Lizzyb's Lean N' Mean 2009

**vanessa40** · May 7th, 2009, 11:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Italianangel

I hope this does not make me a bad trainer and I KNOW sugar is bad and so on and we would not die if we never ate it again but.......seriously, I personally think a brownie is not a biggie at all.......when people work so hard and have no serious medical reason not to, its okay to eat stuff like that which makes us feel happy and tastes good, just not to live off it which is what many people do. yeah its not good for you or whatever, but if you eat well most of the time and exercise, then I think its okay to have some indulgence. I do that, yeah I diet, and compete but I eat chips, fried food sugar..........PEPSI.....but its all balanced in with training and proper eating.....would I be better off if I did not eat this stuff, yeah.....I did it for years..........I think I am balancing now, and again if that is my thing, I earned it.....so I am glad you have no regret and I think you deserve it!

I love this post

Once a week now i have what i call one hell of a cheat meal..lol
Last week it was a big turkey burger and lime chips
This week..who knows...lol
I'm really working on the not feel guilty thing..

**lizzyb** · May 7th, 2009, 03:19 PM

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Originally Posted by vanessa40

Hi Erin,
Wow the is wild about what happen at the park you go too. You can never be to careful.
I really don't think it's fair that someone who isn't a member of the boards won either. It just doesn't seem right.
I know you will be happy with all this stuff with your ex is over. I have to tell it it was such a load off my mind when all my crap was done..
You take care...

Hey girl!

It was weird.....I read in the papaer this morning about a character who was in a similar make/colored vehicle trying to get a young girl to go his car......a sort of similar description of the scruffy guy, but nothing about an accomplice.....I almost was compelled to call in to Crime Stoppers about the guys in the park after reading that though because in another article somebody with a similar description as the clean cut guy who was in the opposite end of town trying to grab a child........but, I'm sometimes a little paranoid when it comes to that sort of thing too, but like you said you can't really ever be too careful either.

It was funny though, about the contest...one of the ladies thought the winner was somebody else and posted congrats and all and then a few others were giving congrats to this lady too.....when all the while the winner was NOT at all this lady, but now she wishes she was, lol!!

**lizzyb** · May 7th, 2009, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Italianangel

wow, now what lesson is the universe trying to teach and to who??? Thats just cruel. You have been so patient, so good hearted about things......wtf is right.........I am so sorry to hear that. Your tude rocks though, you are so good about it!!!!
I am going to check your albums for pics.....

I believe the lessons for me here is 'If you want something done right in the first place.....do it yourself!' "Don't place trust in the untrustable" " Never EVER assume" " Always go into something with eyes wide open and ask lots and lots and lots of questions so as NOT to assume anything" oh there are so many lessons learned here from this little blip on my personal radar.
It'll all work out though.......I have faith and I just know it will. I firmly believe that what I am having to do now is what I truly SHOULD HAVE done on my own 16yrs ago......but in all honesty I was a chicken then. A wee little emotional weakling afraid of her own shadow, and well, him as well.....so personally I am a believer in that we are only ever given what we can handle in life....I wasn't able to 'handle' this at that desperate time in my life......but now? I AM ABLE to handle this/him/and myself......to me that too is the WHY of it as well....to be able to achieve the wisdom to now know the difference

**lizzyb** · May 7th, 2009, 04:33 PM

[b][color="YellowGreen"]Let me try this again......

I posted a big long post and well the site froze up on me, and went off-line and well my post went to oblivion somewhere!!

