Go!Dororo's Diary

It really sucks when you want to lose weight, or even need to lose weight, and your family and friends don't support you. My siblings, who are both very small, say things like your sister said, and it makes me feel terrible at first, but then I just think that I am not trying to lose weight to win THEIR approval. Though it infuriates me at times, have you ever tried exercising when you're angry? x1,000,000 easier!

I think you are doing really well with exercising and whatnot. That's my weakness, so I really admire it. :)
 
On Saturday I weighed myself and the numbers showed 165.2. I was so excited. Then decided to measure myself - my last measurement was about .. 17 days ago.

Measurements
* since 11 April - 17 days
Waist: 32.5 [0.5" loss]
Natural Waist: 32" [dnm]
Thighs: 22" (mid thigh) or 24" (top) [2"/0.5" loss]
Calves: 15" [-]
Chest: 40" [2" loss]
Forearms: 9.5" [-]
Wrist: 6" [-]
Arms: 12" [0.6" loss]
Hips: 40.3" [1.7" loss]

Even more excited! That means that my clothing *does* show that I'm losing/gaining muscle.

Next morning stepped on the scale and it read 164.2!!! It did this morning too. I'm just so .. happy that finally I'm starting to lose.
 
Starting in on a full-body strength routine (2x - 3x a week).

Full-body workout
** may need modifications, so input welcome .. tried it out this evening.

Barbell [reps - 2 x 8-12]
1. Squats (not full squats, parallel + hold for a beat)
2. Military Press
3. Stiff-legged Deadlifts
4. Pendlays
5. Calf Raises

Dumbells
1. Bicep curls [concentrated] - 2 x 10-12
2. One-arm bent over dumbell rows [6,6,4,4 -- 4,4,2,2 -- switch= direction palm facing] 2 sets
3. Tricep curls (behind head) - 2 x 10-12
4. Chest flys
5. Chest press

Abs [2 x 15]
1. Medicine ball Sit-up (full? hands reach to ceiling)
2. Medicine ball Crunches
3. Rope climbing (legs up straight, alternate sides) 2 x 12
4. Medicine ball "pass" (technical name? Legs str8, ball between knees, bring knees to chest, take ball with hands and pull over head, then bring back and place between knees before straightening again) - 2 x 10

Dynamic Warmup
50 front kicks
50 side-to-side kicks
20 roundhouse kicks
50 deep knee-up kicks
** repeat 2x
[Note - kicks reach chest-shoulder high, hands always in "guard" position, kickboxing inspired. These are very very good for your legs and gets your heart rate up quick]

More additions to be put in - i've only done it on Saturday evening. Today will do it again but have been told to add in some chest movements.
 
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woo your workouts look impressive. hope theyre giving you the results you want. keep at it huni .. you will see the results soon enough x
 
Thanks Sophie, i really love the program - it's possibly the only one that I can stick to since it feels like "something". I've got to work on cardio now.

It's been a hectic week. Took care of my mom (vertigo, dizziness) when I had two days off last week - public holidays .. to present. Then I got sick, an infection of some sort that kicked me off from work early on Thursday and all of Friday. Recuperated from Friday onwards - with loads of sleeping and for the next week am on these evil antibiotics (that make you want to eat every 2 hours - if not they'll cause a painful spasm in your stomach).

I have this serious issue with food .. where if I eat anything more than what I normally do .. I start worrying/panicking that you know I'll gain massive amounts of weight. It's not like I gorge myself on food .. not at all .. but because of the meds I have to eat pretty often. If I stretch it, it'll wake me up in pain or i'll bend over double and have to run to the kitchen to grab a banana or slice of bread. So .. been feeling very crummy about this - when really one shouldn't. Issues with food are so driving me nuts. It's less about eating or calories but more of the internal (thought process) stuff that bugs me.

As with workouts .. still somewhat consistent with the full body strength (3x a week but not consistently at every alt day). Cardio last week was completely non-existent - on DVDs or the run outdoors. I was thinking of starting up a HIIT program last week .. so will start in on it this week.

Weight is still surprisingly low 164s - especially after eating like I did all of last week. Tomorrow I could dip into 163s but then it's not such a vast change. The scale outside, which is the typical rotating one .. shows me below 160! I'm thinking there's no way that's possible but i used my sis .. "the yardstick" and she was both 119 lbs. exactly on both. I'm thinking that maybe over a certain weight .. it doesn't rotate so well .. although it is somewhat thrilling to think that I am pretty close to hitting below 160 :)
 
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Thanks Sophie, i really love the program - it's possibly the only one that I can stick to since it feels like "something". I've got to work on cardio now.

