Ok, here goes. I haven't taken my measurements yet, but will get those tomorrow. I have a link posted to my before pics in the Challenge thread. I'm computer challenged, so I don't have them resized for posting here. They are scary enough to view small, let alone over sized. A quick history...I've always had a weight problem with my highest weight being 235. I have gained and lost over 75 pounds twice. Right now I'm at 175 and have been yo-yoing between 160 and 180 for several years now.
I am not new to lifting having discovered weights about 10 years ago. For many, many years I was a home exerciser with workout videos. We moved to a new town 3 years ago and 2 years ago a nice little 24 hour club opened up one mile down the road. I joined and have been going there ever since. I use the machines and free weights there, but have never really followed any kind of structured program. I am hoping by following the NROL4W, it will help me get out of the diet, yo-yo cycle I am stuck in.
My diet for the most part is decent. I know what I should be eating, but don't always follow it. It does help I have a close friend in Minneapolis who just graduated college and is interning as a Registered Dietitian/Personal Trainer. She is helping me with the eating program. One thing I have learned from her and from the book...I don't eat enough! I have been stuck in the rut of eating less then 1200 calories a day to try to lose weight. She wants me to eat 1600-1700 calories a day using the same guidelines the book follows with protein/carb ratios.
So anyway, I actually began the program on Wednesday. I did the first workout. Having mostly used machines for the past year or so, using all free weights was a bit new. Especially using the big barbell for squats. Let's just say....my thighs are very painful today!
Will be back tomorrow in the morning with measurements. For now, my starting weight is 178. Height 5'3".
Jodi
Last edited by Jodi : 01-03-2008 at 08:22 PM.
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Welcome and good luck! Many people have had success with NROL so you will have success if you consistently follow the program and follow a good eating plan.
Sounds like you're off to a great start. NROL is quite the workout, but you'll feel such a sense of accomplishment when you complete one. Welcome to the forum.
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Hello, and thanks for the welcome. Finally got my measurements taken this morning.
Weight: 178
Chest: 42
Waist: 38
Hips: 43
I did Workout B/Stage 1 for the first time this morning. My legs were still sore from Workout A that I did day before yesterday, but I did Workout B pretty well. Lunges are my least favorite exercise.
Came home from gym and had a protein shake with a half cup of blueberries in it. Breakfast will be: Cup of oatmeal, poached egg and an apple.
Diet is a challenge for me as my hubby and I own a little sandwich/hotdog shop, so bad foods are always sitting right in front of me when I'm there working!
Hi Jodi..
I love any kind of bread so the sandwich shop would be murder for me
I see we are also the same height..i would love to be a little taller
Good luck...
Jodi, so glad you joined the challenge. Yes, you and I are right about at the same point ... and we will get there together!!
Lunges are one of my least favorite exercises too ... but that must be because they are necessary!!
As for avoiding the food at work ... pack yourself a cooler full of your good healthy foods, then you won't be tempted to eat the junk. Keep a copy of your before pictures nearby so when you want to dig into the junk, you can look at it and decide if the junk is going to be worth it!!
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Tomorrow morning it's off to the gym for an interval workout. I love doing Itread workouts from Itrain on the treadmill. Not sure if they qualify as a true HIIT workout, but I enjoy them so much I look forward to doing them.
Ok, here I am again. Yesterday I wasn't able to workout and my eating was bad. We had out-of-town company so didn't have time. But, today I got things back going.
Today was Workout A/#2.
Squats. Warmed up with some ball squats against the wall.
Then: Set 1: 15---70 pounds.
Set 2: 15----70 pounds.
On to Push-ups. 30 percent incline.
Set 1: Managed 12
Set 2: Managed to get 14 this time.
Seated Row:
Set 1 - 15 at 80#
Set 2 - 15 at 80#
Step-Ups: 14 inch step.
Set 1 - 15 holding two 10 pounds weights
Set 2 - 15 holding two 10 pound weights.
Prone Jackknife.
Set 1 - got out 10.
Set 2 - did another 10. Those are tough.
OK...tomorrow will be an interval workout on the treadmill.
Came home and had a protein shake. Then, for breakfast I had 7-grain hot cereal and some milk.
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I managed to get in an interval workout this morning on the treamill at the gym. Don't have time to type much right now. We have had over 7 inches of rain since last night and everything is flooding...including our basement and back yard.
Gotta go......have to moniter the pumps and hoses to try and keep our furnace and waterheater from going under....
Hi guys, basement still has water, but the pump is keeping the level down below what is important down there. The local river is suppose to crest tomorrow so only time will tell if it's going to get worse. Thank you for asking! Now, for my workout today.
I did workout B/#2.
Warmed up 15 minutes on eliptical.
Deadlifts: 15 - 65#.
15 - 55#.
Dumbell shoulder press:
15 - 15#
15 - 15#
Wide grip lat pulldown:
15 - 80#
15 - 80#
Shoulder Press (dumbbell)
15 - two 15#ers.
15 - two 10#ers.
Lunges:
15 each leg - holding two 10#ers.
15 each leg - holding two 10#ers.
Swiss Ball crunch.
Two sets of 20.
Ok.....that was it for today. Tomorrow, interval workout on treadmill.
You are doing a great job.
I use to live in Indiana. Thats where I grew up. I wish I still lived there. I still get home sick and I moved away in 1990. Now I live in the south. I sure do miss the winters. My DH thinks I am crazy. That was the reason we left.
Vanessa, I love doing interval workouts on the treamill. I use the Itrain treadmill workouts downloaded to my Ipod. Either those or the ones by Cardio Coach.
Patty, I do love Indiana and love the winters. What I can leave, tho, is our bad spring weather that we have with tornados. I won't have a house without a basement in this area. But, this is January and we have had June weather in January. We didn't have the tornados, just the flooding.
Ok, today was Workout A/3. I tried upping my weight a bit. With the squats, I'm going to have to be careful as I felt my right knee tweak a bit when I went up with the weight.
Squat:
12 - 85#'s
12 - 85#'s.
Went up 10 pounds from previous workout. I think I will hold at 80 for a bit until my right knee doesn't feel tweaky.
Push-up
12 at 30% incline. 12 at 25% incline.
Seated Row:
12 - 80#'s.
12 - 90#'s. That is the first time I've done seated rows at 90#.
Step-Up:
12 holding two 10 pound weights.
12 holding two 15 pound weights.
Prone Jack-Knife.
Two sets of 10---completed.
I warmed up with 15 minutes on the Elipitcal. Also did about 15 squats to warm-up using the barbell with no weight. It was a good workout!
On a side note. I have lost almost 5 pounds in the last couple of weeks. One thing I have changed in my diet is I have been eating more. A friend of mine who is interning as a registered dietician/personal trainer has been overseeing my eating program...and told me sternly I was not eating enough. It's hard to get out of the "diet" mindset. I was only eating about 1200 calories a day. I have upped it to 1700-1800 and what a shock...I've lost 5 pounds!
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