Trudee’s BodyBlog

My body was sent into overdrive yesterday.  It was one major change after another LOL!  It all started with my strength routine which I incorporated resistance bands and my stability ball.  It didn’t feel too bad when I was doing it…tough but ok.  Well today is a different story.  I don’t usually do AB work and the ball routine had 2 moves-plank and roll out and it hurts to breathe today!  My thighs are SORE and my butt feels like it has been removed from my body.  I guess the workouts a keeper HAHA

Not yet knowing how sore I would be I went to my oldest DD’s PE class.  She was so excited.  This time I had my workout clothes and running shoes on-I was READY -bring on the 2nd graders!  She has them warm up with some back and forth running drills…kinda like HIIT.  I had to run/hop/skip, crab walk as fast as 2nd graders.  I impressed them with the crab walk…even the teacher was surprised.  So all was going well and then she said Group 1 line up on the black to JOG around the gym.  Apparently I am getting old because my jog and a 2nd graders jog are NOT the same.  So I watched group 1 SPRINT around the gym with my DD as the leader (proud to say only a few kids passed her) and I thought HOLY CRAP I can’t be passed by a bunch of little kids so Group 2 stepped up and I was in the leader position.  She said GO and I took off at a full sprint.  No one passed me and no one came close LOL.  The teachers were in shock I think.  So after almost killing myself we do a cool down-the chicken dance.  I have no problem with having fun but when EVERY eye is on me to see if I’m going to flap and twist and clap it’s a little daunting.  My group moved on to the balance beam-YEAH.  We did about 15 minutes of different things like chasing, side stepping, etc.  Then it was our turn on the mats.  Oh great…I KNEW all eyes were on me the former tumbler.  So DD goes first and does a cartwheel and I thought…do I dare…yep I did it.  It actually went ok…the last time I did one I was about 50 pounds overweight and almost passed out.  So I moved onto handstands and walking on my hands.  The handstands should’ve been my first clue…my shoulders were starting to hurt from holding my weight up.  Though I’m thinking that may be some new exercises HEHE.  So after some more tricks it was time to say goodbye.  It was fun but who knew 2nd graders were so competitive

When I finally got home from work last night I headed to bed thinking…am I going to be able to move in the morning???  I felt better once I got moving.  My thighs, butt, abs, and shoulders HURT.  I did 1/2 of  my workout DVD, ran 3 miles, walked 2 and will finish the other half of the DVD when my oldest leaves for school.  My youngest doesn’t have school the rest of the week and the oldest gets out early today, Thursday and no school Friday.  This week may do me in HAHA

Workout

3 mile run

2 mile walk

4 mile WATP

WOW…so much for a break this week.  I had no idea resistance bands and a stability ball could be so challenging!  I was just as tired from that as I was after the 30 day SHRED! LOL  I was pretty worn out and my arms were killing me…in a good way.  I did enjoy it and I was breathing a little heavier by the end so I guess it was a successful workout.  Keep in mind this is supposed to be a back off week!

I’ve been eating for 2 weeks (non restriction on purpose, not really calorie counting, making 90% healthy choices) and I’m happy to say my weight is the SAME…but…my waist was DOWN 1/2 inch this morning!  This is the positive reinforcement I needed to keep up my motivation.  I debated about getting on the scale but I did it anyway.  I know my body can flucuate so much day to day that I try not to rely on any numbers too much but go by how I feel and ride the high from my workouts.  I’ve been enjoying good food and daily exercise…isn’t that the main goal

Workout:

35 minute stabilty ball and resistance band workout

2 miles on treadmill

Lots of walking and PE class with my oldest DD!

Why does it seem the week creeps by and then comes the weekend and you blink at it’s over???

Pictures went well yesterday.  I have to say my kids are pretty darn cute LOL.  All the girls looked very nice in their costumes.  It was kinda sad knowing I wasn’t going to have this experience again as a teacher but it was also a little freeing…I was getting texts and phone calls all morning while I was trying to get myself and 2 daughter’s ready.

