JOIN ME! 30 day Insanity/Turbo Fire hybrid program

Lisa0711

Thanks ladies! I don't know if I could get myself to wake up that early... I'm going to try the evenings and see how they work. Yall are right - I'll find a way to make this work for me. So many people juggle those things along with kids, friends, husbands, etc. So I can do it. It's amazing what a pep talk can do for ya though.. lol

Sam - the prizes for the challenge are 50% of participants' money to the first place winner, 30% to second, and 20% to third. Each person has to pay $30 to sign up.. I don't know how many people are participating yet. The lady who started this is trying to sell Herbalife (sp?) to help aid in the challenge... I just want to do the challenge w/o anything but what I've already been doing. The challenge lasts 12 weeks... so it ends right between my graduation and the official start of summer!

I'm just hoping the real-life support and knowing I have to tell others my weekly progress in person will help me to reach my potential with this. I did find that flyer for a reason...

After I walk Rocky, I'm off to the gym! Hope yall have a great day!!!!

telcochik

Morning Ladies! CLX Burn Circuit 3 and TF Core 20 in the books.

You can do this Lisa! We're with you 100%! Enjoy the walk with Rocky!

Sam hope your morning is going well!

Sharon

Lisa0711

Thanks Sharon! Nice job with your workouts!

I went to the gym and burned over 800 calories. Started with the elliptical, then weight machines, stair stepper, more weights, ran/walked a mile, and finished with abs. Lifting heavy and doing the pull up machine has been so great for my arms. I know I commented on it recently, but I can't believe how they look when I flex 'em. They make me proud. Can't wait til I can say that about my stomach! I don't care to have a 6 pack - actually, I don't want one. I just want definition.. those cuts down the sides look good. I will get there some day!

SDehmer819

Sounds like fantastic workouts Girls!! I wish I had a pull up machine! You should be very proud of yourself Lisa for pushing so hard!

My morning/day has been good. I feel very sleepy and my eyes are rather hard to keep open. I think I stay up too late most night. So, no workout for me. Boooo....

I am going to really, really, really, try to run in the morning because after work I was invited to a purse party and am going to go for a little bit. I wish I had someone to yell at me to get the heck up in the morning. I want your will power Sharon!!!

I am going to bed seriously in 30 min after I put my son to bed. So goodnight!!

telcochik

I wish I had someone to yell at me to get the heck up in the morning. I want your will power Sharon!!!

Give me your cell phone #...I'll text you at 4:30am every day to wake you up!!!:laugh:

Sharon

SDehmer819

LOL! that might not be a bad idea Sharon! I may just try that next week.

I did, however, roll out of bed this morning and ran. It is darn harder to workout in the morning, probably just because my body has gotten use to doing it in the evenings. I wonder if Ill drag butt today too, again, because I usually go to bed within an hr or 2 after working out.

I ran 3 miles in 27 min...was planning on doing 5 but it just felt harder to me. Must be mental... burned 260cals.
That purse party only goes to about 8 so I may even come home and do my scheduled Fire 30. Ill just see how it goes.

Got to get ready for work! Have a great day

telcochik

Happy Friday MFP peeps! Today I did Fire 55 EZ with weighted gloves. The sweat was dripping into my eyes!

Sam - nice job on your morning run. I know mornings suck but you'll be really happy tonight when your workout is already done and all you have to do is go to a party!!!

Hope you ladies have a great day!
Sharon

SDehmer819

Great workout Sharon!! you love that 55, don't you??? LOL I love being sweaty...it shows me I worked my booty as hard as I could!

And Sharon, you couldn't be more right!!! It is a wonderful feeling knowing that my workout is done!!!

I think I may just give it a go next week.

Have a wonderful Friday

telcochik

Happy Saturday Ladies! Today I did CLX Burn Circuit 1 and Ab Burner. Burn Circuit month is now officially OVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Onward and upward to the Push month!

Had Chinese food for dinner last night which did not equate to success on the scale this morning. Duh like I didn't know that would happen.

Make it a great weekend!
Sharon

SDehmer819

wow! its been a month already Sharon??? great! I like Push and Lean.

I know right, about Chinese. I love fried rice and stir fry but the sodium is so high that it most definately shows on the scale. I read that if you eat a banana after consuming something very high in sodium, the potassium helps pull the sodium out. I have done it a few times, but not enough to say "yea that works."

