3rd Times a Charm!

We don't have Trader Joes in MT, sad :( I've been trying new recipes here n there from some websites, and most are pretty decent, but I agree with you JB- dishes SUCK. I've got a few to do right now, and holy hunnies I am SOOO avoiding them!

Thanks for the running programs Paula- I'm gonna start tonight, see where it gets me. I agree with ya on the running thing- I hate it. Hated it in sports(was even in track years ago, how does that work??? lol) and don't understand how people run for "fun". Psh. Lame if ya ask me!

Anyways, I will probably be back on later, I've gotta do some of those damn dishes, throw my gym clothes in the wash real fast, and then get over there to try and run. We'll see how that goes :rolleyes:
 
Well Paula- that second running program you put up is the one I did. It was rough- not gonna lie- but I did it! Five minutes of running in there, and then my friend Tiffany wanted to keep going to 2miles when I had finished the original 20, so I went an extra 14minutes on the treadmill to get the 2 mile mark also, and in that time did another 2minutes of running. Well, I guess ya can't call it a flat run, it more of a faster jog, but STILL. Thank you SOOOO much! It helped me to have an actual idea of what I should be doing. Now hopefully when I do it again I don't sputter out lol.



Tonight was my leg night, squats, extensions, and curls, I gotta tell ya- HATE squats. Despise them. WITH A PASSION. Did 100 crunches, the treadmill of course, and then did a minute and a half on the rower at level 10(ouch), then did 10 minutes on the rower at level 5(eh. not quite as painful lol). Thats one helluva workout, wow! I was a little surprised- the first thirty seconds or so on a rowing machine is really hard to get used to, and you really don't feel like you're accomplishing anything, but it was actually pretty intense. I'll hafta keep that going now to.

Alright, time for bed, but I'm hoping to have another great workout tomorrow :D
 
Holy crap girl! You're bustin' a**! Nice workout! I was just gonna ask you which workout you tried lol. Maybe I'll do the same one as you. You are my daily inspiration so KEEP IT UP! How close are you to your goal weight for the wedding?
 
paulab_5 said:
Holy crap girl! You're bustin' a**! Nice workout! I was just gonna ask you which workout you tried lol. Maybe I'll do the same one as you. You are my daily inspiration so KEEP IT UP! How close are you to your goal weight for the wedding?
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Aww, thanks :) nice to be someones inspiration, lol. My total goal was to lose 30lbs, and I started this almost four weeks ago, in which I've only lost 13lbs, but I have actually lost a few inches on my waist and thighs, so I know its going somewhere! I just reallly wish I could see the numbers on the scale!! Grrr. So, even if I don't lose another 15-20lbs in the next four weeks, I'm still accomplishing something!

So, my store is converting to a new computer system tomorrow(after friggin 21 years of the same lame dos computer) so I get to be at the frickin mall at 815am...bleh. I don't usually even get outta bed till 830 lol. So considering I don't get much sleep to begin with, I have chosen to miss my workout tonight, I feel reallllly lazy for doing this, but I need to get to sleep or I'll die tomorrow! I'm just gonna hafta do more the next coupla days to make up for it. Tonights workout was suppose to be shoulders- I actually like all the workouts except for one of them, so it won't be a problem to make them up tomorrow and the next days for sure.

Have a great day everyone! :)
 
Not gonna lie- food was eh. Thats it, just eh. I didn't wake up early enuf to have breakfast, so at about noon I bought a protein bar and an Ostrim jerky(yummmmmy!!), but that was only 370cals in a ten hour span, BAD. So,when I got off work, I decided to have a blizzard :( a MEDIUM even. I had a lean cuisine before I could eat all the ice cream, and that was 270cals, and then later I had a salad with LOTS of grape tomatoes, and some of that salad spritzer stuff. So overall, my calories weren't TERRIBLY high, but the quality of what I ate wasn't that great...

Workout: I made up half of last nights shoulder stuff, and then todays workout was back, so this is how it looked:

*Shoulder press- 4sets, 20reps on 30lbs,15,12, and 10reps each on 20lbs. Doesn't seem very heavy your first few reps, but mannnnn. I pretty much feel like my shoulders are gonna fall off after a bit lol.

*1 arm cross cables- I HATE THESE!! 4sets, 20, 16, 15, 14 reps each on 20lbs.

*Standing calf raises- 20reps on 120lbs, 20r. on 105lbs, and 15 and 15r. on 90lbs.

*Closegrip pulldowns- 20, 16, and 15r. on 30lbs, and 14r. on 50lbs.

