November 2013 workout update

November already!?? This year has just flew away for me.

I hit a workout plateau and noticed that my calorie count was actually going down in the beginning of November, significantly down! So of course something had to be done! I decided to increase my incline slightly. I also started doing my weight training prior to the treadmill so every morning (Mon, Tue, Thur and Fri) at 4 a.m. I do a warm up for a few minutes (nothing fancy, just basics) and then do some weight training to tone those arms.

I have a confession, I am oh so scared of getting flabby arms and also have a borderline obsession of wanting Michelle Obama arms. So I do two sets of 30 reps with some basic arm toning and about 40’ish tricep dips. It’s a good burn for now. I am sure in a few weeks I will need to revisit it. I will do a more detailed blog post once I have revamped it.

On to the November stats …

PS: I had to take a break the last week since I pulled my calf muscle. Not sure how.

DATE	CALORIES
11-1-2013	807
11-5-2013	691
11-7-2013	714
11-8-2013	691
11-11-2013	758
11-12-2013	740
11-14-2013	759
11-15-2013	750
11-18-2013	815
11-20-2013	829
11-21-2013	721
11-22-2013	734

TIME (in minutes)	Details	…
At START (5:00 a.m.)	Set Incline to 4.0 Set Speed to 2.5	Start iPod! J
2 Minutes	Change speed to 2.7	*YAWN* *RUB EYES*
4 Minutes	Change speed to 2.9	*YAWN* *ADMIRE the EMPTY Gym*
6 Minutes	Change speed to 3.1	*YAWN*
8 Minutes	Change speed to 3.3	Where am I?!!
10 Minutes	Change speed to 3.5	AWAKE now!
15 Minutes	Change speed to 3.6	Techno beat DROPS!!
20 Minutes	Change speed to 3.7	Gym is PACKED by now!
25 Minutes	Change speed to 3.8	Starting to feel the burn!
30 Minutes	Change speed to 3.9	It’s getting hot in here!
35 Minutes	Change speed to 4.0	Here comes my treadmill neighbor! *SMILE*
40 Minutes	Change speed to 4.1	Remember that dress? You need to fit in it soon!
50 Minutes	Change speed to 4.2	Barely breathing. Its super-duper hot now!
57.30 Minutes	Change speed to 2.5	Wait! Its over? Almost there princess!
60 Minutes (6:00 a.m.)	END	YAY! You did it!

October 2013 workout update

Fall is here! I have a love hate relationship with the cold weather. Yes, I like the temperatures dropping, the leaves changing colors, the fabulous winter gear BUT it is awful for my skin and can we just take a minute and discuss the overload of baked goods everywhere?!!

I mean really, why?!! I struggle with not eating sweets. This time of the year (till the end of December) is especially hard for me. It’s cold outside which makes me want to stay home and bake goodies … ugggh the downward spiral. To help me stay on track, I am keeping one serving size of the baked goods for me and bringing the rest to work for my awesome new coworkers! 

PS: I switched jobs. Won’t go into too many details but I needed to switch. I am much much happier here!

On to the actual purpose of this entry, my October 2013 workout update. Here it goes …

DATE	CALORIES
10-1-2013	852
10-3-2013	810
10-4-2013	818
10-7-2013	664
10-8-2013	763
10-10-2013	814
10-11-2013	699
10-14-2013	686
10-15-2013	666
10-17-2013	727
10-18-2013	676
10-21-2013	791
10-22-2013	710
10-24-2013	700
10-25-2013	675
10-28-2013	821
10-29-2013	742
10-31-2013	809

TIME (in minutes)	Details	Notes
At START	Set Incline to 4.0 Set Speed to 2.5	Start iPod! J
2 Minutes	Change speed to 2.7	Warm up
4 Minutes	Change speed to 2.9	Warm up
6 Minutes	Change speed to 3.1	Warm up
8 Minutes	Change speed to 3.3	Warm up
10 Minutes	Change speed to 3.5	Warm up
15 Minutes	Change speed to 3.6	Drop it like it’s HOT!
20 Minutes	Change speed to 3.7	Drop it like it’s HOT!
25 Minutes	Change speed to 3.8	Drop it like it’s HOT!
30 Minutes	Change speed to 3.9	Drop it like it’s HOT!
35 Minutes	Change speed to 4.0	Drop it like it’s HOT!
40 Minutes	Change speed to 4.1	Drop it like it’s HOT!
50 Minutes	Change speed to 4.2	WOAH! You got it!
57.30 Minutes	Change speed to 2.5	NICE feeling, huh?!!
60 Minutes	END	YAY! You did it!

Doesn't it make you happy when the gym is empty?!! Makes me super happy! Just me, the treadmill and some awesome beats .... 

September 2013 Workout Update

September was a GOOD workout month!

I was in a dark place and was very stressed with my work situation so I decided to concentrate on a positive outlet. Here is breakdown of what I did at the gym and a log of my calorie counts. Again, I don't run. I am on the heavier side and its awful on my knees. Also have some lung issues ..... anywho most of you already know that so moving on. Stay tuned for more healthy recipes and updates!

DATE	CALORIES
9-3-2013	745
9-4-2013	807
9-6-2013	762
9-9-2013	877
9-10-2013	799
9-12-2013	805
9-13-2013	775
9-16-2013	807
9-17-2013	708
9-19-2013	714
9-20-2013	796
9-23-2013	735
9-24-2013	718
9-26-2013	832
9-27-2013	816
9-30-2013	760

TIME (in minutes)	Details
At START	Set Incline to 4.0 Set Speed to 2.5
2 Minutes	Change speed to 2.7
4 Minutes	Change speed to 2.9
6 Minutes	Change speed to 3.1
8 Minutes	Change speed to 3.3
10 Minutes	Change speed to 3.5
30 Minutes	Change speed to 3.6
50 Minutes	Change speed to 3.7
70 Minutes	END

August 2013 workout update

So this month I decided to switch things up. I finally went back to a professional gym. Something about working out in a huge gym just works for me. Seeing other people working out, women who have my goal figure, seeing coaches train others etc. makes a huge difference to me. The Polar HRM helps too. I have been going three times every week, eating all meals and trying to do at least one to two days of weight training. My calorie count has typically been around 750. I plan on switching things up significantly in September. Stay tuned!!