I bet everyone thought I had died or at least quit exercising, huh? ;-) Not the case, so here’s the wrap-up for the week.
Wednesday
Steven and I went to the gym and I did biceps, triceps, shoulders, chest, and lunges - four or five sets of varying reps for each. I also came home and did about thirty crunches.
Thursday
I got my hair done, so by the time I got home it was kind of late and I didn’t feel like working out, so I didn’t.
Saturday
I did twenty minutes on the StairMaster at level 3 before I ate which burns more fat. I also did forty crunches.
Sunday
Another twenty minutes before eating, but I forgot to do my crunches. Oops. Update: before going to bed I did twenty crunches.
I’m still drinking all my water (or close enough to it) at work. I’m getting ready to have a visit from Aunt Flo, though, so my eating is a little worse. I expect that trend to continue into this week, unfortunately.
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Yeah, I missed a day this week too. :P
The good news is that after about two weeks back with the six-day workout schedule, I've already taken two inches off my waist and one inch off the hips.
(Getting the hips down is gonna be a bitch. It always is. :::sigh:::)
Let's both keep our chins up (one chin each! =:-O)
Posted by
Dawn at February 1, 2003 01:51 AM
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So how's the workout going. For me it is a daily battle. I can't wait until it starts to become a habit and start enjoy it. :o
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Martie at February 4, 2003 05:21 PM
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Damn Cookie
Since I’m trying to be honest here, I must confess that for lunch today I had a piece of cheese pizza and a cookie. Damn Aunt Flo and her cravings!
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ooooo, i get PMS food cravings too! they kill me -- cause i just have to give into 'em. have you ever found any way to counteract them?? (i'm a basic salty/sweet craver. you?)
Posted by
susannah at January 22, 2003 08:08 PM
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ps: nice site!
Posted by
susannah at January 22, 2003 08:09 PM
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Aww, doll, don't beat yourself up too badly! ;)
Posted by
liz at January 23, 2003 09:54 AM
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Will it help if I tell you that you're really helping me get my act together here? I'm not really doing the diet thing, because it would be too easy to get obsessive/compulsive, and I'm quite neurotic enough without it. But I've been very good about my exercises this week ... and so have you! Hang in there!
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Dawn at January 23, 2003 02:23 PM
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Just offset it by having a lighter supper. A big salad, and some chicken or something. One piece of pizza and ONE cookie is pretty good self-control I think! Now if it was FOUR of each, then you should hang your head! hehehe
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Bev at January 23, 2003 05:19 PM
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January 21, 2003
Distraction
I was going to come home and StairMaster for forty minutes again. I had just entered a bunch of items for trade over at Swappingtons (if you sign up, please use kymberlie as your referrer) and was getting ready to get on the StairMaster when I saw the 2003 Bloggie nominations were posted. I was elated to find out that Neurotic Fishbowl was nominated for two awards (best designed and best new weblog), so I didn’t get on right away. When I did finally get on, Steven was already home with supper so I only did twenty minutes tonight.
Bad workout, but who could blame me? :-)
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congrats on the bloggie nominations! I voted for you. :)
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liz at January 23, 2003 09:54 AM
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January 20, 2003
Another Forty
Steven and I decided to skip dance class tonight (we take advanced two step and polka) so I came home and StairMastered for another forty minutes, the first twenty on level 3 and the last twenty on level 4. Man, it felt good to burn so many calories!
Probably a good thing that I did the extra time because I drank too many cokes tonight. Bad Kymberlie!
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January 19, 2003
Weekend Update
I really only use the weekends for exercising. I eat whatever I want (within reason) because it’s the weekend, damn it! I’ll try to watch what I eat during the week so I don’t have to during the weekend.
So, back to the update. Both Saturday and Sunday I StairMastered for twenty minutes before I ate, meaning that I burned fat and not just calories. They say if you can StairMaster first thing, it’s like doing twice as much exercise. I also did some ab roller exercises both days as well. Nothing too impressive, but not bad nonetheless.
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Now, this is an inspiration, Kymberlie! I'm trying to get back into the exercise routine, too and trying to get a body back. It's an uphill battle after four kids, and I'm not expecting to wind up looking like I did when I was 19 (or even when I was 27) but I do want to get to a point where I don't get depressed every time I have to go buy clothes. My immediate goal is to get back to my former exercise routine -- aerobics and strength work five days a week and just strength work on the sixth day.
I'm hoping that if I hang out here with you, I won't start slacking or telling myself I don't have the time. Good luck to us both! :)
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Dawn at January 20, 2003 06:30 PM
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Kymberlie, thanks for the inspiration. Now I just need to convince my hubby that I need some new exercise equipment!
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Jaime at January 20, 2003 11:39 PM
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January 16, 2003
Two Words
I have two words for you: forty minutes. I just did forty minutes on our StairMaster at level 4 the whole time.
