Lindsay Brin's 60 Day Slim Down and workout videos
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Thanks! I am proud of my definition but, as expected, some of my nonfitness friends (ie "heavier") have said that my abs and arms are scary and its a good thing I still have some boobs. One randomly said she wanted to say something about my calves in a facebook picture (which are just normal everyday pics) but she decided not to. So I asked what she was going to say (since I haven't even really thought about my calves either way) and she said she was just surprised since she never has seen my legs before and that was it. I still have no idea what she meant by surprised. Don't know if it was in a good way or a bad way. Sigh. Oh well not going to let them rain on my parade. I worked hard for that 6 pack and set of baby guns so kiss my *kitten* if you think I look like a man! :laugh:
Congrats on the anniversary! That course sounds like so much fun. I would love to do something like that. But sorry to hear one of the babies is sick :grumble: Hope he is feeling better soon (if not already!)
I decided to do a crash course of the S90 to almost finish up by the time I have to leave. I usually sub kettlebell workouts in for the ball workout that comes with S90 but if I just skip the ball workouts and do the next scheduled workout I will be leaving for the trip with just 3 or 4 days not finished so I am just going to do that. Meaning I am just going to skip over the ball workouts and then wrap up this round (for the purpose of pics and measurements) the day I leave for the beach.
Sorry I know I have asked you think before but you were doing the Butt Bible with Paulina or Paula something right? I found the whole thing randomly on youtube and it got me excited to try some new butt moves after I finish this round. Did you ever do the full 6 week program?0 -
I did the Butt Bible with an adjusted workout. You know me I have to modify everything. It calls for straight cardio (if I remember right) on off days from BB and it was winter so I would do BB and then P90x cardio DVDs for the cardio. I enjoy the workouts, they are quick. Its usually my Wednesday workout.
Saw your post about your non-MFP friend. A big what-ev to that!!
Good plan ahead with S90. Always one step ahead! Great job. You should definitely be proud of your results. I am proud for you!!
I still have a very sick little one. Hoping another 24 hours and he's better. But I was able to get my workouts in, thanks to DH and my eating even though at home was what it should have been. Just have to keep it up. No excuses. My weight is still up. No changes up or down. Not sure what to think of it. I'm constantly hungry after the workouts so I'm just trying to make sure I choose good food to fuel the beast! We'll see.0 -
I am so sorry to hear little man isn't feeling better. Nothing is worse than having a sick child. We have been really lucky with Josie but today she did start with a wet cough but she is acting normal so we hope it just goes away on its own .
Yeah my friend sort of annoyed me. I think it is because it touched on my sore spot of girls with muscles not being feminine. I love seeing definition and cuts on a woman but there are so many people out there that are like abs are for men and so many men who feel emasculated by women having some visable muscle. I think my husband would even be included in that group and I don't show him my ab and arm pictures for that exact reason. I believe his issue is because he is struggling so much with his own weight and at 75 pounds overweight certainly don't have visable definition by any stretch, but I digress. He doesn't have issue with my everyday appearance but I think he would also be somewhat unsupportive if he saw the pics.
The biggest thing I don't get is that is its not like they are showing all the time and its not crazy lady steriod huge muscles either. Like I don't have these Arnold muscles bulging and throbbing with pulsating veins when I am walking around in a heels and a dress (I am sure you have seen a few of those though, as have I). But I do love the fact that I can show them! My biggest goal was to get "cut" since I have never been able to do it before. It just never occured to me that I would look "masculine" or "scary" to people. I am annoyed as crap when a 400 pound person loses 20 pounds and people tell her how wonderful she looks yet when I have reached my ultimate goal of visible definition, it is like "eh you should have stopped when you were ahead". Oh well. I have to remember that today's society seems to have a skewed vision of what is normal and acceptable and we have become more accustomed to seeing morbidly obese people then very fit people. What is funny though is that this friend is most definately plus size. So while she can say she would never want a six pack or anything, rest assured I look WAY more feminine with my 6 pack then she does with her belly sticking out farther than her boobs. It might be mean but there it is. :laugh:
Ok now that I let that rant go....new topic! Did you like the Butt Bible? Did you feel like it gave you more targeted butt moves than just the standard lower body/quad focused stuff?0 -
Oh and I am so glad you are back to see me through this crisis :laugh:0
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Crisis diverted!! :drinker:
Butt Bible. Well...they are 20 minutes. Can't complain about that right? They are definitely more along the lines of the Tracy Anderson (is that right? Metamorphis) in that you do multiple sets of a ton of reps to get that 'burning' feeling. After you aren't dripping in sweat or hiking that heart rate up a ton but your left with that DOMS later on. I do like it and think that she uses alot of simple moves that we sometimes overlook to get to the butt sculpting end result.
