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Well, I'm wrapping up my first month of hard-core, gotta get into shape exercise.
I feel I did pretty well, minus the week that I was on meds that made me incredibly nauseous.
I'm still down only 1.2 lbs. Which is really frustrating, as I have worked out five times this week and feel like I've been good at watching what goes in my mouth.
Oh well. I feel a lot better (other than being tired all the time) and I think my tummy is starting to flatten out.
Here's what I did this week:
Saturday - JM Six Weeks to Six Pack
Monday - 3.2 miles on treadmill (1.5 miles running nonstop)
Tuesday - Intervals that I just made up
Wednesday - 3.5 miles on treadmill (2 miles running nonstop)
Thursday - JM Six Weeks to Six Pack
Hopefully, I'll have better results next week! I'm starting to consider counting calories. Although I hate to be that tedious, I bet it will really open my eyes as to exactly what I am putting in my mouth.
Are there any good iPhone apps for this?
It's been a rough week. After taking about a week off due to being sick, it was really tough to get back into the workout grind.
Anyhow, after I regained some weight last week, but when I weighed in this morning, I was back where I was two weeks ago (-1.2 lbs.). I guess that's better than nothing, although I am positive now that I won't reach my 5 lb. weight loss goal for the month :(
J claims that he thinks I am slimming down in my hip area, but I don't see it yet, nor do I think it's possible this soon. But maybe?
I'm starting to do better on my eating, I think. Yesterday I was CRAVING sweets and went to a ribbon cutting with cake. But I actually snuck out early and didn't have any.
Anyhow, here's what I did:
Monday - 3 miles jog/walk
Tuesday: Jackie Warner abs and upper body circuits
Wednesday: 3 miles jog/walk (VERY HARD to walk against 20 mph winds, so I didn't even attempt to run back!)
Thursday: JM Six Weeks to Six Pack. Whew! I'll have a review of this coming soon.
Here's where the advice part comes in --- I am absolutely exhausted! We're talking sleeping on the couch by 9 the past couple nights. What do you all do to keep energized while working out? Any specific vitamins or anything?
Yay, it's Friday!
I think I had a pretty good week :) Here are the deets:
Friday/Saturday/Sunday - nada
Monday - Jillian Michaels Stepdeck. I thought the DVD was a workout, but it just ran you through all the exercises. So I threw in a couple of rounds of jump rope as well.
Tuesday - Four six-minute circuits on JM's No More Trouble Zones, plus warm up and cool down. Whew!
Wednesday: Upper body and abs on Jackie Warner's power circuit DVD.
Thursday: 3.2 miles run/walk combo on treadmill @ gym. Also did two sets each of bicep curls, lateral raises and triceps. High point? When a lady asked me how far I run and told me I have great stamina! What a compliment.
On to the total weight loss:
I have to be honest and say I don't know an exact starting weight, but I do know what I weighed last Friday and I want to be down 5 lbs. from that as of March 31
I lost 1.2 lbs total! I figure if I keep on track, I should accomplish that goal.
Also, J's weight set came in this week, so I'm hoping that will encourage both of us to work out, even if we are doing different things. Right now, I'm considering doing some of the cardio/weight DVDs at home M-W-F, and then going to the gym for treadmill on Tuesday and Thursday. We'll see.
Do you have any tips or exercise secrets to share?
This is a short week, because I took February off from exercise and dieting. ha! May as well enjoy my birthday month!
Tuesday: Run outside. Ran over one mile nonstop, but total trip was about 2.5 miles, alternating running/walking.
Wednesday: Nada. But I did pick up pecans with my mom that afternoon if that counts?
Thursday: Level One of Jillian's 30-Day Shred. My shoulders and quads are killing me today!
Be back next week! And if you have any tips to share for avoiding the workout blahs, please do!
