You asked for me to keep you posted on how I'm doing. So here's the good news.
Just finished up month 2 on my quest for a healthy fitter body. The numbers say it all for me. Weight down 11 lbs., Lost 2.25" in Waist, 1.75" in Hips and my thighs are down 1.25". I'm very happy with the results so far. It's been a long hard road with all my problems not to mention this damn ankle. It's not much better and I'm itching to hit the cardio again.
I also mentioned before, my husband is back in town for a month before he's off again to yet another school. Well he's also impressed with my drive and desire to change. So much that we just celebrated our 7th Anniversary. No, I didn't get a diamond ring or gold chain, but I did get flowers, a bench(incline/decline), a set of barbells, and a rack to store them. What a man!
Anyways, thank you to everyone for their advise and support. Hopefully next month will yeild some more progress. I'll keep ya posted.||209.180.98.206||reg||
Z||000001||WonderWoman||05-07-2000||09:35 AM||wonderwoman@thewirehouse.com||Good Job Brandi!!
A bench, rack, and weights!! Girl who needs a gold chain!! Looks like you've already got the diamond and he knew exactly the perfect gift!
If he ain't a full 'carat' I don't know what is!! Keep up the good work and congrats on your anniversary!
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Z||000002||WarLobo||05-07-2000||11:49 AM||warlobo@operamail.com||See! There are some great guys out there 
Congrates on the 7th and keep up the work!
Late
Lobo
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Z||000003||Texas Guns||05-08-2000||01:46 PM||texas_guns@hotmail.com||Brandi,
So proud to see your results!!!!!! Hope the ankle heals soon so you can take advantage of the warm weather! Someone also suggested that you try laps in the pool. Have you been able to do that? I am very impressed with your progress. Get your body fat measured and keep up with your lean muscle mass. You will really be impressed to. Sometimes your weight will not change, but you fat % will increase and the muscle will be growing. This is a good way to track that also.
Also let us know what all you have been doing the last few months and what changes you make in your routine that have helped make the difference for you.
Keep up the EXCELLENCT WORK!!!!!!
Mrs. Guns
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"That which does not kill us, makes us stronger!"
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Z||000004||MrMuscle||05-08-2000||02:14 PM||mrmuscle@robodoc.net||i hope u ment to say "fat% decrease" TG 
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Z||000005||Texas Guns||05-08-2000||02:17 PM||texas_guns@hotmail.com||Sorry, you were right. Your body fat will decrease while your lean muscle mass increases. I must have increase on the brain today. Thanks for straightening me out, MrMuscle!!!
Mrs. TG||209.39.225.149||reg||
Z||000006||Brandi||05-08-2000||07:47 PM||||Mrs TG
Here's what I've done the past 2 months. I read the book "Body for Life" and took the info from there and adapted a similar workout and nutrition routine. I didn't feel like the book had you doing enough, so I modified it to fit me.
I worked weights 3x a week and alternated upper and lower body. One week I'd work upper twice and lower once. The next week I worked lower twice and upper once.
Upper Body Workout (I pyramid the weights)
-Incline Dumbbell Press 4 sets
-Incline Dumbbell Flies 2 sets
-Side Lateral Raises 4 sets
-Front Raises 2 sets
-Seated dumbbell curls 4 sets
-Hammer curls 2 sets
-Tricep Pushdowns 4 sets
-Tricep Presses (Overhead Kind)
-Seated Rows 4 sets
-One handed rows
Okay, please don't laugh! I'm not sure on some of these actual exercise names, but I think you get the gist of it.
Lower Body
-quats 5 sets (I use the smith machine b/c I workout alone, safer this way)
-seated hamstring curls 5 sets
-seated calf raises 5 sets
Cardio
3x a week 30 - 40 minutes. Usually elliptical trainer or Stair climber. I would do the workout in intervals.
Abs every other day. Lower 3 sets of 25, upper 3 sets of 25, obliques 3 sets of 25.
Month 2
Upperbody twice a week & Lower Body twice a week. I switched my exercises around a little.
Upper Body
-Flat dumbbell press
-Flat dumbbell flies
-Overhead press
-Lateral raises
-Standing Dumbbell curls
-Concentration curls
-Skull Crushers
-Tricep Pressdowns
-Lat Pull downs
-Rows
Lower Body
-Squats
-Leg Extensions
-Lying Hamstring Curls
-Seated Hamstring Curls
-Seated and standing calf raises
-Inner Thigh Machine
-Outer Thigh Machine
Cardio also 4x a week until I busted up my ankle. I started on this thing called a step mill (it's like a rotating staircase). Now that's a killer workout.
Abs every other day.
