Good evening, everyone!
I know it's been a couple days, but just to let you know, I haven't been skipping my workouts....only the blogs. I've just been so tired by the time I get finished each night, I keep telling myself that I will blog in the morning...it's just gotten away from me the last couple of days. Anyway, I did Yoga on Thursday night. On Friday, i did the Legs and Back workout....KILLER! Tonight, I just completed my favorite workout of the week....Kempo X. This workout is a butt-kicking good time. Tomorrow is a day for rest, but I've asked Ceth if he would like to give Kempo a whirl. I would LOVE for him to get into this with me. It would be fun for us to get in shape together.
I flexed my muscles in front of the mirror today....I can REALLY tell a difference. It's AWESOME!!! Even Ceth could notice a change in my arms. It's really excited seeing the changes that are taking place over time. I am almost half way through, and the changes are very evident. I can't wait to see what else happens over then next few weeks. I am now officially in a size 12, but even they are quite baggy on me. I may just pass out when I comfortably fit into a size 10.....I don't even remember being in a size 10. Maybe high school?
Food intake has been good, but I do need to get back to writing it down. It's very easy to lose track of calories. I know I'm not going over, but I want to continue makign sure that I'm getting enough....goal for tomorrow....write it down.
49 Days to go!
Saturday, February 27, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Day 38
Good morning!
At least I'm trying to tell myself that...lol I didn't get around ot myblog last night, simply because it was sooooo late! Noah's choir practice stated back up last night. Our church is about 30 minutes away, and it doesn't start until 7, so that really makes for a long night. I guess we got home around 8:30, and luckily I had alredy given the boys baths, so we were able to pretty much go straight to bed. However, after taking a little bit of time for myself to just wind down for the evening, it ended up being about 11:00 by the time I finished my Plyometrics. GREAT workout last nght, but I was drained, so I showered and went straight to bed afterward. Tonight is Yoga again. Nice and slow.....I LOVE the stretches in that workout. It really pushes you to your limit. I am looking forward to it tonight. Even more so, I am really looking forward to catching back up on my sleep this weekend. I'm not sure how many more 5 and 6 hours of sleep a night I can take. I still don't think I've recovered from my 4 hour night Sunday night when I was writing my paper. Anyhoo, I'm doing well. Last night, I REALLY didn't want to do my workout...for the first time, I kinda pouted about it. I did it anyway, and I was really glad that I did. I felt very good about it afterward...much better than the guilt I would've felt if I hadn't done it.
I wish I could remember what I ate yesterday, but it's kinda foggy. I was good, don't worry. :o) I think I just had cereal for breakfast, leftover rice/shrimp concoction that Ceth had made for lunch and I think dinner as well. I kknow that at one point I had some popcorn for a snack. I will try and keep better track of everything today.
53 days to go!
At least I'm trying to tell myself that...lol I didn't get around ot myblog last night, simply because it was sooooo late! Noah's choir practice stated back up last night. Our church is about 30 minutes away, and it doesn't start until 7, so that really makes for a long night. I guess we got home around 8:30, and luckily I had alredy given the boys baths, so we were able to pretty much go straight to bed. However, after taking a little bit of time for myself to just wind down for the evening, it ended up being about 11:00 by the time I finished my Plyometrics. GREAT workout last nght, but I was drained, so I showered and went straight to bed afterward. Tonight is Yoga again. Nice and slow.....I LOVE the stretches in that workout. It really pushes you to your limit. I am looking forward to it tonight. Even more so, I am really looking forward to catching back up on my sleep this weekend. I'm not sure how many more 5 and 6 hours of sleep a night I can take. I still don't think I've recovered from my 4 hour night Sunday night when I was writing my paper. Anyhoo, I'm doing well. Last night, I REALLY didn't want to do my workout...for the first time, I kinda pouted about it. I did it anyway, and I was really glad that I did. I felt very good about it afterward...much better than the guilt I would've felt if I hadn't done it.
I wish I could remember what I ate yesterday, but it's kinda foggy. I was good, don't worry. :o) I think I just had cereal for breakfast, leftover rice/shrimp concoction that Ceth had made for lunch and I think dinner as well. I kknow that at one point I had some popcorn for a snack. I will try and keep better track of everything today.
53 days to go!
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Day 37
Sorry I haven't posted in a few days, folks. Things have been crazy busy! I got all 10 of my papers turned in for my next class on Sunday night. Since then, I've been going crazy tring to finish report cards andgetting ready for parent/ teacher conferences which were today. Now, I've still completed my workouts for the last few nights. Sunday night, I just did my stretch video. Last night was shoulders, chest, and triceps. Tonight, I am supposed ot be doing Plyometrics, but I pulled a 13 hour shift today, by the time I got home, and I just want ot go to bed tonight. I've decided that, instead of doing Back and Biceps tomorrow, I will make up for my Ply then. I think that the cardio is more important for me than the mass building arm exercises, so tomorrow I will do Plyo and Ab Ripper. Things should be settled down for a little bit now, so I amm hoping to keep my blogs up to date again. I'm sorry I've fallen behind, but know that I am still doing well.
Now, yesterday was weigh-in day. I can't, for the life of me, figure out how, but I actually gained a pound back. I am trying not to get down on myself for it...trying to convince myself that it's just muscle weight. Anyhoo, I'm all right. I'm just going to look forward to a much bigger loss next week. This week, I know, will be a lot better, and hopefully, much less stress. Thanks for all of your encouragement. I will check back in tomorrow.
God Bless!
53 days to go!
Now, yesterday was weigh-in day. I can't, for the life of me, figure out how, but I actually gained a pound back. I am trying not to get down on myself for it...trying to convince myself that it's just muscle weight. Anyhoo, I'm all right. I'm just going to look forward to a much bigger loss next week. This week, I know, will be a lot better, and hopefully, much less stress. Thanks for all of your encouragement. I will check back in tomorrow.
God Bless!
53 days to go!
Saturday, February 20, 2010
Day 34
Hi everyone!
I am feeling really good this evening. I had a GREAT day! I had brunch with a wonderful friend of mine, the art teacher at my school, Jennifer. Thanks, Jen! Afterward, I took my sweet boys to one of my student's birthday parties. It was at the skating rink! FUN!!! Noah LOVES skating, and watching him do it made Jonas want to run out onto the floor. I never in a million years would have thought I would have my baby, who is not even two yet, out on skates by the end of the party! He was DYING to get out there, so I gave in. He was a natural! I couldn't believe it. he was on the little safety skates. he didn't even want to hold my hands. He was dancing around, skating, like such a big boy. *tear* On top of this, what a beautiful day it was!!!! I hope tomorrow is the same.
