Fit with Ruthie

The storms are gone, everything is beautiful and green, and the temperature is in the 60s.. awesome for a Saturday run with the dog!. We did 2.5 miles around campus with three stops to stretch and two sections of walking.. I did only one short sprint cause I wanted to ease my shins back into it.. but good news they feel great! I think I will started alternating running and biking to give them a break. I have a really nice bike.. and even riding shorts with the padding in them.. I will just have to do some work today and get the tires aired up and I will be ready! I have planned to not go crazy today on my eating.. I am not craving anything, exempt a mexican salad.. .. I dont feel like I am missing out on anything.. funny. I have to do shopping today and will go to the health store for my protien.. also want to see if they have anymore CLA.. I have less than half a bottle.. I never have mentioned.. all this week I have not had any of the hydroxy cut like I had planned to take.. I have ...

ok.. well.. I had bread.. and you know what.. it wasnt that great. I still ate some but it sure didnt taste as wonderful as I was dreaming of :) My free day tech lasts until 530 tomorrow. but I will dont know how crazy I will get tomorrow. Its interesting that it seems the foods that "I couldnt live without" are not that big a deal after just one week. I had NO problem saying NO so a soda tonight.. and just a minute ago after washing dishes.. I CRAVED WATER! yippee! so wondering what I ate tonight? Chicken strips, potato wedges, the watery part of a stew, 4 slices of small loaf bread, a glass of sweet tea, and something like 6 or 8 bites of peach cobbler with ice cream on top. The good/bad news.. I couldn't eat that much.. I got full really quickly. well I better go.. want to read before bed.. Charlotte Mason is calling me now :) blessings more tomorrow r

I got my workout done this morning and I really pushed myself.. adding in a few new excerises.. which I will post about later.. I dont have much time because I need to get ready to take the kids to PE... BUT I had to post this mornings picture... I decided to try on my 4s and see if they fit any better.. and YES THEY DID! so.. I am getting closer to my goal of being where I was in November! and its only been 5 days with NO bread, NO sodas, and purposeful eating! YIPEE! More later.. off to PE> =====3:30 post====== My eats are ok so far today.. although I havent eaten enough meals. shaklee physique (1/2 serving) 1/4 tortillia Salad with ham and turkey tomotoes, cucumbers, sunflower seeds and a bit of dressing Thats it so far today.. I will have one more meal in a few minutes and then plan to start free day at 530! :) Heres my workout: Legs: single leg lunges on the smith squats as burnouts leg extensions leg curls standing hip abductor exercise, no weight or band (like photo) back- l...

Heres my eat and other stuff before I got watch Survivor we recorded :) (shhhh.. dont tell me what happened!) Shaklee Physique (1/2 serving) (water) Sunflower seeds (1 serving)-I munched on these throughout the morning (water) Turkey and Ham roll up - I got 1 turkey and 1 ham slice and put spicy mustard on it. Then I tore a tortilla in half and rolled all of it up.. it was really good! (Tea) Apple (small) one slice of turkey and one slice of ham (about an hour later I was still hungry so..) one slice of turkey and a few sunflower seeds (about the size of two hersey kisses) Taco Stew with half a tortilla broken up and put in on top. Baked potatoe (half of one) with ham on top. (waiting on it to cook right now) (as you can probably tell by my meals today I need to go to the grocery store.. Pay day is tonight at midnight so I get to go stock up tomorrow! .. I am so glad.. BUT one thing I am very happy about is that even with limited "healthy" choices (I really dont consider d...

WEll. I just finished my cardio I did 4.1 miles on the recumbent bike with three Hiits! and then 10 mins of aerobics after that~ I did lots of knee ups and cross punches during my aerobics. i must say I loved it! One think that made it so great was some new music that DH bought from itunes. Its called 50 Techno Trance Anthems it really makes you move! The whole album is only 9.99! I then went straight into abwork.. doing some Buff Mother dancing and alternating incline situps and reverse crunches. Today I even added a 10lb olympic weight on my chest durning a set of 20 inclines! .. think i will be sore tomorrow! I couldn't resist taking a shot this morning to see if four days in CH4 has made a difference. I was so surprised as my muscle definition that is starting to show through esp in my legs and abs. (the picture doesnt show its as good as in real person ;) I need to figure out how to do lighting etc.. maybe I just need to go outside (I will just have to make sure none of our ...

