It has been forever since my last post. :/ I stopped blogging because I got sick for about 4 weeks. I'm going to try and update 3 times a week now. I need to quit slacking because bathing suit season is coming up way too fast!!
Right now my workout consists of 65 minutes of cardio. I'm planning on working more weights in towards the end of this week. And a big concentration right now is eating well.
I have decided as a new motivator, for every 10 lbs I lose, I will buy a new pair of shoes (awkward rhyme).
More updates when I am less sleep deprived.
-Jess
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Friday, September 17, 2010
MONDAY-FRIDAY (Wow, I'm a slacker)
Alright, so some of you (ROBERT TAYLOR, MOM) have expressed your disappointment at my lack of recent postings. I do realize I haven't posted since Sunday, but I just had a really tough workout, so I am going to keep this post quite brief.
Monday
Food:
Breakfast: Greek yogurt berry waffles
Lunch: Gladiator smoothie + megashack + soy protein
Dinner: Maple Dijon Salmon and rice concoction
snacks: ?? Don't remember
I really liked the salmon, Stormi did not. The rice concoction called for orange juice, so I bought a very small container of Safeway brand OJ, turns out it is carbonated? I only found out because when I opened it, OJ exploded everywhere. I looked at the ingredients, and the only thing it said was "Orange Juice". I am never buying Safeway brand orange juice again.
Workout:
Workout B:
Circuit 1:
3x10 Lateral Squat
3x10 Alternating Row
3x10 Rollout (figured it out!)
Circuit 2:
3x10 Modified Deadlift
3x10 Curl to Press
3x10 Dumbbell Side Plank
Monday I received a care package from my wonderful father. :) I got some mail from his house, a giant bag of trail mix, a package of almonds, and a bag of peanut M&m's (my favorite)!
Tuesday
Food:
Breakfast: Smoothie + Megashack + soy protein
Lunch: Goat Cheese Pesto Turkey Wrap
Dinner: Beef and Cheese Burrito
Snacks: Trail mix and M&M's
Workout:
Cardio
(same as every cardio)
Wednesday
Food:
Monday
Food:
Breakfast: Greek yogurt berry waffles
Lunch: Gladiator smoothie + megashack + soy protein
Dinner: Maple Dijon Salmon and rice concoction
snacks: ?? Don't remember
I really liked the salmon, Stormi did not. The rice concoction called for orange juice, so I bought a very small container of Safeway brand OJ, turns out it is carbonated? I only found out because when I opened it, OJ exploded everywhere. I looked at the ingredients, and the only thing it said was "Orange Juice". I am never buying Safeway brand orange juice again.
Workout:
Workout B:
Circuit 1:
3x10 Lateral Squat
3x10 Alternating Row
3x10 Rollout (figured it out!)
Circuit 2:
3x10 Modified Deadlift
3x10 Curl to Press
3x10 Dumbbell Side Plank
Monday I received a care package from my wonderful father. :) I got some mail from his house, a giant bag of trail mix, a package of almonds, and a bag of peanut M&m's (my favorite)!
Tuesday
Food:
Breakfast: Smoothie + Megashack + soy protein
Lunch: Goat Cheese Pesto Turkey Wrap
Dinner: Beef and Cheese Burrito
Snacks: Trail mix and M&M's
Workout:
Cardio
(same as every cardio)
Ab exercises:
25 Flutter kicks
30 V-sit with twist
15 Crunches with legs flat on ground
30 V-sit with twist
15 Crunches with legs flat on ground
25 Slow-bicycles
10 Side curls
10 Side curls with the top leg out
10 Side curls with the top leg crunching
10 Side curls with balancing both legs off the ground
10 Side curls
10 Side curls with the top leg out
10 Side curls with the top leg crunching
10 Side curls with balancing both legs off the ground
25 leg lifts
Resistance:
2x12 Lateral Pull-down-70lbs
2x12 Seated Row-50lbs
3x10 Alternating Dumbbell Curl-12lbs
3x10 Front Raises-12lbs
3x12 Single Arm Row-15lbs
3x12 Overhead Triceps Extension-15lbs
Wednesday
Food:
Breakfast: smoothie + megashack + protein
Lunch: Goat Cheese Pesto Turkey Wrap
Dinner: Beef and Cheese burrito
Snacks: trail mix/almonds/M&M's
Workout
Workout A
Thursday
Food:
Breakfast: Huevos Rancheros Wrap from Starbucks + Skinny Vanilla latte with 1 Extra Shot
Lunch: Goat Cheese Pesto Turkey Wrap
Dinner: Beef and Cheese Burrito
Workout:
Cardio
Abs:
15 Crunches with legs flat on ground
25 Slow Bicycles
30 V-sit with Twist
2x :30 V-hold
2x :30 Static Leg Hold
Resistance:
3x10 Lat Pulldown (80 lbs)
3x10 Seated Row (60 lbs)
3x10 Leg Press (220 lbs)
3x10 Single Arm Row (20 lbs)
3x10 Alternating Dumbbell Curls (10 lbs)
3x10 Front Raises (10 lbs)
Friday
Food:
Breakfast: Strawberry Greek yogurt with mixed berries and a handful of almonds
Lunch: Spicy Wild-hog Chip dip + Can of Mandarin Oranges
Dinner: Beef and Cheese Burrito
Workout:
6:00 on the elliptical (watching the game)
Workout B
Super exhausted from my workout today. I feel like I could sleep for 2 years! I really concentrated on my workout tonight, I am pretty sure I sweat an entire gallon!
