April Showers brings May Fitness - May 4, 2024
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@Justagirl81 you sure dropped that 2# weight quickly! Any secrets, LOL?
The Les Mills Combat workouts were sold by Beachbody back in the day. They are only on DVD and.... likely only thru Facebook marketplace. As with most of Les Mills, they combine the right music with the rightmoves and its like jamming out to your favorite tunes. At least that's what it is for me. I've often thought about trying a 3 month free trial or something from Les MIlls.
The right music just makes all the difference for me. I love going to dances and finding a good 1980's hair band and dance floor.
I'm feeling inspired this morning that this week will be great and that when I weigh in sometime in the next 5-7 days that I will see a loss. Which reminds me, I'm supposed to be listening to proverbs.
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...Just updating....
9 days under calories
6 days at calories
5 days above calories
Mothers day weight around 105#
2100 Calories at maintenance
-300 Calories for Cut
1800 : New calorie target
✅✅ Tuesday, April 9th = 1600 calories (tracked at 1450, but I missed my 2pkt sugar, my 3 Lifesavers, so I am rounding up!
✅✅ Wed, April 10th = Within 200 of planned target (1200, rounding up)🤸🏼♂️ Leg day 60m
✅✅ Thur, April 11th = Within 200 of planned target (1200, rounding up) 🤸🏼♂️ Cardio 60m
✅✅ Fri, April 12th = Within 200 of planned target (1200, rounding up) 🤸🏼♂️ Total Body 60m
☑️ ✅ Sat, April 13th = At Maint. Cal 🤸🏼♂️ PiYo 50m
❌✅ Sun, April 14th = Over Maint Cal 🤸🏼♂️ Mobility and Kickboxing 60m
✅✅ Mon, April 15th = Within 200 of planned target 🤸🏼♂️ Mobility and Kickboxing 75m
☑️✅ Tue, April 16th = At Maint. Calories 🤸🏼♂️ Mobility and Steady state cardio + 10 mins Abs. (75m total) - woke up feeling lighter. still haven't weighed in. And Loving that!
❌✅ Wed, April 17th = OVER Calories 🤸🏼♂️ Yoga 30min and Steady state cardio. Urges for sugar all day. Night before sleep was horrible/sweaty icky gross. No wonder I had sugar cravings!
✅✅ Thur, April 18th = UNDER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ Elliptical 40min and 20min Mobility. Will NOT have sugar/candy today. WIll not have Coffee after 1:30pm. Going back to the Gym at noon for more elliptical.
❌✅ Fri, April 19th = OVER Calories 🤸🏼♂️ 🤸🏼♂️ Cardio 45mins + 20min Mobility. Urges for sugar all day. Gassy.
☑️✅ Sat, April 20th = At Maint Calories ] 🤸🏼♂️ Chest and back - Push up/pull up & Mobility - Headache ...caffeine detox?
✅✅ Sun, April 21th = UNDER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ PiYo + Totalbody/bodyweight cross fit like work.
✅✅ Mon, April 22st = UNDER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ 51Min Upper body using weights + 10mins bonus using weights
❌✅ Tue, April 23nd = OVER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ 65Min Lower body using weights
☑️✅ Wed, April 24th = AT UNDER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ 65Min Cardio/stretching
❌✅ Thr, April 25th = OVER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ 65Min Total Body
☑️ ✅ Fri , April 26th =AT Calories 🤸🏼♂️ 65Min Upper body using weights
☑️✅ Sat, April 27th = AT Calories🤸🏼♂️ 65Min lower body
✅✅ Sun, April 28th = UNDER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ PiYo + Hiit with Abs.
Monday - total body and a solid meal plan lined up!0 -
Honestly, not feeling like eating food right now. Could it be that when I feed myself the right whole foods and not processed foods... that I don't feel like a drug addict. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmm
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I just loooove Les Mills body combat - the music, moves, tempo, all of it. ! I lost most of the dvds except for the Power Kata - 45 minutes. I watch the Power HiiT on the daily motion website. It was on YouTube but was taken down. I guess we’re human but I just don’t understand how I can feel so great post those workouts and then fall into a period of time where I just become a lump. Ugh.
