Thread: Hiker's competition journal

You girls are too sweet! Thanks for missing me - I missed you guys too.

I'm so excited, my friend had a scale in her bathroom, I don't have one and never remember to weigh myself at the gym. Anyway, I'm down to 125! Yippee! I have been working out so hard this past month that I am pretty sure I haven't lost any muscle. I must be doing something right in the eating department. Even though I have definitel been doing the emotional eating from my hunny being gone, I do get right back on track. I'm just so excited! I don't remember the last time I was 125! I think I'll celebrate by having some ice cream ha ha I am so kidding! I can't wait to go grocery shopping and buy tons of healthy foods.

I had a great time in the San Juan Islands. My friend is a great cook and cooks very healthy so I did very well with my eating.

Full body workout at the gym. Not officially starting back with weights til Sunday but needed to do something. Going to the gym and just doing cardio just doesn't feel right to me. Also did 20 minutes HIIT on the elliptical, 30 minute powerwalk and 30 minutes of pilates.

Food today:

8:00 2/3 cup fiber one, 1/3 cup soymilk, protein shake
10:30 protein shake
12:30 turkey veggie wrap - made at home with low carb whole wheat wrap (only 3 grams of carbs, 7 g protein and YUMMY!), turkey, tiny slice of cheese, spinach, avocado
3:30 chicken breast ground up with curry, 1 T. walnuts, few ritz crackers
7:30 2/3 cup cottage cheese, 10 almonds

Exercise:

20 minutes rowing machine - love this thing
20 minutes stairmaster
30 minutes pilates
assorted low back stuff

Food:
7:30 10 almonds, 2/3 cup fiber one, 1/3 cup soymilk
10:00 protein shake, turkey wrap (same as yesterday only more turkey and spinach)
12:30 2 T. sunflower seeds, 3/4 cup lowfat cottage cheese, 1/2 cup broccoli
3:30 5 whole grain triscuits, 1 ounce of cheese, roasted garlic
5:00 1/2 cup sweet potato, turkey wrap, 1/2 cup rice, 1 cup assorted vegetables (carrots, tomato, onion, beans)
7:30 1 cup sugar free hot cocoa (this is my new addiction, luckily it's only 50 calories and I only need 1 cup a day), 1 cup lowfat cottage cheese, 3 fish caps

Nice to see ya back! Diet looks good! Where do you get the low carb wraps from??? They sound yummy.

Originally posted by Jill
Nice to see ya back! Diet looks good! Where do you get the low carb wraps from??? They sound yummy.

Hey girl! The wraps are the best. I get them from my local grocery store - Winco. I'll check the brand name for you. They're great. They actually have 10 g carbs but 7 of those are fiber, and 7 grams of protein. I thought they might taste like because some of those low carb breads do but they're quite good.

Great thanks!!

Jill, they're called Don Pancho Low Carb Low Fat wraps. I've used them as wraps, in quesadillas and in burritos. They're great. They have 70 calories, 2.5 g fat, 10 g carbs, 7 g fiber, and 7 g protein.

Started my new weight workout today and am going to stop eating carbs (except veggies) after 3:00. Have never tried that but heard it's effective. I am definitely more active in the morning and afternoon so shouldn't be a problem energy-wise at night.

Food:
8:00 2/3 cup Fiber one, 1/3 cup soymilk, protein pancakes (3 egg whites, 1 T. flax, 1 scoop protein powder-24 g)
10:30 (post workout) banana, protein shake - nectar cherry berry. I like the apple better.
12:30 stirfry with: 1/2 cup brown rice, 2/3 cup peas and green beans, 1 egg, 1 chicken breast
3:00 apple, 15 almonds

Exercise:

squats 4 x 12 @ 65 pounds
step ups 4 x 12 @ 12.5 pounds (each hand)
bench press 4 x 12 @ 55 pounds
hammer incline press 4 x 12 @ 25 pounds
skull crushers 4 x 12 @ 8 pounds db
dips 4 x 12
leg lifts for abs 4 x 10

30 min. powerwalk
30 min. pilates

Great day today, food wise. Feel really good but I still need to get in more water!

Had physical therapy this morning so didn't get a workout in but did 30 minutes of pilates at home.

Thanks for the name of those wraps, I'll look for them here-maybe in a health food store. All I've ever seen is whole wheat tortilias- Its kind of sad when me and my honey cook beef or chicken, he eats like 3 shells, I eat none! Have a super day!

Hey Shelley

Doing great honey! GREAT news that Dustin will be back sooner!!
I'm seeing my honey in 9 days and one night

Originally posted by Jill
Thanks for the name of those wraps, I'll look for them here-maybe in a health food store. All I've ever seen is whole wheat tortilias- Its kind of sad when me and my honey cook beef or chicken, he eats like 3 shells, I eat none! Have a super day!

Thanks sweetie, you have a great day too!

Originally posted by Jenny
Hey Shelley

Doing great honey! GREAT news that Dustin will be back sooner!!
I'm seeing my honey in 9 days and one night

Yay! Wow, that went kind of fast didn't it? 14 more days for us.

