Happy Valentines week!!! (This is me fully embracing the holiday of love this year)
So workouts weren't very often this last week which is probably why my weight is down. I'm convinced that's what happens. Ready to get back to 5 days a week at the gym this week.
Stats:
Weight: 155
Arms: 12"/12" (same)
Bust: 33" (same)
Waist: 28" (same)
Hips: 34.5" (down)
Thighs: 24"/24" (so close to half an inch down. maybe next week)
Calves: 15"/15" (same)
Sorry I was so late in posting. We didn't get home from PBR til late last night then I had to be in Perkins this morning because Jane was retiring from choir directoring and then I went to see the Vow this afternoon and had to get everything ready for the week. If you have time please go watch the Vow. I loved it!
Weekly goals:
1. workout 5 times
2. Water intake
3. Nightly stretching and gratitude journal
Sunday, February 12, 2012
End of Week 6 Stats
Good Morning!!
We have officially been going for 6 weeks now! Go us!
Here are some of my stats:
- Arms: 12.0/12.0 (+0.5/+0.5 from start)
- Bust: 34.0 (-2.0 from start)
- Waist: 26.0 (-2.0 from start)
- Hips: 35 (-1.5 from start)
- Thighs: 22/22 (+0.5/no change from start)
- Calves: 14/14 (+0.5/+0.5 from start)
- Calories burned: 3926
- Weight: 140 (+2.2 from start) <---This is amazing to me! How can I weigh more than when I started and look 10 pounds lighter??
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Here's a great link to 60 weight loss success stories
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Goals for the week:
1. Track all food, including water and protein intake (in addition to carbs)
2. Get in your daily vitamin and 2 fish oils.
3. No eating out!cheating on food! (Papaw's birthday is next Sunday--need to save up for a piece of cake!)
P.S. I feel a lot less stressed about this journey now that I can honestly laugh at/ignore the scale. I didn't visit it at all this week (out of sight out of mind I suppose) and it didn't phase me one bit to see that number this morning. It just feels different now and I like it.
Monday, February 6, 2012
Oops
So I usually work til 6 on Monday's so I can head straight to kickboxing. I got off work at 5 and decided to just come home,eat dinner and then go to the gym instead. But....then I got sucked into the voice and sat on my couch til 9. And thus the title of this post entitled Oops. Haha. The best part about this evening is discovering how different I am now. I did enjoy the voice (clearly) but I felt guilty but not in a bad way but a good way. I sort of regretted not working out not just because it was the right thing to do but because I actually missed it. I used to go home, eat dinner and just watch tv on most nights and now that is such a rarity I can't even remember the last time I did that on a week night. It's such a great realization to have. I won't let the guilt get me down. I'll get right back at it tomorrow.
In other news I looked up that 12 week fitness plan from that blog I posted and I think a lot of it sounds amazing. That girl was ripped! I don't like the no cardio so I wonder if you can modify the plan and it will still work like that. I like her calorie mentality she writes about on her blog. It makes me want to get a fit-bit really bad. That may be my valentines gift to myself. (one of many gifts I'm contemplating haha) Hope you had the most fantastic Monday!
In other news I looked up that 12 week fitness plan from that blog I posted and I think a lot of it sounds amazing. That girl was ripped! I don't like the no cardio so I wonder if you can modify the plan and it will still work like that. I like her calorie mentality she writes about on her blog. It makes me want to get a fit-bit really bad. That may be my valentines gift to myself. (one of many gifts I'm contemplating haha) Hope you had the most fantastic Monday!
Sunday, February 5, 2012
Week 5 Stats
I agree fully on your statements regarding the scale. I have officially moved the scale to James' bathroom (the icky man bathroom that I don't like using) and do not plan on visiting it much!
It was a rough week, but you are completely right. We have taken much better care of ourselves so far--it is definitely not like in the past with fast food/eating out. We are really doing well and I am still very proud of us!
My stats have not changed from last week and I am not going to report a weight because the scale told me yesterday that I was above starting weight (the liar). Even if I am above that weight, it is muscle and water.... it's not like I gained all those pounds back from one cheat meal and missing a couple workouts. I'm going to be logical here!
