Friday, July 27, 2012

Just Keep Swimming, Just Keep Swimming....

This has been a challenging week.  I didn't make much progress in losing weight, bodyfat, or inches and I saw a picture of myself taken 2 days ago that really discouraged me.  I know I am hard on myself, but c'mon...I looked like I did before I started losing weight 6 months and 30 lbs ago.  Ben keeps telling me that it's just the picture and that I look much thinner in person.  Pictures don't lie!  Granted, clothes make a difference in how they fit on me so the color (white) and fit (not fitting) probably made it look worse, but it put me in a depressed mood.
That was Yesterday....Today I feel better.  Ben reminded me of the positives that I have been overlooking.  Some of the positives:  Two separate people in the last week have told me that in the short time that they have been coming into the clinic have noticed that I have lost alot of weight;  my clothes are looser and I have gone down one full size and almost two sizes; I feel much healthier; my skin looks healthier;  I have more energy;  I can run a mile non-stop in under 12 minutes; my moods are more even (most of the time); my workouts are more intense; and my diet is more healthy.  That's not too bad!
So, what comes to mind is the saying from Dori on Finding Nemo (my son watches this almost daily) "Just Keep Swimming, Just Keep Swimming".  If I keep going, I will burst through and eventually get to where I am want to be.
This past week has been intense even though it doesn't show on paper.  I have my boot camp class on Mondays and I have been training with my trainer once a week.  My workouts on my own have been awesome too.  Last Friday I did a heavy leg workout and I felt it for 5 days.  The 2nd day was awful, I could barely get out of bed, which wasn't a good sign, then through-out the day if I stopped moving my legs would tighten up and it was like trying to get out of bed all over again.  I did yard work and cleaned the house so I didn't stop moving much that day.  I still did my workouts at the gym, but on Mondays boot camp I had to take some ibuprofen.  I am not recommending this for anyone else.  You should take some time off, stretch, and let your body rest.
Today's workout was a boot camp style workout, which I have copied so y'all could see what I do.  I feel good.  Tired....but good!


Warm up
Treadmill 5 min @ 5 incline fast pace

Circuit X 2 -
Box jumps X 20
Bosu ball push-ups X 15
Kettlebell 9lb touch to floor to overhead press. X 12 Barbell lunges #30 across floor and back Bosu 1-leg knee ups X 20 each leg Box jump toe taps X 25 Bosu squats w/ 15 lb kettlebell X 20 Bosu burpees w/squat X 12 Bosu mtn climbers X 40
55 min

Circuit X 2
Ball crunches X 30
Ab roller X 15
Med ball sitting side to side X 15
Med ball lying v-ups X 15
15 min

Cardio
Rower- 2000m @ 11:07
Recumbent bike 22 min- 4 miles

My goal this next week is to eat more protein and drink more water!  

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Another Milestone!



My milestone this week was a big one!  Instead of fantasizing what I'm going to eat at the end of this, I found myself fantasizing what I'm going to look like!  That is big for me!

The weight is slowly coming off, but more importantly the bodyfat is going down.  This past week I have kept my intensity up and I think it's breaking me through.  I have managed to lose bodyfat while gaining muscle.  Woo-hoo!  My inches are about the same, but I feel like my clothes are fitting better and most are loose on me!  

My cardio last week was alot of treadmill, running a mile and walking fast on an incline.  Monday was bootcamp, Tuesday was a personal training session which we did stability exercises, Wednesday was a lot of cardio and a back workout, thursday I took the day off, then I did a heavy arm workout on Friday and then on Saturday I did a bootcamp style workout.  That was one of my best workouts, it began with a mile run (nonstop), then an hour of high intensity plyometric exercises, stability exercises, kettlebells, and floor exercises.  I ended the workout with 45 min more cardio ( 12 min row machine for 2000 meters and 30 minutes on the recumbent bike).  2 hours of awesomeness!  Monday was another bootcamp, Tuesday I did a shoulder workout and today I worked out with the trainer and did a thigh, glute workout then did 45 min cardio (mile run then rec bike for 20 min).
As far as my diet, I could be better and I am trying to think of food I like and want to make, but I am too picky of an eater.  The thought of eating chicken makes me want to gag, i don't like fish or vegetables, and beef bloats me.  Hmmm! That leaves protein shakes, but only strawberry flavor.

My goal for this week is to find some real food (I have been eating alot of pre-packaged foods) that I like and are easy to fix. Another goal is to not be so cranky!!

Tuesday, July 3, 2012

Back in the Saddle!

Back in the Saddle!  What does that even mean?  Well, if it means "Back on Track" then thats me!  I took last week easy from working out because I kept getting hurt.  First I hurt my back, then I rolled my ankle, then I hurt my hip.  So, my trainer took the week off and I took advantage of the time and I went easy on my workouts.  I'm happy I did so too because I was able to start strong yesterday (Monday) which motivated me all day yesterday and it kept me focused on my goal.  I did boot camp yesterday and I LOVE Boot camp!!  It is the best workout!  We do alot of body weight exercises and those are the Worst/Best.  When I lose weight, it will be easier, right?  I'm going with that.

Today I had a personal training session, but it was more like a boot camp.  Awesome!  I then did 45 minutes more of cardio afterwards.  Tomorrow I will be on my own and Thursday I have another personal training session.  I'm looking forward to my workouts.  I will be taking the weekend off because we will be going out of town, but I will be swimming with the kids, so that counts, right?

My diet is going well also.  Considering that I am a Food Addict (Hello, my name is Ginger and I am a foodaholic) and I ate out at just about every meal and I had to have a x-large Pepsi and some kind of dessert, I am doing awesome!  I am sticking to a clean diet, with moderate carbs, low fat, and moderate protein.  My calories are around 1300 calories.  Occasionally, I will nibble on my kids food, but I don't do it very often.

Today is the beginning of Week 5 and Day 28.  I took my measurements, and body fat today and since starting this contest I have lost 7 lbs, 2 % body fat (all fat, while keeping the muscle), and all my measurements have gone down.

So, my goal this week is to up my intensity with my workouts and to stay strong on my diet when I go out of town.