New Week New Things New Me

So this week I've started doing a weight training program on my lunch break and then still training for a marathon all awhile trying to eat healthier. We are on day 4 of this and it seems to be good. Training for the marathon is getting tough and I often wonder while running how I did this before. - I still have no answers, but my heart still wants it to happen. This Saturday will be my first run with the running club I just joined and I'm excited/nervous. I don't know why though. I mean, really, why? My body is sore from the weights but I'm hoping that I will get some great results by November and be in hopefully, the best shape ever. We will see. 

This is the look of exhaustion. From heat, from running, from controlled breathing, from hard work but it's also the look of relief of accomplishment, worries and life's crazyiness.

I did speed work at the gym Tuesday and ended up burning 595 calories, pretty cool!

Malibu in the Making

Oh HI! It's been a quick minute since I've written, I KNOW! But here's the deal, I now have a phone and I'm back at work with taking notes, burning calories and logging runs. This week will mark my second official week of training for my next marathon. First week was tough, I have opted to do good this time around which means cutting out a lot of things I eat, drink and smoke for leisure. The weekend came and I failed at the drinking part on one evening and boy did my body hate me on my long run day. Under different circumstances, drinking would not have been an issue but hey, I enjoyed seeing friends and being the sober one for the most part, I let loose a little on Saturday but boy did I pay for that Sunday and Monday. Note to self: don't do that shit.

I forget that when training how hungry you become. Everything looks good, but the good thing is my body self consciously wants to eat healthy, because unhealthy means feeling sluggish and believe me, that's the absolute last feeling you want to feel when running miles upon miles.

In a nutshell, I eat 5 small meals and snacks a day. Water is my new best friend, I drink 4 liters a day. Chicken breast and peanut butter are my top two choices of proteins and I still can't get two vitamins swallowed without holding my nose and still gagging. I have given myself a bedtime and my mornings are hard because I want to stay in bed. I keep thinking how rewarding November 11th will be for me and to be honest, I can't wait, but I physically need to, because I am nowhere near where I want to be in my training just yet.

Got nailed on my first training run, boyfriend had to use the pliers to get this baby out. Almost got my blister.

Stretching is a new hobby.

The cutest tanks for the chicks running the half marathon in Malibu, KC & Paris.

Week one... wore my ass out!

 

So get this...

i kept up with EVERY little thing I did, however, my phone pooped out Sunday night. So I couldn't email it to myself and it is long gone along with everything else saved in my phone.

lame game

Running Needs

Running Watch/Tracker

Jaybird Headphones

... what can I say... the girls got expensive taste


- oh yeah. If i failed to mention this to you, here it is on paper (internet) I'm running a marathon November 10th, there's something I wasn't sure I'd ever say again. But hey, when you got the itch, you gotta shut it up some how.

Week 4

Monday:
B: oatmeal
L: canes Chicken (weakness)
D: grilled chicken Mexican style salad
No workout

Tuesday:
Cleanse
Workout:
60 min on stationary bicycle
Bench press (3)40x5 (1)35x14
Incline bench press (2)40x5 (1)35x10
Incline dumbbell flyes (2)35x5 (1)35x6
Tricep pushdown (3)60x5 (1)50x15
Standing tricep extn (2)20x6 (1)17.5x10
Cable overhead tricep extn (2)25x5 (1)20x11
Standing calf raises (3)40x15 (1)40x25
Seated calf raises (3)40x15 (1)40x10
Obliques 2x50
20 min sauna

Wednesday:
Cleanse
Workout:
60 min stationary bicycle
Dumbbell bentover row (3)20x5 (1)17.5x12
Wide grip pulldown (3)75x5 (1)60x15
Standing pulldown (2)75x5 (1)60x10
Straight arm pulldown (2)60x5 (1)50x8
Dumbbell curls (3)35x5 (1)30x10
Dumbbell incline curl (3)30x5 (1)30x8
Shoulder press (2)30x6 (1)30x10
Obliques 2 sets of 25 each side with 20lb dumbbell
Overhead straight arm crunches 2(25)
Standard crunches 4(50)
Skull crushers 3(50)
20 min sauna

