Here I am back in the saddle again!! That's right........you read it, I am BACK in the saddle baby!!
Isn't it funny, how a bit of redirection can totally restart and refocus an individual? For the past 2 wks (1wk of T-nation's w/o and the other my new program from Linda) I have been training my body in a different way than I had been for quite some time. Full body, upper body/lower body splits and workouts that both challenge your muscles as well as fire up the metabolism in no more than 60mins a day...........LOVIN' IT! (In other words, thank-you Linda......again!)
As predicted, I was not able to achieve any training over the week-end due to the Provincial Championships. I did however get my share of movement running back and forth from the judges table to the head judges table. I was a score runner. For anyone who may not know what a score runner is, it is the person who gets to sit at the judges' table at any given even, beit as it was in my case gymnastics related, bars, beams, floor or vault and watch some AH-MAZING feats of athleticism. The judges table consists of 4 judges...a D1 and a D2 judge, and then 2 regular judges. The D1 judge is the judge who can really make or break your day. The score runner is the person who sits with the D1 judge and waits for final numbers to be sent to the head judges' table (usually located waaaaaaaaaaay off to the side somewhere, lol!), and then goes and retrieves electronic printout of scores to bring back to the D1 judge for verification, then the scorer runs it all back the head judge. A scorer can also be the one to punch in the handwritten scores from the D1 into the handheld electronic gizmo that sends the info to the head judges' and then goes off on foot to retrieve printout for D1's approval, and walk it back to head judge afterwards.....so lots of walking, lots of sitting......and LOTS of FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I got to see some really fantastic gymnastics let me tell you.......like this beautiful floor routine
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8ymwAxfjPk&feature=related
Just totally friggin' amazing was this girl! I was sitting nearby, not at that event but at beam, her team had just finished on beam (she did an awesome beam routine as well.....she scored HIGH by all judges!) and the team that was waiting to get up on beam were having to be patient because the judges were still tabulating, so I was able watch Nicola's floor routine in meantime.......I get goosebumps!
My diet has been on the money, even at the Provincials. I packed my own lunch, so it was fairly safe......could have drank more water though, but I was travelling light.
I am already feeling tighter in my skin, and this week is to be considered my FIRST week of my new program. My diet is seeming to be just the right combo of carbs and protein, as I feel better energy-wise, and my carb cravings are few and far between even. So all things are looking UP!!
Today is a cardio day, so that should be easy enough to get in as well.
Thursday 26 April 2012
Wednesday 11 April 2012
Live It, Love It...
Slowly but surely, I will come out of this fog. I was cruising about the web yesterday in search of clues to achieving my fitness/figure goals with the nutty crazy busy lifestyle I have. I was getting so down on myself wondering if it was even possible to go any further if I can only maybe hit the gym 3x week. You see, back in the day....before I was married or had any children I still had a limited schedule to be able get a w/o done due to my work schedule. I wasn't lifting 5x week then either come to think of it. In fact, I was likely lifting 3 to 4 days a week. I was making progress......then what needed work was my diet. I knew nothing about eating properly for my goals. Fast forward to today, and I have the diet down solid enough, and it is the training that baffles me........
I found a w/o that uses complexes consisting of full body movements. It used variable sets and reps for each training day....so one day hard and heavy the next session would be moderate and so on. It was a 3 day training split which meant things would change up frequently,no chance for stagnation. My thoughts were that I could do that.......or at least something like that. It would fit into my life these days very well and since I am heading towards leaning out for summer would fit my goals as well.
I have mentioned in previous posts that I have a trainer (Linda Cusmano), and I ran my idea past her in hopes that she would agree with me, lol!! Linda said she certainly would be able to devise something like the model I showed her, to fit my needs. I shared with Linda how busy my life is getting, and how discouraged I was beginning to feel about the entire situation........she was happy to know where I am at and encouraged me for sharing my thoughts and feelings. I can't wait to see what she comes up with!
