Living Life Healthy

Legs:

1. Leg Extension: x4/15reps

2. Squats: 45lbs.15reps/65lbs.10/75lbs.10

3. Leg Curls: x4/15reps

4. Hack-Squats: x3/10reps

5. Standing Calf Raises: 110lbs/x3/15reps

6. Calf Press: x3/15reps

Triceps:

1. Skull Crushers: 25lbs/10reps/10/10

2. Tricep Single Hand Pull Downs: 20lbs/15reps/15/15

3. Over head Rope Extension: 30lbs/10reps/10

Notes:

 The workout was tough but I felt great and the pain and soreness was worth it. I knew I gave my legs a great workout, The Standing Calf Raises machine is now my favorite!!

Chest:

1. DB Bench Press: 20lbs.15reps/15/10

2. Push-Ups: 8/5

3. Verticle Butterfly on machine: 40lbs.15/15/12

Triceps:

1. Kickbacks: 5lbs.12reps/12/12

2. Dips: 12/10/8

Notes: I worked out with my mom so I was able to help her complete a great workout. As for my own, I was quite tired and sore from my previous workout and from getting up at 6am for an hour walking on the beach. I am not a morning person! So this workout was sort of dinky. But my DB Press was cool. I was doing 15lbs before so I upped it 5lbs. I feel my stomach is beginning to flatten but my weight is still fluctuating between 140-138lbs. I’m embracing the feelings of being frustrated and sore because I know it’ll be awhile before they go away. :P

Back

1. Lat Pull Downs: 50lbs.20reps/60lbs.20reps/70lbs.15reps/80lbs.15/50lbs.20

2. Dead Lifts: 30lbs.15/15/15/15

3. Assisted Pull-Ups wide: 8

4. Extension Flies: 10lbs/8/10/10

5. Seated Rows: 50lbs.15/12/12

Biceps

1. Rotation Curls: 10lbs.20/15/15

2. Incline Preacher Curls: 10lbs.10/8 (each arm)

Abs

Plank: 60 seconds

Side Plank: 60 seconds

Cross Knee Crunches: 40

Arms:

1. Seated DB Curls: 10lbs: 20reps/15/15/12

2. Incline DB Preacher Curls (each arm): 10lbs: 10/10/10

3. DB Rotation Curls: 10lbs: 20/20/20/20

4. Chair Dips: 15/12/10

5. Kickbacks (each arm): 5lbs: 12/12/12

6. Abs: various isolating holds and crunches

Notes: The day was payback for Memorial day with the family. A lot of fun but a lot of food. I’m back in the game and eventually I WILL make my workouts better and harder and stronger. My focus is consistency, even if something small.

Monday morning I went for a jog before I did anything else to get my metabolism going and my blood pumping. It was great. But it’s been awhile and I ran outside so my calves are a bit sore.

This morning I amazingly got up at 6am and went jogging with my mom on the beach. It was so nice. We grabbed some coffee afterwards and it started my day off great. I’m trying to run or do some sort of cardio every morning and on my workout days lift weights and do a 2nd cardio session afterwards.

I still need to go shopping so my food is so so and is lacking in some good vegetables. Hopefully I’ll fix that this week!

So far so good. My biggest weakness is my lack of pain tolerance. I love a good burn but if I get sore or fatigued during a workout its terrible and a battle I don’t always win. Plus with my hip problems I’ve been sore all around and when I’m sore I have no desire to go workout, let alone do any cardio. I’m trying to push through the pain. I know it’s mental I just need to find something that will help me focus on something else. I’m putting so much energy into the pain that it seems to be amplifying. Blegh.

School is finally over!! I couldn’t be happier! I’m taking the summer off to give more of my time for working out and just having fun. It’s been so long since I’ve given myself a break so I know that I deserve this and I have no guilt doing it.

Now that school is over I’m back in the game and working out again. I never stopped eating good but I wasn’t strict on my diet so even though I didn’t lose any weight I didn’t gain any either. My goal is to shed about 8lbs in the month of June and by July 1st I want to weigh 130lbs. It’s been a year since I’ve weighed that much and I’m looking forward to being lighter and more fit again. Most importantly I’m looking forward to fitting into my jeans again!! I have 4 pairs of jeans that I can’t fit in to right now and I really would love to be able to wear them for the summer; those and my cute summer shorts! I’m a true believer that people should only wear clothes that fit them and look good on them. If I have something that looked good on me when I was 15 lbs lighter I’m not going to try and squeeze into it now and pretend it still looks good on me. haha!

 Every morning I plan on hitting cardio for 30 minutes. Then in the evening I’ll do weights and possibly a second hit fo 30 min cardio. I know I’m going to be sore, tired, in pain, a little grumpy and sometimes hungry but it’s going to be worth it. Once I’m into a routine for one month I know it will all come back to me as second nature.

Bring it on summer!! Me and my little red bikini will take you on!

Yesterday I began my month long journey of eating no gluten and no dairy with the exception of yogurt, cottage cheese, and cream cheese. My allergies have been terrible so hopefully doing this will help or even make them go away so I can breathe clearly again. Plus side to this sacrafice is that I will lose weight faster. Already I feel my stomach as less bloated and it’s only day 2. I have not weighed myself since 2 weeks ago so when I come back from the Grand Canyon I will weigh myself and take all my measurements. I’m still on the right track, even if at a snails pace, so it’s all good.

Workout:

Legs:

1. Seated Leg Curl: 45lbs/15, 45lbs/15, 45lbs/12, 45lbs/10

2. Seated Leg Press: 110lbs/15, 130lbs/15, 130lbs/15, 140lbs/10

3. Leg Extension: 50lbs/15, 50lbs/15, 50lbs/12, 50lbs/12

4. Free Motion Calf Press: 140lbs: 20 reps x2

5. T-Bar Calf Raises: 25lbs/20, 30lbs/15, 30lbs/15, 30lbs/15

6. Abs: On ball, knee cross overs: 20/ Planks: x2, 60 sec each

Cardio: Treadmill (1.5 incline, alternating): 3.0 2min walk, 5.5 2 1/2min run, 6.5 30sec sprint = 30min Total

Notes: I had an awesome workout! I feel great and I’m definitly ready for bed.

Lately I haven’t been feeling well and I still haven’t been consistent with the gym. I’ve been so stressed out with all the crap I have going on and finals are in 2 weeks. I’m not gaining weight but I’m also not dropping much either. I’ve looked at my schedule and figured out what I can cut back on and where I can squeeze in time at the gym. My ideal schedule would be working out 5 times a week or more but if I can get into the gym at least 3 times I’ll be happy. I’m thinking about taking a break from school to give me more time to workout. That and it will also give me the chance to get a lot of my own personal stuff in order. I feel so chaotic and overwhelmed. I need a break. Thankfully my hubby surprised me and were going off to the Grand Canyon next weekend. Yey! I lived in Arizona for 10 years and never once went. I’m super excited! I need this mini vacation to get away from it all. Stress can cause so many problems in your life and it’s probably why I haven’t been feeling well. It’ll be nice to finally relax and breath some new air. Perhaps my weight loss will accelerate once I fully destress.

9:00am: Oh Yeah! bar 1.50 oz Peanut Butter and Caramel

11:30am: 1 egg, 3 egg whites scrambled with minced garlic (L-Carintine, Amino Fuel)

12:30pm: Flax meal with water

6:00pm: Chipotle bean/chicken bowl, chips, 10oz diet coke/rootbeer drink

Notes: We still need to go shopping so I didn’t have any meal plan today. I haven’t been feeling well and I thought I would eat light but it only made me feel worse so I gave in.