It makes me laugh that we had this 'conversation' about your 'big ole' muscles' today and people's opinions of them. I did Turbo Fire with my sister this evening and she kept commenting on how 'buff' Chaleen was and how she didn't want to look like that. I'm like "I'd kill to look like her!!' But it was about that muscle definition and 'hello' there's muscles there that turned her away. To each his own I suppose. I mean...I love Dana Lynn Bailey and like checking out her crazy *kitten* lifts on youtube.com sometimes but I don't want that much muscle on me. Though..I still say it totally works for her. In the end someone's always going to have something to say. Haters gonna hate...Hulks gonna hulk! :laugh:0 -
Oh yeah there is definately a point of too much muscle on a woman in my mind but it takes ALOT to get there (and usually some medical assistance if you know what I mean). I love the look of lean muscle (which for me is about losing the body fat that surrounds it more than needing to build tons of muscle).
Well I am certainly glad you are back on since it looks like we might be weight increase sisters. haha. Even though I have been eating well (1700-1850 calories with at least 30% protein and no more than 40% carbs) and working out consistantly it look likes like I might be posting another gain this week on the scale. Sigh. I am definately going to take measurements though since I don't feel like I have gained fat (my clothes don't feel any different). Maybe I have hit the sweet spot where I am losing fat but maintaining or even gaining a slight amount of muscle. (not likely but hey a girl can dream). Either way it is frustrating since I still feel like I need to be alittle lower on the scale to get to the BF I want and it is going in the wrong direction!! (for no good reason!!). So I am right there with you! You picked a good time to come back :laugh:
I am going to stay strong through out the end of the program (finishing June 8th) since I like eating that many calories and I hope I will see some progress in the pictures. I will try not to go nuts when I am at the beach but I am certainly not going to be a dieting feind so I will probably need to drop back down to 1600 to get off any weight I might have put on in the few days I am there.
I am looking into starting the BEfit in 90 program when I get back. Hey it is free so what is the harm? Also it looks like it has more of a cardio element to it than S90 so maybe that is what I need to fight off the last bit of butt fat. I will try a few days and see if I like it but it looks promising in that it is 1) free; 2) around 40 minutes total; 3) a combo of weights and cardio. I might have to throw in a few off those butt workouts though since my butt needs it!!!
I think my little one has infected me with the cold she has. I am getting the early warning signs :grumble: So I am loading up on zinc and vitamin C to head it off. I am just going to try to make it through tomorrow's workout so I stay on schedule then I can take my rest day and recoup if needed. We shall see! How is your son feeling?0 -
You find the coolest stuff! That exercise tv was cool. Just did a quick peek at BEfit and that looks awesome. Have to book mark it. Someone suggested I look into "Making the Cut" by Jillian Michaels which is a 30 day 'last push through 10-20 vanity lbs' type of thing. I bought the book of half.com for $6 bucks to read up on it but from what I've read on line I"m a little leary. The stuff says it works but you are probably looking at muscle loss because you eat at BMR. I don't know what I buy into right now! I lift heavy and starve at anything below 1800. If I work out less, I can manage a lower calorie range but then I'm not getting in the physical amount of time I want. So I figure 6 bucks for a used book to see what it's about. Ironically it's scheduled to arrive at 31 days out from my 30th birthday. So we'll see. I definitely don't want to go without the lifting heavy because it's the NSVs on lifts that keep me sane these days.
I do hope you don't join my on the 'gains' front...though you may very well be looking at muscle increase given your latest progress pictures because there's definitely not a lot of fat on that body girlfriend *insert finger snap*. I hate to admit this but I'm up 8lbs. Yes, 8lbs. I weight 159 yesterday morning. I don't know that I'll be able to hold out much longer before slashing calories. I posted about it in the Eat more weigh less board to the girls who are knowledgeable about increasing calories and they all tell me to hold on a couple more weeks. That because of going low cal for a long time, it takes bit to transition. But I feel like I'm busting out of my clothes. LIterally---so I'm going to give it until TOM is supposed to subside. But that brings me to another strange point. I haven't gotten my monthly visitors this month. I'm way past due and given the fact that DH can't..I know it can't be a pregnancy scare. I've heard low calorie drops cause skipped periods and heavy lifting can but I never saw this last summer when I weight trained through the summer months. Not sure if the extra increase is a result of experiencing some TOM symptoms without the actual visitor or what. But I'm all kinds of goofed up lately!!! :laugh:
I wish I could report back that my little one is better. His white blood counts are decreasing so the doctor thinks he should come around soon. But this has been the worst bug I've ever seen. We always think that when our little ones are sick. But 4 days of fevers and fetal positions has been ridiculous. If he isn't better tonight, I'm taking him back to the dr. in the morning. They'll think I'm neurotic since I've already taken him 2x but he's ridiculously sick. I'm praying for good reports today as I had to cover a few meetings so my mom kept him this morning.
