Progress

Saturday, August 21, 2010

Progress report #18


(Please excuse the fact that I desperately need a pedi and my nail polish has been chipping off for like 2 months now lol)

Well, I did it. I'm now 178 and 50 pounds under my pre-pregnancy weight!!! I'm 69 pounds down from the day I delivered. Too lazy to take pictures and measurements- been so busy lately I'm tired all the time and lethargic any time I get some down time lol

Saturday, August 14, 2010

Progress reports #16 & #17

I know, I know. I'm slacking on the blog front. But I'm not really seeing any results right now, so it's hard to care. So for now, I'll just report that last week, I was 179 pounds, and this week I'm..... 179 pounds. Whoopdeedoo. I'll do pictures and measurements again when I feel like I've actually accomplished something. Like one more pound, which will bring me down to 178, or 50 pounds below my pre-pregnancy weight. It's just out of my reach right now. However, I'm getting sick. The same tonislitis kinda shit that I had back in March where my throat closed up to the point where I could barely drink water. So if this hits me full-force like it did then, I might just get to 178 for sheer lack of ability to swallow. Awesome. Right now my throat is only half closed. But then again, I only started feeling any discomfort yesterday morning. Ugggh. I feel like crap.

Sunday, August 1, 2010

Progress report #15

Still 180. Noticing more muscle tone, and my belly's starting to curve in on both sides now. I don't feel like taking pictures or measurements this week. I don't know if much has changed. Maybe things will be better next week.

I've been doing upper body workouts after taking over a month off because of my trapezius, and as soon as I started using the muscle at all, it's now killing me. My neck, trap, and shoulder are on fire. My MRI didn't reveal anything, except for some very minor degeneration in some of the disks in my neck. And now I don't have health insurance, so not sure what I'm gonna do. Heat doesn't help. Ice doesn't help. IcyHot doesn't help. Annoying.

Friday, July 23, 2010

Progress report #14

So I did better this week. Only 5 pounds to go until I reach my short-term goal! I will take pictures and measurements this week. The only thing that sucks is that my benchmark jeans were washed. And dried. So now the fibers in the fabric have tightened up and they're gonna be smaller than they were before. I'm kinda mad that my whole experiment with the benchmark jeans is pretty much ruined now, but I can't knock the hubs for doing laundry- I'm lucky to have him! I guess I'll just have to start over with the jeans, or omit them altogether. I haven't tried them on yet (just found them in the clean laundry hamper), so I'll decide what I'm gonna do after I see how they fit.

Ok. I put the jeans on. They're like, a whole size smaller. The dryer really works wonders when it comes to stretch denim. lol I guess I'll just re-start my jeans experiment from here. I mean, you saw what it looked like at the beginning in those jeans- serious muffin top. It's much better than that now, so that's what really matters.

Here are my measurements this week:

Bicep: 13"
Bust: 44.5"
Under bust: 36"
Waist: 34.25" (↓ .25")
Belly: 36.5" (↓ .75")
Hips: 43.5"
Thighs: 25"
Calves: 15.5"

And the pictures:

Two weeks ago
This week
Two weeks ago
This week
Two weeks ago
This week

Slow and steady....

Wednesday, July 21, 2010

Progress report #13

I know, I know. It's late. And guess what? There are no pictures or measurements, either. So sue me. lol

When I weighed in on Friday, I was still 183. But things have been super hectic around here. Two Saturdays ago (July 10), we went to look at a house that just came on the market. Mind you, we've been looking for a year, and the houses we really liked got snatched up while hubby was away doing his military stuff. Well, this house was PERFECT for us, so we put an offer in that day. Our offer was accepted, we had to go do all the mortgage paperwork, and tomorrow is our home inspection. We're super excited and really hoping the inspection turns out OK. The whole house has been redone- it has new everything - but it was built in the 1860s. The basement looks ok, but we're no experts on basements, and we couldn't get into the pulldown attic when we looked at the house because there was no string or chain on it. I'm really praying that there's nothing wrong with the basement or attic.

