today's workout

today's workout was thanks again to Bodyrock.tv.

It's called Give Me everything Workout.
http://www.bodyrock.tv/2011/06/06/give-me-everything-workout/

The only two modifications i had to make to this workout were my push ups and the knee lifts. Did my push-ups on my knees and my knee up free standing b/c i still don't have something sturdy enough to do lifts or dips yet ( working on that). My jumping jacks were better than i anticipated and i was able to keep my number up in the 50's (pretty good considering i hate jacks b/c of my shins.) Really had to remind myself to land gently and not so much on my toes as the majority of the foot to disperse impact. My push-ups were in the 20s and my deadlifts were between 11 and 15 i think per leg. I started concentrating on form so i lost count.

I am so glad i did get the workout in. I feel better. I almost skipped today. It was along and full day with kids housework and sore from yesterday's Brazil Butt Lift workout.

Eating today i think i needed more water today especially having been outside hanging laundry in 103 degree heat. However it was definitely more healthy and more satisfying. My goal this week is to make ahead one meal ..mostly dinner and to find recipes for freezing and get more veggies in.

I think that is it..my brain is starting to shut down. Must sleep.

progress this week

Okay got to go to 2 Zumba classes and got in my strength training and as a result i have lost another half inch off my hips.

Going to try to keep this up and hopefully loose more inches! Do need to get new jeans as my current jeans which were figure hugging are now baggy on me.  This is exciting!

Eating is much better getting in simple and fresh ingredients. More water and it's just been a time of making strides in a positive direction. yay!

weeks 5 and 6

okay week five was okay, got in two out of three workout days. It wasn't my best week but i know i pushed even though i wasn't at 100%.

Now week 6. This week i have been able to get in all three workouts days and had great cardio sessions! To that end i have lost 1 inch of my hips and waist and two pounds! 

According to the health calculator i used, my ideal weight is between 111 to 149lbs. My goal is 140. 38lbs until i reach that goal. I ideally want to loose 2 lbs a week to reach  my goal. i know there will be set backs and stuff but, if things really go the way it's supposed to in almost 5 months i could reach my goal. I think it may take a year to loose the baby weight knowing myself and how long it took me to loose the first 30lbs the first time around. Clean eating is a slow arduous path for me.

However, Tomorrow and hopefully next semester when we figure out my hubby's new class schedule i will be able to attend more zumba classes to get my cardio up and running. Doing intervals at the house i great when i have a crunch on time but I loved being in zumba classes before i could no longer attend due to pregnancy issues.

To help with clean eating, I have decided to borrow more books from the library on the subject to get more recipes. I think the idea is juts to keep it simple, healthful and tasty w/o all the unnecessary stuff. I also have to do it without cheese to help my baby bot get gassy from the lactose in my milk. I really have not missed cheese all that much. I would love to have goat cheese in my life but i don't know how that will affect my dear infant.

this has been a good week of pushing and growing and shrinking!

new outlook

Okay, since gaining some weight back.. i have recently lost 4lbs. Eating clean and cooking at home. This IS the way for me to loose the weight.

I have stopped eating out and am having more veggies. Soups and roasted veggies. Salads i'm getting to. It's a fight for me but i will get there. oh yeah and more fruit too.

The next thing to do is to severely limit or eliminate most dairy ( especially since I'm lactose intolerant) That will be a BIG challenge, but let's see what happens. This is an experiment. I have 3 months to loose 25-30lbs.

How am i doing this i've borrowed the Tosca Reno Clean-eating cookbook and i've also gotten some healthy cookbooks with really great recipes and with ingredients that are easy to obtain and not overly exotic.

with this semester being tough and the next semester going to be even more tough, i need to get a handle on the eating..not to mention hubby wil be back so i will be in the mood to cook more so i want to cook healthy again and keep the weight he's lost off and the weight i will loose away as well. Resulting in my daughter learning healthy food is yummy too.

this is good. i'm glad i'm writing it out.

Eating and struggle

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Looking hard at eating and stress eating in particular. I just need to start doing what is right and get moving on the weight loss. I've dropped a size and inches but i want the damn scale to move.

i know muscle weighs more but it would be nice to see me moving toward the healthy side of pounds.

prayers needed and i must change. will have to start posting food journal ..ugh the thing i hate the most.

small steps small steps!

STC Day 4&5

STC Day 4 &5

Cardio and Advanced Bonus Workout #3B

Felt very tired today with paper writing. Can't wait to hand it in tomorrow.

Cardio yesterday was intervals: variety of movements for HI Burst: Y squats, lunges, skater, side lunges.

Today: Workout Advance wk #3a

I am so sweating.

For the sumo squats..the only one with weight i used both of my 10lbs dumbbells for resistance.

The Sb pass is still tough. as is the stability ball Push up..still have to modify it with the ball closer to my core.