Things I gained this week:
Here's my workout schedule and goals for the week (P.S. I love your goals this week)
It was a rough week, but you are completely right. We have taken much better care of ourselves so far--it is definitely not like in the past with fast food/eating out. We are really doing well and I am still very proud of us!
My stats have not changed from last week and I am not going to report a weight because the scale told me yesterday that I was above starting weight (the liar). Even if I am above that weight, it is muscle and water.... it's not like I gained all those pounds back from one cheat meal and missing a couple workouts. I'm going to be logical here!
Things I gained this week:
- Re-motivation
- Rest/recovery
- New workout ideas
- Muscle
- Perspective with this journey and the scale
- Fat
Here's my workout schedule and goals for the week (P.S. I love your goals this week)
February 5th - 5 weeks in
Good morning!
I'm sorry you had a rough week. I wish I had some magical advice to make everything better. Just know that I'm here if you ever get the urge to just talk it out. I think rest weeks are a necessity. If we did this consistently for the whole year with no breaks occasionally I think we would be so burned out that our body would hate us for it. I've decided the scale is completely useless as well. You can lose weight by being completely sedentary and just eating fat-free, who knows what's in it food as long as your calories are low enough. Clearly that is not healthy and we are doing such wonderful things for our bodies that it's hard to know if we should even keep weighing in. I guess it's good to just monitor as we go to see what develops by I think we should decide that the number means nothing.
I've had a semi-breakthrough this week. I repeated those quotes to myself this week along with just trying to counter every negative thought I've had with either something positive or I've just been telling myself to stop being negative when negativity pops into my head. It's crazy how many negative thoughts I've had but I must admit I feel better. Now I didn't have a super great week. I took Thursday and Saturday off because of social functions that interfered but I think back to last year when I wasn't working out and eating out all the time. Sonic at late night almost every night. Life this year is so good so it's hard to be mad at myself for a not so great couple of days.
I say we celebrate all the great things we've done for ourselves these first 5 weeks! We rock!
Weekly Stats:
Weight: 156 (same)
Arms: 12"/12.5" (I'm looking at this as becoming a muscle machine)
Bust: 33" (down .5")
Waist: 28" (down .5")
Hips: 35.5"(this seems to fluctuate every week. Maybe this is where my weight goes first)
Thighs: 24"/24"(both are getting closer to 23.5 but not quite there just yet)
Calves: 15"/15" (same)
I'm going to switch up my breakfasts and lunches this week. I'm starting to get tired of that food and don't want to get burnt out totally. Dinner this week will be lentil tacos and some sort of veggie, looking for options later. I've become a lover of lentils after the lentil sloppy joes. They were amazing!
Workout Schedule for the week:
Monday: Kickboxing
Tuesday: Zumba and a short run (trying to get something extra in on Zumba nights)
Wednesday: Elliptical early before work
Thursday: Looking for a new class to try out
Friday: Rest
Saturday: Body pump + spin class
Weekly Goals:
1. Water 64 oz a day (I did better this week! Still not quite there but much better!)
2. Bed by 10:30 (I did well until Thursday came along. Midnight movie with Larry was definitely not in bed by 10:30)
3. Stretching and positive thinking for 10 minutes every morning
I'm sorry you had a rough week. I wish I had some magical advice to make everything better. Just know that I'm here if you ever get the urge to just talk it out. I think rest weeks are a necessity. If we did this consistently for the whole year with no breaks occasionally I think we would be so burned out that our body would hate us for it. I've decided the scale is completely useless as well. You can lose weight by being completely sedentary and just eating fat-free, who knows what's in it food as long as your calories are low enough. Clearly that is not healthy and we are doing such wonderful things for our bodies that it's hard to know if we should even keep weighing in. I guess it's good to just monitor as we go to see what develops by I think we should decide that the number means nothing.
I've had a semi-breakthrough this week. I repeated those quotes to myself this week along with just trying to counter every negative thought I've had with either something positive or I've just been telling myself to stop being negative when negativity pops into my head. It's crazy how many negative thoughts I've had but I must admit I feel better. Now I didn't have a super great week. I took Thursday and Saturday off because of social functions that interfered but I think back to last year when I wasn't working out and eating out all the time. Sonic at late night almost every night. Life this year is so good so it's hard to be mad at myself for a not so great couple of days.
