Fit with Ruthie

Day 43.. Halfway plus one! wow.. its gone by fast. This weekend was a good one.. I had my free day starting on Friday night and going through Saturday night. With all the chips and hotsauce, ice cream, and pizza.... i was really lathargic and LOW energy... I actually had a few dr peppers this weekend too..... Bill Phillips says that your free day is just that FREE.. It does two things.. 1. lets you give in to your cravings, 2. tricks your bodies motabolizm and 3. reminds you what you use to feel like all the time. ... Number three for me is key here... I feel so bad when I eat the way I "want" too.. its just not worth it.. .. It took me most of Sunday to get back in the right mind set.. ITs funny how much of a habit eating this way is.. but I have a hard time getting back into the swing of eating right again after my free day.. having to push such thoughts of "oh... one cookie today wont hurt... and ... i drank my protien today I deserve just a bite of that ice cream.......

Yes.. it was an upper body workout to lay down and take a nap after.... after listening to Bill talk about hitting the high points I made sure I did this workout.. and boy and I tired... here are some highlights: bench press.. went up to 30lbs in each hand for a set of 6 (havent done that much in about 5 years!) Hammer Curls went up to 20lbs in each hand for a set of 6 I really enjoyed using the Smith Machine for Lats, and it was great for Triceps (thanks for showing me that honey) :) Food wise is going fine.. I am looking forward to free day tomorrow.. watch out Abuelos.. here I come :) heheh.. and that blue bell sitting in the fridge.. too :) .. (just not looking forward to the price i will be paying after eating all that :) .. I def dont have a stomach of steel.) I am off to paint.. more later R

Well.. here it is.. the measurements you have all be waiting for :) hehe.. The first column is from Jan.. (as previously posted I did not measure before starting this program.. [probably because I figured why bother.. I am not going to make it through the week anyway.. boy was i wrong on that one!].. So I am using the most up to date measurements I have which are from Jan.) The second column is from the 12 of July.. after 25 days on the program. The third column is from today.. after 38 days.. chest ====Jan 37.5 inches....July 12th 37.25...... July 27th 36.5 (down 1 inch) bicept === Jan 12 inches...... July 12th 11.5.........July 27th 11.5 (same) hips ====Jan 40.4 inches..... July12th 40............July 27th: 39.5 (down an approx 1 inch) waist === Jan 34 inches ........July 12th 33.75..... July 27th: 32 (down 2 inches) thighs=== Jan 22.25 inches...July 12th- 22.25.... July 27th: 23 (up .75 inches muscle added :) total lost as of this date: FOUR INCHES! WOW.. I HAD NO IDEA! FOUR INCHES...

"I believe what you perceive as your best effort is a self-imposed limitation. I believe you are capable of much more than you realize" ___Bill Phillips (body for life) Ok.. so most of my life as a child/teen was filled with sports, softball mostly, and music (band, clarinet).. both of those areas I excelled in.. I reached some amazing goals that I thought were not possible... I often ask myself why.. what was so special about me? Well.. I realize now that it wasnt ME.. ( I mean it was me but not all me).. I had coaches, men who loved the sport, or the music, and taught me how to improve. These coaches pushed me when I thought was good enough.. sometimes thinking I was the best I could be.. they would push me to be even better... and to my surprise.. I reached higher and higher goals. ..I also had my own little built in cheering section.. in the form of Mom and Dad and my siblings.. who always said positive things when it came to those two areas I chose to participate in... ...

Six reasons to not run this morning: Went to bed late, took forever to go to sleep haven done laundry (too busy painting) so my favorite and next to favorite running outfits were dirty Not feel too well. woken up last night by a screaming cat(?) . ..(230am) couldnt get back to sleep.. woke up an hour later than usual I am sore. .................... BUT I did anyway.. 2.00 miles on the treadmill.. in a bit shorter time than usual but I got it done.. Why did I run eventhough I REALLY would have prefered to just lay in bed? BECAUSE its day 37! I cant break my record now! 37 days without missing a workout.. SSSSWEEEEET! k.. so I will go for now.. would love to hear any good reasons you have for not getting the workout in this morning.... :) _______________________________________ here are some excuses I found on the internet: "Top Ten Exercise Excuses Nearly everyone knows exercise is good for them. However, knowing and doing are two different matters. One of the things that keep peop...

