So after lunch (a salad with poppy seed dressing and walnuts, tomatoes, etc. and Italian whole wheat flatbread, yogur parfait with blueberries & oats) on Day 10, we had a lecture with our Life Coach, Jacque. He talked about overcoming immunity to change, emphasizing that we will change physically, but must also change mentally with food and exercise options and decisions. We turned off the lights and actually meditated with music and his "singing bowl". Very interested. Never done that before. Then came the outdoor workout in the park of climbing up a big grassy hill: torture! We had to do it 5 x up and down! The grass was breaking out my ankles and making them itch at 2x, so I had to switch to the concrete hill we had done the first week! Whew! Then we did some balance exercises that I really needed! On to Flexibility & Stretching later, then our dinner which was on the patio for some reason: black bean salad with veggies & another black bean salad with coconut and mango and an ear of corn: yum! Then off to Zumba with Camillo (all the ladies love him). I still don't have the moves down, but I'm movin the whole time! Ha! Pop Chips and bed. Burned 4,077 calories today...
Day 11: Breafast buffet (sick of that for sure), then on to the gym for cardio and a Power Pump class. Then weights and balance/legs with Megan. Smashed my fingers in 1 of the leg machines. Ouch! Iced those suckers! Lunch with Whole Wheat Spaghetti and Fruit. Very good. Lecture with Austan on the importance of eating with the new food plate of 1/2 plate fruits & veggies, 1/4 plate lean protein and 1/4 plate good carbs/starches. Went on to Target again for sodium talk. We should only be getting 1500 grams sodium (2/3 teaspoon) each day. We get 80% of our sodium from processed and restaurant foods, so this allows us a cushion from the federal guidelines of around 2300 grams actually. Watch for reduced fat and fat free items, as the sodium is usually up from the original you can just eat in moderation! They have to up it to make up for the preservatives and the tastelessness. Later we did acuatics in the hotel pool, which was lots of fun, but it was 90 minutes and we could really feel it! Whew! Then I got to skip foam roll for my one-on-one with Jacque. We talked about goals, plans, etc. for when we go home. Dinner was the usual buffet, then did my own workout in our hotel gym (where the air is broken: sweat box must have lost me an extra few calories: hee) since I had to be back for my shower and a massage with Jose. He was great too. Worked on my lower back that's been bothering me a little since I came off my ibuprofen this week. Time for Pop Chips and sleep! Burned 3,787 calories today...
Friday, July 15, 2011
Wednesday, July 13, 2011
Days 9 & 10
End of Day 8: Did some stretching after those horrible switch backs: much needed! I made it down and up 5 times, 3 of them without stopping! Whew Hoo! Last time I only made it 2 times, stopping about a million both times! Anyway, home for Pop Chips and bed: TIRED! Burned 4,876 calories today...
Day 9: This day is bad from the start. I never felt like I was awake. My body is not wanting to do anything, even though I am sleeping good. At the gym, Megan approached me and asked if I felt fatigued. I guess that's what that feeling is, so she suggested skipping the afternoon workout, which I hate to do, but I thought that was best. So did my normal cardio at the gym with a Power Pump class in there that I could hardly do. Then back for a nap till lunch time. Went down for lunch: went out again to a cool Hawaiian Grill called Rumbis. Yum! Had a Chicken & Shrimp Plate with brown rice and a small caesar salad (all the sauces, dressings, etc. on the side of course). When we returned, I slept again till time for Foam Rolling (didn't hurt as much as before) before dinner. Still felt yucky, but a little better than before nap. Went on to dinner and then to a Power Yoga class. Like this: little hard on my right knee at times, but very relaxing overall. Back home for Pop Chips and off to sleep. Glad this day is over. Felt like a zombi basically! Burned 2,757 calories today...
Day 10: After breakfast, on to the gym for cardio on the Arc Trainer. First time on this monster! But I think I like it. Felt good on my back. This workout was mixed with getting off it after certain amounts of minutes and doing lunges or squats, etc. Then hopping back on and off, etc. Went to Water Aerobics that turned out to be kind of like a relaxing water aerobics. It was nice, but don't think burned many calories! On to weight training for arms, back, lats, etc. I like weight training. My upper body is much stronger than my lower body! Time for lunch!