*120 crunches, and 10 of those crazy upside down hangy crunch things. I pretty much suck it up on those :rolleyes:

Cardio: Did Paula's running program- 5min warmup, alt. 1min jogging with 1.5min walking for a total of 20minutes, then did an extra seven minutes cuz I had to finish a show that was on, lol. TOTAL: 27minutes on treadmill, 1.58miles.

Also did the rowing machine again- 10min 1898 meters. I had to do the math on that one- that many meters is almost 1.18miles, PLUS the thingy said 100cals burned, and even tho I know that the counters are never spot on, its frustrating to see more done with the rower than RUNNING FOR CRAP SAKE!! :rolleyes: whatcha gonna do bout it tho, right?? hehe.
Anyways, I am BEAT. Waking up at 730am isn't early to most people, but to me, that realllly killed me today. Thank god its 830am tomorrow!
 
Ha ha good day! How did it feel to sleep in today?
I got up at 6am! Can you believe it? Woo Hoo! :party:

Your workouts look tough girl! I need to come workout with you! You're gonna be rockin' at that wedding!
 
Hey Jess! Great job with the running. I really need to start running, it's one of the only ways to burn some mean calories.

How's your week going so far??
 
Didn't get on here yesterday- got done working out and PASSED OUT. But I did go to the gym- yesterdays workout:
*Incline chest press- sets of 20, 15, 12, and 10 on 30 lbs.
*Seated flyes- one set of 20 on 60lbs, sets of 15, 13, and 12 on 30lbs.
*Seated calf raises- sets of 20, 20, 15, and 15 on 150(ouch.)
*20 upside down crunch thingys
*cardio: rower for 12 minutes, 2200meters.
That was definately one of my lazier workouts...

Todays calories were right where I wanted them to be- 1600. AND I didn't eat annnnnnnyyyy blizzards, lol. In fact- NO ice cream was involved, woo! :rolleyes:
Tonights workout was pretty good, I didn't do the running thing- I think I'm getting sick AGAIN! I just got over this crazy cold a week ago, and now my throat hurts a little. I'm pissed.
Anyway, heres tonights workout:
*Tricep pushdowns- sets of 20 and 16 on 30lbs, and sets of 14 & 12 on 20lbs.
*Dips- sets of 20 14 12 10 on 90lbs.
*2 hand cable curls- sets of 20 15 12 11 on 30lbs
*Chin and dip station, 3 sets of 10.
*100 crunches
*26min 1.33 miles treadmill(was gonna do a longer amount but I hit the stupid stop button on accident, and then I just got mad, lol.) Just walking.
*8min 1600 meters on rower.

My arms are looking better, tho not terrific, and thats so sad! I just gotta keep reminding myself that it took me a long time to get fat, so having dream arms isn't gonna happen in four weeks... On the upside, I have a customer who comes in once a month to buy protein for her son, and she came in today and said, "Are you losing weight? You look good!" Holy crap. I coulda cried. People who see me everyday don't notice a difference, so its nice to hear it from someone who hardly sees you. SOOO that pretty much made my day :D

Tomorrow is my night off, wooohooo! Don't know what I'll be doing, but nothing to sacrifice my hard work, thats for sure. Saturdays I usually take off also, but I'm gonna get some cardio in, a little extra never killed anyone right??

Have a great day everyone!! :)
 
Great job on the resistance training! Go girl!! And great job staying away from the ice cream. I recommend the Smart Ones Cookie Dough Sundae. It's so good!!

Hope you have a great day today!
 
Jess393 said:
On the upside, I have a customer who comes in once a month to buy protein for her son, and she came in today and said, "Are you losing weight? You look good!" Holy crap. I coulda cried... SOOO that pretty much made my day :D
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Woo woo! Oh yeah! Can't wait for that day! CONGRATS! :hurray:
 
Lucky you got a weight loss comment from a customer! I always love it when someone else can notice.

I swear, no one has said anything to me about it, except for my sister and best friend. I've lost almost 20lbs in 11 weeks, and no one has said a thing!!! ugh.

Well, i'm sure to be getting a comment any day. lol At least I hope. It always gives me a little more motivation to keep me going.

I hope you are having a good weekend filled with guilt free meals. hehe
 
Uggg. Friday, went out with a friend to a pool hall, had a good time... Drank wayyy to much. It was an ugly sight. Bleh. It didn't help that after the bar closed we went to an after party with the bouncer and one of the bartenders :rolleyes: wow. More beer, more ugly, lol. So Saturday I pretty much stayed in bed till about an hour before I had to get to work, didn't even eat till bout 10pm, so yeah, the beer and the not eating I'm sure killed my hard work for the week.