Easter was great.......ate a bit of crapp, but not overload. I did indulge in a nice 3 layer carrot cake made with maple cream cheese frosting........SLURP!! Those who know me, know how I love cake.....those who don't........stick around, you'll figure it out ;)
Sent in my pics to Linda as well.....hadn't done so for a couple of months I think. It will give her a fresh perspective of where I am now, what damage I may have incurred (hopefully, if any) And where to go and how to get there with my constraints. My stats are interesting in that I have grown in size but it doesn't really appear that way in pics....not distorted, or extra fluff anywhere that I could tell. I actually was encouraged seeing myself in my bikini again........I didn't feel I looked so bad afterall, lol!! Seriously, I was considering hiding in a 1pc this summer I was feeling so fat and frumpy........No.......I know I am not fat. It is just that when you do achieve a certain level of fitness and lean body mass, one's standards become that much higher to maintain. I am leaner and fitter than alot of mid-lifers my age........and yes, I am grateful!
Today is a cardio day for me.......just some HIIT, nothing fancy.
Food so far is tight and on plan too!
I found a w/o that uses complexes consisting of full body movements. It used variable sets and reps for each training day....so one day hard and heavy the next session would be moderate and so on. It was a 3 day training split which meant things would change up frequently,no chance for stagnation. My thoughts were that I could do that.......or at least something like that. It would fit into my life these days very well and since I am heading towards leaning out for summer would fit my goals as well.
I have mentioned in previous posts that I have a trainer (Linda Cusmano), and I ran my idea past her in hopes that she would agree with me, lol!! Linda said she certainly would be able to devise something like the model I showed her, to fit my needs. I shared with Linda how busy my life is getting, and how discouraged I was beginning to feel about the entire situation........she was happy to know where I am at and encouraged me for sharing my thoughts and feelings. I can't wait to see what she comes up with!
Easter was great.......ate a bit of crapp, but not overload. I did indulge in a nice 3 layer carrot cake made with maple cream cheese frosting........SLURP!! Those who know me, know how I love cake.....those who don't........stick around, you'll figure it out ;)
Sent in my pics to Linda as well.....hadn't done so for a couple of months I think. It will give her a fresh perspective of where I am now, what damage I may have incurred (hopefully, if any) And where to go and how to get there with my constraints. My stats are interesting in that I have grown in size but it doesn't really appear that way in pics....not distorted, or extra fluff anywhere that I could tell. I actually was encouraged seeing myself in my bikini again........I didn't feel I looked so bad afterall, lol!! Seriously, I was considering hiding in a 1pc this summer I was feeling so fat and frumpy........No.......I know I am not fat. It is just that when you do achieve a certain level of fitness and lean body mass, one's standards become that much higher to maintain. I am leaner and fitter than alot of mid-lifers my age........and yes, I am grateful!
Today is a cardio day for me.......just some HIIT, nothing fancy.
Food so far is tight and on plan too!
Tuesday 3 April 2012
Are We there Yet?!
Seriously, this is how I feel these days, like a kid on some higher authority imposed road trip to God Only Knows where!
Since my last entry, I....... Of course I have been busy, why would you ask?! Yes, have been busy running here and there with the kids, following one of my pups around as she has now gone into a heat. The other pup (I have 2 puppies, and one geriatric dog) was sent in to be spayed. That was yesterday. Brought her home this a.m and blammo, doesn't the nutjob puppy proceed to remove ALL of her sutures! So, yes back to the vet........sedation, and then more sutures put in a collar put on and now antibiotics for her to boot! Oh it was horrific for me to see her with a gaping incision, I had only left her for about 5mins or so and she totally removed her stitches in that time. The vet, a friend of my husbands, said that she must have been working quite hard on them as the incision is now beginning to bruise..............poor little pup. I'll get her back in an hour or so now, as she just needs to sleep off her sedative a bit more.
Last week's adventure was a birthday party for a 7yr old and 9 of her besties........Next week, hopefully will be more quiet, lol!
