Lindsay Brin's 60 Day Slim Down and workout videos

jennieodwyer

Good for you on the calorie counting, can't wait to hear the results. Will you still be on MFP daily or taking a break from that as well?

mamareese

I'm not quite sure. I find it a habit to get on and check the boards so I probably won't be too MIA. I don't know how long the no calorie counting will last since I did eat Chex Mix Muddy Buddy last night. :laugh: I called it my pre-run fuel (though I didn't run until this AM :blushing: ) In my 'real' life no one really gets the journey we are on, so I find it hard to not get on here to chat and vent. DH does but he's on a different road and is completely happy with where I am (no issues with that, but hard to talk to when he thinks I'm good :laugh: ) So you'll probably see me just about as often!

Glad the BF was done. Scale...WHATEVA!! BF awesome!! :flowerforyou:

jennieodwyer

Well I hope to see you sticking around the boards. Yes it is hard to find people who know what you are going through especially at this point where everyone says "you don't need to lose any more weight", etc.

Well the scale wasn't as bad as I thought considering what happened over the weekend. The little drop (and I do mean little) on BF was a nice bonus. It seems that the dress was the big winner on the poll. It is nasty cold so I bought some tights and we shall see how well that pans out. haha I was leaning toward the dress but didn't expect the overwhelming support of the dress over the pants :laugh:

mamareese

How was the birthday celebration?

:drinker: :flowerforyou: :drinker: :glasses:

jennieodwyer

Haha well I am just now getting back to work so I would say good :laugh: It took two days of recovery to pull myself out from under the ether but it was worth it for my 30th. Definately not something I could do every weekend anymore. While it was fun it also showed my mortality :laugh: Wore the purple dress and it was a success. Since it was cold and raining I had to wear it with tights and boots but it worked out. I am glad I tried something different for the big 3-0 :laugh: So it was a great weekend of total debauchery (food and booze wise). It was hard this morning to get back on track but I needed it. I will just be in bed early tonight :laugh: How was your weekend?

mamareese

The dress looks amazing and you look amazing in it! Looks like you had a good time and you've earned yourself this celebration with all your hard work! New Mom is DEFINITELY not in any MOM jeans anymore!! Yea for you!! :drinker: :flowerforyou:

Weekend was good. Busy but active! (I have the bruised knees to prove it!) Volleyball kept me active through Saturday 9am to 5pm- Lots of games=lots of calories burned so it was a good time. And Sunday was just me and the little man so it was nice to have a quiet day outside with him playing.

Back to the grind today though! Hit the treadmill for a crappy run (who knew bruised knees and TOM induced sore chest could affect a run as much as it did!) but I've got 2 more runs planned this week. So the knees will heal and I'll double up on the sports bra if I need to (who would have thought that with a small B that would EVER be necessary!! :laugh: ) My legs are dead after P90x legs day tomorrow and the run today. I'm hoping I can convince the family to do a core workout with some cardio tomorrow instead of the Butt Bible...I'm not sure I have a squat left in me!! :noway:

jennieodwyer

Thank you! Apparently I am getting older since I seems like my body is taking a lot longer than it used to, to recover from drinking and running on no sleep. I took a long nap on Sunday, took the day off on Monday (and all I wanted to do was sleep, which I didn't but I wasn't able to work out, I was exhausted on Tuesday and could barely drag myself out of bed to workout so I actually fell asleep last night at 8pm. Yes you read that correctly. I was in bed the minute Josie was down and I fell asleep at 8pm. I then slept from 8pm to 5am and still was hitting the snooze repeatedly today. I think I am finally back to normal but of course my husband was making fun of me endless that I needed 4 days to recover from a single night of partying. haha I would like to think it is just that I have lost my tolerance for booze since I have lost an extra 30 pounds since I was 21. hehe

That is so cool that you enjoy a sport, so that you can get some exercise without it actually feeling like exercise. Sadly I don't have an interest in most sports which stinks. I have tried to get into tennis since my husband played (and he could use the exercise) but I never really got into it and now with the baby I am not so sure we could get some time to play. Maybe when she is older and can be on the playground by herself next to the courts. I would say we could trap her in the courts with us but knowing our luck she would be get pegged with an errant tennis ball. :laugh:

Good for you on the run! Are you doing Couch to 5k? IMO, most sports bras are CRAP. The big ones and little one suck all the same. They must be designed by men because it is amazes me how most of them are made of the thinnest, stretchiest elastic known to mankind. Most regular bras are more supportive than your basic run of the mill sport bra. annoying!!!

