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beesknees · 06-30-2008, 07:59 AM

My husband is pretty great about my workouts/eating. Sometimes I wish he would join me though. I like being active together and we bike, but I think it would be fun to have him as a lifting partner. I have always had body image issues as long as I can remember. I try to explain my struggles to him but I don't think most guys can understand. I have a few friends that share these struggles and its nice to have them to talk to.

Anyway, its a 4 day week - woo hoo! Really hard to get out of bed this morning especially when husband gets to sleep in every day. We had a fun weekend - Saturday was busy and I was pretty lazy yesterday not much NEAT! Looking forward to this upcoming weekend. I am definitely one of those people who is "workin for the weekend" all the time! And we have a little mini-vacay planned for this weekend so even more to look forward to.

Stage 5 A3 - (oops, I recorded two A1's, one of them was A2 obviously)
1 arm DB snatch:
3x4, 30#

DB single-leg RDL:
3x4, 30# each

Bbell bent row:
3x4, 65#

DB single-arm overhead squat:
3x4, 25/13

DB incline bench press:
3x6 30 lb db's

Plank: Did these on the floor. Getting easier but still don't love.

Reverse wood chop: 10lb plate.

BW Matrix:2:07, 2:07 I think these are my best times. Seems to be getting easier each time.

Steady State: 7 mile walk with friend. I did this before lifting and could tell I was tired. Even walking made my legs fatigued. It was a nice walk and a nice morning to be outside.

beesknees · 07-02-2008, 07:42 AM

Monday we went for an hour bike ride. Kept heart rate at 140-150 bpm.

Here is what I did last night:

Tuesday July 1st
Stage 5 B3

Barbell RDL / Row - 3x4, 65#

Partial 1-leg squat - 4x6, BW did these "pistol like" holding on to the door frame.

Pull-over - 3x4 25# db's

Back Extension - 3x8 Did these on swiss ball with 10# plate.

YTWL - 3x4, 10# db's

Abs - incline reverse crunch, prone jackknife, side incline reverse crunch

Prone Cobra - did extra of these for back extension so didn't do them again

HIIT - did 2 sets of tabatas. Jumping over bar.

Eats have been ok. I haven't been tracking this week. I think I just need a break from it. I will get back at it next week. The only variables have been dinner and last night we made taco salad with ground turkey. Actually I am not really sure what made it "taco" since I didn't have any chips or a shell. Huh, oh well it was good and I watched portions.

My weight has been holding/maintaining so its not all bad. Still down from about a month ago. Trying to decide if I should start eating less or doing more steady state cardio. Obviously adding more cardio would be easier. I will have to ponder this over the weekend. I am going to try to be good over the weekend but have a feeling it will be hard since we are going out of town and will be eating out every meal. But it will be fun! I am excited

foodfromafar · 07-03-2008, 10:33 PM

Bree, I can't believe you did the bwm in 2:07. WOW!!

Celestialmom · 07-05-2008, 01:03 PM

Hi Bree--I never commented about your archery skills but when I was posting about the archery fest in my log I remembered. That's so cool that you were good at it--did you use traditional equipment or compound? It seems like competitions like that are all traditional but I don't remember. Anyway, good job staying on track with your eating and workouts. I'm wavering but seem to be back where I should be...
Celeste

beesknees · 07-07-2008, 09:01 AM

A lot to log today!

Pauline, Thanks! It seemed to get easier the more I do it. Sometimes for HIIT I did tabatas jumping over stuff so I think that may have helped.

Celeste, I used a compound bow. It was so long ago! I haven't picked one up in probably 12-15 years. I got into it because my dad was bow hunting and he would take me to target practice and I thought it seemed fun. I don't think I could hit a target now!

So here is what I did last Thursday:

Stage 5 A4
1 arm DB snatch:
3x4, 30#

DB single-leg RDL:
3x4, 30# each

Bbell bent row:
3x4, 65#

DB single-arm overhead squat:
3x4, 25/13

DB incline bench press:
3x6 30 lb db's

Plank: did two

Reverse wood chop: 10lb plate.

BW Matrix: I usually use my ipod to time these but it was dead so I didn't time them. It was much more painful without music too! I am guessing I was somewhere around 2:15 based on the way I felt.

Cardio: We went on an hour long bike ride. Heart rate was 140-150.

