treadmill – .96 miles, 68 calories, 17 minutes

medicine ball, 20 situps, 15 on each side

treadmill – 15 minutes (4mins walking), 0 incline, 4.5 speed, 79 calories, 0.91 distance

yoga ball – 25 front situps, 25 crunches on each side

bicycle – 3.4 miles, 100 calories, 20 minutes

elliptical – forget the distance, 150 calories, 15 minutes

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I haven’t posted in a while and the reason is because I haven’t gone to the gym since I last posted. AWFUL. no blame, no shame, move on. I had done so well my first week of keeping track and then the next week it’s like I forgot everything, ate a bunch of crap and never worked out. I feel bloated and fat and lazy, probably because I am.

no blame, no shame.

I will go tomorrow.

elliptical – 20 minutes, 215 calories, 1.15 miles

yoga ball – 15 on each side, 25 on front

nautilus – workout on both arm & leg machines. unable to keep track of weights on each machine

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week 2 measurements:

weight: 116lbs (lost 2 since last week)

bust: 33″

waist: 28″ (lost .5″ since last week)

hips: 33.25″

yoga ball – 30 sit ups, 15 crunches on each side

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i don’t feel bad that i was only at the gym for 45 minutes. Often, I’d think that if I only went for such a short time, I may as well not go at all. and that’s so so so incredibly untrue. going as often as possible is more important for me than going for a long period once in a while. the reason is routine.. and routine/habit is what i’m aiming for right now.  i hadn’t been to the gym until recently for about 3 or 4 weeks. if i get into the habit of going every day, i’m more likely to go. does that make sense? because then, if i don’t go, something in my day feels off. when i get into a funk of not going for three or four days in a row, it’s SO hard for me to get back into it.

i’ve also decided i’m going to keep track of what i eat. the last time i did this, i did it for the wrong reasons. let’s not get into that. forgive and forget your own past. i’m not concentrating on calories at this stage.. but it will help seeing bluntly all the crap i’ve eaten in a day to remind myself what i could have eaten instead.

today was a slice of pepperoni pizza for lunch and an iced coffee, a vanilla yogurt before gym, and now a 1 liter bolthouse farms berry boost and a half can of hash. i know how important breakfast is but i have to be to work at 7:30am and i haven’t been able yet to wake up early enough to eat something.

what i did discover, though, is that my apartment complex is exactly 1.0 mile long. so if i walked it, (and we’re talking to and from) it would be 2 miles for me. I’d like to get in the habit of doing that every day as soon as I get home from work. walking, I wouldn’t even have to change into gym clothes. yeah, it’s definitely something i want to do.. cause it’s also somewhat hilly. i’d like to get back into riding my bike, too… i severely miss the days when i’d ride it every single day living in philadelphia. my endurance was top notch.  we’ll see

yoga ball – 30 crunches front, 30 crunches each side

running – .60 miles, 50 calories, 10 minutes

elliptical – 2.3 miles, 276 calories, 25 minutes

yoga ball – 25 situps, 15 crunches on each side

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week 1 measurements:

weight: 118 lbs

bust: 33″

waist: 28.5″

hips: 33.25″

body mass index: 22

I’m starting this blog as part of my motivation; charting my progress, posting healthy recipes, realizing my goals.

I plan on updating with my daily workout and keeping track of my stats weekly.

Things to realize in starting:

• pounds are different than inches; muscle and fat both have weight.
• calories are not worth counting; miles ran and pounds lifted are.
• the numbers will not decrease each time; i’m looking for an overall average loss, not a rapid decline.
• the gym being closed or no gas in the car is no excuse; my apartment complex is at least a mile long
• i will inevitably end up being my greatest critic; i must also learn to be my greatest motivator