It's been a hectic week. Took care of my mom (vertigo, dizziness) when I had two days off last week - public holidays .. to present. Then I got sick, an infection of some sort that kicked me off from work early on Thursday and all of Friday. Recuperated from Friday onwards - with loads of sleeping and for the next week am on these evil antibiotics (that make you want to eat every 2 hours - if not they'll cause a painful spasm in your stomach).

I have this serious issue with food .. where if I eat anything more than what I normally do .. I start worrying/panicking that you know I'll gain massive amounts of weight. It's not like I gorge myself on food .. not at all .. but because of the meds I have to eat pretty often. If I stretch it, it'll wake me up in pain or i'll bend over double and have to run to the kitchen to grab a banana or slice of bread. So .. been feeling very crummy about this - when really one shouldn't. Issues with food are so driving me nuts. It's less about eating or calories but more of the internal (thought process) stuff that bugs me.

As with workouts .. still somewhat consistent with the full body strength (3x a week but not consistently at every alt day). Cardio last week was completely non-existent - on DVDs or the run outdoors. I was thinking of starting up a HIIT program last week .. so will start in on it this week.

Weight is still surprisingly low 164s - especially after eating like I did all of last week. Tomorrow I could dip into 163s but then it's not such a vast change. The scale outside, which is the typical rotating one .. shows me below 160! I'm thinking there's no way that's possible but i used my sis .. "the yardstick" and she was both 119 lbs. exactly on both. I'm thinking that maybe over a certain weight .. it doesn't rotate so well .. although it is somewhat thrilling to think that I am pretty close to hitting below 160 :)
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Hope youre feeling better soon chick. i think everyone in here has experienced/does experience the worry when they feel they have eaten more than they should. i think as long as whats you put into your body comes out again in the form of exercise or workouts or whatever then its fine. even better if more calories are burnt than eaten because then this means weight loss. i dont think you will put weight on. xx
 
Hiit

As expected today I dipped into 163.6 - no big deal really but I feel so elated every time the numbers go down into a lower number (even if it is 0.4 lbs down from the next one .. hee)

Yesterday tried out my first HIIT workout - in place for those 45 - 60 minute cardio sessions which most of the time is not feasible after work especially with recent events.

+ Jump rope (30+ seconds)
+ Walk - moving lunges up incline, knee ups w/med ball etc. (recovery, 30 - 45 seconds)
** repeat until about/over 12 minutes
+ 5 minute cooldown walk

Total time .. just over 17 minutes, which isn't too bad. Although again I have to watch with the "does not count" (as cardio, a workout) stuff in my head.

Have to say that it completely wiped me out though, mostly because I have not used the jump rope in years! Although getting the rhythm down was no problem. I'll try it out for the rest of the week.

M,W,F - HIIT
T,T,S - Full body strength
S - "fun" (DVD) workout, long walk
 
oops, i missed ur striptease.. did u all upload the video.?hehe jk..
newways, losing weight is all about courage and determination.. its now the matter of time we goona win it..
for me, i have 2 study atleast 12 hrs + lose weight....for the next 2 mths..
 
Yesterday upped the weights for some moves by a teensy bit but it totally burned! Example - squats & deadlifts went from 14 kg to 19+ kg. Bicep curls - 5kg to 8/9 kg. Hated while doing it (and afterwards .. woozy) but feel great today.

They're all really lightweight. Personally won't load the barbell too much since I'm afraid I'll injure myself or get trapped under it. The max I can go up to with what I have or for safety reasons is another 5kg .. so 24 - 25 kg only. Don't even bench press with the barbell - do not have a bench and think it's just a recipe for disaster. Anyway I have someone in the room with me during the strength routine - sis will usually be playing a game on my TV, but she can't lift those weights (even in an emergency).

This morning hit 162.2. Reached or went beyond the 10 lbs. mark and so it's time for a reward. Heading to get an iPod Shuffle this weekend!!! It will help me to do more cardio - have a HD-based player already so it definitely is just for working out. They're the cutest .. and the clip-on makes it so easy because you don't have to buy any extras.

Though have to admit that am contemplating the Nike+iPod package. The downside is that I have to start from scratch - iPod Nano + Nike+ sensor + Nike+ shoes (or sensor pouch) .. and it'll be maybe 3-4x the price of a Shuffle. It's not like I'm a hardcore runner anyways so may just be blowing all my money on something I don't need (at this moment).
 
