Round 4 : Week 2 : Day 1

Slightly bummed.  I was still 161 this morning.  Technically, 160.4 whereas last time I was 162.0, but I was really hoping that was due to bloat and not weighing in at the right time of day.  In an ideal world, I thought I might see 159.something this morning.  Regardless, I'm at least back down where I was before and am still moving in the right direction.

I do have some good news, though!  My bf% was 29.1%!  Holy crap!  Pretty soon I can officially update my bf to 29%!  A whole percent gone!!  I'm pretty proud of myself.  I can tell there's a difference, too, because I feel so much better in my body and clothes.  I'm on a good path :) 

Round 4 : Week 1 : Day 7

I'm kind of excited to weigh in tomorrow.  I've successfully avoided temptation all week long and I'm hoping for a number below 160 tomorrow :)

Oh!  I'm also wearing some sweatpants today (comfortably, might I add) that I couldn't even pull past my hips a few months ago.  Regardless of the number, I'm happy with my progress so far.  

Round 4 : Week 1 : Day 6

I'm kind of excited; I'm going to try some small adaptations to my workout routine today.  Instead of doing two leg, two arm, and at least one ab exercise each time, I'm going to split the exercises more evenly across the week.  I think this will give me more time to recover as well as speed up my workout so it doesn't take an hour and a half.

Right now, I'm thinking I'll have an A / B split, each still comprised mainly of compound exercises.

A : squat, bench press, bent-over rows, overhead tricep extension
B : deadlift/stiff-leg deadlift, overhead press, pull-up/chin-up, upright rows

If I ever feel comfortable or in need of a change, I might substitute lunges in for one of the legs. 

I'm also going to try progressive loading as explained below.  The first set to really focus on form and the rest to build strength.  I'm anticipating a good workout today! 

Round 4 : Week 1 : Day 5

I really need a great day tomorrow.  A good workout.  I'm not doing so good today.  And I really need a good weigh-in on Saturday. 

Round 4 : Week 1 : Day 4

Ughhhh.  Today was so blah.  Some of it was good, but some of it was really frustrating.  On exercise days, my new 'schedule' leaves little room for error.  It's now 9:00 and I have no idea what I'll be eating for dinner which is supposed to be right now.

It's just that my workout was totally uninspiring.  I did all the exercises, but I don't feel like I pushed myself.  Part of it was that I was doing it alone again with no music (darn it), but another part was that the goddamn upstairs neighbor was blasting his music again.  It was so loud I could feel the bass which only made me angry and distracted from what I was doing.  I didn't give it my full attention which disappoints me.  

Round 4 : Week 1 : Day 3

Today was almost a disaster.  I woke up at 6:30 as planned, had breakfast, packed my bags, and then a wave of nausea the likes of which I haven't experienced in a good long while hit me.  I nearly threw up several times and would have called in sick if I wasn't afraid to move to find my phone.  Luckily, staying still for a good long while seemed to do the trick and I made it to work in one piece. 

Round 4 : Week 1 : Day 2

It was a good day overall.  I got some good arms in, had a little trouble with the legs (due to my weak grip), a little light on fruits and vegetables but it couldn't be helped.  I'm not looking forward to going back to school tomorrow, but it's got to happen sometime!