sixbyfifty

2009-07-31T13:20:00.001-07:00

Fri. July 31
Ok, its been awhile, and a relief not to feel the need to write every day. It also feels good not to have to worry about every calorie in and out!!! My weight has hovered between 139.4 and 141.7 the last 2 weeks. What I wrote several weeks ago pretty much summed up how I feel so I won’t repeat it. I am so happy I did this; it taught me a lot about myself, and it made turning 50 no big deal because I have worked on it and thought about it for so many months!
I might continue with a different blog about the life of a personal trainer. Stay tuned!!

2009-07-13T17:54:00.003-07:00

Fri. 7.10.09 thru sun. 7.12. was a big party with no regard for calories going in and no wkt. except for walking around a lot with Scott. We visited some cool places in the city; had tons of snacks and drinks at different restaurants and GOT ENGAGED!!! HOLY CRAP!

I am posting the final pictures that were at my best about 1 week before we left for north Dakota and add some more thoughts later this week. I know you might not think these pictures look that great, but when I see myself in the mirror this way it looks awesome. Then of course after I eat breakfast it's over!!! No, more discussion to come.

2009-07-13T17:54:00.001-07:00

Thur. 7.9.09
Night of my birthday party!!
Oatmeal with iced coffee
-didn’t want to eat a lot but also didn’t want to show up starving
-small veggie/shrimp soup
-small frozen yogurt
-small salad with veggies
-individual bag of chips
-lots of wine at the party-!
-we bought thin crust pizza for the party; had them cut into small squares and I had about 6; probably the equivalent of 2-2.5slices of regular pizza

Wkt.
60 min. cardio
Heavy cable/ab wkt you have heard of before

2009-07-13T17:53:00.002-07:00

Wed. 7.8.09
Trying to salvage myself a few days before my birthday but I have pictures that can’t be beat from a week ago that are going to be it!!
-oatmeal and iced coffee
-medium tomato veggie soup
-small frozen yogurt
-half grilled veggie Panini
-bean broth soup
-2 glasses wine

Rode my bike so got in about 25 miles

2009-07-13T17:53:00.001-07:00

Tue. 7.7.09
Flew out of north Dakota at 8am; brought leftover pizza with us
-I had 3 slices---it seems very light
-one tiny package nuts on the plane
-1 gin and tonic
-got home and took a nap, then
-had a huge salad with lots of veggies

No wkt.

2009-07-13T17:45:00.001-07:00

Mon. 7.6.09
One slice of that great bread toasted with jam.
Went to Fargo to visit Scott’s uncle with the antique cars. Afterwards we went to the Sons of Norway community hall for lunch-surprisingly good!
-grilled cheese sandwich with onion and tomato
-potato chips
-got some super cracker-thin pizza for dinner; had about 4 slices-equivalent of about 2 normal slices-?
-3 beers

Wkt.
Did the 70 min. and a few leg raises; extremely proud of myself!!!

2009-07-12T08:54:00.000-07:00

sun. july 5th
totally happy with the way my midsection looked this morning...really proud of myself!!muffin; half slice of bread we bought at a fair-with jam-big bowl of berries. we stayed up too late last night.
-grilled salmon for dinner; with salad and grilled veggies; 2 gin and tonics
-chips and salsa

wkt
Went out in the afternoon to run and it was hot. Just about turned around and did the 15 min. promise--if I go 15 min. and don't feel like it, I can stop. So I went for one hour; just did small laps because of the heat and didn't want to get too far away from the house. Extremely proud of myself.

2009-07-12T08:52:00.000-07:00

sat. 7.4.09
happy 4th!!one of those muffins with a dab of peanut butter.-big serving of berries-went to lunch at a hotel on the lake and had a veggie meal cooked specially since there was nothing on the menu; there was some saitan or tempeh in it with beans, veggies; really good salad.-one glass wine-stopped by this small russian community and bought some unbelievable strawberries and had about 1/2 pint.-we had some people coming over to Scott's mom's place and Scott and I have made onion rings a few times so we did it again-really thin beer-battered but something was wrong with the heat and they were too greasy...but still good!-didn't eat much after that except chips and plenty of beer.wkt.same run-70 min. with some sprints and 2 sets of push ups with legs on park bench and leg lowering sets.very good wkt!

2009-07-12T08:51:00.000-07:00

fri. 7.3.09
in minnesota at the lake house.-Mom's mom makes these wonderful little muffins made from different kinds of bran, and uses apple juice instead of most of the oil, and they are delicious-1 of those-lots of berries-Scott, my mom and I went to the Fertile fair of Polk county. I was hoping to be able to eat some good junk food but we got there a bit too early so didn't eat there. We got back home-big salad with left over egg salad, veggies, cheese, salsa dressing-3 beers-grilled veggies and big spinach salad with feta cheese; tomato;-2 beers-I was craving crap and everyone was talking about dairy queen stuff so they had a buster bar in the freezer; Scott said it was ice cream bar with chocolate coating; with fudge, nuts, etc. Well I ate it but was disappointed because there weren't enough nuts and chocolate.-chips and salsa-3 glasses winewkt.my goal was to run 3/4 days at the lake-ran 70 min. very proud of myself

2009-07-12T08:50:00.001-07:00

thur. 7.2.09-we had a 6am flight out of newark so we got up at 3:45-I made sandwiches for the plane-small rolls with the dough pulled out-cheese and lettuce and onion, tomato, mustard and a bit mayo.-I had 1 roll and then another one with just one half of the roll-one bloody mary-stopped at Scott's mom's house in grand forks and had lunch-one beer-tiny roll with egg salad-excellent salad with greens, veggies, nuts and fruit-I ate such crap the rest of the day when we got to north dakota-small bag potato chips-small bag crunchy cheese doodles-got to Scott's mom's lake house and had-we got tons of visitors at the lake and got some pizza-I didn't think I was hungry so of course I ate the equivalent of 2.5 full slices of regular pizza-3 beers

2009-07-01T11:29:00.001-07:00

Tue. July 1
I keep going back and forth. I was certainly satisfied with the way I look several days in the morning these last few weeks. Then I hear myself saying but I need to do more to get totally lean, but then I obviously don't care enough because I eat and drink inappropriately!!! I find myself obsessing about eating (wanting to that is!), and how many more calories can I burn and then I just don't care and want to have fun. My one sister and neice pointed this out to me---that is what they were saying to me from the beginning; that the extreme effort isn't worth it.
Had a great conversation with my client S. the other morning about this. What is the goal for what we are doing? I could for example just take a bunch of diet pills for a few days, take a picture and say ok-done! So I am finding out that for me to be leaner than I have gotten to is not worth it for me....sometimes I feel I am saying that because I failed-that maybe I can't do any better but that is part of goal setting, and re-evaluating; this is what I talk to my clients about exactly----what do you want, and then keep asking yourself it is still worth it.....do you still want it. My biggest thing was to see what it would take to get really lean in my midsection and it SUCKS!!!! What it takes is not having fun the way I want, and working out for the sake of working out instead of what I love. I caught myself thinking I shouldn't go on a long bike ride because I wouldn't burn as many calories as compared with going to the gym and working really hard on the cardio machines (from where I live it takes awhile to get to places where you can ride without a lot of traffic). That is not what I want! One of my clients said because I am skinny everywhere else, and just store my body fat so unevenly that I will look anorexic all over when my midsection is really cut, and I am one of those people that should do lip suction!!!!!
Anyway, the last pictures I posted are ones I am happy with. I have period bloat right now and so will take more when I look good.
We are going to north Dakota for the 4th tomorrow and I decided several weeks ago that I would officially end this before we leave, and that is where I am. I will try to be good there though and see if I can get more good pictures before the 11th----but they love cheese so much there! And bread! And pizza! And beer! Stay tuned. I won’t post until I get back because there is no internet at the lake cabin where we will be!!

2009-07-01T11:28:00.003-07:00

Tue. June 30
-thought I was biting into half of the falafel wrap I never started last night but realized it was Scott’s schwarma wrap! So I spit that out.
-got scrambled egg whites/cheese sandwich; ate half
-ate the other half minus half the bread around noon
-1/4 of the falafel wrap
-3 pieces American cheese wrapped around arugula
-huge bowl of bean soup; I took lots of broth
-3 glasses wine
-small frozen yogurt

Wkt.
1 hour cardio
-about 8 sets of cable:-crunches
-chops
-single chest press
-single shoulder press
-single row
Great workout

2009-07-01T11:28:00.001-07:00

Mon. june 29
Flat bagel with cream cheese. Interesting….I ate half at 7am and the other half around noon. I was not hungry between then…..when I eat the oatmeal I am hungrier, then the protein stuff ---maybe I need more carbs…..?
-one apple
-small frozen yogurt
-medium veggie soup
From the Mediterranean place around the corner:
-half of a delicious spinach roll
-2 grape leaves
-half pita with hummus
-3 glasses wine

Wkt. in the park
-between clients; 5 sets of:
-10 jump lunges each side
-12-15 push ups with legs on bench, hands on ground
-15-20 sit ups on bench

2009-06-29T19:34:00.001-07:00

sun. june 28
got home on the redeye about 8am.
My entire family went to my parents' for my mom's 80th birthday party as well as their anniversary.
-one shot of jaegermeister (a tradition)
-one beer
-at the restaurant
-salad
-seared tilapia with 3 shrimp; a little of the rice; veggies
-3 glasses wine
-several bites of different kinds of cakes for dessert.
-1.5 slices pizza at night
no wkt.

