mcderin's Journal

11/11/09 Report Card
Nov 11 2009 20:59

Total Calories Burned  1510
Total Calories Eaten    1220
Deficit  290

I would have a 450 calorie deficit but I am going to have a protein shake tonight instead of my usual 60 calorie snack :)
I haven't had a protein shake in a long time and now that I am doing INSANITY I think I could use it after the workouts.  I am not sure how I used to do it.
I built the protein shake into my 1200 calorie diet and to do that now, I would have to cut all my snacks out.
I tried to go back in my food logs to when I was doing that, but I can't go back that far now.
When did that change? I used to be able to go back to when I started in 2007!

For me though, 290 is a pretty decent deficit.

Anyway, have a super night.

11/9/09 Report Card
Nov 09 2009 20:43

Well, I did INSANITY tonight after a 3 day break. Wow.
It's like starting over :)

Total Calories Burned 1510 (280 during the workout)
Total Calories Eaten   1240
Deficit  270

My arms are going to be sore tomorrow. I did tons of push ups (for me, at least :).

I am not yet seeing the difference on the scale or in the fit of my clothes, but I FEEL the difference, in that, I feel good.
So, hopefully things will all fall in place soon.

Time to take off the sweaty clothes and settle in to relax.
Have a good night!

11/5/09 Cardio Recovery Day
Nov 05 2009 20:33

Well, today was Cardio Recovery day and I needed it :)
It was a nice workout.  36 minutes of deep stretching.  I only burned 160 calories compared to 300 during the usual cardio workouts of INSANITY, but that's fine by me.
In fact, I snuck a piece of garlic bread at dinner, so today ended up being a maintenance day.
So, I think that I will be MORE than energized tomorrow night to do Cardio Power & Resistance.
Last time I did that I only burned 269 calories, so I am hoping to break 300 tomorrow. (I broke 300 last night, so I KNOW it's possible!)

That's it for me.
I am gonna go and settle in to watch some Grey's Anatomy.

Happy Almost Friday!!

11/4/09 Report Card - INSANITY continues......
Nov 04 2009 21:09

Well, so far, each time I have done the INSANITY workout, I have been able to do more reps, and I am burning a few more calories each time.
I started off (just last week) burning 268 calories in 40 minutes.
This week I am burning 302 calories in 42 minutes.  So, progress is being made.
I still feel like I am gonna die when I am done, but it's all good

Fat - 22.4% (29 grams)
Protein - 18% (53 grams)
Carbohydrates - 56% (163 grams)
Alcohol - 3.6% (6 grams)
Other - 0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 2,132 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 42 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 93 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 8 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 11 grams

Total Calories Burned  1530
Total Calories Eaten    1124
Deficit  406

41 minutes of exercise - 302 calories burned

I am finding that this time around I am not being very social on CC.
Sorry about that.  I AM finding that this journal is acting as more of my own log of progress though. And, while it might not be very interesting for you to read, it's really helping me.

I hope everyone has a wonderful night and an even better Thursday.

11/3/09 Report Card
Nov 03 2009 21:10

Fat - 21.7% (28 grams)
Protein - 22.1% (64 grams)
Carbohydrates - 52.6% (153 grams)
Alcohol - 3.6% (6 grams)
Other - 0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 2,772 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 57 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 115 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 9 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 11 grams

Total Calories Burned  1530
Total Calories Eaten    1118
Deficit  412

Exercise - 42 minutes - burned 299 calories (Insanity - Pure Cardio)

Feel free to stop reading now. What follows is a little rant about my current job and my distain for it. (just had to get it out :)

I have been very disenchanted with my job for a long time.
I left a management position to go into this support role in a Corporate Tech recruiting dept.  I thought it would be a great stepping stone into what I THOUGHT I wanted to do - corporate recruiting.
Well, I don't.
I miss my old job as an Ops Supervisor. I hired, fired, interviewed, recruited truck drivers and was a client contact.
I loved the diversity of that job. The problem was it was a small company without a lot of growth potential.
The company I am at now is larger, and there WOULD be growth there, if that is what I wanted.
I decided I don't like recruiting and dealing w/ corporate white collar folk.
I loved recruiting and supervising the blue collar, warehouse workin', 4 letter word sayin' folk. (more my type :)

My supervisor asked me today 'what would you like to do here that we can give you more opportunity to do?' and I couldn't think of a damn thing.
That sucks.

