Tuesday June 30 Day 9 30 in 30

How I love a day off work. I did my morning workout had breakfast and then took my How I love a day off work. I did my morning workout had breakfast and then took my MOM on errands.. Back at 2:30 we had lunch out. Nail appt and then shopping for food. Home for dinner and remainder of workouts.

B spinach and egg fritatta
S steamed spinach with
L avocado and chicken salad
S cashews and pistaschios
D shrimp and avocado salad

ICP: 2:25, 2:31, 2:31 Again the harder I try to beat my time the longer it seems to take. I did my Pyramid and again all I managed to get done was up to level 5... I did this in my bedroom watching random TV shows...watching my clock. I layed down on the bed to recover, next thing I know my husband is suggesting I just come to bed..Apparently I fell asleep. So I did not get final work out done... I will do something extra today...

I am a bit tired on the WAVE and a bit irritable, but nothing I can't handle. I am anxious to see how it ends up on Thurdsay morning.

This morning I steamed some chopped spinach, seasoned with seat salt and sprinkled with rice vinegar...then put about a teaspoon of butter. Mixed together and it was a tasty snack.. I know it does not seem as if it would be but the vinegar cuts the bitter taste that sometimes spinach gives off.

Salad dressing of Rice vinegar with Olive Oil.

On Tuesdays downtown Huntington Beach has a farmer's market and most of the time I am out of town, but today I bought really fresh lettuce, avocados, green onion, and cucumber...Salad was fantastic. Enough to last the week.

Have a good Wednesday.
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Day 8 30 in 30 June 29th

True confessions could be a subtitle for this Blog...The weekend was both great and frustrating. Let me explain.
Saturday dawned with a great night's sleep and I felt really energized. I planned my day around family activities...I did my workouts and measured...Had a delightful luncheon with future daughter in law and her mother and sister...then some shopping, did my workout and dressed for the the Big Party...btw It was a beauftiful party...The encredible news is I only ate off of the buffet what would be considered ED friendly...and I only drank water the entire night while being introduced to 80 something strangers as I am the Mother of the Groom.

Because of my lack of complete food control. I decided to put off the WAVE until today when I am home. But I thought I can at least adhere to it as best I can while it is being done by everyone else. Probably my first mistake..

Sunday I got up and had to pack for the trip home, but I did accomplish my pyramid. I did three up and three down. More questions about that in the other discussion group. We all went to Sunday Services as a family and then out to a Greek Restaurant for lunch. I ordered a salad with a grilled chicken breast..and used my own dressing...must admit hard to pass up all the feta cheese etc...but pass I did... Then we headed to the airport and this is where the story.....gets dicy...

Flight from Mississippi to Texas was delayed..so no abililty to get something healthy...before 3 hr connecting flight..we left one gate, took us 15 min to get to our connection and walked on the second plane as it was already boarding...I am thinking my trail mix and water are going to come in real handy.. Due to mechanical problems we did no leave and in fact sat in a hot stuffy plane for and hour and a 1/2 waiting to find out if we were going to take off...They decided to pull back into the gate and let us off the plane.... It is now about 8 pm in Texas and I am so sick I just about pass out.. I walked around the food places looking for something appropriate and it was either closed or horrible food choices...Still thinking I could eat something healthy....I found hot dogs and sandwiches...at this point I did not care, I was starting to shake and knew I needed some food...so I bought a sandwich and it was not completely ED friendly, I did buy another litre bottle of water... 2 and 1/2 hours later we are told they have another aircraft and we have a shuttle ride around the airport to get to that gate.

The good news is that from being stuffed in the back corner of the plane in a window seat, with a rather Portly Man taking up a lot of space, I was now bumped up to first class for the 3 hr trip home.. Mind you there is also a 2 hour time change...of course I was forced to leave my husband back in Coach...but he too survived.

Sunday wrapped up with my getting home at midnight...No early bedtime and I do not think sleeping on the plane counts... to only 1 workout...but it was a good one...and most likely I did not get all my water in although I did drink a lot of it....So there you have it folks...not an easy day and I was sick at heart for not staying pure to the program...

