Weigh in's were Wednesday and I didn't even lose a pound. I lost .6 pounds. It kind of frustrated me because I lost 8.2 pounds in the first week and it's like this week, the scale wouldn't budge. I'm halfway thinking that it's due to my sodium intake. I've tracked that and unfortunately, out of the 2,300 mg that they recommend on Spark People, I'm getting an average of 1,000 mg over that. That bites. Everything I eat has a decent amount of sodium and although it was easy to give up pop and start my diet, I'm not sure that I can give up sodium so quickly. I'll try to limit my intake, but this is what's going to be my biggest struggle.
So, my diet is still going as planned (minus sodium) however, I've been slacking on my workouts. I was supposed to do 30 minutes of cardio and all of my strength training on Wednesday. Well, I did my strength training, I just happened to skip out on my cardio because the day was rather busy. I told myself that I would finish up my cardio on Thursday.
On Thursday, I started my cardio. I had been jumping rope for five minutes in my parent's kitchen (I know, what was I thinking?), when all of a sudden, my rope hit the light on the ceiling and it came falling down. It shattered in pieces all over the floor. I obviously stopped.
So, then I told myself that I would finish it up today, which means not only do I have to do seven strength training workouts (2 sets of 15 reps each), but I have to do 55 minutes of cardio instead of thirty minutes. I did my step ups a few minutes ago for ten minutes so now I have to jump rope (vigorously) for ten minutes, jump rope (slow) for ten minutes, go for a twenty minute walk, and do five minutes of vigorous jumping jacks. That's what I get for slacking.
Friday, January 30, 2009
Tuesday, January 27, 2009
Crummy
It seems like in the past couple days, I've been nothing but frustrated. I can't even pinpoint why. I just wake up in a crappy mood and everything gets under my skin. Too bad my horoscope for this week wasn't right, "You've been really stressed out but thanks to the cosmos, you will be relieved of a significant amount of stress this week." It started out that way. For one day.
Well. Weigh-in's are tomorrow and I'm not thrilled at all. If anything, I'm nervous. I lost 8.2 pounds in the first week and it's like now, I can't lose an eighth of a pound. I've been doing all of my strength training and cardio three times a week, I've been taking metabolism pills, drinking loads of water, quit drinking pop, and I'm staying in my recommended nutritional value range. Whatever I'm doing wrong is not obvious. Perhaps it's just the way it is. The weight loss in the first week motivates you for the second week and then the second week lets you down. No wonder so many people's diets fail. - Just for the record, I don't plan on being one of those people.
Just thought of something. They say that the more sodium you consume each day can make you retain water and ultimately keep the pounds. Perhaps my sodium intake should be kept track of so I can see if that's the issue...
Updates on my progress (or lack of) tomorrow.
Well. Weigh-in's are tomorrow and I'm not thrilled at all. If anything, I'm nervous. I lost 8.2 pounds in the first week and it's like now, I can't lose an eighth of a pound. I've been doing all of my strength training and cardio three times a week, I've been taking metabolism pills, drinking loads of water, quit drinking pop, and I'm staying in my recommended nutritional value range. Whatever I'm doing wrong is not obvious. Perhaps it's just the way it is. The weight loss in the first week motivates you for the second week and then the second week lets you down. No wonder so many people's diets fail. - Just for the record, I don't plan on being one of those people.
Just thought of something. They say that the more sodium you consume each day can make you retain water and ultimately keep the pounds. Perhaps my sodium intake should be kept track of so I can see if that's the issue...
Updates on my progress (or lack of) tomorrow.
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
Weigh In, Strength Training, & Cardio
Every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday I'm scheduled for strength training and cardio. Each Wednesday I do my weigh in to see how much I've lost each week. Not only do I track pounds lost, I will be tracking inches on my neck, waist, hips, and calves plus body fat percentage, muscle percentage, and water percentage.
This week I've lost a total of 8.2 pounds, gained 1.1% water, .5% muscle, and lost 1.2% body fat. I don't have any results yet on my inches lost because I just entered them today. I'll let you know my progress on that next week.
For cardio today, I did ten minutes of vigorous step ups (which has gotten easier, by the way) and went for a 20 minute walk with Justice, Carter, and Buddha (my dog). For my strength training, I did crunches with a twist (literally), hip flexor, modified push ups, squats, crunches, standing side bends, and a standing adduction. I did 15 reps and 2 sets of each. I'm pretty sore but it's all good. Progress is what I'm in this for. Pain is only temporary.
My food intake is going really well. I've been staying within my calorie, fat, carb, and protein range. I've noticed a lot more about my body in the past 7 days - I need a big breakfast to feel good all day and to avoid feeling tired as opposed to a small breakfast (or no breakfast) and a big lunch or dinner & a breakfast high in protein makes me feel better than a breakfast high in carbs.
I feel really great about this whole thing. Diet, exercise, and all. I'm already feeling a little better about myself since I'm not giving up and finally taking the REAL steps to a healthy and happy lifestyle. Everytime after I exercise and even at the end of the day, I feel like I've achieved something and it's a really good feeling. I can definitely get used to this...in fact, I already am.
This week I've lost a total of 8.2 pounds, gained 1.1% water, .5% muscle, and lost 1.2% body fat. I don't have any results yet on my inches lost because I just entered them today. I'll let you know my progress on that next week.
For cardio today, I did ten minutes of vigorous step ups (which has gotten easier, by the way) and went for a 20 minute walk with Justice, Carter, and Buddha (my dog). For my strength training, I did crunches with a twist (literally), hip flexor, modified push ups, squats, crunches, standing side bends, and a standing adduction. I did 15 reps and 2 sets of each. I'm pretty sore but it's all good. Progress is what I'm in this for. Pain is only temporary.
My food intake is going really well. I've been staying within my calorie, fat, carb, and protein range. I've noticed a lot more about my body in the past 7 days - I need a big breakfast to feel good all day and to avoid feeling tired as opposed to a small breakfast (or no breakfast) and a big lunch or dinner & a breakfast high in protein makes me feel better than a breakfast high in carbs.
I feel really great about this whole thing. Diet, exercise, and all. I'm already feeling a little better about myself since I'm not giving up and finally taking the REAL steps to a healthy and happy lifestyle. Everytime after I exercise and even at the end of the day, I feel like I've achieved something and it's a really good feeling. I can definitely get used to this...in fact, I already am.
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