24lbs - My 11 Week Goal

I didn't go to the gym today :mad:

Last night I just couldn't sleep - maybe I drank to much coffee during the day or something - I was still up @ 1:20 am and wasn't all that tired. I went to bed anyway and ended up just laying there. I think I might have fallen asleep around 2am or something. Then the alarm went off for my fiancé to get up at 6:40am. I ended up getting up then too for a little while because i couldn't sleep though the light turning on etc... I went back to bed at 7:30am to try to sleep a bit more. At 9am when my alarm went off I was soooo tired. I hit the sleep button and somehow turned off the alarm. I ended up waking up at 11am... in the end it still worked out that I only got about 8 hours of sleep.

I had to work 1:30 so there wasn't really time to go to the gym. By the time I would have arrived it would have been pretty much 12 and I'm usually at the gym for 1.5 hrs. so that would have made me WAY to rushed - I would have had to have gone from the gym STRAIGHT to work without going home 1st.

My legs were still kinda sore from Tuesdays leg workout so it's probably better I didn't go to the gym and work legs today. I'm going to do my leg workout on Saturday along with my already planned core workout. I think I might make Thursday always a rest day....Thursdays and Sundays instead on Saturdays and Sundays.

I weigedt myself this morning and I was down to 148.6 :biggrinjester:

I have 1 week and 2 days till my goal date. If I really watch my calories and bust my ass at the gym I'm think I'll make it to 145lbs. I'll be taking my measurement again that day.
 
Wow, good job on the weight loss. You're doing so awesome! What's your goal weight again? I forget... heh.

I hate those kind of nights where your sleep is just crappy. Even though you got 8 hours I'm sure it doesn't feel like that with falling asleep late and getting woken up, then trying to get back to sleep.
 
What's your goal weight again? I forget... heh.
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lol - well in that case ..... it's 145lbs...

It was originally 140lbs.....but I know I'll make it there soon - just not by March 27...it's unrealistic for me to think I'll lose 8 lbs in pretty much a week (sure would be AWESOME if weight did fall off like that).

I have a session with Chelsea (my trainer) @ 5:30, I'm looking forward to it - but I'm quite tired today - last night was pretty much a repeat of the night before. I couldn't sleep and then when I finally did fall asleep i suddenly woke up at 5am and it was like I hadn't slept at all - my alarm was set to go off at 6:50am - BUT at 6:34am my cell started ringing and it was my boss so I answered, and all he says is , "So, are you just about here?" (in kind of an annoyed tone), so I said, "What are you talking about I work at 8am" so he says, "no you don't you work at 6:30am, Lawrence starts at 8am" (I knew 100% at this point he was looking at LAST weeks schedule) - so I told him again - "no I don't - seriously check again", so he says, "ooook, I'll look , but I know it says 6:30.....(pause while he looks), a - ha - it DOES say 6:30am" so I say, "yes, yes it does now look at the date - today is the 19th, what does it say....?"...silence... he says, "oh.....sorry about that. see you at 8". GRRRRRRR - nothing is more of a piss off then when you wake up (or are waken up) not long before your alarm was set to go off - at that point there was no point in going back to sleep for 15min. So I just got up. It wrecked my morning. Oh well. When I got there he said sorry again and then blamed it on my OTHER boss - how convenient. Overall the day did go by fast, but now that I am at home, I'm tired....then I work tomorrow at 9am - but then I get sunday off. then I work, Mon, Tues, Wed.....Then I get 4 days off!!!! (I booked them off mind you - it's my birthday on March 29 and since it falls on a monday, I booked off the weekend before)
 
Man that sucks I hope you are getting more sleep now and your boss is an idiot and needs a kick in that ass..lol I hope you have fun on you bday! Hey we will be that same age for a bit lol your getting OLD lol.
 
Hey we will be that same age for a bit lol your getting OLD lol.
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I hate getting old!!! I wish I could have stayed 23 or 24 those were both good ages. 27 i guess doesn't sound THAT bad....at least it's not 37!!!! lol

WEll I went to the gym on FRIDAY and had a great session with my trainer - I learned some really good full body workouts (walking lunges with built in shoulder presses or bicep curls - and jump squat should presses with the 45lb olympic bar)... I haven't been to the gym since friday. I lifted some weights at home yesterday for my shoulder/bicep/tircep day. I did a full amount of shoulder exercises (3 diff exercises), but I wasn't in the mood and it affect the rest of the workout I only did 2 out of 3 bicep exercises and then only 1 out of 3 tricep exercises. Oh well - I least I did something - and I still lifted max weight.