I ate pretty good yesterday.  I have an odd situation and I’m can’t figure it out??  When I am at home the closk nears 9 am and I’m starving.  I got done with pictures yesterday at 11 and wasn’t hungry until I got to the car.  No tummy growls, lightheadedness…nothing.  This seems to happen all the time when I am out and about or doing chores at home.  Seems like the busier I am the less likely I am to eat which is both good and bad.  This makes me even more excited to get out and go to work so I’m not surrounded by food all day.

I made 2 really good meals this week that everyone gobbled up.  Friday night it was Tuna noodle casserole (My oldest couldn’t get enough, I had to cut her off) and then last night I made "Ann" soup (WW 5 can soup but I got it from a good friend named Ann) which is a fav. of my oldest DD and homemade whole wheat bread that was PERFECT.  I got the soup a skosh spicey for the kids but they ate it.

I was very tired yesterday and ended up taking a 45 minute nap.  I barely made it to the couch I was so tired.  I feel better today but still a little tired.

Workout:

2 mile walk on Treadmill

20 min yoga flexibilty

Walking

Just taking a few minutes to type before I finish my workout.  Then it will be a mad house to get everyone ready this morning for pictures.  My mom called yesterday and is going to take the girls to her house after their pictures so that’s one less thing I have to to worry about.

I have felt really good the last week.  My workouts have been great and my eating has been pretty good (prob not 1800 a day but enough to not be weak and tired which is my goal).  I’m I’m super excited to start my new rotation and then my next LOL…I’m always looking ahead.  I start training for my 1/2 in June and I just want it to get here so I can start and stop thinking so much about it.  After Aug. I’m done with high miles and can scale back.  I’m hoping to go back to work at the start of the school year.
Either my mirror or my mind has been really nice to me lately.  I like what I see (at least what I have control over).  The power walking is helping me slim down pretty quickly. Just don’t want my tummy to sink in again and be wrinkly HAHA

Workout:

5 Mile Fat Blast WATP

2 Mile Treadmill

Friday has arrived and only have a busy weekend to look forward to.  Tomorrow my dancers have pictures in the morning.  That usually goes smooth the only hard part is I have to work and get my girl’s all dolled up for their pictures and then keep them under control while I finish .  Luckily my mom volunteered to come up and help change them while I’m busy.  Secretly I think she just misses being a part of the dance scene

I found some new DVD’s that I am going to order.  I really like the Biggest Loser ones so I’m going to get Vol 1 and 2 and Jillian’s Hot Bod in a Box and Weight Loss Yoga. These are my reward for sticking with the Shred and doing it fully.  I’m going to possibly get rid of some of my WATP ones but we’ll see.  Today was my last day of the 30 Day Shred and it def. works if you do it.  I am so much stronger and leaner than 5 weeks ago.  It’s pretty hardcore so my body really needs a break.  I’m going to do ball and resistance strength training next week and then start back up after that.  I’m back to enjoying running so I’m going to stick with that.  I’m 3 weeks away from my 5K and I won my age last year LOL (My girls went crazy) and I ran a weak 33 minutes.  My best 5K last year was 25:30.  I would like to stay around 26-27.  My goal for April is 28 min.

Workout:

Level 3 30 Day Shred

30 minute full body free weights

2 miles on Treadmill

2 mile walk with a friend…in the cold  UGH (Her idea NOT mine)

It’s amazing how much of a difference a positive attitude makes in your daily life.  I felt good after posting yesterday morning and it carried over throughout the day.  I made good healthy food choices.  I didn’t obsess over exercise and whether I was getting enough or not (ditched the pedometer…surprising what a prison that was).  I’ve felt really good the last few days and hope to coninute on the right path.