2009-06-29T19:32:00.000-07:00

sat. june 27
oatmeal
one apple
taught the rest of the workshop
medium crab and corn chowder; broth
big handful of mixed nuts
side order of sauteed spinach and garlic
2 beers sitting outside by the water
at the airport
-small order delicious french fries
-on the plane; really good veggie quesadilla
-chocolate chip cookie
-definitely a lot of food---I worked out so much and then I just eat to make up for it--!

wkt.
2 hours cardio-----see this thing is getting to me (explain more later)
-free weights upper body

2009-06-29T19:30:00.000-07:00

Fri. 6.26.09
I really wish I would have taken a few pictures at the beginning of this week when Scott was back because today I don’t feel so lean anymore!!! I have the period and airplane bloat and it is just amazing how quickly I can change between feeling/looking flat and defined to feeling soft.
Ok, then I forgot to write that I ate a small back of crunchy cheese doodles yesterday---!! The thing is-each calorie is so crucial right now that for me to get leaner/more defined and stay that way it is going to be tough and sometimes I don’t think I care enough.
-oatmeal
-apple
-mixed nuts
-seared tuna; about 6 oz.
-met my cousin for 2 beers after work
-had big salad with great crab/salmon cake
-4 squares chocolate
-2 glasses wine

Wkt.
2 hours cardio---!!! Crazy!
-ab work

2009-06-26T01:42:00.000-07:00

Thur. 6.25.09
Got an early flight to San Francisco to teach for Equinox.
-oatmeal
-1 tiny falafel burger that I brought on the plane along with:
-2 small pieces pepper jack cheese
-half of one of those small nut rolls
-3 tiny packs of the roasted peanuts that you still get on the plane-!
-one glass wine
-big ceasar salad
-excellent roasted salmon with root veggies
-one glass wine

Wkt.
Very proud of myself that I worked out after checking in at the hotel.
-30 min. elliptical-did steeper incline than normal and good resistance
-30 min. treadmill walking at 12.5 % incline and 3.5 mph-also harder
-walked around for about 2 hours---up and down some hills around this great city!!

2009-06-24T18:08:00.002-07:00

Wed. 6.24.09
Felt really full thru the night and woke up; couldn’t get back to sleep. Bad thoughts about a good friend who is sick, combined with hard workout….
-oatmeal and coffee with extra shot to try to wake up!
-pint of black/raspberries
-large potato/leak/asparagus soup
-small amt. of popcorn
-1 beer
-2 soft tacos from new place in the hood-beans and tofu
-chips and salsa and guac
-1 slice leftover pizza from last night

No wkt.

2009-06-24T18:08:00.001-07:00

Tue. 6.23.09
Had the same falafel burger salad thing for breakfast before working out.
-small tomato veggie soup
-small slice bread with peanut butter
-met Scott in the city and walked around a lot
-had 2 oysters, shared small seafood soup and crab cake
-one glass wine
-small frozen yogurt (I have had that a lot lately and forgot to mention it)
-at night had 1 ½ slices of grandma’s pizza from our favorite local place-House of pizza and calzone; plus about ½ of a delicious spinach roll

Wkt.
Really good, hard workout
-a few half positive, then 10 negative chin ups with 10lb. around waist;
-did 3 sets of all of the cable exercises with heavy wt. to failure at 10 reps or so:
-single arm chest press
-chops
-single arm shoulder press
-single arm row
-crunches
-then the dumbbell circuit
-side lunge with diagonal lift/shoulder press
-curtsey lunge with opposite arm overhead press
-jump squats with 12.5 wts.
Then the leg lowering sets with 8lb. medball btw. Legs
Then 30 min. cardio
Excellent wkt.

2009-06-23T18:25:00.001-07:00

Mon. 6.22.09
Brought the falafel burger with salad mixture thinking it would be lunch but Starbuck’s had no oatmeal so I ate that instead.
-one apple
-pint of mixed berries
-small veggie soup
-4 oz. halibut
-mixed greens
-at home, some of the cauliflower casserole with some more greens

Wkt.
Total of 75 min. cardio; did some running on the treadmill that felt great-alternating between walking at 11.0% incline/3.1 mph and then running at the same incline at 5.2 mph at a ratio of 1 min. hard and then a few minutes off for about 15 min. Did the rest on elliptical.

2009-06-23T18:24:00.001-07:00

Sun. 6.21.09
I have to say, I am very proud of myself. I love the way my midsection looks in the morning!!! Really good-I can see ab outlines. EXCELLENT!!!

10 cherries
½ falafel burger with pepper jack cheese
Met Scott in the city when he got back from MN., had one slice of super thin crust pizza; we were checking it out for my birthday party on the 9th. Delicious!
1 gin and tonic
We got home and ordered sushi; had about 10-12 pieces of different rolls.
-1 glass wine

Wkt.
I was going to go see my neice’s soccer game and planned not to wkt., but then our plans changed so I went to the gym. My legs are noticeably sore from the faster laps yesterday---guess I need that!
-did 50 min. cardio
-2 sets of rows and ab crunches with cable
-2 sets of lateral raises and horizontal rows with dumbbells
-5 sets of 10 ab things; either with the wheel, or leg lowering/reverse crunches with 8lb. medball between legs.

2009-06-20T08:04:00.001-07:00

Sat. 6.20.09
SUCCESS-SUCCESS!!!
This morning, I look like what I wanted as my goal---lean in the midsection!!!!
Scott is not here to take a picture, and I tried with my phone but didn’t look good. I also feel I look better in the mirror than the pictures show.
S0-I can’t exactly see sixpack outlines but what I see in the morning is excellent. Of course as soon as I eat or drink ANYTHING it changes. That is ok, because my ongoing goal is to keep this-yes, I want to stay this lean, AND feel this lean during the day, so need to keep going and be leaner in the morning!

One hard boiled egg white
Large veggie soup
Some popcorn at the bar
One beer
Made some falafel and make them into burger shapes. Had a huge salad of 3 cups of arugula, onions, peppers, cukes, pepper jack cheese and salsa with one burger. Also ate one burger as I was cooking them.
-got some non fat/no sugar frozen yogurt and mixed it with a little peanut butter and some chopped nuts. Ate the entire container which was 320 calories so not so bad I guess! I was hungry from the faster running I think.
1 glass wine

Wkt.
Ran down to Red Hook –feel like I haven’t run in a long time. It took about 20 minutes to get to the track. I alternated one lap fast (about 2:12), then one regular speed (about 2:25) for a total of 2 miles. That was really good!! So a total of 1 hour 10 min. running. Felt awesome.
Came back and did about 30 reps of the leg lowering exercises holding an 8lb. med ball between legs-put the ball below the knees for more resistance.

2009-06-20T08:03:00.000-07:00

Fri. 6.19.09
-2 hard boiled egg whites
-1/2 pint blackberries
-1/2 pint strawberries
-pint of sautéed greens and artichokes
-pureed broccoli soup-delicious
-lots of mixed nuts
-2 apples
-big salad of arugula, peppers, onions, cukes, salsa mixed with a drop of v-8 because it was too spicy; 1 veggie burger with pepper jack cheese.
-1 glass of wine
-bag of popcorn—260 calories total-not bad
-1 half of a small cranberry nut roll-bread
Seems like lots of food!

Wkt.
-great one!
-the heavy wkt. with dumbbells doing full body routines, where your heart rate goes crazy.

2009-06-19T19:04:00.001-07:00

Thur. 6.18.09
Wt, is high 130’s
-Oatmeal with no nuts
-½ pint raspberries
-Small tomato veggie soup
-Taught a workshop and ate one serving pack of tuna with a container of mixed greens
-2 apples
-lots of mixed nuts
-went to the Brooklyn Greenway fundraiser and had:
-one glass of wine
-big salad with cucumbers, zucchini, tiny piece of boiled salmon, asparagus
-big serving of red cabbage
-came home and had 3 pieces of cheese wrapped around arugula
-one more glass of wine

No wkt.
Scott left early so we stayed up late last night getting him ready and talking so I did not get up before clients and workshop to wkt. I figure I have trained hard lately so that is ok.

2009-06-19T19:03:00.001-07:00

Wed. 6.17.09
Oatmeal with no nuts
Quart of strawberries-over 2 hours-delicious
-4 oz. tilapia fish grilled with spices
-mixed nuts
-huge salad with tons of tofu, mixed beans, veggies and non fat dressing; eaten over 2 sittings
-a few forkfuls of the casserole from the other night.
-1 glass of wine-huge again!

Wkt.
I rode my bike to work which I have not done in a long time. So that means about 20 miles, that took about 100 min. total. Going from client to client is obviously slow! But the majority is from getting to Manhattan and back from Brooklyn which is about 17 miles total.
-didn’t feel like going to the gym so I did some core stuff at home:
-about 100 reps of ab/core stuff
-leg lowering with 8lb. medicine ball between legs
-full sit ups with med ball
-side full sit ups

2009-06-19T19:01:00.000-07:00

Tue. 6.16.09
Ok, I know on sat. I posted that I took this picture of myself but I can't seem to upload it; it just doesn't go even though it says its happening. Basically it was me taking a picture of my midsection in the mirror so not perfect but I think my midsection looks done as far as goals!!
I will keep trying!