I think what allowed me to go for so long is the new TiVo in the back room. I had the $50,000 National Pastry Competition recorded from The Food Network and was able to watch almost the whole thing. It kept me entertained and not focused on the fact that I was STILL StairMastering.
Now I am off to eat some cereal for dinner!
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i like the colors very nice,
i used to read a book while on the bike, it helps to be distracted. :)
Posted by
DianeG at January 17, 2003 12:23 PM
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Great going girl! :) I love to exercise with the TV on or something, keeps you focused on something OTHER than the agony of exercising! LOL
Posted by
Crystal at January 17, 2003 02:10 PM
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I just started my own diet/exercise blog this year. Trying out the Body For Life program, initial twelve weeks, and see how it goes...
Happy I stumbled across your fitness journal, Kymberlie, it's enjoyable to see how others are doing/what they are doing. I'll definitely be back :)
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Heather at January 17, 2003 02:38 PM
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January 15, 2003
First Full Day
Yesterday was actually the day I launched the site, but since I didn’t get to exercise then (my brother and his girlfriend came over for dinner), this is the first day I get to record everything.
Water
I didn’t get to drink all of my water today because our building had no water for a while and I had already had to pee in a toilet that wouldn’t flush plenty of times by the afternoon. I will drink all of it tomorrow, though.
Food
For lunch today I had a roasted chicken six inch sandwich from Subway. It did have cheese and I had a piece of bacon on the side, but it wasn’t a terrible lunch, I don’t think. For a mid-afternoon snack it was pretzels from the vending machine and then dinner was soup and toast with an orange for dessert.
Exercise
Today was my first day in the gym in a long time, so it was a good workout, but not overly tough. I would like to be able to move tomorrow. I started out with about four sets of lunges on the Smith machine with no weight. I then did four sets of shoulder presses with ten and twenty pounds of weight. I moved next to shoulders and did shoulder presses (sitting upright, pushing against the weight; have no idea what the proper term is), four sets with ten and twenty pounds. I finished up with bicep curls with twenty and thirty pounds in three sets. Later at home I did ten reps with the ab roller.
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Hey, it's good to hear you're hitting the gym - doesn't it feel good to go back after an extended break? I started going again in November after and 8-month or so break :)
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alison at January 16, 2003 09:06 AM
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Inspiration
I was talking to my mom today and she mentioned she’s lost 30 pounds. What an inspiration! I am so proud of her. Way to go, Mom!
And, Mom, thanks for stopping by and wishing me luck. Your love and support are always a wonderful thing.
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Hey...I am starting Weight Watchers again (on my own - no meetings this time) and have started running again so I am going to have to keep up with how you're doing!! Good inspiration!
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MishMish at January 15, 2003 07:04 PM
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Lovely Lunch
I had a good lunch today - most of a 6" roasted chicken breast sandwich from Subway and a couple of pieces of bacon. I had some cheese on it, but no mayonnaise. Not too bad for a new leaf.
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Your journal is lovely. Congratulations on your choice of working with weight watchers! I am a weight watchers online member and I have lost twenty pounds since the beginning of November. Feel free to drop me an email and say hi anytime! :)
- Suzy
Posted by
Susan at January 15, 2003 02:50 PM
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sounds yummy to me! (as does everything right now... real food on Tuesday)
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amancay at January 15, 2003 04:47 PM
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January 14, 2003
A New Beginning
Most of my New Year’s resolutions for this year had to do with weight loss.
With that in mind, I started this blog, Changes - Turning Over a New Leaf, in hopes that by having somewhere to record my progress in a public venue I would be more inclined to actually keep those resolutions.
I probably won’t do any calorie counting (at least to start), but I do hope to record my workouts and my water drinking on here.
I’m not sure how interesting this is going to be for other people, but please feel free to leave comments and encouragment. One can always do with a little help from their friends!
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Good golly, you and I weigh the same and would like weigh about the same at goal. How tall are you, by the way? Just curious. :) I have a weight loss journal (from last year, I haven't done anything with it since then) at http://weightloss.simplychatter.com - I'll be moving it over so that I can have it with my other MT blog here soon as I'm going to start working on my New Year's Resolutions also. :) Best of luck girlie!
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Crystal at January 14, 2003 09:46 PM
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you go! I just started my health-log too. :) Let's cheer each other on!
Posted by
liz at January 14, 2003 09:57 PM
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Good for you! I'm way over that amount and would love to see 160... I'm starting Weight Watchers next week. :) I'll be watching this site often!
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susan at January 14, 2003 10:19 PM
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Looking forward to following your progress! There's a whole bunch of us "blogger-types" that hang out at my forum at http://weigh-better.com/mt/ We'd love to have you join us if you like!
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Bev at January 15, 2003 08:16 AM
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Go girl, you can do.
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