Summer Tracker Challenge
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 7, 2007
Workout: HIIT - 20:00, 10 minutes walking at 5% incline; 2 miles in 24:25, total distance: 2.343miles; & Bella online leg workout.
My running is getting better every time I do it, which is encouraging.
Mostly discouraged lately. Kind of feeling like I wish I could eat anything I wanted to. I'm just not sure that will ever be a part of my life again. I really enjoy the food that I'm eating, but I see other people eating and eating and eating whatever they want and I feel like I would like that freedom, too. But then I have to remember that I'm working toward something and that the reason most people are overweight (including myself) is because of the overindulgence and lack of discipline that is so characteristic of society. I want to rise above that. I want to have a healthy body and it takes hard work to get it. I don't want to just have a thin body, I want to have a healthy body and I want the hard work to show.
I really should take some pictures this weekend so I can see if I'm making progress. I think that is what's killing me - if I could see or notice it, then I wouldn't be so down in the dumps about this. The truth is that I have 4 weeks left of this challenge and then I can re-evaluate. I also have increased my weights or reps with every lifting session. My running times are getting better. I feel stronger and more confident because I am working hard - and am probably working harder than most people that I see walking on the streets. The truth is that I am becoming healthier.
I should get a blood test done at the end of this challenge and then retest around my birthday.
Friday, August 31, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
STC - C2W7D45
Summer Tracker Challenge
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 7, 2007
Workout: HIIT - 20:00; walking at 5% incline - 10:00. Accidently yanked the safety key out after 4 minutes, so I don't have any distances.
Running was good. That minute at 9mph kicks my bum in a serious way. I want to watch the clock, but try not to. Then I want to puke afterward.
My body is very tired and sore from last night's workout.
I had to start the thread for our team today. Here is what I wrote:
Before you can win, you have to believe you are worthy. Mike Ditka
I’m not a native Chicagoan – I moved here 9 years ago. Many years after Da Coach era of Bears football. I don’t understand this idolization of Mike Ditka – he seems like kind of a dumba$$ to me, however, this quote is good – and it is true.
Do YOU believe you are worthy of succeeding at this?
Because I do – I believe that you are worthy of achieving your dreams. You deserve it and you are definitely worthy of spending the time and effort that it takes to do this program. Your family is worthy of reaping the benefits of a healthy you.
Each of you has impressed me in one way or another. You continue to impress me and inspire me and motivate me. You are in the back of my mind while I’m lifting, knowing that you may be lifting harder and heavier than me – and I can’t let that happen;)
This kind of goes along with the post from yesterday about self-talk. Are we sabotaging our efforts by secretly believing that we’re not worthy of achieving success? How do you change that around? What brought you to the realization that YES – I AM worthy of succeeding and of having the body that I want!? What was your wake up call to start BFL and begin to achieve the success you’ve already achieved?
I believe you are worthy of winning – do you?
I do believe that I'm worthy of achieving success on this - however, I am realistic enough to know that there isn't a magic end to all of this. I can't just workout hard like this with an idea in mind of what I want to look like, weigh, etc and then stop. I need to continue. This needs to be part of my life always - like it is now. For that reason, I need to continue feeling worthy of taking the time to exercise and lift and I need to continue believing that I'm worthy of the success of eating properly. I am worthy.
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 7, 2007
Workout: HIIT - 20:00; walking at 5% incline - 10:00. Accidently yanked the safety key out after 4 minutes, so I don't have any distances.
Running was good. That minute at 9mph kicks my bum in a serious way. I want to watch the clock, but try not to. Then I want to puke afterward.
My body is very tired and sore from last night's workout.
I had to start the thread for our team today. Here is what I wrote:
Before you can win, you have to believe you are worthy. Mike Ditka
I’m not a native Chicagoan – I moved here 9 years ago. Many years after Da Coach era of Bears football. I don’t understand this idolization of Mike Ditka – he seems like kind of a dumba$$ to me, however, this quote is good – and it is true.
Do YOU believe you are worthy of succeeding at this?
Because I do – I believe that you are worthy of achieving your dreams. You deserve it and you are definitely worthy of spending the time and effort that it takes to do this program. Your family is worthy of reaping the benefits of a healthy you.
