cherry garcia's diary

cherrygarcia said:
i need to mention that i love/hate the monday combat class because it has the best fitness instructor who always has the most recent music and she plays it super loud so you just want to kick a$$ during the class, problem is she's so popular so her classes are ridiculously full.....we must have been about 50 people today all i kept thinking was 'please don't let someone kick or jab me'. this instructor is super fit like the energizer bunny and you never know what she'll do next so there's constantly kicks and jabs flying in the wrong direction!
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LOL I can just picture that!!! hehehehehe

I would hate it, but good on you for getting in amongst it Cherry!!!

You are doing so well, makes me feel so lazy :p
 
lol! i know the class should be declared a public health hazard!

thanks for the encouragement kori i'm really working hard this time i'm sure your doing great too!
Kori said:
LOL I can just picture that!!! hehehehehe

I would hate it, but good on you for getting in amongst it Cherry!!!

You are doing so well, makes me feel so lazy :p
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wow, it just occured to me that today i weighed in at 324 pounds which is only 4 pounds away from 320. now why is 320pounds significant to me you may be wondering? it's significant to me because in my very post in my diary, when i'd stepped on the fake a$$ gym scale it weighed me as 320pounds only to find out later that it was an error reading and i think in my 6th diary post is when i bought my own scale and found out my true weight was actually 347pounds (a whole 23pounds more than what i thought i actually weighed!), i was so depressed about it i ate my way upto 350pounds.

so to cut a long story short i have 4pounds to loose to get to what i thought my weight was initially...it's a barrier i'd really like to break and go right past because it reminds me of the scale reading i got at the start of my journey.

WEEK 11 OF EXERCISE DAILY WEIGH IN

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HIGHEST WEIGHT: 159.1kgs (350.7pounds)
CURRENT WEIGHT: 147.1kgs (324.3pounds)
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Sunday: 10/05/09 - 147.7kgs(325.6pounds) : 45mins weights, 45min combat class
Monday: 11/05/09 - 147.7kgs(325.6pounds) : 45min combat class, 60min treadmill (steep incline)
Tuesday: 12/05/09 - 147.1kgs(324.3pounds) :
 
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I love breaking those little barriers. Getting to 249 is significant to me because it's where one of my friends started out at and she is now down to 176. I remember ages ago when she told me her starting weight and all I could say back then was "I wish I weighed 249", and now I almost do!

I'm so excited for you, Cherry. You really do bust your ass. You deserve all of this success and much, much more.
 
hey ymcachick! thanks for always checking in and the encouragement...and i know the feeling of breaking those barriers is just priceless! wow, that's amazing that your now close to 249 like you onced wished you'd be able to start from, everytime i see your ticker and it says 123lb i'm like my goodness, there's no stopping this woman! your amazing!
ymcachick said:
I love breaking those little barriers. Getting to 249 is significant to me because it's where one of my friends started out at and she is now down to 176. I remember ages ago when she told me her starting weight and all I could say back then was "I wish I weighed 249", and now I almost do!

I'm so excited for you, Cherry. You really do bust your ass. You deserve all of this success and much, much more.
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just curious, i thought you were going to try and space out your weigh ins? of course you don't have too, but try it out. nothing is better than going a week without loook and seeing the number be down 5-10 pounds. golden i tell you. In other new, 320 is around the corner, at the rate you are going you'll be there by week's end. keep it up ! i'm trying to get in the 260s by june, which is doable i got like 3 weeks and 7 lbs, so i think i will watch what i eat just to hit this goal before i fly out for a wedding in hew hamshire. these people ahven't seen me since last august,and i want to be able to say i lost 60+ when i get there. so good luck to us both!
 
i definitely think i'll start spacing them out, but i think i'll do so when i hit another brick wall like last time. sometimes seeing the number in the morning spurs me on to good for the rest of the day and the next and next etc.

wow, at the rate you exercise i'm pretty sure you'll make that goal and i wish you all the best! i'm sure they'll be shocked when they see you! nice!
kureransu said:
just curious, i thought you were going to try and space out your weigh ins? of course you don't have too, but try it out. nothing is better than going a week without loook and seeing the number be down 5-10 pounds. golden i tell you. In other new, 320 is around the corner, at the rate you are going you'll be there by week's end. keep it up ! i'm trying to get in the 260s by june, which is doable i got like 3 weeks and 7 lbs, so i think i will watch what i eat just to hit this goal before i fly out for a wedding in hew hamshire. these people ahven't seen me since last august,and i want to be able to say i lost 60+ when i get there. so good luck to us both!
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I tried spacing it out and while some weeks were magnificent, a lot of them I would feel very depressed and in a terrible mood if the weight loss was nto what I hoped it to be. I felt like the whole week was worth nothing. Then found out that sundays, my weighiung in days, I tended to weigh a pound more than tuesdays (go figure), so I started to weigh a few times a week. I also feel more in control if I weigh in very often, then I know I am not going to be 20 pounds heavier next weigh in!
But sometimes I get a bit OCD and weigh in 3 or 4 times a day...