25 minutes stairmaster
1 hour pilates class

Food:

7:30 2/3 cup of fiber one, 1/3 cup of soymilk
10:30 banana, protein shake
11:30 turkey wrap with low carb wrap, avocado, spinach, tons of turkey, and little bit of cheddar
3:30 1 1/2 chicken breast, 1 cup broccoli, 2 fish caps
6:30 1 cup lowfat cottage cheese, 10 almonds

Exercise:
weights, I dont feel like posting my workout right now but I did chest, calves, tris and shoulders

30 minutes stairmaster

Food:
8:00 2/3 cup Fiber One, 1/3 cup milk, 5 almonds
10:30 (post workout) protein shake, apple
12:30 5 egg whites, 1 yolk, 1/4 cup spinach, 1/4 tomato, 1/2 cup pasta
3:30 1/2 cup brown rice, 1 t. parmesan cheese, 1 T. pb, protein shake
6:30 1 cup ground turkey, 1/2 cup green beans, 2 graham crackers
8:00 apple, 1 cup lowfat cottage cheese


I took new pictures last night. I'm really happy with my progress from the back, but my abs are still covered. Guess I need to tighten up my diet. It hasn't been too bad lately, but it hasn't been great either.

Are you gonna post your pics? Im planning to post some soon!

Originally posted by Jill
Are you gonna post your pics? Im planning to post some soon!

no, not enough progress from the first ones yet. But you should definitely post yours!

Eventually

Originally posted by Jill
Eventually

Why not NOW!!??

Great workout today. I made myself a new program that I started today. It's a four day split:
legs, abs
back, tris, abs
legs, shoulders
chest, bis, abs

So, today consisted of: (I started with day two since my legs are still sore from Wednesday's workout )

pullups 3 x 12 (unfortunately, these are assisted)
cable close grip row 3 x 12 60 pounds
HS row 3 x 12 70 pounds
tricep press down 3 x 12 60 pounds
kickbacks 3 x 10 5 pounds
overhead extension 8 pounds
full situps on decline board 40

30 minutes pilates

will probably do a powerwalk later.

Food:
8:00 2/3 cup fiber one, 1/3 cup soymilk
10:30 protein shake, 1/2 cup spinach


I'm all out of fruit and won't be going to the grocery store for a couple days. This is probably a good thing because I will be forced to eat vegetables alll day long!

I have an xmas party tonight, maybe Ill upload some pics tomorrow!

Okay, I'll be waiting! Have fun at the party - that's an early Christmas party.

HELP PLEASE!!!

My booty is flat!! I gain weight in my upper hips so it makes my butt look even flatter. I need a magic booty workout!

I do the stairmaster and treadmill on a 15% incline when I do cardio at the gym, which isn't often unless I'm not lifting that week. For weights I do: squats, plie squats, walking lunges, stationary lunges and SLDL. Am I missing anything. I want a super booty not a flat booty!

I would suggest squats and lungs, they've really given me a round butt-or would that be from too much chocolate? My mom genetically has a real flat but, me on the other hand am the opposite. I believe its from my training. My boyfriend always says he loves my big ol' booty, so I guess hes happy!

Food:
8:00 2/3 cup fiber one, 1/3 cup soymilk
10:30 protein shake, 1 large carrot
12:30 5 whites, 1 yolk, 1/2 cup spinach, 1/2 cup brown rice
3:30 1 cup ground turkey, 1/2 cup green beans and carrots, 1/4 cup tomato sauce, 2 whole grain cheese and 1 garlic biscuit
5:00 protein shake, 3 fish caps, 1 cup green tea
6:30 3/4 cup ground turkey, 1/2 cup green beans, 1 t. parmesan cheese
8:00 1 cup cottage cheese, 1 T. flax, 1 T. pb, 1 cup green tea(I only drink decaf so not a prob to drink it this late)

Exercise:

Legs, shoulders, abs - this is my second leg workout so is much easier than the first one, with different exercises

abduction 3 x 12 80 pounds
adduction 3 x 12 80 pounds
back extension 3 x 10 no weight
standing calf raise 100 reps
seated calf raise 3 x 25 140 pounds
upright row/overhead press 3 x 10 12.5 pounds
front raise/lateral/rear 3 x 10 5 pounds
crunches on physio ball 100

30 minutes pilates

Food:

7:30 2/3 cup fiber one, 1/3 cup soymilk
9:00 turkey wrap with low carb wrap, turkey breast, 1/4 avocado, 1/2 cup spinach
12:00 protein shake, 1 cup green beans, 1 banana, 1/4 cup sunflower seeds (my new addiction
2:30 protein bar , 2 cups green tea
6:00 turkey wrap (see above)
8:00 3/4 cup lowfat cottage cheese, apple, 3 fish caps

Exercise:
won't make it to the gym today

30 minutes pilates
core stuff
20 minute powerwalk

Hey, Im gonna post some pics later, check em out!

Originally posted by Jill
Hey, Im gonna post some pics later, check em out!

Of course I will where are you putting them?

I'm going to make some of your pumpkin/oat stuff tomorrow for my post workout meal with a protein shake. I'll let you know how it comes out.