Since we've been so busy, I was pretty run down last week and only made it to the gym twice. That would probably explain the lack of weight loss, plus the fact that we ate out like 3 times during the week because we were pressed for time. I didn't eat anything really crappy, but restaurant food always has a whole lot of sodium in it for no reason.

On top of all this, I've been getting kinda depressed about my body the last couple days. Just like I predicted in the beginning, I've lost the most from the two places I actually liked (chest and butt), and the least from the one place I needed to lose it (my belly). I feel like I have the ass of a middle aged woman now. Before, it was nice and round and popped out, and now I feel like it's just flat and ugly. I've also lost two cup sizes. I went from an H to an F. Granted, my boobs are still larger than average, but they seem so small compared to what they were. Plus, now that there's not as much filling them out, they seem so... I don't know. Loose? That just sounds weird. Old lady-ish? Well, whatever I'm trying to say... They sure as hell weren't perky to begin with (the force of gravity is a bitch), and now they just look... depressed. All I wanted to begin with was lipo on my belly and to leave everything else how it was, but just tone it up. But now I'm probably gonna need breast and ass implants before this shit hits the floor. lol

Anyhow, I'm back on track this week (and already dropping more weight, which I hope continues until I weigh in on Friday.)

Friday, July 9, 2010

Progress report #12

This week was much better than last week. I lost 4 pounds this week! w00t w00t! I am now 8 pounds from the goal weight that I wanted to hit before the cruise, and I think I can knock down those 8 pounds in the 2 months, 1 week, and 4 days between now and our vacation. Wait... let's rephrase that... I don't think I can. I know I can.

Here are this week's measurements:

Biceps: 13" (↓ .5") (I'm definitely starting to see the definition here now.)
Bust: 44.5" (↓ .25")
Under bust: 36"(↓ .5")
Waist: 34.5"(↓ .25")
Belly: 37.25"(↓ .5")
Hips: 43.5" (↓ .5")
Thighs: 25"
Calves: 15.5"

And here are the pictures:

Last week
This week
Last week
This week
Last week
This week

Friday, July 2, 2010

Progress report #11

This. Week. SUCKED. When I weighed myself last Friday, I was 186.8. Saturday I was down to 186.2. But for some reason this week, my weight was going up to around 188.8 at night, and I'd only be back down to 187.4-187.6 in the morning. And the pattern has continued all week. My weight loss has come to a dead stop. I guess you can equate my metabolism to a big ship- it's cruising along nicely, full steam ahead, then all of a sudden you throw it into reverse. It continues to travel forward for a little bit before everything kicks in and the propellers finally get the huge ship moving backward. Then you cut the engines and the ship settles into place. I don't get it. It's pissing me off. I haven't exceeded 1600 calories on any day (I'd be surprised if I've even made it to 1300 on most days), I'm working my ass off in the gym... it just sucks. A lot. So, I've gone absolutely nowhere this week.

I feel fat and lethargic. I think it's the new pill, because I started feeling more tired when I started it, and the last several days I've just felt... I don't know... bloated, I guess. Like, my belly has seemed bigger, like something is filling it out. I've made sure I'm not consuming a lot of sodium-laden foods, thinking maybe I was retaining water, but I guess that's not the case.

Not to mention that my trapezius/shoulder area is royally screwed up. I honestly think the physical therapists fucked it up more than they helped it. It started several weeks ago as just my neck/trap area, with tingling. Now the whole area from my neck to my arm, and down to my side, just burns. It hurts all the time. What started with just my trapezius is now affecting my deltoid. It's annoying. I have an appointment later today to talk to my doctor. Hopefully she'll send me for an MRI to investigate it a little further. I'm also getting wicked headaches. Again. In the same spot. But not the sharp, metallic headaches I was getting on the other pill. This feels like someone punched me in the left temple. Like, my skull hurts, and there's a... deeper?... pain underneath it. I don't know how to describe it. Ok, the pain last time was sharp, so we'll call it a soprano. This pain is like a tenor or a bass, if that makes sense. It probably makes no sense whatsoever, but it's the only way I can think to describe it. I don't want to say a duller pain, because that implies less pain.