Was a day for just cardio today......tried to do day 3 of my program but my hammies are still quite fatigued and well I'm feeling fatigued myself so I chose the cardio only day, and will resume tomorrow. Ideally it would be one day on one day off to allow full muscle repair but my schedule does not permit. So I make sure to train hard and heavy when I am training in case 'life' happens, lol!
Guess what?? I decided to hop up to my pullup bar and see what happens.....well, I hopped up to the bar, held for second or two....then proceeded to PULL myself UP!! I was about 2" shy of a full chin up!!! I was freaked......sooooo cool!! I could hardly believe what was happening as I realized that I actually was PULLING myself UP.....like wow!! I tried again a second time and could make only half the distance of my first attempt.....but hey it's definitley a start!!

today's cardio:
50mins recumbant bike @ level4 (I don't have settings for hills etc)

today's eats:

m1) protein powder, frozen berries, ff yogurt and water blended
m2) chicken veggie soup
m3) lentil soup (homemade)
m4) same as m2
m5) vegetable jade soup
m6) protein n' water + glutamine b4 bed

Mother's Day is coming early for me tomorrow!! I will be going to get my hair cut.......time for a new look for spring/summer! Then we will meet up with my own Mom for pizza and an early Mother's Day celebration with her as we most likely will be out of town on the actual day. I'm hoping, if we are out of town on the week-end, to be able to go shopping in Kingston at my fave Liz Claiborne outlet for some sweet deals for my Mother's Day!! But I'd settle for mudd pies and strawberry rose tea

**vanessa40** · May 8th, 2009, 11:56 AM

Erin,
I hope you and your mother have a nice day together and that you have a wonderful mothers day too.
Your children are very lucky to have a mother like you..someone who loves them and cares..
I always have mixed feelings on Mother's Day..i love being a mother..Brittany was and is a great kid..but then there is all that baggage from my mother..even her death can't erase that..I just try and enjoy the day with Brittany and not think to much about that..anyway..you have fun shopping...have some dessert for me

**lizzyb** · May 8th, 2009, 08:16 PM

I have had a fantastic day!!! I got my hair cut short and hi-lited......nice a scruffy, the way I like it!! Then rushed back to pick up Gerry and the kids to meet my Mom for pizza....we had fun!! After pizza we went over to Baskin Robbins for an icecream cone.....it's fun to be like a kid again, lol!!
Then Gerry, the kids and I went to home Depot for more paint for the new house. It's supposed to be raining this week-end so I'm staying home, but Ger's gonna go up and spend the day painting.....it'll be easier w/o the kids getting in his hair especially if it's raining outside, lol!! I picked up a few clematis plants to be planting here at home so that'll be fine too......AND I'll be able to get in that workout that I was supposed to do today but didn't get around to, lol!!

**lizzyb** · May 9th, 2009, 04:14 PM

[b][color="YellowGreen"]Yepppp......you read it right.....I DON'T WANT TO BE HERE!!! Actually what I am referring to is here......'home'. It's to be krappy rain all week-end long so I opted to stay home with the kiddies today so DH could go to the new house and get some serious work done, lol!! Well, now it's 4:00pm and I am feeling soooooo strange for still being home on a Saturday when we usually are on the road, lol!! Me thinks me has become a bit of a road runner, lol! Ah well, in all seriousness it's allright being home and with the rain we'd have gotten nothing much done at the house due to the fact that there really isn't anything there yet for the kids as in t.v dvd toys etc.....so they are limited to outdoor play at the moment......so in the rain, they'd be happeir than pigs in you know what......but we also know WHO else would have to be out in the rain with them.......

Gerry was out the door by about 6:30am and I was pretty much up and at 'em by then as well........my mission was to hit the grocery store by 10:00am......I accomplished that task luckily before the crowds hit too. Got my workout done and eats so far are under control.........though with this program I am allowed 2 cheat DAYS in the week soooo I had pizza and icecream yesterday......today I'm really feeling like a nice bowl of spaghetti, or lasagna....but will most likely throw together some turkey chili or spaghetti squash and meatballs.....still clean eats, but a nice comfort food.....I feel like that today......comfort food and lighting up the fireplace with a nice pot of tea, settling in with a good read......oh yeah.....that's right, how silly of me....I'm a MOM, I don't get to sit and chill too much....actually, this here what I am doing right now is as good as it gets as far as sitting and chilling goes, lol!! At least until they go to bed!

Anyhooo.........I digress

On with today's stuff!!