Well this past weekend was so much fun! My husband and I took a mini-trip to the North Shore of Lake Superior. We were in Duluth, MN some of the time and then further up the shore near Grand Marais for the rest of the time. We did a lot in 3 days! Including eating and drinking a lot. But we were walking or hiking almost the entire time so I think that helped balance me out a little. Not a lot, just a little

But I felt pretty gross yesterday after it all. I know it was my body telling me that it doesn't handle the junk very well anymore. Oh and we went on a nice bike ride Sunday morning through the woods and found some amazing waterfalls. Its so beautiful up there!

I decided to try working out in the morning this week. Its going to be hot and I thought I would see how it goes. It went well today. The only thing that will suck is if traffic is bad on the way home. We have some of the worst rush hour congestion in the country here. There was a news report a few months ago how only LA was worst. Good times! I usually get to work around 7 and leave around 4 and even at 4 the roads are getting jammed. Wish me luck!

So here is my first stage 6 workout! I like it already

Stage 6 A1

Reverse Chin-up: 3x - tried to go as slow as I could. We hung up the bar last night!

Pull Over: 2x10, 20 lb dbs
ouch! I pulled something in my neck trying to do 25's big time and it kills right now. I can't turn my head. This happened before but it went away and wasn't nearly as bad. I took a bunch of ibuprofen but it didn't help. I think I am done with this exercise. I will just do more chin ups next time.

Split Squat: 2x10, 35 lbs. This was way too easy - need to go up.

Push Ups: 2x10 - feet raised on step

HIIT: hill sprints 6x 5 min. warm up and cool down

Its not easy to work today because of my neck. I am hoping it will get better as the day goes on.

It does feel good to know my workout is done for the day and I wasn't nearly as dead as I thought I would be.

foodfromafar · 07-07-2008, 11:52 AM

Bree, it sounds like you had a wonderful trip! I love waterfalls. We go looking for them all the time.

Congrats on finishing Stage 5 and starting Stage 6! Pushups with feet raised is great. I cannot do one real pushup yet. The shoulder allows me to do low incline ones but not floor ones yet. I'm working on them, though!

Celestialmom · 07-08-2008, 07:14 AM

Bree, great workouts! I'm excited to see the chinup progression in stage 6.

About the archery, my whole family hunts with longbows also. I used to, but being a mom having so little free time, I have much more interesting things to do wth my time! My dad started our archery festival as a way to help Ski Denton make it through the summer, and it just really grew exponentially. We get about 8000 people over a weekend...anyway I'm rambling now. The good thing about having hunters in the family though is that you get lots of venision which is really lowfat and full of flavor.

Sounds like the camping trip was really fun! I can identify about the overeating etc. When we were at Ski Sawmill for that shoot I basically ate everything in sight, even though I wasn't hungry. Hopefully you're back on track now?

Also, best wishes with the new workout schedule. I know it's hard to change your schedule and get up even earlier. During the school year I usually get up at about 5:30 so I can be home and showered in time to help my kids get ready for school. I'm sure you'll be exhausted for the first few days at least before your body gets used to the new time schedule. Let us know how it works out.

beesknees · 07-09-2008, 08:52 AM

Celeste - So far the morning workouts have been going well. I have been getting up at the same time as I normally did for work, but just go to work later. It ends up being about an hour later. The traffic kinda stinks, but other than that its going well. And I don't feel like as much of an idiot doing hill sprints and other HIIT outside because there are hardly any people around! And its been nice getting home and just relaxing instead of getting straight into my workout clothes and out the door again.

I have never been bow hunting but my Dad is an avid hunter - gun and bow. He usually goes on a big trip somewhere out West once a year for big things like elk, bear etc. So I am all too familiar with venison. I actually like most of it. Mule deer is too gamey/sagey (is that a word?) for my tastes though.

Oh and I am back on track! My husband bought the most delicious ice cream in the world and I only had one bite. It's Ben and Jerry's cinnamon bun. It should be illegal. Otherwise food has been good. I am more hungry working out in the morning though.

So yesterday I got up and ran 30 minutes. It was soooo humid out. I was drenched. Gross. Then when I got home from work, DH and I went on our usual hour bike ride. Heart rate around 145.

Man was I tired last night! I think it was the first time where I understand what people mean by overdoing the workouts and not having enough energy to do any NEAT. My DH had repainted the trim in our living room and hallway so I helped him take off the taping and paper - not a difficult task but I was definitely tired!

Here is what I did this morning:

Wednesday July 9th
Stage 6 B1

Reverse lunge one db on shoulder: 2x10, 20 lb's - went light but will try 25 next time

DB two point row: 2x10, 20 lb's - again, went light but wasn't sure will try 25 next time

DB push press: 2x10, surprise! 20 lb db's. yup will try more next time

Back extension: 2x10 w/10 lb plate on swiss ball. A gym would be advantageous here.

