Ooh! Oh!

Two posts in one day?! I’m definitely in the blog habit again, aren’t I?

Work-out with Trainer Lindy was awesome, it was basically a nonstop ‘20-25 bicep curls, now hamstrings, now squats with a ball, now triceps!’ issue. Really nice and effective, IMO. I also got to use a pilates machine!!!! I’m such a geek, I’ve never used one before and think it’s genius! I kept one foot planted, while the other foot pushed out to work my legs. Good stuff! I’ll be working out there on Wednesdays & Fridays. Lindy had a cancellation tomorrow, so I will get my VO2 and RMR testing tomorrow!! So excited!

Also, after the whole 24-Hour Fitness Fiasco, I’ve been looking into other gym options. Lo & behold, I had seen an advertisement for a new gym coming to the Pearland area. It’s called Champion Fitness. Anywho, I called the number and left a message with that guy yesterday. He called me back today. Sounds pretty awesome, he has owned a gym on the other side of Houston for 3 years and wants to branch out, so he’s coming to Pearland. Seems like a good set-up, he was not pushy at all, even told me the gym will be open in August or September and if I wanted a tour to let him know in July or August. Really looking forward to see how that develops. With the 24-Hour contract, since it’s through work I can quit at any time, so I think I’ll stick with them until this new club opens up.

Will post tomorrow with my VO2 & RMR results.

Trainer Lea

I like her. She’s young, super skinny, and really trying to push me to buy a BodyBugg….but other than that, I like her.

She was very thorough, took all my measurements, walked through a normal eating routine for me, told me that I will be able to track my food on a site, that she can look at. She also mentioned she will call me if she sees I’m eating bad shit. I’ve never had that before, so that seems interesting. She went over the different price plans again. I think I’m going to do the 10 - 50 Minute Session for $629. My only complaint is having to meet with her (any 24-Hour Fitness trainer) twice a week. I’m used to working with a trainer only once a week. I’m trying to look past it, and just see the positive that maybe this will make me lose the weight faster than I did last time (last time I would lose 1 pound a week). This is when she stressed getting a BodyBugg. I’m wondering if I can negotiate a deal on it. If it was $199, I’d buy it…….

We then had enough time to do 25 minutes of a work-out. Insane-ness that involved kettlebells, bands around my ankles, squats, lunges, and step-ups on a very wobbly cushion-thing (not a Bosu ball, this was square, foamy, and about 18 inches tall). She was great with telling me that doing my cardio on my bike was fine with her, if it made me happy, I should do it. I meet with her again on Tuesday.

In other news, I shelled out a hella lot of money and bought my mother some 5/8 ct. diamond earrings. It hurt to spend that much money on someone other than myself but seeing as how she brought me into this world, and is letting me live in her house rent-free….I guess it’s the least I could do

WW Weigh-in: First week

Whoop! Lost 2.8 pounds!!

Felt good about this, it’s definitely better than the last time I tried WW (gained on first week). Weigh-in lady told me to just keep doing what I’ve been doing

So, what had I done last week to get that 2.8 pound loss? Staying in daily points as much as possible (I only used 5 of the 35 weekly flex points) and exercising. Last time on WW, I was eating the whole 35 weekly points on top of my daily 22. This time around I really want to focus on trying to use my daily points effectively and only use the 35 on occasional splurges (i.e. last week’s cookie cake and brownies party at work).

Also, today I knew I wanted a hamburger & fries, so what did I do? Ordered a Jumbo Jack (no cheese) and small fries, THEN ordered a side salad to eat as my afternoon snack. I only ate half of the Jumbo Jack. That whole thing would’ve been 14 points!! By splitting it in half and putting one half in the fridge, I knocked it down to an 11 point lunch(with the small fries). With the rest of my food today, I’ll be over by a point or two, but that should be fine.

I’m also making it a priority to work out every other day. I did 45 minutes at Golds last night, tonight I MIGHT try out a quick ab dvd, but am not sure if I’ll count it. They are in 5 minute segments, so I guess it depends on if I stick with it for more than 1 segment

B: Quake Oats Weight Control Banana Bread Oatmeal: 3
Diet Dr. Pepper: 0
S: Pear Cup: 1
L: 1/2 Jumbo Jack (no cheese): 7
Small Fries : 4
S: Side Salad w/FF Dressing: 1
D: Maybe a LC Panini: 5
S: Pear or Apple & Cool Whip: 1
Total: 22