The next post will probably be when we DO work out :-)
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Tuesday
This week is just not turning out to be a very good work out week. Mr. T and I have been slacking a little, mostly because of a slight stomach bug...not bad, but enough to keep us from working in the morning.
Monday, June 29, 2009
Friday, June 26, 2009
Oops...
So Mr. T and I got to the gym this morning. Both of us pretty motivated. I decided to break it up between eliptical and the bike this morning. Then the phone rings 20 min into the work out...A text from student "Where are you" Mr. T forgot that he had to be at the airport at 6 am.
Oops....
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Getting there
So today, I ran/walked 3.1 miles, 5k...(I was wrong on my last post it is 3.1 not 3.2 oops) anyway, I was able to go the distance in 50 min. I know it's pathetic time, but I did it! I timed my self and I really felt like I pushed hard. Now I officially have something to go off of. I know what I need to work hard on. Mr. T is...well....WAY more in shape so I won't even mention his time :-)
We haven't been working on weights this week. We both have barely had the motivation to go, so we're doing pretty good to do cardio. I am excited to get back into weights next week though. I want to continue working on toning my stomach and working on my arms also.
We haven't been working on weights this week. We both have barely had the motivation to go, so we're doing pretty good to do cardio. I am excited to get back into weights next week though. I want to continue working on toning my stomach and working on my arms also.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Wednesday
Wednesday, the middle of the week, hump day, one of the slowest business days of the week...
Not much new today. I did make Mr. T grumble because he didn't want to be there! (revenge is sweet, but now we can both work together!) We did meet half way. We didn't do any weights and just did an hour of cardio. My stupid knee was buggin me again so I only ran for half hour but it took me that long to go 2 miles. Not too shabby for hardly being able to do that a couple of weeks ago. Only 1.1 more miles to go for the 5k! I finished up the hour on the bike.
Mr T and I talked about motivation today and we came up with a GREAT idea. A couple of friends mentioned a cruise next May that we would LOVE to go on. Soooo.....we think maybe if we meet our goals by, I don't know when yet, we can make that our reward! Who wouldn't want to go play for a week and a half with no kids and show off our fantastic new bodies?!
Not much new today. I did make Mr. T grumble because he didn't want to be there! (revenge is sweet, but now we can both work together!) We did meet half way. We didn't do any weights and just did an hour of cardio. My stupid knee was buggin me again so I only ran for half hour but it took me that long to go 2 miles. Not too shabby for hardly being able to do that a couple of weeks ago. Only 1.1 more miles to go for the 5k! I finished up the hour on the bike.
Mr T and I talked about motivation today and we came up with a GREAT idea. A couple of friends mentioned a cruise next May that we would LOVE to go on. Soooo.....we think maybe if we meet our goals by, I don't know when yet, we can make that our reward! Who wouldn't want to go play for a week and a half with no kids and show off our fantastic new bodies?!
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Well....
So I woke up this morning half way motivated to go, but Mr. T wasn't I was going to be "mean" and make him go no matter what! I was up at 5:30 after having a good night sleep and was totally ready to run on the treadmill and work hard!! But.....the baby woke up and screamed "Mammm!" and so Mr. T got off the hook today. For now...ha ha ha ha (evil laugh).
(I think I might take a good walk around the block or something though so I have some effort recorded.)
(I think I might take a good walk around the block or something though so I have some effort recorded.)
Monday, June 22, 2009
Frustrated!
Mr. T and I had a weigh in today. +2.0 lbs!!!!!! I don't know what I am doing wrong. I know I could do a little better on my eating, but I didn't think I was doing to bad. I go an hour on cardio every morning. *sigh*
I am lifting weights. Should my "building muscle" still be stopping me from loosing weight? I guess that is something to look into. It's either that or my Birth Control. Either way something has to change. I need to see some results! Even if it was only loosing 1 lb I would feel better knowing something was changing.
