Okay, wow, it's been forever since I've updated my blog. I wish that I could say that my life has been so busy that is why. Actually, it's been pretty busy, but nothing too exciting going on. Visiting family and friends a lot, and just getting out and enjoying this beautiful weather that is FINALLY here! :)
I've been trying to get back into the routine of going to the gym...and basically for the month of April and May I didn't really get there too often. I have been still walking the dog, but just walking isn't enough for me to lose weight anymore. Last week and this week I have been getting back into it and it feels great! I didn't lose much weight over April and May, but I'll give you the break-down below.
Friday, Apr 22: - 1 pound
Friday, Apr 29: - 2 pounds
Friday, May 6: + 1 pound
Friday, May 13: -- (no change)
Friday, May 20: - 1 pound
Friday, May 27: - 1 pound
Friday, June 3: - 2 pounds
Total weight loss since New Years: 18 pounds
I'm slowly getting there but I had hoped that the weight would come off easier when I wasn't doing anything. lol - I guess that isn't the way it works. I've been trying to drink more water to see if that will help with the weight loss, and apparently it is since I lost 2 pounds this week. I'm getting motivated again and really can't wait to see more weight come off during the summer.
D.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Friday, April 15, 2011
Gym Update
Well, the end of March and the beginning of April has been busy for me. And I have also been sick with colds, eye infections and just plain unmotivated. Spring is here; and so is wedding season. I've already been to 1 bachelorette party and 1 stag 'n doe. It's only beginning... So, there has been a lot of driving, partying, and fun!
But throughout the sickness and fun, I haven't been going to the gym. Unfortunately, my weight-loss has not been what I had hoped for. In one of my previous posts, I had hoped that by the middle of April, I would be down another 10 pounds. I'm not going to dwell on this, I can get back into a routine of going to the gym and get myself back on track! I can do this!
Since the weather is so nice, I have got my bicycle out! My dog, Louie and I have been going to bike rides most nights and he is loving it! Personally, I don't feel like I get that good of a workout from it; but Louie is so happy, it's worth it! Plus, it's so much quicker than walking the route, that I figure I can go on a bike ride with Louie and still hit the gym! Last night was my first time back to the gym since before I left to help my brother with his baby -- wow, I hadn't been to the gym in a month! Ugh. I'm not that sore today, so when I go back to the gym tomorrow, I am going to push myself much harder. I really want to start seeing results!
Weigh-In Results:
Friday, April 8th: + 2 pounds
Friday, April 15th: - 1 pound
Total Weight-Loss since January 1st: 12 pounds
Hopefully my next weigh-in will be much better!
D.
But throughout the sickness and fun, I haven't been going to the gym. Unfortunately, my weight-loss has not been what I had hoped for. In one of my previous posts, I had hoped that by the middle of April, I would be down another 10 pounds. I'm not going to dwell on this, I can get back into a routine of going to the gym and get myself back on track! I can do this!
Since the weather is so nice, I have got my bicycle out! My dog, Louie and I have been going to bike rides most nights and he is loving it! Personally, I don't feel like I get that good of a workout from it; but Louie is so happy, it's worth it! Plus, it's so much quicker than walking the route, that I figure I can go on a bike ride with Louie and still hit the gym! Last night was my first time back to the gym since before I left to help my brother with his baby -- wow, I hadn't been to the gym in a month! Ugh. I'm not that sore today, so when I go back to the gym tomorrow, I am going to push myself much harder. I really want to start seeing results!
Weigh-In Results:
Friday, April 8th: + 2 pounds
Friday, April 15th: - 1 pound
Total Weight-Loss since January 1st: 12 pounds
Hopefully my next weigh-in will be much better!
D.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Baby News and Weigh-In
Well, my sister-in-law had her baby on March 15th around noon. She had a girl, they named her Ava Katherine and she weighed 8lbs 7 oz and was 19 inches long. :) She had to have a c-section since she was in labour for a long time and was just too tired to have her naturally.
