Sorry I've been away. I've been so so so busy (5 classes and a full time job). I've been working out with Sam twice a week, as usual. I normally get in 1-2 other days a week by myself. That has really been hit and miss.
I have not really gone jogging since I did the 20 minute jog almost a month ago. I do sprints with Sam from time to time, but no real jogging with any true distance. That stinks, because I was really excited about finally being able to jog for 20 minutes and I just let it go. I'll have to work back up to it, but I'm determined to do it. I want to do a half marathon this year. I'm planning to do the Rock n Roll either in Vegas or the one in Miami. I'm going to consider it my 30th birthday gift to myself. I wanted to take a nice trip for my 30th (in July) and I also wanted to do a half. I probably can't afford a separate trip for each the way I would want to,so I'm planning to postpone the July trip and roll it into a half marathon trip (Sept or Dec). So, I'll still be celebrating my 30th (just months later lol) and I'll get to check off a major item on my list of things to do for year.
Today Sam said I might have a "come to Jesus" moment, and he was not joking. Here's the list of what I did:
100 Push-ups
60 Burpees
100 Deep Squats
800m on Rowing Machine
12 Shuttle runs
36 Lat Pulldowns (80 lbs)
60 Leg Lifts
45 Lying Tricep Extensions (10 lb dumbbells)
300m on Rowing Machine
0.5 mile walk to class to cool down
I asked him if I was being punished because I had to cancel my session on Tuesday. He laughed and said no. I'm not so sure lol! It was really really hard. I did all of this over an hour. The lat pulldowns, leg lifts, and tricep extensions were done in sets of 3. The burpees, push-ups, and squats are a little difficult to explain. Basically, I would do as many push-ups as possible in 1 min. At the top of each minute I had to stop and do 4 burpees, then immediately into the push-ups. At the top of that next minute I would do 4 burpees again. I continued this until I had reached 100 push-ups. This same cycle happened for the deep squats. I hope the way I explained it makes sense.
I felt like this was a completely ridiculous workout and I asked him several times if he was serious. This was only me 2nd time on the rowing machine. Oh my gosh, it works EVERYTHING!!! I was shaking and fell like a combination of jello and dead weight by the time my our was up. My shirt was completely soaked. It was weird though, because although it was hard, I wanted to do it again this weekend. This was one of those workouts that made me feel like I had instantly lost weight. I'll probably do the push-ups, burpees, squats, leg lifts, and tricep extensions on my own at home this weekend. It's good to leave a workout and know that I gave it my all and that I completely rocked it!
Oh, I purchased a 65cm stability ball and a 10 lb medicine ball to add to my home gym (which doesn't include much...dumbbells, adjustable weight bench, sit up rack, and tons of Oxygen magazines). I would like to buy some cardio equipment (treadmill or bike), but we'll see. I know plenty of things I can do for cardio without having the machines, so I'm in no rush to buy anything.
I've also been making an effort to eat better the past two weeks. I made the pledge to do this until spring break (which is in less than two weeks) and then take a look at my results. I'm hoping it will be motivation to make me continue to eat better. I can already say that I feel better though. So, it might be a a week or two before I'm on here to blog again, but I should have some measurements to post by then. Have a great day!
Chris Brown - Turn Up the Music
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Friday, February 3, 2012
I Conquered the 20 min Jog!!!!!
This blog is almost a week late, but I finally did it! I did all of the 20 minute jog that is part of the couch to 5k program. I did it this past Sunday. I was planning to meet my mom to walk that afternoon, but something in me just felt like jogging. My mother has not even gone walking in almost a year, so I knew jogging was out of the question for her. What to do? What to do? I decided to go 30 minutes early.
I had previously jogged with Sam for 11 minutes, so that is what I was planning to do. I did a few quick stretches and I started with my warm-up. I usually do a 10 min walking warm-up, but I really felt the urge to jog so after 5 min I took off. I told myself I was not even going to look at my watch until I jogged to a certain point (which is about 1.4 miles). I didn't make it lol! There came a point when I was thinking I need to stop, so I checked the watch. I was at 12:14. I immediately thought, hey this is longer than I jogged with Sam, so I can stop now and feel like I accomplished something. My calves were starting to burn, and I remembered Sam telling me that he knew I could do 20 min if I really put in the effort. I also thought that I only had 8 min until the 20 and if I stopped now that I would always wonder if I could do it. So, I kept going. I looked at the watch again at 14:36 and I was really at my stopping point (or so I thought), but then one of my favorite workout songs came on the ipod (Janet Jackson - Make Me). This gave me the burst I needed. Not too much longer after that I saw my mom drive up. I looked at the clock again and I was just over 18 minutes. At this point I realized I was really going to do this. I jogged by my mom and held up 1 finger so she knew I would be back in a minute and kept jogging. The next time I looked at my watch it said 20:36.
I forgot where I was and I screamed and pumped my hands in the air. I was literally on the verge of tears. I told my mom what happened and got words of encouragement and a hi-five from her. Then I sent a text to Sam and he sent 3 or 4 "I'm so proud of you," "I always knew you could do it" kinds of texts. I can't even explain how I felt when I finished. I felt like some kind of warrior princess! I never thought I would be able to jog 20 minutes nonstop. I remember when jogging 60 seconds was a struggle, and I'm not exaggerating. My legs used to hurt and I would be out of breath after jogging 60 seconds. In some ways that seems like a lifetime ago, but I can remember it like it was yesterday. I ended up jogging 1.6 miles in 20 minutes. When I was done I walked another 1.5 miles with my mom. So, to anyone doing Couch to 5k, or any other running program, stick with it. If you have to repeat weeks, who cares, repeat it. JUST KEEP GOING! You can do it! You can do so much more than you can ever imagine. DO NOT GIVE UP EVER! Whew! I got excited all over again writing about it lo!
Quick Look at January Goals:
Try new exercise: I tried the Plank Knee Raise
I liked it. It was something different and it was challenging. I realized how much trying just one new thing can spice up a workout
Try a new food: I failed at this. I'll try to remember to try 2 for Feb to make up for it.
Oh, I have not jogged since last Sunday because I was supposed to jog again on Tuesday and ended up in a minor car accident. I guess the woman behind me decided a red light means keep your foot on the gas and she rear ended me as I was stopped at the light. I'm not cleared for exercise until tomorrow. I basically ended up with a lot of soreness in my neck, shoulder, and back and a headache.
I hope you all have a fantastic day and remember NEVER GIVE UP!!!!!!!
I think this is the 3rd time I've posted this song, but since it's the song that made me keep going:
Janet Jackson - Make Me
I had previously jogged with Sam for 11 minutes, so that is what I was planning to do. I did a few quick stretches and I started with my warm-up. I usually do a 10 min walking warm-up, but I really felt the urge to jog so after 5 min I took off. I told myself I was not even going to look at my watch until I jogged to a certain point (which is about 1.4 miles). I didn't make it lol! There came a point when I was thinking I need to stop, so I checked the watch. I was at 12:14. I immediately thought, hey this is longer than I jogged with Sam, so I can stop now and feel like I accomplished something. My calves were starting to burn, and I remembered Sam telling me that he knew I could do 20 min if I really put in the effort. I also thought that I only had 8 min until the 20 and if I stopped now that I would always wonder if I could do it. So, I kept going. I looked at the watch again at 14:36 and I was really at my stopping point (or so I thought), but then one of my favorite workout songs came on the ipod (Janet Jackson - Make Me). This gave me the burst I needed. Not too much longer after that I saw my mom drive up. I looked at the clock again and I was just over 18 minutes. At this point I realized I was really going to do this. I jogged by my mom and held up 1 finger so she knew I would be back in a minute and kept jogging. The next time I looked at my watch it said 20:36.
I forgot where I was and I screamed and pumped my hands in the air. I was literally on the verge of tears. I told my mom what happened and got words of encouragement and a hi-five from her. Then I sent a text to Sam and he sent 3 or 4 "I'm so proud of you," "I always knew you could do it" kinds of texts. I can't even explain how I felt when I finished. I felt like some kind of warrior princess! I never thought I would be able to jog 20 minutes nonstop. I remember when jogging 60 seconds was a struggle, and I'm not exaggerating. My legs used to hurt and I would be out of breath after jogging 60 seconds. In some ways that seems like a lifetime ago, but I can remember it like it was yesterday. I ended up jogging 1.6 miles in 20 minutes. When I was done I walked another 1.5 miles with my mom. So, to anyone doing Couch to 5k, or any other running program, stick with it. If you have to repeat weeks, who cares, repeat it. JUST KEEP GOING! You can do it! You can do so much more than you can ever imagine. DO NOT GIVE UP EVER! Whew! I got excited all over again writing about it lo!
Quick Look at January Goals:
Try new exercise: I tried the Plank Knee Raise
I liked it. It was something different and it was challenging. I realized how much trying just one new thing can spice up a workout
Try a new food: I failed at this. I'll try to remember to try 2 for Feb to make up for it.
Oh, I have not jogged since last Sunday because I was supposed to jog again on Tuesday and ended up in a minor car accident. I guess the woman behind me decided a red light means keep your foot on the gas and she rear ended me as I was stopped at the light. I'm not cleared for exercise until tomorrow. I basically ended up with a lot of soreness in my neck, shoulder, and back and a headache.
I hope you all have a fantastic day and remember NEVER GIVE UP!!!!!!!
I think this is the 3rd time I've posted this song, but since it's the song that made me keep going:
Janet Jackson - Make Me
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
Almost Lost It...
...it being everything I ate for breakfast yesterday. Yesterday was a Sam day. First, let me tell you what I did
3 rounds of 30 seconds each
Wall Balls (12 lb ball)
Burpees
Jumping Jacks
Kettlebell Swings (12 lb kettlebell)
3 rounds
Woodchoppers (10 each side)
Alligator Walk (12)
Walking Lunges (12)
Sprints on Stationary Bike (2 min)
3 rounds
Modified Push-ups (10 but I had to go all the way down to the floor before I came back up)
Bicycle Crunches (15)
Lat Pulldowns (12 using 60lbs)
Dumbbell Punches (30 seconds)
2 rounds
Deep Squats (15)
Pulsing Squats (10)
Mountain Climbers (30 sec)
I did everything except the mountain climbers for 30 seconds. My stomach was feeling really funny and Sam asked if I was lightheaded. I was, but only a little. He told me I was on the verge of throwing up and we had to stop. After about 4 min of just sitting I felt fine and wanted to do the last 30 sec of mountain climbers, but Sam said no. So, I made it through all but the last 30 seconds of my planned workout.
To those of you who say reading Sam's workouts makes you feel like a wimp...don't. Remember, it takes me an hour to do this stuff. A lot of you have been exercising longer than I have and could probably do these workouts faster and with heavier weights.
I completely bailed on jogging over the weekend and earlier this week. I'm on the day I'm supposed to jog for 20 minutes straight and I've been completely psyching myself out. I was supposed to do this on Sunday, then Tuesday and I kept making excuses not to go. This morning I woke up with a back ache, but decided to go anyway. I didn't make it. Each step seemed to make my back feel worse. So I was out there for about 25 min, but less that half of that was jogging. So, I came back home. I'm going to take a Motrin or Aleve and see if my back feels better later. If so, then I will try it again after class today.
