24lbs - My 11 Week Goal

think 1100 cals are a bit low. They say women should never go below 1200 calories. So just maybe try to make your minimum 1200. You don't want to be doing anything negative to your body!
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LOL - that's ok I made up for it yesterday - I ate somewhere around 2300 caloried yestersday. Not a good thing! I'm not sure what happened. I didn't track my calories really at all till the very end of the day (AFTER I already ate everything).

I don't usually eat under 1200 calories, but on the days that I do it's not intentional (usually). I've just simply eaten till I wasn't hungry anymore and that's what it's added up to.

I read mixed things about the # of calories you should eat. It's all so confusing sometimes. There is so much conflicting information out there!

Yesterday I went to the gym. I had a great workout. When I first got there I wasn't really 'feeling it' - well I should clarify - It was the cardio that I didn't want to do. So I started and then I though to myself that I would do 15min now and 15 min after my leg workout. Then at 15min I just told myself I was already half done so I might as well finish. I just get bored sometimes when doing cardio. It turned out good though.

I followed the cardio with a great leg workout. I was doing leg presses with 140lb!, and I was bring my legs right to my chest. I was also making a mental note to actually squeeze my butt when doing the butt workouts to make sure I was really working my glutes.

I'm not going to the gym today. I'm just don't have the energy. This WHOLE week has been kinda crappy (exercise/diet wise). The weightlifting portion hasn't been affected at all. I just haven't done as much cardio as I've hoped I would and my eating has been kinda screwy.

Tomorrow is my finaces birthday. I'm STILL not sure what I am going to get him or do for his birthday. I have a few ideas but I'm to indecisive.

My idiot boss has me closing tonight and then OPENING @ 6:30am tomorrow! WTF! I booked off saturday and requested NOT to close on friday...I expected he's give me an 8-4 shift or something. Oh well, I'm not complaining to much because that means I'll be done at 2:30pm tomorrow. That will give me lots of time to go shopping and go to the gym before going home. I'm worried I'll be tired, but after going to the gym I tend to have quite a bit of energy. So hopefully that's the case tomorrow too.
 
I know what you mean about "no feeling it" lol I'm that way most days lol but good job getting past it.

Tell happy bday from me/us lol I am the same way about gifts I like it when they just pop out at you so much easier at least you don't have to buy stuff for kids way harder lol. You should kick his ass lol I bet he would run away scared lol. Anyways hope you guys have fun tomorrow! :)
 
Yeah the calorie thing can be really confusing, but the 1200 cal thing seems to be pretty consistent (that you shouldn't go under that). However, I know what you mean about it not being intentional, I've done the same thing myself when trying to eat healthy and feeling really good about what I ate and then calculating it at the end of the realizing it was below 1200. So yeah, I've definitely unintentionally done it myself!

About the cardio thing, I know what that's like too. I did that on my bike yesterday. Wanted to do an hour but was going to seperate it into 2 half hour sessions. When I finished my first half hour I though, I'm already sitting here, might as well keep going. So I did! Sometimes just getting started is the hardest part.
 
Well I didn't go to the gym - but I was sitting here and it was only 11am (I don't work till 1:30pm) and I was feeling guilty about just not going, because I did have time and it wasn't like I had anything else to do, except sit on my ass playing on the computer....But it's a cardio day and by the time I drive tot he gym, and drive home, the 30min work out would have actually used up 50 min of my time.....so I spontaniously decided to go for a run. I didn't even think about it. I just started to put on my track pants and hoodie and didn't once think about why (if you think to much you give your self a chance to talk yourself out of it), next thing I knew I was jogging down the street. I would jog for 2 blocks and then speed walk for 1 block and then jog for 2 again etc (I can't just run straight for 30min...yet).

I didn't have a watch, but when I got home it had been exactly 30min - pretty good guess! It was kinda cold at 1st but by the time I got home, wow was I sweating!

Now it's 12:55 and i have to leave for work in 20min, but I'm feeling good - I feel like I actually accomplished something.
 
That is awsome was wondering what happened to you. Yeah I still can't run to save my life but some day I will get there (I hope).
 
I think that's great! I totally agree with you that if you think too much you can talk yourself out of it. Sometimes I try with just getting dressed into my workout clothes and not think much about it either. Then once I'm dressed for the occasion it gets me to actually workout, lol.
 
Yesterday I went to the gym and had a pretty good chest/back/core workout. I didn't do any cardio - but I kept my heart rate up while working out - so I'm sure I burned alot of calories (and built up some more muscle). It was a busy day yesterday. I had a lot of running around to do for my fiances birthday. It was a success though, lots of fun.

That run I did really made my shin muslce hurt - I was trying to get stuff done yestersday and I was wearing heals and walking was a bit painful in my shins....it's weird feeling.

