Lindsay Brin's 60 Day Slim Down and workout videos

jennieodwyer

Oh and also if you don't see too much in measurements you also need to check pictures. That is what surprised me the most sometimes. People who saw me back in the end of last year and see me now say I look skinnier but I only have lost about 5 pound since then. Well when I go back and look at other pictures from then and now I see quite a difference as well. So the scale and the tape measure doesn't always tell the whole story. :laugh:

mamareese

It's 11am and I'm emotionally exhausted. Drop offs at Pre-k 3 did not go well and I"m second guessing starting my youngest in 3 full days a week of preschool. This morning was draining. I don't know if I can do it again on Thursday.

I did get my workout in, but health and fitness is farthest from my mind right now. Luckily, I prepped last night because I'd be ordering chinese and a giant Cherry Coke had I not!

I hope your Monday is going better! Just dropped in to say hello since I"m back to the grind today. Tomorrow *fingers crossed* I'll be more informative and supportive!!!

jennieodwyer

Oh I am sorry to hear it didn't go well. Hopefully things will get better. Maybe he will have a great time and want to go back! Finger crossed for you. :flowerforyou:

mamareese

Ugh- what a day. Lol.:laugh: All is well that ends well, right? At about 230pm his teacher had a chance to email me back and my youngest was doing fine. It was just one of those moments where you question whether you are making the right parenting choice. My oldest is 5. School is not an option, it's a requirement so it's not my decision whether he goes or not. I can rationalize with him about it and we work through it. However, Tarren is 3. Does he need to go to preschool twice? No but we decided it would be good for him since all the kids at the sitter (who ended up quitting anyways) were so young, he really wasn't getting much exposure to kids his own age. But when it all happened this morning and he was bawling about us leaving. I just thought- why are you doing this to your baby?!?! Luckily, DH talked me off the ledge because the teacher said he was wonderful and only cried for a minute. But it was mommy meltdown morning!!

Anyways back to fitness-y type things!! Supreme 90 is going well. I really enjoy leg days even though this morning it made me want to puke. :laugh: It was so warm in our living room, and all those lunges and squats!!:sick: I got through it and felt all the better for it! I just have to keep that nutrition in check and all will be right with the world!

Still feeling better at the higher calories?

jennieodwyer

I am sure it will get better. It certainly did with Josie and daycare but really we didn't have a choice there. She was just going to have to adjust. :ohwell:

Oh I forgot to tell you! In honor of you I did the Legs DVD with 15 pounds weights. Yeah I wanted to puke too. I will challenge myself with them again this week. Today was Tabata for me. It wasn't nearly as bad as me killing myself with the 25lb KB yesterday haha. That put it all in perspective! Are you enjoying the new workouts that month 2 brings? :laugh:

As for eating more food yes I am certainly enjoying it and I can tell my body is adjusting to the extra food since now I am getting hungrier than ever before. Weird huh? At first you feel like it is just too much food but then out of no where you are starving again with that same amount of food. :laugh: Now I am noticing more definition in my arms and abs again. I would say I am close to being back where I was before I stopped S90 in the definition department so that is good. But I was a bit liberal over the weekend (eating over 2000 calories a day) so the scale might not be pretty this week but as I said, this could just turn out to be an unintended bulk or a metabolic reset. haha

mamareese

:laugh: Great new profile pic- so clever you are!!

Great job on upping to the 15s so awesome! It sucks but my legs I know I have to take to the next level because they are the bane of my existence! LoL.

I'm so glad you are finding that sweet spot again that's so awesome. Definition back already...you know you are on the right track!

I'm off from S90 today but DH and I had a morning meeting together so we are heading to the gym in about 30 minutes together. I'm excited to try some PRs on things and do a leg blast I got yesterday. I may regret it come tomorrow's 5am S90 training but we rarely make it to anywhere without the kids, let alone the gym so I'm about to show him whose boss!

jennieodwyer

Hehe I thought the profile pic was humorous :laugh: Has the little one gone back to school yet? I thought you said it was 3 days a week so I didn't know if today was day 2. If so how is it going?