Well not lumpy these past few days. Been hitting my water goals, step goals, workout goals. Started Girvan Iron today and finished it off with a 30 min treadmill workout. I got up extra early before my eldercare starts! Wish me luck I can stick with it!! 🙏🏽🙏🏽1 -
Feeling lighter and less bloated. I can sure tell when I am ON the right foods vs when I've thrown caution into the wind and had an off plan meal/treat/day.
The difference in body feel and mindset is night and DAY, am i RIGHT?!?!?
And when I am eating ON plan, Whole foods, I feel SO much happier, clear, there's less junk messing with my headspace.
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...Just updating....
10 days under calories
6 days at calories
5 days above calories
Mothers day weight around 105#
2100 Calories at maintenance
-300 Calories for Cut
1800 : New calorie target
✅✅ Tuesday, April 9th = 1600 calories (tracked at 1450, but I missed my 2pkt sugar, my 3 Lifesavers, so I am rounding up!
✅✅ Wed, April 10th = Within 200 of planned target (1200, rounding up)🤸🏼♂️ Leg day 60m
✅✅ Thur, April 11th = Within 200 of planned target (1200, rounding up) 🤸🏼♂️ Cardio 60m
✅✅ Fri, April 12th = Within 200 of planned target (1200, rounding up) 🤸🏼♂️ Total Body 60m
☑️ ✅ Sat, April 13th = At Maint. Cal 🤸🏼♂️ PiYo 50m
❌✅ Sun, April 14th = Over Maint Cal 🤸🏼♂️ Mobility and Kickboxing 60m
✅✅ Mon, April 15th = Within 200 of planned target 🤸🏼♂️ Mobility and Kickboxing 75m
☑️✅ Tue, April 16th = At Maint. Calories 🤸🏼♂️ Mobility and Steady state cardio + 10 mins Abs. (75m total) - woke up feeling lighter. still haven't weighed in. And Loving that!
❌✅ Wed, April 17th = OVER Calories 🤸🏼♂️ Yoga 30min and Steady state cardio. Urges for sugar all day. Night before sleep was horrible/sweaty icky gross. No wonder I had sugar cravings!
✅✅ Thur, April 18th = UNDER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ Elliptical 40min and 20min Mobility. Will NOT have sugar/candy today. WIll not have Coffee after 1:30pm. Going back to the Gym at noon for more elliptical.
❌✅ Fri, April 19th = OVER Calories 🤸🏼♂️ 🤸🏼♂️ Cardio 45mins + 20min Mobility. Urges for sugar all day. Gassy.
☑️✅ Sat, April 20th = At Maint Calories ] 🤸🏼♂️ Chest and back - Push up/pull up & Mobility - Headache ...caffeine detox?
✅✅ Sun, April 21th = UNDER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ PiYo + Totalbody/bodyweight cross fit like work.
✅✅ Mon, April 22st = UNDER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ 51Min Upper body using weights + 10mins bonus using weights
❌✅ Tue, April 23nd = OVER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ 65Min Lower body using weights
☑️✅ Wed, April 24th = AT UNDER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ 65Min Cardio/stretching
❌✅ Thr, April 25th = OVER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ 65Min Total Body
☑️ ✅ Fri , April 26th =AT Calories 🤸🏼♂️ 65Min Upper body using weights
☑️✅ Sat, April 27th = AT Calories🤸🏼♂️ 65Min lower body
✅✅ Sun, April 28th = UNDER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ PiYo + Hiit with Abs.
✅✅ Mon, April 29th -UNDER Calories 🤸🏼♂️ Total body and a solid meal plan!
Tue, April 30th = UNDER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ 65Min chest and back. Pull ups, push ups and weights. A little strain on the shoulder - should do 1-2 days rest/stretching before I go back to weights.0 -
LInk to Les MIlls Combat DVDs on Ebay https://shorturl.at/aeEO2
Incase you want to look into getting them, I see they have some on ebay as well.
