Every morning I wake up extremely hungry, today was no different. So my first thought was go to the deli and get turkey sausage, egg, and cheese on a croissant...but that would have been too many calories and too much butter. So I went to the mini-mart downstairs in our builiding to make a healthier choice.
Well I picked up some rasin bran, a banana and some milk, the sales clerk told me that the milk may be sour due to the trucks taking a long time to deliver the product. He asked me to open the milk & taste it to make sure it was ok. Ohh Kayyy... I' m thinking to myself... so I open the bottle and sure enough there were little white curds in the milk. I told the clerk that it was sour. He kept asking me to tast the milk. I am not going to taste this milk , I can see that it is no good. We went back and forth, back and forth.. taste the milk... NO! Taste the milk.... NO!!!! So he advises me to get another bottle. I do and this one is sour too!! and he is still trying to convience me to TASTE THE D@MN MILK. Once I again I refuse and he finally gives me my money back.....That brings us back to lesson #1 BE PREPARED... if I had thought ahead and packed my food, I wouldn't be going through this foolishness.
On my own....
So yesterday at the "Y" I didn't really get to work with Neal. I saw that he was assisting someone else on the machines. But it was cool. I checked my weight which is still 240..rrrr ( I wanna see results) I did my usual 30 minutes on the TM. Once I completed all of that Neal gave me his clipboard and a list of exercises he wanted me to do. I did ok... I did coufuse the names of the machine and had to make my changes on the clipboard.
I also did some snooping there were more papers under the paper I made my notes on. The next sheet listed the areas I was good/fair/and poor in. I am pleased to say that I the only areas that were poor were my LOWER and UPPER ABS but with all this extra fat I am not surpised.
After I finished up my workout I asked Neal when he would be taking my measurement. Booo I have to wait another 4 sessions. I also asked him when will the numbers on the scale come down. Boooo AGAIN he said I would have to increase my cardio . I already have a hard time with the TM. Everytime I jump on my stomach feels as if I have steel wool tumbing in it. Oh well I don't know about the extra cardio. But I do know that I am not giving up.
I accidently hit the cancel button instead of preview and now my blog IS GONE!!!!!!! All my typing for nothing. I am NOT re-typing my blog (take that evil computer) Ok soHere are the hi's and lows of the weekend
We ate the the American Buffet on Friday
I did not feel guilty
We didn't make it to the movies becuase the buffet was too crowded
Saturday my co-worker wanted cake, although we both had agreed we were working on our weight
So I mad chicken stir fry with brown rice and veggies for our dinner
Sunday I was able to resist eating pizza Whoo Hoo
Today I meet back up with Neal for more training..it's supposed to rain tonight but I am still going.
Stupid TOM is still here!!! It's been like 2 weeks now. If he's not gone by Friday. I'm going to the Dr's. ASAP
Ok so we left off yesterday with TOM reaking havoc on me for the SECOND time this month. That's right... yeah I know TWO TOM's this month. It's not fair. Anyway I had mentioned here on EP that I may skip going to the "y".... I LIED...LOL. I did go, suffered a few mishaps but did ok otherwise.
So I get there take my weight on there old acharic scale.. you know the one that never tells the truth and it read 243 w/o my shoes! I guess that's good considering I weighed in before I left home and it read 244 w/shoes. But I want to know what happend to 240 or better yet the 237 when I faithfully remembered to take my phentermine pills. (That's the part that makes me disappointed)
So moving along I jumped on the treadmill and started my usual 30 min. walk. It was soo hot in the aerobics room. There is like only one fan in the room and someone always has it turned towards the people on the eliptical. WHAT ??!! People on the freakin treadmil don't need air?? I felt like I was goning to pass out with each step I could feel my stomach muscles tighten. I was able to walk 1 mile in 18.04 minutes which is down from previous walks. but then TOM was acting up and I had to make a pitstop to the ladies room. I hit pause on my TM and when I came back from the restroom the machine had restarted itself. What happened to PAUSE? Anyway I ended up doing another 20 minutes.
I did meet up with Neal and I guess beacause of my mood I was a little snippy with him.
Neal: Ok lets do 25 on the ab machine
Me: ( after doing 1 set of 25) Ok I am done
So I am sitting on the machine... he's looking at me , I'm looking at him
Me: What I have to do another set
Neal: Yeah see last week you did three sets of blah, blah, blah
Me: Why can't you just say I have to do 75 crunches.??!! Arrgghh !!!
Anyway we continued on and we did laugh a couple of times. He counted for me while I some exercise that made me feel dumb. While counting..he did some crunches on the exercise ball. He was fast too..mmm fast huh?? Ok mind ... get out of the gutter...LOL .
After the session I weighed again this time I only lost 1pd according to his scale. Two according to mine. All that work for only two pounds?? I will be taking my phen on a regular basis starting monday.
Oh and Neal asked if I would be back today... Sadly I had to decline. I am taking my Nephew to see The Incredible Hulk. Its been a while since he and Auntie has bonded and since I have another nephew due to arrive in 2 months I want to get in as much quality time as I can.
