Body Weight Workout

Today I did a body weight workout and it was very difficult after yesterday's leg day. Here is what I did:

- 30 Burpees
- 30 Knee is on stability ball (these have a real name, but I cannot remember it)
- 10 Burpees
- 30 Plank w/ elbow to opposite elbow tough
- 10 Burpees
- 10 Plank w/ opposite arm and leg reach
- 50 Mountain climbers
- 10 Burpees w/ push up
- 50 Lunge kicks (25 on each side)
- 60 Russian twists
- 30 V-ups
- 50 Plank Jacks
- 30 Push ups

Then did 10 minutes on the stationary bike. After the very difficult leg day yesterday this was just brutal. Also, I'm exhausted from being up late and waking up so early. A nap will definitely be in my future today!

What I Plan to do Today.

Today is Saturday and I love Saturday. I woke up really early because when 5 dogs are fighting over the bed space, it is tough to sleep! In the interest of getting back on track, I made a very healthy, vegetable filled breakfast.

There is red cabbage, spinach, egg whites, yellow and orange bell peppers, and garlic. I ate it with ketchup because I will never be able to give that up. So this was pretty healthy. I like making the effort to cook something because I feel like I appreciate it more. However, I do not appreciate dishes. The other day I was so frustrated by all the dishes that I just wanted to go eat out so I wouldn't have to worry about it!

I am back to tracking foods with myfitnesspal.

Gym today is a must! I am feeling much better! I need to do abs, chest, triceps, shoulders, and maybe some cardio. Next week I will need to hit the gym with full force to make up for this pathetic week of inactivity and eating and drinking too much crap. I am happy I have managed to stay away from fast food, but it was just barely.

Bad Week

This was a bad week. I got a wisdom tooth pulled then I got a little sick. I missed the gym for 4 days which is the longest I have gone without going in many many months. I went today to try to do back/biceps and had to drop every weight by about 10-15 lbs. It was pathetic

I bought my mom this cup for Mother's Day and feel like I am drowning a giraffe.

Tomorrow I need to get back on track with the gym and with eating. I weighed myself today and actually lost weigh...probably muscles disappearing. I still don't feel 100% so we'll see when I am able to get back to normal at the gym. 

I'm watching 5 dogs this weekend. My 2 dogs and my parent's 3 dogs. It should be entertaining! Also, they have a pool so maybe I can get something resembling a tan! Hah, I doubt it, but it will be nice to get some sun!

Bad Day and the Need for Rest Days...

Today was just a bad day. I was 30 minutes into the day when a patient yelled at me because he wrote down the time wrong for his appointment. Also I just woke up exhausted. Today was just tiring for me. I was also bitchy to Chris without meaning to be. I guess sometimes a person will just have a bad day. I'm home and it's over and I feel better. I did not work out today even though I brought all my stuff. I have just been exhausted. I don't know if I need to up my calories or just take a bit of a rest. I think I just need to rest. I have been going full force with almost every workout and last week I only took one rest day. Tomorrow I am getting a wisdom tooth removed. It's just a simple extraction, nothing crazy. I am, however, being banned from work due to possible novocain- induced blood drool. All my days off are a result of a flu/tooth extraction/car accident/lung infection. Last year, for the whole year, I had 6 days off that were actually for fun.

So this whole bad-day/tooth pulling thing will be interfering with my workouts. Tomorrow I will not go (and be a good little patient).

Wednesday will have to be back/biceps/abs.

Thursday will be this workout which I attempted last Friday. I say attempted because I could not do it all. I'm in pretty good shape, but DAMN it was hard.

I made stuffed bell pepper for dinner with ground turkey. I don't even like bell peppers, but I'm trying to be healthy and it was healthy. All I really wanted was a big mac all day. It's like I have actually gained some self control over my binge eating habits. This is what I ate:

I think I would still rather have a big mac.

A Request~

I have had a request from my mom to start a blog with my workouts for her to follow easily. So luckily I already have a blog that I sometimes talk about exercise is so there we go!

Update on Yesterday:

Chest/shoulder/triceps:

1) Bench Press: 4x10 (warmup set + 3 strength sets)
2) Dumbbell Incline Press: 3x10 (35#, 40# last set, each dumbbell)
3) Front, Lateral, and Rear Deltoid Raises: 3x10ish
4) Supine Chest Flys (using cables): 3x10
5) Skull Crushers: 3x10
6) Triceps Extensions with the Rope: 3x10
7) Dips: Body weight to failure, 3 sets

So it was exhausting yesterday. My bench went up to 115 lbs. Now that my plateau is broken, I'm going up steadily which is nice.

My body feels exhausted today, but I think it's because I only had one rest day this week. BUT today is leg day so we can't stop now!

I have been really good with strengthening, but bad with cardio this past week. I have had a friend and Chris wanting to work out with me and I wanted to continue my normal workouts so my strengthening has been increased a bit. I did discover an awesome new cardio torture device today; the stepmill thing (where the steps just keep moving). I did 20 minutes at level 7-10 (level 10 did not last long) and I was sweating buckets. It will help with the hike I have coming up. My eating was so-so this week. Yesterday I sort of binge ate and it reflected on the scale this morning. Also, I need to not drink beer. Yes, it's worked its way back into my life and is so detrimental to my caloric intake. So I need to get back on the bandwagon because I lost more weight without it. I have started using http://www.myfitnesspal.com/ to track my calories. I have just started today so hopefully I can keep up with it to help me drop a few unwanted pounds. I only want to lose about 5. I cannot get below 140 and it's bothering me. I know my body has changed as I have gained muscle, but now I would like to slim down. It might help if I didn't skip cardio. Tomorrow is leg day then will start a new week. I'm going to focus some more on legs next week since this week was so much upper body. Legs and making sure to not skip cardio.

Here's a picture of my dog chewing up some toilet paper. He's cute, but needs to get out of his chewing stage!

I Love Saturday Mornings!

It is Saturday morning and I have been up since my usual 5:30 am time. I love these mornings. They are so peaceful. I just get to drink my coffee, eat my oatmeal, and watch "The Biggest Loser" in peace. Yes, I am obsessed with that show. It motivates me to get my ass to the gym. I've been pretty consistent about getting myself to the gym 5 days a week. Not every workout is fantastic, but every workout happens and sometimes when you have a full life and full-time job that is the best you can ask for. Chris has come with me 2 times this week and says he will come today. I am so happy, but I am skeptical that he will keep it up for more than this week. I hope he will. As I have been working out more, I have grown much more attracted to a muscular physique. Also, I think the biggest issue for me is that I want someone to have the determination to want to better themselves. Today is chest/triceps day at the gym. Since my normal workout partner is on vacation, I have changed up my workout routines slightly. I know there is advantages to changing the routine and keeping your body guessing. I will probably weigh myself today even though my weight rarely changes. My diet has still been getting better and better each week. It's nowhere near perfect, but I know for a fact that I cannot do a major overhaul or I will fail miserably. Next week I am going to cut out sour cream, mayonnaise, and cheese (to an extent). I am going to add in more vegetables and brown rice. My biggest issue is that at work I do not get lunch breaks so it is important that I prep a lunch before. I usually just end up with pb&j or some sandwich. Or sometimes nothing. I just need to prep better on Sunday or something.

On other notes, I got a little taste of baby fever yesterday when I went out with a friend and co-worker who has a 4 month old. I'm glad I don't have a kid yet, but he was so cute. God, Jillian Michaels has fantastic arms. I need to do more cardio today. I have been slacking a little just because Chris doesn't have the endurance that I do. Oh well, I will take it if means he comes with me. I just really hope he sticks with this.