Brandy's Success Diary

Day 1 208.4

In the 30 day jump start book they suggest you stay on track for 30 days and do exactly what they tell you, and then on the 31st day have your very own finale. So, that is what I prepare to do. Day 1 is today- I weighed in at 208 (thanks to a binge eat last night).

Exercise:
20 minutes walking, I stayed in my target heart rate... 160-170bpm, walked average of 4.1 mph.

10 minutes mobility and body weight training... chest and back opener, dynamic hip flexor stretch, dynamic hamstring stretch, dynamic calf stretch with lat pull, figure-4 hip opener.

If I do well during the 30 day jump start I will reward myself with the BL family cookbook that looks like it has LOTS OF YUMMY recipes and the big crowd-pleaser for the book is that it is budget friendly!

Comments for day 1: I'm interested in how far this 30 days will take me. The plan is right in front of me... all I have to do is follow it. I suspect the food will be hard for me to follow, I always crave chips and fatty foods. I hope this plan does what it says and helps me crave healthy foods.
 
Day 2- 205.0

My weight is dropping. I fit into a pair of jeans that I haven't fit into for a year now. Pretty cool I suppose.

Today I went out to lunch with Danny and I got a turkey sandwich and chips. Chips were a very small amount.. 80 calories. The turkey sandwich came on white bread (small joint... had no other type), and I had nothing on it but lettuce. (I saved calories without the mayo and cheese). And then I ended up just taking the bread off of the sandwich... I ended up just eating 1/2 a slice of bread from the sandwich and the meat and lettuce by themselves. Then I tried 2 pieces of Dan's chilil pizza, but I took all the cheese off the top... and I had the 2 smallest pieces they had. As far as dinner goes I had 1 roll, and some boneless skinless chicken breast with peppers and onions. I turned down the white rice.

Exercise... I followed the Day 2 Jump Start plan. Dan went to the gym with me, and I did 20 minutes on the bike at 14.8 mph, and then ran on the treadmill for 2 minutes and ran at 6.2 mph. :D Thats the fastest that I've ever done! Only for 2 minutes though, because I just wanted to finish off what was required for the day.

Now I am EXTREMELY procrastinating because I need to do an entire powerpoint presentation for class tomorrow afternoon. lol. Bad habits die hard. lol.
 
Day 3- 204.5

Had a good weigh in today. I did 10 minutes mobility training and then 24 minutes on the treadmill. I have a paper due tomorrow afternoon for class... rough draft only, 5 pages long.

Tomorrow I will do 26 minutes on the treadmill, 2.5% incline (just enough to make me sweat more without hurting my shins. And I'll aim for 4.0 mph, with 2 running sprints at 7.0 mph at 1 minute each. If the first one is too much I'll do 6.5mph.

Food today was meteocre. I have a hard time with my food. :-/ But I am still proud of myself for exercising as much as I have been. Damn... it always seems to be one or the other with me. I'll get the hang of it eventually.

Now some homework time. Then a nice shower to take all this sweat off of my body!
 
Looking good, keep up the fantastic effort :) is Dan going to go to the gym with you more often ?
 
You sound like you are off to a great start on your program! I am impressed with the running!! You are doing great. I am thinking the food will come eventually. Getting the exercise in will do you so good!! Try not to stress and take it a day at a time. Congrats on the pants!! lol It's going to be awhile until I fit in my pants;)
Hope you have a good day!
 
Hi there - just wanted to say how great it is to hear about what you've been doing. I like the sound of those jeans!! Way to go!
 
Just a quick update: Thanks for stopping by everyone. I skipped a day at the gym today because we had company over for dinner, and I got my hair cut today!! I have been growing it out to see what it looks like for the past 8 months... but I really like my hair short. hell.. its pretty much been short 11out of the past 13 past years.

This is final exam week... I hope it just goes by fast.

I am remembering that exercising and choosing the right foods are important, but I really need to remember to balance everything, and if some days i don't make it to the gym, thats ok. I am quite happy with myself for going most of the time. I might just go on a jog outside tomorrow instead of at the gym so I don't get as sweaty, and I don't have to worry about travel time. Time will be tight tomorrow between picking up my sister and leaving school.

Well, time to shower and study for my exam tomorrow! :D
 
I haven't posted in a while... geesh.

I was very busy with end-of-the-semester crap for school. But now it is summer, and I will have some spare time again. (hopefully) lol.

This summer I have decided to devote myself to a couple of things. Particularly because I have been putting them off because of school for SOOOO long now.

1. WORKING. I need to save up money. I need to pay off bills, get ready for an apartment.... and by the end of the year I want a job closer to my career field than the one I have currently. I hate admitting that I work at Friendly's making icecreams... but its the only job I could find that was hiring, and it will give me plenty of hours over the summer. If I can't find another job altogether by the end of summer, I will want to go into cooking there at least.

2. Getting in shape. With school out of my way I will find more time for the gym, and I really need to be healthier than I am right now.

3. RUNNING. I still have a goal to run in the 2010 Boston Marathon. And the longest I am running right now is 1.5 minutes at a time. So I am going to do the C25K plan at the gym on a treadmill, and hopefully that will get me on my way. OF course Getting in shape has to do with this as well.

4. Having fun! now that I have some extra time, and a bit of extra money... I want to go out and do things this summer. I want to go places and do things I haven't done before.


And that is what I want to concentrate on this summer. All do-able. I am not setting weight goals for myself anymore, because I am SICK of setting them, and then not reaching them. It has got to be a fear thing. I don't know.... I just want to eat right, and go to the gym and concentrate on different things.

