Weight loss & fitness log

Well done Agman! People have told me for exercise all I need to do it walk. Not true!! My muscle work is the most important to me. I feel very fit and basically toned. I do have some loose skin that isn't going to disappear as it's a result of weight loss.

Bought a fan for the gym yesterday - 7 inch, so not huge but fits well in my backpack. Wasn't perfect but having the fan pointed at me helped quite a bit. Didn't feel like I was going to have heat stroke!

This morning I was at the gym at 7am. Did my usual workouts with the addition of 10 minutes on the treadmill. Also my floor exercises at home. I won't keep listing them because they are always the same. I will list my food later.
 

Menu today:
B: toast w/pbj, yogurt, canteloupe, tea, soy milk
L: glass noodle soup with pork - 1 beer
D: vegetable fried rice - 1 beer
S: bottle of vodka & melon, apple

Edit: approx 12 oz bottle of vodka and melon!
 
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It was another beautiful day today and I spent some time on the county road with some road work. Making progress a little at a time. Need to increase the distance and lower the time. Road work is definitely better than the treadmill. There are some good forums for running seniors and they have great strategies on improvement.
 

Agman, I tried running on a treadmill. Can't do it. I can power walk on it or walk at steep incline, but not run. I used to jog, but I've given up because the weather in Scotland is not consistently dry enough. And Thailand is far too hot.
 
Sunny all day today, a bit more walking, but had to peel my clothes off! Went swimming but very little was exercise, mostly just cooling down. Not a gym day today, but back tomorrow. I can feel myself losing even without the scale - especially around my middle. Might even post a bikini pic in a couple of weeks....or not.

Bought bikes today. Having them delivered tomorrow.

Menu: a no alcohol day
B: toast w/pbj, soy yogurt, 1/2 cup soy milk
L: chicken sate w/peanut sauce, no rice. Iced tea.
D: some kind of curry most likely
S: apple or watermelon
 
Took a day off today from lifting weights and running, but not because of soreness or physical exhaustion. My physio conscience was whispering in my ear that it was time to take a break. Haven't been out in our far back pasture in quite a while, so I think I will hop on my dirt bike and ride around in this absolutely gorgeous weather. Today is what my grandmother called a "bluebird day." Glad that you are pleased with your trimming up a little bit. I'm sure that you will find that good things will follow. I would write a book about the results of my physical conditioning program these last 4 months but I think that no one would buy it because they would not believe it. Glad you got a couple of bikes.
 
Agman, as recommended I only do small muscles every other day. Large muscles I sometimes do more often. Bikes arriving this morning. Hope they are okay. Not anything like our electric pedal assisted bikes, but they'll do for here.

I'll do my log later. Just had breakfast.
 
Gym and home workout today - regular routines except that cardio was 15 mins HIIT on the elliptical, and 10 mins on the bike.

Menu:
B: pbj on toast, yogurt, apple
L: 6 prawns in tamarind sauce
D: sweet green curry w/vegetables, shared some of hubby's rice - 1 beer
S: 12 oz vodka and melon alcopop
 
Ameriscot said:
Gym and home workout today - regular routines except that cardio was 15 mins HIIT on the elliptical, and 10 mins on the bike.

Menu:
B: pbj on toast, yogurt, apple
L: 6 prawns in tamarind sauce
D: sweet green curry w/vegetables, shared some of hubby's rice - 1 beer
S: 12 oz vodka and melon alcopop
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Good report, Annie. Had a great workout in the Home Gym today and am looking forward to some good road work tomorrow. We continue to have wonderful weather.
 
Rode our bikes 12 hot, sweaty, sunny miles.

Menu:
B: porridge/oatmeal w/raisins, canteloupe, soy yogurt, tea
S: small piece of toast w/pbj after bike ride
L: chicken curry on Thai noodles, cucumber, boiled egg
S: felt I deserved a treat - caramel frappe - my plan is 2 treats/week, but I'll stick to 1 until I'm happy with weight - about 4 or 5 lbs.
D: Early dinner and a bit full from frappe, so just had chicken sate w/peanut sauce

My treat for this week:

frappe.jpg
 
Great job, Annie! Once again you are providing inspiration. Cycling in your environs would be comparable to the Houston area...mid 80s and real high humidity. I set a new record on the bench press in the Home Gym yesterday and am going for time improvement on the county road today. These small victories in the conditioning program mean a lot.
 
Well done, Agman. It was tough cycling in the heat. Hadn't really noticed all the hills here before! At home it's never hot and I can rarely cycle without long sleeves.
 
Oops, had another treat. I was starving at lunchtime! Had fries. I will either skip a treat next weekend or just have one. The scale is still going downward.

