As my weekend at home winds down, I realized it is already Wednesday I haven't taken much time to blog all week.
I had a great few days at home. It's always nice to go home. No matter where you're from or how far away you are, there is something just so fabulously and simply special about going home.
I have shared more on this blog in the two month Kyle and I have been blogging than I probably ever have in my life. I have shared about my family, friends, fitness goals, challenges and nutritional successes and blunders. The one thing I was worried about when I started a blog was negative comments or "haters". Now perhaps I don't write controversially enough to trigger many negative comments or perhaps in my writing, as in real life, I am generally pretty likable. So is Kyle.
I walked into my session today already 5 minutes late. I am on holidays. That's the best excuse I can come up with for being late. Lame.
On Mondays we do measurements. I can honestly say I would rather do just about ANYTHING else in life. They are the worst. The WORST. However, if I am to have any sort of accurate way to "measure" if I am getting fitter or fatter they must be done.
So running late and measurements meant that our workout today was a little shorter than normal.
5 Rounds
Trap Bar Dead Lift 135 lbs 6 reps
Chest Press 70lbs 6 reps
3 minute rest
4 Rounds
Glute/Ham Raise 10 lbs 10 reps
Lat Pull Down 40 lbs 10 reps
Dumbbell Row 22.5 lbs 10 reps
45 seconds rest in between each exercise
The highlight of the session actually came at the end..where I got a present!
Hello Food Journal.Kyle gave me a great little nugget of advice today. He basically said that it will be very hard for someone to loose weight if they do not do one of two things:
1. Keep a food journal
2. Use a cooler/fridge and bring all of your meals prepared in advance
Since I travel for work, the second one would be pretty hard. So a food journal wins. I have done food journals in the past and seen some success. So I am pretty open to the idea of trying it again. Stay tuned!
Did I tell you I went to Hawaii last winter? No. Well here are some of my pics. Random.
My Trainer:
Tara’s workout on Wednesday will stick out to me for the next couple times we train I’m sure. She and I have were “on a break” for 9 days while she did the family thing and enjoyed some of her well-deserved holidays/Tara time. In that time period I checked this blog and was blown away! I’ve admitted to Tara before that I simply expected black words on a white screen and was again so impressed with the work she’s put into it – nice work Tara!
Back to Wednesday.
Tara told me about a new goal of hers … a half-marathon in Ottawa on Sunday September 23. I was so pumped to hear about this and am having fun re-vamping her program to make it tailored to such a feat. She’s done one before, with a decent time, but I’m so excited for her to crush that time and see how far she’s come. It was also great because, as Tara mentioned, I gave her a food journal. This is the quickest way I know of to notice a change in your eating habits and see some encouraging progress. I’m proud of her for sticking to it thus far, and expect her to follow through on it. I made the expectation simple – just write everything in for the first couple weeks (even that’s not as easy as everyone thinks). You can’t (and won’t) successfully change nutritional habits by changing everything at once. First I just want her and I to be able to identify her eating patterns. Does she go long periods without eating at all ? What kinds of foods does she like and will eat regularly ? Does she start with a good breakfast and let things get away later ? Does she eat better when she’s with others or by herself ? All these things matter, but the only accountability is are things getting written down, not what’s getting written down at the beginning.
Her workout was great (she provides pretty good details), but this workout made me pumped for the next one too ! With that food journal in Tara’s corner, she’s going to surprise herself next time she gets pinched.
Happy Reading,
Me + My Trainer