@Ceebeeslim Too bad you lost the others. Becoming a lump... I think it has to do with our food choices. I can't speak for you , but I'm more of a LUMP when I have chosen to eat non-whole-foods (like a boxed cake mix ... or doritos....anything that kinda looks like food but is really just bags of chemicals that marketing campaigns have been designed to sell us on, and the big companies research and develop the chemicals to alter our minds just like alcohol or drugs. This is HIGHLY my opinion. I just know that I make a lot better choices when I choose to not have those chemicals in my body.
This thought process is really all new to me- I never realized how GOOD I would feel until I quit 'doing their food drugs". Seriously. And I'm only a few days into it.
YOU CAN stick to it ! Its all MIND over Matter. MINDSET will propel you forward.
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Monday
Workout: 6 mile crosstrainer, 2 mile walk
Weigh In: 108.2 lbs
Nutrition: Unacceptable (Good/Acceptable/Unacceptable/Terrible)
Ugh, indigestion, again. Backup (sorry TMI).
Goals:
1. Read entire Bible in order starting w/ New Testament 1 chapter/day. (John 19)
2. Reach 104.0 lbs by 4/30/24
3. Nutrition level Good daily
4. Maintain dayshift schedule (5a/5p/9p)
5. Take 30 minute nap after shower instead of smoking.0 -
Hope you start to feel better @Justagirl -0
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Ended the day feeling great . Met my goals
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Great job, @SherryRueter! And you’re so right - I feel worse after eating those frankenfoods! Oh how I wished I loved yogurt - such a good protein source but I just can’t. I even look side-eyed at it in the supermarket aisle!🤣🤣
Thanks for the links to the DVDs. I may buy them - I just know they’re somewhere in my house post move - along with a collection of Jillian Michaels dvds. Don’t like them as much - did get good results from her six week six pack ab workout though.
On target today with steps, workout, water and calories. Hope you feel better @justgirl81
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Today was weigh in day!
You know the drill. Decide to weigh in.
Pray. Pep talk about how the number doesn't mean everything.
Contemplate that its higher than last time.
Pray again.
Give yourself a high 5 in the mirror for being a good person.
Pray.
Look at the piece of plastic.
Say to yourself "here goes"
and.... yeah.....
Mine said 105.4 *insert high 5 and WOOHOO*
I didn't even try for a second, third or fourth try. I quit the game.
Very proud. And you know what. I feel good about what I am eating.
It feels good to have this many veggies. and to have a lot more plants than animals.
I still have to supplement with whey to hit my protein
And with Egg whites. A little dairy. I can't quite figure out how to get to 100+ protein without it yet.
But, notice, they aren't "Meat".
So my april update log is finished:
Starting weight: March 5th: 107.6 (I don't have any other weigh in's recorded)
Ending: May 1st : 105.4
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11 days under calories
6 days at calories
5 days above calories
Mothers day weight around 105#
2100 Calories at maintenance
-300 Calories for Cut
1800 : New calorie target
Starting weight: March 5th: 107.6 (I don't have any other weigh in's recorded)
✅✅ Tuesday, April 9th = 1600 calories (tracked at 1450, but I missed my 2pkt sugar, my 3 Lifesavers, so I am rounding up!
✅✅ Wed, April 10th = Within 200 of planned target (1200, rounding up)🤸🏼♂️ Leg day 60m
✅✅ Thur, April 11th = Within 200 of planned target (1200, rounding up) 🤸🏼♂️ Cardio 60m
✅✅ Fri, April 12th = Within 200 of planned target (1200, rounding up) 🤸🏼♂️ Total Body 60m
☑️ ✅ Sat, April 13th = At Maint. Cal 🤸🏼♂️ PiYo 50m
❌✅ Sun, April 14th = Over Maint Cal 🤸🏼♂️ Mobility and Kickboxing 60m
✅✅ Mon, April 15th = Within 200 of planned target 🤸🏼♂️ Mobility and Kickboxing 75m
☑️✅ Tue, April 16th = At Maint. Calories 🤸🏼♂️ Mobility and Steady state cardio + 10 mins Abs. (75m total) - woke up feeling lighter. still haven't weighed in. And Loving that!
