Doin’ It BIG!

For the past couple of days I have taken it easy for the most part. Some how I think I strained my right hamstring. That was after doing 60min of walking and then abs. I did 60mins again on I think wednesday. anyway, feeling better. Doing ok on portion control. The content of what I have been eating has not been great. =( that is ok. Keep pressing forward and don’t look back. G/G it is late.

I have been doing pretty good this week in terms of eating and working out. I spoke with my trainer (who is now doing 12 shift work for a few weeks) and I have a good bit of work to do. But I am excited. It seems that I begin to burn fat after 20 minutes of cardio (heart beat hits a plateau). He gave me and my work out partner some great advice for eating but I am not going to make serious changes just yet. I will slowly try things. I am eating 6 meals a day now. But once i get home in the evening and on weekends… i really struggle. I will do cardio M-W-F for at least 45 minutes with abs and possibly calves, and weights Tues -Thur- maybe Sat too. I have been very bloated over the past couple of days and it is crazy! Usually, I can tighten my stomach while I am out and about and no one can tell that I have ‘issues’ with that area… but this week! Boy o boy, no matte  how I tighten my stomach it is still there! Like it needs attention… "hey everybody! Check me out!" Anyway, gotta nip that in the bud before it is out of control. Since having the twins 2years ago, my so called abs have been out of wack of course. but then i wonder if the extra skin will go away. I was 205lbs and the majority was BELLY… a hanging low BELLY. Anyway, gotta get to work. I can hardly wait to actually see some results. And no more hydroxycut. I miss the energy but maybe it is not best for me to use a thermogenic supplement.

Woah! I have not had a lot of time to do much this week. That is no excuse. I still need to find a way to do SOMETHING.  Swamped at work and a million things to do at home. But some how i have to squeeze in a workout of some sort. I also need to manage my time better.

Next Monday, my ‘trainer’ will do an initial assessment to find out when my body actually begins to burn fat while doing cardio and then devise a plan for me to follow to accomplish the things I would like to accomplish. So I am very excited! G/G

This past weekend I would say I did well with the portion control. I also did better than usually with water intake during the weekend. I only did ok on the choices of foods that I ate. And for actual workouts, none. Unless you count cleaning, cooking and keeping up with the boys. My workout today looks like it will be later in the afternoon. Got so much to do today. I will mostlikely do cardio (30-40min) and abs and stretching. I think I will do weights on tues, thurs, and sat… I want to do weights on sun too, but I don’t want to over do it. mon, wed,fri will be CARDIO and ABS!

i will say that i have been consistent with working out this week. eating has been better but as the day gets late… i eat more and want to eat even more! i have got to change the way i think about food. it is always on my mind. well it used to be always on my mind (i must let it go). i am not new to the gym but mentally i had to wipe the slate clean and start anew. i love to work out. it makes me feel strong and healthy, then in the past i would eat ok for a day and then eat crazy. a lot of things that i type will be redundant on my blog, repitition, repetition, repetition. i will take my measurements today and a pic. the pic won’t be posted here. i don’t have the guts and my husband was not too thrilled about the idea. anyway, that will not hinder my progress. i have been lifting weights consistently but i need to incorporate some serious cardio.

it is 0342! i am not supposed to be up right now. i will take a nap and finish this later.

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I did not take a nap until later on this afternoon. I woke up at 0230 this morning and was kind of amped after visiting the site. I had to get up really early anyway, and I wanted to make sure that I had my meals, water bottles and new tunes on the ipod shuffle. Me and my workout partner took down our measurements and pictures. I will do more pics maybe on September 1st and the 15th, and do my second set of measurements around the 15th also. My meals today have been very good. At about 0515 this morning I had a protein shake (1scoop of BSN banana nut bread & 1scoop of Muscle milk vanilla creme + water) and 12 ounces of H2O and 1 hydroxycut hardcore capsule. My workout was extensive stretching in the sauna. I was pressed for time and did not want to work out again with out stretching like I need to. After the sauna/ stretching (at about 0810) I ate a med. banana, 12 ounces of water and 6 mini pretzels (needed some salt). At 0900 I finished my breakfast with a boiled egg and more water. then i had a snack at about 1030-ish which was a banana nut muffin (too many cals for a snack - but it was good). At 1200 I had lunch which was spaghetti with ground turkey and fresh steamed string beans (more string beans than spaghetti). The portion control today has been pretty good as well as making better choices. I drank water on my way home and chewed gum. Chewing gum has really helped me out today. As long as I am doing something i am good. Anyway, when i came home i got a chance to get a nap in before my husband got home with the twins. my 14 yr old was home but he was good to go. no issues or flames to put out. I drank water before i laid down. when the boys got home they had a little snack of lemon cookies and apple juice… and I did not even lick the crumbs from my fingertips. usually i feel like i have to eat what ever i touch, even if it was for the boys. i did have the last few crumbs of sour cream and onion potato chips (very small amount). Dinner was leftover spaghetti and i had a snack sized zip lock back of Kashi cereal and more water. I feel pretty good right now. If i get hungry i will probably eat some mango from the ice box that i have been thinking about cutting into. 36 more ounces of H2O and will have had 1 GALLON of water today. Feels great!