Now that I have a bench and dumbbells at home I'm looking at changing again this month. I picked up a book by Cori Everson called Superflex. It was on clearance $2.99. What a deal! I think I'm going to break up my body parts instead of just upper and lower and work out with 3 types of exercises instead of just 2. I'll see what that does. It's time to shake it up again!
My ankle is getting much better. I did 10 minutes today after my lift and it feels good. I'm going back slow, I don't need to reinjure it.
Okay, everyone critique away. If you've got some better ideas, I'm game. Like I said, it's another month and I'm ready to change things around. Especially now that I'm getting stronger.
Oh yeah, diet. I try very hard to eat 6 meals a day. My typical day consists of:
0600: 3 egg whites, 1/2 yolk, 2 oz ham
0900: Protein shake or Myloples Lite shake
1230: Lean Cuisine/Weight Watchers/Etc Meal
1500: Protein Shake or Protein Bar
1800: Chicken Breast or Steak Grilled and
2 cups of veggies
2000: Cottage Cheese concoction or Bowl of
cereal (this is when my sweet cravings
usually hit)
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Z||000007||WonderWoman||05-09-2000||11:39 AM||wonderwoman@thewirehouse.com||Girlfriend you are doin'it!!
Smart move with the body 4 life thang. What I've discovered is that not all programs work well for everyone. Take what you need and leave what you don't. I think most of us here can say that we've examined and experimented with a bunch of different 'programs' and used components of them all to design a system that works best for each of us indivdually. As the saying goes "to change is to grow". Continue moving as you are and you will reach allyour goals.
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Z||000008||JayeLynn||05-09-2000||12:45 PM||greyvulf@hotmail.com||Hey Brandi - sounds like youre working out at my gym. You wouldn't happen to be in CO?||129.80.22.140||reg||
Z||000009||Texas Guns||05-09-2000||02:30 PM||texas_guns@hotmail.com||Okay now lets try to do some supersets. By doing that I mean working two body parts per day, one after the other. I got majorly cut doing that.
For Example:
Day 1: Chest/Back
Day 2: Quads/Hamstrings
Day 3: Biceps/Triceps
Day 4: Shoulders/Calves
Day 5: rest
Day 6: Start again
Do a chest exercise, then back, then chest, then back. Go from one machine to the other. The muscle group you just work will rest while you are working the other muscle group, but you will still be moving continuously and burning more calories. I would do at least 3 exercises per body part for 3-4 sets. You have a book that shows you different exercises already. Just alternate what you do.
Try this for a little change and see how it works. I love it!!!!
Again, you have my admiration for getting up and doing something and having the heart to do it even when you are injured. Just be careful with that ankle.
Girls, give her some different exercises that she can do in her workouts.
Mrs. Guns||209.39.225.149||reg|| Z||000010||JayeLynn||05-09-2000||03:46 PM||greyvulf@hotmail.com||The only thing I would add to TG above is to try to stay away from isolation exercises for a while. For example on Chest/back day alternate pull-ups or chins with a standard bench press: Go for bench dips on the parallel bars for your tri's: Step-ups for the hamstrings, or maybe deadlifts if it's too much on the ankle. The point is that each of these exercises is compound and require more energy than isolation exercises. Youre typically pushing more weight; taxing your body instead of a machine with balance, etc. ||129.80.22.140||reg|| Z||000011||Texas Guns||05-09-2000||04:46 PM||texas_guns@hotmail.com||Very good point JayeLynn. Thanks for pointing that out!
Mrs. TG||209.39.225.149||reg|| Z||000012||JayeLynn||05-09-2000||05:09 PM||greyvulf@hotmail.com||AT the request of a fellow wolf, I'll be posting progress reports fer y'all following completion of my 4th week (next week)on my first cycle. ..but just a little taste here, I jumped 60# in my squat over the last two weeks! Thanks Brandi for sharing yours with me.||129.80.22.140||reg|| Z||000013||Brandi||05-09-2000||07:49 PM||||Alright! I was glad to hear that everyone felt I was doing good with my program.
JayeLynn, Sorry girl I'm in Nebraska, but have been to Colorado before and loved it there. I doubt anyone from my gym is on this board. It's usually me and another girl that actually gets in there and busts ass.
Mrs TG, I copied your routine into Word and printed it. I'll try it next week. I want to finish out my routine this week. I'll let you know how it goes.
I'll try some variations like the chin ups and such, but that is definetly a weak spot for me. We do have a machine that lets do only certain percentages of your weight. Maybe I should start there and work up to doing my whole body weight.
Brandi||216.161.77.217||reg|| Z||000014||airtyme||05-10-2000||07:26 PM||ntaz625@aol.com||I saw one thing that caught my attention. The cereal at night. If anyway possible, try to stay away from that. Night time is the worst time to eat carbs. If you have to have a sweet fix, I know I do sometimes, try not to have it past noon. Other than that, great job.
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