Boxing

Tonight I will take my 1st boxing class at the gym. It is a 4 week class for 45 minutes!! It is taught by one of the group fitness instructors who also happens to be a armature golden glove!! The class is limited to 12 so I am sure it will be a "workout". I have always had an interest in kickboxing/boxing but I have no coordination and can not for the life of me do a boxer shuffle. This could be interesting!! I am hoping to burn some calories and have a little fun. I am at at a standstill with weight loss, however I must say I did not gain over the 4th which was very impressive since I drank a "few" beers!! I just don't know what to do. Ok actually I do it is called more weights. I really want to start going to Body Pump at least 2 times a week but it seems I have a messed up work schedule for the rest of the summer. By that I mean doing double shifts and having time off. The time off part is good but not from an exercise point of few. When I am off, we usually have company or are going somewhere so no time to workout!!! Starting on Monday the 12th I really want to focus on having a good week of eating and working out.

What does that mean. PLAN!!! Plan what you are going to eat. I stayed away from the Smart Ones and Lean Cuisines for awhile but I am going to go back to eating them. They might have alot of sodium but they are portion, calorie and fat controlled. At this point that is what I need. Have a little sodium in a prepacked meal or grab the chips when I come home. What is the difference? The prepacked meal is PORTIONED!!!! Actually we don't buy chips anymore unless we are going on a trip or have people coming over!

I will post about the boxing class later tonight if I don't die, or Saturday since I just happen to be working 16 hours again tomorrow.

Next Thursday I am having a Eco Cardio stress test done. I have been experiencing some dizziness when working out, mostly on the treadmill, it feels like I have a buzz on when I am running. Ha ha I know what you are thinking!! I do not drink before working out. Today the Dr checked my blood pressure 5 different times and did a hearing test, both appear to be normal, so this was the next step. She did tell me that I can continue to workout as long as I do it at the gym or with someone so that was good news. Don't want to be side lined there!!!

It will be ok!

I gained weight when we were back in ND, I went to the gym and worked it off and then some!! Wow I was impressed. Then came company!! I did manage to hit the gym 2times last week, which for me was horrible but at least it was something. I didn't really eat bad, we just snacked alot. Ok maybe some consider snack eating bad, I really don't however I know that I ate more in a day of snacking than I would have if I would have just had meals. So the pounds that I gained in ND came off plus one more, but the snacking from this "vacation" brought it all right back on. Honestly I didn't even drink that much beer, only a couple on Friday and Saturday. I did go to the gym tonight and did 30 minutes on the elliptical and then did Body Pump!! I am sure I will be sore tomorrow. It will be well worth it when the scale goes down again. I really need to start drinking water. I bet I had 2 glasses of water all weekend. That is bad!!! I know with the 4th coming that weight loss might not be within my reach for the week, but I am ok with that. We only have a 4th of July once a year!!!

Thirsty Thursday!!

I went to the gym tonight and did 50 minutes on the treadmill then did 50 minutes on the elliptical. The kicker is that I don't drink any water when I workout, only when I am done. By the end of the elliptical I was dying for a drink. I have tried drinking during my workouts but I always get a side-ache or a stomach-ache. I get them even if I take small sips. So on the way home I drank a bottle of water, and I am now having a protein shake made with water, sort of tastes like watered down chocolate milk. I would love to find a protein drink that didn't have a weird after taste!!! I did gain 1.5lbs when I was on vacation but I am hopeful that with my good workout tonight and the little bit of food I ate today that I can get it to come off. I did have some chex mix today after work but all I had before that was half a yogurt and half a protein bar for breakfast, a peanut butter and banana sandwich for lunch and some fruit. A banana for a snack and a lite ham sand on a lite bun with a wedge of laughing cow cheese, before I headed to the gym. I have only had about 3 drinks of a Dt Dew as well. My goal was to drink 32oz of water today at work, well my water bottle was still half full when I dumped it out before I left. Sometimes I love water and other times I hate it!! You can bet tonight I will drink a ton of it and be up all night going to the bathroom, that is the way it always works!!!

Vacation

We are leaving on Friday for vacation, yes, I call a trip back home vacation. I know that I won't get any workouts in, so my hope is that the scale just stays the same. I have been having really good hour long workouts since the beginning of the month. One day I will run/walk the next day I will elliptical. I have been changing the resistance and incline every minute on the elliptical when I get bored. It seems to keep me on track, but it is hard. Have you ever tried doing a minute on a 15 incline and 15 resistance? Hard, but hard work pays off. I have also been trying to do weights each night when I go. I may only do 3 sets on 3 machines but that is a start!! I just want the pounds to continue to come off. I am no where near the rate of those on the Biggest Loser but slow and steady will keep it off longer, if not forever.

Still on track!!

This week I am still on track to attain the goal of going to the gym 5 times and eating good. On Monday after I posted the neighbor did show up and we went for a 4 mile walk. Prior to her coming I had been boxing, I did that for about 45 minutes!! That was a "workout" day I will say!! Tuesday I did not go to the gym I worked until 8pm. Wednesday I went and I did 65 minutes on the elliptical. I started at incline 10 and resistance 5 and worked my way up to resistance 15!!! That was a very hard workout!! Lots of calories burned there. I did a little bit of strength training as well. Tonight I did 5.5 miles on the treadmill in 60 minutes!! Not bad for not doing that many miles in a long time. I ran the 1st two non-stop then I would alternate between running and walking at an incline. My heart rate stayed between 160-180. I got home and felt like I was going to throw up. I think that happens because I can't drink water when I workout so when I am done I tend to drink it way to fast!! I will have to work on that!!

Time to kick it in high gear!!

Summer rolls around and I am not ready, my shorts are still to tight!! Time to get busy and get myself movin'. I went to the gym today with the intention of just running, however I saw the sign that said they were having body pump at 10:15. I ran for 2 miles straight with out stopping in 21 minutes!!! Then hit the studio. It was a good workout. I had not been to body pump in a very LONG time, so we will see what tomorrow brings. Sore body parts I am sure. I was suppose to go walking with the neighbor who is training for the Breast Cancer 3 Day, she said 5 or 5:30 and it is almost 7, so I think something might have come up for her. Next time!!! Jackie wants me to run a half marathon in Bismarck Sept 18th. If I start training now I would be able to do it, or at least the training plan says I should be able to it!!!!!! Still tossing the idea around. It is a huge commitment!! Plus you train 7 days a week, with summer here that could be a little hard. I will see what I can do!!!!!! Since the new Month is starting, I will shoot for a week of good eating and getting to the gym at least 5 times!!!!!

No gym, yet weight loss.

Ok I haven't been good about posting on here for the past 2 weeks. Along with that I have not been good at going to the gym. I went for the 1st time last week on Saturday and the first time this week was today. I somehow managed to lose 2 lbs!! Which brings me to a total of 7 I think. I will move my tape and find out! I have a dr appointment tomorrow and I am hoping that she has some in site as to why I am not losing more weight. I hardly eat anymore, usually one meal a day. It doesn't lead to weight loss but it does give me a horrible headache. I am just not hungry. I am interested to see tomorrow what the Cortisol (not sure if that is how you spell it) test results show. That is what causes you to gain weight in the stomach area. My luck it will be normal, which would be good but not explain things. I am hoping to get back into a gym routine next week starting Wednesday. I am off Monday but have to do 16 hours on Tuesday so the "good" routine will have to start Wednesday!!!