Got my bridesmaid dress in the mail Friday- its actually really cute, and super comfy, so thats nice. Its sleevelss, which really bothers me, but I've still got another 20 days of workouts before I even leave for Iowa. And, even I can't deny that my arms look sooo much better that I've got a lot less to worry bout. And I've been tanning- FREAKISHLY scared of getting skin cancer, but hell- tan fat is a lot prettier than white fat! :D

Just wanted to get on and update bout my weekend- will most definately be on later to add my workout for tonight.
 
Tonight was legs:
*leg extensions- sets of 20 16 15 14 on 30lbs(usually do about 60lbs, but my knees started to hurt realllllly bad, couldn't lift it up..weird.)
*Laying leg curls- sets of 20 16 14 12 on 50lbs.
*Seated leg press- 4 sets of 20; 2 sets on 95lbs, 2 sets on 155lbs.
*Hip adductors- 4 sets of 20 on 70lbs.
*Hip abductors- 4 sets of 20 on 70lbs.
*Cardio- walked 38minutes on treadmill, 2miles. Couldn't do the running because my knees hurt that bad. What the hell?? I didn't do anything to hurt my knees this weekend, so why are they hurting during some of these workouts??

Well, tomorrow is shoulders and calves... I think I may do the elliptical instead of the treamill tomorrow, we'll see. Anyway, have a good Monday everyone!
 
Well SOMEONE had a fun weekend! LOL That's weird about the knees. The elliptical might be a good choice for a few days.

Oh hey, as far as the tanning goes. Don't be scared to do it occassionally. First of all, IF you get any strange moles that change is size, color, or consistancy, just get them checked out. Skin cancer is the most curable form of cancer, if you catch it early. Besides, research shows that most cases of melanoma actually come from people who have worked inside their whole lives and rarely tan, not people who are constantly exposed to sun. It DOES however cause premature aging. :/ NOW, I DID NOT post this for everyone to turn Jess' Diary into a "skin cancer/to tan or not to tan" debate :cuss: lol... just wanted to let you know what I have learned over the years so that you don't have to be afraid to tan occassionally for a special event. ;)

Anyway, I'll check back in on ya tomorrow! Hope you have a great day!
 
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:/ NOW, I DID NOT post this for everyone to turn Jess' Diary into a "skin cancer/to tan or not to tan" debate :cuss: lol... just wanted to let you know what I have learned over the years so that you don't have to be afraid to tan occassionally for a special event. ;)
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:) Thanks for the info, I've been definately keeping an eye out.

Well tonights workout was shoulders, I don't feel like typing it all out, so I'll just say- I DID ALOT. lol. Walked 40min and 2miles on the treadmill again... Its weird- I used to hate the treadmill, but lately its been one of my favorites. Interesting...

This is a short post, but one of my favorite ones to make: I weighed myself today, three pounds down!! Yayyyy! So I'm at 16lbs total in 4.5 weeks, which sounds like crap until you break it down. I'd like to lose at least another 8lbs in the next month.. I hope I'm not stretching unrealistically there, though.

Ok, out for tonight- see ya tomorrow!
 
Sooo food was not super fantastic today:
Breakfast- a bowl of Fiber 1 raisin bran with half cup skim milk
Lunch- Ostrim protein jerky stick and Oh Yeah wafer bar
Supper- a Lean Cuisine, but was at a friends house, where she made nachos, which I DID NOT have a plate of, but did have a few chips and cheese :(
Went to my sisters house after that and we made smoothies- It wasn't bad, apple juice, strawberries, bananas and mangos. Some crazy recipe that she found. BUT while I was there, my other sister showed up and had made peanut butter pie :rolleyes: I have fairly decent will power as of late, but not to the peanut butter pie. *sigh* so I had a piece. Veggies all day tomorrow for me, lol!

Tonights workout was on my back. Then cardio on the treadmill again. Was gonna jump on the stairmill, couldn't make myself do it :( mostly cuz I know it will kill my knees...but one of these days FOR SURE.
 
Dang, looks like you have pretty awesome motivation. Congrats on all the exercise you are doing, keep it up! Tan fat IS so much pretty than pure whiteness, you got that right!
 
Hey Jess. You are doing such a great job on the workouts. Glad the dress fits nicely! That is always a relief. I remember the last one I wore, I was literally squeezing into it the week before the wedding and had to crash diet. No fun. As soon as I started eating at the wedding, I thought I was going to rip out of it like the incredible hulk.

Keep up the good work, you have time left to rock it girl. whooo hooo!!
 
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