Thread: Billie's YOU CAN DO IT!! journal

Billie,

do you have a trainer ? Or do you come up with your own wo's? They look very well thought out . Keep up the good work

I think I am blushing right now...lol...I come up with my own workouts, I read a lot of books and magazines (I'm a nerd) and I put together a different workout each day. Today when I went into the gym the owner talked to me and said that she had noticed how consistantly I worked out, and even complimented me on my routine, so to have her and you compliment me like that is a big ego boost!! lol...

Arms today!

seated dumbell curls: 10lbx15, 10lbx15, 15lbx10
French press: 15lbx15, 20lbx15, 25lbx12
overhead cable curl: 30lbx15, 40lbx12, 40lbx10
kickbacks: 10lbx15, 10lbx15, 12lbx12
Rerverse grip curls: 50lbx12, 50lbx12, 50lbx8
Overhead tricep press: 60lbx15, 70lbx15, 80lbx10

I still had energy after this so I did 1 more exercise for bis and tris:

Hammer curls: 10lbx15, 10lbx15, 15lbx10
Single arm db skullcrusher: 10lbx15, 10lbx15, 15lbx10

Eliptical machine: 30 minutes
bike: 15 minutes

I just have tons of energy today...I think I could have done a lot more, but was scared of overtraining....

I will post my diet tonight...tomorrow I go to hospital to have a tubal ligation, and a D & C, so I can't workout anymore this week , this surgery should help all of the problems that I have been having, and since I couldn't have kids anyway, the tubal is just extra "insurance" lol...wish me luck everyone!!!!

BILLIE

Best of luck tomorrow, Billie.

And don't worry about missing a few days in the gym...you'll be back in the swing of things real quick.

Originally Posted by b_reed23

I think I am blushing right now...lol...I come up with my own workouts, I read a lot of books and magazines (I'm a nerd) and I put together a different workout each day. Today when I went into the gym the owner talked to me and said that she had noticed how consistantly I worked out, and even complimented me on my routine, so to have her and you compliment me like that is a big ego boost!! lol...

Arms today!

seated dumbell curls: 10lbx15, 10lbx15, 15lbx10
French press: 15lbx15, 20lbx15, 25lbx12
overhead cable curl: 30lbx15, 40lbx12, 40lbx10
kickbacks: 10lbx15, 10lbx15, 12lbx12
Rerverse grip curls: 50lbx12, 50lbx12, 50lbx8
Overhead tricep press: 60lbx15, 70lbx15, 80lbx10

I still had energy after this so I did 1 more exercise for bis and tris:

Hammer curls: 10lbx15, 10lbx15, 15lbx10
Single arm db skullcrusher: 10lbx15, 10lbx15, 15lbx10

Eliptical machine: 30 minutes
bike: 15 minutes

I just have tons of energy today...I think I could have done a lot more, but was scared of overtraining....

I will post my diet tonight...tomorrow I go to hospital to have a tubal ligation, and a D & C, so I can't workout anymore this week , this surgery should help all of the problems that I have been having, and since I couldn't have kids anyway, the tubal is just extra "insurance" lol...wish me luck everyone!!!!

BILLIE

Thats pretty cool about the gym owner You're a natural !

Good luck tomorrow , we'll be here waiting for you to return !

Hi Billie


Hope you're doing well . Take it easy and fully recover before you get back to the gym

Congratulations on your progress so far... good luck with reaching your goals!

Thanks everyone...thought I would drop by to post my diet for 2/16/05, I let myself cheat a little bit, but I tried to take in a lot of protein because I wasn't allowed to eat for 14 hrs after midnight, I think it will be alright seeing as how I only took in about 500 cals yesterday...lol...

1.5 scoops protein shake
liq muscle
1.5 cups venison
crackers
yogurt
8oz chicken
mixed veggies
granola bar
and for my last meal....cookies and a peanut butter and jelly sandwich...lmao...

calories: 1975 Protein 195

Everything went okay yesterday, they found out that one of my ovaries was trying to grow to the side of my uterus, but they cut it apart, and it's okay, I'm very sore today, but maybe tomorrow will be better, I will be lurking around here somewhere, thanks for the support!! BILLIE

Originally Posted by b_reed23

Everything went okay yesterday, they found out that one of my ovaries was trying to grow to the side of my uterus, but they cut it apart, and it's okay, I'm very sore today, but maybe tomorrow will be better, I will be lurking around here somewhere, thanks for the support!! BILLIE

Hi Billie

How are ya today ? I would imagine you are VERY sore . You"re probably being treated like a queen at home though while you recoup. Enjoy it

