Random Musings & my Weight Loss Journey

Gym & Menu for 8/28

2007-08-28T12:40:00.001-04:00

Cardio for 45 minutes & then an hour of weights.

Cardio breaks down as follows:

15-20 minutes on the strider(5%-7% incline)

20 -25 minutes on the treadmill(3%-7% incline between 2.5mph -3.5mph + 3 X 1min. sprints @ 4.7mph).

Weights break down like this:

Biceps & Triceps @ 20lbs

Bum @ 30lbs

Thighs (inner & outer) @ 85lbs

Shoulders @ 20lbs

Pecs @ 40lbs

Abs (crunches & pull ups)

All are 15 reps X 10 sets

Menu:

Breaky

Oatmeal
1/2 can pears (in juice)

Snack

Sugar Free/Fat Free Cherry Jello

Lunch

Whole Wheat Goulash (sauce: X-Lean ground chicken, stewed tomatoes, green peppers, onions)
Salad + Balsamic Dressing (1 Point)

Snack

2 small Golden Kiwi

Dinner

Miso Soup
Tuna Salad

Snack

London Fog(Earl Grey tea, steamed milk, Sugar Free Vanilla Syrup)

Gym plan ...

2007-08-24T13:18:00.001-04:00

Cardio:
20min. ~ strider
2min. @ 3% incline (warm up)
15min. @ 5% -9% incline 3min. @ 3% (cool down)

30min. ~ treadmill
5min @ 3mph @ 3% incline
20 min @ 3.2mph = 3.5mph @ 5% -7% incline
+ 4 X 1min. spints @ 4.7mph @ 2% incline
5min @ 3mph @ 3%(lower heart rate)

10min. ~ bike
level 5 intensity

10 reps. X 2 sets of sit ups

No major weights, that'll be tomorrow (already have that workout planned).

I did it!!

2007-08-23T12:46:00.000-04:00

I actually went to the gym yesterday (first time in 2 months!!!) and I think I did good considering how long it's been since I last went.

I did 1/2 hour of cardio. 10 minutes on the "strider" 2 minutes cool up/down & then 6 minutes @ an incline of 7% and then I did the remaining 20 on the treadmill. 15 min. @ 3.2mph & a 5% incline. The other 5 minutes were cool up/down & 2.7mph @ 3% incline.

I then went & did weights.

I did 5 sets of 10-15reps (10, then 15, then 10, etc). 20lbs for triceps, 10lbs free-weights for biceps, 85lbs for inner & outer thigh & 40lbs for bum kick back.

I'm not going tonight, but I'll go tomorrow after work & I want to do 40 minutes of cardio & do the first 20 on the strider (high intensity, it's a cross between a stair climber & a ski machine) and then the next 20 on the treadmill with 15 minutes @ 3.5mph and maybe some short 1min. sprints added in to get my heart rate up. Then I'll do biceps & triceps, bum, abs, shoulders & pecs.

Yay me!!

Frustrated

2007-08-22T16:37:00.000-04:00

All week I've been lazy and haven't made it to the gym. It's been 2 whole months since I've been @ the gym so I emailed my DBF today (the joys on inter-office mail) & told him that I'd go home, change & get my gym stuff & then pick him up & that we were going!!

I'm dreading this ... ugh, cardio is evil @ the best of times but after 2 months & with TOM on it's way it'll make it that much more awful.

My goal for tonight is 30 minutes of cardio (10min on the "strider", kinda like a stair climber & ski machine in one, and 20 minutes on the treadmill @ 3.5mph for 10 minutes @ a 5% - 7% incline and then 3mph for 10minutes @ a 3% incline with 2 sets of 1 1/2 minute sprints @ a speed of 4.7mps & an incline of 2%). and then 15 sets of 10 reps. for biceps, triceps, thighs (inner & outer) bum, abs and pecs.

I'll update tomorrow if I actually held to my goal.

Everything - Lifehouse

2007-08-17T14:10:00.000-04:00

This is not weight related at all but I am at work & I am working on a very time sensitive project so I brought my MP3 player with me today so that I can go into a "zone" and ignore any other distractions (which caused a co-worker to throw a balled up tissue @ me to get my attention!! LoL and I forgot that I had added Everything by Lifehouse to my MP3 player ... this is such a beautiful song! I love it so much, I think I might go & buy the CD after work.

Here are the lyrics:

Find Me Here

Speak To Me

I want to feel you

I need to hear you

You are the light

That's leading me

To the place where I find peace again.

You are the strength, that keeps me walking.

You are the hope, that keeps me trusting.

You are the light to my soul.

You are my purpose...you're everything.

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?

Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

You calm the storms, and you give me rest.

You hold me in your hands, you won't let me fall.

You steal my heart, and you take my breath away.

Would you take me in? Take me deeper now?

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?

Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

And how can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?

Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

Cause you're all I want, You're all I need

You're everything,everything

You're all I want your all I need

You're everything, everything.

You're all I want you're all I need.

You're everything, everything

You're all I want you're all I need, you're everything, everything.

And How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?

Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?

Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

How can I stand here with you and not be moved by you?

Would you tell me how could it be any better than this?

My WI today

2007-08-16T17:58:00.001-04:00

I had my WI this morning & to my suprise I was down 2.4lbs!!
I was up 4lbs last week so I was a little nervous for this WI but my hard work with staying OP this week paid off.

The only exercise I got in was a 1/2 hour walk with DBF last night (I dragged him kicking & screaming the whole time). I seriously need to get my butt in gear as I haven't been in the gym since June!! I have a membership that's been wasted for the past 6 weeks & that's $$ down the drain!!

I swear to myself, and all of you that I WILL get back to the gym next week & get it at least 3 days of exercise.

This is Me!

2007-08-16T17:50:00.000-04:00

Niagara Falls - June 16, 2007
Wedding, July 28, 2007

My sister & I (May 11, 2007)

So this is me ... in all of my glory! LoL
This picture was taken @ my best friends brothers wedding on the weekend on July 28th. I am about 225lbs here & my goal is to get down to 145lbs (although I've been rethinking my goal & WW says that my ideal range is 145lbs - 155lbs so I think I might say 155lbs as I am fairly tall [5'6] and tend to carry weight well).
I've added some more pictures so that you can see me when I was bigger & see my overall journey.