Cam's New Lease on Life Journal (comments welcome!)

[postesf]

Thanks, Stacie! I have to confess it was on a Saturday morning when I was well-fueled and well-rested. I hope I can actually pull it off in a race situation on 8/13, after a long work day and possibly a hot, humid evening.

You can do it! It's still a few weeks away and you'll get speedier between now and then! You're doing great!!!

Stacie

 

[deekaypee]

I've fallen so far behind in your journal. And such good things are happening to you.

First, a big and personal woo hoo for your sub-40 5K. You must be floating--or running--on air over that one. You've worked so hard for it, and deserve all the accolades that come with it. (And it's pretty darned cool that Howard brags about your accomplishments. I think I have a couples crush on you two.)

Second, I'm super impressed with your bicep & shoulder definition. Two of my Holy Grails. I have no problem whatsoever seeing Jeff wanting to keep you on as a client. As far as I know, PT prefer to work with people who have concrete goals and are wiling to work toward them. That describes you perfectly. Between Jeff, MfM, and WISH I think you've got your WO bases all covered!

Third, its sounds like your VR plans are also shaping up nicely. (I couldn't resist that one, sorry.) You're so on top of things, and so goal-driven--in a good way--that I can't imagine you won't have a perfect VR in every way. Oh, and then there's you and Howard. You're already perfect for one another. See how it all fits together?

Fourth, it looks like you've been very careful with your food, making good choices even in the most social and challenging of occasions! I hope you're proud of yourself in that area--you should be, as proud as you are of your running.

Remember, you are a Wonder Woman, a wonder!

 

[keenercam]

Stacie -- Thank you so much for your faith in me!

Debra -- Seriously. What in the world have I ever done to deserve your amazing support and encouragement? You are such an amazing person and the consummate WISHer, always there for everyone with a kind word and your fabulous sense of humor. Thank you so much for everything you've said. I really take it to heart, you know!

 

[keenercam]

Today's workout:
40 minutes w/personal trainer (all lower body -- OMG! I am DYING!!!)
3 sets 30 double crunch machine
2 sets 12 @ 50 lbs abdominal machine
50 pushups
20 back extensions on ball

Evening: 100 crunches & 125 pushups

Food today:
B: coffee w/skim milk (.5)
L: 1/2 sandwich (roast beef & cheese on multi-grain roll) (~8); salad w/no dressing (0)
S: lite popcorn (1)
D (starving. UGH!!): 3 lite hotdogs (3); brown rice (4); green beans & tomatoes (0); flat out whole wheat wrap (2)
dessert: bites of ice cream (4); 1 serving tostitos (4)

 

[toystoryduo]

Great job on your workouts, Cam!!! I hope you have a wonderful evening!

 

[postesf]

Cam! I am so impressed with your workout! My goodness...How do you find the time to run and get the weights in? I'm wondering if I should try to do some strength training myself before getting into the Half training. My trouble is gym time... Not having any! I wondering if lunges and squats at work would help any?

For your Half training...Are you going to try to R/W intervals for the Half or is you plan to try to run it all...now that you are speedy little runner? I'm thinking the R/W plan from MfM for me, but I walked most of the Minnie 15K so I'm a little nervous.

Just wondering what your plan was...

Stacie

 

[keenercam]

Stacie -- My general plan for now looks like this until the MfM plan starts:

Sunday-- rest (except for 100 crunches and 125 pushups)
Monday -- bike or elliptical 15-30 mins; strength training 30-60 minutes (depending on work schedule); crunches & pushups
Tuesday -- run 3 miles; crunches & pushups
Wednesday --bike or elliptical 15-30 mins; strength training 30-60 minutes (depending on work schedule); crunches & pushups
Thursday -- run 3 miles; crunches & pushups
Friday -- rest (except for crunches & pushups)
Saturday -- long run (at least 4 miles); crunches & pushups

I usually get up at 5:30 and am at the Y by 6:15 on Monday and Wednesday because of my current personal trainer schedule. When Jeff and I work together, we start at 6:45, so I try to use that half hour for bike or elliptical or I do strength training (usually core) until he gets there. Once school starts, he and I will do one day a week, probably Tuesday to coincide with the MfM plan and likely only 1/2 hour. So, I'll fill out the hour that day with whatever he and I haven't done. My workout buddy, Patty, and I run together on Tuesdays and Thursdays and Saturdays at the shopping center near my house. That will shift a bit, too, once MfM 1/2 marathon training starts. I think we'll do Monday, Thursday & Saturday.
So, it will look like this (I'll try to keep doing the crunches and pushups every night in my bedroom on the swiss ball before bed):
Sunday -- rest
Monday-- short run
Tuesday -- strength training
Wednesday -- rest
Thursday -- short run
Friday -- cross-training
Saturday --long run

My plan is to follow MfM as much as possible, but if I can sustain R4/W1 I'd really like to do that. Bingham has a lot of the early LRs at R3/W2 but I'm not sure I want 2 minute walking segments. I get bored and NEED to run before that. I guess I'll have to see how that all plays out.

I hope I haven't bored you and that all of that helps some.

 

[keenercam]

At WW today, my weight stayed the same. My strategy for the coming week is to have a sub for dinner tonight and to enjoy my birthday brunch on Sunday and to count points the rest of the meals. I was under my points every day this past week and didn't use my activity points or my weekly allowance points. People keep telling me I'd probably lose if I used nearly all my allowed points, so I am going to do that this week.