These closing shifts at work starting at 12:30pm really piss me off. Granted I get to work a full 8+ hours when I start @ 12:30pm - but it REALLY screws up my working out. I feel to rushed when I get up at 9:30 to go to the gym - by the time I get there, workout, come home, shower I guess it would be close to 12 .. I HATE feeling rushed - it's stressful and I really don't like it.

If I got up EARLIER than this wouldn't be a problem - but I get home anywhere from 8:45-9:30pm depending on how much stuff there was to do at work. I'm NOT one of those 'lucky' people that can just go home and go to bed - no - when I get home I'm full of energy - and I can easly stay up till past 12am, and if I try to go to bed earlier (around 11pm), I'll end up just laying there. For the last couple nights I've been going to bed closer to 1am, I did wake up at 6:45am when the alarm went off for my fiancé to go to work - and i wasn't tired - I COULD have got up - but the thought of sleeping another hour was SOOOO inviting (and it is EVERYDAY) that I end up sleeping till 9:30am. I need to SOMEHOW start getting up ALWAYS at 6:45am

Arg - I have to figure SOMETHING out!
 
Not sure if it would work for you but if I plan to go to the gym before work I pack all my stuff up the night before - clothes for work, shower stuff ( I have an extra bag of stuff just for the gym - pit stick, cream, shampoo, soap, etc), lunch for work and then get ready at the gym. My gym has blow dryers so I don't have to bring mine which helps.
Or since you have so much energy when you get home try switching the work out to after work? I know what you mean about coming home and relaxing though.
I think you are doing great and would love to see a pic of your arms for encouragment - I need to start lifting weights too but think I need a sessions with PT first to get me feeling comfortable with them. Currently I just use some 10 lb dumbbells or the machines at the gym which I have heard are not as effective.
Keep it up I think you are doing great!! The 140's must feel awesome!
 
Or since you have so much energy when you get home try switching the work out to after work?
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Mt finace works early and goes to bed between 9pm-10pm so if I went at night i would never see him!! I love him to much to not get to see him or else I'd go at night.

Currently I just use some 10 lb dumbbells or the machines at the gym which I have heard are not as effective.
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The machines work fine but are great if your a beginner = free weights and cable machines force you to use your core with your workout and it's easier to target certain muscles

The 140's must feel awesome!
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It'd feel more awesome if it'd stay in the 140's - it keeps fluctuating..lol my fault mind you, oh well - it's just a matter of time till it's a SOLID 140.

I had a friend that's in town for spring break that hasn't seen me since new years tell me that he could really tell I've been going to the gym. He's a bodybuilder so it felt really good coming from him and to know there was noticeable difference.

I hope I can get up early enough to go to the gym tomorrow, I'm a little concerned that I won't because right now I am on my 3rd vodka and orange juice.....it was a shitty day at work.

if I don't go it's ok - because I have thurday - sunday off and I'll go all 4 days to make up for it!
 
That's awesome that your bodybuilder friend noticed! Perfect confirmation I'd say!

You'll stay at a solid 140 at some point! Though when you're getting really close to your goal weight you'll see that happen. You'll fluctuate within a few pounds so don't get discouraged! You'll probably always have to exercise and really watch to maintain it.... that's what I've learned from people who have lost the weight and kept it off, they have to put a lot of effort to keep it that way. Ah well, it's the price ya pay to look the way you want... it'll be worth it that's for sure!
 
Hello!

Well another year older - still in my 20's though, and age is a state of mind!

As for my goal - - -

(lets take a sec to laugh out loud..hahahaha)

Really though I kinda screwed it all up. No ridiculously bad or anything - but there was no loss between the last measurement and today, the scale has also been all over the place....but I'm sure all the beer and wine and junk food contributed to it...lol

I haven't been to the gym in 1 week and 2 days - my work schedule is F**** no matter how bad I want to go before work - working @ 12:30 just makes it not possible - I hate feeling rushed and it creates a mental block, and this week I close Mon-Thus starting @ 1230 everyday.

I had a meeting with my boss telling them I won't put up with much more of this (I was hired in 2007 on the basis that I would close occasionally - only 1 time week occasionally 2. I figured it out and 57% of my avail shift since Jan 1, 2010 have been closing shifts!

Here is some EXTREMELY FUNNY!!!!

I sent a txt mssg to my fiance while I was at work and it basically said, : ""I'm annoyed because my boss emailed my wanted to know what takes me till 9pm when I'm getting over time, JERK, doesn't he realize all I do is phone shit till 8 like he TOLD me to and then I have all the paper work"" - - here's where it gets funny - I don't know how - but I somehow sent the message to MY BOSS who was sitting in the same room!!!! I knew it was too late to take it back so I immediately told him that I had just sent him a message that was meant for someone else and I might have called him a jerk..,.LOL, I wasn't in shit though - he laughed and thought it was pretty funny that I screwed that up (it wasn't like it was THAT bad - could have been a worse mssg - he new I was annoyed already anyway).

