Saturday's Workout Stats

It has been a cold, drizzly day here, but working out must still happen! ;)

As I said in my comment, I'll share my outfit with you next week. Still hoping for a few more lost pounds before the man comes home!

Today's Stats:

Elliptical: Miles 6.16 Calories 676 Minutes 45

Treadmill: Miles 1.32 Calories 127 Minutes 25

Cybex (Cross country setting): Miles 1.17 Calories 210 Minutes 20

Weights (tummy, chest): Calories 96 Minutes: 15

Walk to and from gym: Miles .20 Calories 20


Totals:

Miles: 8.85
Calories: 1129
Minutes: 110

Snacking on a gluten free protein bar (Purefit), and RiceNog (made from rice milk) YUM!!!.

Friday Stats

We had a lovely Thanksgiving! That was a free calorie day! I was FREELY eating! :)

Today I spent almost twelve hours shopping the black Friday sales. I was up and at the mall with a friend by 4:30 AM. My goal was to get some gorgeous boots to wear when I pick my hubby up from the airport. I found them at JC Penney! I found some black knee high boots with heels that were originally $100. With all the discounts I paid----$34!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Isn't that awesome? I was also buying a cute outfit for the "pick up" day! :)

So, I'm going to count some of that shopping for calories too...

Shopping calories burned:

1,645 calories

(Just about covers my breakfast at McDonald's ROFL)

I love working out though. I feel its like repentance for any of my eating indiscretions or past eating sins.

Tonight's workout:

Elliptical: 5.84 Miles 637 Calories 43 Minutes
Cybex: .91 Miles 163 Calories 15 minutes
Weights (biceps, triceps) 18 Calories 5 minutes

Totals:

Miles: 6.75
Calories: 818
Minutes: 63

Wednesday Stats

Quick workout - so much to do!

Elliptical: MILES: 4.03 Calories: 441 Minutes: 30
To and from gym: Miles: .20 Calories 20

Totals:

Miles: 4.23
Calories: 461
Minutes: 30

Lost a Little

I was excited to see that my waist was a tad smaller!


Waist 1/4 inch lost (34 3/4)

Yay!

Rules of Music When Working Out

These were some hilarious but true tips on some good rules for music when working out. After last week's gym experience I confessed I was laughing as I read it. All of "those" people who have to listen and are disturbed are people like me. I can't handle some of it, I really, really try, but its like nails on the chalkboard.

The rules of music when working out:

1. 140 bpm: For upbeat music try the keep the beats per minute (BPM) of the music over 140bpm.

2. Consistent rhythm: Continual beats are often better than frequently changing beats as your mind will naturally zone in and out as needed. A sudden shifting in beats may distract you from an important part of the workout.

3. Do not sing out load: I don’t care how good the song is, your voice may not be!

4. Don’t have the music so loud that others can hear it: not everyone likes the faint ‘doof doof’ of music next to them on the bike.

5. Be aware of how you sound (even if you aren’t singing): Does your breathing resemble a charging bull? Are your feet slapping on the ground like flippers?

6. When training outdoors keep the sound low for safety reasons: Traffic and pedestrians should be kept under close observation.

(Read the rest of the article here...)

Monday's Stats

First, I thought I'd share a couple of tips I learned from going to the gym on a regular basis.

1) Some days are DEFINITELY harder than others, but keep going, you will eventually feel better!

2) Tuck extra cords from the iPod speakers into your shirt. I usually follow this rule, but forgot today after 3 phone calls in a row. They get caught on your machine and get ripped out one ear at a time. Its quite surprising.

3) Listen to positive, peppy, I love life music. Otherwise it's a depressing work out and can slow you down.

4) Challenging yourself can be fun. Even if you do only a tenth of a mile more than last time it feels good knowing you did better than the last time.

5) Lifting weights forces the fat into a prettier shape when you turn it into muscle.

Now for the stats:

Elliptical: Miles: 5.83 Calories: 623 Minutes: 43
St. Bike: Miles: 3.93 Calories: 160 Minutes: 20
Cybex: Miles: 1.82 Calories: 328 Minutes: 30
Weights: Minutes: 20 Calories 71 Minutes: 20
Walk to and from gym: Miles: .20 Calories: 20

Totals:

Miles: 11.78
Calories: 1202
Minutes: 113

Good news (I think)!

I went to a thrift store today and found these AMAZING boots, just my size and in great shape. So I bought them. $10 - a real find. Of course, that also meant I needed to buy some skirts to go with them! I bought 3 skirts size 11-12.

