Jax_BabyJeep

Day 10: Today started out early and good. Made breakfast and then headed to the store to pick up items for tomorrow's bathroom recaulking project. Did my workout and then ate a late lunch since I knew I would be out and not getting dinner until late. Decided today that my NEW CHALLENGE will take place tomorrow morning - yes, Zumba. Also this evening I went to my Dive Shop and they were hosting a conference on PADI Going Pro. Was pretty educational AND I now qualify for a discount on my Rescue diver course that I plan to take later this year. Awesome! Saves me like $100 . Also - I was VERY proud of myself for dinner. Went to O'Charley's with a friend and made good dinner choices and I didn't touch the rolls. If you've ever been you know about the rolls. If you haven't - well, they are quite amazing. /hi5 for me =) Breakfast: 4oz ground sirloin, 2 tbsp salsa, 1/2 avocado, 2 leaves of lettuce Lunch: 4 oz steak with 2c spinach salad with carrots and peppers, 2tbsp balsamic vinegarette Snack: apple and almonds (this was my 'snack' at the Dive meeting while most ate pizza, sodas and drank beer - I am seriously proud of myself to date!) Dinner: 4oz cedar plank salmon with asparagus and about 2 cups of salad, cucumbers and tomotoes with balsamic vinegarette Beverage(s): 100 ounces of water Workout: Warm Up: 2 min jump rope 25 jumping jacks 20 squats 5 lunges, each side 10 hip extensions 5 side step overs, each leg 10 straight leg swings, each leg 10 side leg swings, each leg 5 push ups 10 spider man steps, each leg (modified: on knees) Workout: Push Ups: Max Reps 4 sets x9, x7, x5, x4 Chin Ups: Max Reps 4 sets (chair assisted) x9, x9, x8, x8 Squats: Max Reps 4 sets x30, x20, x15, x15 Side Planks: Max Time 2 sets, alternating sides L 15 seconds R 15 seconds (modified: from knee) L 15 seconds R 15 seconds (modified: from knee) Cooldown: Lying knee tuck, 5 each side Lying leg tuck, 5 each side Lying straight leg, 5 each side Legs wide, side stretches, 5 each side Butterfly stretch, hold for 5, 5 total (Assisted) Straight Splits, side splits, both sides, 3 times Shoulder Stretch, 5 each side Knee sit almost to child pose but with arms extended out Divebomb to hyperflex Also - thanks to Amazon - my book has been shipped

aww sad face - Alethea didn't like my word of the day pft I'll use them both! \m/ like a rockstar!

How about word of the day for Wednesday? I'll pick out CHALLENGE, it's a good word and you can fit all kinds of good stories around it. =) and woo hoo!! Go Deanne!

Congratz! That's seriously awesome - great job =)

Been there done that - I have the habit now of copying anything I type right before I click submit. I don't like retyping You're making progress! and Hurray for feeling productive =)

Day 9: Started a little early today - well attempted to. The puppy was wanting to sleep in. Was 9 by the time I coaxed him out from under the covers. After breakfast I sat down and wrote a list of to-do/buy items for the day so that I could keep my MOMENTUM going. Went to the first store on the list shortly after breakfast (Easter baskets for roommates and Mom) and then had to come back home so the goodies didn't melt / get icky. Grabbed another water refill and back out the door. Scored with two pair of pants at Wally World - which is exciting because having short legs makes regular pants dang near impossible to fit unless you want to hem 4 inches! Picked up all necessities and started to the next store when I realize it's now after 1pm and I was HUNGRY! Ended up stopping at Ted's Montana Grill and selected a bison burger, plain with onions and peppers and hmm ok read food log etc and then hit up the book store - BUMMER! They don't have Yoga for ScubaDivers. That's ok! My friend amazon.com does! So I'll order it this week and saved gas money store shopping lol. Oh and on the way home saw two huge birds circling overhead while driving - but... from what I have found so far - looks like just a pair of black vultures. Meh, oh well =) Beautiful in flight and they eat the ickies off the side of the road Breakfast: 2 eggs, 1/4c onion, 1/2c peppers, 2 slices bacon (didn't see the sense in buying ham when I still have bacon that needs to be eaten) Lunch: 4 oz bison burger plain no bun with grilled peppers and onions, 1/2c squash casserole (my new item for the week! too much pepper but otherwise tasty. Still going to try a new fruit /veggie from the store once I find one - O.o Oh! I can go to the whole foods or health store, I'm sure they'll have something) and 2c mixed greens salad with tomato, carrots, cucumbers and a basil vinegarette. Boxed the other half of the burger and casserole for leftovers. Snack: orange and almonds Dinner: 4oz bison burger remainder with onions and a pepper (oops..), 1/2c squash casserole and 2c green lettuce with brocolli and 1/2 avocado with balsamic vinegarette (Originally thinking lunch for Wednesday - but yeah didn't want it to get dry and hmm.. it was tasty so it was eaten - and before the guy roommate steals it. He LOVES Ted's. =) Beverage(s): 117 ounces of water Workout: 30 min Wii Fit Yoga - I think tomorrow I'll go out and look for a dvd. Not really feeling the Wii Fit Yoga 100%

lol - I do love a shiny sink! I even bought a new shower curtain today b/c I couldn't handle the old one any more - cleaning it was not working for me =) Glad to hear you liked Zumba - I still haven't decided which day I'm taking the class - thinking Thursday for my first one so hopefully less people

