So I either severly stubbed or broke my pinkey toe about three days ago (it was all swolen and nasty), but today I could get my shoes on so I was able to do a semi-aggressive workout. I'm still recovering from having a baby a month ago and the little things I used to could do with no problem are kicking my butt, but it'll get better again.

8/17 35 minutes pilates
8/18 55 minutes step aerobics with weights

My executive decision of the day was not to work out since it's relatively hot & humid here (all I have to do is put on shorts to start sweating). We have no AC. It's only now that I remembered, it's my day off anyways!

18 August 2009

Progress:
Curves: 11
C25K:
Week 1: d1, d2, d3 ACCOMPLISHED
Week 2: d1, d2, d3 ACCOMPLISHED
Week 3: d1 Accomplished

Aug. 1 - 120 minutes biking, 20 minutes yoga
Aug 2 - 20 minutes yoga, 60 minutes running, 30 minutes walking
Aug 3 - 60 minutes yoga
Aug 4 - 40 minutes yoga, 60 minutes walking
Aug 5 - 20 minutes yoga
Aug 6 - 20 minutes yoga
Aug 7 - 20 minutes yoga, 60 minutes running, 15 minutes walking
Aug 8 - 40 minutes yoga
Aug 9 - 25 minutes walking, 72 minutes running, at least an hour of hiking, 20 minutes yoga
Aug 10 - 60 minutes yoga, 30 minutes running, 10 minutes walking
Aug 11 - 2 hours of slow inline skating while my kiddo rode her bike, 20 minutes yoga
Aug 12 - 40 minutes yoga
Aug 13 - 30 minutes biking, 40 minutes yoga
Aug 14 - 20 minutes yoga
Aug 15 - 10 minutes yoga, 90 minutes of a karate test
Aug 16 - 20 minutes walking, 72 minutes running, 20 minutes yoga
Aug 17 - 15 minutes yoga
Aug 18 - 20 minutes yoga, 30 minutes running, 10 minutes walking

Welcome Bigsexy! Boy are you dedicated--if I broke my toe, I would not be doing any sort of aggressive workout--way to go! Especially so soon after having a baby! It has taken me two years since the birth of my DD to get by butt in gear to lose the weight....

I am so proud of myself right now I could bust. I just went running....yes you read that right, my fat ars just went for a jog. I haven't been jogging since P.E. in high school. and I was like 100 pounds lighter so it wasn't hard or anything....I just hated running. Always have. It's just so boring to me! I could run for hours if I was playing a sport or something, but just running around a track was torture. So anyways, I had absolutely no intentions of running at all to lose weight. In fact--I was against it!
However, I felt the Wii Fit wasn't really enough of a workout, so I started doing the 5 minute jog on it....then the 10....then the island run. Still not the same as really running, since you are running in place....but I did the 20 min run the other day and was surprised I could do it without stopping, even if it was in place. Last night DD and I were at the park, and just for the fun of it, I started running around the track to see what would happen, and it wasn't that horrible. DD had to stop like every few minutes, so I got a lot of breaks...but still running didn't cause me to burst into flames. So tonight, I broke out the stroller and went for a nonstop actual run....after a few minutes I was kinda tempted to stop, but I just pushed myself and kept running all the way to the end of the road our driveway comes out on. Checked my ipod and it had been 10 minutes. Not alot, I know compared to you awesome ladies on here, but considering it has been 10 years....and I am now carrying like 100+ extra pounds, I am so proud of my big ole booty for doing even a small jog!

Anyways, I speedwalked the driveway back (I could speedwalk the same speed I was running, lol) and made up my mind to keep trying it and work my way up to running to the end of the road and back by the end of September. Still probably won't be ready for the C2thingy ya'll are doing on here, but maybe after that!


720/1000

EDIT: Ok, I just went and actually found out what C25K was and I could totally start that now! I thought it was like really advanced tricky running or something that I would probably never be able to do. I didn't realize it was a program to help you start running! How cool! So now I am planning on starting that soon. See what you all have motivated me to do!

Daily Progress

Week 1

August 1 ~ 60 minutes cardio w/MFC [30 minutes walking][30 minutes CT w/MFC]
August 2 ~ Scheduled Day Off
August 3 ~ 60 minutes ST w/MFC [60 minutes w/push mower, mowing]
August 4 ~ 20 minutes C25K-W1-D1 [40 minutes additional walking][60 minutes DDR]
August 5 ~ 60 minutes ST w/MFC [30 minutes walking][60 minutes Cardio w/MFC]
August 6 ~ 20 minutes C25K-W1-D2 [30 minutes of additional walking][60 Minutes DDR]
August 7 ~ 60 minutes of ST w/MFC [60 minutes walking on treadmill]

Week 2

August 8 ~ 20 minutes C25K-W1-D3 [120 minutes of extracurricular activities]
August 9 ~ Scheduled Day Off
August 10 ~ 60 minutes ST w/MFC [30 minutes w/pushmower mowing][120 minutes extracurricular activities]
August 11 ~ 20 minutes C25K-W2-D1 [6 hours of painting and moving furniture *ouch*]
August 12 ~ 60 minutes walking
August 13 ~ 30 minutes C25k-W2-D2 [120 minutes DDR & Rock Band]
August 14 ~ 60 minutes walking

