Your so cute , is that hubby or a friend ?

Nice work SoSel, I'm so jealous of you with the personal trainer. The only time I had one of those was when my friend Justin was going to UNC for sports therapy or something. We would work out every weekend and he would always give me pointers. Gotta love those tiny muscular italian guys, haha.

Watch what you eat, work hard at the gym, good things will happen!

PS You need a tracker to watch your progress

Thanks hun! That is a much younger and happier version of my hubby. We were still dating then. It's amazing how much time has gone by. The Army shirt is the ultimate irony. He didn't join until 2002.

Yeah, my current trainer is a trip. He's 5'2 and I'm 5'4. We crack short people jokes. He says my work out should be easier b/c I have less distance to move things. And don't be jealous! I pay 40 bucks an hour for the help. I decided to spring for it because I kept getting hurt on gym equipment. I don't know what I'm doing or how to do it. It's worth it knowing I won't damage my rotator cuff again. That is some crazy pain.

I thought about the tracker. I'm considering it.

The scale actually read 192.6 this morning. In disbelief, I bought new batteries and plugged them in. An hour ago, after my gym work out and a shower, I weighed in at 195. It was about 5:30 in the evening! So, man, this diet from Hades is really doing the work. I was so excited I went out and bought 2 dresses for church, sized 14P. One fits, but needs a bit more off the belly and the other one I couldn't zip my boobs into. [[sorry, just being honest]]

PROGRESS!!!!

On the gym front, I spent 23 minutes on the elliptical skier and finished off with 25 minutes on the elliptical bike. I do feel a little low on energy. I know staying on the skier is more beneficial as cardio, but I kept my heart rate at fat burn on the bike. Better than nothing, right? Tomorrow I do one more work out, then relax for the weekend. The diet is still on until the 24th, though.

Hey there,

Great job at the gym. I had a personal trainer for a year, and I just barely finished up with him. He was great. He was very opposite of me... I'm 6'2'' and he was 5'6'' with red hair and freckles, and he was a state champion runner. He was in amazing shape, something like 3% bodyfat and my bf is definitely not that, lol... He was a great guy. He helped me a lot and changed the way I structured my workouts at the gym, so I'm excited for you to keep working with your trainer and see the progress.

Keep up the good work

-Sam

Your doing great Selena! It is nice to see you back and excited about loosing agian!!!

Thanks for the support everyone! Oh, it's a happy day! Even though my scales and when I weigh myself at home, don't exactly match the gym scales, it is unanimous that I have lost 8 lbs! I'm going to see the 180's again. Woo hoo! I vaguely remember being in the 160-170 area about 6-7 years ago. I thought that was huge. Ha! I can hardly wait for it now!

I did 30 minutes cardio on the elliptical skier. I felt so tired. I plan to make up the other 15 minutes later with at-home floor exercises, like crunches, push-ups, etc. I also have weights, so I can do some free weights to work on my arms, which are finally letting go of the pain from training on Tuesday. I haven't worked so hard ever. I know this is going to work for that simple reason.

8lbs! Thats amazing. Keep the momentum going!

O.k. This sucks. I am having the worst day on this diet. I'm exhausted. I couldn't finish a 45 minute work-out at the gym. I had to take a two hour nap. My body is sore and achy. I feel hot and sick to my stomach. 8 lbs is amazing, but I don't know if this is working out for me. I have housework that's been neglected b/c I'm so tired. So, right now, I'm cheating. I added 2 slices of whole wheat bread -150 cals together- with a dab of butter and a diet Dr. Pepper to the 6 oz. meat I'm allowed for dinner. This is day four, but my body is not liking this one bit. I know I should go talk to my trainer, but he's not there right now. I, of course, have no way to contact him. Maybe this sadistic diet is made to be cheated on. You sneak a little more, but, in the end, you eat so much less. I have no idea. I want to keep it up. I want to finally lose the weight. I just don't know what to do.

The diet is making me sick again. Second day in a row. I'm past hunger pains and into the territory of nauseous. I don't know how much longer I can keep it up. I can't reach my trainer until Monday. I suppose it's healthy enough, but I can't seem to make it work. What to do?

192.2 this morning. I had to end the diet. It made me so sick that I'm seriously considering going vegetarian. I can't stand the thought of meat right now. I made a meatless pizza for dinner last night. I enjoyed it. I used French bread, pinto beans, chunky tomato sauce, onion, low-fat moz cheese, and some seasonings. Had that bad-boy ready in under 30 minutes. I don't think the kids were really digging it, but they'll get used to it.

If this is the diet you were consuming while working out, no wonder you're feeling ill. How many calories is it? It can't be enough to fuel a workout.

Still 192.2 this morning. This is excellent news b/c our church had a Father's Day pot luck yesterday. I didn't let myself go crazy, but I did eat a few high sodium things, drink sweet tea, and had 2 VERY small slices of dessert. Eating feels like such a community thing. I'm actually glad that I could make my choices, and dine with friends and family. And I can sneak out, avoid being made to eat seconds, by going out to watch the kids play. Always an out!


Yup, I worked out on that diet. I have no idea how many cals it came out to be. I just know that, physically, I can't do it. It did give me some ideas on how to eat, though.

I'll take a guess at the calories you were consuming.

Breakfast--250
MS--80
L--150 for the chicken/turkey
and --60 for the veggie
AS--90
D--150

Less than 800 calories a day might be temporarily do-able if you are just sitting there waiting for the weight to disappear....but it's not nearly enough if you're working out. I'm wondering if you might not need a better trainer. (or at least don't follow his/her diet)