Friday, July 30: Weigh-in.

This was a bad, bad week for me. On top of things in my life being a huge struggle right now, it's also crunch week as far as work goes, so sleep is very little at best. I tried and by Wednesday I was down to 184, but don't get excited yet...

Last week: 185.2
Current: 185.2

Somehow I gained it all back, even though weighing myself in the morning. I don't know what happened, but I am just telling myself muscle weighs more than fat. Tune in next week, same bat time... Same bat channel!

Sunday, July 25

Worked out last night, not much just the Wii Fit Plus for 22 minutes and mostly focusing on legs. The goal this week is to Wii Fit Plus and finish the month out. For the months of August and September, 30 day challenges on E.A. Sports!

Weighed myself this morning and was down 1 pound, 184! Lots of water today and watching what I eat tonight. Super tired, but still getting work done. Officially in crunch week and money is so tight right now, portions are measured because I can't eat healthy at the time being!

Endomorph body type.

The endomorph body type often has big bones, round face, and a large trunk and thighs. Endomorph body types have a naturally high degree of body fat, especially around the midsection. When you see the usuall endomorph body type, your thinking in the shape pattern of a pear. Endomorphs usually struggle to control their weight, because of slower metabolisms and the inability to exert enough effort to burn the required calories due to the large amount of weight the endomorph body type carries.

Its important for the endomorph to eat very frequently to keep the metabolism burning as hot as possible. Sadly when most endomorphs want to loose weight, they feel that calorie restriction is the end all goal. While a reduction in calories is needed for the endomorph to loose fat, the basic nutrition needs must still be met in order to retain the lean muscle tissue that burns calories all day long.

Having said that, the endomorph body type must be very carefull around carbohydrates. Make sure that most of the carb choices eaten come from complex carbohydrate sources. Protein should be kept high to encourage muscle retention and the feeling of fullness to prevent overeating.

Training for the endomorph body should be fast and higher rep. This does not mean low intensity. The goal for the endomorph when training is to burn as many calories possible while retaining muscle mass.

The endomorph body type is often concerned with obesity and self image. If you would like to know where you rank on the obesity scale, take a look at "Am I Obese?"

Sample Endomorph Workout

Monday and Thursday: Cardio 45 minutes low intensity at 70-75% max heart rate.
Tuesday: Chest and Quads
Wednesday: Back and Hamstrings
Friday: Shoulders and Arms
Saturday: Cardio 45 minutes low intensity at 70-75% max heart rate.

Monday and Thursday Endomorph Workout: Cardio 45 minutes low intensity at 70-75% max heart rate.

Tuesday Endomorph Workout-Chest and Quads:
5 Minutes warm-up cardio
5 Minutes stretch

10-15 minutes Routine:
· Chest: Pushups 3 x 30 Knees moving to full style when able, even if for a few!
· Quads: Squats 3 x 30 Use a band or hold onto a dumbbell.

Chest and Quads are super setted with 120 seconds rest after each super set. If you really want to loose fat fast, get to a bike quickly and do two minutes of a high level sprint.

30 minutes high incline walking.

Wednesday Endomorph Workout- Hamstrings and Back

5 Minutes warm-up cardio
5 Minutes stretch
10-15 minutes Routine:
· Hamstrings: Swiss ball leg curls 3 x 30 Single legs if you can even if for a few, (stiff legged dead lifts are the hardest exercise)
· Back: Bent over barbell rows 3 x 30

Hamstrings and Back are super setted with 120 seconds rest after each super set. If you really want to loose fat fast, get to a bike quickly and do two minutes of a high level sprint.

30 minutes on the elliptical machine.

Friday Endomorph Workout- Shoulders and Arms

5 Minutes warm-up cardio
5 Minutes stretch
10-15 minutes Routine:
· Shoulders: Standing barbell presses 3 x 30
· Biceps: Standing barbell curls 3 x 30 A cable works well here
· Triceps: Bench Dips 3 x 30 Feet elevated on swiss ball or bench if you can!

Shoulders, Biceps and Triceps are super setted with 120 seconds rest after each super set.

Up to 30 minutes on the stair monster! Just stay on as long as you can until you reach 30 minutes. Your heart rate will be high, but this is the day to push your limits.

For more information on great training that will help the endopmorph body type, check out this book on Burning Fat

Remember, the endomorph body type may pose some interesting challenges when it comes to fitness! The thing to remember is that "no matter fast, no matter slow, change will come!"

