Fit n' nerdy

Week 4

One month of healthy eating and regular exercise. I told myself that I could get to 1 month before really judging my progress, and if I hadn’t made any, I could scrap it and go back to spending my first hour after work on WoW or eating Chinese dishes while watching Supernatural.

May 7, 2012

Worked out 3 days? Need to start keeping better track.

Weight: 199 (-1)

Bust: 40.5”

Underbust: 35”

Waist: 34.25

Mid: (Added this. Measruing right along hip bones. Midpoint between waist and hip measurements. Point at which I was originally measuring my hips): 45”

Hips: 48”

Upper Arm: 13.5”

Thigh: 24.5”

Calf: 16.5”

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I also said that I would tally up grand total shed at the end of each 4 week period so here it goes.

Weight: -11 lbs

Bust: -2.5”

Underbust: -2”

Waist: -1.75”

Mid: -1.5”

Hips: -2.5”

Upper Arm: -0.5”

Thigh: -3.5” (I’m betting this is closer to 2”. I finally picked a standard spot by a freckle).

Calf: -0.5”

I’d say that counts as progress :) I need to make it to the gym a couple more times a week. I have this issue where when I go, I feel like I need to work to the point of sweat dripping and numb legs, and some days I’m just not up for that. Those days, I just need to get there and commit to 20 min of light treadmill work or something.

Week 3

This was a rough week for me. I ended up going out with friend a few times and definitely over ate, compared to the last 2 weeks. I only worked out 2 or 3 times, I wasn’t really into it so it didn’t stick in my head. My biggest issue was that my knees were still bothering me. I’ve started icing them regularly and taking an ibprofren before I work out. Also avoiding running, lunges and squats right now.

Tonight however was a great workout and I was very happy with myself.

May 1, 2012

Worked out ?? meh.

Weight: 200 (-2)

Bust: 40” (-1)

Underbust: 36” (+.25)

Waist: 34.75” (-.25)

Hips: 48.5” (+1”??? idk the measuring points tough for me cause I can’t find my hip bones easily through the chub.)

Upper Arm: 13” (-.75)

Thigh: 26” (+.5)

Calf: 16.75” (+.25)

Tallying totals next week. I figure any weirdness from errors in my measuring or random fluctuations will even out over the span of a month.

I snuck a weigh-in in today and am under 200 lbs! It was really really encouraging. I feel like I look the same but my pants are a little looser and I feel better about myself in general. I’ll give it another few weeks before I start obsessing over pant sizes (I’m a 14 atm). Also, Lean Cuisines have been a life saver because often I’m too lazy to cook or too broke to buy a raw materials to make into >500 calorie dinners, and most of them are under 9g of fat and 280-380 calories.

Week 2

Worked out Mon/Tues/Thurs/Sat

Weight: 202 (-6)

Bust: 41” (0)

Underbust: 35.75” (-.75)

Waist: 35” (-1)

Hips: 47.5”
I was measuring this incorrectly the last 2 weeks, so not showing difference from last week.

Upper Arm: 13.75” (+.5)

Thigh: 25.5” (-.5)

Calf: 16.5” (-.25)

I decided I’d only tally up over totals each month.

This last week was difficult because of the trip to Seattle. I was really looking forward to splurging a little but ended up regretting it, though not because of guilt. I had a bowl of smoked salmon chowder in a sourdough bread bowl, and even though I couldn’t quit finish it, it made me feel really sick. Had to go lay down in a park for awhile. I can only assume its because my diet over the last two weeks has consisted of low-fat food in no larger than 500 calorie portions. Lesson learned. Also only meant to have one Dos Equis at the tavern but had 3 >.>

Another frustrating thing is that my knees and quads have been hurting when I work out, and not in the “workout burn” way. Gonna try and mix in more elliptical and stationary bike to lower concussion a bit.

Week 1

April 15, 2012

Worked out Mon/Tues/Thurs/Sat/Sun

Weight: 208 (-2)

Bust: 41” (-2)

Underbust: 36.5” (-.5)

Waist: 36” (0)

Hips: 46.5” (0)

Upper Arm: 13.25” (-.75)

Thigh: 26” (-2)

Calf: 16.75” (-.25)

I need to find a standard thigh measuring spot because I doubt I lost 2 inches from  my thighs. I didn’t expect to see any change yet so its nice that there are a few. My pants fit a little looser and I can jog/run longer.

Initial Weigh In

I started this program over a week ago but kept thinking that a tumblr documenting it would be a good way to stay motivated. So here goes it.

April 10, 2012

Weight: 210

Bust: 43”

Underbust: 37”

Waist: 36”

Hips: 46.5”

Upper Arm: 14”

Thigh: 28”

Calf: 17”

For the first week, I worked out 5 days with at least 20 minutes on the treadmill and some light floor workouts. I tried to focus on just being on the treadmill for the full time. If I was jogging, great. If I was walking, I turned to incline up. For floor excercises, I started with 30 crunches, 30 calf raises, some leg lifts and lunges.

As a diet, I started following the Slim-Fast 3-2-1 plan. Its designed around portion control and restricting yourself to 1500 calories max. Typically I have a meal bar and coffee for breakfast, a shake for lunch, Lean Cuisine for dinner (or baked chicken breast and a salad), and 3 small snacks throughout the day. I’ve found that my blood sugar doesn’t crash as often too. I also use a Calorie Counter app that incorporates a barcode scanner. Keeping myself accountable has been key along with portions. If I cheat on it, I’m just cheating myself so its pointless.

I’ll make the Week 1 weigh in a separate post so this isn’t too long.