Okay, so I didn't do another update because I was sick! Again.
This time it was an infection in the lungs caused by allergies. I had a high fever pretty much non stop for five days and was coughing endlessly... well not endlessly because my cough is more manageable now but at the worse I remember there being four continuous minutes where I hadn't coughed and me being like "Wow. This feels amazing." (Probably needless to say I didn't diet or exercise while so out of it. I could barely make it to the bathroom!)
I took meds and am still on the allergy ones. It's probably something blooming and I hope it will stop soon.
All this happened simultaneously with my period, of course. TMI Warning. I filled up ten heavy flow tampons in 13 hours at the height of it. And that's not including the leak through.
Continuing the tmi for the moment I had my pap smear and it was painful and I 'bled to the touch' because of severe cervical erosion... but it came back negative for malignancy, so that's good.
Okay, as for the thyroid issues I took a test for my t4 levels, tsh, and thyroid antibodies. My t4 is normal. My tsh has come down, but not enough. And I have high thyroid antibody levels. Likely, from what I understand this probably means I'll need a higher dose of synthetic thyroid. I see the endocrinologist later in the week.
I've never seen an endocrinologist before so that will be good. PCOS is an endocrin disorder and so are thyroid issues so it should be good. I just hope he prescribes medicines and not more tests. I am sick of tests.
And lastly for the happy news... I have lost a significant amount of weight. Significant.
But I'll share more when I do the diet update!
Wednesday, May 22, 2013
Thursday, May 2, 2013
Fitness Update
I keep trying to update this blog and then get overwhelmed with the stuff I am planning on saying.
So I'm breaking it into segments.
Since it's Be Fit Friday, I'll post about what I've been doing and intend to do for fitness.
Guess what? I've given up on the C25K right now. Why?
The heat. Plain and simple. Plus the coming monsoons.
There is a narrow window in the morning when the sun is up yet it's still cool enough to run, and I kept missing it. Because seriously, it's 102 or higher degrees every day, and the temps are still climbing. And we still don't have AC yet (yes, seriously) so it's not like I can come home and cool down fast. Yet if I missed the window, I was feeling guilty all day. Even if I did other exercising.
I decided that was ridiculous.
That being said, I kind of miss running. So I may do it some mornings.
But it will only get hotter and hotter, and then the monsoons will come nad it'll be too wet and muddy... so I'm thinking I'll restart the C25K again in the fall. So I've not really abandoned it. I've just put a pin in it.
But I have been doing other exercising.
I've done informal exercising on my own, but I still felt like I wasn't doing enough. The truth is, I want to lose weight and I want to be fit. So I was looking into different programs.
And I decided I want to challenge myself to the 30 Day Shred.
But it looks intense and I don't want to do it alone.
So I talked to my friend Tabby and she's in... starting June 1st.
I thought it could be fun if I could find other people who also want in. So I'll post about this regularly and try to recruit. Just google it to find out about it, it's a very intense workout video system from Jillian Michaels. Kind of scary. But I haven't read a single review from anyone who actually did it for 30 days who wasn't impressed with the results.
But I know me, and I know I'll need buddies to do this with. Maybe you do to... join me on June 1st?