The scale has been down 1lb all week from my last weigh in so as long as it says the same thing in the morning, then I will be officially down 1lb and down 15lb since starting my journey with you ladies and INSURBO. Couldnt be happier!!!! Thank you for all the support. And that will mean that I will only have about 5 more.

Have a workout and some cleaning to get done. I will check in later.

Enjoy your Saturday!!

Lisa0711

Great job completing the Burn ciruit! I don't know about you, but I really enjoy the Push month!

Sam that's awesome! Losing 15 pounds (we'll go ahead and count it! ) is a great accomplishment, especially since you don't have much to lose and you did it in less than 3 months!

I did HIIT 30. My HRM is being a pain in the butt. I LOVE the thing, well when it works right, but I've put 3 different batteries in the strap part of it and they die after about 3 workouts. I don't know what to do. Time-wise the warranty should be good (got it last June) but i had a hard time getting the back off to get to the battery and it's a little scuffed looking now. I'm sure it's enough for the company to refuse fixing it.. even though I know I didn't do enough damage to actually mess it up worse than it was.

Guess I gotta find a new one... suggestions?

SDehmer819

Thank you Lisa!!! I think we are all doing super great!!

Great burn today also!! And my HRM is acting up also...the display starts to fade as I go through my workout, like as I get sweatier (sp- it that even a word???). Ugh!! mu last one did the same thing and they are suppose to be water resistant up to like 30-50 meters for doing laps. What kind do you have?? And I would still try contacting the company for the warranty.

I have a Polar f6 and my other one was a f4. Sharon, what did you end up getting???

I did Upper 20 and Fire 30 and burned 307 calories.

telcochik

I bought the Polar F7 for about $119 but because it comes with a chest strap I haven't tried it yet. I'm going to bite the bullet and use it Monday when I do Greatest HIITs and Fire 45EZ.

Sharon

SDehmer819

I dont even noticed the chest strap anymore. Its nice. I am really disappointed that its doing that and the battery symbol is 3/4 full so I am thinking that it isnt that. grrrr!!! I dont want to buy another and I cant workout without one...Its a mental thing for me...so silly.

Lisa0711

Mine is a Polar FT60. I had a Polar F11, and it started acting up so I bought this one. I've heard such good things about Polar, and I do live my watches when they work, but the first one was the same story. I'm starting to wonder if Polar is as good as people say they are...

My workouts are the same as far as not even wanting to work out without the HRM! I was going to get on the treadmill today and after I saw my HRM wasn't working, I didn't even do it (bad I know). But once I got back upstairs I talked myself into doing HIIT 30 anyway.

I bought my first HRM from walmart (a mio w/o the strap) and it encouraged me to work out. I love seeing how many calories I'm burning! Then I found out those weren't as accurate - once I got on MFP - and bought my first Polar from amazon.com. Now both have actued up about 6-9 months after getting them. They're too expensive to be doing that crap.

I want to try a body bugg or something like it.. but they are expensive too and I don't know much about them. I'm just frustrated that I've bought both those watches, loved them, and now they seem to be junk. :mad:

Lisa0711

I found an article on Yahoo about ways to motivate you to work out in the mornings.. if working out after work doesn't work for me, I may seek out this article again. lol

http://health.yahoo.net/articles/fitness/photos/10-morning-workout-motivators

telcochik

I loved my Bodybugg but once the free 6 month trial ended I decided not to renew. The daily burn results taught me the activity level I need to maintain each day in order to create enough of a deficit to lose weight.

Additionally, and this was just me (and my husband), sometimes I would develop a rash where the monitor sat on my arm.

SDehmer819

Lisa, I thought the same thing about Polar. I did alot of reading reviews before I bought my 1st one and it did last a few years. Actually it still works, but like I said, when the display gets damp, its unreadable. And now my current one is the same way and Ive had that one for less then a year, I think. I am getting very irritated. Well, its just that they arnt cheap...over a $100.

Sharon~ Are you just as happy with your new HRM as your bodybugg?

I ran the trails today, 7.35 miles and burned 736 cal. There is a local running group who meet out there every Sunday morning and I have ran with them 1x before. Its a nice change to run with a few people. Saturday is the very last run of the trail series. And Lisa's run also

And I am also down 1lb...and that was even after having pizza for dinner last night, so I wonder if it may be even a tad lower. Anyway, I am thrilled!! I am going to busting out of the 140's in no time. :smokin:

Enjoy the great weather that you are both having and your rest days!!!!