1A) DB Squat: 3x10,12,10@30e,25e,30e
1B)Lying Hammy curls: 3x10,12,10@16e,13.5e,13.5e (single leg)

2A) Bulagarian split squat: 3x10,12,10@40,30,40
2B) Hamball Curls: 3x20

3A) DB hammer Curls: 3x10,12,10@20,15,20
3B) Tricep Kickback: 3x10,12,10@15,12.5,15
3C) Butt blasters; 3x10,12,10@20

4A) Cable Hero Curls: 3x10,12,10@10,8,10
4B) Cable Pushdowns: 3x10,12,10@27.5,25,27.5
4C) Hip Ext: 3x10,12,10@11,11,11

today's cardio:

30mins treadmill running @ 4.5mph. Including 4x60second sprints @ 6mph

todays' eats:

m1) poached ew in chicken broth, grapefruit
m2) 4oz tuna, 11 almonds
PWO shake
m3) mixed greens and tuna w/ udo's and applecider vinegar
m4) ff cottage cheese and chopped fruit
m5) cheat (spaghetti or chili)
m6) protein n' water + glutamine b4 bed

**lizzyb** · May 10th, 2009, 06:54 PM

It's like winter out there today, lol!! Highest the temp got this afternoon was 7C Ahhh, but it is/was Mother's Day!! I am feeling like a queen today!! My dear Gerry gave me on Friday a 3 strand pink cultered pearl bracelet......and then this morning gave me a pink pearl petal necklace.....I feel so speacial!! I got all dressed up in a nice black dress and my black boots with my pink pearls and new hair and I felt like a rock star!! Well actually much more elegant than that Being a SAHM, I'm most often in jeans and a tee or blouse so I really felt fantastic getting all dressed up, like I used to do........man! I feel like a woman, lol!! Was cute because Gerry teased me saying that I just wanted to wear a dress to show off my muscles, lol!! Nooo I just wanted to wear a dress to show off my pearls baby!! My muscles are nice little distraction as well, lol!! We went out for dim sum for brunch too.....I soooo love dim sum!! I eat mostly the steamed dumpling stuff and mostly seafoods, very little rice or pork. I have had a grand day indeed.....finishing it off with a nice bison rib-eye for dinner as well.....Yum!!!

On with today's workout: same schtick as yesterday's

1A) DB Squats: 3x10,12,10@20e,15e,20e
1B) Lying Hammy curls: 3x10,12,10@11

2A) Bulgarian Split Squat: 3x10,12,10@30,25,30
2B) Ham ball Curls: 3x20

3A) DB Hammer Curls: 3x10,12,10@12.5,8,12.5
3B) Tricep Kickbacks; 3x10,12,10@12.5,8,12.5
3C) Butt Blasters: 3x10,12,10@body ball

4A) Hero Curls: 3x10,12,10@8,5,8
4B) Cable Pressdowns: 3x10,12,10@10,12,10
4C) Cable Hip Extensions: 3x10,12,10@10,12,10
~So I'm thinking the trick to getting through these double workouts is to go lighter the 2nd time around....I'm feeling the lactic buildup today that's for sure and I'm sure my butt's gonna be screaming tomorrow too!

Cardio: 30mins treadmill running@ 4.2mph with 4x60sec sprints at 5.5mph
~slower today...legs are feeling it whimpering along, lol!

Not gonna bother posting meals today as the dim sum sorta throws the meal sched out the window.....the rest of my day is clean and on plan, but just at really odd hours is all.....like I've not eaten my m5) yet and for that I may not get in my last meal of the day either.....depends.

