Mood:  caffeinated

Starting a new program today, and its completely kick ass.  Its designed by Leigh Peele, a personal trainer and "Fat Loss Expert," and is really hardcore.

Essentially, its three different sections of training separated by a week of recovery and diet only... so:

weeks 1-3:

1. eating at 35% deficit
2. weight training 4x/week
3. cardio for 50 minutes 3x/week

week 4:

recovery (stretching only) and eating at 40% deficit

weeks 5-8:

1. eating at 30% deficit
2. weight training (in supersets) 4x/week
3. cardio (intervals) 3x/week for 40 minutes

week 9:

recovery (stretching only) and eating at 35% deficit

weeks 10-12:

1. eating at 40% deficit
2. weight traing, full body 2-3x/week
3. cardio, easy, 5-7 days per week, up to an hour

Here goes day 1 !!!!

Posted by Jamie at 10:58 AM EDT

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Mood:  bright

Down 0.5 pounds today, which is actually better than I feared because I am a) probably premenstrual, and b) weaning and thus emotionally eating, and c) tired.  I don't know what the connection is either.

This week went well- I did two a.m. HIITs, two great weight workouts in the gym, Pilates several times during the week, and salsa class last night.

Eating has been so-so.  Maybe a C+?  Am working on revving it up to a solid B next week.

Goals for next week:

1.  196.5 on the scale
2. 3 A.M. HIITs
3. 3 successful gym workouts
4. Solid B eating all week.

Posted by Jamie at 1:21 PM EDT

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Mood:  a-ok

Finally.  I think I might have some ass muscle in there.

Yesterday was legs, and it was an extremely annoying workout because the gym was packed.  I can't wait for the really good weather to hit so all the annoying "bad weather only" gym peeps get up out of my gym.

I got up this morning to do my HIIT and almost passed out.  I had forgotten how hard it is to do cardio, especially intense cardio, on an empty stomach.  I was able to do my cardio, take a shower, put on my makeup and clothes, and dry my hair before all in an hour's time!  I am SUPERWOMAN!

Week 4 of my HIIT program has me doing this: 

• 5 Min Warm up
• 8 Sprint Intervals - 30 Seconds each
• 8 Rest Intervals - 30 Seconds each
• 5 Min Warm Down  

Its a crazy intense workout, but the advantage of doing it over steady state cardio is that it is over quickly.  You really feel like you have done something, but without hanging out on the treadmill or elliptical for 45+ minutes.

Eating has been pretty good too.

Breakfast: eggbeaters with veggies and cheese, 1 packet oatmeal

Lunch: salad with turkey deli meat and watermelon

Dinner (planned): Meatloaf, roasted potatoes, broccoli

Snacks: Fiber one bar, apple, and the naughty stuff: 2 pieces of Dove chocolate, 1 mini York patty, a bite of a cookie, and a bite of a muffin.

C'est la vie!

Posted by Jamie at 11:24 AM EDT

Updated: Tuesday, June 16, 2009 12:13 PM EDT

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Mood:  down

Not sure why exactly, but I fell off the wagon this weekend.  It probably had something to do with making these delicious jumbo peanut butter cookies for Walter.  Or the two boxes of frozen cookie dough (so yummy right out of the box).  Or the lack of desire to do cardio.  Or the lack of time to do any Pilates.  Or the strong compulsion to mess around on the internet instead of spending time making healthful snacks and meals.

That being said, I have 4 days starting today to make the most out of until weigh-in on Friday, where I WILL be 197.

Posted by Jamie at 2:39 PM EDT

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Mood:  happy

Down to 198.5 today, which is a half pound down from a month or so ago when I finally broke the 200s to 199.  This is very slow going, but clearly I'm on the right path with the exercise and cardio plan. 

Yesterday was supposed to be HIIT, but I couldn't drag myself out of bed yesterday morning and after work I came home to help Walter with dinner before I headed out to salsa class with DeShaun.  I took the beginner class with him for a change, which was fun, but a little boring.   The teacher of that part of the class is about 4'5" and male, but dances very femininely, which is hysterical to watch.  He also is good at teaching the very very basics, but sucks at teaching leaders the intricacies of leading.  I think DeShaun would do better in the advanced beginner class up in Northampton or even just learning at home with me.  Maybe he, Walter, and I can set up our own mini-salsa class, learning off youtube and from the instructional DVDs that I bought way back when.