Day 9: This day is bad from the start. I never felt like I was awake. My body is not wanting to do anything, even though I am sleeping good. At the gym, Megan approached me and asked if I felt fatigued. I guess that's what that feeling is, so she suggested skipping the afternoon workout, which I hate to do, but I thought that was best. So did my normal cardio at the gym with a Power Pump class in there that I could hardly do. Then back for a nap till lunch time. Went down for lunch: went out again to a cool Hawaiian Grill called Rumbis. Yum! Had a Chicken & Shrimp Plate with brown rice and a small caesar salad (all the sauces, dressings, etc. on the side of course). When we returned, I slept again till time for Foam Rolling (didn't hurt as much as before) before dinner. Still felt yucky, but a little better than before nap. Went on to dinner and then to a Power Yoga class. Like this: little hard on my right knee at times, but very relaxing overall. Back home for Pop Chips and off to sleep. Glad this day is over. Felt like a zombi basically! Burned 2,757 calories today...
Day 10: After breakfast, on to the gym for cardio on the Arc Trainer. First time on this monster! But I think I like it. Felt good on my back. This workout was mixed with getting off it after certain amounts of minutes and doing lunges or squats, etc. Then hopping back on and off, etc. Went to Water Aerobics that turned out to be kind of like a relaxing water aerobics. It was nice, but don't think burned many calories! On to weight training for arms, back, lats, etc. I like weight training. My upper body is much stronger than my lower body! Time for lunch!
Monday, July 11, 2011
Days 7 & 8
Day 7: Day of Rest! Woo-Hoo! Sunday is our day to rest and recover. We just need to do about 60 minutes of some type of exercise, even if it's just walking. So I did swimming in the pool in the morning after our regular breakfast. Then I sat out in the shade of the pool and did my nails: felt nice to do something normal! Later on after more relaxing at the pool, it was time for lunch: peanut butter and banana with a whole wheat tortilla for a wrap, with carrotts, apples and sugar free chocolate pudding. Not bad. Loved the pb & banana wrap! Sat out on the patio eating with the girls (our group that came in together and 3 others that were already here) for lunch. It was a beautiful day and breezy. Sat on that patio for hours just talking and relaxing: felt great! Later on, dinner was a salad with all kinds of veggies, mozzarela cheese in a light italian dressing, a quinoa salad with cherries and fruit. Very good. We had a new person come in today, as 1 of the guys is leaving Tuesday. Not one of the newbies anymore! Ha! Went on the shuttle with some of the girls to the Sports Authority and Target to pick up some things we needed. It was raining: yuck! Back to the room for my Pop Chips (love these things) and off the sleep! Didn't wear hear monitor today, so not sure on the calories burned...
Day 8: Monday is Assessment Day! I had mine at 6:30 a.m. Lost 3 pounds on the scale, 2 inches off my hips, and 1 inch each off my thighs and arms! Yeah! We are gaining a lot of lean muscle that will in the future start to burn more calories, but for now, inches are more important. Next off to the usual breakfast and the gym for cardio, then a Power Flex Class. Very similar to the Muscle Works one I like, but with heavier weights and less reps. Then more cardio for the last hour. Lunch was a whole wheat tortilla with chunks of chicken, tomatoes, lettuce, greek yogurt and mango/grapes. We put habanera hot sauce on them too: whew wee! Good though! We had a lecture on the different types of exercise (Yin: eastern philosophy of more mind/body things like yoga, pilates, stretching, etc. and Yang: western philosophy of more weight training, cardio, etc.) & the fact that we need to be sure and continue to do both when we go home like we do here! Torturesome "Advanced" workout at the gym after that. VERY sore from that! Icing knees and back before lunch right now. After dinner we are heading to the park for those horrible "switch-backs" on that steep winding concrete thing I hate! But now that my heart rate is lowering, it will be interesting to see the change. I already see it in the gym: takes much more resistance, etc. to get it past my desired amount of 130! Then we'll have some other workout in that park before we come home for bed!