This is what i have been doing as far as working out goes so far this week:

11 August - B.P 3×10(3 sets of 10 reps) @ 20#, 25#, 25#; Incline B.P 3×10 @ 15# (may have to lower the weight); Incline flyes 3×10 @ 15# dumbells; lat pulldown 3×10 @ 60#, 60#,65#; Seated row 3×10 @ 45#,45#,55#; Prone hyperextension (roman chair - i think) 3×10 own bodyweight; barbell curls 3×10 @ 20#,20#,30#; seated dumbell curls 3×10 @ 10#,10#,15# (15# feels like a bit much!); triceps pressdowns (rope) 3×10 @ 30#; Tricep kickbacks (not sure if that is right) 3×10 @ 10#; Abs did supersets of heel touch, frogger, oblique crunches laying on my side.

12 August (all except abs are 3×10) - dumbell press @ 15#, 15#,20#; lateral raise 10#; seated leg press @ 90#, 90#,100#; leg extension 70#, 80#, 80#; adduction @ 70#, 100#, 100#; abduction @ 100#; calf raises (on seated leg press machine) @ 90#,90#,110#; captains chair knee raises 3×15; side bends 3×20 @ 15#; frogger 3×15

13 August - 15 min walking at 4.0 mph and 5.0 incline; supersets of roman chair knee raises, side bends, and frogger 3×15; ab machine 3×15 @ 40#, 50#,80# (80# is too much but i pushed it out)

14 August - B.P 4×10 @ 20#, 20#,25#, 25#; Incline B.P 3×10 @ 15#; Incline flyes 3×10 @ 15# dumbells; lat pulldown 3×10 @ 60#, 60#,65#; Seated row 3×10 @ 45#,50#,55#; Prone hyperextension (roman chair - i think) 3×10 own bodyweight; barbell curls 3×10 @ 20#,20#,30#; seated dumbell curls 3×10 @ 10#,10#,15# (15# feels like a bit much!); triceps pressdowns (rope) 3×10 @ 30#; Tricep kickbacks (not sure if that is right) 3×10 @ 10#

15 August - stretched in sauna for about 30-35mins ( may do something more before i go to bed tonight)

 So that is what i have been up to. I have started out at 10 reps per exercise and doing 3 exercises per muscle group. i really need more cardio so i am thinking of changing up my split so i can get cardio in 5-6 times a week and only do maybe2 muscle groups and 2 exercises per group; 3×10 and 1×8(5-8) for sets and reps (the last set will be HEAVY). I will do this for the rest of August and in September I will go up in reps from 10 to 12 for 2-3 weeks or maybe the whole month. I will also have to focus on my push ups, sit ups and 2mile run for my pt test which should be in Oct or Nov… can’t remember.

Whew! That was a lot to type. But worth it. Gotta drink more water and confirm appointments for my skin care classes this weekend. Ciao!

I just typed up this super great and long blog and the screen froze on me!!!!! I will type it later!

for working out, i have really been more active with the boys. they are very active twins at 23 months. so they alone are a workout. i had planned to do a bit more but did not get to it. i worked my lower back on thursday and i did not know that i was that weak in that area. i really felt horrible on friday. something that i am also realizing about myself is that i tend to eat when i am thirsty. although i recognize that it is only thirst, i still eat something… gotta stop that. definitely drinking more water. i have started taking hydroxycut hardcore to help me out with my work outs and burning fat. i tried working out and everything with out it and i just did not have the umph to really get the most out of my sessions. it almost felt like i was just checking off a block in my schedule. i am glad that i have a work out buddy. she is awesome and really keeps me going. although we do not do our exercises together, we hold each other accountable. i will not deny myself any foods that i might want to eat. self control/portion control. i think about eating all the time. while i am eating one meal, i am thinking about the time i will eat my next meal and what it will be and if the amount will be enough or too much. dude! that is a bit much. i get excited when i smell something that i like. i know that my mindset will not all change in one night. it is a process.

my first account was acting up a bit. maybe it was something i did. don’t know. but sometimes you just have to start over… new beginnings… anew. so this is day one all over again and i am even more excited about it all. i can almost taste my success. i plan to log my daily activities, eating, and blog regularly for accountability. i have to pay more attention to how my body reacts to foods, exercises,supplements etc. working out today and tomorrow will be somewhat light. and i will take it up a notch next week.

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