62 days to a new me

Food was good today. I didn't even eat a bunch of Halloween candy. Workout tomorrow - cardio. Turbo.

63 days to a new me

Ok, I lied. I didn't work out today. But I ate well!! I'll start working out Thursday.

64 days to a new me

I promise I'm working out tomorrow. School is closed because of flooding due to Hurricane Sandy. I will probably lift, then do a little Turbo Jam.

65 days to a new me

Hurricane Sandy was here today. I still had that crazy urge to go run. I didn't. I also didn't eat any junk food and I got a little exercise.

66 days to a new me

I don't know why but I had no appetite today. I was anxious to get out and run, but I was so tired from so little sleep. I had to take a short road trip, and I was listening to my iPod the whole time, and an idea came to me. I love Turbo Jam choreography and I often find myself wanting to do the moves to rock music. So I think I'm going to create my own mixes and put together my own routines. I may or may not record them. Obviously, I can't do anything with them because I'm not Chalene Johnson. But I think it would be fun.

67 days to a new me

Food was good and I even got a little activity. I didn't eat a whole lot because I was nervous because I HAD A DATE (which went very well).

68 days to a new me

Food was pretty good today. I taught my kids how to play Chinese jump rope. Is that still the correct terminology? Damn political correctness!

69 days to a new me

No workout today but food was good. I only got 2 hours of sleep last night. I'm having a lot of trouble sleeping :(

70 days to a new me

No exercise today. Food was okay. I'm really irritated with myself.

71 days to a new me

I didn't work out today, but I really, really wanted to do some cardio. I'm thinking I need to start running. Or something. I don't know how to get good runs in (or any runs in) with my very uncooperative 8 year old. He won't run with me, he won't learn to ride his bike, and I have no one to leave him with so I can run during the week.

Food was pretty good today. Nothing to write home about. I miss being able to afford fresh vegetables! This divorce and related expenses have me all messed up. Asshole.

72 days to a new me

I can't have sugary cereal in the house. I bought it for my son's sleepover, but none of the kids ate it. So I did. Dinner was fantastic though - venison & vegetable soup.

73 days to a new me

I think I'm over my cold - it was amazingly short, compared to previous years. I didn't work out today or eat very well. I am sure I will be back on track Monday.

74 days to a new me

Food sucked and I was lazy.

75 days to a new me

I didn't work out today and food wasn't that great. I am so emotionally drained and overwhelmed with everything. I'm still sick, and that makes me cranky. I'm just feeling so defeated. I'm either starving hungry, so I eat, or I'm not hungry at all but I'm comforting myself with food. I don't think I've ever been this miserable, not even when I ate half a pound of M&Ms.

76 days to a new me

No exercise today and I'm sick as hell. Ugh. I hate being stuffy. Food was just okay. I was hungry though!

77 days to a new me

I worked out this morning, even though I wasn't feeling well. I didn't do my planks at the end because whatever dirt or dust was on the floor of my garage was really bothering me. I didn't do my jump roping either, because I could barely breathe.


goblet squats - 3x8x25 lbs - Really deep!
Romanian dead lift - 3x8x115 lbs - Better this time because I was wearing pants, and I think I'm getting stronger.

bodyweight row - 3x8 - I kicked ass at these today!
shoulder press - 3x8x22.5 lbs - I went up 2.5 pounds from last week. They were perfectly challenging!

lying dumbbell row - 3x8x25 lbs - I still don't like these
push up - 3x8 - Not all that deep but getting better.

Food was decent.

78 days to a new me

No workout today because I had to be to the school early then I had some errands to run after work. I'll lift tomorrow morning. Food was decent. Not perfect and not close to really good. Just...decent.

79 days to a new me

Food was crappy and I was lazy.

80 days to a new me

I am exhausted! I cleaned my house, worked out, made an insane impulse buy at the car dealership, spent the night doing laundry...I need to go to bed!


goblet squats - 3x8x25 lbs - Really deep!
Romanian dead lift - 3x8x115 lbs - I don't like this. I scrape up my knees and shins.

bodyweight row - 3x8 - I don't like these either but I'm getting better at them.
shoulder press - 3x8x20 lbs - I should probably increase my weight again.

lying dumbbell row - 3x8x25 lbs - Not a fan. I wish I could do renegade rows, but not paired with push ups and followed by planks.
push up - 3x8 - Not all that deep but getting better.

plank - 3x40 sec - OMG, these sucked! I don't know how I'm going to do 45 seconds next time!

