04/06/09 update fitness

woke up ready to workout!

I have changed my routine to the following
Saturday-off
Sunday-off
Monday-BFBM
Tuesday-weight train
Wednesday-Shred/running
Thursday-weight train
Friday-BFBM

whooo hoo! I'm excited!

4/2/09 fitness

off day Wednesday

weight training day 2 of the week
pull dominate (light & quick)

360 degree squats 20-15-12

timed hang (seconds) 5-4-10 (forced count)

1/4 deadlift 50lbs. x's 12-12-12-12

upright row 30lbs x's 8-8-8-8

bent row 50lbs. x's 8-8-8-8 *yates style*

flutter kicks with 5lbs dumbbell on chest 30 seconds, 30 seconds, 30 seconds

pike 10

leg throw 15-15-10

ball walk 5-5-5

3/31/09 workout

total body push & pull

hour long

axe chop-15lbs x's 12-25

goblet squat 15lbs. x's12 35lbs x's 8-8-12 (hand change)

low incline press 30lbs. x's 12, 50lbs. x's 8-8-8 (10 count negative last rep)

stiff legged dead lift 30lbs. x's 12, 50lbs x's 10-8

overhead db press 8 x's 12-12-12

(explosive) lunge 10-10-10

-2min quad stretch-

exercise ball plank
25 sec, 30 sec, 40 sec

feet on ball/close grip pu & walk out
7-5-6

db towel row
35lbs. x's 6-6-8

fitness update 3/30/09

I wore a size 3 to my uncles wake. SCORE!

down to 126 lbs. one more pound & I will have lost 30 lbs. Those that thought an old lady like me couldn't do it....you were so wrong! LOL LOL

I got up this AM ready to workout!!!!! I did bfbm & it feels great to be 100% back at it!

last week I didn't eat very much.....I was so upset I wasn't hungry, but I'm going to be on task this week. I don't expect weight loss for the next few weeks, but I'm going to stick with it no matter what. I love being fit. NOTHING tastes as good as being fit feels...oh yea! HOOO RAH! Rock on!

week in review, fitness & otherwise.

this week has been a rough week, but I did manage to get a few workouts in. I managed a measley 4 hour workout for the week, I'm trying to not kick myself for it..but with Tom Ed's passing it's just left me in a loop.

I did do other things than cry and go to church (sometimes both at the same time), and try to be supportive of those with broken hearts during this week.....here are a few pics.
I haven't blogged about my spinning lately, but this is what I have spun this week....the white is from today

it's almost thin enough

this is what it starts out like

2 skeins were spun this week (one partial & one whole)

I received 2 count them 2 letters with happies inside...thank you dear friends....it helped me truly this week............

and Nannerpus! I knitted him in like 2 or 3 days.

why I hate Tuesdays and Thursdays

in my exercise world anyway.....

On Tuesday & Thursdays, I have to wait until 10:30 to workout because the last part of my workout is done with my hubbs. (weight training).....I always feel like a slug on Tues and Thurs because I have to wait so late......I normally have my workouts finished & doing teaching by this time....sigh...........hurry up 10:30~!

03/23/09 fitness report.

got up this AM after a wonderful earplug induced sleep. FINALLY. I woke up tired, of course, and wanted to sleep more.....but I knew my workout awaited me.....I also knew my wonderful kiddos would be getting up soon wanting b'fast, and instruction on what their day of school would be like....

over the weekend I tried on some of my smaller jeans, and here sit I......comfortably in a size 6. I have a little room to boot. But the thing about being short like I am, a lot of the jeans go up too far on the waist (or that has been true for me at least) and Levis is no exception.....I feel like I'm wearing "MOM PANTS" you know what I mean?

I'm holding firm at 127.5.......I don't know if I'm going to make my weight goal by my daughters 15th b'day party......*nervous* I'd love to weigh 120, but I am at this point going to be happy if I'm at 125.....this last few pounds are coming off so slow....so, so, so slow......