Well my legs were torched from KB yesterday so I grabbed a chest workout from S90 to give them a break. I wasn't planning on starting another round of S90 until next week but now I am like, what the hell I already started the first workout I may as well make that day one. :laugh: I am glad to be back at it but not looking forward to the evil tabata workout. hissssssss!

mamareese

Smart move on restarting S90. I think that's an excellent way to go (you know, being the expert I am!! ) Mixed with your MONDO KB you'll be lean and mean even more!

I hear ya on the drinking and out all night. We just do not recover like we used to! It amazes me that I could party all night and get up for an 8am class. Ridiculous!! I'm glad it was a fun night for you! You not only earned a little free night but you deserve a little celebration!!!

Yeh, Volleyball has been my thing for eons, well more like decades. It's just near to impossible to get back into it with kids. Unlike workouts at 5am, I cant exactly play vball at 5am. :laugh: Though that would be entertaining. I'm trying to slowly make a come back but it's sort of a pie in the sky idea. :laugh:

Thanks for the information on the weights. I've got the resistance band for P90x but the 5s & 8s but those obviously aren't doing me much good. I'm debating buying 1 more resistant resistance band (is that how you say that?!?!? :blushing: ) or borrowing a couple weights from my Dad. Obviously, the borrowing is cheaper but my 'corner' stash of workout goodies is starting to peek out from behind the char!! We'll see.

I thought about running today but that may wait until tomorrow morning. My legs are still dead. And I've got a P90x workout that I can put in. Strength training might be the way to go today!

jennieodwyer

Yeah I definately feel the heavier weights. I am sore in my chest today so that is good stuff since I did Chest and Back yesterday. I just like how I feel overall with the program versus the ligher weights more reps stuff. It really gets my heart rate up and I don't have to jump up and down to get the extra burn like I do with the lighter weights. I also like that the workouts are short and to the point.

The last round I used the 5s just for tricep stuff and the 8s for more "away from the body" shoulder moves (like lateral raises and front deltoid raises). The 12s were my go to weight in the beginning for most moves but then I progressed to using the 15s in some bicep moves and chest moves. The only time I ever used the 20s in the first round was when it was single weight full body moves (like the clean and press and wood chop) other than that I couldn't use the 20s for anything. This time I am trying to eliminate the 5s all together and use the 8s as my lightest. My goal is to use the 12s for those away from the body moves to try to build up my shoulders. I have aways had weak shoulders so I am going to try to work on that. I plan on using the 15s now as much a possible and use the 20s for things like chest presses, etc. I did use the 20s for my chest presses yesterday and I was feeling it! I would eventually like to acquire a set of 25lbs but we shall see how that goes.

If you are looking at buying weights the best deal by far is Craigslist. I was able to get my 15 and 20lb sets (4 weights total) for $30. I have seen some great deals on other things as well but with limited space and funds I have had to restain myself. :laugh:

mamareese

Wow-Sick kid over the weekend, poor guy was throwing up for 24 hours, almost every hour. And he's so much like my husband that I'm sure he's lost a few pounds. Thankfully, he's feeling almost 100% and we are back to a slight routine. I felt even more bad because we had big active plans for bike rides and baseball so he was sick and sad. :sick: It's supposed to be nice today and tomorrow though, so I'm hoping to make up some of that with them!

I LOVE LOVE LOVE that the weather is improving. It makes getting out and active just a daily activity and not a 'to do'. Obviously, the workouts have to stay in check but that added chasing a baseball down or running after a child on a bike...adds to that burn!

I appreciated your board message this morning about diet. I think alot of us having been going through the same thing for various reasons. Between what you said and just that end of winter 'ugh', feeling, I know I've been feeling it today. We'll be on track and back at it starting YESTERDAY!!

I've convinced my Dad to give me 15s and 20s from his stash. He has enough, lord knows! Ironically though, after doing so, I talked to DH who suggested I up my runs per week to 5 for this 5k. He knows me well enough to know that I'll feel defeated if I don't train hard for it. And though, I realize it's "just" a 5k to runners...it's a bloody 5K!!! to me the non runner. So i'm going to attempt to take his advice without breaking too much from P90x. I've got a good 3 day strength workout going now that I enjoy and I've realize that if I just 'skip' through Tony Horton yacking...the workouts are more like 40ish minutes than 60! Haha. So that works much better!!

How are things on your end?

jennieodwyer

So sorry about your sick baby!! I can't imagine dealing with a throwing up child. I thankfully have not had to deal with it...yet. Hopefully he is feeling better.