Thursday:
Cleanse
Workout:
60 min bike
Dumbbell shoulder press (3)30x5 (1)30x8
Dumbbell lateral raise (2)20x5 (1)20x10
One arm front raise (2)15x5 (1)15x10
Dumbbell shrug (3)35x5 (1)35x10
Bentover rear delt flyes (2)35x5 (1)30x6
Alternating shoulder press w/dumbbells (2)30x5 (1)30x15
Standing calf raise (3)35x9 (1)35x23
Seated calf raise (3)35x9 (1)35x10
Obliques 2(25)

Friday:
Cleanse during day
Dinner shrimp pasta (worst idea ever)
Workout: no workout

Saturday:
Food poisoning (I puked ALL day, thanks red lobster, never again)
Dinner two turkey hotdogs
No workout, however abs got a pretty good workout

Sunday:
Lunch -Turkey hot dog with one cup of potato salad
Dinner- grilled chicken taco salad and 1 cup of fresh blueberries & strawberries
Snack- Orange leaf frozen yogurt
Workout:
Bike ride to and from gym (12 miles)
Leg extensions (3)78x5 (1)66x8
Leg curl (3)97x5 (1)79x9
Leg press (3)99x5 (1)83x10
Calf raises on leg press (2)115x15 (1)99x30
Obliques 2(30) with 17.5 weight
Wallsits 3(30sec)
Romanian deadlifts (3)35x6
Standard crunches (50)
Overhead crunches (50)
Skull crushers (50)
Bicycle crunches (50)

After 4 I took pictures to see if I could see change within a week and I really can. The workout program I'm on is really pretty great and I'm happy that I'm sticking with it. I just need to work on eating clean. I did get a recipe book that I hope to try out this week. I need to do more protein too. But good news, I bought some jeans this weekend that were a size smaller than I normally get. This makes me happy!

Still going strong... Week 3

The only thing I had a tough time with this week was logging all of my workouts into my phone. I logged in on paper but just seemed to be too busy to type it up on my phone. So this week I'm just going to post my 15week progress pictures. I'll do a better job at logging my workouts into my phone this week, promise!!!

This week, I've decided to start my cleanse back up.My skin has been grossy josie and I'm going to a concert in a couple of weeks and want to be able to drink without drinking too much and feeling less guilty, apparently my cleanse will help me with that... haha.

New Workout Program - Week 2

Week 2

Monday:
B: 1/2 cup of oatmeal
L: protein shake
S: pretzels
D: protein shake

Workout:
1m Walk
3 m Jog
Bench press (1)35x10 (3)35x11
Incline bench press (2)30x11 (1)30x12
Incline dumbbell flyes (2)30x9 (1)30x10
Low pulley cable crossover (2)20x9 (1)20x11
Tricep pushdown (4)60x11
Standing tricep extensions (2)17.5x2 (1)17.5x13
Cable overhead tricep extn (1)15x11 (2)20x11
Standing calf raise (1)35x21 (3)35x20
Obliques (1)17.5x20 (2)17.5x25
Sauna 40 min

Tuesday:
B: 1 cup of oatmeal
L: chicken breast
D: protein shake
Workout:
Walk
Jog
Dumbbell bentover row
Wide grip pulldown
Straight arm pulldown
Dumbbell curl
Dumbbell incline curl
One arm high cable curl
Hanging leg raise
Weighted crunch
Dumbbell side bend
Abs of choice
Plank 2(1min)
Standard crunches 2(50)
Overhead med ball sit ups2(50)
Skull crushers 2(50)



Wednesday:
B: oatmeal
L: tilapia
D: pretzels w/a side of light sour cream - I know I'm weird
Protein shake
Workout:
45 min stationary bike
Dumbbell shoulder press 3(30x11) 30x12
Dumbbell front raise 3(15x9)
Dumbbell upright rows 2(35x9) 1(35x10)
Bentover delt flyes 2(25x9) 1(25x10)
Dumbbell shrugs 3(35x12) 1(35x12)
Standing calf raises 4(35x20) 2(35x25)
Oblique 3(17.5x25)
30 min sauna

Thursday:
B: oatmeal to go bar
L: protein bar with a big banana
D: protein shake
Workout:
Bicycle
Abs
Sauna

Friday:
B: oatmeal
L:spasagna
D: grilled chicken fajita thing, one big ass corn on the cob
Restday

Saturday:
B: oatmeal
S: cupcake
S: pretzel
D: five cheese ziti (the pros of being a long distance runner)
Rest

Sunday:
7.5 run
B: oatmeal
L: wings & beer
D: 3 double club specials
Aka I didn't give no shits about my diet after my race