All right, in the mean time I was eager to start something. So on May 1st I started a little 30 day challenge I found on pinterest. Only I'm modifying it and adding to it. I'm considering it conditioning for the 30DS and it's the minimum exercise I'm going to do each day, not the maximum:
Pam's May 30 Day Challenge
Day 1- 10 Squats, 11 Crunches, 6 Push-Ups*, 5 sec Plank, 25 Jumping Jacks, 10 leg lifts each
side, 10 dumbell curls each arm
Day 2- 15 Squats, 16 Crunches, 6 Push-Ups*, 6 sec Plank, 50 Jumping Jacks, 15 leg lifts each side, 15 dumbell curls each arm
Day 3- 20 Squats, 21 Crunches, 7 Push-Ups*, 8 sec Plank, 25 Jumping Jacks, 20 leg lifts each side, 20 dumbell curls each arm
Day 4- 25 Squats, 28 Crunches, 7 Push-Ups*, 10 sec Plank, 50 Jumping Jacks, 25 leg lifts each side, 20 dumbell curls each arm
Day 5- 30 Squats, 35 Crunches, 8 Push-Ups*, 12 sec Plank, 75 Jumping Jacks, 30 leg lifts each side, 25 dumbell curls each arm
Day 6- 35 Squats, 42 Crunches, 9 Push-Ups*, 15 sec Plank, 50 Jumping Jacks, 35 leg lifts each side, 30 dumbell curls each arm
Day 7- REST
Day 8- 40 Squats, 49 Crunches, 9 Push-Ups*, 17 sec Plank, 75 Jumping Jacks, 40 leg lifts each side, 35 dumbell curls each arm
Day 9- 45 Squats, 56 Crunches, 10 Push-Ups*, 20 sec Plank, 100 Jumping Jacks, 45 leg lifts each side, 30 dumbell curls each arm
Day 10- 50 Squats, 63 Crunches, 11 Push-Ups*, 23 sec Plank, 75 Jumping Jacks, 50 leg lifts each side, 40 dumbell curls each arm
Day 11- REST
Day 12- 60 Squats, 70 Crunches, 11 Push-Ups*, 25 sec Plank, 100 Jumping Jacks, 60 leg lifts each side, 45 dumbell curls each arm
Day 13- 65 Squats, 79 Crunches, 12 Push-Ups*, 27 sec Plank, 75 Jumping Jacks, 65 leg lifts each side, 50 dumbell curls each arm
Day 14- 70 Squats, 88 Crunches, 13 Push-Ups*, 30 sec Plank, 75 Jumping Jacks, 70 leg lifts each side, 45 dumbell curls each arm
Day 15- 80 Squats, 99 Crunches, 14 Push-Ups*, 33 sec Plank, 100 Jumping Jacks, 80 leg lifts each side, 50 dumbell curls each arm
Day 16- 85 Squats, 110 Crunches, 15 Push-Ups*, 35 sec Plank, 125 Jumping Jacks, 85 leg lifts each side, 50 dumbell curls each arm
Day 17- 90 Squats, 121 Crunches, 16 Push-Ups*, 37 sec Plank, 150 Jumping Jacks, 90 leg lifts each side, 55 dumbell curls each arm
Day 18- REST
Day 19- 100 Squats, 132 Crunches, 17 Push-Ups*, 40 sec Plank, 175 Jumping Jacks, 100 leg lifts each side, 60 dumbell curls each arm
Day 20- 105 Squats, 145 Crunches, 18 Push-Ups*, 43 sec Plank, 200 Jumping Jacks, 105 leg lifts per side, 65 dumbell curls each arm
Day 21- 110 Squats, 155 Crunches, 19 Push-Ups*, 47 sec Plank, 175 Jumping Jacks, 110 leg lifts each side, 70 dumbell curls each arm
Day 22- REST
Day 23- 130 Squats, 164 Crunches, 20 Push-Ups*, 50 sec Plank, 200 Jumping Jacks, 130 leg lifts each side, 75 dumbell curls each arm
Day 24- 135 Squats, 173 Crunches, 21 Push-Ups*, 53 sec Plank, 200 Jumping Jacks, 135 leg lifts each side, 75 dumbell curls each arm
Day 25- 140 Squats, 182 Crunches, 22 Push-Ups*, 55 sec Plank, 250 Jumping Jacks, 140 leg lifts each side, 80 dumbell curls each arm
Day 26- 150 Squats, 191 Crunches, 24 Push-Ups*, 58 sec Plank, 250 Jumping Jacks, 150 leg lifts each side, 85 dumbell curls each arm
Day 27- 160 Squats, 200 Crunches, 25 Push-Ups*, 1 min Plank, 275 Jumping Jacks, 160 leg lifts each side, 90 dumbell curls each arm
Day 28- 165 Squats, 210 Crunches, 26 Push-Ups*, 1 min 5 sec Plank, 275 Jumping Jacks, 165 leg lifts each side, 95 dumbell curls each arm
Day 29- REST
Day 30- 170 Squats, 220 Crunches, 27 Push-Ups*, 1 min 10 sec Plank, 300 Jumping Jacks, 170 leg lifts each side, 100 dumbell curls each arm
*I do female push-ups
Yeah, I know that sounds intense, but having looked into the 30 Day Shred even after accomplishing that, the 30DS will probably kick my butt.