Right now I am going to head off to the gym and do the week 1 C25K, and maybe ride a bike as well. :D

I can do what I want to do. I am capable of being superwoman.
 
bmohearn said:
I can do what I want to do. I am capable of being superwoman.
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heeheehee ive been trying to convince myself of this for years:DYou might have more success with being young and having no dependants:)

There are lots of things \i wanna do and now i am happy that i have someone i can do these things with...

I found a great guy Brandy...unfortunately, fitting him into my life takes time away from everyhtign else well little things like the forum and such...im just so tired all the time and such and i spent very little time here...

Ive also been taking a little break from diet adn exercise been working on eating more but not so much exercising...been takin a break there...just too tired and too much to do:(lol

aaahhh well i always exercise hard a break here and there isnt gonna be the end all
 
Cerella- You already are superwoman! Giving yourself a break is ok, listen to your body.
And yes, I have no dependents to worry about, and work way less hours than you. So I might be able to concentrate more. We'll see.
 
I am going to start a thread in challenges. I don't know if anyone will bother joining, I'm doing it because I need support so I don't give up.

I am going to start a running thread, that isn't elimination based or anything like that, but one that works on a running goal, building up stamina and such. If it flops I will just make another journal just for my running.
 
I love your goals. I think it's pretty cool that you are going to aim at exercise, health and eating right, without a scale number and time as part of that. Scales can be useful but they're two edged. This approach might give you a smoother loss and more feeling of control. The marathon is a great goal too.
 
I am starting week 2 of the C25K tomorrow! Week 1 is surprisingly easy for me, so I'm hoping week 2 will help me push it a bit further. I'm really taking this seriously, and it makes me sort of proud. My camping trip that was scheduled for tomorrow was postponed, so I am starting my training tomorrow instead of the planned Wednesday. :D

Tomorrow I am going to cook for a cook out, see the movie Wolverine with my boyfriend our friend, of course go running, and try to relax at the same time.

TOM came today. :( But I've been pretty happy despite of it. Thankfully it came after work, not during... so my only real problem is I'm in a bit of pain. A good night sleep and a few aspirin will cure that though.
 
bmohearn said:
Cerella- You already are superwoman! Giving yourself a break is ok, listen to your body.
And yes, I have no dependents to worry about, and work way less hours than you. So I might be able to concentrate more. We'll see.
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I dunno abt superwmn i sure do try ha but sometimes it reverses on me:(Im working on being here more I need it!

bmohearn said:
I am going to start a thread in challenges. I don't know if anyone will bother joining, I'm doing it because I need support so I don't give up.

I am going to start a running thread, that isn't elimination based or anything like that, but one that works on a running goal, building up stamina and such. If it flops I will just make another journal just for my running.
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This is a great idea and awesome way to stay focused:D!

bmohearn said:
I am starting week 2 of the C25K tomorrow! Week 1 is surprisingly easy for me, so I'm hoping week 2 will help me push it a bit further. I'm really taking this seriously, and it makes me sort of proud. My camping trip that was scheduled for tomorrow was postponed, so I am starting my training tomorrow instead of the planned Wednesday. :D

Tomorrow I am going to cook for a cook out, see the movie Wolverine with my boyfriend our friend, of course go running, and try to relax at the same time.

TOM came today. :( But I've been pretty happy despite of it. Thankfully it came after work, not during... so my only real problem is I'm in a bit of pain. A good night sleep and a few aspirin will cure that though.
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This all sounds great:)sorry your in a bit of pain but like ya said a few asprin usually do the trick:DIm glad you are finally doing hte couch to 5k nad it is easier than you were expecting, that is always a bonus:D!
 
Hey Brandy,
Not a lot of time to keep up because of baby but I am so happy to hear about you running!!!! You go on with your bad self;) lol I am working my way back up there but it will take me some time. Still planning on 2010 so don't give up on me... just have to take it slow and easy:)
Hope you are doing well.... didn't you graduate??
 
mishi said:
Hey Brandy,
Not a lot of time to keep up because of baby but I am so happy to hear about you running!!!! You go on with your bad self;) lol I am working my way back up there but it will take me some time. Still planning on 2010 so don't give up on me... just have to take it slow and easy:)
Hope you are doing well.... didn't you graduate??
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Not graduating yet... but practically. I got screwed over and I only have 1 class I need to take (instead of testing out of it like I was told I could), so I will be done in December.

If you want to be my training buddy... I am waiting for the 2011 marathon (because my marathon requires QUALIFICATION unfortunately. Which means I have to work a lot of speed to. I would love you to be my training buddy!?
 
That totally sucks about that class!!! Uggg! Grrrr! I guess at least it's only one class and will be easy and all but still! I guess I missed that post!
I would love to be a training buddy but in 2011 we are planning the next baby so I am not sure how running a marathon would go that year. I am hoping to do one in 2010 before I get pregnant again even if I have to do a walking marathon! However I am going to work up to running and would like to have 5 miles at least 3 times a week in my regular schedule. That is my goal:) I have never run over 2.5 miles and am starting with a mini-goal of 3... of course I still need the doctors go ahead. I have been exercising without waiting until the 6th week post partum so hopefully things are going ok there! I have an appt. on June 6th so we will see then:) I will have to catch up to you! Walked 3.5 miles today though... a bit much for me right now but at least I did it without dying!!! Anyway we will keep in touch!!! :) Have a good night!
 
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