Gym & Weighing In

Well I finally went back to the gym this morning, after a week of being sick. I was suprised that I wasn't as tired as I thought I'd be. I definitely didn't want to get out of bed, but I did. (Why did one dog whine at 2:30 am and the other growl? I have no idea.)

I haven't been posting anything about weight because we have a crappy scale that wasn't the most accurate. That has changed however! Today I went and bought this--the iGym body fat scale. It records different profiles, and measures your weight, body fat, water, and muscle percentages and also suggests the amount of calories you should eat per day. (Not so sure about that last one, to maintain my weight? To lose? I'll look further into it). I set up my profile and got everything ready for my first official weigh-in tomorrow. Woo!

Fiance wanted a pedometer. He picked out this one--OMRON Hip pedomter. It has good ratings on Amazon. It measures your total steps, the steps that are considered "moderate" (enough to be considered exercise) and even tracks calories.

I was interested in a heart rate monitor and got this one--a pink MIO. However after setting it up I realized that it was too much trouble for me. I liked that it tracked my HR and calories, etc but it requires that I actually count my calories to see how I did. And, you know, I'm just too lazy for that. Plus, the watch is a bit bulky for my tastes. I think I'll take it back and get the same pedometer as Fiance, since it tracks steps, distance and calories for me. I can then record this on my Daily Report.

Back to the gym

Well I am officially not sick anymore, so I can go back to the gym. Yay!

I'm sure tomorrow will be a bit tough, with a week off.

I've been feeling good. Hardly any cravings for 'junk food' or 'bad food.' I'm sure that won't last that long. ;)

This weekend is my bachelorette party so I'm sure I'll be eating horridly all weekend long. And in three weeks I'll be going to Hawaii--for a week. I'm sure food will get the best of me during these times. Not to mention Thanksgiving!

You may have read before that I made whole-wheat bread. Well, we had to take the bread maker back because the LCD screen was broken. Bummer. We opted to not replace it and instead add it to our registry to see if we get it as a wedding gift. If we do not, we'll buy another at that time (assuming the interest is still there). So this will probably curtail my bread-making interest, as I'm not sure how much I want to 'hand-knead' dough and such. :) We'll see! I might try it and see how it goes.

I'll definitely will still be making my own whole-wheat pizza crust though. Delish!

Workout Regime

Since I've started going back to the gym (2 or 3 weeks ago) I've been doing strictly cardio. I started out going 30 minutes but now I've upped it to 45 minutes. I've been thinking that I will now add some strength training to that maybe 3 times a week.

Of course, now that I'm sick (Doctor said to take a break from the gym for a few days) I won't be doing any of this. Which is a bit of a downer since I've been doing well and I don't want to get lazy again. It happens so quickly. Skip a day or two and the next thing you know you haven't seen the gym in 3 months!

Maybe Mon/Wed/Fri I can do some strength training. To include:

Biceps/Triceps
Chest press
Inner/Outer thighs
Quads/Hamstrings
Back (lat pull)
Abs

I've had trainers in the past so I'm going to try and incorporate what I've learned through them. I wish I could afford to have a trainer long-term. It's the only way I really work hard and get my butt kicked. :)