I jealous of your beach vacation! Enjoy that!! When do you hit the tide? We have a camping trip planned that we are renting a cabin and htis place has a water park too so that's coming up in 2.5 weeks. Gotta get a bloating decrease by then! LoL. Or atleast a swimsuit cover up! :laugh:0 -
I think the Befit 90 should be interesting because you do know I love a good program :laugh: As for Jillian, I haven't read her book but I have seen a few articles from her about losing the last vanity pounds and it seems like it was mostly water weight and "debloating" since it was about cutting out all processed foods, salt down to 1500mg or less, and eating and drinking things with diuretic properties. I am sure the book has more than that in it but that is what I have basically surmised from the few "tips" I have read from her about dropping the last vanity pounds.
I don't think I could ever do 1200 calories but that is just me and I know eventually people adjust to it. I hope I don't have to cut calories long term. Its not a big deal for a few weeks to get off anything I put on during vacation but I am so close to my final goals I don't want to have to eat like that forever to be able to maintain it. I have definately thought about the crash diet or cardio bonanza to get to my final goals but then I think what is the point? There is no way I am going to maintain it. It will just end up pissing me off that I got to my goal and couldn't keep it there. I think I am much better off just stick to the plan through the end of the program (June 8th) then changing up workout with the Befit thing. If I need to cut back to 1600 so be it but for now that is all I am going to do. I do COMPLETELY understand the horror and fear of seeing the numbers climb on the scale though when you are doing everything right. Like this week particularly there is no reason for a climb as I have been spot on with everything (no cheat day, meal anything, my protein has been good, my workouts have been awesome and I got a ton of extra cardio on the weekend). And considering I saw I gain last week I expected a nice loss this week. Not another gain!!! Oh well, it is what it is. We just have to keep ourselves in check. haha I don't think I have gotten fatter though since my clothes feel the same but I can't say I feel like I lost inches so we shall see what the measuring tape says as well as the scale on Friday. Of course I am coming down with the blasted cold so that might also affect things. Oh well. Thats life right? Hopefully your body will settle down with the weight as well as the TOM arriving. It is funny you said the pregnancy thing since that was the first thing I was going to say to you :laugh:
I am so sorry that your son is that sick. I can't even imagine. I would be the person that would be at the ER right now so don't think you are over reacting! I am wishing him a very very quick recovery!!! We leave on June 8th for our trip which is also exact day I will be ending the S90 round and taking pics etc. So I hope to get the stuff posted before we head out in the afternoon. I am already testing out self tanners (with mixed results so far :laugh:)0 -
:laugh: Thats exactly what I'm wondering about well pretty much any program/book/etc done by a celebrity. But I'll invest the 6 bucks to see what it's about. I know this beast of a bod won't survive on 1200 calories and DH would rather I eat a house than be grumpy at 1200 calories!!
Luckily, my kiddo is starting to come out of it. He's playing and watching some TV so I've spent the morning reclaiming our formal dining room. We turned it into a toy room years ago and has always worked well...but as the kids get older they tend to know what they want to play with and keep it handy. So DH decided he was investing in a bar (a bar for people who NEVER drink?!?!) and we were turning it into a game type room. There toys I've spent downsizing and organizing into our huge understair closet and leaving us with lots of room for us to utilize for our...bar room?! LoL :laugh: I'm not quite sure what he's doing with it...but hey, I got it cleaned up!! LoL.
I've still got a strength workout to get in but DH is on a rest day so he'll take kid duty later and I'll get my Hulk Mania on!! :bigsmile:
That's the weekend of our camping trip too. Looks like we'll be enjoying a little fun away from regular routines at the same time. Hopefully the weather is beautiful and we can enjoy our well deserved vacations!
