Wow I'm starting yet another journal! I'm going to follow the Body For Life challenge starting on the 15th of July! That gives me time to read the book . I'm excited - hopefully BFL will give me better results than Curves has (sorry Curves) In the meantime I will continue to go to Curves and do my walking.

My goals are simple.......
to see a change in my body - thinking LEAN not thin or skinny
to lower my body fat % to 26% (for now)
to feel better about myself when I look in the mirror

Here are my measurements - and I'm not even going to be sad - okay maybe a little sad!!!

The internet body fat calculator I used said 34.5%, but the machine at curves says 29% hmmm???

Arm, upper left: 12.5
Arm, upper right: 13
Forearm left: 10
Forearm right: 10
Chest (under arms): 36
Chest (under breast): 33
Breast: 39
Belly button: 37
Natural waist (smallest part): 34.5
Lower abdomen: 40
Buttocks: 40.5
Under buttocks: 38
Thigh left: 22.5
Thigh right: 23
Calf left: 14
Calf right: 14

I'm including some pictures (GULP!) I hope I do this correctly.....

Okay, here are the other 2 pics - excuse my cheesy pose, DH thought it would be cute - he's such a goofball! I'll have to post pictures of him sometime, he's way cute!

Did a little BFL trial run today, didn't go as well as I had expected, but I will KEEP ON!

6:40am - 7:20am
3 minutes jogging in place
2 sets chest
2 sets shoulders (ouch!)
1.5 triceps
2 sets biceps

With only 5lb weights! I am weaker than I thought. Using the hyrdrolic machines gave me a false sense of strength that's for sure. Wednesday I will do legs & butt and possibly abs - we'll see, I'm just trying to get a feel for it right now.

6:45 - 7:20
Workout at Curves w/abs & streching

5:35 - 5:55AM
Morning walk/run
Started off on a level 5 and finished up on a level 9! Not sure if I did it right, but it was a great feeling.
I was up before the rest of the world doing something I didn't think I could do. I mean, I walk everday, but I really didn't thinkI could run! I ran for the first time in years and it felt awsome. Me (laugh) I ran. My kids will be so proud!

Did LBWO this morning, although I'm a bit sore from yesterdays run, so I don't think I gave it %100 but I was sweating for sure.

Squats (don't quite have my balance yet)
12 x20lbs
10 x 10lbs
8 x 5lbs
6 x 5lbs
12 x 20lbs

Lunges
12 x20lbs
10 x 10lbs
8 x 5lbs
6 x 5lbs
12 x 20lbs

Calf Raises
12 x20lbs
10 x 10lbs
8 x 5lbs
6 x 5lbs
12 x 20lbs

Crunches
30
Oblique Crunches
30
My crunches were a pain to do because my baby got up and insists on laying on me when I'm on the floor and cries if she can't---ahhh well, what can you do.

Goals
Next time I will add some deadlifts in there.

July 10, 2003

5:40 a.m.
Run/Walk 30 minutes
Running & walking, trying to hit those high points.
My legs are super sore.

July 11th

Upper Body Workout

Chest Dumbell Press
12 x20lbs
10 x 10lbs
8 x 5lbs
6 x 5lbs
12 x 20lbs

Chest dumbbell flys
12 x20lbs
10 x 10lbs
8 x 5lbs
6 x 5lbs
12 x 20lbs

Shoulders
12 x20lbs
10 x 10lbs
8 x 5lbs
6 x 5lbs
12 x 20lbs

Biceps
12 x20lbs
10 x 10lbs
8 x 5lbs
6 x 5lbs
12 x 20lbsps

10 pushups
35 crunches

Walk/Run
8:45 – 9:05
Got up late – had a great run!
I didn’t know that I could run this long! Walked fast for 2 minutes, then ran for a full 5 minutes, walked fast for 5 minutes, then ran again for 5 minutes, then walked fast the rest of the way! I can’t wait to be able to start running more! Awesome feeling! Finished a whole week’s worth of working out and tomorrow is my rest day. I think I will walk though!

Sunday - I rested!

Monday - July 14th
Lower Body Workout
Squats
12 x20lbs
10 x 20 lbs
8 x 10lbs
6 x 10 lbs
12 x20lbs
12 x 20lbs

Lunges
12 x20lbs
10 x 20 lbs
8 x 10lbs
6 x 10 lbs
12 x20lbs
12 x 20lbs

Calf Raises
12 x20lbs
10 x 20 lbs
8 x 10lbs
6 x 10 lbs
12 x20lbs
12 x 20lbs

Crunches & Oblique crunches & stretching

I didn’t run like planned

1.woke up too late (ugh!)
2.it was raining most of the day

So I went to CURVES for my 35 minute workout after dinner. I’m glad I went!

Upper body workout is tommorrow!

Great Upper Body Workout
Barbell Bench Press
12rep x10lbs
10rep x 10lbs
8 rep x 1lbs
6 rep x 10lbs
12 x 10lbs

Dumbell Flys
12 x 10lbs

Tricpes
12 x 10lbs
10 x 10lbs
8 x 5 lbs
6 x 5lbs

Tricep Dips until failure

Dumbell Biceps
12 x 20lbs
10 x 20lbs
8 x 10lbs
6 x 10lbs
12 x 20lbs

barbell curls
12 x 10lbs

Shoulders w/dumbells
12 x 10lbs
10 x 10lbs
8 x 5lbs
6 x 5 lbs
12 x 10lbs

Stretching

July 18
5:40am
20 min wlk/run
Did not go that well, Don't feel as though I pushed enough. I will run again when DH gets home.