Yeah I feel good but my weight is up some more 132.2 this morning. But I feel good and I think I look good and I am ok with it. I am still hoping this is the end of the gaining and that will be the end of it and maybe I will start to lose again but you never know. For now I am ok with it. Ask me again when I hit 135 and I will probably be pissed off :laugh:

mamareese

Little man goes back to school today, and I get to take him. Super excited. He goes Mondays, Thursday, Fridays. We'll see...he told me last night 'I won't cry tomorrow Mommy...' and I've packed him some extra activities to keep him busy in the morning. I'm hoping it distracts him!!

I think I about killed myself trying to prove to myself and DH that I work out hard! I have Back & Bis today...thank God or I probably would have had to self impose a rest day. Everything from my lower back down is screaming at me!! Luckily, I have no excuse to do so. Thus, I shall be completing the workout in an hour. :laugh:

Yes, my weight is still up too. I had 1 day of higher eating on Sunday. But I've actually been under most of the days. I'll give it another few days, but I may end up having to go down. I don't know...I'm starving all the time but I need to see some progress!!

mamareese

Checked measurements. Most are actually up. Weight is 1lb down from where I started but it was up from my 'normal range' when I began S90. The only measurements down or unchanged are my chest and my belly button measurement was down 2 inches so I know that can't be right when everything else is up. Reevaluate time!

jennieodwyer

Oh no!!! I hope you still stick with S90 for the full 90 days even if you switch up the diet. Did you take pics in the beginning? Maybe it is time to take some more to see if there is any change in appearance. I am so sorry.

We can be sisters in misery though since though my arms are looking better it seems my abs are still not where they were back in May. I couldn't get the full 6 pack on camera like I could back them which would make sense since my weight is up about 6 pounds since then and my waist is almost a full inch bigger. Also I don't think my thighs are as thin as I had them back in May so I don't know what the hell happened. Just trying to get it more time but yeah right there with you.

That is so cute about your son though telling you he would not cry! I love it. How did he do? And how are you doing with the school situation. I tweaked my back yesterday carrying too many groceries at once so though I made it through my workout I am ready for a rest day!

jennieodwyer

OMG! I saw your post about your son! So sorry. *hugs* from afar!

mamareese

Girl you a comedian with those profile pics!! :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

Yes, it was terrible. I'm still waiting and praying for an email from his actual teacher to see if the before school care told her how he did. I almost went back when I was standing in the hall bawling and I could mentally hearing my husband telling me I'd only be making it worse. So I just called my Mom and bawled. He's never cried like that. I felt like such a ****ty Mom. I pray to God this is the right transition for him. It better be worth it or I'll just put my 2 weeks in now!! :laugh:

Did you see my blog post? I am down a tiny bit in some things, my legs were up (but I did leg day the day before...not sure if that impacted or the fact DH did it 15 minutes after getting up). The scale was up another pound. I've resolved to try my hardest to just stay off the scale through the end of 60 days of S90 and then look. I want to complete S90 regardless. I know I"m working out hard so why muddy the waters with a scale that only pisses me off? Damn tree trunk legs anyways!

I just have to keep focusing on the completion of S90 and how sweet that will feel when it's done. And keep looking at it outside of weight. I say that often but it really is coming down to me making myself crazy over this when in reality I feel awesome after completing the S90 workouts and I feel like I'm fueling my body. I don't feel overstuffed or run down (aside from this week but that's emotional!) So I really think I"m in a good place. I may play around with carb cycling since my to do list at lunch involved Jamie Eason Turkey muffins and an article I was forwarded about carb cycling. My problem is sometimes I think I want to go 150% and get that svelte lean body and other times I'm more realistic about it and realize I want to spend 98.999% of the time I'm not at work and they aren't sleeping with my children...not cooking, or prepping or hitting an extra cardio session. Time is just to precious to me. And I don't mean that as a slap in the face to anyone with varying priorities...those are just mine. I have too much guilt/sadness/whatever about missing time with my kids that I don't think having this impeccable body would transition me past that mentally.

