In search of my body...not the one I ate! Part Deux... We sit at the popular table!

[believen]

Steph...

I don't really have a set workout routine for days... I morph a few sometimes dependent on work/home schedule. This week, this is my plan:

Sun: 45 on arc + weight training
Mon: 20 on elliptical + 1.25 hours ice hockey
Tues: 45 on arc
Wed: 20-30 on elliptical + weight training
Thus: 2 hours ice hockey
Fri or Sat off, other day 45 on arc trainer

When I do weight training, this is what I do: seated row, back fly, chest fly, chest press, tricep machine, bicep machine, lat pulldown, leg ext, leg curl, leg press, hip adductor, hip abductor, ab twist machine -- 30 reps on each in a triangle pattern (15 doable, 10 hard, 5 really hard), tricep kickbacks (10 on each side), and 100 crunches on the ball (50 straight up, 25 on each side).

Kat, I'm taking notes. On the weight training, do you do all of these each time you work out? About how long does it take you? Did you do less when you just started or just increase the reps and weight?
I've met with a trainer a few times. He just confused me. He mostly showed me how to use each machine- we also had a language barrier. Way built, cute, and very thick accent.
Vicki

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Liz

"Your VIP is showing" was my lame attempt at a Las Vegas Tourism Tag Line. i.e., "hey custom white alligator loafers, your Vegas is showing" - apparently I watch WAY to much television.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Dh says FEED the corn meal to them they will gain fast!!!!

Elaborate on the corn meal. Por favor?

I think we'll be ok weight wise. We were just feeding them in the morning, cause they seemed so massive. So we will go back to a full trough of feed 24/7. And add raw eggs and powdered milk for added flavor. Blech.

 

[SeptemberGirl]

I LOVe that Dress! You look Great!!! Finally I get to put a face to the name!!!

Oh, thank you! Had you never seen a picture of me before??? OMG, I feel like I have plastered my face all over this board! I LOVE seeing pictures of my friends but I do feel funny posting them - like, look at me!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Liz

"Your VIP is showing" was my lame attempt at a Las Vegas Tourism Tag Line. i.e., "hey custom white alligator loafers, your Vegas is showing" - apparently I watch WAY to much television.

No, I think it was a good attempt, I am just so lame I don't get it! Tivo ruins all good commercials for me! I am like the kid who wasn't allowed to stay up and watch the Wizard of Oz...did you guys have that, too? Like, they would show the Wizard of Oz on TV and the next day all the kids at school would talk about it and if you weren't allowed to stay up past the beginning you would feel like a loser and try to bluff that you saw the part with the flying monkeys?

Or maybe that was just me?

 

[DISNEY4XMAS]

Elaborate on the corn meal. Por favor?

I think we'll be ok weight wise. We were just feeding them in the morning, cause they seemed so massive. So we will go back to a full trough of feed 24/7. And add raw eggs and powdered milk for added flavor. Blech.

He said to buy a hog grower feed from your feed place and the corn meal 5 pounds of corn meal per feeding. he said that you can buy at a feed place too! My BIL had pigs last year mmm they taste good this year.

 

[believen]

LIz, You are beautiful!
I was the kid that wouldn't watch the monkey part of Oz. I skipped it and pretended they were not part of the movie. I still do that with movies- skip the creepy parts. Therapy needed?
I love seeing pictures!
I totally understand about the " on the internet for the whole world to read"
I think that is why I am hesitant to write often. It's here, in print, for everyone to read-judge-see.
I'll try AIM again. Can someone PM me some instructions and screennames?

Paula, Hugs to you and your family.

Michelle, I'm officially starting today, too. Actually restarting. Weight Watchers. I know it works if I do it. Exercise and Water.

Vicki

 

[HockeyKat]

Liz, you look faboo. We have missed you on AIM.

Anyone else who can, join in! I am katk1975 and am almost always on at night, anytime between 7PM and midnight depending on the day.

DWD, still no comment on the hogs.