Friday: Weigh in!

First official weigh in and I am excited just post some numbers up here. I didn't get to workout much this week, but that is okay for now. New week, new goals!

Friday, July 23 WEIGHT: 185.2 pounds
Friday, July 23 BMI: 29.76 (overweight)


Not exactly what I wanted for the week, but I will take any small changes. Exact numbers from here out and here's hoping that next Friday (July 30) that I can drop weight to 183.2. Don't make me beg!

Wii Fit information.

I have been messing with this recently, putting in the 3 months information and setting my goal to 20 pounds. Here are the exact specifics (water gain information at the start of this loss).

WEIGHT:
7/16 Starting weight: 186.1
10/16 Goal weight (3 mo.): 166.4

BMI:
7/16 Overweight: 29.90
10/16 Goal BMI (3 mo.): 26.75



For fun:
Wii Fit age: Ranges 20-22


Notes: Tomorrow is weigh-in day! Regardless of wanting to lose this 20-25 pounds, I am not finished with my weight loss. This is a mini-goal in a larger picture. <3

My mini-goal is for the 30STM/Neon Trees trip and.. For Halloween as Sakura.

Calorie calculator for 185-165 pounds.

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Your results for the Women's Nutrition Guide Calorie Calculator

These results will help you to know how many calories you need to maintain your current weight, and the number of calories needed per day to achieve your goal weight in a healthy, steady manner.

You need 1987.2 calories per day to maintain your current weight without exercise.

You need 1902.1 calories per day to reach your goal weight slowly and maintain that weight without exercise.

If you reduce your current caloric intake to 1487.2 calories per day you will lose one pound per week without exercise.

If you increase your current caloric intake to 2487.2 calories per day, you will gain one pound per week.

Exercise and Calorie Needs

If you exercise for 30 minutes each day, you may increase your caloric intake to 2205.6 calories per day and still maintain your current weight.

If you exercise for 60 minutes each day, you may increase your caloric intake to 2478.5 calories per day to maintain your current weight.

If you exercise for 30 minutes each day, you will be able to reach your goal weight with 2110.3 calories per day.

If you exercise for 60 minutes each day, you will be able to reach your goal weight with 2370.5 calories per day.

Macronutrients

The United States Department of Agriculture suggests that approximately 50 percent of your calories come from carbohydrates, about 30 percent from fats, and approximately 20 percent from protein sources. One gram of protein has about four calories, one gram of fat has about nine calories, and one gram of carbohydrate has about four calories.

You need 248.4 grams of carbohydrates, 65.6 grams of fat, and 99.4 grams of protein per day for 1987.2 calories to maintain your weight of 185 pounds.

You need 237.8 grams of carbohydrates, 62.8 grams of fat, and 95.1 grams of protein per day for 1902.1 calories to maintain your goal weight of 165 pounds.

Please remember that these calorie counts are an average, you may need to adjust your calorie needs up or down slightly to get the results you want. Your results are calculated to help you understand how many calories you need to maintain your current weight, or the number of calories you need to lose weight slowly, over several months' time.

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Allow some "give" must trick the body so 1,487 and 1880 per day are my minimum/maximum for the best result.

Monday, July 19.

Didn't weigh in Friday, weight didn't change, but I have water weight to work off.

Did research today on diet pills (to aid in the loss) fat burners, appetite suppressants, blah, blah ect. None of it really looks decent. I mean the Jillian Micheals' one looks okay, but.. It's also $40 a month and it might not work. Many reviews I read said that people gained, but seen toning. Of course, that's a thing with Jillian. Too, of course, people don't realize that when taking diet pills you also workout. So, when someone says they see a GAIN it's because they are A.) working out like you are suppose too with diet pills (in conjunction with diet and EXERCISE) which Jillian promotes, promotes, promotes. The 'gain' is muscle, but your clothes will fit better. At the same time, however, it's a fancied up caffeine pill. Great, I need energy, but do I want to pay $40 a month for coffee in a pill? Not really.

I have pills here at the house, that I am going to get back into the routine of taking. I have my Coconut oil diet (1-2 pills) 3 times a day. I have Green Tea pills I am still trying to get rid of and Acai berry pills. I just want to finish them, I spent money on the green tea and the acai berry pills, but they don't do much. I will get my money worth out of them and not just throw them away, however. The Coconut oil diet, there may be something there. About the time I got them, things changed in my life and I was very stressed and stopped working out.

