Body Fat: 33.8%::3.8
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=27.9
Day 4--the high point was my wt trng. I went up to 15 pounds each on my dumbbells, which I use for 10 out of the 16 exercises. The rest was nothing to write home about--business as usual:-)
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::2.21-4.2 (thirteen in a row)::4.5::
Plan for today: NTrack, Walk, Bike Ride
Body Fat: 33.8%::3.8
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=27.9
Day 2--whatever. Yesterday really sucked (Day 3 as I recall). I'll continue on with the count up to 14 days. Essentially I wrote my food down, a small accomplishment. So I didn't count calories for two days. I'm calling it "growing pains," for the time being.
There's nothing to see here at this juncture. While I'm whining--I'm not completely throwing in the towel just yet. Really that's too easy, and though I'm really into taking the easy way out, not this time.
The one thing I know is that I can't lose the momentum I've built with my wt trng--I'm going up in dumbbell wt with today's workout. So the little core strength I've built will continue to build little by little. At least I have that to bank on:-)
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::2.21-3.30 (twelve in a row)::4.2::
Plan for today: NTrack, Walk, Circuit Workout
Body Fat: 33.8%::3.8
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=27.9
*** I just updated cals/fat below. I think I'll be okay. It's like following a path I really don't want to go down, but one that I must try to follow. ***
Day 1 of 14 was a little rocky. I definitely think for me there's something about not sleeping enough and then not wanting to eat properly the next day. It's something that I suppose I should be aware of by now, but I hadn't thought of it until Umpqua mentioned it a little while back. Yesterday seemed to be a good example of it. So I stumbled at lunch (didn't eat enough) and into the afternoon, so by evening after wt trng I was at least as "head hungry" as I was stomach hungry.
I got the calorie goal (below) from shapeup.org (http://www.shapeup.org/atmstd/kitchen/page0.php) in case you're interested. We'll see how it goes. The site needs an update, but I think this part of it is still plenty useful. So I'm loosely combining the original diet principles with calorie counting. The WDDFW doesn't require calorie counting per se.
I borrowed a scale, which weighs about 1.5 pounds higher than mine--so I'll adjust my weight accordingly when I weigh in again. Fun fun fun:-)
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::2.21-3.30 (twelve in a row)::4.2::
Plan for today: NTrack, Walk, Bike Ride
Thanks a ton for your very sweet and supportive comments, very much appreciated <3
Hope you have a great weekend!
Body Fat: 34.2%::1.1; 34.0%::2.22; 33.8%::3.8
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=27.5 (25.8 @145.5#) My Realistic BMI Goal=22.8 (129#)
First things first: My weight's up--my food behavior of the last week helped on that note. On my measurements I'm down a tad shy of 1 inch. I checked my body fat and it was way up--like around 35% for crying out loud--I'm not sure what's going on. I'll try it again later in the next month. I have no reason to believe the monitor is defective.
I wrote a long, drawn out entry with much of the same BS I've always put up to soothe my dissatisfaction, fear and wish to move on as it all relates to my weight. I saved it and will perhaps share it another time. To be honest you could click to any random page of mine over the years here, and you'd likely see the same sort of entry. Blah, Blah, Blah--but it's my blah, blah, blah--haha!
I've just about made up my mind to do the original diet (mentioned last entry)--back to basics for now. It will begin tomorrow if I do it. I'll reluctantly count calories until I feel I don't need to. I may complain about that. I hated it before, but I accepted it.
Some good news--on my Sunday walk I was faster than usual. We had a cold snap--it was in the low 50sF as opposed to 85F the day before. I don't know if that had anything to do with it. I prefer to think that I felt good and my body responded:-)
Gotta go!
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::2.21-3.27 (eleven in a row)::3.30::
Plan for today: NTrack, Walk, Bike Ride
I'm encouraged and inspired by your continuous efforts!
Body Fat: 34.2%::1.1; 34.0%::2.22; 33.8%::3.8
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=27.5 (25.8 @145.5#) My Realistic BMI Goal=22.8 (129#)
For my activity: NordicTrack 23 min/2.4 mi; Walk 40 min
It's progress pic Sunday for me. Other than that, I'm thinking of doing the old diet (from when I first started on here) for a couple of weeks. The exception might be Saturdays. But it's one of those things that once you get to doing it, it becomes routine, as I recall. Not something I'd want to stay on forever, but it does produce results. (It's from an old book by Barbara Edelstein, MD--The Woman Doctor's Diet for Women--it's essentially a low carb-type diet. It has a few restrictions that limit fat, however.)