Ok.. dishes are all washed and I am fixing to head to bed. I did a bit of looking on the net about shin splints and here are two links.. the body building one is really good.. its a dr that wrote the article and it has photos etc. shin splint info #1 Body building info on shin splints.. GREAT site with stretches and how to diagnose etc. My plan is to ride my recumbent bike and possibly alternate that with rowing on the smith machine as fast as I can.. I know its not exactly like a row machine but just maybe I can get my heart rate up and break a sweat anyway. .. pNp

This is my last update of the day. I made it though yet another day with NO bread and NO sodas, very little sugar! I was thinking tonight while watching lost.. This is probably the longest I have ever gone in my whole life without bread or crackers.. seriously! I am looking forward to free day .. i will have a bit of bread but sodas are off the list. I WILL make it 12 weeks without a soda! In honor of being bread free for 3 days I found this funny information on bread.. that gave me a chuckle. I am still concerned about my shin splints and I need to find an alternative cardio to do while they heal themselves. I think the long walking fast is not letting them heal.. so I have no idea what I will do tomorrow for cardio.. maybe push ups .. (?) ideas anyone(?) peanut butter shake with 4 wafers Mexican salad (yes again.. but this time with black beans) Boiled eggs with mustard (2) Apple and Peanut butter Taco Stew (no bread! no Chips! no Tortillas!) small apple with small amount of pb/two...

I had a great workout this morning. I was in there at 815 or so.. its nice to have the hard work done before the day gets hectic. Heres my log: chest: Press 12(65) 10(75) 8(85) 6(95) burnouts Flies 24 (15) Shoulders: Press 12(8) 10(10) 8(15) 6(15) burnouts Flies 24(8) (I am still taking it easy on shoulders .. I want to take it slow so I will stay injury free) Tris: on smith machine 12(20) 10(30) 8(35) 6(35) burnouts laying extensions: 24(15) It is very encouraging to me that this morning while I was lifting I was able to see muscle def I hadnt seen since Nov. ! upper Chest, Neck, Shoulders all getting more defined. I was thinking this morning I should rename my blog.. "one womans journey to get ripped" will I chase this goal forever.. or just a few more weeks? .. hum.. we'll see I guess. One thing I have to realize is that getting to see the muscle I worked so hard for is all about diet. I could have all this muscle and be super strong but with a layer of extra fat on t...

This is my last update for the night. I had a great day on eats... no cravings for "bad" foods.. I got hungry about 7pm and just grabbed a boiled egg and water and that did the trick. I cannot tell you how excited I am to be doing this well on eats the last two days. Conquering those old eating habits.. and emotional eating habits and focusing on keeping my self promises has be a huge success to me mentally. I know I have been doing this working out thing for a while and its not that hard for me. As a kid and through high school I played softball.. a serious athlete who was could have gotten a scholarship to a University if i hadn't chosen differently .. all this to say.. I grew up being use to vigorous workouts, hot sweaty 100 degree workouts in 90% humidity ..with coaches screaming at me to do better, be faster, and stronger.. But Ladies.. this eating thing is a whole different ball game for me :) (excuse the pun).. I grew up eating mostly junk food thinking that it di...

I woke up this morning feeling great even though I got up three times during the night. I made breakfast for the family and then jumped on the treadmill. I am STILL nursing shin splints so I decided to just walk on the mill today. I did 1.17 miles in 20 min. I then headed to the "gym" and I found my old jump rope and I jumped three sets counting to 15 as fast as I could go. I tried to make my feet land where my shins didnt hurt, but they started telling me to "stop that!" so I did. My ab work was good today, I was encouraged this morning when I was getting dressed cause my upper abs are really starting to show through.. DH even said he could see them .. so it wasnt my imagination :) I did incline sit ups 4 sets of 25, hipups 3 sets of 15, and I tried to do some plan ole crunches after that but I could only muster 5 .. I was burned out!.. I then did some buff mother dancing to a Shakira Spanish song.. it was about 3 mins worth of work. I weighed this morning cause...

