My Online Weight Journal - comments welcome

yeah, I have a feeling her cheat foods are sweets...mine are just as bad though: chips, I love them and I don't buy them cuz I could eat a whole bag in one day LOL
 
I believe they are and so are mine. My last cheat meal was meatloaf, mashed potatos, corn peaches and my cheat snack was hershey's bar. OMG, that day was sooo good.
 
Hi Moonbeam: here's what I do; I hope this can give you a bit more info.

I always workout before my hubby leaves for work in the morning so I can get it out of the way before having to be "mommy" to three young kids.

Sundays/Wednesdays: 30mins on elliptical (20 of those mins are HIIT - and I'm soaked when I am done)
Mondays/Thursdays: 45-60 mins of running outside - 3+ miles - again, I'm pretty sweaty
Tuesdays: Tae Bo - I've been doing the 30 mins tape, but I'm thinking I need to up it to 60 mins. I sweat a little, but not nearly as much as the other days.

For Strength training, I do it on Mon/Thurs for about a half an hour in the afternoon/night. (Usually when the "baby" is napping or when they all go to bed) I have worked up to 5lbs weights, doubling up in one hand for some excercises. It's still hard to do the 5lbs weights on some exercises, so I dont' think that getting heavier ones right now is something I should do.

HOpe that gives you a better insight. Oh, and I have a PT online (from this forum) helping me - she also created my program.
 
Sorry we kindof took over your diary for a few posts. IMO, your workout is fine. I think the results you are wanting are taking slower than you thought they would. Keep your chin up and keep on doing it. You'll see the results and you'll be amazed.
 
Thanks, She....I certainly hope so. I just get frustrated easily and I'm so impatient that this battle is overwhelming sometimes. Thanks for ur support! :D
 
wendy said:
...For Strength training, I do it on Mon/Thurs for about a half an hour in the afternoon/night....I have worked up to 5lbs weights, doubling up in one hand for some excercises.
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Good for you! I think that's the key to your weightloss, slowly graduate to more and more weight and add a couple of more days and you'll be on your way!
 
Moonbeam3 said:
Good for you! I think that's the key to your weightloss, slowly graduate to more and more weight and add a couple of more days and you'll be on your way!
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Thanks! :D
 
Wendy you'd be surprised at how much weight you can really lift especially when working out the legs, it's a huge muscle group. I bet you can do lunges and squats with two 8 pound weights (on your shoulders) and don't even know it!

Try it...
 
Moonbeam3 said:
Wendy you'd be surprised at how much weight you can really lift especially when working out the legs, it's a huge muscle group. I bet you can do lunges and squats with two 8 pound weights (on your shoulders) and don't even know it!

Try it...
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Just remember to keep your form strict :)
 
Agree, even if your reps are low. Lately my squats (below parallel-azz to floor) have only been sets of 4 :( cuz I've upped my weight to 16 (2 8 pound dumbbells) but I'm building up, this is ok right jpc?

Sorry Wendy don't mean to hijack your diary lol
 
Moonbeam3 said:
Agree, even if your reps are low. Lately my squats (below parallel-azz to floor) have only been sets of 4 :( cuz I've upped my weight to 16 (2 8 pound dumbbells) but I'm building up, this is ok right jpc?

Sorry Wendy don't mean to hijack your diary lol
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Yes. beamer, that is fine if your form is still strict. Also remember not to ALWAYS do just sets of 4 reps. One workout do sets of 4 reps, next time throw in sets of 8-12 reps, mix it up some. I think your results will be better :) JMO of course ;)
 
yeah, that's what I've been doing, before I was doing 12 with no weight...I try to vary it because I get bored but I always want to move forward with my progress...

Ok, sorry wendy I'm really done taking over your diary...
 
Moonbeam3 said:
Ok, sorry wendy I'm really done taking over your diary...
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LMAO....that's fine. We are all here to learn. What better way than to learn from someone else...even if it is in your diary! Besides, I have one place I can go now! LOL:p
 
Oh and that's another thing. When I do deadlifts, or squats or lunges I can't feel the difference if I'm working with weights or not. Is that a sign I should be increasing the weight? Perhaps just adjusting my form (i.e. squating lower)? Thanks.
 
My opinion is that you should up your weight, like jcp said as long as you watch your form. I think you would benefit SO much from lifting more weight :) You would def feel the difference from lifting heavy. And remember that 'heavy' for you may not be 'heavy' for me and vice versa. If 10 pounds is heavy for you then that's a good start :)

Yeah, come visit my diary, it's pretty bare, I hardly go. I got tired talking to myself, I think only two people responded LOL
 
Moonbeam3 said:
My opinion is that you should up your weight, like jcp said as long as you watch your form. I think you would benefit SO much from lifting more weight :) You would def feel the difference from lifting heavy. And remember that 'heavy' for you may not be 'heavy' for me and vice versa. If 10 pounds is heavy for you then that's a good start :)

Yeah, come visit my diary, it's pretty bare, I hardly go. I got tired talking to myself, I think only two people responded LOL
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LMAO. :D

I guess my thing is....I could understand having a bar with weights on the end of it helping me out. BUTT :)p ) how could, say 10, or even 20 lb hand weights help me doing the leg exercises? I mean, I feel it in my legs when I do them, but geez! Can getting other weights really help me out? :confused:
 
I don't use a bar, I strictly use dumbbells. I set them on my shoulders when I do lunges, squats and obviously in my hands with deadlifts...

I think you should invest in 8, 10 and 12 pounders to start. Start with the 8's and then go up to 10s and then up to 12s. That's how I started, I weigh between 110-112 right now and my deadlifts are up to 50# (dumbbells), I may switch to a bar on those...especially I want to move it up :)
 
Moonbeam3 said:
I don't use a bar, I strictly use dumbbells. I set them on my shoulders when I do lunges, squats and obviously in my hands with deadlifts...

I think you should invest in 8, 10 and 12 pounders to start. Start with the 8's and then go up to 10s and then up to 12s. That's how I started, I weigh between 110-112 right now and my deadlifts are up to 50# (dumbbells), I may switch to a bar on those...especially I want to move it up :)
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And you can tell a difference when you have them on ur shoulders vs when u don't? Interesting. I'm not sure if wally world has those increments - I know they have 10#, but not sure on the others. I will have to check. Thanks! :D
 
I'm not sure I understand your question? Do you mean can I tell the difference between weight and no weight? or weight on the shoulders versus the hands?

There is no question about feeling the difference between weight and no weight, I could do 1000 squats without weights (not really but you know what I mean) as opposed to having 30 pounds on my shoulders, it's more comfortable for me on my shoulders, I lay a small hand towel across the shoulders.

But I've seen people doing them holding the weights too.
 
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