Day 6

Ok, I don't know why the day 4 post says Tuesday which was yesterday and thus Day 5. Perhaps I don't need to get on here and post every single day.

I have not been able to find my swim bag since Sunday, the last time I used it. That pisses me off considering all the trouble I went through to get another suit in the first place. I distinctly remember bringing it in the house.

Today was my second weight training day. I managed to increase both my reps and the weight. I also found out that my trainer was incorrect in a lot of the things she showed me. I changed over to a new trainer today. I like her even better.

I was mad sore after my first weight session but that has almost completely faded. I did 30 mins on the bike and about 30 on the weights. I was pressed for time because of the tutoring. No gym tomorrow, since it's New Years. Lata!

Day 4

Weight: 236 lbs (so far as I know)


I thought I would be weighed and measured weekly. Turns out I wont be weighed again till the end of my month.

I don't feel so good. I'm not eating right, I'm still eating way too many carbs during the day. I'm seriously considering going on the lemon cleanse for a week to jump start my healthy eating. I'm still managing a calorie deficit every day according to myfitnespal, but...I know I'm constipated because I don't eliminate nearly enough of what I eat. I notice I stay full after eating something and then I dont crap it out. Matter of fact, except for my daily morning drop, I don't move my bowels for the rest of the day...which is not good. So. I gues I know what this means. You got it: The dreaded salt-water flush in the morning. Actually, I should take it right now, it's 1:15 am.

Today was my second F2F session with my trainer. She showed me how to do all the weight machines she'd deemed suitable for my goals of shaping thighs, abs, arms, hips and butt. The squats were bad, chest presses the worst. I'm to do the weights every other day, the cardio every day. Because of the session, which was scheduled late, I only managed 30 minutes of cardio on the bike machine. I didn't use the treadmill today and right away I notice a drastic lessening of the constant pain I was walking around in. that machine is hell on my legs for some reason. It had me limping.

I have tutoring tomorrow at 11 am so if I'm going to the gym I need to do it bright and early. I didn't swim today and I probably wont tomorrow. Tutoring. I'll be glad when next week starts and I'll have my mornings free.

Day 3

Weight: 236 lbs


My god, did I actually say I'd spend 6 freaking hours in the gym? 6?! Well the heart is willing and the body is on death's door. three days straight of intense cardio for an hour is killing my legs, but I have come to find out that the bike has become the easiest thing for me. The treadmill is actually worse than the elliptical right now and I didn't even attempt the elliptical today. Still, I logged 50 minutes of cardio time today and thanks to my successful foraging last night in crowded Salmiya, I was able to swim for an hour today. I got to the gym late or I would have swam longer. I had tutoring.

I made a nice huge salad with lettuce, olives, tomato, green pepper, raw broccoli, liver and chicken. it was awesome. It's amazing how many hours that salad kept me full. Fresh food really does satisfy your appetite better than processed foods.

Day 2

Weight: 236 lbs



I am sooooo pissed, it's not funny. I had plans to go swimming today at the gym and what do you think happened? Couldn't find my bleeding bathing suit, that's what! I looked high and low, made myself 45 minutes late to the gym and the damn thing is nowhere to be found. This means now I have to go out and by another one, today, because I am not letting another day at the gym go by without precious, calorie-burning swimming.

Today, I decided to start by trying to run on the track, not the treadmill. Late as I was, I was still there before the trainers so there wasn't anybody to see, thank god. I managed one lap without stopping, 200 meters. Maybe tomorrow I might manage a little more.

I was still sore from yesterday and today only compounded matters. I did the bike, treadmill and elliptical again. Managed 60 minutes of cardio, then had to call it a day because MY DAMN BATHING SUIT IS LOST.

Ok. I'm over that now.

I have to say the elliptical is the worst machine. Or best, depending on how you look at it. After 30 secs on that thing my thighs are killing me. I made myself do the 10 minutes on it today though, which is 5 minutes more than I did on it yesterday. Watching the final minutes, then the final seconds tick by is absolute torture. It's all I can do to stick with it for the full alloted time without quitting. Then when the last second finally turns to zero I just about collapse off the thing in relief. Same goes for the bike. That's another hellish machine, just not as bad as the elliptical.

Looks like my weight loss sticker is back to zero. Wonder what it will say at my next weigh in? Can't wait!

Day 1 (late, sorry!)

Weight: 236 lbs
107 Kg


Thursday, I hauled hubby and the kid down to Flex and finally signed up. I couldn't sign up before because first I was on my period, then I was sick, then I injured my ribs somehow. So. Yesterday, Friday, was my first day. I had an appraisal done which measured my body fat, water retention and some other stuff. I'm still waiting on the results. Then I had a Face 2 Face session which is when a trainer tells you what machines to use to achieve the goals you have specified on your form. She then tells you which classes would be good for you, how often you need to do cardio and for what duration, how often you need to do weight training and for what duration, your target heart rate while working out and what intensity you should do your workouts. She also measured my flexibility and declared me quite flexible.

Basically the results of my F2F session was this: I need to do cardio 4-5 times a week for 60-90 minutes and weight training 2-3 times a week for 20-45 minutes. I need moderate intensity in all things. However, she said I can throw in swimming for fat burning and massage and sauna for the same purposes. I really like my trainer.

Anyways, I have this fitness log where I write down what equipment I used, how long I used it, what my avg heart rate was, etc. Every little thing is documented in that log. Yesterday I used the treadmill, bike and elliptical machines. I managed 55 minutes of cardio and I wanted to die afterwards. I was so sore! I didn't bring my bathing suit so no swimming.

All in all, I good first day...except my scale at home is clearly broken. I was weighed during my appraisal on a digital scale and obviously I weigh more than I thought I did. Sucks. Oh well!

Lata

Some results

I didn't hit Flex today. I'm still recovering from the turn for the worse that my 'sickness' took yesterday. I was really laid low. I'm going to try and sign up tomorrow, but I'm already behind in stuff I wanted to get done.

I've been eating 1500 calories or less for the past few days and as you can see it's paid off with 5 pounds lost. That's without exercise. Wish me luck with the gym.

Getting started

Obviously, losing 70-some-odd pounds in one month is dangerous...if I were just losing fat. However, I have started my Tao-he cleanse, and will shortly start the liver cleanse. I expect a good 1/3 to 1/2 of that weight I lose to be waste. Already my cleanse has loosened up toxins and I am suffering a mildly runny/stuffy nose. I've been eliminating like I haven't in a long time too. And I've only been on the cleanse a few days. I stopped the soda as promised. I haven't really be hitting the juice either, because of those hidden calories.


Hopefully I'll start at Flex Tomorrow, after signing up today. I've restarted my fitness pal and have been monitoring my food intake. I even went and bought a gym suit so I can kill myself in style at the gym.

Lata!

Flex, here I come, inshallah!

Yeah you heard right. I'm going to shell out the 150Kd for one month and work my ass off. I plan to go 7 days a week for 4-6 hours inshallah and just lose this weight once and for all. My goal is to lose between 30 and 35 kilos in that time period. it will be grueling but the result should be spectacular.

I'll be cutting out all the junk I currently consume: soda, chips,fast food. I'll also be cutting back, but not eliminating entirely, my carb consumption. Other than that I plan to eat normal whole foods.

During my month in hell-I mean at the gym- I will come on here and post my experience for that day. Should make for some entertaining reading.

So when's the big day? I think I'll start this Saturday. Not sure yet, but definitely within the next ten days, inshallah.

Pray for me!