Day 8

I had a good week overall, but scale does not represent it. Oh well! It will come! Have started this week off good, as well. Meals are as follows:

M1: 5 eggwhites, 1 slice f/f cheese, 1 serving oatmeal
M2: 1/2 cup 1% cc, apple
M3: 4 oz chicken, 1/2 cup w/w pasta, GREEN mixed veggies
M4: myoplex shake
M5: chicken or tuna, small sweet tater, GREEN veggies
M6: 1/2 cup lf cc

I have gotten nearly 4 L of water down.

Workout complete, today was LBWO and treadmill via Oxygen Magazine again.

Greg started his 2nd semester of school with anatomy class. He txt me and said it was "sick" and that he GETS TO dissect cats...which is "not cool." I hope he will be ok during this class....

Day 6 and 7

Yesterday went well. Went to the gym in the AM and did 20min HIIT on the elliptical. THen, we went to the mall for the Livestrong Wear Yellow Day and I cycled with about 100 other riders, on trainers, for 2 hours. I pedaled 36 miles, so that was pretty good! :) Meals were good, until the evening, where Greg wanted to make Saturday our free meal day. So, we ate some crap, but really wasnt that bad. Today meals will be 100% clean and I'm already on the right path. :) Greg wants to go to the gym, but I planned on taking a break today, so not sure what I'm gonna do.

OK, I'll update more later.....

Day 5.....

Here I am. Meals were good but scattered and not enough. I was off today because I have too many hours, so slept in a little bit, then we went to the gym and I did a great UBWo then did my Oxygen treadmill workout, then ended up walking 20minutes longer cos Greg wasn't ready to go yet. I got a massage

My UBWO is the same as Monday, only I did up the weights in my shoulders. THe Oxygen workout was the same but I added a 8 incline for the top, then came back down.

OK, tomorrow will be cardio in early AM then we are going to the mall to participate in the Livestrong "wear yellow day" or something like that. We'll be cycling for like 2 hours, so thats cool.

OK thats all for today.

Day 4...

Another day coming to an end....so far, so good. I got my workout in, been drinking my water, although I am a bit behind with it, and meals have been good.

My workout was HIIT on the bike trainer for 20 minutes. It was okay, but legs are SORE from yesterday's workout so I think not as intense as it could have been.

Meals have been as follows:

M1: 5 eggwhites, 1 slice f/f cheese, 1 serving oatmeal
M2: 1/2 cup lf cc, 1 apple
M3: 4 oz chicken, 1/2 cup w/w pasta, 4 oz mixed veggies
M4: Go lean crunch bar, 3 oz roast beef
M5: 5 oz lean pork, 2 servings veggies and mushrooms
M6: 1/2 cup lf cc, 1 apple
Total 1,629calories 25.7g fat 172.8g carbs 172.0g protein

Its more carbs than I really wanted. I'll do better tomorrow!!

3L of water nearly down.

I'm off tomorrow so I'm going to the gym with Greg to do UBWO and then walk on the treadmill. I'll post more then!

Day 3 and all is well..

So far so good today. Just got my LBWO in, so feeling good about that. Meals have been good as well. Heres what I did for my workout:

LBWO
Quads
DB Squats
12 x 10
10 x 15
8 x 20
6 x 25
12 x 20
DB Plie' Squats
12 x 20

Hamstrings
DB Deadlifts
12 x 10
10 x 15
8 x 20
6 x 25
12 x 20
Walking DB Lunges
12 x 10 (24 total steps) tried to do with 20 lbs and almost fell over! lol

Calves
DB Calf Raises
12 x 10
12 x 15
12 x 20
12 x 25
12 x 20
1 legged DB calf raises
12 x 15

Abs
Crunches
4 x 20

Treadmill per Oxygen Magazine workout

4mph 0 incline 2 minutes
4mph 2 incline 2 minutes
4mph 0 incline 2 minutes
4mph 4 incline 2 minutes
4mph 0 incline 2 minutes
4mph 6 incline 2 minutes
4mph 0 incline 2 minutes
4mph 4 incline 2 minutes
4mph 0 incline 2 minutes
4mph 2 incline 2 minutes
4mph 0 incline 2 minutes
Total 22 minutes

I've gotten in about 3L of water so far, so still want to get 1 more in, so that shouldn't be a problem since its only 4:42pm. Not sure if we are going to cycling practice tonight since there is a snow storm so most likely not!

