Andrea's - Getting Started - Page 3

ihatepeas · 15-Jul-09, 04:24 PM

*another goal*
Just read a pierini post about planks, he can hold it for like 5 min. I can barely hold it for 30 seconds. So making this one of my goals.

This forum is great. Usually I make a goal and forget about it after a bit. But here, I post it and keep seeing it. And its an unbelievable feeling to achieve one of them.

**minime** · 17-Jul-09, 11:56 AM

I believe I was up to 3 minutes one time with the plank, but then it goes away when you don't work it. Now I am probably good for 2, but it would be hard. It's mostly a mental challenge.

Good luck with the planks! They are hard work!

ihatepeas · 18-Jul-09, 02:20 AM

Did Kokohead after work tonight cause I work tomorrow. I wore my hiking boots rather than my Nike's. Good news: My feet totally didn't hurt, at all. Bad news: 36 minutes up. Shucks, one minute worse than last time.

ihatepeas · 25-Jul-09, 03:05 PM

Kokohead: 45 min up.

Sigh. I got WORSE. It totally shows that I didn't work out at all this past week. You just can't fake it. If you don't work out, you don't get more fit, you don't get better endurance.

**minime** · 27-Jul-09, 02:12 PM

Andrea, sorry to hear you had a bad few days... but at least you are still trying! you haven't given up, that is the most important thing. We all get sidetracked sometimes, and getting back on the horse after one week off.... is a lot easier than trying to do it after a month.

Good luck with the Stairs next time! 30 minutes flat!!

ihatepeas · 27-Jul-09, 03:01 PM

Thanks for the encouragement. Going to body boot camp class with my coworker after work, for sure! Need to make sure I get my bum in gear (towards healthier habits) before school starts. Cause that's when things get hectic and I make poor choices. Well, I should write "made poor choices", cause I really think my choices are better already. And yup, 30 min flat, eye on the prize, lol.

ihatepeas · 01-Aug-09, 08:17 PM

monday: boot camp class
tuesday: body strength class
wednesday: yoga (boring, won't be doing that class again)
thursday: can't remember name of it, but aerobics with weights basically. a bit too much bouncing around for me, probably won't do that again.
friday: nothing
saturday: nothing yet, going to climb stairs around sunset.

diet this week was horrific. starts off ok, then it goes bad at the evening. breakfast is usually oatmeal with a dried fruit. snack is a boiled egg with almonds or cottage cheese with peaches. lunch is usually salmon burger on wheat or rice/eggs/turkey sausage. then dinner rolls around and i ruin it all...

monday: taco bell w/ mcd's shake
tuesday: subway w/tcby
wednesday: papa johns pizza
thursday: chinese takeaway
friday: korean vegetables (not so bad, just veggies, no rice or meat)

so much for taking .v.'s advice. sigh.

ihatepeas · 05-Aug-09, 12:56 AM

Up side, I've started packing my next days meal while I'm cooking dinner. That way the next morning I just boil my oatmeal, grab my lunch bag and i'm out the door.

Downside: Ugh, my two weakness: chocolate (liquid, not really into chocolate bars) and coffee. So yup, bought a carton of choc soy milk. And my coffee intake has gone back up.

I'm finding that when I eat healthier, I slack off on my exercising. Like I can't find a nice balance. Last week I exercised everyday, but ate out every night. This week (so far), I haven't exercised (aside from a brisk walk during my lunch hour), but I did make healthy dinners.

I've decided not to continue with the exercise classes. My knees were killing me. I think all that bouncing around was too much. I will look for something more low impact. My hubby has suggested we do a hike or something twice a week, and then I can fill the rest of the week with dvd's or something. University starts up soon, so will need to find something to fit around that.

Monday:
oatmeal w/brwn sgr, dried blueberries, cranberries, raisins & granola
cup of french vanilla instant coffee
sausage patty w/egg whites
grande soy latte w/2 pumps classic syrup
Essential greens powder w/water
1 Tim Tam
salmon fillet w/lettuce, beet root, alfalfa sprouts & 1/4 c rice
1 lg c choc soy milk
and lots of water

Today:
oatmeal w/honey, soy milk, fresh blueberries, dried cranberries, 1 banana
cup of french vanilla instant coffee
green beans, salmon burger, 1 boiled egg
1 apple w/string cheese
1 slice ham
5 almonds
small cup cottage cheese w/peaches
grande soy latte w/2 pumps classic syrup
Essential greens powder w/water
1 Tim Tam
pork chop, frozen mixed veg, 1/4 c rice
2 lg c choc soy milk
and lots of water

ihatepeas · 06-Aug-09, 01:29 AM

Kokohead: EPIC FAIL. made it to the halfway mark (the bridge). Was so dead. felt nauseous and couldn't catch my breath. so we turned back around.

oatmeal w/soy milk, fresh blueberries, dried cranberries, raisins, 1 banana
Essential greens powder w/water
lg cup of french vanilla instant coffee
2 slices deli ham
brocolli, carrot & celery slices w/hummus
green beans, pork chop, mixed vegetables
1 apple
5 almonds
1 boiled egg w/string cheese
Greek salad (tomato, cucumber, feta cheese, lettuce)
moussaka
greek fries w/ketchup, w/garlic mayo
1 lg c choc soy milk
and lots of water

I think my food intake is too high?

ihatepeas · 07-Aug-09, 05:32 PM

No Kokohead, Tony was too tired.