Also wanted to point out the weekly challenge from Steve: http://nerdfitness.com/blog/2011/04/19/try-it/ Try It. You might like it. Where he requests: Try ONE new food. Try ONE new activity. So... my new food was a squash casserole. It was peppery but not bad. If I run across a new fruit/veggie otherwise I'll try it - but I had not tried a casserole of squash before. My new activity will be Zumba. I have a gym membership and have decided to suck it up and walk in there - they have two Zumba classes left this week. One Thursday AM and one Saturday AM. Good luck all!

Day 8: Week 1 Overview: Brief overview of goals: 1. BW portion of the Rebel Strength Guide, 3x a week - check! A 2. Do Yoga, Walking or Biking, 2x a week - 2 days walking, check! A 3. Continue to track daily food & water intake, exercise and BP - check! A 4. Under 200lbs - getting closer! The scale did go down so A 5. Life Goal: Working a new job - Received confirmation today that I passed all my pre-employment screenings and so I'm all set for May 2nd !!! A 6. Life Goal: Read Yoga for Divers - I really need to go out and get the book :/ D (I thought about it?) haha j/k F - Going and Doing is win 7. Bonus Workout Goal: 1 pull up - unassisted - not yet :/ N/A Today was a gorgeous day - Puppy and I sat OUTSIDE this morning and watched two cardinals eat at the feeder and then watched two bluejays gang up on a hawk up in the trees. Decided goal of the week is de-cluttering. I did the closet a few weeks ago but hadn't yet gotten to various 'junk drawers' and the actual room. Tossed out two bags today of stuff and shredded documents. Win! Breakfast: 2 eggs, 2 tbsp salsa, 1/2 avocado Lunch: 4 oz ground turkey, added spices and shaped into a patty (no bun or condiments) with 1c carrots and 1/2c celery Snack: apple and almonds Dinner: 4oz chicken stir fry with 1c brocolli and 1/4c onions Beverage(s): 89 ounces of water Warm Up: 2 min jump rope 25 jumping jacks 20 squats 5 lunges, each side 10 hip extensions 5 side step overs, each leg 10 straight leg swings, each leg 10 side leg swings, each leg 5 push ups 10 spider man steps, each leg (modified: on knees) Workout: - done in 4 circuits, 2 min rest between circuits Chin Ups: Max Reps 4 sets (chair assisted) x8, x8, x8, x8 Close hand Push Ups: Max Reps 4 sets x4, x4, x3, x3 Lunges: Max Reps 4 sets x10, x10, x10, x8 Planks: Max Time 3 sets x30, x25, x25 Cooldown: Lying knee tuck, 5 each side Lying leg tuck, 5 each side Lying straight leg, 5 each side Legs wide, side stretches, 5 each side Butterfly stretch, hold for 5, 5 total (Assisted) Straight Splits, side splits, both sides, 3 times Shoulder Stretch, 5 each side Knee sit / child pose arms extended out then divebomb to hyperflex, 3 times Thanks Alethea! I'm digging lots of energy on most days and bread / pasta I'm not really missing. I have a feeling a cheat day might be coming up - I need me some sushi HAHA

Great job and great quote VB. I'm working on my lack of jump roping skills - I think I made it to 10 consecutive jumps today before wapping my toes again. Apparently I jump at the wrong time and/or don't swing the sucker around fast enough. But it's better than the 1-2 I started with a week ago after I bought it =) Hurray for improvements LOL oh and - GREAT FREAKING JOB on the no smoking

Pretty nice job for week 1 Alethea =) I need to grab a noobie dvd for yoga vs. the wii fit I'm using. Hrm.. probably should add that to my list of 'stuff 2 buy' =) and holy goodness on that post Spezzy.. If I get down like that well, I'll be honest - I might need help back up

Hurray for word of the day! <3 it! This week is cleaning the room out. Clutter is making me twitch. Tossed out two bags of crap and shredded paperwork today. I'm doing pretty good on food and water intake and getting my exercise in so it's the only thing really bugging me at the moment.

Nom Nom Nom! Considering I LOVE butternut squash I'll definately have to give this one a go. Thanks Spezzy!

No freaking doubt! I purchased a jumprope.. and kept thinking.. what only 8 in a row?! WTF?! I used to jumprope in gym for what seemed like hours! and oh goodness.. MY CALVES!!! good job VB! Completely jealous of the pull ups!

My food log REALLY keeps me on track. Even if I don't go back and calorie count I can see that I've eaten Paleo. I also use the meal plan from the Rebel Strength Guide which even if it's something I don't like (Pork loin) I can sub it for something else of equal. Good luck on week 2!

Thanks Deanne =) and Icfasntw - my Mom is a big fan of pasta - so now I'll be checking meals every Sunday. It's a step in the right direction for me and well it gets easier with practice.