Oatmeal with no nuts
Small amt of tuna salad; over 2 hours
Pint of raspberries
Got salads for later for both of us and I ate a tiny bit of it; tons of greens/veggies, non-fat dressing;
Ate the rest of it later with some of the sea bass we made last night
Small amt. of mixed nuts
Good serving of the casserole from last night
-1 glass of wine (huge!)

Wkt.
Spent almost 2 hours in the gym (this is getting old!)
-did a few intervals of cardio for a total of 1 ¼ hours.
-then did the heavy cable routine; 3 sets of these:
-single arm chest press
-single arm shoulder press
-single arm horizontal row
-chops
-crunches

2009-06-16T18:19:00.003-07:00

Mon. 6.15.09
I still go between feeling like I hit my goal and then getting pissed at myself for not being more serious these last few weeks. We are going away for the 4th to the Midwest and eating less is extremely difficult there and am not sure I want to do it!!
Had a lot of clients today
-yogurt parfait
-1/2 pint raspberries
-was really hungry (or so I thought)-got a tiny amt. of tuna salad and about 8 tiny boiled shrimp with cocktail sauce.
-small new England clam chowder
-that wasn’t so bad but then I got one of those chocolate/peanut butter bar squares….bad!
-pan broiled some sea bass and ate one serving of that
-cauliflower/spinach casserole-one serving.
-1 small glass of wine-seriously!

Wkt.
One hour cardio

2009-06-16T18:19:00.001-07:00

Sun. 6.14.09
-went to the airport so we shared a tortilla soup and 4 cheese personal pizza from Wolfgang Puck; I only had 1/3 of the pizza
-2 glasses wine
-we were starving when we got home and so made a tuna melt which I haven’t had in so long!
-one Italian bread, cut in half. Took out every bit of dough I could get
-4 small cans of tuna, with a tiny bit of mayo and onions, peppers, cheese. Man that was good! I had about 1/3 of it---maybe more.
-and we got a small bag of potato chips…ugh!
-2 glasses wine

No wkt.

2009-06-16T18:18:00.001-07:00

Sat. 6.13.09
I took this picture of myself as I felt really good in the morning. Too bad it doesn’t last that long!!
Speaking at Perform Better conference in Chicago
-no good stuff around
-one cookie (ugh)
-one pear
-one small version of the salad the night before; salmon and greens/veggies
-small piece of the bread crust
-one apple
-went back to the Blues festival and had 2 beers
-we were craving Mexican food so went to a chef’s restaurant and it was ok
-the guac was delicious, but my dinner of grilled shrimp was a bit sorry looking. It came with some rice-small amt. of everything.
-2 glasses wine

Wkt.
Short wkt. of heavy cable and dumbbells; spent time at other sessions before mine at the conference.

2009-06-15T17:50:00.001-07:00

Fri. 6.12.09
Finishing workshop at Equinox
-oatmeal no nuts
-3.5 oz. tuna
-mixed nuts
-small section of veggie quesadilla
-two beers at the Blues festival we stumbled upon
-huge delicious salad: seared salmon and tons of veggies/greens
-2 glasses wine

Wkt.
One hour cardio between elliptical and treadmill
-cable wkt. –excellent workout!

2009-06-15T17:49:00.003-07:00

Thur. 6.11.09
Teaching at Equinox
-oatmeal no nuts
-3.5 oz. tuna at lunch break
-apple
-mixed nuts
-one martini
-Scott ordered fish n’ chips and I had a small piece but took most of the breading off; had 3 french fries
-we shared appetizers: crab cake, Cajun grilled shrimp.
-kashi cereal bar
-3 glasses wine

Wkt.
40 min. elliptical

2009-06-15T17:49:00.001-07:00

Wed. 6.10.09
Oatmeal no nuts
Rest of the tuna from last night
Flying to Chicago so I got a salad with tofu, beans and tons of veggies; non-fat dressing-ate that in 2 separate times at the airport and on the plane
One beer at the airport
Big handful of mixed nuts
2 glasses of wine at the hotel in Chicago

Wkt.
Didn’t have much extra time so I did a quick thing in the park:-100 jumps alternating squats, lunges and ice skaters
-4 sets of 10 push ups onto the bench; first few were plyometric
-3 sets of 10 crunches on the bench

2009-06-10T04:00:00.001-07:00

Wt. has been 137-139 the last few days
Tue. 6.9.09
Oatmeal no nuts
2 hard boiled egg whites
1 pint raspberries
1 apple
Small seafood gumbo-broth, no cream
1/3 can tuna with onions and peppers and a drop of salsa-tuna was about 100 calories
3 glasses wine
1 bite of spinach roll, and one of broccoli roll
1 spoonfull of mixed beans when I was putting leftover soup in the freezer

Wkt.
Didn’t feel like working out at all; so it was good that I did
Heavy cable routine in the gym
20 minutes on the stepmill
20 minutes on elliptical

2009-06-08T19:42:00.001-07:00

Mon. 6.8.09
-I had 7 clients in a row today so I figured I needed to plan ahead with food.
-got a flat everything bagel with tuna salad, onion, lettuce and tomato
-ate half of that at 7am; with a big iced coffee/drop of skim milk
-ate the other half at 11:15am
-one hard boiled egg/mostly white
-a few mixed nuts
-salad with greens, lots of veggies, tofu and beans
-3-4 bites of spinach roll
-3 glasses wine

No wkt.
Walked a bit.

2009-06-08T18:02:00.003-07:00

Sun. 6.7.09
I know this picture is dark but I think it looks great! Or I look great!
-1 teaspoon peanut butter
-met a few friends at a tapas place that has great food
-3 glasses wine
-1/2 of a grilled vegetable Panini
-1/2 of a beet salad
-went to another place-Middle eastern around the corner
-1/2 order crispy cauliflower
-1/2 order grape leaves
-big salad with beans and veggies when we got home

Wkt.
Ran for 50 min.

2009-06-08T18:02:00.001-07:00

Sat. 6.6.09
-one hard boiled egg/mostly white
-one gin and tonic
-3 big bowls of soup; veggie broth with onions, garlic, beans-homemade by Scott and delicious! All of the casseroles that he has made lately-we freeze the water that the veggies were cooked in. Then he boils it down and it is yummy!
-big serving of broccoli rabe
-big simple salad
-2 beers
-2 grilled shrimp
-1 glass wine

No wkt. but we walked down to Red Hook and back to volunteer with the Greenway project and then from Williamsburg back home-probably totaled at least 5-6 miles.

2009-06-08T18:01:00.001-07:00

Fri. 6.5.09
Wt. 137
-oatmeal no nuts
-1 apple
-got .6lb. halibut; ate half
-1 apple
-mixed nuts
-other half of fish
-cup of veggie/bean broth soup
-1/2 cup cauliflower casserole
-3 glasses wine

Wkt.
Excellent!
Cable exercises I have described many times; 3 sets of heavy wt. Then I did 30 min. of cardio

2009-06-05T18:36:00.000-07:00

Thur. 6.4.09
-wt. is 137.4!!! Getting rid of the bloat!
-oatmeal with no nuts
-one apple
-got a great salad with greens, onions, peas, tofu, beans, cheese, artichoke hearts and low fat dressing on the side. Ate half.
-1/2 pint raspberries
-a tiny amt. of nuts
-got home and ate the other half of the salad
-ate ½ cup of cauliflower/spinach/pesto casserole
-met my siblings at a bar to discuss my mom’s 80th birthday and had one calamari ring (very proud of myself!)
-small handful of popcorn
-had 4 beers which is more than I anticipated.
-great part is I got home and normally I would have had one more glass of wine (or more) but did not!!!
-2 more tablespoons of the casserole
-a small amt. of nuts

Wkt.
60 min. cardio done by 10 min. segments on different stuff
-a few core exercises but not much

2009-06-03T19:27:00.001-07:00

Wed. 6.3.09
-I realize I have forgotten to document that several times during the week I have gotten a small tasti-d-lite yogurt; most of the time without sprinkles…I am thinking I am going to be stricter with food (I also think I eat more nuts than I am counting), and really cut back on the alcohol and see if I can reach a look and feel I am ready to say is enough….ugh!!!
-oatmeal without mixed nuts
-2 hard boiled egg whites 2 hours later
-one apple
-single 3 oz. serving of tuna 3 hours later
-1/2 lb. cherries-about 12 pieces
-good salad with 2 small pieces of fish in the late afternoon
-1/2 cup cauliflower casserole at the same time
-one glass wine---1!!
-feel really bloated –period and whatever else!!

Wkt.
-killer!
70 min. cardio
-I did a ton of cable crunches; I would say at least 100 reps of max 12 reps
-leg raises with wt.
-a few standing cable rotations
-a few cable chops
My abs felt so pulled in during the rest of the day; it was cool!

