Photos and Weight and Measurements...Oh My!

01-17-14 Stats

Weight: 165.1

Neck: 12.75

Rt Bicep: 13.25
Lft Bicep: 14

Under Bust: 31.75

Waist: 34.25

Navel: 39

Hips: 41

Rt Thigh: 23.5

Lft Thigh: 22

Rt Calf: 15.5

Left Calf: 15.25

Livefit Day 3 (and a bit of 2, because I skipped writing)

So, I'm already realizing that working out and eating a strict diet is HARD. Don't get me wrong, I knew it was hard, but when you have 2 little ones, it's just crazy. Add in that I'm exclusively breastfeeding my 6 month old (who has decided since Monday that going from being a sweet, fun-loving baby to a monster is great), and I feel about to lose my mind.
HOWEVER, I am still on track. I've not had any gluten, I've been sticking to mostly proteins and veggies with the applesauce/yogurt/cheese sticks/corn based starches (carbs) thrown in. For someone who could truly live on pastas and fruits, this is a killer. I'm really hoping that cutting out gluten and overly processed foods will help me jump start my metabolism, get me feeling better, and of course get leaner.

On the note of eating, it's time to fess up...I don't like salad. Scratch that. I HATE salad. It's not a taste thing by any means, it's totally texture. I was hoping that if I pushed through, I could get over it...not so much. There is something about the crunch that I can't get around. I know that salad is praised as the top diet food, but it's just not going to happen. I guess I'll have to focus my food choices elsewhere (have you NOTICED how many diet plans suggest salads for lunches?!)

The past two days at my job I've been working out at the farm. So I've been a bit more active at work and definitely been lifting more (throwing around things of hay, carrying cow food, shoveling out a caked in chicken coop). It looks like I'll be going out to the farm, so I'm hoping that even being outside and moving around more will help me out some.

I've now completed 3 days of LiveFit. I may not have mentioned before, but I'm doing a modified home version using dumbells and resistance bands. With two little ones and working full time, getting to the gym just wasn't going to happen for me (and nevermind that $40+ cost per month!). So I decided that this was the most likely way to stick with the program. I invested in some decent resistance bands $40 vs the $10 set I had before. This set is super awesome and has handles, leg tethers and a door anchor, so there's no exercise I can't do with these bad boys. So, back to LiveFit... Least favorite exercises so far? Narrow push-ups and leg extensions (I look like a child learning to kick a ball trying to do this one. Try it, see if you don't look all kinds of crazy). But, here's what day 2 and 3 look like

Day 2 Biceps and Back: (3 sets of 12)
Resistance Bands - Standing Bicep Curl - Arm Workout - YouTube
Resistance Bands Arm Workout - One Arm Preacher Curl - YouTube
How To: Alternating Dumbbell Curl - YouTube
Seated Row with Band : Best Back Exercises ( Lat exercises ) - YouTube
Instructional Fitness - One-arm Dumbbell Rows - YouTube
Wide Lat Pull Down with Exercise Bands - YouTube

Day 3 Legs: (3 sets of 12)
▶ Hamstring Exercise - Leg Curl with Resistance Bands - YouTube
Resistance Band Leg Press - YouTube
Leg Extensions Exercise with Resistance Bands - YouTube
Wide Stance Squats by St. Augustine Fitness Trainer - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-M4-G8p8fmc (do normal, then do 3 sets of 12 with toes pointed in. I'm sure there's a name for this or a video, but with an unhappy baby, time has run out!)


OH! And I'm aiming for those "before" pictures (and measurements) tomorrow, while the girls' dad is here to take pictures.

Live Fit/ Bodybuilding Day 1 Started!!

Well, Bodybuilding.com's 12 week challenge starts today and so does Jamie Eason's LiveFit Trainer.

Day 1:

Wide Pushups 3X12 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rr6eFNNDQdU

Stability Ball Press 3X12 http://youtu.be/IpXY3o93_qEFlyes

Dumbbell Flyes 3X12 http://youtu.be/dQMpVTghkiE

Narrow Pushups 3X12 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IcWPQo1i0k4

Tricep Extension 3X12 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRiJVZDpdL0

Tricep Kickback 3X12 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO81bExngMI

Followed this up with 5 minutes "jumping rope" (Okay, so I don't have a jump rope handy, but my imaginary one seemed to work just as well at getting that heartrate up).

