So when I decided to fully commit myself to working out, eating right and all that other jazz I hadn't thought it would be easy, but I also hadn't accounted for the CRAZY schedule I was about to start. Beating it out in the gym would of been easy had my schedule remained manageable. Working in the station, spending countless hours doing my own workout, having down days where after taking care of Army business I could sneak off to the gym and do what needed to be done...that all came to a halt the beginning of August when we returned to Monday - Friday at the company, doing early morning PRT sessions and being released around 1700 everyday.
I also hadn't accounted for the week I spent in VA the first part of the month as well. I loved spending time with my family and friends and getting to see everyone, but with all that I was trying to do and all the people I was trying to see, getting to the gym happened a whopping ONE TIME the whole time I was in, and I can say I didn't work out as hard as I needed to or should have.
But now, that things are slowly panning out and I'm falling into what little bit of a groove I can get into with my day to day schedule being adjusted and readjusted in an attempt to get our company prepped for our upcoming deployment to Afganistan, I can start working out regularly again! I'm happy for it, I feel better about myself and I look forward to more changes in my body and getting to that 300+ PT score I want so badly.
My typical day now includes two separate workouts. At 0630 Monday - Friday we have company PT, which varies from day to day but usually the week includes three days of running (MWF) and two days of other activities (Thursday's are IOTV days where we do our PT activities in our vests - not much different than gym workouts with a weight vest on). And then each evening I hit the gym with Fike and now one of the guy's that works as a mechanic in our company is joining in on the fun. With three people doing the exercises we usually spend an hour and a half to two hours in the gym each night. Twice this week I've been at the gym when they're closing down...it makes me laugh. There used to be a day when I shut down bars, now I'm shutting down gyms...who would have ever thought. I'm going to start tracking the exact workouts I do and if anyone's interested sharing them.
Here's to breaking 150 lbs with muscle not fat! :)
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Saturday, July 14, 2012
This is How It Begins
I've blogged a time or two before, nothing serious, no rhyme or reason just random thoughts and situations. However, this time is different. This time I have purpose and a topic that I want to stick with - working out and getting the body I want to have!
A brief look at myself. I am nearing 30 years old, I've played competitive sports on and off in life. My active lifestyle took a back burner during my mid 20's when I was unhappy with the direction my life was going and living a sort of Groundhog Day kind of existance. At 27 I decided to make a drastic change and join the Army. I left for basic training at 162 lbs. I graduated basic at 125 lbs of skin and bones. Who says leading an active lifestyle and only being given moments to shove down food doesn't help shed massive pounds? It was as if I had lived a crash course of Biggest Loser during my time at basic. I had lost weight, but I don't feel I had gained but so much strength.
I'm a believer that females can do the same tasks a man can do, though you may have to go about it a different way. I am currently a firefighter in the US Army and have learned quickly that in order to gain the strength that I need to successfully do my job it requires lots of training, time in the gym and eating right. The eating right portion being my biggest battle I'm fighting right now. And that is the real purpose of this blog, to chronicle my battle with eating right, in order to put on the muscle mass I desire. I'm in no way saying I want to become some she-man kind of woman, I just would like to gain muscle and tone what I do have.
Currently I've plateaued at 147 pounds since I've started working at my current base and since I have focused on working out regularly and forcing myself to do more than the typical Army Physical Readiness Training that the Army feels is benificial. Those workouts were good at keeping me at the whopping 125 I had gotten to, but did little to build more muscle, which is what I need the most.
I'm no nutrionalist, I'm no body builder, and I've never been this focused on something before, so this is going to be a learning experience. Trial and error (hopefully more of the first, less of the latter). I've already started spending tons of time in the gym, mornings/afternoons working out with people that drive me and give me tasks that before I would have never thought I could do. Now putting that with a new set of dietary guidelines, I'm looking forward to seeing the results and hoping I can push past 150 lbs and gain the muscle I'm striving for! This has the potential to be a HOT MESS!
A brief look at myself. I am nearing 30 years old, I've played competitive sports on and off in life. My active lifestyle took a back burner during my mid 20's when I was unhappy with the direction my life was going and living a sort of Groundhog Day kind of existance. At 27 I decided to make a drastic change and join the Army. I left for basic training at 162 lbs. I graduated basic at 125 lbs of skin and bones. Who says leading an active lifestyle and only being given moments to shove down food doesn't help shed massive pounds? It was as if I had lived a crash course of Biggest Loser during my time at basic. I had lost weight, but I don't feel I had gained but so much strength.
I'm a believer that females can do the same tasks a man can do, though you may have to go about it a different way. I am currently a firefighter in the US Army and have learned quickly that in order to gain the strength that I need to successfully do my job it requires lots of training, time in the gym and eating right. The eating right portion being my biggest battle I'm fighting right now. And that is the real purpose of this blog, to chronicle my battle with eating right, in order to put on the muscle mass I desire. I'm in no way saying I want to become some she-man kind of woman, I just would like to gain muscle and tone what I do have.
Currently I've plateaued at 147 pounds since I've started working at my current base and since I have focused on working out regularly and forcing myself to do more than the typical Army Physical Readiness Training that the Army feels is benificial. Those workouts were good at keeping me at the whopping 125 I had gotten to, but did little to build more muscle, which is what I need the most.
I'm no nutrionalist, I'm no body builder, and I've never been this focused on something before, so this is going to be a learning experience. Trial and error (hopefully more of the first, less of the latter). I've already started spending tons of time in the gym, mornings/afternoons working out with people that drive me and give me tasks that before I would have never thought I could do. Now putting that with a new set of dietary guidelines, I'm looking forward to seeing the results and hoping I can push past 150 lbs and gain the muscle I'm striving for! This has the potential to be a HOT MESS!
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