Anyhow have a great week, Camy
 
Hey Cherry,

Congrats on almost being at your barrier. I'm sure that's an incredible feeling and accomplishment. I have a barrier as well, which is why I put my ticker at 269. 270 is the lightest I can remember weighing in YEARS. I can't even remember the last time I was less than 270. Must've been when I was around 19 or 20. Sigh. So once I get to 269, it'd be groundbreaking for me.

Anyway, congratulations, you're doing soooo well. I'm happy for you.
 
Wow congrats on almost crashing through that Barrier!!! You are amazing! May those last 4 (and many more) just Flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy off for you!!!!

:hurray:
 
Camy said:
I tried spacing it out and while some weeks were magnificent, a lot of them I would feel very depressed and in a terrible mood if the weight loss was nto what I hoped it to be. I felt like the whole week was worth nothing. Then found out that sundays, my weighiung in days, I tended to weigh a pound more than tuesdays (go figure), so I started to weigh a few times a week. I also feel more in control if I weigh in very often, then I know I am not going to be 20 pounds heavier next weigh in!
But sometimes I get a bit OCD and weigh in 3 or 4 times a day...

Anyhow have a great week, Camy
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thanks for checking in camy! i know what you mean, i think there's two sets of people, those who like to weigh often and those who can go a few days without...i definitely like weighing in often but i think if i hit a plateau i'll definitely start spacing it out.

dreamingblue said:
Hey Cherry,

Congrats on almost being at your barrier. I'm sure that's an incredible feeling and accomplishment. I have a barrier as well, which is why I put my ticker at 269. 270 is the lightest I can remember weighing in YEARS. I can't even remember the last time I was less than 270. Must've been when I was around 19 or 20. Sigh. So once I get to 269, it'd be groundbreaking for me.

Anyway, congratulations, you're doing soooo well. I'm happy for you.
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Woohoo dreamingblue! here's to us breaking barriers! WE CAN AND WILL DO THIS!

Kori said:
Wow congrats on almost crashing through that Barrier!!! You are amazing! May those last 4 (and many more) just Flyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy off for you!!!!

:hurray:
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thanks for the very kind words kori!
 
today had a good workout i did:

-45min aerobics class
-30min treadmill (all 30mins on steepest incline) and immediately after the class to keep heart rate up
-45min weights (and have started doing squats again and soon will add lunges too)

i don't think i've ever done 30mins on the treadmill and it was sooo refreshing! especially in comparison to 60mins. i'll be doing that maybe once a week to keep the workout different and so that at least one day in the week i won't be feeling totally burntout after a workout.
 
For me, it's crucial that I try and mix up my workout otherwise I get bored. I may do the same machines, but I'll try a different resistance level. Good on you with the treadmill at the highest incline. I know damn well I wouldn't be able to do that, I'm too scared of falling lol, but I'm a very clumsy person. :)
 
hey blancita, thanks for checking in! and for once in my life i'm consistent, i've never been because of my weight so it feels really good to take charge of my life.
Blancita said:
Wow girl, you are really consistent with your exercise. You must be feeling so good!
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i hold on to the handle bars on the treadmill for dear life...lol! i'm actually thinking of getting gloves since i seem to be developing blisters. i love the aerobics classes because they keep switching them up regularly so that you don't get bored with the routine HOWEVER the treadmill is BORING :ack2: no other word for it but for now i have to stick to it untill i can get to a weight where i can comfortably fit into the other cardio machines
ymcachick said:
For me, it's crucial that I try and mix up my workout otherwise I get bored. I may do the same machines, but I'll try a different resistance level. Good on you with the treadmill at the highest incline. I know damn well I wouldn't be able to do that, I'm too scared of falling lol, but I'm a very clumsy person. :)
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lol You're right, it does get boring, but it wont be long now before you can leave that treadmill behind and try out the other cardio machines, but I still can't help but be impressed by that incline! I'm sure gloves would help and probably give you a better grip, especially if your palms get sweaty.
 
Mikez0rr said:
4 lbs is nothing. Knock em out!
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thanks mike!

ymcachick said:
lol You're right, it does get boring, but it wont be long now before you can leave that treadmill behind and try out the other cardio machines, but I still can't help but be impressed by that incline! I'm sure gloves would help and probably give you a better grip, especially if your palms get sweaty.
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yep, will definitely look into the gloves thing for sure.
 
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