Lisa0711

Yes I did too, Sam. If anything is of any expense I always read reviews and try to find out everything I can about it. I hate to waste money.. and I'm feeling like I did with my HRMs.

Great job with your run! It's nice to have other like minded people to be around. That's why I'm hoping this challenge I'm signing up for tomorrow will help encourage me. And yeah, you're definitely gonna be out of the 140s soon!!!

This week is a big week for me! Tomorrow is the my first day at the new job, also the starting day of that Biggest Loser challenge, and I have my 5K Saturday! Plus, last week was spring break so I got to take it easy before it all hits lol.

telcochik

Happy Monday! I bit the bullet and decided to use my new Polar T7 HRM during today's Turbo Fire workouts. I did Greatest HIITs and Fire 45. HRM said I burned 616 calories. That's higher than my Bodybugg and the HRM I was previously using. The chest strap will definitely take some getting used to but it wasn't terrible. It fit really snugly under my sports bra. Since I don't eat back all of my exercise calories, I'm not too concerned about how these results compare to the other devices I've previously used.

Hope you all have a great day!
Sharon

SDehmer819

Super workout Sharon!! great burn! Atleast it was more then the bodybugg said, and not under or perhaps you would hate it! LOL Glad you dont mind the chest strap and after a while it wont even be noticable probably.

I emailed Polar today and maybe they will have some helpful insight...we will see.

Thank you Lisa!! The running group is fun and perhaps I will join them on more Sunday mornings. You will have a busy week but it will be motivating. And I cant wait to hear about your run

In June, I am actually running with a team of 11, I think, from Madison to Chicago (200miles approx) in 24 hrs.. We each take turns running legs of the race and all in all run about 16-18 miles a piece. Should be fun!! And smelly and stinky. LOL

About to go workout...

SDehmer819

Did fire 60 tonight. I am really starting to love TF!! I am getting the moves alot better and man, my squat jumps are getting so high and with ease. LOVE THAT!! Burned 463 cals.

Trying the whole morning thing again...I'll see how it goes. LOL

telcochik

CLX Push Circuit 1 and TF Core 20. Just call me "noodle arms"!!! :laugh:

Make it a great day Ladies!
Sharon

SDehmer819

Hey noodle arms!!! I am sure you are getting sooooo strong! And building some AMAZING muscles.

jogged 1.5 mile with my son and then went back out for 4.2 more. I burned 486 cals.

Im going to work out tomorrow and thursday but nothing for me on Friday. I want to be fresh for Saturday.

Lisa0711

good job girls!

I didn't get a workout in today. I planned on it, but spent time cleaning instead. We put in a new door last week and the house seriously needed some attention. I plan on going to the gym tomorrow after work and Thursday after school. I'll also take off friday - or at least do something really light - so I can be fresh for my run Saturday.

That challenge was a bust. My mom and I were the only ones who showed up.. I don't think I want to bother with it anyway bc the lady doing it is mainly wanting to sell herbalife and I'm not interested. I don't want to give her false hope... much less drive an extra 2 hours after I get off work just to walk a mile.. slowly. lol

I think I'll do better now that I have a set schedule in my life. Stress is gonna hit me hard til I get done with school. There is so much to do! But I'm just going to keep working out and working on eating better.

telcochik

Have I mentioned Shakeology lately?????????????????? :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:


Sharon

SDehmer819

And you have us LISA!!!! :laugh:

uhm, I dont think so Sharon!!! :happy: I think next week I am going to buy some from you so Ill let you know when.

Once you change something in the house to newer...its never ending because it makes other things look dingy...LOL so more cleaning, painting, etc....we've been doing the same thing.

til tomorrow...

telcochik

Sam that wasn't a sales pitch...that was a dig on the Herbalife chick since Lisa has to hear me talk about BB stuff all the time (although at least she's reading it from the comfort of her home!) LOL!

Sharon

Lisa0711

lol well maybe it did work as a sales pitch anyway.. haha

I like BB products though.. and I know they work. There is where the difference is... I don't like products that are weight loss only.. they don't seem to work. So carry on with your BB stuff.

SDehmer819

I know it wasnt Sharon, but I had been thinking about it anyway.

Darn doggies woke me up this morning so I had no choice but get in a workout...HIIT 25. Burned 162 cals and I will do something after work.

Have a great day ladies!!