"Size 14 is the new 10"
That was the headline I saw on CNN.com yesterday. Apparently, the article says, "in recent years, as the American population has become generally more overweight, brands from the luxury names to the mass retail chains have scaled down the size labels on their clothing. You may actually be a size 14 and, according to whatever particular store you're in, you come out a size 10."
I ruminated about that all day long. Does that mean that a few short months ago, when I was a 14, I was really an 18? Does that mean that now that I am a size 10, I am really a size 14. Does the same go for shoes? Have the shoe manufacturers decided to make us feel better by changing the shoe sizes? Are my (already big) size 9 feet actually a size 11??!! and, what have they done with bra sizes?! I don't even want to think about it! This is so scary - how many things have 'they" done this with. And who is "they" who decides to change sizes so as to make sure that we feel better about ourselves? And after the first "they" does it - how do all of the other "theys" know to get on board and do it too? So many questions, so few answers. The newest conspiracy.
Size 14 is the new 10
I hate bear crawls
This is a bear-crawl. Or at least, this is what it is supposed to look like if its done right. Usually, my butt sticks up more in the air when I am doing them.
I hate bear-crawls - really, really hate them. I think they have surpassed all other hated exercise in terms of hatred. I am sure they are very good for your body, in terms of exercise - but they are hard and I am positive that I look ridiculous doing them!
Oh ya, and remember less #1 about not wearing thongs whilst doing squats? - Bear-crawls don't go with thongs very well either!
So, if you're going to do bear-crawls, make sure you aren't wearing thongs and make sure you keep your butt down - and don't expect to like them!!!
Zion National Park
This was taken on our vaca at Zion National Park. It was three days of hiking up lots of mountains - wonderful! The first pic is a storm that came up on us when we were hiking Angels Landing.
Great Doctor in Anthem, Arizona
Oh, I forgot that I wanted to give my new doctor a plug.
Dr. Randy Horn in Anthem is awesome. He is a very good doctor, easy to talk to and he takes his time with you. If you need a good doc in Anthem Arizona, I give Doctor Horn a big thumbs up!!
I'm baaaccckkk
Oh my gosh, I haven't blogged in sooooo long!! First I was on vacation and then I got a sinus infection last week. I am finally back working out again after taking a two week break. I signed up for SWEAT's "maintenance plan" - it is a pretty good deal. I was amazed last night how hard it was to get back into exercising. After only two weeks, my endurance was very decreased.
My official weight at the end of the 12 weeks was 157.2. I am not sure how many total inches I lost, they are still looking for my beginning measurements (couldn't find the sheet) - but I know for sure that I lost 5 inches in my waist. I haven't been a 30 inch waist for YEARS! Yaaa
On the downside, most of my pants look like clown pants, I only have about 5 pairs that actually fit me now. Will have to save some $$ to get new pants and/or alterations.
Now, on to the flu-- is anyone else concerned or do you think it is being overblown. This is how I figure it -- if it is being a bit overblown, maybe that is for the best right now when we don't know how virulent this flu is going to be. I mean, if they had instituted these kinds of measures at the beginning of the 1918 epidemic, it probably would have saved some lives, right?
I have been trying to find a pic of myself at my largest. This comes pretty close. This was taken in August, 2008 at Petrified Forest in Arizona. I'll try to get a good "after" pic of myself to post soon. I'm now about 2 sizes smaller than this. :)
only three weeks left, getting scared
I trained with Josh all this week. He is really pushing every one this week because (for most people) the 12 week challenge ended this week. I still have until the week of April 15th since I started late. Last night was a tough one, I nearly fell off the treadmill and I kept having to hold on. Josh told me that if I kept holding on, he would tie my hands behind my back. I am pretty sure that isn't legal, but it was funny when he said it.
I'm already freaking out about my time at SWEAT ending. I'll be done with my 12 week challenge on April 15th and I don't think we can afford to sign up again. I am very sad and really scared that I will go back to my bad ways if I can't go to SWEAT. Going there keeps me accountable and I know I will not work out as hard as I do when I am training with the SWEAT people. ARRRGGHH. I am trying to talk my husband into letting me go on the new maintenance plan that SWEAT has - keep your fingers crossed that we can find the extra money in our budget. It is definitely worth it!!
