I'm sure the days missed in the gym were made up with 'happy' endorphins!! I'm sure all the excitement burned calories.. I always lose weight when first in love... wish I could keep it going!!!

did 15minutes on the treadmill this morning and going to the gym in a few minutes. goin work these legs and butt and abs to the max....

Todays workout:

10 minute warm up on precor ellipitical at resistance 4 incline9 and then 20 for last two minutes for a total of 116.5 calories


QUADS

squats
10x12
12x12
15x12
plie squats
15x12
20x12
25x12
leg extension
85x12
95x10

Hams
stiff legged dead lifts
10x12
12x12
15x12
20x12
leg curl
85x12
95x12
105x10

ab/ad machine
ad 110/120 2sets of 12reps each
ab 120/130/140/150 20/20/12/12reps

180 assorted crunches

10 minutes on treadmill at 4.0mph at 5%incline for 105calories

Next week begins full body blastsx3aweek and the other two days will be 30cardio sessions as well as 3x20 morning cardio sessions and maybe some added sessions at night if time allows. Its all about losing fat and keeping the muscle i have. Diet will be changing to low fat and low carb with plenty of protein and calories will be in the range of 1500 to 1800 per day. I will hold to this for three solid weeks at which point i will reevaluate and see if this is good for me and if changes are happening.

Hey Laur,
I'm curious about this new blast you are gonna do. Did you get any insights from Wade on fat burning? What does he do?

I am beginning to crave more cardio actually.. and am wondering if I do more cardio and the same amount of weights, I will be basically eating into my muscles with the cardio.. but, even with doing that, I will still have significant muscle, but burn more fat.. I'm trying to figure this one out.. kinda caught in the middle of different theories and not sure. My goal is fat burn and be ripped.. this cant really happen all at once, but I think I can look more ripped if I burn off the fat I have now.

Any thoughts? (does that make sense?)

pulling a homer simpson!



j

I ran alot of errands today and thats about all the exercise i got....tommorrow i begin fat reduction big time....


J, I think upping the carbs will help with not eating away the muscle....going to add oatmeal in the morning that way ya know its burned for sure...keeping the last meal of the day as protein and veggies....lots of water..hopeing this works....I look at it this way....any magazine you pick up about fitness and muscles...you get the idea that these women and men dont follow the atkins diet at all but instead a lowfat...lowcarb...high protein train of thought...of course theres no slacking on the exercises at all...once youve eaten the carbs you must work your butt to burn them. Also the idea of dropping calories by 200 and then up and then down could work into the mix. Also must make the fats good fats and not saturated fats...think of it as an experiment...Up the carbs alittle on lift days to compensate for muscle wasting...incorporate a higher activity level...ill be painting the ceiling and walls in the house and cleaning like a mad woman...need to get some kind of thermo burner at gnc tommorrow...wade says you can lift more with them and can clean the house like a mad woman...more energy...more calories burned....fat loss....lets hope....

Laurie

Hey Girl!

you asked about muscle.. my quads are big.. my biceps are getting crazy big! I love it!! also, I love my forearms and shoulders.. good definition.. also my calves look hot, and the muscles on the front of my lower legs....its the stomach!!! I feel the muscle underneath the fat.. it just needs to be burned off so I can see it.. have side definition on my abs, but no sixpack...yet!!!

keeping carbs low this week.. am reading Fats that heal, Fats that kill... saturated fat is Soooo bad.. we already know this.. the way to go is flax and hemp oil.. only on the first few chapters.. but am reading more tonight.. yes, saturday for reading this.. but I am enjoying the peaceful time for ME!!
will be mixing the routine up this week and those to come too.. curious about this stuff wade was telling you about that you got at gnc???

xo
j

Well today i did twenty bags of leaves and all the side and half the back yard...looks great out there and a little more to go...ran outta bags so will have to wait for another day...mom said my face was red and believe me my heart was racing...counts as cardio kindof in my book...and three hours worth. had a zone bar before i got out there so sure i burned those 20carbs. Keeping the calories in and out mind set now...had eggbeater for breakfast with coffee and fat free cream...tonight its chicken dipped in watered down ranch dressing and soy flour with broccli cheese cassorole...light on the cheese. bought chicken cutlets so no fat to speak of and made enough to take some days this week for lunch. Eating salad plain,,,no dressing. watching the protein bars because they have fats in them...only one a day from now on...and the days i have eggs i will throw out some yolks and leave just one yolk to three eggs. This is gonna work...i just know it.

