Here are my initial stats (July 31, 2012):
PUSH UP TOTAL 5
SIT UP TOTAL 12
RUN / WALK (mm:ss) 13:37
*sit ups and push ups are to the Army PT form in one minute

And my final stats from today:
PUSH UP TOTAL 12
SIT UP TOTAL 28
RUN / WALK (mm:ss) 10:24

I decided to lose weight during the summer of 2006 for my wedding, when I was approximately 225 pounds. I really wasn't keeping track and I had assumed that I ate well because I ate mostly fruits and veggies. I was right around 200 for my wedding in August 2007 but gained 10 pounds back after the wedding and honeymoon. I picked up the fight again ( Read more... )

Back in July, I was super lucky to be selected into a pilot program at work in which I am paid to exercise 3 hours a week. This couldn't have happened at a better time. Before July, I was going out of my head with pumping so there was no free time to exercise especially with a needy 9 month old. Those 3 hours became hours in the day I didn't have ( Read more... )

I was disappointed in my bicycle commute this morning. I have a bike computer to keep track of my distance traveled, average speed, max speed, and time traveled. There's also an odometer that doesn't reset to zero each time. I looked at the time traveled and saw 29.5 minutes and was so crestfallen. I really pushed myself today and I was running ( Read more... )

I think I’m on day 6 of the South Beach diet. I had one bad day where I only ate 600 calories during the workday. I fell asleep during training. I literally had no energy. But, I wasn’t really hungry. I haven’t been hungry for dinner at all this week. I just get to a point where I know I need to eat something before I fall asleep (at 6pm). I ( Read more... )

Woohoo!

Today, I successfully ran the W6D2 run of two 10-minutes runs with a 3 minute jog in between. I actually tried it before, and I gave up in the second run. Though, I'm still cheating a little. I keep grabbing onto the treadmill to correct my posture. After a few minutes, I really just hate running and holding onto something makes it much ( Read more... )

Damn, it really was hard going back to the gym today. I can't believe it took me a full week after I returned home to do anything physical.

I also received the book, "The New Rules of Lifting for Women: Lift Like a Man, Look Like a Goddess."   Thanks Andrew! I borrowed it from the library already, so I think I know what I'm getting into. Anyway, ( Read more... )

Well, I weighed myself today and I'm up. BUT - it's a good thing. I've lost fat and gained muscle mass! I probably won't see a significant loss for a little bit, but I bet it's going to be 5 pounds when I do weigh myself again ( Read more... )

I weighed myself at the gym today and confirmed that I have gained some weight. Ugh, not only did I gain 5 pounds of fat, but I also lost muscle mass. And, I also couldn't hack the 20 minute run today. I tried to do the 2 8-minute runs, and I gave up in the second one, about 4.5 minutes in. I'll start next week from the 8-minute runs and see if I ( Read more... )

Wow, so apparently I am no good sticking to my work-out routine and diet. First, I was off to Laf for my 5-year college reunion. I had several deserts and far too many drinks throughout the weekend. I have no idea how many calories I ate ( Read more... )