At this point, I'm just rambling. I think I enjoy a little too much the ability to come on here and just go off with you about whatever underlying 'bug' that has been biting at my brain!! But regardless, my goal is to just stick at it and remember that #1 I'm Mom and that means, yes to 5am workouts, MFP and healthy eating but no to pursuing something that will not make me feel anymore whole than they do.

Glad you saw a drop on the scale, that has to be some more 'yupper girl!' feeling to heading back in the right direction. Your blog posts have been great to come back around full circle through your journey.

Any holiday plans?

jennieodwyer

I hope things get better for your son for everyone's sake. I am sure it will but of course it you want it sooner rather than later. :laugh: At least you will have a nice long weekend with him!

I just checked your post and I say take the increases as mistakes and the decreases as the truth :laugh: Measurements are really hard at this size. Trust me I know! If you are slightly in a different place or putting alittle tigher or if you are all bloated up the measurements are all screwed up. It is much easier when you are loosing tremendous amounts of weight (like my husband) to see real marked differences in measurements in just a few weeks. I am proof. My weight has gone up and down several times lately and yet my measurements don't change.

In addition to looking at pictures, my only advise is to give it more time. The only reason I say that is because my measurements have always been weird. Even when I was losing considerable amount of weight I wouldn't see any changes in my measurements (I honestly didn't know where it was coming from) then out of no where I would see a drop (often substantial) out of the total blue. Then I would go 2 more months with nothing, then bam another large drop. Now this was when I was losing weight regularly but the body does do weird things.

I hope you finish it out. I love the workouts and feel like a beast after and I can justify alittle overindulgence as fuel to the muscles (which I wouldn't have if I was on a more cardio based program). I totally get what you are saying about the scale and I will actually be writing a blog about my relationship with the scale next week. It is a messed up relationship with major co-dependency issues :laugh:

I was surprised to see alittle drop on the scale. I am still over 130lb and my measurements are the same but hey it is move in the right direction. I also agree with you on the 150% vs realistic debate. That is honestly why I have been ok with the slight gains I have seen since eating 1700-1850 (plus like 2000-2500 some weekends). I realize that I am at the end of the road in terms of weight loss and the best I can do now is maintain and try to improve my composition slowly. I could try to get crazy and go hard as hell to see some # on a scale (which may or may not happen) but I wouldn't be able to maintain it and it would just piss me off that I got to said # and then lost it. So anytime I am upset or worried about eating more I think to myself "this might be it, do you want to eat 1200 calories the rest of your life to keep any rebound weight off or do you want to keep your metabolism going and eat like a normal person?" I know it is hard (oh trust me I know) and I have second guessed myself to death over this. I particularly question why the hell I can't get down to the weight/measurements I was at in May. Which is also why I don't go hard and get to some # because once I lose it I wll constantly feel like I failed and my current weight wouldn't ever be good enough. I know I have issues

As for the weekend, we have a child's first birthday party on Saturday, then BBQ dinner with my parents on Sunday and then Monday we are just doing a low key family day and taking Josie to the arboretum. Josie is at a hard age where she doesn't want to be in the stroller very long (she used to love it) but she refuses to hold hands or even walk in any direction you want her to go. So at this point the zoo and places like that are out because we wouldn't see anything but the arboretum is good because it is just paths and open spaces and very clean (no garbage for her to pick up and put in her mouth, yes we still do that!!!!) so we can just walk behind her and let her do her thing. So that is a nice low stress event. We also let her loose at the park but we still run into an issue with her and the garage from the other kids and her always heading towards the streets and parking lot so this is less stressful for all. What about you? Any fun plans?

mamareese

How was the weekend? We had a nice time and I was able to keep most of my meals in check. 1/2 a smore, 1/2 a no bake were about the extent of my snacking. So I felt pretty good about it ending the weekend. I am pretty sure though that Tarren (my youngest) is just simply going through too much change at once, because if I left his sight even when DH was around...he would become very upset. So this weeks goal is to stick with his schedule even if he is crying. No giving in, because it only makes it worse for all of us!

