Thursday, January 29, 2009
Thursday, what no gym!!
Yes, lazy is the word for it. I worked until 5:30, so I got home around 5:45. I thought that I would relax then head to the gym around 7ish. For some reason that did not happen. I know this. I should have came home, change and went right away, but instead I sat down and chose not to get up and go to the gym. No on to blame but myself. My feet were really sore, when you are on cement for 10.5 hours straight they hurt, no I was not sitting on my butt today, I was working admissions, so standing all day. I am going to try and get to body pump and the cardio kickboxing class tomorrow if I don't get stuck at work tomorrow. I would have to be off by 5 then RUSH as the class starts at 5:30. So we will see what tomorrow brings. By the sounds of things I will not be getting to the gym this weekend, it sounds like I will be spending 16 hour shifts at work both Saturday and Sunday!!!!!! oh for Fun!! I guess that means no super bowl munchies and beer for me on Sunday, if you want to look at it in a positive way!!!! Might help the pocket book but not the look of the back pocket on my jeans!!!!! I will keep you posted
Another Body Pump Wednesday
I did my new leaf workout before the Body pump class today. I had to keep my heart rate in 4 different zones for 2 minutes each, ranging from 139-176. It was really hard. The highest my heart rate went was up to 186. Your not suppose to go higher than 176 but when you get in your workout "mode" it is hard to keep track of that, for me anyway. My heart rate should have dropped back down to 139 after 8 minutes but it hardly ever did, it feels like you are hardly moving when it gets this low. Anyway, I finished that then went to the Body pump class. Another night with a good workout. I could have shoveled off the driveway when I got home but it was just to cold! Plus there wasn't that much snow!!! Just so you know I did not go to the gym on Tuesday.
Monday, January 26, 2009
2x Monday
I just got back from the gym again. I went with Pat when he got off work and finished my workout from this morning. Hold on for this. I DID MY WHOLE WEIGHT ROUTINE THAT STACEY SET UP FOR ME!!!! yes 4 exercises but I did them all. Plus a couple more, just for good measure. ( get it hope I have good measurements) haha humor gotta love it!!
Monday workout
I worked out today, it was a great workout, however I was short on time as I had to finish and get to the dentist. No wonder it was a great workout, I was trying to avoid going to the dentist.
Anyway, this will make you laugh, yesterday I weighed myself, I was so excited I lost 5lbs!! I thought could this really be right, I looked back down at the scale and it said ERROR!!!! WHAT YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME, THAT IS MEAN!!! I weighed again 2 more times and sure enough it was an ERROR it said the same number it always does.
Today I did my measurements: here they are Chest 38, waste 36 (yes I know I spelled this wrong but that is how I see it, all waste right in the waist) hips 40, left thigh 24, right thigh 23, left upper arm 13, right upper arm 12.5. I went off a picture I had as to where to put the tape and I did it by myself so it was kind of hard to get the tape tight but I will go with these numbers. Even though I HATE them.
This week I am not going to focus on the scale, I weighed today and I will not weigh until next Monday, if I can, I get kind of obsessed about this, but will try. I am not sure when I will measure again, are you suppose to do this weekly? I will have to find out more about this, don't want to scare myself off by not seeing results in inches the 1st week. It always seems to come off my chest first anyway , not my waste!!
"What is always speaking silently is the body". Nice quote but I think my body is screaming, "please don't even try and put those pants on". laugh you know that is funny.
Anyway, this will make you laugh, yesterday I weighed myself, I was so excited I lost 5lbs!! I thought could this really be right, I looked back down at the scale and it said ERROR!!!! WHAT YOU HAVE GOT TO BE KIDDING ME, THAT IS MEAN!!! I weighed again 2 more times and sure enough it was an ERROR it said the same number it always does.
Today I did my measurements: here they are Chest 38, waste 36 (yes I know I spelled this wrong but that is how I see it, all waste right in the waist) hips 40, left thigh 24, right thigh 23, left upper arm 13, right upper arm 12.5. I went off a picture I had as to where to put the tape and I did it by myself so it was kind of hard to get the tape tight but I will go with these numbers. Even though I HATE them.
This week I am not going to focus on the scale, I weighed today and I will not weigh until next Monday, if I can, I get kind of obsessed about this, but will try. I am not sure when I will measure again, are you suppose to do this weekly? I will have to find out more about this, don't want to scare myself off by not seeing results in inches the 1st week. It always seems to come off my chest first anyway , not my waste!!
"What is always speaking silently is the body". Nice quote but I think my body is screaming, "please don't even try and put those pants on". laugh you know that is funny.