Josh and Laura, you guys have built a great business that helps lots of people, you should feel proud!
The only thing we have to fear...
It feels like I haven't had much to blog about. Nothin new. Ate bad on the weekend, like usual - and then worried about the weigh in on Monday night. I am well behaved during the week (well, for at least diet and exercise I am) but I am baaaaddd on the weekends. Not as bad as I used to be, but still bad. I bet I would have lost at least 3 more pounds if I ate better on the weekends. Oh well, at least I am in way better shape then I was 8 weeks ago.
I have another gripe, totally off topic. Listening to the news today, there is a new buzzword floating around that caught my attention and immediately started to annoy me - "Toxic Assets." As in, "the government agreed to purchase some of the toxic assets." Give me a frickin break - cant you just say "bad investments." Some histrionic reporter decided to make the term "bad investments" sound much scarier by turning it into "toxic assets." Whoooo, when you say it like that, it makes it sound so much worse, I'm really scared now. I hate it when the news gets apocolypic - they must think it will sell better if they make it sound worse in this current environment. Like FDR said, "the only thing we have to fear is fear itself" - you got that right brother.
Problems with Push-ups
Had Josh again tonight, apparently push-ups were the theme. I only got a "cmon oblinger" a few times, that's an improvement! Told you I would blog about it Josh!
I don't like push-ups. Not so much because they are hard. I mean, they are hard, but not as hard as they used to be. But I still have some "issues" with them.
1st issue --- I do the modified version (the kind most women do) - so I'm on my knees when I do them. The floor at SWEAT is hard and I get a sort of cross between a bruise and a carpet burn on my knees when Josh makes us do like a million push-ups.
2nd issue --- the push up in general is not terribly attractive, it is kind of an unappealing position to be in (maybe some people feel differently about this, but I don't feel very good lookin when I'm doing them).
3rd issue --- I look absolutely ridiculous when I am trying to get up from doing a large amount of push-ups. I just look pitiful, I have to push myself up and try to get my feet under me. I look clumsy and not graceful in the least. Now, most people would not normally describe me as graceful, but me getting up after doing lots of push ups could be described as anti-graceful - the exact opposite of graceful.
4th issue --- guys look way better doing push-ups (well some guys anyway).
Ok now that the bitching is over. On the bright side, I am totally able to do many more push-ups then I could 7 weeks ago!
Oh - for those of you who live close to Anthem - SWEAT's new 12 week challenge starts on April 1st - it is TOTALLY worth the cost if you really want to jump start your path to fitness and weight loss!!! Everyone there is great, that includes Josh (even though I complain about him a lot).
Smaller clothes
This weekend I had to search the house for my old size 10 shirts - I had packed them up about 6 months ago when I had given up ever being a size 10 again. I guess we must have given some of them away because I was only able to find a few. I'm not all the way into size 10 pants yet, probably another 10 pounds to do before I can be comfortable in a size 10.
I am so excited that a lot of my size 12's are too baggy on me (and all of my size 14's)!! It has taken me about 7 weeks to get back down to a 12. I only have about 5 weeks left with SWEAT, I am so scared that once I stop, I'll start gaining the weight back - I sure hope I can stick to it! When I'm done, I still plan on going to at least one weekend boot camp and the open Tuesday night workout - at least that gets me two SWEAT style work-outs per week. Hopefully that plus my treadmill will be enough to at least maintain (if not continue to lose).
Josh told me tonight that I psych myself out sometimes, I see how much weight he wants me to do and I decide that I can't do it before I even try. I think he's right, so I'm going to try to work on that. It's such a struggle sometimes, I get so tired and out of breath I want to quit, but part of me wants to keep going (the part that keeps chanting, "bathing suit season, high school reunion"). Seeing results definitely helps my commitment level
Guess that's it for now - have a great week.
