Cort's diary

Hehe, thanks...I try, but cardio is NOT my favorite part of the whole exercise thing.

Woo! Got my ballet workout dvd, tried it out, too. Fun...but I knew I was a clutz before...but my god, I couldn't even keep my ballance properly during this thing, it was funny. I was laughing at myself because I kept 'almost' falling (I can loose my balance easily, but my reflexes are fairy quick so I can regain it almost as fast as I loose it) But it was most certainly fun, and a good investment. I only did about 15-20 minutes out of the 30 some odd minutes (of just the work out, there are two other separate sections; barre, and stretches, the latter is about 40 minutes long *gasp* barre is only 6 minutes). Who would have thunk you'd break out in a sweat so quick just by doing simple fluid (well...I lacked the fluid part), easy (easy is an understatement by a long shot) movments. hehe, it's awsome.
 
Aww, I stepped on the scale about 10 minutes ago for my weekly weigh in,....only lost a pound. *sighs* ah well, this week I'm going to be kicking arse.

I was very bad from friday-sunday. *shakes head sadly* had a dr. pepper and arby's curly fries on friday, had burger king (whopper junior, fries, and dr. pepper) on saturday, and had wendy's jr. bacon cheese burger, fries, and a soda on sunday.

We were out and about, and I was hungry, and nothing at home seemed really appealing....*sighs* so maybe I actually lost more than a pound but gained it back on those days...

This week I'll be kicking arse in exercising and diet.
 
Hey any loss beats a gain! You go girl! Oh yeah I used to take ballet lessons! Man if I tried it now I'm probably fall on my face! HAHAHA

Don't worry about the rough weekend. Weekends are the hardest for me too. A few weeks ago I put on some weight, and the very next week I lost it, plus more. So don't worry, you can do it. It could be your eating over the weekend but it's probably more likely to be muscle.
 
Haha, thanks girls, y'all are the best :) *hugs*

coaster girl- heee, I almost feel flat on my face quite a few times...yeeesh, but! My balance has improved since friday....somewhat *laughs* If you did ballet, you'd really like this dvd :) The only real thing I can't do is part of the barre exercises, because of my hips (my sister says I have the same hip problems as she does, and that I need to take some sort of wierd supplement that I can't even pronounce let alone spell :p), but the rest of it I can pretty much do. I'm going to try to get my mom to do it...at least ten minutes of it. :D

Thanks for the encouragement, I really need(ed) it :)

Annnnnd foods for the day (so far)

Breakfast (3 apples...okay, so one apple for breakfast, one apple during the workout because I needed the carbs, and another apple after the workout)
lunch: soon to be my special terriaki/pepper/garlic chicken with a eukon gold potato, and some...umm...corn, I guess, if we have any. Oooh..,maybe some corn and peas.
snack: possibly some oatmeal with an orange or apple
dinner: not a clue
snack: dunno yet

Exercise:

10 minutes HIIT (got in .52 of a mile in ten minutes, woo! that's a lot faster than what I could do a year ago)
30 minutes weight training
40 callenetic sit ups (I call them that...I got the exercise from the callenetic's workout book thingit, and they're easier on my back, so I do them instead of regular sit ups or crunches). What happened to the days when I could do 140 consecutive regular sit ups? lost...lost...
10 girly (knees on floor) push ups...what can I say, I'm a whimp when it comes to push ups.
another ten minutes HIIT (got in .56 in ten minutes :), so that's a total of: 1.8 miles in 20 minutes! It used to take me 30 minutes to get that done, about a year ago.

I'm waiting for my mom to get off the phone with her friend so I can convince her to do at least 10 minutes of the ballet workout dvd with me...possibly more...*angel*


Cheers!
Cort
 
Heee, we did it! woo!

It took me almost all day to convince my mom to do the dvd with me..and it turns out, even though she swore up and down we'd only do 10 minutes, we did all 33, she was about to stop at about 25, but I told her we were almost there, so there was no point in quitting, yet.

:D Woo!

I think she enjoyed it, too (even though she won't admit it). We had some good laughs, at our selves (neither one of us are graceful) and I DID actually fall, once, near the end. But I feel great. I love how it makes you feel graceful, sometimes :D
 
Breakfast: Raisen bran cereal (the only flake cereal I'll eat without added sugar): I think the thing said around 200 calories...maybe...I forgot B^
snack: none, I woke up late, so I ate breakfast late.
lunch: Macaroni and cheese, chocolate sugar free/fat free pudding: 390 calories
snack: a grapes: 110-220 (not sure how many I'm going to eat)
dinner: steak, potato, corn and/or peas: 583
snack: a cup of grapes:110

Okay, that's my meal plan.

I'm really thrown off, today...mom said we're not going to eat dinner till 7 (we usually eat at 5), because that's the time dad is done with his workout. Now...why can't he just eat when he gets home like he used to, let his food settle, THEN go workout...yeesh. :rolleyes:
 
Gah!