You are absolutely right about your 'eat like a normal person' comment. That's how I was feeling this weekend which is why I think I was able to keep myself in check. I wanted to taste a cookie so I tasted it...it wasn't great so I handed it over to DH. Instead of looking at it as off limits and then once I have one, I get that oh F it attitude...I wanted a smore...it wasn't what I wanted, turned that over too. It made the weekend much smoother. Just have to keep the right frame of mind mentally.

I did put my diary on lock down just for my own personal sanity. I am going to stay on top of logging but I am going to start Leigh Peele's Optimal Fat Loss plan and it is calorie restricted. The 1st 3 weeks are 1535 for me. I have a goal for October I want to meet. I want to be able to come on here just to chat instead of trying to hit some 'complete' button at the end of the day and not have logged exactly what I ate for fear of some irrational thought of letting someone down. I just have to bring it back to 'this is about me' and stay on here to support others and get on the boards with you to chat!

My mom and sister are debating starting Weight Watchers again together. But even if they don't they have set a 4% loss for themselves in the next 28 days. I jumped on board. I doubt I can lose 6lbs by the end of September but hey, it's a family goal. I'll give it a whirl!

jennieodwyer

I had a nice weekend. I ate well yesterday but over indulged on Sat and Sun when out. Oh well. Not crazy but over my calories for sure. I am trying to not be so uptight about it. Crazy to think that now since I am 3 days away from photos but hey my husband doesn't like me all muscley so we will just say if I do gain anything it will be so that I can be more feminine in the pictures. Yeah thats it. We will go with that :laugh:

As for your son, I totally agree with you. You just have to be consistant. It will be hard but from my own experience the more you give in to it the worse it seems to get. I am hoping that it is over fast for you though!!

So you are changing up the diet but are you keeping the S90? You will have to let me know how the diet change works for you. I did Total Body for the first time yesterday and it kicked my butt!! I forgot how humbling that workout can be especially with those damn plyo pushups! I get just the slightest bit of air under my hands (no where near a clap) and they still kill me. One day I will do a clap. One day. haha

mamareese

Holy cow! I didn't realize that the photo session had snuck up so quickly! Yowser! That's exciting! I like the way you think...yeh, keepin' it feminine! :laugh: You have everything all set then?

I am not giving up S90 at all!! I love it!! I've added a leg workout last week and this week since that's my lagging body part but I'm still following along with the calendar. It's a good workout and I can't wait to find out what my HRM says (if the new strap helps!!) I am just going back and forth about 'diet mode' and 'a moderate deficit for intense workouts'. But I've resolved to 'diet mode' and if necessary on a big workout day I'll add some protein as needed. But I want to try this Leigh Peel Optimal Fat Loss manual that I read. Give it a few weeks and see where it takes me! Everythings trial and error at this point, right?!:huh:

Hopefully the rain holds off....it's Wednesday Rest Day walk tomorrow. I'll be home early so I'm hoping to get some more movement in later. We'll see..my hip flexors are RIDICULOUSLY sore...they were cramping up on me during this mornings workout. It was ridiculous. I've foam rolled, sucked down water and stretched. So I'm hoping tomorrow feels better!!

jennieodwyer

Hope you are feeling better! I know sore is good but sometimes you can't really appreciate it when you are practically crippled!! haha. Well I am very anxious to hear about your new diet. The amount of calories it gives you isn't bad at all. Of course for me it would be like 1300 and I would be dying but over 1500 is very doable! I wish you all the best :flowerforyou:

I am glad to hear that you are sticking with S90. Looks like you might be able to complete the whole program!! I like it. I think it is very manageable and is a good workout (as you know, haha). Total body really kicked my butt the other day and I have it again tomorrow. Can't say I am looking forward to it. I used to like it until I got rid of all the modifications (doing real plyo pushups ugghh) and upped all the weights. And for some reason the ab work in that video really works me especially those crossed leg upper and lower body crunch things. Whatever they are. They really seem to blow out my upper abs. It is a love hate relationship :laugh:

