscle in my lower right quadrant. It kills when I try to do anything that uses my lower abs. So we're skipping ab workouts this week. I'm not too happy about this because I was seeing significant results in my waist measurements last week. Well, hopefully I'll be healed by Monday so we can start them up again.
Current stats:
Weight: 179.4
Right thigh: 24.75"
Left thigh: 24.75"
Waist: 35"
Chest: 39.5"
Right biceps: 13"
Left biceps: 13"
Hips: 42.25"
Yep. My weight was up by 0.2 pounds which is really nothing. I did lose a little here and there on the measurements so I'm happy about that.
Yesterday was the same, chest and back. Lots and lots of push ups. Honestly, they were a bit easier this week. Not too bad. I worked up quite a sweat but it wasn't as daunting as last week. I knew what to expect. We're going to do the same workout moves only with harder weights for 3 weeks, then have a "recovery week" with lots of yoga and cardio (yay... yoga). Then we start a completely new program for month 2. I felt a lot more confident in the moves in my Monday and Tuesday workouts this week because I had already done the moves last week. Plyometrics still kicked my butt but I didn't have to stop as much. My face still burned though!
Looking forward to getting through this week and being done with 2 weeks of workouts. Still eating really well.
Oh, I did something to tweak what I am guessing is an abdominal muscle in my lower right quadrant. It kills when I try to do anything that uses my lower abs. So we're skipping ab workouts this week. I'm not too happy about this because I was seeing significant results in my waist measurements last week. Well, hopefully I'll be healed by Monday so we can start them up again.
Week One Done
February 18, 2012
Current stats:
Weight: 179.2
Right thigh: 25"
Left thigh: 25"
Waist: 35"
Chest: 40"
Right biceps: 13"
Left biceps" 12.5"
Hips: 42.5"
The weight is coming down slowly. Not too much of a change in the stats, but another half an inch off my waist. I'm not complaining about that at all!
Friday was legs and this was yet another killer workout. I have never done so many different types of squats. My legs felt like Jello by the end but that's okay. I made it through my first week! I get the weekend to recover and boy do I need it.
During this week, I also decided to completely give up soda. Since I have read a ton of studies linking artifical sweeteners to obesity and a much greater risk of stroke (among 90 other health issues that aspartame is known to cause), I did not want to just switch to diet soda. So, I'm drinking water, milk, and an occasional glass of watered down juice. So far I'm not missing it at all. I gave up caffiene back in October and so I haven't added coffee or tea to my drink menu.
I have also been working this week on eating much healthier whole foods and I've cut out almost all sodium from my diet. So far I'm loving it. I feel dramatically better and I don't feel the weird anxiety about my blood pressure all the time. Yay for progress!
Current stats:
Weight: 179.2
Right thigh: 25"
Left thigh: 25"
Waist: 35"
Chest: 40"
Right biceps: 13"
Left biceps" 12.5"
Hips: 42.5"
The weight is coming down slowly. Not too much of a change in the stats, but another half an inch off my waist. I'm not complaining about that at all!
Friday was legs and this was yet another killer workout. I have never done so many different types of squats. My legs felt like Jello by the end but that's okay. I made it through my first week! I get the weekend to recover and boy do I need it.
During this week, I also decided to completely give up soda. Since I have read a ton of studies linking artifical sweeteners to obesity and a much greater risk of stroke (among 90 other health issues that aspartame is known to cause), I did not want to just switch to diet soda. So, I'm drinking water, milk, and an occasional glass of watered down juice. So far I'm not missing it at all. I gave up caffiene back in October and so I haven't added coffee or tea to my drink menu.
I have also been working this week on eating much healthier whole foods and I've cut out almost all sodium from my diet. So far I'm loving it. I feel dramatically better and I don't feel the weird anxiety about my blood pressure all the time. Yay for progress!
Workin' Up a Sweat
February 16, 2012
Here are today's stats:
Weight: 180.6
Right thigh: 25"
Left thigh: 25.5"
Waist: 35.5"
Chest: 40"
Right biceps: 13"
Left biceps: 12.5"
Hips: 42.5"
The big loss this morning was 2" off my waist which is awesome!
The past 2 days have involved a 2-hour workout consisting of arms (biceps, triceps, etc.) and then Thursday's yoga and cardio workout which is about an hour. Oh, and abs on Wednesday.
I honestly thought yoga would be a "break" day but HOLY COW. I think it might be harder than plyometrics and I quickly figured out that yoga is NOT awesome. Worth it but yuck! Ha ha!