Quick review since Thursday
Heres my quick review of the last 4 days..
Thursday night was a 10 on the puke scale, need I say more?
Friday the kids went up to Show Low and Justin and I ate Sushi.
Saturday we sold our elliptical machine, I ran 3.5 miles on the treadmill and we cleaned the Acura to get it ready to sell.
Today, we went to our Dave Ramsey (financial peace) class, I got Justin his birthday present and I ran 2.5 miles on the treadmill. Now we are going to have Sunday dinner.
Nothing terribly interesting, but there it is. I have had to go searching the house for my smaller shirts because the ones I had been wearing look like tents now. Yaaa!
Miss the kids... :(
This week, so far...
Monday I skipped working out because my son had a little league game. It was the longest little league game EVER and it was kind of scary. Although my sons team won, a boy on the other team ended up with a broken nose. Everyone felt really bad for him! I'm kind of freaking that little league can be so brutal, this is only my sons second game!!
I changed my workout to Tuesday night. So this week, I will be working out Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday night. Tonight, I got Josh. I made the mistake of telling him that I had hit a "plateau" now that I am down almost 15 pounds. Note to self, don't tell Josh that you have hit a plateau (or that you ate chocolate)!!! He put me on the stair machine (not the easy stairmaster) for 5 minutes at level 10 - it was haarrdd!! I made it almost the whole time without stopping, but I was sweating and huffing and puffing. It was a hard work out, but not as bad as last week when I was crying on the floor. He told me I was getting lazy in my workouts. It doesn't feel like it to me, but maybe he is just saying that to motivate me??? I've got about 5 1/2 weeks left of the workouts, and another 15 pounds to lose - wish me luck.
Friday cheat day
So, Thursday right at the beginning of the workout, Josh told me I had done enough whining the night before and I wasn't allowed to whine! So, I tried not to. It wasn't quite as brutal as Wednesday night - but it was a good workout.
Friday, I ate pizza, ohhh nooo. I felt bad because it seems like once I blow it for the day, I keep eating bad that day. Friday was the first day I had a soda in a long time too! Yikes. So I must behave for the rest of the weekend.
I've been researching treadmills and today I found some people selling a really good Precor treadmill on Craigslist. Got a really great deal!! It was pretty hard getting it transported, but it is set up now and I just ran 3.8 miles. The treadmill hurts my knees way less than running on the street or sidewalk.
Now, about weightloss. I seem to be hovering somewhere around 161. I just can't get down into the 150's. I have been hovering between 161 and 163 for about a week now. Guess I'll have to stop the oops days if I want to drop down any further. I have about 5.5 weeks to go and I need to drop another 20 pounds - I need to start the shakes again I think.
:)
Have a great Sunday everyone.
Holy frickin crap (the curse words I want to use are way too bad)!!
OH MYYYY GOOOOODDDD!!! I just got done working out. This one's for you Josh.
This was by far the hardest workout in the last 2 or 3 weeks. In fact, I have never come closer to crying during a workout than I was tonight. The fact that I was seconds away from puking most of the workout doesn't really need to be said, does it? I was laying on the floor, trying to catch my breath and not puke, my face had to be the color of a cooked lobster, and Josh was telling me to get up and get on the stair stepper. I was whimpering and saying, I can't, I can't get up - he just kept telling me to get up. I looked and sounded pretty pitiful, I am sure. At the time I was begging and whimpering, I didn't feel like a wimp... but looking back, I kind of do now.
This was a 9 on the puke scale (the only reason it's not a 10 is because I haven't puked yet, I reserve the right to update this if I do).
I can guarantee you that I would NEVER push myself this hard if I didn't have a trainer - this is why personal training gets more results than when I work out alone!!!
New Shoes!!!
I got new running shoes yesterday. I did some research and then went to the store and talked to a guy who runs 40 miles per week. All of my research points to Asics for regular gait (I don't over or under pronate).