My nutrition sucks. There's no other way to put it. I think I've eaten out once a day 4 out of the last 5 days. I don't know what it is with me and food. Well, I do know what it is...lack of willpower. I have stayed away from burgers and fries, but getting a sirloin with a Parmesan cheese crust and a loaded backed potato isn't any better. It's actually about the same thing. So, I'm going to work on it. Telling you all about this all the time does nothing, if I don't put some action behind what I say I want to do. So, hopefully my next post will say I've done much better with my eating habits. I also hope to be able to say I jogged 20 minutes.
Not a Nicki Minaj fan, but this is a nice tune for me to jog to.
David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On
3 rounds of 30 seconds each
Wall Balls (12 lb ball)
Burpees
Jumping Jacks
Kettlebell Swings (12 lb kettlebell)
3 rounds
Woodchoppers (10 each side)
Alligator Walk (12)
Walking Lunges (12)
Sprints on Stationary Bike (2 min)
3 rounds
Modified Push-ups (10 but I had to go all the way down to the floor before I came back up)
Bicycle Crunches (15)
Lat Pulldowns (12 using 60lbs)
Dumbbell Punches (30 seconds)
2 rounds
Deep Squats (15)
Pulsing Squats (10)
Mountain Climbers (30 sec)
I did everything except the mountain climbers for 30 seconds. My stomach was feeling really funny and Sam asked if I was lightheaded. I was, but only a little. He told me I was on the verge of throwing up and we had to stop. After about 4 min of just sitting I felt fine and wanted to do the last 30 sec of mountain climbers, but Sam said no. So, I made it through all but the last 30 seconds of my planned workout.
To those of you who say reading Sam's workouts makes you feel like a wimp...don't. Remember, it takes me an hour to do this stuff. A lot of you have been exercising longer than I have and could probably do these workouts faster and with heavier weights.
I completely bailed on jogging over the weekend and earlier this week. I'm on the day I'm supposed to jog for 20 minutes straight and I've been completely psyching myself out. I was supposed to do this on Sunday, then Tuesday and I kept making excuses not to go. This morning I woke up with a back ache, but decided to go anyway. I didn't make it. Each step seemed to make my back feel worse. So I was out there for about 25 min, but less that half of that was jogging. So, I came back home. I'm going to take a Motrin or Aleve and see if my back feels better later. If so, then I will try it again after class today.
My nutrition sucks. There's no other way to put it. I think I've eaten out once a day 4 out of the last 5 days. I don't know what it is with me and food. Well, I do know what it is...lack of willpower. I have stayed away from burgers and fries, but getting a sirloin with a Parmesan cheese crust and a loaded backed potato isn't any better. It's actually about the same thing. So, I'm going to work on it. Telling you all about this all the time does nothing, if I don't put some action behind what I say I want to do. So, hopefully my next post will say I've done much better with my eating habits. I also hope to be able to say I jogged 20 minutes.
Not a Nicki Minaj fan, but this is a nice tune for me to jog to.
David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj - Turn Me On
Friday, January 13, 2012
Busy Little Bee
Whew...I've been busy this week. I'm sorry I'm not able to blog as much. During my work week I used to posts blogs at work. Now, Blogger is blocked (but facebook is open, so figure). With work and school, I only have time for sleep during the day. So, when I work you will probably only see 1 blog from me and it will be on the weekend. I'm off right now, so whoo hoo!
School started on Wednesday. I am taking 5 classes. What was I thinking? I work a full time job and I decided to sign up for 5 classes! This honestly might drop to 4. If it does, then I will graduate in August and not May. During my work rotation I will average about 4 hrs of sleep Monday through Thursday. Also by the end of April I will have read about 25 books for these classes. This all seems very overwhelming to me right now. So, we will see how it goes. I have until the 19th to drop a class and it will completely disappear from my transcript. After the 19th, a W will show up on my transcript, but I can still drop it.
Now for my most exciting news...I saw Sam Wednesday!!!!!! Yay! Yay! Yay! I didn't even realize how much I missed the entire experience of training with him. I can't remember everything we did, but it was quite a lot. Jogging is difficult for me, but I don't produce 1/10th of the sweat jogging as I did while I was with Sam. Here is what I can remember that we did:
Walking Lunges (as I came up to switch legs I had to pause with my leg in the air...hard to describe...sorry)
Squats (with 25lb weight)
Burpees
Wall Ball
Alligator Walk
I probably did another 10 exercises I just really can't remember them. When it was all said and done, my shirt was soaked, my legs were shaking, and I was breathing like a crazy person. Sam chose that moment to say, "Welcome back. You missed me didn't you?" He had a smile a mile wide. lol!
I also got my body fat measured in a machine called the Bod Pod. I'm not pleased at all with what it said. This is supposed to be one of the most accurate ways to measure body fat. I'll let you all know what my number was the next time I get it done. I hate the number is so high, but I will feel better posting it if I can at least say "look it's lower than that now." So, you'll just have to wait another 6-8 weeks or so. This machine also tell you how many calories you can eat. Sam said I could eat 2100 calories. Here's my breakdown.
If I were in a coma and never moved at all for 24 hrs my body would burn just under 1700 calories.
Sam said he would consider me active, given that I am jogging 3 days a week and seeing him for 2. As an active person I could eat 2600 calories a day to maintain my weight right now.
A sedentary person could eat 2100 calories. Sam told me to stick with the sedentary calories in order to lose.
2600-2100=500 calorie deficit per day
500 calories x 7 days a week=3500 calories=1lb of weight loss per week.
This is the Bod Pod when you sit in it and what it looks like closed.
Jogging:
So, all last week I was referring to my jogs as week 3 of the couch to 5k plan. I was wrong. I was actually doing week 4 then. I am now on week 5. Today was week 5 day 2 which was...
10 min warm up (the plan says 5, but I have found that I need 10)
8 min jog
5 min walk
8 min jog
cool down
Here a link to the plan if anyone else is interested.
Day 3, which I should do on Sunday is a warm up and then a 20 minute jog. 20 minutes nonstop...really??? Yeah, my mind is already playing games with me. I'm really worried I will not be able to do this. I'm going to try really hard though, because I can imagine that the sense of accomplishment I will have if I do this will be insane. I have to remember that a few weeks ago I never would have believed that I could jog for 8 minutes. So, I just have to give it all I have and do my very best.
Last week I was tagged in a post by Hyla, one of the lovely ladies I met through Win, Lose, or Blog. I am supposed to:
1. post these rules.
I'm going to cheat here, because I've done something similar not too long ago and the people I would tag would be the same ones I tagged then. So, I am going to give you my random facts, answer Hyla's questions and probably list my favorite blogs.
Random facts:
10. What is your favorite Disney princess or other princess?
11. Do you dream? What about?
Favorite Blogs:
School started on Wednesday. I am taking 5 classes. What was I thinking? I work a full time job and I decided to sign up for 5 classes! This honestly might drop to 4. If it does, then I will graduate in August and not May. During my work rotation I will average about 4 hrs of sleep Monday through Thursday. Also by the end of April I will have read about 25 books for these classes. This all seems very overwhelming to me right now. So, we will see how it goes. I have until the 19th to drop a class and it will completely disappear from my transcript. After the 19th, a W will show up on my transcript, but I can still drop it.
Now for my most exciting news...I saw Sam Wednesday!!!!!! Yay! Yay! Yay! I didn't even realize how much I missed the entire experience of training with him. I can't remember everything we did, but it was quite a lot. Jogging is difficult for me, but I don't produce 1/10th of the sweat jogging as I did while I was with Sam. Here is what I can remember that we did:
Walking Lunges (as I came up to switch legs I had to pause with my leg in the air...hard to describe...sorry)
Squats (with 25lb weight)
Burpees
Wall Ball
Alligator Walk
I probably did another 10 exercises I just really can't remember them. When it was all said and done, my shirt was soaked, my legs were shaking, and I was breathing like a crazy person. Sam chose that moment to say, "Welcome back. You missed me didn't you?" He had a smile a mile wide. lol!
I also got my body fat measured in a machine called the Bod Pod. I'm not pleased at all with what it said. This is supposed to be one of the most accurate ways to measure body fat. I'll let you all know what my number was the next time I get it done. I hate the number is so high, but I will feel better posting it if I can at least say "look it's lower than that now." So, you'll just have to wait another 6-8 weeks or so. This machine also tell you how many calories you can eat. Sam said I could eat 2100 calories. Here's my breakdown.
If I were in a coma and never moved at all for 24 hrs my body would burn just under 1700 calories.
Sam said he would consider me active, given that I am jogging 3 days a week and seeing him for 2. As an active person I could eat 2600 calories a day to maintain my weight right now.
A sedentary person could eat 2100 calories. Sam told me to stick with the sedentary calories in order to lose.
2600-2100=500 calorie deficit per day
500 calories x 7 days a week=3500 calories=1lb of weight loss per week.
This is the Bod Pod when you sit in it and what it looks like closed.
Jogging:
So, all last week I was referring to my jogs as week 3 of the couch to 5k plan. I was wrong. I was actually doing week 4 then. I am now on week 5. Today was week 5 day 2 which was...
10 min warm up (the plan says 5, but I have found that I need 10)
8 min jog
5 min walk
8 min jog
cool down
Here a link to the plan if anyone else is interested.
Day 3, which I should do on Sunday is a warm up and then a 20 minute jog. 20 minutes nonstop...really??? Yeah, my mind is already playing games with me. I'm really worried I will not be able to do this. I'm going to try really hard though, because I can imagine that the sense of accomplishment I will have if I do this will be insane. I have to remember that a few weeks ago I never would have believed that I could jog for 8 minutes. So, I just have to give it all I have and do my very best.
Last week I was tagged in a post by Hyla, one of the lovely ladies I met through Win, Lose, or Blog. I am supposed to:
1. post these rules.
2. you must post 11 random things yourself.
3. answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post.
4. create 11 new questions for the people you tag to answer.
5. go to their blog and tell them that you've tagged them.
6. no stuff in the tagging section about ‘you are tagged if you are reading this.’ blah blah blah, you legitimately have to tag 11 peeps!
I'm going to cheat here, because I've done something similar not too long ago and the people I would tag would be the same ones I tagged then. So, I am going to give you my random facts, answer Hyla's questions and probably list my favorite blogs.
Random facts:
1. I bite my nails...not a good habit and I'm hoping to change this
2. I love really good hummus dip. I mean REALLY love it.
3. I'm obsessed with Christmas.
4. I love scented candles.
5. I have cracked my sternum before...not a pleasant experience AT ALL
6. I hate to work out in front of people
7. I'm a sucker for Hallmark movies
8. I'm terrified of roller coasters that go upside down.
2. I love really good hummus dip. I mean REALLY love it.
3. I'm obsessed with Christmas.
4. I love scented candles.
5. I have cracked my sternum before...not a pleasant experience AT ALL
6. I hate to work out in front of people
7. I'm a sucker for Hallmark movies
8. I'm terrified of roller coasters that go upside down.
9. I love cheese grits.
10. I'm obsessed with keeping track of how much fiber I eat. I know this is odd. I really don't track what I eat, but I do keep a mental note of how much fiber is in everything I eat and I get ticked if I am below 20 for the day. I shoot for above 25 though.
11. My guilty pleasure is watching young adult tv shows and reading young adult novels (The Secret Circle, Vampire Diaries, The Hunger Games, Artemis Fowl, etc.)
Hyla's Questions:
1.How do you plan on meeting your goals this year? Are they realistic? If so do you have high hopes of meeting them and surpassing them?
