"She's a real Goal-Getter, that one..."

[GoalGetter]

Calling her after my meeting at 10:45pm... out like a light! Sorry GG for that interruption last night!

BTW, did I tell you everything got approved and that the American Red Cross (that foundation I was referring to) is on our side for the benefit/fund raiser? I will post more over into my journal so I won't congest your journal up!

Have a great day!!!

Hey that's ok. Happens all the time.

I usually go to sleep around that time anyway, though, so keep that in mind! haha!

I'll go read up about the ARC stuff. yay!

 

[Spitfire]

Good morning.

 

[GoalGetter]

Good morning.

Hey there... good morning! Nice pics, by the way !

 

[fantasma62]

Good morning Ivy,


I hope you are feeling better today...I am doing well. Cold gone away? I won't bother asking you about the other stuff, I said before it's none of my business, but I will hope that things are getting better (?) Never mind, I know, it never gets better.....what am I doing....I will not get into these types of conversations...

Either way, I hope you are well and that you have a great day
I'll be by later once things slow down here again....

 

[Spitfire]

Hey there... good morning! Nice pics, by the way !

Thanks , yours arent to bad either

 

[Velvet]

Today I got some news that sent me reeling. The old Ivy would have gone home, ordered a pizza with extra cheese and sausage (after picking up cheetos, wine and hershey's kisses on the way home), and would have wallowed and sulked and obsessed about coulda-shoulda-wouldas until sleep overcame her.

The new Ivy came home (without any pit stops), put on her sneakers, and did her jumprope HIIT workout, and then sat down and had her healthy dinner just as she'd planned.

The news is still crappy and I am still angry and sad and generally BLAH, but I have this really weird inner peace kind of feeling I never had in the past in situations like this. When I said that the biggest change in this journey is coming from within, I wasn't kidding.

WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, way to go Ivy!!! You go girl!

Yet, sorry to hear you had bad news..but you'll be better able to deal with it now because YOU are ok!

 

[GoalGetter]

WAHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, way to go Ivy!!! You go girl!

Yet, sorry to hear you had bad news..but you'll be better able to deal with it now because YOU are ok!

Thanks Velvet! It's tough, and I'm SO tempted to dive into a bag of oreos or something, you know, to "feel better" but I know something like that isn't a solution. Kinda like an alcoholic drinks to forget his/her troubles... they're still there when the booze wears off!

Getting in shape has been my 12-step Recovery Program for emotional eating.

 

[Velvet]

I hear ya! I think we are both in the exact same life boat hee hee hee

 

[GoalGetter]

I hear ya! I think we are both in the exact same life boat hee hee hee

OH! Well then, congrats to you too, because this is SOOOOOO f*cking hard!

 

[MaxMirkin]

Leave us, alcoholics, alone.

 

[GoalGetter]

Leave us, alcoholics, alone.

All of them but you.

 

[naturaltan]

... Kinda like an alcoholic drinks to forget his/her troubles... they're still there when the booze wears off!

then he/she aren't drinking enough

 

[GoalGetter]

then he/she aren't drinking enough

hahahahaha!

 

[Jill]

I just wanted to let you know when I need re-motivation I come to your journal, for real.

 

[GoalGetter]

I just wanted to let you know when I need re-motivation I come to your journal, for real.

Hahaha! Hey, whatever works for you! Glad my psychosis is helping SOMEONE!

Thanks Jill... Anything I can do to help, let me know!

I go to you folks' journals for motivation, too. Just knowing other people are working hard to achieve their own goals, and everyone sharing their successes and pitfalls. It keeps me in check!

 

[naturaltan]

I'd like to share my success and pitfalls if I may. I haven't been to the gym in two weeks ... haven't lost any weight, nor have I gained any weight. I have had my share of beers ... things are good ........... .... or is that bad?

 

[Jill]

I'd like to share my success and pitfalls if I may. I haven't been to the gym in two weeks ... haven't lost any weight, nor have I gained any weight. I have had my share of beers ... things are good ........... .... or is that bad?

My Stevie has a metabolism like you. Men. NO FAIR

 

[GoalGetter]

I'd like to share my success and pitfalls if I may. I haven't been to the gym in two weeks ... haven't lost any weight, nor have I gained any weight. I have had my share of beers ... things are good ........... .... or is that bad?

