Weigh day 2/6/12

*I wrote this yesterday and tried to post but BlogPress was acting janky! Happy to report I weighed this morning @ #178.8...read on...

 

Monday....sigh.

 

These are my workout totals for last week. Five sessions..Monday through Friday ..weights only except warm ups:

 

4 hours, 43 min, 58 seconds

2047 calories burned

 

This is a #399 calorie burn increase from the week prior! So here's where things got sketchy. 

 

My weight this morning, a whopping #180.4!! This is a 5.4 gain from last Monday. You won't see a scale pic but I'm being straight up honest lol! This is THE heaviest I've been in over a year! 

 

I didn't cry, pass out or get angry about the gain, let me tell you why. I have never consistently lifted weights primarily minus cardio. I've been lifting heavier than I ever have and I'm getting stronger. I haven't been eating as well as I should so the weight gain was inevitable. 

 

Also last week was one of THE MOST DIFFICULT weeks I've had in a long time pertaining to workouts. I was in constant pain from soreness Tuesday through Saturday! Thursday being the worst of all! I wanted to quit this whole program and go back to what I've been doing. But something inside me keeps saying, finish the program! So I will finish it!

 

Here's my workout log for today:

 

 

 

I went shopping this weekend (again) I'll have to do a haul vlog, I bought a pair of white jeans that are FIRE! My size 10 still fits great despite the gain! Since I started this program on the 16th of January I'll share progress pics next week! 

 

I was in so much pain last week I realize now that I only posted one 

blog, I've got to do better! I've got a few things that I want to talk about this week anyway! 

 

 

 

Checking in :-)

I had a nice weekend...I hope you all did as well! Here are my totals from last week, 4 sessions:








Weight is #175, that's a 1.4 pound loss from last Monday! I'm happy with that because I've been gaining with the strength training.



Scale pic 1/30/12

Workout log for today:




I'm starting week 3 on this program and I'm already lifting heavier..yay! I didn't feel like I was forcing it either which is a good thing. When I'm in the gym working I am totally focused, it takes me to my happy place at 5 in the morning :-)

As I mentioned in my last post I was on the hunt for cute lingerie. Not only for Valentines Day but in general, pretty much everything I own is too big now! I took a trip to the mall, went to Fredrick's of Hollywood. Well low and behold they were having a MASSIVE sale!! My $320 tab ended up only costing $79 and some change! I won't show it all but these corsets were a STEAL!






Both came with detachable garters and a matching thong...hello!





This was just too cute to leave at the store!

I'm looking forward to a great week! Be easy!

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Friday baby!

Something about Friday afternoon makes me smile! Go figure? Hey to all my new followers!! *Waives* I'm trying to stop by all of your blogs and get familiar! Anyhoo, here's my workout log from yesterday...




I have three days of rest again this week, next week I'll only have two rest days. I can see and feel the difference in my body for sure! I'm not feeling the weight gain but I understand muscle is more dense than fat. I've made it through these first two weeks with very little cardio and to be honest I miss the high of intense cardio!

I'm going to tough out these next two weeks with limited cardio and wait to bring it back in week 5. I just might sneak in a session tomorrow morning though :-)

In other news I'm going to see my honey in two weeks! We have to celebrate Valentine's Day a few days early SO I'm on the hunt for a super sexy outfit!

I like these...










My motto is "go BIG or go HOME!" I run with the big dogs and I'm not shy when it comes to putting a smile on the booski's face :-)

I plan to chillax this weekend, nothing major to do. A little shopping, wanted to get my tattoo done but I might wait until next weekend? I'll keep you posted!! Have a great weekend everyone!!

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The non-humping hump day!

No humping for me today...smh. Anyway, here are my workout logs from yesterday and today!








So I seriously had a "dingbat" moment! I just realized this morning that I calculated my leg press weight wrong last week! Instead of multiplying the amount of weight I stacked on each side by two...I just listed the single weight! Duh!! So this morning I actually pressed #140 on my reps!

My body is still sore but not as much as it was last week. Next week the routine changes...please start praying for me now!

In other news, I've upgraded my peanut butter! No more natural not really natural at all Jif. I'm sad but I knew it was time. Here's what I'm eating now!