This week's goals:

1. Down to 197 lbs.
2. Tuesday and Thursday a.m. HIIT
3. Saturday UBWO
4. Squeeze in 3 Pilates sessions during the week at lunch
5. Take measurements and body fat at end of week

I will get to 197 this week :)

Posted by Jamie at 11:26 AM EDT

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Mood:  accident prone

Yesterday was cardio day and it was a killer... I am following a HIIT prgram that is slightly different than the BFL style HIIT.   Its an 8 week program that starts slow with 6 fairly easy intervals and increases to 15 very intense intervals.  I am on week 4 now.

Week 4 Interval Training Program

• 5 Min Warm up
• 8 Sprint Intervals - 30 Seconds each
• 8 Rest Intervals - 30 Seconds each
• 5 Min Warm Down
• Do the routine 3 times in the week with a rest day in between each workout

Its challenging, and fortunately not boring.  I cannot stay on a cardio machine just endless moving at a steady state any longer.  I don't know how I used to do the stair stepper in college for 45 minutes! 

I did great yesterday with continuing to eliminate sweets, although today I had a little bit of chocolate.  I'm well under my points allowance for the week, so I think I'm due for at least a pound lost on Friday.

I BETTER have lost a pound. 

Posted by Jamie at 3:43 PM EDT

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Mood:  a-ok

So Friday I restarted my slightly more strict, but still forgiving, workout and diet thing.  Basically I am stuck around 200 and want to get down to 170-175 eventually, but I'd be psyched to get down to 180 by mid-fall.  Its very frustrating, but completely my own fault, as I have had tons going on and have not really been focused on it lately.

 So Friday was a great day, ate really clean, had a great workout at the gym.  Weighed in on Saturday at 200, which was 2.5 pounds down from the previous day.  So far, so good.  Saturday I ate fairly well, but went out for dinner and drinks with two old college friends.  Overall, it was definitely a success because I really only nibbled on everything, despite drinking two Mojitos and a glass of sparkling wine.  Those Mojitos tasted like the best drink I have every had in my entire life.  It could have been that I was just happy to get out though!

Most noticeably, I have had no really sweets except a couple bites of the "Tres Leche" cake that we all shared.  That is major, as I have a huge sweet tooth.  The less I eat of sweets, though, the less I want them, so I'm off on the right foot so far.

Today everything is back to normal- I'm at work and I plan on having:

1.  egg beaters and oatmeal (done)
2. Fiber One bar (done- although I need to come up with a better option)
3. Salad with steak, apple
4. Rice cakes with peanut butter
5. pasta with chicken sausage, salad

Tonight at the gym is legs day, and I'm trying a new workout.  I got this from Stumptuous.com... the full workout is as follows, and I am doing Day 1 tonight:

 day 1 - legs

1. Squat
   3 sets x 6-10 reps
2. Split squat or lunge
   3 x 8-10
3. Stiff-legged deadlift
   3 x 8-10
4. Calf raise
   3 x 6-10

Day 2 - chest, shoulders, triceps (or “push”)

1. Bench press or dumbbell press
   3 x 6-10
2. Standing shoulder press or side press
   3 x 6-10
3. Dips OR assisted dips (if you are able to do these)
   3 x 6-8
4. Ab crunches or Swissball crunches
   3 x 8-10

day 3 - back, biceps (or “pull”)

1. Deadlift 3 x 6-8
2. Pullups OR lat pulldowns
   Do 3 sets of as many as you can do for pullups (if you can do more than 6-8 pullups at once, put a 5-lb plate between your knees and do them), 3 sets of 6-10 reps for lat pulldowns
3. Dumbbell row 3 x 8-10
4. Back hyperextension 3 x 8-10

 Should be great- quick, not complicated, and tough.  A nice change from BFL's method, which after 5 years is really getting old.

Posted by Jamie at 11:14 AM EDT

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Mood:  irritated

Darn it.  A whole month has gone by and I have had NO progress?  Literally.

 I need to get aggressive and bust out of maintenance.  I have a plan and it involves some sacrifice, but I think I can manage it.

