grannyannie - Sunday May 03, 2015
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 140.4
Rest day (except for housework). Scale going down!
Menu:
- B: porridge/dried fruit/cinnamon/almond milk
- L: hummous wrap, strawberries, orange, yogurt
- D: veg & chickpea curry & basmati rice, salad
- S: 2 oatcakes
- Drinks: tea w/soy milk, herbal teas, flavoured water, water, coffee w/almond milk
Cals: 1301
Progress as of today: 26.6 lbs lost so far, only 8.4 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Saturday May 02, 2015
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 141.4
Hope everyone is doing well and getting healthy! Didn't do my muscle work after the gym yesterday as I was shampooing carpet, so doing so this morning.
Menu:
- B: porridge/raspberries/cinnamon/almond milk
- L: hummous wrap, grapes, raspberries
- D: veg & chickpea curry & basmati rice, salad w/almond slivers & walnut pieces
- S: 2 oatcakes
- Drinks: tea w/soy milk, herbal teas, flavoured water, water, coffee w/almond milk
Cals: 1324
Workout at home (upper):
- 11 routines with dumbbells - 3 x 12
- push ups - 3 x 12
- triceps dips - 3 x 12
Workout at home (lower):
- side dips w/dumbbell - 3 x 10
- squats with dumbbells - 3 x 10
- lunges w/dumbbells using step - 3 x 10
- lunges w/dumbbells - 3 x 10
- side lunges w/dumbbells using step - 3 x 10
- thighs/glutes with ankle weights - 3 x 12 - 3 routines
- planks - 3
- abs-4 routines x 3
- bridge (for glutes, core, thighs) - 9 x 10 seconds
- calf lifts w/dumbbell - 3 x 10
Progress as of today: 25.6 lbs lost so far, only 9.4 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Friday May 01, 2015
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 141.6
Back on track!
Menu:
- B: porridge/dried fruit/cinnamon/almond milk
- S: post workout: 2 oatcakes w/pb
- L: hummous on a wrap, grapes, yogurt
- D: veg curry & basmati rice, salad
- S: 2 oatcakes w/low fat cheddar, hot chocolate
- Drinks: tea w/soy milk, herbal teas, flavoured water, water, coffee w/almond milk
Cals: 1426
Workout at gym:
- 30 mins spin bike
- 5 mins rowing machine
- 10 mins elliptical
- 4 x 12 on 4 resistance machines
- 3 x 12 rope/pulley for triceps
Progress as of today: 25.4 lbs lost so far, only 9.6 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Thursday Apr 30, 2015
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 142.0
Not a gym or home workout day. But will be doing some deep cleaning, shampoo carpets, etc. Sunshine came back!
Scale is down again! Not jumping up and down yet as fluid can cause big changes in the scale.
Menu:
- B: porridge/dried fruit/cinnamon/almond milk
- L: wrap w/low fat cheddar, strawberries, grapes, yogurt
- D: veg curry & basmati rice, salad
- S: 2 oatcakes w/low fat cheddar
- Drinks: tea w/soy milk, herbal teas, flavoured water, water, coffee w/almond milk
Cals: 1267
Progress as of today: 25 lbs lost so far, only 10 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Wednesday Apr 29, 2015
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 143.0
Scale moving downward again.
Menu:
- B: porridge/dried fruit/cinnamon/almond milk
- S: post workout: 2 oatcakes w/pb
- L: 2 egg sandwich, yogurt, strawberries
- D: veg curry & basmati rice, salad
- S: might have a hot chocolate mixed with decaf
- Drinks: tea w/soy milk, herbal teas, flavoured water, water, coffee w/almond milk
Cals: 1390-1430
Workout at gym:
- 30 mins spin bike - really intense!
- 5 mins rowing machine (too much socialsing!)
- 4 x 12 on 4 resistance machines
- 3 x 12 rope/pulley for triceps
I try not to do dumbbells two days in a row, but I'm off schedule so doing it anyway.
Workout at home (upper):
- 11 routines with dumbbells - 3 x 12
- push ups - 3 x 12
- triceps dips - 3 x 12
Workout at home (lower):
- side dips w/dumbbell - 3 x 10
- squats with dumbbells - 3 x 10
- lunges w/dumbbells using step - 3 x 10
- lunges w/dumbbells - 3 x 10
- side lunges w/dumbbells using step - 3 x 10
- thighs/glutes with ankle weights - 3 x 12 - 3 routines
- planks - 3
- abs-4 routines x 3
- bridge (for glutes, core, thighs) - 9 x 10 seconds
- calf lifts w/dumbbell - 3 x 10
Progress as of today: 24 lbs lost so far, only 11 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Tuesday Apr 28, 2015
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 143.8
Back to normal now.
Menu:
- B: porridge/dried fruit/cinnamon/almond milk
- L: 2 egg sandwich, apple, yogurt
- D: veg curry & basmati rice, salad
- S: 5 almonds
- Drinks: tea w/soy milk, herbal teas, flavoured water, water, coffee w/almond milk
Cals: 1297
I've changed my home workouts to 3 sets instead of 4 as I think that's sufficient and I don't want to burn out. I will still do 4 sets on the resistance machines at the gym.