Kat, I'm taking notes. On the weight training, do you do all of these each time you work out? About how long does it take you? Did you do less when you just started or just increase the reps and weight?
I've met with a trainer a few times. He just confused me. He mostly showed me how to use each machine- we also had a language barrier. Way built, cute, and very thick accent.
Vicki

My gym has a fun little circuit thing called an "express workout", in the front of it. You are supposed to do step-ups in between the weight machines but I skip that part. It has the following in a circle: chest press, lat pulldown, seated row, leg curl, leg extension, leg press, tricep machine, bicep machine, shoulder press. That takes about 15 min to do 30 reps on each, and I don't rest much between sets. Then I go do the ab twist machine (gets obliques and "core"), the tricep kickbacks (free weights) and sometimes bicep curls (free weights). Then to the chest fly and back fly (same machine, just different settings). Then hip adductor and abductor (next to each other), and then the crunches. All told, takes about 40 min? I stretch, then do 20-40 on the elliptical or arc trainer, depending on how I feel.

I started with pure cardio, 10-15 on the elliptical 2-3 times a week. I gradually upped the cardio both in duration and number of times a week, probably over 3-6 months until I could do at least 30 min 5 times a week. By then I had lost about 30-40 lbs, and added in the weights twice a week, and started replacing some of the machine cardio with hockey.

I always do 30 reps and just up the weight when things get too easy. 15 easy/medium reps, 10 hard reps, and 5 that I can barely do.

I also switch up what I do for each muscle group sometimes... like doing my chest press or fly with free weights, doing different tricep or bicep free weights, etc. Just to keep some variety and confuse my body into not becoming complacent.

FWIW, I had my body fat done w/ calipers and such before I started this weight loss/workout plan, and all but 3 lbs of the 52 that I have lost has been pure fat.

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Liz - we weren't allowed to watch other shows. Like Scooby Doo, "to evil". So I know what you mean. Everyone has a love affair with SD, but, to me, yeah, I don't get it.

Kat - those hogs too much for your girly self?

Vicki - I'll pm you. You'd like AIM, as much as you are on the DIS late, you might as well be AIMing.

Steph - tell hubby thanks for the tip. I will use if necessary.

 

[3DisneyKids]

Hi gang!

Erika - You are totally the competitive mom! And, OMG, can I go get drunk in Ogunquit? Please???

I am already counting on it!


And, for the record - I am a dress size 10...only in dresses! 14 to 12 elsewhere, and I sort of ate my way through the last two days. No, not sort of. I DID eat my way! I need a major food detox...and I might not weigh in on Wed. Sorry, but i am a wimp. I do not want to see the gain officially, you know? But we shall see how I do the next two days. So far, so good. Only a fiber one bar - chocolate, of course - and plans for a veggie burger and salad for lunch. I might have to run here every time the junk calls me, so be prepared for ramblings!

10 is a 10! I posted about my size 4s even though they are totally vanity-sized!

I'm here! I try to read and stay caught up-some of you must do alot of AIM chatting, lots of missing info! Love the pictures and it makes it easier to keep up with everyone.

Vicki

SO HAPPY to see you back here! Got your PM and responded.

Hey gang,


Well once again I came on here and complained, I will do better next week when all this work is completed. We did take a picture of Lyle, myself and our kids standing in front of the house and one in front of the flower garden on father day since we were there working all day. I told Lyle we should send it to his family for Christmas cards, saying guess where we are. I know not nice, but damn it this has been really hard on us not just the money part, but emotional & time consuming. DH called me today and asked what a anxiety attack was like, cause he is feeling the stress of all this. I really worry about him, and he has not even hear from or seem his brother, which I am glad because right now I think there would be a lot of yelling and maybe some hitting!


Ok I will stop, thanks for listening. I have to get some stuff done around my place then head to the other. Miss you all.. Really I do,

My weight is the same, have not been to the gym since Thursday. Hopefully by Wed.

JODI--you totally get these for putting up with all of this. I am so sorry they are being rotten and that it is costing you a small fortune! It just stinks. And of course you should come here and complain. I do...and my complaints aren't half as valid as this mess! Come vent. We'll listen. And I'll always take your side. That's just how I roll.