And I did more jump roping. No double unders, but I'm getting better at regular jump roping. I also found a jump rope length that works well with my short body.

Food:
sucked

I have excuses but I won't bother with them.

81 days to a new me

Food was not good, again. I'm so stressed about so much that I cannot handle it. I was too upset and exhausted to lift today. I will get it done - with cardio - tomorrow. And I will get some cardio in on Sunday.

82 days to a new me

Today was not a good day. That is all.

83 days to a new me

goblet squats - 3x8x25 lbs - These were nice and deep!

Romanian dead lift - 3x8x115 lbs - I debated whether or not I wanted to back off on the weight for these because my hams are so freaking tight. I was up half the night stretching them because they just ached. I didn't lower the weight, but my downward movement wasn't as deep as usual.

bodyweight row - 3x8 - These bothered my hamstrings. I know it's not a leg exercise, but my feet are on the floor and it's hard not to stretch out the hams.

shoulder press - 3x8x20 lbs - I went heavier this week, and it was good.

lying dumbbell row - 3x8x25 lbs - This was a good weight for these.
push up - 3x8 - I did them on my toes, but they weren't that deep.

plank - 3x35 sec - I did add 5 seconds to my time and it was a struggle. I'll keep on with this trend.

And I did two songs worth of jump roping. I am definitely getting better at it. I made more double-under attempts and came close a couple times. Hopefully by the end of the month!

Food:
plum, eggs, whole wheat toast w/ butter
coffee w/ half & half
Asian chicken w/ brown rice & broccoli
string cheese
Asian chicken w/ brown rice

84 days to a new me

No cardio today. I'm going to have two days during the work week off, so I am not rushing through my workouts.

Food: (was not great today)
tea w/ milk
chicken fajita & cheese (no tortilla, just the mix)
cereal w/ milk & hot chocolate
beef & biscuits w/ gravy

85 days to a new me

Boy, it sure felt good to sleep in until 6:30 today!!!  I took my son to school then came home to *gasp* work out in my garage!!! Here's the rundown:

goblet squats - 3x8x25 lbs - I did these just to parallel and they were exhausting. I'll work on getting a little lower each time.
Romanian dead lift - 3x8x115 lbs - I used to love deads so much. Now, I have a hard time with them.

bodyweight row - 3x8 - This is a substitution for chin ups since I don't have my Iron Gym up yet. Oh, and the fact that I can no longer haul my fat ass into the air.
shoulder press - 3x8x15 lbs - I can probably go heavier. Or slower.

lying dumbbell row - 3x8x20 lbs - I need to go heavier because these didn't really feel like anything.
push up - 3x8 - I did them on my knees. I'm trying to get my form down. Maybe I should do elevated instead. I know that torturer Alwyn Cosgrove frowns upon knee push ups.

plank - 3x30 sec - Damn, my core strength sucks. I'm going to try to add 5 seconds each time I do this workout. Which is three times a week.

I ended the workout with two songs worth of jump roping. I'm a better jump roper than I thought. I think I attempted a double-under and failed. I say I think because I can't remember if I swung the rope twice and it just hit my feet on the second pass, or I am a total idiot and jumped twice on one rope pass. Either way, I have never done a double-under.

Food:
plum & cottage cheese
tea w/ milk
whole wheat spaghetti w/ meatballs
plum, string cheese & baked potato
Wheat Thins

I've lost track of what day I'm on.

I've been so busy getting ready for my fundraiser that I haven't had time to even pretend to blog. I'll be back on Monday!

91 days to a new me

It was a really, really bad day. Food wasn't horrible, but I did eat way too many bread-type foods. Ugh. I feel bloated. I need my ass kicked.

92 days to a new me

Food was just okay today. I overate the bagel things we serve at work. Oh well.

93 days to a new me

Food was good today. I got a diet Coke and it tasted horrible.

I swear, I will start doing some good blogging next week. I promise!