Hey, guys...
We have a new member of FAT. Her name is Silvana, and she is from Montreal. She's been working out for about a year now, but she hasn't seen the weight loss that she'd like. Please go welcome her.
She already has an existing blog that she will use for this too.
I'll write more about me after bootcamp tonight :)
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Pool Workout
First, let me start out by saying that I had another good eating day. Woohoo!
We did bootcamp in the pool tonight. I must say that it was an interesting workout. It was a lot of "running" and we had these "weights" that we used. My leg muscles were burning, and my heart rate monitor said that I burned 500 calories. Plus, the instructor said that our heart rate monitors reflect a lower heart rate than the actual one, so I probably burned more than that.
You might have noticed that I've changed my ticker at the top. I've decided that I'm not really aiming to lose much weight anymore...maybe 5 pounds. I'm focusing on body fat percentage and overall health and fitness right now. If I happen to lose more than 5 lbs, I'm not going to complain, but it's not going to be something I'm obsessed with anymore...at least for this week :)
My immediate goal for BF is to get under 20%. My ultimate goal is going to be 17%. I'm not sure how difficult that will be, but it's something to work toward. (I'm currently at 21.3%.)
Nothing much else to say tonight. Gotta go eat something and get to bed.
We did bootcamp in the pool tonight. I must say that it was an interesting workout. It was a lot of "running" and we had these "weights" that we used. My leg muscles were burning, and my heart rate monitor said that I burned 500 calories. Plus, the instructor said that our heart rate monitors reflect a lower heart rate than the actual one, so I probably burned more than that.
You might have noticed that I've changed my ticker at the top. I've decided that I'm not really aiming to lose much weight anymore...maybe 5 pounds. I'm focusing on body fat percentage and overall health and fitness right now. If I happen to lose more than 5 lbs, I'm not going to complain, but it's not going to be something I'm obsessed with anymore...at least for this week :)
My immediate goal for BF is to get under 20%. My ultimate goal is going to be 17%. I'm not sure how difficult that will be, but it's something to work toward. (I'm currently at 21.3%.)
Nothing much else to say tonight. Gotta go eat something and get to bed.
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
No...uhuh
I'm not going to let the incredibly stressful commute drive me to stress eat tonight. It's just not going to happen. I've been working so hard and I've been so focused. This will not ruin my good streak. It won't.
So yeah...it was a good day until about 2 hours ago. I don't think I mentioned food much yesterday or the day before, but I've been eating quite well. I also hit the gym for the past two days. Tonight is my rest night, because I have bootcamp for the next two days. I feel like working out, but I've learned from experience that 5 days in a row at that level is just way too tiring for me. Better to rest my aching muscles.
I found this podcast for running mixes. I used the 170 bpm one for my run yesterday, and it kept me focused...or distracted...depending how you look at it.
Now...I have a couple of questions for you today:
What has FAT done for you? I mean, where do you think you'd be without FAT?
As for me...most of you know I lost the majority of my weight before joining FAT, but...I think that I'd probably be 10 pounds heavier. I don't think that I'd have gone back to the gym yet, so my shape would be much different. I wouldn't be in great cardio shape. Even if I had gone back to the gym, I don't think I would have ever tested out my running abilities.
Next...calling all FAT in Michigan:
I think it would be a great experience for all of us to get together for a 5k. Rob, I think you do these the most. Maybe we could just join you on your next one - or the one after if it's too soon. I know we keep kinda of mentioning it, but I think it's time to really do it. There are at least 4 or 5 of us here, right? Who's in?
So yeah...it was a good day until about 2 hours ago. I don't think I mentioned food much yesterday or the day before, but I've been eating quite well. I also hit the gym for the past two days. Tonight is my rest night, because I have bootcamp for the next two days. I feel like working out, but I've learned from experience that 5 days in a row at that level is just way too tiring for me. Better to rest my aching muscles.
I found this podcast for running mixes. I used the 170 bpm one for my run yesterday, and it kept me focused...or distracted...depending how you look at it.
Now...I have a couple of questions for you today:
What has FAT done for you? I mean, where do you think you'd be without FAT?
As for me...most of you know I lost the majority of my weight before joining FAT, but...I think that I'd probably be 10 pounds heavier. I don't think that I'd have gone back to the gym yet, so my shape would be much different. I wouldn't be in great cardio shape. Even if I had gone back to the gym, I don't think I would have ever tested out my running abilities.
Next...calling all FAT in Michigan:
I think it would be a great experience for all of us to get together for a 5k. Rob, I think you do these the most. Maybe we could just join you on your next one - or the one after if it's too soon. I know we keep kinda of mentioning it, but I think it's time to really do it. There are at least 4 or 5 of us here, right? Who's in?
