Lindsay Brin's 60 Day Slim Down and workout videos

jennieodwyer

Thats so cool! I wish I had a gym owner friend. :laugh: Tomorrow is weigh day and I really have no idea where it is going to go. I have been working out and eating well all week but I had such a good loss last week that I have a feeling it isn't going to be that great. That is usually my pattern, good weight loss followed by a crappy week, followed by a good week and so on and so forth. So we shall see :laugh:

mamareese

How did the weigh in go? I tried to peek at my face page but hadn't seen any updates this AM for you rockin' your workout log!

I've got a late workout tonight. I don't mind at all though. DH has an away basketball game that won't bring him home until after midnight so the kids can get a little workout in with me and than hang out playing Wii for a bit while I finish up. They've been pretty good lately about letting mommy sneak in a quick workout (minus any physical altercations between brothers!) :laugh:

We got decent snow last night and more to come tonight. It's expected up here, but that doesn't mean you ever get used to the constant onslaught of crappy weather!! :noway: It's this time of year that I threaten to move south!!

jennieodwyer

Not well. Up .4lb which is why you didn't see anything on my page today. I knew it would probably not be good just because of the loss last week but I was hoping it would not be up but I do have some other factors going on that have caused me to retain to that is what I am chalking it up to. Frustrating none the less since I swear my body likes to hang out at 130 and I am just not cool with that. haha Time is running out! :mad:

jennieodwyer

Saw your post about jury duty. Hope you got an interesting case at least :laugh:

mamareese

Hey!! Just wanted to say hey! And tell you I hope everything is going well (weight wise and life wise!!) This thing is keeping me busy! I can't imagine ever getting caught up in one that takes eons like the Casey Anthony trial! I've got so much work to do after I get home from court and then just hanging out with the kids! Plus, I did something to my neck so I've had to set up chiro appts. Needless to say, although my eating has been relatively stellar, I've missed the last two work outs. He advised doing a light workout if "you must workout" so I'm going to find a TF that's decent. Lord knows I can't go multiple days without a workout!! Sheesh, doesn't this Doc know I have committment issues! LoL! Keep kickin' butt and have an awesome week!

jennieodwyer

Ohhhh the excitement of a heated trial. Well at least you are not sequestered . Sorry to hear about your neck! I did something to mine as well last week but nothing as severe as yours, just a pulled muscle that took a few days of easy workouts to fix. Things are plugging along for me. I am on my last 2 weeks of S90 so I am ready to finish that and take some after pics even though I have no clue how they are going to look. I have only lost about 5 pounds but I am hoping the pics will show a difference from all the weight lifting.

I lost 9lbs on Insanity but the before and after pictures showed alot more improvement (especially in my stomach) so I am hoping that is the case here. haha

Enjoy what little time you have with the family!

mamareese

Great job on the loss today! That's awesome! 2 more weeks and you are another graduate. You need to hook yourself up with a bunch of certificates that say 'Yep, I killed another program!!' I think it's great that all your accomplishments seem to inspire alot of your MFP pals. That's the great part about this site, someone's else win keeps you motivated! Great work!

I go back to the chiro next Tuesday, small town = only 2 days of having a chiro in town. He suggested avoiding my TF workouts because of the back and forth motions. So I'm going to try and just hit the treadmill tonight for a light walk/run. I did workout monday but paid for it Tuesday. It's funny how the dumbest things like sitting in court all day can irritate a neck. My DH jokes it's got to be a lot of muscle strain to hold up my big melon! :laugh: Oddly enough, I think that's exactly it! It's kept me motivated to eat right though because without the scale I just don't know if not working out is having an effect so the only response I can have is to make good choices!!

jennieodwyer

Thanks! Hopefully it doesn't go right back up next week :laugh: Congrats on your loss, especially with your injury and jury duty! Sitting all day can take a toll. When I am on a long flight my back and tail bone kill me so I can imagine sitting for 8 hours would aggrevate your neck injury!