Now, I'm off to utilize more of this 'home during the day' thing and get cooking. I refuse to not be prepared gonig in to Memorial Day weekend! LoL :laugh:0 -
Hey I am back :laugh: I was home with the sick daughter (and nursing my own cold) which is why I was MIA yesterday. Yes let me know what tips and tricks you find out from the book if you get anything good :happy:
I am taking it easy today hoping to fight off this cold but I am glad I got my workout in yesterday. I am not so sure how this weekend is going to go with the holiday and not feeling well. This morning's weigh is was some what surprising. I was down a pound but I think that had to do with the fact that I had some stomach issues as well yesterday and lets just say that I had basically had a nice colon cleanse yesterday. So while it was nice to see a loss on the scale it isn't anything really awesome since I think I was dehydrated and I was also up 1.2 pounds last week.
Hey I am not complaining though. I took my measurements and I was down an inch in my waist and hips (yea!) and half and inch in my boob (boo!). Thrilled about the hips. I just wish the thighs would follow suit :laugh:
Glad you son is feeling better and I am sure it was awesome to have room all cleaned up at the end of the day. I always feel like I have accomplished great things when I clean out something.
Hey did you have a blog posted this morning? I thought I saw one but when I went to your profile to find it there wasn't anything. I wasn't sure if I was halucinating or if it got pulled or something. If you did let me know the link I would love to read it0 -
Essentially the blog post was my ramblings from this mornings weigh in. Up a total of 10lbs.
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/mamareese
I am supposed to wait 6 weeks but I can't. 10lbs is enough to say this isn't working. May I have found that magnificent whoosh effect at week 6? Maybe...but I'll lose my sanity if I weight that long.
Great job on the loss. Hopefully it sticks! Being sick stinks and isn't it ironic the scale is nicer to you on those days? Thanks alot Mr. Scale. LoL. :laugh:
I hope your little one is feeling better. Mine finally returned to school. He wasn't happy about it but he was feeling fine for the better part of yesterday. And my fingers are crossed #2 doesn't catch it..so far so good.
Going in the weekend with strict guidelines as now I only have 2 weeks to get whatever this is that I've added on off. 100% on par baby...all the way.0 -
I am so sorry to hear about the gain and wish I had some good advice but sadly I don't What I do have is support and encouragement!!! I know this sucks, it sucks really really bad. I am sure you are MAD as hell and you have every right to be :devil: I know I would. But you will get through this and figure it out. In 6 months you will be looking back and laughing at this little bump in the road and we will chalk it up to a hell of a learning experience. So try to hang in there. Make whatever adjustments you need but try not to get too down on yourself.
Oh and as for the constipation and TOM, that is probably a HUGE factor. Just like my diarrhea (sorry TMI) pushed me way down on the scale. You have done a great job of working it out though. I don't know if I could have lasted as well as you have. The whoosh effect is weird though since I think I am sort of experiencing it now. I haven't seen a drop in measurements for weeks even though I lost some weight then BAM some inches just dropped even though the scale didn't. So random. But I COMPLETELY understand not being able to hold out to see.
I have 2 weeks until we leave for vacay but with being sick and memorial day I am not sure I will be pushing as hard as I could. Oh well. Just trying to keep it all in check :laugh: Have a great weekend and I will see you on Tuesday!!0 -
Thanks for the message response. I'm still not clear what I'm going to do from here. Now that I'm back to work I'll stew about it a little and then decide. Yesterday was a low cal day anyways given that it was so stinking hot out!! :sick:
I did start the Making the Cut workouts which are circuit workouts. So far so good. Todays a rest day from that so we'll see if I take a full rest day or add in some extra work. Depends on how hot it is and how I"m feeling. My sister has my TF workouts so if she works out after work than I'll probably join in since my parents house in air conditioned.
I did hop on the scale this morning and was down to 159. That's still up 8lbs from where I started. I wouldn't feel so worried about it if it was just the scale. But given that everything-clothes and measurements are up- I'm thinking cutting back might be the way to go. Not much to do but proceed from here. The eat more board suggested a week off from exercise but given that I have vaca on the 8th and won't be working out that long weekend. I don't want to cut short before that only to again have along rest weekend. Just keep plugging away.
