Happy Halloween! Not a whole lot of trick-or-treaters! We got maybe a handful, if that! We live on a cul-de-sac and we are usually prime spot for tons of kids. Ugh, so much candy laying here.

Food went well today.
Should have been: 40 fat, 90 carbs, 150 protein
I did: 38.7 fat, 90.0 carbs, 153.7 protein

Conditioning: 40 minutes 425 calories (does not include cool down)

Training: SUCKED today.

Shrugs: 4 sets x 15 reps x 30 lbs

Dbell press sit: 4 sets x 15 reps x 15 lbs

Dbell curls: 4 sets x 15 reps x 10 lbs

Machine curls: 4 sets x 10 reps x 30 lbs

Flat bench dbell extensions: 2 sets x 15 reps x 8 lbs
2 sets x 15 reps x 10 lbs

Overhead dbell extention: 4 sets x 15 reps x 10 lbs

Did well on the food again.
Should have been: 30 fat, 120 carbs, 150 protein
I did: 30.5 fat, 119.2 carbs, 151.9 protein

Had every intention of going to the gym, but that didn't happen. My Mom's surgeon appointment went longer than planned. It was so cultb. (just for you, Sean!)

Food should have been: 40 fat, 90 carbs, 150 protein
I did: 41.6 fat, 89.9 carbs, 159.6 protein

So let's add one more to the hospital list. My Mom just discovered that she has gall stones and will now have to move on to the next steps. This could mean surgery. UGH! I have ALWAYS wanted to be in the medical field as a nurse or a doctor.. Not as a caretaker/visitor! Maybe I am jumping the gun, but the prospect of another hospital issue SUUUUCCCKS.

Food should have been: 30 fat, 90 carbs, 150 protein
I did: 27.7 fat, 88.6 carbs, 155.0 protein

As for working out, straight training today, no conditioning.

Straight arm pullovers: 4 sets x 12 reps x 15 lbs

Dbell rows: 4 sets x 12 reps x 30 lbs

Pull downs: 4 sets x 12 reps x 65 lbs

Dbell press on flat bench: 4 sets x 12 reps x 20 lbs

Dbell press on incline bench: 4 sets x 12 reps x 15 lbs

Feeling quite sore today! I pushed through and did intervals today. 30 minutes in all. I did not have my Polar with me, again, so I am not sure of the exact calories.

Did awesome on my food today!!
Should have been: 40 fat, 90 carbs, 150 protein
I did: 41.8 fat, 90.5 carbs, 150.5 protein

Sean kicked my ass today. I am already feeling it.. Oh joy! Not much of an update today. Same old stuff for the time being.

40 minutes conditioning- 410 calories (as always, not including cool down)

Food went well today.
Should have been: 30 fat, 120 carbs, 150 protein
I did: 31.4 fat, 120.7 carbs, 154.0 protein

Stayed inside all day and just played games with Jac after taking Dreamy to the vet. Poor kittyboy! But anyway, it felt good to just do nothing (Well, my version of doing nothing is still being engaged in some sort of activity!). It's been so long since I've done that!

Food kinda sucked. I thought I did great, but I could have made better choices to be closer to the numbers.

Should have been: 40 fat, 90 carbs, 150 protein
I did: 36.1 fat, 93.0 carbs, 155.0 protein

Did pretty good on my food totals! Woohoo!

Should have been: 30 fat, 120 carbs, 150 protein
I did: 31.3 fat, 120.7 carbs, 151.9 protein


40 minutes of conditioning today.. I was bouncing around between machines and don't know my exact calorie total, but it was over 350.

Trained today as well, but the paper is in the car. I have to take care of some things before I update this part. Stay tuned.

Crud! Forgot to post my training numbers! I'll do it today!