Yeah I am excited about finishing the program and I haven't decided what I am going to do next. Whether I am going to go to another round right after (which I totally would) or if I would look into something else. I have been very interested in kettlebells but I am alittle scared of killing myself. haha So we shall see maybe I will do some DVDs I have to mix it up and then another round of S90 with heavier weights and get into kettlebells when my husband has a job! haha I know you love kettle bells :laugh:

mamareese

Get them kettlebells! :happy: Speaking from the woman who loves them but hasn't touched them in months! I actually loaned them to my sister when she asked for a good mix of workouts!

I definitely wouldn't worry about the lower weight loss vs Insanity. I think just looking at your pictures you can see the effects of S90 and your hard work. No doubt. It should be fun though deciding where to go from here! More strength? A change up? So many options!!

I'm starting to feel more 'myself'. I'd been struggling with not feeling it with my pants being a little tighter and feeling a little more bloated than normal. But keeping my water up and an eye on those calories has got me feeling back at it. I'm loving it too. I want to lock up this feeling and bottle it for when I think I can take a break or when I'm just not 'feeling up to it'. 177 days and I turn 30. Am I counting? Sort of, I started a challenge and my goal is to keep the consistency through my 30th so I've got my eye on that date!!

jennieodwyer

Glad you are starting to feel better and I saw you had a killer workout this morning!! Oh I don't have the days counted until my 30th but I am almost down to a month. We are planning an adults only party the night before (March 10th) so I need to be rocking it. I want to buy a special outfit (maybe a dress, but that does go against my longheld rule of not wearing dresses or skirts when I plan to drink more than one drink, hehe).

I did go bathing suit shopping yesterday and though I didn't find anything it wasn't a complete disaster so that was very positive. I am still trying to figure out how to dress my smaller (but flopper) body. Now it is a matter of things having more support then just worrying about the size. haha Breastfeeding really did a number on my boobs so I am looking for some major infrastructure in a swim suit. :laugh: Also I need so find a swim bottom that isn't so low but that my extra mommy skin shows. Oh the joys of motherhood. haha

mamareese

Yeh for a non-anxiety producing bathsuit shopping trip! I TOTALLY get what you are saying. I definitely only had a larger chest during pregnancy but what I have/do have has definitely taken a 'drop' since the babies. I'd love a good bathsuit that allows for some actual 'umph' to be put back in that department!

I definitely LOL'd when you wrote about your longheld rule about dresses too! So true. We were supposed to go out for the first time in almost a year for an alumni thing (not sure we are now :grumble: ) but I kept thinking about what to wear that would not scream- I'm a Mom and this shirt is covered in pop tarts!! I'm sure you'll look fabulous. What about some of those cute over the jeans boots with some of your jeggings or bootcut jeans? Those are definitely hip. Okay, saying hip doesn't make me hip though! :laugh:

I've got HIIT tonight and then rest day tomorrow. I worked out again later last night and needed to give my legs a rest before I went a round of HIIT this morning. Figured an evening exercise would give me that plus the chiro appointment today will hopefully help loosen everything back up! Things are going well. Just got to keep chugging along!

jennieodwyer

I totally get what you mean about what to wear though. I want to take this opportunity to get dressed up (since I am either in casual or work clothes all the time) but I also don't want to look like I am trying too hard or wear something that I would be uncomfortable in all night (or run the risk of flashing people).

I am glad to hear things are going well. I am also still plugging along on my S90. I was so tired this morning when the alarm went off at 5am because I got in late from volunteering last night. But I said to myself, I only have 7 more workouts left! I have to finish strong!! So glad I did but I feel wiped out. Going to bath my baby and get into bed as soon as she goes down :laugh:

mamareese

Hope you got your rest last night! I still have to get my workout in. I got up early this morning to get the HIIT in, but had a melt down because I donated 8 inches of my hair to locks of love with the thought that the stylist told me I could still pull it up for workouts. It wouldn't go up, stay out of my face, or anything...so I had a diva moment and broke down. I'll get it in tonight because even if I dislike my haircut, I refuse to dislike it enough to NOT get a workout in. It was just one of those moments.

