This is the final week for The Summer of Me challenge. How am I compared to 5 weeks ago? After incorporating variety in my fitness program in the form of the hundred pushups challenge, I feel stronger and more confident. Hey, who knew I could pump up 20 consecutive pushups in one go? Certainly not [...]
Jul
25
2008
25
2008
Jul
18
2008
18
2008
Fat Ticker Friday Week #4
This week would have been quite a bore if not for the hundred pushups challenge. I didn’t go to the gym last Saturday because of a headache. How could I run when the throbbing pain increases even if I walk?
Sunday: I went and did my usual cardio training with high intensity interval in the treadmill. [...]
Jul
11
2008
11
2008
Fat Ticker Friday Week #3
This week was really crap, fitness wise, I mean. I went to the gym last Saturday and all went well. I went home with a clearer and stronger motivation to be on track but hey, motherly duties called.
On Sunday, my darling daughter got really sick and has to be rushed to emergency at 4 am [...]
Jul
4
2008
4
2008
Fat Ticker Friday Week #2
Just when I thought I’d take a revenge this week, the dreaded monthlies came. But I have read that it’s ok to exercise even during that time of the month so I tried.
Saturday, June 28, 2008 - Personal errands; no gym.
Sunday, June 30, 2008 - I went to the gym after 4 days of not [...]
Jul
3
2008
3
2008
100 Pushup Challenge: Week 1, Day 2
I’m in my 2nd day since starting the challenge and the program looks like this:
I follow the first column because of the result of the initial test in which I only managed 4 pushups in acceptable form.
Day 2 is still very manageable since I was able to manage 4 from the start. I don’t feel [...]
Jul
1
2008
1
2008
100 Pushup Challenge: Week 1, Day 1
I did the initial test last night and I am so humbled. I only managed 4 decent forms, which makes me belong in the lowest rank to start the program.
This is my pushup program for Week 1, Day 1 with a 60-second rest between each level:
Level 1: 2
Level 2: 2
Level 3: 2
Level 4: 2
Level 5: max [...]
Jun
30
2008
30
2008
One Hundred Pushup Challenge
Shhhh, hear that?
Those are sounds of laughter from my younger siblings. They know me well, so yes, they have the right to laugh.
Seriously now… I’ve always admired people who can do pushups without looking like they are dying afterwards and I’m one of the many who’ll look asphyxiated after performing one measly pushup. So. Not. Cool.
I [...]
Jun
27
2008
27
2008
Fat Ticker Friday Week #1
This is my first Fat Ticker Friday since I joined the challenge over at Christie’s Baby Tea Leaves.
How did I do this week? Well, not bad but also not what I hoped it to be. Due to my daughter getting sick early in the week, I wasn’t able to go the gym for three days [...]
Jun
23
2008
23
2008
I’m signing up for the challenge
There’s a hip weight loss challenge going on over at Baby Tea Leaves and I am joining by declaring that this summer is THE SUMMER OF ME!
So, today, I’ll be shameless and share my weight story (someday I’ll share my big girl photo too):
Many years ago when I was growing up in the Philippines, we [...]
May
25
2008
25
2008
the scale that lies
I can’t believe I’ve taken a too long off from the gym. Last Thursday I did not workout to give my body some time to rest after working out for 5 consecutive days. The instructor told me I need to take at least a day off and so I did. The next day, Friday, I [...]