Well, onto this evening. It was my favorite workout of the week tonight, Kempo X. This is the martial arts type workout. I really feel like I could kick some butt after I did this. It really gets the blood pumping and the heart racing. I LOVE the adrenaline this rediculous calorie burner brings. LOVE IT!!!
It is time to switch gears now. After my shower, I have about an hour of typing to do. In addition to everything I've had due for this class this week, I have to read and summarize 10 different articles on the topic of homework. they are due on Monday. Eeeeek! I've got 5 done so far, so I am hoping to get another 2 or 3 tonight. I may just roll into church looking a little haggard tomorrow. May God refresh me and bring me some energy. :o)
Food intake: Nothing amazingly good or too bad...I guess things are always a little off on the weekends.
Breakfast.....none.....saved it for a nice, big brunch. :o)
Brunch-(I'm just estimating by what was left on my plate) about 2 small pancakes, 1 egg, and a pretty good sized sausage link :o) YUM! Mimi's in Murfreesboro
Slept in this morning....at a late breakfast/ early lunch, so I had a snack after the birthday party. I had a yogurt and a granola bar
Dinner-(early dinner) leftover spaghetti
Snack-raw broccoli and carrot slices w/ light ranch dip.
56 days to go!!!
I am feeling really good this evening. I had a GREAT day! I had brunch with a wonderful friend of mine, the art teacher at my school, Jennifer. Thanks, Jen! Afterward, I took my sweet boys to one of my student's birthday parties. It was at the skating rink! FUN!!! Noah LOVES skating, and watching him do it made Jonas want to run out onto the floor. I never in a million years would have thought I would have my baby, who is not even two yet, out on skates by the end of the party! He was DYING to get out there, so I gave in. He was a natural! I couldn't believe it. he was on the little safety skates. he didn't even want to hold my hands. He was dancing around, skating, like such a big boy. *tear* On top of this, what a beautiful day it was!!!! I hope tomorrow is the same.
Well, onto this evening. It was my favorite workout of the week tonight, Kempo X. This is the martial arts type workout. I really feel like I could kick some butt after I did this. It really gets the blood pumping and the heart racing. I LOVE the adrenaline this rediculous calorie burner brings. LOVE IT!!!
It is time to switch gears now. After my shower, I have about an hour of typing to do. In addition to everything I've had due for this class this week, I have to read and summarize 10 different articles on the topic of homework. they are due on Monday. Eeeeek! I've got 5 done so far, so I am hoping to get another 2 or 3 tonight. I may just roll into church looking a little haggard tomorrow. May God refresh me and bring me some energy. :o)
Food intake: Nothing amazingly good or too bad...I guess things are always a little off on the weekends.
Breakfast.....none.....saved it for a nice, big brunch. :o)
Brunch-(I'm just estimating by what was left on my plate) about 2 small pancakes, 1 egg, and a pretty good sized sausage link :o) YUM! Mimi's in Murfreesboro
Slept in this morning....at a late breakfast/ early lunch, so I had a snack after the birthday party. I had a yogurt and a granola bar
Dinner-(early dinner) leftover spaghetti
Snack-raw broccoli and carrot slices w/ light ranch dip.
56 days to go!!!
Friday, February 19, 2010
Day 33
Good evening everyone!
Today was a pretty good day. After all of the stressing out over this weekend's grad classes, I was very pleased to receive a perfect score on, not only my presentation tonight, but also a perfect score on the paper I had to submit last week. That certainly makes it feel like the hard work has been worth it.
As far as my workout goes, I completed Back and Legs tonight, along with the Ab Ripper. Good workout, but felt a little more tired than normal. I'm praying against it, but I'm feeling the symptoms of a cold coming on. All in all, it was a great day, but I am now ready for shower, a little tv, and my comfy, cozy bed.
Food intake;
Breakfast- wasn't very hungry this morning, so just grabbed an apple
Snack-yogurt
Lunch- Progresso Light chicken noodle soup
Snack- 90 cal granola bar
Dinner- 350 calorie fresco chicken wrap from taco bell....lol. Didn't want to cook after being in class until 8 tonight! haha Hey....at least I thought about what I ordered. lol
57 days to go!
Today was a pretty good day. After all of the stressing out over this weekend's grad classes, I was very pleased to receive a perfect score on, not only my presentation tonight, but also a perfect score on the paper I had to submit last week. That certainly makes it feel like the hard work has been worth it.
As far as my workout goes, I completed Back and Legs tonight, along with the Ab Ripper. Good workout, but felt a little more tired than normal. I'm praying against it, but I'm feeling the symptoms of a cold coming on. All in all, it was a great day, but I am now ready for shower, a little tv, and my comfy, cozy bed.
Food intake;
Breakfast- wasn't very hungry this morning, so just grabbed an apple
Snack-yogurt
Lunch- Progresso Light chicken noodle soup
Snack- 90 cal granola bar
Dinner- 350 calorie fresco chicken wrap from taco bell....lol. Didn't want to cook after being in class until 8 tonight! haha Hey....at least I thought about what I ordered. lol
57 days to go!
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Day 32
Yoga day, and thank God for that! It's been quite a week, so when I realized that this was my workout for the night, I was more than happy. However, I still had a very hard time just clearing my mind of all of life's stresses. I guess I just wasn't completely in the right frame of mind tonight. Oh well. great workout, nonetheless.
Tomorrow, it's back to grad school. Classes tomorrow night, directly after regular school. I've got a presentation to do tomorrow that I'm not too terribly excited about. Keep me in your thoughts and prayers. I don't want nerves to take over. I just really wanted to take a second to thank my amazing friends on here for your support and constant encouragement. I couldn't possibly stick to all of this if it weren't for your kind words that always seem to come at just the right time.
Looking forward to hitting it hard with Legs and Back and another round of the Ab Ripper. YEAH!!!
Food intake:
Breakfast- SLim Fast breakfast shake
Snack-granola bar
Lunch-Leftovers from last night- Tilapia fillet, green beans, and a very small serving of rice
Snack- An AMAZINGLY good pink naval orange....picked that up on accident...didn't even know they existed. haha
Dinner- Spaghetti and 1 piece of garlic toast
Tomorrow, it's back to grad school. Classes tomorrow night, directly after regular school. I've got a presentation to do tomorrow that I'm not too terribly excited about. Keep me in your thoughts and prayers. I don't want nerves to take over. I just really wanted to take a second to thank my amazing friends on here for your support and constant encouragement. I couldn't possibly stick to all of this if it weren't for your kind words that always seem to come at just the right time.
Looking forward to hitting it hard with Legs and Back and another round of the Ab Ripper. YEAH!!!
