Rough!

Man, working out after a week and a half off is ROUGH! But do-able. Definitely do-able.

AND IT'S MY BIRTHDAY!!! AND I WENT TO THE GYM! Yay me. I am proud of me.

The stats (I took it easy):

Calories Burned: 561 (Treadmill)/548 (HR Monitor)
Total Miles: 3.02
Total Time: 61:32 (including cool down)
Ending Heart Rate: 125

Where'd you go? I missed you so...

Hello!

I am back. Sorry you had no warning I would be gone. I was on a super-secret surprise mission for my wonderful, smart, beautiful, funny, adorable, kind, smokin' hot, lawyerly, fantastic sister, Meghan:



It was Meghan's 30th birthday, so we all flew out to California to surprise her! Surprise was an overwhelming success and the trip was great! But I could not blog about it before hand because she is an avid blog-reader and Erin's-weight-loss-goals supporter!

Having said all I that, I:

Exercised NEVER.
Ate EVERYTHING (to include: bagel egg sandwiches, pasta, more pasta, tiramisu, more pasta, chocolate cake, amazing cinnamon donut bites, mentos, soda, deep dish Chicago-style pizza that must have contained enough calories for the DAY -- 2 pieces, soda, more pasta and more soda...to name a few).

I am hoping that by next Monday's weigh-in (yes, I am going away AGAIN and will not be at TEAM on Monday) I will have maintained or maybe lost a pound or two. Not looking for anything crazy... Although I do plan to hit the gym tomorrow and then get back into it for realz Wednesday.

What a Day.

Man, I am having a yicky day. Let me count the ways:

1. I awoke at 5:15 am for no good reason for the SECOND day in a row. Result: I am exhausted. And I do not function well exhausted.
2. I am unsatisfied at my job currently. Result: Stress. Frustration.
3. I had an epiphany Sunday morning. TEAM ended at 7pm on friday and the new session began at 6pm today. So, between those two times, I gave myself cheat permission. Beginning Sunday morning I ate extra potatoes and breakfast sausage. Went to Mexican for dinner--chicken enchilada, chicken burrito, rice AND beans. It has also been two soda days (Diet Coke). Today I had a grande Chai Latte AND a grande hot chocolate, a crispy chicken sandwaich with cheese and mayonnaise for lunch and a bag of skittles (well, half a bag--then I hit my limit)! Result: Where I do not feel too sick as I would have thought, I am sure it is affecting my mood and energy level.

Plus sides? I had a great complain session with my friend, Nelly! Thanks, friend! I needed it! I then proceeded to go to Amanda's and do it again! Thank YOU, Amanda!!!

Having said all of that, I have lost a pound since Friday! WHAT?!?! I know! 27 total.

The new TEAM started today and where I am still on a 1600 calorie per day plan, the breakdown has changed drastically. It went from:

6 Starches
8 Proteins
6 Vegetables
4 Fruits
2 Milks
9 Fats

To:

6 Starches
14 Proteins
4 Vegetables
3 Fruits
2 Milks
7 Fats

I am worried about fitting in all that protein, so I may get some whey protein to mix in with my yogurt. Any suggestions??? I am happy about the reduced fruits and veggies. Hitting those goals was rough!

Finally, to clarify, my post about my totals goals discussion with Zak the Trainer was apparently quite unclear. I have received many questions. I want to lose 100 pounds. Zak the Trainer says that 167 pounds is a healthy final weight. I do not accept that. Still pondering...

Baltimore Women's Classic!

Today was the Baltimore Women's Classic! I had a great time running/walking with lots of friends! Also, it's been 3 years (today!) since my friend Crystal was diagnosed with breast cancer, so we celebrated her with matching t-shirts. The website photo guy took tons of pictures of her in her "Survivor" shirt and us in our "Supporter" shirts, so maybe we'll make the webpage!!! Will post if we do...for now, here are some amateur photos:


The group! (Back Row L to R) Mary-Theresa, Crystal, Me!, Jen, Andrea; (Front Row L to R) Stephanie, Julie and Leah!

Crystal, me and Jen!


The group (sans Leah who was powdering her nose) after the race, at the finish line!

It's Over!

T.E.A.M. Weight Loss has ended (only to begin a new session on Monday!). My stats for the 9 weeks and 2 days I participated:

Lost 26 pounds!!!
Lost 3.4% body fat!!!

Yessssssssssss.

Stats for today:

Calories Burned: 433 (Treadmill)/489 (HR Monitor)
Total Miles: 2.49
Total Time: 51:16 (including cool down)
Ending Heart Rate: 128

And, as a pleasant surprise, Amanda joined me again! FUN! After class we talked to ak the Trainer for a bit. I asked him if my goal of 100 pounds was reasonable. He looked at my lean body mass and gave me some numbers I don't particularly like. He basically said to shoot for something high like 167. I am not satisfied by that. He also said that as I work out more, my lean body mass changes and this number will most likely reduce. Ok... I am sticking with this, but the news has jarred me. At the very least, I will be healthier and feel better. Still pondering this...

In total for the almost 3 months I was in class I have:

+ done cardio on the treadmill 33 times;
+ burned 16,132 calories on the treadmill;
+ walked 74.99 miles on the treadmill;
+ walked for 29 hours and 9 minutes on the treadmill;
+ lifted 9 times;
+ held 75 planks for a total of 1350 seconds;
+ did 180 lunges;
+ lifted 1764 reps of a total of 2115 pounds;
+ swam 7 times; and
+ swam 63 laps!

Phew. I'm tired. Start again Monday...

Bring-a-Friend Day AND Zak's Birthday!

Yesterday (I know, I am a day late--I went straight to the premier of Transformers last night and got home late!) was Bring-a-Friend day at T.E.A.M. and Zak the Trainer's Birthday.

First things first. Zak the Trainer LOVED his T-shirt! YAY! I may have threatened to remove the gold stars at one point...but I got over it...

Second, Amanda came to class with me! It was super fun to have her there for many reasons. First, it was fun to have a buddy there. Also, I am glad someone else knows first-hand what my routine is like. AND she teamed up with me to take the Trader Joe's grocery competition by storm. We won! We won! There was a quiz and we answered the most correct. I feel the need to point out that there was much debate throughout the entire class as to the validity of some questions and a few questions were thrown out entirely. Also, about halfway through I withdrew from the competition due to shenanigans on the part of Zak the Trainer and perhaps pouted a small bit. But Amanda held her own and is enjoying her free groceries!

The stats:

Calories Burned: 602 (Treadmill)/571 (HR Monitor)
Total Miles: 2.88
Total Time: 59:54 (including cool down)
Ending Heart Rate: 126

I lifted today.

Yeah, that's it. Here's the info:

Held 5 planks for 30 seconds each;
Did 20 lunge and twists (10 regular, 10 with balance added in between);
Balanced on the Bosu ball with both feet for 60 seconds and on each foot for 15 seconds;
Did 3 sets, 12 reps each, at 20 pounds on the Chest Press;
Did 3 sets, 12 reps each, at 20 pounds on the Chest Fly;
Did 3 sets, 12 reps each, at 55 pounds on the Lat Pulldown;
Did 3 sets, 12 reps each, at 45 pounds on the Two Arm Row;
Did 3 sets, 12 reps each, at 10 pounds doing Lat Raises with the 10 lb dumbbells;
Did 3 sets, 12 reps each, at 15 pounds on the Shoulder Press; and
Did 3 sets, 12 reps each, at 70 pounds on the Leg Press.