1.How do you plan on meeting your goals this year? Are they realistic? If so do you have high hopes of meeting them and surpassing them?
I plan to reach my goals through old fashioned diet and exercise. I think the key for me will be finding exercises and healthy food that I love. I think my goals are realistic (40-50 lbs this year) and if I stick to my plan even remotely I should hit them. I lost close to 25 lbs last year in about 5 months and I was very hit and miss with workouts and good nutrition. So, I have very high hopes
2.Are you looking forward to any big events this year?
I turn 30 this year, and believe it or not I am really looking forward to it. I'm going on a big trip, but I have no idea where yet. I also think I'm going to have a new body by the time I look 30 and I'll look better at 30 than I did in my 20s, so I'm pumped.
3. Where in the world is Carmen San Diego? LOL, I meant where would you like to be?
Lol! I used to watch Carmen San Diego with my cousin and sister as a kid. If I could be anywhere I'm not sure where I would want to go. Somewhere with temps around 75, a light breeze, and plenty of sightseeing, attractions, good food, and shopping...and no school and no work lol!
4.What is your favorite piece of comfy clothing?
lounge pants and t-shirt
5. What is your favorite piece of "I feel hot!" clothing?
a dress that properly fits me (I have a lot of over sized clothing)
6. Honestly, what are your thoughts on Facebook?
Some days I love Facebook and other days I think Facebook is the devil lol! I don't post too much on there because it's so easy for people to get all of your info. I like some of the connections I've made through it though. I refuse to have Facebook connected to my phone, because it's really not that important to me. The people who are really important to me have my phone number, so I don't feel the need to constantly be on there checking updates. So, I guess in a nutshell I like it, but I am not obsessed with it.
7. Have you ever done anything daring? If so, what?
not really. The most daring thing I've done was probably when I was in high school. As a senior I would leave school for about an hour every day to go eat out lol! I did end up getting caught by the assistant principal one day, but I was one of those stellar students who made straight A's,was in every club, and never did anything wrong. He was in shock and believed I was confused about the rules of being a teacher's assistant and let me go. Haha!
8. What is your favorite book and author?
The Westing Game by Ellen Raskin (the 1st book I remembering completely loving. I had to read this in 6th grade)
A Gathering of Old Men by Ernest Gaines (This is just a fantastic book.)
9. What is your favorite movie?
Braveheart
10. What is your favorite Disney princess or other princess?
Ariel
11. Do you dream? What about?
I hardly ever remember them.
Favorite Blogs:
Win, Lose, or Blog (motivation, weight loss, giveaways, competition, etc)
Fitness For the Rest of Us (weight loss, reviews, giveaways)
Avery and Winslow (crafting)
Runs for Cookies (maintaining weight loss, running)
Changing from Fat to Fit (running, weight loss, fitness, etc)
Gina's Skinny Recipes (recipes)
Carbie Girl (weight loss)
Girl with Curves (fashion)
365 Weighs (she has not posted in awhile, but it's still good stuff)
Pril's Place (fashion)
Hourglass Red (weight loss)
Sorry about this being such a long post, but a had a week's worth of stuff to cram in here. Congrats if you made it through it all lol!
Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing (Despicable Me version) I really do jog to this song and I love Despicable Me, so this is a fantastic video.
Fitness For the Rest of Us (weight loss, reviews, giveaways)
Avery and Winslow (crafting)
Runs for Cookies (maintaining weight loss, running)
Changing from Fat to Fit (running, weight loss, fitness, etc)
Gina's Skinny Recipes (recipes)
Carbie Girl (weight loss)
Girl with Curves (fashion)
365 Weighs (she has not posted in awhile, but it's still good stuff)
Pril's Place (fashion)
Hourglass Red (weight loss)
Sorry about this being such a long post, but a had a week's worth of stuff to cram in here. Congrats if you made it through it all lol!
Bee Gees - You Should Be Dancing (Despicable Me version) I really do jog to this song and I love Despicable Me, so this is a fantastic video.
Saturday, January 7, 2012
Blah, Workouts, and New Shoes
The Blah:
I actually gained 3 lbs this week! WTH! I worked out hard this week and I ate better than I have in a long time. This is complete BS! That is what I thought when I stepped off the scale. Then I remembered all the candy I stuffed in my face Sat-Tues. Plus, the fried shrimp, mashed potatoes, salad, and 2 raspberry lemonades I had at Ruby Tuesday on Wednesday. Add to that the fried catfish I had at work on Thursday night (even though I had brought grilled chicken and veggies). Then I thought...oh...do better Briana. So, I will do better. I cleaned my fridge and pantry and have no junk whatsoever in them. I went to the grocery store and filled up on only good items. Now I have to have the will power to not go to the cafeteria at the hospital. Can you believe I brought healthy food, did not eat it, and paid for something unhealthy instead? Yeah, I really did that. Anyway, I just have to do better.
Workouts:
Wednesday:
OFF
Thursday:
W3D1 Couch to 5k (my version)
10 min walking warmup
5 min jog
2 min walk
3 min jog
1 min walk
5 min jog
2 min walk
3 min jog
2 min walking cool down
Ended up being 2.2 miles in 33 minutes
Friday:
(x3)
50 Jumping Jacks
40 Squats
30 Push-Ups
20 Leg Lifts
10 Burpees
50 Mountain Climbers
40 Lunges
30 Curl to Press
20 Tricep Dips
10 V-Ups
Today:
W3D2 Couch to 5k (my version)
10 min walking warmup
5 min jog
2 min walk
3 min jog
1 min walk
5 min jog
2 min walk
3 min jog
2 min walk
5 min jog
super short walking cool down (I was tired and just wanted to get to the car)
Ended up being 2.5 miles in 40 min
Looking at this and the workouts I posted earlier in the week. I am proud of myself. I have been consistent for a solid week. So, yeah, I gained weight, but it was not from lack of working out. I've heard people say losing weight is 20% exercise and 80% nutrition. Now I can believe it. So, I know what I have to do from now on. I can do it! I got caught in a small rain shower today while I was jogging and it felt great. At first I though "oh no," but it was not pouring down or anything, so it was nice. I'm also excited that my little DailyMile app to the right is changing, because it means I'm being active again!
New Shoes:
I went to out local running store on Wednesday and bought new shoes. They are called the Brooks Pure something.
I love these shoes. I was told they are supposed to keep you from striking with your heel when you run so much. I am in the very early stages of beginning to run so I don't really know about all the technical stuff. All I know is that these shoes are fabulous!
Am I the only person who looks at background stuff when someone posts a pic? I just really noticed all the stuff I have in the background of this picture. In can you are wondering, the Christmas boxes are what my Christmas cards arrived in,directly behind the shoes are dvds of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, True Blood, Thundercats, and the Ocean's trilogy (11, 12, and 13).
Britney Spears - Toxic
I actually gained 3 lbs this week! WTH! I worked out hard this week and I ate better than I have in a long time. This is complete BS! That is what I thought when I stepped off the scale. Then I remembered all the candy I stuffed in my face Sat-Tues. Plus, the fried shrimp, mashed potatoes, salad, and 2 raspberry lemonades I had at Ruby Tuesday on Wednesday. Add to that the fried catfish I had at work on Thursday night (even though I had brought grilled chicken and veggies). Then I thought...oh...do better Briana. So, I will do better. I cleaned my fridge and pantry and have no junk whatsoever in them. I went to the grocery store and filled up on only good items. Now I have to have the will power to not go to the cafeteria at the hospital. Can you believe I brought healthy food, did not eat it, and paid for something unhealthy instead? Yeah, I really did that. Anyway, I just have to do better.
Workouts:
Wednesday:
OFF
Thursday:
W3D1 Couch to 5k (my version)
10 min walking warmup
5 min jog
2 min walk
3 min jog
1 min walk
5 min jog
2 min walk
3 min jog
2 min walking cool down
Ended up being 2.2 miles in 33 minutes
Friday:
(x3)
50 Jumping Jacks
40 Squats
30 Push-Ups
20 Leg Lifts
10 Burpees
50 Mountain Climbers
40 Lunges
30 Curl to Press
20 Tricep Dips
10 V-Ups
Today:
W3D2 Couch to 5k (my version)
10 min walking warmup
5 min jog
2 min walk
3 min jog
1 min walk
5 min jog
2 min walk
3 min jog
2 min walk
5 min jog
super short walking cool down (I was tired and just wanted to get to the car)
Ended up being 2.5 miles in 40 min
Looking at this and the workouts I posted earlier in the week. I am proud of myself. I have been consistent for a solid week. So, yeah, I gained weight, but it was not from lack of working out. I've heard people say losing weight is 20% exercise and 80% nutrition. Now I can believe it. So, I know what I have to do from now on. I can do it! I got caught in a small rain shower today while I was jogging and it felt great. At first I though "oh no," but it was not pouring down or anything, so it was nice. I'm also excited that my little DailyMile app to the right is changing, because it means I'm being active again!
New Shoes:
I went to out local running store on Wednesday and bought new shoes. They are called the Brooks Pure something.
Am I the only person who looks at background stuff when someone posts a pic? I just really noticed all the stuff I have in the background of this picture. In can you are wondering, the Christmas boxes are what my Christmas cards arrived in,directly behind the shoes are dvds of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Spartacus: Blood and Sand, True Blood, Thundercats, and the Ocean's trilogy (11, 12, and 13).
Britney Spears - Toxic
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Keep it Moving
So far so good. I have nothing earth shattering to report, just that I am still moving.
Saturday:
30 min Zumba
Sunday:
30 min Zumba
50 Modified Push-ups
50 Squats
50 Leg Lifts
Monday:
60 min Zumba
Today:
50 Mountain Climbers
50 Jumping Jacks
10 V-Ups
(I did this circuit of 3 exercises 6 times for a total of 300, 300, and 60, then)
15 Modified Push-ups
15 Squats
I was planning to do more push-ups and squats, but then I realized I am scheduled to do quite a few of them tomorrow, so I stopped. The point is that I am moving and have been moving for 4 days in a row. I had forgotten what it felt like to be sore...thank you 50 squats and push-ups from Monday. I hate and love the soreness all at once. I hate it because it hurts...no brainer. I love it because I know I worked out.
I was looking over some of the workouts I used to do with Sam, and I'm wondering how the heck I used to do all that stuff without vomiting. I decided in December that I am probably going back to him. Do I "need" him? No. Can I physically do his workouts on my own? Yes. Do I want to train with him? Does he motivate me? Do I think he is the best trainer ever? Yes! Yes! Yes! So...I will probably be back with him at some point this month.
Saturday:
30 min Zumba
Sunday:
30 min Zumba
50 Modified Push-ups
50 Squats
50 Leg Lifts
Monday:
60 min Zumba
Today:
50 Mountain Climbers
50 Jumping Jacks
10 V-Ups
(I did this circuit of 3 exercises 6 times for a total of 300, 300, and 60, then)
15 Modified Push-ups
15 Squats
I was planning to do more push-ups and squats, but then I realized I am scheduled to do quite a few of them tomorrow, so I stopped. The point is that I am moving and have been moving for 4 days in a row. I had forgotten what it felt like to be sore...thank you 50 squats and push-ups from Monday. I hate and love the soreness all at once. I hate it because it hurts...no brainer. I love it because I know I worked out.
