Today was my now dreaded cardio day. When I was in high school I always hated when we had to lift weight for practice but loved to run and now it's the other way around. I have no idea why. Maybe I'm just getting tired of staring at a basement wall the whole time. As soon as I can I'm going to get a jump rope and start doing cardio outside. Our gauge says it's 42F out. A little cold for me right now. Hopefully in the next week or two it'll be great out. There doesn't seem to be too much traffic at 5AM so I can run up and down the road. I don't want to go too far from home just in case the kids wake up and I'm needed. I can't have the money maker late for work because he had to deal with a screaming child while I was out.
Today I did my 4 sets of 4-30 second surges, elliptical, jump squats (ouch), jump rope, jumping jacks. I , also did some ab work, 3-30 second surges of ball crunches, and bicycles, and 4-30 second surges of ball obliques. I was done in 30 minutes.
I'm hoping that next week we have our life in order and have time to eat better. We go to the chiro 2 times a week so we end up eating out those nights, I have a couple errands to run on another night (the whole family has to come with) so there are 3 nights we eat out. It's bad!! But, I'm changing my chiro schedule since my husband won't be able to go at all for a few months, so I will be home in the evening and can cook something nutritious. Yum yum.
Until next time, keep up the hard work and you will be at your goal weight/size before you know it. Just take it one day at a time.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Vacation day
Had a vacation day yesterday. We had to go pick up some clothes for our daughter. I've been finding quite a few deals on Craigslist for kids clothes. It's so much better than having to garage sale.
Yesterday I had a couple pops, pancakes, toast, and a chicken bacon ranch sub thing from the truck stop restaurant. It was all very yummy.
Last night I tried something different with getting our little boy to sleep. The other night we were driving and he was getting fussy. I was listening to one of my CDs, so after many failed attempts of singing to him, I turned up the CD. It was kind of loud and there was a lot of bass and he fell sound asleep. So, last night I put him in his crib, turned on the same CD, turned on the little crib light show thing, gave him a few toys, and left. He was pretty good for a while, but got tired of the toys he had. I went back in, gave him a different toy, and laid down in our daughter's bed. I had a hard time getting to sleep with the CD blasting but he was just fine and was asleep in no time. I went back to my room and got up around 2 to feed him. It was so nice. The CD is great. It only took 6 months to figure it out.
Until next time, keep up the hard work and you will be at your goal weight/size before you know it. Just take it one day at a time.
Yesterday I had a couple pops, pancakes, toast, and a chicken bacon ranch sub thing from the truck stop restaurant. It was all very yummy.
Last night I tried something different with getting our little boy to sleep. The other night we were driving and he was getting fussy. I was listening to one of my CDs, so after many failed attempts of singing to him, I turned up the CD. It was kind of loud and there was a lot of bass and he fell sound asleep. So, last night I put him in his crib, turned on the same CD, turned on the little crib light show thing, gave him a few toys, and left. He was pretty good for a while, but got tired of the toys he had. I went back in, gave him a different toy, and laid down in our daughter's bed. I had a hard time getting to sleep with the CD blasting but he was just fine and was asleep in no time. I went back to my room and got up around 2 to feed him. It was so nice. The CD is great. It only took 6 months to figure it out.
Until next time, keep up the hard work and you will be at your goal weight/size before you know it. Just take it one day at a time.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
One Day Closer
I got my butt out of bed this morning!! That's great compared to last week. Today I did 4 sets of 4 - 30 second surges on the elliptical. I was downstairs long because A) my little man woke up and wanted to nurse when my alarm went off and B) I really didn't want to workout. I'm not going to cover it up. I just wanted to sleep, but as I sat there with him I was thinking of going back to sleep but then started feeling guilty about not working out. So, I decided I'd just go for a little while. Now, I'm happy I worked out and I feel pretty good. A little stinky, but good.
My Jillian Michaels DVDs should be shipping from Amazon tomorrow. I hope to have them by next week. Having them this weekend would be great. We are taking my brother to a tournament in Des Moines and will have plenty of time to watch them.
I can smell the wonderful scent of coffee, so I better get a move on now. Until next time, keep up the hard work and you will be at your goal weight/size before you know it. Just take it one day at a time.
My Jillian Michaels DVDs should be shipping from Amazon tomorrow. I hope to have them by next week. Having them this weekend would be great. We are taking my brother to a tournament in Des Moines and will have plenty of time to watch them.
I can smell the wonderful scent of coffee, so I better get a move on now. Until next time, keep up the hard work and you will be at your goal weight/size before you know it. Just take it one day at a time.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Bad Eating
Well, I had a bad weekend. I ate a lot of not so good things. I just need to get peace in my mind and I'll be good to go. With being sick last weekend, I had to spend one day last week doing catch up work and then had to work extra hard this weekend getting school work done. Now, I'm all caught up and we have healthy foods in the house again. Last week we kept pushing off shopping and my healthy lifestyle paid the price.
I know I've said this before but I have to recommit myself to this healthy lifestyle. Our friends have opened their Chiropractic practice and we have jumped aboard the train to health in that aspect. I just have to do it the rest of the way. I did it before and really enjoyed the healthy lifestyle and didn't want to stop but something happened and I'm not sure what. Maybe it was being around people that didn't share the same lifestyle and it is really hard to sit there and not eat anything while they are chowing down on chips and cookies. Ohhhhh it's hard.
