Are you doing the BB Squats with 10# on each side of an olympic sized barbell? If so, you "should" write it as #55. Because, hey, that looks much more impressive anyway... I'm not sure what the other barbells weigh, but if you're using a shorter one, I'm sure someone else could tell you. Also, if you're raising your weights on the various exercises, you can use red font to tell us all that you've just hit a new high (a PR). And one of the benefits of being a relative newbie is that you'll have lots and lots of PR's!!!
Okay, that's all my instructions for now!
Ooh--PR? Personal Record? I bet I have some of those already!
I think I am using an Olympic sized barbell for the squats, with 2 x 10 lb weights. (So I guess I should have written it as 20 lb???) The barbell is the same length as the regular one, but seems lighter and smaller in diameter. Not sure on its weight.
Ooh--PR? Personal Record? I bet I have some of those already!
I think I am using an Olympic sized barbell for the squats, with 2 x 10 lb weights. (So I guess I should have written it as 20 lb???) The barbell is the same length as the regular one, but seems lighter and smaller in diameter. Not sure on its weight.
Thanks for the info!
If it's an olympic size bar, then it weighs 45 lbs. So, if you did sets of 15, then it would be:
Celeste, you seem about as good at math in the morning as me...except my numbers issue follows me through out the day! I've rebalanced my checkbook 5 times, and still can't figure out where the missing $35.47 is, and I'm using a caluclator and a bank statement. I guess there's a reason I'm a writer/trainer instead of a mathematician!
Anyway Cherly, looking good in here. You're off to a great start!
Celeste, you seem about as good at math in the morning as me...except my numbers issue follows me through out the day! I've rebalanced my checkbook 5 times, and still can't figure out where the missing $35.47 is, and I'm using a caluclator and a bank statement. I guess there's a reason I'm a writer/trainer instead of a mathematician!
Anyway Cherly, looking good in here. You're off to a great start!
And that would drive me crazy--I have to go back and account for every single penny, so something that far off would keep me up at night .
cheryl - sounds like you've made a lot of progress mentally and i really think that's more than half the battle. once your head is in a better place, it's so much easier for the body to tag along.
i'm more than two years into this fat loss odyssey and there have been a lot of little mental shifts along the way and it makes it almost easy now. there are still challenges, but my perspective has changed so completely and so have my habits.
cheryl - sounds like you've made a lot of progress mentally and i really think that's more than half the battle. once your head is in a better place, it's so much easier for the body to tag along.
i'm more than two years into this fat loss odyssey and there have been a lot of little mental shifts along the way and it makes it almost easy now. there are still challenges, but my perspective has changed so completely and so have my habits.
No kidding! When I keep my head in the right place, I do okay. It's all about attitude (which, I guess, reflects how well I'm taking care of myself, priorities adn all that.)
Ack. I spent the whole weekend running from one place to another (and some of those places were substantially overstocked with pink-frosted sugar cookies!!) so I'm just now recording what I ate, drank, exercised, etc. This weekend was definitely a step backwards in the whole healthy-eating campaign, but only ONE step backwards, when I've made several steps forward. All in all, I'm ready to jump back into things this week.
The interesting--and cool--observation about diet this weekend is that I could feel a big different in my energy when I wasn't eating as well. Also wine seems to affect me much more after a week of healthy living , so I guess I'm making some kind of changes in my metabolism! Today I was craving healthy stuff--eggs, chicken breasts with veggies and pita bread, etc. That makes me happy!
Friday: no exercise
Breakfast: 1 egg, 2 egg whites, 1/2 cup assorted veggies, whole grain toast, protein shake, coffee
Snack: pumpkin cranberry muffin
Lunch: Pita bread with grilled chicken, goat cheese, lettuce, onion, and red bell pepper
Dinner: pork mango stir fry, salad, brown rice, wine. And more wine. More than I meant to have....