I honestly don't even want to take pictures this week, because I have nothing to show. If anything, I feel bigger. I really feel like shit about myself right now. I hate having to be on the pill, because I think the hormones really affect my metabolism. I have absolutely no drive or motivation to do anything. But I'm still going to take the pictures, I guess. For consistency's sake, at least.

Here are this week's measurements. I suspect we won't see any change this week:

Bicep: 13.5"
Bust: 44.75"
Under bust: 36.5"
Waist: 34.75"
Belly: 37.75"
Hips: 44"
Thighs: 25"
Calves: 15.5"

Oh look. No change. What a shocker. I really don't feel like editing and posting the pictures right now. I'll edit and update sometime this weekend.

On another note (I wrote all this earlier today), I got home from the gym at like 7:45 and weighed myself and I was 186.4. Weird, but I'll take it! lol

I'm a week late, but here are the pictures:

Last week
This week
Last week
This week
Last week
This week

Friday, June 25, 2010

Progress report #10

Wow... I haven't posted in almost a week! I guess I'm learning how to balance everything now that hubby is home. Before, all I only had to worry about making sure I had a sitter so I could go to the gym, and feeding myself dinner once I got home, I can eat the same thing several days in a row, so I would prepare something and then reheat it for 4 days without a problem. Now hubby is home, so I make sure that most days of the week we have a hot, fresh meal on the table. I figure it's the least I can do, since I'm a SAHM and he works his butt off every day to take care of us. On top of that, add in meeting with our realtor and looking for houses. Unfortunately, blogging has taken a back burner to all this until I learn how to balance it all. But, rest assured, I have been going to the gym all week, with the exception of Monday (met with our realtor for a few hours), so I'm not slacking!

Biceps: 13.5" (↓ .5")
Bust: 44.75" (↓ .75")
Under bust: 36.5" (↓ .5")
Waist: 34.75" (↓ .25")
Belly: 37.75" (↓ .25")
Hips: 44" (↓ .5")
Thighs: 25"
Calves: 15.5"

Here are this week's pictures compared to last week's:

Last week
This week
Last week
This week
Last week
This week

I have one more physical therapy appointment approved by my insurance. Unfortunately, my trapezius are is pretty much back where it started, minus the bad nerve pain in my arm. It was feeling better, then last Friday I started feeling that twinge in my neck again, then when I got up Wednesday morning, I moved my arm and felt something slide over something else in that area. It was nasty. I get a little bit of tingling in my hand/fingers from time to time. The physical therapist said that my next step is to get an MRI and then, depending on the results, see an orthopedist or neurologist to look into it further. Wonderful. I don't have the money for these co-pays.

Saturday, June 19, 2010

40 pounds lighter!!!


I hit 188.0 this morning (then went down to 187.6), so I am officially 40 POUNDS UNDER MY PRE-PREGNANCY WEIGHT!!!!!!! I'm 59 pounds down from the day I delivered. I'm EXTREMELY proud of myself.

I did a modified lower body workout today (boy, was my left hamstring TIGHT). Here's what I did:

Bike 15 min @ 110-115, 5.6 mi
Hip adduction 1x15 @ 100, 2x20 @ 50
Glutes 1x15 @ 60, 2x20 @ 30 (per side)
Hip abduction 1x15 @ 100, 2x20 @ 50
Ab curl 1x15 @ 80, 5x20 @ 50

Friday, June 18, 2010

Progress report #9

First of all, I'll start out with my CT scan results: all clear. I guess it's just the stronger BCP that's giving me the headaches. My OB called in a script for a lower dose pill (I guess it's somewhere between my old one and my current one), but I wasn't able to get to the drug store today to pick it up. I'll grab it tomorrow and see if I start feeling better.

Here are my measurements. Since I've been at this for 8 weeks now, I thought it would be fun to also see how many inches I've lost to date:

Bicep: 14" (To date: ↓ .75")
Bust: 45.5" (This week: ↓ .5", to date: ↓ 1.75")
Under bust: 37" (To date: ↓ 1.5")
Waist: 35" (This week: ↓ .75"", to date: ↓ 3")
Belly: 38" (This week: ↓ 1.5", to date: ↓ 3.5")
Hips: 44.5" (This week: ↓ .75", to date: ↓ 3.25")
Thighs: 25" (This week: ↓ .5", to date: ↓ 3")
Calves: 15.5" (To date: ↓ .5")

Here are this week's pictures compared to last week:

Last week
This week
Last week
This week
Last week
This week

And now I'll compare this week's photos to the end of my first week in the gym:

8 weeks ago
This week
8 weeks ago
This week

No workout today- my knee is still feeling a little crappy. I'll hit the gym tomorrow but not go as hard as I normally do.