Guess what? I brought them home and they didn't fit! Too big! Woohoo! :)

Unfortunately that doesn't mean that I've been sticking to my diet or getting much exercise. But at least I'm not as big as I think I am. I'll take it. (Of course, it could be that those skirts were labelled wrong and not really that size, but I'm not going to go there....)

I've been quite sick with strep throat and tonsilitis the past couple of weeks, and the medication was doing me in. I was having a reaction to the antibiotics and my blood pressure was dropping. The cure? Eat more (ugh) and increase salt intake (double ugh). Neither one of these is high on my "get healthy" list, but I had to follow doctors orders.

Tonight I am getting hubby to drag my treadmill out into a more accessible location. I know I will use it if I can get to it easily. :)

Hope you all are doing well! Will check in later. I'm still avoiding my scale.... :)

Back in Business

Last week was truly insane!!!! I'm amazed I made it three times to work out! But the good news was I did burn 3000 calories for the workouts.

I had a small surgical procedure done on Tuesday, so I couldn't work out. Wed. and Thurs. I did, but I've still had some pain the entire weekend. Thursday I had my Colloquia. Friday was spent solely trying to get my scroll saw working again to get the 53 nativities cut out for the Super Saturday. Literally sun up till sundown was spent on that. Saturday I spent over 9 hours putting together, putting on, and cleaning up after the Super Saturday. I crawled into bed very early that night. Sunday was recoup day, not that I ever work out on Sunday, but it was a nice rest day. I did experiment on a Gluten Free pie crust and made a gluten free lemon meringue pie for dinner. The kids were so excited to have me cooking all day, they love to help! Bella is now a pro at turning my mixer on and off!

Anyway, I plan to keep it up this week and drink more water. I slacked on that this week.

Thursday's Stats

A great workout, but I couldn't do weights cause I was hosting a Colloquia. At the Colloquia I ate way too much French bread pizza...hope I don't gain. LOL

Stats:

Elliptical- Miles: 5.87 Calories: 647 Time: 43 min.
Treadmill- Miles: 1.08 Calories: 115 Time: 20 min.
Cybex- Miles: 1.20 Calories: 215 Time: 20 min.
Walk to and from gym- Miles: .20 Calories: 20

Totals:

Miles: 8.35
Calories: 997
Time: 83 min.

Interesting Experience at the Gym Today

I can work out with people of all kinds at the gym. We share a common goal and share a common space. The only people I have a difficult time working out with are the loudly vocal and the WEIRD.

I go to the gym an average of 5 times a week. The staff knows me and I know the people who go fairly often. More often than not, I'm alone and have the gym to myself.

There is this one guy who has come once in the past. He irritated me. I call him "Weird stretching guy". He used the treadmill and the floor for the most bizarre stretches (poses) I have ever seen that lasted 20 minutes.

Today I was about 1/3 of the way through my work out when in walks "Weird stretching guy". I silently hoped I wouldn't have to witness another stretching session. Thankfully, this one was only five minutes and he started running on the treadmill.

There are three treadmills and a new mom was on the out left tread. and he was on the outer right tread. I had to get in the middle. It was then that he started running like Fred Flintstone and then singing!!!! I tried turning up my music a little, but to no avail, he was too loud and obnoxious. Then he started doing his bizarre poses while he was running!! I finished my time on the treadmill and put my sweatshirt on the Cybex to hold my place and I went to the bathroom to get away from him for a few minutes. I thought about leaving my bag and decided against that and took it with me.

When I came back to my relief and dismay he was gone and so was my sweatshirt. I looked out the window and saw him get into his truck with what looked like my sweatshirt! I dismissed it thinking that maybe he thought I left and turned it into the office.

I finished my workout and took the TV remote control to the office and asked them if someone brought my sweatshirt. No one had seen it. We found the maintenance guy and he didn't see it. Then we watched on the security cameras that "stretching guy" steal my sweatshirt, very nonchalantly. I couldn't believe it!

I had to walk home and it's 40 degrees here and I was in a t-shirt. One of the office ladies insisted I borrow her t-shirt so I wouldn't freeze to death. Another reason I don't like that dude. They are keeping their eyes out for him. I didn't have time to file a police report and I thought it was silly. That sweatshirt is 10 years old. Its still violating!

Today's stats

Elliptical: Miles 5.87 Calories 648 (43 min)
Treadmill: Miles 1.35 Calories 133 (25 min)
Cybex: Miles 1.48 Calories 264 (25 min)
Weights: Calories: 80(15 min. tummy 150 reps @ 60 lbs., chest)
Walk to and from: Miles .20 Calories 20

Totals:

Miles: 8.9
Calories: 1145
Minutes: 108

Burn 1000 Calories & Other weight loss articles

I found some amazing information on weight loss and exercise. Happy reading!