(if you havent read about the Bunny Challenge check out post below!) My eats so far today are GREAT! I put it in on Nurtidiary and this is one of the things it gave me. I emailed sarah to translate it for me :) + Basal Metabolic Rate*: 1386 kcal + General Activity*: 1593 kcal + Extra Activity and Exercise: 326 kcal - Weight Loss Goal: 1000 kcal Day Quota: 2305 kcal - Consumed: 1980 kcal Calories Left: 325 kcal 10:15 Shake after I worked out (banana with slices of banana in it as well) 12:00 Eggs (4 egg whites and one whole egg) a pear raspberry tea 1 tsp sugar 2:15 Tuna with fancy mustard .. 12 wheat thins (thats less than a serving) 4:30 Peanut butter (natural with the oil off) and an apple water ...

I had a great workout this morning.. I am going to be sore tomorrow! B Set #1: Squats: 12.55/10.65/8.75/6.85 Pile Squats: 24.15 Extensions: 12.35/10.40/8.45/6.50 Deadlifts: 12.65/10.85/8.95/6.100 B Set #2 Back Rows: 12.40/10.60/8.70/6.75 Burnouts: Standing bent over rows 24.35 B Set #3 Bis: Preacher Curls: 12.20/10.25/8.30/6.30 Burnouts: Alternating bi Curls Fatigued.15 each hand The Bunny Challenge! This Bunny has issued a challenge to us. For the next two weeks we are challenged to make the best of our Bs. (Bottom, Biceps, and Back) We are challenged to post individual before and after pictures of those three groups. (a shot of the bicep, a shot of the bunny tail, and a shot of the back) The most improved will get a virtual visit from the Bunny and an extra special Egg-citing reward. So take your photos today and Take the Bunny Challenge! Eats progress: My eats so far today are good. Banana Shake with lower carb content and Lots of water so far this morning,.. Will eat again in two ...

I decided to get into the Spirit of Spring and go a bit crazy with the color this time around. I have been in the mood for a change.. in more ways than one. I have enjoyed a free day.. but have been resisting the desire to workout. I have had my "last hurrah" on the foods end of things (doritoes, cokes, bread, dough nuts, etc..) So I should have a wonderfully motivating tummy ache tonight and wake up determined to never eat that stuff again! I also worked on our Garage (AKA Gym) to get it cleaned up and ready for tomorrow morning. I was in the mood for a change in that area too as I worked about 4 hours Friday rearranging (flipping) our gym from one side of the garage to the other. I also made a "dirty laundry" area in the garage which will keep my laundry room less cluttered with dirty clothes and more motivated to stay on top of the dirty laundry. .. AHHHH spring! .. I love spring cleaning! Now to get down to the business of spring cleaning this old body of mine! ...

Well Ladies.. I posted my Afters and Befores .. Check the side bar under "bfl journey" and scroll down. I am not too happy with my after pictures.. I really had a hard time this challenge staying focused on my goals and staying motivated to workout and eat correclty. I think it all has to do with the weather and disliking the cold weather.. but that is really just an excuse. Basically my this challenge seemed to be a lot more of a mental one than I expected. The good news is.. this is the first winter I have made it through in YEARS without gaining significant weight.. so I guess I should consider it a success. I can tell also that I have put on a lot of muscle esp in my upper back where there is the start of that "V" shape. Things that will be different in Ch4: I will workout in the mornings (instead of whenever in CH3) I will take bi-weekly measurements and photos. I will have the goal of drinking a gallon of water a day. I will drastically increase my raw fruits ...