Oh, and I hit 188.8 pounds today. A few more ounces and I'll hit the 40 pound mark!!

Thursday, June 17, 2010

I broke 190!

I weighed in this morning at 189.4! I was stalled at 191 for several days, so I'm really happy. Now I weigh less than I did when I graduated high school. I'm now 39 pounds below my pre-pregnancy weight! One more pound and I'll hit another milestone - 40 pounds! If you told me a year and a half ago that I could lose 40 pounds, I would have laughed in your face. I honestly never thought this would be possible, but here I am. We'll see what tomorrow brings...

I had PT today. I only have 2 visits left- one next week and one the week after. I did a bunch of shoulder/trap work while I was there, then hit the gym for the rest of my upper body workout. I didn't get on the bike today because my knee isn't feeling too bad and I didn't want to aggrivate it, since I have to do lower body tomorrow. Here's what I did today:

Triceps extension 1x15 @ 30, 2x20 @ 20
Biceps curl 1x15 @ 25, 2x20 @ 12.5
Chest press 1x15 @ 40, 2x20 @ 20
Pulldown 1x15 @ 50, 2x20 @ 30
Row 1x15 @ 45, 2x20 @ 25
Triceps press 1x15 @ 70, 2x20 @ 35
Ab curl 1x15 @ 80, 5x20 @ 50

Wednesday, June 16, 2010

"...it can happen if you step out of your own way."

The other day at the library, I checked out Queen Latifah's new book Put on Your Crown, but had another book to finish before I started it. Well, tonight I cracked it open and it's great! What I love about Queen Latifah is that she's down to earth, confident about herself despite criticism, and really speaks the truth. I would kill to be able to hang out with her for just an hour.

The last few days, I've been feeling really down about myself. I don't know why. Maybe it stems from the new birth control I'm on? I think part of it comes from the fact that my weight loss has been stalled for several days now, even going up a little, even though I haven't exceeded 1400 calories on any given day, and I'm working my ass off every day at the gym. It's so stressful, and I've just been feeling so blah the last few days to the point where going to the gym has almost felt like a chore. I feel better once I'm there and am into my workout, but the motivation to start has kind of been lacking lately. It probably doesn't help that I've been having wicked headaches- that's enough to make anyone feel lethargic.

Here's today's workout:

Bike 15 min @ 100-120, 5.66 mi
Back extension (bench) 2x15
Hip abduction 1x15 @ 100, 2x20 @ 50
Hip adduction 1x15 @ 100, 2x20 @ 50
Leg press 1x15 @ 70, 2x20 @ 35
Leg extension 1x15 @ 30, 2x20 @ 15
Leg curl 1x15 @ 40, 2x20 @ 20
Calf extension 1x15 @ 70, 2x20 @ 35
Glutes 1x15 @ 60, 1x20 @ 30 (per side)
Ab curl 1x15 @ 80, 5x20 @ 50

When I was on the back extension bench today, my feet ended up too far up the foot plates, and I pulled my hamstring a little behind my left knee. I've got ice on it now, and will hit it with heat later. No back extension bench tomorrow. Good thing tomorrow is upper body so I won't have all that stress on my legs...

Tuesday, June 15, 2010

Splitting headaches....

