Wow... it's been over a year since I said was going to start exercising again! Well I have done some; for awhile I was walking several times a week. I do want to start Pilates again.

I bought me some hand weights today and am very serious about starting my workouts again. I am starting tomorrow morning...

I did it! I worked out!!! Whoohoo!!! Yeehaw! ...

This is what I did:

LBWO
½ of meal ½ hour before workout...
Warm up: 10 minutes moderate paced walk
Stretching:
Stretching back and spine x 2
Side bend x 2
Torso twist x 2
Biceps/triceps x 2
Runner’s stretch x 2
Weight training: About 20 minutes
Dumbbell to shoulder squat: 1 set with 5 pound weights
Upright Row:1 set with 5 pound weights

Lying inner thigh lift:1 set with 5 pound weights
One arm dumbbell row:1 set with 5 pound weights

Leg curl:1 set with 5 pound weights
Leaning Lateral pull:1 set with 5 pound weights

Reverse Lunge: 1 set with 5 pound weights
Seated back lateral:1 set with 5 pound weights

Laying inner thigh frog extension:1 set
Hack squat:1 set with 5 pound weights

Standing inner thigh squat:1 set with 5 pound weights
Straddle squat:1 set with 5 pound weights

Giant set for the calves:1 set with 5 pound weights

Aerobic exercise: Walked 5 minutes to warm up at a slow pace, 20 minutes at a moderate to fast pace, 5 minutes cool down at a slower pace - total 30 minutes

Other ½ of meal right after workout.

I want to do a stretching Yoga, 15 minute core strength and conditioning workout with stability ball... I need to get the ball.

I think this Zone diet will be great on this unlike the untra low carb I tried before. I am hoping for the best! Hehe

Been a long time since I have been in here... this last year I worked out mostly walking but I did it fairly regular. I remember when I first started I was so so sore! Did I post about that? I don't know... I worked out until around December of last year and got really depressed and sat at the computer all day (and half the night) doing nothing much but eating... I gained 20 pounds! Oops! Ouch...

I am glad I have a record of what I was doing because I am about ready to start again. I am doing much better and a couple of months ago I got a stability ball and have used it some but plan to start using it regular for crunches.

I've ordered Joyce Vedrals BOTTOMS UP GOLD Plus DVD and will start using it shortly after I get it...

Ok... almost a year later.

I didn't start using the videos after all.

Today though, I started using the treadmill. I did 5 minutes warm up at 1.5 mph and then 10 minutes of 2.5 mph. I finished at 1.5 mph cooling down for a total of 20 minutes. I need to work up to 1 hour a day. That will be 5 minutes warm up, 50 minutes aerobic and 5 minutes cool down. But it will take time, probably a week to get there.

In the Anti-Inflammation Zone, Dr Sears says to:

Exercise aerobically six days a week
Do strength training three days a week
On the three days you don't do strength training, do stretching.

I plan to follow his advice, but I have to still work it out for an ongoing regime.

I ate breakfast about an hour before and ate a homemade nutrition bar right after.

Hey look at you go. Keep up the great work.

I skipped a couple of days... I did it today again like I did last time. I wanted to do 30 minutes but I started to late in the day. It was just too hot. Tomorrow I will try to get out there while it is still cool...

I used the treadmill again this MORNING and went for 25 minutes that includes a 5 minute warm and 5 minute cool down at 1.5 mph the same as before.

Is your treadmill outside? You are doing great.

Oh ya... it's outside on the back porch. Thanks for the encouragement.

Today I decided not to use the treadmill. We had to go grocery shopping which took an hour and a half about every three weeks... plenty of walking for me today! But tomorrow it will be back on the treadmill.

I did 29.30 minutes today and the treadmill has decided to blow the breaker... figures. Now I have to figure something else out.

well if it trips the breaker, can't you just make sure things are turned off on that breaker so you can use it? I know here if we have alot of lights on and then run the vaccume ours will trip. So we just turn the light out and then vaccum.

It's one of those breakers in the plug itself Lynn... like the ones you have in the bathroon or in the kitchen.