Committed to The Cause

I worked biceps, tris and chest.  Not my favorite body parts, so I have a little trouble really getting into it.  Then again, I am working these areas on the machines as opposed to the free weights which I’d rather do, but again that’s in testosterone zone…  I really need to get over it!  Anyhow, I also did 1 1/2 of cardio which felt good.  Everyone complains that they hate cardio, why?  Def weights are more fun, but if you’re doing the right cardio that can be fun as well.  I hate the treadmill, you will never catch me on the treadmill, not even for a 2 minute warmup.  Forget that!  Totally boring, snore…  But I’ll tackle everything else and I do 30 minutes on each, increasing intensity every time.   I even do HITT on the cardio equipment and I get an amazing workout.  Try it, you’ll like it!  Also, had my body measurements taken today.  Not fun, but had to be done.  And no I’m not sharing these with anybody.  It’s a pretty traumatic experience…hahahaha!  Which is why I cannot share, I need time to heal from this.

Today was leg day.  What a great workout!  Really felt the burn today.  Felt like I could go on forever, but I held back because I know I would regret it in the morning.  I have thick legs and there was a time when I truly detested them, but thanks to the likes of the Beyonce’s and the JLo’s of the world, I have a newfound love and appreciation for them.  My vision of sexy legs always came from society’s definition of what sexy legs should look like and I never felt that my legs would live up to that standard, but now I see how wrong I was.  Legs come in all shapes and sizes and can be and are beautiful no matter what ethnicity, color or size they come in, (by size I mean tall, short, stocky).  So I am on my quest for my sexy, thick legs, I don’t care who likes them or not!  LOL!  Anyway:

Training:

Seated Leg Press - 70 to 90 lbs - 4 sets/10-15 reps

Inner thigh - 50 -60lbs - 4 sets/10-20 reps

Outer thigh - 50 lbs - 4 sets/ 10-15 reps

Leg Ext - 30-45 lbs - 4 sets/10-15 reps

Butt Blaster - 30-50 lbs 4 sets/15-25 reps

Calves - 70-90 lbs 4 sets/25 reps

Stairmaster - 20 minutes - level 4

That’s it for now.

I finally worked out my arms this week.  Seems like I’ve been focusing more on legs and cardio and I can still feel the pain from Wednesday’s leg workout, but not as bad as it was yesterday.  Did really well on the weights, but could only do 25 minutes of intense cardio as opposed to my usual 1 hour session.  No doubt it has to do with the fact that I only had a bowl of cereal this morning at 8:30 a.m. and worked out at 1 p.m. with nothing else to eat until 3 p.m.  Not good, I know.  I find it hard to stick to my meal plan on the weekends because I’m not confined to a schedule the way I am during the week.  You get up when you want to, eat when you want and workout when you want to on the weekends as opposed to weekdays, when your days are very structured.  At least that’s the way it is for me.  It’s 4:20 now and have no idea how I’m going to cram another 700 calories into my day without it have adverse effects.  Maybe I’ll just stick to veggies and protein shakes.  I don’t know.  Well tomorrow is leg day again.  Can’t wait!!!  I love leg day!

Finally back in an actual gym and training has never felt better.  Did legs today, fully expect to be completely sore tomorrow.  Getting out of bed alone, will prove to be challenging.  I should probably invest in a walker for the day after legs.  Kidding!    My diet has been really clean and the calories steady around 1300 a day.  I’m a little concerned that I’ve only dropped 7 lbs in the last month, since I’ve been eating this way all along.  I’ve considered the possibility that perhaps I am not eating enough, but that always makes me nervous, to think that I should actually be eating more.  Hmmmmm…..  I welcome any and all input in this regard.  I do eat a little more on days that I have a lot of cardio and a more intense weight session.  We’ll see how it goes the next few weeks.

5/31/07 :  I’ve decided to keep a daily log on this site.  I don’t know, I guess in a way it gives me someone/something to be accountable to.  Not that it matters in the long run.  After all, the only person I’m really accountable to is myself.  No one else suffers the consequences of not seeing yourself reach your goals, but you.  Today was rough.  Really had to fight the urge to give in to cravings.  Still going through certain withdrawals I guess!  I did my spin class early this morning, I had a protein bar right after with a bottle of water and an apple 3 hours later and did not eat again until 1:30 p.m., almost 4 hours after the apple.  That might explain why I had to fight off certain cravings.  Other than that little hurdle, everything is good.  Stuck to 1200 calories today, 40% protein/35 Carbs and 25 Fats.  Had a busy day, start new job tomorrow.  Going to bed soon, really tired.  Ran around all day today!  Legs still killing me, will try to work them out first thing in the morning before work.  I’ve only done legs 1x this week.  Not good!

Well, I finally decided to get off my butt and take control over my demons - sugar, refined carbs, cheesecake!!!   Need I go on?  Last week, (week 1), was murder, only did 3 days of cardio, no weight training at all.  I could hardly keep up with my spin classes, definitely could not get the eating every 3 hours under control.  I finally did all of my planning over this past weekend, menus, workouts, everything and this week has gone a lot better!  I’ve hit the gym everyday, no cheating definitely eating every 3 hours.  I pack all my snacks and meals the night before and keep a few power bars in the car in case I’m out running errands and get a little hunger pang.  Keeping the calories at 1200 - 1300 a day / 40% protein, 35% carbs and 25% fat.  So far so good.  Still feeling a little hungry in the evenings before going to bed, which is really weird because before I started my new eating habits I rarely ever ate dinner, then again I never exercised so that could be part of it.  I wasn’t burning any fat or calories therefore I was living off the fat of the land so to speak!  hahahhaha!  My legs are killing me, could hardly get out of bed this morning, but I know I have to work through the pain.  I’m tired - going to sleep now.