Food intake:
Breakfast- SLim Fast breakfast shake
Snack-granola bar
Lunch-Leftovers from last night- Tilapia fillet, green beans, and a very small serving of rice
Snack- An AMAZINGLY good pink naval orange....picked that up on accident...didn't even know they existed. haha
Dinner- Spaghetti and 1 piece of garlic toast
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Day 31
Back into the game full force, folks! I am so happy to back into my routine. I shouldn't feel guilty about being sick, right? Anyhoo, today was Back and Biceps. Killer routine. I feel pumped, and all I can say is BRING ON THE HEAVIER WEIGHTS. Anyone have any dumbells laying around that they don't need? haha
After this cd, it was back to Ab Ripper X! I did the whole thing!!!!! I am so proud of my own progress. That's allowed, right? The best thing about it.....no pains this time. I really think that I must have pulled a muscle and that it just needed to be stretched and strengthened. I know I should still get it checked out. I will try to stay aware of any changes or differences and keep that somewhere at the top of my list.
I am feeling stronger and better than ever. This is an awesome way to focus on myself while, at the same time, working out all of life's stresses and frustrations. Killing 2 birds with 1 stone......that's the way I like it.
Food intake: (much better and more back to normal today)
Breakfast- bowl of cereal and a banana
Lunch- ham and cheddar hot sub (hot pocket...lol)
Dinner- Tilapia fillet, 1 serving of white rice with garlic salt, and a big bunch of green beans! YUM (Also tomorrow's lunch)
31 days down, 59 to go!
After this cd, it was back to Ab Ripper X! I did the whole thing!!!!! I am so proud of my own progress. That's allowed, right? The best thing about it.....no pains this time. I really think that I must have pulled a muscle and that it just needed to be stretched and strengthened. I know I should still get it checked out. I will try to stay aware of any changes or differences and keep that somewhere at the top of my list.
I am feeling stronger and better than ever. This is an awesome way to focus on myself while, at the same time, working out all of life's stresses and frustrations. Killing 2 birds with 1 stone......that's the way I like it.
Food intake: (much better and more back to normal today)
Breakfast- bowl of cereal and a banana
Lunch- ham and cheddar hot sub (hot pocket...lol)
Dinner- Tilapia fillet, 1 serving of white rice with garlic salt, and a big bunch of green beans! YUM (Also tomorrow's lunch)
31 days down, 59 to go!
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Days 29 and 30
Sorry, I've been off on my blogs guys. That stomach virus really threw me for a loop. Once again, I've definitely appreciated these extra days off!
Anyhoo, yesterday, since I still didn't have much of an apetite, I thought I would take 1 more day to just rest and recouperate. I figured that I would start fresh today. Since I didn't want to get behind on my new weekly schedule, I did yesterday's chest, back, and triceps video this morning. I will be doing today's Plyometrics video tonight. I am VERY much looking forward to getting back in the swing of things.
I'm not going to bother posting my food intake for the last couple of days, cause until today, I hadn't consumed hardly any calories at all. I'm finally starting to get my appetite back, as well as my strength. Taking the virus into account, my weigh in results were yet another 2 pounds down this week, as of yesterday. I weighed in at 153. Total weight loss for my first month was 14 pounds! Pretty cool, if I don't say so myself.
I will keep updating as always, and hopefully, starting today, I will be back on my regular schedule. Now, this is my post for today. I won't be posting anything else until tomorrow evening. I've got A LOT of grad school work to get going on. LOTS of stuff is due on Friday.
Thanks for your prayers, thoughts, and support through my being sick and through this journey in general. Your comments and posts have meant a lot to me. I can't believe I'm already 1/3 of the way done with this!
60 days to go!
Anyhoo, yesterday, since I still didn't have much of an apetite, I thought I would take 1 more day to just rest and recouperate. I figured that I would start fresh today. Since I didn't want to get behind on my new weekly schedule, I did yesterday's chest, back, and triceps video this morning. I will be doing today's Plyometrics video tonight. I am VERY much looking forward to getting back in the swing of things.
I'm not going to bother posting my food intake for the last couple of days, cause until today, I hadn't consumed hardly any calories at all. I'm finally starting to get my appetite back, as well as my strength. Taking the virus into account, my weigh in results were yet another 2 pounds down this week, as of yesterday. I weighed in at 153. Total weight loss for my first month was 14 pounds! Pretty cool, if I don't say so myself.
I will keep updating as always, and hopefully, starting today, I will be back on my regular schedule. Now, this is my post for today. I won't be posting anything else until tomorrow evening. I've got A LOT of grad school work to get going on. LOTS of stuff is due on Friday.
Thanks for your prayers, thoughts, and support through my being sick and through this journey in general. Your comments and posts have meant a lot to me. I can't believe I'm already 1/3 of the way done with this!
60 days to go!
Monday, February 15, 2010
Days 27 and 28
Hello all! I am sorry that I haven't gotten around to my blog the last couple of days. I am hoping to get back on track today. Saturday, Ceth and I had plans to have our date night, so I had to do my Yoga earlier in the morning, while the kids were napping. I didn't have time to write my blog before I had to head out to Fayetteville to drop the kids off at Ceth's dad's house. Anyhoo, we had a great night....nice alone time with eachother, exactly what we've been needing.
Now, yesterday, was a completely different story. For some reason, around 10 in the morning or so, I started feeling AWFUL. On our way to pick up the kids, I had to get Ceth to pull ver so I could vommit. Yeah, it was like that ALL DAY LONG! I couldn't even hold down water....within 10 minutes, it would be right back up. I know....thanks for the details, right. ANyhoo, I've not eaten anything in over 24 hours now. I'm about to go experiment with some toast. Please pray that it stays down. Obviously, because it would've been completely stupid, not to mention dangerous, I hadto skip my workout, for the very first time last night. :o( Boohoohoo! However, I'm sure I probably lost more weight yesterday, just from...you know, all day. Anyway, thanks for stopping by, and I will write more tonight. Hopefully I will be able to keep some food down and will get back on track this evening.
Thanks everyone!!!!
4 weeks down!!!!
Weigh in posted later today!
63 Days to go!!!!
Now, yesterday, was a completely different story. For some reason, around 10 in the morning or so, I started feeling AWFUL. On our way to pick up the kids, I had to get Ceth to pull ver so I could vommit. Yeah, it was like that ALL DAY LONG! I couldn't even hold down water....within 10 minutes, it would be right back up. I know....thanks for the details, right. ANyhoo, I've not eaten anything in over 24 hours now. I'm about to go experiment with some toast. Please pray that it stays down. Obviously, because it would've been completely stupid, not to mention dangerous, I hadto skip my workout, for the very first time last night. :o( Boohoohoo! However, I'm sure I probably lost more weight yesterday, just from...you know, all day. Anyway, thanks for stopping by, and I will write more tonight. Hopefully I will be able to keep some food down and will get back on track this evening.
