Session #13
Jun. 25th, 2009 11:36 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
lynnI've lost about 3% body fat and according to most body fat percentage charts, I'm fit at 22%. I've lost an inch or so here and there. I've gained an inch on my thighs- but they're so muscular he had a really hard time getting a pinch of measurement. I've lost an inch in my calves. He says that's really rare, but I'm not really surprised. My calves have definitely gotten thicker in the past ten years.
On his scale, fully dressed and with shoes, I started out at 186. Yesterday I was 181. I don't know where that funny blurb of 172 came about, but never mind. Except when Mr. W. does my measurements, no more scales for me. My goal is to get my waist under 32". I'm at 37" now.
We did what he called Hundreds. Fifty reps working the big muscles in my arms, fifty reps working the smaller muscles. He had me lie down for leg presses and said for me to do one hundred. I could stop as many times as I'd like, but I couldn't get up until I'd done a hundred. Oh yes, I did it. I think he lightened the weight at 60 or so, but my butt HURT SO BAD! It hasn't started aching today but it will. My arms too. They're just twinging sometimes, as are my pecs.
We did crunches with a heavier medicine ball and we did bicycles and oblique twists. My abs and obliques have been the first to start hurting today.
I've paid up for another twenty sessions- that should carry me through August. I put it on my AmEx and I've made a bargain with myself. If I haven't paid it off by the time the sessions are concluded, then I have to stop going to him until it's paid. I really like working with him, so I think I can make a conscious effort to stop frivolous spending.
Speaking of Frivolous Spending, I bought myself a hand blender- one of those mixing wands- to make smoothies at work. It was a Gold Box Deal on Amazon, how could I resist?
*Oh yeah. He doesn't like me using Oscar Meyer Deli Fresh Chicken Breast Cuts and Strips for my lean meat protein. He says they're too processed. Argh! Yesterday I bought chicken breasts from Central Market and spent some of my evening baking them with rosemary and red pepper and then slicing them up for lunches for the next three days. I REALLY REALLY REALLY HATE handling raw chicken. ew ew ew
On his scale, fully dressed and with shoes, I started out at 186. Yesterday I was 181. I don't know where that funny blurb of 172 came about, but never mind. Except when Mr. W. does my measurements, no more scales for me. My goal is to get my waist under 32". I'm at 37" now.
We did what he called Hundreds. Fifty reps working the big muscles in my arms, fifty reps working the smaller muscles. He had me lie down for leg presses and said for me to do one hundred. I could stop as many times as I'd like, but I couldn't get up until I'd done a hundred. Oh yes, I did it. I think he lightened the weight at 60 or so, but my butt HURT SO BAD! It hasn't started aching today but it will. My arms too. They're just twinging sometimes, as are my pecs.
We did crunches with a heavier medicine ball and we did bicycles and oblique twists. My abs and obliques have been the first to start hurting today.
I've paid up for another twenty sessions- that should carry me through August. I put it on my AmEx and I've made a bargain with myself. If I haven't paid it off by the time the sessions are concluded, then I have to stop going to him until it's paid. I really like working with him, so I think I can make a conscious effort to stop frivolous spending.
Speaking of Frivolous Spending, I bought myself a hand blender- one of those mixing wands- to make smoothies at work. It was a Gold Box Deal on Amazon, how could I resist?
*Oh yeah. He doesn't like me using Oscar Meyer Deli Fresh Chicken Breast Cuts and Strips for my lean meat protein. He says they're too processed. Argh! Yesterday I bought chicken breasts from Central Market and spent some of my evening baking them with rosemary and red pepper and then slicing them up for lunches for the next three days. I REALLY REALLY REALLY HATE handling raw chicken. ew ew ew
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on 2009-06-25 04:52 pm (UTC)You will love your hand blender!! We have one and LURVE IT! I like my soups blended when they're finished cooking... YUM! It's great for smoothies and finishing off foods like soups and mixing things like that. It's a good investment since a big blender can sometimes be such a pain -- and folks like us have to use smoothies and protein drinks etc a LOT.
I think your goals all sound awesome! Congrats on all the hard work so far -- keep it up! I'm so pleased you have another block of sessions with him, but I think your plan about how to pay it off sounds great :D
*hugs*!!