I took a week off of work to give my brother and sister-in-law a hand with little Ava. I'm so glad that I did, Ava ended up being dehydrated and had to go back into the hospital for a few days to get her weight back up. I was able to help them by running around and picking them up when they needed to take breaks from the hospital. Since she has been home, she has been growing like a weed! :) My other sister-in-law, my Mom, Amy's Mom and I threw her a baby shower this past weekend. It was a success, and Ava is a spoiled little girl. I'm not going to be home for a couple of weeks so I can't wait to see how big she will be by then. Also, I miss my other brother's twins like crazy! They are getting so big and will be 1 year in a month!! It's crazy!! I can't wait for their birthday party! :)
So, for the dreaded weigh-in. I weighed myself at my sister-in-law's place when I was there and her scale said that I lost 8 pounds in that 1 week. I think that her scale is broken!! I weighed myself when I got home and my scale said that I didn't lose anything that week away. I weighed myself this past Friday, and I lost another 3 pounds. I'm not sure if I will be able to lose another 7 pounds to reach my goal of losing 10 pounds in a month. But I will try! :)
Weigh-in results:
Friday, March 18th: lost 2 pounds
Sunday, March 27th: lost 0 pound
Friday, April 1st: lost 3 pounds
Total weight loss since January 1st: 13 pounds
D.
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| Ava Katherine and I - March 21, 2011 |
So, for the dreaded weigh-in. I weighed myself at my sister-in-law's place when I was there and her scale said that I lost 8 pounds in that 1 week. I think that her scale is broken!! I weighed myself when I got home and my scale said that I didn't lose anything that week away. I weighed myself this past Friday, and I lost another 3 pounds. I'm not sure if I will be able to lose another 7 pounds to reach my goal of losing 10 pounds in a month. But I will try! :)
Weigh-in results:
Friday, March 18th: lost 2 pounds
Sunday, March 27th: lost 0 pound
Friday, April 1st: lost 3 pounds
Total weight loss since January 1st: 13 pounds
D.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
1st Weight Loss Goal - Met
Good Morning! I just wanted to let everyone know that I have lost 10 pounds since New Years! I weighed myself yesterday (I know, I should have waited until Friday) and I had lost another 2 pounds!
I'm so happy, and this is going to help me keep going. I have decided when I lose 10 pounds I will buy 1 new item of clothing and start a bag of clothes that don't fit anymore (are too big). I have already bought new clothes (online shopping is VERY addictive) which I haven't received yet; so this weekend, I am going to go through my clothes and starts my give-away bag. I already know which jeans I want to put in the bag! :-)
So, onto my next goal - lose another 10 pounds. I'm hoping that I will be able to reach that goal in a month. Let's see how it goes!
No baby news - my sister-in-law is in the hospital right now and has been since 9 pm last night (it's 10:20 am EST); I'm hoping that the baby will make its arrival soon. I'm hoping to visit them in the hospital tonight after work!
D.
I'm so happy, and this is going to help me keep going. I have decided when I lose 10 pounds I will buy 1 new item of clothing and start a bag of clothes that don't fit anymore (are too big). I have already bought new clothes (online shopping is VERY addictive) which I haven't received yet; so this weekend, I am going to go through my clothes and starts my give-away bag. I already know which jeans I want to put in the bag! :-)
So, onto my next goal - lose another 10 pounds. I'm hoping that I will be able to reach that goal in a month. Let's see how it goes!
No baby news - my sister-in-law is in the hospital right now and has been since 9 pm last night (it's 10:20 am EST); I'm hoping that the baby will make its arrival soon. I'm hoping to visit them in the hospital tonight after work!
D.
Saturday, March 12, 2011
March Update
Well, it's the 2nd week of March and I figured that it was a good time to put a quick update of how my progress is going. I am still going to the gym basically every second day and walking the dogs almost every day. I've been using Fitlinxx regularly to track my workouts outside of the gym.