I did my Banish Fat Boost Metabolism again this AM......The whole time thinking about how tired I am of everything....I'm sick to death of not having any freelance work, sick to death of having 2000 people applying for a job I'd love to have here......and knowing I won't get it because in this boom hick town if you don't have family that's hiring....in this economy you don't get hired....a whole year & no one has hired me.........this stinks. I'm sick to death of it all....sick of living here, sick of trying to pretend we don't live where we do....sick to death of being embarrassed if someone stops by, or wants to stop by to visit.....I'm sick to death of knowing the mortality of the women in my family & simple math shows I may have 10 good years of life & here I sit not accomplishing NOTHING because the wheels just won't turn for me....sick to death of knowing I could fall off of the face of the earth & only a scant amount of people would even notice, and even fewer than that would care......it just stinks. The whole time I was working out & punching, I kept thinking over and over about everything & punching madly in the air while thinking about the fact I can't/am not giving my children everything they need/want/deserve, and kicking myself (really doing butt kicks) because of my choice of college majors that have honestly done nothing to help my little family....very frustrating.

my groom is just over a year away from graduating college, he's going to be a nurse, Lord willing. This has been such a long road of him working and going to college part time, and since being laid off surviving off of $215 a week while he goes to college full time....he can't get hired either, it seems....uggghhh! A year away seems so far away when you are scratching every week out of the very ground that seems to be shifting thru your hands.....gah. I hate this.

when he graduates we are so moving away from this hick town that has been nothing but pain for me & going to where not only he can work, but perhaps I can find something to do so I can help with what the children need/want...every squat punch has me saying "I hate it here...I hate it here......I hate it here".....

I know we should be happy where God has planted us, and I'm trying....but I'm just sick to death of this weight that won't come off of me, these scales that are mean to me, and everything else.....I just want to be there already.......I feel like theres a ticking time clock & wonder how much of life I will get to live before it's all said & done & wonder if my life will end up the Greek tragedy that my Moms did.

punch, twist, kick, plank, mountain climbers....just make it all go away. An hour that I'm not 'fretting' about everything....that's what working out is to me.

Friday morning weigh-in/fitness update/3-20-09

wow. This week of spring break has flown by.......

I weighed in this AM, I am almost 127, but I'm calling it still...yes still....128. That way it will for sure be 127 next week. I don't know if I will reach my goal of 125 by May 13 (I'd love to be 120 for my daughters 15th b'day party, but oh well...at this rate I don't know if I will even be 125!)

I did my BFBM this AM, and I worked my little heart out. I feel lazy now...oh how can I be lazy at 11 am? It's simple....I can't...but I can say that by tomorrow afternoon I will have worked out my goal hours this week, and I'm learning to trust the process more.

I miss the days of being able to see the scale move weekly, but I know when you are trying to get those 'vanity' pounds off, they don't come easily. I also learned, via the pics I took recently, that I still have a HUGE FAT FACE....I joke I have a pumpkin' head.......(my groom hates it when I say that), but I don't know when all this FAT will come off my face, if it will. Maybe I'm one of those that simply don't get a skinny face again.

whew. I'm beat......but I feel great! I'm so glad it's Friday!

03/19/09 fitness report.

oh yea. I'm totally rocking this exercise thing & it feels great!

Yesterday was my off day, so I hit it hard today.

Level 3 of Shred/and walk the dog/run *30 mins*

and the following weight lifting

lower pull

1/4/ deadlift
60lbs. X's 10, 80lbs x's 12-12-15

stiff legged deadlift
60lbs. x's 12-8-8

exercise ball hamcurl (new exercise, work on technique)
12-12-12

upright row
30lbs x's 6-8-8

one arm dumbbell row 15lbs x's 12-12-12

yates row
30lbs. x's 10-15-15

static hang
3 attempts at 5 seconds each
(not counted as sets)

03/17/09 fitness report.

whew. I had a great workout today in my new kickers ☺ FUN!