Why not Esselstyn/McDougall plant-based? (You may ask.) I guess it's because I'm in a little limbo scenario at the moment. I'm fired up about how far my exercise experiment (since mid-December) has taken me, which is SO MUCH farther than I ever imagined. I know how horrible I felt--operative word, FELT, past tense. Good riddance to that for the most part:-) I don't want to slack even a little, and end up back where I was or even worse. It's as much a head thing as a body thing as I see it. (Actually it's probably more a head thing, but I'm not a professional, so I'd better not go there--haha!)
I can (within reason) eat pretty much what I want at the moment, meaning my body is essentially fully cooperating with me. I'm not having the physical symptoms I had or they're lessened, non-existent or I just don't let them wig me out. For now. I do from time to time have a vision of the other shoe dropping--that's okay, I just accept it. I'm sure it will fade with time. It would be great to get some body fat moving. Seems like a good time to try the old diet again.
Here's a diary with everything: chickie_maui
That link puts all her entries on one page. She's 4'11"--something I didn't realize until now. She broke her leg and ended up in a wheelchair for a time--some of you may remember her because of that. I appreciate her experience and triumph even more with the challenges I've had lately. I've got nothing to whine about:-)
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::2.21::2.25::2.28::3.3::3.7::3.10::3.13::3.17::3.21::3.24::3.27::
Plan for today: NTrack, Walk, Circuit Workout
Body Fat: 34.2%::1.1; 34.0%::2.22; 33.8%::3.8
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=27.5 (25.8 @145.5#) My Realistic BMI Goal=22.8 (129#)
For my activity:
Thur: Airdyne 12 min; Walk 32 min;
Circ Aer Wkt (22 min wt trng, pushups, etc) using NordicTrack (6 min)
Fri: Walk 35 min; Bike Ride 32 min/5.2 mi; Walk 26 min
3-Day Challenge (W-Th-Fri): 1) 90 min activity/day, 2) At least two meals/day plant-based with no added fat, 3) At least 100 oz water
*** Saturday Update ***
For the last day of my challenge, I made the activity goal--was over by 3 min. I didn't make the meals goal. I made the water goal.
The takeaway from this challenge (refined from the last challenge) is that I can easily shoot for 90 min activity/per day as a long-term goal. I'm not going to make it every single day, but it's a good goal for me. I'm glad to be able to do this. It sure beats the alternative:-)
*** End ***
I missed the activity goal--was under by 18 min. I made the meals goal. I didn't make the water goal.
Overall, I think the day was a rousing success. The challenges are working pretty well for me, as I go out on a limb:-)
I am sending my scale back to the company. I've had it for a few years (6 or 8). I emailed customer service to see if they could fix it--they can't, so they offered to send me a new one in exchange. This one is a solar cell model, which isn't made anymore:-) I have to shine a lamp on it and other than that little annoyance, it works fine. I won't be weighing myself again until I get a new scale. I hope the new one will be as reliable as the one I'm returning.
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::2.21::2.25::2.28::3.3::3.7::3.10::3.13::3.17::3.21::3.24::3.27::
Plan for today: NTrack, Walk, Bike Ride
I've never heard of a hemoglobin A1C. What's involved in that? I think that here in the UK, although the NHS is wonderful, we are sometimes a bit behind with the treatment that you pay for in the US. Also there is a bit of a postcode lottery, in that different local health authorities here offer different treatments than others. This is because , even though all the funding comes from central government (via the national insurance and tax from our paypackets) each local health authority gets to spend it in their own way. My appointment at the local hospitals diabetes clinic isn't until 8th April. The nurse from our surgery explained about the sweet stuff you have to drink for the test and I cant say I'm looking forward to it !
congrats on the challenge. Your stamina must be incredible !
Body Fat: 34.2%::1.1; 34.0%::2.22; 33.8%::3.8
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=27.8 (25.8 @145.5#) My Realistic BMI Goal=22.8 (129#)
For my activity: NordicTrack 35 min/3.5 mi; Walk 38 min; Bike Ride 22 min/3.6 mi
3-Day Challenge (W-Th-Fri): 1) 90 min activity/day, 2) At least two meals/day plant-based with no added fat, 3) At least 100 oz water
I made the activity goal--was over by 5 min. The meals goal was a little iffy. I had some leftover soup that had chicken in it and a bean taco with a little cheese--so one meal was within the goal. I made the water goal.