B: porridge/oatmeal w/raisins & soy milk, soy yogurt, fresh pineapple
S: Americano w/small biscuits
L: plain omelette & fries
D: glass noodle soup with bits of pork
S: maybe apple
 
Gym and home workout this morning.

B: porridge/raisins/soy milk, yogurt, toast
S: coffee and small biscuits
L: grilled cheese & small packet of crispy stuff (written only in Thai so not sure what it was but said 120 calories)
D: fried pork w/veggies, 1/2 portion rice
S: watermelon
 
Short swim in the pool. 7 1/2 mile bike ride which sounds short, but it was hot and we had a couple of big hills.

B: porridge/raisins/soy milk, yogurt, small banana, tea
L: chicken wrap with ginger, lime leaves, shredded carrots and other veggie, Dragonfruit and 2 other fruits in a smoothie w/no added sugar
D: probably pad thai with tofu or prawns
S: canteloupe
 
Gym:

  • 3 x 12 upper body with dumbbells - 11 routines
  • 3 x 10 lunges, side lunges, squats, calf lifts
  • 15 mins elliptical intervals
  • 10 mins treadmill
Home:

  • 3 x 10 abs, bridge, planks, pushups, triceps dips
  • 3 x 10 w/ankle weights for glutes and thighs
Kayaking about 2 miles
Menu:

  • B: porridge/raisins/soy milk, yogurt, toast w/spread and jam, tea
  • S: Americano and small biscuits
  • L: pad thai with shrimp, iced tea
  • S: beer after kayaking to a beachside bar
  • D: fried pork and veggies, large beer
  • S: canteloupe

This is my coffee shop usual: Americano (black), small biscuits, and a shot of green tea (to cleanse to palate)

coffeebiscuits.jpg
 
12+ mile bike ride - 1 steep hill, 1 moderately steep. Short swim.


Menu:

  • B: porridge/raisins/soy milk, soy yogurt, canteloupe, tea
  • S: cappuccino & crunchy homemade chocolate chip cookie (very little fat if any, very little sugar - healthy cookie)
  • L: plain omelette, shared a wee bit of hubby's veggie fried rice, 1/2 glass beer
  • S: watermelon
  • D: red curry soup with tofu, 1/2 portion rice
 
Gym:

  • 3 x 12 upper body with dumbbells - 11 routines
  • 3 x 10 lunges, side lunges, squats, calf lifts
  • 15 mins elliptical intervals - too hot to do more cardio - AC wasn't on very low
Home:

  • 3 x 10 abs, bridge, planks, pushups, triceps dips
  • 3 x 10 w/ankle weights for glutes and thighs
Menu:

  • B: porridge/raisins/soy milk, soy yogurt, pineapple, toast w/flora and jam, tea
  • S: Americano & small biscuits
  • L: chicken wrap and salad, mango smoothie
  • D: probably fried pork with kale, beer (the fried pork I get here is in very small amounts in bite sized pieces)
  • S: 12 oz vodka and melon drink
 
I am up three pounds over what I was several weeks ago. I did get a new scale. The old one just up and quit on me. I did give it a lot of use over the years. Good use and the old scale did help me shed a bunch of pounds. I hope the new scale works as well. How much weight do I hope to lose this go around? Really I don't know. I'm not very capable now days so whatever I do or attempt to do, I try to do in small chunks so it seems not so daunting or difficult. Maybe over the course of the next few months, I can lose six, eight, maybe ten pounds.This go around it's a project and I need a project, somethings to do and think about doing, so I'll say ten pounds as soon as it happens. We've been invited out to a late Easter lunch today. I'll try to eat responsibility. Cheers.
 
Okay dear hearts and gentle people, got the heart attack out of the way and the latest lung exacerbation tended to so now its time to get down to business and make a showingWhen I signed on [the other day I weighed 184 pounds in my stocking feet. I did buy a new bathroom scale. I had an old Taylor forty dollar job bought back in the early nineties that just folded up its tent and quit on me. I walked into CVS the other day and bought the only scale in the house, a glass one with their name on it. This new job said I weighed 184 pounds so I punched that in as my starting weight this time around. I'm going to weigh in on Saturday Mornings the way Ameriscot started the weigh-in program back whenever it was, until I lose the required weight loss. I am still over weight and I will announce my weight loss intentions in the morning.
 
I had gained some weight while traveling recently, so it's back to counting calories and I've been working out. Already down over 5 lbs this week. Tonight I marinated some shrimp in a combo of blackberry ginger balsamic with olive oil, lemon juice and some spices. Put on a salad. Delicious!
 
Good job, Bobw. Five pounds this week is something to write home about if you were not already there. I lost forty something pounds last year and still need to drop a few more but I try to do it in smaller amounts. Hope you keep coming around posting your results.
 

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