--Cardio, Treadmill 30 min. 2.6 mph @ 7% incline
I was trying to go for 45 minutes, but I started getting a weird cramp in my stomach. I put the incline down to see if it would go away, and it didn't, so I decided that 30 min. was enough for tonight.
Thursday, January 31, 2008
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Jan. 29th
--Cardio-Treadmill, alternating between 2.5 mph @ 7% incline and 3.0 mph @ 3.5% incline--for 30 min. plus cooldown
I figured I'm cleared to exercise....not by a doctor, but I'm feeling fine now, no neck pain at all, so I decided I needed to get back into the swing of things. It sucked, but I know that's b/c it's been a while. Back in the saddle again....
I figured I'm cleared to exercise....not by a doctor, but I'm feeling fine now, no neck pain at all, so I decided I needed to get back into the swing of things. It sucked, but I know that's b/c it's been a while. Back in the saddle again....
Monday, January 28, 2008
Success in my every day....
I haven't been to the gym since Fri. night. I was doing situps, and realized that it was hurting my neck really bad. I figured I had better take it easy, and not hurt myself. I'm planning on going today, although, now that Judah is sick, he can't go to the day care area, so it's going to take a little bit more planning on my part to get there.
This brings me to my title. Success. How do you measure it? Is success reaching my goal weight? Is success losing a certain amount of weight every month/week? Is success sticking to a diet for a month w/o cheating even once? I would say yes, all of those are successes. But my dear friend Emily made me realize something last week. All of those goals are so giant. They are all so far away. If I concentrate on those, and ONLY those, I will most definitely get discouraged. I need to be able to see the successes I have every day, in my everyday life.
Do I go to McD's for lunch, or drive home and have a chicken salad sandwich? I choose the chicken salad! SUCCESS!
Do I sit on my butt and watch tv this afternoon or head to the gym, if only for a 30 min. cardio workout? I choose the gym! SUCCESS!
Do I have a bowl of popcorn for a snack or a bowl of veggies? I choose the veggies! SUCCESS!
At church, do I eat the donut that is staring at me or do I make sure I eat breakfast before church so that I'm not tempted and hungry? I choose Breakfast at home! SUCCESS!
This has really been a change of heart for me. The number on the scale may not always say what I want it to, or even what I expect it to. But I CAN control what I do, and what I choose. I can choose to be successful every day with every choice that I make. I can achieve a success w/o reaching a far-off goal. Every time I make a choice to be healthy, it is a success.
Thank you Em, for helping me understand this and for your support.
This brings me to my title. Success. How do you measure it? Is success reaching my goal weight? Is success losing a certain amount of weight every month/week? Is success sticking to a diet for a month w/o cheating even once? I would say yes, all of those are successes. But my dear friend Emily made me realize something last week. All of those goals are so giant. They are all so far away. If I concentrate on those, and ONLY those, I will most definitely get discouraged. I need to be able to see the successes I have every day, in my everyday life.
Do I go to McD's for lunch, or drive home and have a chicken salad sandwich? I choose the chicken salad! SUCCESS!
Do I sit on my butt and watch tv this afternoon or head to the gym, if only for a 30 min. cardio workout? I choose the gym! SUCCESS!
Do I have a bowl of popcorn for a snack or a bowl of veggies? I choose the veggies! SUCCESS!
At church, do I eat the donut that is staring at me or do I make sure I eat breakfast before church so that I'm not tempted and hungry? I choose Breakfast at home! SUCCESS!
This has really been a change of heart for me. The number on the scale may not always say what I want it to, or even what I expect it to. But I CAN control what I do, and what I choose. I can choose to be successful every day with every choice that I make. I can achieve a success w/o reaching a far-off goal. Every time I make a choice to be healthy, it is a success.
Thank you Em, for helping me understand this and for your support.
Friday, January 25, 2008
Jan. 25th
--Treadmill warm up, 8 min., 2.5 mph @ 7% incline
--leg workout with Brent/some abs
--Cardio, treadmill, 10 min. 2.5 mph @ 7% incline. (I should have pushed myself, but I had to get Judah out before the child care place closed)
Weigh in tonight. I'm not going to lie, I'm disappointed. It was only 1 1/2 pounds. I'm at 303.2. But, it's still a loss, and I'm feeling better about myself. This week I tried super hard to do a better diet, counted calories every day, kept them around 1600-1700. Maybe I just need to do less. I'm not sure.
--leg workout with Brent/some abs
--Cardio, treadmill, 10 min. 2.5 mph @ 7% incline. (I should have pushed myself, but I had to get Judah out before the child care place closed)
Weigh in tonight. I'm not going to lie, I'm disappointed. It was only 1 1/2 pounds. I'm at 303.2. But, it's still a loss, and I'm feeling better about myself. This week I tried super hard to do a better diet, counted calories every day, kept them around 1600-1700. Maybe I just need to do less. I'm not sure.
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Jan. 24th.
