cjones_07’s BodyBlog

I decided to try and do the Body for Life…with great people like semiV and Fitbit to keep asking questions to I decided I can do this. So anyways if anyone else has some little tidbits for me, I’m always listening. I’m still reading the book but everything seems straight forward and with the website, that really helps.

now that I’m looking for some stuff for my personal workout equipment, I can’t find any! Previously, I have found aerobic steps, free weights, benches….all sorts of stuff and now NOTHING. I went to a couple today but no luck! I’ll hit some up tomorrow as well, hopefully I can find something. I need more than my treadmill and 8 lbs weights.

I am really feeling good about my run/walking 2 miles everyday. So I have been doing it since Sunday now and I don’t always want to do it but I know it won’t take me long to get it done. Now don’t laugh but here are my times starting Sunday to finish a mile. I do one mile and then do another. My ankle still bothers me so I can’t run forever!

Sunday 18 mins & 17mins                   
                                            

Monday 17 mins & 18 mins

Tuesday 16 mins & 17 mins

Wednesday 15 mins & 14 1/2 mins

So I know its helping me out, at least with my endurance. My doctor did tell me that I shouldn’t run because of the impact but I don’t have anything else to do. I figure its better to push my ankle a little bit rather than baby it, right? I’ve been sticking with my weights…doing 8lb bicep curls, tricep…but really I need heavier weights. I need to do more squats and stuff. I’m getting there!

Any advice, always welcome!

I’m going on my 3rd day of run/walking 2 miles everyday. I plugged in some numbers to a site that said if you do 15 miles of just walking every week by the end of the year you have the potential of losing 21 lbs. And let me tell you, I’m sweating all over…almost looks like I just took a shower. So I figured it definitely couldn’t hurt me, right? I really need to get more weights the 8 lbs are pretty easy. Garage sales here I come!!

Eating is still coming along. I bought two watermelons and ate an entire one today…I know, I shouldn’t eat that much but man, that tastes so good on a really hot day! I need to be drinking more water. Right after I do my cardio, I drink 8 oz of milk with protein whey and a tablespoon of lite chocolate. Delicious!! I’m sure I’m not getting all my nutrients for the day. I’m really trying though. Can someone just move in with me and make all my meals and snacks for me? I’m serious…

I didn’t lose the 3lbs that I was hoping for but I did lose 2 lbs, so I will take any lose as a major gain! Thanks everyone for the motivating words. Where I have my faults is definitely in the eating but at least I know it, right?? I’m drinking more water and trying to take in more vegetables. Any little bit helps, I guess.

With the exercise, I have been doing 20- 30 minutes of walking on the treadmill in the morning and doing the same at night. During the day, I throw in some strength work….lunges, squats, abs, planks, and working with my weights of 8 lbs. Any more ideas would be awesome too! Always up for improvement! So this month I want to lose 7 lbs…1 lb to make up for what I didn’t lose. I know if I just changed my eating habits my weight would be so much different.

Thanks again! can’t wait to hear from all of you!!