Mood: Not bad, actually pretty good all things considered.
I feel somewhat like a failure for having gone so long without working out, really. It's shameful to me... and it's shameful to me that I took yesterday off, too, even though I had scheduled stuff for it. So, I guess it's fine, and I'll work around it, but I just wish I had taken initiative before.
I have been meaning to do the Upper 20 of TurboFire all day, but I just haven't. I've been busy- I have a presentation for school on Thursday- so I guess getting a 45 minutes workout is good enough anyway. As long as I do something, I'll be making my goal. With my 45 minute workout, I burned around 520 extra calories according to my HRM. However, that's been overestimating, so I don't trust it... Using this heart-rate based calories burned calculator, I burned around 480, which is around what SparkTeens (what I use to keep track of my calories in) says (they estimate that at 460). So, I'm going with 470 extra calories burned via exercise today. I've had less than 1400 Calories so far today for my intake, but I'm going to eat more maybe right before bed.
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Friday, May 6, 2011
Day 6: Fire 45.
How my body is doing: Only very mild soreness in the traps. Moderate soreness in the external obliques.
Feeling fabulous! I woke up at around noon, made a cake, and then went straight for Fire 45! Review can be found here. I'm still a bit behind, and hopefully I will get around to doing Upper 20 tonight sometime. Family arrived about an hour or so ago, which is definitely going to usurp the rest of my workout plans for the next few days. I'm hoping tomorrow I will have enough in me to do Fire 60 so that I can do Fire 45 EZ on Sunday before the big graduation party (family thing). I might just push everything a day forward. I do have the days to do that! Thank goodness for big plans
I am definitely not hungry today. It might've been the binge or the fact that I slept for most of the day, but I've had around 700 calories max. I reach 1800 yesterday almost, and didn't burn too much. I felt only a bit below equilibrium. Today, I definitely feel under. It feels so good.
Calories burned today: around 500 extra, including time spent cleaning. Hoping to raise that to 550 with Upper 20 tonight!
Overall mood: Happy. Yay, endorphins!
Feeling fabulous! I woke up at around noon, made a cake, and then went straight for Fire 45! Review can be found here. I'm still a bit behind, and hopefully I will get around to doing Upper 20 tonight sometime. Family arrived about an hour or so ago, which is definitely going to usurp the rest of my workout plans for the next few days. I'm hoping tomorrow I will have enough in me to do Fire 60 so that I can do Fire 45 EZ on Sunday before the big graduation party (family thing). I might just push everything a day forward. I do have the days to do that! Thank goodness for big plans
I am definitely not hungry today. It might've been the binge or the fact that I slept for most of the day, but I've had around 700 calories max. I reach 1800 yesterday almost, and didn't burn too much. I felt only a bit below equilibrium. Today, I definitely feel under. It feels so good.
Calories burned today: around 500 extra, including time spent cleaning. Hoping to raise that to 550 with Upper 20 tonight!
Overall mood: Happy. Yay, endorphins!
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Day 4: Fire 30 and HIIT 15
How my body is doing: feeling kind of great. No injuries or complaints currently.
I did two workout videos today, both from Chalene Johnson's TurboFire. The first video i did around noon. That was the HIIT 15. I am just going to put this out there: bad choice. Actually, it was probably the opposite. They say the best workout is the one that challenges you, yeah? Anyway, I had thought, "oh, its 15 minutes. I can do that eassyyy peasy." Yep, peasy. Well, I guess I didn't think enough. For anybody unaware, HIIT is "high intensity interval training." Basically that means you get your heart rate into anaerobic status- for me, I peaked at 190 bpm which isnt quite too my max but still super high- and then stop long enough for the heart rate to drop to aerobic levels. THEN you do it all again.
I had to stop about every 5 minutes because i felt like death. SHARP stabbing pains in my lower left abdomen forced me to stop ): I did the full workout though...just broken up. I also had some shoulder issue during the first minute or so, but i took care of it by stretching.
At around 3, my friend Sarah came over to do Fire 30 with me. I made it through without too much pain- nothing unusual to exercise- but i had trouble with the routine. Sarah, who is a dancer, felt like death 10 minutes in and also was constantly like, "I DON'T GET WHAT SHES DOING!"
Total Extra Cals burned today: around 550.