Burn 1000 Calories
Myth of Moderate Exercise
The Real Way to Faster Weightloss

Monday Feels Great!

Feeling great today! So much to do....finished the gym and now I'm going to cut out twenty wooden nativities....

Elliptical: Miles-6.00 Burned 670 (minutes 43)
Treadmill: Miles- 1.12 Burned 107 (minutes 20)
Cybex: Miles- 1.41 Burned 220 (minutes 25)
Weights: (Tummy, triceps, chest) Burned 120 (minutes 18)
Walk to and from gym: Miles .20 Burned 20 (minutes 8)

I read today in Denise Austin's book that after your workouts you burned more calories for up to two hours! WOW!

TOTALS:

Miles: 8.73
Calories: 1137
Minutes: 114

COUNTDOWN:

25 DAYS TO LOSE THIS LAST 10 POUNDS for my man!

Are any of you interested in my current playlist? If so, I'll post it- it keeps me motivated for 114 minutes ROFL!

Picture

Ok, its a itty bitty picture (camera phone is the only one working), but I am now 155. Its a surprise for Ben and I refuse to send him any pics. He is whining about that! LOL! 27 days and counting!!!

10 Reasons it's Hard to Lose Weight

This is a great article and very motivational for me!

http://exercise.about.com/od/weightloss/a/10_weightloss.htm

It mentioned reasons why you would want to lose weight OTHER than for the loss itself. Some of my reasons would be:

1) To surprise my hubby
2) To get and stay healthy enough to have another baby (baby #8)
3) To feel good and avoid depression.

Enjoy reading the article!

Saturday's Stats

I wanted to get these in really quick before I forget. It was a GREAT Workout and I FEEL like a MILLION bucks! Whew! I could dance all night! Two years ago I thought I would never feel GOOD again. Here I am...girls, it can happen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I lost another pound bringing me to 155!!!!!!!!!!!!

Elliptical: 42 minutes Miles 5.87 Calories: 657
Treadmill: 25 min. (walk/run) Miles 1.45 Calories: 136
Cybex: 20 min. (Hiker setting) Miles 1.24 Calories: 207
Weights: 15 min. (chest, legs, triceps) Calories: 80
Walk to and from gym: 5 min. Miles: .20 Calories: 20

Totals:

Minutes: 107
Miles: 8.78
Calories: 1100 (NO FREAKING WAY???? WOOOOOOHOOOO!!!)


I was on a site (self.com) talking about losing weight with cardio. I was so impressed with this lady's comment I wanted to share it here:

This tip is sooooo true! I used to just strength train and diet, and I was barely dropping the pounds. I have now added in 30-60 minutes of cardio (elliptical and recumbent bike are my faves) a day, at least 5 days a week. Sometimes on the weekends I become a gym rat for almost 2 hours, doing circuit training. It's been two weeks since I made this addition and I have dropped approx. 10 pounds. I definitely credit the cardio workouts, along with the healthy amount of fiber and strength training, for my success.

Posted 9/12/2008 4:41:43 PM BY splinski

I took some of her advice and added a little more to my routine tonight since its the weekend.

I'm drenched...off to shower/change!

Friday's Stats

Yesterday was my son's birthday so we went to Cold Stone for a birthday treat and then he got to help me shop (some of it was birthday gifts) for 5 hours. I think that counted as exercise. LOL Especially when we were in the back of Target and the "cleanse hit". We ran to the front pushing a heavy cart. The best part was I hardly noticed I ran that way until I got to the bathrooms!

Today's stats:

Elliptical: 42 minutes (random lv 1-16) 5.88 miles Burned 648 Calories
Treadmill: 15 minutes (walk/run) .88 Miles Burned 87 Calories
St. Bike: 15 minutes (random) 3.04 Miles Burned 127 Calories
Weights 10 minutes (115 reps stomach, triceps) Burned 65 Calories

Totals:

Minutes: 82
Miles: 9.80
Calories: 927

RICHARD SIMMONS, WEIGHT WATCHERS, COLON CLEANSE (SUGGESTED BY SHILOAH)

Inches lost
Right arm - 1/2 inch
Left arm - 1 inch (don't know why it is different)
Bust - 1 inch
Middrift (above the waist) 1 inches
waste - 2 1/2 inches (don't know if I spelt that right)
Stomach - 1 inch
Hips - 1 inch
legs the same

TOTAL LOST - 8 INCHES and a loss of 9 pounds (taken from my highest weight because I have lost and gain, lost and gain since starting this, so actually the weight loss is more but I am taking it from the highest weight).