I have been doing my brisk walking and my underwear is already baggy so it must be the ticket.  I only walk 30 minutes on the treadmill at 4 MPH so nothing too obsessive.  I do that 5-6 times a week.  I’m looking forward to my back off week next week.  I’m going to use my ball and resistance tubes for the week instead of free weights.  It will give my muscles a rest but I will still get a workout just more of a stretching one.  Tomorrow is my last day of the 30 day Shred.  I have to say the video does what it says.  I look way more solid than I did at the beg. of the month and I’m def. STRONGER.  Jillian is my idol.  She doesn’t have a six pack and isn’t ripped out of her mind but she is solid and strong.  I really have no interest in having a 6 pack…I’ve had a 4-6 pack and what it took to get there and stay there was hell and I don’t want to live like that every day.  I want to be toned and solid.  I don’t need "big" muscles just nice and defined.  I do like a little size but I’m not a body builder and although those women look great and deserve recongnition that just isn’t me and what I want.  I want to look in the mirror and say…you look nice, you’ve worked hard.

My running is going well.  I’m starting to peak which worries me because my 5K is still about 4 weeks away and I want to be strong for that.  I’m thinking about taking next week off from running and just do the brisk walking or light running.  It would be nice if I could get outside but the damn weather sucks here.  I got my water intake in yesterday and I felt so much better…and so did my stomach LOL.  I’ve been marking it off on my calendar so I know how much I get…like motivation on my part

Workout

3 mile speed run 5,6,7 for 2 minutes each for 3 miles with 2 mile at 4MPH cool down

4 mile WATP DVD

Walking

Today as I got out of bed and trudged toward the bathroom and got on the scale I felt a little different.  My weight is still up a skosh but I had an AHA moment on the scale.  The only way I would gain actual weight AKA Fat is if I was overeating (we all KNOW I’m not doing that) or not exercising (once agaiin not doing that) so pretty much anything I gain has to be close to all muscle.  I’ve also figured out (knew it just ignored it) that what I eat the night before will affect my weight in the morning especially sodium with me.  My weigh in day is Thursday but I always sneak a peak.  So in one year I’ve gained 10 pounds…not by overeating and not by sitting on my ass so it can’t be much fat.  Then I come downstairs to take measurements.  My waist is the same and my things have a space again so great..all things are good.  So here’s the deal…10 pound gain in one year but only 1 inch gain in my waist.  The gain was pretty much size in muscle…going from sunken in to having some defintition.  I’m hoping this perspective will get me through my rough patch.

My wokrout was nice and tough this morning LOL.  I’m looking forward to the change in 2 weeks.  I’ve been enjoying my runs more but lifting seems to be getting harder.  I’m assuming maybe I need more protein???  I’m not really big on meat for protein because it rots in my gut and just sits there and I can feel it…YUCK!  I’m havng some "bathroom" issues as well so I really need to up my water.  Sometimes when I work out a high intensites for long periods of time my stomach rebels so I’m glad I’m glad I’m coming off a 5 week high intense rotation.  I’m going to start focusing on my water intake and basing my rewards on that.  I can really tell that I’m more l ethargic when I don’t get my water in.

Grocery shopping is on the agenda today.  I’m loooking forward to it.  I need a bigger variety in my veggie intake

Workout:

Level 2 30 Day Shred

20 minute supersets

30 minutes on Eliptical

Such a small word with such a heavy meaning.  I’ve been asking myself this question a lot lately

Why do I need to weigh a certain amount to be happy?  Why do I let the scale rule my day?  Why can’t I eat like a normal person?  Why can’t I be happy in a size 0?  Why do I have to be the skinniets, fittest, best such and such?

Scenario:  I got on the scale yesterday morning and I was up 2 pounds and my mind starting getting ugly.  My workout suffered because I was not in the right frame of mind.  I showered and put my jeans on.  I walked around for about 15 minutes and my jeans were slowly falling off my butt.  I couldn’t believe I actually needed a belt!  I hadn’t needed a belt in 3 maybe 4 months!  So why was I letting the scale tell me I was fat when my jeans were telling me I was slimming down.  I have slowly gained 10 pounds in the last year and am creeping up to 12.  That scares me even though I know it’s mostly muscle with very little fat bc my BF hasn’t really changed…got down a skosh.  I’m worried that 10 pounds will turn into 20 and so on if I don’t check it with the scale.  I realize that sounds crazy and if my clothes fit why does it matter but it still has a small hold over me.