I got up this morning and went around campus and then walked to DHs Mom and Dads house.. where my family had gone to take dough nuts over .. as Saturday is usually Dough nut day in our family. I figure it was about 2.5 miles. I only jogged twice because I am still nursing sore shins.. but it was good to get out of the house. I will do ab work as soon as I am finished posting. I am looking forward to challenge #4 and have been thinking of my goals, and doing a bit of research on the BFL site as how to take photos for the competition . well.. guess I better go get some artwork and housework done.. plus DD is sitting here asking me questions.. too :) have a happy Saturday. (No exercise tomorrow.. taking it completely off .. and hopefully a few days in a row without cardio will heal my shins! :) I miss running blessings ruthie

(IF you havent read my "interesting" post below.. dont miss it. .. ) just got it done. chest: (felt like I could do more but worried about shoulder) Flies 12.(10) 10.(15) 8(20) 6 (20) burnouts decline chest press 24 (65) Shoulders: (neck and shoulders better but still be cautious.) Press 12. (10) 10.(15) 8. (20) 6.(20) burnouts straight arm standing flies 24(8) Tris: Tri Pull downs on smith 12.10.8.6 all at 30lbs burnouts over the head extensions 24.(15) Eats going good.. :) feel great.. now to go clean house and get ready for the kids PE class :) blessings ruthie

OK Ladies.. here is someone how is really Inspiring! 62 years old and what a transformation! " Deana Langham of Houston, Texas — This grandmother refused to let personal heartache keep her from reaching her goals. For 34 years, I was in a very abusive marriage and by the time I divorced in 1997, I had lost all self esteem and purpose. I felt that my life was over and that I had nothing to offer anyone. I spent the next four and a half years doing grief work and seriously looking at myself. By 2002, I felt that spiritually and emotionally I was a new person, but my physical self had turned into someone I didn’t know. I was a couch potato and I weighted 150 pounds! My efforts at dieting never resulted in more than a 10.." My Thoughts on Deserving It Its early here and when I work up this morning I laid in bed thinking and praying for a while. What was I thinking.. I was thinking how "we all deserve to be healthy and fit!" I deserve it and you deserve it. Why am I t...

I did it.. officially entered the challenge today. I will use this challenge after pictures to be my before picture and measure etc on Sunday. After reading about this ladies transformation I am determined to adjust my diet so I can get lean and in great shape. " Sarah Brown of Texas — The day before I began my Body- for -LIFE Challenge, I competed in an Olympic Distance Triathlon- 1 mile swim, 26 mile bike, and 6 mile run – in the middle of summer! The next day, I took my before pictures for the start of my Challenge. When I saw the pictures, I was very disappointed. This wasn’t how I was suppose to look after finishing a Triathlon!" So.. heres to looking forward to finishing another challenge. Watch out June 18th.. here I come!

I got up this morning before DH left for work and ran with Su around campus. I took a bit of a short cut at one point to get home faster so he could get to work "on time" .. so I figured I went 2.25 miles. I ran more than I did last time and my shins arent as sore so thats good ... I did stop 4 times to stretch and will stretch some more in a few minutes. Can I tell you I lOVE my dog! I say to her in the mornings "you wanta go for a run??" and she hopes and jumps and prances around like a school girl.. eventually ending up at the front door whining. .. Nothing like a bit of enthusiasm to make you want to get out the door. :) I did a bit of ab work but not too much since I did abs yesterday.. I figure just a little and then that will get me back on track like I am should to be. ok.. while I was searching for another running skirt I found this site. . its so funny. it has a link to a guy who did a review on the running skirt even going so far as to run in a pink one w...

Just saw the 2006 six winners.. take a peek.. here thinking of the next round actually entering the challenge officially.. anyone else want too? blessings ruthie

Well I just finished my workout for the day. I figured out that last time I lifted weights I did bis instead of tris.. so. today I did tris. Heres what I did. Lunges: 12.10.8.6. with curl bar plus 20lbs (35lbs total) Squats: 2 sets of 12 sllllow.. with curl bar and burnouts: leg extensions 2 sets of 12 dead lifts 2 sets of 12 Back: lat pull downs 12.10.8.6. HP being 35lbs burnouts bent over rows 2 sets of 12 with bar tris: tri pull downs 12.10.8.6. burnouts: dips! 2 sets of 12 I forgot to do abs yesterday so I did them with Nathan just a minute ago..you should have seen him doing hip ups.. so cute! crunches: 2 sets of 20 Hipups: 3 sets of 20 and standing side twists for obliques: .. as many as I could muster. I had cat take a shot of me cause I was excited to finally see my abs again.. they are starting to make a come back! I did some research again on shin splints.. heres a link to a great site..! My legs feel lots better today so I will make sure and do lots of stretching and more e...