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Completely overdid running yesterday - felt sick, especially because I only had about 2 hours sleep .. and have been sleeping erratically - 4 hours max for the past week or so. The problem was that I didn't feel *that* sick until I stopped - in fact I went and did some HIIT with the jump rope (up to 50 rotations now before I stumble) for about 10 minutes. Then my sis asked me to pick up some leaves and so I bent over .. and woosh when I got back up, i could feel the "blackness" start to come in at the edge of the eyes. Scary. I didn't feel good until this morning and slept much better.

Today is the final day on those antibiotics .. so hopefully my stomach will quit with the pseudo-gastric pains and heartburn. Also scheduled to do full-body strength - this week is possibly the most consistent week .. have worked out every single day.

Still unsure about which iPod to get - the Nano or Shuffle. Shuffle will be so easy, and of course will be half the price of the full Nano & Nike+ kit .. but think the Nike+ stuff will be absolutely motivating. Price is $400 vs $800 (no shoes, but switcheasy). We'll see on Saturday. The bf is so nudging me towards Nike+ .. he is such a big fan of it .. and he says he'll even get it for me so we can go running together. Honestly I don't want to go running with him because I really suck in comparison .. :doh:

Feel very good in my skin - i say that a lot but maybe it's focusing a little less on numbers [ha! right! just for a few minutes]. Got a haircut today .. very lazy at getting my hair done so it's always 2-3 months overdue. I'm not sure if it's the weight that came off but I look good. Guessing when I get home my sis will squeal and go "You look soooo cute & young!!!" and start pinching my cheeks. I try to not look too young because the bf is a little older (12 yrs) .. and we get enough grief (in a funny, not mean way) from his/my friends/family/colleagues as it is since I look a tad younger anyways - and no I don't dress trendy or young at all.
 
Oh yes, have also tentatively put my goal weight at 125. Think when I do reach it, I'll evaluate whether I really would like to go any lower. Like Juliette said earlier on, it's somewhat ridiculous to think that I need to be 45 - 50 kg just because everyone else is. I doubt I have the body type that can do that. I'd rather be strong, ripped, toned .. rather than just skinny.
 
progress pictures

So here's the difference from the start (172-ish) versus now (162 - 163 .. i'm in 163s again .. bah but it's just 1 lbs). Taken once I got home from work - furthest right is the latest.

* the two pictures on the left are from Dec06 (though when I started in Mar .. was at the same weight/size .. or actually worse). The furthest left I put up earlier, but decided to include the 2nd one because it had a more similar pose to the latest shot.

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I can see a big difference in the mid-section (duh, there's a reason why your pants feel so different!). My upper arms are better - but not great, especially not from the back (darned triceps). My thighs are sleeker but they have a long long way to go to get anywhere. My back is shaping up but there's still the little spillover.

And huge shocker .. I can actually start to visibly see my clavicle/collarbones. In the pictures I took you can sorta see the sheen of skin .. because it protrudes. Very very cool.
 

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On Saturday got my hands on the following

- Nike + kit
- Nike + shoes
- iPod Nano

Really love it so far! I've only done it 1x on Sat @ 50 min, but it's very cool. Today will try it on the treadmill (so it'll be consistent and not up-down because of hills). Also joined up for a challenge with a bunch of local Nike+ users.

Unfortunately I'm not feeling so great. Have major left elbow-arm pain (tendonitis? not sure) since Thurs-Fri. Now my left knee-leg is hurting as well. Not sure what's up with that.
 
Have not been neglecting this journal [though it may seem like so since the last post was about a week ago]. I typed out maybe 2x of an update during work so it was with loads of interruptions. By the time i hit the submit button I was logged out and the post was lost.

The last post up was after I got the Nike+ kit and did my first workout with it. Let's just say since then I've done it consistently - up to 2x per day. In a week have done 11 runs (though they're mostly speed walking interspersed with jogging/running) and 36.53 km total. My average pace on the other hand is excessively slow - 11 min per km [though the best is 8 min and during the workout w/intervals there's lots of ups and downs].

Finally woke up earlier one morning (Monday) and did a workout before work - 20 minutes. Not much but it is start :) Then I came home and did 5K [took an hour - also fitting in the 10-week running program for 20 minutes in there].

This week amping things up since I signed up for two challenges (mileage/distance).

Mon, Wed, Fri - do 3K in the morning and 5K in the evening [1.5 hours total].

Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun - no running, but walking only since do not want to derail the running program [so one can consistently run for 30+ minutes instead of a horrid 3 - 4 minutes spurts]

3 x per week (of T/T/S/S only, not 8K days) - strength full-body. the plan is to do strength BEFORE cardio.

