The Fitness Journal

[jnezmama02]

10/26: stuck to diet but had to add in some calories b/c I was getting ligh-headed;  didn't exercise due to feeling so poorly

10/27: stuck to diet; no exercise as I was running errands today

[kokonutmama]

10/28
27 min elliptical + 2 rounds SS
Snacked way too much, enjoyed a whole bar of chocolate

10/29
worked my ass off on the elliptical for 35+ and 2 rounds SS.  Thanks to my iPod!
Pretty OK on the food front.

[jnezmama02]

10/28: 30min cardio; stuck to diet well

10/29:  no exercise, but stuck to diet

10/30: Jessie had a half day today; I got everyone Wendy's for lunch...I indulged too. I also haven't excerised yet.  Oops.

[kokonutmama]

10/30

no exercise.  terrible day "at work."

made Halloween cookies for k's class and ate one myself

10/31

31 min cardio, 2 rounds SS. 

Ate lunch twice trying to fill my belly against the temptations of the afternoon, but still ate another cookie.

[jnezmama02]

10/31:  Volunteered in Jessie's class and took cupcakes...I indulged too.  I also ate a bunch of halloween candy.  I did feel like I walked a lot though...we walked a lot around our neighborhood and then even more around the mall.

11/1:  Ate completely off diet, including more halloween candy.  Spent about 3hrs shopping, though. So, "maybe" walked it off.

I hope to go back "on" my diet tomorrow.  We'll see.

[kokonutmama]

11/1
Ate TWO cookies, and other crap.  Not feeling all that great now, I think I've learned my lesson.
30min elliptical, 2xSS

11/2
no exercise.

11/3
30 min elliptical, no yoga

11/4
30 min elliptical, no yoga yet

11/5
squeezed in just enough elliptical to break a sweat, still no yoga

My body is saying, "Oh, you thought you could get away with not stretching after your work out did you? Well, welcome to your thirties, honey."  youch.

[jnezmama02]

I've been sick w/ the stomach virus the last few days. So, no "dieting" or exercise for me.  OTOH, I did manage to lose 5lbs in those few short days, so I"ve been on the "sick diet", lol.

[kokonutmama]

lol, wasn't that in a movie? "One good stomach flu away from my best dress size" or something like that?

I have to work out today, I just ate a half a pint of vanilla bean organic soy frozen yogurt while I was writing the post about gay marriage.  (I'm a slow typer when I've got ice cream in my hand, lol)

Wednesday weigh in showed no backsliding despite all the Halloween cookies, btw.

[jnezmama02]

hahaha...was that in "The Devel Wears Prada" maybe? 

That's great that you didn't gain weight over halloween!  I had regained the few lbs I had lost the week before when I gave in to temptation on Halloween and the few days after. But, then, my body lost all that weight plus more w/ this darn stomach virus.  I honestly would rather weigh more, cuz this virus sucks. DH has had it too and we both feel very crappy...ROFL!

[kokonutmama]

that's the one, I googled it.

11/6
30 min elliptical, 2x SS

11/7
leisurely bike ride

11/8
32 min elliptical 2xSS

11/9
30 min elliptical 2xSS

11/10
no exercise

11/11
sick today, will try to refrain from working out.

11/12
32 min elliptical 2xSS
I'm really feeling great, physically.  Still not loosing weight, but I'm not concerned.  It's a long time 'til swimsuit season.
During the two days I took it easy, my whole back seized up and I had to admit that I'd been cranking the resistance on the elliptical too high.  I just love the feeling of pushing as hard as I can.  It's too much on my muscles, though, I have to be more careful. 

11/13
sick

11/14
sick
I only have a cold, and would have worked out (honest!) except that I just resolved to not push it too hard.  So, here's hoping tomorrow I'm better.

11/15
sick, still.  I was tempted to work out, but stuck to just 2xSS.  On Sunday I think I"ll work out no matter what.  Maybe it'll help me get better, and I'm not _that_ sick.

11/16
still a little under the weather, but couldn't resist, and had a hard time quitting once I started.
40 min elliptical, 3xSS

11/17
bike ride, nothing aerobic, but at least I got my body moving.

Hope, I'm sorry about your stomach virus.  That sounds just miserable.  Nice joke though.    
I hope you all are feeling better by now.

[jnezmama02]

uggh...I'm way off my diet and can't seem to get back into it now. 

[kokonutmama]

Yes, you can!!

I am not dieting, still, because I don't diet well; I'll be going along fine and then K will come and stand on my feet and I'll go ballistic, or in the winter I start feeling cold all the time.  I have, however, begun enforcing a rule on myself that I'm not allowed to decide that I'm hungry while standing in or walking through the kitchen.  If I think I'm hungry while I'm in the kitchen, I have to go someplace else and see if the feeling persists. 

Being sick has put a damper on my exercise habit, but I am getting back into it slowly. 

11/18
24 min, no SS (interrupted)

11/19
30ish min, 2xSS
Weigh in shows some gain, but I'm not changing my ticker... I'm in denial.

[jnezmama02]

How are you doing, A?   I went way off before Jessie's bday, during, and now sliding into turkey day.  uggh. I guess I'll recommit after the holidays??

[moogie]

we're borrowing a wii fit from my bro so we'll see if that has any impact on my weight loss.  i went back up to 66-67kg and only have 3kg to lose but boy that tummy fat is creeping on again.  i look like i'm post baby.

[kokonutmama]

I'm doing OK.  I took a lot of days off to kick this cold that's still lingering, but I am getting back into the swing of working out.  I've also been sewing and cooking, though, so time is an issue.  I stopped posting because I felt like I was rubbing in the fact that my youngest kid is old enough to entertain himself, which isn't really fair.  My mom and I are tracking workouts on the fridge now.  I will absolutely come back and post here if you guys want after the holidays or whatever. 

I can report that I did not buy a pint of chocolate peanut butter swirl Purely Decadent the other day.  I really really thought I wanted it, but when I looked deeper into my desire, it turns out I was thirsty.    I did however, just finish eating the dregs of a bag of corn chips and a tofutti cutie (bribery for getting K to come with me to the store for last minute T-day ingredients) for lunch.  Hmmm.

Oooh, let us know how the Wii goes!! 

I don't think I look "post baby" I think I look almost exactly like I did when I was 6 months along.  At 6 months, I think I weighed exactly what I do now, maybe less, and carried it all low and in front.