Anyway, I'm still sore as hell and working through it. One more day to get though and week 1 is done.
Here are today's stats:
Weight: 180.6
Right thigh: 25"
Left thigh: 25.5"
Waist: 35.5"
Chest: 40"
Right biceps: 13"
Left biceps: 12.5"
Hips: 42.5"
The big loss this morning was 2" off my waist which is awesome!
The past 2 days have involved a 2-hour workout consisting of arms (biceps, triceps, etc.) and then Thursday's yoga and cardio workout which is about an hour. Oh, and abs on Wednesday.
I honestly thought yoga would be a "break" day but HOLY COW. I think it might be harder than plyometrics and I quickly figured out that yoga is NOT awesome. Worth it but yuck! Ha ha!
Anyway, I'm still sore as hell and working through it. One more day to get though and week 1 is done.
Let's Get It Started
February 13, 2012: Day 1
I have had enough.
I am tried of feeling fat and disgusting and I refuse to be unhealthy or let myself go through another summer feeling ashamed and trying to hide my fat every day. I am tired of dashing to the pool when I take my clothes off to go swimming as fast as I can so as to have people only see me for the shortest amount of time possible, but also not so fast as to jiggle my belly, thighs, etc. too much. It's a precarious fine line and I am sick of walking it.
So when an offer came up to train with a guy who is working on becoming a personal trainer I jumped at the offer. We started on Monday, February 13, 2012 and day 1 was chest and back. We worked out for 2 hours. The workout consisted of tons and tons of different push-ups, pull ups, etc. By the end I felt like I was going to die. And then he said, "Ready for abs?"
The next 30 minutes or so (45...?) were spent doing 12 different abdominal moves and if looks could kill, he would have died many times during that workout. When I was done I felt proud of myself that I got through it.
I don't think I have ever hurt as much as I did the next day. It was indescribable. Yet I went down at our training time ready to go because I felt so good that I was taking these steps to get healthy. Day 2 was plyometrics. That should be a dirty word. It was so hard and by the end I wanted to throw up. My face felt like it was burning. An hour and a half of jumps and fast paced movements. Then he asks, "Do you want to do the bonus round?" Ha ha! Nope, I didn't want to do it and I didn't. I just didn't have it in me. But I got through the workout, sore muscles and all.
Here are my beginning pictures, taken after my workout on day 2:
I took those pictures immediately after my day 2 workout.
Here are my starting statistics:
Weight: 181.6 lbs
Right thigh: 25"
Left thigh: 25.5"
Waist: 37.5"
Chest: 41"
Right biceps: 12.5"
Left biceps: 12"
Hips: 43"
Yep, I'm putting it all out there. Hopefully I never see numbers like those again!
I have had enough.
I am tried of feeling fat and disgusting and I refuse to be unhealthy or let myself go through another summer feeling ashamed and trying to hide my fat every day. I am tired of dashing to the pool when I take my clothes off to go swimming as fast as I can so as to have people only see me for the shortest amount of time possible, but also not so fast as to jiggle my belly, thighs, etc. too much. It's a precarious fine line and I am sick of walking it.
So when an offer came up to train with a guy who is working on becoming a personal trainer I jumped at the offer. We started on Monday, February 13, 2012 and day 1 was chest and back. We worked out for 2 hours. The workout consisted of tons and tons of different push-ups, pull ups, etc. By the end I felt like I was going to die. And then he said, "Ready for abs?"
The next 30 minutes or so (45...?) were spent doing 12 different abdominal moves and if looks could kill, he would have died many times during that workout. When I was done I felt proud of myself that I got through it.
I don't think I have ever hurt as much as I did the next day. It was indescribable. Yet I went down at our training time ready to go because I felt so good that I was taking these steps to get healthy. Day 2 was plyometrics. That should be a dirty word. It was so hard and by the end I wanted to throw up. My face felt like it was burning. An hour and a half of jumps and fast paced movements. Then he asks, "Do you want to do the bonus round?" Ha ha! Nope, I didn't want to do it and I didn't. I just didn't have it in me. But I got through the workout, sore muscles and all.
Here are my beginning pictures, taken after my workout on day 2:
I took those pictures immediately after my day 2 workout.
Here are my starting statistics:
Weight: 181.6 lbs
Right thigh: 25"
Left thigh: 25.5"
Waist: 37.5"
Chest: 41"
Right biceps: 12.5"
Left biceps: 12"
Hips: 43"
Yep, I'm putting it all out there. Hopefully I never see numbers like those again!
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