Overall good day. Yesterday I got to 1800 cals, and today I'm on target for today too (: At just around 930 calories at 5:41, before dinner. Keep in mind that I stay up way late and like to eat candy at night... a habit I must reverse.
I did two workout videos today, both from Chalene Johnson's TurboFire. The first video i did around noon. That was the HIIT 15. I am just going to put this out there: bad choice. Actually, it was probably the opposite. They say the best workout is the one that challenges you, yeah? Anyway, I had thought, "oh, its 15 minutes. I can do that eassyyy peasy." Yep, peasy. Well, I guess I didn't think enough. For anybody unaware, HIIT is "high intensity interval training." Basically that means you get your heart rate into anaerobic status- for me, I peaked at 190 bpm which isnt quite too my max but still super high- and then stop long enough for the heart rate to drop to aerobic levels. THEN you do it all again.
I had to stop about every 5 minutes because i felt like death. SHARP stabbing pains in my lower left abdomen forced me to stop ): I did the full workout though...just broken up. I also had some shoulder issue during the first minute or so, but i took care of it by stretching.
At around 3, my friend Sarah came over to do Fire 30 with me. I made it through without too much pain- nothing unusual to exercise- but i had trouble with the routine. Sarah, who is a dancer, felt like death 10 minutes in and also was constantly like, "I DON'T GET WHAT SHES DOING!"
Total Extra Cals burned today: around 550.
Overall good day. Yesterday I got to 1800 cals, and today I'm on target for today too (: At just around 930 calories at 5:41, before dinner. Keep in mind that I stay up way late and like to eat candy at night... a habit I must reverse.
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Day 3: Pops, Locks and Shimmies
How My Body's Doing: Craving something more intense, plz.
I will admit I didn't actually do the full video today. I left my HRM running at a HR of 117 as I watched the rest of the video. I did an hour and a half, and I was just sooo bored I couldn't do it anymore. My body was like, "I'LL GO RUNNING JUST DO SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T BORE ME!" I'm not even kidding. I'm sticking to this plan though, and not doing anything more interesting until tomorrow when I intend to start TurboFire. I think, even though it's not actually on the plan, that I will go on the bike tonight or something. It's just I can't imagine myself doing a full two and a half hours of Belly Dance. I thought the workout time was only two hours and it would be more intriguing, but I was wrong... and I thought, because it was so un-intense, I would be able to do it. I didn't think being bored would effect my ability to do a vid. Review will be up tomorrow! Check the link on the side or here.
Yesterday went alright. I didn't quite get to 1,800 Calories, but I also didn't really do any activity. I haven't had much to eat today, despite waking up earlier, so I don't know how today will be. Apparently I'm going out to eat, so we'll see how that goes, too, yeah? Really anxious to workout tomorrow at a higher intensity.
I will admit I didn't actually do the full video today. I left my HRM running at a HR of 117 as I watched the rest of the video. I did an hour and a half, and I was just sooo bored I couldn't do it anymore. My body was like, "I'LL GO RUNNING JUST DO SOMETHING THAT DOESN'T BORE ME!" I'm not even kidding. I'm sticking to this plan though, and not doing anything more interesting until tomorrow when I intend to start TurboFire. I think, even though it's not actually on the plan, that I will go on the bike tonight or something. It's just I can't imagine myself doing a full two and a half hours of Belly Dance. I thought the workout time was only two hours and it would be more intriguing, but I was wrong... and I thought, because it was so un-intense, I would be able to do it. I didn't think being bored would effect my ability to do a vid. Review will be up tomorrow! Check the link on the side or here.
Yesterday went alright. I didn't quite get to 1,800 Calories, but I also didn't really do any activity. I haven't had much to eat today, despite waking up earlier, so I don't know how today will be. Apparently I'm going out to eat, so we'll see how that goes, too, yeah? Really anxious to workout tomorrow at a higher intensity.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Day 1: Bloomsday
It's an annual thing that my family and I do. It's always on the first Sunday of May, and it seems very fitting that I'm also starting out my three month experiment with it. For anybody unfamiliar, Bloomsday is a 12k race held in my hometown of Spokane, Washington. Many people actually race- we always get some super fast Kenyans and then all of the track and xcountry kids from my old high school run it- and many people go in "packs" with some theme. People dress up; people scream for various causes. Local (mostly terrible) bands play. The residential areas are packed with people sitting in lawn chairs watching the Bloomies go by, cheering us on. Kids set up lemonade and otter pop stands.
