Summer Crunch Time Challenge

Alyshe

:flowerforyou: Alyshe................Weight...156.3
height.....5' 3"
arms 12 1/4" ...............waist 34" ............hips 41 1/4"

:flowerforyou: Breannk.............Weight...181
height.....5' 7"
arms......12.5"...............waist 36.5"..........hips 43"

:flowerforyou: Ding724.............Weight...172
height....
arms.......12.5"..............waist 32"..............hips 39"

:flowerforyou: Jamiebee24.......Weight...161.2
height.....5' 9"
arms........10".................waist 30.5"..........hips 38.5"

:flowerforyou: kendradl.................Weight....193
height......5' 7"
arms......14"..................waist 34.5"..........hips 39.5"

:flowerforyou: loathesome.............Weight...145
height....5' 10"
arms......11"..................waist 34".............hips 39"

:flowerforyou: manzone..................Weight...150.6
height.....5' 1"
arms....10 3/4".............waist 30"...........hips 37"

:flowerforyou: PerceyPig..................Weight 176
height....5' 9"
arms....13"....................waist 35"...........hips 40"

:flowerforyou: teetee1281................Weight 152.6
height.....5' 5"
arms....12"....................waist 29"............hips 39"

Ding724

Sorry about not posting my height...It's in my signature so I guess I just forgot!!!
I'm 5'9.25'':laugh: That extra 1/4 inch helps alot! lol

Jamiebee24

just finished my P90X for today ladies....going to the gym later on for some cardio....how's all of your workouts?!

teetee1281

Ladies, Day 1 of this challenge and my trainer already beat me down. First this morning I completed Turbo Jam with my 1lb gloves on which made my workout great! Then this evening I went to the gym, my trainer had an open session, so we started early and I still got my original slot. Man, that was 45 mins of supersets! I walked out feeling like I was inhaling and holding my abs in, when I knew I wasn't. It was just a wonderful workout! Couldn't be happier.
Can't wait to hear about our success and different workouts. We can achieve so much by working together and encouraging each other!

Alyshe

Hi ladies. I got a 3 mile walk/run on the treadmill and p90x chest and back in. This is awsome. Great job Jamie and teetee! I hope the other ladies are doing well also. I can't wait to hear from them!
I'm sorry I couldnt get the graph up. But I found out that I had to use photobucket and now have step by step instructions. I'm going to give it a test run later to see if I can get one up for the winner at the end of the week. If not then I will just post it like I did today. but with more spice for the winner.
We got this ladies

breannk

i started the C25K program today, was gonna go to spin but it got canceled then i came home and shoveled the driveway! going to spin and lifting wieghts tomorrow! glad to hear everyones work outs went good today! :flowerforyou:

PercyPig

Hey everyone! Well done on the exercising yesterday!

Breannk - do you often go to spin class? I would love to try it out as everyone says it's an amazing workout but I am so scared. Any tips for my first lesson?

I picked up my kettlebells for the first time in over 5 weeks and was amazed by how easy it still was. I couldn't exercise for like a month due to surgery and illness in December but it doesn't look like I've lost much muscle or endurance - I'm very, very happy with that! It's also the first time I did kettlebells with my HRM on - I do little circuits with the kettlebells and after each round I went down from around 175 bpm to 115 in one minute - I'm so pleased with that! Today is step class, looking forward to it!

Alyshe - just to clear up the rules - are we weighing in on Mondays every week and posting measurements every month, is that correct?

Jamiebee24

Well, I hate to say it but I've been a yoo-yoo dieter. I was back down to 140 from 180 and now back up to 162. Down to my last pair of jeans. I gave all my big clothes away the last weight lost time. (GOOD thing!). But.... since I found this APP and Website "My Fitness Pal"... How easy is this. This is what I want / need in my life. Easy, easy, easy !! Keep me interested. In October I bought a brand new BIG name treadmill and due to circumstance was not able to utilize it properly. Used it here and there when I could. But, now all my obligations are done and guess what..........it's me time !! I found this APP on Saturday 1/8/11 and it is so easy to use. I have the smartphone "My Fitness Pal" app and can scan my food UPC codes in for the next day and I'm done. Hardly any time at all spent documenting. And the best part... it sync's up with the website and its updated on both programs. I'm in heaven! I can see this being a BIG part of my routine from now on because....."Its so easy" !! Since Saturdays first documentation I've lost 1-1/2 pounds. (I started exercizing earlier in the week so that has helped with getting going). I have been to gym's (love it), been to Jenny Craig (good program) long enough I should know what I need to do by now. With this website I feel so motivated with the tracking tabs. I can spend more time concentrating on getting thinner now than planning it out and not following through because I'm bored by then. Thanks......... Let me know if you feel the same way. Love to hear from others.