Finally got to it:

Shrugs: 4 sets x 15 reps x 35 lbs

Dbell press: 3 sets x 10 reps x 15 lbs
1 set x 11 reps x 15 lbs

Flat bench Dbell extensions: 3 sets x 15 reps x 15 lbs
1 set x 13 reps x 15 lbs

Overhead extensions: 2 sets x 15 reps x 15 lbs
2 sets x 12 reps x 15 lbs

Dbell curls: 4 sets x 15 reps x 1o lbs

Machine curls: 4 sets x 12 reps x 30 lbs

Stupid bike fritzed on me so I lost track of my intervals. I know I got through the 5 minute warm-up and the 15 minutes of intervals. I pushed for an extra 10 minutes just to make sure I didn't short myself on time. I also lost track of my calories because of the fritz.

Got my measurements from Sean today (doing the pinchy thing), and I did pretty well! Still have a lot of work to do, but I'm getting there!

Food should have been: 40 fat, 90 carbs, 150 protein
I did: 40.4 fat, 95.8 carbs, 147.6 protein

Ew, I suck.

Missed the gym today and totally flubbed up my food numbers today.

I love my job, I love my job, I love my job... Got kicked straight in the sternum by the foot of one very very pissed 9 year old. I love my job..

9:46 pm and just got home after leaving my house at 6:55 this morning. HUGE presentation for the Board of Ed.. Went ok.

I normally get up at 5:02 (those 2 minutes make a huge difference). I am going to get up early and make my lunch. I just don't have it in me right now to start that battle.

In a major rush, so this is a quick update.

Conditioning today. Intervals, 30 mins total, 219 calories.

Food:
Should have been: 40 fat, 90 carbs, 150 protein
I got: 40.6 fat, 92.7 carbs, 152.7 protein

Hehe, I was over 2.7 for carbs and protein.. Not planned, but kinda cool. I did really well with figuring out the food today! Only over .6 in fat.

Short update today...Trained back with Sean today. I don't think I am going to like him tomorrow, but we'll see. :)

80 calories on Precor before I met with Sean. Conditioning after training- 40 minutes, 430 calories (not including cool down).

Food should have been: 30 fat, 120 carbs, 150 protein
I did: 35.7 fat, 116.7 carbs, 154.6 protein

Messed up on calculating my food, so I am over on my numbers.. That sucks huge time. Obviously my mind is not focused today.. Things got shoved into crazy this morning.

Should have been: 40 fat, 90 carbs, 150 protein
I did: 43.3 fat, 103.9 carbs, 161.8 protein

Extremely busy day, but that's how I like it! Winter is coming tooo quickly for me. Still managed to get outside for the majority of the day.

Food-
Should have been: 40 fat, 90 carbs, 150 protein
I did: 39.0 fat, 91.6 carbs, 141.9 protein

Exhausted as all hell!

I had a really short fuse dealing with people at Snap today, so I tried to channel that into my training. Didn't work as well as I hoped.

Conditioning: 40 minutes, 401 calories (COOL DOWN NOT INCLUDED)

Dbell row (together): 3 sets x 12 reps x 25 lbs
1 set x 12 reps x 30 lbs

Dbell press (flat bench): 4 sets x 12 reps x 15 lbs

Dbell press (incline): 4 sets x 12 reps x 15 lbs

Dbell pullovers: 4 sets x 12 reps x 10 lbs

Face pulls: 1 set x 12 reps x 40 lbs
2 sets x 12 reps x 45 lbs
1 set x 12 reps x 50 lbs

Food: Should have been at: 30 fat / 120 carbs / 150 protein.. Doing better!
I got to: 28.1 fat / 125.3 carbs / 149.4 protein

Sore from leg training yesterday, but still decided to push with intervals today.

25 minutes; intervals on the elliptical- 296 calories. I didn't have my Polar with me, so I am not sure of exact heart rate levels, etc. I did keep checking and seemed to keep it up, so I'm good with that.