I went to level 3 of Shred, and it felt AWESOME!!! I love the traveling push-ups ☺

after my shred I did the following:

axe chop 15lbs. x's 10-10-10
db squat 35lbs x's 15/grip change 15-15
standing overhead press (barbell) 30lbs x's 12-10-10-12
seated lateral raise on ball db's 5lbs x's 15-15
standing 15 lbs x's 10-12
exercise ball db press 15lbs. x's 10-10-10-10
ball planks-15 seconds, 20 seconds, 25 seconds, 30 seconds
overhead db extension-15 lbs x's 20-20-20 (assisted)

oh it was awesome!

great workout!

new kickers!

lookie what came in the mail for me today!!!!!

I have never even owned a pair of shoes THIS nice & I want to spew my ever meaningful thank you x's a million to my angel that sent them to me! I never buy shoes for myself (other more important feet here to worry about), so this is an even bigger blessing than you may realize, friend. Thank you so much!

What's so funny is I had just worked out to BFBM & was getting up from the cool down when they arrived....☺ I so can't wait to workout again tomorrow! Betcha you can guess what I will be thinking about when I'm kick boxing!

03/14/09 fitness report.

I thought I posted this yesterday, but I did banish fat boost metabolism ☺ on Friday, had weigh in (128 lbs)

and today

I did BFBM and the following work on my arms
(quickie)

standing dumbbell curl-15lbs x's 30-30
overhead dumbbell extension-15lbs x's 30-30

03/11/09 fitness report...and weigh in too!

I knew I'd maintain because I wasn't able to really eat on target thru the week. I just couldn't get the right kind of groceries needed to be 'low fat/carbs'...but I did at least get my calories per day.......so no weight gain is good.

this coming week will be better because I did my major shopping yesterday ☺ YIPPEE!!

I worked out to BFBM this AM and my workout total time is 5 hours. I still have tomorrow to go ☺ I'm planning on doing BFBM in the AM, and the workout my arms extra because I want to have fantastic 'guns'.

yesterdays workout slay'd me. Especially the frog jumps outside, but I could really tell the benefits of doing it today...I felt so much stronger! I'm happy I've worked out extra this week ☺

128 lbs & holding steady.

03/12/09 fitness report.

this AM, I did my Shred DVD and

I did an hour of weight resistance training, as follows:

• dead lift- 30lbs x's 15 (warm up), 50lbs. x's 12, 80 lbs. x's 10, x's 10
• stiff legged deadlift- 50 lbs x's 8-8-8-7
• lying dumbbell hamstring curl- 15 lbs. 6-10-15-15
• lying incline bench row (dumbbell)-15lbs. x's 12-12-12-
• bent barbell row-50lbs. x's 9-8-6
• towel bar row- 30lbs. x's 12-12-12-12-15
• frog jumps (outside)- 50 jumps

03/10/09 fitness report.

I've made the somewhat crazy decision to go from 5 hours of exercise that I did last week to 6 hours of exercise this week. I want to work up to doing 10 hours of exercise per week. ☺ We shall see how fast I can increase this time.

I worked out to Shred this AM, walked the dog a mile too.(30 mins)

and did the following exercises (weight resistance)

• front squat- 20lbs. x's 8-10-8-4
• DB squat (db between legs)-35lbs x's 8-8-8
• supported lunge (body weight/chair)-6-CRAMPS!
• overhead db press (seated on ball)-8lbs. x's12-15 10lbs. x's 15-20
• db press (lying on ball) 10lb. x's12-12-12
• db flye (on ball)-5lbs. x's 12-15- 8lbs. x's 20
• standing lateral raise- 5lbs x's 12-12-12

this took me an hour, more or less.

total->1 hour 30 mins

I FEEL GREAT!!!!

03/09/09 fitness report.

I woke up this AM with a grumbly tummy.......ewww. Not hungry, it felt almost sick.

but I went ahead & did my workout for the day & about 15 mins into it I felt great! I just love working out!

I did my Banish Fat Boost Metabolism DVD, and I can tell I'm getting a lot stronger ☺ I just love Jillian Michaels DVD's and how she uses kickboxing in her workouts. I am so going to take a class when I can (when we move). I just love it!

