Ending the 18th week

Thurs July 29 lower body.....weights getting heavier, hard but good. Had a good eating week, no cheating at all, trying to drink all my water.

I called Bill to ask the dimensions on the treadmill over the distance and speed. I had it in my head that if I could engineer something that covers it, but Jon can easily see it and change it, but I couldn't, then I can get these numbers out of my head and just do it.

Well I made something really quick figuring i would have to remake it, but what i did worked like a charm and not seeing helped me mentally for sure :)

Friday July 30 weigh in..only lost a pound, but i feel like I lost more, the scale will show it next week for sure. Cardio. With my new number blocker I wet from 1.17 to 1.21....almost didn't believe him when he told me. It was better not seeing or knowing, i knew I beat my distance but not by that much. So my invention and mental plan worked. It may be silly but it worked. Wont be able to walk for a few days, back to wobbling, but worth the push!

18th Week....my retaining water week, haha

Well I am determined to do much better than last week, especially with food. Been doing a little extra. I am stressin out a little with wondering if i can do this all on my own. Don't think I can swing it after this session is over, but have to try since my financial situation is pretty tight right now.

Monday. Geri asked me to go for short bike ride around neighborhood, I borrowed Tina's bike and we did 3.3 miles and I loved it. It was really good.

Tues. July 27th Upper body...tough upper body, Jon keeps adding more weights. I like the way he is handling the supersets with splitting up doing different things to trick the body

Tues, evening Geri and I did 6.7 miles on bike, we did the trail and back, felt great, riding the trail is soooo much better than walking it. We went smooth 9-10 mph did a nice sprint and a small hill at end had me huffin and puffin. Felt real good.

Wed. July 28 Cardio. Nervous, about pushing my time/distance, but did it 1.18/20min....happy:) Wish I couldn't see my distance or speed or any of the board....so far a great eating week. Made turkey stuffed peppers for my lunch everyday, no cheating, drinking lots of water! Resting tonight.

17th week. Broke my distance

this was a good and a bad week. It was a bad eating week taking my nephew out to dinner for pizza for his 18th birthday and the company picnic, where all they had was hotdogs and hamburgs, and although hot dogs are a big No, No, they cooked one of my favorite brands....plus i am retaining water

Tuesday July 20 Upper body. good upper body, worked hard. went out to dinner ate pizza (good pizza)

Wed July 21 Cardio. Broke my distance right at as the second hit 20 minutes. 1.17 miles. Happy :)

Company picnic, ate too much, belly ache

Thurs. July 22 Lower body. Good lower body. Pushing hard. Ate much better today.

Friday July 23 cardio. Weigh in. gained 2 pounds. Now you may say I gained 2 pounds from eating too much, but 1.9 pounds of the gain was muscle...so....I may have gained, but some was good gain. If I didn't eat crap I amy have lost a little. Made it into the mid 1.17 in 20 minutes. Yeah, a new record. Happy

16th Week Aj went to Gym with me

It was a great weekend with AJ home, we celebrated his 21st birthday....boy does time fly. He is so grown up and mature. I know I had to get a workout in before tuesday. My plan was when Jeff got up after sleeping over Sunday at 4 am i would get up and walk the neighborhood...well alarm goes off and i was in te middle of a dream, I just couldn't do it. i reset my alarm said good bye and got up later. i was pissed once i got up I had no work out in but i would do it that night.

Mon July 12. Tonight AJ went to gym with me to fill out paperwork for him to come to gym with me on Thursday. I am excited for him to come with me. So happy to find a walking partner, Buddy, AJ's dog. He is young and evergetic adn I would have company. Well we went to the trail adn buddy is all over the place, zig zagging puling me and he's a bird chaser, so I had my work cut out for me, trying to keep his walking straight and at a steady pace...no running, just walking. We did a little over 3 miles and he was much better on the way back then in the beginning. I miss that Tucker can't walk anymore, I know he wish he could too :(

Tues. Upper body. Good upper body, added some weights, next time will be a different routine. I like change.

Wed. July 14, Cardio. I was pretty distracted with some home issues so it was hard to concentrate on what Jon was doing, but I wasn't there mentally, but get thru it...but i see at the end I am so going to break my distance,.....and stupid me in the last 3 seconds when I am already up 3 tenths of a mile I put my hands on the railing....how could I be so stupid...just 3 seconds left, I blew my cardio for it going up being posted on the wall, but I know I had a good workout, That wont happen again, I was so pissed, swearing, good thing no one was there.