Yes the photos have come up fast!!! Everything is in place other than the damn photographer. I am done with waxing, tweezing and tanning. I did my toes the other night and I am going to do my nails the day of. Hair and makeup is scheduled and clothing is all picked out. The only issue is the photographer!!! She books a hotel room and does a bunch of these shoots in 1-2 hours increments. The last I have heard from her was on Thursday when she said she would send me the hotel information (so I would know where I am going!!!) on Friday. I never heard back from her. I have since emailed her 2x and left her a VM yesterday and have not heard back. So I am sort of freaking out. My friend just thinks it will work out and she will get in contact with me in her own sweet time (especially if she is trying to get a last minute steal on a hotel room) since these "artsy" folks can't be rushed and tend to not run their businesses so well. But I am extremely anal, like to plan (I am sure you have figured that out) and am totally flipping out that this woman is just going to bail on me and I am going to be left holding the bag!! I am so stressed since I have spent so much time, effort and money on this and it is basically too late to find another photographer to do this so late in the game since our anniversary is this month. I am going to give her the rest of the day to get back to me but if I haven't heard by tomorrow I am going to blow her cell up!! UGGGHHHH so so stressed :mad:

mamareese

I can see why your a little frustrated! You may be right about the 'artsy' type but still...there has to be some common courtesy! I hope you get it settled soon. And take your frustrations out on those S90 workouts...just not too hard because you want that 'feminine' look! (heheheh)

I am so glad that my HRM works- thank you for making that suggestion. I would never have thought it was that. I thought Polar gave me a new strap last time. That company may make great products but I think their customer service center sucks. I hope this continues to work. I'm not going to 'eat back' those calories. But it is great to know what I'm burning. A little sense of 'yep, I got this!' when I finish up!!

We have football tonight and since we did crockpot meal last night due to me working late- the family is ordering pizza. I am going to behave and eat my salad but it totally sucks. I mean watching everyone else eat pizza and bread sticks while I munch on some fibrous greens. Yippe skipee....lol. Whatever, it's better than being pissed at a weigh in. :huh: I went up to Walmart this morning to grab my favorite turkey burgers though so I'm not totally bummed. Those butterball seasoned turkey burgers are the bomb. They make eating salads much more bearable!!

We have football games this weekend for the kids and a stay at home weekend so behaving should be easier than if we had plans. I prepped a little too many meals on Sunday so I'm still munching away on these meals. I did find this better version of Chicken Fried rice. If you like that stuff, it uses brown rice and some healthier ingredients on iowagirleats.com. She some yummy recipes!!!

jennieodwyer

I am so glad to hear that the strap worked for you! I was also at a loss about what the hell to do with mine when it kept losing the reading. I was washing the band and I changed both batteries and I couldn't figure out what could have been wrong! On a whim I looked up the smaller band on Amazon because mine was getting a stretched out and I do have a fairly small rib cage. So when I was checking them out on Amazon I saw a guy complaining of the same issues I was having (and that his issues also started about a year after regular use like mine did) and that the new band completely fixed it when new batteries and all else had failed. So I thought it was worth a shot and it worked for me so I had to of course pass on the news! And good for you for passing up on the deliciousness of pizza. Just think "a moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips" :laugh:

Well I guess the photographer was waiting until she could confirm the hotel before she sent the info out (as I suspected) since I got the full email with all the details last night and then all this morning she was emailing me back and forth like a fiend (after ignoring me for a week). I get that it looks sort of bad that you are waiting to get a last minute deal on the room but I would much prefer you just tell me that you are waiting for confirmation from the hotel instead of just ignoring me and making me think you are going to total bail on me! So I am back to being excited! I will be gone tomorrow because of it but will try to check in if possible and I will be weighing in.

Not sure what tomorrow will bring on the scale but as you can see from my profile pic my abs are finally back!!! So I am happy regardles. So much for femininity in pics but whatever they are mine, all mine!!! We will say my cellulite full *kitten* is my feminine power source :laugh:

mamareese

Eh..feminine smemine. Abs rock and that's the bottom line. As is the fact scales are stupid! :laugh:

S90 Back & bis baby...I like that one. I don't mess around...get right on it and skip over the silly demos. Add in a little tricep work and we are out the door! I should have looked what tomorrow is. We have a football game in the AM and I'd love to demolish S90 before we head out for that!