Today is Monday and a brand new day and week...Slept late and it felt great...got up and started chores...unpack, laundry, open mail, you know the routine.. I have fixed a great breakfast..2 egg and veggie fritatta...
I am now going to print out the pyramid and this weeks work out schedule.

This is my story and I am sticking to it.....If you have read this and gotten a bit of a chuckle that is even better... I expect no mercy & no sypathy, but as we all know stuff happens...

I wish everyone a hugely successful WEEK 2 on the program.

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Saturday Afternoon June 27 30 in 30

Ok so the story continues...Friday ended up great..got my workouts done and went to dinner at the Home of my son's future in-laws...We had a wonderful time and I did not eat the hot cheese dip or the cracker.. I did eat the main course and salad and twice baked potatoe...I am sure there was something in the potatoe that was not ED friendly but not much I could do as I was ravenous... I DID NOT EAT THE HOMEADE ICE CREAM!!!! It is hotter than H!!%&* in Jackson Mississippie.
My density improved on Friday and overall I am feeling fine.

I measured this AM and I lost another 1 1/4 inches for a total of 9 inches...Still do not know how many pounds..from previous experience, I am not one to lose weight rapidly at first..I am told this is because I have a lot of muscle memory and I exchange fat for muscle faster than most. Since muscle weighs more I lose inches before I lose pounds... I know I have lost some just not sure how much...

Regarding a wave..I am attending the engagement party tonight for my son, and I am flying home to CA tomorrow...Dax I am making an executive decision to wait to start this on Monday when I have more control over my food and snack schedule. I hope you understand. The last time I tried this last year I had some problems with light headedness so I would prefer to be home and since next week I will be taking the week off from work it should all work out great. I hope you concur.

Tonight I will stay on ED friendly.
Food so far on SAT:

B eggs, fruit, breakfast potatoes
s fruit
L huge Salad with chicken and assorted veggies
S trail mix and banana
D who knows

Density:
Friday #1 40/48 #2 30/48 #3 28/36 #4 43/28
I am about to go do the meltdowns as I needed to switch the order and I did 52 of the PC.

I am excited to start Week 2 where I have more control and some time to breathe...a week off from work..Yahoo.

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Friday Morn June 26 30 in 30 Day 5

Thursday was a long tough day.. and as far as I can tell I should not have another like it for the remainder of the challenge.
Up at 6:00 did my morning routine and did well. Went to my business appt, at 8:30 finshed at 2 PM no break and then went to lunch....headed to the airport and the long story short, ended my travel day with delayed flights, error on rental car etc...etc.. etc... got to the hotel at midnight and frankly put my head on a pillow and crashed.. SOOOOOOO no 2nd and 3rd workout.

If there is any good news in yesterday it was that I stayed ED friendly and managed to get in all my water..
Quick measurements this morning showed no change from yesterday... a grand total of 7.5 inches loss overall. I think that is pretty fair for 5 days...I will try to find a scale today, but weigh in may have to wait until I return home on Monday.

I do apologize to all as I am not one for making excuses but I will chalk it up to my advanced years....I just do not have the same energy that I used to have when I was 20 years younger.

I am in a hotel room all day on a training and I will go do my 1st workout before I have to get started. I should not have any problem staying on track for the remainder of the challenge as I know what my travel will be for the remainder of the month.

Thursday:
Meltdowns went well about same density as day before...did use 10 pound weights..my extreme rubber leg syndrome is cured at least for today. Felt good and no other major soreness...I never went through detox like most since I kept pretty much ED friendly for the past year. Occasional sugar and alcohol but not on a daily bases...even the desserts I made I used splenda since my MOM can't have sugar so I suspect that helped... Now it's nothing...

B- eggs
S none
L filet, veggies
S none
D steamed white rice, salad no dressing ( at airport)
munched on trail mix....
Have a great weekend all.

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Wednesday June 24, 2009 30 in 30 Challenge

One more day almost over. Today started at 6:30 am...got up and thank goodness did not scream out in pain, I merely moaned...I did my morning workout downstairs in the work out room and was able to use 10 pound weights so that was better than yesterday morning.

