That feeling in your stomach is FEAR LEAVING THE BODY!

[candyland]

I got in about an hour of working out today. I popped in a Mythbusters DVD (yay for exploding pants!) and started doing lat-pulls and leg presses on the resistance machine. Before I knew it, forty minutes had gone by XD Then I did my Jillian Michaels shred for the day.

I know it probably sounds crazy after only three days, but I already feel a difference. It's not so much weight loss (though I haven't weighed yet) as it is endurance. The first day I did it, I didn't make it through everything, I kept having to stop, I nearly shut it off. Now I'm on day three, and the only exercise I can't seem to make it through is the jump rope part of the first cardio circuit. Although the muscles in my upper legs are still sort of sore--thank god for electric massagers! :D

And I am noticing a change in two areas. Number one, my pants are getting looser (as evidenced by the fact that when I was doing jumping jacks I actually had to keep dropping my arms to pull my PJ pants back up), which is a good sign. And number two, since I've been doing more on the weight machine (as well as the strength training on the Shred DVD), the muscles in my upper arms are really developing. I'm not ripped or buff or anything, but seriously--I flex, and there's actual muscle there! You can feel it! :D

...now that I have bored you all to tears, let's move on XD

Yeah, today really was unproductive. I'm picking Pokemon Diamond back up, having started it in March of 2008. I'm just now getting to Dialga. But I did catch all the Unown today! All twenty-eight of them! PHEAR ME. Or something... *has DS sitting on my knee right now*

Oh! And the other exciting bit of news is travel related: kaitodoushi and I are going out to visit lwyn next month! Unless something happens with Kat's new job that would keep her from going, which would make me cry ;o; Going out there is cool in and of itself, 'cause we're going to get to meet her kitty, Loki, and do fun stuff, but here's the best part.

WE'RE GOING BY TRAIN.

Our initial plan was just to drive. But when I brought it up to my parents, they suggested taking a train, pointing out that once you figure in everything (gas, stopping for meals, wear on the car, etc.), and compare it to the cost of round-trip train tickets, it's really not that much more expensive to take Amtrak. Neither of us has ever been on a train like this before! I don't know about Kat, but I'm excited! \o/

Please let that thing with her new job work out please please pleeeeeeeeease...

Only other news of interest at this moment is that Kat and I are going to see Coraline on Saturday. And get dinner, and do stuff, and...give my really annoying co-worker a ride home because the other cook is doing something with her daughter ~_~ Yay for girls' night out! Except for the part about my co-worker.

Long post is long. I'm in a good mood :D

Comments

[jewelsybear1017.livejournal.com]

I so want to take a train trip! *is jealous* Also, yay for catching all the Unown. I'm still wandering about in Pokemon Pearl, with help from the official guide. I'm on Route 214. Did you ever get the Wi-Fi thing figured out so we could do the whole friends thingy?

[kaitodoushi.livejournal.com]

Your DS is on your knee? Wow! Mine is... also on your knee >:O

I'm honestly trying not to get my mind into the plans until I find out if I can go. I'm not even sure what my hours would be like yet. Well, early in the morning I think, but how many days a week. Monday through Friday at the most.

[raerae639.livejournal.com]

Train Trips are fun!!!
You meet a lot of nice people too! Its been a few years sine I last took a train, but its fun!

[kuririnchan.livejournal.com]

Oh man. Yesterday wasn't bad, but today I hurt, haha. XD

[gemininus.livejournal.com]

okay, thats it, u MUST tell me ur exercise regime (DETAILED) omg plz!!!!!!!!

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

I'm really excited about it! Should be a lot more enjoyable than driving, and a lot more affordable than flying :D

I'm doing the same, more or less. And I had Wi-Fi for a bit, but the wireless connection at our house isn't compatible with the one on DS, so I can't get on the Wi-Fi here ;o;

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

No, yours is on the nightstand :D And will be returned to you...ideally, tomorrow at work. So you can charge it and bring it on Saturday, and we can have funz :D

I'm going to be really sad if you can't, and so will Heather...just let me know as soon as you know, so we can get things coordinated and figured out, kay? *loves joo*

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

I've never been on a train trip like this--ridden on short rides between relatively close locations, but not a long-distance train with a dining car and stuff. I'm so excited! :D

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

With the 30 Day Shred? I noticed that too. The first day, I felt good but wiped out immediately following the work-out, and then for two days my upper legs were screaming. But it's good now~ Work through it! You can make it! *POM POMS*

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

There's not really a regime, per se. Just watching my diet, and exercising. For exercise, I'm alternating jogging on the treadmill and lifting weights on our weight machine. And then I'm doing this workout DVD daily, Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred. (http://www.amazon.com/Jillian-Michaels-30-Day-Shred/dp/B00127RAJY/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1234481982&sr=8-1)

That's about all I'm doing right now!

[gemininus.livejournal.com]

WEIGHTS?! (BUT I DUN WANNA HAVE HUGE ARM MUSCLES NOOOO!) how long do u jog for (has no treadmill) any big points on the video youd like to share? ^^

[kaitodoushi.livejournal.com]

I know, I just wanted to be a pill ^_^ ♥ And yay for getting it back! Cause work is gonna suck majorly tomorrow.

I will, too. T_T But if this really is a job offer, then I'll bring it up tomorrow.

[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

Aha! A myth! The main reason why a lot of people don't do any lifting or strength-training is because they're afraid that they'll wind up look like the Terminator with shoulders the size of car hoods. That is actually a falsehood--it would take a looooooooong time lifting to get to that. But light to moderate lifting, twenty minutes a day, three days a week can build muscle and tone, which burns a LOT more calories!

I don't want to look like I have cantaloupes hidden in my upper arms either, but I would like to look toned ^_~ So that's what I'm going for. If you don't have weights, use milk-jugs or water bottles!

For jogging...I usually go about three miles an hour for a nice brisk walk. As for how long, we have a DVD player in front of our treadmill, so I try to walk for an entire episode of, say, Mythbusters or Numb3rs or something, which is about forty-five minutes.

And the video...oh lord, the first couple of days will kill you, but your endurance builds FAST. I guess my advice for any sort of weight loss endeavor is to get your friends and family involved, because they can help you. And most importantly, don't give up! \o/

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[candy--chan.livejournal.com]

I know it is. Maybe if there's snow, fewer people will come? *hopehopehope*

I understand. Do what you must. Just let me know ASAP ♥