Jamiebee24

I did not type that! I don't know whats going on...

Jamiebee24

I don't know how my post got edited by someone other than me---but that really ticks me off!!

Anyways, I got in an extra 80 minute cardio session last night---it was amazing!! elliptical, stair stepper and then the treadmill...I felt wonderful after!! Today, just P90X for me, and then work tonight!!

I love spinning---my advice to you is that your butt WILL hurt---but it will get used to it after the second to third class Keep up with it!

Happy Tuesday!

Ding724

I did not type that! I don't know whats going on...

MFP wasn't working for awhile this morning & I saw that exact same post that it says you wrote on MANY topics. Very strange :noway: No worries...we know you're not a "yoo-yoo dieter" haha

Jamiebee24

I did not type that! I don't know whats going on...

MFP wasn't working for awhile this morning & I saw that exact same post that it says you wrote on MANY topics. Very strange :noway: No worries...we know you're not a "yoo-yoo dieter" haha

really? oh my, how embarrassing!!!!

Alyshe

Hey all so far I have got in a one mile walk and a one mile run. My shin kept cramping up and it would go down to my foot so I didnt do to much. But I'm going to give my run another go later becuase I really want to do a half marathon this summer and want to lose weight. Going to do p90x cardio and not plyos. If I do ploys I will not be able to run on my treadmill tomarrow.

PercyPig- I would like to do weight in on sundays. So that on monday morning every one can see who everyone else is doing. I can make the graph on sunday and post it monday. Yes we are going to be weigh in weekly and there will be a winner at the end of each week. The winner is the person that has lost the most weight. Aslo yes we will be doing measurments monthly because I dont want people to get discouraged by measuring them self every week. Although at time some of us my lose more measurments then weight. Because muscle weighs more then fat.

breannk

yeah i do spin at least 3 times a week and i LOVE it!! it is a really tough workout but really you can make it as hard as you want it to be by changing your resistance. my advice is definately bring a water bottle and your butt will kill after the 1st time but after a couple more times you wont even notice! im actually off to spin right now then doing some weight lifting

Jonesie1984

bump really bummed i missed out on this challenge.. i guess i'll "impromptu challenge" with yall.. i'm at work so measurements later.. at least for my own records.

Alyshe

bump really bummed i missed out on this challenge.. i guess i'll "impromptu challenge" with yall.. i'm at work so measurements later.. at least for my own records.

We would love to have you join us this coming week and the weeks that will be continued. Weigh in sunday and give me your measuments and weight then. Or you can just send me your measurment when you measure your self and then give me what your weight on sunday after you weigh in. :happy:

Jamiebee24

So far so good today...just finished my P90X Plyometrics workout....kept getting interrupted so it wasn't the best...but at least I got it done!! Food wise, i'm doing pretty well today so hopefully i can keep that up!! Work tonight, so that should help with the mindless snacking! Hope you all are having a great Tuesday!

teetee1281

Spin is a great workout and a way to build better breathing techniques for running.

Seeing inches lost does make a difference when the scale does not budge.

Jamiebee: Do you often work the nightshift? Sorry your workout was interrupted, but glad you were able to complete it. 80 mins of cardio, WOW! I think I started to sweat just reading that.

I was able to wake up this morning to complete Turbo Jam and Ab Jam, then run 4.1 miles this evening and work my legs at the gym.

Jamiebee24

home from work....bed soon and then another Wednesday. I have the day off so I'm going to ENJOY IT!! I'll do my P90X and then hopefully get another good cardio session in.

teetee---I do usually work nights. Some weekends I may do days, but generally its nights. My hubby works daytime,so it works out best if we just flip flop so we don't have to put the kids in day care I love cardio---and switching it up on different machines totally makes the time go faster!! Way to get in a run---along with all of your other workouts!

kendradl

If you guys don't mind I am going to friend everybody, I think it will make this a lot easier for me. I did my first workout last night, Turbo Jam Fat Blaster, it was very high intensity, found out I am very uncoordinated so I hope that gets better as time goes on. Back to the gym tonight (weather permitting) and I can finally start my C25K :happy:

teetee1281

Jamiebee: That is wonderful that you and your husband are able to take care of child care on your own, that's expensive these days. What verision of P90x are you doing?

Kendradl: Thanks for the add! I'm doing TJ also, I just ordered the other workouts, waiting for them to arrive. As you continue you will learn the moves and find more enjoyment. I'm still learning myself. Hope you can make it to the gym.