Hahahahahaha! Thanks for sharing. I don't know if that's good or bad. I mean surely you've been doing SOMETHING that has kept you from gaining any weight. Maybe a little extra cardio?

 

[GoalGetter]

My Stevie has a metabolism like you. Men. NO FAIR

Word.

 

[naturaltan]

My Stevie has a metabolism like you. Men. NO FAIR

it's all in the name

GG ... extra cardio ... nope - but great suggestion! Drink more beer and do extra cardio - I love it

 

[naturaltan]

Hahahahahaha! Thanks for sharing. I don't know if that's good or bad. I mean surely you've been doing SOMETHING that has kept you from gaining any weight. Maybe a little extra cardio?

does the extra two minutes help?

 

[fantasma62]

My Stevie has a metabolism like you. Men. NO FAIR

Ok, so what happened to my metabolism???????
Nah, I am just a bum, I have always had a good metabolism, I should be ashamed of myself.....LOL

 

[naturaltan]

Ok, so what happened to my metabolism???????
Nah, I am just a bum, I have always had a good metabolism, I should be ashamed of myself.....LOL

Your name is .......... Tony, we're Steve's

 

[fantasma62]

Your name is .......... Tony, we're Steve's

 

[GoalGetter]

Ok, so what happened to my metabolism???????
Nah, I am just a bum, I have always had a good metabolism, I should be ashamed of myself.....LOL

Your good metabolism is there somewhere. You just gotta go wake his ass up and whip him back into shape! Show him who's boss. YOu know...

 

[GoalGetter]

does the extra two minutes help?

What kind of cardio are YOU talking about? Because if two minutes is all you've got for the cardio I'M talking about, I feel sorry for the Missus!

 

[MaxMirkin]

2 minutes seems a bit.....excessive, IMO

 

[naturaltan]

What kind of cardio are YOU talking about? Because if two minutes is all you've got for the cardio I'M talking about, I feel sorry for the Missus!

running stairs ... what are you talking about?

2 minutes seems a bit.....excessive, IMO

well ... on a good day, yeah

 

[david]

Hey that's ok. Happens all the time.

I usually go to sleep around that time anyway, though, so keep that in mind! haha!

I'll go read up about the ARC stuff. yay!

gotcha on the after 10pm thing!

 

[GoalGetter]

Workout - Sept 22

My trainer couldn't do my session today and passed me on to another trainer who I'd just met the day before.

Oh. My. God.

THis guy worked me to the bone. To the point that I almost PUKED. It was AWESOME. Not to say that my regular trainer sucks. He kicks my ass too. This was just a different kind of workout. Less rest time, more reps, different sequence. I can't even remember everything we did. Oh and we did some drop sets, which I never do with my trainer. That was a new experience for me.

I did more squats than I've ever done in a single session, and arnold presses, which I'd never done, since I'd only done regular shoulder presses up until now.

Kicked. My. Ass.

I called my trainer afterwards and told him that from now on he has to get midieval on my ass like this guy did. I will accept nothing less.

Let's see...

Abs (on my own, not with trainer):

Hanging knee raises (4 x 15)
Decline bench crunches (3 x 20)

Legs/Shoulders Super Giant Sets (with trainer), about 30-45 seconds of rest between these sets:

1 set of warm-up squats, using only body weight - 15 reps.

bar squats 1 x 15 x 45lb (bar only), 1 x 30 x 65lb, 1 x 30 x 85lb

leg extensions 1 x 15 x 40lb, 1 x 15 x 60lb, 1 x 20 x 70lb (this time before squats)

leg curls 3 x 15 x ?lb

Arnold presses 1 x 15 x 12lb, 1 x 15 x 15lb >> 12lb (drop set), 1 x 15 x 12lb

Lateral side raises 1 x 15 x 12lb, 1 x 20 x 15lb >> 12lb >> 10lb (drop set), 1 x 15 x 12

Upright Rows 1 x 15 x 40lb, 2 x 15 x 30lb

Cardio when i got home: 15-20 minutes of HIIT jumprope (didn't do it hardcore though, and was interrupted by a neighbor knocking on my door to invite me to a glass of wine, no thanks!)

This all looks rather harmless in writing, but holy crap.