Yeah. That's right. It sucks. When I still had fluid and blood on my brain from the subdural hematoma, they didn't want to put me on a birth control pill with estrogen (estrogen is the reason for the blood clot warnings in the BCP ads and literature), so I went on a progesterone only pill and it SUCKED. Once the hematoma cleared up, I went on a low-dose pill with estrogen for 2 months, and that sucked too. I was bleeding every 2 weeks for no reason. It wasn't strong enough to regulate my cycle, so I couldn't put any faith in it to keep my endometriosis at bay. So, a week and a half ago, I started on a stonger pill (I had been on this one before my pregnancy). However, after a couple of days on the new pill, I started getting bad headaches almost daily, in the same spot where the hematoma used to be. I'm getting them every day now, that same metallic feeling I had when the hematoma was still clearing up, so I'm going for a CT scan tomorrow to see if there's anything going on in there. I really don't know what to do with the birth control situation. Right now it's looking like I have 3 options:

1) Keep switching pills and ride a hormonal roller coaster until I find something (if anything) that works, all the while having a fucked up complexion, no sex drive, and more than likely putting on some weight, or at least not losing any. Oh, and possibly have a blood clot or stroke;

2) Have a hysterectomy and most likely go into menopause, even if I keep my ovaries. Still, probably means hormone replacement therapy. I was in a medically-induced menopause 2 years ago, and I don't know how I made it through without killing myself or anyone else. The hormone replacement really fucked me up;

3) Go off the pill and just deal with the endometriosis. I won't be able to go to the gym. I won't be able to chase Marius around. I won't be able to even walk any kind of distance without being in debilitating pain.

So these are my choices, and it's looking more and more like a lose-lose(-lose) situation.

Here's today's workout:

Bike 15 min @ 100 rpm, 5.6 mi
Biceps curl 1x12 @ 25, 2x20 @ 12.5
Chest press 1x15 @ 30, 2x20 @ 20
Triceps extension 1x15 @ 30, 2x20 @ 20
Ab curl 1x15 @ 80, 5x20 @ 50
Back extension (bench) 2x15
Fly 1x15 @ 45, 2x20 @ 25
Pulldown 1x15 @ 45, 2x20 @ 30
Row 1x15 @ 45, 2x20 @ 25
Triceps press 1x15 @ 70, 2x20 @ 35
Back extension (bench) 1x15

Monday, June 14, 2010

Today's workout

Bike 15 min @ 100 rpm, 5.6 mi
Calf extension 1x15 @ 70, 2x20 @ 35
Leg curl 1x15 @ 40, 2x20 @ 20
Leg extension 1x15 @ 30, 2x20 @ 15
Back extension (bench) 2x15
Leg press 1x15 @ 70, 2x20 @ 35
Hip abduction 1x15 @ 100, 2x20 @ 50
Hip adduction 1x15 @ 100, 2x20 @ 50
Glutes 1x15 @ 60, 2x20 @ 30 (per side)
Ab curl 1x15 @ 80, 5x20 @ 50

Sunday, June 13, 2010

Saturday's workout

I hit the gym with the hubs for the first time yesterday! He showed me some things to incorporate into my workout that will kick my ass and make me sore, but do wonders for my abs. So, I did a couple at the end of my workout yesterday, and will implement more on Monday. I also tried back extensions on the bench instead of the machine, and it was so much more beneficial, because I had to force my body to use more muscles. I'll definitely be doing that instead of the machine from here on out.

Here's what I did yesterday:

Bike 16 min @ 110 rpm, 1 min sprint @ 140 rpm, 6 mi
Fly 1x15 @ 45, 2x20 @ 25
Chest press 1x15 @ 40, 2x20 @ 20
Triceps extension 1x15 @ 30, 2x20 @ 20
Pulldown 1x15 @ 50, 2x20 @ 30
Row 1x15 @ 50, 1x20 @ 35, 1x20 @ 30
Triceps press 1x15 @ 70, 2x20 @ 35
Run 2 min @ 5 mph
Walk 3 min @ 3.2 mph, .3 mi
Ab curl 1x15 @ 80, 5x20 @ 50
Back extension (bench) 15 reps

Plus all my shoulder work from PT earlier in the day.

