Ready! Sweat! Go!: Day 6

Pre-breakfast aka. driving to work out: 12 oz. OJ
Breakfast: none
Lunch: leftovers - 1/2 Pepperoni and Black Olive Calzone;
           Carrots with Ranch Dip
Supper:Tuna Pizza Burgers
            Romaine and Spinach Salad with carrots, red cabbage and radishes with Western dressing
           Water

Cardio: 30 minutes of walking on treadmill - 2.6-3.3 mph

Weight training of Upper Body:  Chest Press - 20 lbs/ 12 reps x2
                                                 Fly - 45 lbs/ 12 reps x2
                                                 Pulldown - 55 lbs/ 12 reps x2
                                                 Row/ Rear Delt - 40 lbs/ 12 reps x2
                                                 Shoulder Press - 40 lbs/ 9 reps x2
                                                 Bicep Curl - 40 lbs/ 12 reps x2
                                                 Tricep Press - 60 lbs/ 12 reps x2

Now...That's What I Call A MP3 Player

When I do my cardio workout, I put my headphones on and put the volume on just loud enough to drown out the other people around me and then I read whatever book I'm engrossed in.  It's when I'm doing my weight training that I get bored listening to the radio.  I don't want to listen to radio personalities talk or commercials during songs.  I want music that is going to motivate me.

I've had my MP3 player for over a year now.  I bought it on Black Friday in 2009.  I've always meant to download music onto it, but that task sounds complicated to me.  So I never did. 

Last night, my sister and I stopped at Target and I saw two CD's that spoke to me.  "Now That's What I Call The 1990's" and "Now That's What I Call Party Hits!"  The first is a throw-back to high school.  Songs include "You Get What You Give" by the New Radicals, "Bitch" by Meredith Brooks, "If It Makes You Happy" by Cheryl Crow" and many more.  My favorite is "No Rain" by Blind Melon....I loved that video of the chubby girl dressed as a bumblebee.  The second CD is more current....favorites include "Milkshake" by Kelis, "Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls, "Get Ur Freak On" by Missy Elliott and "Ain't No Other Man" by Christina Aguilera.

After an hour of going in circles on the computer, they are finally on my MP3 player.  So if you see me jamming and strutting on the treadmill, feel free to fist pump along with me!

Ready! Sweat! Go!: Day 5

Today was a Pedo Saturday.  Munching happens all day so that you can keep your energy up to match that of the many children seen throughout the day.

Pre-breakfast aka. driving in to work: 8 oz. orange juice
Breakfast: 12 oz. Welch's White Cranberry Cherry Juice
                Egg bake (hash browns, sausage, eggs, cheese)
Lunch: Ham and Cheese (Colby Jack and Muenster) on flat bagel
           Cheddar Ripple Potato Chips
Work-snacking:  6 oz. Diet Coke
                          3 mini Snickers
                          Summer sausage, cheese (Colby Jack and Muenster)
Supper:Dinner salad with carrots, red cabbage, green onions, onions and tomatoes; French dressing
            1/2 Pepperoni and Black Olive Calzone


Cardio: 30 minutes of walking on treadmill - 2.6-3.3 mph

Weights: Day off
   

Ready! Sweat! Go!: Day 4

Breakfast: Scrambled egg with cheese on English muffin; 8 oz. OJ
Lunch: Leftovers - Polish Sausage; Shells and Cheese
                            1 piece of white bread with butter
                            Romaine and Spinach Salad with carrots, red cabbage and radishes; Western dressing
                            Water
                            Belgian Chocolate covered Oreo
Snack aka driving to work-out: 1 Cliff bar
Supper:  Leftovers- Jenny-O Turkey roll
                              Mashed Potatoes with gravy
                             Romaine and Spinach Salad with carrots, red cabbage and radishes; Western dressing
                             Carrots with Ranch dip
                             Water

I'm going to watch "Eat, Pray, Love" tonight, which will probably be on my Movie Monday review.  I may have some Puff Corn with it.  I don't know yet....but I'm craving salt.