Here are my meals for the day:

M1: 5 eggwhites, 1 slice f/f cheese, 1 serving oatmeal
M2: protein shake, 2 small clementines
M3: 4 oz chicken, 1/2 cup w/w pasta, 1 cup spaghetti squash and cherry tomatoes
M4: 2 small clementines and 1/2 cup lf cc
M5: chicken or tuna, veggies
M6: 1/2 cup lf cc, baked apple

Total 1,627 calories 25.1 g fat 156.1 g carbs 191.4 g protein

I'm pretty consistent with my calories. I know my fat grams should probably be a little more, but I don't really want to change anything at this time. I'll see how it does after a week or two.

OK off to the showers....where's my friend, Kate?!?!

Day 2 in the books...

OK, so the day has gone well. HIIT done this morning on the elliptical. Then tonight was a hard 1 hour cycling practice. I was sweating like crazy!! Here are my meals for the day:

M1: 5 eggwhites, 1 slice f/f cheese, 1 serving oatmeal
M2: myoplex strawberry shake
M3: 4 oz chicken, 1/2 cup w/w pasta, 1 cup spaghetti squash/onions/peppers
M4: 1/2 cup lf cc, 1 apple
M5: 6.75 oz chicken, spaghetti squash and cherry tomatoes
M6: 1/2 cup lf cc, baked apple

Total 1,646 cals 22.5g fat 176.4g carbs 189.1 g protein

Water is a little behind, but still at about 3L. Feeling good. LBWO tomorrow. It's my half day, so I'll do my LBWO after work. I still plan on walking on the treadmill for about 20-30minutes in the AM.

Day 2 goes down at 100% and again, I'm feeling good!

And so it begins...

Day 1:

Today went well. My meals were good, got my water in, and I got my planned workout in. This morning, I got up and I walked on the treadmill for about 22 minutes. It wasn't something strenous, but just to get my body moving. Then later, after work today, we went to the gym and I did my UBWO. Here's what I did:

UBWO
DB incline chest press
12 x 10
10 x 15
8 x 20
6 x 25
12 x 20
Incline DB Flyes
12 x 7.5

DB Shoulder Press
12 x 10
10 x 12.5
8 x 15
6 x 20
12 x 15
Front/Lateral RaisesDB
12 x 7.5

Free Motion Machine Back Pulldowns
12 x 30
10 x 40
8 x 50
6 x 60
12 x 50
DB Back Pullovers
12 x 15

Tricep Pulldowns Rope
12 x 30
10 x 35
8 x 40
6 x 45
12 x 40
Overhead Tricep Rope extensions
12 x 40

DB Bicep Hammer Curls (on 1 leg)
12 x 10
10 x 12.5
8 x 15
6 x 17.5
12 x 15
DB Bicep Curls
12 x 15

Then I walked around the track for 1/2 mile.

Meals were as follows:

M1: 5 eggwhites, 1 slice f/f cheese, 1 serving oatmeal
M2: myoplex strawberry shake
M3: 4 oz grilled chicken, 1/2 cup w/w pasta, 1 cup cooked cauliflower
M4: 1/2 cup lf cc, 1 apple
M5: 6 oz grilled chicken, 2 cups cauliflower/broccoli mix
M6: 1/2 cup lf cc, baked apple

3 L of water consumed

Total: 1,602 calories 26.4g fat 160.2g carbs 186.3g protein

OK, so I'm off to bed so I can get up early to do my HIIT on the elliptical. Then, tomorrow night is 1 hour of cycling practice on the rollers!

