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Wednesday Weigh-In – I Meet (& Beat) My Weight Loss Goal!

May 27, 2009 By Leave a Comment

In early January of this year I was at 146 lbs and still wanting to lose at least 11 more pounds to meet my goal weight of 135lbs that I had set for myself. My weight has been steadily and slowly declining up until this point. I actually went through a period of about 2 [...]

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Memorial Weekend 2009: 1 Workout, My Bridal Shower, A Picnic & Memorials

May 26, 2009 By Leave a Comment

This was one of the best weekends I’ve had in a very long time. Definitely not a lot of working out involved, but I’ll be back on track this week. It’s good to take a break sometimes! Before I get into everything else, here’s the small workout I did get it on Saturday:

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5/19 & 5/20 Workout: Cardio

May 20, 2009 By Leave a Comment

These past 2 days I have just done some cardio. I like to take a break from the weights every now and then for about a week. Next week I’ll be on them again and then probably won’t take a break from them until after our wedding. It’s only a LITTLE over 2 months away! [...]

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5/16 Workout: Chest, Abs & Cardio

May 16, 2009 By 2 Comments

Today was kind of a disappointing day. I did my chest workout, the ab workout I’ve been doing and then some cardio. All was going great until my last set of flat bench. My fiance’ wanted me to try for 105 two times since I did 100 lbs the week prior. I failed. I had [...]

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Quick Weight Loss Tips Sent Straight to your Cell Phone

May 16, 2009 By 3 Comments

If you are a busy person always on the go, there is a fantastic way to get quick weight loss tips sent straight to your mobile phone. I just came across the Swizzle Diet site this morning and found that they deliver 3 tips per week right to your phone. The fitness, dieting and weight [...]

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5/15 Workout: Legs, Abs & Cardio

May 15, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I finally got a good workout in today! I concentrated mostly on abs and cardio, but I did work on my quads a little bit too. I really wanted pizza for dinner tonight so I did a longer cardio session than I normally do. I use MyFitnessPal.com to track my calories – it’s a free [...]

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5/14 Workout: Cardio

May 14, 2009 By Leave a Comment

After having a rest day, I was really ready for a great workout today and I didn’t get one. My kids were being monsters. All I got in was a 10-minute cardio session. I was doing my 5-minute warmup and the kids started acting up so I just kept going on the treadmill for as [...]

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Planning a Fitness Exercise Program that is Successful: A How to

May 13, 2009 By Leave a Comment

You may or may not already know that I am a writer for the Ehow.com website and I have just written 2 new articles related to planning a fitness exercise program and having a successful one. These how-tos will be helpful for those who are having a hard time staying focused and dedicated to their [...]

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5/12 Workout: Biceps, Triceps, Shoulders & Cardio

May 12, 2009 By Leave a Comment

I actually dreaded today’s workout. I really detest arm day. I just find it incredibly boring. Once I got into it though, the time flew by. I did things a little differently today in that I did cardio before strength training. I probably won’t do it like that on days where I work legs or [...]

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5/11 Workout: Back & Abs

May 11, 2009 By Leave a Comment

My abs were burning yesterday from the ab workout I did on Saturday. They felt better today so I decided to do another ab workout. I’m planning on doing ab workouts 3 times per week. In addition to abs, I also did back today. I’m so happy to be back to a normal (for me) [...]

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5/9 Workout: Chest & Abs

May 9, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Okay, so I have to admit that I am sick of the BodyForLife program. I’m not a fan of the upper/lower/cardio splits so I have decided to go back to my old way of doing things and that is to do cardio at least 3 days per week and then have a 5 or 6-day [...]

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I’m a Student Again…But For What? =)

May 7, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Earlier this week I decided to become a student again and I’m working towards becoming a Certified Personal Trainer. I couldn’t be more excited! I know that my studies and the new, more in-depth knowledge I’m about to gain will help me to provide my blog readers with even more content about workout programs, nutrition [...]

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My All-Time Favorite Piece of Ab Exercise Equipment

May 4, 2009 By Leave a Comment
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There are many different kinds of ab exercise equipment available but don’t feel like you need to have everything. I only have 1 piece of ab exercise equipment and that is my ab straps. Ab straps are used for performing hanging leg or knee raises – one of my favorite ab exercises! The ab straps [...]

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5/3 Upper Body Workout

May 3, 2009 By Leave a Comment

Image via Wikipedia Today I did a similar upper body workout to what I have been doing, but I added more sets to my bench press because my goal is to be able to bench my body weight. The details will be outlined in the routine below: Flat Bench Press – 40# x 12 reps [...]

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