It's time to get serious.. damn it!

[Sosunni]

OK - so it's February 21st, 2002. I'm 38 - STILL single and at the rate I'm going I realized I'd better either join a co-ed Gym or switch sides if I want to be married by 50!

I've been lifting for years...so, the issues isn't what am I DOING wrong... it's what I'm EATING that's wrong. And, I know it.

What I really need to do is eliminate the wine. I LOVE wine... but... it's just time to push it aside and allow one day a week to endulge and that doesn't mean 2 bottles in a day.

I don't drink during the week anymore - it's the first step to changing this 'habit' or addition. Call it what you will. I've often given thought to the 'am I an alcoholic' possibility and yea, that could very well be the case.. and the fact that I have a cupboard full of booze that I don't touch is irrevelant. So, I don't drink during the week anymore but I can sure blow my progress of protein shakes, creatine and great exercise program from Friday night to Sunday night!

So... I have joined a new co-ed Gym in Livermore, CA... and up until the end of January, have been there every morning at 5am for cardio...and just finally got the courage up to lift around the boys. BUT, they're starting to accept me and understand that I do know what I'm doing for the most part and DO look like I work out... except this belly! I'm happy with most parts but not my belly... and my triceps could be thinner.

SO, I'm convinced that if I am on here, I can get some support from all you experts out there in 'tv land' and get my butt outta bed and into the gym 5-6 days a week and NOT drink wine every night!

 

[craig777]

Go get em. Stick to it.

I love red wine also, but try to have it only on Saturdays right now. When I get close to the contest I want to enter this year I will have to stop.

75% of this is not in the gym but what you eat. You can do it.

 

[Sosunni]

Go get em. Stick to it.

I love red wine also, but try to have it only on Saturdays right now. When I get close to the contest I want to enter this year I will have to stop.

75% of this is not in the gym but what you eat. You can do it.
___

Thanks Craig. That's just it - I KNOW it's all my eating... and I'm frustrated that I keep ignoring that and saying "I'm working so hard, why is it NOT working!?"

Thanks for your support!!

Suz

 

[Sosunni]

And - To Top it off... today's horoscope:
LEO
You're in a perfect frame of mind to start a company, propose marriage or make some grand gesture toward the future. Knowledge is endless and infinitely useful. Expand your community with an ideal offer.

 

[Sosunni]

March 1, 2002 - I'm off to a good start. I'm home from Vegas and ready to get focused!

I was up at 5 am - in the gym by 5:20 and did 30 minutes of cardio on that cross-robics machine (I LOVE that thing) and did chest. I got a little frustrated though... since this is a new gym to me (the co-ed one) I tried to do decline flyes and after getting on the decline bench, I felt like I was standing on my head! I asked a guy if he could adjust it for me, as I was not able to, and he just looked at my shaking his head... I don't think he spoke english. (Hispanic communites in livermore too)... so I just stopped. BUT, I did to bench press, incline flies and a weid pecdec machine that really used my bi's. Maybe it's operator error (I woudn't be surpised!).

I need to spend a morning or a day in there and try all the machines ones to get an idea as to how and what it works for one and then I can have more flexibility on what exercises to do when.

I had a protein shake about an hour later and some creatine. Feeling somewhat tired but I think I have this head sinus thing going on... my head felt like those in "Scanners" on the plan on Wednesday... It felt like someone was trying to pop my eyeball out with a phillips screwdriver!! I have a dr appt for Monday if they can't take me today JUST to make sure I didn't have an aneurysm or something. (Doubtful but I'm no dr).

Tomorrow, I have way much to do.. now that PigBoy's moved out I can move the weight bench in there, buy a little tv and do yoga n schtuff.

Looking forward to the down time... been going too long that I got frustrated to tears yesterday... not an often occurence.

So - Happy Friday to all, it's a no wine night and I'm going to welcome it with open arms after 4 days in vegas and stapping on the old feedbag and drinking wine like it's water.

Have a wonderful weekend!!

Suz

 

[CLPgold]

I hear ya on the booze.

I LOVE BEER!!! I can't keep it in the house. No matter the amount, I will drink it til it's all gone, and want more...

Bob and Doug McKenzie are my heros LOL.

 

[Winny]

YOU CAN DO IT!!

You can do it!! Just get into that mindset that your body is more important to you than the wine.

I've been there! I like nothing more than to go out and club Friday and Saturday, then sit on my ass on Sunday, attempting to recover.....but I decided that my fitness was more important than my partying.