Things are so, so on my end. I am hitting it hard on my workouts and I am enjoying being back on S90 with my heavier weights. (I am so sore and it feels so good). But as you saw on my posting my eating has been crap and it is totally showing. I really hit rock bottom this morning when I got on the scale again. On Friday, I was up 2.5lbs from all the craziness of my birthday (and honestly I think it was some of my half assed eating catching up with me from the week before as well). Ok fine I will get it off, but then this weekend I was binge eating on my cheat day and had a total chocolate binge on Monday. Pants were getting tight so I knew things were not going well so I cut back big time yesterday. Got on the scale today to see how bad the damage was and I was up another pound. So I am now up 3.5lbs since March 9th. I know it isn't that bad but that is the highest I have been since Xmas and it pains me to know how hard I will have to work to get off those 3.5lbs let alone, get under 130 again. I know what I have to do (keep my calories around 1500 daily and cut out the total binging and cut out the cheat day or make it just a cheat meal).

That honestly is the hardest thing for me. I have always had a cheat day and I used to be able to be really lax on the weekend and still lose weight but things have changed. I know this is the reason I have not been losing weight and now it is why I am gaining. I just makes me mad since I always thought /hoped that I would have a free day to look forward to and I don't want to have to go to dieting day in and day out. But I have to keep putting it in perspective. It takes work and constant vigilance to look and feel as good as I do :laugh: And as my husband says, I am basically at a maintenace weight (I still want to lose the last few pounds but whatever) so I am going to gain alittle when I get lax for a bunch of days and then I will get it off after a week or two of cutting back so it isn't that big of a deal. I have to think like that so I don't just say eff it and gain a ton of weight back. So it is a wake up call. First real one in over a year, since I started all this, so I hope I learn from it :laugh:

Did you see the Be Fit in 90 program I found on you tube? Looks like more cardio than P90x and S90 but might be something to try after we are done with our current rotations :laugh:

Oh random question. Have you watched any of the ZWOW workouts on Youtube? If so, how much weight do you think she has put on since leaving Bodyrock.tv? She clearly has lost defination in her abs and in the last workout you can see that her butt and thighs look noticably different. The reason I ask is because someone wrote that she had gained about 6 pounds. That seems like such a small amount for such a difference in lower body and abs. I hope that would be the truth though :laugh: Thoughts?

mamareese

I haven't checked out the youtube.com - I'll have to do that tonight. Sounds like something to bookmark for later- for sure.

As far as Zuzana or Zuzka (whatever she goes by now!) I've noticed a difference in her definition. I wouldn't doubt if with her it was only a few pounds. I know a while back she experimented with 'cheat days' to see how that way of eating worked for her. And all it took was straying a little and it was noticeable in her abs. I saw a post on her that Freddy mentioned that he & Lisa (the new trainer are an item) and that they broke up because of infidelity on Zuzana's part. Oh the day time drama of exercise tv!!

I have been trying to stay off the scale because I go back to the PHC Monday to do body fat and weight checks. Plus with running and that goal, I have just tried worrying less about it. But I tell you what- I really think *and a duh moment* that it's the heavy lifting that holds the biggest impact. As much as I love a good JM DVD or Turbo Fire, I can just feel a difference doing P90x and I only do it 3x a week with running the other days. And I know people say steady state cardio isn't great for weight loss but this 5k is my goal. And the 'weight' I want to lose is in my big old rump so I can't imagine that it isn't helping that!!

Your husband is absolutely right too. 3.5lbs seems sucky to us but in reality it isn't anything. You've already figured out what to do to get to XXXlbs. You know you can do it again to get back there. But now you have the ability to experiment a little to see how your body responds within the realms on 'maintenance'. It's definitely a whole new set of ups and downs but you can always go back to the 'go to' when needed!

jennieodwyer

Ohh... so Freddy is with the new chick? DRAMA! Was that on Bodyrock's facebook page or one of the trainers pages? I totally missed that. I do love the drama. Freddy has sort of urked me from the beginning but that is just me. He is a good looking man but I always found it so odd that he never wanted to be on camera yet had no issue pimping his wife out to the fullest extent with his filming style :laugh:

Can't wait to hear how your meeting goes on Monday. Today was my official weigh in and as you might have seen from my post I was mad. I was still up that extra pound even though I have been killing it the last 4 days. It makes me upset since usually once I cut out the crap and get back down to a strict diet the weight comes right off. I thought I would see even the slightest decrease in the last 4 days but nope. THat just scares me that something might have changed metabolically or something that I am not able to get it off as easily as I had before. This is the first real challenge I have had since starting this. Where what has always worked isnt working this time around. I know I need to give it more time which I will but it just has me worried. Am I up 4 pounds from my bad eating and now that is going to be my new plateau number? I think I will flip if that is the case. haha I just felt like I was so close and now I have screwed it all up and can't seem to make it right. Took measurements as well and as expected it was not good. I was up at least half an inch to an inch in each my thighs, waist and hips. That would explain the tight clothes. UGGGGHHHH So mad. Sorry for the rant but I am just so mad about the whole thing. Mad about the poor eating choices but also mad that my body is so quick to regain that weight (and hold on to it at this point). :sad: Ok rant over.

And yes I like the weight lifting to. I just prefer doing it over cardio any day but I don't know if it is more beneficial or not since I have been stuck for a while but I like doing it and I like how I feel after so S90 it is :laugh:

mamareese

SOOO frustrating. I can see why. Absolutely. I have no doubts you'll find a way to bust through the plateau but I can totally understand why the frustration is there. It can be almost overwhelming to realize that a little way lay and we have to recalibrate just to get comfortable again. I vote for throwing the scale out the window. :laugh: :laugh: It deserves it!! Just remember how amazing you felt in that purple dress. You know you'll knock this weight right back out, even if it is annoying as hell!!

Yes, I'm excited to meet with her. It's not even that I think I'll see a big change. But with completely changing my approach of TF from Xmas to running/strength again. I just feel better. I loathe running and doubt that will ever change. But it's like my frustration with the eliptical and step mills eons ago. Sometimes we hate the things that help us the most. Plus it's a challenge. And I needed a personal challenge to get me through the winter blues!

I ordered some intersting things of this iherb.com website to try some new foods. Oat flour for baking, PB2 which is supposedly a powdered Peanut butter with less fat than the regular, miracle noodles, and some quiona (i love that stuff!) I'm excited for it to come. I've found some recipes that looked delicious that I haven't been able to make because Walmart and our Tops don't exactly have many options. Well at least not the options I'm looking into! It'll be nice to change up from eating the same old things. Plus, I'm almost at the end of my freezer go to meals (code word Lean Cuisine and Lean Pockets) so I'll be needing to get into the kitchen sooner than later!!

jennieodwyer

That is so funny! I just bought a bag of quinoa to try at lunch today. I tried with a box of inca red quinoa before and my husband made it per the instructions but something was very wrong with it (or maybe it was operator error) but it never absorbed any of the liquid and it just stayed crunchy little rocks. I know that is not how it is supposed to be so I am giving it another shot. I am trying the Archer Farms (Target) brand since it is satisfaction guaranteed. If it doesn't work it is going back!! haha

I have the PB2 and I think it is good in protein shakes but the consistancy with mixing it with water is off for me to use it as regular PB. I haven't had it in a while though so I might have to try it out again :laugh: I have been wanting to try the noodles as well so let me know how those go. The biggest thing I hear about those are that you have to rinse them and dry them extremely well or it makes things gross. haha

I am so glad you are feeling better with your current workout program. I too hate running. I will say I like it better now that I am not fat but I don't get the rush that my runner friends gets. It is ok until I am tried (which is like 4-5 minutes) then I want to walk. So at best I like to do run/walk interval :laugh:

Well I have calmed myself down from this morning's weigh in disaster. My husband has made me promise not to weigh until Friday so I think the only way I can do that is if I give him the scale (I don't do it every day but I do like a mid week check to see where I am at). If I don't see considerable progress this week from working out hard and keeping diet on point EVERYDAY (not just weekdays) I am moving to plan B. Which is to follow the diet plan that came with S90. It was designed by Tosca Reno so it is 100% clean (and also look 100% boring but drastic times call for drastic measures). I plugged in a few of the days into MFP to see where the calories and ratios fall. It is anywhere from 1500-1900 calories for women and basically follows a 40/30/30 ratio. The calories are more than I have been used to (I previously was at 1400-1600 but also going nuts on the weekends) but being 100% clean I am sure it makes a difference. So that is plan B if this week doesn't get me the results I want. More calories but 100% clean. Oh dear I hope this works :laugh: Have a great weekend!

mamareese

Those S90 Burns are Insane! You really get yourself moving with those! Great job! And your diary has looked good too! Do you feel like you are back at it through the weekends now?