Each of you has impressed me in one way or another. You continue to impress me and inspire me and motivate me. You are in the back of my mind while I’m lifting, knowing that you may be lifting harder and heavier than me – and I can’t let that happen;)
This kind of goes along with the post from yesterday about self-talk. Are we sabotaging our efforts by secretly believing that we’re not worthy of achieving success? How do you change that around? What brought you to the realization that YES – I AM worthy of succeeding and of having the body that I want!? What was your wake up call to start BFL and begin to achieve the success you’ve already achieved?
I believe you are worthy of winning – do you?
I do believe that I'm worthy of achieving success on this - however, I am realistic enough to know that there isn't a magic end to all of this. I can't just workout hard like this with an idea in mind of what I want to look like, weigh, etc and then stop. I need to continue. This needs to be part of my life always - like it is now. For that reason, I need to continue feeling worthy of taking the time to exercise and lift and I need to continue believing that I'm worthy of the success of eating properly. I am worthy.
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
STC - C2W7D44
Summer Tracker Challenge
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 7, 2007
Workout: SS cardio - running: 2.397 miles in 30:00
I ran on the treadmill this morning - was looking for my couch to 5k plan, but couldn't find it so I improvised. I did a 5 minute walking warmup, then ran for 1:30, walked for 1:00. Did these intervals for 20 minutes, then ran for 2:30 and walked for 2:00 cool down. I'm just more successful if I can watch the clock and change it up every minute or so. I'm going to have to look up the C25k online to see how close I got to the actual training program.
Tonight I lift legs/back/bis.
We were gone over the weekend, so we were unable to prepare all of our normal foods. Yesterday was a struggle to find enough food to eat. Today is going to be another struggle, I think, because Dave worked late last night and we weren't able to do any preparation or shopping last night either. We'll figure it out.
I really hope that all of this hard, hard work pays off by my birthday. I'm struggling because I can't see any changes - I can't see them and there are no changes on the scale. I'm working my bum off and my body is constantly sore and tired. I'm frustrated because I don't know how much its going to take if this doesn't work.
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Just finished lifting weights and doing one round of ab bootcamp. I increased weights and/or reps on every exercise. Ab bootcamp wasn't too bad, but I was just going through the exercises slowly to get a feel for what it was. You're supposed to do it 3 times through, but I just did once. I'll definitely do it again.
Workout felt good tonight. I feel strong. I feel like I'm working hard.
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 7, 2007
Workout: SS cardio - running: 2.397 miles in 30:00
I ran on the treadmill this morning - was looking for my couch to 5k plan, but couldn't find it so I improvised. I did a 5 minute walking warmup, then ran for 1:30, walked for 1:00. Did these intervals for 20 minutes, then ran for 2:30 and walked for 2:00 cool down. I'm just more successful if I can watch the clock and change it up every minute or so. I'm going to have to look up the C25k online to see how close I got to the actual training program.
Tonight I lift legs/back/bis.
We were gone over the weekend, so we were unable to prepare all of our normal foods. Yesterday was a struggle to find enough food to eat. Today is going to be another struggle, I think, because Dave worked late last night and we weren't able to do any preparation or shopping last night either. We'll figure it out.
I really hope that all of this hard, hard work pays off by my birthday. I'm struggling because I can't see any changes - I can't see them and there are no changes on the scale. I'm working my bum off and my body is constantly sore and tired. I'm frustrated because I don't know how much its going to take if this doesn't work.
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Just finished lifting weights and doing one round of ab bootcamp. I increased weights and/or reps on every exercise. Ab bootcamp wasn't too bad, but I was just going through the exercises slowly to get a feel for what it was. You're supposed to do it 3 times through, but I just did once. I'll definitely do it again.
Workout felt good tonight. I feel strong. I feel like I'm working hard.
Monday, August 27, 2007
C2W7D43
Summer Tracker Challenge
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 7, 2007
Workout: 20:00 HIIT, 10 minute steady state walking at 5% incline, Chest/Shoulders/Tris
2.298 total miles, 2 miles in 25:02
Weekend was good. We went to Grand Rapids and we packed all of our meals for Saturday. We did good for most of the day, but got stuck in really bad traffic on the way out there (flooded expressway) and our meal times got off because of it. We went to the fair and ate protein pancakes instead of fair food, but by the time we got to mom and dad's we were one meal behind - so I chose to have some low fat ice cream to replace both meals. It could have been much, much worse. I'm happy with my eating performance over the weekend:)
Yesterday was the summer birthday picnic and we had hamburgers and hot dogs and chips. I had 2 hot dogs (& buns) and a hamburger. I had some chips and 1/2 of a cookie, but definitely did not go overboard. I didn't even feel like it was hard. I had cereal for breakfast and some buffalo pretzels on the way home & 1/2 of a candy bar. Cereal for dinner and a klondike bar afterward. All in all it was a good free day - I was not controlled by food and I didn't go overboard and didn't feel horrible by the end. Sounds like a lot of food, but in comparison, it really wasn't.