--Treadmill warm up, 8 min. 2.5 mph @ 7% incline
--upper body weight workout, biceps-shoulders-chest
--Cardio, 15 min. treamill, 2.5 mph @ 7 % incline
Weigh in tomorrow. Also probably the first day Brent and I will be able to work out together....ugh. This was a busy week, I'm actually surprised I got in as much work out time as I did.
--upper body weight workout, biceps-shoulders-chest
--Cardio, 15 min. treamill, 2.5 mph @ 7 % incline
Weigh in tomorrow. Also probably the first day Brent and I will be able to work out together....ugh. This was a busy week, I'm actually surprised I got in as much work out time as I did.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Jan. 22nd
--Treadmill, 27 min. 2.5 mph @ 7.5 incline cool down, 3 min, no incline
Judah wasn't super pumped about being at the gym today, he said he wanted me to come pick him up in 3 minutes! When I got in there to pick him up, he said that next time I can pick him up after 5 minutes! Goofball!
Judah wasn't super pumped about being at the gym today, he said he wanted me to come pick him up in 3 minutes! When I got in there to pick him up, he said that next time I can pick him up after 5 minutes! Goofball!
Monday, January 21, 2008
Jan. 21st.
--Treadmill warm up, 10 min., 2.5 mph @ 7 incline.
--weight workout, back and triceps
--cardio 20 min, 2.6 mph @ 7 incline, cool down 3.0 mph @ no incline
Judah did the kids aerobics today too! It was fun watching him in the aerobic room running around and getting some exercise! Definitely a bonus of taking him with me to the gym. I love that he is getting more used to being there. I was also proud of myself, b/c today I did a weight workout w/o Brent, or the trainer. All by myself. I was a little self conscious, but I just powered through it and tried to remember that no one cared what I was doing, and no one was staring at me, even though it always feels like that! LOL! Tomorrow, Brent had another meeting after work, so I am going to do it by myself again. I think tomorrow is legs and shoulders...I need to make up a schedule for that really bad!
--weight workout, back and triceps
--cardio 20 min, 2.6 mph @ 7 incline, cool down 3.0 mph @ no incline
Judah did the kids aerobics today too! It was fun watching him in the aerobic room running around and getting some exercise! Definitely a bonus of taking him with me to the gym. I love that he is getting more used to being there. I was also proud of myself, b/c today I did a weight workout w/o Brent, or the trainer. All by myself. I was a little self conscious, but I just powered through it and tried to remember that no one cared what I was doing, and no one was staring at me, even though it always feels like that! LOL! Tomorrow, Brent had another meeting after work, so I am going to do it by myself again. I think tomorrow is legs and shoulders...I need to make up a schedule for that really bad!
Saturday, January 19, 2008
Friday, January 18, 2008
Jan. 18th
--Treadmill warm up, 8 minutes 2.7 mph, 7.0 incline.
--weight machine workout--chest, shoulders, abs.
didn't get to cardio...Judah was tired and asked to go potty, and when I got in there, he started to cry and said he needed to take a rest :( poor kid. So I will do extra cardio tomorrow, when I do just cardio.
weigh in tonight. When I weighed in last Friday, I rounded down to 308. But on the scale there, there are decimals, which throw me off....but I think it was actually 308.4. Tonight it was 304.8, which is a 3.6 pound weight loss. Which is more than 2!!! It was frustrating at first (b/c Brent lost 10) but then I thought, 3 pounds a week, is 150 pounds in one year. That would be ok with me!! so I have to think of the big picture, or I'm going to get frustrated! It's a loss! That's all that really matters. And I feel so much better today than I did a week ago. I'm still sore a little bit all over, but it's a good sore, and I know that I'm doing something that is healthy for me, and that is going to make me live a longer and better life!!!
--weight machine workout--chest, shoulders, abs.
didn't get to cardio...Judah was tired and asked to go potty, and when I got in there, he started to cry and said he needed to take a rest :( poor kid. So I will do extra cardio tomorrow, when I do just cardio.
weigh in tonight. When I weighed in last Friday, I rounded down to 308. But on the scale there, there are decimals, which throw me off....but I think it was actually 308.4. Tonight it was 304.8, which is a 3.6 pound weight loss. Which is more than 2!!! It was frustrating at first (b/c Brent lost 10) but then I thought, 3 pounds a week, is 150 pounds in one year. That would be ok with me!! so I have to think of the big picture, or I'm going to get frustrated! It's a loss! That's all that really matters. And I feel so much better today than I did a week ago. I'm still sore a little bit all over, but it's a good sore, and I know that I'm doing something that is healthy for me, and that is going to make me live a longer and better life!!!
Jan. 17th.
--Treadmill 25 min. 2.6 mph @ 6.5 incline. 3 min. cooldown
I talked with the trainer manager today, he's the one that we did our initial training with. I told him what I was doing, and he said it sounded good. He recommended that I only weigh in every other week, so that I don't get discouraged.....meh. I think I'm going to weigh in today anyway, since I already had it planned, and then I'll start doing it every other week.