Goodnight,
Jess
Sunday, September 12, 2010
Day three/four
Yesterday I was too tired to go on the computer, so I will post yesterday's today.
Food:
Breakfast: Whole wheat waffles with Strawberry Greek yogurt, mixed berries and honey
Food:
Breakfast: Whole wheat waffles with Strawberry Greek yogurt, mixed berries and honey
Snack 1 &2: 1/2 serving tortilla chips and one 100 calorie pack of Mexican cheese
Lunch: COLD tuna melt
Dinner: Asian turkey burger
Saturday is cardiovascular day, so my workout was as follows:
0:00-4:00 Warm up
4:00-6:00 Level 5
6:00-8:00 Level 2
8:00-10:00 Level 5
10:00-12:00 Level 2
12:00-14:00 Level 5
14:00-16:00 Level 2
16:00-18:00 Level 5
18:00-20:00 Level 2
20:00-21:00 Level 9
21:00-25:00 Cool down
Then I proceeded to do some abs and weights. Just doing 25 minutes of cardiovascular exercise does not seem like enough of a workout for me, even if I am working out 6 days a week.
Ab exercises:
25 Flutter kicks
30 V-sit with twist
15 Crunches with legs flat on ground
30 V-sit with twist
15 Crunches with legs flat on ground
25 Slow-bicycles
10 Side curls
10 Side curls with the top leg out
10 Side curls with the top leg crunching
10 Side curls with balancing both legs off the ground
10 Side curls
10 Side curls with the top leg out
10 Side curls with the top leg crunching
10 Side curls with balancing both legs off the ground
25 leg lifts
Weights:
2x12 Lateral Pull-down-70lbs
2x12 Seated Row-50lbs
3x10 Alternating Dumbbell Curl-12lbs
3x10 Front Raises-12lbs
3x12 Single Arm Row-15lbs
3x12 Overhead Triceps Extension-15lbs
I felt extremely refreshed and significantly less stressed/angry with the world after my workout. I tried to keep the weights to a minimum because my workout plan did not say to do weights on Saturday, and I got to the gym at 10:30 with work the next morning at 11 am.
Today's post will be brief since Sunday is my day of rest!
Food:
Breakfast: Whole wheat waffles with Strawberry Greek yogurt, mixed berries and honey
Lunch: Tuna melt with 1 serving of tortilla chips
Snack 1: teeny tiny kids cup of California Classic Tart (fat free) and Orange Sorbet (fat free) frozen yogurt from TCBY (will not get this again, it was literally 1/4 cup for $1.99!!)
Dinner: Asian Turkey Burger with 1 1/2 cups Edamame beans (shelled)
I am feeling great, I think I have already lost some weight! I am looking skinnier already, and my clothes are starting to fit looser!
Goodnight,
Jess
Friday, September 10, 2010
Day two
Today I woke up at 9:00 am feeling great. I tried to take pictures of the food I ate today to "make it more interesting" as per Christine Pierson's suggestion.
Today's Food:
Breakfast: Whole-wheat waffles with 1/2 cup low-fat strawberry Greek yogurt, 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries, and a little honey
Lunch: Tuna Melt with 12 tortilla chips and 1/4 apple
Snack 1: 100 calorie Mexican cheese pack with 24 tortilla chips
Dinner: Asian turkey burger with 1 cup shelled Edamame Beans
Goodnight everyone!
Jess
Today's Food:
Breakfast: Whole-wheat waffles with 1/2 cup low-fat strawberry Greek yogurt, 1/2 cup frozen mixed berries, and a little honey
Lunch: Tuna Melt with 12 tortilla chips and 1/4 apple
Snack 1: 100 calorie Mexican cheese pack with 24 tortilla chips
Dinner: Asian turkey burger with 1 cup shelled Edamame Beans
Water: 10-8oz glasses so far today
According to my workout plan I would be doing "Workout A" today. The actual workout looked very short and easy, so I decided to do 20 minutes on the elliptical before starting. That was probably a huge mistake. The workout was a lot tougher than I anticipated it to be. Each circuit is done in order three times, and then to the next circuit.
Circuit 1:
Split Squat x10
Single-Arm Row x12
Dumbbell Side Plank x 10
Circuit 2:
Two-Arm Swing x12
Dumbbell Push-Up x10
Rollout x10 (I could not figure out how to do this one!)
The Rollout I will have to work on. It didn't seem like I was doing it right, so I just did one rep of ten, and called it quits. Third time through the Split Squat was brutal! Great workout though. I felt awesome afterwards, and immediately went home for a much needed lunch.