Day 1 goes down as a success 100%! Mood is GREAT!

RACE DAY and T Minus 1

Okay, so one more day until the start of the NO EXCUSES challenge. I've taken my pictures, measurements and bf%. I've also taken the pictures of me in my too tight clothes for the meetup with Kate in late March. They are quite hideous!! Holy crapola! To think, I used to wear these jeans!! Oh, but I will once again! :)

Today is my first cycling Roller Race. I'm a bit nervous about it, but in the end, I just want to finish, not fall off, and not finish last. It's the same when I do any running race. I'm really not that great at any of it, but I like to do it, so the only competition really, is myself. The roller race is a timed race, for 2 miles. Really, its just you and the clock, although 2 people ride at the same time. If you don't know about roller racing, its a bit like riding your bike on ice. You have to balance yourself on these rollers and then ride hard for about 6-9 minutes (depending on how good you are--I'm obviously on the upper end!) I'll try to get a clip here, but I really dont remember how to post videos or pictures. I'll try my best.

Here are my before photos taken today.





It's okay because things will change.

Here are my starting stats:

weight: 172.5
bf%: 30
neck: 13.5"
bicep: 13"
waist: 31"
hips: 41"
thigh: 25.75" (holy crapola)
calf: 14"

My goals are the following:

1) No cheating for the full 12 weeks (minus one free meal a week)
2) No missed workouts!!
3) Lose 25 lbs of scale weight
4) Fit in my work pants again!

I really want to get my thigh measurements back down to around the 22" range. Thats the smallest they have ever been (I just have big thighs, but thats okay!) My waist was at one time 26.75"!! So, I want to get around 27" or so. I will work really hard at this. I really want this for myself.

OK, time to get ready for roller racing!! WIsh me luck!

T Minus 2 days til Operation NO EXCUSES!

So, its Saturday, but feels like Sunday. These long weekends really throw me off. No more holidays for awhile, so no more long weekends!

OK, so I went out and bought 2 new sets of scrubs to wear to work twice a week. I don't fit in any of my clothes, except for like 2 skirts, so I bought them to wear until I get down in weight to fit in my old clothing. I refused to buy bigger clothes since I have a full closet of expensive pants, etc just waiting for me!

I'm calling this NO EXCUSES, because there is nothing really standing in my way, no more holidays, no vacations, nothing to keep me from working out and eating healthy. I'm also calling it NO EXCUSES because my most successful challenge was entitled NO EXCUSES. It worked before, so it should work again!

I plan on blogging my meals and workouts. Kate and I are trying to come up with something that will keep us honest and make things more interesting so we'll be sure to succeed. She's suggested wearing some super tight outfit now, and get together late March and wear, out in public, the same currently tight outfit. We'll come up with something.

I'm involved in 2 different challenges at the moment. One is a Tracker Team Challenger Challenge that starts Monday, and the other is from BFL Spirit for the coveted Torch Jacket that officially starts January 10. So, I'll be keeping busy for the next 13 weeks.

Tomorrow, I'm doing a cycling roller race! It's my FIRST race and I'm nervous about it. My goal is just to finish, not fall off and not to finish last! I know I can do it!

OK, off to plan a food menu for the week and I will STICK to it, including my workouts!!!

No Excuses Returns!!

Well, looks like its been over a year since I posted here. A lot happened. Since my last surgery, I got married June 25, had another surgery September 11, and have gained around 30 lbs!!! So, Kate and I are starting over. There will be some wager between us to keep our motivation going! We both want, so desperately, to get back to where we were! It's time to do it!!! :)

So, starting Monday, January 4th, I will blog daily to keep track of my workouts, meals, water, etc. I will post goals, measurements, bf%, and weight. I will take pictures! We will both be successful!!

Let the Challenge begin!!!