Hope this helps your motivation!!

I like this site. I'm a regular voyeur on some other sites. Everyone here seems to get along, and pump each other up! That's what I like to see. Hope to see everyone around the threads.

Winny

 

[Sosunni]

Thanks for your responses guys.. or should I say ladies :smile:

I'm gettin in the groove alright. I've even told all my friends my goal for March...and that if they're asking me out for drinks or the like, I'm just telling them that it's a challange I don't need at the beginning of this new program.

Thanks again for the support from all that read this. I'm pretty determined now!

Suz

 

[Sosunni]

March 2, 2002 - and a Saturday even!!

Up and at the gym at 8:15 - didn't have any vino last night, just aqua... so far so good.

I did 30 minutes Cardio on the Cross-robics maching
and then legs:

Squats: 12@30#, 10@35#, 8@40#, 6@45#, 12@40#
Sled - no weight, one leg at a time.. 12/10/7
Hams - 30# 12/10/8
Quads - 33# 12/10/8
Calves - 35# 12/10/8

Shoulders
Serratus 70# 12/10/8
DB Press 14# 12/10/8
Upright Rows with curl bar 20# 12/10/8

Feeling it a little this morning in the legs and shoulders. May up the weight but not to 'spotter' weight.

Did pretty good with eating. My needy, high maintenance friend and I had lunch at a local winery (NOW you know why I'm so challanged) and we agreed to only split a bottle of wine and I had a tri-tip sand and 1/2 a salad. Dinner was bbq'd fajita burritos with ava, cheese, ff sour and salsa on a WHITE flour... Oh.. and these chips that I found are JUST like in the authentic restaurants - tick and salty! Yum!! And.. yes, I had wine...

So, the Whole Wheat fours and no cheese will be my lunch this week.

Good for me!!!!

Suzq

 

[Sosunni]

March 3... ahh... night time...

No gym today... Sundays will be a day of rest... yea, right! As if mowing my 2 40ft lawns, rotating the compost bin, doing laundry, setting up the weight room with the new tv and stereo receiver I bought :bounce: I'm like totally reada doode.

Lond day... no wine though... I've heald true so far. I was congested tonight though so I had some Thera-flu nighttime... it has alcohol but I don't have anything that will clear me up and not keep me up.. so, the intention was right; i WAS not able to breathe... dr appt tomorrow am.

So, tomorrow's gonna be... back maybe... or bi's/tri's... we'll see what's available when I get there. Then, hopefully, in addition to hittin the gym in the am for cardio and lifting - I'm going to try and kickboxing class tues night, the yoga wednesday and I'm sure by the time the kickboxing class on thursday rolls around, I won't be able to move... like last time. We'll see... I'll just do what I can do.

So.. good night and good job to me. It's always nice when you keep promises to yourself... almost more then when you keep them to others - it's easier to go back on your word when you only have you to get mad at.

Suzq

 

[Sosunni]

Monday, Monday Monday! :cheer:

Not a bad start.

Gym 5:15 - started with Bi's

Inclide curls
12@10#
10@15#
6@20#
8@15#
10@10#

Barbell curls
12x3@14#
Hammer curls
13@8#
13@ 10#
13@10
Maybe up the wt

Tricep push downs
15@30#
15@40#
15@50#

Skull crushers
3x15 @10 # bar
Tricep push downs with rope
12@30#
10@40#
8@50#

Abs
Cable crunches
3x20@90#
Crunches on slight incline bench 3x20

30 Minute Cross-Robics

I feel good.. da da da da da da da.. .like I knew that I would now.. da da da da da da da.. I'ma freak...da da da da da da da like a major geek now da da da da da

Ohh.. Monday's are baaaadd.

:daizy:

Suzq

 

[Sosunni]

Hmmm.. looks like those little smilie faces that I've seen on other forums don't work here.

Now I know....

 

[Sosunni]

mmMMMm... day's almost over. Not bad for a Monday... went BACK to the gym after work and did 30 MORE minutes of cardio on that cross-robics machine. I LOVE that thing... and people think I'm flipping nuts.

A girl at work today said I looked skinny (I'm a size 10 btw) I decided that I didn't look skinning ... my boobs looked bigger. It's all an optical illusion I say!!