The city comes alive.
Most years I just walk. I've done it every year since I was like 2 or something. Like I said, it's a family thing. And when I was little, I was.... very chubby? When I finally started thinning out and caring about being not fat, we had a little surprise addition to the family, and now we've got a wonderful little shining star, Livi, who walked the whole thing almost entirely by herself, making 11 minute kilometers.
Anyway, I'm feel really well today. Am I on target? Sort of, sort of not. I'm struggling to eat enough, even though I walked well over 8 miles (12k+walking to and from car). I've had one mini Reese's PB cup, because I have them right by my laptop (A+ for me!), 40 grams of raisins, and one medium mandarin orange. Hopefully I'll get in enough food tonight, but I'm not totally worried. My next two days are light- flexibility yoga (not strength) and then some belly dance.
According to my HRM, I burned 1200 calories in two hours and 12 minutes, which would mean I burned 1,050 calories extra. Which is just not accurate. Sure we walked up some steepish hills ("Doomsday" hill has a grade of 6.5% I believe), but you don't burn more than 100 Calories per mile WALKING at my weight. I'm going with a surplus of around 500 Calories.
Highest Heart Rate: 149
Lowest Heart Rate (after warming up): 124
Average Heart Rate: 140ish
Which reminds me.
Quick Stat Time?
Thanks to the XX chromosome curse, I don't have legit weight and measurement stats for the start. I'm taking these from one week ago. The other stuff is pretty legit though, except for the mile time which I didn't do because I hate running, I didn't want to run before Bloomsday... and yeah. Time is from last December.
Height: 5'4" (just under)
Weight: 129.0 lbs
Waist: 27.75"
Waist, low: 30"
Hips: 36.5"
Thighs (l/r): 21"/21.5"
Calves (l/r): 13"/13"
Rib (under bust): 30.25"
Bust: 38"
Biceps (l/r): 10.5"/10.5"
Pushups (in a row before crashing): 7.
Crunches (in 1 minute): 42
Mile time: 10:37, plus feeling like puking
The city comes alive.
Most years I just walk. I've done it every year since I was like 2 or something. Like I said, it's a family thing. And when I was little, I was.... very chubby? When I finally started thinning out and caring about being not fat, we had a little surprise addition to the family, and now we've got a wonderful little shining star, Livi, who walked the whole thing almost entirely by herself, making 11 minute kilometers.
Anyway, I'm feel really well today. Am I on target? Sort of, sort of not. I'm struggling to eat enough, even though I walked well over 8 miles (12k+walking to and from car). I've had one mini Reese's PB cup, because I have them right by my laptop (A+ for me!), 40 grams of raisins, and one medium mandarin orange. Hopefully I'll get in enough food tonight, but I'm not totally worried. My next two days are light- flexibility yoga (not strength) and then some belly dance.
According to my HRM, I burned 1200 calories in two hours and 12 minutes, which would mean I burned 1,050 calories extra. Which is just not accurate. Sure we walked up some steepish hills ("Doomsday" hill has a grade of 6.5% I believe), but you don't burn more than 100 Calories per mile WALKING at my weight. I'm going with a surplus of around 500 Calories.
Highest Heart Rate: 149
Lowest Heart Rate (after warming up): 124
Average Heart Rate: 140ish
Which reminds me.
Quick Stat Time?
Thanks to the XX chromosome curse, I don't have legit weight and measurement stats for the start. I'm taking these from one week ago. The other stuff is pretty legit though, except for the mile time which I didn't do because I hate running, I didn't want to run before Bloomsday... and yeah. Time is from last December.
Height: 5'4" (just under)
Weight: 129.0 lbs
Waist: 27.75"
Waist, low: 30"
Hips: 36.5"
Thighs (l/r): 21"/21.5"
Calves (l/r): 13"/13"
Rib (under bust): 30.25"
Bust: 38"
Biceps (l/r): 10.5"/10.5"
Pushups (in a row before crashing): 7.
Crunches (in 1 minute): 42
Mile time: 10:37, plus feeling like puking
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