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good Did Hell Freeze Over?! 01:00

Stop the presses! I made it to the gym. And went in. And actually worked out. Which leads me to believe that hell may have actually frozen over. It wasn't the morning workout that I have been trying in vain to get myself to do, but it was a pretty good afternoon-after-work workout. Until I can get this last 30 30-ish pounds off, I am going to concentrate more on "circuit" type training where the running is an element, but not the sole focus. This is what I did:

1 mile on the treadmill, intervals of walking/running
1 set of 12 each of the following:
Squats holding 12 pound dumbbells
Lunges
Wall Push-Ups (2 months of boot camp last year and I still can't do a decent push-up)
One Armed Dumbbell Rows
Lateral Raises With 12 Pound Dumbbells
Hammer Curls With 12 pound Dumbbells (LOVE these)
Tricep Extension With 12 Pound Dumbbells
Bird Dog (Kind of a yoga-y ab thing)
Planks
Seated Ab Rotation Holding 12 Pound Dumbbell
1 mile on the treadmill, intervals of walking/running (mostly walking) :P

At first I thought one set of 12 each didn't seem like much, but oh it was! This gave me right around an hour workout. And I was sweating profusely. I really liked the combination of exercises, as I read that exercises that push and pull and work muscle groups as a network, rather than isolating a particular muscle (such as calf raises) are more effective for burning calories and weight loss. Please note, I am NOT an expert, I just read it on the Internet. And since I came across the same information several times I am going to assume it to be true. (Yes, I know all about assuming.) I think I'll try this 3 times a week for four weeks then mix it up a little. And just do cardio on the other days. It's a good start, and if I can get my eating back on track I think I can get my motivation back and get the rest of this weight off. I am sore today, and especially thankful for the handicapped rail in the bathroom, but for the the first time since November I actually feel enthusiastic about it.

  • Notruns4brains
    Notruns4brains Congrats
    Congrats:

    Holy crap girl. Well u sure made up for lost time. There was some MAD iron pumping happening at that gym! And a BIG BIG congrats on completing your Half!!!! Looks like u left a msg on my wall like 4 months ago. Sorry I missed it. Please forgive.

    3 months ago

  • Shelley
    Shelley

    Hey Brains!! Thanks!! I am on a roller coaster with it right now though. I do great for a couple of weeks, them I slack. :( I think I am going to try to get int he Peachtree this year, maybe if I can that will give me the spark I need to stay motivated. So good to hear from you!!

    3 months ago Like1 person

  • Notruns4brains
    Notruns4brains

    Marathon? Really??? Holy smokes Shelley. That's pretty frickin' awesome. I think you should GO FOR IT! BTW, I totally know what u mean by roller coaster. I won't exercise regularly unless I'm following a training plan. So to that end, I started this last week: http://bit.ly/yiUtet
    We'll see how far I get.

    3 months ago Like

  • Shelley
    Shelley

    Oh lawd no! The 10k!!! :P Even upon the successful completion on my half, I honestly do not have the desire to attempt 26.2. I think I threw up in my mouth a little just thinking about it....

    3 months ago Like