sorry ive been slacking on the blogging.
i weighed myself last thursday - and lost another pound.
i had to work th 6-3 on friday, so i knew i was going to be too tired to even think about weighing myself. then we went to the AZ for the weekend, where i stuffed my face. and only worked out one day. so its probably not going to be a great weigh in on friday. but im still working at it.
we went to the gym this morning, and tomorrow its on. i can do this!!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
i was way sick yesterday,
so i didnt go to the gym.
i wasnt feeling hot this morning so i skipped again.
tonight, nathan signed up for a 4 year membership at 24 and we worked out
just 30 minutes cardio. but at least i got there.
i burned 370 calories, and then i did some abs.
so hopefully, come weigh in, ill have lost something.
so i didnt go to the gym.
i wasnt feeling hot this morning so i skipped again.
BUT....
tonight, nathan signed up for a 4 year membership at 24 and we worked out
just 30 minutes cardio. but at least i got there.
i burned 370 calories, and then i did some abs.
so hopefully, come weigh in, ill have lost something.
Friday, January 18, 2008
Thursday, January 17, 2008
this morning i headed to gym at 6. and burned 400 calories ;o)
i have the day off, so i didnt need to be there early,but i thought better to just go and get it done.
i went yesterday.
but i am really worried that my lack of gym-ing on monday and tuesday is really going to effect my weigh in tomorrow.
im worried. but thats what i get for slacking.
i have the day off, so i didnt need to be there early,but i thought better to just go and get it done.
i went yesterday.
but i am really worried that my lack of gym-ing on monday and tuesday is really going to effect my weigh in tomorrow.
im worried. but thats what i get for slacking.
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Sunday, January 13, 2008
p.s. blog annie banani started a blog
you can read all about it here
she is pretty much amazing. she really is keeping me in this thing. its so much easier to do it with a partner. we were at the gym almost every day this week. we even went this morning - she woke up early for me ;o) its just good to have a friend to push you a little harder, and to be able to talk to and laugh with. i really appreciate her. so you should read her blog.
the end.
the end.
o whatta night
alrite blog im back.
i did 45 minutes cardio on the elliptical, and that burned a massive 400 calories. i love that part :o) getting to see that fatty number on the machine just screaming "YOU ARE DOING AWESOME" - and that is what its basically saying, so dont try and tell me its not.
it was great tonite, because there was almost no one there. when i got there, there a few people in front of me, and a couple of guys doing weights, and a guy doing a treadmill down the ways to my left. pretty good. i took nathans nano with me - but MADtv was on, so i plugged my headphones into the thing-a-ma-bob that lets me hear the teles and watched that for 45 minutes. anjelah johnson is a new cast member, and shes really funny. i was introduced to her standup last summer, by my sister. she found her on you tube. look her up. shes freaking funny.
so funny, i actually snorted out loud in the gym. no im not lying. luckily at this point everyone had left except one creepy dude walking around - not doing anything. no, he wasnt, like, taking a break between abs and cardio. no he wasnt just running to get a drink. he just was walking aimlessly. he heard me snort. and out of the corner of my eye ( i refused to make it possible for him to make eye contact with me) i saw him laugh at me! argh! blast that snort. the rest of the night, i knew he wanted to talk to me. i could just tell. or im just full of myself.
a little after the snorting incident, i see creepy dude get on his cell phone, and walk around the gym, talking to someone. and in my mind im trying to imagine the conversation that was happening. does he actually say to that other person, "yeah, man, im at the gym. just, you know, working out."? 'cause if so, then isnt the other person saying, " so, how is it that you are speaking to me, i mean without being out of breath? or without dropping your weights? ... o wait. you must just be walking in circles around that huge mirrored area, checking yourself out!" and, yes, that is what he was doing.
after the cardio, i did some abs, and lost track of creepy dude. i thought maybe he left. but i was wrong. i headed over to the mirrored area, to do some leg machines - and there he is. so let me try and paint this picture. i sit on my machine, to work my outter thighs. this machine faces the mirror. in front of me a little ways and to the right are some free weights. im sure you can see where this is going. luckily, i had put on the nano, and i again, refused to make eye contact. and then out of the corner of my eye (it got a good work out tonite too) i see him start lifting those massive free weights. not the kind where you have one in each hand, but the big long ones you pick up with both hands - and he's all lifting it over his head and what not. and again, i think o no hes, what?, showing off for me? i know, i know, im conceited, its all about me. but seriously? you walk around in circles for at least a half hour, and now suddenly you want to show off you muscles. please.
