Workout Journal for Saturday, November 1st and Sunday, November 2nd

Saturday - off (in PA)

Sunday - The FIRM Body Sculpt w/Jen Carmen from BSS1 (45 min.)

Workout Journal for Sunday, October 26

Today I did The FIRM Cardio Sculpt w/Allie Del Rio (from Body Sculpting System 1) - 1 hour

Workout Journal for Monday, October 20th

Tonight I did Firm Basics Sculpting with Weights with Tracie Long

Tuesday, October 14th - Thursday, October 16th

Tuesday - 45 min walk around neighborhood (south loop + bike path return)

Wednesday - off

Thursday - The FIRM Sculpting Ball Workout w/ Tina S. (30 min.)

Workout for Monday, August 18, 2008

Tonight I did The FIRM Aerobic Body Shaping with Allie from BSS4 - approx. 1 hour

Diet - not great, but not terrible

Workout for Wednesday, August 13, 2008

I don't know what is going on with me, but I have soooo much energy today. I had three meetings in one of our satellite offices, and they all were extremely positive. I came home and did a some more office work until 4:30, then I started cleaning the house.

I scrubbed toilets, washed bathroom rugs, mopped the master bathroom and scoured the sink, washed/changed the sheets, vacuumed the downstairs, cleaned furniture (cat hair central), weeded our landscaping beds, and got rid of our outside cobwebs. On top of that, I made a good supper for DH and me, balanced the checkbook, and had a great workout.

I did talk to my mom while I was making supper, and she said my dad has been doing really pretty well for the last couple of days, so that is a huge relief to me.

It's now 9:30, and I feel like I'll be able to sleep good tonight.

I know I have a rough day ahead of me, but that's okay. I have a meeting at lunch time to plan a termination (which will take place late tomorrow afternoon), and I also have a separate disciplinary meeting with another person regarding their (lack of) performance. Worst, I have to confront another person about the fact that they are having a less-than-platonic relationship with their supervisor (the supervisor has already been confronted and conveniently denies it). Then, the termination of the first person takes place. Ugh. But that's all in a day's work, I guess.

WORKOUT FOR TODAY: The FIRM Better Buns and Body (Tri-Trainer) - 45 min.

Workout for Thursday, August 7, 2008

Tonight (at 10:00 p.m.!) I did The Firm Cardio Sculpt Blaster w/ Lisa Kay (30 min)

Food and Workout Journal for Saturday, June 28, 2008

Breakfast - little bit of oatmeal, 1/2 orange, 1/2 banana, small glass OJ

Mid-morning - 2 Dove chocolate caramels

Late Lunch (2:00 p.m.) - Cheesecake Factory w/DH: several small pieces sourdough bread, split Grande Factory Burrito w/DH, split chocolate coconut cream cheesecake w/DH too.

Afternoon/Evening: 1 serving vitamin water, 4 chocolate peanut clusters

WORKOUT: The FIRM Total Body Toner w/Allie (40 min.)

Food and Workout Journal for Monday, May 26, 2008

Okay, so it's Memorial Day. We did all of our family stuff Saturday and Sunday, and now we are back in our own house detoxing. As much as we love our families, it's dysfunction junction all of the way! I'm always happy to get back to the sanity of my own home.

9:00 a.m. Breakfast at the In Law's House: 1 whole wheat waffle w/syrup, couple pieces of bacon, small glass OJ

1:00 p.m.(ish) 2 no-bake cookies

4:15 p.m. Small bowl of Spagettios w/franks, 1 mini bagel w/whipped cream cheese, 5 Hershey caramel kisses.

5:00 p.m. 1 Fiber One Bar

8:45 p.m. Late dinner w/DH on deck: About 2/3 of a thin crust vegetarian pizza, 3 Dove chocolate caramels

WORKOUT: The FIRM Aerobic Body Shaping w/Allie Del-Rio (TransFIRMer Series) - 1 hour

Food and Workout Journal for April 19, 2008

Well, it was Saturday, so I could sleep in! I slept until 8:30 a.m.

