Training day #5

Wow! I feel great- my trainer is amazing and she knows how to push your body so you actually gain from the intensity. Once again- I did burpees, lunges, ab work, bench dips, push-ups, pull-ups, wall sit, plank, band exercises for biceps, triceps, shoulders and back.

It was a good day today. I had a nice work-out yesterday on my off day- I did hill training for 20 minutes.


My waist is getting slimmer and my legs are getting stronger. I think you might even see some calf muscles in there somewhere.

Training day #4

Never and I say never- take a cheat meal and turn it into a whole day. What does that do? Well for starters once you start snacking you can't stop- it is like a smoker not smoking for a while and then having just one smoke and the next thing he knows is that the pack is gone. Note to self- "no future binging"- it doesn't do any good- it just makes it so you have to work that much harder.

On that note- my workout this morning was hard and I had no energy- my trainer asked me "if I cheated", which means meal wise- I told the truth and she just shook her head and then continued to work me hard. After just the warm up I was about to pass out, so what I learned from this experience- is don't punish your body just because you are weak.

I survived the fourth day of training. I did burpee's, bench dips, plank, lunges, pull-ups, push-ups, ab work, and exercise with the bands. It is amazing how you can work your body so hard that you can't give anymore- and it is using your own body weight. Amazing!

Training Day #3

Well I survived another hour with Kate. This is a typical session that consists of warm up, cardio, strength training, balance, core training, push ups, burpee's(which I don't like), wall sit, calf raises, bench dips. It's hard, but feels good. On a scale to 1-10 I was at a 9 with almost wanting to throw-up. It is all good.

I will now go and plan out my meal plan. It's going to be a great day!

Training day #2

My husband and I are having a personal trainer come into our home three days a week. She works us till failure and it feels good. My first day was okay, but I puked after she had left. Today was alot better. I had eaten about an hour before she arrived. That helped me alot. I didn't feel so light headed and had more stamina and better endurance. Because she is strength training us I need to make sure on the off days that I am doing some sort of cardio/yoga.

She also makes sure we do a good warm up before and lots of stretching after.

She has us on a strict eating plan and I am finding I follow it better if I am organinzed and have my meals planned out the day before.

Training begins

My personal trainer came by this morning and brought all sorts of gadgets. I could tell she meant business. Oh my! It's gonna be painful and humiliating and I will probably feel like I want to crawl in a hole and hide.

The workout felt great, but with all the motion and so forth I got sick. We worked out for about 30 minutes and I had to stop as I was feeling like I wanted to puke. I had flashbacks of morning sickness and it wasn't pretty. She had me stretch and then after she left I went and puked. Luckily I only had water in my tummy, but because I absolutely hate puking I was fighting it- well afterwards I am not sure if I felt better or not. I went and layed down on my bed. I had a nice siesta. I feel a little better, but still feel a little nauseated.

I ate 4 eggwhites, 2 slices ww bread, a smidge of mayo only on the first piece of bread, and an hour later I had an appple.

It begins- time to measure up.....

Measurements (before starting exercise program)

Upper Arm- 11 3/4"
Chest- 43"
Waist- 37 1/4"
Abd- 41 1/2"
Hips- 40 3/4"
Thigh- 23 1/2"
Calf- 16"
Weight- 182.8 (yikes!)

Today was my consultation and now the work begins. I have to journal everything I put into my mouth plus follow a strict eating plan, which at first will seem like I am starving to death. I have to eat every 2-3 hours and for this to work I need to make sure I have my meals planned out in advance. Here's to the next few months.

Summer is over

Well it begins again. Routine, Routine, Routine.......
Early morning seminary, make lunches x5, homemade cookies, oatmeal and cream of wheat for breakfast, french toast, waffles, crepes on Sunday, no t.v. during the week, computer time limited, yummy homemade meals, Friday night movie night, Sunday afternoon naps, early morning walks, laundry, dishes, sweeping, vacuuming, cleaning toilets, washing windows, cleaning the fridge and so forth.

Looking forward to the next few months.