Went to the dr this morning - more ear issues. He's referring me to an ENT (ear nose and throat) from Sanford Medical Center. Maybe they can actually fix me... well, not F I X me.. but fix my ears. See, I'm one of these blessed individuals who get ear infections E V E R Y D A M N T I M E I'm sick. I've had an ear drum rupture in high school.... I've had a skin graph done... yea, it's a serious things... whatever so I was sick a month ago and it appears that it's not cleared up yet.

I just want to be normal... is that too much to ask.... or just to far from possible!?!

Tomorrow's that kickboxing class with Satan Last time I took that class I couldn't walk right until Saturday without clear visible signs of difficulty!

Pray for me!!


Q

 

[Sosunni]

March 5 - 5 days in - 26 days to go. It takes 21 days to make or break a habit so I've got 16 more for that to kick in.. .but this is good. I've been doing this so long that it really takes a short time to get in and just get it done!

This morning... I did back.. or should I say, I got back! Sorry... warped sense of humor too early in the am for that!

Back:

Low pully rows
3x12@70#

Bentover one arm DB rows
1x12@20#
1x10@20#
1x8@20#
These got really hard at the end.

Lat Pulldowns
3x15@50#
Reverse Grip pulldowns
1x15@40#

The - I knocked out some cable crunches 3x20@90#
and then the Cross-Robics machine for 30 minutes

I got a great compliment from one of the regular early morning guys. First, he said that when he saw me, he was going to go sit on the x-robics machine... see, no one uses it. BUT, I decided that it's better to just lift first since by the time I get to lifting, there's more people and less freedom. It works well. He also said that I had a good work out.. for a girl. Of course he qualified that by saying that he didn't mean that in a bad way... and said most women come in and do a little this and a little of that and then leave. Not me baby... I'm knockin 'em out.

So... it's kickboxing at 6:30....

Still pray for me

Q

 

[craig777]

You go girl, keep at it.

I love kickboxing, or I should say it is a love/hate relationship. Although I have stopped for right now to try and put on some mass. You must have the same kickboxing instructor that I have. Satan I mean. I actually like her, she just always yells at me to try harder. I'll give her harder.

Hope your ears get better. I have a friend that has had a sinus infection it seems since I met him 13 years ago. I guess some people just seem to get infections.

 

[Sosunni]

Checking up on my hunh Craig?! I'm hanging in there.

I just so used to my ears being a pain in the ass. For once I'd like just have a cold.. not a cold and an ear infection and a trip to the dr and staying home and pain bla bla bla. I JUST want a regular cold! Get this, this is great.. I JUST learned a month ago that not everyone hears some sort of crackling in their ears when they swallow. I do... every time... I thought it was normal. I only discovered it as I took Theraflu when I was sick at the end of January and it didn't happen. I thought it was the weirdest thing.. until I told someone... and they were "what - I never hear crackling in my head."

It will be weird if they can fix anything... I'm afraid I may have bionic hearing and then I'll NEVER sleep again!!!

Sleeping in's bad enough with my parrott and my cat... both meowing!

Anyway, thanks again.. and for checking in on me. I'm getting there.. but I think I'm doing too much. See next post. (Stay tuned?)

Suzq

 

[Sosunni]

Good GOD! I just wrote this big long diatribe and POOF - it's GONE!!!!

OK, nutshell, I'll elaborate tomorrow..

I DID the asskicking class - came home and took a bath.... my body's a tired one!!!

 

[dase78]

even Wise men procrastinate, they just make time to

 

[Sosunni]

March 5, 2002. Recap of yesterday. (This time I typed it up on Wordfirst!)

Got to the gym for the kickboxing class with Satan. Here I was thinking that like last time, we???d start with arms and punches and I did legs on Saturday to ensure that I???d be able to endure what he was dishing out. So??? what happens??? we start with legs??? 35 FLIPPING minutes of kicks forward and backward, then forward then sideways, then forward, then knee ups, then forward??? .can you say Hip Flexors??!! After I finally massaged my right hamstring so it no longer felt like a pit bull was attached to it, we THEN started with big wide slow arm circles??? forward and backward for what seemed like an hour and a half. Satan also seems to think we ain???t got to rhythm.. well, if he???s PICK music that HAS a beat, MAYBE we???d HAVE rhythm! Actually, Satan???s a nice guy??? good sense of humor. At one point, he says ???how come all your faces are red and mine???s not??? well, Satan is African-American. OK, his name???s Anthony but I think Satan fits better ??? especially when referring to his asskicking class.