How was your weekend? Saw you posted up some good burns. Excellent job. Keep at it heading in to that vacation and you'll be feeling awesome in that bikini. You keep be motivated to stick with it in the face of this frustration!!0 -
I am sorry about your frustration. I totally get what you mean when it isn't just the scale but also your clothes and measurements telling telling you that you are getting bigger!! I remember wanting to heave that scale through the window when I was on Insanity and I was gaining weight even though I was killing it everyday. Its nice that your weight was finally down a little. I hope my response made sense last night :laugh: Moral of the story is if you can stick with it thats awesome but I completely understand if you are totally ready to bail. I don't even have an idea how much the extra calories have been helping me since my weight is everywhere so I can't say I am a true believer in the eat more weigh less group but look on the bright side, if you did decide to start cutting you might have "reset" your metabolism and will see greater losses with slightly higher calories then from before you started this. So your efforts would not be in vain :laugh:
Well for me, I went totally overboard this weekend. My husband finally got a job (a good job that we both really wanted) so we partied like rockstars all weekend (starting on Friday night through Monday morning). So even though I worked out those days I am expecting a substanial jump on the scale. My only hope is that my numbers stay in the 120s. I will be so made if I am up in the 130s again since it took me forever to break that number but it is what it is. I ate and drank so much I couldn't even tell you!! :drinker:
Oh and random side note, since my husband is starting work we have moved up our vacation to the middle of next week. So needless so say I will not be finishing S90 before I leave. Oh well. It put a crimp in my plan but I much prefer having him there the whole vacation then missing most of it to go back to work. So I will just have to log whatever I gain on vacation and hope to get it off in the week after when I finish out the program. Annoying but not a big deal in the grand scheme of life right? haha:laugh:0 -
Hey, atleast you can adjust your vacation to allow for the whole family to go. That's a plus! And it's for good reason! So glad DH was able to lock down a job. I'm sure that will be great for him and all of you! Awesome!! One weekend is simple one weekend-Friday may or may not suck but you know exactly what to do to get on track and I KNOW you are already tackling the week hardcore. It will be fine!!
I'm off my venting soap box. I feel 100% today. I dropped calories down, switched back to Leangains and lowered my carbs. In hindsight, (if I ever increase again...maybe winter) I need to remember that my body responds poorly to a higher level of carbs. I think it 1) effects my weight in general but 2) adds to my issues of constipation..if that even makes any sense. LoL. I've got good plans going into the month of June for workouts and eats so I'm just going to stick with it and tackle it one day at a time. I know Leangains works for me in terms of eating and I know how to get back down to the low 150s (it's beyond that that mystifies me!) But we'll take it one step at a time!! My clothes are already fitting better and that's enough to make me feel like, for now, I did the right thing jumping off the eat more bandwagon until I'm mentally ready to handle the outcomes. Seriously..who bulks to build muscle during swimsuit season? :laugh:
On a random note, my youngest got his cast off yesterday and took full advantage with my parents mini pool. He was so happy to be free of it. And I"m glad to not have to wrap it up every time he wants a squirt gun or needs a bath!! :bigsmile: That's my awesome news of the day!
Excellent burn this morning. I'm finally seeing some increase in my distance without the need to pass out (ok, the wanting to pass out is still there but I'm getting better at pushing through it!!) I may just be ready for the 16th run after all!!0 -
That is awesome to hear about your son's arm! Glad things are back to normal on that front. And glad you are back to feeling better. Yeah I know some people that cut and bulk with the seasons meaning they only bulk in the winter when it is easier to hid the extra weight (and enjoy the holiday food more) and then they cut in the summer. So maybe if you do try it again, the winter would be a better time. Bathing suit season is not the time to screw around. :laugh:
Yeah the news was great so we celebrated HARD! haha I am not getting on the scale until Friday though and I am just hoping for the best.
Great job signing up for your 5k. Is this your first one?0 -
This will be my 1st 5k. I wanted to do one in May but after I went to register I realized it was a 5miler (not read for that!!!) and then there was one the first weekend of June but we had a Tee ball game. DH is behind me on this so we are going to work to make sure that there aren't any plans going on because I NEED to do this before I turn 30!!
I'll keep my fingers crossed for you through the rest of the week. You down that water at that rate and that's got to help! At least that's where my head is at right now. LoL. Suckin' down H20 like it's cooler than Kool Aid.
Tomorrow is a heavy lifting day and I"m dying to get back in the gym. Granted not at 5am but gotta do it. Tee ball game in the PM. So I'm looking forward to hitting it hard after a light day today. TF combined with the weekends circuit training killed my legs! But I"m hoping to find enough UMP to push out a HIIT after the lifting too!!
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Rocking workout lady! Did you enjoy getting back to the gym or was it not as fun as you expected? :laugh: I am glad you are training for the 5k versus just running it I like did on my first. I was SOOOO not prepared. I struggled my way through it and "ran" (and I use that term lightly) the whole time but I think I had 3 bouts where I was running near the side of the course so I wouldn't puke on anyone if it came to that. :laugh: And oohhh how I was sore for DAYS after. I was amazed how sore my abs were after all that. So lesson learned. I will definately be training for the next 5k I do.
