Today I started the day right with a walk/jog/run for 30 minutes. I used my Mommys Day present aka my jogging stroller and Nisee and I went to Grimes Park! It was great I walked for about 15 mins, jogged for about 10 and full out ran for about 5! It was great! Then after work I went to the Gym with a friend and walked on the treadmill for 15 mins and did 5 mins on the elliptical. I had a great day for exercise!
FOOD was another story! 1st it was Cinco de Mayo and I had mexican food today which is not by any means low calorie. My team also had food day today! Tacos of course and Cake for our May Birthday. We had Pink Lemonade cake from Ketchie Creek Bakery and it was yummy. I had one piece. One good thing was that I ended up eating so much at lunch that I still am not hungry tonight. So it wasn't a complete disaster today but tomorrow will be better because there is no holiday or birthday cake!
Total burned today 3115 as of 11pm.
Thanks to those who are following and reading! Your support means so much!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Mini Jillian ... May 4, 2010
So today I had personal training with Amanda excuse me "Mini Jillian"! She earned this nickname from when we were taking Boot Camp with her. She's hard like Jillian and takes no excuses like her BUT she doesn't yell like her and she will let you rest if you can't do anymore. She won't let you quit but she will give you a break which is great!
Todays session was killer. Warmed up with 10 mins of walking. Then went to 3 sets of 10 reps of Chest Press Free Weights 17.5 lbs in each hand and 10 triceps dips. Then Went to the Bike and did these really terrible things where for 20 seconds I had it easy and then for 20 seconds I had it really hard almost like a hill I guess! It was rough! Much harder than Sprints. I asked for Sprints next time and I never thought I would be one to ask for Sprints! HAHA! Then I had 3 sets of 10 reps of walking lunges with 20lb weight and torso twist for abs, 50lb weighted Squats with Chest Row, Hamstring Curls (these were 15 reps). Then back to the Bike for the same torture again! We ended it with ABS. I had 2 sets of 12 reps of something called the Dead Bug and then Bicycle crunches. Needless to say after this I felt like jello!
BUT I was so happy with myself. I didn't give up and I pushed through all of it. I felt 10 times better when it was done and it was good to work out. Helped me get rid of stress and tension. I am looking forward to my workout tomorrow and to my next PT visit with Amanda on Thursday!
I did well with my food today! I planned my day to where I would eat 1560 calories and that meant I had to burn at least 2560 to make my calorie deficit. And I proud to say that as of 10:45 pm I have burned 2784 calories so I have met my deficit!
Lets hope tomorrow does as well as today!
Todays session was killer. Warmed up with 10 mins of walking. Then went to 3 sets of 10 reps of Chest Press Free Weights 17.5 lbs in each hand and 10 triceps dips. Then Went to the Bike and did these really terrible things where for 20 seconds I had it easy and then for 20 seconds I had it really hard almost like a hill I guess! It was rough! Much harder than Sprints. I asked for Sprints next time and I never thought I would be one to ask for Sprints! HAHA! Then I had 3 sets of 10 reps of walking lunges with 20lb weight and torso twist for abs, 50lb weighted Squats with Chest Row, Hamstring Curls (these were 15 reps). Then back to the Bike for the same torture again! We ended it with ABS. I had 2 sets of 12 reps of something called the Dead Bug and then Bicycle crunches. Needless to say after this I felt like jello!
BUT I was so happy with myself. I didn't give up and I pushed through all of it. I felt 10 times better when it was done and it was good to work out. Helped me get rid of stress and tension. I am looking forward to my workout tomorrow and to my next PT visit with Amanda on Thursday!
I did well with my food today! I planned my day to where I would eat 1560 calories and that meant I had to burn at least 2560 to make my calorie deficit. And I proud to say that as of 10:45 pm I have burned 2784 calories so I have met my deficit!
Lets hope tomorrow does as well as today!
