10 minutes warm-up and cool down + 60 minutes treadmill (incline 13.5) = 4.16 miles = 809 calories burned. 4 upper body weights machines = 10 sets x 12 rep. 6 lower body weights machines = 12 sets x 12 rep.
Feeling now: Excellent! *s*.
Food wise, it was perfect so far (besides the fact I burned my dinner, hehehe...). Smoking is good too - 6th cigi is burning as I type. Water consumption comes to more than 2 liters by now.
If I manage to have a perfect day, I'm going to fall in love with myself again *s*.
Warm congrats to Meredith for reaching her goal - 125 lbs. You rock girl!!! As I told you already - in my book YOU ARE A GODDESS!!!
:::Lorien @ 06:32 PM MT :::
Sunday, December 28, 2003
::: Oh hell... I'm a criminal! :::
What the hell am I going to say?
That's I've shredded my diet to pieces?
That I didn't work out for a week?
That right now my bad side is ruling, and my good side is sitting in the corner weeping?
That I can't believe how easy it was to dump all the good new acquired habits and go back to the old crappy ones?
That for the last few days I consumed a commercial amount of chocolate, and enjoyed it?
That I don't have any character to be proud of?
That I just don't like myself right now?
That my size 10 pants are on a collision course with my ass?
That I cooked Salmon with butter and wine sauce for Christmas eve and everybody just LOVED it?
No. I'm not going to say anything. I'm not going to incriminate myself like that for everyone to see. Hell, no! ;-))
Talk to you again when I come back to my senses. This is just bloody ridiculous!!!
:::Lorien @ 04:33 PM MT :::
Sunday, December 21, 2003
::: Yay :::
Today's workout was short and sweet! Short, because Joe came along, and we didn't have a lot of time before he had to go to work. Sweet, because I've pushed up my weights levels, and felt the pain... good... sweet! *s*.
And... finally I had a weigh-in, a real one, and right now I'm standing on 155.5 lbs. Still 5.6 lbs more than my lowest ever... but... I think it's about time I start losing again, right???!!! *s*.
And... I took the advice Candi gave Trish, and tried to pick up a 60 lbs dumbbell... I could hardly move it!!! And that's the weight I've already (almost) lost!!!
No wonder I was so miserable, carrying around all those pounds!!! ;-))
:::Lorien @ 02:22 PM MT :::
Tuesday, December 16, 2003
::: Yet another rant :::
4 days... 4 days with no workout! Ok, let's say 2 of them were rest days. I'm entitled to those, right? But what about the other 2 ???!!! Darn, I find it very hard to bring myself back up again, from whatever low place I'm in right now. Between the smoking, eating and working out - it feels like I'm under a huge press, and all I wanna do is relief the pressure!
Leave me alone! I'm tired! I wanna eat as much as I want, smoke as much as I want, and not move my butt an inch anymore! JUST LEAVE ME ALONE!!!
No way! I can't allow it!!! As Joe told me yesterday (when I cried to him: "What the hell am I doing it for?"): "Look in the mirror. The answer is right there!".
So I went to the gym today, and walked 72 minutes on the treadmill, did 4.25 miles and burned 824 calories. The hell I'm going to lose this battle! No fu#$ing way!!!
:::Lorien @ 05:34 PM MT :::
Thursday, December 11, 2003
::: Pushing up the weights :::
The girls on the Weigh better forum always suggest to change routines in order to make workout more effective. Ok, I can do that *s*. So today I decided to do more weight training and less cardio, and see how it goes.
On each machine I've used (almost all of them), I did 2 sets of 12 reps, and then another set of 5 reps with the next level weights, which means at least 10 lbs more, depending on the machine. It worked great! It was a bit hard, but I've found out that on some of the machines I can already move to the next level and do my regular 2 sets of 12 reps as the normal. Nice!!! Feels good *s*.
So that's what I did today: 20 minutes warm-up and cool down on the treadmill (1.15 miles) = 86 calories burned. 5 upper body weights machine = 13 sets x 12 rep., 4 sets x 5 rep. 5 lower body weights machine = 10 sets x 12 rep., 3 sets x 5 rep.
I'm very pleased with myself today... and I love the fact my upper arms, thighs and butt don't jiggle so much anymore. Yeap!!! You've come a long way, babe!!! Just don't forget you have to start working on your abs pretty soon! There's lots to be done at this area!!! *s*.
:::Lorien @ 05:25 PM MT :::
::: :::
::: Bill Cosby is big on healthy lifestyle :::
I've seen Bill Cosby last night on Larry king Live. Lately he wrote a new book called "I Am What I Ate... and I'm frightened!!!" The guy is big!!! the humorous way he looks at life just makes you giggle all the way *s*.
Nanci Hellmich of USA TODAY tells that:
Last year when he turned 65, Bill Cosby found out that he had a 30% blockage in a carotid artery that supplies blood to his brain and that his cholesterol was "470" well, maybe closer to 205.