Thanks everyone!!!!
4 weeks down!!!!
Weigh in posted later today!
63 Days to go!!!!
Friday, February 12, 2010
Day 26
AGood evening, everyone!
I know the blogs have been kind of boring lately. I am hoping that they will get more interesting when I start some new workouts next week. Tonight, I had to do Core Synergistics again....Man....ROUGH!!!! I already know that my middle is gonna be mighty sore tomorrow. However....that's the part thatneeds the most work, so I guess that's good, right? I believe that tomorrow is more Yoga, and I plan on finishing it earlier in the day tomorrow. Ceth and I have an overnight sitter for tomorrow, so we plan on being gone.....well, overnight!! Yeah, us! We haven't had a successful date night in approximately 6 months...lol. It is long overdue, and we both so desperately need this time together. Anyhoo, I will write more tomorrow....hopefully....just keeping it short tonight because it's late and I have got to get some sleep. See ya tomorrow!
Food Intake:
Breakfast- Bowl of Special K cereal
Snack-orange
Lunch-Can of Progresso Light Vegetable soup
Snack- Carrot sticks w/ ranch dip...YES! I DID TURN DOWN EVERY ONE OF THE VALENTINE GOODIES WE HAD AT OUR PARTY TODAY!!!!
Dinner- Leftovers...baked boneless/ skinless chicken breast and steamed veggies
65 Days to go!!!
I know the blogs have been kind of boring lately. I am hoping that they will get more interesting when I start some new workouts next week. Tonight, I had to do Core Synergistics again....Man....ROUGH!!!! I already know that my middle is gonna be mighty sore tomorrow. However....that's the part thatneeds the most work, so I guess that's good, right? I believe that tomorrow is more Yoga, and I plan on finishing it earlier in the day tomorrow. Ceth and I have an overnight sitter for tomorrow, so we plan on being gone.....well, overnight!! Yeah, us! We haven't had a successful date night in approximately 6 months...lol. It is long overdue, and we both so desperately need this time together. Anyhoo, I will write more tomorrow....hopefully....just keeping it short tonight because it's late and I have got to get some sleep. See ya tomorrow!
Food Intake:
Breakfast- Bowl of Special K cereal
Snack-orange
Lunch-Can of Progresso Light Vegetable soup
Snack- Carrot sticks w/ ranch dip...YES! I DID TURN DOWN EVERY ONE OF THE VALENTINE GOODIES WE HAD AT OUR PARTY TODAY!!!!
Dinner- Leftovers...baked boneless/ skinless chicken breast and steamed veggies
65 Days to go!!!
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Day 25
Hello all!
Nothing new or exciting today. Today's workout was X Stretch. It was nice, but I am really looking forward to seeing some of the new workouts that start on Monday. Dreading Core Synergistics a little bit tomorrow. It's pretty rough. Every exercise on that workout focuses on everything between the chest and the knees. Anyhoo...it's late and we've got a big day at school tomorrow, with the Valentine's parties and all. I will write more tomorrow night.
Food Intake:
Breakfast- bowl of cereal
Snack- banana
Lunch- forgot mine at home, so got a very healthy slice of cafeteria pizza and some corn.....lol
No Afternoon snack
Dinner- Baked boneless, skinless chicken breast (1/2 piece), some steamed veggies, and 1/2 cup of rice. Yummy! Yeah...that's going to be tomorrow's lunch too.....if I don't forget to bring it!
66 days to go!
Nothing new or exciting today. Today's workout was X Stretch. It was nice, but I am really looking forward to seeing some of the new workouts that start on Monday. Dreading Core Synergistics a little bit tomorrow. It's pretty rough. Every exercise on that workout focuses on everything between the chest and the knees. Anyhoo...it's late and we've got a big day at school tomorrow, with the Valentine's parties and all. I will write more tomorrow night.
Food Intake:
Breakfast- bowl of cereal
Snack- banana
Lunch- forgot mine at home, so got a very healthy slice of cafeteria pizza and some corn.....lol
No Afternoon snack
Dinner- Baked boneless, skinless chicken breast (1/2 piece), some steamed veggies, and 1/2 cup of rice. Yummy! Yeah...that's going to be tomorrow's lunch too.....if I don't forget to bring it!
66 days to go!
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Day 24
Good evening, everone!
I'm done and ready to shower by 10 tonight....not too bad. This is recovery week, so my scheduled workouts are a little different than weeks past. I ad Kenpo again, which we all know that I absolutely LOVE. It's the kickboxing type workout...lots of kicks, jabs, and SWEAT!!!
Good stuff!
Had a nice, very unexpected day off of work today. I was able to take the kids out with a good friend of mine and her young children. It was very noisy, but a lot of fun....not to mention, much needed laughs and fellowship. Thanks, Brittney! Now I feel refreshed and ready to go back to school tomorrow.
Food Intake:
Breakfast- 1 egg white, 1 slice of sausage, and 1 piece of turkey bacon
Lunch- Grilled chicken sandwich
Dinner- Grilled chicken wrap
Snack- orange.
(I didn't eat as many snacks today, since I had taken in more calories with my meals. Good thing I sweat so much during my workout tonight, huh?)
66 days to go!
I'm done and ready to shower by 10 tonight....not too bad. This is recovery week, so my scheduled workouts are a little different than weeks past. I ad Kenpo again, which we all know that I absolutely LOVE. It's the kickboxing type workout...lots of kicks, jabs, and SWEAT!!!
Good stuff!
Had a nice, very unexpected day off of work today. I was able to take the kids out with a good friend of mine and her young children. It was very noisy, but a lot of fun....not to mention, much needed laughs and fellowship. Thanks, Brittney! Now I feel refreshed and ready to go back to school tomorrow.
Food Intake:
Breakfast- 1 egg white, 1 slice of sausage, and 1 piece of turkey bacon
Lunch- Grilled chicken sandwich
Dinner- Grilled chicken wrap
Snack- orange.
(I didn't eat as many snacks today, since I had taken in more calories with my meals. Good thing I sweat so much during my workout tonight, huh?)
66 days to go!
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
Day 23
Hello all!
Can't say that today was much better. I did make it through Core Synergistics today, which was a pretty cool workout. This was my first time doing this workout, so it was kind of new and fun. I'm just tired, folks! Today was just an extraordinarily long day. We had a PTO meeting tonight, which was not only intense, but quite long. I do feel like we got some things accomplished though, which is good. However, I didn't get home from school today until after 8:30. UghhhH! Then, I had to get the kids ready for bed, which was not easy, considering they both missed me and wanted to stay up with me. This all resulted in both of them being up waaay past their bed time, lots of crying, and a gigantic headache on my end. Oh well. The night has finally come to an end, and I am just about to say good night, at 10:30....well, probably more like 11, cause I now have to shower. lol
Anyhoo....tomorrow is a new day, and I will be refreshed and ready to begin in the morning.
