I reached my goal for this week!! Yay! I weighed 151.4 Saturday morning. So I lost 1.5 pounds for the week last week. I'm so glad I was able to do it!
Workouts are going well. I was sore for a few days from Kyra and my workout with Lori on Saturday. Although I am sore still because we worked out last night, too. I can feel myself getting stronger, though. And that is another motivation to keep going. Eating is still going pretty well. I enjoy my time with friends and while I try not to gorge myself, I still let myself have something extra that I wouldn't eat during the week.
Fage Greek yogurt is the BEST! I tried the Yoplait and it doesn't even come close to being as yummy. Plus, Fage is all natural. Not sure if Yoplait is. Fage is a little more expensive, but totally worth it.
I'm starting to see more definition in my legs now. I can see a little bit on my upper abs, too. I mean, they obviously still need a lot of work, but I am seeing progress. Nothing was overly difficult this week. Working out and eating better has definitely improved my mood and how I sleep.
That's all for now. I may update again this week or wait until the end to do the weekly update.
Thanks for reading!
Jen
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Monday, April 12, 2010
Week 3
Well, this week I think went better overall than last week.
I didn't lose any weight again.. HOWEVER I think I may have lost some inches. Usually when I take my jeans out of the dryer, they are tight and I have to wear them out so they'll fit just right. This time, though, they weren't tight! They are also a little baggy around my thighs and I had to go to the next rung in my belt because I kept pulling my pants up. So I see that a huge plus this week!
I am also feeling much better physically and emotionally. I am also sleeping much better! So even if the weight isn't coming off as fast as I would like it too, I am seeing improvements in other areas.
My goal this week is to lose one pound! I am going to be even more careful about what I eat. It's hard when there are birthdays and you go out to dinner. But that had nothing to do with it this week, as my weigh in was Saturday morning. I haven't gained any since then, either. I just want to lose some! I am getting so close to 150. Once I it 149, I'll be so stoked! I haven't seen that number in awhile.
My first workout with my trainer, Lori, was Thursday. It went well. She had me do some exercises to see where I was physically. The reason why I have trouble balancing and the major reason I can't do normal sit ups are because I have weak hip flexers. (flexors?) They are weak, so I have a hard time doing lunges and squats because of that also. But she taught me some exercises, such as squats, to make them stronger. she also taught me how to do them correctly. I watch myself do them because I know you are supposed to keep your back straight, but since my muscles there are weak, I tend to lean forward.
She says I have a strong core, though, so that's good! It obviously needs help, but she says it's strong. It's nice to know not all of me is weak! haha.
She also showed me this machine that you can either use as kind of stair master or you use it kind of like you are jogging. She recommended it because I prefer the elliptical to the treadmill. I also hate jogging because it aggravates my left knee because of the impact. So this is almost like jogging on air. It feels like you are pressing down on air. I love it. It does take some getting used to and I have to work up to the minutes that I want to be able to stay on it. So right now I'm on 6 minutes at a time. I'll do 6 minutes on there and then 15-20 minutes on the elliptical along with my other exercises I do when I am at the gym. I'm actually going to try for 7 minutes tomorrow. I started at 5 last week. The new machine burns calories much faster because it gets your heart rate up quicker. I think I burned 27 calories in 6 minutes. If I get to 30 minutes, that's 162 calories. Once I can go quicker that will hopefully go higher. So I plan on doing that instead of jogging. Those machines also have TVs on them, so if I don't want to listen to my IPOD or Kyra isn't with me, I can watch TV.
So goal this week is to lose one pound! If I workout like I did today for the rest of the week, I'm thinking that will be possible! I am working out Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Also, as long as the weather is nice, I'll also be walking with Josh on most, if not all, days.
That's this week's update (well, for last week lol). I'll try to do better about posting on Saturdays like my original plan.
Thanks for reading!
Jen
I didn't lose any weight again.. HOWEVER I think I may have lost some inches. Usually when I take my jeans out of the dryer, they are tight and I have to wear them out so they'll fit just right. This time, though, they weren't tight! They are also a little baggy around my thighs and I had to go to the next rung in my belt because I kept pulling my pants up. So I see that a huge plus this week!
I am also feeling much better physically and emotionally. I am also sleeping much better! So even if the weight isn't coming off as fast as I would like it too, I am seeing improvements in other areas.
My goal this week is to lose one pound! I am going to be even more careful about what I eat. It's hard when there are birthdays and you go out to dinner. But that had nothing to do with it this week, as my weigh in was Saturday morning. I haven't gained any since then, either. I just want to lose some! I am getting so close to 150. Once I it 149, I'll be so stoked! I haven't seen that number in awhile.
My first workout with my trainer, Lori, was Thursday. It went well. She had me do some exercises to see where I was physically. The reason why I have trouble balancing and the major reason I can't do normal sit ups are because I have weak hip flexers. (flexors?) They are weak, so I have a hard time doing lunges and squats because of that also. But she taught me some exercises, such as squats, to make them stronger. she also taught me how to do them correctly. I watch myself do them because I know you are supposed to keep your back straight, but since my muscles there are weak, I tend to lean forward.
She says I have a strong core, though, so that's good! It obviously needs help, but she says it's strong. It's nice to know not all of me is weak! haha.