Monday, May 3, 2010
The Start ... May 3, 2010
My start has been shaky! I exercised a lot this weekend with the Race for the Cure. We walked the 5K. I tried to Jog part of it but there were just too many people. We had to park at Bowman Grey Stadium and walk almost to Old Salem just to get to the race. It was crazy. So we probably walked more like 5 miles instead of a 5K. Then ended up bowling at Stephanie's Party later Saturday night. Then Sunday we went to Dan Nicholas Park for our Churches Day in the Park. It was super hot and we walked quite a bit there even though we were super sore from the day before. Today I did not exercise. Looking forward to tomorrow and PT with Amanda! I am glad that things are calming down so I can focus on things like this. Chad has been really supportive and I know that's hard for him but he's doing it for me! Lets hope that I am on my way to losing my goal of 2 lbs this week and on my way to meeting Goal #1 of losing 8 lbs before our Beach trip on May 28th!
Below are a few pictures from this weekend!
Below are a few pictures from this weekend!
Friday, April 30, 2010
The Start of My Goals ... April 30, 2010
It took me a while to get these finished but here they are ... Lets hope I can keep up and reach my goals!!! Tell me what you think and be honest! I hope to see you all here keeping up with me and helping to keep me accountable to my goals!!!
My overall goal is to have my weight fall into the healthy weight range for my height and body frame. But what exactly is that?!
According to the calculator for my Ideal Healthy weight I need to enter my height. I am 5ft. 4.5inches tall but the thing only allows 4 inches or 5 inches and depending on which way you go it makes a difference. To calculate your body frame you are to take your first 2 fingers and thumb and see how close they touch. Small frames overlap and touch easy, medium frames barley touch and large frames don’t touch at all. I can get my middle finger and my thumb to touch if I really squeeze around the smallest part of my wrist but my first finger is not getting anywhere close to my thumb. SO what do I do?! Well I got all the numbers to see …
Medium Frame:
5’5” 136-150
5’4” 130-143
Large Frame:
5’5” 146-160
5’4” 140-154
Based on that as long as I weigh between 130-160 then I am in my healthy range. NOT!!! To determine where I think I need to fall for my healthy weight range I overlapped all of the numbers. Not all overlapped but there was a point where 3 of them did so I am using that range to determine my healthy weight range. My Healthy Weight Range based on this information is 140-143. With the exception of the Large Frame 5’5” all others fall into this range.
This is the 1st part of establishing my goals. I have my final destination. I want to weigh between 140-143. That’s great but I am going to have to make smaller goals between now and then so that I can achieve that goal.
My plan is to lose 2 lbs a week through diet and exercise and to reach that weight in 2010. I have done the math and I can achieve this goal by December 31, 2010 and that is including allowing a few weeks for plateaus.
Here are my Goals for the weight loss Portion of this journey:
1) Lose 8 pounds by the end of May for our Beach Trip
2) Lose 10 more pounds by the Fourth of July (total 18 pounds lost)
3) Lose 12 more pounds by August 14, 2010 for my High school Reunion (total 30 pounds lost)
4) Lose 6 more pounds by Labor Day September 6, 2010 (total 36 pounds lost)
5) Lose 16 more pounds by Halloween for Halloween Costume (total 52 pounds lost)
6) Lose 8 more pounds by Black Friday Shopping day (total 60 pounds lost)
7) Lose 10 more pounds by New Years Eve (total 70 pounds lost)
I am also setting myself some exercise goals!!!
My Exercise Goals are:
1) Do some form of physical activity for at least 15 minutes a day. This can be anything from walking to running to yoga.
2) Complete at least 2 weight training workouts a week.
3) Complete at least 2 cardio workouts a week (shooting for 3 but goal to start with is at least 2).
This is my overall Plan to reach my goals!
The 1st Goal I am focusing on is Lose 8 pounds by the end of May for our Beach Trip! This is going to be a challenge because of all the stuff I have coming but I can do it. I will update my progress on the blog as often as I can. I am going to shoot for every day but due to LIFE I might miss a day here and there.