Oh yes I am drinking all the water and green tea I can get my hands on. We shall see if it helps or not. Considering how truly bad I was over the weekend, I am just hoping for less than a 2 pound gain. That would be awesome. But I don't know if that would happen. I feel chunky (especially in my midsection) but you know how often you mentally feel like that when you know you haven't been eating well. So I am hoping the chunky feeling is all in my head
I have high hopes for your weigh in now that you are back to the diet that has worked for you (and hopefully your body issues have resolved themselves, haha). Are you weighing in tomorrow or giving it some more time?0 -
I'll be weighing in tomorrow. Figure I weighed throughout the 'eat the entire world' phase, I might as well weigh in when I change track.
I don't know if I would call it training...lol. I run a couple times a week. And hopefully will continue with outside runs while the kids ride bikes at a local school. I seem to push a bit harder when DH is around...so it helps to 'train' with him there. :laugh: We'll see how the first time goes...hopefully on vaca I can still get a couple runs in since it's on a campground.
Gotta love the green tea. I used to loathe it but now that I've realized EVERY kind takes a little different, I've started finding ones I actually don't mind. And you are right, sometimes it's just mental. We know we did somethings and we expect a certain outcome. But sometimes we can undo any effects before the final day! I'll be checking for the weigh in tomorrow...even if it is up so what! Keep killin it and all will be well!
Thanks for the hopes. I can only move forward from here! And I'm resolved to do just that!! We'll keep moving in the right direction one day at a time! Things are looking up from here! :drinker:0 -
Hey missy!! Happy Friday. How did your weigh in go? Mine was certainly not awesome but better than expected :laugh: I was up 1.8lbs so that stunk BUT I got my wish of still staying comfortably under 130 (I was at 128.6). I think I would have lost it if I was 130 or over since it took FOREVER to break that number. Hopefully I can get it down alittle in the next 5 days before we go on vacation, mostly so I have more cushion to work with when on vacation since once again I don't want to ever see 130 again (those of course will be my famous last words right? :laugh: ) I will probably go totally overboard and gain 10 pounds haha:sick: I don't think I look too much different but if I do I will just slap on more self tanner :laugh: Have a great weekend!!0
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Eh. The scales stupid. LoL. 1.8lbs isn't anything more than a few more glasses of h20 and one of your hardcore S90 workouts. You'll be good to go by Friday. Keep pushing ahead! You've got it down to a science!
I'm down 7ish pounds. Still up from when I jumped on the eat more path but clothes fit fine again and scales moving so that's what counts.
I do seem to have caught that bug you were battling last week. So it's either a run or weights...weights if the meds don't kick in so I can breath. LoL. We'll see when DH gets back which one it is! Gotta get it in.
I've got 2 weeks until the 5k so I should opt for the run and it's decent outside. But we'll see...you know how it is with a cold!!0 -
HOLY CRAP!! You are down 7 pounds!!! That is amazing. UNBELIEVEABLE!!! Congrats.
Yeah the 1.8lbs wasn't bad but honestly I am not sure if that was judging too soon since my weight was even higher the last few days even though I have been good with food (except for too many potato chips on Sat). No biggy other than the fact that I really want to leave for this trip COMFORTABLY under 130lb so that I hopefully stay right under while on vacation. I am starting to this this is a pipe dream though since I was at 130 this morning (more like 129 if I was watching my sodium) which is alittle higher than my Friday weigh in. So when I weigh in on Wed before I leave it might not be as good as I was hoping. Oh well not going to stress about it. I am doing all I can do so their is no need to get my panties in a twist over it. haha
My weekend was crazy. We are in the process of selling my car on craigslist and looking at new cars. So this whole weekend was full of detailing and washing my car, picture taking and posting, answering calls and meeting people to show the car, and making appointments to test drive new cars. I honestly didn't think we would get as much interest as we have on my car so we are sort of running around like chickens with our head cut off since the car is being sold tomorrow and we leave the next day for our trip and even though we were not planning on taking my car on the trip, we are coming back Sunday night which is the day before my husband starts his new job and my daughter has her first day in daycare so needless to say being a car short come Monday would stink!! So we are trying to get our ducks in a row to buy the new car tonight or tomorrow.