Monday, October 15, 2007
Assessment Time!
So, I'm posting my stats...which means they were good! Yippee! Hooray!
Bad news first...I gained 5 pounds since my last weigh-in at the gym, but I decided to start wearing my shoes again for these, and I ate and drank a lot of water within an hour of my assessment...because I wanted to make sure I had enough energy. So, 5 lbs might be a little of this and a little of that.
Now the good news: My body fat percentage was 21.3%!!! The last two times were both about 2-3% higher (June & July). I'm now in the Good category for the first time, and there is only one higher (excellent).
I did 41 situps in 1 minute. Then I did 35 pushups in 1 minute (15 plank, 20 modified).
The agility test was a variety of different running things going half court and back 3 times. I did this in 28 seconds...should've been lower, but I stumbled on the last sprint....grrr...
My cardio test came back lower, but I guess this is to be expected since I missed a couple of months of running after my surgery. She had me go 4.0 mph @ 5% incline for 5 mins. The treadmill calculates your score automatically. I'm still in the good category...down from excellent the last time. I think the difference was my speed. I should have put it at 4.5. (I used 4.3 last time.)
Final stat: We had to see how far we could run in 12 minutes. I stayed conservative at 6.0 mph for most of the time. The last two minutes, I bumped it up to 6.5 and then 7.0. I am pretty sure I could've done 6.5+ the whole time. My final distance was 1.18 miles. Fine.
I'm looking at all of these stats as a starting point. I've taken bootcamp before, but I always seemed to miss the assessment nights :) I was pleasantly surprised with my numbers tonight, and I cannot wait to see what they will be next time.
Who cares about the 5 lb gain considering I lost a couple of percentage points in my body fat.
Wednesday night is pool night. Blech. I'll let ya all know how it goes.
***Edit***
So, after I posted this, I realized that my bf% is not down as much as I thought. My last two assessments were 21.9 & 22.9? Oh well, I'm still down and very happy with that. This new number says that I'm no longer below average or even average...I'm in better shape than the average 33 yr old :) Not so bad for a mother of 4, huh? I just can't wait to make it to the excellent category now.
Bad news first...I gained 5 pounds since my last weigh-in at the gym, but I decided to start wearing my shoes again for these, and I ate and drank a lot of water within an hour of my assessment...because I wanted to make sure I had enough energy. So, 5 lbs might be a little of this and a little of that.
Now the good news: My body fat percentage was 21.3%!!! The last two times were both about 2-3% higher (June & July). I'm now in the Good category for the first time, and there is only one higher (excellent).
I did 41 situps in 1 minute. Then I did 35 pushups in 1 minute (15 plank, 20 modified).
The agility test was a variety of different running things going half court and back 3 times. I did this in 28 seconds...should've been lower, but I stumbled on the last sprint....grrr...
My cardio test came back lower, but I guess this is to be expected since I missed a couple of months of running after my surgery. She had me go 4.0 mph @ 5% incline for 5 mins. The treadmill calculates your score automatically. I'm still in the good category...down from excellent the last time. I think the difference was my speed. I should have put it at 4.5. (I used 4.3 last time.)
Final stat: We had to see how far we could run in 12 minutes. I stayed conservative at 6.0 mph for most of the time. The last two minutes, I bumped it up to 6.5 and then 7.0. I am pretty sure I could've done 6.5+ the whole time. My final distance was 1.18 miles. Fine.
I'm looking at all of these stats as a starting point. I've taken bootcamp before, but I always seemed to miss the assessment nights :) I was pleasantly surprised with my numbers tonight, and I cannot wait to see what they will be next time.
Who cares about the 5 lb gain considering I lost a couple of percentage points in my body fat.
Wednesday night is pool night. Blech. I'll let ya all know how it goes.
***Edit***
So, after I posted this, I realized that my bf% is not down as much as I thought. My last two assessments were 21.9 & 22.9? Oh well, I'm still down and very happy with that. This new number says that I'm no longer below average or even average...I'm in better shape than the average 33 yr old :) Not so bad for a mother of 4, huh? I just can't wait to make it to the excellent category now.
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Cardio Day
I went to a friend's house on Friday night, and I ate normally. What is normal? Well, I ate what they had and enjoyed it. A couple small pieces of homemade pizza and a brownie with a little ice cream on top. I'm fine with this. The rest of my eating for the day was pretty good. Plus, we didn't drink, so I saved some normal Friday night calories right there.
