Punching bags and working the wrong muscles....

Tonight's workout was a bit crazy and quick paced. I got to punch the punching bag for a minute, do 10 tricep push ups and then repeat. WHEW! That took a bit out of me and I could really feel the stress melting away! The other part of the work out that was hard though was getting the right rhythm and technique to do so hamstring work out. I seemed to be working my back muscles instead of my glutes and hamies.... I can feel the twinges in my back that confirm I was doing it wrong....

Seriously....

Started off the workout with a sinus headache behind my left eye and an upset stomach. I told the trainer that I didn't know if he really needed to know... but that this was the week of the month that wasn't so good for me. I think I am glad I did because he rewrote some of our training plan. I assume that he knew I would be loosing iron at some point this week and he didn't want to be the reason I passed out! As we were walking to the area that he does some of my training I said "It is rather unfair and devastating to a woman that for three weeks I have been working very hard and then today I put on the workout clothes, that I have worn at least once a week for the last three weeks, and I look so bloated and fat! That is truly not fair." His response.... because he is a man and all men are stupid about things like this.... "Well I am glad you brought that up because I noticed and I wondered .....hmmm do I need to ask her about her meal plan....."
Seriously... thanks... tell a hormonal women "yeah I thought you looked fat..." Later while we were working out he made a joke about doing 50 more reps of something and I said "You know who is in charge here right?" He responded, "Me!" I said, "No, Me. I have a 6 lb medicine ball in my hand and you are standing right in front of me.... I could drop this or accidentally throw this in your direction.... Now again... Who is in Charge?" His response, "Me... no, you...." HA! That's right!

Green eyed...

Well today was another good workout with Jim. At first I thought he was going too easy on me... but he bumped it up a notch by the end. I am very green eyed though! Jim told me tonight that his wife was leaving Friday for 10 days on an, almost, ALL expense paid trip to Clearwater, Florida.
That leaves me with 2 thoughts:
1. I WANT TO GO TO FLA FOR 10 DAYS!!!
2. I think I should surprise Chris with a long weekend to Florida trip sometime this spring.


Off to go plan... (wink, wink)

New Week

Tonight was a much better workout with Jim. Having a lot of pain in my lower stomach muscles...I keep telling myself that one day (not too soon) I will have a 7 lb kiddo in my belly and those lower stomach muscles that hurt today will be holding that kid in!
HA HA!
Oh crap, that hurts my stomach to laugh!!

Look what I made!

Here is the Snuggie I made from an old fleece blanket for B. He asked me last year for a snuggie. I began working on it and for some reason (start-itis) I set it aside and forgot about it. His Aunt Ri has one and I think his mommy does too.... so he really wanted one. I took a very large fleece blanket, cut some sleeves and sewed them to a slit I made in the fleece blanket. I then added the B of layered fleece pieces to be sure that everyone knows that this is B's snuggie. His cousin L is already asking when I will start make her's...hmmm... 

Next up.... The KORN Blankie! This blankie was a request by my friend Dawn. It is a double knit using 2 and 1/3 skeins of black Plymouth Yarn - Encore worsted weight and 1/2 of a skein of white Encore. This blankie is washable and dryable. 

Now, Why would I make a KORN blankie? Well Dawn is friends with Ray Luzier, he is the drummer in KORN and he will be becoming a dad very soon it sounds. 

Here is the finished front.

Here is the finished back, but I didn't like that the double knit didn't hide the white very well....

So here is my solution, I added a satin backing. 

I got a text message at 11:45 last night telling me that Ray was STOKED! Very excited for Ray, Aspen and soon to be born baby boy. I hope they like the blankie for a very long time. 

I am especially thankful to Dawn for asking me to make this. It was a great learning experience. 

:)

AHHHH Finnally!

Two hours at the gym. Did everything, except had to cut the stepper short.. I couldn't seem to do it... and gave in to it and quit. Felt great afterwards!!