Week 3

August 15 ~ 30 minutes C25k-W2-D3 [30 minutes walking]
August 16 ~ Scheduled Day Off
August 17 ~ 30 minutes C25k-W3-D1 [60 minutes ST w/MFC]
August 18 ~ 60 minutes walking in two intervals
August 19 ~ 45 minutes ST w/MFC [30 minutes C25k-W3-D2]

jessicado-Awesome that you're starting C25K also! Way to challenge yourself and see that you wouldn't die from running...let alone burst into flames-OUCH! LOL

My Minutes:
8/1: 32 min Wii Fit, 70 min walk, 18 min bike (4 miles)
8/2: 33 min walk/run (C25K W6 D2), 60 min walk
8/3: 30 min ST'ing, 10 min walk (warm-up), 10 min elliptical
8/4: 33 min walk/run (C25K W6 D3)
8/5: 20 min bike (4.5 miles), 60 min walk
8/6: 35 min [(25 run/10 walk) C25K W7 D1], 40 min ST'ing, 30 min golf (driving range, etc.)
8/7: Planned day off
Total Week #1: 464 minutes

8/8: 20 min walk, lots of packing/moving boxes
8/9: 35 min (C25K W7 D2)
8/10: 40 min ST'ing, 30 min bike (7.1 miles), 60 min walk
8/11: 35 min (C25K W7 D3), 30 min Pilates
8/12: 15 min yoga, 15 min Wii Fit, 60 min walk, 30 min bike (7.1 miles)
8/13: 36 min (C25K W8 D1), 40 min ST'ing
8/14: 100 min golf (walked 9 holes)......Planned Day Off
Total Week #2: 546 Minutes

8/15: 90 min clearing land
8/16: 39 min (C25K W8 D2)
8/17: 30 min bike (7.1 miles), 40 min ST'ing, 60 min walk
8/18: 38 min (C25K W8 D3)
8/19: 28 min bike (6.5 miles)

I should be adding a walk later and I'm not positive on the biking mileage. I'll drive it tomorrow and find out for sure. It was a new route and had some bigger hills, so it was kinda killer on the way out and pretty fast on the way back! Hard to gauge that kinda mileage.

August 1st ~ Wonky cardio
August 2nd ~ Scheduled Day Off
August 3rd ~ Lower Body ST'ing, 30 Day Shred
August 4th ~ C25K W1D1, 30 Day Shred
August 5th ~ Upper Body ST'ing, EA 30DC Day 1, 30 Day Shred
August 6th ~ C25K W1D2
August 7th ~ Lower Body ST'ing, Denise Austin Dancy Type workout
End of Week One

August 8th ~ C25K W1D3 -- Week One Complete!
August 9th ~ Scheduled Day off
August 10th ~ Upper Body ST'ing, 8 Min Abs, HIIT
August 11th ~ C25K W2D1
August 12th ~ Lower Body ST'ing, 8 Mins Abs, HIIT
August 13th ~ C25K W2D2
August 14th ~ HIIT, Upper Body ST'ing, 8 Min Abs
End of Week Two

August 15th ~ C25K W2D3--Week 2 Complete!!
August 16th ~ Scheduled Day Off
August 17th ~ HIIT, Lower Body ST'ing, 8 Min Abs
August 18th ~ C25K W3D1
August 19th ~ HIIT, Upper Body ST'ing, 8 Min Abs

19 August 2009

Progress:
Curves: 12
C25K:
Week 1: d1, d2, d3 ACCOMPLISHED
Week 2: d1, d2, d3 ACCOMPLISHED
Week 3: d1 Accomplished

Shrinking Girl--what a great new avatar! I can totally tell the weight loss!

780/1000

Aug 1 - 60 min pilates (60)
Aug 2 - off
Aug 3 - 40 min Arc Trainer; 60 min pilates (100)
Aug 4 - 60 min boot camp Full Body (60)
Aug 5 - 45 min Arc Trainer; 60 min pilates (105)
Aug 6 - 60 min boot camp Upper Body (60)
Aug 7 - 60 min boot camp Lower Body(60)
TOTAL - 445 weight

Aug 8 - 30 min Arc Trainer; 60 min pilates (90)
Aug 9 - off
Aug 10 - 51 min Arc Trainer; 60 min pilates (111)
Aug 11 - 60 min boot camp Full Body (60)
Aug 12 - 50 min Arc Trainer; 60 min pilates (110)
Aug 13 - 60 min boot camp Upper Body (60)
Aug 14 - 60 min boot camp Lower Body (60)
TOTAL - 491

Aug 15 - off
Aug 16 - off
Aug 17 - 30 min treadmill (30)
Aug 18 - off
Aug 19 - off
Aug 20 - 60 min boot camp Lower Body (60)
Aug 21 - 60 min boot camp upper Body (60)
TOTAL - 150....What a BAD week!!!