:bang:

Sorry for my absence, let's just say I lost all motivation and got irritated. I had decided to take a week off, and just eat right...no exercising, and that turned into 3 weeks of nothing. I had basically given up all hope and just didn't care.

Today I decided I'd get back into the swing of things, and I stepped on the scale before I exercised: During those three weeks of not giving a dang, I found that I had lost 3-7 pounds in said time of not counting calories or exercising. (I say 3-7 because I'm not too sure if the scale is deciding to be accurate enough. Dad had moved it and it said at first that I weighed 190, then I moved it back to where I used to weigh myself, and it said 190, I got excited, ran to tell mom, then came back and made a stupid move. I stepped back onto the scale to see again, and it said 195. B^ I moved it back to where dad had placed it and stepped on....195. GAH. BUT, it's still a loss. It's still a loss.

So! I'm back on track. WOO.
 
Welcome back!!! I too have had about three weeks off and I need to get myself back into gear. Let's help each other stay with it for a while =) Good luck with all that you are doing =)
 
Okay, I'm pathetic, I admit it.

I have been absent these past few months with no good excuse. I lost self confidence and I failed. I ended up gaining what I had lost, and last week I had enough of it. Last week I walked 1 and a half miles (thirty minutes) three times, and weight lifted a couple times, but not to the extent I had a few months ago. I've also started watching what I eat, though not to the extent I should.

I'm not going to worry about counting calories as such anymore, though I will be watching my caloric intake.

Also! I have found a discovery. I love belly dance.

My sister visited in june, and she's into belly dancing and brought her veena and neena dvd with her. I borrowed it a couple times and snuck out to the garage to do it. It was a little difficult, but it was incredibly fun. I also made myself a full circle skirt and a top (with pretty coins on the bottom) to wear when I dance. Unfortunatly I havn't bought myself a dvd yet. I'm still job-less, only have too dollars, and am too proud (I hate my pride...) to ask my mom to buy one for me. Okay, not THAT pridefull, just when I ask she says 'I'll think about it' and I don't hear anything after that B^.

I think I have the wrong mindset, or had, anyways. I kept thinking 'as soon as I get a job and have money I can really start to loose weight.'

...yeah, well, having put out an application to wal-mart 2 weeks ago, and one to family dollar, good will, and texas workforce a week and a half ago, and still havn't heard anything from any of them has put a damper on that mindset.

My second oldest sister left the convent and is living with us again, I hate her metabolism.

anyways, today I plan on HIIT for 30 minutes. 5 minutes warm up, 20 hiit, and 5 minutes cool down. That and ten minutes weight lifting and after that, it depends on how tired I am.

My goal has not changed. I want to loose 40 pounds (to be 160), and I'll take it from there. I figure, at a healthy 2.5 pounds a week, 4 weeks a month...I'll be able to do that (healthily) in 4 months, 10 pounds a month.

Since last week, I've lost a healthy 3 pounds.

Let's just hope I don't hit any plateaus anytime soon....
 
Okay, I've been doing good so far.

Monday I did one mile...in 18 minutes. I was aiming for thirty, but it was hotter than hades in the garage (where our home gym is) and I worked really hard at the hiit, being strict about when I walk and run. Tuesday I did a mile in 17 minutes, but I didn't go longer for the same reasons as on monday, even though I did it in the morning. Today I did a mile in 20 minutes at a brisk walk, no running, no incline. I also did some leg exercises.

I got a package of Mega T green tea supplement, and will be taking one pill a day. I've used it before and have been really pleased with it's effects on my energy levels. I'm only taking one a day, instead of the reccomended two because 1.) I'm going to make it last twice as long as it should (it's a 15 day supply) 2.) I don't need that much caffiene. Really. I've taken two before and I was bouncing off of walls and driving my mom nuts 3.) I havn't used this in a few months, and my system will more than likely go haywire with the extra caffiene (I'm used to having little to no caffiene, anymore).

Anyways, I havn't checked the scale, and I won't until next monday. It's driving me nuts, because I really want to see if I've started to make any more progress, but any progress I have made shouldn't be all that noticable the middle of the week (if it's a healthy progress). Plus, I'd prolly be dissapointed if I stepped and saw it hasn't moved, so I'm not going to torment myself.

I've been really good all day, I worked out in the morning (boy was that tough...I hate working out in the mornings...but I've done it twice in a row, now!) and have been eating fairly healthy. I'm being naughty tonight and having a totino's pizza, because that was one of the two choices my mom gave me: frozen fried chicken fingers, or pizza. The pizza has the more calories in it, but I don't feel like chicken. I've had too much of it, lately.

I've noticed improvments on my portion control, as well. Yesterday mom brought home little ceaser's pizza, and I normally go happy, but I only had three pieces, so that was a big improvment. And I wasn't hungry after that. So I'm learning....what I might do with tonight, is split my pizza in half and eat one half now, and the other later (since I didn't eat lunch), either that or save the other half for tomorrow.

Choices...blech.
 
I'm making progress, this is for sure.