Why I am telling everyone this? Because this is the point where I start to trip myself up. I don't know why...I even see myself doing it. Like last night, I was not hungry but I ate anyways...why do I do this????? I need help getting past this point! I need to tell myself that I am worth it...but I don't understand myself in working so hard to mess it all up? Any solutions?

Farewell Old Friend....

Is it a little weird to be feeling sad over the fact that I just drank my last can of soda ever? I have FINALLY decided to quit drinking that stuff. So, I might not be very pleasant for the next 4 days while I'm detoxing from caffine, but at least none of you have to deal with me in person. Hee Hee.

Wednesday Stats

Hey Hot Mamas!

Ok, I felt MUCH better today. I got enough sleep, drank enough water, and was raring to go! I went much faster and it took less effort. (Random still on level 3 and the arm blaster which takes me from level 1-16)

Elliptical: 42 minutes Miles: 5.83 Burned 637 calories
St. Bike: 20 minutes Miles: 3.88 Burned 157 calories
Weights: 15 minutes Burned 80 calories (did legs, triceps, stomach)
Walk to and from gym: .20 Miles Burned 20 calories


TOTALS:

Minutes: 82 minutes
Miles: 9.91
Calories: 894

Thought I'd answer to my food a little too:
Calories eaten today: 1815

Tuesday Stats

Hi everyone! Yesterday was busy and exhausting so no work out. Today was slightly better.

Elliptical: 42 minutes Miles: 5.53 Burned 614 Calories
Treadmill: 20 minutes (walk/run) Miles: 1.06 Burned 112 Calories
Weights: 10 minutes (chest, triceps) Burned 65 calories
Walk to and from gym (Can I add extra for the cold? LOL): Miles: .20 Burned 20 calories

Totals:
77 minutes
6.79 miles
811 Calories

It was much harder to work today. My muscles were hurting so badly. I haven't had it this bad yet. I'm sure its a deficiency and will look it up. Any suggestions in the meantime?

I am heading to my main blog to share a health update.

Saturday Stats

It was a busy and long day yesterday but I still made it to the gym. It was so hard to get through my workout that I called it quits after the elliptical. This morning I know why it was so hard to get through, I woke up with a major head cold.

Saturday's Stats:

Elliptical: 5.65 Miles Burned 622 calories (42 minutes)

Woohoo!

I lost 3 pounds this week! I don't really know what happened... I guess I finally just got tired enough of feeling unhappy to do something about it. I have been hungry more often than I should have been, but doing ok. I struggle with "moderation". LOL. If I want to lose weight, I want to do it NOW and then I start to starve, until a small voice (probably God's) in the back of my head says... hey, don't do this. Your body is not to be mistreated.

So these are the things that helped me this week:
- going for walks to the grocery store to pick up more "healthy snacks"
- reading a book on getting healthy (just like reading the bible keeps me on track spiritually, reading books keeps me thinking intentionally about diet and exercise)
- eating one portion of food, followed by a glass of water, and then waiting 10 minutes before deciding on seconds. Usually I'm full.
- thinking about the next day's meal plan the day before - again, keeps me intentional in my eating.

The book I'm reading also has some great ways to make permanent healthy changes to lifestyle without it being painful. I hope to have more time very soon so that I can share them!

So my update:
weight: 160 lbs
traget: 140 lbs

ttyl!
Rachel (spaceofgrace)

Made it to the gym. I also dropped in with my Wellness Consultant today. I got a protein shake, my vitamins, and some wonderful Omega Oils that are lemon flavored. The kids love them too!

Still totally sore from the video I did last night. It works a whole new set of "core" muscles.

Today's stats are:

Elliptical: (42 minutes) 5.82 miles Burned 642 calories
Stationary Bike: (20 minutes) 3.67 miles Burned 142 calories
Weights + stretching (15 minutes: legs, triceps) Burned 50 calories
Walking to and from gym (this time with Bella on my shoulder): .20 Burned 20 calories

Totals:

Minutes: 77 minutes
Distance: 9.69 miles
Calories Burned: 854

Calculating Calories Needed

I'm not one to spend money on WW because I am a self propelled person and like to figure things out on my own...or should I say the hard way? :) I found a site today that calculated my level of activity, my age, weight, sex, etc. and then tells me what caloric intake I need to maintain and what to eat to lose. I was happy to see the maintain was quite high for me. Here is the site:
How to Calculate Your Daily Caloric Intake Needs

And here are my calories allowed:

Maintenance: 2118 Calories/day

Fat Loss Range: 1271 - 1694 Calories/day

Now I don't feel too bad about only 1200 calories yesterday...but I wasn't hungry and felt full most of the day. Hope this helps!

