4/11 Workout and Food Diary

Workout:
-40 Minutes of cardio on the bike, level 20, hills.
-20 reps of bicep curls 3x
-20 reps of tricep "pushes" with 8 lb weights 3x

Food:
-9 AM: Coffee w/ Fat Free Hazelnut coffeemate and 1/2 of a "bagel thin" with "light" butter. If you shop at Costco and love bagels, you have to try bagel thins. They're 100 calories, 50 for half a bagel.
-3 PM: Went out for Thai food and had Pad Grapow (chicken w/ basil, veggies and spicy-ish sauce).
-9 PM: Mixed greens salad w/ an avocado, tuna, dried cranberries and home-made vinaigrette dressing. I will be posting a recipe for this very simple dressing tomorrow!
-9:45 PM: Granny Smith apple with low fat peanut butter--I eat this combo almost every night as dessert.

4/8 Workout

-20 minutes of cardio on the elliptical. Level 20 incline, level 15 resistance
-20 minutes of cardio on the bike. Level 20 on random.
-20 reps x3 thigh abductor: 90 lbs
-20 reps x3 hip abductor: 100 lbs

4/6 Workout

Upon checking in at the gym yesterday, the guy at the counter outed me and said "are you going to do your usual 40-60 minutes on one of the bikes or are you going to do something different?" It kind of pissed me off because I'm really sensitive and made me hyper sensitive that I shouldn't go on the bike because of his comment. I vacillated between "why should I care what he thinks?" and "I should just do something else because it'll be good for me"...onto what I did...

-40 Minutes of cardio on the bike, intervals, level 20
-25 Minutes of cardio on the elliptical, level 20 incline, level 15 resistance

4/4 Workout

Since my gym was closed on Easter, I did some Exercise TV workouts on demand on Comcast.

-20 Minutes of "Quick Trouble Zones" by Jillian Michaels
-I love Jillian Michaels' workouts, but she doesn't let you do enough reps to really feel anything. I had to pause the TV about 5 times to extend the reps. I think the Trouble Zones dvd is better (never done it, though) because she adds more reps.

-45 Minutes of Total body workout by Jackie
-This is my new favorite on demand workout! I am going to buy it. Jackie isn't annoying like lots of other trainers. She breaks up her workout by body part and does enough reps to feel it!

4/1 Workout

-40 Minutes Cardio on the bike, hills, level 20

3/31 Workout

45 Minutes of Cardio on the Stationary bike.
-Level 20
-Hills

My Fitness Goals

I will first start with story time so my goals make more sense...

Two years ago, I randomly developed horrible anxiety (the source is unknown to me) complete with panic attacks, insomnia, and extreme nausea. I could barely function due to a constant lack of sleep and I never wanted to go anywhere whether it was school, work, or social functions because I was always sick. The only upside was a 20 pound weight loss. Everyone thought I looked great but I only shared with those close to me that I was in my own private hell. In April of last year, I went to three doctors and had several blood tests and exams; all came back 100% normal. I then went on an anti-anxiety medication and it took about 3 full months to really kick in. With the anxiety gone, my weight was back on plus some by July. I was used to eating anything I wanted and not exercising (I literally had zero strength to exercise before) and it really caught up with me.

I then joined a gym and started eating better and since July I have lost 30 pounds/2 dress sizes. I'm currently exactly at the anxiety ridden weight and I want to lose 15-20 more pounds (my high school weight) and tone up. I've been successful at doing cardio for an hour about 5 days/week but my strength training/weights have been lacking. I'm considering hiring a personal trainer to help motivate me and design strength training workouts that work for me.
My biggest goal is to have killer biceps and triceps as I plan on wearing a strapless dress at my wedding. If any of you have tips on arm workouts, please do let me know!