SaturnStar's Workout Journal
 

Wow I'm starting yet another journal! I'm going to follow the Body For Life challenge starting on the 15th of July! That gives me time to read the book :) . I'm excited - hopefully BFL will give me better results than Curves has (sorry Curves) In the meantime I will continue to go to Curves and do my walking.

My goals are simple.......
to see a change in my body - thinking LEAN not thin or skinny
to lower my body fat % to 26% (for now)
to feel better about myself when I look in the mirror

Here are my measurements - and I'm not even going to be sad - okay maybe a little sad!!!

The internet body fat calculator I used said 34.5%, but the machine at curves says 29% hmmm???

Arm, upper left: 12.5
Arm, upper right: 13
Forearm left: 10
Forearm right: 10
Chest (under arms): 36
Chest (under breast): 33
Breast: 39
Belly button: 37
Natural waist (smallest part): 34.5
Lower abdomen: 40
Buttocks: 40.5
Under buttocks: 38
Thigh left: 22.5
Thigh right: 23
Calf left: 14
Calf right: 14

I'm including some pictures (GULP!) I hope I do this correctly.....

Okay, here are the other 2 pics - excuse my cheesy pose, DH thought it would be cute - he's such a goofball! I'll have to post pictures of him sometime, he's way cute!

Did a little BFL trial run today, didn't go as well as I had expected, but I will KEEP ON!

6:40am - 7:20am
3 minutes jogging in place
2 sets chest
2 sets shoulders (ouch!)
1.5 triceps
2 sets biceps

With only 5lb weights! I am weaker than I thought. Using the hyrdrolic machines gave me a false sense of strength that's for sure. Wednesday I will do legs & butt and possibly abs - we'll see, I'm just trying to get a feel for it right now.

6:45 - 7:20
Workout at Curves w/abs & streching

5:35 - 5:55AM
Morning walk/run
Started off on a level 5 and finished up on a level 9! Not sure if I did it right, but it was a great feeling.
I was up before the rest of the world doing something I didn't think I could do. I mean, I walk everday, but I really didn't thinkI could run! I ran for the first time in years and it felt awsome. Me (laugh) I ran. My kids will be so proud!

Lbwo - Hard
 

Did LBWO this morning, although I'm a bit sore from yesterdays run, so I don't think I gave it %100 but I was sweating for sure.

Squats (don't quite have my balance yet)
12 x20lbs
10 x 10lbs
8 x 5lbs
6 x 5lbs
12 x 20lbs

Lunges
12 x20lbs
10 x 10lbs
8 x 5lbs
6 x 5lbs
12 x 20lbs

Calf Raises
12 x20lbs
10 x 10lbs
8 x 5lbs
6 x 5lbs
12 x 20lbs

Crunches
30
Oblique Crunches
30
My crunches were a pain to do because my baby got up and insists on laying on me when I'm on the floor and cries if she can't---ahhh well, what can you do.

Goals
Next time I will add some deadlifts in there.

July 10, 2003

5:40 a.m.
Run/Walk 30 minutes
Running & walking, trying to hit those high points.
My legs are super sore.

July 11th

Upper Body Workout

Chest Dumbell Press
12 x20lbs
10 x 10lbs
8 x 5lbs
6 x 5lbs
12 x 20lbs

Chest dumbbell flys
12 x20lbs
10 x 10lbs
8 x 5lbs
6 x 5lbs
12 x 20lbs

Shoulders
12 x20lbs
10 x 10lbs
8 x 5lbs
6 x 5lbs
12 x 20lbs

Biceps
12 x20lbs
10 x 10lbs
8 x 5lbs
6 x 5lbs
12 x 20lbsps

10 pushups
35 crunches

Walk/Run
8:45 – 9:05
Got up late – had a great run!
I didn’t know that I could run this long! Walked fast for 2 minutes, then ran for a full 5 minutes, walked fast for 5 minutes, then ran again for 5 minutes, then walked fast the rest of the way! I can’t wait to be able to start running more! Awesome feeling! Finished a whole week’s worth of working out and tomorrow is my rest day. I think I will walk though!

Sunday - I rested!

Monday - July 14th
Lower Body Workout
Squats
12 x20lbs
10 x 20 lbs
8 x 10lbs
6 x 10 lbs
12 x20lbs
12 x 20lbs

Lunges
12 x20lbs
10 x 20 lbs
8 x 10lbs
6 x 10 lbs
12 x20lbs
12 x 20lbs

Calf Raises
12 x20lbs
10 x 20 lbs
8 x 10lbs
6 x 10 lbs
12 x20lbs
12 x 20lbs

Crunches & Oblique crunches & stretching

I didn’t run like planned

1.woke up too late (ugh!)
2.it was raining most of the day

So I went to CURVES for my 35 minute workout after dinner. I’m glad I went!

Upper body workout is tommorrow!

Great Upper Body Workout
Barbell Bench Press
12rep x10lbs
10rep x 10lbs
8 rep x 1lbs
6 rep x 10lbs
12 x 10lbs

Dumbell Flys
12 x 10lbs

Tricpes
12 x 10lbs
10 x 10lbs
8 x 5 lbs
6 x 5lbs

Tricep Dips until failure

Dumbell Biceps
12 x 20lbs
10 x 20lbs
8 x 10lbs
6 x 10lbs
12 x 20lbs

barbell curls
12 x 10lbs

Shoulders w/dumbells
12 x 10lbs
10 x 10lbs
8 x 5lbs
6 x 5 lbs
12 x 10lbs

Stretching

July 18
5:40am
20 min wlk/run
Did not go that well, Don't feel as though I pushed enough. I will run again when DH gets home.