I guess I should be happy - I have a job.  I just don't really care for it.
Oh well.

Thanks for listening :)
Have a great night everyone.

11/2/09 Report Card
Nov 02 2009 21:10

Fat - 21.2% (29 grams)
Protein - 16.6% (50 grams)
Carbohydrates - 58.7% (178 grams)
Alcohol - 3.5% (6 grams)
Other - 0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 2,772 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 52 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 75 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 9 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 12 grams

Total Calories Burned  1510
Total Calories Eaten    1178
Deficit  332

I did INSANITY Cardio Power & Resistance.
41 minutes - 275 calories burned

I still can't do every rep of every exercise, but I keep moving and do as close of a variation as possible if I don't have the energy to jump or whatever :)
That workout is crazy, but it's awesome.

I hope everyone's weeks are off to a good start.
Have a super night!

10/29/09 Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth
Oct 30 2009 07:11

I was all set to do Day #3 of Insanity (Cardio recovery), but forgot that we had an informational session at Chandler's school for a program he was invited to join.
It's the Johns Hopkins University Center for Talented Youth.
Only kids in the top 95% or above are invited to test for it and he was one of them.
I am very proud. It looks cool.  He has to take their assessment test and if he scores well he is able to take classes online, go on trips, etc.

Anyway, I was home late and not able to work out. It is probably a good thing, since I am still sore :) but, I will pick it back up tonight.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday!

10/28/09 Report Card Day #2 Insanity (Cardio Power & Resistance)
Oct 29 2009 07:16

Fat - 20.8% (31 grams)
Protein - 19.1% (65 grams)
Carbohydrates - 57% (193 grams)
Alcohol - 3.1% (6 grams)
Other - 0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 2,099 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 63 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 113 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 9 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 44 grams

Total Calories Burnen   1500
Total Calories Eaten     1135
Deficit  365

Exercise - 40 minutes (burned 268 calories) Insanity Day #2

10/27/09 Day 1 of Insanity (Plyo Cardio)
Oct 27 2009 19:49

I started "Insanity" today.  Yesterday was the Fit Test, but today was the first real workout.
OMG.
It's definitely INSANE. If cardio is not your thing, do not try this!
I LOVE cardio and thought I was in pretty good shape, but this kicked my ass (and I loved it :).

Here's today's report:

Fat - 22.9% (32 grams)
Protein - 22.1% (69 grams)
Carbohydrates - 51.6% (161 grams)
Alcohol - 3.4% (6 grams)
Other - 0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 2,641 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 57 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 136 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 12 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 13 grams

Total Calories Burned 1500 (268 during the workout - 41 minutes)
Total Calories Eaten   1195
Deficit  305

Exercise - 41 minutes (not straight through though - I had to rest :)
I burned 268 calories during it which is great for me. If I had done the whole thing straight through and at 100%, it would have easily been over 300-325.

The world keeps on spinnin' (but not due to vertigo, finally :)
Oct 22 2009 20:43

But, at least it isn't spinning when I open my eyes anymore :)
In other words, the vertigo is gone, gone gone.  Woo hoo.
I hate that I lost a week's worth of exercise.
I did decently keeping in calorie range though.
AND, I lost a pound when I weighed in today for the workplace challenge.
So, all is good.

Not very impressive (yes, I know, the protein is low.....LOL) but here are the facts:

Fat - 21.7% (30 grams)
Protein - 15.7% (49 grams)
Carbohydrates - 59.1% (183 grams)
Alcohol - 3.4% (6 grams)
Other - 0%

Daily Sodium Intake - 1,804 mg
Daily Sugar Intake - 59 grams
Daily Cholesterol Intake - 85 mg
Daily Saturated Fat Intake - 10 grams
Daily Fiber Intake - 24 grams

Total Calories Burned   1270 (no exercise today)
Total Calories Eaten     1143
Deficit  127

So, my girl sweet_tart is now a Coach on TeamBeachbody.com.
Check her out if  you do Turbo Jam or any of the other workouts!
She rocks. But then again, she has to rock since she made it into the latest DVD coming out in Chalene's Turbo line!!
If you use beachbody.com to log your workouts or anything like that, she is worth checking out. Extremecat Beachbody Coach.

Anyway, that's that.
This weekend will be nice, since I (hopefully :) won't spend all day Sunday with Vertigo again, and therefore pretty much missing the weekend.

I hope you all have a great night and an even better Friday!