Weight
I'm at 156. After giving up coffee creamer I managed to drop 4 pounds in two weeks. I've stayed at 156 for the past week which is pretty good for me considering Chris left for the week and I've had pizza, chinese, and even coffee (twice, and I was SO disappointed both times! After not drinking coffee for 12 days I was expecting it to taste wonderful, it was not).
I posed in a bikini for my Gold's Gym Challenge (their scale said 159). I thought I looked good...not great, but good, and so much better then I would've looked last year. The good thing about buying the bikini is by the end of the challenge I'll be rockin' it!!!
Here is a pic of me from Saturday. I think my legs look as big as the bench. My workout buddies said its time for me to stop focusing on the scale and go by measurements. I just want to have a photo taken and feel good about the way I look. Obviously this photo is more about those two precious babies next to me! Aren't they cute?!
LiveFit Trainer
I'm still lifting weights. I'm on Week 3, Day 16 of Jamie Eason's LiveFit Trainer. I missed a few days this week due to poor planning, but I'm hitting it strong now.
I stepped out of my comfort zone at the gym today by doing a bunch of exercises I've never done before and I rocked all of them! One of them was called a t-bar row and I had to go into the "classic" portion of Gold's (which is usually full of men). It was pretty empty today so I didn't have any issues finding a bar to use. After I finished my 3 sets a guy asked me to leave it because he wanted to try it out (I was wondering why he kept walking past and staring at me). I must've looked like I knew what I was doing.
Here's what it looks like:
Day 16 - Back/Biceps
Hammer Strenght Lat Pulldown (new to me) - 35lbs - 12; 40lbs - 12, 12
* I was nervous to do this one, but I figured we all have to start somewhere. I walked up to the machine and pulled on the handles to figure out which poles held the weights. Some jerk left 80lbs on each side. I pulled them all off and started with a 25lb plate - way too light, so I added 10lbs to each side. I actually really liked this exercise - made me realize that my right side is stronger then my left (it's a lot like the next exercise only you get to pull the weights independently).
Wide Grip Lat Pulldown - 40lbs - 12; 45lbs - 12, 12
Seated Narrow Grip Cable Row - 35lbs - 12,12,12
T-bar row (new to me) - 25lbs - 12; 35lbs - 12,12
* I started with a 25lb plate since I wasn't sure where to begin. I'm also not sure if you count the weight of the bar (I think they weigh 45-50lbs); probably not since you're only lifting half of it. I really liked this exercise too!
Back Extension - 10lbs - 10,10,10
Barbell Curl (new to me) - 20lbs - 12; 30lbs - 12,12
* 20lbs was super easy, 30lbs was a lot tougher. I think I could've done 35, but it goes up by 10's, and I would not have gotten all 12 of 40lbs, so I stuck with 30lbs.
Incline Dumbbell Curl (new to me) - 10lbs - 12,12; 12lbs - 11
* another new one. I actually didn't like this one. It felt so weird to have my arms hanging down...just an awkward curl.
Alternating Hammer Curl - 10lbs - 12,12; 12lbs - 12
Running
I'm on week 4 of my half marathon training. I've got 7 miles on schedule for tomorrow. I'm not sure if I'll do it on the treadmill or wait for Chris to come home and run outside on Sunday. Either way, I'll get my long run in this weekend.
The past two weekends I've met with my running friend, Jennifer, on Saturday mornings for the long run. She's been a great motivator. I've pretty much run the entire way too - only two or three short walk breaks (not even a minute) during the runs. I'm looking forward to seeing how my body handles 7 miles this weekend.
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