I already have done the first two days, today will be day three.
As far as HIT goes I think it works.. but I've had trouble doing it mainly because I can't time myself and I can't my husband to do it! He's always asleep or busy when I'm wanting to do it, and when he's alert and might be willing I'm fading or busy. I do think it works though, so I want to get regular about it!
I'm also trying to increase my everyday activeness... without much sucess, mainly because the heat. I'll tell myself, "Tomorrow go on a long walk" and the next day comes and I just feel so drained of energy because of the heat.
All right, fitness wise that's pretty much where I am!
So I'm breaking it into segments.
Since it's Be Fit Friday, I'll post about what I've been doing and intend to do for fitness.
Guess what? I've given up on the C25K right now. Why?
The heat. Plain and simple. Plus the coming monsoons.
There is a narrow window in the morning when the sun is up yet it's still cool enough to run, and I kept missing it. Because seriously, it's 102 or higher degrees every day, and the temps are still climbing. And we still don't have AC yet (yes, seriously) so it's not like I can come home and cool down fast. Yet if I missed the window, I was feeling guilty all day. Even if I did other exercising.
I decided that was ridiculous.
That being said, I kind of miss running. So I may do it some mornings.
But it will only get hotter and hotter, and then the monsoons will come nad it'll be too wet and muddy... so I'm thinking I'll restart the C25K again in the fall. So I've not really abandoned it. I've just put a pin in it.
But I have been doing other exercising.
I've done informal exercising on my own, but I still felt like I wasn't doing enough. The truth is, I want to lose weight and I want to be fit. So I was looking into different programs.
And I decided I want to challenge myself to the 30 Day Shred.
But it looks intense and I don't want to do it alone.
So I talked to my friend Tabby and she's in... starting June 1st.
I thought it could be fun if I could find other people who also want in. So I'll post about this regularly and try to recruit. Just google it to find out about it, it's a very intense workout video system from Jillian Michaels. Kind of scary. But I haven't read a single review from anyone who actually did it for 30 days who wasn't impressed with the results.
But I know me, and I know I'll need buddies to do this with. Maybe you do to... join me on June 1st?
All right, in the mean time I was eager to start something. So on May 1st I started a little 30 day challenge I found on pinterest. Only I'm modifying it and adding to it. I'm considering it conditioning for the 30DS and it's the minimum exercise I'm going to do each day, not the maximum:
Pam's May 30 Day Challenge
Day 1- 10 Squats, 11 Crunches, 6 Push-Ups*, 5 sec Plank, 25 Jumping Jacks, 10 leg lifts each
 |
| this was my pinspiration, you can see how I've modified it |
Day 2- 15 Squats, 16 Crunches, 6 Push-Ups*, 6 sec Plank, 50 Jumping Jacks, 15 leg lifts each side, 15 dumbell curls each arm
Day 3- 20 Squats, 21 Crunches, 7 Push-Ups*, 8 sec Plank, 25 Jumping Jacks, 20 leg lifts each side, 20 dumbell curls each arm
Day 4- 25 Squats, 28 Crunches, 7 Push-Ups*, 10 sec Plank, 50 Jumping Jacks, 25 leg lifts each side, 20 dumbell curls each arm
Day 5- 30 Squats, 35 Crunches, 8 Push-Ups*, 12 sec Plank, 75 Jumping Jacks, 30 leg lifts each side, 25 dumbell curls each arm
