Re: Chest and Triceps with Noel/DIET

February 17, 2010

HI ,

Great workout with Noel, wonderful about the motorcross guy - hope it works out - having a healthy companion does make it easier to stay on track, and martial arts sounds like a great class!

I have been having a very hard time with my diet as well - I just can't get my head into eating properly. I do ok for a couple of days and then do something to derail myself. It is a tough area to fix - I think we all know in our hearts what we should be doing, but it is difficult to translate into practice. Last night I scarfed down some V-Day candy, I knew I shouldn't have done it - but I did - I think it was a form of stress relief. Schools have been out for a week and a half, (DD is ifnally going back today after a delayed opening), I haven't had much, if any, "me" time, since work is back to normal I had to spend my day yesterday working at home, while feeling guilty about neglecting DD - and fighting w/ her about TV/computer time. I'm sure that is what it was - stress relief - but I need to find better ways to manage stress. I haven't seen much in the way of results from my workout efforts - even the tough

Jillian routines - b/c I haven't been watching my food intake properly. Oh well, today IS a new day and time for a fresh start. I think winter has me down as well - and this one - in this area has been particularly bad - the temps are between 10-15 degrees below normal and we have an s-load of snow! It is pretty unusual for around here, in previous years, by the middle/end of February we could usually see a light at the end of winter's tunnel with temps rising and some random extra warm days.

Take care!

Donna

p.s. I have identity crisis music interests as well - country, old-school '80's new wave, classic rock, etc.

From: Pink Pussycat <pinkpussycat@...>Subject: Chest and Triceps with Noel Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 9:53 PM

Today was another beautiful spring lunch hour sans rain so I grabbed my iPod and listened to both & Dunn and P.I.L. during my 3 mile walk. How's that for an identity crisis? When I arrived at Fitness I was greeted by Zoa at the front desk! I think she may have even vaguely remembered me. I was also greeted by Troy, aka Third Eye JiuJitsu, who said, "! On Saturdays here at 1:30 (I think that's the time he said, I'm confirming) we have for just $5 a 1 1/2 hour JiuJitsu class! If you don't have a gui we have them here!I told him I had a gui from my hapkido days and would be there. I will humbly attend with my white belt and hope I remember something from my term of martial arts at PSU! I can hardly wait! I use to LOVE going to my hapikdo class, it really took me way out of my comfort zone. I never knew if I was going to be flipped over someone's shoulder

or if we would have to execute punches, kicks and blocks on command. My favorite part was always the kick drills on the mitts. I soooo hope we do that! The part I disliked the most was the grab and throw portion of class, though that's probably what I would need to master in a real life situation if some thug grabbed me on the street. .Todays chest workout was HARD. I mean, they all are, but I was on 4 chest machines this time instead of 3 and after the last tricep machine my arms were trembling. We were alone in the second room and I got a heart to heart talk about the diet. Everything Noel said was true, but sometimes you just need to be told face to face, eye to eye. It was sincere and heartfelt. I know he truly wants to see me succeed.I know I haven't lost as much weight as I should be because of diet, it isn't really the cardio factor in my opinion. And I need the cardio, I

literally get high off it. The motocross racer I went out with last week is also very much into health and fitness, doesn't drink, eats only organic, and eats pretty much the way Noel prescribes so this might be a good support system if we become better friends. Tomorrow it's just Maylorie and I at Studio LouLou. Because my upper body has been killed tonite by Noel, I'm thinking Les Mills' Body Step and Yoga Journal's Yoga for Flexibility will be on the agenda. Thursday I get to play the role of personal trainer with my coworker Steve at the gym in our building, the Sweat Shop. It will be a lower body routine of some sort, so tonite I need to watch some videos to drum up a good routine after warming up on the cardio machines for 15 minutes or so. It's not an elaborate weight room at all, not even as spiffy as some gyms in large apartment complexes, but what sold me on it is that there is a heavy bag in

there! YEEESSS! And it's only $24 a year. How can you afford not to?So now I belong to 4 gyms - 24 Hour Fitness, Fitness, the Sweat Shop, and let's not forget, Studio LouLou!Hugs,

February 17, 2010

Aww, hang in there Donna. I'm sorry you're having 'tough times'. You cold be at the other end like myself. Since Januaryl, I have had maybe 3 bad days (most came from this past weekend), and I can't get the scale to move for ANYTHING. It's very very frustrating. I feel like " why am I working my a$$ off, and nothing to show for it!? UGH....