WOW, what a difference they made tonight. My feet didn't hurt at all and my knees even hurt less than normal. I can't wait to try a long run/walk and see how they do. I'm glad I listened to my friends who said that most of my problems were in my shoes (other than the problems in my head - which shoes won't help).
Trained with Gina tonight, still burned a ton of calories, but didn't want to cry the entire time - it was good.
Play Ball!
Today we went to opening day for my son's little league. We were at BC High School up here in Anthem, so I decided while we were hanging around waiting to get his pictures done, I would run on the track. I ran/walked/ran/walked for an hour and 45 minutes, I lost track of the laps, but I figure by the time and the rate of speed, I must have done at least 6 miles. I met a new friend on the track and we talked for the last hour, that kept me going way longer than I would have normally gone. I am going to meet her there next weekend so we can run together again.
Of course, you know I must bitch about something, so here it comes. You'd think I would know better by now, being a 4th generation Arizonan, but I forgot to put sunblock on my arms and shoulders, so I am super sunburned right now. And, my feet have never been so sore in my life, the outside part of my feet feel like someone is sticking burning hot needles in them - so wierd.
So, while exercising is definitely making me feel better in general; I am also experiencing pains I have never had before. Just in case someone might know what this pain is referred to as, the place where my foot hurts is about where the 4th metatarsal meets the cuboid??? Any one heard of that before?
Banana Republic
I have this pair of nice BR work pants - I always loved them because they made me look skinny. I haven't been able to wear them since first or second year of law school (3 years ago)! I wore them today, comfortably!! YAAAA I was so excited when they buttoned and zipped up and there was no "sausage" if you know what I mean (by sausage, I mean the fat that hangs over the waist band of your pants when they are too tight).
Had Josh again tonight, lots of running and spinning - but I am doing a better job at keeping up...and of course, by knees hurt - but whats new.
Hope everyone in blogland is doing great!
whats your name, who's your daddy
That song is stuck in my head, don't know why.
I like training with Gina. I still get a good work out and I still burn lots of calories, but I don't feel like I'm going to drop over dead! I don't cry when I see that Gina is going to train me. Last week, Terry trained us, she is a new trainer. She was good at motivating me to keep going. It's not that I don't like Josh, it is good to have a Josh session every once in a while, but it is too hard to have him everyday!
I was down 3 pounds from last weigh in (last Monday)! I realize that I probably wouldn't have been down 3 pounds without the Josh work-outs. I'll give Josh props for being effective, but Josh - you are still scary.
:)
I will be going to visit my family this weekend. I already know that there will be at least one or two unhealthy meals involved in this visit. I have read other people having the same type of issues - trouble eating well when visiting a home town or when family visits. The weird thing is, I really don't want to blow my diet - I'm seeing so much improvement (mostly in the way that my clothes are fitting). Hopefully my desire to stay on the program will help me make better choices for food. I plan on walking/running around my grandparents neighborhood so that I get some exercise.
hope everyone has a great weekend!
A funny personal training cartoon
"Go blog about it"
Josh was hilarious tonight. But still hard. When we first started running, he told me to do 5 laps, which is more than ever before, and when I complained he said, "go blog about it." That made me laugh so much that I had trouble running at first. He accused me of using stall tactics again when I moved slower than everyone else - but I am getting used to that.
But, my knee is really, really, really hurting now!!!
I need a break from running.
"This is going to be a blood bath"
That was how last nights training session started. It was with Josh, of course. He saw that there were only 3 of us in the group and he chuckled and said, with an evil grin, "this is going to be a blood bath." And it was! Josh runs me more than anyone else and my knees hurt SOOOO BAD after a Josh work out. Frozen peas to the rescue again... and tiger balm... and tylenol... and ibuprofen.
another term for the blogtionary
Heres another term for the blogtionary. Kris, this one is dedicated to you.
My own blogtionary
I was reading someone's blog today and he had his own blogtionary. New words he had made up and they were pretty damn funny. So it inspired me to start my own. I can only think of 3 words so far:
Coughnot - when you start to cough and your entire abdominal wall seizes up and you realize how sore you are from the previous days ab workout and the cough turns into a pitiful sputter, while you hold your mid section.