I spent 9-5 in a clients office doing a sales presentation. We took an hour for lunch and went to an Italian Restaurant for lunch...Oh the urge was great my friends..BUT NO I did not succumb. Got back to hotel room and did my 2 nd workout. Then out to dinner. I do not mind saying I was really really hungry.. Now I am back in my room blogging and preparing to get ready to commence to begin my 3rd workout..OK maybe I am procrastinating a tiny bit.

My arms are not as sore but my legs are still like rubber..I can only hope in a few more days the rubber effect will go away. I am having a really hard time with Spiderman...while I am able to do them just not very fast...it's almost comical...

Todays Food Choices:
B- scrambled eggs, oatmeal, fruit, hot water
S nothing
L Salad with Some grilled steak ( used my own seasoning and my own balsamic vinegar) water
S nothing
D Sushi, edamame, steamed white rice, water
S Apple and more water after my workout.

Density of 1st workout. some improved and some were lower.. mostly those with my legs a bit slower..
# 1 38/40
#2 36/41
#3 22/40
#4 40/36
Timing 2nd workout.
2:05 and 2:15

I did them a bit faster but was dizzy when finished...I think more due to lack of food than any other problem.

I bought a tape measure tonight so I will measure in the morning, but the weight room at the hotel does not have a scale. I am pretty confident by the way my clothes are fitting that at least 2 lbs are gone. I know that some of the inches are melting away...but since it is getting late here and I need to do my third workout I am going to sign off.
Until tomorrow.

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Tuesday Day 2 30 in 30 challenge

Today has been a good day overall, with a couple of exceptions.....Every single part of my body is sreaming at me. I am surprised you all can't hear. I woke at 6:30 am did my morning workout..Had a tiny problem with Spiderman...third time through my legs just gave out...I started thinking that this is just so sad.. finished the entire workout but density is definitely decreased. Shoulder press is higher because I had to use Water Bottles instead of 10lb weights. I went to my business appointment was there from 10 until 2:30 and lunch was brought in. I asked for a Salad and used my own seasoning and balsamic vinegar. Was able to eat an apple and trail mix after the appt. Got back to my room and did my 2nd workout. Again my body is screaming. Arms feel like they are going to fall off. Ok enough whining..
Went to dinner and now getting ready to do last workout and go to bed.. It's almost 9PM.

B scrambled eggs, oatmeal, strawberries, hot water
L salad
s apple and trail mix
D filet, steamed veggies, small baked potato with balsamic vinegar.

Workout Density some same some improved, some pathetic.
40/40
43/45
13/23
43/28

Workout #2
improved time 2:15 and 2:30 was able to get all reps done.

Last workout took longer... I can really feel the burn. Hopefully in a couple of days the soreness will lessen.

All in all I am doing fine with the ED food...Water is OK but my legs feel like rubber, if I sit too long standing is a problem.. serves me right for slacking off workouts for too long.

That about wraps it up for Day # 2...

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Monday night Day 1 30 in 30

What a day this has been. Up at 4 am to do first round of excercises. Density for Meltdowns are as follows
round 1 33-39
round 2 32-20
round 3 20-28
round 4 45-24

Second Workout
This was accomplished in 2:45 seconds.

Then breakfast of Oatmeal with blueberries. Off to airport. I ordered a salad at the airport and used some of my grilled chicken breast with it..no dressing kind of dry but I was hungry. On the plane I snacked on my homemade trail mix. 2 1/2 hr layover and then landed in Ohio at 7:30..of course there was a delay but that is to be expected these days.

I have been drinking my water but think that I am a tad bit shy of the 3.5 litres today. It was hard to measure all that I consumed.

Arrived at hotel 8 pm local time and really hungry...so I ordered room service of small filet mignon, baked potato ( ate half) and steamed asparagus. While I was waiting for food to arrive I did my second set of workouts.


I have now eaten and am feeling almost human. I have about another 20 minutes before I can do my last round of workouts. I should be able to get this done by 10 pm and then off to bed...losing 3 hours is a bit of a hassle but all in all I should be able to get everything done.