Here's the link to all the exercises, enjoy.
Goodnight everyone!
Jess
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Day one!
Today is my first day starting a new diet and a new workout plan that I will fully commit to. My goal is to have six-pack abs by this April, 2011. I am going to eat better (no fast food), and focus on a target of 1500 calories a day combined with strength and cardiovascular training six times a week.
Today's food:
Breakfast: Strawberry Summit Smoothie at Juice Shack with the Mega-Shack boost and a soy-protein boost
Snack 1: 1 cup Edamame beans and 1/4 apple
Lunch: Tuna melt with reduced-fat cheddar cheese on a flat whole wheat bun with 1/4 apple
Snack 2: 1 100 Calorie Pack of Mexican Cheese with 1/2 serving of tortilla chips and 1/4 apple
Dinner: 1 Asian style turkey burger plus one small patty
Water: (so far) 9-8oz glasses
My workout today was taken from Fitness Magazine's "Reach Your Better Body Goal." Today being Thursday, my workout was the cardiovascular workout from week one. The levels refer to a scale of 1-10 for each particular person. Level 5 is half of my maximum effort, while level 2 is a cool-down period of light exercise.
0:00-4:00 Warm up
4:00-6:00 Level 5
6:00-8:00 Level 2
8:00-10:00 Level 5
10:00-12:00 Level 2
12:00-14:00 Level 5
14:00-16:00 Level 2
16:00-18:00 Level 5
18:00-20:00 Level 2
20:00-21:00 Level 9
21:00-25:00 Cool Down
After doing cardiovascular exercise I moved to do some stretching and then some ab workouts.
25 Slow-bicycles
10 Side curls
10 Side curls with the top leg out
10 Side curls with the top leg crunching
10 Side curls with balancing both legs off the ground
25 Vertical leg crunches
25 Flutter kicks
30 V-sit with twist
15 Crunches with legs flat on ground
Last I moved on to some light weights.
3x12 Alternating Dumbbell Curls (10lbs)
3x12 Front Raises (10lbs)
3x12 Single Arm Row (15lbs)
3x12 Overhead Triceps Extension (15lbs)
3x10 Lat Pulldown (70lbs)
3x10 Sitting Row (40lbs)
3x10 Single Leg Extension (20lbs)
3x10 Vertical Press (60lbs)
I felt incredibly accomplished after this workout. I feel really great, not too tired, and I am not feeling dehydrated at all. I was considering doing another set of cardiovascular, but I was too afraid of how I will feel tomorrow. I'm not sure if I will do the scheduled workout tomorrow or a butt-kicking class at 24-Hour Fitness. I am looking forward to yummy Greek Berry Waffles tomorrow morning!
Goodnight,
Jess
Today's food:
Breakfast: Strawberry Summit Smoothie at Juice Shack with the Mega-Shack boost and a soy-protein boost
Snack 1: 1 cup Edamame beans and 1/4 apple
Lunch: Tuna melt with reduced-fat cheddar cheese on a flat whole wheat bun with 1/4 apple
Snack 2: 1 100 Calorie Pack of Mexican Cheese with 1/2 serving of tortilla chips and 1/4 apple
Dinner: 1 Asian style turkey burger plus one small patty
Water: (so far) 9-8oz glasses
My workout today was taken from Fitness Magazine's "Reach Your Better Body Goal." Today being Thursday, my workout was the cardiovascular workout from week one. The levels refer to a scale of 1-10 for each particular person. Level 5 is half of my maximum effort, while level 2 is a cool-down period of light exercise.
0:00-4:00 Warm up
4:00-6:00 Level 5
6:00-8:00 Level 2
8:00-10:00 Level 5
10:00-12:00 Level 2
12:00-14:00 Level 5
14:00-16:00 Level 2
16:00-18:00 Level 5
18:00-20:00 Level 2
20:00-21:00 Level 9
21:00-25:00 Cool Down
After doing cardiovascular exercise I moved to do some stretching and then some ab workouts.
25 Slow-bicycles
10 Side curls
10 Side curls with the top leg out
10 Side curls with the top leg crunching
10 Side curls with balancing both legs off the ground
25 Vertical leg crunches
25 Flutter kicks
30 V-sit with twist
15 Crunches with legs flat on ground
Last I moved on to some light weights.
3x12 Alternating Dumbbell Curls (10lbs)
3x12 Front Raises (10lbs)
3x12 Single Arm Row (15lbs)
3x12 Overhead Triceps Extension (15lbs)
3x10 Lat Pulldown (70lbs)
3x10 Sitting Row (40lbs)
3x10 Single Leg Extension (20lbs)
3x10 Vertical Press (60lbs)
I felt incredibly accomplished after this workout. I feel really great, not too tired, and I am not feeling dehydrated at all. I was considering doing another set of cardiovascular, but I was too afraid of how I will feel tomorrow. I'm not sure if I will do the scheduled workout tomorrow or a butt-kicking class at 24-Hour Fitness. I am looking forward to yummy Greek Berry Waffles tomorrow morning!
Goodnight,
Jess
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