Thlunges - doing lunges while your thongs are creeping up into your nether-regions. Needless to say, quite uncomfortable!
Trumble - when you take a tumble off of the treadmill.
Ok - can anyone else think of some. Tell me and I'll post it and give you cred.
Took a blog vacation
I haven't posted since Thursday! It was a busy weekend. I went to a chili cookoff on Saturday at my Mom (in laws) church. So, since I cheated a bit that day, I hiked in the desert for 5 miles on Saturday afternoon.
On Sunday, we visited Justin's brother who was in town from San Diego. And on Sunday afternoon, we went to the Cave Creek mountain preserve and I hiked/ran up and down the trails for 4 miles! I was amazed at how much I was able to run, I really only had to stop because my knees were hurting, not because I was too out of breath. I can really tell that my fitness level in increasing. It was such a pretty view - a good way to enjoy nature and get a good workout. We plan on doing it every Sunday now.
Sensitive subject
Ok - not that I want to give anyone TMI - but I need to discuss this. I try to wear comfortable work out clothes, but I do wear exercise clothes. I havent been wearing loose shorts cuz I don't like showing my woohoo - so I wear exercise pants or capris. They are somewhat hugging, and I don't like panty lines, so I sometimes wear thongs so I wont have unsightly panty lines when I am exercising - you know how it is.
I just have to say that plie squats and thongs REALLY don't go together - I mean REALLY REALLY don't go together. Ouch!! And, it is kind of a small gym - so I couldn't secretly pick the thongs out of the nether regions discreetly - they just stayed there all workout. Nice.
Burned 675 calories. Glad tomorrow is Friday!
Damn It Feels Good to be a Gangster.
Totally off topic of weight loss. I kicked butt on my evidentiary hearing today!!! I wanted to play that song all the way back to the office (see title of post for name of song). Yaaa me. Apparently, being uber prepared and lots and lots of legal research pays off. Who would have thought? (just kidding). Still have to go work out tonight. I'll post on that later.
I'm not funny
I always wish I had something really funny to write. I read all of these other blogs and the people are so funny and entertaining. I feel like such a blogtard. I'm always just talking about my workouts, bla bla bla, and then I think something funny will come to me and nothing funny comes to me and then I'm like bye. I have a boring blog - I have come to admit that and I will just have to deal with it. Apparently my writing talents are all used up at work and I have nothing left for the blog. But I don't write anything funny for work, so why would my funny writing talents be used up at work - they wouldnt. Ah Ha - maybe I am just not funny - I dont have the ability to write funny. Shit. I'll just have to be a blogtard and my true friends will still read me and tolerate my boring blogs.
By the way, I did work out tonight. My knee hurt a bit so I now have 2 bags of frozen peas taped to it. 645 calories and resisted In-N-Out Burger again - yaa me. I hate the employee who decided that my neighborhood was a good place to build an In-N-Out Burger.
Becca - yaa you - that you are motivated to run and squat with a 8 week old baby at home is amazing. I, in no way felt like working out when my babies were that young!
I resisted!
I really wanted junk food, but I baked a chicken breast and had some brown rice with it. I was good. Pat me on the head.
:)
What to do on a Tuesday
I need to workout tonight, but I can't figure out what to do. My knee is killing me, so I am afraid to run. If I hurt it anymore, I won't be able to run during training tomorrow or Thursday. So, I need to resist eating junk food and decide what kind of workout to do.
Why is In -n-out Burger calling to me??? Why?
I have such a problem with will power and restraint.
Another Monday
Today was my 8th Training Session (out of 36 Total). I think my stamina is getting a bit better and I can keep up with the Ab workout a bit better. I still don't feel like I'm losing enough weight, but that is probably due to diet. I am being really good during the week - but not so good on the weekends. The weekends are sooooo hard!! But, either way, I'm being way better with my diet than I was before I started working out!!! Progress, not perfection as the 12 stepers would say. :)
It's raining like crazy here tonight. I don't mind it so much when I think that in a few months, we'll be back to 115 degrees!
