Week 51 Sticking to Nutrition

Sat Mar 12 I did cardio, 1.43 Felt good. I like Saturday workouts. Took my niece out for the afternoon, then went to my close friends house who suffered a terrible loss of her sister.

Mon Mar 14th upper body(shoulders) ....off from work, but got up to go to gym. I never checked to see if i could make it later, but Jon said he had no other time anyway, so it worked out. Upper body shoulders. HARD.

Tues Mar 15 Upper body and abs, Killer. I am so tired on Tues and thurs nights between gym at 530, work a full day and then teaching, don't get home til 9:30.

Wed Mar 16, Cardio on my own beat my time again 1.44, went right from work. Love my Nano, couldn't get thru my workout with out blaring music...think I already said that. Been very tempted to eat at night. Must just go to bed when I get cravings!

Thurs mar 17 weigh in. 1.5 pounds 63 pounds lost total....don't want to go back up ever. Jon wanted more of a loss. Will def work harder next week on nutrition!!!!!!

My cardio workout as of 3/12/11

The benefits of interval training can be substantial. You will burn more calories during and after your workout, get faster and stronger, and increase overall cardiovascular fitness. Interval training also relieves the boredom sometimes associated with treadmill training. Every week or every 2 weeks I up some speeds just by 1 number to increses my distance. No rail holding.

Week 50 New weight training workout

I took my 2 half hour cardio's from Horizons and turned it into an extra hour of weight training. Jon is planning on concentrating on specific areas each of the 3 days. i will continue to do cardio on my own which is working out great. i am really doing well with the cardio.

Sat Mar 6th Cardio on my own. Made it to 1.42, my personal best on the treadmill so far. Very please with myself. Music helps soooo much, couldn't do it with out the music blaring in my ear with my new nano I won at Christmas. I wear it on my wrist, so so easy to switch up music if need be. I always end my last 4 minutes with REO Speedwagon's "Roll with the Changes" My last minute I am running at 5.6 mph

Mon Mar 7th. First day of new weight training. Done completely differently than the weight training done prior. I have to give him a gage number between each set 5 being really easy and 10 being I can't complete the set. We were working the whole time upper body (chest & shoulders) all with my numbers being 8, 9 or 10. I will be sore.

Tues Mar 8 More upper body and abs. My arms were already sore from day before. very tough, and intense. I bought a nutrition book to be accountable for all my food again and he will check it. I feel if he has to check it, i will think twice before eating or drinking anything bad for me.

Wed Mar 9 It hurts just to rub my hands together and wash them. Tonight brought my gym clothes to go right from work to get cardio in. Went did fantastic. Was planning on just reaching 1.42 again, but hit 1.43 in my final second...yeah. Kickin butt. Very tired.

Thurs Mar 10. weigh in gained 1/2 pd, but it was muscle. last day of weight training for the week lower body...was pretty nervous about this one. First exercise I had to be is perfect sitting position against wall, no hands on legs legs 90 degrees, 45 seconds 3 times...it sucked, I was soaked with sweat like I did a cardio after this lower body. My legs are already so sore I want to take the elevator at work just one floor. I feel I am so done for the week, but will do another cardio this weekend....and be extra good with the food. I am not going to work this hard and not watch the nutrition.

Week 49 Good week!

Didn't go to gym over weekend, planning on Mon & wed. Wanted to rest & get rid of cough.

Mon Feb 28 cardio was trying to get past 1.39 but was unsuccessful. Will def do it Wed. I am determined. Went right from work. Feel better, just coughed a lot after the gym

Tues. Mar 1Upper body with Jon. He is scaring me talking about my new routine next week. that I will be begging for mercy. He will be concentrating in specific areas for the whole hour. Can you imagine doing squats and lunges and working just legs for a whole hour. I can't. I will be in pain. A good pain, but he is making me nervous. Asked him how to get past my 1.30 and he told me to just up my numbers by one and surely will do it

Wed. Mar 2 Cardio. I forgot my nano at home so couldn't go to gym straight from work. Still got there at a good time, but it was packed. Out of 17 available treadmills all were taken, had to wait about 10 minutes. I upped my numbers, pushed myself and made it. 1.41, my new number to beat. Very pleased with myself! Feel great. Weigh in tomorrow

Thurs Mar 3 Lower body weigh in lost 2 pounds, yeah!!!! Lost some lean muscle. Jon said that is all nutrition. Have to adjust my diet. Lower body was hard, the walking incline sucked and I said it loud and clear, and my punishment was he made me do it for .30. Note to self: Don't complain, he will make it worse ;) Have to remember that next week with new routine. He keeps telling me how hard its gonna be. All to get and stay healthy.

Week 48 Sick again

I have never been sick so many times in my life this winter. Insane. This went straight to my chest. Feel like crap.

Sat. Feb 19 went to gym, great cardio workout. Still at 1.39. Did all my erands first, then went to gym.

Tues Feb 22. Upper body. Almost didn't go in, feel aweful, but went, busy week at work, can't be sick, so had to get up anyway.

Wed. Feb 23. Cardio. Again almost didn't go, cough is bad. Asked if I can decide how I do cardio, since I don't feel good. I chose to walk/run instead of the incline. Did 10 minutes they way I do it in the other gym, then walked longer than normal, than ran last 4 minutes. Did more than I wanted. last week of cardio at Horizon. I can do it.

Thurs. Feb 24. Lower body.Jon has me walking on an incline as part of my lower body, for .25 miles and it totally sucks, sweating my butt off

Fri Feb 25. Cardio weigh in, stayed the same, surprised, cause I thought I lost. Did same cardio as Wed...my last day of cardio. Next week, I do 2 days of weight training then the week after I start my new routine of 3 days weight training, Mon, Tues & Thurs 5:30 am. Will do cardio weekends, Mon & Wed night.