I say we celebrate all the great things we've done for ourselves these first 5 weeks! We rock!
Weekly Stats:
Weight: 156 (same)
Arms: 12"/12.5" (I'm looking at this as becoming a muscle machine)
Bust: 33" (down .5")
Waist: 28" (down .5")
Hips: 35.5"(this seems to fluctuate every week. Maybe this is where my weight goes first)
Thighs: 24"/24"(both are getting closer to 23.5 but not quite there just yet)
Calves: 15"/15" (same)
I'm going to switch up my breakfasts and lunches this week. I'm starting to get tired of that food and don't want to get burnt out totally. Dinner this week will be lentil tacos and some sort of veggie, looking for options later. I've become a lover of lentils after the lentil sloppy joes. They were amazing!
Workout Schedule for the week:
Monday: Kickboxing
Tuesday: Zumba and a short run (trying to get something extra in on Zumba nights)
Wednesday: Elliptical early before work
Thursday: Looking for a new class to try out
Friday: Rest
Saturday: Body pump + spin class
Weekly Goals:
1. Water 64 oz a day (I did better this week! Still not quite there but much better!)
2. Bed by 10:30 (I did well until Thursday came along. Midnight movie with Larry was definitely not in bed by 10:30)
3. Stretching and positive thinking for 10 minutes every morning
Saturday, February 4, 2012
Rough Week...
.....and I stupidly got on the scale this morning. I may just throw it out the window!!!!! It upsets me too much when it tells me these lies.
So this week was a bit rough for me. First of all, James was sick from Saturday-Thursday with some terrible GI bug. He was so nauseous that even the smell of cooking food would make him sick. This poses a problem when the other person in the house actually wants to eat. Problem #2: I had to work both Tuesday and Thursday evenings until late so I was on a weird schedule and was really tired. (I realize these are only excuses, but I'm listing them anyway.) I worked out on Monday and Tuesday, but that was it for this week (I'm about to go to the gym and get back on the horse!), so naturally my mood has been terrible! I also had a cheat meal this week--I'd been having terrible cravings for carbs all week, so I planned out that on Thursday I would allow myself to have a cheat meal. I had small portions and didn't feel gross or guilty afterward (this was also pre-approved by James as not cheating on Atkins, so I don't lose--he participated as well).
Gym To-Do:
So this week was a bit rough for me. First of all, James was sick from Saturday-Thursday with some terrible GI bug. He was so nauseous that even the smell of cooking food would make him sick. This poses a problem when the other person in the house actually wants to eat. Problem #2: I had to work both Tuesday and Thursday evenings until late so I was on a weird schedule and was really tired. (I realize these are only excuses, but I'm listing them anyway.) I worked out on Monday and Tuesday, but that was it for this week (I'm about to go to the gym and get back on the horse!), so naturally my mood has been terrible! I also had a cheat meal this week--I'd been having terrible cravings for carbs all week, so I planned out that on Thursday I would allow myself to have a cheat meal. I had small portions and didn't feel gross or guilty afterward (this was also pre-approved by James as not cheating on Atkins, so I don't lose--he participated as well).
Gym To-Do:
- bicep curls 12 reps x3 sets
- triceps on machine 12 reps x 3 sets
- lat pull-downs 12 reps x3 sets
- cross body pull downs 12 reps x3 sets
- Three-way shoulders: bent over dumbbell rows, bent over dumbbell flies, straight arm dumbbell raises to front. 12 reps of each x 3 super-sets
- Squats: 12 reps x 3 sets
- Lunges with dumbbells 12 reps x 3sets
- Calf Raises with dumbbells 15 each side x 3 sets
- Weighted side step-ups, 15 each side x3 sets
- Dead lift 12 reps x3
- Push-ups in between dead lift sets
- 30 second planks x3
- Roman twist abs with weight disc
- incline crunches with weight
- back extensions with weight
I think I am going to sit down later and re-motivate myself. I feel guilty about this past week, but then I stop and thing that maybe a "rest week" is a good thing every now and then. p90x and Insanity both have a rest week about 4-5 weeks in, so maybe this is what I needed.
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