Workout Plan for the week

I am making my plan, as usual; however, this time I am fully aware that in all probability it will change due to some illness going around our home. I have modified the plan already. So, here's hoping I can stick to it. BUT a plan I must make and a plan I must try to follow:


Monday - 5 mile easy run, TBL Last Chance Workout, volleyball ==> Gosh, I love Mondays.
Tuesday - TBL Cardio Max, ABS
Wednesday - Run 3 miles hard, swim
Thursday - TBL Last Chance Workouts
Friday - Run 8, swim
Saturday - TBL Cardio Max, ABS
Sunday - REST


Here's to a good week!

Menu Plan Monday

Because my Diva Princess is still running a fever, I stayed home from the Super Bowl party tonight. It's all good. Probably for the best. I didn't need to go to a tempting food feast to sit there and pretend that I care about a football game where I probably couldn't name one of the players on either team.  So, instead I put my "free" time to good use. I made my world famous olive oil dressing.  HA HA! OK, maybe not, but I love it and made it anyway. I also made Apple-licious Oatmeal Bake which is in the oven right now. Oh my word! It smells so good. I am salivating. I was actually looking for some healthy muffins to make for breakfast in the morning, but found this recipe instead. I know my kiddos probably won't love it, but it smells delicious and I think Jeff & I have our breakfast set for the next few days. (I REALLY wish you could smell the cinnamon, apples and oatmeal through your computer screen.) 

So, here is my plan for the week. Who knows if it will get followed exactly. Maybe since it looks like I'll be home tomorrow with Princess, I can get some food prepped and freeze some meals. Here is the plan anyway:

Monday – Taco Soup

Tues – Chicken Fajitas in crockpot

Wed – vegetable barley soup

Thurs – Turkey Cranberry meatballs

Fri – Tequila Lime chicken

What's your plan for the week?

DVD-Rev: The Biggest Loser Last Chance Workout

I can't believe I have written about this DVD yet. It is definitely a favorite of mine. DONE. Now you can stop reading.


The Last Chance Workout led by Jillian Michaels has 5 segments to chose from: warm-up, LC workout, Upper Body Strengthening, Lower Body Strengthening and cool down. I haven't done this workout very much in the last few weeks, but found myself trying to avoid the pool on Friday and decided to give it a try.


The actual workout segment itself is made of HIIT: High intensity interval training: 30 second cardio segments followed by 30 seconds of strength training. The cardio segments are fairly simple...variations of jumping jacks, running in place, butt kicks, etc. The strength training segments vary based on muscle groups. With a total of 7 segments, I find myself cursing Jillian about segment 6 or 7.  The upper body & lower body segments are nice complimentary pieces to the whole workout. Since I haven't done much strength training lately, I definitely felt all of those achy muscles on Saturday morning, but it was an ache that made me smile!

Weekly Wrap-up

It's Sunday...a day for rest and I am more than ready to take it. It's been a good week all in all. Good things have happened this week. I have finally caught up at work. Year-end taxes are done at IMC. I am starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel. 


On top of that, my youngest, aka Diva Princess, came home sick from school on Friday and no matter what you do that brings every other "priority" to a screeching HALT! Snuggling on the couch with an 8-year old is just what the doctor ordered.


In reflecting back on this week, I have loved my workouts. I altered my plan slightly, but still felt good about the week as a whole.


Monday - ran 4 miles, swam 800 yards and played volleyball for 3 hours
Tuesday - I was so achey from yesterday and my slacker of a week last week that I took the day off. Probably not a good decision since I was so tense setting up the nets at the school for our travel volleyball game.
Wednesday - only 2.08 miles on the treadmill. Not a lot of time in the morning since I had to be at work by 9....but that will change soon! 
Thursday - 4.2 miles on treadmill
Friday - The Biggest Loser Last Chance Workout.....ahhhhh, feel those muscles ache
Saturday - 6 miles on the treadmill in 62:09 minues....ahhh, yah, goal accomplished for the week


Grand total of: 16.29 miles
I woke up this morning with the temptation to get on the scale, but thought that was not a wise choice. I figured if I stepped on the scale now I'd be happy with my weight loss and then I wouldn't monitor my eating tonight at the Super Bowl party I'm hoping to attend (if Princess is feeling better). Why does the scale have such a psychological impact on me? I should see the good results from all of my hard work and feel justified in saying "NO" to all of those tempting treats, but I don't. I let all of my hard work go out the door with one extra handful of chips or a slushy margarita. So, I chose to stay off the scale, living in ignorant bliss hoping my self monitoring will stay in place.


Have a good week everyone! I hope your week was successful.

Favs for the week

It's Friday....Time to reflect and think about my favorite moments and accomplishments of the week.

1. Running 4 miles, swim 800 yards & playing 3 hours of volleyball all in one day...Feel the burn, baby!
2. Simplifying my life by resigning at job #2
3. Finding time to squeeze in a short workout on Wednesday even though the day was jam packed
4. Snuggling with my Diva Princess this afternoon when she came home sick from school
5. Getting caught up at job #1 so I don't feel like I am drowning any more. Whew!

It may not seem like much, but it is my life. And it is the simplest things that can make me happy.

Round 1 goes to......

Well, it's been a tough week. Stepping on the scale, I was REALLY nervous. I mean I went to Chicago for the weekend. I ate out for all of my meals. I drank alcohol which is not normally in my day at all. And while I didn't get the best exercise, I did still get up Friday & Saturday morning to exercise in the Les Mills sampler classes which were really fun. BUT come Sunday, I buckled down. I watched my calories. I worked out....kind of. Sunday was still a rest day. Monday I ran 4 miles, swam 800 yards and played volleyball that night. With my lower calorie allowance, I felt my energy completely leave me about 8:40 Monday night. Tuesday was a rest day...my whole body was aching with the sudden surge of exercise yesterday and Wednesday I only managed to get 2.08 miles done on the treadmill. But I got it done.

(Drumroll please)......I lost 1.5 pounds this week for a 3.2% weight loss. Jeff lost 0.5 pounds this week for a 0.2778% weight loss. I WIN! I WIN! I WIN!

Did I mention I'm a bit competitive?
Week 1 is done. How did you do in achieving your weight loss goals this week? What's your plan for next week? Let me hear you!

The Plan in the Month of Love

So, what's my plan? How am I going to kick my dear hubby's hiney each week in our weekly weigh ins? Here it is. I am going to 1580 calories on days where I am working out. When I do not work out, I am going to drop my calories to 1300.


Workouts -
Mondays - Running, Swimming & Volleyball
Tuesdays - Herrin Circuit, Chest & Back
Wednesdays - Treadmill intervals (I'll post info on that one later), legs
Thursdays - Running, Biceps & Triceps
Friday - Swimming, Chest & Back
Saturday - LONG RUNS
Sunday - REST

In addition, I am reading Jillian Michaels' book "Master Your Metabolism". I am sure that I will need to make some major changes in my diet and environment. I'm only on page 23 and already it's a fascinating book.

Anyone know a good endocrinologist?