Day 6- 35 Squats, 42 Crunches, 9 Push-Ups*, 15 sec Plank, 50 Jumping Jacks, 35 leg lifts each side, 30 dumbell curls each arm
Day 7- REST
Day 8- 40 Squats, 49 Crunches, 9 Push-Ups*, 17 sec Plank, 75 Jumping Jacks, 40 leg lifts each side, 35 dumbell curls each arm
Day 9- 45 Squats, 56 Crunches, 10 Push-Ups*, 20 sec Plank, 100 Jumping Jacks, 45 leg lifts each side, 30 dumbell curls each arm
Day 10- 50 Squats, 63 Crunches, 11 Push-Ups*, 23 sec Plank, 75 Jumping Jacks, 50 leg lifts each side, 40 dumbell curls each arm
Day 11- REST
Day 12- 60 Squats, 70 Crunches, 11 Push-Ups*, 25 sec Plank, 100 Jumping Jacks, 60 leg lifts each side, 45 dumbell curls each arm
Day 13- 65 Squats, 79 Crunches, 12 Push-Ups*, 27 sec Plank, 75 Jumping Jacks, 65 leg lifts each side, 50 dumbell curls each arm
Day 14- 70 Squats, 88 Crunches, 13 Push-Ups*, 30 sec Plank, 75 Jumping Jacks, 70 leg lifts each side, 45 dumbell curls each arm
Day 15- 80 Squats, 99 Crunches, 14 Push-Ups*, 33 sec Plank, 100 Jumping Jacks, 80 leg lifts each side, 50 dumbell curls each arm
Day 16- 85 Squats, 110 Crunches, 15 Push-Ups*, 35 sec Plank, 125 Jumping Jacks, 85 leg lifts each side, 50 dumbell curls each arm
Day 17- 90 Squats, 121 Crunches, 16 Push-Ups*, 37 sec Plank, 150 Jumping Jacks, 90 leg lifts each side, 55 dumbell curls each arm
Day 18- REST
Day 19- 100 Squats, 132 Crunches, 17 Push-Ups*, 40 sec Plank, 175 Jumping Jacks, 100 leg lifts each side, 60 dumbell curls each arm
Day 20- 105 Squats, 145 Crunches, 18 Push-Ups*, 43 sec Plank, 200 Jumping Jacks, 105 leg lifts per side, 65 dumbell curls each arm
Day 21- 110 Squats, 155 Crunches, 19 Push-Ups*, 47 sec Plank, 175 Jumping Jacks, 110 leg lifts each side, 70 dumbell curls each arm
Day 22- REST
Day 23- 130 Squats, 164 Crunches, 20 Push-Ups*, 50 sec Plank, 200 Jumping Jacks, 130 leg lifts each side, 75 dumbell curls each arm
Day 24- 135 Squats, 173 Crunches, 21 Push-Ups*, 53 sec Plank, 200 Jumping Jacks, 135 leg lifts each side, 75 dumbell curls each arm
Day 25- 140 Squats, 182 Crunches, 22 Push-Ups*, 55 sec Plank, 250 Jumping Jacks, 140 leg lifts each side, 80 dumbell curls each arm
Day 26- 150 Squats, 191 Crunches, 24 Push-Ups*, 58 sec Plank, 250 Jumping Jacks, 150 leg lifts each side, 85 dumbell curls each arm
Day 27- 160 Squats, 200 Crunches, 25 Push-Ups*, 1 min Plank, 275 Jumping Jacks, 160 leg lifts each side, 90 dumbell curls each arm
Day 28- 165 Squats, 210 Crunches, 26 Push-Ups*, 1 min 5 sec Plank, 275 Jumping Jacks, 165 leg lifts each side, 95 dumbell curls each arm
Day 29- REST
Day 30- 170 Squats, 220 Crunches, 27 Push-Ups*, 1 min 10 sec Plank, 300 Jumping Jacks, 170 leg lifts each side, 100 dumbell curls each arm
*I do female push-ups
Yeah, I know that sounds intense, but having looked into the 30 Day Shred even after accomplishing that, the 30DS will probably kick my butt.
I already have done the first two days, today will be day three.
As far as HIT goes I think it works.. but I've had trouble doing it mainly because I can't time myself and I can't my husband to do it! He's always asleep or busy when I'm wanting to do it, and when he's alert and might be willing I'm fading or busy. I do think it works though, so I want to get regular about it!
I'm also trying to increase my everyday activeness... without much sucess, mainly because the heat. I'll tell myself, "Tomorrow go on a long walk" and the next day comes and I just feel so drained of energy because of the heat.
All right, fitness wise that's pretty much where I am!
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