Ok ladies.. this is all I have found so far.. I looked and looked but some races like Dublin Dr Pepper in Dublin Tx, and To hot to Handle in White Rock.. and others dont have their dates listed yet. It seems that July is not that popular of a month to have a 5k .. unless they just havent listed it yet.. so.. heres what I found so far.. with links too (except for the first one) .. On a side note. I just saw on my local runners club site that there is a 5k for Autism research here on March 31st.. I think I might run it.. we'll see. :) If any of you know of any races in your area please let me know... I have tried to find races that are either course certified and Runners World sponsored.. or both. Date: 05/20/2007 Location: Pflugerville,Texas, United States Distances: 1.00 K / 0.62 M , 5.00 K / 3.10 M Certified Course: TX01003JF Sponsored by Runner's World: Estimated Event Size: 525 ...

Good Morning! I just finished cardio and will complete abwork after I post. I had to get a drink of water and just sit a minute before going on to abs. I was a bit late getting started this morning because after I got all ready my IPOD wasnt charged. So I got on the internet and searched for ant farms for the kids while I waited.. I also changed my songs around and added some new ones. My shins are still giving me a bit of a problem today so I decided to take it easy on my run.. I only jogged twice and walked fast the rest of the time. I sure is frustrating when your whole body is wanting a good run but your legs say "NO". I did 1.22 miles on the treadmill an snapped a few pictures along the way. In this shot I am in bionic mode :) hehe I was excited to see in the mirror some muscle def starting so show again! This is the view I had minus the birds. After I got off the treadmill I decided I really needed a bit more cardiovascular exercise I just didn't feel like I had a w...

Well this challenge has literally flown by.. I just scratched off my workout from my calender and cant believe its only 6 days till the end. Looking back on my calender I have missed 12 days of workouts throughout this challenge. Thats pretty bad considering I went SIX MONTHS without missing.. But.. life happens I suppose.. and what matters is that I kept trudging along even when I did miss. I am not expecting any significant changes with my after pictures but I AM looking forward to some changes in about three weeks! I really feel like I have gotten back "in the game" so to speak.. and the getting up and workout first thing in the morning is the key for me. Heres my workout from this morning. Chests: Bench press on Smith12.10.8.6. hp being 85lbs Burnout: decline press 2 sets of 12 Shoulders: Press-12.10.8.6. HP being 15lbs (my neck is sore..so I took it easy on weights) Burnouts: Flies slllloooow .. and 10lbs in each hand.. 2 sets of 12 Bis: Curls 12.108.6. HP 25lbs each han...

Dont get a Jack Russell Terrier that is. I decided I really wanted to get out of the house today and get some Mom time so I took the dog for what I had planned to be a walk.. well .. SuLin had other things in mind. I couldnt say no to such a sweet face looking up at me saying "COME ON MOM>. LETS RUNNNNNN!" .. so.. we did 2.5 miles.. walked a lot but ran some too.. and a great race against each other to the end. (she won!) .. it was fun.. I feel great.. I did a lot of stretching during my run.. trying not to get shin slints.. and when I got home I did abwork.. standing twists.. 1 set of 50 with 45lb bar on my shoulders incline situps 3 sets of 20 feels good. now I have to go clean the kitchen and get some work clothes washed for DH. blessings ruthie