You are the exercise queen!! WE all get our own type of exercise in don't we!!

Well, YOU sure as heck do! And I repeat... PLEASE tell me that Stephen knows how lucky (and rare) this is!

I LOVe that Dress! You look Great!!! Finally I get to put a face to the name!!!

OMG really? Liz posts more pictures than the rest of us combined!


Ok, I have to say...I LOVE it when I log back on and there are like 2 pages of posts to read! Seriously, it makes my day! Not sure if that means my life is too empty or that you all are so great. Again, I choose door number 2!

Lunch with Kel was fun. She is just a trip. Rest of the afternoon has been uneventful...just errands, etc.

AIM--yes, Vicki, please join us (and anyone else who wants to...or has the capacity to stay up till the wee hours...). I am DocErika there and I will definitely be on tonight. And when chatting, the name of the game is TMI! Seriously, we let it ALL out...and the 4-letter words fly! And we all bow to Steph!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Vicki - Aww, thank you. I'm glad I wasn't the only one who wished the monkeys away! Good luck with WW - I am on it, too! And join us on IM.

Kat - thanks, missed you, too!

Lyz - I know, I TOTALLY don't get SD. I wasn't allowed to watch Tom and Jerry or Woody Woodpecker. My child is not allowed to watch SpongeBob. At least she'll have something to complain about.

Erika aka P - How is tracking going??? Also, on the 10s...I am a 10 in a dress but can't quite get the size 12 Eddie B shorts to fit well. It's sooo annoying. Still wearing the 14s which are too big but I bought a (Vera Bradley) belt to hold them up. Discontinued pattern, so it was 25% off! But sooo cute. Capri blue.


I just ate a head of broccoli so I would be too full to eat chocolate. Anyone else laughing their head off about that? Because what a poor substitute!

 

[believen]

Ok, I think I am officially on AIM. And thanks to the help of a group of very funny, helpful, annoying teenagers- and an hour of trying screennames, I am booksanddrpepper. A little strange, but it works for me. It is better than some of the others they tried-trust me. And I have only had 1 Dr. Pepper today-it is my addiction. Now I really must get some work done.
Vicki

And Kat, thanks for the weights info. I did laps in the pool today instead of the gym. Tomorrow I'll try the circuit. I will have to take a cheat sheet. I've been doing 15-20 minutes on the elliptical or 30 on the treadmill- or swimming everyday.

 

[HockeyKat]

Vicki - Aww, thank you. I'm glad I wasn't the only one who wished the monkeys away! Good luck with WW - I am on it, too! And join us on IM.

Kat - thanks, missed you, too!

Lyz - I know, I TOTALLY don't get SD. I wasn't allowed to watch Tom and Jerry or Woody Woodpecker. My child is not allowed to watch SpongeBob. At least she'll have something to complain about.

Erika aka P - How is tracking going??? Also, on the 10s...I am a 10 in a dress but can't quite get the size 12 Eddie B shorts to fit well. It's sooo annoying. Still wearing the 14s which are too big but I bought a (Vera Bradley) belt to hold them up. Discontinued pattern, so it was 25% off! But sooo cute. Capri blue.


I just ate a head of broccoli so I would be too full to eat chocolate. Anyone else laughing their head off about that? Because what a poor substitute!

I know what you mean... HATE being between sizes. I am now between 12 and 10 so am going to wait until the 10s fit to buy new pants.

And I was laughing in amused understanding about the broccoli. I usually force myself to gorge on veggies before giving into any cravings.

Vicki, glad you joined us!!

And I forgot before... Jodi, .

 

[3DisneyKids]

Vicki is officially all set up on AIM! I just had a nice chat with her! Party time tonight!

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

Brocolli. A whole head. OMG. So did you eat the chocolate?

Jodi - I cannot believe how much money you have had to spend to clean up that mess. Thank goodness you have friends to help and your kiddos too.

EriKa/P - I know, I love it when busy here too.

Vic - adding you to my list. Maybe I'll be on tonight.

I'm real tired. Something about spending the day in my office with two children fighting. 63 more days. 63 more days. breath in. breath out.

