3.2 miles-33 minutes leg/ab circuit-30 minutes

The numbers posted above are essential for building lean muscle mass. 25-grams of fiber a day 56-grams of protein/day 25 of fiber daily is the US health department daily recommendation for adults. 56 grams of protein is exactly 40% of my dietary needs according to my daily caloric intake for my weight. (To get this number all you do is multiply your weight by 40%. ) I've already had 24 grams of protein and 7 grams of fiber...The fiber is going to be difficult...ugh! Oh w...

Yesterday I tried a toning class at my gym and I absolutely fell in love! It's a total body workout by using strength training targeting all of your different areas. We used different freeweights and armbands for our arms and did many reps. We used the ball for our abs, butts, and thighs, and the step for our legs. Today, I am really feeling it! On top of that I biked 12 miles in 1/2 hour. I'm thouroughly going to enjoy my day off!

Today I had to be cautious on the treadmill because I was starting to get a dull pain shooting up my ahkelie's (spelling!?!?) tendon. After about 10 minutes of stretching it out, it feels much better. I hear runners need to be extra cautious with their legs because one injury could mean the end of one's career. Anywho, here's what I did today: leg/ab circuit: 30 minutes Running-20 minutes-2 miles

1 hour @gym -1/2 hour arm/back circuit -1/2 hour of running-3miles

1 Hour 15 minutes weights/cardio Strength training on circuit for legs/abs-40 minutes Running -35 minutes -3.25 miles

Today I had my first meeting with a personal trainer. He gave me some great advice and said I was already on the right track with things. I was a little nervous for my pre-workout evaluation, just because all of the clinical hype (aka getting weighed...ahh!!) reminds me of going to the doctor. He told me because of my frame (large) and height (5'2") not to measure my success in pounds, but body fat content instead. Today my body fat content was measured as 27%-the high side of average...

This morning I decided to try a spinning class @ my local gym to cross train with my running plans. HOLY CRAP does it kick ass! For those of you who are not sure what it is, spinning is a high intensity stationary bike aerobics class. As the class goes, the instructor tells you the positions to move to on your bike and to highten or lower the intensity. You go at a pace that you are comfortable with. IMO, spinning seems like it's going to work well as a cross training activity. I hi...

Greetings once again JU! I think I'm going to give this blogging thing another go, except this time around I'm going to keep more of a "log", but that doesn't mean I still won't post the occasional nonesense article. Let me explain.... In my great year and several months off I've really taken to running, which for me, since being in a terrible car wreck in '02 is quite a feat. Ever since then my left knee always gave me trouble whenever I tried to run. Anways, A little over a year ...

I started taking the pill over five years ago due to painful, heavy periods, caused by a cyst on my right ovary. At first it was wonderful because I had a "normal" period every month with little to no cramping. I thought that it was the miracle drug. Now, I'm not so sure. I think the pill has made my hormones go crazy. When I first started taking it, I did notice VERY irratic mood swings. Even though they have leveled off, it seems like at least one week out of the month, I just loo...

The summer is quickly approaching and I need to kick my workout into high gear if I want to look hot in a bathing suit for Vegas this August. Thanks to Oprah and her new diet plan which is on her site, I'm going to kick up my workout into high gear. I'm going to increase my cardio by two minutes each week and add an extra work our session one time a day. No more ice cream or candy, either. Let's hope I can do it!

Okay guys, my smoking is starting to get out of hand again. I am smoking between 5-8 ciggies a day (which is a helluva improvement from 4 years ago, but it's not enought). I need to stop, but for some reason I cannot. Every time I do, I just pick them up again. I want to try and quit for good. Would anyone be interested in quitting as a JU team?? Who's with me??

Since the end of December I made a point to become a more healthy individual. Those months in between now I've had quite a struggle finding a balance between dieting and working out. Whatever I am doing now is finally working. Last time I got on the scale was about a month ago and it said I weighed 135 and today I got on and it said 125. Finally the muscle I have built up is now burning fat! Here's what I do. Many thanks to strongbear.joeuser.com I do 1/2 hour of step aerobics when...

Over the past couple days I haven't been feeling right and when I woke up this morning, it all made sense. I caught one helluva cold! My head is stuffed, my throat is sore, and gobs of snot are spewing from my nose. Even the glands on the back of my neck are swollen. I decided to be a trooper and go to work, but that was even useless. They sent me home! Now I'm back at the apartment going stir crazy. I should go back to bed, but I feel like I must do something....hence why I wrote the ...