waaaaay overdue

Ok so I've been slacking in the blog department. But at least I haven't been slacking in the gym department. Still working my booty off. Not too much of my booty though because I don't wanna lose the whole thing. I've upped my usual two miles on the treadmill to 3 miles. That Lady Gaga...she really gets me through it. Love her! Next time we do legs, I'm gonna try for 400lbs! YEAH!! Crazy Legs Julie! That's what they're gonna call me.

In other news, I GOT A JOB!!!! YAAAAY!! It's at a radiology billing office right here in Federal Way. My commute is a hefty 15 minutes. Loves it! I'm going to be coordinating referrals and checking eligibility. I started on Monday and it's going really great so far. I have a good feeling about this place and I'm hoping to stay there for a long time.

measuring day....dun dun dunnnnn

Today we measured....I lost 3 inches. Big friggin' deal. I gained 5 inches last month so I'm still not where I was before I went to Hawaii. I've been working really hard in the gym but that doesn't mean anything unless I'm eating right. And I didn't eat very well at all this month. Burgers and waffles and too much beer, so it caught up with me. I'm completely conscience of everything I eat; I just think it's not going to matter. Obviously it does matter.

I only did 2 miles on the treadmill today because my legs were killing from yesterday's workout. I'll do more tomorrow. I have my big interview at 11:30 and I'm getting really nervous so I'll probably need to walk that nervous energy out afterward. Wish me luck!

335lbs!

Today Antonio was supposed to measure me but my stupid gym didn't have a single measuring tape in the whole place. Ugh! That place is really irritating me lately. There is only one scale and it's been gone since mid-November because it's getting re-calibrated or some shiz. Last time I checked, that didn't take almost 2 freaking months. Also, today was not the first time Antonio couldn't find a tape measure. He has to go hunting for a damn pen almost every day. AND there are about 25 treadmills, but there are five of them that are always out of order. It's just really annoying to be paying a buttload of money and shit like this goes on. Anyway, I digress....

So we didn't do measurements obviously and instead we did legs. Last week, I did leg presses for the first time and I was able to lift 300lbs. Today, he had me do them again and he kept building up the weight till I did 335lbs. I couldn't believe it! Legs of steeeeeel!!! I'm already feeling it though...it's gonna be even better tomorrow. I love leg days now because that's where I'm strongest so I feel like I'm actually doing something. My arms are so weak so I feel pathetic after any arm workout. I lift like 10lbs with my arms and they feel like they're gonna break. Then I lift 300lbs with my legs and I'm Superwoman! Haha! I also love leg days because I don't have to do cardio afterwards....hehehe. 

I pushed really hard today. We did other leg machines and I felt like I couldn't do much but Antonio is good at getting my mind off the pain so I just do it. It's all mental, so I have to keep going and think about other things. We talked about how he wants to open his own gym...and when he does, he will have an endless supply of pens and tape measures. HA!

In other news, I have an interview on Thursday at Valley Radiology for an insurance authorization person. I used to do that in the derm world so at least I have some idea of what I'm doing. The office is in Federal Way too so that would be really nice.


Tomorrow, measurements and another 5K....if my legs are functioning. Wish me luck!

great gym day yesterday

Yesterday was an awesome gym day. We did chest, shoulders and triceps. I can reeeeally feel it today too. I pushed extremely hard because I really wanted to make up for the day before when I couldn't finish. After lifting, I did another 5K on my old friend, the treadmill. I was able to keep a steady and constant pace just about the whole time which is new and different for me. I always try to go faster than my body will allow, then slow it down because I'm so worn out from the fastness. I discovered that my happy medium is 3.5. At that rate, it takes me 52 minutes for the whole 5K. As I get into better shape and lose more weight, I hope that time goes way down. Eventually (like, waaaaay down the road) I'd like to do 5 miles in an hour. But that's a goal for a looooong time from now.

After the gym, I went down to my BFF Rachel's salon in Tacoma to get my bangs trimmed and my brows done. It was good to have a quick visit with her. And it's good to have rockin' hair and eyebrows again!

Later on, we went to the Seattle Thunderbirds hockey game with Will, Liz, Adam, Jenny and Mike. We had a GREAT time! It was my first game and definitely not my last. I had no idea how fun hockey games can be. The only down side was that I drank quite a few delicious beers which definitely lowered my good decision making skills. After the game, we went to the Ram for dinner and since I was under the wonderful influence of some rockin' beer, I stupidly ordered a bacon cheeseburger with waffle fries. And finished the whole thing of course. Ugh!! I knew I shouldn't, but it was so dang delicious. Willpower is something I really need to get the hang of.

