Workout: running
Weight: 124.4
Yesterday's info: Weight was 124.0, Ran on the treadmill for 37:00 at 5.4 mph; 21:00 straight without a stop, 3 miles in 34:50; 3.25 miles total
Today I did a short run because it was day 2 & because I woke up late. My intention was to run for only 24:00 this morning (which = 4:00 walking & 20:00 running) so I increased the speed and took a rest halfway through. I ran at 5.7mph for most of it and increased it to 5.8 toward the end. It was a good run. I think I ended up running slightly longer than 24:00 because I wanted to get 2 miles of running in (+.25 mile walking... total 2.25 miles). I'm not sure what my exact time was because I accidentally pulled the emergency stop key out at exactly halfway through (distance).
I'm loving the fact that I'm maintaining this low weight. I tried on my picture clothes yesterday and I look really, really good - which means that it supports me feeling really, really good. Maybe it is because my clothes fit perfectly and aren't too big or too small, but whatever - I looked good. It got me very excited.
Thursday, October 2, 2008
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
September 30, 2008
Workout: body weight circuit
Weight: 124.0
124.0??? Yea!
Changed up my routine and I'm feeling it now. Even right afterward my arms were very, very fatigued... it took a lot of effort to wash my hair because lifting my arms above my head felt uncomfortable - not painful, just a little uncomfortable and fatigued. It is 9:15pm and my back, arm and core muscles are sore. Good.
Here it was:
Power Push Ups: 3x15 (5 at 2&8, 5 at 4&10, 5 at 3&9)
Standing Chest Expansion: 3x10 (works back muscles)
2 arm swing: 3x15
Crab Crawl: 2 sets (10 steps forward, 10 steps backward, 5 left, 5 right)
Wide-Leg Plank w/ Jab: 3x10 (10 right, 10 left, 5 right, 5 left)
Clean & Press w/ DB: 3x10
Quad stretch w/ Biceps lift: 3x10
Single-leg Glute Lift: 2x10
I mixed and matched exercises that I've cut out of my Shape and Fitness magazines. I had a few more that I was going to try, but I had already done 40+ minutes. It was a good workout and I felt it had a cardio component as well. I took a 1 minute rest between each set of reps to catch my breath, but I was breathing heavy, sweating and my heartrate was elevated so that was a bonus.
I probably won't be doing the crab crawl again because I felt it required my arms to be twisted unnaturally and it kind of hurt in my inner elbow. Other than that, I think I just need some practice on some of the other ones to make them a little more effective. Good workout. Good workout.
Weight: 124.0
124.0??? Yea!
Changed up my routine and I'm feeling it now. Even right afterward my arms were very, very fatigued... it took a lot of effort to wash my hair because lifting my arms above my head felt uncomfortable - not painful, just a little uncomfortable and fatigued. It is 9:15pm and my back, arm and core muscles are sore. Good.
Here it was:
Power Push Ups: 3x15 (5 at 2&8, 5 at 4&10, 5 at 3&9)
Standing Chest Expansion: 3x10 (works back muscles)
2 arm swing: 3x15
Crab Crawl: 2 sets (10 steps forward, 10 steps backward, 5 left, 5 right)
Wide-Leg Plank w/ Jab: 3x10 (10 right, 10 left, 5 right, 5 left)
Clean & Press w/ DB: 3x10
Quad stretch w/ Biceps lift: 3x10
Single-leg Glute Lift: 2x10
I mixed and matched exercises that I've cut out of my Shape and Fitness magazines. I had a few more that I was going to try, but I had already done 40+ minutes. It was a good workout and I felt it had a cardio component as well. I took a 1 minute rest between each set of reps to catch my breath, but I was breathing heavy, sweating and my heartrate was elevated so that was a bonus.
I probably won't be doing the crab crawl again because I felt it required my arms to be twisted unnaturally and it kind of hurt in my inner elbow. Other than that, I think I just need some practice on some of the other ones to make them a little more effective. Good workout. Good workout.
Monday, September 29, 2008
September 29, 2008
Workout: running on the treadmill
Weight: 124.6
Lowest weight since getting pregnant with Georgia! Yea! I think right before I found out I was pregnant with her I had gotten to 123 so I'm really excited!
Ran on the treadmill this morning. I think my days of running outside are over until the spring. I just hate feeling cold like that. I'm getting less and less tolerant of cold.
I made a goal to run for 20 minutes straight without stopping. I made it and thought about running some more, but ultimately really, really wanted to stop! In hindsight, I should have kept going. Heartrate again was at 190 when I stopped.
I started at 5.6mph for the first 10 minutes and since that was getting increasingly more difficult to consider sustaining for another 10 minutes, I backed it down to 5.4 mph for the next 10 minutes. Wondering how it would be to start out at 5.4... I think I'm going to work on getting myself to running 30 minutes straight before I increase speed. My times are going to suck, but I think this is what I need to do in order to build some endurance. I'm going to increase my running by 1 minute each time and see how it goes.
I still need to sit down and refigure my weight training days - I'm considering all body weight exercises.