❌✅ Wed, April 17th = OVER Calories 🤸🏼♂️ Yoga 30min and Steady state cardio. Urges for sugar all day. Night before sleep was horrible/sweaty icky gross. No wonder I had sugar cravings!
✅✅ Thur, April 18th = UNDER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ Elliptical 40min and 20min Mobility. Will NOT have sugar/candy today. WIll not have Coffee after 1:30pm. Going back to the Gym at noon for more elliptical.
❌✅ Fri, April 19th = OVER Calories 🤸🏼♂️ 🤸🏼♂️ Cardio 45mins + 20min Mobility. Urges for sugar all day. Gassy.
☑️✅ Sat, April 20th = At Maint Calories ] 🤸🏼♂️ Chest and back - Push up/pull up & Mobility - Headache ...caffeine detox?
✅✅ Sun, April 21th = UNDER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ PiYo + Totalbody/bodyweight cross fit like work.
✅✅ Mon, April 22st = UNDER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ 51Min Upper body using weights + 10mins bonus using weights
❌✅ Tue, April 23nd = OVER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ 65Min Lower body using weights
☑️✅ Wed, April 24th = AT UNDER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ 65Min Cardio/stretching
❌✅ Thr, April 25th = OVER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ 65Min Total Body
☑️ ✅ Fri , April 26th =AT Calories 🤸🏼♂️ 65Min Upper body using weights
☑️✅ Sat, April 27th = AT Calories🤸🏼♂️ 65Min lower body
✅✅ Sun, April 28th = UNDER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ PiYo + Hiit with Abs.
✅✅ Mon, April 29th -UNDER Calories 🤸🏼♂️ Total body and a solid meal plan!
✅✅ Tue, April 30th = UNDER Calories ]🤸🏼♂️ 65Min chest and back. Pull ups, push ups and weights. A little strain on the shoulder
Ending weight 105.40 -
QUESTION: What are your *non Meat* proteins that you use?
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oh, and I would like to note that a year ago I was hovering 111.0 # after my dad's passing in Feb. 2023. .
@ceebeeslim - I've only done a couple Jillian workouts ever. Some of hers are super intense and I'm chicken to try it. HAHAHA.
My afternoon is going well. I'm still trying to figure out how to get my macros to line up for dinner tonight.... I will need to be creative I'm sure. The family is having BBQ ribs. WHen I put that in the calorie tracker it says *** STOP... DO NOT PASS GO!!! **** I may only get 1 nibble. Hell,might as well give up on that nibble and go with something healthier..... OR... I'm going to try to have 1 rib, and see how i can add in carbs (perhaps a sweet potato) and some better for you protein....... Like ? chicken or lean lean lean beef. The Rib issue is they are TOO fatty and put me at 30% fat. WAY to high as I'm targetting 20%
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Tuesday
Workout: 6 mile crosstrainer
Weigh In: 106.9 lbs
Nutrition: Good (Good/Acceptable/Unacceptable/Terrible)
Goals:
1. Read entire Bible in order starting w/ New Testament 1 chapter/day. (John 20)
2. Reach 104.0 lbs by 5/10/24
3. Nutrition level Good daily
4. Maintain dayshift schedule (5a/5p/9p)
5. Take 30 minute nap after shower instead of smoking.1 -
SherryRueter wrote: »QUESTION: What are your *non Meat* proteins that you use?
Sometimes eggs and plain greek yogurt.1 -
Congrats @SherryRueter!!! Whoohoo! I know about those second, third, fourth and eighth tries!! 🤣🤣🤣. You worked so hard and I’m so happy for you! Inspiring!!
Reached all goals except step goal today. I hope never to take off weeks from lifting again. I. Am. So. Sore.
As for non meat proteins - I’m pretty bad. Quest bars, Vega protein powder smoothies, ensure max shakes. I’ll use egg whites but not enough to make a difference.0 -
I have some Legumes that I want to search for a recipe on how to use. I think between Legumes and Black beans (?) I can make soemthing like a Boca Burger. I just need to search for a recipe. Then I would be avoiding a lot of sodium and fillers (and processing!).