That was why my weekend workout were so messed up. Because we were doing all these things during Josie's nap times (when I usually work out on the weekends) I had to workout when I was caring for her. So Saturday was the core workout video which was horrible since working out on the floor isn't a good idea with a 18 month old. The cardio is fine (jumping jack and running in place was good for Josie since she was trying to do it with me) but once I got on the ground to do core stuff she was climbing all over me. And as soon as I would pick up any weights she would want me to hand them to her and would throw an absolute fit when I wouldn't give them to her (gotta love the toddler years). I brought out 2 workouts mats because I know she would want to lay on mine when I was trying to workout. I thought I was so smart thinking whatever mat she sits on I would just use the other one. HAHA. My daughter proceeds to lay on the one mat then cover herself up with the other!! So that was not exactly a killer workout. So I was smarter on Sunday and just took her for a run. That run once again proved how much I dislike running. I would lift weights any day over that but it is nice to get a good workout in while the baby is happy :laugh: And boy she likes the run. When I get going and the wind is in her hair (what little she has) she screeches with excitement.
That stinks that you have a bug!!! Its so frustating when you know your workouts and everything are going to be off for at least a few days to get yourself back on track. I hope you are feeling better pronto!! I did all weights when I had my cold since I just couldn't make it through cardio but at least I was still able to workout most days.
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Man you have a lot going on! Phew! That sounds like a whirl wind of a weekend. I had to giggle because DH and I looked outside at all the rain this weekend (cancelling all baseball games) and said to each other- let's make it a lazy weekend before the madness of packing and camping begins! And that's just what we did-besides work outs and cooking/prepping meals..we just hang out. So to see all you accomplished makes me giggle. :laugh: You were a busy girl. I do think it was awesome that you found a quick way to adapt instead of throwing in the towel when Josie got the best of the core workout. That's awesome that you took her with you, even if running DEFINITELY DOES SUCK!! I felt terrible because my oldest just stared at me out the window when I left for the gym. I knew I needed a hard workout in but felt terrible!! So we went for a mini 'run' after I got back. His exact words when I asked if he wanted to 'run with me'... "I do need to get a little workout in for these muscles!" :laugh: I ended up carrying my youngest most of the time so needless to say it was more of a squat/walk. LoL.
Definitely keep pushing forward this weekend but when you go on vacation just be proud of all you accomplished since having Josie. You've made tremendous progress bouncing back from new Mama to hottie tottie mama in no time! It's worth celebrating yourself!!
And yep, 7lbs. and I'm pushing through another hard core week so I can feel good heading into vacation too. We'll see if the scale keeps dipping but I'm just glad I bounced back from that initial gain so even if I can get myself back to where I was by 30th birthday. I'll feel better about the process. IF really helps me focus in on eating and making it count. So I'm trying to stick with it. It's funny because we've got food prepped to take with us camping and there's family food...and then there's Mama food. I wish I could go into it and not worry but even 4 days will throw me off course. If I were closer to goal, I probably wouldn't worry but my birthday is the 'main goal' so I've got to keep it narrowed in.
Good luck with the new car!! Hope you find something tonight and get it all tied up before heading out. Enjoy yourself!!! And have fun with the family!!0 -
Well things took a hilarious and frantic turn after I wrote you yesterday. At about 11:30 my husband calls me and tells me not to take a lunch that the buyer wanted to buy the car today and I needed to meet up with them to sign the title and pick up my husband. Ok, no problem. So as I am heading to god knows where to meet them with all with the documents I get a call from my brother. He negotiated the deal on the new car we wanted and he got it the lowest price possible and wanted to know if we are interested. Ok I tell him I will have to check with my husband to make sure the price was ok and I would call him back as soon as we were done selling my own car.
