Talia's Fitness Frenzy February

sweetdream · 01-Feb-08, 11:05 AM

First day of February and making some new goals:

1. Coffee only 1 day a week (this week I had 2)
2. Calories at or around 1500
3. Continue researching vegetarianism
4. Focus on getting efficient nutrients (Protein, B12, Iron, Zinc, ect)
5. Get re-evaluated ASAP at the gym
6. Change up my workout
7. Start cooking more meals

Today is another great day in Buffalo: rain + cold = icy roads

So I stayed home and worked out on the elliptical for 45 min (interval)

pIERINI- I am definitaly up for that challenge- tomorrow I work at 12 so I am heading to the gym before that. I am going to time my mile, sit-up max per min and push-up max

sweetdream · 01-Feb-08, 10:58 PM

Tonight I baked some super bowl cookies with chocolate chips and mini m & m's and yes oh yes did I indulge..I can't make it until the first day of spring but for lent I WILL give up chocolate hahah it felt soooo good to eat something BAD!!!

sweetdream · 02-Feb-08, 01:47 AM

it is currently 1:45am and my stomach KILLS

all of that chocolate and cookie batter I ate today that I enjoyed I now am feeling sick from

I re-challenge myself for that spring goal of not eating any chocolate, cookies or cake. Now I know what I used to feel like after eating something like that. Bloated, sick, tired and FAT!

I am glad that this happened..teaches me a lesson that in the end, it does NOTHING for the body! So every time I get a craving for something sweet I am definitely going to be reading this post!

i CAN'T WAIT TO WORKOUT IN THE MORNING!

**minime** · 03-Feb-08, 12:51 AM

hey talia, good luck with your february goals! Don't beat yourself up about the cookies, we are all human!

sweetdream · 03-Feb-08, 11:09 AM

Thanks minime!

woke up 2/2 and was soo tired from the night before. I didn't drink that much, but I had a long drive back home, didn't get to bed until around 2 and then I got up to go to the gym but I felt SO much better after I worked out!

I did:

1. close grip pull
60lbs, 3 sets, 15 reps

2. bench press
50lbs, 3 sets, 15 reps

3. push-ups
wow I need help with these, I did 21 but couldn't do anymore after that

4. pec flies
40lbs, 3 sets, 2 reps

max sit-ups 41

max mile run in 7:35 @ 8.1 mph walked 8 min (5 before 3 after)
stair climber 15 min

today 2/3/08
rest

sweetdream · 03-Feb-08, 11:16 AM

My goals for January:
*1400 calories/ day, 40 grams fat, GOOD CARBS and about 100g's protein.
(the 1400 per day I am trying to use as a point to lose a few more pounds, I am determined to get to 125 and I know if I stick to this calorie intake for a few more weeks I can get there then after that I will alternate and cycle) -
according to my daily plate my average calories per day were 1541-
average fat 44grams per day
average carbs 177 grams per day
average 22 grams of fiber per day
average 103 grams of protein per day

*have a cheat day once every week- I still have issues on what this means and tend to not go too crazy for fear of putting myself in ruins so anyone who can help with this I would appreciate - did good with this

*continue to workout 6 days/ week with 1 off day and alternate workout again at the end of January- accomplished

* eat even more healthier- for the month of December I managed to not have one piece of popcorn, peanut, honey roasted pecan, and pretzel. I want this to continue as I see no reason why I would need to go back to any of these foods (I think I was addicted to the peanuts and pecans for some time!) i did end up eating some pretzels and pecans but it did not affect any gains I have made thus far- moderation is key

*snack healthier especially at work- this I think has GOT to be a MAJOR goal because I still to this day have NOT gotten this down 100%. I will be ok the first few hours and then I will slip and it will be down hill from there- i am still in my month of not eating fries and it will definitaly continue after that because it is definitaly working to keep my fingers off of those greasy things! I havebeen going in the cooler and getting baby carrots when I am hungry but I have also been eating more dried cranberries which I think I need to stop because of all the added sugar in them

* continue to make progress with my measurements- I want my body fat % to a point where I can see my abs but this is more long term I guess... still have to make an appointment for this

So overall, get to 125 and then STAY there, continue to decrease my BF %, continue to go to the gym and last but not least -right now I am at about 127lbs up and down everyday but definitaly not 130 anymore!