Time for a new phone though - I'm not sure how it happened.

Anyway - I'm continuing this goal till I get it done - then I will start my new one, I am thinking that by the end of April - there should be some serious results.
 
I totally know the feeling and have also done that! I sent a message to one of my sisters saying something bad about the other sister and accidentally sent it to the wrong sister!!! It took her a while to forgive me and still feel bad about it!! I also emailed the CEO of my company once by accident saying something rude about not getting a raise - it was supposed to go to a friend at work! My manager got a message about it and I was in a bit of sh*t! Good thing my manager is cool though!!
Glad to see you back to the grind today!!
 
Well your boss is a jerk so glad that worked out for you!.lol I have been slacking tooo lol but I unerstand with your work times it would be hard sleep is nice! It's good to see you keep going you will get it!
 
I can see myself at the end of this road, I look great - but I'm using binoculars to see myself..lol

I have REALLY been slacking. I've been feeling depressed so I don't work out, and then when I don't workout I feel more depressed but the reason I don't work out in th 1st place is because I feel depressed.. AHHHHHHH , Have I gone MAD!!!

No damage has been done and since muscle has memory I'm not worried about it and really - it hasn't been THAT long. In my mind it feels like forever.

I just need to somehow jumpstart back. On Friday both Luke and I are off at work, so I'm sure going to the gym together will get me back on track - I just need a push..lol. If my trainer wasn't in calgary I would set up a session.
 
ObscureDreamer said:
I have REALLY been slacking. I've been feeling depressed so I don't work out, and then when I don't workout I feel more depressed but the reason I don't work out in th 1st place is because I feel depressed.. AHHHHHHH , Have I gone MAD!!!

I just need to somehow jumpstart back. On Friday both Luke and I are off at work, so I'm sure going to the gym together will get me back on track - I just need a push..lol. If my trainer wasn't in calgary I would set up a session.
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It's a vicous cycle isn't it? One I am all too familiar with!
Before you head to the gym Friday make sure it's open because mine is closed at 5pm because of the holiday. I'm sure you will get that spirit back this weekend and when you do you will feel much better! Hang in there!
 
Well - As anyone reading my journal can tell, I fell off the train briefly. I was doing GREAT! And then around my birthday - it all fell apart.Today was the 1st day I worked out since 2 weeks ago today. I also haven't been watching what I eat, and have eaten alot of 'higher calorie' foods and drink (beer & wine).

I DID go to the gym and I had a pretty good workout. I worked shoulders, bicpes, triceps. I didn't do any cardio except for the warm up (didn't have time - I have to close tonight at work again). I was happy to learn that my muscle are just as strong as they were before - I was lifting the same weight as last time I worked this muscle group 2 weeks ago! That kept my spirits high - that means that I didn't really screw anything up by slacking off for 2 weeks.

This is Monday. This is a new day. a new week, and a new start. I will weigh myself and take some measurements NEXT monday, and that will be the new beginning date that I will track from.
 
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Today I got up at 5:45am and went to the gym with my finance (he goes before work everyday - he works at 8am). I was kinda tired - but the workout was great - my legs feel like jello right now (leg work day :)

Yesterday was a good workout too and my diet was good until I got to work and someone I work with gave everyone a bag of easter chocolate. So I ate it all (didn't want to keep any to tempt myself with), and I didn't feel bad about it. I know my fat/calorie content was OFF the charts - but oh well - easy come easy go....lol, but I won't be doing THAT again for a long time (or the next holiday).

I work at 8am tomorrow - so I'm going to go to get up at 5:45am again and go before work - I'll just take my work stuff and go straight to work from the gym. I'm going to TRY to make that the new time of day for me to go to the gym. I closed last night - didn't get home till 9:30pm but was able to go tot bed at 11:15pm because I stopped drinking coffee by 3:30pm (instead of drinking it till 8pm) and I was able to do it - so I really don't have an excuss. The only days that MIGHT be a problem are on days that I work at 6:30am and 7am. I would have to get to the gym BY 5:15am, I guess we'll see when that day comes.

Oh yeah I forgot to mention - I've started a NEW 12 week program Bodybuilding.com - The Female Training Bible: Everything You Need To Get The Sexy Body You Desire! - Katie Lobliner & Derek Charlebois B.S. CPT- by the end of these 12 weeks, I HAVE To be at my goal! That will be more than DOUBLE the amount of time I gave myself to get there. I found it at bodybuilding.com (I hangout at that website often - lotz of good info).
 
Sounds like a good exercise plan. Though on the days that you work at 6:30 or 7 am, you could always workout after work so that you don't have to rush your workouts... depending on how long your workouts are too.

Good luck on reaching your goals!
 
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