I was looking over some of the workouts I used to do with Sam, and I'm wondering how the heck I used to do all that stuff without vomiting. I decided in December that I am probably going back to him. Do I "need" him? No. Can I physically do his workouts on my own? Yes. Do I want to train with him? Does he motivate me? Do I think he is the best trainer ever? Yes! Yes! Yes! So...I will probably be back with him at some point this month.
Here's my food diary from yesterday:
Ugh! I have the absolute worst time with pictures on my blog lol! You can always just click on the picture though to bring up a larger version of the chart in full. I think my sat. fat and cholesterol are cut off on the side lol! Saturated fat for the day was 9 and cholesterol was 162. I don't really track food a lot. I know it helps, but it takes up too much time for me. The only thing not listed is the Mrs. Dash Garlic and Herb seasoning I used on the chicken breast. The point is that I was doing GREAT until I went out to a sports bar last night. I had a small order of cheese fries, which I assume was about the same as a large order from a fast food place. I also had two 6 oz. amaretto sours. Do you see the calorie count and carbs in those 2 drinks???? 944 calories and 152 carbs...whoa! This is why one of my goals for the year was finding ways to celebrate that do not involve drinking. Anyway, since I don't track often I just thought it would be nice to share the one day I did track with you all.
Have a great day and keep it moving everyone!
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Just Get Up and Go
First, I'm sorry that I have not been by a few of your blogs lately. I just realized that for some reason all of the blogs I follow are not showing up on my dashboard. I had just thought a few of you had not written anything recently. I'm going to try and figure out what happened and find your blogs later tonight.
I have not blogged in a week. I have not worked out in a week. I really feel horrible. I have gained weight over the past month. I feel sluggish again. I just feel awful all the way around. You can always tell when I slack off, because I disappear. If I'm not exercising or eating better then I really have nothing to talk about on this blog. Plus, I don't want to have to come on here and say I've done nothing, so I avoid it like the plague.
Well, today I was sitting feeling sorry for myself and I just snapped out of it. It's not much, but I did some burpees before I came to work. I also packed my clothes, so I can go to the gym when I get off. I can't even pinpoint why I quit or drastically slacked off. I was feeling great, confidence was up, clothes were too big, compliments were flowing in, my energy level was sky high, my skin looked fantastic...why would you give all that up? I have no idea.
So, I'm going back to the philosophy of day by day. Each day I am just going to get up and force myself to do something. I know initially I will not feel like it at all. I will just have to make myself do. Eventually, I'll feel the way I felt a month ago. Until then I'll fake it until I make it lol! Tomorrow I'm planning to begin C25K again. I'm hoping I will still be able to begin where I left off, which was week 3, but we'll see.
I'm going to the grocery store in the morning to get healthy foods. I love the grocery store. I have no idea why, but I do. I was looking up foods with fiber and I ran across some info about McDonald's oatmeal.
I have not blogged in a week. I have not worked out in a week. I really feel horrible. I have gained weight over the past month. I feel sluggish again. I just feel awful all the way around. You can always tell when I slack off, because I disappear. If I'm not exercising or eating better then I really have nothing to talk about on this blog. Plus, I don't want to have to come on here and say I've done nothing, so I avoid it like the plague.
Well, today I was sitting feeling sorry for myself and I just snapped out of it. It's not much, but I did some burpees before I came to work. I also packed my clothes, so I can go to the gym when I get off. I can't even pinpoint why I quit or drastically slacked off. I was feeling great, confidence was up, clothes were too big, compliments were flowing in, my energy level was sky high, my skin looked fantastic...why would you give all that up? I have no idea.
So, I'm going back to the philosophy of day by day. Each day I am just going to get up and force myself to do something. I know initially I will not feel like it at all. I will just have to make myself do. Eventually, I'll feel the way I felt a month ago. Until then I'll fake it until I make it lol! Tomorrow I'm planning to begin C25K again. I'm hoping I will still be able to begin where I left off, which was week 3, but we'll see.
I'm going to the grocery store in the morning to get healthy foods. I love the grocery store. I have no idea why, but I do. I was looking up foods with fiber and I ran across some info about McDonald's oatmeal.
I got this info from here
I realize I made the pic too large for the blog template I use, but I wanted to make sure you could read the info. Did this info shock anyone else? I have never had their oatmeal, but everyone I know has told me how good it is. So, I had always planned to try it. I think the sugar surprised me the most. I guess I'll be sticking to my steel-cut oatmeal.
One of my favorite pics from Win, Lose, or Blog...I think Catherine posted this one, but I'm not 100% sure. It is exactly what I need to read and remember right now.
Since it's almost Christmas I'm going to post Christmas songs. The workout songs will be back once Christmas is over. I LOVE this song! I look forward to hearing it every year. Yes, it's filled with cheesy awesomeness and I love it haha!
Monday, December 5, 2011
Vacation and Getting Back on Track
I finally figured out why I was getting ads last week on blogger. I was on vacation for the past week, and it had something to do with the condo's internet. Now that I'm back home, I'm no longer getting ads everywhere.
I went with my family to Gatlinburg, TN. It's one of my favorite places to go. I love walking around and looking at everything! We had a great time. I'll post pics from the aquarium at the very end of this post.
Now that I'm back I need to get back on track. I feel like I've really been slipping the past 2-3 weeks, so now I'm back at it. I'm doing a strength training routine from the Dec 2011 issue of Oxygen 3 times a week and I'm doing Couch to 5K 3 times a week.
I told you all previously that I love Oxygen Magazine. This is my stash...there are close to 90 issues here. I know, I know....I have a problem lol! But if anyone needs a back issue (minus 2011 and the last half of 2010) you now know where you can get one. Just email me.
So this is what I did today:
You're supposed to do a 2 min warm up jumping rope and 30-60sec of jumping rope between each exercise. I did the entire circuit twice and it took me about 40 min. You can also do jumping jacks instead of jumping rope or just pretend like you're jumping rope without the rope.. I was thrilled to have everything I needed to do this at home. Not every video is perfect, but I think you can get the general idea from them.
1. Squat (I used dumbbells)
2. Low Incline Dumbbell Press
3. Seated Lateral Raise
4. Seated Alternating Dumbbell Curl
5. Seated Dumbbell Wrist Curl
6. Walking Lunges
7. Flat Bench Reverse Crunch (but on a flat bench)
8. Toes to Ceiling ( similar to previous exercise, but "without bending your legs, lift your hips from the bench, directing your feet straight upward") I could not find a video of this.
9. Upright Dumbbell Row
10. Bench Crunch
11. Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlift
12. Single Arm Concentration Curl
13. Dumbbell Chest Fly
14. Reverse Dumbbell Wrist Curl
15. V-Sit on Bench
16. Sumo Squat
17. Standing Calf Raise
18. Bent-Over Lateral Raise
19. Bent Over Single Arm Dumbbell Row
20. Supine Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover
21. Lying Hip Thrust/Bridge
22. Frog Crunch
I did 12 of everything twice. I feel perfectly fine now, but I know I will feel this in the morning. Tomorrow will be a day full of cardio. C25K and maybe something else. I'll let you all know.
Gatlinburg pics:
I went with my family to Gatlinburg, TN. It's one of my favorite places to go. I love walking around and looking at everything! We had a great time. I'll post pics from the aquarium at the very end of this post.
Now that I'm back I need to get back on track. I feel like I've really been slipping the past 2-3 weeks, so now I'm back at it. I'm doing a strength training routine from the Dec 2011 issue of Oxygen 3 times a week and I'm doing Couch to 5K 3 times a week.
So this is what I did today:
You're supposed to do a 2 min warm up jumping rope and 30-60sec of jumping rope between each exercise. I did the entire circuit twice and it took me about 40 min. You can also do jumping jacks instead of jumping rope or just pretend like you're jumping rope without the rope.. I was thrilled to have everything I needed to do this at home. Not every video is perfect, but I think you can get the general idea from them.
1. Squat (I used dumbbells)
2. Low Incline Dumbbell Press
3. Seated Lateral Raise
4. Seated Alternating Dumbbell Curl
5. Seated Dumbbell Wrist Curl
6. Walking Lunges
7. Flat Bench Reverse Crunch (but on a flat bench)
8. Toes to Ceiling ( similar to previous exercise, but "without bending your legs, lift your hips from the bench, directing your feet straight upward") I could not find a video of this.
9. Upright Dumbbell Row
10. Bench Crunch
11. Stiff-Legged Dumbbell Deadlift
12. Single Arm Concentration Curl
13. Dumbbell Chest Fly
14. Reverse Dumbbell Wrist Curl
15. V-Sit on Bench
16. Sumo Squat
17. Standing Calf Raise
18. Bent-Over Lateral Raise
19. Bent Over Single Arm Dumbbell Row
20. Supine Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover
21. Lying Hip Thrust/Bridge
22. Frog Crunch
I did 12 of everything twice. I feel perfectly fine now, but I know I will feel this in the morning. Tomorrow will be a day full of cardio. C25K and maybe something else. I'll let you all know.
Gatlinburg pics:
My sister at Bubba Gump's (with me trying to sneak in the background)
Santa's Claus-et
with my mom
just me
I have more pics, but I don't want to overload you all. My father absolutely hates taking pictures, so he is not in ANY of the pics from this trip. We had a FANTASTIC time! I hope you all have a great day!
Monday, November 7, 2011
More Rambling...I'm Quite Good at Rambling lol
So....we lost. 6-9 in overtime. The good news is that we are still #3, so there is a chance we can still go to the championship game! No worries, I'm not going to go into a football rant lol!
For those who don't know, I am in Tuscaloosa, AL. In April we were hit by a MONSTER tornado (stick with me...I promise I have a reason for mentioning this). It destroyed a good bit of the city, including a place almost everyone here loves to eat at, Taco Casa.
Well, after 6 months they finally reopened their main building. I HAD to go. Well, it made me sick. You see I have been eating better lately. This is not the first time this has happened to me. It happened with fried chicken a few weeks ago. I'm not pleased at all it happened with one of my favorites places though. I ordered a beef burrito and felt HORRIBLE after I ate it. I thought I had a stomach virus or something, but it was just the grease I suppose. I wonder if things would have gone better if I had ordered it with chicken instead. I think I would cry if I could never eat at Taco Casa again. I know each of you has to have some hometown favorite spot to eat. So, on one hand I am glad to realize that I have made major changes to my nutrition. On the other, I HAVE to find something I can eat there lol!
I weighed in and I'm not 100% pleased...maybe 85%. I had gained about 4 lbs during TOM. I lost 3 of that 4. I know it could be worse. So, I'm not complaining too much. There are only 2 weeks left in WLB and I'm hoping to really make them count. I had wanted to drop 10 lbs, but it does not look like that is going to happen. That's alright though. It was an ambitious goal for me to begin with knowing my average loss per week. I can still come pretty close though.
I'm not sure what I'm going to do for a workout today. Well, I just lied. I looked at my list of options from Sam and I just picked one.
(x2)
High Knees for 2 min
1 min Mountain Climbers
20 Thrusters
20 Leg Lifts
Jumping Jacks for 2 min
30 sec Squats w/ Pulse
20 non-modified Pushups
20 Wall Balls
Jog in place for 2 min
15 Alligator Walk (words cannot express how much I hate this exercise..it is absolutely the hardest thing Sam has ever made me do and definitely my least favorite)
1 min Burpees
20 Squats
I want to go to a zumba class today at 3:30, but we'll see. I have a test tomorrow and a 16 page paper due next Monday. Zumba will depend on how much progress I make on my school work.