Last week, I went to the gym Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. This week, I went to the gym Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday again. We walked the dogs every day for the last two weeks, except for Thursday and Friday of this week (due to weather). I've been feeling pretty good about my workouts at the gym; I do 30 mins of cardio, weight machines (4 in total - Fitlinxx tells you how much weight you've lifted in total and I'm at 5,000 lbs every time I workout!) and then I do some ab crunches and stretches. Usually it takes me a little over an hour to get all of that done.
For our walks with the dogs, depending on if we have plans on the weekend, we usually take them for an hour walk for between 2 - 3 miles. Using Fitlinxx, it tells me that I am burning between 500 - 700 calories each walk.
Weigh-in results:
Friday, March 4th: lost 1 pound
Friday, March 11th: lost 1 pound
Total weight loss since January 1st: 8 pounds
I'm not losing a lot of weight, but I'm hoping that I will keep this off and continue to lose at a steady pace. I believe that you have to burn 3,500 calories to burn 1 pound of fat; so, I figure if I can burn that many calories in a week; I should be losing at least 1 pound a week.
I haven't been keeping a food diary, but my roommate and I plan out our dinners for the week. We have been eating pretty healthy with 1 night we order food in/go out. If I end up not losing weight but still working out regularly, I will have to start a food diary. I am determined to lose weight, and if I have to keep a food diary, I guess I will have to. Right now, I am just trying to get into a routine of working out, and then I'm hoping that the food will be the next step. I'm not really craving anything so that means that I'm not snacking or over-eating. I know that I have to control my portion size a little more, but I'm not too concerned at this point. As long as I don't get too stressed, I'm hoping that this will continue for a while.
I'm going to try to update this blog every two weeks. My life isn't that exciting right now anyways! Haha.
Scratch that -- I am going to be an Auntie again any day now. My sister-in-law was due on March 6th and is still waiting for the baby. If no baby comes by this Monday, she will be induced. I have offered my Auntie services to my brother and sister-in-law to help out. So, the week after next, I will be in Owen Sound helping them out. I will be bringing my dog with me, so I'm hoping that I will be able to continue with my workouts. I think that I can also access the Y in Owen Sound with my membership that I paid here. I will have to look into that.
Anyway, thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to spring ahead tonight - turn your clocks up 1 hour! Daylight Savings Time starts again! I'm looking forward to light longer in the evenings, but it's going to be hard to get up Monday morning when it's dark at 7 am! Oh well, it won't last too long. :-)
D.
Last week, I went to the gym Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday. This week, I went to the gym Sunday, Tuesday and Thursday again. We walked the dogs every day for the last two weeks, except for Thursday and Friday of this week (due to weather). I've been feeling pretty good about my workouts at the gym; I do 30 mins of cardio, weight machines (4 in total - Fitlinxx tells you how much weight you've lifted in total and I'm at 5,000 lbs every time I workout!) and then I do some ab crunches and stretches. Usually it takes me a little over an hour to get all of that done.
For our walks with the dogs, depending on if we have plans on the weekend, we usually take them for an hour walk for between 2 - 3 miles. Using Fitlinxx, it tells me that I am burning between 500 - 700 calories each walk.
Weigh-in results:
Friday, March 4th: lost 1 pound
Friday, March 11th: lost 1 pound
Total weight loss since January 1st: 8 pounds
I'm not losing a lot of weight, but I'm hoping that I will keep this off and continue to lose at a steady pace. I believe that you have to burn 3,500 calories to burn 1 pound of fat; so, I figure if I can burn that many calories in a week; I should be losing at least 1 pound a week.
I haven't been keeping a food diary, but my roommate and I plan out our dinners for the week. We have been eating pretty healthy with 1 night we order food in/go out. If I end up not losing weight but still working out regularly, I will have to start a food diary. I am determined to lose weight, and if I have to keep a food diary, I guess I will have to. Right now, I am just trying to get into a routine of working out, and then I'm hoping that the food will be the next step. I'm not really craving anything so that means that I'm not snacking or over-eating. I know that I have to control my portion size a little more, but I'm not too concerned at this point. As long as I don't get too stressed, I'm hoping that this will continue for a while.