Thurs July 15 Lower body Aj got up on his own, he sat waiting to go. I think he was nervous. It was just us there with Jon. Bill came in the middle and introduced himself. AJ did exactly what i was doing, just more weights. I think he relaxed after he saw he could survive, but for sure he will be sore, not today but tomorrow. He did great! and i was really happy he went and he is still able to go one more time if he wants, for an upper body next week. It made me really happy to show him what I have been doing and how hard I work.

Friday July 16th cardio. Weigh in Day. Lost 2.5 pounds this week...yeah! I knew what my time was gonna be, just had to make sure, i didn't grab the railing...and I did it. I am real happy today, looking forward to workday being over and relaxing renting a movie, and sleepin in tomorrow

Ending my 4 day 15th week

I survived my first short week and I liked it, although it wasn't your typical week with the 4th of july long weekend and having Monday and Tuesday off. So it was a short week all around.

Thurs. July 8 lower body. Started whole routine of lower body. I like change so it as good. Tough but good. My son drove home from Florida so back to a full house including his dog buddy. I am happy ;) The heat wave is still with us, no rain ad no break from the humidity.

Fri. July 9 Weigh in day Cardio. I didn't lose a pound on the scale but I lost fat and gained lean body mass by like 1.4 pounds.....so Jon was happy. Me, I want to see actual pounds come off. Still being large, want to get down down down!...then work on the muscle, but I know thats not how it works...Now, to be good all weekend, & get some sort of workout in before tuesday.

Starting A 4 Day Gym Week

With it being a holiday weekend on top of all the picnics I had to make sure I got in a workout in (cardio) before going back into the gym on Tuesday. I had monday off from work and I took tues for a vacation day, so it was a nice Long weekend and a very hot one.

Sun. July 4. Sally and Bob called around 8:30 asked if we wanted to go onto the trail walking...I picked up phone and said NO loudly as the headache was pounding my head from trying Jeff's homemade wine the night before. Slept in. Went to picnic that evening, left before fireworks, tired. Went to bed early that night on the 4th.

Mon. July 5th I woke up a little after eight on Monday, called Sally and Bob and I said "I want to go now, before it's 100 degrees out" we met at 8:30, it was so hot out. I did my walking and jogging, walking and jogging until the sun was blaring on us and it was brutal. Sally walks so fast she can keep up with my jog. I huffed and puffed thru the entire 4 miles, without stopping and was always falling behind, but I got it in, felt good. We had friends over for dinner (great time) and beach on tues in Rhode Island the last day before Jeff goes back to work after being laid off since January.

Tues. July 6 Gym, Upper body. Felt good to have a weight training after a long weekend. My legs sore from the trail, feel I may have pushed it. I will only walk it next time, or maybe use Tina's bike. Came home packed lunches, watered plants off to beach...it was so hot..103 degrees inland, probably 90's at beach, water felt freezing, so it was refreshing.

Wed. July 7th Cardio. It is hot and my legs are sore. We discussed me not trying to jog on the trail. A little nervous about cardio, but Jon got me thru it, kept my same time.....I was happy. Now back to work. At least its Wed., which will feel like Monday and the week will almost be over. Have to watch everything I put in mouth, as I was a little lax over the long break!

Last Week at 6 Days a Week

Worked real hard this week knowing it was my last 6 days a week physically at the gym.

Mon. June 28 Cardio. Good Cardio, no rail holding. Jon keeps me going...and going!

Tues June 29 Lower body. Pushed hard. Legs of course are sore. I hate sit ups....really hate sit ups. They will never be easy...cause as soon as they are easier I will be pushed harder....but thats what its all about ;)

Wed. June 30 Cardio. Wanted to hit a certain number and it wasn't until after the final second the distance changed....Next time for sure!

Thurs. July 1 upper body. Doing well. Arms getting stronger. Wish my left arm was a strong as my right!

Friday July 2. Cardio. Had a bad night. Had a belly ache, all evening, up in bathroom multile times during the night....still bell not right in morning. Must have been whip creme from birthday strawberry shortcake yesterday afternoon....I don't know, but I beat my distance...yeah...even though I was cranky and tired.

Half day at work, then a relaxing long weekend. Must keep reminding myself, even though I go down to 4 days a week at gym, I still have t do on my own at home....walking/jogging the trail

Time for a new progress picture...will have to take one!

Sat. July 3rd Weigh in day. lower body. YEAH lost 4.5 pounds this week. makes up for only losing half pound last week! Legs sore, but the happiness of 4.5 pounds...my total of 36.5 pounds (almost my personal goal which was 40 pounds by the time AJ gets home on the 8th) The 8th is thursday..It will be close, but i have a long weekend with picnics, I will have to be real real careful and watch what I eat and drink. Losing the 4.5 pounds made all the extra weight Jon added to my work out doable. I am so happy. Constantly sore but happy :)