Tonight was my leg workout, which I have whined so terribly about in the past.
I did it.
I got through it all. I did every rep of every exercise, even all of the damn lunges.
I'm so stupidly pleased with myself that I had to tell Shelby, because I've whined to him about it in the past. (And I got back a "good job!" from him. Yes, I need positive reinforcement or I don't do as well. I am apparently a 5 year old.)
Wooo!
(As a side note, Shelby has increased my food intake, so I'll be having a helluva lot more carbs from here on out. Yay!)
Sunday, December 5, 2010
Phase 2 - Week 3
(Because I am lazy, this is the copy and paste of my weekly check-in email to Shelby.)
CURRENT WEIGHT: 174.75
LAST WEEK’S WEIGHT: 179
CURRENT WEEKLY CARB ROTATION: On the first M day of M/M/L/M/L/M/L (Matching the lifting schema)
CURRENT CARDIO (durations and intensity): Alternating between intervals or steady state on my L days.
HOW TRAINING/STRENGTH GAINS ARE GOING: Oh, this week sucked. The emails earlier in the week were inspired by Sunday, when I Could. Not. get through my lifting. I started three times (with meals in-between) but there was just no go juice to be had, and I was too dizzy to do any single leg work. I did most of my leg routine on Monday, instead, and even there, I got two lunges in and my knees made it clear I would not be continuing. It has been pretty cold here, which apparently really adversely affects my joints, making my knees easily angered. (I moved all necessary equipment into the house, so I wouldn't be working in the 20F gym for legs, but have since moved back outside.) I found that doing 10 minutes of cardio before lifting helps warm me up enough to get through, whereas previously, just moving around in a more or less related fashion to what I'd be doing in the workout (band work and such) was sufficient. And when I say it is cold, it got to 49F in our bedroom on Monday night. We've corrected that situation, but I think the house was like a really crappy terrarium, and I, as the lizard, just wasn't movin' real well. I know, you told me to add in extra meals if I was extra crabby or crashy, but by that point, most of the crashy times had already passed, and I was just in the doldrums. My pull day was reasonable, and my DL went up, but that's about the only bright spot in my lifting week.
DEVIATIONS: I had one additional meal on Wednesday prior to lifting, since there was no way I would get through the workout without it. Since it counts as "deviant", I had my period for the second time in two weeks at the beginning of last week. As previously noted, my body occasionally pulls this crap, but that means the 179 weigh-in was still PMS'ing, thus the dramatic drop between last week and this week. Also, I managed to somehow slightly bruise my left side, just under the ribs, which makes doing any core work rather unhappy. I skipped abs yesterday, since just sitting in a chair is sore on my abdomen. Maybe the cat is punching me in my sleep, since I don't remember any other violent encounters that would do this.
OTHER: Today (and yesterday, before I ate) I've been a bit dizzy when I stand up. It goes away post-meal. As per Daven's observations, in the evenings starting around 6PM, I stop having any energy and tend to just sit in a lump for the rest of the night. Though I know I should at least be stabilizing, if not gaining, I can't help but be pretty pleased with today's weigh-in. This is officially the lightest and thinnest I've been as an adult, and in so much better shape than I was the last time I was near this. The size 10 jeans I bought near the end of phase one are now baggy in the bum and loose around the waist, which is amusing.
OTHER INFORMATION YOU DON'T ASK FOR BUT I TRACK ANYWAY:
Starting Bust (Underbust/Overbust): 40.25/47.25
Current Bust: 37/43
Net Loss: 3.25"/4.25"
Starting Waist (Narrowest part/At navel): 35.25/37
Current Waist: 30.75/31.5
Net Loss: 4.5"/5.5"
Starting Hips (Across the worst of the gut/across the bum): 45.5/45.5
Current Hips: 39.5/40.25
Net Loss: 6"/5.25"
Starting Weight: 215
Current Weight: 174.75
Net Loss: 40.25 (Not to mention the 10 lbs I lost between May and when I engaged you initially.)
175 was my personal internalized goal, so I'm really happy to reach it. However, now I'm going to turn into Oliver Twist and hold out my bowl, asking for more gruel, please. :)
Pics: http://s802.photobucket.com/albums/yy306/braveharlot/December%205%202010/
CURRENT WEIGHT: 174.75
LAST WEEK’S WEIGHT: 179
CURRENT WEEKLY CARB ROTATION: On the first M day of M/M/L/M/L/M/L (Matching the lifting schema)
CURRENT CARDIO (durations and intensity): Alternating between intervals or steady state on my L days.
