Monday, 2/20 - Rest day (migraine... ugh!)
Tuesday, 2/21 - Chest/tris
Wednesday, 2/22 - Legs
Thursday, 2/23 - 3 mile hill run
Friday, 2/24 - Back/bis
Saturday, 2/25 - 12 mile run
Sunday, 2/26 - 20 min elliptical
Ending weight: 127.2
Well, I thoroughly enjoyed my week "off" - I didn't weigh myself until this morning (and apparently didn't put back on all the weight I've lost so far - whew!), and I feel refreshed and ready to get back to routine this next week.
I didn't get as much consistency with workouts as I would have liked, but I had a great long run and some good lifting sessions. Didn't eat as healthy as I would have liked, but didn't go crazy either.
Things appear to be (knock on wood) settling down at work, so hopefully more of a routine will allow for more consistency. Time to start rocking in this week!!
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Tuesday, February 21, 2012
Belated Weekly Update - 2/13 through 2/19
Monday, 2/13 - 3 mile run + abs
Tuesday, 2/14 - Chest/tris lifting
Wednesday, 2/15 - Legs + abs
Thursday, 2/16 - Back/biceps lifting
Friday, 2/17 - Rest day
Saturday, 2/18 - 6 mile run
Sunday, 2/19 - Soccer!!
Ending weight: 127.2
Lots of factors in play last week... That time of the month, starting my new position at work (it's been crazy busy and lots of learning in a very short amount of time!), lots of stress in general and way too much stress-eating! Time to get back on the bandwagon this week. I'm glad the week was a cutback week running-wise!
I've also decided, upon having finished my month attempt at Paleo, that I will go back to what I was doing before - healthy eating, counting calories, focusing on protein but not excluding any particular food or food group. That had been working for me just fine, and I found that trying to be so strictly "something" with my eating was stressful - all I thought about was food, and I found myself eating a Lean Cuisine or binging on totally unhealthy food (ie pizza and ice cream) on the nights that I didn't have time/energy to cook. I'd rather grab a turkey sandwich on those nights and remain healthy! At first I felt like kind of a failure, since the only thing I have heard from people who tried Paleo is "amazing! so many benefits! will never go back!!". But different things work for different people, and at least I was open-minded enough to give it a shot, and not too stubborn to recognize that it may not be the best thing for me in the long run.
I am still going to incorporate lots of the basic ideas of Paleo, like eating lots of meat and veggies and healthy fats - but not try to be "strict" about it. On a related note, I had the best lifting session I've had in a long while tonight, both mentally and physically. Not sure if that's just a coincidence or if the small increase in carbs is helping, but I'll take it. Now to keep up the healthy eating, focus on drinking a lot more water (I didn't drink nearly enough last week), and keep bumping up the running miles!
Tuesday, 2/14 - Chest/tris lifting
Wednesday, 2/15 - Legs + abs
Thursday, 2/16 - Back/biceps lifting
Friday, 2/17 - Rest day
Saturday, 2/18 - 6 mile run
Sunday, 2/19 - Soccer!!
Ending weight: 127.2
Lots of factors in play last week... That time of the month, starting my new position at work (it's been crazy busy and lots of learning in a very short amount of time!), lots of stress in general and way too much stress-eating! Time to get back on the bandwagon this week. I'm glad the week was a cutback week running-wise!
I've also decided, upon having finished my month attempt at Paleo, that I will go back to what I was doing before - healthy eating, counting calories, focusing on protein but not excluding any particular food or food group. That had been working for me just fine, and I found that trying to be so strictly "something" with my eating was stressful - all I thought about was food, and I found myself eating a Lean Cuisine or binging on totally unhealthy food (ie pizza and ice cream) on the nights that I didn't have time/energy to cook. I'd rather grab a turkey sandwich on those nights and remain healthy! At first I felt like kind of a failure, since the only thing I have heard from people who tried Paleo is "amazing! so many benefits! will never go back!!". But different things work for different people, and at least I was open-minded enough to give it a shot, and not too stubborn to recognize that it may not be the best thing for me in the long run.
I am still going to incorporate lots of the basic ideas of Paleo, like eating lots of meat and veggies and healthy fats - but not try to be "strict" about it. On a related note, I had the best lifting session I've had in a long while tonight, both mentally and physically. Not sure if that's just a coincidence or if the small increase in carbs is helping, but I'll take it. Now to keep up the healthy eating, focus on drinking a lot more water (I didn't drink nearly enough last week), and keep bumping up the running miles!
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Weekly Update 2/6 through 2/12
Monday, 2/6 - 8.5 mile run
Tuesday, 2/7 - 3 mile tempo run, back/bis/abs
Wednesday, 2/8 - Legs
Thursday, 2/9 - Rest day
Friday, 2/10 - 3.5 mile run, chest/tris/abs
Saturday, 2/11 - 10 mile run
Sunday, 2/12 - 800M swim
Ending weight: 124.2
It was a pretty good week workout-wise - I finally got my new swimsuit and was able to test it out today, and I got all of the workouts in that I planned! Feels great to be off to such a good start for the half marathon training.
Eating went pretty well too - I had a few treats built in but for the most part was able to stay at or near my calories per day goals. It wasn't a stress-free week, but I managed to avoid any sort of complete emotional eating trainwreck!