Slow and Steady Wins the Race

I was doing the happy dance this morning! Another POUND lost! Bringing me down to 156!!!!!

I decided to take some inches too. I lost inches as well:

Hips: WAS 41 NOW 39 = 2 IN LOST
L Thigh: WAS 25 NOW 23 = 2 IN LOST
R Arm: WAS 14 1/2 NOW 13= 1 1/2 IN LOST
L Arm: WAS 14 1/4 NOW 13= 1 1/4 IN LOST

TOTAL INCHES LOST= 6 3/4!!

Thursday Stats

I was down a little this week, but I'm catching up now. I've also been SUPER busy. I started my lung cleanse and wowsers, it is interesting how it works!

I plan to do my other work out videos later after the kids are in bed. If I do, I'll edit my stats.

Elliptical: (Random level 1-16) 42 minutes 5.78 miles Burned 631 calories
Treadmill: (Walk/run) 17 minutes 1.06 miles Burned 97 calories
Weights: (legs, chest, tummy) 20 minutes Burned 80 calories
Walk to and from gym: .20 miles Burned 20 calories (5 minutes)
26 push ups for the 100 Goal Burned 48 calories (5 minutes)

*Later added:
Low Impact aerobic dance video: (20 minutes) 121 calories

Totals:
Miles: 7.04
Minutes: 89 minutes
Calories: 997

No Work and All Play...

I have not been working on myself, and I need to be. We are almost at the end of 2008 and I said this was going to be *my year* and it has not been. So, here I am 5 November and still at the same place I have been for 3 years now... We had a wounded warrior walk/run last weekend and it was 3.5 miles, and we did it in 1 hour. I would like to keep doing it, I think 3.5 miles is a good workout. I am lacking motivation and it is a big bummer. I slipped back into a depression about 3 weeks ago (at least that is when I noticed it) and so I started taking my meds again. I feel 100% better, now I just need to add exercise to my life and I would feel 150% better! Anyway, Im sorry I am not motivating or have an inspirational story, but I hope sometime soon I will. Take care!

Ugginess

Well, I've been pretty quiet since my last weigh in (Wednesday) where I gained 5 pounds. 5! I flipped out. Well, I came to grips with myself, and am doing a 60 day program. Basically, my goal it to walk at least 1 mile a day, trying to hit 3+miles at least 3 times a week, and keeping track of my food calories 100%.

I'm doing good so far, and I'm hoping that it will show this week!!

I've noticed I'm back to my old thing, I don't eat enough. I need to work on that aspect...

Monday's Stats

I'm still sooooooooooo sore from that dance/aerobic video, but I did lots of stretching and did my regular routine today with two additional things.

Keep in mind, this is for the whole day...the last four things I did at once.

2 workout videos (abs/dancing) 28 minutes: Burned 169 calories
Elliptical: 5.60 miles burned 619 calories (42 minutes)
Walking: 1.04 miles burned 100 calories (20 minutes)
Stretching/Weights: 69 calories
To and from Gym Walk: .20 burned 20 calories

Burned 977 Calories= 6.84 miles

I forgot to mention that I took the push-up test for the 100 Push ups and managed 6! LOL So, that is where I'll start.

Dinner is smelling so good!! We're having salmon, refried beans, coleslaw and orange juice.

100 Push Ups

I found this tonight and really am interested in trying it. I used to be so weak I could barely open a bottle of water. Since getting well and losing weight I have been aching to gain my strength back after having these kids. The goal is to do 100 Push Ups doing a six week training program. I plan to start tomorrow!

I did a dance/work out video last night and can barely move my stomach and hips today. Man, I am so sore! It goes to show that even with the long distances that I go, I still have PLENTY of room for improvement! LOL

Confessions and Stats

I gave up the stringent diet that I was cheating on constantly. Now I feel like a "recovering" psycho dieter only without the guilt of cheating on it. I will still eat similar to what I was eating before, but without the Nazi "DON'T CHEAT or YOU WILL DIE" feeling. And on that note, I only ate 4 pieces of candy yesterday, but I ate too much food! ROFL! Now I will burn it off at the gym and now for the rest of the week it's soup and salad for me! ;)

I did work out Thursday night in spite of my busyness:

33 minutes on the elliptical and went 4.42 and burned 497 calories.

Hope you all had a great Halloween! I made 8 costumes. We were "the Baker's" and had aprons with matching Chef's hats and spoons!