Week 13 with some changes

Will start updating twice a week again. I received an email from Kristin saying she was going to be out this week, I will train with Jon. I didn't know what to expect on Monday. He was out and ready to go. Very nice. I chose to not walk the incline. I was ready to do the flat walk run routine, the walking was just as hard and the workout seems twice as long.

Mon June 21 Cardio. Work out was good, Jon is, 26, went to school for physical education. Very verbal in the morning talking, telling me what he is gonna do next, which I liked, seemed to help me. Very enthusiastic. Had a good cardio. Getting my numbers back up. So glad had day off to go to beach in Rhode Island, going with Jeff taking my daughter and her friend. Working out so early, all sandwiches were made, fruit cut up, cooler packed, car gassed up ready to go before everyone got up. Great day!

Tues June 22 upper body Was good. Jon getting into the swing of things. Good work out.

Wed June 23 Cardio. Another good work out. Jon asked for me to try and not hold on to railing coming out of run...I was able to do it, and beat my time. Bad stomach ache at work starting around 10:30 lasted till I went to sleep, went to company party, couldn't eat or drink. Just had water....bummer, was out late, tired.

Thurs June 24 lower body. Tired this am. Good work out, legs sore after, but whats new, my legs are in a constant state of soreness. Stomach getting better a little. Don't know what it is. Need to start keeping a journal again. I will make it at work. Found out Jon will be my trainer for the new 8 weeks I will be starting. I was surprised, but have to look that maybe change can be good for me to get a new persons perspective or style. Saw and spoke to Bill about it on my way out. Sad to think I won't have Kristin anymore...but have to trust they know what they are doing....and Jon seems to be excellent trainer, so I am in good hands!

Friday Cardio. June 25th. So happy this is last one of the week. Beat my distance, no hands on bar again.

Sat. June 26th Weigh in Day. Upper body. only went down half pound, but gain a pound of muscle, which is good. As long as I am making changes in right direction! Hard upper body workout, but good, feel good. Think I am going to not take any more Advil or Aleve on empty stomach as I think it cold be cause of my stomach aches. Didn't take any today, will see if I get one. Going into my last 6 day a week workouts...then it will be down to 4 days Tues thru Fri.

Tonight cirque-de-soleil...yeah

End of my 12 week Program

I had a goal in mind for ending my 12 weeks, not expecting that I would miss 2 days and think I get hurt. The muscle pain was still really bad by end of Sunday end of 11th week. I got up and dressed but it really hurt to walk never mind run...so I canceled. Went to doctor to to make sure nothing is wrong. Had no idea if I would reach m goal by end of week!

Mon. June 14th Cardio...canceled. Went to doctor to make sure I really didn't hurt myself....and I didn't, just "overuse" he said, put me on anti- inflammatory and told me to take it easy. He spoke to gym on phone.

Tues June 15th upper body again to rest the lower body. good work out.

Wed. June 16th cardio Kristin had me do walking on incline...it was just as hard of a workout, and a minute seemed so much longer than when running. Sweated my butt off.

Thurs June 17th. Krisitn couldn't make it, did not feel good. my belly was hurting me for days...had no idea what it was from. so not much of appetite

Fri. June 18th Cardio, did the incline walking again, what a work out. Looking forward to weigh in tomorrow

Sat. June 19th Weigh in YEAH!!!!!!! Lost 4 pounds this week, over 30 pounds lost made my goal. So happy! Found out last night those pills the doc gave me were really hard on stomach..never taking again! I can't tell you how happy I am I made my goal....don't know in regards to my weight id I ever had and reached a goal successfully...now I did. I have 2 more weeks at 6 days a week then I signed back up for 4 days a week....Not going to stop now!

Kickin It up a Notch wk. 11

Going into my 11th week and knowing Aj is coming home, i wanted to kick it up a notch by not only doing the gym in the morning, but doing something after work...i want to say I lost 30+ pounds before AJ came home in July.

Mon June 7th Cardio. Hard and painful, but I did it. After work still very very sore from cardio figured I would stretch out the muscles and go for a walk. My neighbor Tina said she would go. Never realized how far rails to trails is to walk to from my house...seems right down the street, so we walked there, and once there, we actually in between telephone poles jogged. What a work out...even jogged the distance of 2 poles one time. I am even more sore, but feel good got another work out in. And is sooooo much harder jogging on pavement compared to a treadmill. the gound isn't moving underneath you and I am jogging much slower.

Tues. June 8th upper body. Some heavier weights this am...much harder. Wish I had equal strength in left as I do in right. Tonight went walking with Jeff on The Farmington rails to trails. My legs are so sore....the upper part of my legs

Wed. June 9th cardio. Wasn't going to break any records this morning but had a great work out, couldn't walk all day again..my co workers want to buy me a walker...haha...I try to get up every 15-20 minutes from computer to stretch muscles out, trying to ease the pain. rained out tonight so couldn't walk.

Thurs. June 10 lower body. Hoping to keep stretching those muscles out, to ease the constant pain i have in m upper legs. not successful. Walked to night with friend Mary Ann on track. muscles felt a little better after the walk

Friday June 11 cardio. had better time than Wed. but I feel I pushed it too much as my upper muscles legs worse than ever. Hurts a lot to walk, can't walk normal, but no pain no gain, right. Had half day at work to get a lot of stuff done I need to do. Looking forward to the weekend.

Sat June 12 upper body. weight in. down 2 pounds. Thought it would have been more with the extra work outs and smaller portions, but still keeps going down and thats all that matters. Looking forward t0 enjoying my Saturday and Sunday!

Keep Pluggin Along

Going into my 10th week I took my first day off, being Memorial Day, since I started. We had picnics Sat and Sun, beach on Mon, but I didn't want to to leave party early on Sun....which worked out to cause we were there til after 12 midnight. Mon we went to beach, by Tuesday I was ready to work out!

Tues June 1, Lower body. We started something new, a new machine, no squats adn lunches which I was expecting. I thought it was a good workout...not too painful. It must have used a difernt set of leg muscles cause I was Really feeling it the whole day at work, legs were realy sore.

Wed June 2. Cardio. i was really ready for cardio. I pushed myself and made it back up to 1.15 fro 1.11, a big push, bt I did it and survived...the cardio helped my sore legs.

Thurs. June 3 Upper body. Still using free weights, getting harder and harder, but its workin the arms good.

Fri. June 4 Cardio. Ready for it again, knew I may not make 1.15 but anythig more than 1.11 I was happy and I did. 1.13, more realistic, god workout! Tomorrow weigh in day. opefully those picnics didn't really screw me up last weekend! I ate good all week!

Sat June 5 lower body. Weigh in day. I lost I think a pound and 1/2 but not sure. I wanted the total weight loss and total fat lost for GOOD! So after 10 weeks I have lost 24 pounds and 16.46 pounds of that is just fat.....I would love to make 30 pds by my 12th week but we will see. Its a goal. I am down 2 sizes in clothes and feel fantastic. Well I feel fantastic but constantly sore from working out...maybe that won't go away for a while. I am planning on staying on with Horizon somehow find a way to afford at least 4 days a week. There is a guy who works out there sometimes when I am there and he has been with them for over a year and has lost over 100 pounds. I watched him do cardio today, running the whole 20 minutes...I could feel his pain but inspired to know I could someday run the whole 20 minutes. Can't imagine it right now but I am getting there. My son is coming home in July for 2 weeks and will hope he notices a difference :) http://www.horizonpt.com/