I wish I could say I was! LoL. PHC meeting=fail. No change in BF or Weight. I'm at 3 days of running and 3 days of P90x. That's about all I can handle. 6 days a week is max for me. Yowser. She calls me her mystery. Not exactly what I'm going for! But whatever! Just keep plugging along. Focus on other goals like 5ks and finishing the pretty workout calendar program I set up for myself.

jennieodwyer

Oh that SUCKS!!!! I am so sorry. I know the frustration of killing it everyday and not seeing the results you want. I wish I have some comforting words but I have none. :laugh: I am worried I will be in the same boat come Friday though. I have been really good all weekend. It put me in a bad mood because I wanted to have a fun date night or something but this morning I was very pleased with myself and glad that I stuck with it. Tonight will also be a challenge though. I volunteer at the Ronald McDonal House for 3 hours every Monday night and they are constantly feeding the volunteers to show their love. I bring my own dinner so I am not tempted to eat the meals they serve us but I am defenseless again the giant pot of chocolate candy they have out for us. I just go nuts and binge. From past experience I have to just stay away from the candy all together. I can't just have one (since that is when I binge) and I have to stay away from the dining hall when they are serving dinner because it just tempts me to have "a little of this" or "try some of that" I can be strong though. I have before and I will again :laugh:

I am just hoping all my hard work shows up on the scale on Friday. I did increase my calories alittle from 1500 to 1600 just because I was feeling crappy some days so I think I need to eat more (just not eat more crap). I promised my husband I wouldn't weigh in at all before Friday so I honestly have no clue what to expect. I should definately be a loss but will it be a good loss, I don't know. Honestly I think my expectations are too high. I feel like I will only be happy if I am down to 131 or less and that is an over 2 pound loss for the week. I don't think it is possible so I have to try to keep it in perspective and know it will take a few more weeks to get the extra weight I put on off. :grumble:

I like the S90. They give nice burns because it moves really fast. There is not time to rest in the weight workouts. Like today it was biceps, shoulders, triceps (8-12 reps of each, 3 rounds of all three moves) then when you are done with the 3 rounds you go straight into a different circuit of biceps, shoulders and triceps for 3 rounds of that and so on and so forth for 4 or 5 circuits and if you are going to failure (which you are supposed to) your heart rate is through the roof. Is P90x set up similarly or do you get any breaks?

mamareese

:laugh: Can I just say that I'm a terrible runner. :laugh: I get all dressed, Ipod ready, HRM on...and head out...10 minutes into it I'm like...what's for dinner, my lungs are on fire, who thinks running is fun...is that a bird or a squirrel...this is only 3/4mile WTH!? :blushing: That pretty much sums up my training. Well except then I come back complete a P90x routine and think yep, this is A WHOLE LOT MORE FUN!!

I appreciate your understanding. Vents. We have them. We're still plugging along and that's what matters. I counted I think 92 days until my 30th birthday and 42 (I think) before the 5k. So I've got time to hone in a better plan. But the main gist of what we are doing is in line, so we'll just keep tweeking away. (don't I usually say that just with different words at least once a week!! ) Yeh, yeh....staying optimistic. PHC sure as hell wasn't too optimistic. "You are at a good weight. Your body is telling you something.' Well, this is one of those times I won't be listening. I WILL LOSE MORE WEIGHT-PERIOD!

P90x has lots of Tony talking breaks. I skip those though. I like to to get to the point and move on. Especially in the AM. Who the hell wants to listen to rambling at 5am?! Not me!! I'm supposed to run again tomorrow morning but the treadmills at the gym are shot. And it's too cold at 5am for an outdoor run so I'm thinking maybe a little JM kettlebell and a TF cardio workout. We'll see what pops into my head as an inspiration in the morning. The perks of attending the one 24/7 gym that only has 2 treadmills (ones been shot for months! :grumble: )

jennieodwyer

Ok those are exactly my thoughts when I run (aka jog). That is too funny! It is fun for me for the first 1-2 minutes then it is like drudgery and I think all sorts of random thoughts just like the squirrel/bird thought process :laugh:

I totally get what you mean about people telling you that you are just supposed to be this weight. I get that from basically everyone that knows that I am trying to do. It is nice and I appreciate it but I don't want to be where I am at and I want my body to listen to me (not the other way around). I always try to keep it in perspective and realize I am very lucky to have my health and to have all the success I have had with weight loss. Some people get stuck with alot worse that I did.