Friday, June 11, 2010

Progress report #8

Measurements:

Bicep: 14" (↓ .25")
Bust: 46"
Under bust: 37" (↓ .25")
Waist: 35.75" (↓ .5")
Belly: 39.5"
Hips: 45.25" (↓ .5")
Thighs: 25.5" (↓ .25")
Calves: 15.5" (↓ .25")

Pictures:

Last week
This week
Last week
This week
Last week
This week


(The sweat pants are the same size and brand as the ones I normally wear, but just a different color. The other ones are in the washer right now and I didn't feel like waiting for them to get done. lol)

Today's workout:

Bike 15 min @ 100-110 rpm, 5.5 mi
Leg curl 1x15 @ 40, 2x20 @ 20
Leg extension 1x15 @ 30, 2x20 @ 15
Leg press 1x15 @ 70, 2x20 @ 35
Hip adduction 1x15 @ 100, 2x20 @ 50
Hip abduction 1x15 @ 100, 2x20 @ 50
Ab curl 1x15 @ 80, 5x20 @ 50

Tuesday, June 8, 2010

Mmmm... Pretzels!!

(sorry, Sumer!)

Since my weight stalled again, I decided to get a pretzel (ok, two) at the mall today, since last time I was stalled, I ate a pretzel and the weight started coming off again. But Sumer wasn't there this time, so maybe the conditions weren't right to induce weight loss. lol Or, more likely, eating the pretzel and then losing weight was probably just a coincidence, and now I'm going to gain 5 pounds instead. lol

But, I did my normal workout, plus a bunch of stuff at PT today, and still was well under 1400 calories for the day, so I guess it's not so bad...

Here's today's workout:

Bike 15 min @ 100-120 rpm, 5.5 mi
Biceps curl 1x10 @ 25, 2x15 @ 17.5
Triceps extension 3x20 @ 20
Chest press 3x15 @ 20
Ab curl 1x15 @ 80, 5x20 @ 50
Fly 1x15 @ 40, 2x20 @ 20
Lat pulldown 1x15 @ 50, 2x20 @ 30
Row 3x20 @ 30
Triceps press 1x15 @ 75, 2x20 @ 35

Plus, I did lots of shoulder/triceps stuff and some work on the ball at PT.

Monday, June 7, 2010

I'll have a workout buddy this week....

'Cause hubby's finally coming home!!! Plus, I'll be getting more exercise at home, if you catch my drift.... lol The hubs is gonna help me work on my abs when he gets here, so my workouts will be changing later in the week.

Here's today's workout:

Bike 14 min @ 100-110 rpm, 1 min sprint @ 135-145 rpm, 5.75 mi
Hip adduction 1x15 @ 100, 3x20 @ 50
Hip abduction 1x15 @ 100, 3x20 @ 50
Glutes 1x15 @ 60, 2x20 @ 30 (per side)
Leg extension 1x15 @ 35, 2x20 @ 15
Leg curl 1x15 @ 40, 2x20 @ 20
Ab curl 1x15 @ 80, 5x20 @ 50
Leg press 1x15 @ 80, 2x20 @ 40
Calf extension 1x15 @ 70, 2x20 @ 35

Saturday, June 5, 2010

Last workout of the week

I did chest press and shoulder press today, and they didn't bother me, so that's progress. Here's what I did today:

Bike 15 min @ 100 rpm, 4.5 mi
Ab curl 1x15 @ 80, 5x20 @ 50
Fly 3x20 @ 20
Biceps curl 1x15 @ 20, 2x20 @ 10
Chest press 3x15 @ 20
Shoulder press 2x15 @ 10
Pulldown 3x20 @ 30

Friday, June 4, 2010

Progress report #7

I went harder than usual with my abs this week, and I think it's paid off!!!

Measurements:

Bicep: 14.25"
Bust: 46" (↓ .5")
Under bust: 37.25"
Waist: 36.25" (↓ .25")
Belly: 39.5" (↓ 1.5") w00t w00t!!!
Hips 45.75" (↓ .25")
Thighs 25.75" (↓ .25")
Calves: 15.75"

Pictures:

Last week
This week
Last week
This week
Last week
This week

If you look at this week's picture in the benchmark jeans, you'll notice that the button area is now sticking out some. It's not flush against my belly anymore!! I'm pretty damn proud of myself.

