Whew 6 in the morning is awfully early for me!! I am a server so I am running around like crazy all the time. But I went to the gym this morning at 10 and did 30 minutes of runing and then did 30 minutes of weights on lower body...inner thighs and outer and such. I am going to be SORE tomorrow lol!
Ok, so today I walked to the gym and did 45 minutes of running intervaling 2 minutes of regular speed with 8 minutes of intense speed and then a 5 minute cooldown and then walked home with my son.
I did my Friday cardio workout. It's my favorite because it's easy to get motivated for and its pretty intense. I usually run on the treadmill but a good incline walk once a week is great for the calves and butt.
I warm up at a 4.0 mph walk for 2 min at 0 incline
Slow the walk to 3.5 and increase the incline by 1.0 every 2 min up to 10.0 (at 2 min=1 incl, 4 min=2 incl, etc.)
I usually try to stay at an incline of 10.0 for 3-5 min but it KILLS
Then you start declining 1.0 incline every 2 min back to 0.
Do your normal cool down.
This is about a 45 min workout and its great for days (like Friday) when the gym is the last place you want to be.
Hey Girl!
Im looking for buddies to!! I am 23 years old from New Hampshire. I have been battling weight my whole life pretty much. It sucks! Hey,what kinds of foods do you guys eat on a diet? Do you cook your meals or buy Smartones or other frozen diet meals? I am hoping to make alot of new friends here.
-Candace x
Alright so this is day number 4 of going to the gym and it was awesome. Day 1 was the easiest for some reason and day 2 was the hardest so far. Anyways I did 20 minutes of super intense cardio and then I did upper body with weights. I have to work in a couple of hours and as I may have stated, I am a server and my arms are pooped...but I am sure it will be fine! Just when I get home tonight I will be ready for bed.
Oh yeah and I alsotook some picture of my bare stomach for when I hopefully lose it all I can say look at how FAT I was!!! And be proud of what I accomplished
taking before pictures is so cool, i am so glad i did it. I think they are kind of motivating too, because you can look at them and commit to not looking like that again. And its interesting too, to see what kind of transformation you get. I actually wish i had taken better before pics of my thighs >.< Never mind. Well done on the work out before going to work! Your arms will be super toned after all that
Kelli32, I need that kind of buddy too!! I have the time to work out every day, but I have to get up early to do that and I just don't get up early enough. I always hit the snooze too many times.
I am the ultimate snooze button champion. my boyfriend hates it because i'll intentionally set the alarm 30 minutes earlier than i need to get up so i can hit the snooze button a few times. it's aweful! When I was still doing track, one of my teammates used to meet me in the weight room at 6 am. I could always make it because I knew she was going to be there too and if I didn't show up she would have wasted her time. But when its just me... snooze button.
Oh yeah, I often set the alarm earlier than I need to get up, but more often than not I just reset the alarm for a later time Yeah, I had a friend who was going to get up with me every day to go work out, but that hasn't worked out like she said so I am left on my own to get up and it doesn't happen! Hopefully that will change as I have found this "renewed energy" to lose weight.
My boyfriend ALWAYS says" why dont' you just get up" and gets mad that I hit snooze until the snooze button shuts off!!! lol. Anyways I am being better about that and getting up around 9 ish. Which is early for me, normally its closer to 10:30 or so.
DAY 5- So I was really sore this morning and was kind of dreading going to the gym....but once I walked down there I already felt better. I ran for 60 minutes today going over 5 miles and burning just short of 600 calories!!! yay me. I have also been eating SUPER healthy and am very proud of myself for that. I want to be an inspiration to others. I want people to look at me and go WOW!!! And I have to go run my *** of at work in 2 hours!! Whew another day
I definitely didn't make it to the gym today. It has really weird hours on the weekends because its on campus and I always remember that it closes at 2 at about 1:45. I did walk to the park with my dog and played fetch for awhile. I called my old roommate though to see if she wanted to hit the gym with me everyday. Bad thing is I've attempted workout buddies throughout my entire time in college and they make it for about a week and I find myself going by myself again. Only one ever semi-stuck with me and she graduated last year
I've also been eating really well lately, I don't weight myself very often because I don't have regular access to a scale (and I don't feel the need to buy one) but my clothes are saying great things about me these last few weeks.
I'll probably just go tomorrow after my 8am class, I'm starting to think I won't need anyone to go with me. Blcarter- you seem to be at about the same fitness level as I am, maybe you will be able to keep me motivated. I'm so competitive that I won't be able to get on here to see that you've posted your workout without having one to post myself. Healthy competition of course!! In other words if you don't see me anymore I haven't been to the gym, haha. Just kidding! Hope your not too sore tomorrow!!
Day 6- So today was a little bit of a shorter workout. I ran for 15 minutes and then did butt and leg with weights for 30 minutes. It was intense but short. I have a feeling my legs with be sor tomorrow.
blcarter84
Yeah, I had a friend who was going to get up with me every day to go work out, but that hasn't worked out like she said so I am left on my own to get up and it doesn't happen! Hopefully that will change as I have found this "renewed energy" to lose weight.