but then the thought occurs to me - we are the only two people in this joint. he better not drop that on himself. because, i have a serious fear of people. and, in addition, hes the creepy dude, and that makes it way worse. and i just dont know if i can get over that fear and anxiety of having to make eye contact with him to be able to help. so this is what my answer to that problem was. i close my eyes. no, that does not stop me from being responsible to help someone in need. but it gives me an excuse if i get to the scene a little later than someone who didnt have on her nano really loud, and worked out with her eyes closed.
i moved around to some different machines, and he finally moved to a machine too - where, i kid you not, while he worked his arms he watched himself in the mirrors. and i mean, we all look at ourselves when we pass a mirror (most of us), and its hard not to look if you are on a machine that faces a mirror. but he was standing facing a set of machines and the mirrors were to his left. so while he pulled the handles from behind him and forward, he turned his head to his left and watched as his muscles flexed. i just thought this was so goofy. this was also witnessed from the corner of my eye.
then another man came and started doing weights around me. i made eye contact with him, and we gave each other the half smile/half nod greeting. creepy dude exits stage right at this moment - broken hearted that after an hour of his longing for me, he did not even get that much from me, and the new guy did. by new guy wasnt creepy. so there.
and blog, that was my night at the gym. im so serious this time.
i did 45 minutes cardio on the elliptical, and that burned a massive 400 calories. i love that part :o) getting to see that fatty number on the machine just screaming "YOU ARE DOING AWESOME" - and that is what its basically saying, so dont try and tell me its not.
it was great tonite, because there was almost no one there. when i got there, there a few people in front of me, and a couple of guys doing weights, and a guy doing a treadmill down the ways to my left. pretty good. i took nathans nano with me - but MADtv was on, so i plugged my headphones into the thing-a-ma-bob that lets me hear the teles and watched that for 45 minutes. anjelah johnson is a new cast member, and shes really funny. i was introduced to her standup last summer, by my sister. she found her on you tube. look her up. shes freaking funny.
so funny, i actually snorted out loud in the gym. no im not lying. luckily at this point everyone had left except one creepy dude walking around - not doing anything. no, he wasnt, like, taking a break between abs and cardio. no he wasnt just running to get a drink. he just was walking aimlessly. he heard me snort. and out of the corner of my eye ( i refused to make it possible for him to make eye contact with me) i saw him laugh at me! argh! blast that snort. the rest of the night, i knew he wanted to talk to me. i could just tell. or im just full of myself.
a little after the snorting incident, i see creepy dude get on his cell phone, and walk around the gym, talking to someone. and in my mind im trying to imagine the conversation that was happening. does he actually say to that other person, "yeah, man, im at the gym. just, you know, working out."? 'cause if so, then isnt the other person saying, " so, how is it that you are speaking to me, i mean without being out of breath? or without dropping your weights? ... o wait. you must just be walking in circles around that huge mirrored area, checking yourself out!" and, yes, that is what he was doing.
after the cardio, i did some abs, and lost track of creepy dude. i thought maybe he left. but i was wrong. i headed over to the mirrored area, to do some leg machines - and there he is. so let me try and paint this picture. i sit on my machine, to work my outter thighs. this machine faces the mirror. in front of me a little ways and to the right are some free weights. im sure you can see where this is going. luckily, i had put on the nano, and i again, refused to make eye contact. and then out of the corner of my eye (it got a good work out tonite too) i see him start lifting those massive free weights. not the kind where you have one in each hand, but the big long ones you pick up with both hands - and he's all lifting it over his head and what not. and again, i think o no hes, what?, showing off for me? i know, i know, im conceited, its all about me. but seriously? you walk around in circles for at least a half hour, and now suddenly you want to show off you muscles. please.
but then the thought occurs to me - we are the only two people in this joint. he better not drop that on himself. because, i have a serious fear of people. and, in addition, hes the creepy dude, and that makes it way worse. and i just dont know if i can get over that fear and anxiety of having to make eye contact with him to be able to help. so this is what my answer to that problem was. i close my eyes. no, that does not stop me from being responsible to help someone in need. but it gives me an excuse if i get to the scene a little later than someone who didnt have on her nano really loud, and worked out with her eyes closed.
i moved around to some different machines, and he finally moved to a machine too - where, i kid you not, while he worked his arms he watched himself in the mirrors. and i mean, we all look at ourselves when we pass a mirror (most of us), and its hard not to look if you are on a machine that faces a mirror. but he was standing facing a set of machines and the mirrors were to his left. so while he pulled the handles from behind him and forward, he turned his head to his left and watched as his muscles flexed. i just thought this was so goofy. this was also witnessed from the corner of my eye.