Hope all had a decent Monday - here's looking forward to a fruitful, successful and not too stressful week!
938 calories burned
Today, Justin and I went on a bike ride across the River behind our house and around New River Road. We had to carry our bikes across the rockiest part of the river and up and down cliffs - it was way more of a workout than I thought it would be. My heart rate monitor said that I burned 938 calories!
I really don't want to wake up early tomorrow to go to bootcamp. Anyone have encouraging words? It may be raining in the morning, so I may get out of it that way. Otherwise, I really need to go. I just like sleeping in so much on the weekends! Oh well - I would also like to weight 25 pounds less, so I guess I just need to decide which one I like more.
:)
Another session with Josh
Friday night I trained with Josh again. Most of you won't understand that the thought of that strikes fear into the hearts of many. Josh is a HARD trainer. I regularly feel like I am going to collapse when I am training with Josh. He takes no bullshit, if you are moving slow because your legs feel like Jello, he says "come on Nichole we only have an hour, no time for your stall tactics." I always tell him that I refuse to let him make me puke (at least at the gym). I asked him last night if puking was part of the weight loss plan? He laughed and then put the stair climber machine up 2 more levels!
I now completely understand the need to get a trainer, there is absolutely no way I would push myself this hard!!!!!
If you don't enjoy fart and poop humor, don't read this
Ok, this post is kind of about weight loss, sort of. I have a wonderful friend in Texas and one night we were reading info about ALLI the weight loss drug. We came upon this HILARIOUS website which takes the ALLI side effects from the official ALLI website and puts them in "laymans terms."
Here is the website: http://www.thewvsr.com/alli.htm
But, just because this gives me uncontrollable fits of laughter, I have to post a few of his alli side effects in laymans terms here - the stuff in bold is the official ALLI propaganda and the statements under each one is his translation..
"The fat passes out of your body, so you may have bowel changes, known as treatment effects.
Bowel changes. Notice how they phrase that? It means stuff will be happening the likes of which you could never have imagined. It’ll be like a daily Dean Koontz novel inside your underwear.
You may get:
You’ll be farting Wesson oil straight through your Dockers…
loose stools
and having violent chipped beef explosions...
more frequent stools that may be hard to control
all the time, with a sphincter that can no longer be counted as a friend.
Eating a low-fat diet lowers the chance of these bowel changes. Limit fat intake in your meals to an average of 15 grams.
The McDonald’s Big Mac has 34 grams of fat, and the Burger King Whopper has 40. Eat either of these while taking Alli, and you’ll very likely be transformed into a diarrhea cannon."
Rigoddamndiculous Workout
Oh Wow - (I want to say something worse, but am censoring, just in case).
Josh trained me tonight. I had been warned about Josh's training, but, Damn - it was HARD! My heart felt like it was going to pop out of my chest and run away! According to my heart rate monitor, I burned 681 calories. Considering I've only eaten 784 calories, that means I have only netted 83 calories today! Shouldn't the pounds be flying off at that rate?? They are just sort of crawling off, not flying - unfortunately. My tendency to demand instant gratification will get me in trouble here if I let it.
I have to say that I am SOOO impressed with not only the trainers at SWEAT but with the other people I train with - they never make me feel bad for being the slowest person and they are always encouraging me to keep going and to push myself further. Thanks everyone at SWEAT who is reading this - you really do help!
a 10 on the "Puke Scale"
Wow - what a work out. I feel like I'm talking about throwing up a lot, but here I go again. Today was off the puke chart because I actually did throw up after I got home. Whew, not a good feeling. But it sure was an intense work out. One good thing about feeling sick when I get home is that I don't want to eat! See, there's always a bright side.
I think I have lost about 7 pounds, but more importantly, my fat pants are very loose, so I get to move back down a size. YAAA. Wish me luck, I have yet another hearing tomorrow. Boy will I be glad when work slows down a bit.
Someone give me a shout out and let me know how your workouts are going, or just how you are doing.