Day 8: Monday is Assessment Day! I had mine at 6:30 a.m. Lost 3 pounds on the scale, 2 inches off my hips, and 1 inch each off my thighs and arms! Yeah! We are gaining a lot of lean muscle that will in the future start to burn more calories, but for now, inches are more important. Next off to the usual breakfast and the gym for cardio, then a Power Flex Class. Very similar to the Muscle Works one I like, but with heavier weights and less reps. Then more cardio for the last hour. Lunch was a whole wheat tortilla with chunks of chicken, tomatoes, lettuce, greek yogurt and mango/grapes. We put habanera hot sauce on them too: whew wee! Good though! We had a lecture on the different types of exercise (Yin: eastern philosophy of more mind/body things like yoga, pilates, stretching, etc. and Yang: western philosophy of more weight training, cardio, etc.) & the fact that we need to be sure and continue to do both when we go home like we do here! Torturesome "Advanced" workout at the gym after that. VERY sore from that! Icing knees and back before lunch right now. After dinner we are heading to the park for those horrible "switch-backs" on that steep winding concrete thing I hate! But now that my heart rate is lowering, it will be interesting to see the change. I already see it in the gym: takes much more resistance, etc. to get it past my desired amount of 130! Then we'll have some other workout in that park before we come home for bed!
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Days 3, 4, 5 and 6
Ok, so I am a little behind! I have to say Wednesday (3rd day), I was very home sick and frustrated with several things that I just couldn't get right in the gym. Plus I was feeling really spent and sore. They told us Wednesday is the worst day of the week and they were right! I slept everytime we had a break! But things are back on track now. I feel great and am having the time of my life. I want to thank everyone for all their words of support here on the blog, the emails, texts, etc. I couldn't do it without you all! So here's a look back at my 3rd day through today!
Day 3: Had the normal breakfast off the buffet. Then headed to the gym for another alternating machine cardio workout with treadmill, bike, arc trainer and elliptical. Then on to a Spinning Class on the bikes: HATED THAT! It hurts! Won't be doing that again! I left in the middle and went to a rowing machine for the last 1/2 hour. Next on the a class called Muscle Works: LOVE THAT! It really works everything it feels like: use the step, the weights, the bar, you name it! Then back to the hotel for lunch: tuna & grape wraps with greens, quinoa (love that) veggie salad and fruit. It was good too. We had a lecture on the Benefits of Moving Our Body after eating: being careful not to cut calories too low b/c you are starving your body, which slows your metabolism. We need to move as much as possible and do lots of types of exercise like cardio, strength & endurance training, weights, etc. to see results. Then we need protein and complex carbs to help repair your torn muscles from all that! Then we headed back to the gym for another cardio/strength training workout, which was very hard for me: I can't seem to get the form on squats or lunges: frustrating! Austan had me do squats onthe bench to get used to them. I think I have it now! Lunges are coming along... Then we headed upstairs for a quick ab workout of torture! Back at the hotel later, I had my first one-on-one with Eve. We talked about reasons I thought I was here at this point, things that I have let get in my way in the past and how things are going with the program here. It was good to talk all that out and plan for the future when I get home. Bummer though: had always thought it took 1,000 calories to gain a pound or 1,000 burned calories to lose a pound. NOT: it takes 3,500! Booh Hiss! Ole well, it will happen! Then on to a Flexibility and Stretching class: felt great! Dinner was the usual hotel buffet food. Then off to the gym for a Zumba class! Whew! Hard to keep up, since it takes me a while to catch on to the moves and it goes soooo fast, but loved it! Had a protein shake for snack: YUCK! Everyone said to try the other kind. I will be doing that, as this one was gross! Did my journal entry and off to sleep! Burned 4,919 calories today...