Week one was fan-freaking-tastic (minus one day of hip issues) but it's allll good I shall absorb extra Vitamin D tomorrow for you Deanne =)

Day 7: Today was a day of rest mostly, cleaned a little and then went to the grocery store because I was running out of my weekly food from last Mondays trip. Sundays for dinner I visit my parents house and normally eat whatever they are having. Today I was feeling BOLD so called Mom a bit before to discuss dinner options to and keep as Paleo as possible. Talked her out of leaving my piece of chicken for me to cook when I arrived. Mission fairly accomplished =) Breakfast: 4oz steak, 3/4c brocolli, 1c spinach, 1/4c onion 1 tbsp salsa Lunch: 4oz chicken with spinach salad with 1/2 avocado and 2 tbsp balsamic dressing Dinner: 4 oz chicken, 1 ear of corn and 2 cups of salad with iceberg lettuce, carrots, tomato and cucumbers with raspberry walnut dressing Snack: 1 apple and walnuts Beverage(s): water - 106 ounches of water I also declined leftover homemade pizza.. so pretty dang proud of me lol

OMG! I also almost forgot to mention... So my bloodwork test results were received two months ago yesterday which is when I decided to make some healthy life changes. On Feb 16th I stopped drinking sodas (well scaled down for 1 week, then stopped) and coffee (I'm talking the two tablespoons of sugar and yeah just keep pouring creamer type). I weighed back on Feb 16th at 226.5. So 60 days later I'm down 16 lbs and really have changed eating habits since finding the site and joining the boards (April 30th). So a big shout out to Steve and everyone being so supportive on the site <3 and today I ENJOYED.. yes you read correctly.. ENJOYED a cup of black coffee O.o

Day 6: Today was definately a day for Focus. I repeat, Focus. Lots of me trying to get the hip to chill out. Yes, past two days of walking over did it a little. So very thankful for Aleve. Hip was doing better today so chilled out most of day until this evening and then gave it a workout. I didn't increase squats or planks today. Ate well, did laundry and played with dog. Yup that about sums it up - almost dinner time =) Breakfast: 2 eggs, 1 cup spinach and 3 slices of tomato Lunch: 4 oz steak, 1/2 c carrots, 1/4 cup celery & 1 cup spinach with raspberry walnut vinegarette dressing Snack: 1/2 grapefruit and almonds Dinner: 4 oz steak with asparagus & tomato Snack: small cup strawberries and walnuts Beverage(s): 98 ounces of water + 1 cup of black coffee Warm Up: 2 min jump rope 25 jumping jacks 20 body weight squats 5 lunges, each side 10 hip extensions 5 side step overs, each leg 10 straight leg swings, each leg 10 side leg swings, each leg 5 push ups 10 spider man steps, each leg (modified: on knees) Workout: - done in 4 circuits, 2 min rest between circuits Push Ups: Max Reps 4 sets x8, x6, x5, x4 Chin Ups: Max Reps 4 sets (chair assisted) x6, x6, x6, x6 Squats: Max Reps 4 sets x30, x20, x15, x15 Side Planks: Max Time 2 sets, alternating sides L 10 seconds R 10 seconds (modified: from knee) L 10 seconds R 10 seconds (modified: from knee) Cooldown: Lying knee tuck, 5 each side Lying leg tuck, 5 each side Lying straight leg, 5 each side Legs wide, side stretches, 5 each side Butterfly stretch, hold for 5, 5 total Shoulder Stretch, 5 each side Child pose hold with arms extended out Divebomb to hyperflex

Thanks hun! I'm definately excited about a new job =) two more weeks!!!

Pretty sure I'd wobble before you did Casstaire lol - I wobble even while doing the Wii fit yoga Not sure I can pick out a favorite pose yet - unless I choose warrior - then that would be my pick because I don't wobble (as much, most days) on that one =) Need to find a beginner yoga or pilates dvd and graduate from the Wii fit lol

Day 5: So freaking beat today - took aleve this morning per my normal, but also had to take this evening. My hip is WORN OUT! Walking two stores yesterday and then 3 more today WAS my workout. Though I do hate that my hip is weak to that much walking - oh well better faster stronger with time . Tomorrow I'll do my session A. Hip can't handle jack more today. The good part of the shopping trip today being the new job that starts on 5/2. Looking through my closet made me realize that after 8 years at the same company (jeans and t-shirts) I didn't have crap for my new job. So having been inspired by the fact that a new job is just in two weeks with new people and THANK GOODNESS a new boss - I figured an updated wardrope was definately in order. Breakfast: 4 oz ground beef with brocolli, green peppers and onions Lunch: spinach, carrots and celery with small can of tuna with raspberry walnut vinegarette dressing Snack: vanilla muscle milk and apple (was out shopping at the stores and took a detour to food market, it was quick and portable) Dinner: 4 oz chicken with zucchini and onions Snack: strawberries and a few almonds, today was apparently a 'hungry' day Beverage(s): 106 ounces of water

oye vey! This is why I kick all the animals out of my room and then tell the roommates - ok workout time. lol but thanks for letting us all read a good chuckle =)

Nice job - and congratz to you and your team. Thanks for sharing the photos - it's on my bucket list if I can get my doctor's approval