I'm Dizzy
I didn't get to make up my Monday workout today, so I walked 2 miles instead. I am still dizzy, so I probably looked a bit drunk walking around my neighborhood. I don't know what is wrong with me - I am really dizzy for no apparent reason (no ear infection, no cold, no stuffy nose). Hope I stop feeling dizzy before my hearing tomorrow morning.
Not a good Monday
Well, I think I know why I wasn't able to push myself very hard yesterday - I was apparently getting sick.
I felt kind of weird all day yesterday, sleepy and a bit dizzy. I got sick this morning - various stomach ailments and have felt really dizzy all day. I went to work for about 20 minutes and then came back home and slept most of the morning. Won't be working out tonight. Hopefully I can make it up tomorrow night.
I hate missing work, I feel like I've missed something important. So, when I slept today, I kept having disturbing dreams about work - not restful at all. Whats the point of staying home to recoup when you worry about work all day?! Oh Well, hopefully all of the stomach stuff will be gone by tomorrow. Hope everyone else had a better Monday than me!
Go Cards!
I think not eating Super Bowl food is going to be much harder then not eating In-n-out Burger!
I did the bootcamp today, but I feel like I didn't really push myself, I just wasn't awake enough. I'll probably take a walk later tonight just to supplement my calorie burning.
Hope y'all had a good weekend.
Massage!
No workout today.
Work was CRAZY BUSY - had to get an emergency motion filed, bla bla bla. So, instead of working out - I went and got a massage. I soooo needed it. It feels strange that I didn't exercise today. Tomorrow, I'll go hiking and then bootcamp on Sunday. Guess one day off is OK.
Hey Fatinah - I like your mantra - "Embrace the Hard" - I think I'm going to use it next workout. Thanks!
My new favorite website: thinkgeek.com
Have a good weekend everyone. Go Cards!
Fell off the Treadmill
I forgot to tell you that on Monday night when I was on the treadmill, I fell off the back of it! hahaha. I bet it would have been funny to watch. I'm so clumsy, I bet I will have a whole bunch more "falling at the gym" stories!
Tonight's workout was tough, but I didn't feel nauseous until the last 15 minutes of abs. 50 crunches, 50 bicycles, 50 knees to chest and 50 scissors -- three sets of this! YARGH - my stomach was bbuurrnniinngg!
Ok. tired now, going to have a hot bath and drag myself into bed. nighty nite
Off Topic - Law School Funny
Ok - Because I only have one Blog, this is the only place I can post this. I found this other blog when I was in law school and it totally kept me laughing and somewhat sane through the craziness that is law school. Here is one of my favorite posts. Thanks Jeremy Blachman for your blog...
1. A student uses the Law for knowledge. Never for attack.
2. Do or do not attend class. There is no online recorded lecture database.
3. Marathons exams are; you must yourself pace.
4. Extracurricular activities, for sanity, get involved you should.
5. Carefully chosen, study groups helpful they can be.
6. Expensive books are, but buy them anyway.
7. In your assigned seat you stay, to avoid the professor angering.
8. You must learn to use the power of the Uniform Commercial Code.
9. Size matters not. Some professors skinny can teach good quite.
10. Law review is the path to the dark side.
11. The cases for class carefully brief.
12. The very Republic is threatened, if involved the Critical Legal Scholars are.
13. A Jedi's strength flows from chapter 9 of the Bankruptcy Code.
14. Study you did not. That is why you fail.
15. Great warrior. Moot court victory does not make one great.
16. The fear of loss is a path to seeking reliance damages.
17. Ready are you? What know you of ready? Have you the Gilbert's outline read?
18. A law student must have the deepest commitment, the most serious mind, the longest outline.
19. Blind we are, if the fine print at the bottom of most contracts we cannot see.
20. There is another... administration of the bar exam.
Made it through another
I always feel silly and wimpy when I have to stop when all of the other people I'm training with can keep going. But I stop for two main reasons - so I don't die and so I don't throw up on anyone.