It took all my strength to drag my butt up out of bed this morning and get ready for work. After getting ready I left out the house the same time as my mom and she asks me if I was ok. "Your face is all frowned up and puffy"... " Did you sleep well"??? "HECK No" is what I wanted to tell her. I don't get it If I am working out where is the energy/adrenaline rush that I am supposed to be feeling? Once at work I was winded after walking up like 6 steps. Six steps people!!, I shouldn't be that tired. Is that normal?? I haven't told anyone here at work but I did feel a little dizzy when I came in today. No nothing is spinning, but every now and then I will feel a little woozy if I make any sudden movements.
IT'S BACK!!!!!!!! Damn TOM makes me sick..It was here last week and I think after his 3 day vacation he decided to come back. Maybe that's why I am so tired and puffy. Oh and my scale says I weigh 242.8 Maybe my iron is low, I have had issues with anemia B4in the past. I think I will be making a Doctors appointment soon. I so hope I don't have to go back to getting the IV shots. But they did make me feel better.
Training Day #3 The workout with Neal went pretty good. I am still mad at his scale which says 244 It always seem as if my time with him goes so fast. He did mention that he would be working with another client, but she just wants him to show her the machines. He said so "I can stil give you all of my attention" mmm hmmm you sure can ....LOL
Anyway I worked on some new machines and I was able meet or beat the number of reps he wanted me to do. Because TOM is here I am not sure if I am looking forward to working out today.
Well no workout for me yesterday unless you count cleaning the house and washing clothes. I debated about going to the Zumba class ( I've missed like 2 classes) then I was thinking of going to work on some of the things Neal taught me. Well according to the weather outside, it was a no-go. Pouring rain and lighting will overrule and keep me in the house anytime.
I did fix some chicken stir fry with brown rice for dinner (it's also my lunch right now) but I couldn't see to tear myself away from the enterman's all butter loaf pound cake. I had like two small slices aka 300 cal. Oh well guess I will really have to push it tonight.
I don't wanna..I was really dreading going to the gym yesterday . I just didn't feel like it. But I pushed along after cleaning the house. I was glad that I wasn't sore anymore from Thrusdays workout.
Not so bad.....Ok so meeting no.2 with Neal wasn't so bad. We started out doing stretches and on one stretch I had to grab my leg while having one hand on the wall. I knew I could grasp the left leg but I always have problems with the right one. I told Neal... " I don't think I could grab the left one". Luckily for me I was able to do it and we both burst out laughing when I exclaimed " I got it!"
Then we proceeded to treadmill. He stated that he wanted me to burn more calories. Last session I burned 210 calories. So I pushed it to the limit and although my foot was hurting I surprised him and burned 235cal. Plus I am pleased to say that i was able to walk a mile in 18.38 min. B4 my time was more like 1 mile in 19 point something.
Neal showed me how to use the machines to tone my inner thigh. I must admit it felt weird using that machine. He started out with the light weights but I told him to crank it up. I was able to lift 50pds!! I am so strong!! RRR...LOL.
Embarrassing momentsAs I did my reps on leg machine the earpiece on my cheap mp.3 headphones fell off not once but TWICE!! LOL Neal was nice enough to pick it up but I was thinking ok we have got to purchase the I-Pod shuffle ASAP. Plus I had difficulties getting on to the ab machine. My chest was smashed and my fat thighs had diffuculties getting into the chair.
U Show-off Later Neal was setting up the chair on some machine for your biceps he was also chatting with the girl using the machine next to him. So then he walks over and grabs some machine and starts pulling himself up. Mmm... He looked so yummy but I wonder if he did it to show off for her. LOL... Look at me staking claim on the personal trainer. The session continued to go pretty good. My next meeting is on Wends. It always seem to go so fast.
Q: Is anyone else having problems trying to post their blogs or is it just me?
Well the weekend is gone (booo) and so is TOM (Yeaaah !!) TOM & my coworkers totally wreaked havoc on my eating for the weekend. I will spare you guys the details and not incriminate myself just know it was bad (very bad ).
Neal left a lasting impression on me.... all those crunches and Freaking lunges, etc. Left me so sore I could barely do basic things like walk down the steps and sit down. Can we say OWWW!! It's not to bad today. I guess thats a good thing.
Since the pt job and eating habits are an issue. I am going to just cook all my meals for the week and the weekend at work. It's a group home setting so I have full access to the kitchen. I think if I cook everything in advance I wont be tempted to go out and get junk with the others plus I won't open and close my fridge like 20 times in one night trying to figure out what to eat for dinner.
It took me a long time fighting with this blog. Ep kept saying it was too long. EP must be having technical difficulties
I met up with Neal yesterday at the "y". We both walked up to the desk at the same exact time. This is the second time that has happened. I wonder if he was checking to make sure I was gonna show up.
