Saturday, October 29, 2011

Catching up!

65min, 3.67mi, weights, 769 total cal.

Feel great today.  I'm not sore after that little jogging yesterday.  Kept my heart rate up too, average was 150. :)

Friday, October 28, 2011

Few days left

65min, 3.87mi, 607cal

I didn't do weights today.  I was kind of in a hurry and my son was, well, being a 2 year old like always.  Tomorrow I'll get to go alone, so I'll have time to do the weights. :)

I did a bit of jogging today.  I may pay for it tomorrow.

Other than jogging a bit, I didn't really push it today.

Thursday, October 27, 2011

Getting ready to run :)

65min, 3.4mi, 726cal

My average heart rate was 153bpm.  That's exciting!

Wednesday, October 26, 2011

Knee is better today.

65min cardio, 3.03mi, weights; 879 total cal

I didn't add any jogging/running today.  My knee didn't hurt at all.  Very happy with that.  Also got in an extra 5 min.  Not much, but I am behind on my goal for the month.  I have to do 62min every day for the rest of the month to catch up.  I can do that. :)  I CAN do that.  I *WILL* do that! :)

Weights were good too.  I don't really lift much.  I only do one set of 20 reps.  I know I should be doing less weight, fewer reps and doing another set, but I'm good with what I'm doing. :)  For now at least.

Monday, October 24, 2011

Right knee is borked

55min cardio, weights, 656 total cal

My right knee is really starting to hurt.  I stopped early today more because I had to pee.  It's a little hard to walk with your bladder splashing around.  Lifting weights worked my kegels more than my arms I think! lol  I'll have to look up some exercises to strengthen my knees.  I won't be able to train for a marathon with weak knees.  Although I do blame most of it on my shoes.  They are so old.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

I hate my period

It's putting me behind.  I didn't go to the gym yesterday cuz I was cramping like a bitch.  And I don't wanna go today cuz I'm bleeding every where.  Yay it's fun to be a girl.  It's my first since starting to work out again.  Sometimes it's nice that I'm so irregular!  I have to make up some time at the gym to reach my October goal.  I'm hoping once my husband is home I might be able to go by myself for an hour and a half instead of just an hour.

Friday, October 21, 2011

Amazing!

60min cardio, 3.02mi, weights, 710 total cal

After 3 days off from the gym today's workout was amazing!  Very happy about what I did on the treadmill.  At the end I was able to sustain my heart rate at 160-ish bpm for 10 min.  I figure if I wanna run a marathon I'm going to have to do that for 4 hours!

I really can't wait until I'm able to get my new shoes.  I wanna start running!!

Wednesday, October 19, 2011

No gym time today.

I have my daughter's parent teacher conference this morning.  A little bummed.  I do have quite a bit of house work to do though, so I will burn some extra calories today.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Sluggish today

60min cardio, 2.89mi, weights, 617 total cal

I had a hard time moving today.  Not so much sore, just sluggish.  My legs didn't want to cooperate!

I'm finding that I'm having to work harder to get my heart rate up and burn the same calories I did before.  I think it might be time for me to change equipment.  Maybe I'll give the stair climber a try next time.  I can't start running til I get new shoes, hopefully Christmas.  I also need to lose a few more pounds before I want to start running.  Two hundred lbs on my knees just hurts!

I did gain back 3lbs this weekend.  I'm sure it's just water weight.  I did have some Scotch Friday and Saturday night, along with a few to many calories.  It was just one weekend.  I have to make sure I don't let that happen when my husband comes home from this business trip.  He's been gone for 4wks now, and has 2 more left.  It's been easy to follow my eating plan and working out without him here.  I serve the kids what they like then I eat what I want.  I don't know if that will fly when he gets home.

Sunday, October 16, 2011

Nature Hike

115min, 6mi, 902cal

My family and I went camping this weekend.  While my husband was packing up he let me go for the 5.5 mile nature hike at the campground.  It was about a quarter mile to the trail head and back, so a round 6 miles!  Took me 2 hours though.  I tried jogging part of it, but I don't really have a jog 'mode'.  I was either walking or running.  I saw an awesome looking 10-12 point buck.  I so wish I could have shot it!  Yes, I am a total carnivore! lol

Friday, October 14, 2011

Took it easy

60min cardio, ??mi, +weights; 633 total cal.

Got the kids up early to hit the gym.  Didn't go all out as I didn't want to be to fatigued to drive later.  Five hours isn't that bad, but still not fun if I'm overly tired.  I do have a 2L of Diet Pepsi to keep me away if needed!

Thursday, October 13, 2011

Sneaked in another day!

30min, 2.17mi, 321cal

I don't plan on going tomorrow.  Going to pack up and leave kinda early I think.  I should be able to go on Saturday and Sunday though.  Going to visit my husband over the weekend while he's on training. :)  I can't wait to show off my new body.  I've lost 9lbs since he left!

Wednesday, October 12, 2011

Unsure what to record

60min cardio, 2.81mi, 812cal from machine.  Plus weights.  Total time and cal from watch: 1:20 796cal

I still want to record what the treadmill says my calorie output was.  I have been using that as how well I'm progressing since the beginning.  It's hard to change it now!  I should stop though.  I'm only a month in to this, it's not to late!

60min cardio, 2.81mi, weights, total cal 796.

Much better.

Monday, October 10, 2011

No mileage.