* test myself once per week with push-ups and sit-ups and...
goal for push-ups 18 @ 21
goal for sit-ups 35 @ 41

**minime** · 03-Feb-08, 11:20 AM

awesome work on your january goals talia! you did great!

03-Feb-08, 03:53 PM

Good job, now get back to WORK because there is much to do and accomplish.

j2bryson · 04-Feb-08, 11:09 AM

nice work on the goal setting and achieving too!
Looks like you're making some great progress. congrats!

sweetdream · 05-Feb-08, 12:41 AM

Thanks everyone! feels good to say I am still aboard the fitness wagon and will NEVER jump off

I have learned that I really do have resistance in me for foods I don't need and I CAN accomplish goals and really set my mind to it. I am at the point in my life where I can't say NO to working out..I absolutely HAVE to!

Minime-i was pretty proud mostly for my coffee drinking habits to decrease. I was really into coffee and was drinking A LOT of it so this challenge of only once per week is definitaly a little harder

pierini- YES- I absolutely agree with you! I still have so much in my mind about what I want to accomplish before summer and it definitaly doesn't involve being a fat ass on the beach! I WANT ABS!!!

j2- thanks! I really feel as if I am making progress and I hope to continue!

switched things up again- its about that time- every 2 months so this time I am actually going back to a workout I did when I FIRST started

1. 20 lunges across floor with 20lb db
2. abs-incline bench 15 reps
3. up stairs-skipping every other step and walking back down with 20lb db- 3 times
4. abs- incline bench 15 reps
5. step-up hanstrings with 20lb db in hand- 7 per leg
6. abs-incline bench 15 reps
repeat two more times
second time abs-roman chair
last round abs on stability ball

cardio:
5 min walk 4.0 mph 1.0 incline
run 34 min @ 7.0mph
walk 5 min @ 4.0mph

j2bryson · 05-Feb-08, 09:21 AM

skipping up stairs with weights. ouch! good job

i really love your attitude of making a lifestyle change. it's not a fad, it's just the way you want to live. i'm rooting for those abs

sweetdream · 05-Feb-08, 02:59 PM

Thanks J2!!!! I really am hoping to get them for summer! I want everyone to be JEALOUS AHHAHA

todays workou:

1. rope triceps
25lbs, 3 sets, 15 reps
super set with
2. bicep curls- machine
25lbs, 3 sets, 15 reps

3. front raises
10lb db, 3 sets, 15 reps

4. scull crushers
30lbs, 3 sets, 15 reps

5. alternative bicep curls
12 lb db, 3 sets, 15 reps

cardio:
5 min walk 4.5 mph 1.0 incline
1 min @ 9.0mph, 30 sec @ 4.5mph
repeated this 6 times!
a few more minutes walking 4.5 mph

15 min on stair stepper

I have been getting a little aggrivated lately because of the amount of people asking me for advice. Don't get me wrong, I love giving it out, the aggrivating part is that I love it and I'm not getting paid to do it

I just wish everyday that I went to school for something different and I know I have the option of going back but I just can't see myself doing it all over again from the bottom

I don't know.. I wish I had answers. I was going to take that online course to get my certification to be a personal trainer but I have no experience so how can I get a job with no expereicene?!?! UGH see my aggrivation here?

sweetdream · 06-Feb-08, 01:53 PM

today:

35 min elliptical at gym
10 min on stair climber

sweetdream · 07-Feb-08, 10:47 AM

Today:

elliptical 30 min at home

abs- with 5lb ball side to side 15 reps
abs-foot on opposite knee 15 reps per each side
10 push-ups

repeat 2 more times

sweetdream · 08-Feb-08, 11:06 AM

Last night I had to work until midnight. Didn't get out of work until almost 12:30 and so didn't get home until around 1:00. I had really good intentions of saying I only needed 6 hours of sleep so I could go to the gym. I set my alarm for 7:15 so I could snooze until 8:15 then I snoozed again until 9:15. I couldn't do it. I almost take it out on myself so hard for not going but then I go on the elliptical at home. I guess sometimes to me it doesn't feel like I am doing anything..soo..

I did the elliptical for 1 hour. broke it down into 3 -20 min sessions with a few minutes rest inbetween

Also: I have given up croutons and sweets until spring! it was sooo hard not to eat croutons and I made up for it by eating the honey roasted pecans at work. I haven't been eating4 or more meals a day lately and I really think it's causing me to be more hungrier at night....