Food today:
B: coffee w/skim milk & WW breakfast sandwich (4.5)
L: green salad w/grilled chicken (3); broccoli & cauliflower (0)
S: WW yogurt (1); WW 2pt chocolate mint cookie bar (2)
D: primo hoagie ; tostitos; rice pudding w/whipped cream (I am calling this meal 30 points because I have no idea how many). Still, it's better than the chinese buffet!

Today's workout:
2 very relaxed miles (W3/R1-2) (pace ~14:45) due to quad pain from squats and lunges yesterday.
100 crunches & 125 pushups

 

[keenercam]

Today is a rest day. I'll do crunches & pushups tonight, but no other workout or running.

Food today:
B: 3/4 dunkin donuts honey bran raisin muffin; coffee w/skim milk
L: green salad w/WW cheese pack (2); 1/2 dunkin donuts sesame bagel (3) w/WW cream cheese tub (1)

 

[keenercam]

Today's LR was cut short by rain, thunder & lightening, but I got in 2.7 miles at a pretty good 13:30 overall pace.

 

[deekaypee]

A little birdy told me your birthday is today. I know you've got a busy day today, between having brunch and friends' and family's good wishes, but I thought I'd pop by and with you a

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, CAM!​

anyway. And here's a big hug and sloppy kiss from me! Enjoy your day, you deserve all the attention it brings!

 

[toystoryduo]

Happy Birthday, Cam!!!!!!

I hope you had a wonderful day yesterday and that you have a blessed year ahead!

 

[postesf]

Hey Cam! Thanks for sharing your plan! I am going to try to follow MfM too. DH is not much on running, and he is doing it w/ me so hopefully he can handle the R/W plan...well, for that matter, I hope I can too or I'll have to switch over to the W/R. So funny you say you get bored and don't think you can walk for 2 minutes. I think at this point, 2 minutes for me would be just enough for me to catch my breath!

I want you to know you inspired me to 100 crunches ONE day last week! Maybe this week, I'll get TWO days! GIRL...I don't know how you doo 125 push ups! I can't even do 5! I tried! Good job on that!

Hope you guys had a good weekend!!!
Stacie

 

[postesf]

Where you at???

 

[goldcupmom]

Wow, Cam! You are an exercise GODDESS!!!! I'm so impressed!!!!

Can't wait to catch up on you VR journal, too!

 

[toystoryduo]

Hi Cam,

How are you doing? I hope everything is going well for you and for your family.

Have a great week!

 

[traceycooper]

hope you had a great birthday Cam
keep up the great work

 

[keenercam]

Thank you so much, Debra, Tracy, Tracey, Stacey & Julie, for being so supportive in my journal, even when I wasn't posting here. I see that it has been over a month since I last checked in and I have to blame a very un-WISH attitude for my absence here. I got so frustrated with working out so much and eating pretty sensibly and not seeing any progress on the scale. I just decided to take a break from journaling every bite and every workout session and to take a break from the scale. I'm not sure how much good it has done for my progress but it certainly helped me to be a bit less hyper-focused on those things. The funny thing is that I tried to schedule an appointment with a nutritionist and when I spoke with the fitness director at my gym she told me not to. She said I am doing everything right and should be happy with my fitness level and active lifestyle. Instead, she urged me to take a class on whole body wellness -- spirit, mind & body, that would help me to re-vamp my body image so that I wouldn't be so hung up about what the scale says. UGH!! SOOOOO frustrating!

WISH I could say that there was a lot of progress on the scale but I've been up and down like crazy. Today's weigh in was down 2.8, the most I've lost in any one week since mid-December 2006. Unfortunately, it puts me at a net loss since 7/31 of 1.8 pounds.

The positives?
I've been running 3x/week, usually 2-3 miles on Tuesday and Thursday and 4+ on Saturday. My personal training sessions are now only 1 day a week for 1/2 hour because my PT is back to teaching full-time and coaching a fall sport. I really have to figure out whether to change to a different PT to get in an hour 1-2x/week.

So, here I am again. Or "still", maybe? Just plugging along. My WDW 3day weekend with a dear friend is a week from tomorrow. Working on wedding/vow renewal planning in the hopes of having a lot of stuff done before I head to Orlando, so that I can put some stuff in storage down there.

I'll try to be here more often and to check in on all of my WISH friends' journals.

 

[keenercam]

So, after I posted earlier, I decided I will go back AGAIN to counting points but that I'll really try to use my daily points and APs each day and see where that puts me in a week.

B:coffee & peach (2)
L: green salad w/tuna (4); peach (1)
S: lite popcorn (2); pllum (1)
D: whole wheat tortilla w/laughing cow cheese (1.5); baked potato w/WW shredded cheddar & salsa (6); pasta w/meat sauce (very little, for taste) (7)
dessert: vita muffin corn muffin (1)

Total points -- 25.5

Activity -- Running 35 minutes (4 APs); 100 crunches & 100 pushups (1 AP?)

 

[keenercam]

UGH! I can't believe I am keeping track of every bite again. Didn't I say a while ago I wasn't going to do this? : LOL!

B: coffee w/skim milk (.5); watermelon (1)
L: 2 tortilla factory ww tortillas (1); 1 LC cheese (1); salad w/FF drsg (.5); lite popcorn (2)
S: arnold flat roll w/lite turkey & FF cheese (3.5)
D: LC flatbread w/WW pretzel crisps (9); WW yogurt (1); eggbeaters w/salsa & mushrooms (2)

I ate more than I wanted for dinner because I needed the veggies & dairy. I am still low on points, too and I am supposed to have 3.5 more to ouse up APs and the last of my DPs. I definitely don't want anything else, though, so I may have to call it done.


Activity:
45 mins. recumbent bike (9.6 miles) (3APs)