I handled the class and of course, this now makes going to the gym 4x times Monday! Hmm.. overdoing it?? Perhaps??? but my night visits allow me 2 things. I???m checking out the ???meat??? that???s there (Suzie needs a date!!) AND I knock out another 30 minutes of cardio. If I have nothing going on after work.. since I HAVE no life, then I go.

I got home and felt moderate seizing of my lower extremities so I thought a hot bath was in order. Let me ask this??? can you get electrocuted when you drop a cordless phone in the bathtub or is only a toaster? Yes, I was ON the phone in the tub while my cat continued to meow simultaneously with the bird??? who had to meow back constantly. I finally threw bubbles at Kitty (yes.. that???s his name???and there???s a story there too.. as there is with EVERY aspect of this ???experience??? God calls my life) he then stood juussst outside the bathroom door and meowed, still along with Crockett, so of course, I got out. It was a short hot bath but a good one.

I haven???t gone into my eating habits but I will now.

After the gym, I have creatine and (hopefully) w/in an hour, a EAS Myoplex light protein shake.
10 or 11ish, I have some sort of fruit ??? half an apple with P.Butter, ¼ cantaloupe, few strawberries.
1:00 lunch??? which has been a salad the last few days??? I usually eat a normal meal for lunch.
4 pm ??? a light meal. This week it???s flank stead on a whole wheat tortilla.
8 pm EAS Advantage low carb shake.

Next week or maybe I'll save that for next Month, I want to try and expand my food choices. You see, I'm the picky eater in my family... or should I say in my hell. Parents divorced early and mom used to put in front of me what I WOULD eat... not what was any different or new. Now, my New Years Resolution (and I have to do for February still) was to try a different fish each month. I don't eat fish... I've never liked it BUT I've also never been exposed and I won't try new stuff when I'm out as I KNOW I won't eat it. I even had cauliflower for the first time 2 weeks ago.. how scary is that!?

I'd like to introduce and get used to tuna, hard boiled eggs, cottage cheese (eww) and the like, if my body will allow it. Maybe salsa has to be mixed in with everything now!

I???m more than open to comments and opinions on my habits. Although I've been working out for years, I'm really new at this ???really getting serious??? thing so any insight is greatly appreciated.

And, I know this is probably way more information than the normal person puts in their online journal??? but hey??? I???m enjoying it and that's really all that matters - hope you are too.

Q

 

[Sosunni]

March 6, 2002

Well, my light that's on a timer went on at the usual time - 4:45 and I rolled over to take my extra 15 minutes of sleep and when I awoke - an HOUR had passed. So, I turned off the light, and went back to sleep... for ANOTHER hour. I'm sorta surprised. I didn't go to bed until 11 which is too late when you're up at 5 am... and between that and my asskicking last night, I presume my body really needed the rest. So, no gym this morning - hoping to go in about 30 minutes though (to my all girly gym - close to work... my regular gym's close to home) and do chest and some cardio. May go to the co-ed gym tonight and just check out some dudes.. I mean, do cardio.

Happy Hump Day!!

Hey, if when I figure out how to attach a link, I'll post a link to some pictures I have on line... nothing special, just me over the years and recently and my most recent additions of Crockett (african Grey Parrott) and Kitty (Maine Coon). I need to take some pictures of Tubbs! (parakeet)

I also think I'll start do what Oprah does every day.. write what I'm thankful for today. Today... I'm thankful for.... living alone!

 

[craig777]

Wow, those last two posts are more words than I could come up with in a whole day.

Your first post you said you wanted to be married before 50 and the last you were thankful for living alone. Is this female reasoning?

Just kidding

 

[Sosunni]

YOU think it's bad for YOU.. Try being one of US! Sometimes I wish I could get out of my own skin, believe me! Maybe THAT'S why I drink wine!

 

[Winny]

...just to clarify....

Originally posted by Sosunni
Thanks for your responses guys.. or should I say ladies :smile:

Just for the record....I'm a guy. I just have a 'soft' nickname. It's better than my first nickname from the guys in college, "Big Ass Dave". I like 'Winny' much better.

 

[Sosunni]

Ahh - my apologies... I wonder why I thought that?!

Well, Hey there Mr. Man!

 

[Sosunni]

March 6th.. still...

I didn't eat enough today, and went to the girly gym.. or let's just call it the 'pink' gym... afterall, it IS pinkl!