UGH UGH UGH

I don't know if I am going to get through this week. Today's workout was brutal again. Jim must really like to see me hurt or listen to me say, "yeah sure I can do thaaaaat....." as I try to do something like stand on one leg with a 12 lb weight and then squat down and touch the weight to the ground, as I stand up I pull the weight up to do a "row". While that sounds like a foreign language, I can actually do it. I can also do many other things I never thought I could do. However, today.... this week, I have not been able to do as much as I wish I could.

Monday and I'm (not) alright....

Well I have since found out that my trainer Jim was the person that the EMT's took out on a stretcher. He had had a seizure. Scary right. I think that he wanted me to work till I passed out tonight to make up for it.... I did some "frog hops" and other exercises and let's just say that by the end of my work out.... I was DYING. I felt like I couldn't breath and I had muscles in my body that I didn't know existed screaming in agony. Need a hot bath and a glass of wine.

Saturday Cardio and wake up call!

Today I went to the gym in the morning after my prayer group. I wasn't really feeling it. I was just feeling out of it and after 20 minutes of cardio.... I saw EMTs carrying someone out on a stretcher. It looked like my trainer... but I don't know if it was ( I was looking at the mirror and saw the reflection of the person on the treadmill.) I ran for 5 more minutes and busted out of Fit Club... no need for the EMTs to need to come back to get me next!

2 hours of Awesomeness

Tonight I spent 2 hours working out at the gym. I was working out by myself. I felt great afterward.... That is until I got home. I was ready to vomit! I think I didn't have enough of a snack before I left for the gym and after 2 hours of working my tail off... I was HUNGRY. I finally feel like my self again... although it is bedtime....

Love/Hate Relationship

I attempted to post this last night, but blogger wouldn't even let me type.
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Day 2 at the with the personal trainer Jim was more pain worthy than Day 1! He also worked with me longer that he was supposed to. I hope that wasn't a no no, and the way I am feeling today... I don't know if I want longer times with him! My major areas of pain are in my oblique muscles and my quads. We did that fancy body weight/fat percentage (etc etc) scale. The verdict is I am actual up 2.2 lbs since last year (same weigh in day even!) my water weight was up 2.3 lbs, my muscle weight was up 1.2 lbs and my fat percentage was down...... 1.7 lbs!!!  YAY!!! All of those numbers mean that I may have gained 2 lbs but I lost fat and gained muscle and water weight! Water weight is good because it means you are hydrated! Also one more way to gloat for me.... I have 23.5% of my weight as body fat. 21% is the good range for women! :)

First night with Jim at the Gym

This year, CB and I decided to start the new year off right and get 20 sessions (each) with a personal trainer at our gym. I am going to try to blog about each workout session for the next 10 weeks. There should be 30 posts in all, because we do two days with Jim and one day alone each week. We are also supposed to do cardio three more times a week to really get our hearts and bodies in shape. However, I am not the daily blogger, so I think that I will stick with the workout days. Today I am going to write before and after this experience! In addition to this goal of getting fit in '11, I am also hoping to be better at showing what I have knitted or crocheted on here this year, so that I know what I have accomplished by the end of the year. This year end was spent with a lot of "oh and I made...." and " oops, forgot I also made...."

3:45 pm: Still at work, should be finishing up progress reports for my students (they are due by Friday)
 I am sitting here nervous thinking Jim is going to kick my BUTT! I think that CB is pretty nervous about that too. He kept asking me if Jim was going to do a fitness assessment tonight or just get to the work outs. I think for me he will get to the workouts having worked out with him before as a free service at the gym. Work out is at 5, better go eat something to give me some energy for this training session.

6:45 pm:  Walked on the treadmill for 10 minutes then met with Jim ended with a cool down walk of 10 minutes on the treadmill. He made me work for it! I did exceed his expectations a bit I think. At one point he said I needed more weight for an exercise and even said "KB you are a Beast!" I know there will be hard days.... but today was a good start!