I had a nice easy run this morning…3 miles at 5.5 MPH with a 2 mile 4 MPH walk to finish.  I’m going back to my "roots" so to speak.  I lost all my weight with power walking on the treadmill at 4 MPH for 30 minutes a day.  I’m going back to that to see if I can shave off some of my excess flab before swimsuit season.  I’ve been doing it a week and things are slimming down…hence the belt needed with the jeans.  In May I’m dropping back to 2 day full body workouts and running 4 days in prep for my summer running/races.  I’m going to go back in the gym for the month of April and use the machines for something different.  I may be calling on some of you to help me design a weight workout for my legs bc the machines are mainly arm stuff.

I am continuing to work on my eating.  I know I’m no where near where I need to be but I’m not tired and I’m feeling satisfied so I’m not going to worry about it right now.  When I think too much I get in trouble and locked into one straight way of thinking.  I’m so bad that my cheat meals get laughed at.  for awhile I just couldn’t cheat LOL.  My meal would look like this…Lean hamburger with no bun, 5 or 6 fries off my DD’s plate and a big plate of steamed veggies or a grilled chicken breast with tomatoes and sauce with veggies.  I’m a bad cheater LOL.  I did have the coconut shrimp the other night which was a huge step for me.  All I can do is keep taking steps in the right direction!

Workout

3 mile run at 5.5 with 2 mile walk at 4 MPH

4 mile WATP DVD

This was a rough weekend for me.  I pretty much beat myself up for 2 days which is not like me.  I’ve been in a little funk.  It didn’t help that the scale was UP 2 pounds this morning.  My waist was about the same.  I’m hoping some of it is muscle.  i’m trying not to panic.  I worked way to hard to start putting weight on.  I loved the way I looked at 95 pounds (preanorexia)and I felt pretty good.  I HATE weighing over 100 pounds…it feels like failure to me.  I will just keep plugging along and stay on track and pray.

The first 5 minutes of my workout this morning were torture.  It was like my body was punishing me for being mean to it all weekend.  I thought I was going to die and my legs were on fire.  By the 2nd set they calmed down but OMG I haven’t felt that bad in a workout for awhile.  It was fatigue tired not working too hard tired.  I’m going to take a 1/2 break from weights next week to recharge.  All that means is no Shred DVD I will just do my free weights all week.  Then the following week I start my new rotation-YAHOO.  I’ve tweaked it again to add in 2 miles on the treadmill on the days I don’t run.  I need to get this extra fat off that I’ve gained while building muscle.  I’m HOPING this will help with my thighs also.  I guess time will tell.  I’m tired of putting on spring clothes and them not fitting or being tighter than last year.  Working out is making me bigger???  WTF???????

Workout

Level 1 30 Day Shred

3 mile WATP with weighted balls

4 miles on treadmill in 2 sets

I had a big blitz in the negative self talk last night.  I pretty much beat myself up for about 3 hours.  I bought a new swimsuit and it looks pretty good minus the flab and extra skin on the top of my inner thighs.  I have decided to work them more.  I know you can’t spot reduce but I can at least work them.  I also looked through old pictures and came across some nice ones of my from a few years ago.  I was working out at the most 1 hour and lifting 2 times a week and I looked awesome.  I know work out close to 2 hours a day and lift 3 times a week and look big.  I HATE it.  I’ve been stragegizing on a new game plan so we’ll see what April brings.  Running has made my legs bigger and I hate it but I love running…kinda an odd situation???  The shorts I have on in the pictures I can’t get my thighs into and I can do them up but not comfortably.  I have no clothes for this summer and I hate the thought of buying any.  I have decided I need to stick to a better eating plan and get rid of this fat.  I’m also thinking about ditching the pedometer too.  It’s pretty much ruling my life.  I am very active and I don’t need a pedometer to tell me I’ve moved enough….my sore body does that!  When I start training for my 1/2 I’m going to cut back to lifting 2 days a week since I need to focus on running endurance.

I went shopping yesterday and got a few cute shirts and a cute swimsuit.  I didn’t see any shorts that I really liked.

Workout:

2 miles on treadmill

Yoga flexiblity

The pictures below are the ones I am referring to!