I feel like my body is tightening up but my clothes are not fitting more loose yet. I guess I'll do a little research and diligently stick to my calorie counting and see if that helps. Don't know what else to do.
I am lifting weights. Should my "building muscle" still be stopping me from loosing weight? I guess that is something to look into. It's either that or my Birth Control. Either way something has to change. I need to see some results! Even if it was only loosing 1 lb I would feel better knowing something was changing.
I feel like my body is tightening up but my clothes are not fitting more loose yet. I guess I'll do a little research and diligently stick to my calorie counting and see if that helps. Don't know what else to do.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Blahhh....
That is how I felt today! I DID NOT want to get out of bed. Am I a totally looser because I wanted to sit down at the gym today and cry and tell Mr. T NO MORE?! We did arms today. That was OK, but the treadmill is about what killed me. We did a half hour of the elliptical and I told MR. T I didn't think I would last another half hour on the treadmill and he said "Well your just going to have to do it" I was so mad. I spent the first 10 min on there yelling at him in my head and debating if I was just going to stop and sit down until he was done.....but I didn't. I pushed for 15 min then finished up on the little less strenuous bike.
I still came out sweating and breathing good so I must of got some sort of work out, even though I didn't push too hard today! So here's to tomorrow....
I still came out sweating and breathing good so I must of got some sort of work out, even though I didn't push too hard today! So here's to tomorrow....
Wednesday, June 17, 2009
3.2
I believe that is how long a 5K is. I could be wrong, but I thought that is what Mr. T told me it was.
I didn't time my self today....as much...I tried to watch how far I went. I was able to go almost 2 miles in a half hour. That was a brisk walk and some running. That told me 2 things. 1, I am able to do the 5K in less than 2 hours :-) and 2, it gave me some hope that I might not only be able to make it 5K with out passing out...I might be able run that 5K, if I work hard over the summer.
It sure is interesting to see the people that work out at the gym. There is a man/woman that does the aerobic work out in the morning. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me at first. He/she has harry legs like a man, looks like a man, but has hair like a woman, but talks like a woman, acts like a woman, and best of all....STARFIRE written on his/her license plate....adds a little mixing up to the every day routine, and hey, it's a no discrimination gym! :-)
On the calorie counting front. I have found a website that helps track calories, excercise plans, offers motivation, and gives advise. It is similar to Weight Watchers. But it is FREE and it doesn't use points. sparkpeople.com Mr. T and I have decided to use it. It seems like a good website and has helped us keep track of how many callories we burn while doing cardio and how many we SHOULD be eating everyday. Yesterday for me was a good day. I stayed pretty close to what I needed to. I went over by about 100 callories. Not too bad...but I will try harder today.
I didn't time my self today....as much...I tried to watch how far I went. I was able to go almost 2 miles in a half hour. That was a brisk walk and some running. That told me 2 things. 1, I am able to do the 5K in less than 2 hours :-) and 2, it gave me some hope that I might not only be able to make it 5K with out passing out...I might be able run that 5K, if I work hard over the summer.
It sure is interesting to see the people that work out at the gym. There is a man/woman that does the aerobic work out in the morning. I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me at first. He/she has harry legs like a man, looks like a man, but has hair like a woman, but talks like a woman, acts like a woman, and best of all....STARFIRE written on his/her license plate....adds a little mixing up to the every day routine, and hey, it's a no discrimination gym! :-)
On the calorie counting front. I have found a website that helps track calories, excercise plans, offers motivation, and gives advise. It is similar to Weight Watchers. But it is FREE and it doesn't use points. sparkpeople.com Mr. T and I have decided to use it. It seems like a good website and has helped us keep track of how many callories we burn while doing cardio and how many we SHOULD be eating everyday. Yesterday for me was a good day. I stayed pretty close to what I needed to. I went over by about 100 callories. Not too bad...but I will try harder today.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Tuesday
We did yard work again yesterday evening, so I counted that as my work out for today. I am pretty sore from doing my abs yesterday. My sides are sore and the sit up muscles hurt :-)
Mr. T and I were reading about healthy eating on Sunday. It's a book called Eat Up and Slim Down. It is pretty good. It talked about eating a good portion and when in doubt about how much a portion is estimate smaller.