I was getting ready for church yesterday morning, and in all honesty, I really had nothing to wear. Just about everything was so much too big for me that I looked like a kid playing dress up in 'Mommies' clothes. NOT GOOD...but still good for me. I don't know what I'm going to do, I guess I will just have to look like my clothes are swallowing me whole ☺ But that is a lot better than them being too tight, am I right? yea.

I am 3 lbs. away from having lost 30 lbs. Can you believe it? It's not come easy, nor did it come for free, but it's SO worth it to feel better, and to finally be comfortable in real clothes again (not jogging pants/capris, etc.) but REAL clothes.

my MIL gave me a pair of shorts (more like knee shorts) last summer, and I put them on yesterday & they just twisted around on my waist. I can't believe they use to be tight on me & now I'm practically swimming in them ☺I'm still in the 'chubette' mindset & am always afraid to try anything on I have because I'm afraid it will be too tight.....and thank God they aren't! I'd hate to be going in the opposite direction......☺

sure, I miss out on eating out, drinking all the colas I want, eating chocolate, eating all the breads I want.......but I don't really miss them anyway. I did crave doughnuts the other day, but I lived thru it....LOL. It's SO worth it. You can all eat/do what you want......but don't feel sorry for me...I'm living the life!

03/07/09 weight train (fitness)

Saturday I decided I'd rather to an hour of weights instead of a 30 min DVD/weights.

(we were like 20 mins into it when my younger (step) brother called wanting our help with moving...) but I still did a whole hour, it was just broken up into parts...booohhh.....but I had to.

• Stiff legged DL-30lbs x's 12-12-12
• pil. DB squat- 35lbs x's 12-8-8

this was a superset

• towel bar row- 40lbs x's 10-10-10-10
• db upright row- 15lbs x's 8-8-8

this was back and shoulders

• exercise ball db press- 8lbs x's 12-15-15
• exercise ball seated lateral rise- 8lbs x's 8-11-11

this was chest and shoulders

• barbell curl- 20lbs x's 15 (25x 8/20x7
• skull crushers- 20lbs x's 10-8-10

this was arms

03/06/09 fitness report...and weigh in too!

I worked out to 'Banish Fat Boost Metabolism' this AM.

I had my weigh in first thing this morning, and I weighed

128!!!

that's down a whopping 3 lbs!

in one week!

After all that time being at a stand still, I've finally dropped a few pounds & I don't ever want to see the '130's and up ever again!!!!!! Good-bye! See ya!

oh, I'm so excited!!!!!!!!!!!!

it feels so good!

thank you GOD!

3/5/09 Thursday fitness update

level 2 of Shred

done

and the following:

(using weights)

Goodmornings
20lbs x 10-10-10-10

Bent dumbbell row
15lbs x 8-8-10

Bent lateral raise
8lbs. x 8-11-11

side lateral raise
5lbs. x 10-10-10

bicep curls (barbell)
20lbs. x 10-10-13

dumbbell Plié
35 lbs. x 8-6-8

03/03/09 fitness report.

I did my 'Shred' DVD and then I also did the following:

first superset
Goblet Squat
15 lbs x 12, 30 lbs x 8, 30 lbs x 8,
incline press
30 lbs. (not counting weight of bar)
12x's
15x's
12x's

second superset
stiff legged dumbbells
30 lbs
12x's
12x's
12x's
flat press
30 lbs (not counting weight of bar)
12x's
12x's
12x's

dubbell clean and press
8 lbs.
8 x's
6 x's
5 x's
5 x's

this am, I had the strangest thing happen. I worked out to Shred (and waited about an hour for Boo to get home so he could be here for my weight training) and I was trying to drink my slim-fast & eat my 2 eggs. Everything went fine until I got to the last part of the 2nd boiled egg. Yep. I tossed my cookies. I threw up like crazy. I don't know if was because I tried to get it all down too fast (I did like I normally do drink 1/2 slimfast before workout, 1/2 after w/ eggs), but for some reason that last egg *got* me. Like I said, it was strange. And after I threw up I felt better. It wasn't like I was sick throwing up, so I don't what it was for sure.

I waited about an hour & Boo got home & I did the last part of my workout. This was my first day adding weight training to Shred, so we will see how it goes.