Well the sale of my car went smoothly but it was very much like a drug deal (I can only assume). We met in the bank parking lot (in sort of a not so awesome area, but whatever). She came with the cash (which was $11,000 so we aren't talking chump change) and we had all the documents and keys. We were both sort of sizing each other up before handing over the valuables. I started doing the paperwork while Mike took the cash into the bank to deposit it (and ensure it wasn't counterfeit) and as soon as Mike got the go ahead that the money was good we handed over the title and got out of dodge. haha
As I was driving Mike back to our house so I could get back to work, I got another call from my brother. Basically saying that he needs to know if we are interested in getting the new car because the incentives on the deal run out at midnight that night and we had to take delivery on the car that day in order to get that price. Well we wanted that car and we didn't want to have to pay an extra $1,000 for buying in the very next day but we were paying cash for the new car and I didn't have that much in our checking so I am frantically calling to transfer the money and see when it would be available in our account. In the meantime, I am also online filling out all the forms stating that we sold my old car so that we are not held liable for anything the new owner does in the car before the title transfers to her name (parking tickets, toll violations, robbing banks, etc). Doing all this while back at work mind you. And the funny thing is we are buying this new car sight unseen. Yes we drove the same model and we saw pictures of this one but we had not actually seen this one in person. But no time to worry about that! The car was delivered to us last night at home in time for me to cut a check and sign all the paper work and then it was over. haha Thankfully the car was better than what we hoped and I love it already so our leap of faith was worth it but let me tell you, yesterday was STRESSFUL! :explode:
OK so enough car talk and back to weight talk (because you can never have enough of that :laugh:) So, I was going to weigh in tomorrow and take pictures before we left (just in case I got nutzo on the trip and screw my S90 results since I will only have one week left after I return to finish the program). I am doing well today eating all my low sodium food, drinking all my water, etc. Then I get a call from my husband (starting to love this morning random calls) saying that his parents want to take us out to dinner tonight before we leave. I have to say at first I was REALLY annoyed. I am in anal retentive diet mode and I wanted to have a good weigh in before I left and there is no way no matter what I ate I would get an accurate reading because of all the sodium in everything and basically any normal restaurant. I am sort of embarrassed to say it but I was totally put out that it was messing up my whole plan. :laugh: Then I had to take a step back and get out of the tunnel vision of weigh ins and tell myself it is ok. Life continues even if you are dieting and you just have to make allowances. It would be crazy to turn down dinner with family because you want an accurate weigh in. Sooo now I am over it. There will just be no weigh in or pictures before I go tomorrow. I will just do my best not to go completely off track while I am gone (Wed-Sun) and then work like a fiend when I get home. And when S90 is over I just live with the results even if they are off. No biggie. It is so easy to get wrapped up in all the nose to the grindstone stuff. I even had a slight panic attack thinking I will be over 130 when I get back and I have to just talk myself off the ledge a little. Sometimes I think I am a nutjob with all this stuff!! :ohwell: I have to keep reminding myself to look at the big picture and that being 125 instead of 130 isn't worth my sanity. :laugh:0 -
Well I am off the board until I get back Monday. Here is to me keeping things in moderation on the trip :drinker: Have a good weekend!0
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I'm BAAACCCCKKKK :laugh: And as expected I was way over the beam on vacation so my pants are feeling really tight right now. Back to the grind. Not sure if I will be weighing in or not on Friday since I know I will need more time to undo the damage and I don't want to get discouraged. How was your weigh in on Friday? I still can't get over the 7 pounds!!!0
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Hey- I am going to keep this short and sweet. I have been ill essentially all weekend. It was a great time, the kids had a blast but I am sick as a dog. I am actually at work but going to head home again. Doctor said either one hell of a flu bug or possibly colitis. Either way, I feel like ****!
I just wanted to stop in and say that I hope you had a blast and that I saw you were up and at it today! Great job. Bounce back and all will be well with the world!!0 -
Oh no! Take care of yourself and feel better soon. I will be here plugging along when you get back0
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Of course you are plugging away! You are Jennie the MACHINE!! :happy:
I'm back at work. Definitely not 100% but sick days are few and far between and I need to reserve them for kids being sick not Mama. So here I am...ugh. I'm hoping the meds keep working. It's been up and down. I'll feel better for a couple hours, think I'm over it and then BAM- back on the floor in the fetal position I go. It's ridiculous. I'm hoping she's wrong about the colitis and praying it's just a super flu bug. I don't understand colitis outside of the fact that potentially you have it forever and you have 'flare ups' on and off. I don't have time for that crap. All I know is this has my eating all over the place. :mad: And I'm bloated beyond belief. At this point, I'm looking about 3 months pregnant. She tells me it's a symptom but it's one that needs to go away!
Anyways! How was vacation? How is Dh liking the new job? Looks like you are back in action. Atta girl! No rest for the wicked! :laugh:
I have that 5k on Saturday. The thought of it has me wanting to puke as it is. I haven't worked out since last Thursday and that was a strength day since I assumed I'd be able to run throughout vacation. I attempted one day and about lost my breakfast. It wasn't pretty! :sick: At this point, it looks like I'll go into the race with fresh legs and that's about as optimistic as it gets! :laugh:0 -
Oh no, do you think you will still be able to run in the 5K? I am wishing you a miraculous recovery :flowerforyou: Well vacation was fun but I went totally nuts. I am mean completely. I ate and drank until I felt sick, and I did that at every meal!!! It was fun but boy I am paying the consequences. I haven't been on the scale but my clothes were feeling really tight (how does this happen in 5 days??) I am not sure if I am going to weigh in or not on Friday. I think I might just want to give it alittle more time since if it is still way up I know I will be discouraged. I think I might be better off just letting it be for now. :grumble: But you never know. I might have a last minute change of heart, get on the scale and then be really mad I did. haha
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