I have horrrrrible blisters on my feet from all that treadmill stuff lately, plus trying to break in my new shoes. So needless to say, I didn't go to the gym today. They're so bad, I can hardly walk. Yuck...it's gross and annoying.

Here are some pics from the game last night:

Jenny and Adam...nice face, man.

Will and Mike

 Will and Liz

Anthony's awesome custom jersey

Adam's jersey

Me and Amunz having a great time!

horrrrrrrrrrible day :(

Oh boy, today was bad. I was so excited to get back to the gym after two days off, so I actually walked in with a positive attitude. We did abs today; scissor kicks, planks and a couple machines. I was doing freaking awesome! It was painful and it sucked but I was kicking ass. On my last machine, I started getting dizzy and things were all spinny and there were stars everywhere. Antonio kept trying to get me to push through it but I had to quit and sit down. I was shaking and bright white and breathing really hard. It was awful. And embarrassing. I never actually passed out but I probably would've if I didn't stop when I did. I didn't finish my set. I've never quit on him before. That's the reason I like having him....because I would've quit at 10 reps but he makes me go 20. I'm just upset with myself for giving up. In that moment, there was no way I could've kept going but it's still disappointing.

Luckily, tomorrow is a new day.

more 5K action

Yeeeeeeeee!! Did another 5K yesterday! I wasn't able to go very fast (more on that in a min.) so it took me 55 minutes. It was hard to go fast because my freaking fatness is so painful. It hurts my ankles and my knees if I start flying. Not only that, but there's a lot of ugly jiggling going on when I move quickly. It's not cute. So once I get this weight off, I'll be hauling ass!

I've been eating pretty well the past couple of days. Last night, I had a grilled chicken sandwich at L&L Hawaiian BBQ. Then we went to the movies to see Up in the Air (really good!!) and I didn't get anything....no popcorn, candy, red vines....nothing. It's such a bad habit to always get that stuff when watching movies. This morning I had cereal, yogurt and green tea. For lunch I had a sammy and a banana. Oh and more tea....yummy! Anthony had the bright idea to make peanut butter cookies last night. Thanks man. I managed to resist though! I was going to have just a bite, but then decided not to because I know what happens when I have a bite....I eat the entire batch. Hopefully he'll eat the rest of them so I don't have to look at them anymore.


I've had a headache since last night so I didn't go to the gym today, but I'll be there tomorrow. With friggin' bells on!

2 mile pain

Holy buckets......my legs hurt so bad yesterday, I could not walk. Seriously, I thought my muscles were going to explode out of my skin. Gross. So needless to say, I didn't make it to the gym yesterday. I went today though. Had an appt with Antonio and we did back and biceps. He really pushed me hard. He didn't let me cheat at all. Which is a good thing of course, but it makes lifting much harder for some strange reason...hmmmm.

After I lifted, I did 2 miles on the treadmill. I couldn't do any more. I thought I was gonna die at a half mile so the fact that I did two was unreal. My legs are still killing. I think they hate me.


Tonight, we had leftover spaghetti which probably wasn't the best choice but I said no to the white bread that Anthony garlic salted. That was only 2.5 hours ago and I'm starving again. So annoying.


Tomorrow I'm going to work on eating more nutritious foods and drinking more water.

2010

My goals for 2010: 

• No texting, emailing, Facebooking or Twittering while driving. Unless I'm at a stoplight....baby steps people, baby steps!
• Find an intellectually stimulating, challenging and fulfilling job.
• Be more social. (social anxiety is gobbling up my life lately.)
• Reach my weight loss and get healthy goals.
• NO FAST FOOD! 

Yesterday I worked on legs. We did the leg press thing where you lay down and push up tons of weight. Antonio started me out at 150, then after a couple sets he kept putting on more weight just to see how much I could do. I thought he was out of his damn mind when he put 262lbs on, but I managed to do 4 reps. Then he put 300lbs and I thought there was no way in the world I could do that. Then I did it! 300 effing pounds! Holy buckets, it was pretty insane. Definitely not going to do that very often because my legs would end up massive but it was so cool to see what I could do. I'm paying for it today...I can barely walk. Stairs are not easy.


In other news, I'm not at my job anymore. I decided I need something for full-time and structured as well as something with medical benefits. So I'm on the hunt. I'm not really sure what kind of job I want...probably something that pays the bills....you know, something along those lines.

Anyway, hope everyone had a wonderful NYE! Peace out.