It resembles baby poo BUT if you can get past that it tastes pretty good!

Also I forgot to post this pic but better late than never!




Asian lettuce wraps! I'm not the only one that cooks at my house anymore!!! Thanks Mo...these were the bomb!

It is amazing what you can get accomplished when you remove yourself from FB and Twitter!! Damn I was wasting a lot of time!

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Weigh Day 1/23/12

Let me start this by sharing a couple "fat girl" pics that were sent to me over the weekend. These were taken in December 2002, before my girls were born!







I cringed when I saw these! I don't really know how much I weighed, I'm guessing about 220?? For everyone struggling with continuing or finding the motivation to keep going, these are for you!

No scale pic today (again) but I weighed this morning at 176.4. That's a 2.6 gain from last Monday. Truth be told I was expecting a gain since I eliminated cardio last week. I probably ate clean 60/40 of the week. That's not going to work!

I'm realizing as much as I'd like to follow this plan to the "T"...my reality is that I like to eat lol! I like what I like in moderation. Therefore cardio is a MUST to burn off my excess calories. I know..I know...this goes against this particular plan within the first 4 weeks but I'm not going cardio queen!

This morning I ran a little over a mile and I'll probably do spinning Tuesday and Thursday Turbo Fire or Ultimate Tae Bo for an hour each...that's all!!

Here's my workout log for today:



My soreness is gone as of this morning after my scheduled 3 days of rest thank goodness! I'm expecting a little bit this week but not nearly as much as last week!

Everyone have a great week!!

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Made it...week 1...whew!!!

I made it through my first week of workouts on the Jamie Eason LivFit plan! I can't lie, every part of my body that CAN hurt...DOES hurt! Wednesday night I laid on my bed on top of my covers, it felt like someone had left a block of cement atop my body and left me to die! I could not move! Everything felt heavy! This could be a good or bad thing depending on how you look at it lol!

I only had to workout (weights only) Monday thru Thursday each routine taking me about 40-45 minutes on average to complete including a 5 min warm up and cool down stretching. Here's my workout log for Thursday:




On this plan you aren't supposed to focus a lot on counting calories so I'm not :-). You're to focus on eating as clean as possible. I allowed myself a few slip ups but for the most part I did very well!

I keep thinking since I'm not burning off excess with cardio I really must be mindful of what I eat. I didn't use any recovery supplements (recommended) this week and I know now that I need to get some ASAP! So off to one of the vitamin stores I go this weekend! I know how these places like to "rob" uneducated folks...I know what I need so I'll be straight!

I'm EXCITED about this workout!!! I can't wait to report my progress in my strength training! Also next weeks workouts are identical to this week so I know what I'm facing...*sigh*

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Lets talk weight 0_o...Facebook & Twitter hiatus!

 As I continue on my lifelong journey to maintaining consistent health and fitness, the more I realize that I really don't like talking about weight loss with people. Not because I'm being an ass, I just don't get the point in going into detail about what I do in a lengthy conversation? I understand my weight loss is a topic of conversation but that's not what I like to talk about all of the time!

I've all but removed myself from all of the social network "groups" I was added to for fitness and weight loss..was recently added to another and I'll be leaving that one soon too! I get that I'm in a position to offer hope and inspiration to those who are struggling with weight loss, but the group setting is not my thing! In my personal opinion I believe you will get more from me by reading and following my blog. 

My story is here! What I've been doing, how I do it...all here! You're not going to get the full effect from me by me piggy backing off another persons comment on Facebook. If you want to know me, get to know me here! I don't hide aspects of my life. Primarily I talk about weight loss and my fitness goals here, but I also talk about my girls, my honey...basically all things Miesha!

It feels like I'm being backed into a corner! There are a lot of things that I dislike about the weight loss game! I respect those that are serious about changing their habits and overall health. I can't get with those that issue a new challenge every month but fall off after a week! I just can't! So please if you have a "group" on Facebook...DON'T ADD ME!! 

Also I am on a month long FB and Twitter hiatus! I'll be back February 16th. I need a break plus my blog needs me :-). 

Here are my workout logs from Tuesday and today: