I have been in from the pool about 15 minutes. It is near five and so I am hungry and have accomplished 5 days of exercise this week. HOORAH!!!! Way to go ME!!! LOL!!!

Swimming: 40 laps x 64feet = 3,360 feet--Almost a half mile swimming. Hum wonder how long it will be before I swim a mile???

Here is wishing everyone a great day and an even better tomorrow.

Alice,
that is totally awesome. I don't think it will be all that long before you will be doing the mile in the pool. Great going.


WAY TO GO ALICE!!!!!!!

It is Sunday--8/8

Today is a day off from the swimming and exercising. Have Drew with me all day so will probably see what he would like to do today.

Wishing everyone a great day!

Monday 8/9

Today is another swimming day. Goal is 40 laps. Will be back later to see how many I actually did.

1:13pm

Swimming: 45 laps x 64 = 2,880 ft.--Today--over half mile swimming!!! Corrected Saturdays swim length back where it should have been.

Have a great day everybody. This about wore me out and I still have laundry to do.

I am going to list my food with my exercise log from now on:

Breakfast: 1 mug coffee,1 T. cream, 1/4 cup blueberries.
Lunch: 1 cup lettuce, 1/2 tomato, 1/2 chicken breast, 3 T. mayo, 1 oz gorgonzola cheese.
Afternoon snack: 1/4 cu pecans.
Dinner: pork chop, 1/2 cup brussell sprouts, 1/2 cup broccoli, 1 tsp butter. Dessert: 1 Atkins ice cream cup.
Evening snack: 3 pieces of low carb candy.

Calories: 2,160
Carbs: 35.15
Water: 66 ounces so far.

Wish everyone a great evening.

Wow, half a mile of swimming! You are doing great.

8/10

Been there--Done that!!

Weight lifting today:

20 minutes on bike for warm up-

Verticle Press--35 lbs--3 sets of 12
Pectoral Fly--20 lbs--3 sets of 12
Shoulder Press 15 pounds--2 sets of 12
Lat Pull Down30 lbs- 3 sets of 12
Abdomingal crunch-50 lbs--3 sets of 12
bicep curl 20 lbs-2 sets of 12
Tricep extension 60 lbs --3 sets of 12
Thighsolater-60 lbs--3 sets of 12
Leg extensor 40 lbs-2 sets of 12
Leg curl- 40 lbs 2 sets of 12
Lateral Press-10 lbs-2 sets of 12

5 minutes of stretching

Before I left at 9 am to take Drew to play practice I tried to drink a citrus shake and about lost it. Took a strawberry shake with me and 1/4 cup of blueberries and drank and ate the berries before I went in to the complex. By then I could get my stomach to accept the stuff.

Talked to Angie about eating before I lifted and she said 10 carbs was a good amount so will try to hold it there. Came home hungry and ate protein. Took my L-glutamine--5 grams.

Drank 30 ounces of water during my exercise routine today.

Alice,
way to go woman. I know that ''shakey'' felling, I sure had it the entire day yesterday after my workout. Your doing great.

Hug,s
Joan

As I said--Before we left to take Drew this morning I tried to drink one of those citrus eas shakes and almost I took along a strawberry EAS shake instead and got that and some blueberries down instead.



Breakfast: coffee and cream, 1 strawberry EAS shake, 1/4 cup blueberries

Lunch: 3 slices of hard salami, 1/2 cup crab claws in 2 tsp butter

Snack: 1/3 apple and 1/2 ounce cheddar cheese

Dinner: 2 brats ( minus the bun) 1/2 tomato, 1/2 small cucumber, 1 T. cream, 2 T. Mayo, 1 teasp vinegar for drsg, 1 glass diet sprite, dessert: 1 LC fudgesicle.

Pm snack: 1/4 cup pecans.

calories: 1,895
carbs: 30.67
Water so far: 72 ounces

Thanks for stopping and rooting me on Joan and Atriana!! Here is wishing everyone a good evening.

8/11

Joan--if you were male I would call you "Da Man!!" I made it 2 minutes on the elliptical trainer and had to stop 3 times.



Bike riding x 30 minutes at 2.8-2.9 mph.

Elliptical trainer--2 minutes x 3 stops --almost ashamed to put that down.

Several years ago when I first tried out the elliptical machine, I think I made it just about a minute, huffing and puffing The good news is you did do 3 minutes.

Hugs,
Joan

we all had cardio today..good stuff on the bike ride Alice. And I started out with a minute on the elliptical this sucker is hard on the thighs!

--Joan--I wish--I only made it 2 minutes with 3 breaks. You are absolutely right about it being hard--not on the knees but on my darn thighs. I talked to a school teacher there today who has been doing it for over two months and she told me she is only now able to do it for 5 minutes without stopping. I am totally amazed at your strength Joan. What a woman we have amongst us Mischa.

Mischa--I didn't realize that you do the elliptical too. Holy Moly--it is really a bummer isn't it--Well- not for you two who are into the Burn. You know I can only keep my hand on a hot burner just so long Same with the burn in the muscle.

Tomorrow--off to do my weights again--I like that better than cardio.

Food for the day:

Breakfast: coffee, cream, sausage
Lunch: lettuce tomato, cheddar cheese , ham , and Mayo salad.
Afternoon snack: 1/4 cup pecans
Dinner: Pot roast, mashed cauliflower potato, 1 slice tomato--Dessert: a fudgesicle.
Evening snack will be celery.

Calories: 1,854.5
Carbs: 28.35
Water so far: 50 ounces

Thanks for stopping by--Hope you have a great evening.

Thursday-8/12

Weight: 230-Down 1 lb.
Chest: 47 1/2 -Down 1/2 inch
Bicep: 16 1/2-Down 1/2 inch
Waist: 42 1/4-Down 3/4 inch
Abdomen: Same
Thighs : Same
Total inches lost since last week 1 3/4 inches.

Workout today:

12 minutes bicycling to warm up.

12 x 2 repetions

Verticle Press: 35 lbs.
Pectoral fly: 20 lbs
Shoulder press: 10 lbs
Lat. Pull Downs: 30 lbs
Abdominal crunch: 50 lbs
Bicep curls:20 lbs
Tricep Dip: 75 lbs--[Increased 15 lbs.]
Thighsolater: 60 lbs.
Leg extension: 40 lbs
Leg curl: 40 lbs
Lateral Press 30 lbs.

I am just going to say that I am tired. Even with the strawberry shake and blueberries before lifting today--I still am shakey today. I may need to up the carbs a bit more. I am TIRED! Bill went and did his walking and lifting too. Had a nice morning!

Checked my urine this morning: I am still in ketosis!

Hope you all have a great day!!

Hey Alice,
great news on the inches lost, and in such a short time. I think if you do the pool tomorrow you may have to break the ice.

Hugs,
Joan