He asked if I was ready to get started. I wanted to say "sure thing cutie" but I played it cool and replied " I'm ready". We walked back to the office where he got up close and personal. He wrapped the measuring tape around my chest, abs, hips, thighs, arms, and calfs. TOM was here plus I ran some errands in the hot sun yesterday I was soo glad I took a shower prior to working out
He had me do 5 sets of crunches on the exercise ball, a lot of core exercises, some lunges, and leg curls. I also did my usual 30 minutes on the treadmill ( with him watching) He asked me how I felt doing my lunges. I actually felt as if my kneecaps were bursting open. By the time I did the leg curls. My poor little legs were shaking.
After I was done he explained that my results would improve over time, and I didn't do to bad..while talking to me I could have sworn he winked at me a couple of times . He also asked me if I had caught the bus over or walked over to the gym. Hmmm was he offering a ride??
Wash out..Ok so I am already thinking maybe next week would be better as far as working out. We had very severe storms move through yesterday afternoon so I didn't get to go work out. I just ended up hitting my car alarm everytime the thunder and wind made it go off.
Question???Ok so my eating is stil back and forth. Does anyone give themselves an option or "plan B" meal when you don't want anything healthy but you don't want anything bad. I went to the fridge 3 or 4 times yesterday and just looked. I wasn't past the point of starving but not quite at the point of being hungry either.
TOM doesn't play fair So after looking in the fridge and being undecided I settled on having a tuna fish sandwhich on wheat bread. But.. the potato chips were not part of the plan nor was the 3 powdered donuts I inhaled. I was doing so good breakfast was : 1small banana and a bowl of oatmeal. Lunch was 1/2 cup grapes, 1/2 cup of watermelon, water and a salad with grilled chicken. So why was I extra hungry around 3pm. I tried eating pistachios, sunflower kernals and I stuffed my face with marshmellows and grapefruit slices. I even poured chocolate syrup into my soy milk... it was soooo good. Greed just greedy is the first thing I though when I woke up this morning to the sound of my STOMACH GROWLING... didn't I eat enough yesterday. Anyway TOM had made his appearance and my mind suddenly shifted from food to pain management. Oh well at least I know food is still an area that I need to work on. How not to eat too much food and find new ways of eatting healthy foods.
Still positive... Even as I type this my stomach is acting as if i haven't fed it "LOL DOWN GIRL, DOWN". Oh well at any rate I'm going to gym tonight and meet up with Neal so I can finally get my training started...
Oh and I ordered a swimsuit from Old Navy... it was a size 3x and too big so I guess thats another positive.
I've been MIA... Ok guys do know that I have missed you all. I have been under the weather. My doctor prescribed me some antibotics for an infection. Since it was a high dose of antibiotics the side effects were don't laugh ... stomach cramping and " loose stools" LOL .
A mad dash....I had taken the meds on Monday when the cramping started. I had intense stomach pains and every time I went to the restroom nothing happen. After work the cramping had subsided. I felt fine so I decided to go to the gym. I did see Neal ( the trainer I am supposed to work with) he was manning the front desk. He explained that he was covering for Barb and would be with me soon. So I hoped up on the treadmill and keyed in my usual time : 30mins, well I was only able to complete 20 minutes before ...rrrrr my stomach started acting up . So I had to quickly stop the Treademil and make a mad dash for the NASTYymca bathroom, I hate public bathrooms espcially ones that are dirty and smelly. I guess Because its the "y" and they have camp for kids, I don't think they clean up until the end of the day. I would of made a complaint if I didn't have to " go again".
Anyway after what seems liked forever in the bathroom, I knew I needed to get out of the "y" and fast. So Neal and I rescheduled my first session for today. I will keep you guys posted.
Ohh Kayyy... I' m thinking to myself... so I open the bottle and sure enough there were little white curds in the milk. I told the clerk that it was sour. He kept asking me to tast the milk. I am not going to taste this milk , I can see that it is no good. We went back and forth, back and forth.. taste the milk... NO! Taste the milk.... NO!!!! So he advises me to get another bottle. I do and this one is sour too!!
( I wanna see results) I did my usual 30 minutes on the TM. Once I completed all of that Neal gave me his clipboard and a list of exercises he wanted me to do. I did ok... I did coufuse the names of the machine and had to make my changes on the clipboard. 
there were more papers under the paper I made my notes on. The next sheet listed the areas I was good/fair/and poor in. I am pleased to say that I the only areas that were poor were my LOWER and UPPER ABS 
but with all this extra fat I am not surpised.
. I already have a hard time with the TM. Everytime I jump on my stomach feels as if I have steel wool tumbing in it. Oh well I don't know about the extra cardio. But I do know that I am not giving up.
but then TOM was acting up and I had to make a pitstop to the ladies room. I hit pause on my TM and when I came back from the restroom the machine had restarted itself. 
, I'm looking at him
Greed just greedy is the first thing I though when I woke up this morning to the sound of my STOMACH GROWLING.
.. didn't I eat enough yesterday. Anyway TOM had made his appearance and my mind suddenly shifted from food to pain management. Oh well at least I know food is still an area that I need to work on. How not to eat too much food and find new ways of eatting healthy foods.