The Tree!

I think we've stumbled into a new tradition! 

Nobody (except maybe my mom) was super keen on my idea to film the family decorating the tree but I was insistent. I thought it would be cute. I think I was right. ;) 

Mark totally got on board when I started editing though. No way I could have made the music half as seamless as he managed. 

Honestly? It's actually much funnier to watch than we thought it would be. Tip: if you want to laugh just keep your eyes on Gabriel. 

We'd intended to decorate with my parents but wound up getting the tree a day late and then had to let it drop a bit before we could decorate and by that time they were headed home. 

The confusion doesn't come across in the video (which is a good thing!) but we are missing an entire box of tree decorations. Looks like it's back into the attic I go. Oh and turns out the star was completely out of frame. oops.  I wish I could have uploaded the movie in full resolution but that would have been a 3gig beast so the internets will just have to make do with the lower quality. I'm so looking forward to doing this every year now!

Weekly Weigh In 9,10,11, and 12!

Oh gosh... how behind am I? I don't even have an idea. I'm going to have to go back and look at my last post to work it out.

After finishing NROLFW stage 1 my dedication completely fell apart. Instead being able to knock out a workout in 35 minutes, stage two was taking me almost and hour and a half. I do not have that kind of time to devote to the gym 3 days a week. Add in visiting grandparents and I can honestly say I've only made it to the gym once a week recently (and that was for yoga!) I did make it to LifeBarre last night so I feel like I'm on my way to getting back in the groove but we'll see.

I only have 11 days before my final weigh out. Ideally I'd like to see that scale tip below 160 (it's been YEARS people.) I know it's just a number and if I start lifting properly for the next 2 weeks I know the scale might actually go up but it would be lovely to see. I'm going to try to really recommit myself for this final push.

Okay time for the numbers... (looks like the last weigh in was the 12th)

Stats

8/8/15     168.9lbs and 40.1% bf

8/18/15   167.4lbs and 37.9% bf 

8/25/15   168.2lbs and 38.8% bf  

9/1/15     165.1lbs and 38.3% bf

9/8/15    164lbs    and 36.9%bf

9/15/15   165.2lbs and  37.7%bf

9/22/15  164lbs  and   37.1%bf

9/29/15 162.9lbs and 36.5%bf

10/6/15  162.1lbs and 36.3%bf
10/13/15 163.1lbs  and 35.9%bf
10/20/15  161.4lbs and 35.8%bf
10/27/15  161.2lbs and 35.8%bf

and here it is in a pretty graphical representation

whoo! It's not a lot but it's progress. 

Weekly Weigh In 8

Despite celebrating a belated birthday weekend for my Mom in NoVa this weekend, I still managed to come away from the weigh in with good news! (Take that Cheesecake Factory!)

Stats

8/8/15     168.9lbs and 40.1% bf

8/18/15   167.4lbs and 37.9% bf 

8/25/15   168.2lbs and 38.8% bf  

9/1/15     165.1lbs and 38.3% bf

9/8/15    164lbs    and 36.9%bf

9/15/15   165.2lbs and  37.7%bf

9/22/15  164lbs  and   37.1%bf

9/29/15 162.9lbs and 36.5%bf

I have officially lost 5lbs LOL!! Slow but steady right people? I'll get there... eventually!

Stage 1 - Workout B recap

Call me absent minded. I totally forgot to come back and post Stage 1 - Workout B's recap!



 However, it's not like I'm saying goodbye to any of these moves, stage 2 just modifies them a bit. Lunges and deadlifts will be elevated, wide grip lat pulls switch to an underhanded grip, shoulder presses become Cuban dumbbell snatches.. planks and pushups will remain as is (just hopefully with better form!) Wish me luck folks! I made it through Stage 2 Workout A this week already but tomorrow will be my first go at S2B1! (stage 2, workout 1 of B)

 ps. Can I just add how totally impressed I am with myself after figuring out to embed that pdf file into the blog all by myself? Whoo!

Weekly Weigh In 7

Stats

8/8/15     168.9lbs and 40.1% bf

8/18/15   167.4lbs and 37.9% bf 

8/25/15  168.2lbs and 38.8% bf  

9/1/15     165.1lbs and 38.3% bf

9/8/15    164lbs    and 36.9%bf

9/15/15   165.2lbs and  37.7%bf
9/22/15   164lbs and   37.1%bf

Weekly Weigh In 6

You know when I drag my feet on the update this long that the news isn't good. It didn't go up much so I guess things could be worse. On the bright side, in the past week 4 different people have commented on how much weight I look like I've lost. Haven't the heart to tell them it's only 3lbs..... oi. We're halfway through and I still have so far to go. I'm so conflicted. Do I stay with the weights, which I enjoy and can see progress with or do I focus on my diet/cardio and try to drop some of this weight faster than lifting will do?

Stats

8/8/15     168.9lbs and 40.1% bf

8/18/15   167.4lbs and 37.9% bf 

8/25/15  168.2lbs and 38.8% bf  

9/1/15     165.1lbs and 38.3% bf

9/8/15    164lbs    and 36.9%bf

9/15/15   165.2lbs and  37.7%bf

Stage 1 - Workout A

I did my last NROLFW "A" workout this morning! (Technically I have one more workout but that's just going back to my beginning weights and seeing how many reps I can crank out. Perhaps I'll update later. Right now I'm just excited that I've completed something!) Friday morning will be the last B workout, but for now, here's Stage 1:Workout A in it's entirety.

I'm kinda impressed with the weights I was able to get up to, (disregarding the seated cable row because that beast refused to get any easier once I got to 85lbs!) My elbows still flare out a bit too much on the pushups and I'm definitely not getting as low as I should but I'm still proud of the ones I can do.