Weight: 124.6
Lowest weight since getting pregnant with Georgia! Yea! I think right before I found out I was pregnant with her I had gotten to 123 so I'm really excited!
Ran on the treadmill this morning. I think my days of running outside are over until the spring. I just hate feeling cold like that. I'm getting less and less tolerant of cold.
I made a goal to run for 20 minutes straight without stopping. I made it and thought about running some more, but ultimately really, really wanted to stop! In hindsight, I should have kept going. Heartrate again was at 190 when I stopped.
I started at 5.6mph for the first 10 minutes and since that was getting increasingly more difficult to consider sustaining for another 10 minutes, I backed it down to 5.4 mph for the next 10 minutes. Wondering how it would be to start out at 5.4... I think I'm going to work on getting myself to running 30 minutes straight before I increase speed. My times are going to suck, but I think this is what I need to do in order to build some endurance. I'm going to increase my running by 1 minute each time and see how it goes.
I still need to sit down and refigure my weight training days - I'm considering all body weight exercises.
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Goal: 115 by October 10
Workout: running on the treadmill
Weight: 125
Ran on the treadmill this morning because Dave had an early (for a Saturday) appointment and was running outside. Its too dark to run outside before 6:30 and I didn't want to start running after 7:00 so it was the treadmill for me, which was fine. I took an easy pace of 5.5 mph for most of the run... I still had a heartrate of 185 bpm so the slower pace doesn't make a difference in that regard (which means I have no reason to step it up to 5.6-5.8). Toward the end I increased to 5.6 and then 5.8 for the last 5 minutes. I stopped several times for this reason or that - not because I needed to, but I had to stop to say good morning to Georgia and tell her to go potty, had to stop to turn the volume up on the tv, had to stop to turn the fan on - those kinds of stops that turned into 30-60 second breaks. Other than that, though, I ran the whole time - no walking breaks (other than my 4:00 walking warmup)... so maybe 5.5 is better than 5.8.
I need to give up on this notion that I'm going to be an amazing runner right now. I need to start setting small goals for myself and reach them rather than thinking I can do it all at once. I'm afraid that as the season goes on my days of running outside may be over until spring. I'm sure I'll get out there several times yet, but they're coming to an end - its staying dark longer and I haven't quite figured out how to dress for running right now. I think I need to go out and buy a reflective vest or something so we can safely run in the dark.
I want to sit down this weekend and re-form my weight lifting routine and set some running goals.
I also have decided that I need to be content with my weight - I'm going to still work on it, but I am really good where I'm at right now - I look good, I feel good and people are noticing. I would love to lose an additional 5 - 10 pounds, but it isn't going to be fast at all because I'm simply unwilling to do the drastic measures that it would take to lose those pounds fast. I think that if I continue eating as well as I have been this month (continue my sugar fast) and continue working on hitting some running goals that the weight will eventually drop. I will be surprised if I am still at 125 by my birthday in April.
Hopefully by Sunday I will have a whole new "plan" outlined. Not really a plan, but goals and parameters.
Weight: 125
Ran on the treadmill this morning because Dave had an early (for a Saturday) appointment and was running outside. Its too dark to run outside before 6:30 and I didn't want to start running after 7:00 so it was the treadmill for me, which was fine. I took an easy pace of 5.5 mph for most of the run... I still had a heartrate of 185 bpm so the slower pace doesn't make a difference in that regard (which means I have no reason to step it up to 5.6-5.8). Toward the end I increased to 5.6 and then 5.8 for the last 5 minutes. I stopped several times for this reason or that - not because I needed to, but I had to stop to say good morning to Georgia and tell her to go potty, had to stop to turn the volume up on the tv, had to stop to turn the fan on - those kinds of stops that turned into 30-60 second breaks. Other than that, though, I ran the whole time - no walking breaks (other than my 4:00 walking warmup)... so maybe 5.5 is better than 5.8.
I need to give up on this notion that I'm going to be an amazing runner right now. I need to start setting small goals for myself and reach them rather than thinking I can do it all at once. I'm afraid that as the season goes on my days of running outside may be over until spring. I'm sure I'll get out there several times yet, but they're coming to an end - its staying dark longer and I haven't quite figured out how to dress for running right now. I think I need to go out and buy a reflective vest or something so we can safely run in the dark.
I want to sit down this weekend and re-form my weight lifting routine and set some running goals.
I also have decided that I need to be content with my weight - I'm going to still work on it, but I am really good where I'm at right now - I look good, I feel good and people are noticing. I would love to lose an additional 5 - 10 pounds, but it isn't going to be fast at all because I'm simply unwilling to do the drastic measures that it would take to lose those pounds fast. I think that if I continue eating as well as I have been this month (continue my sugar fast) and continue working on hitting some running goals that the weight will eventually drop. I will be surprised if I am still at 125 by my birthday in April.
Hopefully by Sunday I will have a whole new "plan" outlined. Not really a plan, but goals and parameters.
Thursday, September 25, 2008
Goal: 115 by October 10
Workout: short run 25:30
Weight: 125.4
I really should change my goal. There really is no way that that is going to happen. I think I have 3 weeks to lose 10 pounds. Nope.