My finace says that if I'm going to take up running I should do it at the gym on a treadmill because running outside is hard on your joints...Blah - I can't stand the treadmill unless it's only for a 5min warm up. I think I'd rather take my chances with the cement....if it starts to hurt my knees or something - I think I'd know and then I just won't do it anymore.

Well I have 2 weeks to my goal date - as a reminder to everyone - my goal was to be 140lbs by March 27....I'm pretty sure that's not going to happen. For the last 4 days I've been consistently stuck at 151.4lbs. I think it's maybe possible to shoot for 145-150lbs.

I'm still going to try to make it though. I'm not going to kill myself over it if I don't make it to 140 by March 27. I'm pretty happy with the progress I have made and the muscle mass I've gained....that being said - with building up muscle at the same time as burning fat - I don't think the scale would move as fast because as I melt fat - that fat weight gets replaced with muscle.

I don't really care what I weigh - I care what size I wear and how I look. I want lots of muscle. I don't want to be a freak, lol, but I want to see the muscle. I do want more muscle than I see most woman with - tooo many woman are stringy skinny.

The one area that is pissing me off (other than my ass and thighs) is the back of my arms. I'm getting some really nice muscle but that layer of fat needs to go away, mainly the minor under arm jiggle. ...grrrr.
 
Hey,

It's good to realize that you may not make your goal and have to readjust it, but it's also good you're going to keep on trying!

If you do like running, make sure you have a good pair or running shoes. Since you don't like running on the treadmill then if you are outside, stick to running on the road more than the sidewalk because the sidewalk is harsher on your joints. Also, if you have one available, you could run on an outdoor track, that material is great to run on, I know I have one near my house and when I was running I would do a couple laps and then go up and down the bleachers (yay stairs... lol).

I know what you mean about the weight not mattering so much but it's how you look. I do have a goal but if my body can't reach it that's fine as long as I look good! lol..
 
yeah I am the same way just want to look good I would like to hitmy goal but I won't beat myself up about it if I don't get there...lol

I like risty's idea and as an added bonus the sidewalk won't jump up to trip you lol.
 
Measurement Day

Today is measurement day - I really wanted to skip this day because my weight is all over the place. But I'm guessing alot of the weird weight gain over the last couple days is water. Granted I have been slipping up on my diet (but it was my fiances birthday weekend)

I weighed myself this morning and it said 153lbs!!! I'm going F***ING BACKWARDS!!!:ack2:

I can't lose 5lbs of fat in a week, so i doubt I can gain 5lbs of fat in a week (expecially when I'm are exercising regularly still and even though I was eating more crap foods - I'm still wasn't eating out of control)...I'm guessing it's water - I was drinking yesterday (quite a bit) and on saturday (birthday party all weekend) , I was also eating foods I haven't eaten in a long time - so my guess is it's water. I'm confident that by next week everything will be back to normal.

ANYWAY. Here are my measurements! Not a BIG loss, but still a loss. I've noticed various areas of my body firming up more, so even though the tape measure didn't move - I can tell the fat did! For example my biceps - they didn't change insize according to the tape measure - but my biceps are looking great and I'm stronger than ever - you can see that they are slimmer (more toned - less fat), it's like that with my thighs too - same size - more muscle and less fat - - - still to much fat for my liking - but I'm working on it.

March 14, 2010:

Neck: 12.5 inches
Bicep: 11 inches
Forearm: 8.5 inches
Chest: 34 inches
Waist: 28 inches
Hips: 37 inches
Thigh: 23.5 inches
Calf: 14 inches

Here's the loss so far:

Neck: Same size since the 1st measurement on Jan 14, 2010
Bicep: No inch loss since Feb 7, 2010 measurement, overall 0.5 inch loss since Jan 14, 2010 - more stronger now though - and more muscle, less fat.
Forearm: Same size since 1st measurement on Jan 14, 2010 - more muscle - feels harder.
Chest: 0.5 inch loss since Feb 07, 2010. Total inch loss since Jan 14, 2010 is 1 inch. Stronger and more muscle now though. I can actually do some push ups.
Waist: 1inch loss since Feb 07, 2010, Total inch loss since Jan 14, 2010 is 2.5 inches.
Hips: 1 inch loss since Feb 07, 2010, Total inch loss since Jan 14, 2010 is 2 inches.
Thighs: Same size since Feb 07. 2010. Total inch loss since Jan 14, 2010 is 1 inch. Even though the tape measure saying nothing happened - there has been some changes to the fat/muscle ratio and my legs are ALOT stronger - I'm doing 140lb leg presses -and I'm sure I could lift more now.
Calf: 0.5 inch loss since Feb 07, 2010. Total inch loss since Jan 14, 2010 is 1 inch. My calves are more firm.


