Shifting my workout schedule up by two days has been working out very well, even though it felt strange to do ONLY cardio on Monday. I don’t think I’ve done that in nearly two years of BFL, LL, BFFM, SGX, P90X, and all of the other self-created programs I’ve tried.

I will be lifting at night tonight and tomorrow night for the first time at this new gym. I am concerned that it will be so busy and crowded that I won’t be able to get finished in my usual 50-60 minutes, but who knows? Maybe most of the guys are just standing about waiting for their buddies to finish their sets so they can switch out, not using up every piece of available equipment. Most of my work is with free weights anyhow, which makes it easier. Technically speaking, tonight’s workout can even be done at home with my bench and Powerblocks, so I might go that route on Tuesday nights, especially since my Pblocks can adjust in 2.5 lb increments while the gym’s dbells are stuck in 5 lb jumps.

I didn’t cut out my Issey Miyake dress last night, but I will do it tonight if I have time. I’m making it in red with black contrast (woo!), and will go with the pattern size 10 or 12 so I have a goal, LOL. Speaking of pattern sizes, check out the Vogue Patterns standard measurement chart for Misses’ clothing. I bet your pattern size is quite a bit larger than your retail, off-the-rack clothing size number, right?

That’s the real test of whether you are getting a wee bit squishy–compare your measurements with the standardized clothing pattern manufacturer’s charts. Checking your size at a clothing store means absolutely nothing these days due to the generous amount of extra inches vanity sizing has added to just about every line of retail clothing.

For the curious, this is the pattern I’ll be using (dress on the right):

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3/6 Report
(*Diet and workout details omitted by agreement with trainer)
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Nutrition:

Meals - On plan
Water - 16 cups
Supplements - On plan

Regular (Non-Plan) Daily Supplements - multivitamin with iron, calcium 600 + D

26 days down, 58 more to go!

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Workout:
Weights - Rest; Cardio - Done

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The Awful Truth:
1. Nothing!

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Brownie Points:
1. Ran Eagle Circle loop in 34:45 (3.51 miles)
2. Mapped out 5k route from home to my parents’ house at http://www.mapmyrun.com
3. This morning’s weigh-in: 135.4 lbs, 18.8% bf on the Omron (Yes! TOM bloat is dissipating!)

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Short-term Goals:
1. Work on paper doll sketches.
2. Set up archived version of The Training Journal forum at PDB from Hershey Girl’s backup.
3. Upgrade Wordpress to 2.0.
4. Transplant two tomato vines and plant Swiss Chard.
5. Finish taxes.
6. File receipts and statements.
7. Organize office.