One day at a time...

Well, I haven't been hitting up the gym as much as I should lately, not enough to make myself feel real good about myself, but I know I am doing what I can, and that's something, right?

Yesterday: 1 hr at the gym, 5 min warm up & 55 mins of weights - and believe me, I've been lifting as heavy as I can while still getting my reps in.

Today: 50mins of cardio at home on the elliptical.

Tomorrow: 1 hr at the gym doing another weight workout.

I really need to push myself more at the gym. Maybe I should invest in a personal trainer? I keep looking at sessions offered for discounted prices on various classified communities, however, I still can't justify the price tag. $60/month at the gym & then another $60 minimum on a trainer each month (and that's only twice a month)....that's an expensive endeavor.

Then I think of the bootcamp classes I took prior to joining the gym.... they are responsible for getting me basically to the point I am now.... did I make a mistake & quit them because I was bored, or did I do the right thing joining the gym? I thought of doing two classes per week, but to justify $200 for 6 weeks - that's a hard pill to swallow as well on top of my gym membership.

Maybe I'm just being impatient, maybe I should give myself atleast 6 months at the gym to determine what I should do. Perhaps if I get all my credit cards paid off, maybe I should reward myself with a personal trainer?

Not sure what to do....

PS: I haven't weighed myself at all in the last 4 days. I'm actually avoiding the scale. Plan on weighing in this saturday.

I gotta stop looking at the scale...

Today's weigh in: 144lbs. Ughhhh. Frustrated, but I won't let this get me down. To go to the gym tonight, or to workout at home???  My schedule has been all over the place lately due to hubby's travels and not wanting to leave my son home alone for too long.

Maybe I should just go to the gym. Sometimes I just wish I had a workout buddy!

Keepin on Truckin'

So I took a couple days off, did not hit up the gym, did not go to Zumba over the weekend due to weather. Good news though - I weighed myself on Sunday & 142.8lbs! Let's see if we can keep it up.

Finished my weights workout at the gym today, felt really good after! 

Eating more home-cooked meals, smaller portions AND actually slowly weaning myself off of diet pop - I love me some diet pop, to the point that I can easily drink 6 cans a day.

So my new plan that I've been following at work the last few days is to have 1 litre of water in between my two pops. I know the pop isn't good for me, but I don't drink coffee & feel that this is my "thing".

Also, back on the birth control after trying since July. Hubby & I are just too busy & stressed out with his business and travel to deal with a pregnancy right now :( it sucks, but it also gives me lots of time to get the six pack I've always wanted, save money & do things that I wanna do.

17 days till Vegas!

Ok, so I've kept up my routine so far.

Jan 29th - 1/2hr cardio
Jan 30th - 1/2hr cardio
Jan 31st - Weights at the gym
Feb 1st - 45mins cardio
Feb 2nd - Weights at the gym

Tomorrow - another cardio day. My friend wants to hit up Zumba at the gym again this Sunday - woohoo!

Zumba is so much fun, but after last week's mistake of being in the first row (in front of the wall of mirrors), I realized just how little rhythm I have haha - I absolutely sucked! Guess it will be the back row for me again LOL

Eating - going well, but not eating so I'd never keep it up. Today's weigh-in was 144lbs. I have been fluctuating between 144 & 145 for the last while, so I'm not overly surprised, nor happy about this. Although I can't complain because I am doing alot of weights & am completely ok staying the same weight & replacing it with muscle.

I will get my kiddo to take pics tonight & post tomorrow!

So far so good

After being in a local bootcamp from May 2010 to December 2010 3x week, I lost 3 pant sizes & 10lbs. Still haven't gotten rid of the "mom" jelly though.

Current stats:

5'7
145lbs
24% bodyfat

Goal:
130lbs
21% bodyfat

Basically, my goal is to get rid of the mom jelly & obtain a six pack. I've joined World Health Club in Edmonton & since joining I've gone quite a bit.

The personal trainer there tried to sell me sessions, but I just couldn't spend that kind of money. The cheapest session (1hr) with a personal trainer is $55. My membership fees are already $60 a month!

So my plan of action: I found a great weight/cardio program designed for women to build muscle online. It was designed by a certified personal trainer, so I figure, what the heck?

I started January 24th. It is a 7 day (everyday) program. I want to stick to this program for atleast 4 weeks to see if there is any difference whatsoever.

Jan 24th - Day 1 - Weights workout
Jan 25th - Day 2 - 45mins cardio recommended (I did an hour spin class)
Jan 26th - Day 3 - Weights workout (diff from day 1)
Jan 27th - Day 4 - 45mins cardio recommended (I did a zumba class)
Jan 28th - Day 5 - Weights workout
Jan 29th - Day 6 - 45mins cardio - I did 1/2 hr eliptical at home & 10mins abs
Jan 30th - Day 7 - 1hr cardio recommended (I did 1/2hr on my eliptical)

I eased up this weekend so I could actually enjoy my weekend & I was sore from the weight workouts.

I eat decent, so all I've done is add some whey protein powder to my chocolate shakes I have on a daily basis.

I hope to get some pictures posted this week!