Today wasn’t the best day. I couldn’t believe that Taco Bell nachos were 8 points. Yikes!
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Jan 262011
Lyn
Today wasn’t the best day. I couldn’t believe that Taco Bell nachos were 8 points. Yikes!
BreakfastToday was ok. I made it through day two with hubby out of town and didn’t take the kids out to eat.
BreakfastSo, I’ve been working on the plank. I am still doing an assisted plank (using a bench to have a bit more of an angle). I held one for 50 seconds today. That’s a new record for me. My goal is 2 min and then work on the angle until my arms are on the ground. You can see what a plank looks like here.
I talked with Chelsea about getting a copy of my workouts. She’s going to start emailing it to me so I can include them in my posts. I will edit the post when I receive it.
Here’s today’s summary:
13 min warm up on the elliptical
workout with Chelsea consisting of squats, chest press, bicep curls, squats with medicine ball, lat pull down, row, abs machine (3 sets of 30 at 75 pounds), hack squat, shoulder press, plank
Workout specifics:
Lat Pull Down: 80 lbs, 3 sets of 10
Cable Row: 80 lbs, 3 sets of 10
Hack Squat: 70 lbs (in addition to 90 lb from machine): 3 sets of 15
Chest Press: incline bench, 15 lb dumbbells, 2 sets of 12
Bicep Curls: 12 lb dumbbells, 2 sets of 12
Plank on Bench: 1st set: 43 seconds, 2nd set: 50 seconds
Squat with Core Ball overhead press: 10 lb core ball, 2 sets of 30
Abdominal Machine: incline abs machine, 75 lbs, 2 sets of 30
I was sweating a ton and really worked hard today. For the last exercise (before the plank), she wanted me to stand on a squishy mat on one leg and do shoulder presses. I tried a couple and decided that I needed to try these earlier in the workout to give them a fair chance. My arms were too tired.
I did 20 more min on the elliptical after my time with Chelsea.
Next workout: spin class with Lori tomorrow.
I ate more veggies than yesterday. 
So, today was a normal Spin class with Beth. I love my Monday workout. Last week, my knees were a bit sore and I thought I might need to readjust my settings on the new bike, but Beth checked me out and my settings are right on. Now, I contribute my knee pain to working hard (aka standing and pushing too much). The problem is actually a good one. In June when I started taking the class on a regular basis, I was happy to stand a bit and make it through the class. Now, the class goes fast and I want to do everything assigned, but my body doesn’t always cooperate. So, my plan is to tone it back a bit on the standing and pushing and keep riding. Today was extra fun because my friend Shayna came to the class. She loved it and is doing another class tomorrow!
I mentioned the Biggest Loser contest yesterday. There are 67 people participating. There are 5 prizes. Most of the prizes are services that the JCC offers including personal training. You can check out the details here. Anyway, we have the option of weighing in on Mondays. I consider my Thursday Weight Watcher weigh in “official”, but it’s nice to have a mid week check. The first week, I was down 10.5, last week I gained 1.5 and this week I lost 7. So, I’m down 16 pounds so far during the contest. The winners are being based on % weight loss, inches lost and % body fat lost. So, we’ll see what happens. The contest runs through February 28th.
The JCC is having a Biggest Loser contest. For $20, I thought it was worth signing up if for no other reason than 8 lectures or group training sessions.
Today’s workout was given by trainers Andy and Terrance. I’ve never met either of them before, but their workout was well planned and awesome! I left the first biggest loser workout glad that I had worked out earlier that day. Today, I left feeling like I had a great workout.
After a 10 min warm up on the elliptical, I joined the group for the hour long workout.
The workout consisted of four parts ( lower body, upper body, core and cardio). Many of the exercises made use of the BOSU. I’m pretty new to the BOSU, but I have enjoyed using it. The trainers showed us a easy, medium and hard core version of each exercise. I was able to do mostly medium or hard core.
I’m already looking forward to next week’s BL workout!
Where’s the veggies? I have a fridge full and need to get back in the groove to eat them. Broccoli, squash, peppers and mushrooms in the works for Monday.
BreakfastI’ve been trying to workout 6 days a week. Thursday is usually my only day off. Today, I made an exception and took an extra day off. I needed an extra break and had some things to do around the house. My food suffered as I was “off” all day.
Next up – Biggest Loser Workout at the JCC tomorrow morning.
Today just wasn’t a good food day. Lunch was a mess and I wasn’t on my snack schedule. Even though I’m ok on points (just over 4 and have plenty of weekly points), they aren’t “good points”.
BreakfastToday, I had my regularly scheduled trainer workout with Emily. I started working out with Emily in November. She has lost a significant amount of weight, so I feel like we have something in common. She pushes me during the workouts and I am learning a lot from her.
I started with 10 min warm up on the elliptical. During our session, we worked on the fly, deltoids and leg press machines. We also worked on triceps and of course did various squats. All of the trainers love squats so they must be good for me. I also was able to do the plank for 35 seconds (assisted with a bench). It’s getting better. I finished with some work on the abs machine and 10 min a treadmill.