1. Wake up at 5:45 for a.m. HIIT cardio on cardio days (T,TH,Sat)
2. Change my upper body and lower body routines (BFL style has me in a rut)
3. Cleaning up my diet (cut out the salty stuff and take out most of the sweets)
4. Get back into my daily lunchtime exercise
5. Consider upping my caffeine midafternoon with another dose of green tea
6. Go back to daily blogging when possible.   It helped before to keep me accountable.  I got sick of writing "I had more Oreos today."

All this stuff takes major organization.  Good thing that Organized is my middle name.

Posted by Jamie at 10:29 AM EDT

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Mood:  a-ok

So, its been a year now since I done popped out that baby :)  She's a beauty, if I do say so myself!  I've had a wonderful year, gone through a lot of growing pains finding myself in this new role of "mom," and I'm just now rediscovering my old passions and sense of self.

I've been back in the gym most days after work now, thanks to the wonderful support of my husband.  I get home an hour later than I should because I stop by and get my arms or legs done, and even a few cardio sessions.  Things are finally starting to feel tight again... although parts of me may never be the same.  I definitely think my legs and butt have seen better days, for instance, and my arms are way wobblier than before.  However, I am within 5 pounds of prepregnancy weight- 200- and will eventually get into the 190s, probably as I continue to wean her off breastmilk.

Salsa classes have started up again, although I haven't yet been out social dancing.  I don't feel ready yet... my skills are still way too rusty, and I'm not completely happy with how I look in my cuter dancing tops.  Its not about looking sexy, but I'd at least like to feel semi-attractive for my own sake!  I bought myself a cute pair of dance sneakers to help me get used to spinning again.  I was so wobbly the first class I took that I felt pretty bad about myself.

My minigoals for May:

1. Get down to 195 (need to be aggressive to meet this)
2. Go social dancing once (in Noho perhaps?)
3. Start blogging fitness more often
4. Redesign leg workout.  My current one is not challenging enough.

Here we go :) 

Posted by Jamie at 12:01 AM EDT

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Mood:  chatty

I started WW online back in September.  I was miserable then.. still wearing my maternity pants and a size 18.  Nothing fit right.  My body was still a complete disaster- no stomach muscles, aching hips and knees, no coordination.

Fastforward to the present time- I've lost about 25 pounds since then (on top of the 30 pounds that I've lost since giving birth).  I'm knocking on the door of the 190s!  Its been 20+ months since getting pregnant and being around this weight range.  My body is finally starting to feel good again- I have so much more physical energy.  I have better balance.  I feel cute- well, cutER.

I'm getting there!

I've started taking salsa lessons again.  Its amazing how uncoordinated you can get in 20 months.  I almost fell over at least 5 times last week in class.  It was so embarrassing, but I stuck it out.

I've been going to the gym too- at least 4 times a week, and I'm getting much better at sneaking downstairs to get on the Precor while Mia's sleeping on those nights that Walter works.

Hey.. I'm getting ME back!  I'm so happy about it!

Posted by Jamie at 10:24 AM EDT

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Mood:  a-ok

Finally, two months later and I am again seeing progress.  Alot of that is learning that I've been eating too many calories, and I had a "duh" moment last week when I realized this.  Basically, I've still been following WW online (its so easy!) and figured out that because Mia now eats solid food, even though I am still nursing, I am no longer producing as much milk and therefore my body doesn't need quite as many calories.  As soon as I figured that out, I swear, my body instantly dropped 3 pounds.  So freaky!

I am now down from my highest weight of 255 to 205.5.  I am still up from my prepregnancy weight of 195, which was then, in turn, up from my desired weight of 175.  But I think 50 pounds is pretty damn good.

I did squeeze into some of my old size 14 jeans yesterday though.  That was an amazing feeling!  They were still uncomfortably tight, but ina couple weeks when I have lost another couple pounds, hopefully they'll fit much better.

You know what's weird?  My thighs are about the same size as they always were (although less muscular, unfortunately) but my waist is a good 5 inches larger than its ever been.  Weird feeling, considering my waist was always the thinnest part of me.

Oh, and my body fat percentage?  Ugh.  You don't want to know.

Posted by Jamie at 1:41 PM EST

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Mood:  a-ok

Its been an eon, since I've been so focused updating my baby blog about Mia.  However, not everything in my life can revolve around Mia, so I suppose I'll have to come on here every now and then to give a fitness update.

 For the past three months I have been following WW online.  I'm actually having great results, considering that I haven't been eating all that healthy and haven't been to the gym in months.