It also talked about that it is better to count calories rather than low-fat things, because low-fat items can still have a lot of calories. I also figured that I need to cut my calories back to 1800 a day in order to loose 1-2 lbs a week. It described a healthy well-balanced diet. Which I feel that I stick pretty close to. I try to use the color factor and pyramid when feeding my family. I try to have a variety of good vegetables on hand and I try to keep good protein in each meal with out over doing the meat. From reading I decided that it is my portion control that I need to keep in check. I need to stop after my first (slightly smaller) helping and wait to make sure that I am full.
Mr. T and I were reading about healthy eating on Sunday. It's a book called Eat Up and Slim Down. It is pretty good. It talked about eating a good portion and when in doubt about how much a portion is estimate smaller.
It also talked about that it is better to count calories rather than low-fat things, because low-fat items can still have a lot of calories. I also figured that I need to cut my calories back to 1800 a day in order to loose 1-2 lbs a week. It described a healthy well-balanced diet. Which I feel that I stick pretty close to. I try to use the color factor and pyramid when feeding my family. I try to have a variety of good vegetables on hand and I try to keep good protein in each meal with out over doing the meat. From reading I decided that it is my portion control that I need to keep in check. I need to stop after my first (slightly smaller) helping and wait to make sure that I am full.
Monday, June 15, 2009
Starting Week 2
Well Hello there-
I had a busy weekend. I didn't work out Saturday, but we did yard work and, man!, Did I get a work out! We dug out ground cover at my Grandpa's house. I don't think I have worked that hard in a LONG time. We worked from 8:30 -2:30 with about a 20 min break for lunch.
I was SO sore yesterday, today my legs were still killing me! I made Mr. T only do abbs today, because I didn't think my legs or arms could stand any more abuse. He had me do sit-ups while holding a ball, then throwing it to him when I was sitting up, then he would toss it back and I would do another sit-up and repeat. I know I have a long way to go in the abdominal area when he tells me to lean back and hold it, then I topple over :-)
I did the bike for a half hour, then moved on to treadmil. Again, my legs were killing me, so I walked but at a 4.5 incline. It still got my heart going and I still sweated like crazy, so it must have done some good!
I had a busy weekend. I didn't work out Saturday, but we did yard work and, man!, Did I get a work out! We dug out ground cover at my Grandpa's house. I don't think I have worked that hard in a LONG time. We worked from 8:30 -2:30 with about a 20 min break for lunch.
I was SO sore yesterday, today my legs were still killing me! I made Mr. T only do abbs today, because I didn't think my legs or arms could stand any more abuse. He had me do sit-ups while holding a ball, then throwing it to him when I was sitting up, then he would toss it back and I would do another sit-up and repeat. I know I have a long way to go in the abdominal area when he tells me to lean back and hold it, then I topple over :-)
I did the bike for a half hour, then moved on to treadmil. Again, my legs were killing me, so I walked but at a 4.5 incline. It still got my heart going and I still sweated like crazy, so it must have done some good!
Friday, June 12, 2009
Friday
So today was the last work out day of the week. I know I probably SHOULD do 6 days a week, but I feel pretty good about going 5 times this week.
Mr. T and I were so tired we both only made it a 1/2 hour on the elliptical and called it good. We did do some back and abbs. I like doing abbs because it means one of the rolls around my stomach will go away (hopefully). The other one will require surgery to be put back up where it belongs :-) he he he ....
