Monday, 2/27 - 3.5 mile run
Tuesday, 2/28 - 3 mile tempo run (9:17 pace, last mile sub 9), chest/tris
Wednesday, 2/29 - Rest day (Sounders game!)
Thursday, 3/1 - Legs/bis
Friday, 3/2 - 5 mile hill run
Saturday, 3/3 - 10 mile progression run (5 min negative split!)
Sunday, 3/4 - 800M swim
Ending weight - 129.2
I had a great running week, which was my main priority - I got every planned run in and they all went well! My 10 miler was probably one of the best runs I've ever had at that distance, I just felt stronger and stronger as the run went on.
Eating was pretty good - having some friends on myfitnesspal has helped a lot with my accountability! This week I am going to focus on having some good lifting sessions, ab workouts, and swims in addition to getting all my running in. It's a balancing act trying to juggle all the workouts I want with work, cooking, cleaning, laundry, and friends/family/DBF time, but I am working on it! And... here's to hoping the scale will start moving in the appropriate direction as a result!
Tuesday, March 6, 2012
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Weekly Update 2/20 through 2/26
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!!
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!!
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!
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
Recipes to Share
I have been pretty busy/MIA from blogging lately, but wanted to update with some recipes that I've found and enjoyed recently:
- Chocolate chocolate chip cookies - http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-chocolate-chip-cookies-i/detail.aspx
- Pumpkin cookies w/caramel icing - http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pumpkin-cookies-v/detail.aspx
- Three berry pie - http://allrecipes.com/recipe/three-berry-pie/detail.aspx
- Dark chocolate cupcakes w/pumpkin buttercream frosting - http://bakingbites.com/2011/10/dark-chocolate-cupcakes-with-pumpkin-buttercream/
I think my next goal is to make a pumpkin pie (using actual pumpkin from the pumpkins we carved for Halloween), and then perhaps a strawberry cheesecake (I hear those are tricky!)
- Chocolate chocolate chip cookies - http://allrecipes.com/recipe/chocolate-chocolate-chip-cookies-i/detail.aspx
- Pumpkin cookies w/caramel icing - http://allrecipes.com/recipe/pumpkin-cookies-v/detail.aspx
- Three berry pie - http://allrecipes.com/recipe/three-berry-pie/detail.aspx
- Dark chocolate cupcakes w/pumpkin buttercream frosting - http://bakingbites.com/2011/10/dark-chocolate-cupcakes-with-pumpkin-buttercream/
I think my next goal is to make a pumpkin pie (using actual pumpkin from the pumpkins we carved for Halloween), and then perhaps a strawberry cheesecake (I hear those are tricky!)
Friday, July 1, 2011
Friday, July 1, 2011
Progress report after my first work-week on the weight loss project! I have been good at planning meals and following my diet, incorporating whole foods and lots of lean protein and fiber, drinking water instead of soda/coffee (mostly), and aiming for <1600 calories a day. I also did a few cardio workouts and a strength training workout and have more planned for after work today.
I have been weighing myself first thing in the morning and first thing after work each day and averaging them out to try and account for fluctuations, and so far this week I am down approximately 4 pounds since Monday morning!
An example of my eating (from today):
Breakfast - 1 slice whole grain toast, 8 oz nonfat mocha
Snack - 1/2 cup oatmeal w/1 tsp brown sugar
Lunch - Lean Cuisine, 1/2 cup broccoli cheddar soup
Snack - Apple, Luna Bar
Workout - 3 mile run, 30 minutes abs/arms
Snack - Banana/strawberry smoothie w/nonfat Greek yogurt and protein powder
Dinner - Baked chicken and potatoes w/veggies
That should add up to around 1500-1600 calories of filling deliciousness!
Now to see how well I can keep it up over the 4th of July long weekend... Wish me luck!
I have been weighing myself first thing in the morning and first thing after work each day and averaging them out to try and account for fluctuations, and so far this week I am down approximately 4 pounds since Monday morning!
An example of my eating (from today):
Breakfast - 1 slice whole grain toast, 8 oz nonfat mocha
Snack - 1/2 cup oatmeal w/1 tsp brown sugar
Lunch - Lean Cuisine, 1/2 cup broccoli cheddar soup
Snack - Apple, Luna Bar
Workout - 3 mile run, 30 minutes abs/arms
Snack - Banana/strawberry smoothie w/nonfat Greek yogurt and protein powder
Dinner - Baked chicken and potatoes w/veggies
That should add up to around 1500-1600 calories of filling deliciousness!
Now to see how well I can keep it up over the 4th of July long weekend... Wish me luck!
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