I'm going to try to update this blog every two weeks. My life isn't that exciting right now anyways! Haha.
Scratch that -- I am going to be an Auntie again any day now. My sister-in-law was due on March 6th and is still waiting for the baby. If no baby comes by this Monday, she will be induced. I have offered my Auntie services to my brother and sister-in-law to help out. So, the week after next, I will be in Owen Sound helping them out. I will be bringing my dog with me, so I'm hoping that I will be able to continue with my workouts. I think that I can also access the Y in Owen Sound with my membership that I paid here. I will have to look into that.
Anyway, thanks for stopping by! Don't forget to spring ahead tonight - turn your clocks up 1 hour! Daylight Savings Time starts again! I'm looking forward to light longer in the evenings, but it's going to be hard to get up Monday morning when it's dark at 7 am! Oh well, it won't last too long. :-)
D.
Monday, February 28, 2011
New Personal Trainer!
Sorry for the lack of posts over the last month. I was sick for a few weeks, got that awful flu that was going around and now have a cough that will not go away!
Since I wasn't feeling 100%, I wasn't going to the gym until I felt a lot better. This past Thursday I had another appointment with a new trainer at the gym. The Y had called my roommate and I to see how our experience at the gym was going. My roommate said that everything was good for her, and I complained about the crappy trainer that I had my first visit. I wasn't rude when I spoke to the supervisor, I just explained that I had hoped for a lot more, and she agreed that it was not what I should have received. She set me up with a new trainer to give me the experience that I should have received originally.
WOW - what a difference! This new trainer sat down and talked to me about what I liked to do at the gym, what I didn't like to do. She took into account that I also walk Louie everyday, and that my hour walk will count as my cardio (which I can log into Fitlinxx at home). I was so happy with the new trainer. She went over all the machines with me again, and had me lifting more weight, and changed the position of the seats, etc. She even said "I don't know what ### was thinking...." So, it wasn't just me. She showed me a new ab workout on the mat (which I had requested with the other trainer, and she just said, use the machine for that). So, I'm really looking forward to working out and seeing some results! My short-term goal with my new trainer is to lose 10 pounds. Since the New Year, I have lost 6 pounds, and have been holding at that for the past month or so. So, I am really looking forward to the scale moving this coming week! The new trainer has asked for us to get together in another 5 - 6 weeks to see how I am doing and change up the program and add some more machines to my curcuit. :)
I will keep you posted with regards to my workouts and weight-loss!
D.
Since I wasn't feeling 100%, I wasn't going to the gym until I felt a lot better. This past Thursday I had another appointment with a new trainer at the gym. The Y had called my roommate and I to see how our experience at the gym was going. My roommate said that everything was good for her, and I complained about the crappy trainer that I had my first visit. I wasn't rude when I spoke to the supervisor, I just explained that I had hoped for a lot more, and she agreed that it was not what I should have received. She set me up with a new trainer to give me the experience that I should have received originally.
WOW - what a difference! This new trainer sat down and talked to me about what I liked to do at the gym, what I didn't like to do. She took into account that I also walk Louie everyday, and that my hour walk will count as my cardio (which I can log into Fitlinxx at home). I was so happy with the new trainer. She went over all the machines with me again, and had me lifting more weight, and changed the position of the seats, etc. She even said "I don't know what ### was thinking...." So, it wasn't just me. She showed me a new ab workout on the mat (which I had requested with the other trainer, and she just said, use the machine for that). So, I'm really looking forward to working out and seeing some results! My short-term goal with my new trainer is to lose 10 pounds. Since the New Year, I have lost 6 pounds, and have been holding at that for the past month or so. So, I am really looking forward to the scale moving this coming week! The new trainer has asked for us to get together in another 5 - 6 weeks to see how I am doing and change up the program and add some more machines to my curcuit. :)
I will keep you posted with regards to my workouts and weight-loss!