Day 4: Woke up still feeling homesick, had a good cry, felt better and moved on! Usual buffet breakfast, then off to the gym for cardio round, then Power Pump class and a Weight Training Circuit: hard but felft good afterwards! Lunch was a ground turkey salad and a tempeh salad (which is a version of something like tofu, but much better), a cucumber salad and frui. It was all yummy too! Next we went on a trip to the Super Target that carries groceries to learn about looking at all the types of fat, how much to have of each, etc. That was good to learn: can't cut out all fats, need certain unsaturated ones! Next we went to the park for a strength training workout with bands, a park picnic table and boxing! Loved that! I skipped out on the foam roll class, since I was having some severe acid reflux! Yuck! Dinner was the usual off the buffet againm, then off to the gym for a Kickboxing class. That was tons of fun too: again little hard to follow during last 1/2 with a lot of different moves, but fun! Back to the hotel for an extra massage this week, since it's my first week, and had Sara, who was good too. She worked mainly on my arms and legs and it felt great! Burned 4,396 calories today...
Day 5: Feeling better today in general, but very sore. Had the usual breakfast, then on to our weekly 5K (3.25 miles) that I power walked with Barbara. The best part, which most of you will not find terribly surprising, since Dad says I could't find my way out of the driveway if I didn't know the way so well: we ended up going an exra 4 blocks, about 1 mile! They came looking for us and everything, thinking we were lost! Ole well, we did basically a 6K! We went straight in to our little hotel gym for a Weight Lifting/Cardio Circuit Training session: TORTURE for real! We used all kinds of things in a 10 station rotation: those big ropes like they use on Biggest Loser, Weights, Sit Ups, you name it! We had an outdoor Healthy BBQ for our lunch today. It was great: flank steak and chicken on the grill, fingerling potatoes in some type of light sauce, a salad with a corn dressing, and fruit. Very good. Then we went on another hike: this one was less shade, but not as steep. Beautiful again! It was about 4 miles long total! My heart rate is getting better and didn't have to stop nearly as many times to keep it at 130 bpm this time. Came back to the hotel and did laundry with Laila, Barbara and Rae. They are great girls that came in the same time I did. Laila is from New York (originally Kenya), Barbara is from Chicago and Rae is from NC originally but now lives in Maryland. We had dinner on the patio while the laundry finished: chicken & veggie tamales, fruit, and black bean salad with onions & zucchini. Yum! We went for a dip in the hot tub, which was awesome and relaxing! Burned 4,051 calories today...
Day 6: For the first time since I have been here, I woke up feeling like a normal person and with energy and minimal pain and soreness! The energy level I was hoping for is finally kicking in! Yipee! Had our usual breakfast buffet then off to our workout in the park. We walked about 4 miles, then came back to do a Pilates workout on the mats in the grass. Loved that! It's amazing how you can do weight training with no weights doing this style! Then we came back for lunch, which was yummy: crockpot chicken made with onions, quinoa, squash, and no sodium chicken stock and 1/2 a peach. Delicious! We had a lecture after that on being careful not to reward yourself with food, not making excuses on exercise and nutrition and choosing good rewards like new wardrobes, massages, getting your hair done, pedicures & manicures, vacations, etc. I could get into those kind of rewards! Hee! Next on to Water Aerobics in the pool with Serena and Austan. Holy Cow! I burned close to 600 calories doing that! Who knew? And since it's Saturday, the day is done at 2:30 for me! Yeah! The 4 of us are meeting for dinner at 5:30 on the patio, which is a turkey pita, veggies and fruit. Then we are heading to Sports Authority on the hotel shuttle to pick up some knee bands to help with sore knees and I'm getting a hat to keep from burning my poor forehead anymore and hopefully my nose. I am slathered with sunscreen when we work out outside of course, but with all the sweating, it doesn't stay on very well! God knows I don't want anymore skin cancer scares! It will be nice to be free tonight and we even get tomorrow off basically! Regular clothes! Whew Hoo! Burned 2,300 calories today...