I didn't exercise today because mom and I went shopping (I really needed some new clothes, but we didn't get a whole lot since I'm loosing weight).

Usually when I go clothes shopping, I come home depressed. This time, I came home extremely happy and with very little depression.

Pant size is still 18, but I've dropped a size or so in my upper body. A few weeks ago we went to the austin mall to look for clothes, and I didn't buy anything, and any shirts I tried on had to be an 18/20 or they didn't fit (even the 18/20's didnt' fit right).

This time, however (and note that I have always loved Catos) I brought home two shirts (size 14/16!!! and are loose!), a skort, and a jacket. Not to mention some shoes and various nick nacks (like fedoras...).

I was really excited that I could fit in a 14/16 shirt. I tried on an 18/20 for the heck of it, and it was huuuge....so! This has helped with encouragment! Not to mention the shirts I got are very flattering and the skort is just too darned awsome, even if it is an 18. I also looked at some of the smaller stuff and went into various day dreams. I just can't wait to be thin just to go shopping there and buying more awesome stuff!

Today I've been naughty. I didn't eat breakfast, and I had a late lunch (macdonald's double cheeseburger with fries! and a sprite at that) and then a healthy dinner (chicken, a golden yukon potato, and peas). As I mentioned earlier I didn't exercise, but as least I was out and about, walking around bealles and catos and the dollar store.

Tomorrow I'm picking the ball up again, and hopefully I'll keep hold of it for a very long time.

Loosing weight is like playing football...the ball is your attempt to loose weight, the defence is the difficulties of loosing weight and lack of support (not to mention temptations), and the offence is your support and strength of will, yada yada. Making a touch down is reaching a goal, winning the game is obviously reaching your long term goal, winning the superbowl could be like maintaining that weight for the rest of your life.
 
Hi CMS,

I'm a fairly new member of the board. It was fun to read through some of your posts. You're doing great. Hang in there. In seeing how you had given up & started again...and a 5 pound loss + new size tops...I'm more motivated. I have gained weight since I started posting a month or so ago. :mad: I know exactly what I'm doing wrong & yet I keep screwing this up! Hang in there & give me some more motivation!! :D

Michelle
 
Looks like alot of us are coming back, or getting back on the wagon, Good for you! i hope to see you make it to the superbowl and all your touchdowns along the way!! :)
 
Hmm, I could have sworn I posted the other day...hmm, guess not.

I'm starting a new exercise regime. I've been looking into the navy (did I tell you I'm thinking about joining next year?) and boot camp stuff (oh my gosh...*dies*) and they said you'll need to be able to run 1.5 miles -2 miles, so I'm going to start working on that. I'm also going to start working on pull ups....which scares me, since I've never been able to do one. Ever. Not to mention I'm going to work on sit ups, sit reaches (which are easy for me, since I do them all the time) trunk twists, push ups...and other stretches and exercises. Thankfully on our Gold's home gym we have a lat bar, so I can start using that to help me with my pull ups.

Anyways, off to exercise!
 
I'm sooo glad that you are doing boot camp with us!!! It will help you get back into gear and prepare for your real one!!! But you've gotta post what you are eating and doing so that we can kick you in the butt for not sticking to your goals!! =) I hope you drank lots of water today!!!
 
I was reading some of your past posts. Did you ever get the bellydance dvd? I saw the girls on a morning tv show once and they said it was great exercise. I was intrested and forgot all about it!
An did Wal-mart or any other job call you? I worked at 2 walmarts, and my mom has worked for Walmart for over 10 years now. It was one of my funner jobs.

I also read what happend when your dad kept moving the scale around. My scale is always bouncing around too. I prob step on it 10 times evry morning b4 I get in the shower to see how much I weigh. bad habbit for me~

when we loose weight we can go shopping for new clothes! SO exciting!
Keep working at it and you'll get there!
 
Thanks!

amomono- I think a kick in the butt is what I need...seriously. I didn't drink as much water as I should have...that pesky apple juice keeps finding a way into my cup :p But I drank at least 2 or 3 glasses yesterday :) What I'll do in a few minutes is drink at least two glasses of water before I start my school work, and then 2 for lunch, 2 for dinner, and two for whenever :)

I had one sausage/pancake corn dog thingit...which is really good, about 220 calories, I think. And a glass of milk.

Christina, no, I never did get that belly dance dvd. I'm signing up for a belly dance course at the college though, they offer two, beginners and intermediate. So that ought to be fun. And no, no job ever called me. Someone called my cell the other day and was asking about something...can't remember now, but it wasn't a job. And it wasn't for me :p He asked what my name was and I just asked him whose name was on the paper and he said 'Cora' or something. ::) So I'm just waiting...and waiting...and praying to God I don't have to go back to AKAL....though money is money.
 
Lunch: one cheese quesedilla and two breaded chicken tenders with a little bit of ketchup. 420 calories.

total so far: about 700.

exercise: a few minutes running on the tred mill and a few minutes of weight training. For some reason I feel so burned out...
 
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