I give tonight's workout a 3 puke rating. My very first workout was at least a 5 puke rating. This doesn't mean that I actually puked, it is just a reflection of the amount of time spent feeling nauseous during or after the workout.
I really like all of my trainers so far and all of the other people I am working out with - they are funny and help me keep going. I think I do my first week weigh in tomorrow - cross your fingers!
I came across a website with some really funny exercise stories, I am going to post some of them just for shits and giggles.
Bye for now
Favorite Exercise Songs
No trainer tonight! YAAA - maybe it will be a chance for my legs to recover enough so that I can walk up and down my stairs without falling. Just to stay in the habit of exercising, I went on a 30 minute walk - didn't get my heart rate up very high, but still, its something.
Ok - I want some responses to this question. If you exercise and if you listen to your ipod (or other such device) while you are exercising -- What are your 10 most favorite songs to exercise to?
I'll post mine later.
Monday, Monday.....
I made it through another work out tonight. My legs are so sore today (from bootcamp yesterday) that I can barely sit down. I'm using the handicapped stall in the bathroom at work so that I can use the bar for assistance (LOL). Its kind of embarassing when you go into your boss's office to talk about a work issue and you have to fling yourself down into his chair because your legs are way to sore to sit gracefully. :)
So, when the trainer had me do lunges tonight, I thought my legs were going to fall off --- no wait, I was wishing they would fall off so that I wouldn't have to feel the pain anymore.
I know I'm bitching, but surprisingly, it helps.
And about those damn shakes. I had 3 shakes today (480 calories) and I broke down and had a cup of coffee, a handful of granola and 2 slices of turkey meat. For a grand total of about 730 calories - and according to my heart rate monitor, I burned 599 in my workout. What does this mean - Im tired, sore and cranky. But, I think this will be worth it when I weigh in on Thurday. Guess we will see.
Some other interesting things, I was getting pretty bad headaches in the afternoons, from caffeine withdrawal (stopped drinking soda) - but the headaches aren't so bad anymore.
Sunday morning bootcamp
Today was my first bootcamp. I am working out 3 times during the week with a trainer and then doing at least one weekend bootcamp with the SWEAT folks. Wow, the bootcamp was brutal. I could barely keep up with everyone.
I give it a 3 puke rating on my pukometer.
Maybe the diet wont be the hardest part.
I hate you In and Out Burger
Ok - Need to vent. If someone is trying to quit smoking, you wouldn't smoke in front of them and blow the smoke in their face, would you?? How is that any different from this ...
I am stuck drinking these shakes as my only sustenance for a WEEK (and some berries at night, wow that helps) - and my family decides that they want to go to the new In-N-Out Burger by our house. So they go through the drive-thru with me in the car!! I was white knuckling it the whole time and trying not to breathe through my nose, so I couldn't smell the delicious, juicy hamburgers. Yikes, the diet is going to be the hardest part of this.
http://dickundduenn.blogspot.com/
This is another good weight loss blog. Wow, the before and after pics are great - way to go!
Lifestyle Change to losing weight: Weight Loss
Lifestyle Change to losing weight: Weight Loss
Here is a link to a fellow femme fatale who is also trudging the weight loss road - it's easier to do this when you know you are not alone. Good luck to you!
Starting the Weight Challenge
I started my 12 week weight challenge on Thursday night at SWEAT Challenge in Anthem, Arizona. I got measured, weighed and "evaluated" (aka humiliated, of my own making, not by anyone at SWEAT). I will post my weight, body fat and measurements - I am willing to go through this embarrassment only because I hope that it might inspire someone else to start working out. In addition to working with a trainer for one hour four times per week for twelve weeks - I also have to start a fairly strict eating regimen. I can only have Optimal shakes 3 times per day for the first week, and a handful of berries at night. Yikes, I think the eating restriction will be the hardest thing for me - when I am hungry and I smell food, I lost all will power! Anyway, hopefully I will be able to report great success as this progresses. Here are my statistics:
Wish me luck!
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(remember, don't wear thongs - OUCH!)