Day 3: Had the normal breakfast off the buffet. Then headed to the gym for another alternating machine cardio workout with treadmill, bike, arc trainer and elliptical. Then on to a Spinning Class on the bikes: HATED THAT! It hurts! Won't be doing that again! I left in the middle and went to a rowing machine for the last 1/2 hour. Next on the a class called Muscle Works: LOVE THAT! It really works everything it feels like: use the step, the weights, the bar, you name it! Then back to the hotel for lunch: tuna & grape wraps with greens, quinoa (love that) veggie salad and fruit. It was good too. We had a lecture on the Benefits of Moving Our Body after eating: being careful not to cut calories too low b/c you are starving your body, which slows your metabolism. We need to move as much as possible and do lots of types of exercise like cardio, strength & endurance training, weights, etc. to see results. Then we need protein and complex carbs to help repair your torn muscles from all that! Then we headed back to the gym for another cardio/strength training workout, which was very hard for me: I can't seem to get the form on squats or lunges: frustrating! Austan had me do squats onthe bench to get used to them. I think I have it now! Lunges are coming along... Then we headed upstairs for a quick ab workout of torture! Back at the hotel later, I had my first one-on-one with Eve. We talked about reasons I thought I was here at this point, things that I have let get in my way in the past and how things are going with the program here. It was good to talk all that out and plan for the future when I get home. Bummer though: had always thought it took 1,000 calories to gain a pound or 1,000 burned calories to lose a pound. NOT: it takes 3,500! Booh Hiss! Ole well, it will happen! Then on to a Flexibility and Stretching class: felt great! Dinner was the usual hotel buffet food. Then off to the gym for a Zumba class! Whew! Hard to keep up, since it takes me a while to catch on to the moves and it goes soooo fast, but loved it! Had a protein shake for snack: YUCK! Everyone said to try the other kind. I will be doing that, as this one was gross! Did my journal entry and off to sleep! Burned 4,919 calories today...
Day 4: Woke up still feeling homesick, had a good cry, felt better and moved on! Usual buffet breakfast, then off to the gym for cardio round, then Power Pump class and a Weight Training Circuit: hard but felft good afterwards! Lunch was a ground turkey salad and a tempeh salad (which is a version of something like tofu, but much better), a cucumber salad and frui. It was all yummy too! Next we went on a trip to the Super Target that carries groceries to learn about looking at all the types of fat, how much to have of each, etc. That was good to learn: can't cut out all fats, need certain unsaturated ones! Next we went to the park for a strength training workout with bands, a park picnic table and boxing! Loved that! I skipped out on the foam roll class, since I was having some severe acid reflux! Yuck! Dinner was the usual off the buffet againm, then off to the gym for a Kickboxing class. That was tons of fun too: again little hard to follow during last 1/2 with a lot of different moves, but fun! Back to the hotel for an extra massage this week, since it's my first week, and had Sara, who was good too. She worked mainly on my arms and legs and it felt great! Burned 4,396 calories today...
Day 5: Feeling better today in general, but very sore. Had the usual breakfast, then on to our weekly 5K (3.25 miles) that I power walked with Barbara. The best part, which most of you will not find terribly surprising, since Dad says I could't find my way out of the driveway if I didn't know the way so well: we ended up going an exra 4 blocks, about 1 mile! They came looking for us and everything, thinking we were lost! Ole well, we did basically a 6K! We went straight in to our little hotel gym for a Weight Lifting/Cardio Circuit Training session: TORTURE for real! We used all kinds of things in a 10 station rotation: those big ropes like they use on Biggest Loser, Weights, Sit Ups, you name it! We had an outdoor Healthy BBQ for our lunch today. It was great: flank steak and chicken on the grill, fingerling potatoes in some type of light sauce, a salad with a corn dressing, and fruit. Very good. Then we went on another hike: this one was less shade, but not as steep. Beautiful again! It was about 4 miles long total! My heart rate is getting better and didn't have to stop nearly as many times to keep it at 130 bpm this time. Came back to the hotel and did laundry with Laila, Barbara and Rae. They are great girls that came in the same time I did. Laila is from New York (originally Kenya), Barbara is from Chicago and Rae is from NC originally but now lives in Maryland. We had dinner on the patio while the laundry finished: chicken & veggie tamales, fruit, and black bean salad with onions & zucchini. Yum! We went for a dip in the hot tub, which was awesome and relaxing! Burned 4,051 calories today...