Oh, I can't remember if I let you all know or not, but I finally had to give the Insanity dvds back last week. I'm not happy about it. I really liked them. Plus, the co-worker has not used them at all. He has not even attempted to use them. Okay, okay...I realize they were never mine to begin with, and I sound like a pouting child, but I want them back haha! I guess I'll either have to save to buy my own or put it on my Christmas list along with the new Zumba on Wii that comes out sometime this month. According to my sister I need to put new clothes on my Christmas list, because I'm still wearing clothes that are too big and she declares that sometimes I look a "hot mess" lol!
I almost forgot. I received a Versatile Blogger award. So I have to tell you 7 things about myself and give the award to 15 other bloggers. At the moment, I'm not even sure I follow 15 active bloggers and I know a few of them have already done this. Some of the links will not be "traditional" blogs. A few are tumblr sites that I just really like to look at.
1. I bite my nails...not a good habit and I'm hoping to change this
2. I love really good hummus dip. I mean REALLY love it.
3. I'm obsessed with Christmas.
4. I love scented candles.
5. I have cracked my sternum before...not a pleasant experience AT ALL
6. I hate to work out in front of people
7. I'm a sucker for Hallmark movies
Blogs:
Win, Lose, or Blog (motivation, weight loss, giveaways, competition, etc)
Fitness For the Rest of Us (weight loss, reviews, giveaways)
Avery and Winslow (crafting)
Runs for Cookies (maintaining weight loss, running)
Changing from Fat to Fit (running, weight loss, fitness, etc)
Gina's Skinny Recipes (recipes)
Carbie Girl (weight loss)
Endurance Isn't Only Physical (running)
Girl with Curves (fashion)
Millie's Blog (another client of Sam's) (weight loss, running, triathalons)
365 Weighs (she has not posted in awhile, but it's still good stuff)
Finding Myself While Losing Myself (weight loss)
Fat Girl in a Skinny World (weight loss)
Pril's Place (fashion)
Hourglass Red (weight loss)
There is also a giveaway going on for one more day at Changing from Fat to Fit, so stop by and enter. Sorry for the super late notice.
I love this song when I'm jogging.
Janelle Monae - Tightrope
For those who don't know, I am in Tuscaloosa, AL. In April we were hit by a MONSTER tornado (stick with me...I promise I have a reason for mentioning this). It destroyed a good bit of the city, including a place almost everyone here loves to eat at, Taco Casa.
The top pic is before the tornado and the bottom pic is the exact same location afterwards. If you look on the right side in the top pic you can see Taco Casa's building. You can also see it's completely gone in the bottom pic.
Well, after 6 months they finally reopened their main building. I HAD to go. Well, it made me sick. You see I have been eating better lately. This is not the first time this has happened to me. It happened with fried chicken a few weeks ago. I'm not pleased at all it happened with one of my favorites places though. I ordered a beef burrito and felt HORRIBLE after I ate it. I thought I had a stomach virus or something, but it was just the grease I suppose. I wonder if things would have gone better if I had ordered it with chicken instead. I think I would cry if I could never eat at Taco Casa again. I know each of you has to have some hometown favorite spot to eat. So, on one hand I am glad to realize that I have made major changes to my nutrition. On the other, I HAVE to find something I can eat there lol!
I weighed in and I'm not 100% pleased...maybe 85%. I had gained about 4 lbs during TOM. I lost 3 of that 4. I know it could be worse. So, I'm not complaining too much. There are only 2 weeks left in WLB and I'm hoping to really make them count. I had wanted to drop 10 lbs, but it does not look like that is going to happen. That's alright though. It was an ambitious goal for me to begin with knowing my average loss per week. I can still come pretty close though.
I'm not sure what I'm going to do for a workout today. Well, I just lied. I looked at my list of options from Sam and I just picked one.
(x2)
High Knees for 2 min
1 min Mountain Climbers
20 Thrusters
20 Leg Lifts
Jumping Jacks for 2 min
30 sec Squats w/ Pulse
20 non-modified Pushups
20 Wall Balls
Jog in place for 2 min
15 Alligator Walk (words cannot express how much I hate this exercise..it is absolutely the hardest thing Sam has ever made me do and definitely my least favorite)
1 min Burpees
20 Squats
I want to go to a zumba class today at 3:30, but we'll see. I have a test tomorrow and a 16 page paper due next Monday. Zumba will depend on how much progress I make on my school work.
Oh, I can't remember if I let you all know or not, but I finally had to give the Insanity dvds back last week. I'm not happy about it. I really liked them. Plus, the co-worker has not used them at all. He has not even attempted to use them. Okay, okay...I realize they were never mine to begin with, and I sound like a pouting child, but I want them back haha! I guess I'll either have to save to buy my own or put it on my Christmas list along with the new Zumba on Wii that comes out sometime this month. According to my sister I need to put new clothes on my Christmas list, because I'm still wearing clothes that are too big and she declares that sometimes I look a "hot mess" lol!
I almost forgot. I received a Versatile Blogger award. So I have to tell you 7 things about myself and give the award to 15 other bloggers. At the moment, I'm not even sure I follow 15 active bloggers and I know a few of them have already done this. Some of the links will not be "traditional" blogs. A few are tumblr sites that I just really like to look at.
1. I bite my nails...not a good habit and I'm hoping to change this
2. I love really good hummus dip. I mean REALLY love it.
3. I'm obsessed with Christmas.
4. I love scented candles.
5. I have cracked my sternum before...not a pleasant experience AT ALL
6. I hate to work out in front of people
7. I'm a sucker for Hallmark movies
Blogs:
Win, Lose, or Blog (motivation, weight loss, giveaways, competition, etc)
Fitness For the Rest of Us (weight loss, reviews, giveaways)
Avery and Winslow (crafting)
Runs for Cookies (maintaining weight loss, running)
Changing from Fat to Fit (running, weight loss, fitness, etc)
Gina's Skinny Recipes (recipes)
Carbie Girl (weight loss)
Endurance Isn't Only Physical (running)
Girl with Curves (fashion)
Millie's Blog (another client of Sam's) (weight loss, running, triathalons)
365 Weighs (she has not posted in awhile, but it's still good stuff)
Finding Myself While Losing Myself (weight loss)
Fat Girl in a Skinny World (weight loss)
Pril's Place (fashion)
Hourglass Red (weight loss)
There is also a giveaway going on for one more day at Changing from Fat to Fit, so stop by and enter. Sorry for the super late notice.
I love this song when I'm jogging.
Janelle Monae - Tightrope
Friday, November 4, 2011
Plan for the Weekend
Yesterday, I was a cardio day. So here's what I did:
42 min on treadmill.
-10 min warmup
-alternating 3 min on incline and 2 min flat (I started with a 5% incline then 6%, 7%, 8%, 7%, 6%)
Went to the track and walked a 15 minute mile
Elliptical for 30 min
I had planned to do at least an hour using the inclines and I wanted to go all the way up to a 12% incline, because I had done that with Sam once, but I just couldn't make it. The day I did the 12% with him it was part of a lot of other things, so I was on the treadmill for about 5 minutes and he gradually took me to the 12% incline and I stayed there for 3 minutes and then came back down and went to weights. I remember thinking how good that was for my legs, so that's why I wanted to do something similar yesterday. I did not do exactly what I wanted to do, but I still got in a good workout.
Since I didn't hit the 60 minutes I wanted to do (my calves and thighs were really at a breaking point) I decided to hit the track. Walking a 15 minute mile for me is fast walking. I was planning to stop after this, but I was on an exercise high at this point. The endorphins had kicked in, so I looked for something else to do and saw the elliptical empty. I did 30 min on it, and I honestly wanted to do something else, but I decided not to over-do it.
Today this is what I'm planning:
(x3)
50 Jumpimg Jacks
40 Squats
30 Push-Ups
20 Leg Lifts
10 Burpees
50 Mountain Climbers
40 Lunges
30 Curl to Press
20 Tricep Dips
10 V-Ups
Hopefully, I'll do this as soon as I finish catching up with things online. A friend told me about a website for core exercises. The site is Random Abs. There is no sign up or anything...just go there everyday and get a new core workout. They also have links to show you how to do each exercise in case you are not familiar with the names. I'm going to give it a try.
This weekend I'm really going to have to watch it. Bama is playing LSU, so there will probably be 2-3 bars in my future this weekend. In case you are not a college football fan like I am, it's a HUGE game! In my opinion and according to the rankings we are the best two teams in the nation. It's a shame we are in the same conference and this isn't the national championship game. The game is Saturday and ESPN has been here since Wednesday and filming live since Thursday. I was so excited to see the Gameday guys yesterday as I was coming from class. Roll Tide!
ESPN UA/LSU Commercial
Back to something fitness related lol! I'm going to have to give away this extra Halloween candy. I cannot even tell you how many Blow Pops I have eaten. I'm planning to take it to my parents and they will probably take it to our church to give to the kids there. I have no idea what I'm going to eat today. I need to go grocery shopping and I need to plan out my list ahead of time, so I won't stray from it. So far, I've still been doing a good job avoiding the candy and cookie aisle.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure I won't get any blogging done again until Sunday or Monday, so I hope everyone has a great weekend!
David Guetta ft Usher - Without You
42 min on treadmill.
-10 min warmup
-alternating 3 min on incline and 2 min flat (I started with a 5% incline then 6%, 7%, 8%, 7%, 6%)
Went to the track and walked a 15 minute mile
Elliptical for 30 min
I had planned to do at least an hour using the inclines and I wanted to go all the way up to a 12% incline, because I had done that with Sam once, but I just couldn't make it. The day I did the 12% with him it was part of a lot of other things, so I was on the treadmill for about 5 minutes and he gradually took me to the 12% incline and I stayed there for 3 minutes and then came back down and went to weights. I remember thinking how good that was for my legs, so that's why I wanted to do something similar yesterday. I did not do exactly what I wanted to do, but I still got in a good workout.
Since I didn't hit the 60 minutes I wanted to do (my calves and thighs were really at a breaking point) I decided to hit the track. Walking a 15 minute mile for me is fast walking. I was planning to stop after this, but I was on an exercise high at this point. The endorphins had kicked in, so I looked for something else to do and saw the elliptical empty. I did 30 min on it, and I honestly wanted to do something else, but I decided not to over-do it.
Today this is what I'm planning:
(x3)
50 Jumpimg Jacks
40 Squats
30 Push-Ups
20 Leg Lifts
10 Burpees
50 Mountain Climbers
40 Lunges
30 Curl to Press
20 Tricep Dips
10 V-Ups
Hopefully, I'll do this as soon as I finish catching up with things online. A friend told me about a website for core exercises. The site is Random Abs. There is no sign up or anything...just go there everyday and get a new core workout. They also have links to show you how to do each exercise in case you are not familiar with the names. I'm going to give it a try.
This weekend I'm really going to have to watch it. Bama is playing LSU, so there will probably be 2-3 bars in my future this weekend. In case you are not a college football fan like I am, it's a HUGE game! In my opinion and according to the rankings we are the best two teams in the nation. It's a shame we are in the same conference and this isn't the national championship game. The game is Saturday and ESPN has been here since Wednesday and filming live since Thursday. I was so excited to see the Gameday guys yesterday as I was coming from class. Roll Tide!
