I'll apologize for the formatting to begin with. My computer died as most of you know, and I don't have forever on dh's laptop, so I'm trying to cut corners a bit.
October End Stats:
Age: 35
Height: 5'5"
Date
Weight
Fat %
Waist
Belly
Thigh
Hips
Bicep
Chest
Ribs
7/30/2008
134.20
25.5%
26.5
32.0
22.0
36.0
10.8
34.0
31.0
8/29/2008
130.80
25.0%
26.00
30.00
21.50
35.75
10.50
33.50
30.50
10/6/2008
128.6
25.0%
26.00
30.00
21.00
35.00
10.50
33.50
28.50
11/08/2008
130.0
24.3%
Goals:
1. Diet: 90% compliance or better, all foods logged.
(I was NOWHERE near 90% before this challenge, and
if I "fell off the wagon " (at least before April), I would stop logging altogether.)
Week 1
>90%
My hard drive crashed after week one--after that I had no computer on which to log (and no, I never thought of something as simple as a notebook!) I didn't log and my eating was mediocre. I ate mostly good food, healthy, but too much of it.
2. Workouts: Lifting 2-3x per week as prescribed in NROL4W
and then probably NROL, cardio at least 2x per week, min of 20 min.
(Before challenge, currently lifting 2-3x/week and cardio an average of once per week.
My pattern is that when my schedule or routine changes or we go away for any length of time,
I get out of the habit of exercise and end up quitting for several months.)
Week 1
3x lift
2x cardio
Week 2
2x lift
2x cardio
Week 3
Farm Work every day
Week 4
2x lift
5x other
3. Rehab/mobility: Do all recommended stretches and exercises 5x per week
as long as recommended (for shoulder and knees).
(I did them religiously before the challenge for about a week or two and then kept forgetting…)
Basically I do mobility and extra stretching now before and after workouts, which I think is working out well.
4. Education: Read at least two diet or fitness related books recommended on this forum.
(Have only read one book that I can remember besides NROL4W, which was The South Beach Diet.)
Halfway through Power Training, almost finished with NROL. (Okay, so I've been reading horse books instead!)
5. Sport: Find and become active in a sport or activity that I enjoy besides what I do in the gym.
Martial arts class is on hold, b/c the times are conflicting way too often with other activities that we have. However, we bought two horses and although at my level of riding I'm sure I don't have to be very athletic, the work I do with them, the riding, and the barn work all are very active!
So basically, the last month has been absolutely crazy with my computer crashing (yes it was my whole life...) and making barn and pastures ready for two horses, not to mention riding and training. I did not log or measure food, and ended up gaining two pounds. My bf% did go down however, and seems pretty reliable as I only compare % when my hydration levels fall between a certain % as well. If correct, I gained two pounds but actually lost .5 lb fat. So we'll take it with a grain of salt--I can't say I'm ecstatic, but I'm not going to kill myself over it either. I'm joining fitday or sparkpeople tonight or tomorrow, depending how much time I have. Then my records will be online, not my hard drive. I FORGOT to take measurements this am, but no biggie, they're not required so I'll do it next month. The great thing is that I have been working out so I'm officially "on the wagon!"
Here it goes... this month was not as great as the others due to the fact as I had two mini-vacations in basically a row. I did see 147 on the scale about 2 weeks ago, but I've been working on going back down after major gain after the 1st vacation.. so without further ado....
Did I miss the deadline I checked this post a couple days ago and saw no deadline in the first post so figured I had a couple days at least. Sorry! I guess I will post them anyways...
Aug ---> Nov
Weight = 127lbs (-3 lbs)
Height = 5'4"
Bust = 35.25"
R Upper Arm = 10.5" (-0.25")
Ribcage = 29" (-0.5")
Waist = 27.75" (-0..75")
Navel = 32.75" (-0.25")
Hips = 36.5"
R Thigh = 18.5"
R Calf = 12"
Neck = 12.5"
Shoulders = 39.25" (-0.25")
Updates
I pulled something in my lower back mid-October which got inflamed, so was out of the gym for almost two weeks. Then this past week my gym membership ended and I am trying to decide what to do. I am moving across the state in early January so the only choice is to prepay for 15 visits, but not sure if I have the money since I am starting to save for the Holidays. If I don't rejoin the gym then I will try to do some things at home that I can.
Jane, if I may suggest that the deadline be included in Post one of all the threads with the date, because someimes (holidays, etc) even *I* forget, and I have it calendared
I checked this post a couple days ago and saw no deadline in the first post so figured I had a couple days at least. Sorry! I guess I will post them anyways...
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