jenonline’s BodyBlog

This is so weird but it works, drinking vegetable juice after drinking cures hangovers. I dont know why but everytime I have a really bad hangover and drink that stuff it goes away within minutes! Exercise helps also by increasing blood flow and oxygen to the brain. Its not very often I exercise after a night of drinking though!

So, I dont really know the difference in side effects or which ones healthier in between coffee and fat burners but Im sticking to coffee from now on! I buy the dunkin donuts medium roast at Wal-Mart. (My one horse town doesnt have a dunkin donuts) Anyway, its seeming to have the same effect as when I was taking fat burners, I have a cup for breakfast, lunch and sometimes dinner. I drink it with a little bit of fat free milk and splenda, it works wonders, I love it!!

I found this workout routine in a subscription I have. Todays gym routine took 2 hours to complete but I was dripping sweat the whole time(considering I hardly ever sweat). Anyway, it included an hour of chosen cardio class and 20 min. of interval training 10 of that being 100 jumping jacks, 50 squat jumps, and 50 bench rebounds. Today was legs so I did an additional 30-45 min circuit training with weights. (My calorie expenditure on my watch said almost 1300 calories in 2 hours) I was starving when I got home so had a large meal. 1/2 cup oatmeal sweetened with splenda; 4 egg whites; 1 apple and about 10 almonds. This was my first meal today. Later on I will probably have a few protein shakes; turkey on low carb wrap, cucumber, maybe some salmon for dinner with lots of veggies. Im trying to keep my carb intake low so that I can still get lean and cut up without looking too skinny.

So Ive been taking this pole dance fitness class in Nashville. Its about a 75 min class starting with yoga and then basic spins on the pole. Ive been taking the class for 2 weeks now and so far can notice a real difference in muscle tone. Im also sore as hell the next couple days after. Its a lot of fun as well, I recommend it for anyone looking to get out of the same old routine every day! Good luck!

Ok, so Im not the kind of person who can get up early in the morning w/out eating and go run. I need plenty of carbs for my workouts!! I woke up this morning and had my typical PB and banana sandwich with 1 1/2 tb PB, 1 med. banana and 1 slice whole wheat bread. Sooooo yummy! Anyway I went on a 2 1/2 mile interval run/jog. The rest of my days meals looked like this…

Meal 2: 1 1/2 cup grapes; 1/2 cup milk ( I like to add a fiber supplement to my milk, selenium is a good option considering it swells up in your stomach making you feel fuller)

Meal 3: 3 oz tuna fish; 2 slices of dill pickle; 1/2 tbs of light mayo; 2 slices of whole wheat bread

Meal 4: 1 med. red apple / 1 hour later I drank super pump 250 before I went to the gym to lift.

Meal 5: protein shake from scratch!! ( 1 whole banana, 1 egg, 2 tbs PB, 1/2 cup milk, mixed in blender)

Meal 6: 2 hand fulls of baby carrots 1/2 cup milk with a fiber supplement added.

Ok so your probably thinking that I didnt eat that much today but honestly I wasnt that hungry and I started eating my meals slower and it fills me up! I also tried to only eat when I got hungry instead of eating every couple hours, I feel that following a diet where you eat every 2 hours even when your not hungry just adds calories.

Today at the gym I worked my calves, back and biceps. It took about an hour to finish but I was so energized when I was done! Superpump 250 had really helps out when you dont feel like you have the energy to workout!

So I watched this informational video about proper portion control. Supposedly you gain weight when you consume more food at one time than your body can digest and the amount your body can digest at one time is about the equivalent of 2 handfulls of food. It recommended watching portion control mainly with protein, carbs, and nuts and as for fruits and vegetables load up on them because it keeps you fuller longer and has very little calories. Also a portion of protein is about the size of a deck of cards… hope this helps!!

Okay!! So day one back on the right track is finally over! I think the main thing people get confused over is diet. I know I was there for at least a year trying to find out what worked best for me, then I realized I know exactly what to do just doing it was what set me back. There are so many diets out there I looked into but the one thing that kept me from following them was all the strict rules and calorie counting, who has time for that anyway? When I count calories I start getting stressed out and wind up cheating! So what I found has helped me stay on track is getting the correct portions and eating every 2-3 hrs every day. Today for example, I didnt follow the same meal plan I did before which was mainly composed of chicken and veg. I varied my meals keeping everything healthy also getting a variety of foods with plenty of water. I still enjoy a cup of coffee in the morning "no sugar" and a little bit of skim milk definately does the trick and gets me going!

Diet seems to be the hardest thing for me to stick to! I lost 20 lbs following a 1800-2000 calorie diet which consisted of 3 protein shakes, 10 ounces of chicken breast 2 cups vegetable of choice, 1 cup brown rice, 1 cup oatmeal and 4-5 egg whites per day… on some days I would exchange 5 ounces of chicken for red meat or fish. Shrimp was my favorite!! However, this diet worked and I seen results instantly and every week until about 3 months into it. I stopped loosing any fat what so ever and started to loose motivation and then the holidays came around… ahhh the holidays, what can I say? In the last 3 months I put on all the weight I had lost but because I also was still working out the same and I had previously put on about 10 lbs of muscle I maintained the toned look, thank goodness the frumpyness didnt come back!

So today is my first day back on this diet to get back in shape! I have decided to make an additional change to hopefully experiment and result in faster weight loss and prevent plateau like before. This time I will be adding a carb load day on tuesdays and fridays. Im anxious to start seeing results!! 

For some reason it is way too easy for me to put on muscle. Before I was doing cardio after I lifted because I read somewhere it helps to increase muscle mass well turns out the more muscle I put on the less I like the way it looks especially if I put on any fat. So today I did about 25 minutes of low intensity cardio and lifted weights after words. I worked my biceps and back. I chose two of these excercises and did supersets increasing weight on each. Heres my workout!

Bumbell rows 4 sets of 8-10

pulldowns 3 sets of 10-12

shrugs 3 sets of 10-15

hyperextensions 3 sets of 10-15

incline dumbell curls 3 sets of 10-12

concentration curls 3 sets of 10-12

calf raises 4 sets of 10-15

calf presses 4 sets of 15-20

leg raises 3 sets of 20-30

crunches 3 sets of 20-30

oblique crunches 3 sets of 20-30

I dont know about yall but I totally indulged during the holidays, enough so that my weight is up a bit. Good thing I continued my workouts so I maintained a good majority of the muscle I put on before… I’m a bit wiser now when it comes to supplementing and eating right so getting back on track is luckily not an issue! Good luck to anyone who like me might have enjoyed the holiday meals  way too much!!