60min cardio +weights, total 748cal

My son interrupted me so many times today!  My treadmill reset several times.  I know I did a full 60min, maybe more, then I did weights.  After I was done with all I stopped the 'training' on my hrm and the calories read at 748.  So my old cardio calories must have been way to high.  By like 20-25% I figure.  Kind of a bummer.  But I have never been able to calculate the calories I spend while doing weights, so that kinda makes up for it I guess.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

Watch is sooo cool!

30min, ?mi 303cal

I am really tired today.  I may have over-done it yesterday!  Oops.  My new HRM is cool though.  The treadmill I was on was receiving my heart rate.  I didn't even have to look at the watch!  Hopefully tomorrow I can do a full workout to see how accurate the machine's calorie counter is.  I fear it's way over. :(  On Tuesday, I'm going to wear the band and watch to see how many calories I burn during a normal day.  I wore it for an hour this morning and it said I burned 239 calories.  During one hour.  All I did was unload & reload the dishwasher.

Saturday, October 8, 2011

Mail came to late!

60min, 2.83mi, 815cal

My HRM came today in the mail, but it was hours after my workout.  I'm reading up on it so I can use it tomorrow!  I'm a little worried that the machine I use has been over estimating my calories burned.  My HRM is supposed to be more accurate.  We'll see tomorrow!

Friday, October 7, 2011

Feel great!

60min, 2.77mi, 805cal +weights

Same workout, same machine as Sunday.

I'm waiting patiently for my HRM.  Hoping I'll get it today!! :D

Thursday, October 6, 2011

Back down again

I kinda cheated on my diet yesterday.  Ate almost 2300 calories instead of the 1700 I've been focusing on.  I lost those 3lbs again.  Back down to 199.  I know it's all water weight.  Little bit of a mind fuck really.

I did some poking around online yesterday and have reason to believe I have PCOS.  Found some supplements that are suggested to help, so I'm going out today to buy them.  We'll see if that helps with the weight loss.

Wednesday, October 5, 2011

Sore sore sore!

12min, 1.12mi, 120cal +weights

I don't know if it's from the run yesterday or if all of my gym time is catching up with me.  Or that I fell off the merry-go-round playing with my kids last weekend and bruised my legs pretty bad.  Whatever, my calves were screaming at me.  I thought once I got warmed up it would go away and I'd be ok.  It didn't and I wasn't.  I then punished my arms for my legs' weakness!

I'm getting a little discouraged.  I have gone back up to 202.  I've been here almost a week, I just didn't want to admit it.  Hoping it was water weight and I could flush it out by drinking a ton.  My muscles could be retaining water as they try to heal and rebuild.  I had planned on going for another short run tomorrow, I really enjoyed yesterday, but I think my body needs the rest.  I'm also not going to limit my eating today.  I've been very hungry lately and denying myself so I can reclaim those 3 pounds but it doesn't seem to be working.  I am hungry and I need to listen to my body.  I will still write down what I eat and the calories, but I am going to eat when hungry!

Good news is I have a tracking number for my HRM!!!!  It's being sent by USPS from NY to here, left the facility early this morning.  Should be here Friday or Saturday.  At first I didn't like that they sent it USPS, but then I remembered they have Saturday delivery!  HAPPY HAPPY JOY JOY!!

Trying to keep my chin up. :)

Tuesday, October 4, 2011

Monday, October 3, 2011

Heart Rate Monitor

I'm getting this on Friday:
FT7 Training Computer - Fitness & Cross-Training - Get Active - Heart Rate Monitors - Polar Electro - USA

60min, 2.76mi, 799cal +weights

I did the same workout as yesterday but on a different machine.  Although I did have to stop a couple of time today to correct my son.  Yesterday was non-stop.  He's such a little booger!

Sunday, October 2, 2011

Have to work harder

60min, 2.77mi, 805cal

I'm having to work harder to burn the same amount of calories.  Well it seems harder!  I've added some one min 'sprints' 3 times into today's workout.  Maybe next week I'll do 2 min.  By sprints I mean I'm lightly jogging at 3.5mph instead of walking.  Ok here's what I did today:

Started with getting the incline up to 15%.
0-5 2.5mph
5-10 2.6
10-15 2.7
15-20 2.8
20-25 2.9
25-26 3.5
26-30 3.0
30-31 3.5
31-35 3.0
35-36 3.5
36-40 2.9
40-45 2.8
45-50 2.7
50-55 2.6
55-58 2.5
58-60 0% incline 2.5mph

I'll try to keep up with that for a week and go from there.

Saturday, October 1, 2011

Totals for September

758min (12hrs, 38min) 31.59mi  8902cal

That's a LOT of calories!!!  I also lost 7lbs during the month.  YAY!!!

I was 2 min away from my goal.  TWO little min!  Oh well, I'll hit it next month.  I really need to try harder when I go to visit my parents.  They have an elliptical, I just don't use it.  And when we went camping Labor Day weekend, it would have been soooo pretty to go jogging outside.

New Month!

Yesterday:
65min, 2.85mi, 816cal +weights

I really wanted to get to 800 again.  I kept going til I did, then I did a few min cool down.



Today:
42min, 1..93mi, 572cal

I was going pretty well.  On my way to 800 again.  Until my son pooped in his pants.  And not just a solid turd, but was a bit diarrhea-ish.  I took his clothes off and put them into a clean garbage, tied it up.  Took him to the shower and hosed him off, while he was screaming!  Dried him off with paper towels.  Then wrapped him in his sister's jacket to get back to the car.  It was quite the ordeal.  I'm still trying to get the smell out of the clothes.  They've been washed 3 times!  That's the last time he gets yogurt and apple juice for breakfast!!