Here to our winners! Congratulations Josha and Sarah! I am happy to announce that both of you win a pot of gold for your great performance in the Patty Day Challenge! Sarah for your inspirational determination to eat clean for 60 days! and Josha for not missing a workout and finding the time to add geeeeetar pickin into you life! For giving it your all instead of letting it all go to "pot" .. congratulations ladies! dont spend it all in one place! :) Next Challenge.. Bunny BB Challenge. (stay tuned to find out what the bb stands for.. and how you can enter this next challenge! )

OH I slept so good last night! could it be that I had NO caffine and a trace of sugar yesterday? hum. My run this morning was amazing! I decided to increase my distance atleast once a week and today I went 3.5 miles. .. walking, jogging, and sprinting throughout it all. YIPEE! feels great. Two things I noticed about yesterday.. I was burping throughout most of the day.. and my tummy rumbled throughout the day but my stomach didnt hurt. I guess I was working on getting rid of something in there :) So my plan is from now on to eat nothing but raw until 4pm .. The workouts I have been doing have been good.. in the fact that I am so sore. My abs are still sore from two days ago.. so I didnt do as much ab work.. just a few reverse crunches and stretching. I did lunges yesterday.. and ladies.. I dont think my bottom has been this sore in months! I probably will scream when I go to sit down at church in the morning :) hehe ok.. so I am off to a garage sale in my neighborhood I past while runn...

wow.. today was interesting for me. It makes me more amazed that Sarah has done this for sixty days! WOW! you are amazing! I did well until about 4pm. by then I was craving bread.. and yes.. I ended up having some. I think after today I have learned a few things. 1. I need to be patient with myself as I try to transition to totally raw 2. I AM addicted to cooked foods. 3. I CAN live without sugar :) yipee! 4. I CAN live without caffeine! yipee! 5. This is going to take some real getting use to. I am happy with the fact that I ate NOTHING but fruits until 4. .. heres the food diary for the day banana and organge banana and apple (I kept trying to eat more but I got full really fast!) Around 2 I started craving salt.. so instead of chips or crackers I grabbed sunflower seeds.. mind you just a tablespoon if that. about 10 min later I ate about 12 almonds (unsalted) About 4 I really really wanted some bread.. so I ate two slices of WHOLE grain wheat bread and one cube of cheese. 5 rolls ar...

Ok.. well.. I did well all day until about 4pm. I guess I need to approach this like Dr D suggests too.. increasing f and veggies and decreasing other food sources. I will post my foods later tonight and talk more about this... signed.. not as fruity as I wish I could be :) (habits are hard to break)

I just completed my weight lifting workout.. I have posted it on the side in more detail but I did the three Bs today. I am working on eating my after workout meal bananas and a tangelo. I have issues with bananas. Its about the texture.. they are too mushy for me.. but I am eating it anyway.. the taste is good.. and I am loving the tangelo.. this meal is not what is on the menu for day one but it is what I had here.. I also will drink lots of water today. Right now I am feeling great bout making a change for a while. The only problem I have is wondering if other people think I am going nuts or something. I guess I need to not worry so much what other people think huh? Its my body. not theirs. so thats all for right now.. I will probably post more than once a day for a while .. I want to journal how I feel, etc and this is the place I do that. so far its nice to know that I can eat all the fruits and veggies I want... taking the cooking out of the option and crackers ect.. seems . so f...

Today I received in the mail a copy of the 801010 diet book. I have read a lot of it but have not completely finished it.. I skipped parts that were saying why we shouldnt eat meat etc.. The reason I skipped it was to get to the bones of (excuse the pun) of how and why of the 801010. I have read a lot of books on nutrition (not as much as sarah mind you) ranging from: The China Study, Fast Food Nation, What Makes Bread Rise, and lots of others I wont bore you to mention. I went vegan for a while but just bought what ever fruits and veggies I wanted and ate whatever of that I wanted. I paid no attention to calorie intake or protien, carb, fat ratios.. The last time I did go vegan I lost about 10lbs without even trying.. and after a few days of withdrawals from my lack of meat and processed foods I actually felt good. However I was not excersising or getting enough rest during this time and my life was pretty stressed. All this to say.. I am taking the plunge again. Many of you will pr...

