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clevagirl73 · 07-09-2008, 02:25 PM

My name is Donna and I have potential.

But as MSU professor Michelle Ventour says, "Potential means you ain't doing shit right now!"

I'm spent most of my life as overweight (upwards of 65lbs at my highest). I have been inconsistently active (love weights; hate cardio) but diet has been my biggest issue. I'm what Leigh Peele calls a "happy feeder" - I just haven't cared enough to actually control how much I eat and the result, I resemble the Michellin man with big boobs. The insanity of exercise ADD and poor diet has to end because youth is no longer on my side.

I'm a 35 year old, married, college professor living in Southern California with my husband of a year. We want to start a family in the next year or so and I want to be as healthy as I can be for pregnancy and beyond. I have a family history of diabetes, stroke and cancer related to poor diet, no exercise, smoking and alcoholism. I don't smoke and I drink very rarely. But I can abuse some food and sit on my ass for days without any exertion.

I had a "Come to Jesus" moment last Christmas when we were visiting my mom and sister in Texas. I could barely get my big beige ass up and down a single flight of stairs without knee pain or huffing and puffing. I have lost 9lbs and a jeans size since January but I have lost my focus more times than I care to recall.

I joined the women's challenge as a way to keep myself accountable and on track. I am planning to start OPTing for Fat Loss on August 4th. (I'll post my stats and pictures then). In the meantime, I am lifting at home 2-3/week and hitting the gym for cardio 3/week. I have started to keep a food journal through FitDayPC so I can get used to watching my macros (something I've done in the past with not much consistency or success).

This is what I've done in terms of exercise thus far this week:
Monday's Workout: Ab Circuit and Full Body Circuit Training using Abs Diet 2 DVD
Tuesday's Workout: 25 minute treadmill hill intervals; 20 minutes upright bike hill program level 5
Wednesday's Workout: Cathe's Push Pull Weight Workout - Total Body (45 minutes)

07-09-2008, 02:25 PM	#1 (permalink)
clevagirl73 Couch to 5K Grad!! Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Bay Los Angeles, CA Posts: 274	Potential Means You Ain't Doing Sh!# Right Now - Donna's Progress Log My name is Donna and I have potential. But as MSU professor Michelle Ventour says, "Potential means you ain't doing shit right now!" I'm spent most of my life as overweight (upwards of 65lbs at my highest). I have been inconsistently active (love weights; hate cardio) but diet has been my biggest issue. I'm what Leigh Peele calls a "happy feeder" - I just haven't cared enough to actually control how much I eat and the result, I resemble the Michellin man with big boobs. The insanity of exercise ADD and poor diet has to end because youth is no longer on my side. I'm a 35 year old, married, college professor living in Southern California with my husband of a year. We want to start a family in the next year or so and I want to be as healthy as I can be for pregnancy and beyond. I have a family history of diabetes, stroke and cancer related to poor diet, no exercise, smoking and alcoholism. I don't smoke and I drink very rarely. But I can abuse some food and sit on my ass for days without any exertion. I had a "Come to Jesus" moment last Christmas when we were visiting my mom and sister in Texas. I could barely get my big beige ass up and down a single flight of stairs without knee pain or huffing and puffing. I have lost 9lbs and a jeans size since January but I have lost my focus more times than I care to recall. I joined the women's challenge as a way to keep myself accountable and on track. I am planning to start OPTing for Fat Loss on August 4th. (I'll post my stats and pictures then). In the meantime, I am lifting at home 2-3/week and hitting the gym for cardio 3/week. I have started to keep a food journal through FitDayPC so I can get used to watching my macros (something I've done in the past with not much consistency or success). This is what I've done in terms of exercise thus far this week: Monday's Workout: Ab Circuit and Full Body Circuit Training using Abs Diet 2 DVD Tuesday's Workout: 25 minute treadmill hill intervals; 20 minutes upright bike hill program level 5 Wednesday's Workout: Cathe's Push Pull Weight Workout - Total Body (45 minutes)