Incline reverse crunch: 2x15

HIIT: 20 minutes. 30 sec. sprint, 1 min jog X7, 5ish min. warm up and cool down. I have been wanting to do these on the tennis courts near my house because its a nice surface and just about the perfect distance but there were either actual people playing tennis or I felt dumb doing it so since it was 6:30 no one was around today.

Felt good today. Got lots of sleep last night so that helped. I really like stage 6 so far. Probably because its shorter! And I am excited about the chin ups. I feel like I am close.

realcdn · 07-09-2008, 09:10 AM

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Originally Posted by beesknees

Celeste - So far the morning workouts have been going well. I have been getting up at the same time as I normally did for work, but just go to work later. It ends up being about an hour later. The traffic kinda stinks, but other than that its going well. And I don't feel like as much of an idiot doing hill sprints and other HIIT outside because there are hardly any people around! And its been nice getting home and just relaxing instead of getting straight into my workout clothes and out the door again.

I tend to prefer getting the workout done in the mornings, although at the moment I have the luxury of making that just before noon. I'm a notoriously bad person about getting up early so I'm always impressed by other people that can do it consistently. Something to think about later on when I'll have to decide what time of day to work out.

Good luck on the chin ups!

Celestialmom · 07-09-2008, 12:14 PM

Glad to hear it's going well in the morning. I would have a really hard time doing ANYTHING after a long day at work! Also cool about the empty tennis courts. I can see you feeling self conscious if there were tons of people about.

missjane · 07-09-2008, 12:17 PM

You are right Cinnamon Bun should be illegal, as should Phish Food!

My new favorite and a bit better calorie/fat-wise is Ciao Bella's Key Lime with Graham Cracker Swirl Gelatto. Hard to find -- only at Giant Eagle stores in our area. BUT, this stuff is SOOOOOOOO good, I am forever addicted. Thank God it's pricey so I don't buy it very often. And, when I do, it's only 1/4 cup as a treat (about 100 cals).

SpacecityPaula · 07-09-2008, 12:36 PM

The triple chocolate Ben and Jerry's with the fudge core should be illegal!

missjane · 07-09-2008, 12:42 PM

Have you ever had Ben and Jerry's "Chocolate Therapy". OMG! I am so thankful I can't find it around my area any longer because last summer, it was like crack to me.

realcdn · 07-09-2008, 01:43 PM

I'm definitely weird. My fav B&J would likely be Cherry Garcia... without the chocolate and more cherries.

foodfromafar · 07-10-2008, 06:09 AM

Great workout, Bree, and congrats for getting back on track. I am, too, and I can really tell a difference. I dropped almost 2 lbs this past week!

beesknees · 07-10-2008, 09:14 AM

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Great workout, Bree, and congrats for getting back on track. I am, too, and I can really tell a difference. I dropped almost 2 lbs this past week!

Thanks and Congrats on the loss! For some stupid reason I weighed myself on Tuesday and to my shock I hadn't gained any and in fact, if you count those tenths, which I usually don't it was down. Go figure.

And thanks to everyone else for talking about my favorite subject - ice cream! My husband and I LOVE it. When I was growing up, my parents kept at least 3-4 flavors in the freezer at all times. They both still have ice cream each night! Its in my blood. I still have a few bites here and there but have cut back. I eat fudge bars now if I am really craving it. Not nearly as good but it satisfies my ice-cream-tooth.

I am kind of mad at myself for last night. I didn't have any delicious ice cream, but we had some friends stop by and I ended up having two glasses of wine. I have been doing so well. Moving on....

Well today my legs are DEAD! I think it was the sprints yesterday. I got out for a 30 min bike ride this morning and could feel the fatigue setting in. Now as I sit at my desk I can feel them aching. I have done sprints in the past on a running trail and I think because I was on a better surface and it felt more like a track to me, I really pushed it. I must have because I can feel it today! And I am sore from the lifting portion of my workout yesterday. I love shoulder presses and like when I am sore the next day from them. They are probably the only shoulder exercise I like. I am also sore on my obliques and I am guessing its from the one-shoulder lunge and two point row. Must be from stabilizing. Good stuff!

We are going to my parents house this weekend and my mom is always so cute. She always has my favorite foods for me. And not the bad stuff, but she always gets me cottage cheese, eggs, turkey etc. so I can snack healthy while I am there. Moms, gotta love em!