Stronger, Better, Faster Fitness Challenge, August 26th

lotusfromthemud

Hi all,

Yesterday I had major trauma when I made the mistake of looking at the scale number at the Drs. Against the last time I had weighed, it was up six pounds. I'm just going on the theory that it wasn't accurate, a different scale, I had just eaten lunch was wearing shoes, blah,blahblah. . . and trying not to care. . .but I was amazed at how upsetting it was. I ended up wearing my sunglasses home to hide the fact that I was close to tears. I came home and measured myself and with the exception of my butt, I'm actually smaller everywhere (I was having a flat-butt situation, so that was actually my goal)

Anyways, I've remembered why I hate the scale.

Today is spinning and weights.

Happy workouts! (and stay away from scales. . . )

lotusfromthemud

Hi all,

Yesterday I had major trauma when I made the mistake of looking at the scale number at the Drs. Against the last time I had weighed, it was up six pounds. I'm just going on the theory that it wasn't accurate, a different scale, I had just eaten lunch was wearing shoes, blah,blahblah. . . and trying not to care. . .but I was amazed at how upsetting it was. I ended up wearing my sunglasses home to hide the fact that I was close to tears. I came home and measured myself and with the exception of my butt, I'm actually smaller everywhere (I was having a flat-butt situation, so that was actually my goal)

Anyways, I've remembered why I hate the scale.

Today is spinning and weights.

Happy workouts! (and stay away from scales. . . )

Carrie6o6

I was loving the scale this morning! Im down to 194.5! Yay!! 4 lbs to my goal!!

I hope to burn at least 300 cals today. I can now do one REAL push up so will be starting the 100 push up thing over but with real ones now haha

RachVR6

Today is going to be P90x Back & Biceps along with the Ab Ripper. Can't wait! The day just isn't going fast enough though. :laugh:

Depending on how tired I am after that and if my bf is home yet, I might throw in some cardio too. We'll see.

yoginimary

Hang in there V. It amazes me sometimes how weak I can be, when it comes to my weight. It is a daily struggle to accept who I am. Yoga helps.

I'm sore today. I knew I would be during weights last night. For the first time, I had to stop during legs and stretch, my hamstrings were killing me (I always have to take a break, or cheat, during abs, but my legs are usually pretty strong). We did warrior 1 with the back heal raised during yoga, and I guess I was doing it correctly, because it burned! I also walked for about an hour yesterday. My teacher is prepping me for the workshop, which is very sweet of her.

Today, maybe just walking. If I feel great this afternoon, maybe kickboxing or elliptical.

mechanicmom

You guys (ladies, men, whoever you are) have more energy than I do apparently. I worked in the yard for 45 minutes and my arms feel like they are going to fall off. I know part of that is from working them out so hard yesterday. I decided to have an easy arm day today, especially after the yard work. So It's either Taebo abs or butt. Not sure which I want to be really sore in tomorrow. :laugh:
I stayed within my calories yesterday and that included having some frozen yogurt with Reese's peanut butter cups at the end of the day. I drank 64 ounces of water and 8 oz juice. So if everyday was as good as yesterday then I would probably get this weight off.
On a totally different note my son has learned to go to the potty by himself! He doesn't put the seat up yet (he's 2.5) and he has a hard time pulling his underwear back up. He runs into the bathroom every 5-10 minutes, pulls down his undies and stands on his step stool until he goes or decides he doesn't have to. :laugh: What a cutie. Makes me laugh everyday.
All right ladies. Have a great day! Stay away from the scales if they are your enemy!

lotusfromthemud

Hang in there V. It amazes me sometimes how weak I can be, when it comes to my weight. It is a daily struggle to accept who I am. Yoga helps.

I

Amen to "yoga helps." Last night I was very upset, and wanted to skip yoga and pout. My husband essentially dragged me to the yoga studio. He said "you're a different person after yoga. I want to hang out with HER tonight." . . .and it's true. there's something about using your body at the level that it's at, and pushing past that level slowly that is so powerful. Also, I was next to new people, and the teacher paid me a compliment by saying "watch vivia, she has good form".

Hooray! Yoga!:flowerforyou:

JulieB21

:flowerforyou: Afternoon ladies. Beautiful sunny day here in New York. I did my Turbo Jam at 5 a.m. and then worked in the yard for an hour and just got back from an hour of walking/jogging with five rambunctious kids.

Happy workouts all

cp005e

Hey there Viv, :flowerforyou:

Isn't it amazing how we can get so emotionally derailed by something like that? Good for your husband to know what is good for you! You are doing so great - and the measurements just reinforce that point even more. (I am starting to get a little worried about the flat butt myself - I have NEVER had a flat butt! That's not what I'm looking for!)

I went to aerobics (but easy on the foot) and did my pushups last night. Tonight I'm stuck at work for a while longer, but should be able to get over the gym for some elliptical time. Oh! And it looks like I suddenly lost 2.5 lbs this week! :noway: I recorded it as only 1.5 because I don't trust the scale. I also just changed my goal weight from 140 to 150 (based on the body fat test I had in June), and changed my weekly goal from 2lbs to 1lb. I am logging my food again, so we'll see how I do with a couple hundred more calories every day. :drinker:

RachVR6

Cranked out Back & Biceps and Ab Ripper X. Whoohooo! Didn't burn a tremendous amount of calories, but boy are my muscles pumpin'!