I am trying really hard to eat better at home. Haven't eaten anything fast food since Sunday, when I was on the road on the way to pick up Lilah...so that's good. I'm trying to force myself to eat more for breakfast. It literally makes me sick sometimes to eat breakfast. but I'm working on it. This morning I had some coffee and a bowl of real oatmeal with about 2 teaspoons of brown sugar on it. It was actually pretty good, and Judah liked it too. And so far, I'm not feeling sick. So if that works, I'll just do that every morning. But I need to start to wean myself off of Creamer in my coffee.....or just no coffee, I guess!
I talked with the trainer manager today, he's the one that we did our initial training with. I told him what I was doing, and he said it sounded good. He recommended that I only weigh in every other week, so that I don't get discouraged.....meh. I think I'm going to weigh in today anyway, since I already had it planned, and then I'll start doing it every other week.
I am trying really hard to eat better at home. Haven't eaten anything fast food since Sunday, when I was on the road on the way to pick up Lilah...so that's good. I'm trying to force myself to eat more for breakfast. It literally makes me sick sometimes to eat breakfast. but I'm working on it. This morning I had some coffee and a bowl of real oatmeal with about 2 teaspoons of brown sugar on it. It was actually pretty good, and Judah liked it too. And so far, I'm not feeling sick. So if that works, I'll just do that every morning. But I need to start to wean myself off of Creamer in my coffee.....or just no coffee, I guess!
Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Jan 16th.
--8 min. warm up on treadmill
--upper body workout...triceps, back, shoulders, and biceps
--20 min cardio on treadmill, 2.6 mph--6.5 incline
the weights felt better this time, easier to do more reps. but my legs were sooooooore from yesterday....so the walking really burned. but that's good, right? didn't get to do a cool down, b/c Judah needed to go potty...they can't help the kids in the bathroom in the kid care area, which is a good policy, I assume. but at least I got in everything else! I'm nervous for the weigh in on Friday. If I haven't lost anything, it is going to be hard to be motivated to keep going....I am shooting for at least 2 pounds...come on 2 pounds!!!
--upper body workout...triceps, back, shoulders, and biceps
--20 min cardio on treadmill, 2.6 mph--6.5 incline
the weights felt better this time, easier to do more reps. but my legs were sooooooore from yesterday....so the walking really burned. but that's good, right? didn't get to do a cool down, b/c Judah needed to go potty...they can't help the kids in the bathroom in the kid care area, which is a good policy, I assume. but at least I got in everything else! I'm nervous for the weigh in on Friday. If I haven't lost anything, it is going to be hard to be motivated to keep going....I am shooting for at least 2 pounds...come on 2 pounds!!!
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Jan. 15th
--8 min. treadmill warm up 2.5 mph @ 6.5 incline
--weight workout legs
Quads, Hams, Calves
--15 min. treadmill 2.5 mph @ 6.5 incline (decreasing incline for cool down)
my feet hurt. I have some real problems with my feet in general, weak ankles, heel spur, plantar fascitis.....and yesterday, after the shoulder workout, I had a neverending headache, which I've decided is my body rejecting exercise! So I just drank my water, and pushed through it. It still hurt a little but today, but tonight it's gone.
--weight workout legs
Quads, Hams, Calves
--15 min. treadmill 2.5 mph @ 6.5 incline (decreasing incline for cool down)
my feet hurt. I have some real problems with my feet in general, weak ankles, heel spur, plantar fascitis.....and yesterday, after the shoulder workout, I had a neverending headache, which I've decided is my body rejecting exercise! So I just drank my water, and pushed through it. It still hurt a little but today, but tonight it's gone.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Jan. 14th
--Treadmill 25 minutes, 6.5 grade at 2.5 mph.
--shoulder workout with trainer....OUCH!!!
now I'm relaly tired and want to take a nap...didn't get much sleep last night, it was Lilah's first night home, and she's been coughing....I think I'll put in a movie for Judah and take a short snooze!
--shoulder workout with trainer....OUCH!!!
now I'm relaly tired and want to take a nap...didn't get much sleep last night, it was Lilah's first night home, and she's been coughing....I think I'll put in a movie for Judah and take a short snooze!
Jan. 12th
--treadmill, 30 minutes, 25 at 6.5 grade and 2.5 mph, 5 minutes cool down.
no weights today...I don't really know where to start on the weights when I'm there by myself...
no weights today...I don't really know where to start on the weights when I'm there by myself...
Jan. 11th
first workout with a personal trainer. it went well, this is the beginning of a long journey! I'm so glad to get started!
so......
--treadmill 6.5 grade--2.5 mph for 23 min.
--worked triceps and back
--beginning weight: 308 pounds
I don't ever keep pictures of myself, b/c I hate them...so this is about as close as I have for a before picture!
so......
--treadmill 6.5 grade--2.5 mph for 23 min.
--worked triceps and back
--beginning weight: 308 pounds
I don't ever keep pictures of myself, b/c I hate them...so this is about as close as I have for a before picture!
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