It's Wednesday, and I survived dinner at my parents. (not that they every force me to eat poorly there, I just typically do!) But I behaved and showed some restraint last night. :laugh: Mini success-lol. Here's hoping the rest of the week is a breeze for us!

jennieodwyer

Great job on surviving dinner!! I know how the social gatherings can be a mine field of crap. :laugh: I also totally understand about the hair situation too. Part of the reason I haven't cut my hair short (getting sick of it long) is because I don't want to lose the ability to pull it up. I used to workout with short hair all the time though. Invest in some good headbands Good for you for donating you hair that is awesome!! :flowerforyou: I will have to think about that when I do finally cut all my hair off.

Well I feel good with my workouts this week. I have been upping the weight in my workouts to really try to push it and finish strong. I have increased my calories about 200 calories the past two days hoping that will help me get over the plateau I have been sitting on (keep gaining and losing the same pounds). Sort of calorie cycling but not really. Just making sure I eat extra when I am hungry versus trying to wait it out like I have done. We shall see if this helps or not. I just hope it doesn't make me gain but isn't that everyone's fear?:laugh: Shockingly, the decrease in my calories didn't help at all so I thought maybe eating alittle more would help (or at least I would still be stuck at the plateau and get to eat more :laugh:)

mamareese

I'll be swinging by Walmart to invest in some headbands. Last night was rough, and not even the workout- just keeping this mop out of my face! LoL

Good thinking altering your calories. A little experiment to shake up your body can't hurt. And your right, if you find your stuck either way- it sure would be nicer to eat a little more and be stuck than a little less!!

I'm feeling ambivalent towards weighing in. I've been eating well and hitting the TF but I still have that 'ugh' feeling because my clothes feel snug for the past couple weeks. I've been really monitoring my water and with TF I try to stay right around 1500 calories without eating back the extra. In the end I net around 1200-1350 calories on workout days. I don't think I could go consistently lower if the scale doesn't budge. So even if it doesn't budge, I'm sticking with this same plan. My food choices are relatively good and my protein is up. I'm just going to wait it out if I'm not seeing anything tomorrow. I've tried to survive on 1200calories, and that made for a binge type weekend so I'm not going that route again!!

jennieodwyer

Sorry its been so long. I was swamped yesterday at work an wasn't really able to get on the boards. Well congratulations are in order for you! Congrats on another pound loss! Turbo Fire is working wonders for you.

I was back up again on the scale the same half a pound. I guess my body really likes to hang at 130lb. Part of my says just be happy with it because it isn't going to change, but the other part of me is mad that I can't get down to the last little bit of fat loss. Grrr

Oh well can't let it ruin my whole day. This is my last week of S90 and I am anxious to see the before and after pics even if there is only a 5 pound difference (really hoping to see some appearance changes though) :laugh:

jennieodwyer

Oh and I forgot to ask: what size kettlebell do you use?

mamareese

Hey there! .5lbs is nothing! Individually we all gripe about the up movements, why would we?! :grumble: But in reality, it's probably just a little extra water weight. Makes us grumble, but you've got all the right things in line. And I'm sure you'll see progress in those photos. I can't believe you conquered another program! :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Yeh the 1lb felt good. Still not back down to what I was on Christmas Day (after the big flu debacle!) but that was more of a fluke from being sick. So I like I rambled on about yesterday. I'm just going to stick with where I'm at and give it more time to move along.