I've been trying to add beans into a daily meal...even if its just 1or 2Tbsp.
I've been trying to add frozen peas, 1/4 - 1/2 cup.
and Experimenting with Tofu .... even if its added to my egg whites...it still counts!
I havent added Tofu to a protein shake yet. I'm a little burnt out on protein shakes to be honest.
Maybe summertime will inspire me in the shake department. IDK.
Oh, and plain Greek yogurt. (mixed into things, not alone).
SO, lately its been meat substitutes from the frozen processed isle. Not the best. But at least less saturated fat. (zero). But sodium is high on them.
And ... I have to start remembering to add a few Brazil nuts each week for selenium (hypothyroid recommendation!).
I want to start to incorporate Miso as well as Bonebroth daily. I haven't found my Mojo on that one yet.
@ceebeeslim Nice on getting your goals accomplished. I hope you get that step goal today/soon! ITs amazing what one extra walk around the block can do (mentally too).
I've been using the liquid egg whites instead of water in my protein shake when I blend it up with ice. I think it makes it thicker. AND since its not a processed protein...the body should take extra calories to burn it. I mean, technically....protein powders are all highly processed right?!?!?
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Reminder : Our Facebook group called Fitness Pals:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/3642860499287446/
*request to join today*0 -
May 1st: "Mobility/recover day" PiYo + Cardio (6 Weeks of the work Cardio *2rounds) + Core(all).
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1 days under calories
0 days at calories
0 days above calories
Mothers day weight 105#
but I"m not weighing in until the end of may or Jun 1st.
2100 Calories at maintenance
-300 Calories for Cut
1800 : New calorie target
**I've been getting around 1400-1500 daily MAXIMUM.
A few days I'm at 800-1200
✅ Wed, May 1 = 1400 calories: Piyo + (6 Weeks of the work Cardio *2rounds) + Core(all).
✅ Thu, May 2 = --- : LiftMore Legs week 5 Day 5
SW:
Mar 5th: 107.6 (I don't have any other weigh in's recorded)
May 1st: 105.40 -
Trying to stay strong today! Ok on all the fitness/nutrition goals but feeling panicky?!?! Never had a panic attack before but the stress of incoming rest results, followup tests, medication side effects and changes felt like it was swallowing me whole. Deep breaths! I’m feeling everything a test result is my fault - I’m failing somewhere, not good enough, not smart enough, not “on it” enough. Lordy. Good thing I don’t drink! 😩🤣0
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@Ceebeeslim - Test results on you or on the Eldercare ? Yes, I wish I had words of inspiration for you but, know this, WE must go thru crap in order to draw closer to God and to lean on him for guidance. We come out of it stronger. I hope you stay strong - I know you'll feel proud. Peace comes from giving it to God.0
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Wednesday
Workout: 5 mile walk
Weigh In: no weigh in
Nutrition: Good (Good/Acceptable/Unacceptable/Terrible)
Thursday
Workout: 6 mile crosstrainer
Weigh In: 109.8lbs
Nutrition: Unacceptable (Good/Acceptable/Unacceptable/Terrible)
TMI warning.... So uncomfortable. Terribly constipated. IBS is so unpredictable, I never know what will cause a flare up.
Goals:
1. Read entire Bible in order starting w/ New Testament 1 chapter/day. (John 21)
2. Reach 104.0 lbs by 5/10/24
3. Nutrition level Good daily
4. Maintain dayshift schedule (5a/5p/9p)
5. Take 30 minute nap after shower instead of smoking.
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May 3rd: LiiftMORE Shoulders & Chisel Cardio.
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1 days ⬇️ under calories
1 days ✅ at calories
0 days 🔺above calories
SpoilerMothers day weight 105#
but I"m not weighing in until the end of may or Jun 1st.
2100 Calories at maintenance
-300 Calories for Cut
1800 : New calorie target
**I've been getting around 1400-1500 daily MAXIMUM.
A few days I'm at 800-1200
⬇️ Wed, May 1 = 1400 calories: Piyo + (6 Weeks of the work Cardio *2rounds) + Core(all).