 So far, down 45 total pounds from my highest pregnant weight.  30 of which came off magically in the 6 weeks postpartum, and these last 15 over the course of the 3 months.  However, I am stalled now, and need to (1) clean up my food intake, and (2) get my ass in gear and exercise.  My bones ache, my muscles are ridiculously tight, and I just feel flabby all over.

Enough of that!

Posted by Jamie at 3:24 PM EST

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Mood:  incredulous

I'm back at the gym... or rather, I've restarted my fitness program at a whole new gym.  No more YMCA, bring on the Planet Fitness!  Its a bare bones gym, with cardio, weights, and bathrooms.  No nice stretching areas, no fun classes, but by golly- unlimited ability to fry yourself in a tanning booth!

Its populated by primarily youngish men pumping iron- but no grunting, please... they have a "no-grunting" policy.  Also in attendance are the usual middle-aged and elderly ladies in their golf shorts or spandex bike shorts with baggy teeshirts down to their knees.  There are surprisingly very few elderly men, which is weird for me comsidering how many old guys used the Y.

One particular older gentleman decided to approach me today as I am stretching my hamstrings, flat on my back.  He leaned over me and said in what may have been a Polish accent:

"You do good job on machines and lifting weights.  I see you do them.  You will lose that stomach if you keep doing that.  Then you can be my girlfriend.  Ha ha ha...."

Again, I am astounded by what people will say to others in a gym setting.  Needless to say, flat stomach or not, I will not be taking up his offer.

Posted by Jamie at 8:56 PM EDT

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Mood:  irritated

So I said that I'd be able to lose the 25 pounds easily because I am breast feeding.  What a big fat lie.  I feel like I'm doing everything right- eating to hunger, exercising, drinking loads of water and even some green tea, and yet here I am, stuck at 224.

 I'm seriously going to have to go to Lane Bryant and buy size 18 pants.  Does anyone know if Lane Bryant runs big?  I guess it doesn't matter because I'll still be shopping in there and I hoped never to go there.  This is what happens when you gain 60 pounds while pregnant.

You better believe that I am NOT getting pregnant again until I fix this problem and I am NEVER going to gain 60 pounds again.  Ever.

 That said, I have about 45 minutes longer to wait until I can go downstairs and hit the Precor... well not literally hit it, but you know what I mean.

After all, I have THIS to get back to:

Course it was 5 years ago, but I can do it!  Eventually....

Posted by Jamie at 6:39 PM EDT

Updated: Monday, September 8, 2008 6:39 PM EDT

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Mood:  cool

Not surprisingly, pregnancy and early mommyhood has curtailed most of my blogging.  I am limited to once weekly blog posts on the baby blog, most of those entries taking two or three days to write given the craziness that is my life.

However, its been 7 weeks since giving birth tomorrow, and its time to restart up my fitness program.  I've already lost about 27-8 pounds and need to lose at least 40 more to get to where I'd like to be.  That is going to take some hard work!

Rather than clutter up my baby blog, I'll continue posting fitness/misc. stuff on this blog and keep the baby blog just for baby stuff.

 That said, here are my goals for the next twelve weeks:

1. Fit into size 14 pants (important for going back to work)
2. Lose 25 pounds of fat- doable because I am breastfeeding
3. Comfortably run 2 miles (let's just say, its been a while)
4. Regain my flexibility
5. Do 45 min of cardio, and 25 "girl" pushups

In the past i would have scoffed at these goals, but now... now I am very very out of shape!

Here we go!

Posted by Jamie at 11:44 AM EDT

Updated: Tuesday, June 24, 2008 12:01 PM EDT

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Mood:  a-ok

As I promised, I'm going to keep updating until I finally get to present time....

On our second day in Prague, our first full day actually, we woke pretty late.  We were all so jet-lagged from being on a plane for so long, and from going out to that bar the night prior.  I think we woke up around 11 a.m.

After showering and dressing for the chilly temps (it was strangely in the upper 60s for those few days in Prague), Mom, Dad, D, Walt, and I headed out to grab some food and explore a little.  We walked right around the corner to enjoy a crepe (aka palichinky, in czech) at a delicious creperie.  I had one with apples and walnuts, and DeShaun had one too.  Our first time ordering from a totally Czech menu- kind of tough.  For the most part, all waitresses and waiters were very friendly and bilingual.  This particular one was pretty impatient with us and we weren't yet confident with our "prosims" and "dekujis."