Food intake:
Breakfast- bowl of Special K
Lunch- 6" turkey sub with vinegarette, lettuce, cucumbers, banana peppers, and green peppers YUMMY!!!!! on wheat
Snack-1 pack of peanut butter crackers
Dinner- Progresso Light Roasted chicken and Rotini soup
67 Days to Go!
Can't say that today was much better. I did make it through Core Synergistics today, which was a pretty cool workout. This was my first time doing this workout, so it was kind of new and fun. I'm just tired, folks! Today was just an extraordinarily long day. We had a PTO meeting tonight, which was not only intense, but quite long. I do feel like we got some things accomplished though, which is good. However, I didn't get home from school today until after 8:30. UghhhH! Then, I had to get the kids ready for bed, which was not easy, considering they both missed me and wanted to stay up with me. This all resulted in both of them being up waaay past their bed time, lots of crying, and a gigantic headache on my end. Oh well. The night has finally come to an end, and I am just about to say good night, at 10:30....well, probably more like 11, cause I now have to shower. lol
Anyhoo....tomorrow is a new day, and I will be refreshed and ready to begin in the morning.
Food intake:
Breakfast- bowl of Special K
Lunch- 6" turkey sub with vinegarette, lettuce, cucumbers, banana peppers, and green peppers YUMMY!!!!! on wheat
Snack-1 pack of peanut butter crackers
Dinner- Progresso Light Roasted chicken and Rotini soup
67 Days to Go!
Monday, February 8, 2010
Day 22
This is gonna be short.
I had a kinda dumpy day. Looking forward to a better tomorrow. I did, indeed make it through Yoga tonight, somehow, but now, all I want to do is go to bed. Pray that I can keep my strength and my hopes high. Again, today was just one of those days. I will hopefully be more myself tomorrow.
On the brighter side...today was weigh in day. I weighed in at 155...that means 4 more pounds! I am a total of 12 pounds down in 3 weeks! This was the best news of the day, by a country mile. :o) Hopefully I will reach my goal of 140 by the end of all of this. I will get back to you all tomorrow.
God bless!
Erin
I had a kinda dumpy day. Looking forward to a better tomorrow. I did, indeed make it through Yoga tonight, somehow, but now, all I want to do is go to bed. Pray that I can keep my strength and my hopes high. Again, today was just one of those days. I will hopefully be more myself tomorrow.
On the brighter side...today was weigh in day. I weighed in at 155...that means 4 more pounds! I am a total of 12 pounds down in 3 weeks! This was the best news of the day, by a country mile. :o) Hopefully I will reach my goal of 140 by the end of all of this. I will get back to you all tomorrow.
God bless!
Erin
Sunday, February 7, 2010
Day 21
I have officially made it through the first 3 weeks! Yeah!!!
So, tomorrow, I start my first recovery week, which occurs every fourth week. There is still a lot of work to be done, but I get the week off from doing the Ab Ripper, which is nice. I will be doig Yoga, X Stretch, Kenpo, and something called Core Synergistics...not sure if I spelled that right, nor am I sure of exactly what kind of workout it is, but I am very excited to find out. Anyhoo, tomorrow is my 3rd weigh-in. I am excited to check on my progress and share it with all of you. It's been a very rough and stressful week, and I am very glad to have it behind me. Tomorrow is a new beginning, as is each day that God blesses us with.
Ok, so today, I did do my X Stretch video. It's nice. Not much to share or talk about...other than I am super relaxed now, so hopefully, I will be able to get our crazy dog relaxed so we can go to bed. I will actually be getting in bed close to 10 tonight. Score!
Food intake:
Breakfast- bowl of Special K vanilla almond cereal
Snack- orange
Lunch- Grilled chicken wrap on flour tortilla, with lettuce and light ranch dressing
Snack- banana and some peanut butter crackers
Dinner- Bowl of chicken noodle soup (Progresso light)
69 days to go!!!
So, tomorrow, I start my first recovery week, which occurs every fourth week. There is still a lot of work to be done, but I get the week off from doing the Ab Ripper, which is nice. I will be doig Yoga, X Stretch, Kenpo, and something called Core Synergistics...not sure if I spelled that right, nor am I sure of exactly what kind of workout it is, but I am very excited to find out. Anyhoo, tomorrow is my 3rd weigh-in. I am excited to check on my progress and share it with all of you. It's been a very rough and stressful week, and I am very glad to have it behind me. Tomorrow is a new beginning, as is each day that God blesses us with.
Ok, so today, I did do my X Stretch video. It's nice. Not much to share or talk about...other than I am super relaxed now, so hopefully, I will be able to get our crazy dog relaxed so we can go to bed. I will actually be getting in bed close to 10 tonight. Score!
Food intake:
Breakfast- bowl of Special K vanilla almond cereal
Snack- orange
Lunch- Grilled chicken wrap on flour tortilla, with lettuce and light ranch dressing
Snack- banana and some peanut butter crackers
Dinner- Bowl of chicken noodle soup (Progresso light)
69 days to go!!!
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Day 20
Good evening readers!
I know it's late. It's like 11:30, but I had a surprise visitor...my friend Brittney....so I was so happy to see her that I was willing to put the exercise off for an hour or so so we could visit. Anyhoo...made it through Kenpo once again. I hope no one's in the mood to mess with me, cause I could kick some serious butt with all of the kicking/ punching training I've had with this video! haha
Workout was great tonight...much better than the rest of my day. Not such a great day. my grad class work doubled as I met my new professor this semester, so I've got a long road of reading, paper writing, and presentation making in front of me....but hey...it will all be over in about 8 weeks, right? :o)
Gonna keep it short and skip to the food intake. I had an extremely stressful and busy day, so my eating was not fantastic today. Unfortunately, I think I underdid it on the calories again today....I was so busy that I honestly just forgot to eat.
Breakfast- I did manage to grab a quick bowl of cereal before I headed to class this morning
Lunch- no time! I was in class until 2....did run home real quick and grab an orange
Dinner- I had a hot dog with the kids.
I know this was not good...but I did make sure that I had a yummy raw broccoli and carrot snack this evening, once I had time to settle down a bit and realized that I was actually hungry.
Oh! I did have a cappuccino this morning on the way to class. It was really stinking cold this morning and I really craved a dose of caffine to get me going...this just seemed like the solution. lol I will do better with my food tomorrow....I promise!
70 days to go!