TOTAL INCH LOSS Since Feb 07, 2010: 3 INCHES :sifone:
TOTAL INCH LOSS Since Jan 14, 2010: 8 INCHES :coolgleamA:

My next measurement day will be on my goal date: Friday March 27, 2010.

I'm going to bust my ass for the next 2 weeks ( I have just under 2 weeks to my goal date) and if I REALLY work at it I think I can make some good gains. (losses)
 
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Congrats on the inches lost. I think it`s great that you`re not too hung up on the number on the scale. :) You`re doing great.
 
Keep working hard and you will get to your goal mabe not in your orignial time frame but ou can still do it!!:hurray: You are so close!!
 
That's awesome! Even though your weight is going up and down at least you have the measurements to back you up knowing that you've lost!
 
Today was an intense day at the gym - I did 35 min on the elliptical on interval. Followed by Shoulder, Bicep, and Tricep exercises. The biceps and triceps were done in super sets.

I'm changing my workout schedule.

The program made up by my trainer had weightlifting 5 out of 7 days and cardio 6 out of 7 days. She had the weight lifting as either all upper body or all lower body.

Right now I've been doing weight lifting 3 out of 7 days, and cardio 4-5 out of 7days. I've been targeting more specific muscles. shoulder/bicep/tricep day, lower body day, back/chest/core day.

NOW I'm going to do 5 out of 7 days weightlifting.

Monday: shoulder/bicep/tricep - cardio
Tuesday: legs/butt -cardio
Wed: back/chest/core - cardio
Thurs: shoulder/bicep/tricep -cardio
Fri: legs/butt -cardio
Saturday - core - optional cardio
Sunday - off

This should get me some accelerated results!
 
I think that plan sounds great. I was skeptical at first when you said how much weight lifting you were going to do but seeing how you have a 2 day break between muscle groups is awesome. That's perfect, you need minimum 1 day between, preferably 2 days (is what I heard anyways). So I think you're doing great on that.

What's your plan for cardio? I still think it should remain around 5-6 days per week.
 
What's your plan for cardio? I still think it should remain around 5-6 days per week
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I'm going to be doing cardio Monday - Saturday. Sunday will be my day off everything.

Today was leg day and it was a good workout. I was doing leg presses with 160lbs. I was at the gym for about 1.5 hours (maybe a bit less), I did 35min cardio and then the leg workout.

I had to work at 1:30pm today and I was almost late because of how long I was at the gym. Tomorrow I work at 1:30pm again - I'm going to go to the gym EARLIER tomorrow (it was almost 11am by the time I got to the gym today). I'm going to aim to be AT the gym no later than 10am....it's 12:38am right now - so I should probably go to bed now if I plan of waking up and getting there. :)

I have a session with my personal trainer on Friday. I'm looking forward to it....I think I only have 3 or 4 sessions left.
 
I went to the gym today....but I didn't get there much sooner than I did yesterday. I wasn't AS rushed today though. When I was done at the gym I was able to go straight home shower/eat/get ready for work. Yesterday after the gym I had to stop and get cat food before going home, which really cut into the time before work.

It was a chest/back/core workout today. I was doing chest presses with a 50lb barbell! If I had had a spotter I would have tried to so at least 5 reps at 70lbs...but with out a spotter 8-10reps at 50lbs was perfect and took me to muscle failure. I followed the chest presses with 35lb bent over rows in super set formation (1 set chest press followed immediately by 1 set bent over row, then recover a couple second and repeat until 3 sets of each are complete).

My whole workout was set up like that. I did 3 sets of 8-10 reps of 3 different chest exercises and 3 diff. back excises and then finished my workout with 3 sets of 15 reps of 5 different ab exercises some involving the 16lb medicine ball and some with the 25lb disk weight.

My legs are kinda sore today (not crazy sore - just a dull stiff sore) - and tomorrow is suppose to be leg day. I think even if my legs are still a bit sore tomorrow I'm still going to do a leg workout - it will have been 48hrs by then since my last leg workout . I'm sure I'll know after I get started if it was too soon. I don't think it has been though - I'm sure I'll be fine.

I once again have to go to the gym in the morning before work - I work at 1:30pm again. I really plan on getting up earlier this time and going sooner - I guess we'll see what plays out.

Next week might be more of a challenge, work is busier so next week on my closing shifts I start at 12:30pm instead of 1:30pm...I'll have to go even earlier or go after work - which I don't like doing, when I'm done work - I just want to go home and relax.

Oh yeah - I weighed myself this morning - 149.5!!!!. I'm starting to think that the weight gain I experienced was bloating from 'that time of the month'....

The tape measure was DOWN on measurement day so what ever it was - it didn't really affect ANYTHING other than the scale - (which then affected my mood :) ... stupid scale. lol. I won't fall for that again!
 
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