jolyn’s BodyBlog

I am feeling pretty good about my progress but is it going to be enough to win???  We are not going by most bf lost it is a percentage of bf% to try and make it fair because he is pretty skinny, so I have to lose much more than him.  I am hoping for a loss 2.25% in the last 5 weeks which is doable but I also don’t want to be disappointed……..

Legs today

Triset 3×10

BB squats - Bar +15

Lunges - No weigh

Squat Thrusts

Superset - 3×10

DB Stiff Leg Deadlifts - 25lb’s

Stability ball curl - 

1437  35/34/31

So yesterday was chest and back and I bumped it up to 4 sets and I am feeling it slightly in my chest:)  Today was cardio 35 mins on the arc trainer, it was ok not the best and not the worst.  So I am trying to figure out how long of a rest period I should take since I having been going strong for at least 3 months.  I normally take a week off and I don’t always stay as strict as I should on my eating and I end up having a major set back.  So can I get a way with just taking off a few days?  Not lift and still do cardio? Drop cals and eat super clean?  I am just not sure maybe I should consult the forum for this one……….. I gained about a 1/2lb over the weekend but I am sure it is water because I just don’t drink enough while I am working.. I am still feeling pretty confident about this weigh in and ya know I told my competitor that even if I lose to him that was ok because I have lost 11lbs and I feel great:))))))  I am finally over my hump, the question is how to keep it going…..  

1412 cals 36/36/28

Yep the weekend is here, done with one job off to the next…..  Another 20 hrs at that one over the next 2 days and then a day off yippeee!!!!!!!!  This week has been going good but i am not too sure of the progress.  I am down about another full pound and my final weigh in is in exactly one week.  I have to be eating as clean as possible over the next 7 days and then my reward but a Shamrock Shake of course:)  and hopefully Tigers tickets!!!!!!!!!!  

I did 45 min’s of spin on Wednesday and yesterday I did 35 min on the Arc Trainer…  Food has been typical…  Today I did a little upper body and went up on weight everywhere I could…   Hope you all have a great weekend and think of my while I am serving drinks to the drunks lol….

Superset 3×10

Unilateral Shoulder press 15lbs

Leaning Standing Lateral raise 10lbs

Superset 3×10

Tricep Kickbacks 12lbs

Bicep curls w/preacher curl bar 30lbs

Tri-set 3×10 

Planks

Scissors

Bicycles

superset 1×10

decline situps

V-ups

Well I haven’t been on here for a few days but I am still working hard.  Eating was a little off this weekend but hey it was my Mom’s 60th B-day so we had to celebrate right….  I know there is always an excuse.  I also spent 2 days painting my living room chocolate and vanilla.  Bad choice because now what do I think about?  Yep you guessed it a big ole Hershey bar and twist ice cream lol…… The good news, I didn’t gain any weight this past weekend woo hoo.  I have a little less than 2 weeks left in my comp and I plan on kicking his butt!!!!!!!!!

Yesterday was cardio and I did 35 mins on the Arc Trainer, I felt like I was working myself but at the same time I couldn’t get my HR up there.  I will do better next time.  Today is legs   Should be a good time.

Food yesterday was 1382 cals 35/34/31

And today it will be 1392  39/24/27

And somebody please help me because Shamrock Shakes and Girl Scout Cookies are out!  Aahhhhhhhh..  I will be sending some to my competitor:)

I can never think of one lol….

Not really much to say today, it was a cardio day and since I went to spin on Monday I figured I would just do Internals on the Arc Trainer.  Did that for about 35 mins:)

Meal 1 - bagel w/pb and yogurt smoothie

Meal 2 - eas whey protein and milk

Meal 3 - nachos

Meal 4 - cottage cheese and banana

Meal 5 - almonds

Meal 6 - nachos

Cals  1500  34/32/34 

I swear we have some kind of winter warning daily around here lately!  And no sun that can really put a damper on your mood, but hey I am losing weight so I am still bright and cheery!!!!!!  Today was leg day and not much else to report…… 

 Triset 3×10

BB squats - Bar +10

Lunges - No weight, I have a hard enough time not falling over

Squat Thrusts

Superset - 3×10

DB Stiff Leg Deadlifts - 20lb’s

Stability ball curl - they do work boy did I feel them!

I am can’t wait til tomorrow to see if I hurt lol….

