Jodi's NRLO4W blog and log....

[stingo]

Well done Jodi - and yes, ironically enough you do need to eat to lose weight. Great progress so far - keep it up.

[fengshway]

way to lift, jodi, you are doing a great job. and congrats on the weight.

[Jodi]

Today, I'm taking the day off. I feel pretty good on this program so far! Am really enjoying it. It's great when you look forward to working out. I love my post-workout shake and am going to miss it today. (I know, sounds corny)


Jodi

[RebeccaC]

Nice work this week Jodi. I hope you are done with the flooding. Where I live everything is solid ice still and looks to stay that way for a long time! Have a great weekend.

[Jodi]

Good morning, everyone! Today was Workout B/4.

Deadlifts - Set 1-12 at 55#'s. Set 2-12 at 65#'s.
DB Shoulder Press. Set 1-12 at 2/15ers. Set 2 12 at 2/15#ers.
Wide Grip Lat Pulldown. Set 1 -12 at 90#. Set 2 - 12 at 80#.
Lunge. Set 1 - holding 2 15#. Set 2 - holding 2 15#.
Swiss Ball Crunch. Two sets of 20 or so reps.

Also did about 15 minutes on the eliptical to warm up, then 15 minutes on the treadmill afterward.

Good workout. Managed to up my weight on the Pulldowns and Lunges.

[Jodi]

Today's workout was a 45 minute interval workout on the treadmill. Good workout.

[Jodi]

Today was Workout A/#5.

Squats: 10 at 65#. 10 at 75$. 10 at 85#.
Push-ups: Three sets of 10. One at 30% incline. The other two sets at 25%.
Seated Row: 10 at 80#. 10 at 90#. 10 at 90#.
Step-Up. 10 with 2 15#'s. 10 with 2 15#'s. 10 with 2 15#'s.
Prone Jackknifes: 10/9/10.

Workout felt pretty good. 65 pounds in squats was real easy for the first set. Still struggling to do all the Jackknifes I'm supposed to be doing!

Jodi

[Jodi]

Did a good interval workout on the treadmill for 40 minutes. Then, tried doing about 5 minutes of HIIT on the eliptical just for the heck of it.

[Jodi]

This morning, I overslept a bit so was afraid if I tried doing my next weight session, I'd rush it. So, I did an interval workout on the treadmill. Tomorrow morning I'll do my next weight workout.

My diet was bad today. I had bad cravings all day and overly indulged in some pizza this evening. It really tasted good!

Jodi

[mel]

Hi Jodi! Just pick your self off that pizza plate and get back to it! One overindulgence does not a pattern make!

mel

[Jodi]

Today's workout: Stage 1. Workout B/6

Deadlift: Three sets of 10. 65#/65#/65#.
DB Shoulder Press: Three sets of 10. 15#/15#/20#.
Wide Grip Lat Pulldown: Three sets of 10. 90/90/80
Lunges: Three sets of 10. (holding two DBs) 15/15/20
Swiss Ball Crunch: Three sets. Did 20 or so each set.

I warmed up with 10 minutes on the Eliptical. Then, did 15 Deadlifts with just the 45# barbell. Ended the workout with another 10 minutes on the eliptical.

[Littlemermaidklb]

Great workouts! And I hear ya on the whole "eat more to lose weight"
thing... it seems so weird at first! (But really nice at the same time! hehe)
Great job!

[dillytl]

Nice job on the workout, Jodi!! No worries about the pizza indulgence - it's not about what you DID, but about what you DO NEXT!!!! As long as you got right back to it, you'll be fine!!

[Jodi]

Mmmm...that pizza was good. There are leftovers in the 'fridge, but so far I've been able to resist them!!!

[GinnyLou]

Great workouts, Jodi! I love the picture of the pup, in your avatar.

[Jodi]

Thanks, Ginny..that is Rudy. He's my 5-year old, big baby, yellow lab. We have one other dog named Charlotte...she is a yellow-lab mix who we rescued from the humane society. I work with a non-profit lab rescue here in Indiana so I'm surprised I have only two!

[Jodi]

Well, today I took some measuremets to see how I'm progressing. I did drop a fast 5 pounds the first week of the program, but since then the scale has been stuck. I have lost some inches:

Chest: 41 (was 42)
Waist: 36 (was 38)
Hips: 42 (was 43)

I can tell I've lost inches as my jeans that were getting tight, are not fitting perfect. Now, to be able to drop down a size.

Here is today's workout: (yesterday, was a day off)

Workout A/7.

Squat: 8 at 75#. 8 at 85. 8 at 95
Push Ups: Three sets of 8. 25% incline, the 20%
Seated Row: 8 at 90. 8 at 90 8 at 100.
Step-Up: 8 holding 2 15#s. Then two sets of 8 holding two 20's.
Prone Jackknife: still struggling with these. Managed:
One set of 8. One set of 10. Then one set of 5 and another set of 5.

I warmed up with 10 minutes on the eliptical and 15 squats with just 45#'s. Ended the workout with another 10 minutes on the eliptical.

Later!

[GinnyLou]

Woo hoo! Great job on the inches lost.

she is a yellow-lab mix who we rescued from the humane society

I have a yellow-lab, pound puppy that I got when she was 6 weeks old. She is now 11 and I couldn't ask for a better dog.

[Jodi]

This morning I did intervals on the treadmill.

I took the time last night to get some steel-cut oats to soak and cooked them up for breakfast this morning. They are so good....I have to make them more often.