Just finished todays run on the treadmill.. did 6 Hiits.. felt good but my shins are a bit sore so I need to do LOTS more stretching. I did abwork 12 reg crunches, 3 sets of 20 incline situps, and 100 standing twists with the curl bar on my shoulders. Today is gorgeous here! The birds woke us up singing like crazy and we slept with our windows open last night! I am so happy spring is here! so I guess thats all for today.. I need to go get the laundry going, kitchen clean and maybe mow the yard later today! :) .. 10 days left.. hoping to make the most of it by not missing a workout.. getting it down first thing on an empty stomach :) Happy Thursday! blessings ruthie

Well.. 11 days left in this challenge.. hard to believe. I am trying to get back focused on my calender and celebrating each day like I use too. I think most of my reason for getting back into this groove has to totally do with the weather. Spring has sprung here and I am so glad. I am a spring and summer gal.. for sure. The picture to the right is our next door neighbors house... and aunt and uncles home.. the redbuds and pear trees were just beautiful last week. It looks so funny to me now with the brown grass ... we have had some rain since and the grass is already starting to green up..might have to mow our yard in a few days :) yipee!!! I completed my workout this morning after making DH some eggs.. I waited until after I lifted to eat.. Heres what I did Chest: Flies 12.10.8.6. with press as burnouts Tris: Extensions 12.10.8.8 with over head press as burnouts Shoulders: Press 12.10.8. no burnouts (my right shoulder is still bothering me.. I am pretty sure its an old softball injur...

69 degrees, no wind, bright sunshine.. a happy dog and only three other people around campus.. Makes for a beautiful run! 2.5 miles in about 30 mins. I couldnt run as much as I could about a month ago but I did as good as I could.. the dog was really really pushing me to keep running.. it was great. I am going with my friend K to Hickory Street Cafe at noon to eat.. then we will shop the stores downtown.. should be fun. DH and DPP (dear Pawpaw) is hanging sheet rock in our bathroom today! Getting ever closer to finishing it .. its been over a year with one bathroom and no shower. It will be like living in a hotel when we finish it. :) ok.. better go.. feels great to just get up and get the workout done.. I feel like I am getting back in the habit of it. happy Tuesday. Blessings ruthie

What a great workout I had this morning.. I am telling you .. its a whole new animal when I workout first thing in the morning... its awesome! I have decided to go back to 12.10.8.6. with burnouts.. squats: 12.10.8.6 with my set of 6 being 95lbs. Leg extensions as burnouts three sets of 15 Leg curls: two sets of 15 (my legs were beat by now :) Back: seated rows on Smith .. 12.10.8.6. with the set of 6 being 60lbs Biceps: Seated Curls 12.10.8.6 with my set of six being 25lbs in each hand! woowhoo.. (the last two were tough) Then I did a different set of curl where my hands are rotated outward for my burnouts 2 sets of 12. I felt sooo strong today. I know I have lifted higher amounts of weights before but I was thrilled that I can still lift a large amount after doing my lower weights with three sets of 15.. guess changing up is a good idea after all. :) ON a side note.. I think I am going to make some kind of chart or spredsheet to fill in for my workouts so I can actually see how much ...

Yes.. its 1006 here but my body still says its only 906 . I just finished my run and ab workout. I am happy to report that I am completely over my sinus issues and my run tonight was a relief to find out that I actually could run! I did 6 hiits.. three being at a level 10! I havent run a hiit in weeks.. and after my last run I thought.. I would have to gradually work my way back up over a few weeks.. but I guess my body is still strong despite the illness. Abwork consisted of regular crunches but focusing on sLLLLLLLOWWW.. I would go up and hold the crunch for 5 counts.. then the next 10 counts the next back to 5.. etc.. Then I did hipups.. focusing on slow movements here too and I pretended I was having to hold a cup and saucer on the balls of my feet so I tried hard to focus on form. I did 3 .. THREE sets of 12! I remember a few months ago I could barely do 5! My eats today havent been that great .. we were out of everything so this morning we went to mcdonalds (yuck).. I forced dow...