2009-06-03T19:26:00.001-07:00

Tue. 6.2.09
-I have 30 days starting today, but think I am going to ramp it up.
-3 scrambled eggs whites with cheese
-after the gym I had a half pint of blackberries
-one grapefruit
-half of one rye crisp cracker with tiny amt. of peanut butter
-one piece of cheese
-I pan seared sea bass caught by my father; I had about 3 small pieces
-one cup of the cauliflower casserole
-1 ice cold beer late at night---1!!!

-wanted to go on a long bike ride, but got about 6 miles from home and the weather turned bad so went home and went to the gym
-60 min. cardio-tried to work hard
-20 min. wts.
-the heavy stuff with cable; upper body exercises
-plus 18 push ups with legs on the bench
-negative only chin ups with 10 lbs around my waist
-leg lowering with 8lb med ball between legs

2009-06-02T18:41:00.001-07:00

Mon. 6.1.09
Wow its june already! I am vacillating between finishing this and not caring anymore! I want to be really strict and lose some fat and be done with this! I feel like I am going through the mental stuff my clients always talk about; changing goals, not caring about what you thought you cared about…..you know? I am not sure the effort it is taking for me to be really lean is important enough…I mean the way I feel and look now is great. I don’t know….
-I guess I was subconsciously thinking of this (and feeling so bloated pre-menstrual), and tired from working all weekend, that I just ate like crazy. Or are those just excuses…or all of the above??
-started off great with yogurt parfait from Starbucks
-one hour later I had a flat everything bagel with cream cheese. Not a huge amt. of food but so good!!
-2 hours later I had one of those huge dark chocolate/peanut butter cookies from LeVain bakery on the upper west side. I would say it must be about 400 calories.
-a few hours later I had a beer and some French fries with a friend….the skinny, crispy fries that are so freakin’ good!
-at night I had 1 piece of pizza
-small piece of spinach roll
-one serving of the cauliflower/spinach/pesto casserole
-3 glasses wine
-small piece of chocolate from Italy from a client-thanks S!!

2009-06-02T18:38:00.001-07:00

Sun. 5.31.09
Last session at the conference.
-2 hard boiled egg whites
-at airport, shared a tuna pita
-gin and tonic
-small bag of chips on the plane
-1 glass wine
-small piece of spinach roll
-2 slices pizza-delicious!
-2 glasses wine

No wkt

2009-06-01T17:51:00.001-07:00

Sat. 5.30.09
-Presented 3 sessions today
-2 hard boiled eggs/mostly white
-yogurt
-veggie wrap
-apple
-mixed nuts
-frozen dacqari
-went to a ridiculously expensive restaurant
-bread
-really good tuna tartar
-really good pasta with tomato sauce
-white fish
-one martini

Wkt.
-yoga class
-metabolic wkt: the lunges/upper body exercises I have mentioned many times
-core exercises with cable

2009-06-01T17:50:00.001-07:00

Fri. 5.29.09
At conference in Miami
-big salad for early lunch
-mixed nuts
-veggie wrap
-went to a food tasting thing in coral gables; had one small piece of fish
-at tapas place
-few glasses wine
-we shared some white fish, fried chickpeas and tortilla

Wkt.
-yoga class
-a led a core wkt. and did most of the exercises-tough!

2009-06-01T17:48:00.000-07:00

Thur. 5.28.09
Still in Boston
Oatmeal with mixed nuts
Apple
At the airport on the way to Miami
-1 beer
-bowl of clam chowder
-calamari
-bag of chips
-when I got to the conference in Miami, I got to the presenter dinner at the very end
-was able to get a few small pieces of grilled salmon
-3 glasses of wine with other presenters and with Scott got when he got there

Wkt.
90 min. cardio
A few core exercises
One set push ups

2009-05-27T16:15:00.001-07:00

Wed. 5.27.09
Forgot to say that on sun. I woke up and was so pleased with the way I looked and felt.. but then I took a picture and it doesn’t translate so well!! Wt. is still around 140.
In Boston for a conference.
-oatmeal
-mixed nuts
-mixed salad with roasted salmon-really good!!
-went to the opening reception and had
-2 glasses wine
-one tiny crab cake (the size that they bring around on serving trays—tiny)
-one spinach pie---again-tiny
-5 shrimp in garlic sauce
-3 glasses wine

Wkt.
-75 min. cardio; elliptical and incline walking on treadmill.

2009-05-27T16:14:00.001-07:00

Tue. 5.26.09
-Oatmeal with mixed nuts
-bought some Chilean sea bass (about 6 oz.) and a tiny pumpernickel/nut roll in the morning in anticipation of the busy day. I had 6 clients scheduled within 7.5 hours which is really tight.
-1 apple
After my clients, Scott and I met close to the train station where I was leaving from. A good friend of mine was in town doing his musician thing and so he met us too; I had 3 bottles of bud.
-for the train, I bought a small salad of greens, tofu, beans, cheese, onions, cucumbers, low fat dressing
-bought a small bag of pretzels on the train
-1 glass of wine

Wkt.
I knew I had a tight schedule so I got to my first client early-we wkt. in the park by the kids’ playground. I did 5 sets:
-jump step downs against the ladder (where you hold on and do the jumps off the ladder)-10 each side
-negative only chin ups; then assisted ones; about 10 reps
-plyometric push ups against the park bench; 10 reps
-crunches on the bench: I have gotten so much stronger…started with being able to do just a couple without assistance; now I got to 18-20 reps!!
-was not able to meet one client so wound up with more time….was able to walk between all clients so got a few miles in.

2009-05-27T16:13:00.001-07:00

Mon. 5.25.09
Memorial day, and the weather was beautiful!! I had some work to do but was trying to avoid it as much as possible!!
-a few teaspoons of Hummus
-after seeing a client, Scott and I decided to stay out for awhile, so we found this place we heard had great mac n cheese; we shared a very small order; it was ok. Scott likes it soupy, I like it a bit soupy but love the well done stuff.
-2 frozen drinks
-we met some friends at the Waterfront Ale House in Brooklyn after going home and getting ready to leave the next day; I had a full day of clients and then was going to Boston tue/wed and going to Miami thur. thru sun. for 2 separate conferences.
-had a fabulous mixed salad with fried calamari; so great!
-2 beers

No wkt. but we walked several miles

2009-05-24T18:01:00.001-07:00

Sun. 5.24.09
-A few bites of the leftover Cajun catfish we bought on fri.
-half of veggie Panini at a great local place
-2 glasses proseco
-went to see my parents who are staying at my sister’s house and Scott agreed we would go to dinner with them….(I didn’t have to twist his arm otherwise)so I had:
-apple martini
-3 pieces small bread with olive oil
-small amt. salad and mozzarella with tomato
-linguini with 2 big scallops, 2 shrimp and fish-delicious!
-we all shared 2 cannolis, and one chocolate cheese cake
-4 glasses wine

Wkt did this circuit 3 times:.
-20 min. on elliptical, then one set of:
-neg. only chin ups with 10lb. (just the first circuit)
-cable: standing rotations, single arm chest press; ab crunches
-push ups with leg up on bench
-dumbbell overhead presses

2009-05-24T18:00:00.002-07:00

Sat. 5.23.09
Scott and I went to Philly to see the Richard Schultz exhibit at the Museum of Art; Scott used to work for him. It was great!
Kashi cereal bar for breakfast
Tuna steak with salad for lunch; big salad
2 beers
Met friends and family visiting from Germany
-had 2 more beers
-shared some fish tacos; I had 3; they were small tortillas and lots of greens.
-when we got home we made some simple nachos
-one flat sheet of chips with cheddar cheese and tons of onions and salsa
-2 glasses wine

No wkt. just walked around a lot. My legs and entire body are so sore from the workout on thur.

2009-05-24T18:00:00.001-07:00

Fri. 5.22.09
Scott and I went to my sister’s house where my mom is staying for the week and we had lunch
-6 grilled shrimp
-small mixed salad
-small amount of pasta with tomato sauce; probably one serving of pasta
-small chocolate/strawberry tasti-d-lite yogurt with chocolate sprinkles
-went to a neighborhood place and had a cosmo to start the memorial day wknd.
-one grape leaf; one pita bread with hummus
-more hummus and pita;
-big salad with veggie burger

Wkt
Jogged for 45 min.