Eating was better today with salad with very little dressing (1tbs) with dinner and lunch. So happy I'm getting better at this. even with a lunch out at a meeting. SO happy about that!

i just realized i was doing advanced workout #3 and not number 1...oooo no wonder i've been falling..i'm not supposed to be there...i guess my pages just flipped themselves..ahhhhh

going back to advanced workout #1 Friday.

Listened to coaching call and i feel so much better about missing a meal..with this hectic week I've been having i have skipped a meal on Monday and just forgot to eat.
So Lunch and snack were out.

i am still eating under my calorie intake but i'm increasing. Eating at the low range makes me tired. Beginning to look at why i get hungry especially after snack. I think it's because i'm not drinking enough water in the afternoon. Getting back to Green Tea with Goji Berry infusion..yummy! OR Water with fresh lemon slices.

STC day 1

Well today i have eaten poorly but i have planned for tomorrow.

Lost the weight gained from being in Houston at convention and while hubby was home for R&R.

so i'm back down to 171. I've just had a rough time with allergies and the migraines associated with them. Also my jeans are way loose again cause i'm on

today: cals up to 1300 which is 500short of where i need to be. but i forget to eat when i'm in pain with allergies and migrains.

Did some yoga to help out my back which has been sore due to improper sleeping.

Goal: to bust through my emotional eating and become bootylicious! I have a size 10 dress I'd like to nicely fit into.

I want to be able to have a picture taken of me without thinking OMG i hope i don't look like a whale. Which translates to confidence..i want to gain body confidence. I have so much to offer this life of mine and i want my physical self to reflect that as well.

I want to improve plank. To be able to do it for 25 seconds and get to 30 sec without falling over.

Manage stress in a positive manner instead of eating through it.

will be adding more to this as i think about my goals and morph during this transformation.


Step to take:

1. Meal Planning - this is huge i need recipes done for me so I'm looking at cooking light and other healthy websites to get ideas for meal planning. I'm very moody with food so i may have to plan the night before.

2. Getting in cardio - i tend to put this off to the last possible minute even though i do get it in. Some days are better than others but i want to constantly improve over the next 12 weeks. Oh yeah and do a few rounds of burpees.

3. Being consistent...this is a huge problem for me that i want to solve..i seem to have a good week or 2 then followed by a disaster that throws me off with exercise or with eating. NO MORE! i want to have consistent months. Not be so hard on myself when i can't accomplish something but focus on what I [b]did [/b] get done.

Ostacles:

1. stress - emotional eating..i am going to be taking a summer course and it's going to be tough so i need to find ways to take my stress out in positive ways

2. Boredom and doubt - i platue easily so i need to increase weight and make it to the base gym to get to the family room so i won't have to purchase weights. It will also get me out of the house.

3. Preceived lack of support- because i'm doing the single parent thing ad family is 3 hours away i often have a notion of lack of support and that i'm all alone. I need to reach out and really ask for help when i need it. Asking for help is not asking for a handout...it is acknowledging that i need help and encouragement.

Rewards: better physical condition, makeup and new clothing...looking good in my pictures when I go to Puerto Rico in June.

did workout today: Advanced Bonus #1 workout A

using 10lbs weights for everything that called for a weight.

Added 2 more reps to Mountain climber finally found a way to do it and not have my step slide away. Sheesh..what a mess that used to be.

It was hard to get through the Reverse crunch but, that's always been a sore spot since high school even when i was in shape and trim.

Cardio will be tomorrow...i have the beginnings of a another sinus headache...i can't wait till this all clears up.

Week 15 end and on to Week 16

Well week 15 was challenging and I have to say it was harder because i was traveling and eating choices were not the best. Now that I am home i have bought cantaloupe and salmon and salad and am cleaning out my system.

Still looking for a new medicine ball or toning ball rather i like the Danskin one i have it's 4lbs but i need more weight. The 6lbs by Danskin is Pretty green with swirls.

I already have the danskin Stability ball in Pink with swirls and i love it. The 8lbs ball is blue and it's nice as well.

I'm prepping for week 16. This will be a hard week for me because hubby will be leaving for Iraq on Thursday. I may not see him until almost January the earliest October.

He's been home on R&R Since the 24th and time has just flown by. Today at Church was hard

because it was our last formal gathering to pray as a family. I will try to focus and keep my wits about me, but i find myself being very sad and selfish. It is s o nice having a two parent home and having him home to fix things and things done that i can't get to without him here.

Houston Zoo

At Church

At the Duck Pond

At the San Antonio Children's Museum

What I know is going to be the most difficult is the transition for Victoria. She is so happy with Da-Da being home. Those two are like Peas in a Pod. She will miss him more and I know this will just be hell for her for the next few days when she realizes that Da-da isn't coming back for a long time. There has to be a better way to deal.

