Berry's bare belly challenge - February 2014
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I forgot to tell how I'm going about this all, so here you go:
I follow the 5:2 diet, so a form of intermittent fasting. On the other 5 days I eat about 2000 calories. I do a bootcamp-workout (circuit training really) at the gym 2x a week, and at home I do some jillian michaels and push ups/pull ups. I might also check out BerryH's little program that she posted on the previous page
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My workouts have become non-existent, HELP!!!!!!! :frown:
Do you watch TV? Jog in place instead of sitting on the couch! Do you ever microwave anything? Pretend to jump rope/do a plank/etc while the timer counts down! Have stairs in your residence? Go up and down them a couple of times every day. Going shopping? Park in the back instead of trying to find a spot close to the front.
There are a ton of ways to incorporate exercise into your daily life if you think about it.
I really need to do some more Zumba! :laugh:0 -
Tried Jillian Michaels' Shred It With Weights for the first time (part one is online). I enjoyed it more than others of hers, and certainly feel like I had a good workout!0
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I might try some JM tonight/tomorrow and I'm taking the zumba dvd's to my bf's and going to make him do them with me (he's whining about his weight so he can do some hip wiggling with me), and I'm going to make us go for a long walk on Sunday too.
One good thing about the tube strike...I got an extra 40mins cycling each day just to get to/from work. I am determined to see a little bit of difference by the end of Feb even if the scale doesn't reward me.
Also Berry I tried your little routine which was fab but also intensely evil. I've clearly been out of body pump and 30DS waaaaay too long!0 -
That's awesome. I tell my guy friends they should come to Zumba and stand at the back - they'd love it! [/quote]I might try some JM tonight/tomorrow and I'm taking the zumba dvd's to my bf's and going to make him do them with me (he's whining about his weight so he can do some hip wiggling with me), and I'm going to make us go for a long walk on Sunday too.
That's great! It actually took me far longe to get in today than it did on the Tube strike days :laugh:One good thing about the tube strike...I got an extra 40mins cycling each day just to get to/from work. I am determined to see a little bit of difference by the end of Feb even if the scale doesn't reward me.
Yup, it's just 8 minutes, but 8 minutes of pain!Also Berry I tried your little routine which was fab but also intensely evil. I've clearly been out of body pump and 30DS waaaaay too long!0 -
Yo! Mojo has made an appearance with Berry's help, Body Revolution workout being done, and actually RAN this morning for the first time since completing the Race For Life 5k last Summer.
Come on, chicks, and yes I'm aiming this at the ladies because so far the guys have bee reluctant to display their bellies, lets get cracking on an improvement for the end of the month!
Shaz
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This weekend I also ran for the first time in ages (must have been something in the air!) on Saturday, and lifted "heavy" (for me!) on Sunday. All the guys (and it was only guys) in the weights areas were "it's never leg day" types!
No weight loss - drinking gallons of wine put paid to that - but I'm definitely going in at the middle a bit more!
Swimming tonight. I never feel like swimming before I get it but always think, "I love swimming, why don't I do that more often?" when I finish.
Exercise consistency for me just means never going more than a day without doing something, whatever that is doesn't matter much, so long as I'm doing it to the best of my ability.0 -
I want in on this! I need to strengthen my belly!!! If I get brave enough I will post pics, I have been working on a home renovation for over a year and have put myself on the back burner! Time for me to get back to feeling good!0
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Welcome on board runforestrun!0
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Did half an hour of swimming and five minutes of water running today. With just 18 days to go, I really need to step on the gas! I had a lot of unrecorded booze this weekend and a day full of snack attacks. I looked like an Easter egg in my swimming costume!0
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My legs (and bum) still hurt from the sunday zumba disaster (bf, absolutely haaaaated the dvd, he got so mad at beto for not explaining the moves and speaking in spanish and getting his abs out). still, it clearly did something to me coz I was achey yesterday and even more so last night/today. Makes me realise that even though I do loooots of walking and cycling I really need to do a bit more of other stuff too...0
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I have to confess I REALLY didn't feel like going back out the gym pool after I dropped home last night, but thinking of how Davina carried on after nearly collapsing yesterday kept me motivated!
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Just logged my breakfast, snacks and dinner and realised I've got fewer than 200 calories left for lunch! Going for a power walk at lunchtime AND working out tonight - I can't continue this run of going over if I want to get my belly out in two and a half weeks!0 -
Did a 40-minute lunchtime stomp round Kensington Gardens averaging 3.9mph (it would have been 4+ if it hadn't been for those pesky roads I had to cross!). Back on track for the day now.0
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Good afternoon bellylicious babes!
