~~From Now Until New Years Day~~

[vanessa40]

The holiday's..yes it's the danger time of year for me. This time last year i was at 124. I was training for a Halloween 5k i run every year so i was doing great with my workouts and meals. I won my age group and then started eating my way through all the leftover Halloween candy and didn't stop until the Valentines Day candy was gone..i went from 124 to 140 in no time. It's true what they say you can't out run a bad diet.

So this year i decided to do something different. I joined an online fitness challenge you have to pay for to make sure i don't cheat. The challenge goes from Oct.5 until the 28th of December. When the challenge started i was at 136.6 i am 5'2 and 50 years old so i want to get down to 120. As of this morning i am at 127.6

Another change i have made is from running 3-6 miles 6 days a week to more of a walk/run type cardio. I never do more than 4 miles in a day and i will usually break it up..2 miles in the morning and 2 miles in the evening. If i run outside 3 miles max. I am focusing more on lifting as this is what the challenge is..

The title of my journal is because i want to be at my goal weight by my birthday New Years Day..i have a new tattoo that i am going to get as a reward to myself for staying on my plan. My avi is the one i got on my birthday last year..

Well that's all for now..

[serinebean]

I am right there with you. It was shocking, and humbling. I am up almost 20 lbs from when I was first pregnant! It seemed to stable out after I had her, then it went slowly up over time as my habits went to poo. So it was a wake up call to get my rear in gear and not let it get out of hand.

I will be here to offer my support! I am really glad to see you here! I have also been very inspired by your progress pics on FB! I hope you keep doing that, as long as it helps you, that is.

[vanessa40]

I am right there with you. It was shocking, and humbling. I am up almost 20 lbs from when I was first pregnant! It seemed to stable out after I had her, then it went slowly up over time as my habits went to poo. So it was a wake up call to get my rear in gear and not let it get out of hand.

I will be here to offer my support! I am really glad to see you here! I have also been very inspired by your progress pics on FB! I hope you keep doing that, as long as it helps you, that is.

I know it's so easy to fall back into old patterns. I go good for a few weeks and then something happens and i am like oh just a little candy or one glass of wine won't hurt and then there i go...i am such an all or nothing person..i am either 100% in the program or 100% off..

[vanessa40]

Ok so i more the bookmark for this site up to the top of my page to remind me to post here..

Yesterday i weighed in at 126.8. I am so happy the program is working for me. I have stayed on track since October 5th and it's paying off.

I started off yesterday with a 2 mile walk/run for 30 minutes and then 20 minutes of yoga to stretch
I lifted mid-afternoon

DB Shoulder Press
3x15x15#

BB Rows
3x15x20#

Reverse Lunge
3x10x10#

SLDL
3x10x20

Calf Raises
3x10x20#

BB Squat
3x10x20#

BB Curl
3x10x20#

OH Tri Extensions
3x10x15#

Windmills
3x10

Weighted Crunch
3x10x8#


Afternoon Cardio
2 mile walk/run ~ 30 mins

Yoga~ 30 mins


Meals

M1- Protein Shake
M2~ 200g egg whites,1 whole egg,2 cups green beans
M3~4 cups romaine lettuce,3 small mushrooms,10 cherry tomatoes,50g onions,half tbsp olive oil,2tbsp Braggs Apple Cider vinegar, 4 ozs. starkist select whole white tuna
M4~Protein Fuff
M5~6ozs. Flank steak,200g broccoli


Calories
1,399

Protein
184

Carbs
73

Fats
45

Fiber
27

Sugar
26

Water~150ozs

[serinebean]

Wow! You are doing really well on this one. FD right?

How is your energy level?


And I bookmarked bb.com too! I will post here!

[JustBulk]

Keep going, don't stop, believe in yourself.

Have a good weekend.

[vanessa40]

Wow! You are doing really well on this one. FD right?

How is your energy level?


And I bookmarked bb.com too! I will post here!

Yeah i am doing FD..i love it so far. It's an easy program for me to follow since i eat like that anyway when i am on track...