Saturday: no exercise
Breakfast: Protein and fruit smoothie, coffee
Snack: Sugar cookies (!), tortilla chips and salsa
Lunch: Pita bread with grilled chicken, goat cheese, lettuce, onion, and red bell pepper
Dinner: 2 slices pepperoni pizza, 6 oz wine
Sunday: no official exercise, but lots of movement this am in our church's children's program. (Disco and acting and singing and jumping around...yeah, that counts, I think!)
Breakfast: Protein shake, coffee
Snack: unhealthy muffins at church--I needed food, and this was the best avail. Oh, well. I need to pack a snack next time!
Lunch: split pea soup with ham, 2 pieces Dove dark chocolate
Dinner: Pita bread with grilled chicken, goat cheese, lettuce, onion, and red bell pepper, 8 oz. wine
I haven't yet calculated g protein, fat, and carbs, so it'll be interesting to see how everything adds up! Tomorrow morning early I'm off to the gym again.....
Ack. I spent the whole weekend running from one place to another (and some of those places were substantially overstocked with pink-frosted sugar cookies!!) so I'm just now recording what I ate, drank, exercised, etc. This weekend was definitely a step backwards in the whole healthy-eating campaign, but only ONE step backwards, when I've made several steps forward. All in all, I'm ready to jump back into things this week.
The interesting--and cool--observation about diet this weekend is that I could feel a big different in my energy when I wasn't eating as well. Also wine seems to affect me much more after a week of healthy living , so I guess I'm making some kind of changes in my metabolism! Today I was craving healthy stuff--eggs, chicken breasts with veggies and pita bread, etc. That makes me happy!
Isn't that amazing?! It's like I never noticed how run down I felt until I stopped eating so much junk food. And I hear ya on the wine--my limit is much less nowadays!
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Friday: no exercise
Breakfast: 1 egg, 2 egg whites, 1/2 cup assorted veggies, whole grain toast, protein shake, coffee
Snack: pumpkin cranberry muffin
Lunch: Pita bread with grilled chicken, goat cheese, lettuce, onion, and red bell pepper
Dinner: pork mango stir fry, salad, brown rice, wine. And more wine. More than I meant to have....
Mmmm...gotta get me some goat cheese ! Yum!
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Saturday: no exercise
Breakfast: Protein and fruit smoothie, coffee
Snack: Sugar cookies (!), tortilla chips and salsa
Lunch: Pita bread with grilled chicken, goat cheese, lettuce, onion, and red bell pepper
Dinner: 2 slices pepperoni pizza, 6 oz wine
Chips and salsa are my weakness too...
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Sunday: no official exercise, but lots of movement this am in our church's children's program. (Disco and acting and singing and jumping around...yeah, that counts, I think!)
Breakfast: Protein shake, coffee
Snack: unhealthy muffins at church--I needed food, and this was the best avail. Oh, well. I need to pack a snack next time!
Lunch: split pea soup with ham, 2 pieces Dove dark chocolate
Dinner: Pita bread with grilled chicken, goat cheese, lettuce, onion, and red bell pepper, 8 oz. wine
Yeah, that's movement, all right! I've seen you on stage and you're wild!
And what's the deal with all that food at church?! Mine too--though I planned on indulging this week, sometimes I resist and sometimes I just can't hold out...
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I haven't yet calculated g protein, fat, and carbs, so it'll be interesting to see how everything adds up! Tomorrow morning early I'm off to the gym again.....
Speaking of cheese, Kerrygold Dubliner is very good, if you want something different. While not for all palates (some have said it's better as a grated cheese for topping rather than eating on its own), it's a staple in my food plan.
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Speaking of cheese, Kerrygold Dubliner is very good, if you want something different. While not for all palates (some have said it's better as a grated cheese for topping rather than eating on its own), it's a staple in my food plan.
I second Tom's recommendation! I was in the grocery store a few weeks ago and remembered reading about it in his log, so we bought some. It's YUMMMMMY - especially with a glass of red wine!
I was looking for that in the store on Saturday but couldn't find it. Is it more of a specialty cheese, or should I be able to find it in basically any grocery store?