Had pizza hut for dinner. Bad, I know. Weird thing happened, I got the pizza rolls and about halfway through the fourth one (comes in a pack of 4), my neck/shoulders started getting really tight and painful. This normally happens when I eat oily food, don't know why. But it doesn't usually happen so quick into a meal. So I threw the rest of my meal out. I'll have to google later and find out if this has something to do with my high triglycerides or what. Interestingly enough, I did a few plank positions and the pain went away. Cool.

Meals:
oatmeal w/soy milk, fresh blueberries, dried cranberries, raisins, 1 banana
Essential greens powder w/water
lg cup of french vanilla instant coffee
1 apple
5 almonds
1 string cheese
1 panini (ham)
1 grande soy latte w/2 pumps classic
4 pizza rolls
and lots of water

Or maybe the pain had to do with the starch, cause looking at my meals, this was the biggest load of starch i'd had in days. Odd, need to learn more about food stuff.

ihatepeas · 09-Aug-09, 12:36 AM

Kokohead 1048 stairs: up 36 min.

Not too bad. Forgot to keep track of my food today.

ihatepeas · 14-Aug-09, 12:43 AM

Yesterday: Halfway up Kokohead (524 steps) in 13 min. Trying to bring my time down to 10 min on the beginning half, then 15 min up the top (1048 steps). Only went up halfway as the passing hurricane/tropical storm had the clouds hanging really low on the trail. Made the wood and dirt too slippery. Getting up this thing in under 30 min has become quite an obsession for me.

Today: nothing.

Things have started to slide back to bad habits. So going to start back at day one (or Jun 3rd) with what .v. suggested.

Will workout in the am, as it gets it out of the way. Finding I make too much excuses in the afternoon. Possible morning regime:
3:30-4:30 wake up and workout (I wake up at the same time as Tony, usually I just putter around the house, very unproductive)
4:30-5:00 drop tony off at work
5:00-5:30 get ready for work
5:30-6:00 walk to work

1hrs-ish should be enough time to do the .v. plan:
Monday, Wednesday, and Friday: Resistance training.
Wall squats
Walking Lunges
Pushups (start on your knees)
Crunches
He also had pullups, but don't have a bar at the moment. Will skip them for now.

Not sure what to do Tue/Thu. Tony is off Tue/Wed, so he won't be waking me up early. Maybe I should make those the days off instead of Tue/Thur?

ihatepeas · 14-Aug-09, 10:12 PM

Was mistaken, Tony wakes up at 3:50 not 3:30.

Wall Squat: 3x10sec; 1x15sec
Walking Lunge: 3x10; 1x20
Pushup: 3x10; 1x20
Crunch: 3x20; 1x40

So only 4 sets. Will keep at it and hope my stats get higher. Wondering if I should add burpees to bring my heart beat up a bit more?

And not sure if I should do each exercise by itself, rather than rotating them. So now I do wall squat then walking lunges then pushups then crunches. But should I do a bunch of wall squats; then start a bunch of walking lunges, etc. Probably doesn't make a difference.

ihatepeas · 15-Aug-09, 03:22 PM

got up this morning and stretched. first tried hands clasped behind back and then hands clasped overhead. both actions caused the sides of my chest and pit area to feel tender. i guess i should do pushups more often, lol. don't feel anything in my legs or abs, so will need to add more reps into my morning routine.

sweetdream · 16-Aug-09, 05:03 PM

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Originally Posted by ihatepeas

So only 4 sets. Will keep at it and hope my stats get higher. Wondering if I should add burpees to bring my heart beat up a bit more?

And not sure if I should do each exercise by itself, rather than rotating them. So now I do wall squat then walking lunges then pushups then crunches. But should I do a bunch of wall squats; then start a bunch of walking lunges, etc. Probably doesn't make a difference.

How is your heart rate when u are going from one thing to another? I think this is an excellent idea, to rotate them into the circuit that you are doing but maybe pick up the pace a bit. If you are slowly going from each exercise to the next try making it a goal to rest only 10 sec before going to the next set. This type of training will definitely help your heart!