Saturday was not so great. I ate well throughout the day, but then we went to a bday party that had this awesome pizza there. I had 3 pieces and a couple of pieces of bread. I chose not to eat the cake though. I really don't love cake, and I thought that I'd rather spend the calories on another piece of pizza...which I did not do after all. No drinking again.
I was supposed to meet a friend up at the gym at noon today. I almost called her at about 11:45 just to see if she was still going, but I decided against that just in case she changed her mind. As it turned out, I didn't see her there, but maybe that's better anyways. This way, I did what I wanted and was able to push myself a little more than if I'd have a friend with me.
I used the elliptical for 30 minutes. Kept my HR at about 170 - 175 throughout most of it. Then I headed over the to the treadmill. Maybe I'll do the treadmill first next time, because my legs felt a little jello-y after the elliptical. I am still disappointed with my speed, but it's definitely getting better every week. I used to be able to warmup at 5.0 mph, but now I go about 5.5 for my regular speed. I did bump it up to 6.0 for the last set that I did today. I went 3 minutes 5.5, then 1 minute 3.5 for about 30 minutes. This was actually a very enjoyable workout. I base my speed on my heart rate, so I hope to see 5.5 going up very soon to match my 175 HR.
Tomorrow will be special. ha. It's assessment day for bootcamp. I'm very afraid, because I know I've lost so much ground since my surgery. I'm afraid of being disappointed and getting depressed. I know that one of the things is to see how many miles we can go in 12 minutes. I'm sure they'll see how many pushups we can do. They'll probably calculate our BF%. ick.
I may or may not tell you all the results. I might just wait to see what they are after my next assessment and brag about my progress.
Saturday was not so great. I ate well throughout the day, but then we went to a bday party that had this awesome pizza there. I had 3 pieces and a couple of pieces of bread. I chose not to eat the cake though. I really don't love cake, and I thought that I'd rather spend the calories on another piece of pizza...which I did not do after all. No drinking again.
I was supposed to meet a friend up at the gym at noon today. I almost called her at about 11:45 just to see if she was still going, but I decided against that just in case she changed her mind. As it turned out, I didn't see her there, but maybe that's better anyways. This way, I did what I wanted and was able to push myself a little more than if I'd have a friend with me.
I used the elliptical for 30 minutes. Kept my HR at about 170 - 175 throughout most of it. Then I headed over the to the treadmill. Maybe I'll do the treadmill first next time, because my legs felt a little jello-y after the elliptical. I am still disappointed with my speed, but it's definitely getting better every week. I used to be able to warmup at 5.0 mph, but now I go about 5.5 for my regular speed. I did bump it up to 6.0 for the last set that I did today. I went 3 minutes 5.5, then 1 minute 3.5 for about 30 minutes. This was actually a very enjoyable workout. I base my speed on my heart rate, so I hope to see 5.5 going up very soon to match my 175 HR.
Tomorrow will be special. ha. It's assessment day for bootcamp. I'm very afraid, because I know I've lost so much ground since my surgery. I'm afraid of being disappointed and getting depressed. I know that one of the things is to see how many miles we can go in 12 minutes. I'm sure they'll see how many pushups we can do. They'll probably calculate our BF%. ick.
I may or may not tell you all the results. I might just wait to see what they are after my next assessment and brag about my progress.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Ummm...Wow!
Tonight was the first time working with Keith the Trainer, and I have to say that that's exactly how I always imagined bootcamp would be like. Holy crap! We got more done in 10 minutes than we normally do in 20 with the other trainers I've worked with. I think this is due to very little rest time between sets. He kicked our asses. I loved it! I mean I hated it at times, of course, but wow! Normally I could come home and tell you everything that we did, but there is no way I could remember everything today. In fact, I'm so beat, I'm having a hard time remembering anything we did. I'm so glad I have the weekend to recover, although I plan on going in on Sunday for some cardio with a friend.
One cool thing about the gym is that I feel so comfortable there now. Lifetime facilities are just massive and they seem to be packed no matter what time of day you go. It can be really overwhelming at first. Now I'm always running into people that I know all the time...friends, coworkers, people that I've met at the gym, etc... It's just a cool feeling, I guess. It just helps to make it feel like a normal part of my life. I actually felt a little bad last night, because I ran into someone I knew that I don't see too often and gave her a quick hug before realizing that it was kind of gross (sweaty shirt). Oh well...she didn't seem to care.
I have to say that I feel completely back to normal now. I'm motivated and so ready to be hot. I do need to work more on my cardio stuff, because that's not all the way back to normal yet. I don't expect it to take too long though.