then another man came and started doing weights around me. i made eye contact with him, and we gave each other the half smile/half nod greeting. creepy dude exits stage right at this moment - broken hearted that after an hour of his longing for me, he did not even get that much from me, and the new guy did. by new guy wasnt creepy. so there.
and blog, that was my night at the gym. im so serious this time.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Friday, January 11, 2008
weigh in week one
alrite heres the update, blog.
i just weighed myself and the results are:
179 lbs
so four pounds. thats pretty good. better than nothing. less than i wanted. but the slow and steady win the race right?
and im off to the gym.
i just weighed myself and the results are:
179 lbs
so four pounds. thats pretty good. better than nothing. less than i wanted. but the slow and steady win the race right?
and im off to the gym.
Monday, January 7, 2008
Sunday, January 6, 2008
so yesterday, after i blogged, i realized i had a lot of errands to do, and 10 am was too late to start my day. so i called anni and asked her to meet me ASAP. we worked out 30 minutes cardio and 30 minutes weights - all arms and abs.
and today my arms KILL.
today, i did 30 minutes cardio and some abs at my mums house while they are out of town.
so since the day i started my resolution, ive worked out every day but one. pretty freaking good ;O)
and today my arms KILL.
today, i did 30 minutes cardio and some abs at my mums house while they are out of town.
so since the day i started my resolution, ive worked out every day but one. pretty freaking good ;O)
Saturday, January 5, 2008
so i have a cold. and i was really congested yesterday. turns out nathan got it too. i had come home at 3, and started marinating some salmon for dinner - VERRY healthy, i know!! and then i went to bed, because i was just that sick. when nathan came home, he says - i cant eat salmon, im too sick for salmon.
so he proceeds to offer me mcdonalds or pizza. well, i said im not getting out of bed. so he orders pizza. that is not particularly helpful to my end goal. but one day, one thing - im not going to worry about it.
today at 10 am i have an hour long turbo kick boxing class to attend with annie banani. this will be good. and so good to work out on a saturday, i never do that.
so he proceeds to offer me mcdonalds or pizza. well, i said im not getting out of bed. so he orders pizza. that is not particularly helpful to my end goal. but one day, one thing - im not going to worry about it.
today at 10 am i have an hour long turbo kick boxing class to attend with annie banani. this will be good. and so good to work out on a saturday, i never do that.
im starting to believe that i really am serious this time :o)
Thursday, January 3, 2008
Tuesday, January 1, 2008
happy new year!!!
the title of this blog is "im serious this time".
that is because this is my weight loss blog - and well, i AM serious.
im putting this on the internet ... for the world to see. i know the world is not really interested in my fat bum, but im thinking this may give me some extra motivation to get out to the gym and really lose the weight this year.
last january i weighed almost 200 pounds. over the course of the year i lost between 20 and 25 pounds. i wanted to lose 60 pounds. so obviously, i did not reach my goal. and im a little disappointed in myself.
that is because this is my weight loss blog - and well, i AM serious.
im putting this on the internet ... for the world to see. i know the world is not really interested in my fat bum, but im thinking this may give me some extra motivation to get out to the gym and really lose the weight this year.
last january i weighed almost 200 pounds. over the course of the year i lost between 20 and 25 pounds. i wanted to lose 60 pounds. so obviously, i did not reach my goal. and im a little disappointed in myself.
so, in 2008 it is my goal to lose 45 pounds. i currently weigh, after all the holidays are thru
.... wait for it ....
183 pounds
.... wait for it ....
183 pounds
i think this is not too lofty a goal. i have enlisted my friend "annie banani" from work to help me. she too is wanting to lose weight, and we both belong to the same gym. so, tomorrow morning at 615 am, we begin.
i have been pretty good, i would say, on my eating habits MOST of the time. i eat lean cuisine almost every day for lunch (which also prevents me from spending money in our caf). and i try to be reasonable about snacks ... in fact i rarely eat them, because i never go grocery shopping.
this, though, also causes issues, because it means we eat our for dinner frequently. this must also end in 2008.
i have been pretty good, i would say, on my eating habits MOST of the time. i eat lean cuisine almost every day for lunch (which also prevents me from spending money in our caf). and i try to be reasonable about snacks ... in fact i rarely eat them, because i never go grocery shopping.
this, though, also causes issues, because it means we eat our for dinner frequently. this must also end in 2008.
so, blog. keep me motivated. i will eat healthy and i will work out. and i will get back into those cute clothes in the guest room closet!!!
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