I'm feeling good about how things are going. I have no idea if I am progressing at all. My weight seems to be stuck around 131/132 and doesn't want to go anywhere, but at least I'm not gaining. Dave says that my legs are different and my body is just different - more toned and less fat. I can't see the changes, but he can. I didn't take any measurements or pictures this weekend and am trying to figure out when I want to do that again - I just don't want to be disappointed by lack of progress. I feel like I'm working soooo hard and if I don't see progress I'm going to get disappointed and discouraged.
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 7, 2007
Workout: 20:00 HIIT, 10 minute steady state walking at 5% incline, Chest/Shoulders/Tris
2.298 total miles, 2 miles in 25:02
Weekend was good. We went to Grand Rapids and we packed all of our meals for Saturday. We did good for most of the day, but got stuck in really bad traffic on the way out there (flooded expressway) and our meal times got off because of it. We went to the fair and ate protein pancakes instead of fair food, but by the time we got to mom and dad's we were one meal behind - so I chose to have some low fat ice cream to replace both meals. It could have been much, much worse. I'm happy with my eating performance over the weekend:)
Yesterday was the summer birthday picnic and we had hamburgers and hot dogs and chips. I had 2 hot dogs (& buns) and a hamburger. I had some chips and 1/2 of a cookie, but definitely did not go overboard. I didn't even feel like it was hard. I had cereal for breakfast and some buffalo pretzels on the way home & 1/2 of a candy bar. Cereal for dinner and a klondike bar afterward. All in all it was a good free day - I was not controlled by food and I didn't go overboard and didn't feel horrible by the end. Sounds like a lot of food, but in comparison, it really wasn't.
I'm feeling good about how things are going. I have no idea if I am progressing at all. My weight seems to be stuck around 131/132 and doesn't want to go anywhere, but at least I'm not gaining. Dave says that my legs are different and my body is just different - more toned and less fat. I can't see the changes, but he can. I didn't take any measurements or pictures this weekend and am trying to figure out when I want to do that again - I just don't want to be disappointed by lack of progress. I feel like I'm working soooo hard and if I don't see progress I'm going to get disappointed and discouraged.
Friday, August 24, 2007
STC - C2W6D40
Summer Tracker Challenge
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 7, 2007
Workout: 20:00 HIIT, 10:00 steady state walking at a 5% incline
Oh my goodness my HIIT kicked my bum this morning. I did only the regular 20 minutes with just 1 minute of walking between the 3 minutes of running (the last couple of times I did HIIT on the treadmill I did it for 40 minutes with 2 minutes of walking in between 3 minutes of running). For my 10 high point I sprinted at 9mph for one full minute and I thought I was going to die - my heart would give out or my legs would buckle under and I would go flying off the end of the treadmill right into the support pole. But I made it for the full 60 seconds and I'm proud of that! The 10 minutes of walking at 5% incline was not a difficult cardiovascularly, but my calves were burning and my heart rate was staying at 155 bpm.
Eating is going well. I am not craving anything anymore. I feel really good about how I am fueling my body. I'm eating enough calories, my protein/carb/fat ratios are good (could be better - I need a little more healthy fat), I'm drinking tons and tons of water. I'm not hungry during the day, but I'm not overly satisfied either. I'm happy to be eating this way.
I'm out of tuna salad, though, so I'm going to have to figure out a new meal for today... I may have to have protein pancakes again today.
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 7, 2007
Workout: 20:00 HIIT, 10:00 steady state walking at a 5% incline
Oh my goodness my HIIT kicked my bum this morning. I did only the regular 20 minutes with just 1 minute of walking between the 3 minutes of running (the last couple of times I did HIIT on the treadmill I did it for 40 minutes with 2 minutes of walking in between 3 minutes of running). For my 10 high point I sprinted at 9mph for one full minute and I thought I was going to die - my heart would give out or my legs would buckle under and I would go flying off the end of the treadmill right into the support pole. But I made it for the full 60 seconds and I'm proud of that! The 10 minutes of walking at 5% incline was not a difficult cardiovascularly, but my calves were burning and my heart rate was staying at 155 bpm.