D.
Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Personal Trainer
One of my readers have asked for an update to my blog (hi Craig! :-)).
In my previous post, I started going to the gym with our next door neighbour and my roommate. We have still been going and everything is going really well. Teresa found out about a promo that CBC is doing with the YMCA across Ontario to promote a healthy lifestyle. The CBC is giving out free 2-week passes to people who are not members at the Y. Teresa and I went and we submitted our passes! So, the woman at the front desk explained that we will get a meeting with a personal trainer to get us started in hopes that we will buy a membership. I was super pumped to get started and have someone help me!
Well, I went to my meeting (which was last Monday) and when I got there the trainer explained that she couldn't help me because I wasn't a member yet. I was so disappointed! I explained my situation, and how I was trying to lose weight and my goals for that. She decided to help me get started on what I should be doing for a work-out. She had me start on 3 machines and to do 30 minutes of cardio along with stretches at the end. It was okay, but I was expecting so much more. I was really depressed and felt like what I was trying to do is unattainable.
Since then, I have been doing my work-outs and it's been great. I guess I was expecting the personal trainer to be a cheerleader...when in reality they are not. Tomorrow my 2-week free pass is done, I will be going to buy my membership and hopefully book another appointment with a trainer. I might ask for someone else, since I don't know if I want the same one...
So far I haven't really lost too much weight. The first week of working out I lost 4 pounds, and my scale is basically telling me that I didn't lose any last week. I'm hoping that I will be able to lose a couple more pounds this week (I've been trying to stay off the scale through the week and only weigh myself once a week). Fridays are my weigh-in days; I will provide updates on weeks that I have good weight loss.
This week, I was shocked with the sudden death of a high school friend. She was only 29 years old and from what I have heard she died of a heart attack. Sending my love and prayers to her family. In times like these, you really cherish what you have and realise that every day is a gift.
D.
In my previous post, I started going to the gym with our next door neighbour and my roommate. We have still been going and everything is going really well. Teresa found out about a promo that CBC is doing with the YMCA across Ontario to promote a healthy lifestyle. The CBC is giving out free 2-week passes to people who are not members at the Y. Teresa and I went and we submitted our passes! So, the woman at the front desk explained that we will get a meeting with a personal trainer to get us started in hopes that we will buy a membership. I was super pumped to get started and have someone help me!
Well, I went to my meeting (which was last Monday) and when I got there the trainer explained that she couldn't help me because I wasn't a member yet. I was so disappointed! I explained my situation, and how I was trying to lose weight and my goals for that. She decided to help me get started on what I should be doing for a work-out. She had me start on 3 machines and to do 30 minutes of cardio along with stretches at the end. It was okay, but I was expecting so much more. I was really depressed and felt like what I was trying to do is unattainable.
Since then, I have been doing my work-outs and it's been great. I guess I was expecting the personal trainer to be a cheerleader...when in reality they are not. Tomorrow my 2-week free pass is done, I will be going to buy my membership and hopefully book another appointment with a trainer. I might ask for someone else, since I don't know if I want the same one...
So far I haven't really lost too much weight. The first week of working out I lost 4 pounds, and my scale is basically telling me that I didn't lose any last week. I'm hoping that I will be able to lose a couple more pounds this week (I've been trying to stay off the scale through the week and only weigh myself once a week). Fridays are my weigh-in days; I will provide updates on weeks that I have good weight loss.
This week, I was shocked with the sudden death of a high school friend. She was only 29 years old and from what I have heard she died of a heart attack. Sending my love and prayers to her family. In times like these, you really cherish what you have and realise that every day is a gift.
D.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Happy New Year!!
I know that I am a little late in wishing everyone a Happy New Year. Sorry. I hope that everyone had a wonderful Christmas and a very Happy New Year.