Sunday = STUPIDITY
I did not go to the gym on Sunday. Instead I looked for furniture, drank 4 beers, ate nachos, brownies and turkey and gravy. Need I say more?
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Saturday workout
Oh, can you feel my pain!!!! I had NO DESIRE to go the gym today, I HURT!!! Going up and down my stairs was enough of a work out for me!!! Suck it up!! I did go the gym. I went with Pat. I told him I would try and elliptical and if that hurt to bad that I would try and bike. He said he was going to walk first then bike. I told him when he got done walking to come and get me and I would bike with him. HE NEVER came!!! So I stayed on the elliptical the whole 45 minutes!! After the first 5 I couldn't feel my legs so why not just keep going!!! I'm glad I went but it SUCKED!!! Since I am posting this on Sunday, I am trying to decide if I should go to the gym today or not. My head tells me that I should but my body is really asking for a break. If I go today that would be 7 days in a row. Listen to me, I am trying to justify to myself why I shouldn't go, pretty impressive that I haven't said that it is 3 below out yet. I do tend to "overdo it" sometimes, but then I get it in my head if I take a day off I won't get back into it as hard or today especially it is my day off so I really don't have much to do, so if I go today then on a day when I work if I don't feel like going when I get off I don't have to feel so guilty. What to do? I will let you know on the next post what I decided!!!!
Friday Fitness
Wow, Friday what at day. I had to meet with my trainer at 10:30 so I decided that I would check out this "core class" it was for 20 minutes. It was a waste of time, it was right after a cycling class so most of those people stayed in there, the instructor was not welcoming at all and it was just sit ups, the plank and doing the bike movement on the floor. Thank- you but I can do all of that in my living room without anyone watching me!!!! Good to know for next time, not going again!!!
Then off to meet with Stacey, she worked out a plan where I only do arms one day, 4 machines, abs one day, 4 exercises and legs another 4 exercises. I had her break it down for me into little amounts that I could do each day, thus maybe I will do them. I think that I really can stick to this plan and follow it. I have a little "log book" to take with me to track my progress. I have not been taking this with me, that would be why I feel overwhelmed, as to what I am suppose to do. I trust that I will remember all the machines I need to do for one day and the weight I use for all of them and what their set ups are for me. NOT!!! So my handy dandy tracker with inspirational quotes is once again along for the ride!!!!!
I talked to Stacey about the New Leaf test that I did and told her that I want to be done with it and that I am frustrated in seeing no weight loss results, even though I admitted to her that I haven't been doing the strength training part, her advice was finish it, which I was going to anyway then retest and see the improvements that I've made. She said that just because I didn't see weight loss doesn't mean I didn't improve from where I started. When I retest it will kick out another plan to follow that will keep making me stronger and faster, or so she says. I always was going to retest but I don't know that I want to follow another plan, sometimes I just want to go to the gym jump on a machine and not have to think about where my heart rate is or how many minutes I am at that heart rate before I have to move to a higher or lower one. We will see!!
At 5:30 I went back to the gym and did the Body Pump class, it wasn't as packed as I thought it would be so it was good, I really like the instructor Mell, but she only teaches Friday nights so it is hard for me to get to her class unless I am off. Then right after that I went to the Cardio Kickboxing class!!! Yes I did!!! My friend Trevor and his wife Paula joined me!! Thanks guys!! This class was super fun, but really intense. I thought I was going to die!!! I swear I don't think I could do one more squat then kick in a row if I had to is 40 not enough!!!!! Very full, there were 67 people crammed in the studio. The instructor said she likes the studio vs the gym because of the mirrors. Of course you would!!! I am going to try and get to that class on Friday nights if I can, sometimes work screws my plans up.
One thing that made me mad about that class is this one lady, I am standing next to the wall before it starts filling up (this is the same room as body pump so I just stayed in there) waiting for Trevor. She puts a bottle of water on the floor next to her kid to save a spot for her husband. I should mention that we were in the back row right by the door. So as people start to show up and it starts getting fuller we start having to move forward. Just little steps for me, as you know I am not going to be in the front of the room. I hear her whisper to her friend "that lady keeps moving up, doesn't she know the water bottle is there for a reason". " What, I know you are talking about me". "Game on" I just keep moving up. The class starts and oh, her husband never does show up and the instructor moves the water bottle!!!!! She is so mad!! What does she expect. Before in body pump a few people came late so one guy grabs a mat and puts it down on an open spot on the floor then goes to get his weights "this is after we already started" when a regular lady shows up late and takes his spot, she says to her friend, "who is in my spot"? "not anymore". I was shocked, how rude. I hate it when people act like that.