HOW TRAINING/STRENGTH GAINS ARE GOING: Oh, this week sucked. The emails earlier in the week were inspired by Sunday, when I Could. Not. get through my lifting. I started three times (with meals in-between) but there was just no go juice to be had, and I was too dizzy to do any single leg work. I did most of my leg routine on Monday, instead, and even there, I got two lunges in and my knees made it clear I would not be continuing. It has been pretty cold here, which apparently really adversely affects my joints, making my knees easily angered. (I moved all necessary equipment into the house, so I wouldn't be working in the 20F gym for legs, but have since moved back outside.) I found that doing 10 minutes of cardio before lifting helps warm me up enough to get through, whereas previously, just moving around in a more or less related fashion to what I'd be doing in the workout (band work and such) was sufficient. And when I say it is cold, it got to 49F in our bedroom on Monday night. We've corrected that situation, but I think the house was like a really crappy terrarium, and I, as the lizard, just wasn't movin' real well. I know, you told me to add in extra meals if I was extra crabby or crashy, but by that point, most of the crashy times had already passed, and I was just in the doldrums. My pull day was reasonable, and my DL went up, but that's about the only bright spot in my lifting week.
DEVIATIONS: I had one additional meal on Wednesday prior to lifting, since there was no way I would get through the workout without it. Since it counts as "deviant", I had my period for the second time in two weeks at the beginning of last week. As previously noted, my body occasionally pulls this crap, but that means the 179 weigh-in was still PMS'ing, thus the dramatic drop between last week and this week. Also, I managed to somehow slightly bruise my left side, just under the ribs, which makes doing any core work rather unhappy. I skipped abs yesterday, since just sitting in a chair is sore on my abdomen. Maybe the cat is punching me in my sleep, since I don't remember any other violent encounters that would do this.
OTHER: Today (and yesterday, before I ate) I've been a bit dizzy when I stand up. It goes away post-meal. As per Daven's observations, in the evenings starting around 6PM, I stop having any energy and tend to just sit in a lump for the rest of the night. Though I know I should at least be stabilizing, if not gaining, I can't help but be pretty pleased with today's weigh-in. This is officially the lightest and thinnest I've been as an adult, and in so much better shape than I was the last time I was near this. The size 10 jeans I bought near the end of phase one are now baggy in the bum and loose around the waist, which is amusing.
OTHER INFORMATION YOU DON'T ASK FOR BUT I TRACK ANYWAY:
Starting Bust (Underbust/Overbust): 40.25/47.25
Current Bust: 37/43
Net Loss: 3.25"/4.25"
Starting Waist (Narrowest part/At navel): 35.25/37
Current Waist: 30.75/31.5
Net Loss: 4.5"/5.5"
Starting Hips (Across the worst of the gut/across the bum): 45.5/45.5
Current Hips: 39.5/40.25
Net Loss: 6"/5.25"
Starting Weight: 215
Current Weight: 174.75
Net Loss: 40.25 (Not to mention the 10 lbs I lost between May and when I engaged you initially.)
175 was my personal internalized goal, so I'm really happy to reach it. However, now I'm going to turn into Oliver Twist and hold out my bowl, asking for more gruel, please. :)
Pics: http://s802.photobucket.com/albums/yy306/braveharlot/December%205%202010/
Friday, December 3, 2010
Fuh-fuh-fuh-friiiiiiday
This week has kinda sucked. My energy levels have been crappy, and I got a second go-round with my cycle in two weeks, just to mess with me even more. There have been multiple emails back and forth with Shelby, and he's told me to eat an extra protein meal if I am totally crashed out.
I did the crashy thing on Wednesday, and had an extra meal (though, with carbs, too, since I was starving) right before lifting. I got through the workout, but had to hold steady (or drop a bit) on a couple of weights, which is frustrating.
Today is DLs, which I always dread. Hopefully I'll get through them without my knees protesting too much.
I'm still losing a bit of weight, despite the fact that this is supposed to be a gaining cycle. I keep telling Daven that I am not fooled, and that I'm still leaning down. My arms and shoulders look better than they ever have. The one downside is that my skin is getting loose again, which isn't very visually wonderful. Hopefully it'll tighten up again in the future.
I did the crashy thing on Wednesday, and had an extra meal (though, with carbs, too, since I was starving) right before lifting. I got through the workout, but had to hold steady (or drop a bit) on a couple of weights, which is frustrating.
Today is DLs, which I always dread. Hopefully I'll get through them without my knees protesting too much.
I'm still losing a bit of weight, despite the fact that this is supposed to be a gaining cycle. I keep telling Daven that I am not fooled, and that I'm still leaning down. My arms and shoulders look better than they ever have. The one downside is that my skin is getting loose again, which isn't very visually wonderful. Hopefully it'll tighten up again in the future.
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