2009-05-24T17:59:00.000-07:00

Thur. 5.21.09
Felt and looked super good this morning; 138.6 on the scale
Home made yogurt parfait-lots of non fat yogurt with a tiny bit of vanilla mixed in and lots of blackberries/blueberries/strawberries
Mixed nuts
Grilled swordfish; estimating 4-6 oz.
Was starving after awhile and had a Kashi bar-120 calories
Tasti-d-lie; small chocolate/vanilla with chocolate sprinkles
A few tortilla chips when I got home with salsa and 3 pieces of cheddar cheese
We had some relatives coming from Germany, and so when they got here we went to a bar and I had 1 margarita, and 1 beer
Then at home we had pizza; I had 2 slices
2 more glasses of wine

Wkt. KILLER WORKOUT!!!
I felt so motivated today! Today is day 41 until d-day, which I am counting as july 1st. We are going to North Dakota to visit Scott’s family and I can’t spend the last few days up there working towards this goal. So I am calling this on the first of july!!
In the gym, I did circuits; a couple of exercises in a row; 3 sets of everything with heavy enough wt. to only be able to do 10-15 reps. The wkt. took over one hour, which I have not done in a LONG time!!! I definitely had to catch my breath between sets.
Negative only chin ups with 10lb. on me-8 reps; I did a tiny bit of positive moves on the first one---very impressive!!
Cable
standing arm rotations; like you are stirring a pot in front of you with the cable
standing single arm chest press
ab crunches
----
Side lunge with single arm dumbbell diagonal pull into shoulder press
Curtsey lunges with dumbbells
Shoulder presses
Side waist bends
---
Reverse lunge
Push ups with legs on bench
Single arm horizontal row

2009-05-21T15:48:00.000-07:00

Wed. 5.20.09
Oatmeal with mixed nuts
Apple
Grilled halibut; estimating 6-8 oz.
Mixed nuts
Small tasti-d-lite yogurt with chocolate sprinkles
Several tortilla chips with 2-3 pieces of cheddar cheese
2 glasses wine
Huge salad/veggies with veggie burger
Small handful of that popcorn again
1 glass wine
3 pieces cheddar cheese

Wkt.
Legs are so tired from cycling to and from work this week. I did an extra ¾ loop around central park. I probably totaled 25 miles

2009-05-20T17:21:00.001-07:00

Tue. 5.19.09
Felt so good!! 140.1-so crappy eating and no wkt. works once again-!!!
Home made yogurt parfait
Some mixed nuts
Half of small nut roll
6 oz. grilled salmon
Huge salad with cauliflower casserole; not much though
-I have to say; eating the protein during the day really kept me satisfied!
-some popcorn: some kind of naked brand; low fat; very good-about one cup

Wkt.
-negative only chin ups with 10lb. around me; that feels so good! 10 reps
Heavy wts.: 2 sets of each exercise; reaching failure at about 10-12 reps
-with cable
-single arm chest presses
-chops
-standing rotations
-ab crunches
With dumbbells
-rows
-shoulder presses
-horizontal rows
-lateral raises

2009-05-20T17:20:00.003-07:00

Mon. 5.18.09
-I woke up feeling horrible; stomach virus?
-I started with oatmeal but only ate a few bites as it wasn’t doing the trick
-an hour later, I wanted a flat bagel and cream cheese and so I did it and it was delicious!!
-1.5 hours later I was still feeling like crap so why not eat like crap? I went to a little bakery on the upper west side and got a dark chocolate/chocolate chip cookie-big and yummie! I tell you what; I was absolutely not hungry for a long time!
-at night, I made a big salad with stir fried tofu-very good!

No wkt—again!!!

2009-05-20T17:20:00.001-07:00

Sun. 5.17.09
-half of one of those Finnish crackers with a tiny bit of peanut butter
-Scott and I went on an unplanned trip and wound up in Williamsburg. We saw this cool looking hipster burger place and ordered onion rings; what a mistake!! Scott said the batter was like what is on corn dogs. They were good for 1; maybe 2 but we each had 3 big ones to share one order. We were pissed because then we were so full for awhile and sabotaged our thoughts of grazing!
-met my brother and had 2 beers
-met another friend at a different place; watched some basketball and had about 4 big handfuls of popcorn-that place has delicious popcorn-not greasy but flavorful!
-1 beer
-Scott and I went home and I had 2 slices pizza
-plus ½ spinach roll
-2 glasses wine
-a few Frito’s ----ugh

No wkt.

2009-05-17T07:41:00.002-07:00

Sat. 5.16.09
-felt super lean in the morning! 138.00
-home made yogurt parfait
-one package of the tuna for lunch; with mixed nuts
-one apple
-met Scott after teaching a workshop all day, and had one glass of wine
-we shared artichoke/spinach/cheese with flatbread
-one martini
-huge salad at home with veggie burger; no cheese
-2 glasses of wine
-grapes

No wkt. Teaching that workshop for 8 hours wiped me out!

2009-05-17T07:41:00.001-07:00

Fri. 5.15.09
-One hard boiled egg; mostly the white
-3 forkfuls of the cauliflower casserole
-worked at home and got so much done! Then just sort of relaxed awhile on the couch; haven’t taken the time to do that in a long time!
-Scott and I went to the city and we sat outside and had some wine, and shared a delicious green salad with tomato and watermelon; and fish tacos. I had one taco-soft shell; pretty small
-1 martini
-we shared crispy cauliflower at the middle eastern restaurant around the corner-really good
-huge salad at home with a bit of the tuna melt from last night
-1 glass wine

Wkt.
Went to the park with my TRX equipment. Its suspension training-you strap on over the rail at the park; I did some great core exercises-you hang onto the straps and lean away, essentially doing a side waist bend but you move, instead of the band moving. And did some other stuff too, like pull ups.
Did 5 rounds of this:
-10 squat jumps
-10 push ups, focusing on the negative (lowering) with one arm—so much harder on the left.
-sit ups on the bench: I have gotten a lot stronger-I can no do 10-12 with arms behind my head
-the TRX exercises

2009-05-15T18:42:00.003-07:00

Thur. 5.14.09
Weight was 138.2 ---feel good! I have 7 weeks to go and have to admit, this is difficult and I alternate between being totally psyched about doing this and then feeling like its too difficult.
-I did pictures and measurements on Sunday and have to say its no better than one month ago.
-smallest at midsection was 29 ¾
-at navel it was 31 inches
-the mm. at my biggest was 22.
-ugh!!
-the picture attached is from april and its no better now in may. I have to get serious these last 7 weeks!!!
-made yogurt/kashi cereal/berry parfait-so good!
-1 apple
-bought some grilled salmon with grilled veggies and ate some of that and some more a little later, and brought the rest home and shared it with Scott. I think it was a total of 2 servings.
-big salad with some of the cauliflower casserole and some tuna-a small amount but then had some more….so much for being good!
-3 glasses wine----yikes

Wkt.
-did 75 min. cardio at the gym

2009-05-15T18:42:00.001-07:00

Wed. 5.13.09
-ok, the one glass of wine and the salad at night felt great. Wt. is 138.7 and I think I am keeping it this time!!
-oatmeal with mixed nuts
-one hard boiled egg/mostly white
-half pint blueberries after bike ride
-half of one of those small cranberry nut rolls with a some peanut butter-so good!
-small serving of the cauliflower casserole
-lots of greens/salad with onions, peppers, light dressing
-2 glasses of wine

Wkt.
-clients canceled like crazy this week! I finally took my nice bike out and went to Prospect Park and did 5 laps. Its 3.2 miles around, with no cars so you can keep up a good pace. I averaged 14.7 mph and was pretty tired after doing the 5 laps.

2009-05-14T07:36:00.001-07:00

Tue. 5.12.09
Oatmeal with mixed nuts
Apple
Single tuna pack (by the way, I say single serving in terms of the package—its only 3oz.)
-half of a small cranberry nut roll
-half pint blackberries
-big salad; 3 cups arugula/greens; veggies
small serving of the cauliflower casserole
-1 glass of wine
-still trying to make up for weekend fun!

Wkt.
Rode my bike
It was really nice out, but I wanted to do a good wt. workout so I went to the gym:
First I did negative only chin ups with a 10lb. wt. around my waist-felt stronger than ever! Did 10, then negative only with body wt.
Several heavy sets:
Dumbbell rows, horizontal rows, overhead presses
-push ups with legs on bench
-with cable: chops, ab crunches, single arm chest press, row
-a few sets of leg lowering

2009-05-14T07:31:00.001-07:00

Mon. 5.11.09
-Oatmeal, mixed nuts
-One apple
-Single serving tuna-that stuff is good (I know about the mercury, but am just doing this for convenience; I need to make simple fish of other varieties too)
-half pint blackberries-so delicious now!
-one very weak white wine spritzer
-1 vodka seltzer/lime
-tons of soup for dinner; leftover cauliflower soup from my mom; mixed with a veggie broth; I had at least 4 big bowls full. Trying to make up for the weekend!

Wkt.
Jogged for 1 ¼ hours. It was beautiful out and just took it easy; around central park and on the bike path on the west side. Went back to the gym and did a few core exercises:
-2 sets leg lowering; 10 reps
-crunches with extra wt. from on top and with medicine ball between knees; 10 reps/ 2 sets.

2009-05-11T12:06:00.001-07:00

Sun. 5.10.09
Nice to be home on sun!! Mothers’ day so we went to NJ to my parents’.
-Stopped at Jacques Torres’ chocolate shop in dumbo and got several things:
-12 truffles
-4 huge cookies (2 chocolate chip and 2 mudslide)
-2 pieces of bark with nuts (1 milk and 1 dark)
-across the st. I bought a baquette for my mom as well-so good! So I ate a little piece off the end, as well as half of an almond croissant. Yummy!!
-for lunch I had 2 bowls of cauliflower soup
-a good portion of mashed potatoes
-about 4 pieces of fried eggplant
-I brought veggie burgers for me but felt my mom had plenty of food.
-we had 2 shots of jaegermeister for mothers’ day (when in Rome……my father says you need 2 since you can’t stand on one leg--!)
-2 pieces of cheese
-2 glasses of wine with dinner and dessert
-1 probably ate the equivalent of 3/4 of one of the cookies
-2 truffles –really tiny!
-a tiny piece of the dark chocolate bark thing
-4 strawberries
-so that wouldn’t have been so bad but when we got home I made nachos
-one layer of the thin chips
-tons of sautéed garlic, onions and green/red peppers; and cheese
-I figure I could have eaten about 800 calories worth of nachos….!
-1 glass wine
No wkt. What a fun day!!