ESPN UA/LSU Commercial
Back to something fitness related lol! I'm going to have to give away this extra Halloween candy. I cannot even tell you how many Blow Pops I have eaten. I'm planning to take it to my parents and they will probably take it to our church to give to the kids there. I have no idea what I'm going to eat today. I need to go grocery shopping and I need to plan out my list ahead of time, so I won't stray from it. So far, I've still been doing a good job avoiding the candy and cookie aisle.
Anyway, I'm pretty sure I won't get any blogging done again until Sunday or Monday, so I hope everyone has a great weekend!
David Guetta ft Usher - Without You
Saturday, October 22, 2011
2 Years in the Making
(I originally wrote this blog on Friday, Oct. 21, 2011)
First, and most importantly, it’s time for the Dora song. I DID IT! I DID IT! I DID IT! YAY! I am now in the 220s, which is the lowest weight I’ve been in over 2 years! I’m so excited! REALLY EXCITED! Can’t you tell by all the exclamation marks! Lol! Today was not my official weigh in day, but since I was only 0.6 lbs away, I’ve been stepping on the scale every other day. I want to celebrate, but I can’t think of a reward that does not involve food, alcohol, or money (I’m trying to spend less right now). I am less than 3 lbs away from the lowest weight I’ve been in many many years, probably somewhere between 6-8 years. Since that’s so close maybe I’ll save the reward for that milestone. I’m eyeing a dress that’s on clearance for $15, and I’m thinking that might be my reward when I lose the next 3 lbs. Yes, I know, I know…I said a reward that does not involve money. So, this is when I need for you good people to give me other options. I seriously cannot think of anything else. It’s also alright for you to say “just get the dress Briana.” Haha!
In other news I saw Sam today. Goodness, I’ve missed him. I have not seen him in close to 3 weeks. I’m actually going to have to stop seeing him for a couple of months, but I still had a couple of sessions that I had already paid for. So, I’m using them. It’s amazing how quickly I lost all the endurance I had gained with him since June. 3 weeks off probably undid 60% of the strength and endurance I had gained in over 3 months. I was still better today than I had been the very first time I saw him. So, that’s good, but whew today was rough. I had to stop and go to the bathroom because I thought I was going to vomit. I actually had to stop twice. Sam is not a believer in the Biggest Loser style of working out. He doesn’t believe you should workout more than an hour and he doesn’t want you to be sick. That is not the point of what he does. So after the second time I was about to vomit we quit for the day. This means I did not do the last 3 exercises (curl to press, dips, and v-ups) of the final round. In all honesty, if Sam had said to finish I would have done it, but I was glad he said to stop. Part of what I like about Sam’s workouts so much is that we rarely use machines. This means when I am no longer seeing him I can still do a majority of things at home. Today I would only need dumbbells (which I already have) for the curl to press. Everything else used my body weight. So, here’s what I did today.
(DID THIS TWICE)
50 Jumping Jacks
40 Squats
30 Modified Push Ups
20 Leg Lifts
10 Burpees
40 Lunges
20 Tricep Dips
10 V-Ups
On a side note, I have taken my newest set of 6 week measurements, but I’ll post that on Tuesday after the WLB results go up for the week. So, come back on Tuesday!
I discovered today's song during a Zumba class.
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Its Amazing How Good it Feels...
to get back into things.
I guess I didn't do too much damage on Friday, because I still lost some weight this week. I'm officially below where I was when I started gaining a couple of weeks ago, so that's great!
I've taken some time off and once I take days off, it's extremely hard for me to get back into things. The longer I stay away, the harder it is to start back. Yesterday, I decided I needed to do something, but I just HAD to watch football. So, this is what I decided to do:
Burpees
Leg Lifts
Push Ups
Jumping Jacks
Squats
I would do 2 for every 1st down, 3 for every field goal, and 7 for every touchdown. I missed the 1st hour of the game. What do you know we ended up beating Ole Miss 52-7. So, even with missing the 1st hour I still ended up doing 71 of everything. It was a nice workout and afterwards I felt great! I went to work and ran the stairs for 5 minutes and I did 3 sets of 12 Calf Raises (I did them without stairs). When I got off this morning I met with my sister and I did a total of 1 hour on the Wii. We did Just Dance 2 and the Michael Jackson Experience. I worked up a good sweat, had a great shower, and slept great!
Have you ever noticed that when you workout a shower feels soooo much better than a normal shower? Maybe it's just me lol!
Anyway, here's the song for the day. It's featured in Just Dance 2. I couldn't decide whether I wanted to use the actual video or the Just Dance 2 routine, so I'm posting both. The actual video is....different lol! Enjoy and try the Just Dance 2 routine out if you have the time. It's one of my favorites!
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet (Actual Video)
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet (Just Dance 2 Routine)
If you've never done a dancing game on Wii, pay attention to the figures on the bottom of the screen. They give you a short heads up to what movement is coming up next. Have a great day!
I guess I didn't do too much damage on Friday, because I still lost some weight this week. I'm officially below where I was when I started gaining a couple of weeks ago, so that's great!
I've taken some time off and once I take days off, it's extremely hard for me to get back into things. The longer I stay away, the harder it is to start back. Yesterday, I decided I needed to do something, but I just HAD to watch football. So, this is what I decided to do:
Burpees
Leg Lifts
Push Ups
Jumping Jacks
Squats
I would do 2 for every 1st down, 3 for every field goal, and 7 for every touchdown. I missed the 1st hour of the game. What do you know we ended up beating Ole Miss 52-7. So, even with missing the 1st hour I still ended up doing 71 of everything. It was a nice workout and afterwards I felt great! I went to work and ran the stairs for 5 minutes and I did 3 sets of 12 Calf Raises (I did them without stairs). When I got off this morning I met with my sister and I did a total of 1 hour on the Wii. We did Just Dance 2 and the Michael Jackson Experience. I worked up a good sweat, had a great shower, and slept great!
Have you ever noticed that when you workout a shower feels soooo much better than a normal shower? Maybe it's just me lol!
Anyway, here's the song for the day. It's featured in Just Dance 2. I couldn't decide whether I wanted to use the actual video or the Just Dance 2 routine, so I'm posting both. The actual video is....different lol! Enjoy and try the Just Dance 2 routine out if you have the time. It's one of my favorites!
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet (Actual Video)
Junior Senior - Move Your Feet (Just Dance 2 Routine)
If you've never done a dancing game on Wii, pay attention to the figures on the bottom of the screen. They give you a short heads up to what movement is coming up next. Have a great day!
Monday, October 3, 2011
Win, Lose, or Blog Post and Info
SO.........today marks the first day of the competition and I'm so excited. My blog page is up and running here's the link to Briana's WLB Blog. When I post there I'll try to post here too. Some things won't really be relevant, so I may cut and paste items. I'll definitely keep my Sam workouts here for my special anonymous commentor. I know how you like to know specifically what Sam and I did lol! Here's my first WLB post. If you have been following this page, then you already know most of this introductory info.
OH WAIT.....before that post. I just came from a visit with Sam. I'm having some breathing issues, so we took it easy.
3 ROUNDS OF EVERYTHING:
15 Push Ups
20 Walking Lunges
20 Step-Ups
15 Leg Lifts
10 Lat Pulldowns
15 Walk Outs
5 Burpees (You know I was honestly sick if Sam only made me do 3 rounds of 5 burpees lol!)
12 In and Outs
3 rounds of this took me an hour. It normally would not have taken so long, but he gave me tons of rest breaks in order to get my breathing under control. We also chatted about me hitting a plateau. I've been at a standstill for a little bit. He said it's normal, but be happy that I'm still getting smaller even though the scale is not budging.
NOW THIS IS MY WLB POST:
Hi everyone! This is my first post for Win, Lose, or Blog and I am SO excited to be here! If you have not already read my short bio I am 29 and I stay busy. I've been attempting to lose weight since June with a trainer (Sam). I blog more about my trainer here. So far I've been doing an alright job, but I know I can do better. On average I lose about 1 lb per week. I know 1-2 lbs a week is what many people recommend, but I want more. Well, if I want more I have to put in more work. I have to work hard and eat clean. I am not a believer in starving. I think the most successful people with weight loss have done it the old fashioned way...exercise and portion control.
My downfall most of the time is what I eat. I work long shifts and I also attend school full time. My time is limited, I don't get enough sleep, and it is always so much easier to grab fast food than it is for me to actually prepare something healthy. Plus, I'm completely addicted to salt and sugar. I have slowly started to try and incorporate healthier foods into my diet though. I bought a few Mrs. Dash seasonings to try and curb the salt. I honestly had no idea there were so many salt free seasoning choices. I also had no idea I would really like them. Since trying new foods I have discovered that I really like hummus and pita bread, asparagus, and grilled chicken seasoned with a Mrs. Dash blend.
Another downfall of mine is cardio. I HATE it! I don't mind lifting weights at all. I actually really love strength training. Cardio is what I can't stand. I don't like being out of breath. I just don't enjoy it at all. I know I have to do it though. I'll never melt the fat away if I don't do cardio. I think the trick is finding cardio that I enjoy. For the most part, that is Zumba. I also jog and use the elliptical. Jogging is another story in itself. Jogging and I have a love/hate relationship. While I'm doing it, I hate it. Once I'm done, I love it and want to jog again. It's strange. I'm signed up for a 5k on Oct. 15. I will not be able to jog it all, but I'm still excited to participate.
My motivation comes and goes. Some weeks I am all pumped up and I do everything almost perfectly. Then there are times when I just don't feel like doing anything at all. That's one reason I was so interested in Win, Lose or Blog. It is another way to keep me accountable. I'm hoping to have lost 10 lbs at the end of this 7 weeks. That will put me around 223, which is the smallest I have been in many years. I know it's technically a competition, but I don't feel like it really is. By that I mean, this is such a wonderfully, supportive community of people who are all here for encouragement, support, and motivation. I sincerely hope everyone does well.
I always end my blogs with a song (normally from my workout playlist). I've used this one on my main blog before. I really love it. Many times it is my go to song when I jog.
Janet Jackson - Make Me
OH WAIT.....before that post. I just came from a visit with Sam. I'm having some breathing issues, so we took it easy.
3 ROUNDS OF EVERYTHING:
15 Push Ups
20 Walking Lunges
20 Step-Ups
15 Leg Lifts
10 Lat Pulldowns
15 Walk Outs
5 Burpees (You know I was honestly sick if Sam only made me do 3 rounds of 5 burpees lol!)
12 In and Outs
3 rounds of this took me an hour. It normally would not have taken so long, but he gave me tons of rest breaks in order to get my breathing under control. We also chatted about me hitting a plateau. I've been at a standstill for a little bit. He said it's normal, but be happy that I'm still getting smaller even though the scale is not budging.
NOW THIS IS MY WLB POST:
Hi everyone! This is my first post for Win, Lose, or Blog and I am SO excited to be here! If you have not already read my short bio I am 29 and I stay busy. I've been attempting to lose weight since June with a trainer (Sam). I blog more about my trainer here. So far I've been doing an alright job, but I know I can do better. On average I lose about 1 lb per week. I know 1-2 lbs a week is what many people recommend, but I want more. Well, if I want more I have to put in more work. I have to work hard and eat clean. I am not a believer in starving. I think the most successful people with weight loss have done it the old fashioned way...exercise and portion control.