So my goals for this week:

Be strong

workout

eat well

comfort family

cry if i need to

comfort Victoria

cherish rest of this week

pray

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Week 13 Resitance Training

Yesterday was a struggle with my workout. It was Movements B and i was fine until i got to the Jackknife on the stability ball.

Ideally it's supposed to look like this:

However, I tried and i remember being good at this at one point. But for soemreason today i just fell and kept falling off the ball. I did 4 good reps each time and finally stopped wanting to get bruised on purpose.

I know it will get better but sheesh was that rough. Stability ball plank was a little tough but i stuck it out for 30 sec each time before i started shaking and rolled off the ball. I'm so glad i do this at home and not at the gym...what a mess it would be.

Adjusting my food again. My breakfast tacos are becoming to much for me to eat. Especially with the flour tortilla. I have been eating them without the tortilla lately and when we finally had some with it was quite filling. This is good to know and i put my food down during each bite and let myself enjoy the flavors of egg salsa and cheese and guacamole. I also had a book to read so that made for a good few minutes in between bites. Drank a lot and found that i had leftovers.

I have to say, my new outlook on this whole thing has me in a better mood than weeks previous. To add a little bit of variety to my week I've added some belly dancing to my week. Found videos on YouTube that are really great.
Here is the link:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5pvyXkFTa18

Just another way to have fun and relax and take time for me. Victoria likes to try to follow along it's too cute!

Friday Workout A Toughie

I was tired so my workout was tough. I went back to doing the 3 day a week schedule this week.

So after Intervals resistance was just rough. I did get through the whole thing though slower than i had anticipated.

I so want the fat off my thighs to melt away i can feel my muscle under there and i'd love to show the hard work. I know it will come with time though.

Eating better making sure to get the green in every meal and stay away from those comfort foods i really want due to stress.

Since the last two weeks have been off due to mid terms, emotional eating and what not i would like to start over. i think I'm going to i wanted to give these 16 weeks my best and the last two weeks have NOT been my best.

I need a new plan of attack. going to have to think about this tomorrow at church while i pray. I do some of my best thinking there. The music and intonation of the word from Father make it so ideal to pray and think about what i need help with and what i need to work on.

Working on programming for the library is also taking time. I need to stop working and start doing things for me..i think this is where i go awry. Plan but plan for myself as well.

Okay meals for this week:
Chicken Thighs with Olives and Tomato Sauce
with rice
Slow Roasted Rosemary and Garlic Chicken
with rice
Considering most of these family style recipes last so long i only need to plan for 3 at most a week. I kinda like that.

My breakfasts are consisting of eggs, salsa and avocado. no tortilla necessary.
other breakfasts are what and flax seed waffles with yogurt and fresh fruit.

yummy!

rediscovering peaches and how good they are. Finally found some in juice instead of syrup and it's heaven. Frozen berry mix is also economical and delicious. The juice from the defrost process is great. what a treat.

I feel better for having written.

Kicking butt day 2 week 8

Posted by Christina on January 21, 2009 at 10:30am
Since class started this week i need to move from 6 days a week to 3. So i'll be doing my carido in the morning and resistance training in the evening.

This morning: 5 cycles of the 1 min rest and 30 sec burst. My bursts today were all jumping jacks. It was invigorating and now the effects of my workout i'm alert and ready to take on the day. I think I'm just getting comfy with them and may need to start moving on to burpees. Are they okay at this stage of the game?

I'm still in a lil bit of a funk with my eating habits even though they are great this week with me eating on time and eating portioned supportive meals. i think that's why i don't log in with the food because it becomes a numbers game to me and it depresses me. I know Selene you said exactness is not the goal but it becomes that.


well today i'm going to make the Caramel Onion soup. I haven't been out to get new plastic for storage so i need to limit the food i make this week. There is plenty of yummy quinoa -squash and it's so yummy.

My snacks have been dried cranberries and almonds at work for my evening snack and my afternoon snack has been fruit and some sort of accompaniment like yogurt or peanut butter.

Need to up my water intake. I've been doing a lot with class prep and trying to get time to clean the house i forget to drink water. worry drives me from other tasks. Yes this is the time when i do the MOST emotional eating during the semester when i'm stressing. So i think that's what i'm worried about now that i'm writing it out. That i'll just fail because of the added stress of this semester.

However:

Saturday Interval and Veggies

Posted by Christina on December 28, 2008 at 10:56am

Okay did another 6 cycles of intervals using the yoga block for my High Intensity burst and i really pushed yesterday. Very proud of myself.

I think i need to include other veggies because i was doing some reading and apparently I've been eating veggie that really produce gas. So need to branch out, but i so love broccoli and peas..this will be tough. Anybody have suggestions for cheap frozen veggies to replace them for a while..cause the gas thing is just not pleasant. I love them b/c they can be found all year and i can do 2 cup servings without flinching.


Keep Moving Forward!

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