2009-05-11T12:05:00.003-07:00

Sat. 5.5.9.09
Nice to be home on a sat.!
After I got back from running and a client, I ate the insides of the other half of that tuna sub I didn’t eat yesterday. Scott and I went into the city to see some design stuff. Then stopped off at 11th bar to talk about my 50th happy hour party, so I had one beer and one glass of proseco while we talked with our friend D. and got the logistics for the party arranged with the bar manager.
-went to Dumbo as it is design week all over and we went to see the show at St. Ann’s warehouse. After that we met some other friends at the bar and I had 1 beer, one glass of proseco and a few pieces of calamari.
-had 2 more glasses of wine.
-on the way home Scott and I stopped at House of Calzone (great stuff) and got several different types of pizza slices. I ate ½ pieces, for a total of 3 slices total. Too much pizza but not much food overall I think!
Wkt.
I saw my client up in Park Slope, so I ran for 45 min. before and then 30 min. to get back home; total 1 hour 15 min.
We walked around the city, and back from Dumbo but that’s not all that much.

2009-05-11T12:05:00.001-07:00

Fri. 5.8.09
At the conference:
-one kasha cereal bar
-one apple
-mixed nuts
-delicious crab cake with corn on the cob for lunch
-half of a huge tuna sub with onion, lettuce, tomato, mustard
-one bag of chips that were not worth it as they weren’t that good-!
-3 glasses wine
-small handful kasha cereal when I got home
Wkt.
-got up before doing my sessions at the conference and did wts. 2 sets each:
-dumbbell rows, horizontal rows-10-12 reps
-push ups with legs on the bench -15-18 reps
-dumbbell shoulder press-10-12 reps
-cable ab crunches-15 reps

2009-05-11T12:04:00.001-07:00

Thur. 5.7.09
Going to Ocean City, Md. to present at the AFPA conference. Several clients switched, so I am going to work, and then coming home to leave from there.
-oatmeal w/ mixed nuts
-apple
-med. Veggie soup
-at the airport had a ceasar salad which was good
-an hour later got a personal pizza which was also good
-one beer at the airport
-small bag potato chips
-2 glasses of wine at the hotel when I got there.
No wkt.

2009-05-11T12:03:00.000-07:00

Wed. 5.6.09
Starbuck’s yogurt/granola parfait. I had this great idea last night-to make my own which I have done plenty of times. I figured though that I would freeze the yogurt and fruit overnite so that it would stay more intact longer; also because the containers I had were prone to tipping over in my backpack, and had my computer with me. So-that didn’t work out, as it was a rock in the morning and so I didn’t want to carry it around melting in my backpack!!
-apple
-medium crab bisque soup
-mixed nuts
-one serving tuna
-cauliflower dish at night; with spinach and peas; ate a big portion
-3 glasses wine

Wkt.
-legs are tired; did 20 min. cardio, then the standing cable exercises
-chops, single arm chest press, and the kneeling crunches
-did that twice.

2009-05-06T17:58:00.000-07:00

Tue. 5.5.09
-yogurt parfait and tea
-apple
-single serving tuna
-medium crab broth soup
-one biscotti from a gourmet super market sample
-half pint blackberries
-Scott made the cauliflower thing; with carrots/garlic/onion/cheese; and one with spinach/garlic/onion/pesto/cheese. I had a decent piece of each.
-3 glasses wine

Wkt.
1.5 hours cardio-that was a big barrier to get thru! Did elliptical, bike and treadmill
-leg lowering exercises

2009-05-06T17:57:00.002-07:00

Mon. 5.4.09
I have been taking a teaspoon of fiber at night the last few nights and it makes me feel bloated in general, so that is different. I am going to try it for a few days.
-oatmeal with mixed nuts, tea
-apple
-ate the other half of the tuna wrap
-small tasti-delight yogurt
-mixed nuts
-some more of the spinach quiche from last night.
-3 glasses wine

Wkt.
-stepmill for 30 min. I haven’t done that for awhile so that felt good.
-ab/core/upper body stuff with cable and dumbbells
-standing arm moves; you stand and just move your arms with them held out front and your body stays still.
-negative only chin ups with 10 lbs. around my waist. I was pleased with how well I did with them!
-push ups with legs up on bench
-shoulder presses
-lateral raises
-rows

2009-05-06T17:57:00.001-07:00

Sun. 5.3.09
I felt so damn good in the morning…lean, skinny! I forgot to mention that last night I ate a small -Butterfingers chocolate bar….and still felt so good in the morning-!
-Oatmeal with mixed nuts
-Apple and small amt. mixed nuts
-the single serving of tuna
-for the train ride back I bought a tuna wrap at Au Bon Pain-they are really good. I ate half
-along with some Pringles-not so good
-2 glasses wine
-when I got home Scott was making spinach quiche; with some mozzarella cheese, plus tons of roasted onion and garlic. I had a big serving of that.
-2 more glasses wine

Wkt.
60 minutes between elliptical and treadmill walking
-3 sets of abs;
-leg lowering
-wheel
-reverse crunches with hands on floor and legs on stability ball

2009-05-02T17:11:00.000-07:00

Sat. 5.2.09
Went to Boston to teach a workshop for Equinox. On the train:
-yogurt, mixed berries/Kashi cereal
-one Kashi bar
-got to Boston; felt tired and I know that is a stimulus to eat badly and I sure did!!
-clam chowder: it was very thick which isn’t that bad but I like it not so thick. Also, it was not hot and I should have asked him to heat it up but didn’t’.
-I was walking around the tourist places close to the workshop and saw a cookie place. I had promised myself that I wouldn’t eat any chocolate until this weekend, eating a great treat, and this was definitely a mistake. I got several small cookies (chocolate chip/peanut butter; macadamia nuts, etc.) and they were not worth my one indulgence.
-after the workshop, I walked around and had:
-one martini with ceasar salad
-walked to a different place and had a wonderful dinner:
-warm bread-ate 4 pieces of crust with butter
-steamed salmon with bok choy and rice (had only a tiny bit of rice)-delicious!

No wkt.
My legs and whole body feel tired from cycling and working out during the week.

2009-05-02T17:10:00.000-07:00

Fri. 5.1.09
-oatmeal with mixed nuts
-apple
-after wkt. had tuna -90 calories and 18 gms protein-amazing!
-with Scott for happy hour
-one wine
-shared some seared shrimp and I had one piece of toast
-went to the neighborhood bar and had 2 beers
-went home and had a smorgasbord of pizza:
-total of 2-3 slices:
-plain, vodka, with spinach
-2 glasses wine

Wkt.
At the gym:
-the same heavy resistance exercises as noted before:
-single arm chest presses with cable
-chops
-ab crunches

2009-04-30T19:19:00.000-07:00

Thur 2.30.09
Weight is still hovering around 140-141. The other day it was 140.7 in the late afternoon so that was good.
-oatmeal with mixed nuts
-1 apple
-the other half of the falafel wrap-still delicious!
-handful mixed nuts
-got home and was so tired; definitely should have taken a nap but instead, I ate crap;
-small bag of potato chips we still had from England
-3 pieces of swiss cheese with greens and mustard wrapped in the cheese
-2 grape leaves
-3 teaspoons of hummus
Stomach feels weird; no more food
-1 glass wine earlier in the eve.

2009-04-30T19:18:00.000-07:00

Wed. 2.29.09
-Brought my own kashi cereal/berries/yogurt parfait
-1 apple
-4 pieces of tempeh that I pan fried last night
-1 cup of steamed asparagus and zucchini
-for dinner we went to Mazaat-a Mediterranean place around the corner; man it was delicious!
-we had a few glasses of wine with:
-4 grape leaves
-hummus with pita bread
-half of a falafel wrap-really good!
-one more grape leaf

Wkt.
-on the way to one client while walking through the park, I did 15 min. of walking lunges and side/curtsey lunges
-then later I went to the gym:
-60 min. cardio: elliptical, and hill walking on treadmill
-2 sets of heavy cable:
-chops
-single arm chest presses
-ab crunches

2009-04-28T17:55:00.001-07:00

Tue. 2.28.09
Yogurt parfait. I felt bloated from eating more food and more protein. I have always felt my body doesn’t react well to a lot of protein, but the experiment is interesting. Going to go back to less food today (ugh-don’t know!).
-celery with crunchy peanut butter; about 1.5 tablespoon peanut butter and about 3 full pieces of celery
-about one cup asparagus/zucchini and one veggie burger
-1 apple
-small handful mixed nuts
-big salad with stir fried tempe; not a huge portion, but good sized.
-2 glasses wine

Wkt.
-rode my bike again; and that gets my legs so tired! Its anywhere from 7-9 miles one way depending on where I go first; and then can add a few more miles depending on how many more clients I have for the day. Today I got probably 22 miles total.
-outside, did 6 sets of 8-10 reps/basically to failure:
-bench crunches where my head is below the bench and you curl up; legs are swung over the backrest of the bench
-leg lowering; below the level of the bench
-3 sets of steep step ups but legs were tired

2009-04-28T17:52:00.002-07:00

Mon. 2.27.09
Yogurt/granola/fruit parfait. Wanted to try and eat more protein, more often throughout the day.
-ate some celery with crunchy peanut butter-really good!
-3 oz. tuna in ready-made containers
-the same thing again 2 hours later
-frozen yogurt; at least with no sprinkles!
-at home I had 2 huge bowls of broth soup-veggie broth
-one bowl of asparagus and zucchini
-later on, huge salad/veggies with 1 veggie burger

Wkt.
I rode my bike so figured I would do core and upper body stuff:
-3 heavy wt. sets with cable:
-standing chops/abs
-standing rotation
-kneeling ab crunches
-single arm chest presses
-then overhead presses, rows with dumbbells
-then on the mat; several sets of leg lowering/holding.
-1set of the wheel rollouts.