Here's what I did at the gym earlier:

Bike 15 min @ 100-110 rpm, 4.25 mi
Hip adduction 1x15 @ 100, 2x20 @ 50
Hip abduction 1x15 @ 100, 2x20 @ 50
Glutes 1x15 @ 60, 2x20 @ 30 (per side)
Leg press 1x15 @ 80, 2x20 @ 40
Leg extension 1x15 @ 30, 2x20 @ 15
Ab curl 1x15 @ 80, 5x20 @ 50
Leg curl 1x15 @ 30, 2x20 @ 15
Calf extension 1x15 @ 80, 2x20 @ 40

Thursday, June 3, 2010

Today's first (and only) workout

While I was at PT today, I used their rotary torso machine, since there are no machines at the gym that target obliques. I just end up sitting on the ab curl machine sideways, but it's pretty uncomfortable.

Here's what I did today:

Rotary torso 1x15 @ 50, 1x20 @ 30 (per side)
Bike 14 min @ 105-115, 1 min sprint @ 130-135, 4.75 mi
Ab curl 1x15 @ 80, 5x20 @ 50
Triceps extension 3x20 @ 20
Biceps curl 3x15 @ 10
Fly 3x20 @ 20
Pulldown 3x20 @ 30
Row 3x15 @ 30
Triceps press 3x20 @ 30
Bike 5 min @ 95-110 rpm, 1.4 mi
Ab curl 5x20 @ 50

Yesterday's SECOND workout.

Yes. That's right. I went back to the gym yesterday, 3 hours after I left the gym the first time. I was stressed out and getting pissed off at my belly fat, so I went to do more work on my abs. Here's what I tacked onto my first workout:

Bike 9 min @ 100-110, 1 min sprint @ 130, 3 mi
Back extension 1x15 @ 80, 2x20 @ 40
Ab crunch 2x15@20, 1x10@10
Bike 5 min @ 95 rpm, 1.5 mi
Ab curl 1x15 @ 80, 5x20 @ 50

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

For once, I'm considered "normal"

I called my OB/GYN's office this afternoon to get my blood work results. Perfectly normal. Grrrr. So then I called my primary doctor's office to see what I should do next, and they recommended going to see a nutritionist. Ummm... probably not. I can't afford to spend $15 per week for someone to tell me I need to eat vegetables. I would LOVE to eat vegetables. I've tried to eat them my whole life. I HATE them. They taste like ass and make me gag, with the exception of lettuce and cucumbers. Even broccoli smothered in cheese sauce won't go down. It's so annoying.

I'll *think* about seeing the nutritionist.

Here's today's workout:

Bike 14 min @ 100-110 rpm, 1 min sprint @ 125-135 rpm, 5.75 mi
Glutes 1x15 @ 60 lbs, 2x20 @ 30 lbs (per side)
Hip adduction 1x15 @ 100, 2x20 @ 50
Hip abduction 1x15 @ 100, 2x20 @ 50
Ab curl 1x15 @ 70, 5x20 @ 50
Leg press 1x15 @ 80, 2x20 @ 40
Leg extension 1x12 @ 40, 2x15 @ 20
Leg curl 1x15 @ 40, 2x20 @ 20
Calf extension 1x15 @ 80, 2x20 @ 40

OK, I thought about seeing the nutritionist and I'm not going. It's gonna have to wait until I have money, unless hubby wants to pay for it, which I'm sure he doesn't.

Tuesday, June 1, 2010

PT and Barbie weights...

My physical therapist had me do some exercises today with 2-pound weights and a resistance band. I was bugging her about needing to do upper body at the gym, and she said I could probably try it today, but at lower weights. I felt like Olive Oyl doing my workout with Barbie weights. I mean, c'mon- pulldown at 30 lbs?? What kind of weakling does that? lol I felt like an ass. My fingers are a tiny bit tingly, but not bad. I iced my trap/shoulder area after my workout, and now I'm gonna put some heat on it. We'll see how it feels tomorrow.