Just about got shot of the after-effects of a weekend of overconsumption. I have Zumba booked in tonight, but felt I could use some resistance work so did that 8-minute HIIT circuit first thing. I need some practice until I can get between moves in just 10 seconds!0 -
Zumba was awesome as always, even though the instructor didn't have the music to do my favourite "I'm sexy and I know it" routine, boo!
I think tomorrow will be my day off, so I'll try to squeeze in a workout tonight, maybe Shred It With Weights?0 -
the scales budged a smidgen this morning, but i *feel* tubbier and more wobbly, how unfair.
today is the halfway point!0 -
Opposite for me Penny, scales haven't budged but I'm feeling trimmer and firmer and wearing my smaller sized jeans. Very simple explanation, I'm having terrible struggle staying under calories, but have been very consistent with exercise.
Rest day today though. And wine day. Mmm, wine...0 -
Mid-way progress photo. No belly visible, thankfully.
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Good afternoon belly busters!
I hit it hard this weekend. I'm getting back to running after a break for a bad hip - I did 33 minutes with 3 mins running at 8kph then 2 minutes walking at 6kph all at 1% elevation (higher hurts my hip). Even though I've been doing it for 17 years, I still find nothing is as hard as running, I was purple in the face and dripping!
Today I did heavy lifting, not my favourite thing. I definitely picked up heavier barbells than ever - I just need to be interested enough to note down so I have some proof of progress!0 -
Hi!
This week hasn't been great for me exercise-wise, but next week will definitely be better! I'm stepping up my game in the exercise-department with Insanity. I feel slimmer and firmer so we'll see what the end of the month brings
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Next week I'll take my 5:2 a bit more serious than I have been this week, so I'm pretty sure I'll see some progress at the end of the week
Have a nice evening!0 -
My training week has just been thrown into disarray. I was going to have a much-deserved rest day today after hitting it hard this weekend, and just do some core work tonight. But now I have a press trip up the BT Tower (yay!) on Wednesday evening, an early start to film at the Science Museum on Thursday and drinks with former colleagues on Friday. Can't have my belly going to pot (pun intended) for lack of planning.0
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Morning all!
Today I celebrate my three year anniversary on MFP, yay! If I'd kept up my initial results, I'd be wearing UK size 12 (US size 8) clothes now and running marathons before breakfast, but life just doesn't work that way! Here I am size 16 and building up my running again after a hip injury and strength again after, well, not enjoying lugging heavy stuff around.
I am a little disappointed that I haven't lost anything since I began this month's BBBC, though, as I've been working hard and tracking truer than I had been. There's definitely been some firming up and tucking in, however, which I hope is down to some fat loss and muscle growth. I'll ask the gym for a fat test at the end of the month.
I did take a full much-needed rest day on Monday, and last night I did a HIIT cardio workout on my excise bike which had me sweating buckets (Michael Mosley reckons he can do it in is suit - I don't think so!). I failed to plan and planned to fail today - I have a press trip up the BT Tower this evening and didn'tget up early enough for a workout, so another enforced rest day. I'm not even suitably dressed for a lunchtime stomp.
Tomorrow I have to leave early as I'm filming at the Science Museum, so I'll have to get an evening workout in. I'm out on Friday so will weigh up whether I can squeeze a morning workout in! Then I have the weekend to myself, so I can workout to my heart's content!
Keep up the good work, belly busters! :flowerforyou:0 -
You know when you have a couple of days of taking it easy and eating and drinking more then you mysteriously break a months-long weight plateau? That.0
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Hello? Anyone else still here?
Just four days to go and I've blown it quite spectacularly over the last week, and I'm going to find it tough to get enough exercise in this week. Hoping to at least show SOME progress by the end of the month!0 -
I am! :drinker:
You never know, it might not be as bad as you think!0 -
i am (i thought i replied last week but it probably got lost in the ether)
i'm doing ok, the scale is being kind, we'll see if it makes a visible difference when i take a piccy in what...3 days? 4 days?0 -
is it post on end of feb, or start of march?0
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Either, I'm not sure I'll be able to get a workout and photo in tomorrow anyhow. But I'll start a March thread on Saturday regardless
I did a home Zumba workout yesterday (I have a new set of videos with less Beto and more workout-style moves) then Zumba class yesterday, which was a bit of an oversight, but I can feel it in my belly!
The class turns into Zumba Step next week, which just won't be the same (slower, less dancy, more, well, step) and fewer people can get into each class. We needed an additional Zumba session for people with jobs, not to change an existing one!0 -
oh berry that sucks but at least you can do the dvds? i hate it when gyms mess with class schedules the wrong ways...0
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