Weight - still not cracking below 160 .. but hit the lowest of 161.2 a few days ago. Currently the weight is fluctuating upwards [164 this morning, 162 yesterday] but I'm not too worried since I feel good. Do want more progress of course but think as long as I'm working out and eating okay-good .. then it's fine.
 
Still working out - daily, and have also managed to do both cardio + strength in the same day. Had a long stretch from the 14th (after getting well from all the elbow-knee/joint pain) where I worked out every single day, until finally taking a rest day last Friday.

I feel good with working out but there are NO results. I'm gaining-losing weight around the whole 162 - 165 lbs. range. It goes up and down every single day. I hate it. I want to be below 160 .. at least see 15x lbs.

Also looking in the mirror in the changing room on Sunday .. could not see a difference between now vs. then [when i started]. I kept thinking "What's the point of trying so hard when .. you get nothing?" .. which I should not think but I still do think it. Feeling a little demoralized but not enough to stop working out [i hope I never do!].

What's ironic is that people so notice the change in my face/body .. and constantly make comments or ask me for diet tips ("there's no particular diet, just loads of working out"). My mom keeps saying I look good, my clothes fit better etc. But .. I can't see it.
 
Don't you DARE give up now! You've got it going there, girl! I think you just need to believe your close ones and keep it up.
There's also the unmeasurable part of this thing called SELF-ESTEEM! When you're doing good things to yourself, it has a positive effect on how you feel about yourself. And even when you can't see the change on the scales, you're probably walking and talking in a different way because of that. People cannot guess your weight but they know instantly how you feel about yourself from your facial expressions, your gestures, your position when standing, the way you walk, all the non-verbal communication we spread around us. So give the scales a little time and concentrate on how you feel!
And remember to drink enough water! ;)
Juliette
 
Wow! I have not updated here in about a month. I'd like to think I had a good reason for that. No, have not fallen off the bandwagon but I managed to injure myself - and to be honest, have yet to figure out how it happened or what exactly is wrong with me (neither can two specialists).

It happened right at the end of May, a leg pain .. which wasn't a muscle pain and it's difficult to explain how/why it hurts - though I like to say it's more of an annoyance pain rather than a pain-pain .. you know?

I have not been working out consistently because of this - some weeks I only did maybe 1 workout, since by the end of the work day .. my leg felt worse and all I wanted to do was rest or go to sleep (hoping that the next day it'll go away and I could work out!!).

So been to a bunch of doctors - GP, orthopaedic, rhematologist .. and will followup with an MRI, blood test (arthritis checking) and visit on this Saturday and Monday respectively. They can't figure out what's wrong with me - at first it was a "torn quad" which was so obviously not the case as anti-inflammatory pills did not work at all. And duh .. it did not occur because of the workouts i.e. after a workout, just sitting at work and then it started.

Then he (ortho) said it was a pinched nerve - did an x-ray which then ruled it out so he said it may be a teensy tiny one. Now they think it's "overuse" arthritis or that teensy tiny pinched nerve ... who knows .. hopefully the very expensive MRI will help figure this out.

Started working out .. from the weekend but it's far easier workouts - walking for 35 minutes and strength (but only upper body).

No weight gain. Still stuck at 162 - 163 all these weeks .. which is a good thing despite eating regularly/normally. I'm supposed to be below 160 by now .. so it's a little disappointing. I really really hate not being able to push myself on the workouts .. you know .. do a hardcore, good workout .. bah.
 
Ooh, I hope they figure out what's wrong asap and also can do something about it. You've done a good job maintaining. Don't be too sad about not losing more weight. That will come, when this pain thing is sorted out.
It's nice to hear from you!
Have a good Wednesday! :)
Julie
 
Thanks Julie.

So after the MRI, and the blood test results at the followup .. there's no pinched nerve or arthritis .. which is good but I felt like I made a big deal out of nothing. It still comes and goes - but it's not so bad on these vitamins she's given me [intense B vits for nerves]. Guessing it's some form of nerve damage somewhere because I upped the intensity of my running or squats.

I'm now just hoping that I didn't do any permanent damage and it'll be gone in a few weeks. I don't want it to go on (for life) like this. *touch wood* *fingers crossed* and all that :)

Back to working out properly this week. Now I'm not going to be so focused on cardio + strength but will just wing it. Do loads of various things and all of it will "count". I definitely want to start back up again with DVD workouts - kickboxing, HIIT intervals etc.

Weight creeping into 161 today.

Also changed my goals somewhat. Am aiming for 135. Never been anything below 135 before - in teen & adulthood, and I was sleek as a swimmer. So now .. aiming for 135, so it's not as far away really. Well compared to wanting to be 110 lbs!
 
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