I've had several different people refer to me as teeny this week. Granted they are all bigger, but it still is helping to motivate me into actually being teeny. I feel thinner, therefore I act thinner...if that makes sense :)
fyi...my eating was good today...except for the sliver of apple pie...the tiniest of slivers though. I also haven't weighed myself since last week. From what I know of my body, I'm doing fine, but I'm afraid of seeing a bad number and then going crazy with the food...when I've been so good this week regardless of what the scale says. No sense in messing that up.
Ok. I'm going to try to get in bed early tonight to let this body rest.
Wait...one more thing...I just wanna say that I'm sorry if I haven't been commenting as much lately. It's not that I'm not reading and enjoying your posts...it's just that the right words are eluding me for some reason. This will pass, and I'll be as vocal as ever soon.
One cool thing about the gym is that I feel so comfortable there now. Lifetime facilities are just massive and they seem to be packed no matter what time of day you go. It can be really overwhelming at first. Now I'm always running into people that I know all the time...friends, coworkers, people that I've met at the gym, etc... It's just a cool feeling, I guess. It just helps to make it feel like a normal part of my life. I actually felt a little bad last night, because I ran into someone I knew that I don't see too often and gave her a quick hug before realizing that it was kind of gross (sweaty shirt). Oh well...she didn't seem to care.
I have to say that I feel completely back to normal now. I'm motivated and so ready to be hot. I do need to work more on my cardio stuff, because that's not all the way back to normal yet. I don't expect it to take too long though.
I've had several different people refer to me as teeny this week. Granted they are all bigger, but it still is helping to motivate me into actually being teeny. I feel thinner, therefore I act thinner...if that makes sense :)
fyi...my eating was good today...except for the sliver of apple pie...the tiniest of slivers though. I also haven't weighed myself since last week. From what I know of my body, I'm doing fine, but I'm afraid of seeing a bad number and then going crazy with the food...when I've been so good this week regardless of what the scale says. No sense in messing that up.
Ok. I'm going to try to get in bed early tonight to let this body rest.
Wait...one more thing...I just wanna say that I'm sorry if I haven't been commenting as much lately. It's not that I'm not reading and enjoying your posts...it's just that the right words are eluding me for some reason. This will pass, and I'll be as vocal as ever soon.
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Pushing Forward
Today's eating was ok again...although I did have half a donut in the morning. I don't even like donuts. Oh well. It could have been a whole one or two. So, half is better...which is my whole strategy as of late. For lunch, I had an Amy's cheese enchilada thing...good stuff. Ok, so the calorie count was good (240), but there were 14 grams of fat...and I have to say that it was definitely worth the fat grams. The best part was that someone was begging me to go out to lunch with them, and I was going to, but then I came to my senses and realized that I was going to go out only to fulfill an emotional need. We probably would have gone to Hard Rock and gotten something that didn't even taste that great anyways. So...for dinner, I had chicken with mushrooms. Not a bad eating day at all.
Tonight was bootcamp. We focused on upper body. I really need to learn how to do some real pushups already. I should practice that at home on my days off. My heart rate monitor said I burned about 600 calories. I'm not even going to go into what we did tonight...there's just too much weird stuff. Ok, not that weird...just stuff I've never seen before. Ok, I will go into it. The reason I love this bootcamp class is that they do so many different things that I wouldn't consider to be typical workout stuff. Yeah, we do pushups and other normal things, but there always seems to be a twist. One of the things we did tonight was throw a medicine ball backwards over our heads in the gym and then run to pick it up and continue running with it until we reached the other side of the gym. We did 10 of these in each circuit. My heart rate was so high by the time I got to about the 5th one. We also did lunges on the treadmill tonight (I've done this before). Set the treadmill to about 12 - 15% incline and set it to go really slow like 1.0 mph. Then just lunge :)
What a boring blog today. I really don't have much to say, except thanks for all the bday wishes and for all your support.
Tonight was bootcamp. We focused on upper body. I really need to learn how to do some real pushups already. I should practice that at home on my days off. My heart rate monitor said I burned about 600 calories. I'm not even going to go into what we did tonight...there's just too much weird stuff. Ok, not that weird...just stuff I've never seen before. Ok, I will go into it. The reason I love this bootcamp class is that they do so many different things that I wouldn't consider to be typical workout stuff. Yeah, we do pushups and other normal things, but there always seems to be a twist. One of the things we did tonight was throw a medicine ball backwards over our heads in the gym and then run to pick it up and continue running with it until we reached the other side of the gym. We did 10 of these in each circuit. My heart rate was so high by the time I got to about the 5th one. We also did lunges on the treadmill tonight (I've done this before). Set the treadmill to about 12 - 15% incline and set it to go really slow like 1.0 mph. Then just lunge :)
What a boring blog today. I really don't have much to say, except thanks for all the bday wishes and for all your support.
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