9:00 a.m. 1 Belgium waffle w/syrup, small glass OJ

1:45 p.m. Ruby Tuesday's w/DH: Salad from salad bar (various lettuce and veggies, shredded cheese, bacon bits, croutons, ranch dressing), 2 mini burgers, French fries (about 3/4's the serving), water

4:00 p.m. Very small fudge brownie w/ small glass 2% milk

5:00 p.m. 2 root beer suck candies

7:00 p.m. Dish of lowfat chocolate chip mint ice cream (about 3/4 cup)

9:15 p.m. 1 and 1/2 large "cereal" bowls of buttered/salted popcorn, 1/2 can regular Coke (6 oz.)

WORKOUT: The FIRM Aerobic Body Shaping (TransFIRMer series) with Allie (1 hour)
Walk to/from Ruby Tuesday's via bike trail (1 hour, total)

Food and Workout Journal for April 6, 2008

9:00 a.m. Bowl of CoCo Wheats w/ raw sugar to sweeten, 1 mini bagel w/ little bit of peanut butter, small glass OJ

2:00 p.m. Organic hamburger on wheat bun w/onions, ketchup and mustard, few baked BBQ chips, couple bites of baked beans, water, 2 root beer suck candies

3:30 p.m. 3 Dove chocolates

6:30 p.m. Small piece New York cheesecake w/chocolate sauce


WORKOUT: One hour walk in Bedford reservation (7,800 steps) + The FIRM Better Body and Buns (Tri-Trainer)

Food and Workout Journal for March 17, 2008

6:20 a.m. Bagel w/whipped cream cheese, small glass juice

12:00 p.m. Ham and mustard on wheat bun, 15 thin organic wheat pretzels, 2 homemade chocolate chip cookies, diet coke

5:15 p.m. Chipoltle w/DH: 1/2 chicken fajita burrito (grilled chicken, rice, sauteed peppers & onions, salsa, sour cream, lettuce, shredded cheese on tortilla), water

WORKOUT: The FIRM Calorie Killer with Nancy Tucker

Food and Workout Journal for March 15, 2008

9:00 a.m. Bowl of Co-Co wheats w/raw sugar to sweeten, 1 piece toast w/peanut butter, small glass grape juice

4:00 p.m. Ruby Tuesdays w/DH: Salad from the salad bar (mixed greens, other veggies, shredded cheese, bacon bits, ranch dressing, croûtons, and a little bit Waldorf salad) 2 chicken quesadilla (sp?) triangles, one and a half "mini burgers"(with American cheese, onion straws, mayonnaise, mustard, ketchup, and pickle), French fries (about 3/4's of the serving)

6:45 p.m. 4 Dove chocolates

9:00 p.m. 2 root beer suck candies

WORKOUT: The FIRM BSS2 Complete Aerobic and Weight Training with Emily

Food and Workout Journal for March 12, 2008

6:20 a.m. 2/3 c. Total Honey Clusters Cereal with 1/2 c. 2% milk, 1 mini bagel w/little bit of peanut butter, small glass OJ

12:00 p.m. Ham and mustard on white bread, handful of baked BBQ chips, 2 homemade chocolate chip cookies, diet coke

5:15 p.m. Chipoltle w/DH: 1/2 fajita burrito (chicken, rice, lettuce, peppers, onions, salsa, cheese, cream cheese), water

8:30 p.m. 3 Dove chocolates

WORKOUT: The FIRM Cardio Sculpt Blaster w/Lisa Kay

Food and Workout Journal for March 8, 2008

10:00 a.m. (Had a great sleep-in!) 1 cup OHs! cereal w/ 1/2 c. 2% milk, 1 mini bagel w/peanut butter, small glass OJ

3:30 p.m. Organic hamburger on wheat bun, handful of BBQ baked chips, 3 Dove chocolates

4:30 p.m. 1 rootbeer barrel suck candy

5:30 p.m. 3 homemade chocolate chip cookies, small glass 2% milk

10:00 p.m. Air-popped popcorn w/ little bit real butter, sea salt, & garlic powder (2 large cereal bowls), 1 can regular Coke

WORKOUT: The FIRM Total Body Shaping Mix - I forgot what an awesome workout this is. It's a little over an hour, but the time does seem to go by pretty quickly. I love this era of The Firm. I think it's my favorite. I do love the Classics, but some of them have a "huh?" factor....like some of the FitPrimes. It's like you are wondering why you are doing this particular movement. And I had a really hard time with the Firm after Goodtimes took over. That's not to say that they didn't make some good workouts (there are several I really like). It's just that a lot of the magic was gone. TBSM is a great compilation of classic BBH stuff without a lot of the "huh?" factor.