Meal 1 - bagel w/pb and drinkable yogurt

Meal 2 - Eas Whey protein shake 

Meal 3 - chicken and brown rice

Meal 4 - banana and cottage cheese

Meal 5 - Almonds

Meal 6 - Nacho’s

Cals 1444  37/32/30

I am a few days behind here…..

Saturday I cheated a little, I had perch and fries for dinner and for dessert I had Cadbury Mini Eggs.  They were sooo good by the end of the night I was sick to my stomach:(

Sunday I did Chest,back, and core: 

 Tri-set 3×10

Deadlifts - 55lbs

B/O rows - 45lbs

Leaning 1 arm reverse flyes - 8lbs

Superset 3×10

pushups

Incline DB Flyes 12lbs

Superset  2×10(I still suck at these)

Birddogs

Supermans

I didn’t enter food oops!

Monday

I went to spin class, 45 mins.  I didn’t really feel like I got that good of a workout so I will need to push myself on the next cardio session

Meal 1 - bagel w/pb and yogurt

Meal 2 - Eas Protein Powder w/skim milk and a nut crunch bar

Meal 3 - brown rice, broccoli, and chicken

Meal 4 - cottage cheese and a banana

Meal 5 - brown rice, broccoli, and chicken

Meal 6 - almonds

Cals 1387  38/37/25 

I had my thyroid ultrasound today and I got a clean bill of health except for a small nodule on the right side:)  I don’t have to go back on the meds and I dont have a thyroid issue like the first Dr. said!  So if I am fat it is my fault, time to move on to skinny:)

I only have a minute to stop and say that my measurement was awesome this morning.  I was down .75% which is fantastic for 2 weeks:)  Thank you to everyone that gave me advice, it’s working.  I must keep doing what i am doing for the next 3 weeks to win my challenge!!!

 I did cardio today, 35 mins on the Arc trainer.

I haven’t figured my food yet but I will have to do that tomorrow cuz I am off to my next job for another 10 hour shift:)

PLease help me walk LOL I was in so much pain today from my leg workout and then that stinkin spin class!  It’s great tho really I am not complaining oh wait that’s what it sounds like huh?  Really I am so happy to feel something for a change, I wouldn’t have thought this workout would be that difficult but boy it is kinda kickin my butt literally:) 

Todays workout arms and abs hmmm let me tell ya my abs might be sore in the mornin’

Superset 3×10

Unilateral Shoulder press 12lbs

Leaning Standing Lateral raise 8lbs

Superset 3×10

Tricep Kickbacks 10lbs

Bicep curls w/preacher curl bar 25lbs

Triset (ouch)

Planks

Scissors

Bicycles

Yep couldn’t get through the bicycles before my abs cramped up!

Then I hopped on the treadmill for about 25 mins at an easy pace considering I am having trouble walking to begin with.  If I had to guess I would say I was at about 65% mhr

Meal 1 - bagel w/pn and yogurt

Meal 2 - Muscle Milk RTD

Meal 3 - yep you guessed it more pasta..  This is called way too many left overs thats why I normally don’t make pasta

Meal 4 - cottage cheese and banana

Meal 5 - how about those almonds:)

Meal 6 - chicken a little more pasta and lots of broccoli!

Cals 1552  39/33/27  Cals have been up a bit but I will get them down next week.  I am having a secret BF measurement tomorrow shussshhh dont tell my competitor.  We are on the home stretch and I need to know if the changes in the last 2 weeks have made much of a difference so keep your fingers crossed and I will report back tomorrow:^)

My poor poor glutes he he:)  I am soooo sore today which is so totally awesome!  I haven’t been this sore in a long time, I am so excited. It hurts to sit, stand, and anything else that requires movement LOL.  So then I go to spin class today (different instructor)  and I believe she wanted to focus on my pain, so she starts with a 20min seated climb, legs are just a burnin at this point then she switches us to a 20 min standing climb but decides to throw in some hovers.  I couldn’t do them I hurt way to bad for that.  Needless to say the spin class sucked and my HR was not very elevated cuz I was in pain yeee haaaa…  So I feel like I wasted 45 mins but hey I will just consider it a SS cardio session because my HR was right around 140 for most of it with some spots of the standing climb around 160.

Meal 1 - bagel w/pb and yogurt

Meal 2 - protein shake

Meal 3 - pasta w/gr beef

Meal 4 -  muscle milk rtd

Meal 5 - almonds

Meal 6 - More pasta w/gr beef

Cals 1591  47/29/24  Macros are a little screwy cuz of the pasta (I don’t do very often) but hey a carb up is good right:)