As for training and diet? I likely haven't gotten a workout done since last entry. I am in a terrible self sabotaging rut these days. I am now aware of it, but boy let me tell ya it is a tough one to break. I am in the process of trying to figure out the 'why' part of this. I am usually quite diligent, almost anal about my training, and I am now on a very slippery slope of which I've never thought I would ever need to worry about. I make excuses galore......too tired, too busy, can't fit it all in so why get started?, or worse even still I will actually even start to workout and then partway through give up and walk away.
My eating isn't so bad, I am able to remain mostly diligent there, but all this inactivity or slack-tivity is beginning to show on my physique. Sure the muscle is still there, but there is a good layer of fat over top of it now. I am used to sitting between 16% -17% body fat and I see the scale reading 18%.....still totally acceptable, and admirable I am sure but it isn't my 'normal' for me.
I need to get TOUGH with myself, tougher still. I've got to find a way to stop the negative self talk and turn that around to make POSITIVE changes for myself! I have also to do this on my own. My husband is not much of a support when it comes to my lifestyle.....he buys me pie, or tries to share some other crappy type of food out of 'love' and kindness. He thinks he's being kind and thoughtful by doing so for me, but I would really rather he bring me home a bouquet of cauliflower instead, lol! Though in his defence it really isn't his responsibility to make sure I take better care of myself. This is my own personal choice.......I am the one who chooses to eat right or not, to train hard to slack off. It's not my children's busy little lives that are to blame either......really, it is me. I am the only one needing to change, in order to make change happen for myself.
Just for today......
I will get my cardio done. (I do have a head cold at the moment)
I will eat according to plan
I will not allow temptation to lead my astray from my goals
I will find a way!
Since my last entry, I....... Of course I have been busy, why would you ask?! Yes, have been busy running here and there with the kids, following one of my pups around as she has now gone into a heat. The other pup (I have 2 puppies, and one geriatric dog) was sent in to be spayed. That was yesterday. Brought her home this a.m and blammo, doesn't the nutjob puppy proceed to remove ALL of her sutures! So, yes back to the vet........sedation, and then more sutures put in a collar put on and now antibiotics for her to boot! Oh it was horrific for me to see her with a gaping incision, I had only left her for about 5mins or so and she totally removed her stitches in that time. The vet, a friend of my husbands, said that she must have been working quite hard on them as the incision is now beginning to bruise..............poor little pup. I'll get her back in an hour or so now, as she just needs to sleep off her sedative a bit more.
Last week's adventure was a birthday party for a 7yr old and 9 of her besties........Next week, hopefully will be more quiet, lol!
As for training and diet? I likely haven't gotten a workout done since last entry. I am in a terrible self sabotaging rut these days. I am now aware of it, but boy let me tell ya it is a tough one to break. I am in the process of trying to figure out the 'why' part of this. I am usually quite diligent, almost anal about my training, and I am now on a very slippery slope of which I've never thought I would ever need to worry about. I make excuses galore......too tired, too busy, can't fit it all in so why get started?, or worse even still I will actually even start to workout and then partway through give up and walk away.
My eating isn't so bad, I am able to remain mostly diligent there, but all this inactivity or slack-tivity is beginning to show on my physique. Sure the muscle is still there, but there is a good layer of fat over top of it now. I am used to sitting between 16% -17% body fat and I see the scale reading 18%.....still totally acceptable, and admirable I am sure but it isn't my 'normal' for me.
I need to get TOUGH with myself, tougher still. I've got to find a way to stop the negative self talk and turn that around to make POSITIVE changes for myself! I have also to do this on my own. My husband is not much of a support when it comes to my lifestyle.....he buys me pie, or tries to share some other crappy type of food out of 'love' and kindness. He thinks he's being kind and thoughtful by doing so for me, but I would really rather he bring me home a bouquet of cauliflower instead, lol! Though in his defence it really isn't his responsibility to make sure I take better care of myself. This is my own personal choice.......I am the one who chooses to eat right or not, to train hard to slack off. It's not my children's busy little lives that are to blame either......really, it is me. I am the only one needing to change, in order to make change happen for myself.
Just for today......
I will get my cardio done. (I do have a head cold at the moment)
I will eat according to plan
I will not allow temptation to lead my astray from my goals
I will find a way!
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