Ran outside this morning. I know I started out too fast and could not keep the pace with the inclines and hills. I stopped a lot. I tried to get a slower pace going toward the middle and the end, but my heart rate was already elevated so any running - even slow - brought it right back up to the point of unsustainable. Its alright - I got outside and I did it, which was one mental barrier that had re-formed.
I looked back through my blog yesterday. I didn't read every single entry, but a few scattered here and there. I have improved a lot in the last year. I have improved a lot since July. I need to keep the focus on small improvements instead of expecting to be a fantastic runner within the next week. Stop getting discouraged and be proud of myself for being consistent and pushing myself to improve.
Weight: 125.4
I really should change my goal. There really is no way that that is going to happen. I think I have 3 weeks to lose 10 pounds. Nope.
Ran outside this morning. I know I started out too fast and could not keep the pace with the inclines and hills. I stopped a lot. I tried to get a slower pace going toward the middle and the end, but my heart rate was already elevated so any running - even slow - brought it right back up to the point of unsustainable. Its alright - I got outside and I did it, which was one mental barrier that had re-formed.
I looked back through my blog yesterday. I didn't read every single entry, but a few scattered here and there. I have improved a lot in the last year. I have improved a lot since July. I need to keep the focus on small improvements instead of expecting to be a fantastic runner within the next week. Stop getting discouraged and be proud of myself for being consistent and pushing myself to improve.
Wednesday, September 24, 2008
Goal: 115 by October 10
Workout: running on the treadmill
Weight: 125.4
3 miles: 32:55
total: 3.25miles
I really, really suck at running and I'm getting more and more discouraged every time. I don't know what to do about it. I need to get back to running outside - it doesn't seem as discouraging outside as it does inside. Not sure why that is. I was unable to go outside this morning because Dave had to leave really early. So tomorrow I will go. Even if I'm going to be cold. I will run outside.
Weight: 125.4
3 miles: 32:55
total: 3.25miles
I really, really suck at running and I'm getting more and more discouraged every time. I don't know what to do about it. I need to get back to running outside - it doesn't seem as discouraging outside as it does inside. Not sure why that is. I was unable to go outside this morning because Dave had to leave really early. So tomorrow I will go. Even if I'm going to be cold. I will run outside.
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Goal: 115 by October 10
Workout: weights
Weight: 125.4
Butterfly: 3x14 @ #5
reverse cybex row: 3x12 @ #6
Shoulder Press w/ DB: 3x14 @ 8lbs
Tricep Press Down: 3x14 @ #4
BB Curl: 3x14 @ 20lbs
squats: 200
planks: 2 @ 1:00 each
Lowered my weights a little bit and everything was more comfortable - not easier, not painless, just more comfortable. I think I've been pushing it too high too quickly to the point where performing the exercise was not comfortable and I was definitely losing form. I'll do this routine again on Friday and then hope to change everything up by next Tuesday - all new exercises since I've been doing these for a couple of months now.
Glad to see my weight back down to 125.4. Hopefully by the end of the week it will be a little lower. I don't know how I'm ever going to get past this plateau of sorts. I kicked it up a notch to get past the 126-128 plateau by cutting out sugar and actually cutting a couple of points every day. Not sure what I can do to bust through this one other than to increase my workout times and to cut way down on the weekend. I don't want to increase my workout times - I know a lot of people do 45-60 minutes of cardio every day and if I could run 9 minute miles, I would definitely do 45 minutes of cardio, but right now I'm at my limit with what keeps my attention and what I want to do. As for cutting down on the weekend - I have already. The only way to cut down would be to severely limit my life and I don't think I'm willing to do that right now. So maybe I need to just be content with where I'm at. I look good and I feel good. What does the number matter?
Weight: 125.4
Butterfly: 3x14 @ #5
reverse cybex row: 3x12 @ #6
Shoulder Press w/ DB: 3x14 @ 8lbs
Tricep Press Down: 3x14 @ #4
BB Curl: 3x14 @ 20lbs
squats: 200
planks: 2 @ 1:00 each
Lowered my weights a little bit and everything was more comfortable - not easier, not painless, just more comfortable. I think I've been pushing it too high too quickly to the point where performing the exercise was not comfortable and I was definitely losing form. I'll do this routine again on Friday and then hope to change everything up by next Tuesday - all new exercises since I've been doing these for a couple of months now.
Glad to see my weight back down to 125.4. Hopefully by the end of the week it will be a little lower. I don't know how I'm ever going to get past this plateau of sorts. I kicked it up a notch to get past the 126-128 plateau by cutting out sugar and actually cutting a couple of points every day. Not sure what I can do to bust through this one other than to increase my workout times and to cut way down on the weekend. I don't want to increase my workout times - I know a lot of people do 45-60 minutes of cardio every day and if I could run 9 minute miles, I would definitely do 45 minutes of cardio, but right now I'm at my limit with what keeps my attention and what I want to do. As for cutting down on the weekend - I have already. The only way to cut down would be to severely limit my life and I don't think I'm willing to do that right now. So maybe I need to just be content with where I'm at. I look good and I feel good. What does the number matter?
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