Some things that I want to focus on this next week: Doing abs more consistently, and drinking more water!
Tuesday, 2/7 - 3 mile tempo run, back/bis/abs
Wednesday, 2/8 - Legs
Thursday, 2/9 - Rest day
Friday, 2/10 - 3.5 mile run, chest/tris/abs
Saturday, 2/11 - 10 mile run
Sunday, 2/12 - 800M swim
Ending weight: 124.2
It was a pretty good week workout-wise - I finally got my new swimsuit and was able to test it out today, and I got all of the workouts in that I planned! Feels great to be off to such a good start for the half marathon training.
Eating went pretty well too - I had a few treats built in but for the most part was able to stay at or near my calories per day goals. It wasn't a stress-free week, but I managed to avoid any sort of complete emotional eating trainwreck!
Some things that I want to focus on this next week: Doing abs more consistently, and drinking more water!
Friday, February 10, 2012
The Great Paleo Experiment/Update
I know, I know, I've been totally slacking with the blogging lately (like, for a long while). I just kinda figured no one really read it, nor did I expect anyone to. I've also been busy with other things like work! However, I am a few months in to my first real weight loss journey, so I thought it would be fun to post an update every now and then just to keep myself motivated and on track!
Beginning Stats (as of 11/14/11):
- Weight: 143.6 lbs (ouch, how did THAT happen?)
- Body fat %: ~26
- Deadlift: 65 lb, Squat: 85 lb, Bench Press: 45 lb (one rep max)
- 3 mile run time fastest: 29:07 min
Current Stats: (as of 2/10/12):
- Weight: 126.4 lbs
- Body fat %: ~22
- Deadlift: 155 lb, Squat: 200 lb, Bench Press: 55 lb [yuck] (one rep max)
- 3 mile run time fastest: 27:06 min
Somewhat Short Term Goals:
- Weight: 118 lbs
- Body fat %: ~18
- Deadlift: 185, Squat: 225 lb, Bench Press: 75 lb
- 1/2 Marathon PR (current PR 2:13)
What I have been doing:
- Progress pictures every month (will probably get up the nerve to post some once I am closer to my goal)
- Weigh myself every morning
- Track weight, calorie intake, water intake, and exercise daily in an Excel spreadsheet
- Around 1200 calories/day on non-lifting days, 1400-1600 calories/day on lifting days
- Paleo diet - meat, veggies, fruits, nuts, some dairy. No bread/pasta/wheat/sugary products, as little processed starchy food as possible. No beer!
- I have had a few cheat days, but mostly I try to work little treats like a glass of wine or a few squares of dark chocolate into my daily calorie intake so that I don't go insane!
- Intermittent Fasting - I eat from 1 PM to 9 PM daily. Outside of those hours, I consume only water, green tea, diet soda, and gum. I feel fantastic and it is freeing to be able to eat to fuel my workouts without stressing about calories.
- Lifting heavy weights 3x per week - Back/biceps, Chest/triceps, Legs
- Running 4x per week, swimming 2-3x per week
- Biking and hiking whenever possible
- Upping my water intake from 0 to 40-60 oz per day
I may try to make a weekly post on Sundays that's a little bit more specific - just to keep on track!
Beginning Stats (as of 11/14/11):
- Weight: 143.6 lbs (ouch, how did THAT happen?)
- Body fat %: ~26
- Deadlift: 65 lb, Squat: 85 lb, Bench Press: 45 lb (one rep max)
- 3 mile run time fastest: 29:07 min
Current Stats: (as of 2/10/12):
- Weight: 126.4 lbs
- Body fat %: ~22
- Deadlift: 155 lb, Squat: 200 lb, Bench Press: 55 lb [yuck] (one rep max)
- 3 mile run time fastest: 27:06 min
Somewhat Short Term Goals:
- Weight: 118 lbs
- Body fat %: ~18
- Deadlift: 185, Squat: 225 lb, Bench Press: 75 lb
- 1/2 Marathon PR (current PR 2:13)
What I have been doing:
- Progress pictures every month (will probably get up the nerve to post some once I am closer to my goal)
- Weigh myself every morning
- Track weight, calorie intake, water intake, and exercise daily in an Excel spreadsheet
- Around 1200 calories/day on non-lifting days, 1400-1600 calories/day on lifting days
- Paleo diet - meat, veggies, fruits, nuts, some dairy. No bread/pasta/wheat/sugary products, as little processed starchy food as possible. No beer!
- I have had a few cheat days, but mostly I try to work little treats like a glass of wine or a few squares of dark chocolate into my daily calorie intake so that I don't go insane!
- Intermittent Fasting - I eat from 1 PM to 9 PM daily. Outside of those hours, I consume only water, green tea, diet soda, and gum. I feel fantastic and it is freeing to be able to eat to fuel my workouts without stressing about calories.
- Lifting heavy weights 3x per week - Back/biceps, Chest/triceps, Legs
- Running 4x per week, swimming 2-3x per week
- Biking and hiking whenever possible
- Upping my water intake from 0 to 40-60 oz per day
I may try to make a weekly post on Sundays that's a little bit more specific - just to keep on track!
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