✅ Thu, May 2 = 2100(guestimate) At Calories : LiftMore Legs week 5 Day 5
⬇️ Fri, May 3 = : LiftMore Legs week 6 SHOULDERS and Chisel Cardio.
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SW:
Mar 5th: 107.6 (I don't have any other weigh in's recorded)
May 1st: 105.40 -
.... A year ago I was at 112 according to this post: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10887823/awesome-april/p1
I'm SO happy that I took the Free Binge course with kellyLWellness. That was my turning point. I'm much more at peace.0 -
Whoo hoo @SherryRueter! I know I was much lighter by about 10 pounds last year - that’s before I started doing Caroline Girvan on repeat. So definitely some muscle gained - visibly - but some fat I can see too. Ugh. Cutting to see more muscle is haaaaaaard!
Oh - it was my parents’ test results. Nothing major - just means a couple more tests and more periods of waiting - that’s the worse part. While you wait - at last for me - my brain does the “what if” game. You’re right - as my family says “Let go and Let God” or “leave it at the altar”.
Sorry for you’re not feeling well @justgirl81!
And just like that - my verse of the day…
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Friday
Workout: 8 mile run
Weigh In: 108.5 lbs
Nutrition: Terrible (Good/Acceptable/Unacceptable/Terrible)
Still backed up, but starting to go down a little. Honestly, look 3 months pregnant. I'll be ok.
I'm fairly certain it was due to the mylanta I took a few days ago for heartburn. I've found that some things hit me hard.
Goals:
1. Read entire Bible in order starting w/ New Testament 1 chapter/day. (Acts 1)
2. Reach 104.0 lbs by 5/10/24
3. Nutrition level Good daily
4. Maintain dayshift schedule (5a/5p/9p)
5. Take 30 minute nap after shower instead of "poison".0 -
@CeeBeeSlim; loved your verse of the day. I’ve been working thru crap also as my son was involved in a car accident a few months ago and he wasn’t carrying insurance. The car he hit was a week old (42k dollars). He’s 27yr. Ugh. I’m working on leaning on god.
Maybe this will be a good format for my daily update.
Yesterday above calories. Met with a lawyer about son’s case. Yay (free session at least). Damn Candy!
I also had 2 packets of sweetener. So let’s think thru that. Sweetener is proven to increase cravings 1-2hrs after consumption and BAM 💥 that’s when I had candy. Research was right. I also forgot about my meal plan.
Today is a new day.
Just a girl- glad things are starting to move for you.
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Great format @SherryRueter.
think I nailed down why I was/am off-track. In addition to the eldercare stress, my husband lost two of the closest people to him - too young, unexpected, but both had loads and loads of stress from work and family life. Some how I think I internalized not letting the stress of the weight loss get to me so sort of sayin “-(:);&(. It”.
“Why have one waffle when you want two. You’re not that big anyway. People find you more attractive a bit thicker anyhow. Ice cream is happiness. Is cake that bad”. And so on and so on.
However, I know that’s what I feel in the moment not long term!! I can’t recall where I saw it but there is some mantra out there that helps with this kind of thinking!! 😖😖0 -
Saturday
Workout: 6 miles crosstrainer, 1 mile walk
Weigh In: 107.0 lbs
Nutrition: Good (Good/Acceptable/Unacceptable/Terrible)
Goals:
1. Read entire Bible in order starting w/ New Testament 1 chapter/day. (Acts 2)
2. Reach 104.0 lbs by 5/10/24
3. Nutrition level Good daily
4. Maintain dayshift schedule (5a/5p/9p)
5. Take 30 minute nap after shower instead of "poison".1 -
This weeks goals to meet are:
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@ceebeeslim. Stress of any sort has me say FFFF it . It’s hard sometimes to sit thru the stress. I’ve been doing some of that sitting thru the stress and being successful. It’s not easy.
So today is successful. Yesterday too many sweets . So it balances out. Today- just a chill relaxing day. Been sitting for a couple hours and I’d rather be doing something . Shopping…..0