The company that I work for shuts down for the week between Christmas and New Years, which is wonderful. It was so nice to have 10 days off and not to have to worry about work. I was able to spend some quality time with my friends and family. I went cross-country skiing twice; the first time was good and I had a lot of fun. But the second time, the weather had warmed up and the snow was sticking to my skis. I was so frustrated, I was ready to cry. Luckily we met up with my parents and they helped me get the snow off my skis and I half enjoyed my trek back to the car. Ugh, I don't even want to think about that afternoon.
I went to the movies twice on my week off. I saw Little Fockers and The Tourist. Both were good flicks, and I would recommend seeing them both.
My next door neighbour and my roommate have been going to the gym for the past month or so; I didn't go with them as I didn't have my bathing suit at the house as I kept them at my parents to wear into the hot tub. Since I was home at Christmas, I grabbed my suit and am now joining them at the gym! So far we have only gone twice; but I am seriously hurting from it! :) We went on Sunday and just did our own workouts; my neighbour has a membership at the gym, but my roommate and I have not purchased one yet. My first visit was free; which was nice and each visit after that costs $9. Or I can buy a membership for $55/month. I haven't decided if I want to buy a membership or if I want to join Herbal Magic or something to help me lose weight. I want to be smaller for my 30th birthday and my trip down south in early 2012. Anyway, last night we went to a cycling class and core (abs) workout. The core workout was for 15 minutes before the cycling class. It was horrible, since I was still so sore from the workout the previous day. But I made it through (taking a lot of breaks). Then it came to the cycling class, which is 45 minutes long. At first it was all good; but then the seat started to hurt my butt. It was a ridiculous pain; and the last 30 mins was torture...but we all made it through. My butt is still so sore today. Ugh, everyone in the class told us that our butt will eventually get used to the seat. I'm skeptical -- I don't think that I can get used to that pain.... But I think that I will go back to that class, it was a good workout.
All the best in 2011; and I hope to have more updates on my workouts and weight loss over the next year. My goal right now is to lose 30 pounds; and then re-visit my goal once I reach it.
Take care,
D.
The company that I work for shuts down for the week between Christmas and New Years, which is wonderful. It was so nice to have 10 days off and not to have to worry about work. I was able to spend some quality time with my friends and family. I went cross-country skiing twice; the first time was good and I had a lot of fun. But the second time, the weather had warmed up and the snow was sticking to my skis. I was so frustrated, I was ready to cry. Luckily we met up with my parents and they helped me get the snow off my skis and I half enjoyed my trek back to the car. Ugh, I don't even want to think about that afternoon.
I went to the movies twice on my week off. I saw Little Fockers and The Tourist. Both were good flicks, and I would recommend seeing them both.
My next door neighbour and my roommate have been going to the gym for the past month or so; I didn't go with them as I didn't have my bathing suit at the house as I kept them at my parents to wear into the hot tub. Since I was home at Christmas, I grabbed my suit and am now joining them at the gym! So far we have only gone twice; but I am seriously hurting from it! :) We went on Sunday and just did our own workouts; my neighbour has a membership at the gym, but my roommate and I have not purchased one yet. My first visit was free; which was nice and each visit after that costs $9. Or I can buy a membership for $55/month. I haven't decided if I want to buy a membership or if I want to join Herbal Magic or something to help me lose weight. I want to be smaller for my 30th birthday and my trip down south in early 2012. Anyway, last night we went to a cycling class and core (abs) workout. The core workout was for 15 minutes before the cycling class. It was horrible, since I was still so sore from the workout the previous day. But I made it through (taking a lot of breaks). Then it came to the cycling class, which is 45 minutes long. At first it was all good; but then the seat started to hurt my butt. It was a ridiculous pain; and the last 30 mins was torture...but we all made it through. My butt is still so sore today. Ugh, everyone in the class told us that our butt will eventually get used to the seat. I'm skeptical -- I don't think that I can get used to that pain.... But I think that I will go back to that class, it was a good workout.
All the best in 2011; and I hope to have more updates on my workouts and weight loss over the next year. My goal right now is to lose 30 pounds; and then re-visit my goal once I reach it.
Take care,
D.
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