Anyway... I still have been better about eating. I did have pizza last night for dinner but kept it to three small pieces. I also finished it with ice cream and a cookie, But I only ate about 1/3 cup of ice cream and I shared with little T and I only had 1 cookie. I really don't want to give up all the goodies I enjoy...such as cookies, but i will try to keep them to a minimum, like one or two a day :-)
Mr. T and I were so tired we both only made it a 1/2 hour on the elliptical and called it good. We did do some back and abbs. I like doing abbs because it means one of the rolls around my stomach will go away (hopefully). The other one will require surgery to be put back up where it belongs :-) he he he ....
Anyway... I still have been better about eating. I did have pizza last night for dinner but kept it to three small pieces. I also finished it with ice cream and a cookie, But I only ate about 1/3 cup of ice cream and I shared with little T and I only had 1 cookie. I really don't want to give up all the goodies I enjoy...such as cookies, but i will try to keep them to a minimum, like one or two a day :-)
Thursday, June 11, 2009
I like cinema
Today was a good day. We did shoulders. I had to laugh because we did these pull exercises (I told you I'm not expert...not sure what the exercise it called) and Mr. T was doing 25lbs and I was struggling with 5, He does 60 lbs for shoulder presses and I do 10 while breathing really hard :-) But I also think, look at the man, is kinda big and strong, I like working with him though because he tells me I am doing a good job and helps me do it right.
I decided I like the cinema room because I can watch a movie on a big screen with surround sound. It sure does make the cardio part go faster. Today Enchanted was playing. I laughed through the whole thing. I am sure the people around me thought I was crazy. I like the movie, it's just cheesy so it makes me laugh!
Watching the calories count on the treadmill/elliptical gives me more incentive to eat better because I know that for an hour of cardio I have only burned 3-4 100 callorie packs (on a good day) I have also been trying to be good about my portion control while eating. Last night we had chicken cordon blue (spling?), mashed potatoes and a salad, and it was SO good I wanted to eat until I was so full I couldn't walk. But then I thought about running on the treadmill and decided that I could stop with one serving (ok maybe I had a few bites off the kids plates when they were done)
3 good days in a row....Lets keep it up!
I decided I like the cinema room because I can watch a movie on a big screen with surround sound. It sure does make the cardio part go faster. Today Enchanted was playing. I laughed through the whole thing. I am sure the people around me thought I was crazy. I like the movie, it's just cheesy so it makes me laugh!
Watching the calories count on the treadmill/elliptical gives me more incentive to eat better because I know that for an hour of cardio I have only burned 3-4 100 callorie packs (on a good day) I have also been trying to be good about my portion control while eating. Last night we had chicken cordon blue (spling?), mashed potatoes and a salad, and it was SO good I wanted to eat until I was so full I couldn't walk. But then I thought about running on the treadmill and decided that I could stop with one serving (ok maybe I had a few bites off the kids plates when they were done)
3 good days in a row....Lets keep it up!
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Day 2
Today was a little rough. I didn't sleep well, and when the alarm went off I think I had only been in a good sleep for about an hour. I had a hard time getting out of bed. When I got there though, I saw two people I know. The good thing about knowing someone is that they are mom's too. They have kids and that is why they are there as early as me....before the kids wake up!
We worked on legs. I am somewhat limited because of my knee. I am not sure what to do about it. It hurts to bend and I think it might have some arthritis in it because it seems to hurt the most when the weather is doing crazy things (like this past week). I run and walk on with out pain, but bending with weight is what kills me. Oh-well keep pluggin! I mostly focused on my Hip Abductors (that's what the maciene said, AKA saddle bags) I wish some one would abduct my saddle bags...then they wouldn't be mine any more. LOL!
I only made it 1/2 hour cardio today. The tired thing.... I need to bring a towel or something to wipe my face I can barley stand to have the sweat running down my face. Yuck!
I really wish I could see changes now...patience, patience!
We worked on legs. I am somewhat limited because of my knee. I am not sure what to do about it. It hurts to bend and I think it might have some arthritis in it because it seems to hurt the most when the weather is doing crazy things (like this past week). I run and walk on with out pain, but bending with weight is what kills me. Oh-well keep pluggin! I mostly focused on my Hip Abductors (that's what the maciene said, AKA saddle bags) I wish some one would abduct my saddle bags...then they wouldn't be mine any more. LOL!