Food food food. So much freaking food! I think I did ok.. Still have to get this down to a science, but for today I should have been at:

40 fat, 90 carbs, 150 protein


I did:

35.9 fat, 92.2 carbs, 153.3 protein

First full day of food and I think I did pretty damn well. Came VERY close to all numbers. Should have been:

30 fat / 120 carbs / 150 protein

I did:
28 fat / 115.4 carbs / 155.6 protein

Legs:

Plie Squats: 4 sets x 15 reps x 35 lbs

BOSU squats: 4 sets x 20 reps x 10 lbs

Seated leg curl: 1 set x 12 reps x 60 lbs
3 sets x 12 reps x 70 lbs

Deadlifts: 4 sets x 12 reps x 35 lbs

In the words of one of my students-- "That was not so cool". I do not like that I am getting sick so often. I went from NEVER being sick to always being sick. Stress sucks. Aunt is home, we're primary caretaker for her. Uncle is back in the hospital yet again, and may have to look into hospice care. He is pretty much checking himself out. Gma is declining big time. I am offering as much help as I can. School, Masters, and everything is kicking my ass. I need to stop bitching, I know.. But I also need to remember that I am not superwoman as much as I'd like to think I am.

Yesterday I trained with Sean.. Kinda hard, but I tried to keep pace and strength. I showed up running on empty with nearly no food in my stomach. Yesterday was my first day of normal food- extremely limited at that.

Today, I ate slightly more, but not too much more. Things are still not up to par.

Intervals on the bike today. 25 mins total.

Day 2 of being sick. Things don't want to stay down or stay in, if you get my drift.

UGH

I reallllly like Putnam! Especially now, it's beautiful. When I am jogging, I need to watch my footing though- blankets of all sorts of nuts and branches can make it a bit slick. I am doing well though. I had about 5 more minutes until I was going to stop, but I found a little footpath off to the side. So, I followed it and found lots of stairs. These are huff and puff type stairs, especially after jogging/brisk walking/etc prior to that. Anyway....

Another number beat!!!! 38 minutes, 355 calories. That was 3 minutes longer than my usual time, and I brought my calories up another 30 or so. Pretty good. I have to work on my stamina and breathing. I tend to never breathe!

Starting new plan on Monday. I think I understand it, but want to really sit down and spend time with it. This is going to take a lot of determination.

Conditioning: 30 minute brisk walk around neighborhood

Training:

Pulldowns: 3 sets x 12 reps x 60 lbs
1 set x 12 reps x 70 lbs

Face pulls: 3 sets x 12 reps x 45 lbs
1 set x 12 reps x 50 lbs

Dbell row (together): 3 sets x 12 reps x 25 lbs
1 set x 12 reps x 20 lbs

Dbell incline press: 3 sets x 12 reps x 20 lbs
1 set x 12 reps x 15 lbs

Dbell flat press: 4 sets x 12 reps x 20 lbs

Ab machine: 4 sets x 12 reps x 50 lbs

Starting over.. Again! Fingers still tightly crossed. I hope I can pull enough strength and determination out of my hat to get me through this.

Stayed after school today and moved desks for an hour and a half- carried them upstairs, downstairs, down the hall, across the school. That was a freaking workout in itself! Got home from nursing home run too late to comfortably go to the gym, so I hit up Putnam Park again.

Pushed myself particularly hard and got 320 calories in 35 minutes. WOOHOO!! I beat my total yesterday in the same amount of time. I am really digging this route, so I think I will stick with it for a bit.

My Uncle was discharged from the nursing home and within a week was re-admitted to the hospital. My Aunt is being kicked out after a mere 2 weeks there. They are letting her stay there 3 extra days.. She comes home on Sunday, wheresa my Uncle comes home today. Oy, so much freaking crap.

CT nursing home done, onto NY nursing home.

Went for a hike around Putnam Park. Pretty good paved trail complete with hills and dips. Once you reach the end, if you reverse your direction, it's like 1000 times worse! I grabbed a little paper guide map thing that most parks have- looks like there are some unpaved trails. I will hunt them down another time.

35 minutes- 293 calories. I jogged as much as I could- next time, I want to push it even more.