I enjoyed my 7-up.  For some reason, the sodas are teeny tiny over there. 

We walked all over Old Town Square, which is absolutely beautiful and full of amazing architecture.

That crowd is gathering to see the astronomical clock, kind of a large coo-coo clock that has its 'show" every hour.  We watched it once, but it was amazing to see how many people would show up for each mini-show. 

All over the city there were beautiful buildings, amazing churches, gorgeous synagogues, and fascinating stores.  Most common were crystal shops, glass shops, shops that sold stacking dolls, and teeshirt/trinket shops. 

Oh- and money exchange shops.  Those were huge.  The Czech Republic still has the Czech crown, or koruna, and plan to go to the Euro in a few years, which will make everything drastically more expensive for travelers and citizens alike.

We did wander into this amazing marionette shop, and this was Walter's favorite:

We didn't have very much time to wander because we had an amazing dinner awaiting us at a restaurant in honor or Sarah and Petr's wedding.  Petr's parents treated us all to a fantastic "Prague Reception," where we were lucky enough to meet Petr's paternal grandmother and revisit with Petr's cousins and aunts and uncles.  Here's his adorable Grammy:

I had Beef Goulash with dumplings- probably my favorite meal of the whole trip- it was fantastic!

Sarah and Petr opened some presents, and we all ate and drank until we were pretty much ready to burst!  Afterwards, Petr and Sarah went off with the cousins for more drinking and hanging out, but most of us were pretty darn tired. 

The next day we had a HUGE day planned- Cesky Krumlov!

Posted by Jamie at 5:13 PM EST

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Mood:  incredulous

Can you believe?  I'm back!  I've been extremely remiss with updating this blog, especially considering the amazing summer that I had that I still haven't written about here.  I swear I'm going to remedy that starting with this entry.

The day after Sarah's wedding, after having a nice family brunch at the hotel, we all drove back to Mom's house and crashed, then repacked our stuff for the big adventure in Europe.  DeShaun, Walter, and I were all pretty exhausted, so I think there were naps involved.  THe following day we woke slowly, cleaned everything and got ready for our trek to the airport.

Mom and Dad had rented a big party bus to take us to the airport so no one had to figure out parking for 14 days.  The bus came a few minutes late, but we still made it over to the Liska's in plenty of time.  THe ride was really smooth and a lot of fun.  We sang and danced all the way into Boston!

At the airport, the line was abysmal, but we made it  through fairly well.  Since we flew at 9 p.m., we were already exhausted just by the time we made it through the line!

Once on the plane for the first leg of our flight, Boston to Frankfurt, Germany, we tried to make ourselves as comfortable as possible.  Those planes are absolutely enormous!  Think 11-12 people across, with three cabins, and two levels!  It felt like riding on a giant bus, and Walter was very uncomfortable.  Those plane seats were even tighter than usual, and would probably only accomodate comfortably a 5'3" woman who weighed 120 pounds.  Walter at 6'2" and over 250 was pinned in one position for hours.

Here Sarah takes a moment to educate us on proper hygiene:

In Frankfurt, the airport is very crowded and has many odd places to eat.  We found a fairly normal seeming sandwich shop, and ordered a bsiac turkey sandwich.  Only it was made with turkey, cheese, butter, and cucumbers.  Kind of an odd combination for us Americans, but it was food.  Then we rounded a corner and saw a Starbucks! We all hung out there for a few hours of our layover, then headed to the terminal for the second leg of our flight, Frankfurt to Prague.

You can tell Walter is not too stoked about his sandwich.

Here he is, happily working a crossword puzzle:

The flight went well, and we were picked up by two vans at the airport and taken to the apartment we were renting right in the heart of Prague.  Prague immediately struck me as the most beautiful city I have ever seen.

We shared an apartment with three bedrooms: one for my parents, one for Walter, DeShaun, and I, and one for Chris and Julia.  sarah and Petr shared with Tom and Annie upstairs, and Petr's parents stayed somewhere else entirely.  Here was our room:

This room was really comfprtable, and the windows overlooked the most amazing street full of great shops, bistros, bars, and even a bordello.  I loved looking out the windows and watching the people passs by.