Warm-up: 2 minutes of walking on treadmill

Weight training of Lower Body:  Leg Curl - 50 lbs/ 12 reps x2
                                                 Leg Extension - 50 lbs/ 12 reps x2
                                                 Calf Extension - 100 lbs/ 12 reps x2
                                                 Leg Press - 220 lbs/ 12 reps x2
                                                 Hip Abduction - 50 lbs/ 12 reps x2
                                                 Hip Adduction - 50 lbs/ 12 reps x2
                                                 Back Extension - 200 lbs/ 12 reps x2

Cardio: 45 minutes of walking on treadmill -1.8-3.1 mph

Green thumb?

I don't have a green thumb.  At least not like my mother's.  She can take any plant that looks like it's been dead for weeks and nurse it back to life.  Heck, give me a plant and I'll plan it's funeral.

Even though plants and I don't get along, I love to have flowers on my front patio/step every spring and summer.  I usually buy flowers at the local nursery but it's always expensive.  This year I'm going to try growing flowers from seed.  Today I purchased 2 professional greenhouses and many varieties of flowers at Fleet Farm.  Fleet Farm sells flower/vegetable seeds  50% off suggested retail price.  Plus, in this Sunday's ad, they are an extra 15% off.

Wish me luck that everything turns out.  Here is the list of flowers that I purchased:  Coleus, Cosmos, Foxglove, Impatiens, Morning Glories, Painted Daisies, Salvia and Violas.

Ready! Sweat! Go!: Day 3

I'm three days in and I feel like this could really stick.  Writing things down might be helping me stay on track.  I just might have to start another blog where I can just write about my daily health habits.  We'll have to see how I feel after 31 days though.

Pre-breakfast aka. driving to work out: 1 Cliff bar
Breakfast: none
Lunch: Turkey PB&J on whit bread; Doritos; water
Snack while during housework: 8 oz. OJ
Supper:  Jenny-O Turkey Loaf; Real mashed potatoes (NOT instant potatoes); Romaine and Spinach Salad with carrots, red cabbage and radishes; Western dressing; water

Cardio: 30 minutes of walking on treadmill - 2.6-3.3 mph

Weight training of Upper Body:  Chest Press - 20 lbs/ 12 reps x2
                                                 Fly - 50 lbs/ 12 reps x2
                                                 Pulldown - 60 lbs/ 12 reps x2
                                                 Row/ Rear Delt - 40 lbs/ 12 reps x2
                                                 Shoulder Press - 30 lbs/ 9 reps x2
                                                 Bicep Curl - 40 lbs/ 9 reps x2
                                                 Tricep Press - 60 lbs/ 12 reps x2

Cool Down: 15 minutes of walking on treadmill - 2.2 mph

I could say that I went back on the treadmill for another 15 minutes because I wanted to make up for the  workout that I missed yesterday but that's not the whole truth.  At the end of my 30 minutes of cardio, I had to stop at a really good place in the book I was reading and I wanted to find out how the chapter would end.

Ready! Sweat! Go!: Day 2

I will be missing my workout today because I had my tax appointment. ( Yeah!  I'm getting $500 back! Phew! )
And I did some prescription safety eyeglass shopping at the Eye Care Center.  And then tonight it's bingo at Maxx's since I have the day off tomorrow.  I've learned my lesson and I won't change my seat ever again.
I'll just have to work harder the rest of the week.

Pre-breakfast aka. driving in to work: 12 oz. White Chocolate Caramel Cappuccino
Breakfast: Sausage, egg and cheese on a English muffin; water
Lunch: Turkey and Provolone Sandwich on Pumpernickel Rye bread with Miracle Whip; carrots and pretzels with Veggie Dip; water
Work-snacking: none
Supper: TBD; water!