I feel your pain.. Hang in there...DarcyOn Wed, Feb 17, 2010 at 5:58 AM, Donna M-P <donna112520@...> wrote:

HI ,

Great workout with Noel, wonderful about the motorcross guy - hope it works out - having a healthy companion does make it easier to stay on track, and martial arts sounds like a great class!

I have been having a very hard time with my diet as well - I just can't get my head into eating properly. I do ok for a couple of days and then do something to derail myself. It is a tough area to fix - I think we all know in our hearts what we should be doing, but it is difficult to translate into practice. Last night I scarfed down some V-Day candy, I knew I shouldn't have done it - but I did - I think it was a form of stress relief. Schools have been out for a week and a half, (DD is ifnally going back today after a delayed opening), I haven't had much, if any, " me " time, since work is back to normal I had to spend my day yesterday working at home, while feeling guilty about neglecting DD - and fighting w/ her about TV/computer time. I'm sure that is what it was - stress relief - but I need to find better ways to manage stress. I haven't seen much in the way of results from my workout efforts - even the tough

Jillian routines - b/c I haven't been watching my food intake properly. Oh well, today IS a new day and time for a fresh start. I think winter has me down as well - and this one - in this area has been particularly bad - the temps are between 10-15 degrees below normal and we have an s-load of snow! It is pretty unusual for around here, in previous years, by the middle/end of February we could usually see a light at the end of winter's tunnel with temps rising and some random extra warm days.

Take care!

Donna

p.s. I have identity crisis music interests as well - country, old-school '80's new wave, classic rock, etc.

From: Pink Pussycat <pinkpussycat@...>Subject: Chest and Triceps with Noel

Date: Tuesday, February 16, 2010, 9:53 PM

Today was another beautiful spring lunch hour sans rain so I grabbed my iPod and listened to both & Dunn and P.I.L. during my 3 mile walk. How's that for an identity crisis? When I arrived at Fitness I was greeted by Zoa at the front desk! I think she may have even vaguely remembered me. I was also greeted by Troy, aka Third Eye JiuJitsu, who said, " ! On Saturdays here at 1:30 (I think that's the time he said, I'm confirming) we have for just $5 a 1 1/2 hour JiuJitsu class! If you don't have a gui we have them here!

I told him I had a gui from my hapkido days and would be there. I will humbly attend with my white belt and hope I remember something from my term of martial arts at PSU! I can hardly wait! I use to LOVE going to my hapikdo class, it really took me way out of my comfort zone. I never knew if I was going to be flipped over someone's shoulder

or if we would have to execute punches, kicks and blocks on command. My favorite part was always the kick drills on the mitts. I soooo hope we do that! The part I disliked the most was the grab and throw portion of class, though that's probably what I would need to master in a real life situation if some thug grabbed me on the street. .

Todays chest workout was HARD. I mean, they all are, but I was on 4 chest machines this time instead of 3 and after the last tricep machine my arms were trembling. We were alone in the second room and I got a heart to heart talk about the diet. Everything Noel said was true, but sometimes you just need to be told face to face, eye to eye. It was sincere and heartfelt. I know he truly wants to see me succeed.

I know I haven't lost as much weight as I should be because of diet, it isn't really the cardio factor in my opinion. And I need the cardio, I

literally get high off it. The motocross racer I went out with last week is also very much into health and fitness, doesn't drink, eats only organic, and eats pretty much the way Noel prescribes so this might be a good support system if we become better friends.

Tomorrow it's just Maylorie and I at Studio LouLou. Because my upper body has been killed tonite by Noel, I'm thinking Les Mills' Body Step and Yoga Journal's Yoga for Flexibility will be on the agenda.

Thursday I get to play the role of personal trainer with my coworker Steve at the gym in our building, the Sweat Shop. It will be a lower body routine of some sort, so tonite I need to watch some videos to drum up a good routine after warming up on the cardio machines for 15 minutes or so. It's not an elaborate weight room at all, not even as spiffy as some gyms in large apartment complexes, but what sold me on it is that there is a heavy bag in

there! YEEESSS! And it's only $24 a year. How can you afford not to?So now I belong to 4 gyms - 24 Hour Fitness, Fitness, the Sweat Shop, and let's not forget, Studio LouLou!Hugs,

February 17, 2010