heather73

Good morning everyone!! So, I got up early this morning because I was off last night (and could have slept in…) and went to the gym. That didn’t last long though. I brought the baby into the daycare part of it and he was screaming the entire time. This was the second time he has been in there and he did well last time. Needless to say, we were only there for about 20minutes. I did get to do weights for my whole upper body though. anyway, I did check out the Carmen Electra DVD strip tease. didn’t like it. Very boring.

Oh, well, maybe a walk later with the little guy!!

ok- it’s supposed to snow like a son of a gun tonight. so, i have to bring my stuff to work just in case i can’t get home in the morning. (which sucks.) like i really want to spend more time at work.

if i do make it home, i think i am going to try to hit the gym before i get home. i’m sure nobody will be there!!

Well, last week I worked out for an hour each day on Sun, Mon, and Tues.

This week I worked out yesterday for about 30min doing an Ab DVD. Then today I took it a bit further. Primarily because I am gaining weight and need to step up to the plate a bit. So, I did 1 hr of Body Combat DVD and 30min of Yoga stretching video. I also lifted the 8lb weights for arms.

I really need to consistently do some form of workout EVERY DAY. That is how I dropped 10lbs over the summer. By doing something each day.

See what happens when you slack off?? I don’t log on for almost a month to post anything.

And I gain 4 lbs. in one month.

So, now I am back at square one for the most part and have to start over.

New September goals- Workout 3 times per week in the mornings before i go to work…………..at the GYM…. at 6AM……… That’s what I get for being a slacker!!

Seriously, now that I am starting a NORMAL day shift job, that should be an easier feat to accomplish. No more night shift work and craving sleep all the time!!

I have to include some new activities in my routine for the fall/ winter months. Love to snowboard, but it does get expensive.

Anybody ever SNOW SHOE? Hot Yoga? Any other winter activities that you would recommend??

These past few weeks have apparently been bad. I gained a few pounds back… damn. Haven’t been working out regularly at all. And have been eating like crap. But now I’m back in the swing of things and hopefully will get down a few more pounds by next week. I have several job interviews next week as I am looking for a change. (If anyone knows of anything in my area, please let me know!!).

Anyway, hopefully I can have some time to sit and read through the blogs soon. My relatives that were here from over seas have gone today and my sister from VA will be here through the weekend.

Later,

Heather

It’s been over one week since I posted, but hey! I lost a few more pounds and reached my mini goal!! YEAH!!

Haven’t really worked out much this week, just swimming really. But I did eat healthier all week long, so I imagine that helped alot.

Oh, well, gotta go - will write more later!!

–Heather

Hey everyone!!

Another sunny day!! yeah! I’m going to head out and ride bikes with the kids. Nothing major. Then I’ll come back home, workout and jump in the pool.

Oh- Turbo Jam- very cool. I love it! The first Cardio dvd that I can actually mostly follow!! ( I am completely UNcoordinated). Much more fun than Tai Bo I think.

I’ve done it the past few days and really feel like I’m actually accomplishing something.

Eating has been good. Did REAL good yesterday- (good for me anyway)

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• lucky charms measured out w/ Skim milk
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• Grilled chicken piece with corn and cottage cheese
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• –bad– some cheetos.
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• 1/2 a hotdog for dinner. yuck, not worth getting out of bed for.

I always seem to do very well in the morning, then by evening or afternoon forget it!! Oh, and I snacked at work a bit cuz we had a party for this girl. I’ll do an extra workout today though.

Later,

Heather

OK- That turbo jam finally arrived today!! yeah! I hope it’s as good as they say it is! I have to head off to work now, so I’ll take it with me and read through everything tonight. When I get home tomorrow, Ill give it a shot!!

Other than that, I went in the pool and did some laps today. Past two days I did my own workout with some hand weights, stretching, and tons of abs and push-ups.

Gotta go!!

–Heather

Ok, Today has been a pretty good day. For starters, I lost 2 lbs. And that’s ALWAYS good!!  I’ve eaten pretty well today. Special K cereal, a Slim Fast shake, 2 tacos from the TexasTaco place, and I think that’s it!! (of course, I realize the days not over yet….). I worked out for 30minutes too. No pool today- it was muggy, but raining on and off. So, I did about 15 minutes of the Denise Austin Shrink your Female Fat zones dvd. (I can’t stomach her that much, too perky). Then I just did my own thing with the weights, abs, arms, etc. I can’t wait for those Turbo Jam dvd’s to come! I need more cardio!!

Now, hopefully the rest of the day will be decent. I got called in to work tonight at my other job. Not too bad, mostly healthy snacks there.

Well- hope everyone had a good and healthy holiday! With minimal to NO cheating on the diets!!

–Heather

OK, July is here. Which means that half the year is already over and I still can’t fit into 98% of the clothing that I own. It sucks. However, I refuse to go out and start buying larger sizes. (although, now that I think about it, Murphy’s law might just kick in here!) After all, I got snowboarding gear for all my kids and myself about 4 years ago and since then, the winters have been fairly mild here for the most part. Then, this year I bought a pool, and wouldn’t you know it- RAIN!! So, maybe if I DID buy those bigger clothes, I’d drop weight faster….. If only it were that easy…

In any case, I did pretty good at work last night. I had a small portion of a chef salad. Of course, I balanced it out with some blue cheese dressing. But certainly not as much as I would’ve liked to. I would have LIKED to just suck down that blue cheese right out of the little container that it came it…but I refrained. I had about 240cc of ginger ale. 480cc of grape juice -BAD, I know. But NO snacks. No coffee. No over-eating. I was kinda busy, so I guess that helped. Then this morning I had a bowl of Special K w/ the strawberries. (good) with whole milk (bad). But believe me, that’s a tremendous improvement for me.

Now for the workout- yesterday I did “running” in the pool cuz I had to hold the baby. I did enough “laps” to amount to about 1/4 of a mile. Then I did get to do some laps with regular swimming after he got out. Today I am headed to the pool for more swimming. Then I am going to try out the jogging stroller with the baby and probably go for a walk/jog. Or do the pilates dvd. depends on how the weather holds up. Still waiting for those Turbo Jam dvd’s. Confirmation email said about 7-10 days from today.

Other than that, the only other dvd’s I have now are the winsor pilates, the 8minute abs/legs/buns/arms set, and Budokon. All of which I like, but I get sooo bored, sooo quickly. OH, and I just rented one from netflix that came in! maybe Ill just do that one. It’s Shrink your female fat zones. My sister, the personal trainer/nutrition freak, recommended it. And since she’s as thin as rail, it would probably do me good to follow a bit of her advice.

I’ll let you know how it works out!

later,

Heather