 

[Plateau]

This screen name was available. Who knew?

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Ok, I think I am officially on AIM. And thanks to the help of a group of very funny, helpful, annoying teenagers- and an hour of trying screennames, I am booksanddrpepper. A little strange, but it works for me. It is better than some of the others they tried-trust me. And I have only had 1 Dr. Pepper today-it is my addiction. Now I really must get some work done.
Vicki

And Kat, thanks for the weights info. I did laps in the pool today instead of the gym. Tomorrow I'll try the circuit. I will have to take a cheat sheet. I've been doing 15-20 minutes on the elliptical or 30 on the treadmill- or swimming everyday.

Yeah!!! Welcome to the insanity. Hey, friends, what's my name? parkerluce?

I know what you mean... HATE being between sizes. I am now between 12 and 10 so am going to wait until the 10s fit to buy new pants.

And I was laughing in amused understanding about the broccoli. I usually force myself to gorge on veggies before giving into any cravings.

Vicki, glad you joined us!!

And I forgot before... Jodi, .

Hate it, hate it, hate it. I just want to be a 12. Is that so much to ask?

Vicki is officially all set up on AIM! I just had a nice chat with her! Party time tonight!

Ok, so where are you??? Not on!!!

Brocolli. A whole head. OMG. So did you eat the chocolate?

Jodi - I cannot believe how much money you have had to spend to clean up that mess. Thank goodness you have friends to help and your kiddos too.

EriKa/P - I know, I love it when busy here too.

Vic - adding you to my list. Maybe I'll be on tonight.

I'm real tired. Something about spending the day in my office with two children fighting. 63 more days. 63 more days. breath in. breath out.

I did have one little tiny 1pt piece. ToM, what do you want from me. I'm in sugar detox from this weekend.

This screen name was available. Who knew?

You are Hi Lar Ious!!!

 

[goofyfan-12]

Hi everyone...

Sounds like you all are in a partying kind of mood tonight.... Makes me want to try and stay up and play with you all, but I am fading fast. I didn't get much sleep last night, so I am paying for it now.... Perhaps tomorrow night???

Well - I did make it to JC and lost a pound!!!!! I am so freaking excited since that was one hard earned pound lost thanks to all the stress I am dealing with.

I just got off the phone with a friend and talked the whole career crappy issue through and came up with a plan of attack that I think we can all live with so hopefully, I can finally wrestle this mess off my shoulders and focus on more important things like my diet and exercise plan.... I mean don't the people at my company know that there are more important things to worry about - like convincing myself that eating a bunch of broccoli is almost as good as gorging myself on chocolate....

My goal is to get my shoulders to relax by the end of the week so I can keep moving forward as our buddy Sarah always says...

Have fun tonight on AIM and I'll catch up with you all in the morning. This goofy gal is off to put the trash out and then to catch some sleep...

Paula

 

[DisneyWorld Delight]

This screen name was available. Who knew?

You are officially the goddess of HI LAR IOUS!!!!

 

[SeptemberGirl]

Hi everyone...

Sounds like you all are in a partying kind of mood tonight.... Makes me want to try and stay up and play with you all, but I am fading fast. I didn't get much sleep last night, so I am paying for it now.... Perhaps tomorrow night???

Well - I did make it to JC and lost a pound!!!!! I am so freaking excited since that was one hard earned pound lost thanks to all the stress I am dealing with.

I just got off the phone with a friend and talked the whole career crappy issue through and came up with a plan of attack that I think we can all live with so hopefully, I can finally wrestle this mess off my shoulders and focus on more important things like my diet and exercise plan.... I mean don't the people at my company know that there are more important things to worry about - like convincing myself that eating a bunch of broccoli is almost as good as gorging myself on chocolate....

My goal is to get my shoulders to relax by the end of the week so I can keep moving forward as our buddy Sarah always says...

Have fun tonight on AIM and I'll catch up with you all in the morning. This goofy gal is off to put the trash out and then to catch some sleep...

Paula

That is so awesome - I am so proud of you - weigh to lose!!!

Let us know how the work stuff goes, okay?