Right below us was the best chocolate gelato in the world.  It was almost like mousse.  We immediately dumped our bags and headed into the Old Town Square to meet up with Petr's family members for the first time.  We stopped and grabbed the Czech version of hotdogs, which they serve with rye bread and mustard.  They tasted delicious!

After that, we ended up in the basement of a great pub, with our first try of Czech beer- the best in the world, according to Petr.  I normally don't like beer, but I have to admit that I liked it a lot!

After a bunch of beer, about half of us headed home to crash.  Big day the next day- exploring Prague and the Prague family wedding reception!  Stay tuned!

Posted by Jamie at 9:08 PM EST

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Mood:  energetic

Well, for all those who have linked to and read my blog for its fitness information (and other random tidbits), I'm sorry I have been so distant.  Not for nothing, though...

Walter and I are expecting our first child in May of 2008!  I just had an ultrasound today and here she/he is:

I am super excited, obviously, and have been putting everything but this baby on a back burner since I found out.  I started a new blog just about the baby at:

Hello Belly!

Come and check it out at your leisure.. I have entries dating way back to the beginning :)

In the meantime, keep checking back for trip reports about Prague, Brno, Vienna, and Frankfurt.  I have plenty to say now that all my photos have been appropriately edited!

Posted by Jamie at 7:20 AM EDT

Updated: Sunday, February 3, 2008 5:12 PM EST

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Mood:  a-ok

Obviously this is ridiculously overdue, but I had to share at some point.  (I promise to be better about updating this blog, but I've had other projects in the works and can't seem to find time for everything!)

Sarah's wedding morning started with us dressing lesiurely and heading out for a quick bite to eat before our hair needed to be done.  Sarah's friend Maria stopped us with free bagels from the downstairs buffet and juices, so we skeddadled with them, stopped at the ATM for tip money, and headed to the salon.  We got there with plenty of time to spare, and I went in the chair first.  Sarah next, followed by Julia, Melissa, and Jana.  All of our hair came out beautifully!  Sarah and I grabbed turkey clubs and headed back to the hotel to do our makeup and get dressed. 

Seeing Sarah get into her wedding dress was a surreal experience!  She looked so gorgeous, but I kept all my tears inside so the old makeup would stay put. 

My mom and I laced her up, then we all walked downstairs to meet up with the girls.  Mom, Dad, Sarah, and I drove to the wedding, singing "Going to the Chapel."  Got Sarah over the nervousness and emotions of the moment just for a few minutes.

We arrived with plenty of time at the church, which was easily 100+ degrees inside!  THe ceremony was gorgeous- my cousin, uncle, and several others sang a beautiful song, the minister spoke some nice words, and my poor sister sweated in rivers down her arms.  I tried to surruptisiously wipe it off.  DeShaun had a near accident- he blacked out, and Walter got him sitting in a pew just in time!

After the ceremony, we all headed towards Plimouth Plantation for the reception, after waiting close to 30 minutes for Walter to get the car ready.  Apparently he was decorating with ribbon, but the ribbon had wire in it.  He had no scissors, so he cut the ribbon with his teeth.  My husband has some sharp teeth I guess!  While waiting, I dropped my digital camera, loosening the casing (I went to Best Buy the next day and bought another).

We tried to take a few photos at a gorgeous garden by the reception hall, but got rained out after just a few minutes.  Sarah and Petr mostly stayed dry!

At the start of the recption, Sarah and Petr were announced directly after completing a Czech tradition of breaking a plate and sweeping up the shards together... very touching, symbolizing cooperation in marriage.

The whole night was a blast- great food, fun music, funnier dancing, and polka dancing!  Polka dancing is a good workout, let me tell you!

I was so happy for my sister, and there were so many beautiful moments that one single blog post cannot express my happiness or how gorgeous the whole event was.  All I can say is that two months later, I am still happy.

Posted by Jamie at 6:26 PM EDT

Updated: Wednesday, September 26, 2007 7:35 PM EDT

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Mood:  incredulous

Shopping in Stop n Shop today, a cute little old man was bagging my cake mix, frozen pot pie, chips, and ginger ale (yes, it was one of THOSE days), and he made this coment:

"Wow, look at those shoes!  Pretty sexy!" 

Random moment of the day.

Posted by Jamie at 6:25 PM EDT

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