Followed all that up with 5 (or so) minutes of stretching. 

I am hoping to update every morning after working out, but it'll be short (because trying to get a small workout in, get myself and two little ones ready is a difficult enough task)!

I will be checking back in later tonight with *hopefully* my "before" pictures, weight and all those fun measurements. Wish me luck today!

Restarting

So, I've dropped this page off in no-mans land a year and a half ago. In that time, I moved twice and had another beautiful girl. I've also become involved with a group of moms on Facebook for health/fitness motivation. In just over a week, I'll be starting a challenge on Bodybuilding.com. Do I think I'll win? Hahahahahahaha... no.  However, I am hoping this will be the jump-start I need to get me in a good place. Going from dance/gymnastics/cheerleading in high school, to doing nothing after, I've started feeling like crap. I look back at that 130 pound muscular girl and wondering what the HELL I was thinking that I was too fat. Oh man, what I would give to go back and tell myself to ROCK it, because I looked great. But all I can do it push myself for now and make each day the best.

I could hold myself accountable in my small groups, or on the forums, but I'm hoping that reviving this blog will not only help me with my health stuff, but everything else I deal with on a daily basis (between working full time, my two girls and their dad...come on now).

So, I'm going to start by posting my stats from the last 3 months:

10-06-2013

Weight: 180
Neck: 13"
Under Bust: 34"
Right Bicep: 13.75"
Left Bicep: 13.25"
Navel: 40.5"
Hips: 44.5"
Right Thigh: 26.5"
Left Thigh: 25.75"
Right Calf: 16"
Left Calf:15.75"

Plank: 76.70 s
Wall Sit: 28.19 s
Push-ups Regular: 14
Push-ups Modified: 34
Burpees Regular: 13
Burpees Modified: 14

11-02-2013
Weight: 177
Neck: 12.75"
Under Bust: 34"
Right Bicep: 13.5"
Left Bicep: 14" (went up .75??)
Waist: 34.75"
Navel: 39.5"
Butt: 43.5" (this is where I measured my "hips" last time)
Hips: 42"
Right Thigh: 25" (measured from tip of longest finger)
Left Thigh: 23.75
Right Calf: 15.75
Left Calf:15.5"

Plank: 104.77 s
Wall Sit: 73.48 s
Push-ups Regular: 29
Push-ups Modified: 34
Burpees Regular: 15
Burpees Modified: 14

12-07-2013
Weight: 169.9
Neck: 12.75"
Under Bust: 33.25"
Right Bicep: 13.25"
Left Bicep: 13.5"
Waist: 34.25"
Navel: 39"
Butt: 43.25" 
Hips: 42"
Right Thigh: 25" (measured from tip of longest finger)
Left Thigh: 23"
Right Calf: 15.5"
Left Calf:15.5"

Plank: 121.74 s
Wall Sit: 84.2 s
Push-ups Regular: 31
Push-ups Modified: 38
Burpees Regular: 15
Burpees Modified: 14

01-04-2014
Weight: 166
Neck: 12.5
Under Bust: 32.0"
Right Bicep: 13.25"
Left Bicep: 13.25"
Waist: 34.0"
Navel: 38.25"
Butt: 42.0" 
Hips: 41"
Right Thigh: 22.25" (measured from tip of longest finger)
Left Thigh: 21.75"
Right Calf: 15.5"
Left Calf:15.0"

Plank: 134.17 s
Wall Sit: 91.54 s
Push-ups Regular: 34
Push-ups Modified: 39
Burpees Regular: 13
Burpees Modified: 16

So, from October-January, I went down 14lbs and some inches here and there.

I will have to re-measure and weight next week when the Bodybuilding challenge starts, as well as post up some new pictures. That, I'm not looking forward to, but we shall see!

Weigh In Wednesday #3

182 lbs

Chest: 34 inches
Waist: 39.5 inches
Hips: 45.5 inches
Arms: 14.5 inches (each)
Thighs: 27 inches (each)

Weigh In Wednesday #2

Weight: 182
Neck: 13.25
Chest: 39
Waist: 39.5
Hips: 44.5
Arms: 14
Thighs: 26

Daily Check In: Days 6 & 7