**vanessa40** · May 11th, 2009, 07:35 PM

Wow Erin...sounds like you had a wonderful Mother's Day. Sorry the weather is sucking...but other that that...lucky you

**lizzyb** · May 11th, 2009, 07:59 PM

Yeah.......I had a great week-end actually!! Despite the weather.....I had some more plants to plant today but the weather is calling for frost overnight and a temp below freezing soooooo forget that!! I'm gonna need to cover my rose bush though....I want to plant a bunch of hydrangea(SP?) bushes at thenew house too....lots and lots of them!! I just love BIG bright colorful fowers.......I'm not so much a heritage type gardener.....I don't care for the tiny little buttercups, or the little wildflower types that I could esily find in the woods around. Why bother I say, if I can already find it in nature, then I personally do not need to plant it.

Anyhoo.....as far as training goes today.....I'm taking it as a rest day. Diet is ON though, just felt like I needed the rest....my youngest is such an early bird, and after about the 3rd day of this early rising business.....I'm usually a walking zombie, or near to it, lol!! tomorrow is business as usual.

Last Friday, my lawyer sent me some papers to review and fill in as needed.......hip hip hooray!!! The ball is officially starting to roll, and I may get this thing done by my birthday!!! Oh that would be the bestest!!

**lizzyb** · May 12th, 2009, 06:35 PM

It's easy peezey week this week in comparison to last week's double day workouts. I am feeling pretty good, and I thinkmy body is responding very well to this program and diet. I am quite impressed with how my backside is slowly smoothing out....I mean wow, it's actually starting to smooth out, lol!! I'm so excited.....my little pouche is shrinking as well.....ever since my last pregnancy I've had this silly fat deposit just under my incision line (I delivered via c-section for both). I blame the surgery for that, nerve endings and such being disconnected...takes a while to reconnect on all levels....so yay....I'm quite encouraged by what I am seeing in the mirror these days And that's even after my Mother's Day week-end of carb-o-liciousness!!

Did some rearranging in my flower beds this afternoon......I swear hubs got in there and accidentally moved things about while turning the soil in early spring.....too early since nothing had sprouted yet at the time, lol!! Hannah and I planted some seeds as well.....fox glove, pansies and some other little purple flowers that I can't ever remeber thier names.....

Ah well......on with my days stuff:

Wk3: Day1 - Back

Lat Pulldown chest and back alt: 3x10,12,10@44.5,42,42

Widegrip cable rows: 3x10,12,10@46,41,41

Hyper Extension: 3x10,12,10@25,20,25
~ this week is single workouts, no repeats, just straight sets nothing fancy!

today's cardio: 45mins elliptical set on random. First 10mins HIIT

today's eats:

m1) poached ew in ff chicken broth
m2) tuna and almonds
m3) greek salad w/ shrimp udo's and applecider vinegar
m4) PWO shake + glutamine + 1/2 banana
m5) salmon, spinach and brown rice
m6) protein n' water + glutamine b4 bed

Some days I wake up and wonder if I could ever be like 'regular' people.....you know the ones......the ones who eat with wild abandon and don't care about what they eat.....the ones who eat for the taste of food....ya know...McD's because they 'feel' like it, or fudge for a swwet tooth, or a whole bag of chips, just because........sometimes I think it would be fun to eat like that.......but I also know that IF I EVER took up that lifestyle, I'd have to succumb to becoming the very people I feel pity for......food can be an addiction just like anything else......and just because somebody eats with abandon definitely doesn't mean that there won't be price that they will be paying somewhere down the road for it.......can I afford the cost of wild culinary abandon?? Nah......a cheat treat/meal here and there isn't the sort of thing I am discussing either....I am talking about eating because it's there, because it tastes great and who cares what's it made of or how many carbs fats or whatevers.......Nah, not I!! I'll take my cheat treat here and there and enjoy IT with wild abandon and that is quite simply good enough......it is not 'good enough' in my books to indulge to the point of obesity.....I just don't get it....but on the other hand I don't want to get it either

**6-Pak Girl** · May 13th, 2009, 12:24 AM

I so totally get what you're talking about! Part of me looks on in wonder at people who eat with abandon. I can't even imagine what it would be like. Most of me looks on feeling very sad for them because they either don't know - or don't care - or can't control - what it's doing to their body.