I look forward to your feedback and support! Thanks for reading!
My overall goal is to have my weight fall into the healthy weight range for my height and body frame. But what exactly is that?!
According to the calculator for my Ideal Healthy weight I need to enter my height. I am 5ft. 4.5inches tall but the thing only allows 4 inches or 5 inches and depending on which way you go it makes a difference. To calculate your body frame you are to take your first 2 fingers and thumb and see how close they touch. Small frames overlap and touch easy, medium frames barley touch and large frames don’t touch at all. I can get my middle finger and my thumb to touch if I really squeeze around the smallest part of my wrist but my first finger is not getting anywhere close to my thumb. SO what do I do?! Well I got all the numbers to see …
Medium Frame:
5’5” 136-150
5’4” 130-143
Large Frame:
5’5” 146-160
5’4” 140-154
Based on that as long as I weigh between 130-160 then I am in my healthy range. NOT!!! To determine where I think I need to fall for my healthy weight range I overlapped all of the numbers. Not all overlapped but there was a point where 3 of them did so I am using that range to determine my healthy weight range. My Healthy Weight Range based on this information is 140-143. With the exception of the Large Frame 5’5” all others fall into this range.
This is the 1st part of establishing my goals. I have my final destination. I want to weigh between 140-143. That’s great but I am going to have to make smaller goals between now and then so that I can achieve that goal.
My plan is to lose 2 lbs a week through diet and exercise and to reach that weight in 2010. I have done the math and I can achieve this goal by December 31, 2010 and that is including allowing a few weeks for plateaus.
Here are my Goals for the weight loss Portion of this journey:
1) Lose 8 pounds by the end of May for our Beach Trip
2) Lose 10 more pounds by the Fourth of July (total 18 pounds lost)
3) Lose 12 more pounds by August 14, 2010 for my High school Reunion (total 30 pounds lost)
4) Lose 6 more pounds by Labor Day September 6, 2010 (total 36 pounds lost)
5) Lose 16 more pounds by Halloween for Halloween Costume (total 52 pounds lost)
6) Lose 8 more pounds by Black Friday Shopping day (total 60 pounds lost)
7) Lose 10 more pounds by New Years Eve (total 70 pounds lost)
I am also setting myself some exercise goals!!!
My Exercise Goals are:
1) Do some form of physical activity for at least 15 minutes a day. This can be anything from walking to running to yoga.
2) Complete at least 2 weight training workouts a week.
3) Complete at least 2 cardio workouts a week (shooting for 3 but goal to start with is at least 2).
This is my overall Plan to reach my goals!
The 1st Goal I am focusing on is Lose 8 pounds by the end of May for our Beach Trip! This is going to be a challenge because of all the stuff I have coming but I can do it. I will update my progress on the blog as often as I can. I am going to shoot for every day but due to LIFE I might miss a day here and there.
I look forward to your feedback and support! Thanks for reading!
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Disappointment ... April 27, 2010
Disappointment is defined as a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized; an act (or failure to act) that disappoints someone.
That is what I am... disappointed! Disappointed in myself and that is the worst form of disappointment. I have all these goals and aspirations and wants and dreams and yet I can never achieve them because all I do is disappoint myself. I am not quite sure why I continue to fail. Sometimes I think it is because maybe I really don't want these goals. Maybe I really don't want to be thin and healthy because then what would I have to work for. I mean I have dreamed of being one of those healthy people for so long now that it couldn't be all a lie... Just some figment of my imagination that I really don't want. I don't think so.
I feel so defeated right now. I feel like no matter what I start to do I just can't finish it. I started this blog and couldn't finish that. I started the C25K and didn't finish that. I started losing weight and I had a goal and I never reached that. I just feel like a failure around this goal! THIS goal seems to be the one that I can't reach and I think that it's because it is the hardest. I mean that sounds terrible that I can't do this and yet I can get 2 masters degrees!