I know it's late. It's like 11:30, but I had a surprise visitor...my friend Brittney....so I was so happy to see her that I was willing to put the exercise off for an hour or so so we could visit. Anyhoo...made it through Kenpo once again. I hope no one's in the mood to mess with me, cause I could kick some serious butt with all of the kicking/ punching training I've had with this video! haha
Workout was great tonight...much better than the rest of my day. Not such a great day. my grad class work doubled as I met my new professor this semester, so I've got a long road of reading, paper writing, and presentation making in front of me....but hey...it will all be over in about 8 weeks, right? :o)
Gonna keep it short and skip to the food intake. I had an extremely stressful and busy day, so my eating was not fantastic today. Unfortunately, I think I underdid it on the calories again today....I was so busy that I honestly just forgot to eat.
Breakfast- I did manage to grab a quick bowl of cereal before I headed to class this morning
Lunch- no time! I was in class until 2....did run home real quick and grab an orange
Dinner- I had a hot dog with the kids.
I know this was not good...but I did make sure that I had a yummy raw broccoli and carrot snack this evening, once I had time to settle down a bit and realized that I was actually hungry.
Oh! I did have a cappuccino this morning on the way to class. It was really stinking cold this morning and I really craved a dose of caffine to get me going...this just seemed like the solution. lol I will do better with my food tomorrow....I promise!
70 days to go!
Friday, February 5, 2010
Day 19
Good evening, readers!
Just finished my back and Legs workout....spectacular! Feelin' pumped! Not to mention, I finished this workout by 9:45 tonight, which is like a record for me! Good time....very sweaty.
So, I just met my second professor for the semester tonight. I am soo terribly overwhelmed, I could just scream! However, I'm just going to grit my teeth and bare it, as I always do. I know God will get me through it. He's the only reason I can ever keep my rediculous schedule under control. The work load for this class, I must say, though extensive...not quite as bad as I was anticipating. I'm just going to have to manage my time well, and use every moment that I have wisely. I am already almost 20 days into this program that I would be devastated if it got messed up, so I'm just going to pull out all of my God-given strength to give everything in my life the attention that it needs and deserves....even my health and my body.
Ok....that sounded like a commercial a little bit. Anyhoo....today was a good day, but I am mentally drained and I've got about 7 hours of class ahead of me tomorrow, so I'm not going to waste any more time. Thanks for stopping by! :o)
Food intake:
Breakfast- blueberry breakfast bar
Snack- orange
Lunch- AWESOME turkey sandwhich with light mayo, 1 slice of cheese and some lettuce...From S&J...Mr. Butler's treat! (I couldn't make it to our staff Christmas party.) and a blueberry fat free yogurt
Snack- granola bar
Dinner- Out of a desperate need to go to the grocery store....a frozen burrito with a slice of cheese and some salsa...about 320 calories.
Doing well with my food...even when eating something not so good for me, like the burritio, at least I am portioning. A couple of weeks ago, I would've eaten 2 of those burritos in 1 sitting, in a heartbeat.....making healthier changes and choices.
71 days to go!!!!
Just finished my back and Legs workout....spectacular! Feelin' pumped! Not to mention, I finished this workout by 9:45 tonight, which is like a record for me! Good time....very sweaty.
So, I just met my second professor for the semester tonight. I am soo terribly overwhelmed, I could just scream! However, I'm just going to grit my teeth and bare it, as I always do. I know God will get me through it. He's the only reason I can ever keep my rediculous schedule under control. The work load for this class, I must say, though extensive...not quite as bad as I was anticipating. I'm just going to have to manage my time well, and use every moment that I have wisely. I am already almost 20 days into this program that I would be devastated if it got messed up, so I'm just going to pull out all of my God-given strength to give everything in my life the attention that it needs and deserves....even my health and my body.
Ok....that sounded like a commercial a little bit. Anyhoo....today was a good day, but I am mentally drained and I've got about 7 hours of class ahead of me tomorrow, so I'm not going to waste any more time. Thanks for stopping by! :o)
Food intake:
Breakfast- blueberry breakfast bar
Snack- orange
Lunch- AWESOME turkey sandwhich with light mayo, 1 slice of cheese and some lettuce...From S&J...Mr. Butler's treat! (I couldn't make it to our staff Christmas party.) and a blueberry fat free yogurt
Snack- granola bar
Dinner- Out of a desperate need to go to the grocery store....a frozen burrito with a slice of cheese and some salsa...about 320 calories.
Doing well with my food...even when eating something not so good for me, like the burritio, at least I am portioning. A couple of weeks ago, I would've eaten 2 of those burritos in 1 sitting, in a heartbeat.....making healthier changes and choices.
71 days to go!!!!
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Day 18
Good evening everyone! Tonight was Yoga night. i LOVE Yoga night. I never knew I could be so flexible. Pretty cool! no body aches today. However, everyone's going to be mad at me, but I missed my dr. appointment today. OOPS!!!! Things just got crazy and hectic. I am going to reschedule for monday afternoon. I promise I will listen to my body and not overdo it. :o)
Short blog tonight. I have GOT to get in bed before 11 tonight. I feel very sleep deprived, and I have my second grad class starting tomorrow. I have to get get a better schedule going on here. Ughhhh!
Food Intake:
Breakfast- cereal, skim milk, orange
Snack- fat free yogurt
Lunch- turkey sandwich on wheat, no crust, 1 slice of cheese and mustard...wierd combination, I know, but with the sandwich, I had my leftover broccoli from dinner last night. :o)
Snack- a serving of yogurt covered raisins
Dinner- YUCK! fast food!!!! I couldn't bare the thought of cooking tonight, so I went to Burger King. However, I think I chose the healthiest thing on their menu...a BK Broiler...no mayo or tomatoes....just the grilled chicken, lettuce, 1 slice of cheese, and the bun (the worst part) I looked this up on my iphone and the sanwhich, as menu made, is around 480 calories! However, hopefully I knocked a few of them off by taking off the mayo.
Not too bad, right? :o)
82 Days Left!
Short blog tonight. I have GOT to get in bed before 11 tonight. I feel very sleep deprived, and I have my second grad class starting tomorrow. I have to get get a better schedule going on here. Ughhhh!
Food Intake:
Breakfast- cereal, skim milk, orange
Snack- fat free yogurt
Lunch- turkey sandwich on wheat, no crust, 1 slice of cheese and mustard...wierd combination, I know, but with the sandwich, I had my leftover broccoli from dinner last night. :o)
Snack- a serving of yogurt covered raisins
Dinner- YUCK! fast food!!!! I couldn't bare the thought of cooking tonight, so I went to Burger King. However, I think I chose the healthiest thing on their menu...a BK Broiler...no mayo or tomatoes....just the grilled chicken, lettuce, 1 slice of cheese, and the bun (the worst part) I looked this up on my iphone and the sanwhich, as menu made, is around 480 calories! However, hopefully I knocked a few of them off by taking off the mayo.