**vanessa40** · May 14th, 2009, 11:33 AM

Erin..
I so get what you are saying. It reminds me of when i was married to my ex and his sister who loved eating anything and everything with passion always questioned me about my "anal" ways. The way i weighed out food. How i counted macro's..the workouts i did...She just didn't get the whole clean eating..trying to be healthy thing. The last time i saw her she weighed over 300 pounds. I tried to talk to her about things and help her...but until you want to help yourself..it's no use..

**lizzyb** · May 14th, 2009, 01:34 PM

I wrote that because I woke up being reminded of a trip we made to aprticular breakfast joint around here that serves everything fresh fresh......now they have some nice clean choices and you can get creative with the menu OR you can go super decadent. Personally I go the clean route....Anyhoo this group came in of 2 couples and thier kids...each had one child. Now one lady was quite overweight, and the other lady was an obvious gym goer of sorts and I'd assume the visitors from out of town. The heavy lady was suggesting an item on the menu (some sort of crepe thingy with english cream and chocolate sauce...something of that sickly nature) and had said that she orders x-tra cream because it makes it 'better'

They were sitting at the table next to us and our kids were interacting so it wasn't exactly like I was eavesdropping or anything.....just couldn't help but hear and notice........it was then that I noticed the guest family were fit individuals and I thought to myself how akward of a moment this must be.....here's alady who eats with wild abandon suggesting to a fit individual what's 'good' on the menu. How would I handle myself in such a position? Would I eat what my host suggested as the bestest despite it being the obvious worst choice for 'me'? Or would I politely make an excuse? Knowing me.....as I know me......I'd be making the polite excuse and bypassing that culinary disaster even if it meant making my hostess feel akward about her own self....screw that!

**lizzyb** · May 14th, 2009, 01:44 PM

Was at my Mom's for lunch yesterday afternoon for few hours then got home and the kids wanted to play outside for a bit.....how can you refuse a little face who had just picked me a bouquet of purple violets because, she said "to show you how much I love you Mommy"......so we played outside a bit and then came in around 5pm......time to think about dinner and such.
I thought I was coming down with another something because I was up way too late the night before and woke up feeling congested, I have one blocked ear and my nose/throat feels funny......I am sooooo hoping that this is just due to lack of restful sleep and allergies (everything is pollenating at the moment here...buds bursting into leaves, flowers blossoming on the trees etc....) Anyhoo....it's still my light workout week, so I'll just make today a tri-set day to makeup for no workout yesterday and that way I've not missed any workouts.....what cardio doesn't get done by machine sure gets done outdoors in various forms of informal stuff! (child's play....literally, lol!)

Woke up today feeling alot better, but still a little 'off'. It's raining like mad out there today so that'll bring the pollen counts down for a bit, long enough for my ear to clear I hope.

I get to sign my paperwork with my lawyer tomorrow

( we don't have a cart-wheel smiley) Officially the ball will be R-O-L-L-I-N-G!!!

Man I feel greaat just knowing that processing is beginning......it's not over yet......the fat lady's still warming the pipes up, but it's a start. it could quickly and easily if my ex just signs and walks away....but if he decides to be an ass and I'm betting he will be, it'll take some time......but in the end, no matter how bumpy a ride to get there.....it WILL be done and I WILL BE divorced for real.....that will happen no matter what. So, I'm excited

I'll be back later to post workout and such.....gotta go play the a-b-c game now, lol!!

**lizzyb** · May 14th, 2009, 03:22 PM

Getting a little creative here with my workout due to not getting it done yesterday......but to my horror, I just realized I missed the arms workout and will be away over the week-end, so tomorrow's a no go to catch up on it........well, maybe IF I am feeling ambitious later this evening I can get that one done too.....(minus the cardio portions as that can always get done no matter where I am) Geez and here I ws thinking I was pretty smart to combine workouts oh well......it all works out in the end I'm sure.......the training police aren't gonna come and put me in shackles and take away my toys as punishment so I'll live!

anyhoo the day's stuff did go down like this!