DH came home just after I finished my workout last night and told me my hair looked like Pebbles. :laugh: Headbands are a short haired girls friend!!! :bigsmile: :blushing:

mamareese

So I'm a little excited. LoL. Our office is doing a healthy initiative thing and offered free classes with a Personal Health Coach. I debated for 2 months whether to see her because I didn't know whether it applied to me. So I called her last week, explained the situation with having been attempting to lose weight, working out, but interested in her perspective. She was happy to set up an appointment with me. She decided for my goals to go more by 'food groups' and hitting targets with those, as well as, preplanning meals. I definitely already knew a lot of what she said, but I think it will be fun to have a little extra help for the next month to keep trudging along. She also tested my body fat and it read at 26% which is dead center in the middle for my height/age/etc. Wasn't happy, but wasn't surprised either. So for the next week, I'm going to give her way a whirl and see what happens. She doesn't think my calorie intake is off so I'll still be getting the same amount at the end of a day. Just another way. I was also pleased that she was disappointed in my occasional Lean Cuisines. :laugh: I wondered if that would bring out a quick response. But she definitely got that some convenience has to be involved in the process to make it sustainable. She did go over why Diet soda is so bad for us, so I'm going to try and work on that one! It was fun because besides DH and my MFP pals, no one really gets the thoughts in my head about food/workouts/weight etc. And I felt like she got that I wasn't trying to get skinny in a week, just trying to get back in shape and be healthier. Thank you work for your little initiative!!

So that's my ramble...:flowerforyou:

jennieodwyer

Oh that is cool! I would love something like that! Did she use the calipers on you? I would like to have the done one day to back up the electronic measurements I have but the numbers do seem to match up with the percentages that the Navy method gives me. It's hard because people tell you at this point to worry about body fat and not the scale but then you see how there is so much error and deviation in the body fat testing methods. So it is all just annoying haha!!

Yeah I am excited about finishing up the program. I was so exhausted this morning for not getting enough sleep but there was no way I wasn't going to get my workout in since I am so close. Didn't want to add on an additional day :laugh:

mamareese

She used that eletronic gadget the Omirion (or something to that effect) where you hold your arms out and grip this thing. She said that the lack of water intake so early in the morning probably had an impact on making it read a little higher but I was just glad I fell into normal range. And it gives me a baseline to work off of.

Saw you hit it hard as usual. Great job. One more day right? Then 'after' photos? Are you excited?

I was supposed to have a rest day from TF. Last night when my sister got home she begged me to workout with her. I set up a 3 day plan using my DVD collection for her since she plays volleyball 3 nights a week too. It was hard. But great. (the kids joined us which makes it interesting as usual!) My mom, sister, and I spent a lot of time talking about how to make this part of their regular routine and not just something they do when they are 'down'. I reminded them I have a lot of 'fall offs' but gave them as many pointers as I could. And my mom wanted to start this morning, so I pulled out 2 DVDs to choose from and they wanted to do both! :frown: My muscles are so tired! LoL. I'm not sure what's on tap for TF tomorrow but I might need to add a little extra stretching into that plan!!

I've tried to convince them to join (sis-rejoin) MFP. I think the community here (obviously!!) really helps. So I'll keep trying to sell them on it!

jennieodwyer

Wow sounds like you really worked it!! Yep tomorrow is my last day of S90. I am anxious to see the pictures but I am not sure if I will be posted them since these are bikini photos and that bikini doesn't really fit me any more (especially the boobs) haha! So we shall see. I will need to take some more progress pics in a new bathing suit (when I get one) so that they will not be that indecent. :laugh:

As for where I am going next, I am just not sure. I will definately do another round of S90 in the future but I wanted to try something else in between. I love programs!! I know if I do choose another program it would have to be mostly strength training. I was looking into CLX but I don't know if the moves are different enough to validate the cost of the program. I was asking Booty about that since she is doing S90 now and had done CLX. I am anxious to hear her thoughts.

I was also looking into some of the kettlebell programs (like Skoggs) but I think I might want to get a kettlebell and do a few workouts first to see if I like it. Last thing I need to do is spend $80 on something I hate doing! haha I also need to investigate if I would need to buy more than one KB. I am sure that can get expensive. What size is yours?