Hi Gary, I am doing well, and yes, a bit sore...lol....unfortunatly I am being treated TOO well by my husband, he is feeding me way too much junk, but seeing as how I am not supposed to cook, what am I suppose to tell him...hell, I'm just happy he's cooking, lmao... I wanted to go to the gym and walk today, but he wouldn't let me...I wasn't even able to push a shopping cart for 30 minutes yesterday

So, this time off may pack on a few pounds....I am supposed to go back to work tomorrow, but I think I may have to extend my time off, my lower insision is still..um...oozing (ew) and for some reason I am havnig trouble going to the bathroom, so I may go see my doc tomorrow. Hopefully this will not hinder my progress too much. This is all really depressing...anyways, I will see you guys later, I have been lurking!

BILLIE

Well, i thought you would be very lucky if you got to go back to the things you normally do by the time you were planning on. Surgeries and more stressful than you think .
Keep lurking and come back when you are ready and not before

Well, the doc said no work until Wednesday, but I can do low impact cardio as long as it doesn't hurt me, so today I rode the hell out of my stationary bike! It felt great!!! I also got to spend a little time out in the garden cutting back weeds

Diet for 2/21/05

Yogurt
Protein bar
Chicken pouch w/ ff mayo
2 slices ww bread
4.5 ounces chicken breast w/parmesan coating (yum!!)
Kidney beans
granola bar
banana
3 oz very lean pork chop
corn
kidney beans
protein shake
popcorn

Calories: 1505 protein: 136

Stationary bike: 1 hour 10 minutes (I broke this up into 10-15 minute intervals to keep from hurting myself).

I hope I can get back on track easily!! Thanks! BILLIE

Okay, my workout today was 1 hr on the stationary bike, I am going to try to get to the gym tomorrow

yogurt
quick eggs
soy milk
2 slice ww bread
4.5 ounces chicken
lima beans
sweet potato
smart ones dessert
protein bar
green beans
4.5 ounces chicken
corn
protein shake
popcorn

Calories: 1373 Protein: 132
I know this is way too low, but I was running a small fever all day and had diarrhea....not exactly the thing that stirs your appetite..lmao....

See you all tomorrow...BILLIE

I thought I would stop by and read this. You seemed kind in other posts I have seen, and I wanted to wish you luck in your goals. Glad to hear your recovering from surgery.

Calories: 1373 Protein: 132
I know this is way too low, but I was running a small fever all day and had diarrhea....not exactly the thing that stirs your appetite..lmao....

Still have your sense of humor though .

Today I did arms, and although I felt a little weak, it felt so good to be back in there

Preacher curls: 25lbx15, 35lbx10, 40lbx6
BB Skullcrushers: 25lbx15, 35lbx12, 50lbx6
Reverse standing easy curs: 20lbx15, 25lbx12, 30lbx10
close grip bench press: 40lbx10, 45lbx10, 50lbx8
Hammer curls: 10lbx15, 10lbx15, 15lbx12
O/H db press: 15lbx15, 20lbx15, 25lbx12

I also did 30 minutes on the eliptical...yay!

Will be back tonight to post diet...BILLIE

Well, back to work today, and SURPRISE we are now on 11 hours shifts for the next month or more....workouts and diet will become extra challenging

Diet for 2/23

Protein shake
banana
granola bar
3/4c green beans
4.5 oz chicken
sweet potato
4 oz perch
1/3c kidney beans
1/2c lima beans
yogurt
protein bar
granola bar
banana
crackers w/ peanut butter
protein shake
3 or 4 mints through the day

Calories: 1769 Protein: 133

When we work more hours I tend to eat more...I get a short break every 2 hrs so I try to eat something every break so that I don't gorge myself when I get home

see ya later!! BILLIE

Hi Billie Yuck ! What do you do for a living ? 11 hrs suck . how many days a week ?

Hey gary, I work in a factory where we make car seat tracks, I just now got off work and it's 3:00 a.m., I went in at 3:00 p.m... Our production is up and we are working saturday and sunday. yuck!

Workout for 2/24/05 chest/back

db press 20lbx15, 20lbx15, 25lbx10
db rows 20lbx15, 25lbx15, 30lbx8
Incline flys 10lbx15, 15lbx12, 20lbx15 (new exercise...felt a burn and my chest was jumping, so it defintetly worked the muscles!)
Wide cable rows 50lbx12, 60lbx10, 70lbx8
o/h chest press 15lbx15, 20lbx15, 30lbx8
close grip lat pull down 50lbx15, 60lbx15, 80lbx12

I am still very weak in the gym, but it's hard to tell if it's from surgery or work...lmao...