Aug. 1 - 120 minutes biking, 20 minutes yoga
Aug 2 - 20 minutes yoga, 60 minutes running, 30 minutes walking
Aug 3 - 60 minutes yoga
Aug 4 - 40 minutes yoga, 60 minutes walking
Aug 5 - 20 minutes yoga
Aug 6 - 20 minutes yoga
Aug 7 - 20 minutes yoga, 60 minutes running, 15 minutes walking
Aug 8 - 40 minutes yoga
Aug 9 - 25 minutes walking, 72 minutes running, at least an hour of hiking, 20 minutes yoga
Aug 10 - 60 minutes yoga, 30 minutes running, 10 minutes walking
Aug 11 - 2 hours of slow inline skating while my kiddo rode her bike, 20 minutes yoga
Aug 12 - 40 minutes yoga
Aug 13 - 30 minutes biking, 40 minutes yoga
Aug 14 - 20 minutes yoga
Aug 15 - 10 minutes yoga, 90 minutes of a karate test
Aug 16 - 20 minutes walking, 72 minutes running, 20 minutes yoga
Aug 17 - 15 minutes yoga
Aug 18 - 20 minutes yoga, 30 minutes running, 10 minutes walking
Aug 19 - 15 minutes yoga

August 1st ~ Wonky cardio
August 2nd ~ Scheduled Day Off
August 3rd ~ Lower Body ST'ing, 30 Day Shred
August 4th ~ C25K W1D1, 30 Day Shred
August 5th ~ Upper Body ST'ing, EA 30DC Day 1, 30 Day Shred
August 6th ~ C25K W1D2
August 7th ~ Lower Body ST'ing, Denise Austin Dancy Type workout
End of Week One

August 8th ~ C25K W1D3 -- Week One Complete!
August 9th ~ Scheduled Day off
August 10th ~ Upper Body ST'ing, 8 Min Abs, HIIT
August 11th ~ C25K W2D1
August 12th ~ Lower Body ST'ing, 8 Mins Abs, HIIT
August 13th ~ C25K W2D2
August 14th ~ HIIT, Upper Body ST'ing, 8 Min Abs
End of Week Two

August 15th ~ C25K W2D3--Week 2 Complete!!
August 16th ~ Scheduled Day Off
August 17th ~ HIIT, Lower Body ST'ing, 8 Min Abs
August 18th ~ C25K W3D1
August 19th ~ HIIT, Upper Body ST'ing, 8 Min Abs
August 20th ~ C25K W3D2

My Minutes:
8/1: 32 min Wii Fit, 70 min walk, 18 min bike (4 miles)
8/2: 33 min walk/run (C25K W6 D2), 60 min walk
8/3: 30 min ST'ing, 10 min walk (warm-up), 10 min elliptical
8/4: 33 min walk/run (C25K W6 D3)
8/5: 20 min bike (4.5 miles), 60 min walk
8/6: 35 min [(25 run/10 walk) C25K W7 D1], 40 min ST'ing, 30 min golf (driving range, etc.)
8/7: Planned day off
Total Week #1: 464 minutes

8/8: 20 min walk, lots of packing/moving boxes
8/9: 35 min (C25K W7 D2)
8/10: 40 min ST'ing, 30 min bike (7.1 miles), 60 min walk
8/11: 35 min (C25K W7 D3), 30 min Pilates
8/12: 15 min yoga, 15 min Wii Fit, 60 min walk, 30 min bike (7.1 miles)
8/13: 36 min (C25K W8 D1), 40 min ST'ing
8/14: 100 min golf (walked 9 holes)......Planned Day Off
Total Week #2: 546 Minutes

8/15: 90 min clearing land
8/16: 39 min (C25K W8 D2)
8/17: 30 min bike (7.1 miles), 40 min ST'ing, 60 min walk
8/18: 38 min (C25K W8 D3)
8/19: 28 min bike (6.5 miles), 60 min walk
8/20: 40 min (C25K W9 D1), 40 min ST'ing

I'm on my last week of C25K! Yay!
I cannot begin to tell you how unmotivated I was this morning. During my warm-up walk and until about 2 min into my run I DID NOT feel like running, couldn't decide on a route to take and was very BLAH. But I kept going and about the 3rd minute I was like, "I'm fine. I can do this. Just do it." (Sorry Nike, I stole your line.) I started thinking of how I feel when I'm done running, about the race I plan to do next week, and other good things. I got through it and was glad I just did it despite how I felt. What a NSV!! Getting past feelings and doing the work!

8/2: 45 min cardio
8/3: rest
8/4: 45 min cardio
8/5: 45 min cardio
8/6: 45 min cardio
8/7: 45 min cardio
8/8: 1 hour weights
8/9: rest
8/10: 45 min elliptical
8/11: hour of kickboxing
8/12: 15 min stair master, 45 min weight training
8/13: 1 hour of step aerobics
8/14: 30 min stairmaster
8/15: out of town, day off
8/16: 45 min stationary bike
8/17: 15 min stairmaster, 45 min ST
8/18: day off
8/19: 60 min cardio