My Exercise Log

One of the best ways to achieve a goal is to track progress along the way. So I am keeping an exercise log (in reverse chron order) to see what I’ve done (or not done) on my road to losing those last 10 postpartum pounds. And as I’ve mentioned before, I count all exercise, even if it’s not a formal class.

GOAL UPDATE: I reached my weight loss goal, so I’m going to stop my exercise log. I will still be exercising – at least 3 times per week – but I won’t be logging it anymore.

Tuesday 5/10/2011 
Walked 1.5 miles; strength training arms & core plus crunches

Monday 5/9/2011 
Walked 1.5 miles

Sunday 5/8/2011 
Ran/walked Run Like A Mother 5K

Tuesday 4/19/2011 to Saturday 5/7/2011 
I know I exercised between these dates, but I didn’t log it and I don’t now remember what I did or when. I know I went walking at the park & also at the airport when I was traveling last week. And I know I did my strength training DVD a couple of times.

Monday 4/18/2011 
Exercise DVD for strength training, with baby for a weight

Sunday 4/17/2011 
Walk 1 mile at park with baby and dogs

Friday 4/15/2011 
Walk 1 mile at park with baby and dogs

GOAL UPDATE: only 2 more pounds!

Thursday 4/14/2011 
Walk 1 mile at park with baby and dogs; Exercise DVD for strength training; Stretches

Sunday 4/10/2011 & Monday 4/11/2011
Walk 1 mile at park with baby and dogs

Saturday 4/9/2011
Walk 1/2 mile at park with baby and dogs

Wednesday 4/6/2011 & Friday 4/8/2011
Walk 1/2 mile at park with baby and dogs

Saturday 3/19/2011
Exercise DVD: 20 minutes strength training & 10 minutes stretching

Friday 3/18/2011
Walked 1 mile at the park with the dogs and carrying the baby

Thursday 3/17/2011
Walked 1 mile at the park with the dogs and carrying the baby

Monday 3/14/2011
- I started training for my 5K today, very slowly: walked 1 mile at the park with the dogs and carrying the baby.
- 30 crunches, 30 reverse crunches, 20 side crunches, and 20 bridges; and 16 bench presses, 16 shoulder presses, and 16 curls with 13 pounds baby weight

Thursday 3/10/2011
Baby & Me yoga

Monday 3/7/2011
Yoga @ home (I’ve taken enough yoga classes that I can put together a 20-30 min class for myself)

GOAL UPDATE: only 4 more pounds to go!

Thursday 2/17/2011
Baby & Me yoga

GOAL UPDATE: only 7 more pounds to go!

Thursday 2/3/2011
Baby & Me yoga

During the month of February and the first week of March, I am studying for the CT bar exam so i am foregoing almost all other activities (including exercise, unfortunately) in order to use every free moment (though there’s not many of them!) to study. I’ll get back on track beginning March 6.

Sunday 1/30/2011 (life and travel, plus two major snow storms that kept us at home, & we didn’t exercise for more than 10 days; not surprisingly, I haven’t lost even one pound during these 10 days)
16 reps each with baby as my weight: squats, lunges, side to side sways, bench presses, “bridge” raises (for glutes)

Tuesday 1/18/2011
16 reps each with baby as my weight: squats, lunges, forward bends, side to side sways, shoulder presses, curls, bench presses, plus 30 crunches, 30 reverse crunches, & 30 “bridge” raises (for glutes)

Saturday 1/15/2011
16 reps each with baby as my weight: squats, lunges, forward bends, side to side sways, shoulder presses, curls, bench presses, plus 30 crunches & 30 reverse crunches

GOAL UPDATE: 8 more pounds to go!

Thursday 1/13/2011
- Baby & Me yoga
- Mall walking (3 laps, which I think is 1.2 miles)

Monday 1/10/2011
16 reps each with baby as my weight: squats, lunges, shoulder presses, curls, crunches, & reverse crunches

Friday 1/7/2011
15 mins with baby as my weight: squats, lunges, shoulder presses, curls, crunches, & reverse crunches

Thursday 1/6/2011
- Baby & Me yoga
- Mall walking (2 laps)

GOAL: Want to lose 10 pounds.