3 days of CHANGE

06/05

My day started at 0500, on my way to the gym. I got there about 520 and started some cardio on the bike. I did that for about 20 min of that and then Otto and I started my workout. I’d love to tell you exactly what we did, but I can’t seem to read my own handwriting. We worked my chest and pecs really hard and did super sets. I was writing as I was doing the exercises and well……I can’t read it, my hands were shaking too much.

Went to work and the boss is still stressing me. We will have to work on this.

Here’s what I ate today:

0730- Oatmeal-160
Orange Juice-100
Source of life liquid vitamins in OJ- 50 cal

1030- 3 oz Broccoli Slaw-25 cal
2 oz Cajun Turkey Breast-45 cal

1330- Sweet Potato-54 cal
4 oz Chicken Breast Roasted-141

1930 1.5 oz of Salmon-88 cal
½ cup couscous -88 cal

Went to the gym and did cycling for 20 min, and then the elliptical for another 20.


06/06
I woke up Sat morning with the thought that a truck ran me over. Everything from my waist up ached. I had to meet Otto a 9 and I really was dreading it.
Today, I did a 15 min warm up and then….Otto made me turn it on…20 min on the bike, lots of hills and I had to go faster and keep my heart rate up over 156. When I got off, I was pooped! That wasn’t the end, only the beginning….
It started out with:
Seated Dips 3 sets of 10.
Ez Curl Barbell 3 sets of 20 lbs (if I didn’t do them right, I had to do more)
Zack was there working out...he saw me struggling and gave me some encouragement. Thanks Zach! I needed it and it helped!
These two exercises, were a super set which is one set of the Dips and then One of the Barbell…..no rest :(
Next, it was Cable Press Downs, 3 sets of 10 with 25 lbs
Preacher Curls 3 sets of 10 at 15 lbs
Super Set on these
Wrist curls 3 sets of 10 5 lbs
Writs extensions 3/10 3 lbs

Last was an abdominal circuit
50 sets of HELL
I must say when I went home, I really needed to eat since I hadn’t eaten anything before the gym. I needed some orange juice and my oatmeal. I got home and with 4 teens in the house…NO ORANGE JUICE. All I could do was call my husband and ask him to pick me up some and go lay down. He finally arrived and I felt like crap. He gave me the juice and I felt better after a bit. Lesson learned for me!

1200- Oatmeal-160
Orange Juice-100
Source of life liquid vitamins in OJ- 50 cal

1530- small nectarine 90 cal


1830- 1 cup raw spinach- 7 cal
28 grams of imitation crab meat-100 cal
1 cup sliced carrots- 11 cal


2000 Protein shake with Almond Milk- 204

My husband and I went to the movies Sat night. It was a horrid test for me as I can’t ever go to the movies with out eating Snow Caps and popcorn. I managed to get past the snack counter and was waiting to go in….and…Otto walked in. I cannot even begin to think what would have went down if I was standing there with a tub of popcorn. I was really proud of myself and enjoyed the movie, even without the snacks. We saw UP, great movie. I enjoyed it!

06/07

Woke up and got some work done, graded some papers ( I teach college part time)
Hit the gym at 1
Did cardio…10 min warm up then 30 minutes on the Elliptical..keep my heart rate over 170 the entire time. I was pretty proud of myself on that one. 15 min cool down….
I got to meet up with the other CHANGE girls. I enjoyed talking to you two and Zach! We can do this together!!!!
Eating today:

0900- Oatmeal-160
Orange Juice-100
Source of life liquid vitamins in OJ- 50 cal

1230- small nectarine 90 cal


1530- Salad made with
1 cup raw spinach- 7 cal
2 oz of Cajun Turkey Breast- 60
1 hard boiled Egg-70 cal
2 tablespoons of Chinese Vinegar- 40 cal

1900- 4 oz Chicken breast-124 cal
½ cup Cousous-88 cal
¼ teaspoon Lagama (Chinese hot spice) -23 cal
1 table spoon of Chinese Vinegar- 20 cal

We hosted an exchange student this year from China. He started me eating Lagama, which I will eat pretty much on everything. I didn’t realize how high in calorie it was for as much as I was eating it. I’m seriously cutting down on it. One thing I’m afraid of doing is changing my eating so much that when this is over, I’ll go back to what I would eat before. That’s how I always wound up failing. I am certainly enjoying the new foods I am eating, although I have to say I didn’t really think that I would. I haven’t been hungry or starving.

I do have to admit that my son had an Oreo and I was tempted to take him out with a leg sweep and steal the cookie.

I thought for as hard as I worked with Otto yesterday that I might have a hard time moving around. Not so! No doubt I am sore, but I really feel good today!

Ok..I’m off to do some work in my classes online and then to bed. Otto and I are meeting at 0530 again. Woo Hoo!!!