In the meantime I plan on doing some random DVDs I have (Jillian Michaels and the like). I am curious how effective her metabolic training methods are in comparison to separate weight training and cardio sessions. I liked the results I had with her shred program but that was when I was much bigger now that I am down to the last few pounds it is hard to know what is the best method.

mamareese

I had to take this AM off and hit the HIIT from TF and Sculpt tonight. My bodies is angry with me for not taking a rest day. LoL. You, however, got up and killed the last S90 workout! Amazing...as usual! Great job!! Very amazing dedication!!!

I think the CLX looks awesome but I've had the same thoughts about that vs. P90x. I think I'd like doing it with CHalene more than Tony but it's like...is that a reason to buy a whole new program?! I definitely am interested in what Booty has to say. Chalene definitely is a lot of 'fun' (not the greatest adjective! but you know what I mean!) to work out with. It's not as 'ho-drum' as poor Tony can be!! I did realize I miss Shaun T just the SLIGHTEST bit after doing Insanity Tuesday! Def. not saying that I'll be going full program. I've still go 8 weeks of TF to enjoy!!

I did hear that Bodyrock.tv has a 30 day challenge on their site (not sure what equipment they are using) but that might be something to check out. Or, Zuzzana has started her own youtube workouts too. I guess she's posting more often now too. You might be able to do a combo of kettlebells or S90 for strength combined with one of those for cardio. Just a thought!!

I think I won my sister over on the Butt Bible. :laugh: I warned her it wouldn't seem as intense after finishing the Insanity workout and it wasn't. But I saw a success story yesterday of a girl whose done it consistently for 3 or 4 weeks and there's def. a difference. She runs 15 minutes on off days too she said, but still I thought a little incentive might be what she needs! If she doesn't, then I just may squeeze it in after seeing the progrss!! :laugh: :laugh:

jennieodwyer

What exactly is the butt bible? It is a single workout or a series? Lots of lunges and cardio? Just curious. I didn't realize Zuzana had started posting her own workouts I will have to check that out. I really should look into the body rock challenges as well since the last thing I need to do is spend more money. I am curious to see what Booty says about CLX. She did say that she lifts heavier and slower on CLX so it might be more of a traditional strength training workout versus metabolic strength training. I was interested in hers because the program has short workouts and no pull ups. While I would love to work on gaining the strength to do a pull up, I don't have a place to do it (our door frames are old and untrustworthy) so it would just make me made that I couldn't try to do it with the video.

TAKE A REST DAY! You need it girl. You have been hitting it hard! It isn't wise to anger the body. haha

So pleased I finally finished S90 today. It only took me 4 months and 1 week but hey it is DONE! Weigh in and measurements tomorrow. We shall see!

mamareese

quick drop in: Butt bible is 3 discs 2 workouts (20mins) on each upper/lower body. I didn't find it intense enough to go solo on it. It has a program laid out of cardio on the off days between the BB workouts. Since it was only 20 minutes I paired it with Lindsay or JM. It's lots of lunges,mat work, squats etc. It def. needs that added cardio though.

CONGRATS AGAIN on the completion of another program!!

jennieodwyer

Thanks! I just posted my results in my blog. They were not that awesome but that is to be expected considering the plateau I have been on for the past 2 months!! Let me know if you see any difference at all in the pics. haha. I did eat more this week and I didn't gain anything so that is positive. I am going to stick with eating more for a while and hopefully with changing up with workouts things will start moving.

I am leaning towards kettlebell. But I will mess around with some DVDs I have in the mean time :laugh:

mamareese

I posted on your blog. You can see a visible difference! Plus (like I keep saying!) your dedication to complete another whole program is awesome!

Tonight DH is away on a basketball trip so the kids and I are having some movie time. I'm trying to steer them away from wanting pizza to go with it (we'll see who wins) since we are supposed to take a family trip to buy birthday supplies over the weekend. I'd prefer one eating out night a week! Maybe I can convince them the Little Caesar's pizza kits we bought from the school will serve the same purpose!!