Eating is going well. I am not craving anything anymore. I feel really good about how I am fueling my body. I'm eating enough calories, my protein/carb/fat ratios are good (could be better - I need a little more healthy fat), I'm drinking tons and tons of water. I'm not hungry during the day, but I'm not overly satisfied either. I'm happy to be eating this way.
I'm out of tuna salad, though, so I'm going to have to figure out a new meal for today... I may have to have protein pancakes again today.
Thursday, August 23, 2007
STC - C2W6D39
Summer Tracker Challenge
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 7, 2007
Workout: steady state cardio - treadmill 30:00; Chest/Shoulders/Triceps Total: 60:00
Workout was good this morning. I pushed myself to run a little longer without taking a rest than I have before. I want to be a runner, I just need to work myself up to it. I think I'm going to try to figure out how to do the couch-to-5k training program soon. I just have to sit down and figure out if it will fit into my workout schedule as it is designed now.
Lifting was good, too. I increased weights and/or reps on every excercise. Good progress.
Yesterday was my med/high calorie day. I felt like my stomach was going to explode all morning. I'm just not used to eating that much food.
M1 - 6 whites & 2 yolks, onions, peppers, tomatos & 1/2c. dry oatmeal (cooked) for breakfast. M2 - I had 1 1/2c. cottage cheese & 2 apples.
M3 - 6 oz italian tuna salad, 1 1/2 c. corn relish
M4 - shake
M5 - buffalo burger, whole wheat bun, cucumbers & tomatos
M6 - protein pudding, bran muffin
M4, 5 & 6 were my normal sized meals; 1, 2 & 3 were super sized. Today, thankfully, I'm back to 1600 calories and my normal daily eating.
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
Ending Date: October 7, 2007
Workout: steady state cardio - treadmill 30:00; Chest/Shoulders/Triceps Total: 60:00
Workout was good this morning. I pushed myself to run a little longer without taking a rest than I have before. I want to be a runner, I just need to work myself up to it. I think I'm going to try to figure out how to do the couch-to-5k training program soon. I just have to sit down and figure out if it will fit into my workout schedule as it is designed now.
Lifting was good, too. I increased weights and/or reps on every excercise. Good progress.
Yesterday was my med/high calorie day. I felt like my stomach was going to explode all morning. I'm just not used to eating that much food.
M1 - 6 whites & 2 yolks, onions, peppers, tomatos & 1/2c. dry oatmeal (cooked) for breakfast. M2 - I had 1 1/2c. cottage cheese & 2 apples.
M3 - 6 oz italian tuna salad, 1 1/2 c. corn relish
M4 - shake
M5 - buffalo burger, whole wheat bun, cucumbers & tomatos
M6 - protein pudding, bran muffin
M4, 5 & 6 were my normal sized meals; 1, 2 & 3 were super sized. Today, thankfully, I'm back to 1600 calories and my normal daily eating.
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
STC - C2W6D38
Summer Tracker Challenge
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
October 7, 2007
Workout: HIIT - 40:00, 3.158 miles
Was going to go to the stairs but it was thunderstorming this morning. So I did HIIT on the treadmill. My speeds are:
2 min = 3.6
1 min = 5.1
1 min = 5.6
1 min = 6.0
And then at the end for my 10 I did 1 min at 8.2. Walked for 1:30, ran for 30 @ 9.0 - did that twice, then walked for 2 minute cool down.
After working out yesterday my body was exhausted this morning. I think Wednesdays are going to be tough - after lifting and doing cardio two days straight my body is more than exhausted. My upper body is sore, my lower body is sore - my whole body is just sore. Its a good sore, though:)
Beginning Date: July 16, 2007
October 7, 2007
Workout: HIIT - 40:00, 3.158 miles
Was going to go to the stairs but it was thunderstorming this morning. So I did HIIT on the treadmill. My speeds are:
2 min = 3.6
1 min = 5.1
1 min = 5.6
1 min = 6.0
And then at the end for my 10 I did 1 min at 8.2. Walked for 1:30, ran for 30 @ 9.0 - did that twice, then walked for 2 minute cool down.
After working out yesterday my body was exhausted this morning. I think Wednesdays are going to be tough - after lifting and doing cardio two days straight my body is more than exhausted. My upper body is sore, my lower body is sore - my whole body is just sore. Its a good sore, though:)
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