SO, did chest this afternoon:
Bench Press:
15@35#
13@40#
12@45#
12@45#

Incline flies
15/12/10@17.5#

Decline Flies
3x15@15#

Abz
Cable crunches
1x20@90#
2x20@100#

Then.. I went to the MANLY gym and did 30 minutes of cardio. It was tough, clearly because I didn't eat nearly enough today.

shake @ 10am (first meal.. way too late)
1:00 few bites of catalope
3:00 few bites of salad
8:00 pm - low carb shake

I've been dreaming of Pizza ever since I read it on W8's journal! That JUSt might have to be Saturday's meal of choice!

<---- this guy looks like a watermelon!

 

[Sosunni]

Originally posted by craig777
Wow, those last two posts are more words than I could come up with in a whole day.

OK - so maybe I like to write a little... but I'm not a gum flapper in person.

It really comes down to I like to share the weird crap that comes in to my head... it's sometimes just funny. Why should I have to suffer alone with these random thoughts!? SO... I'm a fruitcake... a very stable, well balanced .. and cute if I might ad... fruitcake.

Welcome to my hell!

 

[craig777]

It really comes down to I like to share the weird crap that comes in to my head... it's sometimes just funny. Why should I have to suffer alone with these random thoughts!? SO... I'm a fruitcake... a very stable, well balanced .. and cute if I might ad... fruitcake.

Torture us.

I like fruitcake.

My wife told me it took three dates to get me to say anything, but she is glad she hung in there. Oh well. Now she just talks and talks and talks and I sit and listen. It works very well.

 

[Sosunni]

Originally posted by craig777


Torture us.

I like fruitcake.

My wife told me it took three dates to get me to say anything, but she is glad she hung in there. Oh well. Now she just talks and talks and talks and I sit and listen. It works very well.

OK - here's part of the weirdness of me... I was writing yesterday db - clearly for dumbbell... and I thought db looks like two women standing back to back.

And... it would appear your wife has taught you well!

 

[Sosunni]

March 7, 2002

Got to the gym early... 5:ish... did Shoulders

Millitary press
15x20# - too heavy
3@15x15#

Goodmornings (If I'm right as to what they are)
3x15@5# bar <--- wuss!

Serratus
3x15@60#

I was then going to get on my favorite cross-robics machine and at first, it wasn't on.. so I check all the plugs..one in the back one in the middle that connections to one in the floor. OK, it's on.

So, I finish up my Serratus and come back and it's off again. I check the plugs.. and the plug that's in the outlet on the foor... one of the prongs fell off and stayed in the outlet. SOOO... my machine is BROKEN! I'm not happy!!

So, IO treadmilled it for 30 minutes @4 mph (assuming that's MPH) I guess I'm going to have to learn to run. Eli said the same thing.. but he's right.

DIDN'T go back tonight. 7 times in 4 days is sufficient. I'll go tomorrow morning and maybe not tomorrow nite. It was nice to get home with light still outside.. but then I feel like I want to relax with ... none other than a glass of wine. No worries, I made a fire instead. It's COOOLLLl here in Northern California!!

I'm eating a real dinner tonight.. well, kinda. Just taco meat in a salad sorta thing. Looking forward to it! Considering I was UNABLE to take lunch today, I had a protein shake at 8am, cantalope at 11, another shake at 2, a flank steak in a whole wt tortilla at 3:30ish.. and now, for something meatier!

Until manana!

 

[Sosunni]

March 7

Leg Day!

Squats
15@35#
15@40#
15@45#
15@50#

Sled - one leg at a time - no weight
15
12
10

Hamstring curls
15@40#
12@40#
10@40#

Quad Extensions
3x15@44

Calf raises
15@90 regular
15@90# Pointed in
15@90# Pointed out
15@90# Regular
Abz -
Cable Crunches
3x20 @90#
twists w/bar 3x30
Attempted decline crunches but after legs, my legs were too weak. This bench is like standing on your head!!

r cross-robics machine is still broken! So - running is what I'm trying for. The first ten minutes of the treadmill, I alternated walking and running a minute each. I'm telling ya, I'm not a runner! So, I spent the remaining 10 minutes walking and running without timing it.

I didn't go tonight - 8 times in 5 days is plenty.

Looking forward to my free day tomorrow... but I'll hit the gym in the am.

Woo Hooo for the weekend!

Today I'm thankful for a nice, comfortable $1000 mattress!