I assumed there had to be some more breaks or something in P90x simply because of how much longer the workouts run. Some of the S90 workouts could maybe be 1 circuit longer but that would be it for me. It would take alot of endurance to keep at that pace and intensity for an hour solid (most of the workouts are 30-40 minutes excluding warmup and cool down). I do think P90x might be harder overall since s90 seems to be a more assessible version of it (short workouts, no pull ups, no yoga) but I don't care. I like it and I wasn't about to be doing any pull ups :laugh:

Well today was an unexpected rest day. I was happy with myself and didn't have any food at the Ronald McDonald house (other than a handful of grape from their healthy snack making class) but I got home late and had a heck of a time going to sleep. So after only having about 5 hours sleep there was no way I was getting up to work out this morning. My body could use alittle rest though since it feels whipped so I am going to try to get alittle walking in today and then head right back to it tomorrow

I can't believe your gym only has 2 treadmills. That is crazy talk :laugh:

mamareese

Yeh. We may live in the 'biggest' city in the county but it isn't exactly BIG CITY living. :laugh: Up until about 3 years ago the YMCA was the only option. And that isn't even an option since everyone and their mother goes there. They may have 15 treadmills but it's about as accessible. LoL.

You are right about P90x. I have to keep telling myself not to buy S90 because it does sound great. I don't do the non-strength stuff since I supplement with running. I hated the yoga. The other cardio ones are good and I do enjoy them. Especially the Kenpo X since I love kicking the crap out of the air. LoL. But the running is a must (even if I loathe it!!)

Yes, the weigh in was what I expected since all of my current clothes have been fitting fine and even a little lose. The BF not changing at all was a bummer. But that's ok. I keep telling myself that since I"ve never relied on steady state cardio- it might actually produce some fat loss for me. And like I said yesterday, I think just finding other goals to accomplish (ie. 5k) I'm finding that my training is less of a task and more focused. Plus I just keep thinking a couple more months and I will be back in the gym where I can hit the heavy weights. If I can get some fat loss in through running before that, the heavy lifting could get me on the track I'm looking for before my 30th birthday.

Great job at the Ronald McDonald house. I think it's great that you find time in your busy day to do that. I commend you. Very cool! Plus, avoiding snacking is awesome. It's always harder out of our comfort zone but you did amazing!!

jennieodwyer

Thanks. Congrats again on the weight loss even if you are stuck on the plateau again. At this point I would be thrilled to be back at my plateau number :laugh:

I have been lucky enough to live in larger areas so I am used to everything being right at my finger tips. Except there isn't good Mexican food in Philadelphia and there isn't good pizza in Dallas. haha

So what is the Kenpo? Is that like kickboxing?

mamareese

Yeh. Kenpo is a lot of kicking, punching, blocking, etc. It's almost an hour long DVD but that one I really don't mind at all. Jab, cross, upper cut!

So we are expecting snow today. Yesterdays storm turned into a 61 windy day. Totally weird weather here in PA lately. Supposed to do a 2miler today. Crossing my fingers that it says decent for that after work! LoL. A P90x Back & Bi are also on the schedule. THIS is why I hadn't planned on sleeping in but alas, snooze and I are friends today! :laugh:

jennieodwyer

Yeah I find kickboxing workouts go by much faster than other workouts for me. Definately faster than any plyo workouts :laugh: That is so crazy that you are getting snow! We are 82 degrees here in Dallas. It is enjoyable but then you realize that it just means it is going to lead to a long hot summer. :laugh:

Snooze and I were not even friends on Tuesday. Off button and I were besties It happens. haha

Well wish me luck. Tomorrow is the big weigh in to see if all my hard work has paid off. I feel good but you know that doesn't mean squat on the evil scale. I just want to make a nice dent in the 3.5lbs I have gained. Fingers crossed!!

mamareese

1.5 down. That's a success for sure! You are on the right track that's awesome! Keep it up, you'll have that little extra gone in no time and you can just focus on strength and perfecting! S90 seems to be the key for you. That's awesome. Still using the kettlebell and liking it?

I hit 153 today. Hoping it stays off for at least a bit!! I am going shopping with my Mom & Sister to get some things for the kids for Easter. We have to travel 2 hours to get a decent selection :laugh: so there will be some eating out but I'm pretty confident I can make good choices. Avoid the Olive Garden and fast food and I should be good.