She also showed me this machine that you can either use as kind of stair master or you use it kind of like you are jogging. She recommended it because I prefer the elliptical to the treadmill. I also hate jogging because it aggravates my left knee because of the impact. So this is almost like jogging on air. It feels like you are pressing down on air. I love it. It does take some getting used to and I have to work up to the minutes that I want to be able to stay on it. So right now I'm on 6 minutes at a time. I'll do 6 minutes on there and then 15-20 minutes on the elliptical along with my other exercises I do when I am at the gym. I'm actually going to try for 7 minutes tomorrow. I started at 5 last week. The new machine burns calories much faster because it gets your heart rate up quicker. I think I burned 27 calories in 6 minutes. If I get to 30 minutes, that's 162 calories. Once I can go quicker that will hopefully go higher. So I plan on doing that instead of jogging. Those machines also have TVs on them, so if I don't want to listen to my IPOD or Kyra isn't with me, I can watch TV.
So goal this week is to lose one pound! If I workout like I did today for the rest of the week, I'm thinking that will be possible! I am working out Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Also, as long as the weather is nice, I'll also be walking with Josh on most, if not all, days.
That's this week's update (well, for last week lol). I'll try to do better about posting on Saturdays like my original plan.
Thanks for reading!
Jen
Monday, April 5, 2010
Week 2
Well, this week didn't go as well as week one. I'm sorry for the delayed post, my weekend was busy.
I didn't lose any weight this week, but I didn't gain any either. So I'm at 153. My Monday workout went great as usual. My Tuesday one didn't last as long. I wasn't feeling very well, but I went anyway. I did a little cardio and abs and called it a day. Thursday I met with my trainer for my evaluation and then worked out a little bit afterwards.
Lori, my trainer, took my measurements. Here they are:
Bust: 39 (although I am a 38 bra right now. I'd like to get that back down to a 36)
Waist: 33
Hips: 41
I thought my waist would be bigger than that. My hips made up for it though. My preliminary goals for my measurements are:
Bust: 36
Waist: 28-30 (maybe lower. We'll see)
Hips: 36/37
That may change as I go along. Besides my bust, I have no idea what my measurements were before I gained the weight that I have.
My thighs I believe are 24 inches each. I can't find the sheet I wrote them down on. I know I need to lose weight in my thighs. I don't really have a goal of what I want them to measure, I just know that they need to be thinner and more toned.
My calorie intake went pretty well this week. Friday night we went out for my Dad's birthday for pizza, so I know I went over my goal that day, but I'm not feeling totally guilty. I did say no to dessert! :)
My goal for this week is to lose at least a pound. I will work harder at the gym this week. That's a fact. I meet with my trainer on Wednesday for my first workout. Wish me luck! I hope I'll be able to walk.. lol.
Giving up sugar products are pretty easy for me so far. I didn't eat a lot of sugar before, so it hasn't been totally difficult. I have cut soda completely out of my diet. That isn't really hard. We don't have any at home and I've just been getting unsweetened iced tea when we go out. The only problem of the sugar thing is I have to have a little sugar in my coffee. I try to use only creamer, though since a lot of creamers already have sugar in them. I can't drink coffee black. Or I just can't find one that I like black. So I am trying to drink more tea since I don't like my tea with cream or sugar in it usually.
The only goals that I have come close to going over is the fat goal. I don't realize sometimes how much fat is in certain things. So I'm changing to 1% milk instead of 2%. I can't stand skim milk, so 1% will have to do. I need to make sure I am getting low fat cheese.
Hmm, what else? Not much. If I think of anything else, I'll post.
Until then, thanks for reading!
Jen
I didn't lose any weight this week, but I didn't gain any either. So I'm at 153. My Monday workout went great as usual. My Tuesday one didn't last as long. I wasn't feeling very well, but I went anyway. I did a little cardio and abs and called it a day. Thursday I met with my trainer for my evaluation and then worked out a little bit afterwards.
Lori, my trainer, took my measurements. Here they are:
Bust: 39 (although I am a 38 bra right now. I'd like to get that back down to a 36)
Waist: 33
Hips: 41
I thought my waist would be bigger than that. My hips made up for it though. My preliminary goals for my measurements are:
Bust: 36
Waist: 28-30 (maybe lower. We'll see)
Hips: 36/37
That may change as I go along. Besides my bust, I have no idea what my measurements were before I gained the weight that I have.
My thighs I believe are 24 inches each. I can't find the sheet I wrote them down on. I know I need to lose weight in my thighs. I don't really have a goal of what I want them to measure, I just know that they need to be thinner and more toned.
My calorie intake went pretty well this week. Friday night we went out for my Dad's birthday for pizza, so I know I went over my goal that day, but I'm not feeling totally guilty. I did say no to dessert! :)
My goal for this week is to lose at least a pound. I will work harder at the gym this week. That's a fact. I meet with my trainer on Wednesday for my first workout. Wish me luck! I hope I'll be able to walk.. lol.
Giving up sugar products are pretty easy for me so far. I didn't eat a lot of sugar before, so it hasn't been totally difficult. I have cut soda completely out of my diet. That isn't really hard. We don't have any at home and I've just been getting unsweetened iced tea when we go out. The only problem of the sugar thing is I have to have a little sugar in my coffee. I try to use only creamer, though since a lot of creamers already have sugar in them. I can't drink coffee black. Or I just can't find one that I like black. So I am trying to drink more tea since I don't like my tea with cream or sugar in it usually.
The only goals that I have come close to going over is the fat goal. I don't realize sometimes how much fat is in certain things. So I'm changing to 1% milk instead of 2%. I can't stand skim milk, so 1% will have to do. I need to make sure I am getting low fat cheese.
Hmm, what else? Not much. If I think of anything else, I'll post.
Until then, thanks for reading!
Jen
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