Friday was a very good workout day, I should also mention that after the cardio class there was my husband at the gym!! He did 1 mile walking and 7 on the bike!!! Good Job!!!!!!
Here is the bad part, we get home and we are both starving!!!! You guessed it, we ate bad stuff!!! Actually I had two mozzarella sticks from TGI Fridays, made her at home 100 calories a piece, didn't look at the fat and a small piece of pizza. It was just a small pizza to start with so it only made 4 pieces so it really wasn't that big of a piece, then a skinny cow ice cream sandwhich. I know all that work, then crap!!!!!! That is what I do best. I can only seem to do one thing at a time but when it comes to putting it together I fail!!! Cardio, good, mixed with weights not happening, good day at gym, great, good eating habits that day, horrible!!! How do I find a way to put this all together? Why does my brain short circuit when it comes to this!!! I know what I need to do but can't put it all together? I swear the scale better move this week!!!!
Then off to meet with Stacey, she worked out a plan where I only do arms one day, 4 machines, abs one day, 4 exercises and legs another 4 exercises. I had her break it down for me into little amounts that I could do each day, thus maybe I will do them. I think that I really can stick to this plan and follow it. I have a little "log book" to take with me to track my progress. I have not been taking this with me, that would be why I feel overwhelmed, as to what I am suppose to do. I trust that I will remember all the machines I need to do for one day and the weight I use for all of them and what their set ups are for me. NOT!!! So my handy dandy tracker with inspirational quotes is once again along for the ride!!!!!
I talked to Stacey about the New Leaf test that I did and told her that I want to be done with it and that I am frustrated in seeing no weight loss results, even though I admitted to her that I haven't been doing the strength training part, her advice was finish it, which I was going to anyway then retest and see the improvements that I've made. She said that just because I didn't see weight loss doesn't mean I didn't improve from where I started. When I retest it will kick out another plan to follow that will keep making me stronger and faster, or so she says. I always was going to retest but I don't know that I want to follow another plan, sometimes I just want to go to the gym jump on a machine and not have to think about where my heart rate is or how many minutes I am at that heart rate before I have to move to a higher or lower one. We will see!!
At 5:30 I went back to the gym and did the Body Pump class, it wasn't as packed as I thought it would be so it was good, I really like the instructor Mell, but she only teaches Friday nights so it is hard for me to get to her class unless I am off. Then right after that I went to the Cardio Kickboxing class!!! Yes I did!!! My friend Trevor and his wife Paula joined me!! Thanks guys!! This class was super fun, but really intense. I thought I was going to die!!! I swear I don't think I could do one more squat then kick in a row if I had to is 40 not enough!!!!! Very full, there were 67 people crammed in the studio. The instructor said she likes the studio vs the gym because of the mirrors. Of course you would!!! I am going to try and get to that class on Friday nights if I can, sometimes work screws my plans up.
One thing that made me mad about that class is this one lady, I am standing next to the wall before it starts filling up (this is the same room as body pump so I just stayed in there) waiting for Trevor. She puts a bottle of water on the floor next to her kid to save a spot for her husband. I should mention that we were in the back row right by the door. So as people start to show up and it starts getting fuller we start having to move forward. Just little steps for me, as you know I am not going to be in the front of the room. I hear her whisper to her friend "that lady keeps moving up, doesn't she know the water bottle is there for a reason". " What, I know you are talking about me". "Game on" I just keep moving up. The class starts and oh, her husband never does show up and the instructor moves the water bottle!!!!! She is so mad!! What does she expect. Before in body pump a few people came late so one guy grabs a mat and puts it down on an open spot on the floor then goes to get his weights "this is after we already started" when a regular lady shows up late and takes his spot, she says to her friend, "who is in my spot"? "not anymore". I was shocked, how rude. I hate it when people act like that.
Friday was a very good workout day, I should also mention that after the cardio class there was my husband at the gym!! He did 1 mile walking and 7 on the bike!!! Good Job!!!!!!
Here is the bad part, we get home and we are both starving!!!! You guessed it, we ate bad stuff!!! Actually I had two mozzarella sticks from TGI Fridays, made her at home 100 calories a piece, didn't look at the fat and a small piece of pizza. It was just a small pizza to start with so it only made 4 pieces so it really wasn't that big of a piece, then a skinny cow ice cream sandwhich. I know all that work, then crap!!!!!! That is what I do best. I can only seem to do one thing at a time but when it comes to putting it together I fail!!! Cardio, good, mixed with weights not happening, good day at gym, great, good eating habits that day, horrible!!! How do I find a way to put this all together? Why does my brain short circuit when it comes to this!!! I know what I need to do but can't put it all together? I swear the scale better move this week!!!!
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