I forgot to look at what my workout is for today. But I'm finding it difficult to get up and do it. Evenings are just working better right now. And I'll stick with that until I can get my sleep schedule in order. Or at least until tee ball starts and I have no choice!!:bigsmile:

jennieodwyer

Congrats on your weight loss!!! I am so happy for you. I know how hard you have been working. You SOOOOO deserve it. As for me, I am pleased with my loss. Of course we always wish it were more and it is bittersweet when you are just losing the weight you have regained but still my goal was to lose over 1 pound and I did it so I have to be happy. I am still over a pound away from my plateau weight so I have a ways to go but I am hoping I can get it off this week but it will be hard since I now know the secret for me is to keep myself in check over the weekends. That seems to be the only thing that holds me back and this weekend is going to be a doozy. We have a birthday party on Sat afternoon and then dinner with my parents that night (thankfully they are both bad cooks so I think I will be able to avoid over eating alot of it :laugh:)

Then Sunday is the big craft fair/flea market that we go to about 4 times a year. It has all sorts of food I never get to eat normally (like corny dogs, funnel cake, etc). I have avoiding eating crap there before by bringing my lunch and snacks but I usually feel like I am missing out. We shall see how well I hold up on Saturday and if I do well on Saturday I might have a CONTROLLED splurge on Sunday since I will be walking for 7-8 hours straight. It just isn't worth it. I used to think my body could handle it since I was working out hard and eating well 5 other days but that just isn't the case any more.

As for workouts, I am doing the S90 per the schedule but subbing out the Ultimate Ball. I had been doing the KB instead of the ball but then I was randomly getting other workouts like the Jackie warner one that I had to get through so I could get them returned to blockbuster or the library. I only have one more of those to get through then I will be back to doing the KB instead of the ball workout. I liked the KB but god my form still sucks!!!! I am still beating the hell out of my forearms. I am working on it though but it has taken a back seat with these other DVDs since I have to get through then first. So that is my only qualm. I know it is operator error though. :laugh:

So... did I do my math right? Did you officially break your plateau?!?!

mamareese

I did. My weight was 153 this am. And I've been hovering at 154 for EONS. Literally, I looked back at a message I sent Troutman (that trainer from relatively lean board) in July about sitting at 154 WAY BACK then. I had 150 at Christmas but only after the flu debacle. So I'm going to keep pushing it. I dropped my calories down 50 calories a day (still eating back some exercise calories) just to see if that's the issue. I hate to believe that at 5'8 1200-1400 calories a day is my range. But maybe it is? I don't know. I figure I'll leave it there for another two weeks and even if there is a little loss. I'll keep playing with it (down not up) to get that steady loss. At this point, I just aim for (any) or a .5 loss a week. Seems from the research I've done that 145lb is my 'goal' healthy weight'. Of course, at the 150 I still had some issues so I think a little more fat loss and then continuing strength training will get me there.

I had this thought though today looking in the mirror. And this may be getting a little TMI so forgive me. But I always HATE my stomach. I get so frustrated with it. I was looking at it today and realized. The issue is really my belly button. Granted there's still a little layer of fat there. But my belly button stretched so much during pregnancy that it gives this terrible look to my stomach. I'm not sure there's anything that can be done about it at all. I don't think you can shrink your belly button. As silly as it sounds, when I covered my enormous belly button up. My stomach looks decent and I can see the progress. So I'm not sure I'll ever be bikini girl again even if I get to 145 but I sure can be short short girl. :laugh:

jennieodwyer

I am back!! Sorry things were crazy at work yesterday and I didn't have time to get to the boards! That is AWESOME that you broke the plateau!! I really, really, really hope that it are able to keep it under that number and keep going as well. I know how hard it is but you so deserve it! I have been having luck with raising and lowering calories. Sometimes I eat 1400-1600 like Troutman recommends for my size, but then other times I have been eating 1600-1800 which is what New Rules of Lifting recommends for women. I have been lucky enough that I haven't needed to drop to 1200 or 1300 calories a day but my damage was definately from my out of control weekend eating. Maybe you can have it lower for a while and see what happens then raise it slightly to see if you can eat more. Worst case scenario, you just have to drop them again. I know how frustrating all of this can be. :grumble: I miss the days of being able to drop weight with just eating anything under 2000 calories. ha those were the days