I had to skip last nights workout. I kind of had a feeling it would happen. My legs have just been dead. I feel better today so I'm looking forward to knocking tonight's workout out. The kids like when Mommy works out at night since it means they get a little PS3 time. :laugh:

I had to grumble because I stepped on the scale yesterday and was down two pounds. But today was back at the 154. Not sure what the deal with that is. I drank up my water. My sodium has been high since I forgot to check the sodium on the turkey loin I cooked up for the week and the darn lunch meat. But I've got my eye on that sodium devil now. :devil:

mamareese

Back on it. Got the weekend workouts in and this Am's is done. I dread AM workouts but once I get up I'm back in the swing of things. I am figuring that I'll be working out Wednesday again since my sister is still going at it. So probably a 3 day on and then take Thursday off again depending on how I feel.

Supposed to meet with the health coach today but didn't I forget my journal!! It was one of those mornings. Too much to do and too many kiddos up before normal. LoL.

I see you are doing a DVD round of what you have in your library! That's great. Makes it fun to be able to hit what you are feeling what needs worked on that day. I'm sure we'll do a little JM and Butt Bible on Wednesday. Makes for a good switch up since TF tends to leave my arms mighty sore. :laugh:

jennieodwyer

Yeah I am pulling out all sorts of stuff until I figure out what I want to do. Jillian killed me over the weekend. I forgot what low weight high reps felt like! haha It does give you an awesome burn though. Some time this week I am going to try to get in her No More Trouble Zones. I have never done this one before but I have previewed it so we shall see.

I am glad you saw some amount of change. I feel like I have more ab definition but for some reason its just not showing. I think it is because of the flash. Bathing suit shopping has become much more entertaining since I can fit into much more fun suits. The only hard part is finding bottoms that are not extremely low cut since I still have some mommy skin that I need to tuck in to my bottoms haha. :laugh:

Well this week should be interesting. Since I upped my calories alittle (and had a crazy cheat day on superbowl sunday) last week and didn't see any change on the scale. I decided to go for the gusto and set myself at maintenance. It is exciting and scary as hell at the same time. haha I have to keep telling myself that eating that many calories should just keep me at the same weight but of course in the back of my head I keep thinking I am just going to gain a ton of weight this week. haha. My husband keeps telling me, the worst case scenario is that I gain a pound or two and we know it is just temporary and I just need to drop the calories a bit. More than likely I will stay about the same and just be able to eat more. Best case scenario I start to lose weight! haha It is still so hard to get past the fear of eating more food. I posted on Friday that I upped my calories to maintenance and everyone was congratulating me. I was like ummm....no. I still want to lose a little bit more but hoping this helps.

mamareese

DH is right, worst case scenario is you make some adjustments again. If not, hey -even better!! :laugh:

I actually got up and did another Am workout today. I feel so much better doing it that way. I think the winter blue-dom has just left me more tired lately but I'm fighting it off with a morning sweat. :bigsmile:

Scale at PHC meeting yesterday said down two pounds. She was all excited...and confused why I wasn't. I said it's not that I'm not, it's just I can fluctuate 5lbs a week. So until my weigh in day, I put little weight into the scale. I didn't forget my journal though so we went over that and made some adjustments. Going to go back in 2 weeks (which will be 4 weeks since my first meeting with her) and we'll review, do scale and BF % checks. So I'll be looking to work hard through the 27th to see if these adjustments help. Definitely sustainable since it's alot the same just being more proactive. I'm good with it. She read what she thought was 'brownies' on my journal and was like 'I think it's important to incorporate a treat to make this doable' I had to laugh and say that says brown rice...but my treat is chex mix. Luckily that's out of the house, it might have fit into my calorie allotment but I was eye balling it all day waiting to chow down on it!! :blushing: