Nat,
reading your entries just amazes me. The will power you show, losing weight and quitting smoking. How ever did you gain the weight and smoke to begin with? Have you started drinking now..

My friend who I go to the gym with is now taking on the quitting smoking. Me, still just talking about it.... I only have so much will power at this time. You amaze me girl

One answer: Low FAT. If only I'd known. Unreal. Smoking I have no excuse for other than a lapse of reason.

After reading PPL I decided that smoking had to go. When you consider all the things we do to try and be healthy and the lengths we go to smoking just seems so counter productive. Then there's the cost. A year of not smoking pays for my caribbean holiday.

N

Wow, low fat put the weight on eh. With me I would lose, but always feel hungry. Gotta love LC for no hunger!

How about a new pic? See everyone else is asking, don't ya wanna show off....LOL

Still waiting on the pic. Not under my control; and to be honest, I like this one just fine.

N

Duh, I thought it was from a cam. I don't think its a case of not liking this one hon....I think we all just want to see the new you

I'm in an arbitrary mood (which can be bad) no new pics of me. EVER. I'm also in a weird mood. I'm just kidding

5:45 a.m. 45 minute workout on empty stomach, med intensity.
10 minute cool down / brushing

no aft workout, did 3 loads of laundry and played "psyche you out" with the smoke I found in J's shirt. Still not sure who won; but most of it is in the garbage right now

Nat

Hump day

5:45 36 minute workout, empty stomach, med intensity
cool down / brushing

5:05 p.m. 30 minute Lower Body workout:

stretching
4 x 15 squats
4 x 12 lunges (each leg)
3 x 40 calf raises
3 x 40 dead lifts
cool down / streching

Feeling good today. will do upper body tomorrow, it's been a while.

Nat

Hi Nat,....what is brushing?

and how much weight do you lift with?

This is brushing You mean you read the t-tapp page and missed this

What am I lifting? Just 10 lbs and not every time... i mix it up.

Nat

i'm not sure if i'm blind or what...or i was just excited but can you believe i missed it...lol

5:45 a.m. 36 minute workout, nordictrack, empty stomach, med intensity
cool down / streching / brushing


Started taking hydroycut today, thus far no ill side effects, taking 1/2 recommended dose 2x a day (before lunch today, before breafast and lunch from now on)

Will be an interesting experiment.


5:15 p.m. 30 minute upper body workout

stretching
4 x 12 upward rows (standing) w/ 10 lbs
4 x 12 straight armed raises (in front) w/ 10 lbs
4 x 12 pull ins (shoulder height in front) w/ 10 lbs
4 x 16 tricep pulls w/ 10 lbs
4 x 18 skull crushers w/ 10 lbs
4 x 15 overhead lifts w/ 10 lbs
stretching, cool down.

Nat

Well today I decided to embark upon another challenge. Body for Life, starting Sunday. Tomorrow I"m off to buy the equipment I need, and I am psyched I must say. This is going to be awsome!!!

No workout today, after the hydroycut evening I had I was up until 11:45.

Will give the old HIIT a try tomorrow for the aerobics (kind of a trial run)

Nat

Hey, at least now I know what all those damned weight lifting moves are called!

Well this is it! Woke up at 8 a.m. this morning and made it down by 8:30 for the workout. Had a few problems with the weights, having to remove and add weight to the screw on weights took too much time (only have one minute between sets); I went out and bought some more weights today. Otherwise everything went smoothly. I can feel the workout in my shoulders and triceps the most. Looking forward to HIIT tomorrow (and Abs, after reading Jon's post, thx Jon).

BFL UBW (all weights are for each hand i.e. x2):

Bench press:
12 x 5lbs (5)
10 x 10 lbs (5)
8 x 10 lbs (6)
6 x 12.5 lbs (7)
12 x 10 lbs (8)

Flys:
12 x 10 lbs (10)

Seated Dumbell Press:
12 x 5 lbs (5)
10 x 10 lbs (5)
8 x 10 lbs (6)
6 x 10 lbs (7)
12 x 10 lbs (9)

Side raises:
12 x 5 lbs (10)

Rows:
12 x 5lbs (5)
10 x 10 lbs (6)
8 x 12.5 lbs (7)
6 x 15 lbs (7)
12 x 15 lbs (9)

Pull overs:
12 x 5lbs (8)

Seated dumbell extension:
12 x 5 lbs (5)
10 x 10 lbs (6)
8 x 10 lbs (7)
6 x 12.5 lbs (8)
12 x 12.5 lbs (90)

Lying dumbell extensions:
12 x 10 lbs (8)

Seated dumbell curls:
12 x 10lbs (6)
10 x 10 lbs (7)
8 x 10 lbs (7)
6 x 10 lbs (8)
12 x 10 lbs (9)

Standing curls:
8 x 10 lbs (10)

Have to add more weight to the Bench Press, Rows, pull overs.

Nat

Nat I got wore out just reading all that...lol


keep it up girl your looking wonderful

9:00 a.m. 20 minute aerobic solution, nordictrack, HIIT (10)

BFL Ab-Bootcamp, 15 minutes:

CIRCUIT PROGRAM
Lower Ab Crunch 15 reps—no rest
Leg Raise/Hip Up 15 reps—no rest
Side Crunch 15 reps (each side)—no rest
Knee Up 15 reps—no rest
Lying Crunch 15 reps—no rest

ACTIVE REST (two to three minutes)
Basic Ab Stretch
Side Bends
Stomach Vacuums

all done x3

HIIT was tough, but wow, heart rate up to 143
Abs were not tough, as usual, will see how I feel tomorrow.

Nat