Day 16.... Thursday

This week is dragging! Is it because this is the first full week of work for a while or I need to be challenged mentally. Last night's workout was great! I was reading an article in health and fitness (a great magazine from the UK) and a woman's recovery time is only 4 hours after a workout whereas a man's recovery time is 48 hours. That seems crazy to me. Today I am going to run for an hour. Fingers crossed. I still want to do abs tonight. Abs are a muscle you could work everyday (almost:). Tomorrow is Friday... thankfully. I am going to do a lunchtime workout!


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Day 15 - Workout Wednesday!

Wednesday is my personal training day. Every other week my boyfriend joins me.  I love those weeks.  I get excited when he actually does the activities that I love to do.  I definitely know that he doesn't love it, but it is nice to know that he does it for me.   We did a lot of 50s Wednesday night.  Here is just a taste of it:

- 50 Shuffle Touches
- 50 Hamstring Exercises
- 50 Triciep Lift
- 50 Upper Cuts
- 50 Jabs
- 50 Hooks
- 50 Squats
- 50 Squat Jumps
- 50 Russian Twists
- 50 Bicep Curls with Resistance Band

Day 14 - Only Tuesday!!!

Days go by slow when you are not challenged.  Since my projects at work are dwindling down, I am going to challenge myself in the gym.  Today, I am going to the gym on lunch.  I am going to try the lunchtime workout.  I even wore my hair up today.  I could sweat and no one will know. I have physical therapy tonight, so I am going to run at least 3 miles at lunch.  

I have been addicted to the site Rock My Run for a couple weeks.  Great songs, great beats, and great mixes. 

http://www.rockmyrun.com/

Day 13

Cheez-Its are the devil!  I really think that if I cut out all cheese type crackers from my diet, I would lose at least 5 lbs.  If I do cut that out of my diet, will I binge when I "allow" myself from eating them again?  

I was debating whether or not to go to the gym after work because I am just feeling OK - not great.  After my Cheez-It excursion, I am going. 

Today, I will try to muster up the energy to do 30 minutes cardio (running:) along with ab work and weights.  That is a lofty goal for me right now, but I will work towards it.  

Day 12 - Sunday

Great article for lunchtime workouts!  I only have a 1 hour lunch.  This work week, my goal will be to go to the gym on lunch 3 times during the week.  

Work Out During Lunch

Day 11

Last night I went to the doctor for a sinus infection. When I got home, I got the full fledged flu!

No working out for me yesterday or today:( I feel better but am still a little weak.

I hope my 3 lbs. loss was due to my unbelievable hard workouts and not the flu.

Another day and another obstacle.


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Day 10

Happy Friday!  Day 10 and I weigh 179!  Woo hoo!  I am not going to celebrate too quickly tho.  I would like to see that number drop a little more by next week.  

Here is a bridal boot-camp 10 minute work out that I am going to try at the gym in between cardio machines.  

Day 9

Today was an ok day.

I hurt my knee about 6 months ago training for a marathon. My goal was to run a marathon before my 30th. Well, since my injury I haven't been able to run that much. I have been in physical therapy for over a month now. Tonight was a good session! My PT told me my legs are getting stronger and now I have to start running.

PT was great today. I did high knees, side planks on the bosu ball, planks on the bosu ball, and hip exercises.

My next goal is to start going to yoga again.


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Day 8

All caught up with my blog.  I am now realizing that if I would have blogged on Tuesday, I would not have ordered Pizza.  Blurg!

Today is already a productive day.  I brought workout clothes to work. Even tho I am a "gym regular" doesn't mean that I am being 100% productive the time I am there.  I went to the gym during lunch and spent 35 solid minutes working out.  This is what I did:

5 minutes - Elliptical
1 minute - Just Arms on the Elliptical.  
15 Side Crunches (each side)
15 Lower Ab Crunches
15 Long Arm Crunches
1 minute x 3 Plank Crunches on the Bosu Ball
Triceps/Bicep Exercises with free weights on the Bosu Ball
Jumping Jacks
Walking Lunges
Push Ups using the Bosu Ball
Bicep Curls on a machine

Burned: 258 Calories - 50% Fat

Tonight is a get together with college friends.  Dinner and drinks.  I am going to Bike there since the dinner is in the city.  Instead of taking a train, I would rather show up to dinner sweaty to see people who won't judge me and never judge me.  That is really great about my college friends.  We really don't have drama.  Well, I guess we do have drama, but it is not with each other.  I cannot wait to be able to see them all.  I miss them a ton.  

Welp, here's to Day 8.  

Day 7

The weather is getting cooler and my sinuses are getting irritated.   I had an all day class for Excel downtown on Tuesday.  The class was really good.  I had less opportunity to snack and made healthier food choices.  