I totally get what you mean about being unhappy with a certain body part. My stomach looks better but it will never be the same as it was before babies no matter how much I lose. There is barely any fat left (I don't carry fat naturally in my stomach) but there is some overall loose skin and of course some awesome stretch makes but as long as I am in a higher cut bathing suit I can get away with a 2 piece :laugh: My bigger issue is the extra fat in my butt and thighs. It seems like the weight I do lose is in my boobs and upper body. So I feel like I am getting to be more and more pear shaped than the hour glass I used to be. That is the most frustrating to me since I feel like I am becoming disproportionate. Best case scenario is that I start to see a greater loss in the lower half as I loss these last few pound so I start evening out :laugh: If all else fails I will just get my boobs done and my tummy fixed after my last kid :laugh:

Well as you might have seen from my posts. I worked very hard this weekend to keep my eating in check as well as yesterday when I was eating the catered food at the Ronald McDonald house. I tried to make the best decisions possible and overall keep my portions small. There were a few things here or there I could have done without but I am very pleased with my control. I just hope it will be enough. I definately don't think there will be a gain but I still have over 1 pound to lose to get back to my plateau number. Then of course I want to get through that plateau:laugh: So I just have to keep up the weekend self control (on Easter too ughh) for the next few weeks to get where I want to be. Sad to think that I have 2 more weeks to get back down to where I was before my birthday but I guess that is payback for all the crappy eating I did.

mamareese

I hear ya. Things at work are up and down here. Scarfing down some lunch between the madness!! I don't want to jinx myself BUT I'm playing with my carbs this week. I'm operating under this theory that it has to be 1) carbs 2) sugar that are impeding my weight loss. (I admit to rough weekends now and again but not enough to stall for EONS!!) So this week I'm cutting carbs out (aside from fruits & veggies) as much as possible. After 2 weeks, I'll slowly add them to see how my body reacts. I shouldn't have but I stepped on the scale this morning and was 152 (aka 2lbs out of plateau) I'm not holding my breath because I don't know what will happen once I start playing around with reintroducing carbs. But I had to come up with a plan (and not one that included juice fasts and cabbage soup :laugh: ) I need to push into the next few months and I've got to do something more direct to get to where I want to go. It leaves me with a lower calorie count closer to 1200 so will it be the carbs or the calorie deficit? I don't know...but I figure I've got some time to play around. 1500 isn't working. Insanity helped with feeling stronger but not the scale. Running blows. So I'm honing in on diet. And see where it leads me. 1200 calories blows. But so does plateauing!!:grumble:

You are back on track! It's got to feel good to be back in the position to make good choices even outside the home. That's huge. Even with the parties- you are doing amazing!

I definitely think pregnancy has the ability to change your body type. It wrecks havoc (totally worth it but still!) on all things body related. Sign me up for that post-baby Mommy surgery! :laugh: I'd have my darn belly button fixed if it were an option! Since it's not I'm thinking monokini. :laugh:

We got it this week though! Fridays weigh in will be one of joy and not frustration!!!:bigsmile: *fingers crossed*

jennieodwyer

That is awesome that you are going even lower!! Must feel so good. Here is to hoping it sticks for your official weight in, or that is goes LOWER

I think the monokini is brilliant. I love them since there is just something sexy about them even though you are more covered up than your would be in a bikini. I think it is the idea that you are getting alittle peep show and its not just all out there I wish I could wear one but I am too long in the torso for most. The monokini was actually the junior swimsuit that I had to return to Target when I got the infamous complement about not being a size L or XL hehe. The proportions just don't work for me :ohwell:

mamareese

You may be exactly right about the monokini and torso...I never thought about that. DH tells me all the time he's amazed at how long my torso is. :laugh: So that might be a pie in the sky idea but I'm going to keep pushing down so that I can try a few on and see what comes of it. Of course all the ones I've seen have that 'I'm trying to look 18' thing going on. So maybe after I try a couple on and determine if they work for my body, I'll order one more age appropriate.

I really don't want to keep beating a dead horse. But I'm starting to wonder if my body + carbs= no weight loss at this point. It's only been since the beginning of the week AND it's only Wednesday but my body is already responding to this. I'm so confused. But I'm full and I feel great so I'm not going to worry that the carb elimination thing is bad. I mean, my only fear would be (aside from gaining it back as soon as I look at wheat pasta) is that the loss is muscle but I'm still strength training so I can't imagine that's the case. Either way, I'm sticking this out for the 2 weeks I alloted to see where it leads me.

Everytime I look at your profile pic I'm amazed by those abs. Those are I have a baby and I still got abs ABS! I love it! It keeps me motivated. I know you are still looking to get back to your birthday weight but I have no doubt you will. You have been so consistent since we joined forces on that Insanity board that I can only imagine the abs that will be popping out when summer roles around. DH has got to be loving it. Again...great work!!!