Food and Workout Journal for March 5, 2008

Worked at home today

8:45 a.m. 1/2 medium bagel w/whipped cream cheese, 1 banana, small glass OJ

1:15 p.m. Grilled cheese sandwich (w/Velveeta), small glass 2% milk w/Hershey Syrup, 2 homemade chocolate chip cookies, 1 rootbeer suck candy

6:00 p.m. 1/2 bag pretzels (1 serving), diet pepsi

8:45 p.m. 3 mini York Peppermint Patties

WORKOUT: The FIRM Aerobic Body Shaping w/Allie (TransFIRMer System - BSS4)

Food and Workout Journal for March 4, 2008

Ummmm....not so good today!

6:20 a.m. 1/2 bagel w/whipped cream cheese, 1/2 orange, 1/2 banana, small glass OJ

9:30 a.m. 1 chocolate covered donut, 1/2 glazed donut (and they weren't even good. They were Entemann's...why bother?)

3:15 p.m. Wendy's w/DH (on our way to the second funeral): Spicy Chicken sandwich w/mayo, small fries, water

5:30 p.m. Three (yes, three!) homemade chocolate chip cookies, small glass 2% mil

Even though today's eating would have been considered a big, fat NO-NO, I can almost guarantee that I went through way more calories on an average day before I started blogging. Those were "mindless" eating days.

WORKOUT: The FIRM Total Sculpt Plus Abs with Jen Carmen (Body Sculpting System 2)

Food and Workout Journal for March 1, 2008

9:00 a.m. Bowl of CoCo Wheats w/raw sugar to sweeten, 1/2 medium bagel w/ little bit of peanut butter, 1 organic banana, small glass OJ

2:30 p.m. Buca Di Beppo with DH: 2 pieces foccocia bread, mixed greens salad w/ side of Italian dressing, 1 small piece lemon butter chicken w/capers, small serving spaghetti w/marinara

8:30 p.m. About 3/4 cup lowfat mint chip ice cream

WORKOUT: The Firm Cardio Split 1 - great workout. I did have to modify some of the high impact, but I got through all of it really well.

Food and Workout Journal for February 28, 2008

6:20 a.m. 3/4 c. Total Honey Clusters cereal with 1/2 c. 2% milk, small glass OJ

11:00 a.m. In meeting w/Judy: 5 tiny pretzel sticks, 5 Doritos chips, 10 cashews

2:00 p.m. 5 Rolos candies

5:45 p.m. 2 pieces Rascal House pepperoni pizza, small glass 2% milk w/Hershey syrup, 2 mint-chocolate covered Oreo cookies

9:15 p.m. Organic pudding made w/whole raw milk

Ummm....yeah, the diet wasn't too great today. It wasn't that I ate too much....it was that I ate crap. But I feel great!

WORKOUT: The Firm Complete Body Shaping w/Christa Riley (Body Sculpting System 3) - My God, I remember this workout being bad, but I forgot how bad. Let me re-phrase: I actually think this could be a decent workout, but there's some really disturbing things about it. First, Christa and Pam look like they came out of concentration camps. Truly. I can't even look at them. Second, Christa's cuing sucks. Third, you can barely hear her over the music. Fourth, they will start a move and not show the beginner modifications. Now, I'm over the beginner stage, but I still like to see what Libby (the modifier) is doing....especially for the high impact moves. I usually do modify those. Fifth, they get you started on a sequence, but it only lasts a little bit...there aren't nearly enough reps. Last, when they put their boxes to the side instead of straight-on, it's hard to figure out what leg they are on.

Food and Workout Journal for February 27, 2008

9:15 a.m. McDonald's w/Michelle (after setting up a seminar): Bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit, small diet coke (I know....it's death on a biscuit....but so tasty!)

10:30 a.m. 1 mint-chocolate covered Oreo (don't ask me how that came about...I just wanted one bad!)

12:15 p.m. 1 medium-sized bagel w/whipped cream cheese, 4 Dove chocolates

5:10 p.m. 1 mint-covered Oreo (damn things are addicting!)

10:15 p.m. (yes, that is the right time!) 2 pieces Rascal House pepperoni pizza

WORKOUT: The FIRM Tough Cardio Mix