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::2.21::2.25::2.28::3.3::3.7::3.10::3.13::3.17::3.21::3.24::
Plan for today: NTrack, Walk, Circuit Workout
Body Fat: 34.2%::1.1; 34.0%::2.22; 33.8%::3.8
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=27.8 (25.8 @145.5#) My Realistic BMI Goal=22.8 (129#)
For my activity:
Mon: NordicTrack 32 min/3.4 mi; Walk 40 min; Circ Aer Wkt using Airdyne (6 min)
Tues: NordicTrack 12 min/1.1 mi; Walk 40 min
I finally broke through a barrier and was able to do squats (during my wt trng) with full range of motion. The lack of success previously wasn't about pain, I just wasn't strong enough. I had begun to feel like it was over. Thank you body! You rock! Well, not as in "rockin' bod," but being able to do squats like I used to is better than not!
For yesterday's weigh-in I was down 2# (on a day after wt trng no less--it sometimes causes the scale to be up rather than down). Taking this week and last week's measurements together I'm down a firm half-inch--again, better than the alternative.
I'm going to give the challenge my best effort. I didn't try very hard to meet the goal during the calorie goal challenge last week. Counting calories seems to make me more compulsive, though I'm not sure.
3-Day Challenge (W-Th-Fri): 1) 90 min activity/day, 2) At least two meals/day plant-based with no added fat, 3) At least 100 oz water
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::2.21::2.25::2.28::3.3::3.7::3.10::3.13::3.17::3.21::3.24::
Plan for today: NTrack, Walk, Bike Ride
155 lbs is awesome! Congrats on getting your body to do things that it wasn't able to do before, as well!
Body Fat: 34.2%::1.1; 34.0%::2.22; 33.8%::3.8
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=27.8 (25.8 @145.5#) My Realistic BMI Goal=22.8 (129#)
Didn't get it all done yesterday--time to get back in the swing and momentum of it all!
I took my usual progress pics yesterday and at first glance my front midriff (between navel and bustline) is shrinking. Seems like an odd observation. But ya' know I'll take it. Soon I'll compare each view side by side from all weeks just to see if I see anything else, because despite my lessened waist from last week's measurements--the pictures aren't all that dramatic so far. I don't NEED to see it so much as I want to keep progressing one way or the other--getting noticeably fit would suffice. My appearance will improve along the way I'm sure. I'm in it for the long haul, so time will tell.
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::3.3::3.7::3.10::3.13::3.17::3.21::
Plan for today: NTrack, Walk, Circuit Workout
It must be exciting to see all the small nuances in the pictures. Small changes equal big changes in the long run, so I'm proud of you and your long term committment to your health and fitness. Have a good day!
Have a great Monday!
Body Fat: 34.2%::1.1; 34.0%::2.22; 33.8%::3.8
Start: 189 (June 2001)
Low: 150 (Nov 2006)
Current BMI=27.8 (25.8 @145.5#) My Realistic BMI Goal=22.8 (129#)
For my activity: Not much--essentially nothing; A little housework
It's okay, it's been a while since I've had a NOTHING activity day. I really needed to do more than a little housework. It's okay--as long as I don't procrastinate too much.
I will begin another challenge tomorrow or Tuesday. It dawned on me yesterday that doing these challenges was a very clever way for me to deal with my birthday. I usually get a little wigged out with everything leading to it, and so I sometimes overdo it with food. I think that I unconsciously headed that off at the pass by doing something positive--the challenges.
Circuit Workouts/Wt Trng Scheduled/Done: ::3.3::3.7::3.10::3.13::3.17::3.20::
Plan for today: NTrack, Walk, Circuit Workout
thanks for your lovely comments!
ummm, your journal sounds a bit hyperactive today...YES, it DOES. why are you obsessing on cleaning and giving yourself such grief, girlfriend? listen, calm it. get more sleep. and when your birthday comes, enjoy it. be glad that you have been given the gift of health, of life! :-)
i do understand your food deal and birthday grief...but i also urge you to look at it from the other perspective - happiness and thankfulness! :-)
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Sorry I took so long to get back to you... :) Yes, I agree... I do think it's important for me to incorporate a more consistent pre/post-workout snack. And if not before, definitely at least always after... :) I did that yesterday and it went well. Hope you have a great day:)
Maria7 on 04/03/2011:
Good afternoon to you! :-)
legcramps on 04/04/2011:
Good job, strong grasshopper!