I think what is clear is that I need to decide what I want and just do it. BUT HOW?!?!? HOW do I keep that motivation going? I am going to take the rest of today and tomorrow to set some goals and I am going to post them up here and I am asking that you hold me to these goals. The only way this blog is going to work for me is if I know people are going to hold me to what I say I am going to do. Maybe that is the difference between this and my other goals. I am only accountable to myself for this goal but for everything else I had someone else to answer to.
I am going to set my goals tomorrow! I hope to see you all here holding me accountable!
That is what I am... disappointed! Disappointed in myself and that is the worst form of disappointment. I have all these goals and aspirations and wants and dreams and yet I can never achieve them because all I do is disappoint myself. I am not quite sure why I continue to fail. Sometimes I think it is because maybe I really don't want these goals. Maybe I really don't want to be thin and healthy because then what would I have to work for. I mean I have dreamed of being one of those healthy people for so long now that it couldn't be all a lie... Just some figment of my imagination that I really don't want. I don't think so.
I feel so defeated right now. I feel like no matter what I start to do I just can't finish it. I started this blog and couldn't finish that. I started the C25K and didn't finish that. I started losing weight and I had a goal and I never reached that. I just feel like a failure around this goal! THIS goal seems to be the one that I can't reach and I think that it's because it is the hardest. I mean that sounds terrible that I can't do this and yet I can get 2 masters degrees!
I think what is clear is that I need to decide what I want and just do it. BUT HOW?!?!? HOW do I keep that motivation going? I am going to take the rest of today and tomorrow to set some goals and I am going to post them up here and I am asking that you hold me to these goals. The only way this blog is going to work for me is if I know people are going to hold me to what I say I am going to do. Maybe that is the difference between this and my other goals. I am only accountable to myself for this goal but for everything else I had someone else to answer to.
I am going to set my goals tomorrow! I hope to see you all here holding me accountable!
Monday, April 26, 2010
Goals ... April 26, 2010
Today was a long day in training. I did good until I got home and I remembered that I had a chocolate cake in the refrigerator. I didn't work out today which is terrible. I wanted to go to work out after work today but I didn't. I guess I was just lazy. Who knows, Not me. I am trying to find motivation in different areas. I just can't seem to do it. Here are a few goal pictures of me. I aspire to be similar to be as close to these pics as I can in the future. I am thinking that if I post them up then maybe they will help motivate me. I am going to try anything I can. Any tips you all have are greatly appreciated!
Saturday, April 24, 2010
Mowing is FUN! April 24, 2010
So I mowed the yard this morning. Most of it was on the riding lawn mower but I also weed eated as well. I have only weed eated once before and today I am had trouble. I ended up weed eating our solar lights and not the grass. It made for some destruction in the front yard. Then I finished with the push mower for a good 30 minutes. It was a great feeling and a great workout. I like mowing. I always have. Its great to get out there in the sun listening to your ipod singing to the top of your lungs and no one can hear you over the mower! It's peaceful and a great time to think or Not think!
After the mowing we went to the Store for groceries and then we have spent the day at home today. I baked a chicken pie and a chocolate cake. Just felt like baking. It happens sometimes!
Hockey Playoffs are on and well we are watching them for sure! Pens had a chance to close out the Senators Thursday night but they didn't do it and now we are in game 6 and things aren't looking good. I really hope they can get it together and pull it out! This will be a really sad house if the Pens lose in the 1st round. SO Lets GO PENS!!!
Quick Update! Pens won taking down then Senators in 6! Now its on to round 2! Then Pangan House is Happy!!!
After the mowing we went to the Store for groceries and then we have spent the day at home today. I baked a chicken pie and a chocolate cake. Just felt like baking. It happens sometimes!
Hockey Playoffs are on and well we are watching them for sure! Pens had a chance to close out the Senators Thursday night but they didn't do it and now we are in game 6 and things aren't looking good. I really hope they can get it together and pull it out! This will be a really sad house if the Pens lose in the 1st round. SO Lets GO PENS!!!
