laurabellapr’s BodyBlog

I am still a bit sick, runny nose and whatnot, but I went to the gym for a light workout with my girl Jo.  We did legs and abs and then I did 30 minutes on the stairclimber.  I think the cold is going to finally go away, and I am looking forward to that.  I didnt workout yesterday…I went salsa dancing and since there is no alcohol allowed in Iraq it was a nice healthy 2 hour workout.

Tomorrow the plan is: updated upper body routine of lower reps/higher weight and 20 minutes of HIT followed by 25 minutes of cardio.  BTW, I am walking to work with my 40 extra pounds of gear everyday…I hope every bit helps!  For breakfast I am planning on having an egg white omelet with fruit.  Lunch and dinner…I am at the mercy of the DFAC.

I finally finished my first week in Iraq…Things have been going fine so far.  I have been working, eating MUCH better and working out on a regular basis.  Right now I am working out with a lady from the office but she will be leaving Iraq soon so I will need a new partner.  I have been walking to work with all my gear on and that is about 15 minutes every morning.  Since there is no alcohol allowed here, I am doing great in the drinking department as well.
I have 2 weeks left on the back to basics training and then I will begin my regular routine…wish me luck!

I have lost one pound. 19 more to go…or more

I am finally getting used to my routine.  Today I did upper body and HIT on the treadmill.  I am going to continue with this routine for 3 more weeks…one day of HIT, one day of low impact aerobic, and in January I will switch it up.  I am so pressed to loose weight!  I am eating pretty good as well.  Wish me luck!

Ok, so I have been busting my ass, getting up at 0545 to run for about 45 minutes almost everyday, eating quite clean and hitting the weights in the PM.  I just started doing yoga this week, and I am sleeping well.  But I don’t see a major change in my body! Its very frustrating!  The only thing I have been doing differently is taking NO explode, so I think I might be a bit bloated…However, I will stop taking it Sunday (Just wanted to take it for a month, and then take a break). 

Please, let me know what you think about my pics.  I have been doing the AM cardio for about 2 months now on an empty stomach.  I upped my protein intake as well.

 Thanks All!

Today I decided to run up the hills of Manhattan Beach for my HIT training and, holy cow, I just found my new self imposed torture.  I did it for 15 minutes and I was dead.  Hopefully doing this training every other day will push my body to the limit and I will get rid of some more fat. 

So, my tour in Iraq is over and I am back in wonderful LA again…therefore I have access to all the healthy and organic food I can think of.  I will run every morning before work and I will lift at night.  I am completely dedicated and totally motivated to re-vamp my whole physique.  Yesterday I tried on clothes I had left in storage 6 months ago before I went to Baghdad and nothing fits me I am so happy, I am about 2 sizes smaller, size 2 from Abercrombie, yep I can’t believe it either.   I will post my new goal today, but it will pretty much consist of keeping the cardio up everyday, lifting heavy, eating clean and looking SMOKING HOT for my little rendez vous to Puerto Rico In December.

I only have 5 weeks left in Iraq and I have been so busy, haven’t had much time to workoit as I used to.  I am making time though, going to the gym around 8pm-10pm every night. Its hard!

When I get back to the states, I dont have a car since I sold my old car, so I will force myself to either buy a bike and bike to work, or walk a lot.  That should help.  The plan is to do my cardio in the morning (I have a trail by my apartment) and lift in the PM.

I like to do my aerobic exercise first thing in the morning, because it has been working for me lately.  However, what is the best time, other than in the morning, to do aerobic?  Today I couldn’t get up in the morning to go run, and I can still split my workouot, but havent decided if I want to lift in the afternoon and run in the evening or the opposite.  Any suggestions?  By the way, I am super sore from my leg workouot yesterday, I felt the burn!

I was out of the office for a couple of days, sick.  So I didn’t work out and I ate what I had aroound.  I am back though.  I figured, I have 2 more months I can use to get the best body of my life, so I started the Abs diet again, today.  I have been following it for the most part, but I am going to stick to my strict diet, to see if I can push it some more.

I really would like to get my body fat measured here, but its nearly impossible.  I got the calipers but I need someone to help me, and I have no roomate.  Oh well! 

Anyway, today I will go to the gym, use the ankle weights Richard sent me, and I will feel the burn.