Day two was kind of a free day....didn't work out but I did hang out with my good friend Tom and we went to a really yummy and classy restaurant (yummy and classy, my two favorite things!) So, though I tried to keep my portions small, the food was real rich. I had probably the best french onion soup ever created, and a mini (and I do mean mini) pizza. And half a bottle of wine. So I indulged a little but definitely within reason! I'll give myself an F for working out, and a C for eating, ha!!
Day three...did 40 minutes of running (day three training). Weights after work. I am using a program that Eben worked up for me which consists of two circuits of various exercises and I am doing anywhere from 25-40 reps. Plus crunches, push ups, and stuff on the ball. As of right now, I am getting pretty maxed out using the five pound weights at 25-30 reps. 50 crunches were pretty easy, and I can crank out about 15 push-ups (girly style) fast in a row. That's a solid A for the day :)
As for eating, I did pretty well...I give myself a B+ for the day. It's hard when you go to work and some days there is just dead food sitting there begging you to eat it, or we have tastings before shift...I did eat a bit but I just counted it as my dinner :)
Wednesday, November 4, 2009
Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Week one, day one
Weight: 150
I plan to only weigh myself and record it every Monday morning. I figure if I lose two pounds a week which most experts agree is a safe and realistic goal and easily attainable with the methods I will be using, I should be down to my goal within 13 weeks.
Workout: I plan to use a combination of running, strength training, and pilates/yoga. I have a modular running system from the book Daniels' Running Formula that gradually builds up your body to run distances...now I am not at all a runner, but I started using this system along with my fiancee Eben this summer (he was trying to switch his body from speedskating to running in preparation for the Marines) and I actually quite enjoyed it. So it is basically a 7 day plan, with optional days off on days 2, 4, and 6. I am on "White level" (which is the second 16 week chunk) week one. Weeks one through four are the same and then it switches up for the next four, and so on. For strength training I am doing a set of excercises that Eben (who was a personal trainer) set up for me that use 3, 5, and 8 pound weights and an exercise ball.
My plan is to run the prescribed days according to the plan, and on days off do strength training and/or yoga and pilates.
Today I ran the week one, day one plan but had to cut it from 40 minutes to 30 as I am still recovering from the flu and have a persistent cough...once I started hacking I thought I should probably leave so people didn't freak out about the spread of swine flu and all that.
I also did 20 minutes of yoga and 40 crunches on the ball.
Eating wise, no major infractions to report. I am trying to eat smaller amounts more frequently and I did today, but that is always easier on days I don't have to work. Hope to get a cookbook soon and try some tasty healthy recipes...
Fitness= B+
Diet=B
So.....so far so good! I am feeling good and ready to get into shape. I am liking the idea of having a project that will keep me busy while Eben is away and I can't talk to him outside of letters...and the end result will be so worth it!!
I plan to only weigh myself and record it every Monday morning. I figure if I lose two pounds a week which most experts agree is a safe and realistic goal and easily attainable with the methods I will be using, I should be down to my goal within 13 weeks.
Workout: I plan to use a combination of running, strength training, and pilates/yoga. I have a modular running system from the book Daniels' Running Formula that gradually builds up your body to run distances...now I am not at all a runner, but I started using this system along with my fiancee Eben this summer (he was trying to switch his body from speedskating to running in preparation for the Marines) and I actually quite enjoyed it. So it is basically a 7 day plan, with optional days off on days 2, 4, and 6. I am on "White level" (which is the second 16 week chunk) week one. Weeks one through four are the same and then it switches up for the next four, and so on. For strength training I am doing a set of excercises that Eben (who was a personal trainer) set up for me that use 3, 5, and 8 pound weights and an exercise ball.
My plan is to run the prescribed days according to the plan, and on days off do strength training and/or yoga and pilates.
Today I ran the week one, day one plan but had to cut it from 40 minutes to 30 as I am still recovering from the flu and have a persistent cough...once I started hacking I thought I should probably leave so people didn't freak out about the spread of swine flu and all that.
I also did 20 minutes of yoga and 40 crunches on the ball.
Eating wise, no major infractions to report. I am trying to eat smaller amounts more frequently and I did today, but that is always easier on days I don't have to work. Hope to get a cookbook soon and try some tasty healthy recipes...
Fitness= B+
Diet=B
So.....so far so good! I am feeling good and ready to get into shape. I am liking the idea of having a project that will keep me busy while Eben is away and I can't talk to him outside of letters...and the end result will be so worth it!!
Why hello there....
Well, here goes nothin'.
A blog, you say? Isn't that kind of self-indulgent? Who wants to hear what I have to say and why would I think it was important?
I guess I am doing this as more of a way to put what I am doing into writing, to be held accountable...I saw a show tonight, Biloxi Blues, and the Neil Simon character realizes that what he puts into writing somehow becomes truth in peoples' eyes, even if it is just his personal musings and ideas. And that gives him, as a writer, great responsibility. So along those lines I'm hoping that what I put into writing becomes truth and that it also holds me responsible. That by keeping a record and putting it "out there" I will be held to it in some way..even if no one is out there reading it, that I know of....there could be.
So, my mission, ostensibly, is this: lose twenty pounds in thirteen weeks. I plan to do this the old fashioned way, good old diet and exercise. Simply watch what I eat and remain consistently active. I will use this forum to record my progress and will strive to be open and honest about my successes and failures. Again, not that this is in and of itself, that interesting. Just a way for me to keep track.
I chose thirteen weeks because my fiancee left for US Marine Corps boot camp yesterday and he will be there for thirteen weeks. At the end of this insanely trying and physically testing period, he will be a Marine and I will go to San Diego to see him graduate. And I want to get in the best shape of my life and amaze him so that the first time he sees me after three months he won't even recognize me! Because I know he will be likewise very very changed. I have been wanting to do this for a long time and this is the best motivation I can think of, plus I will have a lot of extra time on my hands, and I want to use this time apart to really better myself in a few different areas (more on that later).
So stay tuned...more to come soon..
A blog, you say? Isn't that kind of self-indulgent? Who wants to hear what I have to say and why would I think it was important?
I guess I am doing this as more of a way to put what I am doing into writing, to be held accountable...I saw a show tonight, Biloxi Blues, and the Neil Simon character realizes that what he puts into writing somehow becomes truth in peoples' eyes, even if it is just his personal musings and ideas. And that gives him, as a writer, great responsibility. So along those lines I'm hoping that what I put into writing becomes truth and that it also holds me responsible. That by keeping a record and putting it "out there" I will be held to it in some way..even if no one is out there reading it, that I know of....there could be.
So, my mission, ostensibly, is this: lose twenty pounds in thirteen weeks. I plan to do this the old fashioned way, good old diet and exercise. Simply watch what I eat and remain consistently active. I will use this forum to record my progress and will strive to be open and honest about my successes and failures. Again, not that this is in and of itself, that interesting. Just a way for me to keep track.
I chose thirteen weeks because my fiancee left for US Marine Corps boot camp yesterday and he will be there for thirteen weeks. At the end of this insanely trying and physically testing period, he will be a Marine and I will go to San Diego to see him graduate. And I want to get in the best shape of my life and amaze him so that the first time he sees me after three months he won't even recognize me! Because I know he will be likewise very very changed. I have been wanting to do this for a long time and this is the best motivation I can think of, plus I will have a lot of extra time on my hands, and I want to use this time apart to really better myself in a few different areas (more on that later).
So stay tuned...more to come soon..
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