Day 6: For the first time since I have been here, I woke up feeling like a normal person and with energy and minimal pain and soreness! The energy level I was hoping for is finally kicking in! Yipee! Had our usual breakfast buffet then off to our workout in the park. We walked about 4 miles, then came back to do a Pilates workout on the mats in the grass. Loved that! It's amazing how you can do weight training with no weights doing this style! Then we came back for lunch, which was yummy: crockpot chicken made with onions, quinoa, squash, and no sodium chicken stock and 1/2 a peach. Delicious! We had a lecture after that on being careful not to reward yourself with food, not making excuses on exercise and nutrition and choosing good rewards like new wardrobes, massages, getting your hair done, pedicures & manicures, vacations, etc. I could get into those kind of rewards! Hee! Next on to Water Aerobics in the pool with Serena and Austan. Holy Cow! I burned close to 600 calories doing that! Who knew? And since it's Saturday, the day is done at 2:30 for me! Yeah! The 4 of us are meeting for dinner at 5:30 on the patio, which is a turkey pita, veggies and fruit. Then we are heading to Sports Authority on the hotel shuttle to pick up some knee bands to help with sore knees and I'm getting a hat to keep from burning my poor forehead anymore and hopefully my nose. I am slathered with sunscreen when we work out outside of course, but with all the sweating, it doesn't stay on very well! God knows I don't want anymore skin cancer scares! It will be nice to be free tonight and we even get tomorrow off basically! Regular clothes! Whew Hoo! Burned 2,300 calories today...
Wednesday, July 6, 2011
End Day 1 and Day 2
Holy cow! After lunch (Tilapia Fish Tacos, Asian Slaw, Arugula & Chick Pea Salad & Fruit) that 1st Day on Monday, we had our 1st lecture on Staying Positive and not focusing on anything negative. Then we were off to a local park. Did alternating sets of strength and endurance exercises with bands and walking up and down this huge hill! Of course my heart rate is the highest one at this point (we have to train it to be lower) at a resting one of 95, which is high in general. So to stay at 130, target rate, I have to keep stopping when I start uphill, so I always come in last on those, but ole well! At least I'm finishing them! Once we did this rotation of bands/hills 3 times, then we moved on to what they call "Kick Backs" area of park: I call it the "Kick Butt" area of the park! It was this winding concrete area that was very steep in most areas. So we had to walk up and down that as many times as possible in 30 minutes. I was a little nauseated after that, but realized it was because I wasn't breathing properly in and out! Good grief! Then we stretched and had our snack (banana & baby bell low fat cheese wheel) and headed back to the hotel for the evening, since it was a holiday for the 4th! Thank the Lord! We had dinner in our room (black been veggie burger with carrots and a nectarine-loved the burger, never had one) and to ice our knees from the hills, 20 minutes on/20 minutes off. I had my snack (pop chips), wrote in my journal and went to bed! I burned a whopping 2,632 calories that day. Since we consume only about 1400 on average, that was awesome!
Yesterday for day 2, we started out at 7 a.m. with our same breakfast pretty much. Then off to Gold's for our 3 hour workout. Then we went to Paradise Bakery and Cafe (much like our Panera) to learn about ordering off the menu. Had a berry salad with grilled chicken and sandwich on sourdough with ham & swiss, each 1/2. Yum! We subbed our cookie for a fruit cup! Then came the outdoor hike! Ugh! I actually climed a mountain! That's what many of the pics are from: the view we had (1 of our trainers, Serena, is in a pic with me)! Amazing! My heart rate is so high as I go uphill, I had to keep stopping to rest everytime it got over 130ish, which was a lot going up! But ole well again, I made it! Had our snack or protein bar and a pear, then headed back for a few minutes rest before we did the "Foam Therapy Class". Hated that: it's a big foam roll that you use to massage out your muscles that we are overworking. Hurts like you know what! Then it was time for dinner at the hotel buffet: chose salad with chicken on it, hummus (which I love now), salsa and wafer crackers with other raw veggies and fruit. Ate really fast so we could get to the gym for our water aerobics class. That was fun. Even used water foam weights for amazing resistance! Got back just in time for a quick shower and then my massage! Yeah! Anna was awesome. They set up in your room and everything! Then pop chips snack and bed finally after my journal entry! Burned 4,283 calories this time! Whoo Hoo!