Lunch was Panera (since the line was long everywhere else)
I had the Low Fat Black Bean Soup with 1/2 of the Chicken Avacado Sandwich (hold the mayo please!)

Dinner was not a good choice.  I had cheese bread from Sarpinos!  What was I thinking.  It isn't even that good!!!!  

Exercise: Biking - Burned Over 300 Calories per my Polar Watch.  Unfortunately not enough to burn off all that cheese bread!

Day 6

Monday was my Day 6.  My body was so sore from Sunday's workout.  

Here is a list of exercises I can remember we did:

30 x 2 Sets TRX Training Rows
30 x 2 Sets TRX Training Triceps
Sprints/Jogging
Core on the Bosu Ball
Plank on the Bosu Ball
Side Squats on th Bosu Ball
Chair Squats on the Bosu Ball
Push Ups with the Bosu Ball
Shuffle and Touches

Monday was definitely a day of rest for my body.  

Day 5

Starting off my morning right!

Egg white omelet with wheat toast with spray butter.




At 12:30 I have training in a park with Courtney. I cannot wait to get my ass kicked!

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Day 4

Position of the day! My goal is 5 sets of 1 minute holds.

Day 3...

Ran for 40 minutes and rolled my legs out. I need more ideas of fun, high calorie burning workouts. Tomorrow I am going to add on to my running route and try some new weight exercises.
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Day 3

Last night was disappointing with the Bears game, but I made better decisions than before.  I haven't had cable since I lived in my parents house.  I bought an HD antenna, lean cuisine pizza bread, and Edy's Fruit bars.  Instead of going to the bar, we had a healthier (disappointing) game at home.  

Feeling uplifted by my choices from yesterday, I am ready to face my Friday.  I have been plateaued for the last 2 years with my weight.  I watch what I eat and work out, but now I just have to work harder.  Today, here is my action plan:

Breakfast:
Oatmeal (low-sugar)

Snack:
Green Peppers (NO RANCH)

Lunch: 
Homemade Bean Chili without cheese and onions

Pre-Workout Snack:
Banana

Dinner:
Grilled Chicken Salad (NO RANCH)
Fruit Bar

I am sure that I will stray a little from my plan, but at least I put it down in writing.  This has helped me in the past to be aware of what I was putting into my body.  Tonight, I might have to go to a happy hour with my boyfriend.  It is a going away party for his co-worker.  I used to love going to bars.  Now I just hate it.  All of these cute outfits that people wear out, that I can't right now.  No. I have to stop looking at the negatives.  Positives: It is only day 3, and I will have had a great workout by then.  Ok, let's start Day 3.

Day 2

Tonight I am going to watch the Thursday night Bears vs. Packers game at a bar.  I think it is always hard to be out and to resist drinking with everyone.  Is one or two beers worth drinking there?  Refocusing my mindset is the hardest thing about getting healthy.  Tonight I am going to ride my bike to the bar.  Tonight I am going to eat dinner before I go to the bar.  Tonight I am going to make good decisions for me.  

I have been reading all of these amazing fitness and heath blogs lately.  One suggested that I put down in writing exactly what my goals are.  Well, here they are:

1.  To be comfortable with myself.

2. To fit into my skinny jeans again.

3.  To gain my self confidence back.

4.  So I don't have to obsess about everything I eat.

5.  To fit in my black silk dress again.

6.  To be toned.

7.  To be able to wear a bikini in the summer.

8.  To be healthy.

When I am having a bad day, I have to look back on these to know why I am doing what I am doing.  

The hard thing about being "selfish" is that the people that have known you your whole life don't understand why you aren't being yourself.  I guess in time I will tell them to read my blog, but for now I just don't want to worry about what other people think. 

Day 1

What female twenty-something year old hasn't struggled with their weight?  I think most of us have been struggling our whole lives.  This is my last year in my twenties.  A scary thought when I put it down in writing.  I have a good job, a wonderful boyfriend, and an amazing family.  Why is it so hard for me to get to my "goal weight"?  

For the next 6 months I am going to post my journey.  I think that if I put this down in writing, maybe I will be liable for my actions.  I work out all the time.  I count calories.  I am obsessed with what I eat.  This needs to change.  In order for me to be happy, I have to be happy with myself.  I am not looking at a goal weight of 130 lbs.  I just want to be comfortable in my own skin.  

My boyfriend and I argue about the stupidest things, but it always comes down to me being insecure with myself.  He has told me time again how I am the most selfless person he knows.  Maybe that is why I let myself go.  The other day when he was describing me to his co-worker, he used that term....  selfless.  I guess it got me thinking.  I need to be selfish for once in my life.  I need to do something for me.  So for the next 6 months, I am working on me.