Starladesiree's Journal, 09 April 2009

The Eternal Hover.


At least my weight came back down. I am sore from my last two workouts and it feels great.

I'm starting to get toned... Sweet! I only have a teeny tiny little bit of "Granny Jiggle" now, and ab definition on the UPPER part of my stomach (that lower part... UGH... is that just the absolute LAST part a woman looses fat?!). My quads are showing more but I don't really care to build muscle in my legs (as if that's easy to avoid) because they're already so muscular from years of marching band... haha.

Spots I want/need to work on:

-Arms a little bit more. I would like to be stronger there.

-Back. Ugh. I HATE my back. I still feel like I have so much fat right in the spots where my bra goes across and it makes that awful looking bulge. I will continue to do cardio to try to get rid of it, but any recommendations for good back exercises are very welcome. The rowing-type weight machine and the lat pull machine at the gym don't really feel like they're doing the trick.

-My thighs/butt. Ok, well, I like my butt, but would like it to be more muscle and less fat, haha. I would love to slim down my thighs but I just don't think that is going to happen. They are already muscular and pretty much any kind of cardio uses those muscles, so I guess that keeps them big. If I'm wrong about it, please correct me.

-My chest. Well, I've been working on it a little and can definitely tell a difference. And believe me, I am liking that difference. Hahaha.

I know I can eat well. I just need to make myself do it. I've been having will power/determination struggles recently. It's all this damn stress. My eating has been weird lately because I've been so broke, I've been having to eat whatever my parents have in their house... which isn't much... Payday is tomorrow and I should be able to afford to stock up on some healthy stuff again.

I (think) I (mostly?) do well in the gym. When I make myself go. This week I've been good about it. Need to keep it up. I know that exercise is the only thing that is going to get me to the body I want. I worry if I'm pushing myself hard enough, using enough weight, doing enough cardio, etc. I feel like a noob all over again. I've been trying to step up the intensity.

Well... I've rambled a lot. Sorry. Haha.

Diet Calendar Entries for 09 April 2009:
1645 kcal Fat: 59.61g | Prot: 95.90g | Carb: 189.38g.   Breakfast: Bee's Knees Peanut Butter, peaches and cream oatmeal. Lunch: steamfresh broccoli, Chicken breast. Dinner: Tostitos Restaurant style, Steamfresh shrimp alfredo. Snacks/Other: The Bee's Knees Peanut Butter, Carb Balance Tortilla, Peep, Orange, pear. more...
2166 kcal Activities & Exercise: Weight Training (moderate) - 10 minutes, Exercise machine (moderate) - 15 minutes, Bicycling (fast) - 15/mph - 10 minutes, Walking (exercise) - 3.5/mph - 10 minutes, Desk Work - 9 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours, Resting - 6 hours and 15 minutes. more...

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For upper back seated rows are probably your best best. Just be sure to use your back muscles to move the weight, not your arms. Pullups are another good back exercise, but are extremely difficult. If you have an assisted pullup machine at your gym it could do it that way though. For mid/lower back you can do back extensions and supermans. I wouldn't worry about cardio making your leg muscles bigger unless you are doing really tough interval training or uphill training. If you're doing regular steady state cardio then it won't be a problem. 
09 Apr 09 by member: Divided By Zero
I usually do HIIT on the eliptical varying incline and speed. I mix it up with stationary bikes once in a while and sometimes walk/jog on the treadmill. I will try those exercises. :) Thank you.  
09 Apr 09 by member: Starladesiree
Because the elliptical and bike aren't weight bearing exercises I don't think you have to worry about building too much mass even with HIIT training. But whatever you've been doing has been working so far so I wouldn't change it. 
09 Apr 09 by member: Divided By Zero
I think pilates is great in all over body lean toning. I need to do more myself, lol.  
09 Apr 09 by member: Deana Garcia
I have a pilates DVD and some bands that I need to pull out!  
09 Apr 09 by member: Starladesiree

     
 

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