Workout at home (upper):
- 11 routines with dumbbells - 2 x 12 (still sore shoulder-deltoid)
- push ups - 3 x 12
- triceps dips - 3 x 12
Workout at home (lower):
- side dips w/dumbbell - 3 x 10
- squats with dumbbells - 3 x 10
- lunges w/dumbbells using step - 3 x 10
- lunges w/dumbbells - 3 x 10
- side lunges w/dumbbells using step - 3 x 10
- thighs/glutes with ankle weights - 3 x 12 - 3 routines
- planks - 3
- abs-4 routines x 3
- bridge (for glutes, core, thighs) - 9 x 10 seconds
- calf lifts w/dumbbell - 3 x 10
Progress as of today: 23.2 lbs lost so far, only 11.8 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Sunday Apr 26, 2015
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 143.0
Haven't been posting as we've had lots of houseguests. No, I haven't behaved as planned. But last guest leaves tomorrow morning so it's back on track for me! I will weigh myself in the morning to assess the damage.
Hope everybody is doing well and having a healthy Sunday. 
Progress as of today: 24 lbs lost so far, only 11 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Monday Apr 20, 2015
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 143.0
No idea how many calories today but will behave. Daughter coming soon for the week.
I've done something to my shoulder - think it's just the deltoid muscle. So I skipped resistance machines and am skipping dumbbells at home.
Workout at gym:
- 30 mins spin bike
- 10 mins rowing machine
- 10 mins elliptical
Workout at home (lower):
- side dips w/dumbbell - 4 x 10
- squats with dumbbells - 4 x 10
- lunges w/dumbbells using step - 4 x 10
- lunges w/dumbbells - 4 x 10
- side lunges w/dumbbells using step - 4 x 10
- thighs/glutes with ankle weights - 4 x 12 - 3 routines
- planks - 4
- abs-4 routines x 4
- bridge (for glutes, core, thighs) - 12 x 10 seconds
- calf lifts w/dumbbell - 4 x 10
Progress as of today: 24 lbs lost so far, only 11 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Saturday Apr 18, 2015
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 143.4
Missed out posting yesterday! Went to the gym. It was our 15th wedding anniversary so we went out to dinner. Had a venison burger with cheese, chips/fries, and 2 pints of beer. Later had a gin and tonic at home. Got lazy after the gym and didn't do my upper body workout, so I'll do both upper and lower today.
Husband away for weekend so having something different for dinner.
Menu:
- B: porridge/raspberries/cinnamon/almond milk
- L: pbj on toast, yogurt, strawberries and raspberries
- D: asparagus omelette, toast, salad
- S: 2 oatcakes w/low fat cheddar
- Drinks: tea w/soy milk, herbal teas, flavoured water, water, coffee w/almond milk
Cals: 1243
Workout at home (upper):
- dumbbells - 4 sets of 12 - 11 routines
- push ups - 4 x 12
- triceps dips - 4 x 12
Workout at home (lower):
- side dips w/dumbbell - 4 x 10
- squats with dumbbells - 4 x 10
- lunges w/dumbbells using step - 4 x 10
- lunges w/dumbbells - 4 x 10
- side lunges w/dumbbells using step - 4 x 10
- thighs/glutes with ankle weights - 4 x 12 - 3 routines
- planks - 4
- abs-4 routines x 4
- bridge (for glutes, core, thighs) - 12 x 10 seconds
- calf lifts w/dumbbell - 4 x 10
Progress as of today: 23.6 lbs lost so far, only 11.4 lbs to go!
grannyannie - Thursday Apr 16, 2015
(Clean eating - serious workouts)
Weight: 142.8
Scale is going down. Going out to dinner tomorrow night for our anniversary but I'll try not to overdo. I'll try to resist the temptation of ordered the yummy creme caramel.
Sunshine. Just need higher temps like England is getting!
Menu:
- B: porridge/raspberries/cinnamon/almond milk
- L: chicken breast sandwich, banana, yogurt
- D: veg and chickpea curry & basmati rice, salad
- S: 2 oatcakes
- Drinks: tea w/soy milk, herbal teas, flavoured water, water, coffee w/almond milk
Cals: 1359
Workout at home (lower):
- side dips w/dumbbell - 4 x 10
- squats with dumbbells - 4 x 10
- lunges w/dumbbells using step - 4 x 10
- lunges w/dumbbells - 4 x 10
- side lunges w/dumbbells using step - 4 x 10
- thighs/glutes with ankle weights - 4 x 12 - 3 routines
- planks - 4
- abs-4 routines x 4
- bridge (for glutes, core, thighs) - 12 x 10 seconds
- calf lifts w/dumbbell - 4 x 10
Progress as of today: 24.2 lbs lost so far, only 10.8 lbs to go!
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Congrats enjoy your rest day.
Thanks, same to you.
OhioRaven on 05/03/2015:
Hi, Annie.
Hi OR!