Here's today's girly workout:

Recumbent bike 2.5 min @ 95-100 rpm, 1.9 mi (I wanted the upright bike, but they were all taken when I got there, so I switched when one opened up.)
Upright bike 13 min @ 100-110 rpm, 2 min sprint @ 125-130 rpm, 5.75 mi
Triceps extension 3x15 @ 20 lbs
Row 3x10 @ 30
Pulldown 3x10 @ 30
Triceps press 3x10 @ 30
Fly 2x15 @ 20
Ab curl 1x15 @ 70, 5x20 @ 40
Biceps curl 3x15 @ 10

Monday, May 31, 2010

Busy weekend!!!

I went to cookouts on Saturday and Sunday and didn't make it to the gym, but I didn't eat any crap. I didn't eat at all at my in-laws' family's barbecue, and I splurged on two turkey dogs at my family's gathering. I still didn't have more than 1400 calories yesterday.

Apparently, the gym was running on weekend hours today (7am-7pm). It would have been nice for them to post that on FRIDAY, when the holiday weekend began and when I was there last, but NOOOOO... So I get there at 6:10 today, already pissed off, looking forward to my "me" time at the gym to unwind and relieve some stress, and I only have 40 minutes (gotta stretch first!) to do my normal workout. In a nutshell, I was 3 machines short of a full workout, PLUS I felt extremely rushed the whole time. I mean, the employees were turning off the TVs 15 minutes before they closed, I finished up at 6:55, and when I came out of the locker room a minute later, the lights were already off. I was so frustrated.

Here's my abridged workout today:

Bike 14 min @ 100-110 rpm, 1 min sprint @ 135 rpm, 5.6 mi
Hip adduction 1x15 @ 100 lbs, 2x20 @ 50
Glutes 1x15 @ 60, 2x20 @ 30
Hip abduction 1x15 @ 100, 2x20 @ 50
Ab curl 1x15 @ 70, 2x20 @ 40
Leg press 1x15 @ 70, 2x20 @ 35

PT tomorrow... Last time she talked about possibly trying some machines this time, so maybe I can get some kind of upper body workout soon...

Friday, May 28, 2010

I weigh less than hubby for the first time ever.

Yup. That's right. I've been over 200 pounds since we first started dating almost 4 years ago, and even though he loves me no matter what, and actually liked the size I was, it always made me feel like crap to know that my little 5'2" body weighed more than my extremely muscular 6-foot-tall other half. It just didn't seem right. Well, today, I weighed in at 196, and he weighed in at 197. I'm pretty proud of myself.

At the gym today, I did lower body. Again. Funny thing is, the people at PT gave me some stretches to do to "help" with my trapezius issue. Well, Wednesday night my left arm/shoulder area felt pretty good after my PT treatment, then I hit the gym and it still felt fine. I did the stretches they told me to do before I went to bed, and my arm started killing me and I could barely fall asleep. I did them again today, and the pain got worse. I'm supposed to do them 2-3 times per day, but that's not gonna happen. I'm the sole caregiver of a 3 month old during the day, and I can't afford to have the use of my left arm limited any further. I don't know what the deal is, but I'll run the issue by them tomorrow when I go to PT. I had to reschedule yesterday's appointment because I got invited to an impromptu get-together at hubby's grandmother's house, so now PT is tomorrow morning instead.

Here's today's workout:

Bike 14 min @ 95-100 rpm, 1 min sprint @ 120, mostly level 2, 5.75 mi
Calf extension 1x15 @ 70 lbs, 2x20 @ 35
Glutes 1x15 @ 60, 2x20 @ 30 per side
Hip adduction 1x15 @ 100, 2x20 @ 50
Hip abduction 1x15 @ 100, 2x20 @ 50
Leg press 1x15 @ 70, 2x20 @ 35
Leg extension 1x15 @ 40, 2x15 @ 20
Leg curl 1x15 @ 40, 2x20 @ 20

Progress report #6

Here are this week's measurements. Not much change, but then again I can't do any upper body workouts right now, so it's not bad.

Biecp: 14.25"
Bust: 46.5"
Under bust: 37.25
Waist: 36.5" (↓ .25")
Belly: 41"
Hips: 46" (↓ .25")
Thighs: 26"
Calves: 15.75"

I love how everything else is changing EXCEPT for the belly measurement. The ONE place I really want to lose the fat. Awesome. I should be getting the results from my bloodwork soon, so we'll see if that reveals anything.

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