Not too bad, right? :o)
82 Days Left!
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Day 17
Good evening friends!
This is me, on day 17 of the P90X fitness program. so far, so good. Tonight, again, was the Arms and Shoulders workout. I am looking forward to finishing this week out, because starting next week, my routines will change up a bit. Every 4th week is called a "recovery" week....still daily workouts, but ones that really focus on stretching and taking care of your body. After that, for the 5th, 6th, and 7th week, I will repeat the same routines but they are different from the ones I've been doing for the last 3 weeks. I am really interested in seeing what they are like. I didn't want to scare myself away, so I haven't checked them out yet.
In addition to Shoulders and Arms tonight, Iwas supposed to do Ab Ripper X. Well, my stubborness caused mer to go ahead and try it out, in spite of the pain that I've been having. However, after simply leaning in for that 1st move, the pain arose, so I took all of my wonderful friends' advice and decided to stay away from it tonight. In the meantime, I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow afternoon, after school, to get everything checked out and try to find the source of the problem. If I have to slack on anymore of my workouts, I may just FREAK OUT!!!! I've GOT to get to the bottom of it. Anyway....feeling great tonight, and Avanell, I just wanted to take a second to really thank you for all of your encouraging insights and words of wisdon. Love you!
Todays Food Intake:
Breakfast- banana and a granola bar
Snack- orange
Lunch- More chicken soup. I LOVE chicken soup...especially on cold days!
Snack- a serving of yogurt covered raisins (YUMMY!!!!!)
Dinner- 1 pork chop...(not breaded....roasted in my flavor wave oven!,) 1 serving of turkey stuffing, and a healthy portion of broccoli with just a smidgeon of cheese sprinkled on it. :o) I am trying to look more at healthy portions rather than dictating to myself that I can't eat certain foods. It's all about portioning, right? I've been doing really well. My soda intake is now maybe 1 every other day. I've NEVER made it more than 24 hours without a soda before now. Also, NO SWEETS!!!!! NONE in 17 days! How about that, huh?
Finally, I wanted ot share one last thing tonight....I guess I am working on self improvement all around these days. I have now officially broken a lifelong habit....My Grandmother will be soooo proud! I have completely quit biting my fingernails. I used to bite them down as far as it is possible to. I've done this for as long as I can remember. I quit this around the same time that I started this whole shebang. I now have nails that I don't have to hide, and I am having so much fun actually being able to paint them and such. Yeah....just wanted to share that.
73 days to go!
This is me, on day 17 of the P90X fitness program. so far, so good. Tonight, again, was the Arms and Shoulders workout. I am looking forward to finishing this week out, because starting next week, my routines will change up a bit. Every 4th week is called a "recovery" week....still daily workouts, but ones that really focus on stretching and taking care of your body. After that, for the 5th, 6th, and 7th week, I will repeat the same routines but they are different from the ones I've been doing for the last 3 weeks. I am really interested in seeing what they are like. I didn't want to scare myself away, so I haven't checked them out yet.
In addition to Shoulders and Arms tonight, Iwas supposed to do Ab Ripper X. Well, my stubborness caused mer to go ahead and try it out, in spite of the pain that I've been having. However, after simply leaning in for that 1st move, the pain arose, so I took all of my wonderful friends' advice and decided to stay away from it tonight. In the meantime, I have an appointment with my doctor tomorrow afternoon, after school, to get everything checked out and try to find the source of the problem. If I have to slack on anymore of my workouts, I may just FREAK OUT!!!! I've GOT to get to the bottom of it. Anyway....feeling great tonight, and Avanell, I just wanted to take a second to really thank you for all of your encouraging insights and words of wisdon. Love you!
Todays Food Intake:
Breakfast- banana and a granola bar
Snack- orange
Lunch- More chicken soup. I LOVE chicken soup...especially on cold days!
Snack- a serving of yogurt covered raisins (YUMMY!!!!!)
Dinner- 1 pork chop...(not breaded....roasted in my flavor wave oven!,) 1 serving of turkey stuffing, and a healthy portion of broccoli with just a smidgeon of cheese sprinkled on it. :o) I am trying to look more at healthy portions rather than dictating to myself that I can't eat certain foods. It's all about portioning, right? I've been doing really well. My soda intake is now maybe 1 every other day. I've NEVER made it more than 24 hours without a soda before now. Also, NO SWEETS!!!!! NONE in 17 days! How about that, huh?
Finally, I wanted ot share one last thing tonight....I guess I am working on self improvement all around these days. I have now officially broken a lifelong habit....My Grandmother will be soooo proud! I have completely quit biting my fingernails. I used to bite them down as far as it is possible to. I've done this for as long as I can remember. I quit this around the same time that I started this whole shebang. I now have nails that I don't have to hide, and I am having so much fun actually being able to paint them and such. Yeah....just wanted to share that.
73 days to go!
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Day 16
Ok, so it's 10:15, and I just finished my workout. If you can't say anything good about be, you can say that I'm committed to this, right?
Tonight was Plyometrics again! I am really growing to LOVE this workout. It is AMAZING!!! Again, Plyometrics is the art of jumping. There is a lot of squat jumps, some crazy switch lunges, and even some fun sports moves.....altogether, really quickly, combining to be one of the most intense, efficient, and effective workouts I have ever been a part of. Again...I really am beginning to love this one inparticular.
For those of you who may be concerned about my last post, this workout doesn't affect that pelvic pain at al. Aparently, during this workout, I am not using that muscle, or whatever it is. I do have a doctor appointment for Thursday afternoon, so I am taking your advice and getting it checked out. With that said, I think I am going to listen to my body and skip the Ab Ripper X tomorrow night. I will continue on with the Arms and Shoulders workout, but I will skip the Ripper for the night tomorrow. :o(
I am feeling good, but very tired. I've got some MAJOR grad school work coming up, and I have got to somehow figure out a better way to manage the little bits of time that I have. This whole thing means so much to me that I feel like I just can't give it up. however, I have some other extremely important committments in my life that I can't forget about...most importantly, my children. They are why I wait until late at night, once they are in bed, to do my workouts. However, I am finding myself with a lot less time to get my grad school work done, not to mention, the late nights are taking their toll a bit. Therefore, for the next week or so, I will be experimenting with how to best manage my time. Tips and advice, again, are greatly appreciated. Anyone know how to add another 2-3 hours to the day?