2009-04-28T17:52:00.001-07:00

Sun. 4.26.09
Ok, yesterday and today I am eating like the old days, and boy is it fun!
-ate oatmeal in the morning as I thought I would go on a bike ride with my nice bike, but that didn’t happen because I was having trouble with my pump.
-we walked over the Manhattan bridge into the city.
-had one proseco and veggies at this great place Westville.
-one glass of wine with some bread and olive oil
-1 slice pizza with lots of mushrooms
-it was so hot, we got home and took a nap. Later I made simple nachos:
-chips with a little cheese on each piece, plus scallions and garlic. Delicious!!
-one more glass of wine

The wkt. was the walk; did about 2.25 hours of it.

2009-04-25T18:59:00.003-07:00

Sat. 4.25.09
One piece swiss cheese before running
2 pieces of swiss cheese with mustard and greens
-one zucchini grilled
-half cup grilled asparagus
Went to Alma’s; a great Mexican restaurant with unbelievable views of the city:
-chips and salsa
-one margarita
-shared fish tacos
-halibut with rice
-some cheesy rice
-2 beers

Wkt.
I was feeling so tired from the week and all the teaching this week, plus I kept waking up in the middle of the night a lot. So I didn’t feel like running but wanted to try. Its amazing; I promised myself that I could stop after 15 min. (just like I have done hundreds of times in the past) and wouldn’t you know it, I went 75 min.!!! Slow, but I did it. It was so beautiful out today!!! Very proud of myself! Then I came back and just chilled out on the couch and the front stoop!

2009-04-25T18:59:00.001-07:00

Fri. 4.24.09
Oatmeal at home: the serving was ½ cup uncooked and that was 150 calories. I think that serving was definitely more than the instant Starbucks serving which is 140 calories. It was so delicious!!
-1 apple
-half pint blackberries
-small amt. mixed nuts
-small new England clam chowder for lunch
-met some friends at a local Italian tapas place; had grilled veggie panini and cauliflower and tomato/cheese dish-small and yummy!
-3 glasses wine

Wkt.
Scott and I walked from home to the workshop; about 3 miles-over the Brooklyn bridge. It was gorgeous out!

2009-04-25T18:58:00.003-07:00

Thur. 4.23.09
Oatmeal with nuts and tea
1 apple
Did the same thing with the wrap as yesterday for the workshop.
-mixed nuts
-half pint of blackberries
-had big salad with greens, cucumbers, beets, onions, peas, corn, light dressing; then another serving of salad with a veggie burger
-2 tablespoons of crunchie peanut butter; man was that good and filling!
-a little bit of vanilla and plain yogurt

Wkt.
Have been feeling either a cold and/or allergies.
-before the workshop I did wheel rollouts
-crunches with wt.
-with cable: heavy wt/3 sets:
-single arm chest presses
-chops
-kneeling crunches

2009-04-25T18:58:00.001-07:00

Wed. 4.22.09
Oatmeal and nuts and tea
-1 apple
-small handful mixed nuts
-before my workshop I bought this great wrap: hummus, mozzarella cheese, carrots, zucchini, and greens in a pita wrap-ate that in 2 intervals-before the workshop and then on break
-met Scott and had 1 beer (seriously)
-came home and had a big salad and leftover soup
-one glass wine

Wkt.
Had a little time between several clients, so in the morning before the first one, I did:
-4 sets of jump squats with my backpack that weighed 22lbs. (I checked!); alternating with push ups against a short wall with the back pack as well. Tried to do deep push ups; 8-10 each set of 4.
-then after a couple of hours and the last client before my workshop (which is why I was carrying the heavy back pack);
-3 more sets of the same, except for the push ups, I did single arm negative as much as possible, i.e. trying to use just one arm as much as possible on the way down, and then pushing back up with both arms….very challenging!
-at the gym before my workshop, I did:
-2 sets of leg lowering, with holding at the bottom.
-with the wheel; 10 rollouts to the side and middle
-single arm rear delts with dumbbells; 12lb.; 10 to each side; 8 reps or to failure.

2009-04-22T18:18:00.002-07:00

Tue. 4.21.09
Oatmeal and nuts and tea
-ok; decided to definitely drink less as I think my eating for the most part (except for the cheese and the stuff in England has been pretty damn good).
-bought some baked salmon and ate that at 2 intervals during the day
-2 apples during the day
-Kashi cereal bar
-bought a big mixed salad to bring home and ate a little of that during the day.
-came home and had some other cauliflower casserole combo: this time carrots and green beans/cheese; plus some broth soup we had from other cooking efforts-very good.
NO WINE---at all!

Wkt.
At the gym; 45 min. cardio in between clients and some good walking; then rode my bike 3 miles roundtrip for a night client here in Brooklyn.

2009-04-22T18:18:00.001-07:00

Mon. 4.20.09
Got ok sleep after getting back from England; landed at 10pm and got to sleep around midnight.
-oatmeal and nuts and tea
-the chocolate cravings were on, so I had the last chocolate bar I bought over there..the kinds that we don’t have here…!
-then I had some veggie soup (good) but then watched myself walking to a great bakery on the upper west side and bought a dark chocolate/chocolate chip cookie and ate that….ugh!!
-we ate some of the cauliflower veggie casserole from the freezer/with asparagus and peas and cheese-didn’t eat too much;
-3 glasses wine; need to re-group as its crunch time-no pun intended!

I kept thinking I was going to go to the gym but couldn’t muster the energy.

2009-04-20T04:03:00.001-07:00

Sun. 4.19.09
Went into town again and had another sample of fish and chips. This time the batter was too thick, but the chips were better. So that is 3 samples this week, as well as 2 delicious dinners.
-one more presentation and then we went to get a train back to London, and then to the airport.
-shared a bag of chips with Scott
-shared a tuna/cheese panini-not bad
-had the other half of the panini on the airplane, as well as most of the pasta from Scott’s meal that was chicken and pasta. Plus I ate the salad, and 2 tiny chocolate/biscuit bars. A lot of chocolate this week!!! I think my wt. feels good though!!

No wkt.

2009-04-20T04:02:00.003-07:00

Sat. 4.18.09
I decided to go into town with Scott and we shared fish and chips from this small tiny place on the street and it was really good! The batter was light and the fish delicious. I didn’t eat many chips as I don’t like them when they are big and not crispy.
-then we shared a salad that was not that good.
-there was a big dinner at the hotel
-lots of veggies, and a huge salad, some pasta. The fish was already gone.
-had a big piece of chocolate pudding cake-wow!
-several glasses of wine and several beers as we stayed there and talked with everyone until about 1am.

Started on the elliptical, but then didn’t want to take too much time as I wanted to hang out with Scott.

2009-04-20T04:02:00.001-07:00

Fri. 4.17.09
-after my run I had a tiny Danish that was in hotel lobby-good but its so funny how while running I am telling myself that I am going to be so strict, and then I take that pastry!! Then a small chocolate cookie! But that was all for awhile.
-had a big salad for lunch, with some cheese and veggies
-then before my talk I had a bag of chips and a chocolate bar, can of diet coke----ok, there weren’t any other choices but I should have planed better.
-met a friend of ours that now lives in England and we went into town, had one small beer at a few different pubs, and then found a great restaurant and had dinner:
-3 glasses wine
-small salad
-salmon with veggies-really good!

Ran outside for one hour-very proud of myself for keeping up with the workouts. Then went to the gym and did 3 exercises with cable/heavy weight; standing chops, single arm presses/rotation and horizontal rows.
I feel those standing single arm exercises are important; need to get organized and make a plan for the remainder of my time.