Day2,3 and 5....chest, legs and abs

Incline BB Chest Press: 3x10,12,10@60,55,60
Leg Extension: 3x10,12,10@54,47,54

Decline chest press: 3x10,12,10@60,55,60
Single Leg Curls: 3x10,12,10@23.5,21,23.5

Flat Flyes: 3x10,12,10@25,20,25
Smith Machine calve raises: 3x10,12,10@105,100,105

Abs: tri-set
Weighted hanging knee raise: 3x10,12,10@25,20,25
Weighted Crunches: 3x10,12,10@40,35,40
V-sits: 3x to failure ( I did these unweighted as my form truly sucks weighted)

today's eats;
m1) ew poached in broth, grapefruit
m2) 11 almonds and POW shake
m3) spinach and tuna w/ udo's and applecider vinegar
m4) cottage cheese and grapes
m5) turkey meatloaf, steamed spinach w/ evoo lemon and garlic
m6) protein n' water + glutamine b4 bed

~Now must go and cook, cook, cook for the long week-end as we will be away the entire time and I need my CLEAN eats!!

**vanessa40** · May 14th, 2009, 03:55 PM

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Originally Posted by lizzyb

I wrote that because I woke up being reminded of a trip we made to aprticular breakfast joint around here that serves everything fresh fresh......now they have some nice clean choices and you can get creative with the menu OR you can go super decadent. Personally I go the clean route....Anyhoo this group came in of 2 couples and thier kids...each had one child. Now one lady was quite overweight, and the other lady was an obvious gym goer of sorts and I'd assume the visitors from out of town. The heavy lady was suggesting an item on the menu (some sort of crepe thingy with english cream and chocolate sauce...something of that sickly nature) and had said that she orders x-tra cream because it makes it 'better'

They were sitting at the table next to us and our kids were interacting so it wasn't exactly like I was eavesdropping or anything.....just couldn't help but hear and notice........it was then that I noticed the guest family were fit individuals and I thought to myself how akward of a moment this must be.....here's alady who eats with wild abandon suggesting to a fit individual what's 'good' on the menu. How would I handle myself in such a position? Would I eat what my host suggested as the bestest despite it being the obvious worst choice for 'me'? Or would I politely make an excuse? Knowing me.....as I know me......I'd be making the polite excuse and bypassing that culinary disaster even if it meant making my hostess feel akward about her own self....screw that!

What i hated was i was always getting called out because i ate different. It was like since i was trying to make a change i was somehow disrespecting them. I never made a big deal or said anything about the way i ate..or they ate..because i use to eat just like that..Every time we ate with his family it was the same thing... Oh Vanessa can't eat that.. i would say..it's not that i can't eat it..i choose not too. I tried being nice about it at first but then it got old so i started not to be so nice.. How someone eats is their choice. I think that is was very passive-aggressive of them to always bring it up. But then again that's the way his family always acted.

**vanessa40** · May 14th, 2009, 03:57 PM

How sweet...they brought you flowers...you can't say no after that...

So tomorrow is the day..i'm soooooo happy for you..
Now you get to feeling better...

**Italianangel** · May 14th, 2009, 08:08 PM

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Originally Posted by lizzyb

maybe IF I am feeling ambitious later this evening I can get that one done too.....(

OH yeah, I so encourage that, what a nice shocker for sparking extra results and smash plateau.
Linda

**Italianangel** · May 14th, 2009, 08:16 PM

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Originally Posted by lizzyb

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Guess what?? I decided to hop up to my pullup bar and see what happens.....well, I hopped up to the bar, held for second or two....then proceeded to PULL myself UP!!

I was about 2" shy of a full chin up!!! I was freaked......sooooo cool!! I could hardly believe what was happening as I realized that I actually was PULLING myself UP.....like wow!! I tried again a second time and could make only half the distance of my first attempt.....but hey it's definitley a start!!

now that rocks!!! way to show some improvements, you are proving it to me, and everyone around you! Such a tough broad!!!