Week 28 Good Week

I am happy with the transformation. My body really is changing and I can see it. I went thru all my big clothes and got rid of them all.....going to get some favorites taken in and I will never be this size again. I have no idea how many inches I have lost...I know a lot.....I never felt so good in my life......But.....I will never go out on a Thursday night again, like I did this week, especially when there is free food and wine.....I have no self control.

Tues. Oct. 5 we had our last upper body workout....i will be happy for something new. Switch things up a bit.

Wed. Oct. 6 Cardio. Good cardio...so glad anxiety is gone...knock on wood.

Thurs Oct 7 Lower body......this lower body is tough, but good. Went to even at night....never again. Thus is my lightest eating night.

Fri Oct. 8 Cardio. Jon kicked it up a knotch, not my distance up...so happy...kickin butt. Gained a pound. Machine said it was 1.5 pds of muscle......next week will be better.

Week 27...Fantastic Week lost 6.5 pds

I will begin by saying, the week after my "Time of the month" has always been good, I have been consistent of having high loss numbers that particular week every month. I almost always gain the "week of" but this week was great and I will share honestly what I ate everyday.

Saturday

woke up went out to breakfast...had 3 french toast around 10am

Busy all day so lost track of time had a high protein shake Muscle milk light from Costco (Its different from the one they sell at Walmart.....its 20 grams of protein and 150 calories

Went to winery so we brought grinders, turkey, ham and roast beef, cut up to share, chips and salsa. Drank Red wine.....multiple glasses......so Saturday was a not so good day

Sunday

Went to breakfast had ham and egg scramble, with english muffin

Afternoon had half sandwich turkey and shake.

Cooked home made cabbage chicken soup to have for lunch all week at work

Dinner at friends, we had little pasta, sauce and baked chicken, salad, grilled zucchini, and home made red wine

Monday (Back on track) No gym

breakfast: 8:30am 2 eggs ham & pepper 1 pc of 8 grain toast (now Kelly in the caf makes this for me everyday and I told her to make my breakfast as low calorie as possible.....She told me she has been cooking my peppers and ham in the bacon oil (Yikes! so now its with pam)

11:30 80 calorie yogurt with 1/4 cup granola at my desk

12:15 down to caf I have my huge bowl of cabbage soup )stuffed!

4:00 in car on way to teach I drink a whole muscle in car (not the light version)

7:45 home I have 3 slices of turkey. I am tired and not hungry.

plus I drank my 80 oz of water during day mixed with diet snapple to add taste

In bed 9pm

Tuesday

Gym 5;30-6:30 Muscle milk light 6:45

Breakfast 9am 2 eggs ham and pepper

11:45 80 calorie yogurt with 1/4 cup granola at my desk

12:00 Big tupperware containe cabbage chicken soup

3:00 Shake (light version)

6:00 Sock eye salmon baked in foil with steamed spinach (made a big batch of spinach with a little olive oil, garlic, salt & pepper...Lauren had Pasta, I tried 3 ziti noodles cause it was alfredo

Large cup decaf tea

plus I drank my 80 oz of water mixed with diet snapple to add taste

bed 8:45

Tuesday

Gym 5;30-6:30 Muscle milk light 6:45

Breakfast 9am 2 eggs ham and pepper

12:00 Big tupperware containe cabbage chicken soup & yogurt with granola

3:00 Shake Light version

6:00 Sock eye salmon baked in foil with steamed spinach (made a big batch of spinach with a little olive oil, garlic, salt & pepper

Large glass water I drink while watching tv

plus I drank my 80 oz of water mixed with diet snapple to add taste

bed 8:45

Wednesday

Gym 6:00-6:30 Muscle milk light 6:45

9:00 am Breakfast 9am 2 eggs ham and pepper

yogurt 11:45 with granola

12:00 Salad bar with grilled chicken, craisons, pecans, oil, vineger and 3-4 croutons