I was looking for that in the store on Saturday but couldn't find it. Is it more of a specialty cheese, or should I be able to find it in basically any grocery store?
I've only seen it at the Wegmans here. Not sure if a local grocery store would have it. (I know one that doesn't - haven't looked in at the others since I shop mostly at Wegmans.)
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I was looking for that in the store on Saturday but couldn't find it. Is it more of a specialty cheese, or should I be able to find it in basically any grocery store?
I see this cheese everywhere including supermarkets and Costco. It used to be really popular only around St. Patrick's day, but now I see it all the time. It is yummy but then again it IS cheese .
I second Tom's recommendation! I was in the grocery store a few weeks ago and remembered reading about it in his log, so we bought some. It's YUMMMMMY - especially with a glass of red wine!
Yum--I'll have to try some! Cheese is an awesome way for me to avoid feeling "deprived" in my eating. A little bit packs a lot of flavor and satisfaction. Ooh, and with wine and maybe a bit of apple...gotta find some. Thanks for the recommendation.
I was looking for that in the store on Saturday but couldn't find it. Is it more of a specialty cheese, or should I be able to find it in basically any grocery store?
I saw it in BJ's club over the weekend (but didn't buy it - we wanted a smaller block) but our local Acme did NOT carry it! BOOOO on them!
Managed to get out of the house to the gym this AM, altho it was looking iffy for a bit. DH was feeling sick (he doesn't get sick often, but when he does, he's pathetic), so there wasn't anyone to get the kids moving while I was at the gym...and then, since this is CO, our "1-2 inches" of snow turned out to be 6-8 inches. So I'm feeling very proud of myself .
Today's Workout
A: Deadlifts, 55 lb, 2 x 15
B1: Dumbbell shoulder press, 12.5 lb, 2 x 15
B2: Lat pull-down, 60 lb, 2 x 15
C1: Lunges, 2 5 lb dumbbells, 2 x 15
C2: Crunches on balance ball, 2 x 10
I rested 60 seconds between each set.
Wow, that looks like a mighty short workout! I'm plugging along, though.
Cheryl, one of my great recent discoveries is short workouts! I plan for 4 different exercises which doesn't seem like much, but with 2-3 sets of each and pushing the weights up each time, it really is a workout!
...and then, since this is CO, our "1-2 inches" of snow turned out to be 6-8 inches. So I'm feeling very proud of myself .
Don't you just love CO for that reason! In the city, it was supposed trace, and ended up being closer to 3-5 inches. I considered working from home, but that just seemed pathetic. And, if I did that, there would be no way I'd manage to drag my butt to the gym after work.
Great workouts. Tom's right, sometimes it's the short ones that really do you in!
It's the "short" workouts that do you in most of all. And there's a special circle of Hell reserved for 15+ rep protocols. So, nice job.
So, so true!!!
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Managed to get out of the house to the gym this AM, altho it was looking iffy for a bit. DH was feeling sick (he doesn't get sick often, but when he does, he's pathetic), so there wasn't anyone to get the kids moving while I was at the gym...and then, since this is CO, our "1-2 inches" of snow turned out to be 6-8 inches. So I'm feeling very proud of myself .
Today's Workout
A: Deadlifts, 55 lb, 2 x 15
B1: Dumbbell shoulder press, 12.5 lb, 2 x 15
B2: Lat pull-down, 60 lb, 2 x 15
C1: Lunges, 2 5 lb dumbbells, 2 x 15
C2: Crunches on balance ball, 2 x 10
I rested 60 seconds between each set.
Wow, that looks like a mighty short workout! I'm plugging along, though.
Wowee, lookit the red!!! And tell poor Dwight I hope he feels better. Good job getting there, too.
I'm not sure what the other barbells weigh, but if you're using a shorter one, I'm sure someone else could tell you. Also, if you're raising your weights on the various exercises, you can use red font to tell us all that you've just hit a new high (a PR). And one of the benefits of being a relative newbie is that you'll have lots and lots of PR's!!!
(LOVE YOU CELESTE!!!!!!!)
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