I did upper body and abs today. It's kind of hard to type right now, as my arms are a little jelly like. I should be getting my DVDs in a few days and I'm very excited. I just love Jillian's body. I want to be ripped like her. I know that my stomach won't look like hers but I think the rest of me has a pretty good chance.
Well, that's all for today. Until next time, keep up the hard work and you will be at your goal weight/size before you know it.
Just take it one day at a time.
I know I've said this before but I have to recommit myself to this healthy lifestyle. Our friends have opened their Chiropractic practice and we have jumped aboard the train to health in that aspect. I just have to do it the rest of the way. I did it before and really enjoyed the healthy lifestyle and didn't want to stop but something happened and I'm not sure what. Maybe it was being around people that didn't share the same lifestyle and it is really hard to sit there and not eat anything while they are chowing down on chips and cookies. Ohhhhh it's hard.
I did upper body and abs today. It's kind of hard to type right now, as my arms are a little jelly like. I should be getting my DVDs in a few days and I'm very excited. I just love Jillian's body. I want to be ripped like her. I know that my stomach won't look like hers but I think the rest of me has a pretty good chance.
Well, that's all for today. Until next time, keep up the hard work and you will be at your goal weight/size before you know it.
Just take it one day at a time.
Friday, March 27, 2009
I Broke
I finally broke. I swore I wasn't going to buy any workout DVDs or equipment. I did break today and bought Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred and Banish Fat, Boost Metabolism workout DVDs. I got hooked watching The Biggest Loser and I love her attitude as a trainer. I didn't want to start using DVDs because I wanted this blog to be about workouts you can do at home that don't cost any money. I was planning on only getting the 30 Day Shred but to get free shipping I needed to add .04 to my order. I hope to get the DVDs next week so I can start using them. I'm not 100% sure if I'm just going to follow the DVDs or just do the moves for my surges. I will more than likely post what the moves are so you can do them too and not have to spend any money.
I'm so excited to lose these last 20 - 25 lbs. I know that if I really stick with it I can achieve these results in a month or 2.
Until next time, keep up the hard work and you will be at your goal weight/size before you know it. Just take it one day at a time.
I'm so excited to lose these last 20 - 25 lbs. I know that if I really stick with it I can achieve these results in a month or 2.
Until next time, keep up the hard work and you will be at your goal weight/size before you know it. Just take it one day at a time.
Wednesday, March 25, 2009
The FAST Weight Loss Plan
I have recommitted to my weight loss goals and I'm doing really well. I ate healthy all last week. We went to my in-laws and I had to stop in Des Moines to meet with one of my teachers. We packed; string cheese, carrots, radishes and hard boiled eggs for breakfast and snacks. We munched on those and then for a late lunch we ate at a 50's diner. I had a grilled chicken sandwich with fries. So, that was one of my cheat meals. I hadn't had any all week so I could use them up on the weekend. We ended up going out for supper with my in-laws and I had a burger and salad.
Saturday morning was rough. Our 3 year old was up all night sick. This was the first time she'd ever been sick so it was rough, she was scared. Cinnamon rolls, string cheese, and a swig of Dr. Pepper for breakfast. I wasn't feeling too good either. I laid around feeling nauseous, and then, around lunch time, I decided to go out and get some fresh air and to stop fighting the urge of getting sick. I was out of commission the rest of the day. The next morning I weighed myself and I had lost 9 lbs from Friday night!!! Yippy I broke the 150 barrier and was happy.
Monday morning I was feeling a lot better and weighed in at 148 lbs. Today I think I'm 149. I am taking advantage of being used to the hungry feeling and letting myself get hungry before eating. And, when I do eat, I eat very small portions just like when you start eating again after being sick. I refuse to go over the 150 mark again.
I really don't recommend the getting sick method to lose weight fast. It's not exactly healthy, but if you do happen to get sick take the positive out of it. Eat cheat food and it doesn't count if it comes back up again. :)
Saturday morning was rough. Our 3 year old was up all night sick. This was the first time she'd ever been sick so it was rough, she was scared. Cinnamon rolls, string cheese, and a swig of Dr. Pepper for breakfast. I wasn't feeling too good either. I laid around feeling nauseous, and then, around lunch time, I decided to go out and get some fresh air and to stop fighting the urge of getting sick. I was out of commission the rest of the day. The next morning I weighed myself and I had lost 9 lbs from Friday night!!! Yippy I broke the 150 barrier and was happy.
Monday morning I was feeling a lot better and weighed in at 148 lbs. Today I think I'm 149. I am taking advantage of being used to the hungry feeling and letting myself get hungry before eating. And, when I do eat, I eat very small portions just like when you start eating again after being sick. I refuse to go over the 150 mark again.
I really don't recommend the getting sick method to lose weight fast. It's not exactly healthy, but if you do happen to get sick take the positive out of it. Eat cheat food and it doesn't count if it comes back up again. :)
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
It Doesn't Hurt
Yesterday I did one hell of a leg workout. I figured I'd be really sore, but I'm not. I stayed up late last night working on homework and our little guy decided to wake up every hour. Needless to say, I haven't done my cardio workout today. It's supposed to be super nice and my mother is watching my kids so I can do more homework so I might go for a run in a little bit. My cardio workout will be
11 sets of 4 - 30 second surges, 4 - 30 second rest, 1 minute break
with a 5 minute warmup and about a 5 minute cooldown.
This should take an hour total.
11 sets of 4 - 30 second surges, 4 - 30 second rest, 1 minute break
with a 5 minute warmup and about a 5 minute cooldown.
This should take an hour total.
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