2009-04-20T04:01:00.000-07:00

Thur. 4.16.09
-Kashi cereal bar, apple
-had lunch after speaking to the Fitness First trainers and managers
-roasted veggies and brie cheese in small roll
-several pieces of fruit: different melons, and pineapple
-several glasses of wine before and during dinner
-there was a buffet:
-veggie lasgna
-fish
-veggies
-salad

In the gym:
-60 min. cardio between elliptical, run/walk on treadmill and bike
-3 sets leg lowering/holding above floor

2009-04-18T03:38:00.001-07:00

Wed. 4.15.09
Half of an almond croissant with tea
Met a friend for lunch at a delicious eco-friendly restaurant
-I had a pumpkin soup-excellent
-appetizer order of cuttlefish with greens and veggies
-2 glasses wine
-mixed nuts
-got to Loughborough where the conference is and had dinner with others
-one piece bread with butter
-salmon with mixed veggies; very good
-2 glasses wine

Ran for 45 min. and did some core exercises

2009-04-18T03:37:00.002-07:00

Tue. 4.14.09
Orange juice on the plane in the morning. Not very hungry. -bag of potato crisps
-several small beers-extra cold!
-we shared an order of fish and chips-huge piece of fish
-went to an Indian restaurant and ate loads
-several different crackers/breads with various sauces and toppings
-curried fish with veggies and bowl of rice
-3 glasses of wine

Leg are tired and sore from the wkt. yesterday.
Scott and I walked around London for about 8 hours!

2009-04-18T03:37:00.001-07:00

Mon. 4.13.09
Going to England to speak at the FitPro conference-very excited!!
-Oatmeal with nuts/tea at 7:15am
-one apple at 9am
-small veggie soup at 11am
-small asparagus soup at 12
-thought I would get something at the airport but choices were pretty crappy.
-got a veggie quesadilla to take with; but then on the plane I was able to get a veggie meal with rice, lentils, salad that was pretty good. Ate a little of the quesadilla.
-2 of the tiny fun size Kit Kat bar
-3 glasses wine

Wkt.
Did a short routine in the park; I originally thought I would ride my bike but I was too lazy and it was too cold, so I did 5 sets of 10 burpies to the bench; jump squat, then kick legs back; for several reps I added a push up.
-did a few ab exercises as well.

2009-04-13T07:56:00.001-07:00

Sun. 4.12.09
Easter
At sister’s house: a few pieces of cheese; one little piece of bread
Huge salad, mashed potatoes, salmon, asparagus.
Small piece of chocolate cake
Many glasses of wine…..brother in law has amazing wine cellar!!!
At night one serving of the veggie casserole
Wkt.
Ran 45 min. before seeing client and then ran back home; total of 1 hour

2009-04-13T07:53:00.001-07:00

Sat. 4.11.09
In Ft. Lauderdale.
-Kashi bar before working out
-salad with scoop of tuna
-2 small containers blackberries
-1 frozen yogurt
-nothing good at airport but was hungry….got an individual small cheese pizza; probably the equivalent of 2 regular sclices
-3 glasses wine
-when I got home I had a small serving of the cauliflower, carrot and asparagus/cheese
Wkt.
15 min. abs class
Kick boxing class; kicked my butt!!

2009-04-13T07:52:00.001-07:00

Fri. 4.11.09
-Kashi bar before working out
ate a salad with a scoop of tuna/vinegarette dressing
-1 apple
-fried dolphin strips: so nice, sitting by the bay in Lauderdale; the sun and heat felt good!
-small salad
-3 glasses wine

Wkt.
60 min. cardio: 20 on treadmill-hill walking; 20 on stepmill, 20 on elliptical
Several sets of ab stuff; leg lowering; holding legs above floor; full sit ups

2009-04-10T17:07:00.001-07:00

Thur. 4.9.09
It’s time for measurements and pictures but I am going to be late with the pictures. Scott and I have been traveling so it might take another week. The results are not that great in terms of measurements:
Wt. 140.1, down from 140.8 one month ago. I have my period so I guess this might mean something….?
Smallest part of midsection; 28.5; I had 28 ¼ one month ago.
Navel; 30.5-same as one month ago.
Mm of skinfold at the biggest spot on my midsection; 23; down from 27 at the end of jan., so that is good but I can’t believe I didn’t do this one in feb. or march.

-yogurt, Kashi cereal and berries at home at 9am
-I brought the leftover bag of baked Kettle chips since I was going to FL to work. I had a few of them at 11am; then 1 apple
-at the airport I had one beer (haven’t had much of that lately!)
-got a to-go plate of food at the JetBlue terminal-really nice!
-lots of greens, with different veggies, and lots of black beans. I ate that between sitting there and as soon as I got on the plane.
-some cashews.
-2 glasses of wine
-I got to the hotel late and there was nothing to be had so I finished the chips (probably ate a total of 250 calories of them today); and a MARS bar-remember them? I got it in Montreal last week and started eating it…only 120 calories for the whole thing! So anyway, that was dinner.

It is so weird. I flew to FL to teach a workshop and when I got to the hotel I felt so flat and lean, it was unbelievable!!

Wkt.
-went for a run in Brooklyn but felt really tired from cycling yesterday that I did 45 min. and went back home.

2009-04-10T17:06:00.000-07:00

Wed. 4.8.09
-2 great things today! My wt. is 139.06 and I rode my bike into Manhattan to see my clients! I haven’t ridden since oct. or nov. or so. It was super!
-oatmeal with mixed nuts and tea at 8:15 am
-yogurt, berries, kashi cereal at 11:30
-Scott made several versions of cauliflower, with different veggies
-I ate some with cream of mushrooms, and some with spinach and red pepper/cheese-delicious!!
-2 glasses wine

No wkt. besides riding; took 1 hour to get there and 1 to get back; with a few extra miles between clients. I probably did a total of 22 miles.

2009-04-10T17:05:00.000-07:00

Tue. 4.7.09
Had a dr. appt. so I couldn’t eat before that. So I brought some stuff for right after:
-veggie burger with veggies and greens, and light dressing and salsa at 10:15
-1 apple at 11:15
-small minestrone soup at 2:30
-half of a whole wheat roll a little after the soup, then the rest at 4:30pm
-1 glass wine when meeting Scott and another friend; handful of pretzels
-2 veggie burgers with cheese; not very hungry

Wkt.
-one of those integrated wkts. and then 20 min. walking on the treadmill
-ab stuff

2009-04-06T18:49:00.003-07:00

Mon. 4.6.09
-oatmeal, mixed nuts with tea at 7am
-half of a small cranberry nut roll at 8:45 am
-the other half at 11:15
-med. Veggie soup at 11:30
-I stopped to buy Scott and me a big salad and wound up eating some of that before the next client; lots of greens/spinach and beans/tofu/veggies;
-after my wkt. and before my last client (7 total today!); I ate a small container of blackberries.
-at 8:30 I ate the rest of the salad.
-3 glasses of wine

Wkt.
-30 min. stepmill; I felt tired but got through it
-30 min. elliptical; steeper incline; starting perking up!
-core; 10 reps of the wheel to the center and to each side; 10 leg lowering with 8lb. med ball between thighs; 10 rotations with legs up/pretty straight and holding on with arms; holding legs out front for 20 sec., then holding in the deep crunch/sit up position for 20 sec.

2009-04-06T18:49:00.001-07:00

Sun. 4.5.09
-a few mixed nuts in the morning
-one apple
-my first session at this conference was at 7:30 so figured I would eat after that. Got a grilled cheese sandwich with small mixed greens and ate half around 10:15
-ate the rest at 1pm
-mixed nuts at 4
-went to the airport and got on an earlier flight so only had some mixed nuts with me. They gave out a tiny bag of sesame sticks-I like those so thankfully it was a tiny serving.
-got home and met Scott and a friend at a local place; I had a grilled veggie panini and a cauliflower/ tomoato/cheese crostini-small portions and delicious.
-pomengranate martini-yummi!
-3 glasses wine

No wkt. but taught 2 sessions @ 2.5 hours each.

2009-04-06T18:48:00.002-07:00

Sat. 4.4.09
Went to Montreal to speak at a conference, so brought a small cranberry/nut roll.
-ate that at 8am with tea
-ate a cookie/biscuit thing they gave out on the plane with a diet coke
-walked around Montreal in the pouring rain, and had one beer
-french onion soup with glass of wine
-woke up with a hell of a sore throat that morning, so went back to the hotel after a few hours of walking around in the rain and took a nap-how luxurious!!
-had a fabulous dinner: teriyaki salmon with zucchini, onions, carrots, and noodles (only ate a bite or 2 of the noodles); delicious!
-3 glasses of wine

No wkt. but walked around for about 2.5 hours

2009-04-06T18:48:00.001-07:00

Fri. 4.3.09
Ok so my wt. didn’t stay at 140 very long….crap!
-ate the last piece of fish; very very small. Then went to wkt. at 9:30 am
-went to Whole Foods after the wkt., before my workshop. Got a big salad:
-greens; raw veggies, tofu, beans, salmon/pasta salad; probably 3 cups total. Ate 1/3 of it before the workshop at noon.
-ate the rest of it at 2:15pm
-bought a bag of baked Kettle brand chips. They were good; I ate less than one serving but I think I am losing my taste for chips…is that possible??
-one apple
-after the workshop, went home and ate another tuna quesadilla with not much tuna but tons of greens; sals
-3 glasses wine

Wkt.
-went to the gym at 9:30am; did a metabolic wkt. for 20 min. 2 sets of these:
-side lunges with diagonal pull-overhead press; 15 lb wts, 15 each side
-curtsey lunge with 12.5 wt. in opposite arm into overhead press; 15 each side
-step ups onto bench with overhead press/opposite arm/reverse lunge; 12.5 wt. 15 reps
30 min. on elliptical
-core: 10 reps rotation while lying on the floor with legs up and holding on to bar
-10 reps of the wheel