Ha ha! Did the poodle have anything to do with it? Or just the boxer? I have the same problem with Luke...
It was probably a team effort!
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Read this reply right after being in Aoife's thread, something about leg humping... hmmmm...
Ack! That's a scary thought....
Anyhoo, I'm hoping to swing by Target today and pick up a three pack. Or, barring that, I'll search the field near our local tennis court . (You think I'm kidding! )
I did actually work out yesterday, just had a crazily busy day with little time at the computer. But I fit in the workout! Here it is:
A: DL 1 x 12 x 60#, 1 x 12 x 65#
B1: Dumbbell shoulder press 1 x 12 x 12.5 ea., 1 x 12 x 15# ea. B2: Wide-grip lat pulldown 2 x 12 x 65#
C1: Lunge 2 x 12 x 7.5# ea C2: Swiss ball crunch 2 x 12#
I think 15 lb dbs were too much for the dumbbell press, because I couldn't keep good form past about 10 resp (altho I tried). Also--I definitely notice that I'm stronger and have more energy when I eat first. Go figure!
The cool side effect of all this is that even though there's some stressful stuff going on at home right now (middle schooler with ADD, depression, anxiety, and now they're saying maybe bipolar), I find that I'm dealing with everything better. I've tried to deal with stress with exercise before, but lifting weights is affecting my mood way more than yoga, walking, or even running ever did. Thanx for all the encouragement!
Hey Cheryl, just stopping by to subscribe to your log. It looks like you're making great progress already both with the food and the workouts. Keep up the good work!!!
I did actually work out yesterday, just had a crazily busy day with little time at the computer. But I fit in the workout! Here it is:
A: DL 1 x 12 x 60#, 1 x 12 x 65#
B1: Dumbbell shoulder press 1 x 12 x 12.5 ea., 1 x 12 x 15# ea. B2: Wide-grip lat pulldown 2 x 12 x 65#
C1: Lunge 2 x 12 x 7.5# ea C2: Swiss ball crunch 2 x 12#
I think 15 lb dbs were too much for the dumbbell press, because I couldn't keep good form past about 10 resp (altho I tried). Also--I definitely notice that I'm stronger and have more energy when I eat first. Go figure!
The cool side effect of all this is that even though there's some stressful stuff going on at home right now (middle schooler with ADD, depression, anxiety, and now they're saying maybe bipolar), I find that I'm dealing with everything better. I've tried to deal with stress with exercise before, but lifting weights is affecting my mood way more than yoga, walking, or even running ever did. Thanx for all the encouragement!
Cool. Red. Wowie!
On the home front, so sorry...trying to call ya now.
Hey Cheryl, just stopping by to subscribe to your log. It looks like you're making great progress already both with the food and the workouts. Keep up the good work!!!
TY~! It's so encouraging to have this online crowd pulling for me .
I almost didn't get to the gym today for a variety of reasons--sick DH, kids needing attention, hitting the alarm clock snooze one too many times --but finally made it this afternoon. I think everyone in the house is starting to figure out that if Mom doesn't work out on work out days, she'll be cranky . That's a good thing. I think.
I've had an incredibly gross weekend on the food side of things--too much wine, pizza, and a meal out at Denny's (do they have ANYTHING healthy on their menu?! It was a reward for the kids. We filled up a bowl with pennies--one for every thing they said they were thankful for....) So I was especially glad to get to the gym. Working out gives me more of a taste for healthy food. Maybe it makes me more in tune to what my body needs?
Anyway, I'm intrigued by all the discussion of clean eating/cooking. As soon as I'm done here, I'm heading to look it up....
Today's workout
A: Squats 1 x 12 x 70#, 1 x 12 x 75#
B1: Push-ups 2 x 12 (full push-ups) B2: Seated row 2 x 12 x 65#
C1: Step-up 2 x 12 x 10# ea. db C2: Prone jackknife 2 x 10
K, I love how quickly the weight goes up for squats adn DL's . I had a really tough time completing the second set of seated rows at 65#, but I'll try this weight again next time. I bet I'll be okay with it in a week! TTYL....
I almost didn't get to the gym today for a variety of reasons--sick DH, kids needing attention, hitting the alarm clock snooze one too many times --but finally made it this afternoon. I think everyone in the house is starting to figure out that if Mom doesn't work out on work out days, she'll be cranky . That's a good thing. I think.
LOL! I think so too--good job getting to the gym. That's the hardest part, isn't it?
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I've had an incredibly gross weekend on the food side of things--too much wine, pizza, and a meal out at Denny's (do they have ANYTHING healthy on their menu?! It was a reward for the kids. We filled up a bowl with pennies--one for every thing they said they were thankful for....) So I was especially glad to get to the gym. Working out gives me more of a taste for healthy food. Maybe it makes me more in tune to what my body needs?
Anyway, I'm intrigued by all the discussion of clean eating/cooking. As soon as I'm done here, I'm heading to look it up....
Today's workout
A: Squats 1 x 12 x 70#, 1 x 12 x 75#
B1: Push-ups 2 x 12 (full push-ups) B2: Seated row 2 x 12 x 65#
C1: Step-up 2 x 12 x 10# ea. db C2: Prone jackknife 2 x 10
K, I love how quickly the weight goes up for squats adn DL's . I had a really tough time completing the second set of seated rows at 65#, but I'll try this weight again next time. I bet I'll be okay with it in a week! TTYL....