An arterial blockage steers comedian Bill Cosby away from his favorite treats and towards the health food aisle. In true Cosby fashion, he milks the experience for laughs in a new book, I Am What I Ate ... And I'm Frightened!!!
It may not be a laughing matter, but Cosby, now 66, sees the humor in struggling to live a healthier life and writes about it in his new book, I Am What I Ate ... And I'm Frightened!!! (Harper Entertainment, $19.95) with illustrations by George Booth.
Since his diagnosis, the comedian has been trying to resist the foods his taste buds love scrapple (a mush of pork scraps and cornmeal, sliced and fried), croissants, bacon, hot dogs, pizza, ice cream, hoagies, cakes, pies, cheese, butter and eating more "boiled things."
...At 6 feet 1, Cosby once weighed 230 pounds but now weighs 194.
He says his health has improved over the past year. His cholesterol is now 183 without medication because he walks 4 to 10 miles a day on his treadmill (he takes the weekends off), is eating properly and stopped smoking cigars several years ago. And, "I'm two months coffee-free. Not only coffee, but espresso."
Yeap. All of us who are into changing their lifestyles to healthier ones know it already. Make the right choices with food, exercise, stop consuming the bad stuff... and you'll be amazed with the changes in quality of your life.
And... it's not an easy path to follow... oh no... not at all!
:::Lorien @ 12:52 AM MT :::
Wednesday, December 10, 2003
::: Oh, the struggle :::
Workout today was... a struggle? mmm... Didn't feel much will to do it, and was a bit sore from yesterday, so took it easy and did only cardio. All in all 71 minutes of moving around on the machines and sweating. That's enough for the day!
Sometimes I feel so tired of it all! :-(
:::Lorien @ 05:50 PM MT :::
Monday, December 8, 2003
::: "Cut-them-smokes" challenge starts today :::
Ok. The official first day of our attempt to stop smoking, Cut-them-smokes" challenge, is today! Yet another very hard challenge we're taking upon ourselves towards a healthier lifestyle! I'm going to maintain a different page for it, so those who have no interest won't stumble over stop-smoking posts while here *s*. Go read all about it HERE, and... Wish us luck?! *s*
:::Lorien @ 05:40 PM MT :::
Saturday, December 6, 2003
::: My mom joins the effort :::
My mom just informed me this morning she's lost 2 kg (4.4 lbs). Hi Ho Mom. Good for you!!! *s*. She started a diet while I was there last month. See, she's 70 years old, a petite lady, around 5 feet tall, and her starting weight was 68 kg (149.6 lbs).
Mom came to a realization she needed to do something about her weight and health... kind of changing her lifestyle. For the last few years she was always busy taking care of my dad, and never had a minute to think of herself. Now that dad is at a nursing home, getting all the professional help he needs, she has some free time to reassess her life and make some long needed changes.
She realized most of her cloths were too tight on her, and boy - she has so many of those! She also acknowledged the fact she didn't have any kind of medical tests for years, just to stay on top of things. And on the workout front - what was that???
So mom asked all kinds of questions while I was there... about my diet, what I eat and what not. She also ordered a workout tape suitable for her age, and started attacking the "problem" in all fronts. We had some nice morning walks together. She was sore for few days at the beginning, but got used to the routine.
And today, she got her first triumph - 2 Kg lost!!! I think that's a wonderful achievement indeed, considering all the facts! Way to go, mom! You're doing so marvelously well!!!
:::Lorien @ 10:44 AM MT :::
Thursday, December 4, 2003
::: Ach... what a lousy feeling :::
It's TOM again... or at least I'm almost there. My body gets a mind of its own at this time of the month. Blah... Double blah! I had to argue with myself on every machine I moved to... "Do another one, just another one!", I begged my body... It sure was a battle, and I've managed to do only 14 sets on the machines. My consolation - I'm back to incline 12.5 on the treadmill. 13 was my top, so I'm pretty close. One good thing of today's workout... at least something.
Other than that, I'm still few lbs above my lowest number. I can't pinpoint the exact weight yet. Oh well... it'll come to that one day...
Blah...
:::Lorien @ 05:12 PM MT :::
Monday, December 1, 2003
::: A new month, new beginnings :::
My scale is a little bit friendlier this morning, but I know it's not accurate, so I'm still not sure where I stand right now... somewhere between 154-155 lbs, I think. I'll just have to wait for an early morning workout at the gym to get a correct reading. Soon *s*.
Joe joined me to the gym again. We got us half a year family membership this time, so we're set till the end of May 05.
A new month, and I'd very much like it to be a new beginning! The plan is to work out at least 5 time every week, stay on plan for the eating part, and get on with this to an happy ending. It's about time, I say. I'm dieting more than 2 years now! I sure would love to find myself in the maintenance phase!