Wow.. getting closer and closer to that half way mark. I cant believe it.. I remember talk to the dear husband before I started this program again and I said.. "well if i start now i will be finished by my next birthday.. (september).. man that seems like a long time away"... and he said.. "well .. september is going to get here anyway..".. and you know he is right.. I kept putting this off because of different things that were "going to be happening" and kept waiting of the perfect time to start.. but you know what.. there IS no perfect time! So heres to day 36.. Did Upper body this morning.. I was thrilled with going up to 25s on chest flies (use that is one in each hand) and 20s on bicep curls.. (curls are at the end of the workout so I usually cant lift much).. Its great to feel like the rate of strength increases as well as added muscle are devoping at a quicker rate these days.. I went shopping with my sweet husband this past sat... found two skirts ...

Wow.. getting closer and closer to that half way mark. I cant believe it.. I remember talk to the dear husband before I started this program again and I said.. "well if i start now i will be finished by my next birthday.. (september).. man that seems like a long time away"... and he said.. "well .. september is going to get here anyway..".. and you know he is right.. I kept putting this off because of different things that were "going to be happening" and kept waiting of the perfect time to start.. but you know what.. there IS no perfect time! So heres to day 36.. Did Upper body this morning.. I was thrilled with going up to 25s on chest flies (use that is one in each hand) and 20s on bicep curls.. (curls are at the end of the workout so I usually cant lift much).. Its great to feel like the rate of strength increases as well as added muscle are devoping at a quicker rate these days.. I went shopping with my sweet husband this past sat... found two skirts ...

Lower body this morning.. I changed it up a bit with doing leg extensions for 12.10.8.6 and burned out with squats... my highest weight on ex = 55lbs... I did leg curls for my hamstrings.. 12.10.8.6. then did lunges! YES>. LUNGES! what in the world am i thinking.. I know.. "i dont want to be able to walk tomorrow..yeah.. that will be fun!"... For abs i did incline crunches but cant go all the way down (yet).. more later Progress not prefection

had a good run this morning.. went 2miles had a problems with my music on the ipod ... I think that will be something I will buy soon is a new ipod. I would love to have one with a strap to put on my arm so when I run I can just have the ear piece on.. I LOVE running to music.. might post my playlist sometime :) my eating is gong great.. seems eating on program has become the habit for me.. thats so nice.. I have lost all cravings for the "low nutrient, high calorie" foods.. (ie.. icecream, cokes, buttery popcorn etc).. I have been doing some reading on fitness and found some great sites.. http://www.hussmanfitness.org/index.html (a must read) and some triathlon sites (what am i crazy!) http://www.triathanewbie.com/ http://www.beginnertriathlete.com/default.asp so.. hears to another day of feeling good and having energy! "Even if you fall flat on your face·at least you are moving forward." Sue Luke "I ran and ran every day, and I acquired a sense of determina...

Black top is day 1 .. Red top is day 12. progress.. i think :) (day 12 is March 1st 08) Below I am tring to show the definition .. can you see ?:)

WOW.. 30 days without missing a workout! who would have thought.. I am so excited and if the old me were sitting here I would go grab a bowl of icecream and celebrate! :) BUT .. this is the new me! I will just drink my protien shake and relax :) This morning I rode the stationary bike while the husband did the treadmill.. then I took my turn on the mill.. 1.75 miles.. I also logged 30 mins on the mill last night.. I am telling you .. running is back as the addition in my life! I love it! .. I am happy to say that my feet, which have alwasys been an issue have been holding up fine! I am also sitting here in jeans I havent worn in 6 months or so! yipee!.. I am amazed at the energy level i have been experiencing these last four days or so.. I feel so great! its funny cause on the eating for life cookbook it says "Your guide to Great Health , Fat loss, and increased energy!".. he is right.. got the energy part! I am now going on 5 days carbonated free! and people that is HUGE f...

