Jena's Journal.

[imadinosaur]

Hello, Jena. I thought I would leave you some encouraging words...keep at it and good luck. We can all do this.

Here's some inspirational pics. I love looking at these:

[MissJenaKay]

Hello, Jena. I thought I would leave you some encouraging words...keep at it and good luck. We can all do this.

Thanks c:


Anyway, I didn't wake up on time for everything to pan out, but I still woke up early enough to leave me waayyy too much free time this morning. I woke up an hour late and so I didn't want to be cutting it close with my showering and stuff so I didn't go to the gym. :c Well, after what Boss said yesterday about my workout being less than stellar, I don't know what to do for a workout... I'm also struggling with figuring out where I can get workouts in that won't result is my frying my poor hair.... :/

[Boss Man]

You misinterpreted a couple of points of mine .

I never said Crunches were unfavourable, I just generally choose to prescribe one or two different things for Abs.

As for DOMS, I never suggested you would want it, or should try to induce it; my comment was just a general observation.

I never meant to infer your workouts were not good, even if it may have seemed that way. I now have proof that I did write up that workout for you, so critiquing your workout regime would be shooting myself in the foot.

If you have difficulty doing Planks, assuming you use the forearms and knees variation, not the standard forearms and toes position, then obviously try something else instead.

So stick with the workout routine, as it has the potential to help .

If I did comment in any way that was misleading, then my mistake and it wasn't intentional .

[MissJenaKay]

I never said Crunches were unfavourable, I just generally choose to prescribe one or two different things for Abs.

What (other than planks) would you prescribe over crunches?

As for DOMS, I never suggested you would want it, or should try to induce it; my comment was just a general observation.

The way you said it, it sounded like getting DOMS was a goal of working out. Haha. Sorry for the misunderstanding there.

If you have difficulty doing Planks, assuming you use the forearms and knees variation, not the standard forearms and toes position, then obviously try something else instead.

It's not that I have "difficulty" it's just that I never feel in in my core, only in my arms and legs, and that's regardless of whether I do it from my knees or toes.


Sorry for the lack of update yesterday, guys, my phone died while I was downtown and I didn't get a chance to log pretty much any of what I ate. Today will be better I hope. I made my favorite protein fudge yesterday so I'm happy about having that for snacks. I also went grocery shopping and got meat and stuff to cook with. c: I've got class this morning, so this is a short post, ugh, first week of classes isn't even over yet and I'm already stressed out about a lot of things. Haha.

[Boss Man]

There's plenty of exercises for Abs apart from Crucnhes and Planks.

Reverse Crunches, Roman Chairs, Leg Raises, including Swiss Ball Leg Raises, V Crunches, Sit-ups with your feet planted under something, Cable Crunches, Side bends for Obliques, although they would be an additional thing, not a main exercise. Bicycle Crunches as well, Swiss Ball Crunches, Sit ups with a twist, including a disc or medicine ball, Punch sit-ups, Leg Lifts and Side Crunches as well.

The Abs will also get targeted with things like Cleans, Deadlifts and Squats etc.

[MissJenaKay]

There's plenty of exercises for Abs apart from Crucnhes and Planks.

Reverse Crunches, Roman Chairs, Leg Raises, including Swiss Ball Leg Raises, V Crunches, Sit-ups with your feet planted under something, Cable Crunches, Side bends for Obliques, although they would be an additional thing, not a main exercise. Bicycle Crunches as well, Swiss Ball Crunches, Sit ups with a twist, including a disc or medicine ball, Punch sit-ups, Leg Lifts and Side Crunches as well.

The Abs will also get targeted with things like Cleans, Deadlifts and Squats etc.

Reverse crunches I do sometimes. What are roman chairs? Cable crunches? Swiss ball crunches? Also, I hate hate hate doing deadlifts. I also don't know how to do a clean or whether I'd even want to and I don't see how squats target abdominals...

[musculArgirl2]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iD_jeZYgoSQ

roman chair


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlprEy38-9A

cable crunches

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVBddP5oW8Y

swiss ball crunches

You tube is your best friend. I don't know those exercises either just went to you tube. Except for clean. Didn't know what that was or how to search for it in you tube.

[MissJenaKay]

Except for clean. Didn't know what that was or how to search for it in you tube.

All I know is that it's a weightlifting move... Haha

Well, today went pretty well. I went to a museum with my roomie and we walked around A LOT. I got in a good 4 hours on my feet I'm guessing. So, my totals are going to look really low with my exercise value today. And I don't know if this is good or bad, but I'm going to be going to the zoo tomorrow. c: c:

Today's Totals
Calories - 1486
Exercise - 1095
Net Calories - 391 so tiny
Fat - 76 really high today
Carbs - 145
Fibre - 18
Sugar - 42
Protein - 60
Sodium - 2572

I really wish that I could afford a pt. I see a few of them in the Ray and I creepily eavesdrop if I'm working out nearby and I really like a few of them. But they're too expensive, also I'm not sure that I'd be able to commit enough time to working out to make it worth it. As for those exercises, I don't know if I'd be able to do them as I don't trust myself to work with machinery other than the few things I was taught to use in high school... I think I'll stick to crunches and planks and the like as far as ab work goes though... *shrug* To be perfectly honest, I wish I could do all my working out with only bodyweight exercises since I try to avoid being around people in the gym as much as possible since there is not a single overweight person that I have ever seen there and so it makes me really uncomfortable. :/ That sort of uncomfortableness is also what keeps me from joining any of the really cool sounding fitness classes, because I hate being around people when I work out. To the point that I quit working out at home when my family is around. (So I did all my working out at home after my parents were already at work and before my brother got up) I'm really strange... :/ :/

[musculArgirl2]

I wouldn't want to exercise around my family either. I can see that being uncomfortable. My mom would just sit there and laugh i'm sure. :

Too bad you couldn't get up really early (don't know when your gym opens) and go then. or at least at a time when there not busy?? I know that's probably hard to do though.

