Just creeping along. Have had a very slight upwards weight creep (in part more than likely due to a slowdown in bm's). 147.8.

Did measurements today and was happy - 37 - 28 - 36.

I'm really focusing on definition as primary before weight loss, so all in all I am still pleased.

My hard ab workout felt unusually easy this morning.

Day 53:

6:30 am - 15" (hard) Abs + 35" Tai Fit
3:15 pm - 30" elliptical (1.81 miles) + 20" 1 mile run.

Calories Eaten Today
source grams cals %total
Total: 927
Fat: 54 486 55%
Sat: 22 197 22%
Poly: 3 28 3%
Mono: 18 159 18%
Carbs: 28 62 7%
Fiber: 12 0 0%
Protein: 84 335 38%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%

Calories Burned Today
source cals % total
Total: 2777
Basal: 1419 51%
Lifestyle: 594 21%
Activities: 764 28%

Clocked in at 147.6 this morning. Seems to be a plateau or set point. (Also TOM is due any time). Obviously there is a calorie deficit going on, but it seems as though it is muscle/fat displacement as I can feel the ol' body toning up.

Going to start doing the hard abs daily.

Day 54:

6:45 am - 15" Abs (hard) + 15" Arms (10 lb dumbells) + 35" Tai Fit
3:45 pm - 45" Elliptical

Day 55:

10:30 am - 15" (hard) Abs + 35" Tai Fit
02:00 pm - walking around Six Flags for 6 hours.

NOTABLES - Big breakfast (so late) = 3 eggs, 2 sli bacon, 1 sli cheese, flaxomeal, coffee. Six Flags' Roasted Turkey Legs make a nice satisfying lc meal.

Day 56:

10:30 am - 15" Abs (hard) + 15" Arms (10 lb dumbells) + 35" Tai Fit
02:00 pm - family swim time (about 50 ")

NOTABLES - Golden Corral for brunch - beef steak, pork steak, chicken, some veggies, guacamole, and ate half a grapefruit today, it was divine. Had Ruby Tuesday lc cheesecake for dinner + a cafe breve + 1 oz sunflower seeds in the shell.

Day 57:

6:30 am - 15" (hard) Abs + 35" Tai Fit
3:30 pm - 45" ellipticals

NOTABLES - back on Fitday and usual breakfast time/foods today.

Day 58 (Tuesday):

06:30 am - 15" Abs (hard) + 15" Arms (10 lb dumbells) + 35" Tai Fit
03:40 pm - 70" jogging (4.475 miles = 64 laps where 14.3 laps is one mile).

NOTABLES - weight 147.4. Still no TOM. Planning to run a 10k on Sunday, but not sure I have the stamina!

Calories Eaten Today
source grams cals %total
Total: 1592
Fat: 97 874 56%
Sat: 43 391 25%
Poly: 12 104 7%
Mono: 34 303 19%
Carbs: 48 134 9%
Fiber: 15 0 0%
Protein: 139 555 35%
Alcohol: 0 0 0%

Calories Burned Today
source cals % total
Total: 3102
Basal: 1417 46%
Lifestyle: 578 19%
Activities: 1107 36%

Day 59 (Wednesday):

06:30 am - 15" Abs (reg) + 35" Tai Fit
03:40 pm - jogging (?)

NOTABLES - weight 147.4. Still no TOM. Measurements - 36 - 28 - 36!

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Day 60 (Thursday):

06:30 am - 15" Abs (hard) + 15" Arms (10 lb dumbells) + 35" Tai Fit
03:40 pm - 65" brisk walk (4.0 miles outside).

NOTABLES - weight 147.2. TOM finally got here. Body Fat dropped to 29%.

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Calories Burned Today
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Day 61 (Friday):

06:30 am - 15" Abs (hard) + 35" Tai Fit
03:40 pm - 65" brisk walk (4.0 miles outside).

NOTABLES - weight 146.8

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Yes I lost track of the days! I have, however, pretty much kept up daily exercise although my routine got garbled ever since the 10K.

New things... I am trying to increase the intensity of my weight workout rather than doing toning, actually doing some bulking. I feel that this may help deal with the temporary issue of sagging skin by helping to fill out parts of my body that are collapsed from fat loss with muscle.

I continue to do pretty intense aerobics, particularly the ellipticals, to work the fat burn from that standpoint.

Yesterday's workout:

35" Tai Fit

60" Ellipticals (level 7/10 for Walk in the Park)

Date........./Bench Press./Pec Machine/Front Laterals/Cable Flys/Lateral Rows/Back Laterals/Cable Rows
25-May-04 /3 sets 50lbs. /3 sets 45lbs. /3 sets 50lbs. /3 sets 40lbs./3 sets 25lbs./3 sets 75lbs./3 sets 90lbs.


15" swimming & hot tub


Today's workout:


60" Ellipticals (15" cardio, 45" fat burn)


Date........./Curl Bar/Hammer Curls/Reverse Curls/Twist Curls/Overhead Drops/Cross Face/Straight Bar/CableCurl Bar Tri's/Heil Hitlers/Military Press/Military Incline/Overhead Raises/Bent Over Raises
26-May-04 / 3 Sets 40 / 3 Sets 17.5 ea / ...x... / 3 Sets 17.5 ea / 3 Sets 25 / ...x... / ....x... / 3 Sets 30 / 3 Sets 12 ea / ...x... / 3 Sets 60 / ...x... / ...x... /

15" swimming & hot tub

OMG... I can't believe I was doing all that last May and that I've slid so far back now (about 9 months ago I was doing great) !

39/32/40 38% body fat trying to get back to 36/28/35 and 29% body fat and stay there or improve!

We just bought a NordicTrack CX 1055 elliptical and put it together today. I did my first 30" workout and it was really great.

We have cancelled our gym membership because we haven't been able to make time to do it. When I sold my car, it made going to the gym inconvenient. However, we have purchased a nice weight set and weight bench as well and are looking forward to getting that set up and workable.

30" elliptical (1 mile)
45" walking (2 miles) This is my M-F walk to school and back with my boys.

I'm hoping to get back to the Tai Fit, Tamilee's calisthenics, and weight lifting at some point here. I just need to get back my energy.

I don't know if it's lowering the carbs today, the sunshine, or what, but I've had more energy today, so I got back on the elliptical. I was sick the week before last week with a horrid virus, then it was spring break for the kids and I fell into a bit of depression, but at least the virus is finally all gone now.

35" elliptical / 1.44 miles
45" walking / 2.0 miles

I desperately want to keep this good feeling. I always feel absolutely fantastic after doing the elliptical/aerobic stuff.

The weather was definitely crummy today. Overcast and cold. I also felt my energy lag in comparison to yesterday. Yesterday I even took the kids to the park and played soccer, tossed around the football and frisbee. Today I have less energy.

I also worked out after lunch today whereas yesterday I skipped lunch until very late.

45" walk (2 miles)
35" elliptical (1.33 miles)

I just can win with the weather! Today has been rainy with a little snow. Still I feel better than I did last week. I'm sure that the exercise helps.

45" - walking - 2 miles
35" - elliptical - 1.36 miles