Okay, that's cool about the meal out with the kids. Was this an ongoing thing? How did it work? As far as Denny's goes, I don't think they have anything healthy on their menu either, BUT when I've asked them to cook [whatever food I'm having] with no oil or butter, it at least cuts down on the unhealthiness. They actually listen, which some restaurants don't do...
And very nice workout!!! Your squats are improving like crazy, as are the pushups. Bet you're glad you went to the gym!
Cheryl, very nice workouts! Great idea about the pennies and the thankfulness. I think DH and I need to consider that for our kids.
We started it around Thanksgiving, when the kids were feeling particularly un-grateful for each other. It's been a very cool exercise. I think we'll do it again. Just stock up on pennies--it takes hundreds to fill a bowl!
LOL! I think so too--good job getting to the gym. That's the hardest part, isn't it?
Okay, that's cool about the meal out with the kids. Was this an ongoing thing? How did it work? As far as Denny's goes, I don't think they have anything healthy on their menu either, BUT when I've asked them to cook [whatever food I'm having] with no oil or butter, it at least cuts down on the unhealthiness. They actually listen, which some restaurants don't do...
That's good to know--didn't even think of it. I'd already eaten a healthy breakfast, so I ended up not eating much.
I ordered these things called "pancake puppies", described as round balls of pancake rolled in cinnamon sugar with maple syrup for dipping. I didn't realize, though, that they were deep-fried! I ate three and shared the rest. They were good, but not good enough to justify the way they were making me feel .
And yes--I'm VERY glad I went to work out. I burned off a lot of stress and came back home ready to dive into life again, always a good thing.
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And very nice workout!!! Your squats are improving like crazy, as are the pushups. Bet you're glad you went to the gym!
We started it around Thanksgiving, when the kids were feeling particularly un-grateful for each other. It's been a very cool exercise. I think we'll do it again. Just stock up on pennies--it takes hundreds to fill a bowl!
Thanks, Cheryl. My kids have been having that problem the last couple of months and I think that could really help all of us.
ROFL Diane and Karen.... I won't even offer my kids up, since you both beat me to it!
Love the pennies idea here too.... it's a great idea to reward them for things they do right instead of taking away things/punishing for the things they do wrong, kwim? Hopefully the "being nice" sticks with them and becomes a habit even when they don't need to have the pennies anymore!
"As far as (healthy) eating, either do it, or don't. Same issues repeated over and over is just insanity. We either commit to the endeavor or pay lip-service to it. This is the hardest part of the whole process, and it needs to be practiced more than the actual physical training. It's mind training." ~ Matt Thorne
"The reason that most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want most for what they want at the moment."
You can probably find something, although taking a look at the files, I'd guess that it might be easier at dinner than breakfast.
Thanks! And they offer all menu items all the time, so it's something to keep in mind. (My youngest always orders a cheeseburger, fries, and goldfish...go figure!)
ROFL Diane and Karen.... I won't even offer my kids up, since you both beat me to it!
What she said!!!
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Love the pennies idea here too.... it's a great idea to reward them for things they do right instead of taking away things/punishing for the things they do wrong, kwim? Hopefully the "being nice" sticks with them and becomes a habit even when they don't need to have the pennies anymore!
That's the hope! It worked out really well (unlike some of my other parenting rewards/charts/etc.) because it put the two kids on the same team instead of competing with each other. Competition is a biggie in this house--we try to avoid sibling comparisons at all costs. It's not the parents comparing them, either: it's the boys!
B1: db shoulder press 2 x 12 x 2 (12.5#) dbs B2: Wide-grip lat pulldown1 x 12 x 65, 1 x 12 x 70#
C1: Lunge 2 x 12 x 2 (7.5#) dbs C2: Swiss ball crunch 2 x 12
Yesterday was a weird day all around. I was way overtired but went in to the gym anyhow--but then I was really low energy working out. I'm not sure if the low energy was because I was overtired or food-related. I had a protein shake half an hour before working out, but still felt kind of weak and shaky. Bleh.
Then for the rest of the day, I was REALLY hungry. I ate approx. 2400 calories, when I'm aiming for more like 1600-1900. Most of those calories were actually healthy food (except a brownie, a square of Dove chocolate, a spoonful of Nutella, and a glass of wine). Today, though, my weight is down a bit (152.5; I usually range between 153 and 155).
I'm trying to listen to what my body needs, but I confess that I wonder if my body was lying to me yesterday ?
Cheryl, that workout does look good. Sorry about the low energy--at least you got some red though! I'm wondering what other people will say about the hunger. I have a couple of thoughts--first of all, when you're eating in a deficit, you're bound to be hungry. Also, you probably were listening to your body--you've been transitioning into becoming a very active person, including lifting weights, which is pretty taxing, and your body is saying, "help! Feed me! I need more energy!" The question is whether you can manage the deficit that will help you lose weight even better now that your metabolism is ramped up. So I suppose there are a lot of other factors--lack of sleep makes me hungrier, sometimes eating too many carbs makes me hungry, could be hormones, etc. But hey, it's one day--and you didn't totally freak out food-wise, so I say you're doing ok. (Doesn't that ease your mind? )
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