Yesterday, the base announced its closure for today. So 9am I started to shovel, I put my HRM on and burnd over 1000K (and I will have to shovel again). I don't plan to live, but at the rate it's going it would only get harder if I waited. I made sure I can get my truck out of the drive and back in before I considered my job complete. Now I am watching a little TV before I start to study. I promised my hubby I would study for my upcoming advancement exam.
I'll be back later to post. Have a great Wednesday!

Ding724

Hey ladies!!! Great job on all of your workouts!
I am still going to the gym 6 days per week...I'd like to go everyday, but I know my body needs rest & yet I still always feel guilty about that day off. I should probably learn to get over that because I can't keep up with this routine forever :happy: haha I'm off to write 2 psych papers for school. Have a marvelous day!!!

Jamiebee24

teetee---I know, daycare is SO expensive. Once I start school we really won't have a choice and the boys will have to but for now its nice to have them home Where are you stationed at? My hubby is stationed at Camp Pendleton...also where I used to be stationed. I am doing just the classic version of P90X...its my first go, so I just went with the basic! I am so glad we don't have to deal with snow here----uck! Sorry!!!!

Ding---you are killing it! way to go with 6 workout days. I shoot for 5---if I get all 5 I feel awesome...I'd love to do 6 or 7---but like you, I know my body needs the rest! The more and more I get into it, I feel less guilty for taking days off though...just cause I know how hard I do work on my workout days! Good work!!

Wednesday is going great so far...lunch in couple hours---and then working out with Tony Horton....haha. I have to go grocery shopping tonight, so I don't know if I will make it to the gym for some extra cardio or not!

teetee1281

teetee---I know, daycare is SO expensive. Once I start school we really won't have a choice and the boys will have to but for now its nice to have them home Where are you stationed at? My hubby is stationed at Camp Pendleton...also where I used to be stationed. I am doing just the classic version of P90X...its my first go, so I just went with the basic! I am so glad we don't have to deal with snow here----uck! Sorry!!!!

I'm stationed in Groton, CT, really didn't get a choice here, my husband was due for sea time and he's a Radioman on submarines. So, I've returned stateside, leaving the humidity and sandstorms, to come to the cold and snow.

teetee1281

Yesterday, the base announced its closure for today. So 9am I started to shovel, I put my HRM on and burnd over 1000K (and I will have to shovel again). I don't plan to live, but at the rate it's going it would only get harder if I waited. I made sure I can get my truck out of the drive and back in before I considered my job complete. Now I am watching a little TV before I start to study. I promised my hubby I would study for my upcoming advancement exam.
I'll be back later to post. Have a great Wednesday!

I just reread that, OMG, I mean I don't plan to leave! Man, I want to live for a long time.

Alyshe

I cooled it down today. 1 mile jog and 1 mile walk. I will pump things up agien tomorrow. How are you all doing? I cant wait tell the weight in.

kendradl

Doing great here, had my first day of C25K yesterday and I am sure feeling it today but it is good, I do have muscles somewhere just have to find them again. Back to the gym tonight and for my rest day from C25K I am thinking elliptical, bike and some strength training and day 2 of 200 situps. Can't wair for weigh in day either although I doubt there will be a loss but still excited anyways :bigsmile:

Jamiebee24

Well ladies, its already Thursday!!

I had a good workout yesterday-- I did my regularly scheduled P90X and then hit the gym up in the evening...did a half hour on the elliptical and then a half hour on the stair stepper. I love that thing! Today is just some P90X Yoga---which I really can not stand,but I am going to try and push through it....and then work tonight, so no gym! TOM came yesterday,so I'm hoping that I don't have a gain come weigh in day. Eating has been decent...I wish I had a personal chef! :laugh:

Hope you all are doing good!!!

tammytomandgirls

I just started on this site today...

Is it possible for me to join your challenge?!

kendradl

Well ladies, its already Thursday!!

I had a good workout yesterday-- I did my regularly scheduled P90X and then hit the gym up in the evening...did a half hour on the elliptical and then a half hour on the stair stepper. I love that thing! Today is just some P90X Yoga---which I really can not stand,but I am going to try and push through it....and then work tonight, so no gym! TOM came yesterday,so I'm hoping that I don't have a gain come weigh in day. Eating has been decent...I wish I had a personal chef! :laugh:

Hope you all are doing good!!!

I Love the stair stepper too, unfortunately we don't have one at our gym :frown: I would also love a personal chef, I kinda have one, my husband does all the cooking for us and generally has supper ready for me when I get home which is awesome - one less thing to worry about. I can't imagine working nights, having kids and finding time to go the gym but it seems like you do just fine and do an awesome job of it as well :happy: