Archive for February, 2008
First goal
K, big first goal is totally within reach. 10.5 pounds left to my first goal of 165. Since I am not going to be doing heavy weights for the next few
months while I train for the 12k, this will seriously only be my first goal. But it’s still a huge one to hit. The last time I was at 165 I was totally
happy with myself.
But then I have my final goal now is 146. That puts me at 22% body fat and that is where I’ve decided I want to be. That is a big one for me because I have not been at that since having kids. When I weighed that I was in high school and doing some serious sports. So, I’m going to focus on the weight loss and not on the muscle building. Then I can put the muscle on that I want. Course I am still going to be weight training, just a lot of stability stuff and no more heavy weights.
Lack of Workouts
Wow, last week I worked out one day out of 7. Yikes, that is scary. Today is Tuesday and I haven’t gotten a workout in yet this week either. My weight was 176 yesterday, but that is pure luck if I don’t get my butt on cardio. Only 11 pounds left to go to that first goal. I don’t even have to hit it hard this week, I just have to hit it. That is my goal this week. To just get my cardio in, slow and sure. Burn those extra calories 5 more days this week.
That leaves no time for a slack off day. That is T-Sat. Friday is the only day I have to finagle the workout in. I’ll be in class all day, but my gym is 24 hour, so that is by far no excuse. lol I will have more time today and tomorrow, so I think I might do some extra because Thursday I will be sporadically hitting the cardio between weigh ins and probably not getting a full 20 min. at once.
I hit 100 calories this morning before an appointment so that’s a good start. I’m going back to work right now, so we’ll see what else I can burn. 
Gonna lose some muscle
Well the weight will start coming down here soon. But it’s going too be muscle mass I’m losing. 
My allergies are so icky. I just don’t want to do anything. My stomache is icky from the drainage, my throat is all scratchy, my eyes are foggy and of course my head isn’t even attached. My stomache was so icky this morning that I had to cancel my 7am appointment. so didn’t want to do that. For one thing I haven’t worked with her in almost a week and another it was time to repurchase sessions. So now I am waiting until sat. for that check. Anyway, you can see by my rambling that I’m just loopy. lol
I didn’t get any more cardio in yesterday. I will probably get on the bike today a lot. This needs to clear up soon because I have a 12k to start
training for. A client/friend and I are going to run it on June 14th. The longest I’ve ever done is a 10k (6.2 miles) so this 12k (7.4 miles) is going
to be a serious challenge. But we have time to get ready for it. It’s going to get us outside running and it’s going to be awesome to have a running/training partner! That will surely get the extra weight off of me. I’ll be focusing on losing weight and hitting bench marks on the running. No more heavy weights.
Now to just get these allergies out of the way so I can start the training! Weigh in is supposed to be once a week, but I felt the need to get on there. It’s 175.5. That’s the highest I want it. No more going back up and down from this point to 178. I just have to get my butt up out of this chair and get it done. No matter how I feel.
Long week, of good and super bad
Yep, it was my bday week. I was ok for a lot of it. Got some seriously good cardio in on a few days. And some great weights in on some others. But my weekend has been out of control. I ate worse this weekend for my bday party and the days following than I did on my bday. lol
Thankfully my weight has not changed much. I attribute this to portions. We went out to lunch on Friday and I brought half of my food home with me. That was what I ate for dinner last night. Then I had a few nacho’s for dinner, but it was almost all alcohol and diet coke’s. shhhh, I know, but I danced most of those calories off. lol I stuck to straight shots and things with diet coke. There were no fluffy sugary drinks.
I weighed in this morning (sunday) at 177 and I’m so damn proud of that! My goal is still 165, so that is still only 12 pounds away. I do think I need to go under 165, but that is a good place to hit and then go from there. I’m fluctuating about 2 pounds here and there each week depending on my food of course. As long as I keep my cardio up and keep jogging at least twice a week I can keep this under control. I will slowly take off pound by pound and keep it off. As it stands, even with my not eating very healthy foods, I am staying well under the 180’s. I can do this!
2/1 Weighing in
Well I have been blogging, I just haven’t been posting them. So sorry! I blog at work on a notepad document and then transfer them over at later date. I try to be good about it and do it every day or at least every other day, but alas, it’s been over a week now. Serious OOOPPPPPS!
I’ve been doing so much better. I have my food mostly in check. I have cut my portions down and I am working on burning 500 calories a day. It’s working because even when I’m putting on a couple of water pounds or a bad eating day, I’m still only weighing in at 178. Not going back over that 180 again, that’s for sure. WOOHOOO
Weigh in today is…176 and it’s the end of the day for me, I’m leaving the gym in just a minute. So that means this morning I would have been on target with only 10 more pounds left to my goal! This weigh in puts me at 11 pounds to my first goal. Last time I was at 165 I was very happy there. I plan on hitting there again and seeing if I want to go down from there or not. 11 pounds is so close! And the awesome thing is, I did not do it by starving myself. I have not deprived myself of anything at all, just cut my portions down to human size and getting my 4-5 meals back in a day. Eating 2 times a day is so bad for the metabolism.