Have fun at the zoo tomorrow!

[Boss Man]

Squats can use Abs, particularly if you use a Bar variation, because the abs are helping to support the weight and are being stressed to some degree.

[MissJenaKay]

Too bad you couldn't get up really early (don't know when your gym opens) and go then. or at least at a time when there not busy?? I know that's probably hard to do though.

Have fun at the zoo tomorrow!

Our gym opens at 5:30, however, we have to consider that since I'm busy almost all day long, I don't get to bed until about midnight, so 6 is the earliest I'm willing to get up and I then have to fit in gym time before classes. So.. Yeah. School makes working out hard, but I'll figure it out. Also, didn't end up going to the zoo today. I did go to a farmer's market today and cook dinner for my "family" today. c: I did a lot of walking again, so yay. c: I didn't eat very well today though, so boo.

Today's Totals

Calories - 2040
Exercise - 766
Net Calories - 1274
Fat - 98 (really high. :c)
Carbs - 181
Fibre - 8
Sugar - 30
Protein - 92
Sodium - 2803

[Boss Man]

Depending on what the bulk of the fat intake as, it would'nt be a major issue.

Fat is reccomended based on a sedentary 2,000 calorie a day male average, as 70g per day, with 20g for Saturates, which is around 28.28% of total. I'm not sure what it is for the 1,800 a day sedentary female average.

You exceeding the intake by 28g might seem like an issue, but bearing in mind you exercise, you'll burn more calories from ramping up your metabolism, so the extra intake shouldn't have had any significant effect and unless you were eating that much regularly, it won't be a tangible hinderance to your weight loss.

I'm glad to see you're trying to find a way to fit the exercise in around the studies and that you're still logging the food and trying to have greater accountability, because I see these things a small steps to progress, but things that can aid and facilitate progress.

So I am proud of you Jena and I want you to be proud of yourself too, because along wtih the small amount of weight loss you've achieved in the past few weeks, you ARE starting to get somewhere and it's great to see, so chin up, be strong and KEEP IT UP .

You're doing GREAT!!

[MissJenaKay]

Depending on what the bulk of the fat intake as, it wouldn't be a major issue.

I imagine it would be high in saturated fat since I had a thing of cheese bread sticks from Domino

So I am proud of you Jena and I want you to be proud of yourself too, because along wtih the small amount of weight loss you've achieved in the past few weeks, you ARE starting to get somewhere and it's great to see, so chin up, be strong and KEEP IT UP .

You're doing GREAT!!

Thanks, Boss, I need to find the scale in the gym or scrape up cash enough to buy one in order to keep track of the weight.

Today I didn't get any exercise in since I had to work an involvement fair as the secretary of an organization I'm in, I did a lot of sitting in the sun, and as usual I ended up with a pink line across the tops of my cheeks and the bridge of my nose. That's the only place on my entire body that I do anything other than tan. I've never gotten a sunburn in my whole life, only a little pinkness across the bridge of my nose. It looks silly. Haha. I'm hoping that I can make my workout schedule look like this.
Monday - off
Tuesday - Before class
Wednesday - off
Thursday - before class
Friday - after class
Saturday - morning
Sunday - morning

I'm not sure if make this work, if I can I want to possibly do a workout before class on Wednesday and switch that off day to either Friday or Saturday/ I don't know though. Right now, it's looking more like Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday are my days that I'll actually be able to get time to workout. We'll see. c:

Today's Totals

Calories - 1492
Fat - 46
Carbs - 208
Fibre - 21
Sugar - 57
Protein - 57 (a little lower than usual today)
Sodium - 2448

[Boss Man]

Cheesy Bread Sticks do sound a bit heinous fat wise.

The main thing with the workouts is, you're trying to schedule something in when you can. This is proactive and it's a case of take it each day at a time and see if your plans are workable or need modifying.


Good for you though, being more proactive and thinking more about it. You made some decent progress in the past few weeks and capitalising on it is a kay part of your future as well as your studies.

I like what I am seeing from you, because you are being more forward thinking, and assessing things more positively, than may have been the case preciously.

Keep on pushing and keep on believing, because you ARE worth it.

.

[MissJenaKay]

Cheesy Bread Sticks do sound a bit heinous fat wise.

The main thing with the workouts is, you're trying to schedule something in when you can. This is proactive and it's a case of take it each day at a time and see if your plans are workable or need modifying.


Good for you though, being more proactive and thinking more about it. You made some decent progress in the past few weeks and capitalising on it is a kay part of your future as well as your studies.

I like what I am seeing from you, because you are being more forward thinking, and assessing things more positively, than may have been the case preciously.

Keep on pushing and keep on believing, because you ARE worth it.

.

I do what I can, Boss, today was much better eating-wise so far and Jenna and I are going to a fitness class together tonight. I'm nervous and pretty sure I'm gonna eff it up. Lul. Or die. One of the two.