4:00 Shake in car on way to school not the light version

7:45 Some slices of turkey and some steamed spinach

Large glass water I drink while watching tv

plus I drank my 80 oz of water mixed with diet snapple to add taste

bed 8:45

Thursday

Gym 5;30-6:30 Muscle milk light 6:45

Breakfast 9am 2 eggs ham and pepper

yogurt 11:45 with granola

12:00 Big tupperware container cabbage chicken soup

3:00 hispanic month celebration at work, with food, so I filled a dessert plate with chicken, rice, salsa and corn chips

7:00 Muscle milk light...wasn't hungry, had couple bites of spinach with the shake

Large glass water I drink while watching tv

plus I drank my 80 oz of water mixed with diet snapple to add taste

In bed 9:00pm

This week in gym went back to weight training on Tues & Thurs and Cardio Wed & Friday

Tues Sept 28 lower body...NEW lower body set, tough but good. I like when we switch it up

Wed Sept 29 Cardio, No complaints, breathing much better

Thurs Sept 30th Upper arm tough heavier weights

Fri Oct 1, weight in..Lost 6.5 pounds. I got in the Gym, Robin was still there, i went straight to the scale. I told her to stay cause I couldn't believe the scale myself, told her she will be here when i break 50 pd mark.....Jon made me get on and off the scale 4 times...we couldn't believe the numbers. I lost 6.5 pounds, bringing me to 53 pounds total....YEAH. I was so happy, cardio seemed a breeze as all I kept thinking about was my wight loss.

To date 34 pounds of the 53 is pure Fat, that like 2/3 of my loss so that is good. I feel unstoppable!

Week 26 New Time Slot

I was asked if I minded changing my time just by 30 minutes to always finish at the latest 6:30 and stagger my start times of5:30 and 6am...to accommodate Robin, a woman who is starting the program and goes to workearlier than me....I said ok. Then it switched that I was doing cardio on tues thurs, not wed fri. Ok, so I started off my week with cardio.I was tired and still coughing, but got thru it...I think I held the bar at the very end just a few seconds but finished.

Tues. Sept 21st cardio. I was tired...its that time of the month. I held the bars for a few seconds at end of session, but finished with them off...still a good workout...still coughing after the workout. rushed home took shower not totally cooled down and left my house 2 minutes after 7 still sweating.

Wed. Sept 22 lower body last day of this routine. Still tired but it was a good workout

Thurs. Sept 23 cardio. Did much better, finished fine. Very tired, thought he changed the numbers but he didn't.

Friday Sept 24 upper body weigh in. I expected to gain as I do during this time of the month. Only a pound this time, and it was all muscle. Next week is my good week for losing. Glad this week is over, want the cough to be totally gone.

I am settling into the new schedule. I leave just a little later, but it's fine. Sleep half hour, sometimes an hour longer, in morning.

week 25 I have Bronchitis Again

Sept 14th upper body. Good Upper body, Feel myself getting stronger. Coughing alot

Sept 15th Cardio. Did really good with Cardio. Jon said I was 3 seconds away from 1.27. I feel I wan to break that. Coughed my brains out after gym, had to pull over I was coughing so bad.Co-workers are getting annoyed at my coughing.

Sept 16th Lower body. Oh my favorite thing lunges. Oh how they hurt. Went to doctor this afternoon to confirm I have bronchitis again. The doctor was happy at amy weight loss. I told him I coughed real bad after the gym, he said that is exercise induced bronchial asthma, so he gave a script for an inhaler, anti biotic and cough syrup again. I made up my mind I would stay home Friday and rest. My co-workers will appreciate it, as my coughing had irritated the crap out of them.

Sept 17th Cardio Friday. Lost 1.5 pounds. Stayed home sick. Got a good nights rest but couldn't stay away from gym...wanted to break my time...and I did. I went later 7:30 then coughed my brains out, then sat in my pj's all day and watched girlie movies. Went to bed both friday and Saturday night early, to be rested up for nascar races on Sunday in New Hampshire

Week 24 Good week at Gym

Week Sept. 6-9 I had a very good week at gym. Jon real pushed the weights cause my legs and arms were sore.