My downfall most of the time is what I eat. I work long shifts and I also attend school full time. My time is limited, I don't get enough sleep, and it is always so much easier to grab fast food than it is for me to actually prepare something healthy. Plus, I'm completely addicted to salt and sugar. I have slowly started to try and incorporate healthier foods into my diet though. I bought a few Mrs. Dash seasonings to try and curb the salt. I honestly had no idea there were so many salt free seasoning choices. I also had no idea I would really like them. Since trying new foods I have discovered that I really like hummus and pita bread, asparagus, and grilled chicken seasoned with a Mrs. Dash blend.
Another downfall of mine is cardio. I HATE it! I don't mind lifting weights at all. I actually really love strength training. Cardio is what I can't stand. I don't like being out of breath. I just don't enjoy it at all. I know I have to do it though. I'll never melt the fat away if I don't do cardio. I think the trick is finding cardio that I enjoy. For the most part, that is Zumba. I also jog and use the elliptical. Jogging is another story in itself. Jogging and I have a love/hate relationship. While I'm doing it, I hate it. Once I'm done, I love it and want to jog again. It's strange. I'm signed up for a 5k on Oct. 15. I will not be able to jog it all, but I'm still excited to participate.
My motivation comes and goes. Some weeks I am all pumped up and I do everything almost perfectly. Then there are times when I just don't feel like doing anything at all. That's one reason I was so interested in Win, Lose or Blog. It is another way to keep me accountable. I'm hoping to have lost 10 lbs at the end of this 7 weeks. That will put me around 223, which is the smallest I have been in many years. I know it's technically a competition, but I don't feel like it really is. By that I mean, this is such a wonderfully, supportive community of people who are all here for encouragement, support, and motivation. I sincerely hope everyone does well.
I always end my blogs with a song (normally from my workout playlist). I've used this one on my main blog before. I really love it. Many times it is my go to song when I jog.
Janet Jackson - Make Me
Monday, September 26, 2011
Whoo Hoo!
First of all, I applied to be a contestant in a friendly weight loss competition a week or two ago. I received an email today saying that I have been accepted!!! I am so excited. Their website is Win, Lose, or Blog. I'll give the address to my personal blog through their website next week when the competition actually begins. You can also click on the icon to the right of the page to go directly to their site. They have giveaways (even if you are not a contestant) and nice motivational posts throughout the week. I'm really pleased to have been chosen. This will be great motivation for me. I'm 3 months into my journey and some days the motivation is really not there, but knowing so many people will be watching my progress with help me keep going. Yay me!
On to regular stuff......
Today was a training day. I did burpees, mountain climbers, wall balls, high knees, jumping jacks, and ski jumps (I can't find a video of the ski jumps...probably called something else.) Boy, did I sweat today!
I went to the grocery store today and stocked up on chicken breast, salad stuff, Greek yogurt, and lite raspberry vinaigrette dressing. I like to grocery shop, but It's hard to pass up the candy and cookie aisle. I did good today though. I would not even allow myself to walk down the aisle to look.
Short blog today...mostly to tell you about Win, Lose, or Blog! Have a great day!
Love Love Love today's song
Michael Jackson - PYT
On to regular stuff......
Today was a training day. I did burpees, mountain climbers, wall balls, high knees, jumping jacks, and ski jumps (I can't find a video of the ski jumps...probably called something else.) Boy, did I sweat today!
I went to the grocery store today and stocked up on chicken breast, salad stuff, Greek yogurt, and lite raspberry vinaigrette dressing. I like to grocery shop, but It's hard to pass up the candy and cookie aisle. I did good today though. I would not even allow myself to walk down the aisle to look.
Short blog today...mostly to tell you about Win, Lose, or Blog! Have a great day!
Love Love Love today's song
Michael Jackson - PYT
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Turning Into One of THEM
Sorry for the delay. It's been a busy week...research, work, studying for exams...you get the idea. Anyway, this has been a super week. I've had some really great workouts that have challenged me every step of the way. I honestly can't remember everything I did on Monday and Friday. Wednesday was homework day.
2 laps
10 push-ups
2 laps
10 burpees
I had to do this for 6 rounds. This means I jogged 3 miles, did 60 push-ups, and 60 burpees. I thought it would never end lol! It took me 50 min 50 sec to finish. I went to do this at the Rec Center as soon as I got off on Wednesday morning. I was in the middle of round 1 and guess who comes upstairs with a client...Sam. He looks at me and says "faster faster" lol! Part of me was happy he saw me doing things on my own, so he knows I'm really putting in the work. Another part of me was thinking oh no, now I really have to do it lol! When I met with him on Friday he said when he saw me jogging on Wednesday he was so happy and felt like a proud father haha!
Let me give you a few videos of exercises I had to do this week that completely wore me out:
1. Weighted Rope Jumping Jacks
This is incredibly hard. These ropes are super heavy and I felt like my arms were going to fall off. I had to do 3 rounds of 30 on Monday.
2. Stability ball Push-Ups, Stability Ball Knee Tuck (In and Outs), Stability Ball Press
I could not find a video of what Sam called a press. I did the push-up, immediately went into the knee tuck, and from the tuck to the "press". Basically when you are back in the push-up position at the end of the knee tuck, press your hands into the ground and your body backwards on the ball (almost like you're trying to roll off of it backwards). Once you push back as far as you can, then bring yourself forward again to the push-ups position. It's almost a kind of stretch, but it works your arms and core like crazy. Sorry if I did not explain it well enough. I don't have a stability ball, so I can't just film myself. I did 3 sets of 5 of these and believe me...that was PLENTY. I'm sore as I type this.
3. Thrusters
I had 2-15 lb dumbbells. I've done these in the past and it has not gotten any easier. I had to do 3 rounds of 13 on Friday.
4. Box Jumps
For some reason these were very intimidating to me. To be honest, I can remember the last time I jumped onto something with both feet like this. I was always paranoid that I was not going to jump quite high enough and only hit the edge of the "box" and fall lol! I did 3 rounds of 30 of these on Friday and boy they can wear you out big time!
5. Walking on Incline
On Monday I had to walk at a 12% incline. At first, I thought "no problem". After about a minute I was thinking will this ever end? haha! It was difficult for me, but I can say that if you do this consistently you should have killer legs!
It's funny how hard workouts motivate me to do more.
My food this week has been pretty good except for last night. I went to a Mexican restaurant and had a taco salad made with steak. I honestly probably wasn't too bad on its own because I did not eat the fried shell it came in. I DID eat chips and cheese dip though plus a frozen mango margarita. Eeeek! Other than that I had a great food week.
This morning I woke up and my arms and core were pretty sore. I thought to myself "Hmmm...it hurts so good. I like this. Sore IS good.......wait a sec.....Did I just think that? Oh my, I'm turning into one of those crazy fitness people...mmm mmm mmm." That was literally what when on in my head lol! Then I got out of bed and did Zumba on Wii for 45 min. Here's the sweaty pic I took afterwards.
2 laps
10 push-ups
2 laps
10 burpees
I had to do this for 6 rounds. This means I jogged 3 miles, did 60 push-ups, and 60 burpees. I thought it would never end lol! It took me 50 min 50 sec to finish. I went to do this at the Rec Center as soon as I got off on Wednesday morning. I was in the middle of round 1 and guess who comes upstairs with a client...Sam. He looks at me and says "faster faster" lol! Part of me was happy he saw me doing things on my own, so he knows I'm really putting in the work. Another part of me was thinking oh no, now I really have to do it lol! When I met with him on Friday he said when he saw me jogging on Wednesday he was so happy and felt like a proud father haha!
Let me give you a few videos of exercises I had to do this week that completely wore me out:
1. Weighted Rope Jumping Jacks
This is incredibly hard. These ropes are super heavy and I felt like my arms were going to fall off. I had to do 3 rounds of 30 on Monday.
2. Stability ball Push-Ups, Stability Ball Knee Tuck (In and Outs), Stability Ball Press
I could not find a video of what Sam called a press. I did the push-up, immediately went into the knee tuck, and from the tuck to the "press". Basically when you are back in the push-up position at the end of the knee tuck, press your hands into the ground and your body backwards on the ball (almost like you're trying to roll off of it backwards). Once you push back as far as you can, then bring yourself forward again to the push-ups position. It's almost a kind of stretch, but it works your arms and core like crazy. Sorry if I did not explain it well enough. I don't have a stability ball, so I can't just film myself. I did 3 sets of 5 of these and believe me...that was PLENTY. I'm sore as I type this.
3. Thrusters
I had 2-15 lb dumbbells. I've done these in the past and it has not gotten any easier. I had to do 3 rounds of 13 on Friday.
4. Box Jumps
For some reason these were very intimidating to me. To be honest, I can remember the last time I jumped onto something with both feet like this. I was always paranoid that I was not going to jump quite high enough and only hit the edge of the "box" and fall lol! I did 3 rounds of 30 of these on Friday and boy they can wear you out big time!
5. Walking on Incline
On Monday I had to walk at a 12% incline. At first, I thought "no problem". After about a minute I was thinking will this ever end? haha! It was difficult for me, but I can say that if you do this consistently you should have killer legs!
It's funny how hard workouts motivate me to do more.
My food this week has been pretty good except for last night. I went to a Mexican restaurant and had a taco salad made with steak. I honestly probably wasn't too bad on its own because I did not eat the fried shell it came in. I DID eat chips and cheese dip though plus a frozen mango margarita. Eeeek! Other than that I had a great food week.
This morning I woke up and my arms and core were pretty sore. I thought to myself "Hmmm...it hurts so good. I like this. Sore IS good.......wait a sec.....Did I just think that? Oh my, I'm turning into one of those crazy fitness people...mmm mmm mmm." That was literally what when on in my head lol! Then I got out of bed and did Zumba on Wii for 45 min. Here's the sweaty pic I took afterwards.
So, looking at this now, you can't really tell I was sweaty, but I PROMISE I was soaking. It just didn't translate well in the pic. Yes, I know I look a mess with the headscarf on, but I like that my face looks thinner. So, I'm posting it anyway!
Today I'm posting a zumba routine instead of a song since that's what I did this morning. Try it out and let me know what you think!
Friday, September 16, 2011
Are You Serious? Really????
I cannot even count the number of times I said "Are you serious?" to Sam today. If I was not saying that I was saying "Really???" Yeah, it was one of those days.
Yesterday I was really excited to see him today. I have not seen him for a session in quite awhile. Last Friday he had to cancel because of an emergency and this past Monday I had to cancel because I was out of town. I have been doing my homework, so I just felt like a superstar! Well, I had to work last night, so by the time Friday morning came I was exhausted. Plus, I was having shin issues. I was really hoping for an easy day with Sam (cue insane laughter here).
We talked about what we both had been up to and I told him what issues I was having with the homework. I also let him know I planned to be completely dedicated during this current 6 week stretch. He thought I had been completely dedicated already. So, I had to explain to him what I was REALLY doing when I was not around him. Then he said we were doing a circuit of 2 min on a cardio machine then 3 exercises and we would do it twice. I thought...no big deal...right....WRONG!!!! This is what I had to do today
Treadmill jog for 2 min
1 min Mountain Climbers
20 Thrusters (30 lb barbell)
20 Leg Lifts
Stationary Bike keep rpm above 80 for 2 min
30 sec Squats w/ Pulse
20 non-modified Pushups
20 Wall Balls
Elliptical Trainer keeps steps per minture above 120 for 2 min
15 Alligator Walk (instead of a quick continuous movement I walked my hands out after I moved each leg)
1 min Burpees
20 TRX Row
2 min Rowing Machine
2 min water break then do it all over again
Looking at this typed out, it doesn't look like much, but just try it. It's torture. This will seriously get tagged as an insane workout. When I left the gym my body just felt like dead weight. I was not sore...yet, but it felt like body parts were just there. I have to admit though, once I was done I felt amazing. I had this Superwoman or She-Ra (I know I'm not the only person who watched She-Ra) glow. The fact I had completed this monster of a workout made me feel invincible. I wanted to go jog a mile and had delusions of kickboxing. Yeah, that would be the endorphins kicking in.