J, still need to go to get thermoblast...efedrine in it...no heart problems here so will give it a go.

I feel this will be an up hill battle...fat all my life and never had muscle to show....not anymore...gonna literally work the heiny off me...wade says im thin but still need to get trim...yeah thats the word he uses...trim...im gonna be trim good golly...I have some side definition on the abs but still lots of jello fat in front...its going or else....

Laurie

This morning i did 25minutes/8miles on the bike and worked up quite a sweat..then i danced around for about ten minutes or so...even in the shower...today is a full body workout at the gym...and tonight i think i may take the kids swimming after some more yard work....we will see..details to follow

Lau

Todays workout
10minutes on precor ellipitical with various inclines and resistance for a total of 125calories burned

took a result for women drink 40minutes prior to workout...working with some pump now

back
super pullover 60/65/70 12reps each

shoulders
arnold press 10/12...12reps each
upright row 15...12reps

pecs
vertical chest 50/55/60...12reps each with some power partials and static stripping...hold that for 30secs and feel the burn.

hams
leg curl 90/95/100...12/12/10reps
stiff legged dead lifts 10/12/15...12reps each

quads
lunges with the step ..5/8....10/8reps each side
squats 10/12/15...12reps each
plie squats 15..12reps

biceps
hammer curls 8/10/12...12reps each

tricep
french press 12/15/20...15 to 20 reps each

ab/ad machine
ab 130...20reps
ad 120...20reps

cooldown was 160 assorted crunches.....had an isopure right after...man what a workout...and in record time..hardly any resting between lifts...

it is so beautiful out that i have to definitely do some yard work....

more later for sure

Tonight i did two hours and 14bags of leaves in the yard..looks good out there just a little bit more to do and then planting this weekend.

Laur

at the gym i did the weight loss program on the ellipitical trainer by precor...for 32minutes and 378calories burned...not bad considering i only ate 400 this morning..went two hours no food and then worked out..will wait the full hour and refeed....lets hope this all works out as planned.

Laurie

Tonight i did 30minutes on the bike for approx 190calories...i also totalled the food at 1554calories with a breakdown of 38/12/50...protein/carb/fat...not as good as yesterday but i did have a lowcarb candy bar after supper tonight...plus only have the 40g protein after lifting...tommorrow will be better and did burn 500+ cals with exercise and had a 1200deficit for the day...

The experiment continues...

Laurie

This morning i did 20 minutes on the treadmill bfl style....and im going to the gym around one for a full body lift session..need to look up some exercises on abc body building agian...going to change some up everytime so theres three different exercises a week per body part although the hams have a limited amount of exercises available that i can do...need to attack the shoulders from all three angles and also need to work different sections of my back...more to follow..

Laurie

Todays full body blast

10minute warmup on precor ellipitical with a cross training program..burned 116calores but try doing that thing backwards..man hold on for your life and much faster pace besides...

back
lat pulldown widespread
30x12
35x12
40x12

pecs
dumb bell pec fly
10x12
12x12
15x12

shoulders
upright row
10x12
12x12
15x12

biceps
hammer curl
10x12
12x12
concentrated curl
12x12

tricep
tricep dumb bell kickback
10x12
12x12
15x12

hams
stiff legged dead lifts
12x12
15x12
20x12
leg extension
90x12
95x12
100x11

quads
squats
12x12
15x12
plie' squats
15x12
20x12
leg curl
90x12
95x12

hips and inner thigh
ab/ad machine
ab...135#...2sets of 20reps
ad....125#...2sets of 12reps

cooldown
195 assorted crunches..and some good stretching of the abs/back and legs after.....

good workout and arms are looking good...shoulders look awesome..yes even for me...

This morning i got up early but so much to do..company coming for ashleys birthday tonight...ya know relatives and tommorrow is the sleep over with the four girls...so much to do and so much nervous energy..new car and all...and went to moms and im sorry but i had to get on that scale it was calling me...and..............BAM>>>>>>>>>>..yeah baby...cruisin down to 175....20more to goal and feel hot and skinny today....i could be the skinny bitch from rhode island ya know....course its like a drug and i want more pounds gone.....I will succeed...and today at the gym its another 30min of intense cardio............


more to follow...

Laurie