I only made it 1/2 hour cardio today. The tired thing.... I need to bring a towel or something to wipe my face I can barley stand to have the sweat running down my face. Yuck!
I really wish I could see changes now...patience, patience!
Tuesday, June 9, 2009
Welcome!
Hi!
A story about the beginning of it all...
About 1 month ago my dear sweat husband (Mr. T is what he shall be called) decided that I should get a gym pass with him. HA! I laughed! There was no way I was going to go into a smelly gym with a bunch of size 0 collage students, sweating their pretty little make-up jobs off, and getting their nightly pick-up...I mean...work-out session in.
He assured me that at 5 o'clock in the morning there were very few people there and hardly any little tiny collage students. Just mostly mom's and dad's doin' their thing before work. HA! I laughed again...5 o'clock in the morning!! What did he think? That I am one of his work-out buddies?! He said "I will help you, you help me. You can take a nap during the day and I will help with the kids in bed at night so you can get into bed at a decent hour." With such sweet talkin' how could I resist?
So I signed up *sigh*
The first time the alarm went off I groaned...extra loud...so Mr. T knew I was serious about not loving this idea! I pushed myself there, with Mr. T's help of course, and met with the personal trainer (free trial with membership sign up) I was so sore the next day it hurt to breath, walk, sit up, and sneeze! But I went the next day anyway....
The past month has been hit and miss when we go. We are really good for a few days, and then something comes up and we miss a couple of days. I have had 2 weigh ins (sort of a competition with Mr. T. Not sure what the reward will be yet) with no results...in fact I think it has been +.4 lbs!
But today as I did my cardio, 1/2 hour on elliptical 40 min on the treadmill (mix of walking and running), I decided I am going to start getting motivated and share my experience with others.
I would hope that this can be a motivation to others if needed! I don't fully know what I am doing, I hope to figure it out on the way, and I will share my findings with you. I would love for you to comment about your own goals and strategies! I would like to hear your feelings, accomplishments and not-so good days as well!
So here we go...another adventure I hope to have with success!
A story about the beginning of it all...
About 1 month ago my dear sweat husband (Mr. T is what he shall be called) decided that I should get a gym pass with him. HA! I laughed! There was no way I was going to go into a smelly gym with a bunch of size 0 collage students, sweating their pretty little make-up jobs off, and getting their nightly pick-up...I mean...work-out session in.
He assured me that at 5 o'clock in the morning there were very few people there and hardly any little tiny collage students. Just mostly mom's and dad's doin' their thing before work. HA! I laughed again...5 o'clock in the morning!! What did he think? That I am one of his work-out buddies?! He said "I will help you, you help me. You can take a nap during the day and I will help with the kids in bed at night so you can get into bed at a decent hour." With such sweet talkin' how could I resist?
So I signed up *sigh*
The first time the alarm went off I groaned...extra loud...so Mr. T knew I was serious about not loving this idea! I pushed myself there, with Mr. T's help of course, and met with the personal trainer (free trial with membership sign up) I was so sore the next day it hurt to breath, walk, sit up, and sneeze! But I went the next day anyway....
The past month has been hit and miss when we go. We are really good for a few days, and then something comes up and we miss a couple of days. I have had 2 weigh ins (sort of a competition with Mr. T. Not sure what the reward will be yet) with no results...in fact I think it has been +.4 lbs!
But today as I did my cardio, 1/2 hour on elliptical 40 min on the treadmill (mix of walking and running), I decided I am going to start getting motivated and share my experience with others.
I would hope that this can be a motivation to others if needed! I don't fully know what I am doing, I hope to figure it out on the way, and I will share my findings with you. I would love for you to comment about your own goals and strategies! I would like to hear your feelings, accomplishments and not-so good days as well!
So here we go...another adventure I hope to have with success!
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