Cardio both days were very good. No anxiety at all...yeah!!!!!!!!!!!

Weigh in....knew it was not going to be another 5 pounds...It was a long weekend last weekend with picnics and eating thru Monday. Gained 1/2 pound but gained 1.9 pounds of muscle and lost fat...so that is good. Will do better next week with eating.

Week 23....Good Week! My clothes are too big

This has been a sweltering week of heat with the whole week being in the nineties, plus starting to teach again, at a different time 5-7......very good that I get home at a better time, but learned I need to plan my meals better because when I get home at 7:30 I have no desire to cook.

Tues. Aug 31, Upper body. An hour of pushing it, more weight, I know cause of the pain I feel drying my hair everyday.

Wed. Sept 1 Cardio....woke up, trying to come up with a game plan to gain my confidence back from my mishap last week.....I am a mental case, stressin out over cardio. I told Jon, i thought i needed to go backwards a little to get my confidence back and he said " Go back, no way" then proceeded to give me a a great pep talk, I a few tears of fear fell over my ridiculous anxiety, but he did say something that made me feel completely great and not afraid of failing. I did cardio, without going backwards and finished, had total bladder control and felt great after. Told him he can't give up on me even though I am nuts.

Teaching Monday and Wed has caused me to not eat a full balanced dinner, for the record....I ate, but not too much.

Thursday. Sept 2 lower body. Squats, oh my favorite.....hurt, but happy that I used to hate sit ups more but now trying to push myself to more than 24 in my superset, not much, 30, but I a not dying at 24.

Friday. Sept 3rd. Weigh in day. I knew being the week in the month that it is the week after "that time of the month" I would have a good weigh in...but never expected 5.5 pounds ...wow....47 pounds total now....I was thrilled. I did not push myself to lose that much at all. Was not my plan. I knew it would be like 3 pounds to make up for last week, but not 5.5, and my lean body mass read did show my lack of eating properly, caused me to lose lean muscle mass.....I will be planning my weeks better with the food now that school has started....always have cooked chicken in the frig at night....and eat before i leave work for school.

Won the weight loss competition among some coworkers, I start again with just 1 friend co-worker next week, clean slate. We will help each other! But for now some extra cash for the weekend! Hurricane Earl in for the night.

Week 22 It's behind Me Now

Made the decision to go another 8 weeks...like I am really going to stop now, after making so much progress. I am making this week to be worse than it is. Now that's its gone and done with. I did great with my weight days upper and lower, Wednesday July 25th Cardio I made it thru the whole thing, it was hard.....felt like I had to pee right when a got off treadmill, a strange urge that I have not experienced. I was able to make it to ladies room ok on Wed.

Survived weights on Thursday....very tired at work on Thursday, of course cause its that 'special time" of the month, Oh how us woman just love that time and seems to get worse as I get older, can't imagine menopause...that will suck, cause I think that isn't just for 1 week.

Friday, July 27th felt Lousy went and did Cardio and in my last 30 seconds, I got all dizzy and I swear I really thought I was going to fall off...I grabbed the bars, Jon kept the machine running....for I was in my last 30 seconds....Jon said he didn't change the numbers at all but they felt sooo much harder, again, wasn't feeling myself. I jump off treadmill and I had absolutely no bladder control at all.....

It was awful, embarrassing, and I couldn't really move, afraid to move, just stood there with my legs together.....thank God I hardly had any water, less than a cup. Made it to the ladies room, went home called out sick. I was so tired I did a work out, had a protein shake, took a shower and once my head hit the pillow, I fell instantly back to sleep and I made myself get up at 9:30. I am usually energized after a workout not exhausted....again we are chalking it up to the "special week" of the month. I gained muscle and lost fat, so I am doing well in that dept.

Hopefully the bladder issue is isolated as it never happened before, and hopefully won't again. Other have told me that in running or jumping they have had the same issue at times.