[vanessa40]

Keep going, don't stop, believe in yourself.

Have a good weekend.

Thank you.. I am trying

[vanessa40]

Today is my off day. It's so hard to just relax and take a day off but i know from past injuries i NEED to do this so i will..The only thing i will do is 30 minutes of yoga to stretch and then wait for The Walking Dead tonight.....FINALLY

[serinebean]

Today is my off day. It's so hard to just relax and take a day off but i know from past injuries i NEED to do this so i will..The only thing i will do is 30 minutes of yoga to stretch and then wait for The Walking Dead tonight.....FINALLY

Have you tried Black Mirror yet? If not, give it a go if you like a sifi kind of thing.

Enjoy your healing time, lets you hit it hard the next day

[vanessa40]

Ok so since i stayed up past my usual 9pm bedtime to watch The Walking Dead..man that was gruesome i am doing my cardio this afternoon and lifted this morning..

The start of my 4 day split routine

Day 1
Back/Biceps

Overhand Grip Bent Over BB Rows
1x10x30#
2x8x40#
1x6x50#

Unilateral Pull~Downs~Done with pull up bar and bands
2x12
2x10

Alternating Standing DB Curls
5x8x20#

Pull-Downs~with bar and bands
4x10

Assisted Pull-ups
2x5
2x4

Reverse BB Curls
4x10x26#

[vanessa40]

Have you tried Black Mirror yet? If not, give it a go if you like a sifi kind of thing.

Enjoy your healing time, lets you hit it hard the next day

I have heard a lot of good things about Black Mirror..i will check this out..i love shows like The Strain,American Horror Story,Bates Motel,Salem

[Dutchie1972]

Hey Vanessa, we've got the same timeline for achieving our current goals. Wishing you good luck! Will be checking in regularly. BTW what is FD?

[vanessa40]

Hey Vanessa, we've got the same timeline for achieving our current goals. Wishing you good luck! Will be checking in regularly. BTW what is FD?

Thank you..It's the Fighter Diet program
http://fighterdiet.com

This is the first challenge i have tried..i like it so far

[vanessa40]

Update from yesterday
For cardio i did 3 miles walk run in the morning and 4 miles walk/run in the afternoon


Today

Morning
2.50 mile walk/run

Lifting/Leg Day

BB Squats
4x10x40#

Kettlebell Lunges
4x10x15#

Leg Curls
4x10x20#

SLDL
4x10x40#

Calf Raises
4x10x40#

Plan on 2.50 mile afternoon walk/run

[serinebean]

Just wanted to come say hi! And 7 miles total is impressive.

I am still interested in the FD Butt program after I wreck myself on this one haha!

We are addicted to Black Mirror btw...And just started Stranger Things. So much for sleeping before 2 am! I need an adult!

Hope youre having a great evening!!

[vanessa40]

Yesterday was just cardio and yoga.. So i did 4 miles broke up into 2 in the morning and 2 in the afternoon

I have lost another pound and another inch off my waist. So happy day

Today is Chest/Tri day and of course so cardio..

BBL

[serinebean]

Umm wow! Great work, V!

[vanessa40]

I did it.. I made it through Halloween and did not eat any candy. I bought one bar of 85% chocolate to eat instead of dipping into the four large bowls of candy ..it was tough but i made it..

Yesterday Workout
3 miles walk/run morning cardio

Lifting

Overhand BB Row
4x10x40#

Hammer Curl
3x12x15#

Pull~Downs
Done with pull~up bar and bands
3x15

DB Shoulder Press
3x10x15#

Overhead Tri Extension with Kettlebell
3x10x15#

Pull~up w/ band
3x5

Reverse BB Curl
3x10x20#



Abs
Russian Twist
3x10x8#

Crunch
3x10

Crossovers
3x20

[serinebean]

Hey! Good work not going for the candy bowl, and buying a designated treat instead. We love dark chocolate over here, Z does too.

Hope you have a great night, miss V!