Food Intake:
Breakfast- Special K cereal (I had 2 servings of it this morning. :o)
Snack- Banana
Lunch- Progresso light Roasted Chicken SOup, Light banana strawberry yogurt
Snack- raw carrot slices with light Ranch dip
Dinner- Whole wheat pasta with spaghetti sauce (no meat), 1 slice of garlic bread
As you can see, I've been working on bringing up my calorie intake a bit. I feel like I am doing better, but I would like to try to start eating a bigger breakfast, and smaller meals as the day goes on. I know I need some carbs for an energy boost, but I hate eating them in the evening. Hey...that's what it's all about, right? Learning how to tweak things to best suit.
74 Days to Go!!!
Tonight was Plyometrics again! I am really growing to LOVE this workout. It is AMAZING!!! Again, Plyometrics is the art of jumping. There is a lot of squat jumps, some crazy switch lunges, and even some fun sports moves.....altogether, really quickly, combining to be one of the most intense, efficient, and effective workouts I have ever been a part of. Again...I really am beginning to love this one inparticular.
For those of you who may be concerned about my last post, this workout doesn't affect that pelvic pain at al. Aparently, during this workout, I am not using that muscle, or whatever it is. I do have a doctor appointment for Thursday afternoon, so I am taking your advice and getting it checked out. With that said, I think I am going to listen to my body and skip the Ab Ripper X tomorrow night. I will continue on with the Arms and Shoulders workout, but I will skip the Ripper for the night tomorrow. :o(
I am feeling good, but very tired. I've got some MAJOR grad school work coming up, and I have got to somehow figure out a better way to manage the little bits of time that I have. This whole thing means so much to me that I feel like I just can't give it up. however, I have some other extremely important committments in my life that I can't forget about...most importantly, my children. They are why I wait until late at night, once they are in bed, to do my workouts. However, I am finding myself with a lot less time to get my grad school work done, not to mention, the late nights are taking their toll a bit. Therefore, for the next week or so, I will be experimenting with how to best manage my time. Tips and advice, again, are greatly appreciated. Anyone know how to add another 2-3 hours to the day?
Food Intake:
Breakfast- Special K cereal (I had 2 servings of it this morning. :o)
Snack- Banana
Lunch- Progresso light Roasted Chicken SOup, Light banana strawberry yogurt
Snack- raw carrot slices with light Ranch dip
Dinner- Whole wheat pasta with spaghetti sauce (no meat), 1 slice of garlic bread
As you can see, I've been working on bringing up my calorie intake a bit. I feel like I am doing better, but I would like to try to start eating a bigger breakfast, and smaller meals as the day goes on. I know I need some carbs for an energy boost, but I hate eating them in the evening. Hey...that's what it's all about, right? Learning how to tweak things to best suit.
74 Days to Go!!!
Monday, February 1, 2010
Day 15
Ok....so, this morning was time for my 2nd official weigh-in. I was a little disappointed to see that this past week, I only lost another pound and a half. I am down to 159 even...which is fantastic, because I am no longer in the 160's. Anyhoo, I do realize that every week is not going to be a big weight loss week like last week. However, I couldn't help being a little disappointed because I feel like I did so much better this past week and that I was physically able to work harder. Ceth assures me that it's because I've been putting on a lot of muscle. I think I will stay positive and keep telling myself that. :o)
Tonight's workout was back to the Chest and Back. I don't know what is going on, but for the past 2 weeks, as soon as I put myself in the push-up position, I get this HORRIBLE shooting pain in the lower left side of my tummmy....like almost down in my pelvis. Anyone know what in the world that could be? I hate it, because it affects my performance, and I am afraid to push myself too much out of fear of really injuring myself. I also hate it because tonight was Ab Ripper X night again, and after doing sooooo well on the Ab Ripper on Friday, it was realld discouraging not to be able to do as well this time around. Last week, the pain did not go away until after my Thursday Yoga workout. I can't figure out what it is, but it seems to be a strain or a pull of some sort. Any tips would be GREATLY appreciated. It was a very painful workout night. I am VERY much looking forward to Plyometrics tomorrow night, believe it or not. I won't have to use that muscle, or tendon, or whatever it is!
Food intake is improving. I've bumped up my calorie intake to between 1,000 and 1,200 a day. I think this is much better than 800. I've added some fruits, like bananas, oranges, and fruity yogurts. Today, however, since I had the day off of work yet again, the family and I decided to headout to Murfreesboro to hang for the day. We went to Demos' for lunch. I had never been there before, but had always wanted to go. I was really hungry, since it was like 1:00 and all I'd had so far was my bowl of cereal. I decided on a roasted chicken soup starter, and a seafood pasta salad....BAD IDEA!!!! Not only was it probably LOADED with calories, but I haven't eaten anything rich like that for a couple of weeks now. All I can say is that I definitely paid for that choice. lol I haven't even had an appetite since then, but I did snack on some raw carrots this evening around dinner time. I do feel much better now. Anyhoo, I am hoping tomorrow will be a better day, and please, don't forget, that if you have any idea what this pain might be, please share any ideas you may have. I've GOT to get rid of this!!!!
75 Days to Go!!
Tonight's workout was back to the Chest and Back. I don't know what is going on, but for the past 2 weeks, as soon as I put myself in the push-up position, I get this HORRIBLE shooting pain in the lower left side of my tummmy....like almost down in my pelvis. Anyone know what in the world that could be? I hate it, because it affects my performance, and I am afraid to push myself too much out of fear of really injuring myself. I also hate it because tonight was Ab Ripper X night again, and after doing sooooo well on the Ab Ripper on Friday, it was realld discouraging not to be able to do as well this time around. Last week, the pain did not go away until after my Thursday Yoga workout. I can't figure out what it is, but it seems to be a strain or a pull of some sort. Any tips would be GREATLY appreciated. It was a very painful workout night. I am VERY much looking forward to Plyometrics tomorrow night, believe it or not. I won't have to use that muscle, or tendon, or whatever it is!
Food intake is improving. I've bumped up my calorie intake to between 1,000 and 1,200 a day. I think this is much better than 800. I've added some fruits, like bananas, oranges, and fruity yogurts. Today, however, since I had the day off of work yet again, the family and I decided to headout to Murfreesboro to hang for the day. We went to Demos' for lunch. I had never been there before, but had always wanted to go. I was really hungry, since it was like 1:00 and all I'd had so far was my bowl of cereal. I decided on a roasted chicken soup starter, and a seafood pasta salad....BAD IDEA!!!! Not only was it probably LOADED with calories, but I haven't eaten anything rich like that for a couple of weeks now. All I can say is that I definitely paid for that choice. lol I haven't even had an appetite since then, but I did snack on some raw carrots this evening around dinner time. I do feel much better now. Anyhoo, I am hoping tomorrow will be a better day, and please, don't forget, that if you have any idea what this pain might be, please share any ideas you may have. I've GOT to get rid of this!!!!
75 Days to Go!!
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