Then we can start all over again tomorrow. Right now my arms are sore, but I imagine tomorrow morning pretty much all of me will be screaming...I will sign off for Day 1 and finish my last workout.

Most likely I will not get a chance to read everyone's blog but I will catch up later this week. I do feel bad that I did not know about daily weight and measurements before I left this morning...So it may take me a couple of days before I can post. I have to find scale and buy a tape measure.

Until tomorrow...Be sure and check out Dax Moy's site for more ways to lose..
www.mylondonpersonaltrainer.com

Sunday evening, the night before Day 1

I have printed and downloaded the morning portion of the workout. I will get up early and do this part before I leave for the airport. I am blogging now because I have to leave at 6:15 am for a flight to Ohio.

Today in preparation I posted my stats and photo as part of the rules of engagement set forth by Dax's challenge. I have grilled some chicken breasts and steamed a big pot of veggies, I tossed them with a bit of olive oil and 21 seasoning salute. ( this is a bottle of herbs sold at Trader Joe's)

I will eat breakfast, do my workout, and take with me on the plane chicken, veggies, and some fruit. I may even fix some celery and peanut butter ( organic unsalted) again at Trader Joes.

I have to buy a litre bottle of water at airport as I cannot take it with me and get through security. I am also packing in my suitcase a small bottle of Balsamic vinegar...this way I can order salad anywhere and put on my own dressing. Most restaurancts have Olive Oil...

I won't have time to blog until I get to the east coast around 6:45 tomorrow evening. I will get to the hotel and look at what I have to do for the evening round. I think I have a 2 hr layover in Chicago, so that is dead time, usually I try to catch up on business email and phone calls. I will look at the 30 in 30 site to see what new info has posted.

Since Dax's time is about 8 or 9 hours ahead of me, I sometimes get information a bit later than others. I wish all of you participating the very best...

Tonight I made spagetti and it was all ED Friendly.

96% lean ground sirloin.....drain of any additional liquid..seasoned with fresh garlic and herbs
Organic sause... not artificial anything.. seasoned with Sea Salt and herbs
Cooked pasta, made with Artichoke flour...(Gluten Free) purchased at Von's grocery store.
Salad with Olice Oil and vinegar.

Until tomorrow

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Weight and Measurements on Day 0

Height 5'6"

Weight 183

Bust 42" Waist 35 1/2 " Hips 42 1/2 " L thigh 25 1/2 " R thigh 25 1/2" L arm 13" R arm 13"

L calf 17 1/2" R calf 17 1/2" between waist and hips 38 ".

So next week I will post in shorts and T-shirt

Sunday June 21, 2009 day before we start 30 in 30

Happy Fathers Day to all. It's 6 am in CA and I have a lot to do today. I should be able to post my pictures and measurements later today...my photographer already left to play a round of golf. Today will be spent prepping some food to take with me on the plane tomorrow. I have already started drinking my water.

I will be making some trail mix, with almonds, sunflower seeds, and a scattering of raisens. I am also planning on taking some of my own seasonings and I will cook up some chicken breasts, this way I can buy a salad in the airport and then add some protein...a bit of a hassle but better than going off ED diet and or being really hungry. Although I am in hotels, I can also get to a grocery store if necessary. I did buy some fruit and will take a few pieces with me to get me through Monday...

I do not know what exercises, Dax has in store for Monday but as soon as I find that out, then I will know what time I have to get up to get that done before my 6:45 am flight...if it is too involved I may have to wait until I reach my destination but would prefer to do it early....then if I am tired I can nap on the plane. I am headed east and will lose 3 hrs time...so sleep is precious. Since I just came back from East coast Friday night, I have tried this weekend to just keep the same schedule, that would explain why I am at the computer at 6 am.

I am not too worried about food etc..as I did this last year for 90 days and traveled all the time. I will admit it took some planning, and logistics were not always easy, but hey, nothing worth acheiving is easy. Once we find out the excercise plan then I will have a better handle on how to plan my week. To be cont........