Monday, July 4, 2011
Arrival & My First Day
It is absolutely beautiful here! And I am loving the dry air: no humidity/mugginess and it was 100 degrees! I will take some pictures later today and post them tomorrow. Our hotel is a Hyatt and is very nice as well. I arrived at my hotel room at 5:04 p.m. yesterday and had a note that dinner was at 5:30 downstairs! (Had a broccoli salad with chicken and lots of veggies and a low cal slaw dressing-yes, for those of you who know me well-I actually ate it, believe it or not! And it was yummy. We also had strawberries & bananas in a yogurt sauce. Yum! So went to that, then the ones of us who are new (5 of the 12: everyone seems very nice so far) had orientation from 6-7:30. The schedule is crazy, but there are lots of things on it I have always wanted to do: water aerobics, zumba, etc.
So I woke up this morning and had my assessment that we do each Monday morning at 6:10 a.m. This is where they did all the measurements, weigh in, all that fun stuff! I got my polar heart rate monitor: straps around your sturnum area and then you wear a watch that is callibrated to it. Then we had to be down to breakfast at 7. That was good too. We use the hotel's breakfast buffet for that. Had a whole wheat bagel with Promise spread, egg whites with low-fat mozzarella cheese and salsa, Lite & Fit peach yogurt, fresh fruit and skim milk to drink! We eat a lot at breakfast to get us going.
Then the torture began! We drove to the gym and did our 2 morning routines. The first was 20/20/20 minutes each on the treadmill, upright bike and elliptical. Then we ate a snack (mine was a plum and a cheese stick) and did the other routine. That one was ab work with crunches, then 15 minutes on the treadmill, then tricep work with lunges on the side of a bench, then 15 minutes on the bike, then more ab crunches, then 15 minutes on the elliptical! Whew! Then thankfully it was time to come back to our rooms for a break till 12:00! So will be leaving for lunch soon. We'll see what torture they have planned for us this afternoon! Hee!
So I woke up this morning and had my assessment that we do each Monday morning at 6:10 a.m. This is where they did all the measurements, weigh in, all that fun stuff! I got my polar heart rate monitor: straps around your sturnum area and then you wear a watch that is callibrated to it. Then we had to be down to breakfast at 7. That was good too. We use the hotel's breakfast buffet for that. Had a whole wheat bagel with Promise spread, egg whites with low-fat mozzarella cheese and salsa, Lite & Fit peach yogurt, fresh fruit and skim milk to drink! We eat a lot at breakfast to get us going.
Then the torture began! We drove to the gym and did our 2 morning routines. The first was 20/20/20 minutes each on the treadmill, upright bike and elliptical. Then we ate a snack (mine was a plum and a cheese stick) and did the other routine. That one was ab work with crunches, then 15 minutes on the treadmill, then tricep work with lunges on the side of a bench, then 15 minutes on the bike, then more ab crunches, then 15 minutes on the elliptical! Whew! Then thankfully it was time to come back to our rooms for a break till 12:00! So will be leaving for lunch soon. We'll see what torture they have planned for us this afternoon! Hee!
Saturday, July 2, 2011
The Countdown Begins...
Well, it's almost here! My flight takes off from the Roanoke Airport at 10:10 a.m. tomorrow morning! I can't believe it. It seems like it took forever to get here, but then snuck up on me the last 2 days. I am very excited still, but nervous now too. Wish me luck everyone. I will send you an email like this time each time I post so you don't have to just check in to see... Kim :)
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