Quick Update! Pens won taking down then Senators in 6! Now its on to round 2! Then Pangan House is Happy!!!
Personal Training ... April 23, 2010
So I had my 1st personal training session today with Amanda. We started with 20 second sprints at 7.8-8.2 mph for about 4 rounds then we went to squats with leg lifts with a 25 lb weight on my chest, 2 sets of 10. Then Chest press on the ball with 17.5 lb weights, 2 sets of 10, and then 10 triceps dips, 2 sets. Back to sprints for 30 seconds this time. Next, Push ups and knee crunch on the ball, 2 sets of 10. Then 2 sets of 30 second plank hold, and then Inner Thigh ball squeezes, 2 sets of 10 (holding for 15 second at the end). Then a cool down of walking for 5 mins. It was a killer work out and it felt great! I am looking forward to my next session next week with her.
I am hoping that this will work. I am not focusing like crazy on my food. I am just making sure to get in my exercise. Then in a few weeks I am going to start making more food changes.
I am hoping that this will work. I am not focusing like crazy on my food. I am just making sure to get in my exercise. Then in a few weeks I am going to start making more food changes.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Conversations ... April 22, 2010
Today was another long day but it was a much more productive day than yesterday. I had a meeting today that really helped me put some things in perspective and helped both members of the meeting see some things. I also had some other really great conversations today with my team and my boss and my peers! Sometimes a really good talk can really help! Other than that there is not much to report today! I have personal Training tomorrow so that should be fun! I am looking forward to it. I am ready for bed but The hockey game is in double OT. GO PENS!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Holy H-E-double Hockey Sticks .... April 21, 2010
So today STUNK! Yea that's right STUNK! It was terrible from the moment I got to my desk. I got up early and I made it to work early so that I could go to the gym! I did 22 minutes on the treadmill which included walking and running. I also did 23 minutes on the Elliptical Machine! I love the elliptical at the gym but mine at home is not as expensive and so its just not the same but it's better than nothing. It was a great workout! I also made the decision to start personal training again. I have a great personal trainer that I have worked with before and I am hoping that she can help me get my motivation back.
When I talked to her today she told me that I could be trying to do too many things at one time. So we talked and I am going to focus on working out for 2 weeks and try to get that back in order. Then I am going to start working with my food. I will still be working on trying to eat healthy but I am not going to make that the focus of my days. My focus will be on my exercise. I hope this phased approach will work well. My 1st appointment is Friday at 11am. Then I will be doing 2 sessions a week after that. Amanda has worked wonders with me before so I hope she's going to be able to help again!
I did a great job with the exercise today and if I didn't eat cake today I would have done good with my food too! So Far I burned 2824 cals and walked 13013 steps!
Well the crappy stuff is all work related and its all stuff that I can't get into on here. I have a great job and I work for a great company but we all have those crappy days when it feels like the world is out to get us and no matter what we do we just keep getting knocked back down. That was today! I will say that there are a few co-workers that I have that really make things better for me and help me get through these days.
Here's to tomorrow being a better day and to me getting in my exercise!
When I talked to her today she told me that I could be trying to do too many things at one time. So we talked and I am going to focus on working out for 2 weeks and try to get that back in order. Then I am going to start working with my food. I will still be working on trying to eat healthy but I am not going to make that the focus of my days. My focus will be on my exercise. I hope this phased approach will work well. My 1st appointment is Friday at 11am. Then I will be doing 2 sessions a week after that. Amanda has worked wonders with me before so I hope she's going to be able to help again!
I did a great job with the exercise today and if I didn't eat cake today I would have done good with my food too! So Far I burned 2824 cals and walked 13013 steps!
Well the crappy stuff is all work related and its all stuff that I can't get into on here. I have a great job and I work for a great company but we all have those crappy days when it feels like the world is out to get us and no matter what we do we just keep getting knocked back down. That was today! I will say that there are a few co-workers that I have that really make things better for me and help me get through these days.
Here's to tomorrow being a better day and to me getting in my exercise!
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