I did workout last night, I will workout again tonight. I will basically workout EVERYDAY. People say this isn't good, BUT. I don't always burn X amount of calories, last night for instance I worked out for 23 minutes and burned 91 calories. It's a start, but it's NOT good enough.

I will continue on with this journey, but I do post for other reasons.

30 Seconds to Mars are coming back around, with Neon Trees! And, it's official the besties are on-board yet again and... We are going October 3, 2010. I would LIKE to lose this 20.1 pounds by October 3, 2010. That gives me 10 weeks, 2.2 months to lose the 20 pounds, if I don't that's fine. But, it is a thought... Regardless I won't let it get me down if I don't see a 20 pound loss (2 pounds a week rather than 1.6 pounds a week) The end of the month is the 'true' goal, for Halloween. Regardless, 165 pounds in October, 160 by Halloween would probably make me cry happy tears...

thursday.

Tomorrow is weigh in day and I am very, very nervous. This past week was a weight gain period and I fear I am "up" rather than down, exactly. I guess next weeks post will be better than this weeks, so next week should be more of a 3.2 loss than just the wanted minimal of 1.6 I need every week to hit goal. *sigh*

We shall see what tomorrow morning breaks, I go shopping tonight. Going to grab a lot of fruit and veggies and roll with it. My portions have been smaller and I find myself struggling to eat what is even on my plate, but I aim for 3/4 of it at least. Need to get back into taking my pills and working out, still.

It's very, very hot outside and I wish I could be out in the pool toning some muscles and cooling off, but I have to work! Work stress is diminishing too, I think I have it figured out. If funds would only fall into place for everything, I would have even less stress.

Sakura goal costume.

Went as Sakura last year and decided to go again this year. This picture is of both old Sakura and new Sakura (Shippuden) Woot!

Friday, weigh-in.

Woman's monthly wonderfulness right around the corner, this is not 100% right due to "water gain" but, it's a good starting point!!

Starting weight: 197
Current weight: 185

Overall loss: 12 pounds.

GOAL:
Last week: 185
This week: 185

Goal loss: 0.

Mini-goal.

Overall goal is different from milestone, mini-goals. So, this is dedicated to my first goal. As Halloween is my favorite Holiday and we dress up as Naruto chars for it, I have decided on who I am going as this year. Following in last years footsteps, I am once again going as Sakura Haruno. Last year, we went as first season, but this year I would love to pull off Second Season (Knee boots with a skirt...)

In celebration.. Goal as follows.

16 weeks from today's date.

Current weight: 185 pounds.
Mini-Goal weight: 160-165 pounds.

Weekly weight loss: 1.25 pounds.

Some weeks I will lose more than others, some weeks I won't lose any and some I will just stay neutral, but 1-2 pounds a week weight loss IS HEALTHY and the healthiest way to do this. Now to eat better and get back working out. I am slacking currently and about to start anyday now. This week won't count so much, but I think I will make weight in weeks on Fridays.

I may not post EVERYDAY, but instead at least on Fridays and other days are just icing on the cake days, maybe what I eat how much I work out and occasional posting of loss made. I will do this and I will feel better about myself! <3

Holiday weekend, weigh-in. ((July 6))

This past weekend was wonderful, I tried to watch what I ate to the best of my ability, but sometimes I slipped. I will not lie about that. Dieting and exercise is a real struggle for me, as for many, many others, but we get through it one day at a time.

My weight since January has yo-yo'ed back and forth between 197 at most to 182 at the least, I have tried to understand what's going on, but maybe it's stress or of course, thyroid like we have though all along. I don't know exact origins or numbers. Maybe I need to go back to my strict calories and working out, even though I have never needed that in my life before... This is a total PAIN.

With that being said, today is weigh in day. Loss from previous weigh in, 1.3 pounds and I am back down from the obese category on Wii fit and into the overweight section again!

I probably won't weigh-in again until Monday or Tuesday, it's almost that womanly time again and I am not going to yo-yo through that through the next week. This also gives me a whole picture, it's safe for the body to lose 1-3 pounds a week and a body at different points during the day can fluctuate for 2 pounds, so a week is a whole picture rather than a pound here and a ounce there.