No worries, I listened to my head and got in the car and headed home...no crazy extra working out. Good thing, because less than 24hrs later. I am ridiculously sore. I normally feel my worst close to 24-36 hrs later, so I am not looking forward to the soreness I will have after I wake up tomorrow.
My eating is going really well so far this week. I only had one slip up and that was Thursday. Wendy's was calling my name and I ordered a value french fry and a crispy chicken sandwich. I had eaten so well previously in the day that even with the Wendy's food I was in range for the day. I think only having one slip up in a week is pretty wonderful knowing how I normally eat. Mrs. Dash has become my friend. I was shocked by how many salt free seasoning are in the grocery store. I currently own three (garlic and herb, chicken blend, and lemon pepper). Right now they are enough to keep my taste buds entertained.
Saturdays are my weigh in days, so I'm hoping this week has paid off. Unless I do something spectacular I won't blog over the weekend. So, you'll have to wait to find out how my weekly weigh in went. Regardless, I can say that I feel better. I honestly feel smaller, whether I actually am or not. I've had a successful week and for that I am proud. I feel like celebrating!
Today's song was chosen because I feel good! So, push play and get moving people!
Cobra Starship - You Make Me Feel...
Yesterday I was really excited to see him today. I have not seen him for a session in quite awhile. Last Friday he had to cancel because of an emergency and this past Monday I had to cancel because I was out of town. I have been doing my homework, so I just felt like a superstar! Well, I had to work last night, so by the time Friday morning came I was exhausted. Plus, I was having shin issues. I was really hoping for an easy day with Sam (cue insane laughter here).
We talked about what we both had been up to and I told him what issues I was having with the homework. I also let him know I planned to be completely dedicated during this current 6 week stretch. He thought I had been completely dedicated already. So, I had to explain to him what I was REALLY doing when I was not around him. Then he said we were doing a circuit of 2 min on a cardio machine then 3 exercises and we would do it twice. I thought...no big deal...right....WRONG!!!! This is what I had to do today
Treadmill jog for 2 min
1 min Mountain Climbers
20 Thrusters (30 lb barbell)
20 Leg Lifts
Stationary Bike keep rpm above 80 for 2 min
30 sec Squats w/ Pulse
20 non-modified Pushups
20 Wall Balls
Elliptical Trainer keeps steps per minture above 120 for 2 min
15 Alligator Walk (instead of a quick continuous movement I walked my hands out after I moved each leg)
1 min Burpees
20 TRX Row
2 min Rowing Machine
2 min water break then do it all over again
Looking at this typed out, it doesn't look like much, but just try it. It's torture. This will seriously get tagged as an insane workout. When I left the gym my body just felt like dead weight. I was not sore...yet, but it felt like body parts were just there. I have to admit though, once I was done I felt amazing. I had this Superwoman or She-Ra (I know I'm not the only person who watched She-Ra) glow. The fact I had completed this monster of a workout made me feel invincible. I wanted to go jog a mile and had delusions of kickboxing. Yeah, that would be the endorphins kicking in.
No worries, I listened to my head and got in the car and headed home...no crazy extra working out. Good thing, because less than 24hrs later. I am ridiculously sore. I normally feel my worst close to 24-36 hrs later, so I am not looking forward to the soreness I will have after I wake up tomorrow.
My eating is going really well so far this week. I only had one slip up and that was Thursday. Wendy's was calling my name and I ordered a value french fry and a crispy chicken sandwich. I had eaten so well previously in the day that even with the Wendy's food I was in range for the day. I think only having one slip up in a week is pretty wonderful knowing how I normally eat. Mrs. Dash has become my friend. I was shocked by how many salt free seasoning are in the grocery store. I currently own three (garlic and herb, chicken blend, and lemon pepper). Right now they are enough to keep my taste buds entertained.
Saturdays are my weigh in days, so I'm hoping this week has paid off. Unless I do something spectacular I won't blog over the weekend. So, you'll have to wait to find out how my weekly weigh in went. Regardless, I can say that I feel better. I honestly feel smaller, whether I actually am or not. I've had a successful week and for that I am proud. I feel like celebrating!
Today's song was chosen because I feel good! So, push play and get moving people!
Cobra Starship - You Make Me Feel...
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Entering a New Phase
I took a week off after the 5k nerve issues and I put on weight. I was supposed to do another 6 weeks measurement last weekend, but I didn't want to because I had gained weight. I'm doing it this upcoming weekend no matter what though.
As usual, my eating has not been very good. I've done better since Sunday though. It's hard to resist temptation sometimes. I pass my tons of fast food places on my way home and my time is so limited. I work full time and I am a full time student. Stopping at a drive thru just seems so much easier when I'm short on time (which is most of the time). This week I've made an effort not to stop for fast food. The couple of times I have stopped I've made decent choices. I stopped at Chick-fil-A and had their chargrilled chicken sandwich (normally: 12 count chicken nuggets, medium fry, and medium lemonade). I also stopped at a Greek place and got a grilled chicken kabob plate (normally: cheeseburger, seasoned fries, and sweet mint tea). I put a fresh bottle of water in my car every time I get in it, so I won't have an excuse to get a soda if I do stop somewhere. All in all I've made pretty good changes. With the two changes I made the two times I ate out I saved a gazillion calories lol! I have also changed out salad dressings. I used to use Hidden Valley Ranch (regular...not fat free or lite). I now use a fat free, low calorie raspberry vinaigrette. I really see the difference when I log my food. I didn't realize there was so much fat and so many calories in a regular ranch dressing.
Sam has officially given me homework. He has given me a set of workouts for the next three weeks for three days that I do not see him.
WEEK 1
Day 1
40 min of cardio (2 min moderate, 2 min fast...repeat 10 times)
Day 2
21 Burpees
21 Leg Lifts
21 Squat Jumps
18 Burpees
18 Leg Lifts
18 Squat Jumps
15 Burpees
15 Leg Lifts
15 Squat Jumps
(then 12, 9, 6, 3)
Day 3
40 min of cardio (2 min moderate, 2 min fast...repeat 10 times)
WEEK 2
Day 1
45 min of cardio (30 min moderate, 15 minutes comfortably hard)
Day 2
5 Laps (each lap = 1/8 mile)
25 Push Ups
25 Squats
4 Laps
20 Push Ups
20 Squats
3 Laps
15 Push Ups
15 Squats
(then 2-10-10, 1-5-5)
Day 3
45 min of cardio (30 min moderate, 15 minutes comfortably hard)
WEEK 3
Day 1
50 min of cardio (2 min moderate, 3 min fast...repeat 10 times)
Day 2
2 Laps (sprinting)
10 Push Ups
2 Laps (sprinting)
10 Burpees
(repeat 6 times)
Day 3
50 min of cardio (2 min moderate, 3 min fast...repeat 10 times)
When I read this I looked at Sam like he was a crazy person. Of course, he has faith I can do it all. I will always do the "day 2" workout on Wednesdays. When I work I will do the "day 1" and "day 3" workouts on Saturdays and Sundays. When I'm off I'll do them on Tuesdays and Thursdays. In some ways I'm looking forward to it. I know it will kick off this next 6 weeks for me on a really great note. I look at this "homework" and I can see the lbs falling off. On the other hand, I know it's going to be really hard work. I feel like I've goofed off this past 6 weeks, so I really need a kick in the pants to turn in an awesome set of measurements in another 6 weeks.
Right now I can admit that I do not always give my workouts everything I have. I get tired and just squeak out whatever I can to get by, but at the end of this next 6 weeks I hope to be able to say:
As usual, my eating has not been very good. I've done better since Sunday though. It's hard to resist temptation sometimes. I pass my tons of fast food places on my way home and my time is so limited. I work full time and I am a full time student. Stopping at a drive thru just seems so much easier when I'm short on time (which is most of the time). This week I've made an effort not to stop for fast food. The couple of times I have stopped I've made decent choices. I stopped at Chick-fil-A and had their chargrilled chicken sandwich (normally: 12 count chicken nuggets, medium fry, and medium lemonade). I also stopped at a Greek place and got a grilled chicken kabob plate (normally: cheeseburger, seasoned fries, and sweet mint tea). I put a fresh bottle of water in my car every time I get in it, so I won't have an excuse to get a soda if I do stop somewhere. All in all I've made pretty good changes. With the two changes I made the two times I ate out I saved a gazillion calories lol! I have also changed out salad dressings. I used to use Hidden Valley Ranch (regular...not fat free or lite). I now use a fat free, low calorie raspberry vinaigrette. I really see the difference when I log my food. I didn't realize there was so much fat and so many calories in a regular ranch dressing.
Sam has officially given me homework. He has given me a set of workouts for the next three weeks for three days that I do not see him.
WEEK 1
Day 1
40 min of cardio (2 min moderate, 2 min fast...repeat 10 times)
Day 2
21 Burpees
21 Leg Lifts
21 Squat Jumps
18 Burpees
18 Leg Lifts
18 Squat Jumps
15 Burpees
15 Leg Lifts
15 Squat Jumps
(then 12, 9, 6, 3)
Day 3
40 min of cardio (2 min moderate, 2 min fast...repeat 10 times)
WEEK 2
Day 1
45 min of cardio (30 min moderate, 15 minutes comfortably hard)
Day 2
5 Laps (each lap = 1/8 mile)
25 Push Ups
25 Squats
4 Laps
20 Push Ups
20 Squats
3 Laps
15 Push Ups
15 Squats
(then 2-10-10, 1-5-5)
Day 3
45 min of cardio (30 min moderate, 15 minutes comfortably hard)
WEEK 3
Day 1
50 min of cardio (2 min moderate, 3 min fast...repeat 10 times)
Day 2
2 Laps (sprinting)
10 Push Ups
2 Laps (sprinting)
10 Burpees
(repeat 6 times)
Day 3
50 min of cardio (2 min moderate, 3 min fast...repeat 10 times)
When I read this I looked at Sam like he was a crazy person. Of course, he has faith I can do it all. I will always do the "day 2" workout on Wednesdays. When I work I will do the "day 1" and "day 3" workouts on Saturdays and Sundays. When I'm off I'll do them on Tuesdays and Thursdays. In some ways I'm looking forward to it. I know it will kick off this next 6 weeks for me on a really great note. I look at this "homework" and I can see the lbs falling off. On the other hand, I know it's going to be really hard work. I feel like I've goofed off this past 6 weeks, so I really need a kick in the pants to turn in an awesome set of measurements in another 6 weeks.
Right now I can admit that I do not always give my workouts everything I have. I get tired and just squeak out whatever I can to get by, but at the end of this next 6 weeks I hope to be able to say:
I forgot to post a song with my last post. Janet Jackson has a lot of music that's good for workouts. Sometimes you just need something upbeat to put a smile on your face. This does it for me.
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