tonight I finished my third day carbonated free!.. zero coke, dr pepper, sprite etc.. zero.. since the night of the massive sugar addict headache :) I have been feeling great.. got up this morning (Sunday) and rode the bike (although i didnt feel like it i might add).. went to church and in class instead of having doughnuts and a coke like usual.. i had a marathon energy bar (made by snickers) and a glass of ice water!).. better yet.. I felt no "wish i could have that doughnut like everyone else" self talk.. AND.. yesterday I had ONE free meal.. and right before bed a bowl of bluebell with m and ms.. :) .. thats it.. and that was enough :) More important than my progress, my workouts and my meals.. is the changing in aditude, my self talk has completely changed.. it seems to have all begun with the headache the other night.. I have made a decision to be picky, to be determined and to stay on track.. even if I am the only one doing this.. I refuse to quit, to give in, and give...

Feeling like I have made a breakthough Yesterday was a great run on the mill.. and my food plan went great.. All day yesterday I had only 4 oz on coke along with my two caffine pills I am taking (which are spaced about 5 hours apart).. About 3 in the afternoon I felt a headache coming on.. by 7 pm I was on the couch with a cool rag on my head. My head pounding so hard it made me nausiated. Two tylenol made it less painful so I could actually sleep.. I woke up at 4am last night with it still hurting but just went back to sleep.. This morning.. I FEEL GREAT!.. The head ache, I feel, was withdrawal symptoms from less caffine and hardly any sugar intake for the day.. I have always said I think I am more addicted to sugar than caffine.. growing up walking to seven 11 and getting three candy bars and a coke.. most days of the week.. no wonder I am addicted.. Hopefully that will be my one and only withdrawal session for this twelve weeks :) On the workout side of things.. I did upper body thi...

Motivation Motivation. Its a word we have all heard but what does it really mean and how can it help us to become happy, healthy, energetic housewives? Some people hear the word motivation and think "oh no.. here we go again we are going to talk about how out of shape I am compared to the rest of the world!" But I am suggesting here that we should not be concerned about the world or what it looks like. I am talking about a personal motivation, a deeper connection with what makes YOU tick. Taping into this part of who you are is 99% of what will make you successful at changing your fitness level and possibly your life. Have you ever sat and thought about why you do the dishes or laundry? What is it that motivates you to do these things. Some might answer "well my family needs clean clothes and dishes". You are motivated everyday to do the dishes and a few times a week you carry that laundry all over the house washing it, folding it and putting it away. Here's a...

Again, my Monday was VERY difficult to work out.. Tuesday was even harder BUT I DID IT!. Having company visiting is great fun but I tend to not want to workout when we have guests here. I had not been sleeping good and had low energy for about four days and workout even though i felt like taking a nap! I am seeing progress in my muscle i have added AND in my strength. Today I went up to 98lbs on squats (on the smith machine).. and completed all six. My upper body is much stronger as I noticed that Nates bike was not near as heavy when i loaded it into the back of the car! The eating part of the program continues to be a struggle but the last few days I have eaten atleast 5 meals a day and even if I eat off program i make sure it is in moderation. I have decided that eating clean is just what my body needs cause I have bad tummy aches after sonic or other fast food.. I hope to really sit down and plan my meals and have a good week next week so I can drop some inches in areas and add inc...

I cant believe its already day 19!.. this last week has gone by fast! The fourth of July included family visiting from out of town, a parade and late nights filled with stories and laughter.. NOTHING is harder than to be in on program while on "vacation" esp with food food food everywhere! I decided on Monday that my goal was to get through this week without missing a workout.. AND to try hard to NOT over eat--trying to still eat every three hours if possible.. I did ok.. stayed up way to late and did not feel like working out but did anyway.. I did have to much of "chocolate Delight" desert.. and cokes.. but I am getting lined back out and happy i didnt miss a workout.. my sweet sister in law picked out her favorite BFL recipes from the Eating for Life cookbook and I will try a new one every day next week for supper.. should be fun I feel like I am getting stronger, on squats today I went up to 85lbs on my set of six.. hope to get up to 120lbs before the progam is ...