Diet
1.5 sc. protein shake
salt and pepper chicken
broccoli/beef stir fry
1 cup melon
1 small drumstick
4.5 oz chicken
1 cup sweet pepper
1.5 protein shake
yogurt
zucchini muffin
granola bar
protein bar
tuna pouch

Calories: 1668 Protein: 161
see you all tomorrow! BILLIE

60 minutes eliptical machine


1.5 sc. protein shake
banana
tuna pouch
4.5 oz chicken
asparagus
low carb reeses (these were NASTY!)
yogurt
banana
Protein bar
1/3c scrambled eggs
2 peices bacon
granola bar
yogurt

Calores: 1557 Protein: 127

see ya! BILLIE

12 hr days and 7 days a week !!!!! And diet and training and wifey stuff!!!! You are Super Woman !!!!

now gary, you know I can't forget the wifey stuff...it's my favorite lol....

BILLIE

Originally Posted by gwcaton

12 hr days and 7 days a week !!!!! And diet and training and wifey stuff!!!! You are Super Woman !!!!

I was thinking more like Wonder Woman instead.

hi everyone! Had to work all weekend long, so I didnt' even get to lurk here is how my day went:
ARMS

ez curl cable curl: 40lbx15, 50lbx12, 60lbx8
rope tri press: 50lbx15, 60lbx12, 70lbx8
db hammer curl 15x10, 15x10, 15x10
o/h cable tri press: 60x15, 70x15, 80x12
single o/h cable curl: 30x10, 40x10, 40x8
french press: 20x15, 25x10, 30x8
concentration curls: 10x15, 12x10, 15x5
close grip bench: 40x12, 45x10, 55x8
10 minute stair stepper
15 minute stationary bike

diet:

1.5 scoop protein
banana
chicken breast
green beans
Protein bar
chicken pouch
boca burger
mixed veggies
granola bar
yogurt
protein bar
banana

calories: 1600 Protein: 145

tomorrow is 3/1, so I will be posting my weight/measurement!!

Billie

okay, apparantly I am only photogenic from the back, the other pics didn't turn out well...but here it is!! BILLIE

Morning Billie,

Looking good girl. I'm sure you are just as photogenic from the front . and the side !

Nice reading material.

LOL...thanks gary, I still have a long way to go though...the book was unintentional...but you are right, it is pretty good reading material, gave me a lot of new ab moves.

egoatdoor....wow, wonderwoman...what a great compliment..she was hot!!

Here are my stats for march 1st:

chest: 36.25" (-1.75")
arms: 12" (0)
waist: 29.75" (-1")
Hips: 35" (-.5")
Thighs: 22.75 (-.25")
Calves: 14.75" (-.25")

Not too bad, but I guess it could have been worse..lol..I think I will probably reach my weight goal of 125 in May, so that's cool, after that I can start worry less about losing, and more about gaining...muscle that is...lol...BILLIE

You're looking really good, workouts and diets are good and you have made some good improvements on the measurements.

It is hard sometimes to make valid judgements based on just one picture and one pose, but I want to point out something that stood out to me in looking at the picture. You have increased your arm size by a 1/2 inch since you started, the chest measurement has decreased by almost 2 inches and your hips are down by 3 1/2 inches(WOW on the hips). It seems that genetically your arms are either well developed in proportion to the rest of your upper body, grow quickly when trained or both. This is not a bad thing, but from a symmetrical point of view, this combined with a smaller ( by 1 3/4 inches) chest measurement( which is affected by the width of your back) seems to create in the picture an imbalance where your arms are getting overdeveloped relative to the width of your back. It causes my eyes to look at the back which looks smaller in comparison, which then makes the hips appear wider in relative symmetry.

In looking at your workouts, you do alot of volume for your arms, which in the long run could make this imbalance even more pronounced unless you developed even more so your upper back and to a lesser extent the width of your shoulders.

Again, I may or may not be totally right on in my analysis, but let me know your thoughts. My idea is to reduce the amount of training you are doing for the arms and let the back (and possibly the width of the chest and shoulders) catch up.

thanks ego...I agree...it's so hard for me to cut back on my arm training because it's my favorite...lol...I will try to cut back a little...do you think I need to increase my back training, or leave it alone? I also have another question....in another month or two, I plan on changing my workout a little bit..right now I superset bis/tris, chest/back, and I do legs shoulders on the 3rd day....I am thinking about changing to a push/pull routine, or maybe training a different body group each day...which do you think would be better? Also...would I still do about 3 different exercises for each body part like I've been doing? I really enjoy supersetting, but I need to try something new before I get bored with my routine...ya know?? Thanks!! BILLIE