I'm trying to type up this response and all I can see our Jennie abs! :laugh:

Good luck with the photo shoot! Can't wait to hear the details of how it all played out! Can only imagine how eager DH will be to see the finished product!

jennieodwyer

I'm baaaaack!!! Haha sorry for the delay but well you know :laugh: Hope you had a good weekend. I did. Got lots of laundry and housework done so even though it wasn't all that fun I got a lot accomplished and you know how that goes. So glad you are liking the new workouts! I am almost there. Legs killed me today and then one more Cardio Challenge tomorrow and I am on to month 2!!!

Now for the moment you have been waiting for.....the pictures!!! Ok so I was all riled up in the morning since I was calling into work, taking Josie to daycare (in my office building) and pretending to my husband that I was just going to work like any other day. Once things got settled down and she was off and I was back home I was feeling good. The scale royally has pissed me off that morning (as you know) but I was ok since I had my abs Then I head to the makeup artist's and I was not so pleased. I was paying her more than I was planning on paying because she was doing my hair, make up and covering my tattoos. The price we had agreed on was fair for all of that. Well the hair turned out to be a mess. I couldn't believe it. Her idea "doing my hair" (which is wanted big loose volumious curls) was to spray it with some volumizer and put it in velcro rollers!! No curlers, no curling iron. Just sprayed my dry hair with some volumizer put it up in velcro rollers and then took it down and sprayed it with hairspray. It took her maybe 5 minutes total and it was a fuzzy mess with no curl whatsoever. I was pretty annoyed with the hair but I was pleased with the makeup and she spent forever covering the tattoos so I thought fine. I wouldn't say anything about the hair and just pay the full amount. There wasn't any point in having her try to "fix my hair" since she didn't even have a curling iron or curls around just multiple sets of velcro rollers. Thankfully she finished early and the photographer was running late (since the appt before me came late) so I had time to go home and roll it myself. When I get home I actually looked at the tattoo coverup (I didn't get a chance to see it before I left) and I was shocked at how bad it was!! Not only could you see the tattoos under the makeup, the makeup wasn't blended and didn't match my skin at all! It was like someone just slapped a coat of too dark foundation on them. I was SHOCKED seriously SHOCKED. I thought oh well nothing I can do now so I just thought I would ask the photographer to photoshop it out and if she couldn't I would just have to shoot from different angles (since the hubby is not such a fan of them). When I get to the location, the photographer was amazed how bad the cover up was and told me to just wash it all off because it would be easier for her to photo shop the tattoos out without having to deal with blending out the bad color coverup. The photographer then proceeds to tell me how much she liked my hair (which of course is after I completely redid it, haha). So it all worked out but I was really pissed that I paid the makeup artist that much for basically only doing my makeup since everything else was horrible. I would have paid half AT MOST for what she did so that just boiled my blood :explode: Especially since I worked so hard to save money by doing everything else myself (tanning, nails, etc). So I have a bad taste in my mouth there but it didn't affect the shoot. Which I will not get to.

I was very pleased with the actual shoot. I was very concerned that I was just going to be told to pose and I wouldn't know what to do and I would end up looking horrible. I tried to research poses and all that but you never know how it was going to go. Thankfully the photographer was AWESOME and it was so much easier than I expected. She directed everything. She put me in each exact pose (legs, hands, everything) so I didn't have to do anything but stand or lie there and let her move me around which was awesome!! haha I got to do more outfits than I expected (4 outfits but it came to 5 different looks with the changing of accessories and such) so I was happy about that and the photographer (who has 2 kids herself) really knew different tricks and poses to make things looks better (like holding your arm a certain way to push up your boobs, or pushing out your butt to stretch out your stomach) I did see a few of the photos and I was happy. If she is able to do a little "smoothing out of the skin" like she said she would I will be over the moon excited since the skin texture (stretch marks and celullite) was my only major concern. But I was very pleased with the shoot and the photographer and she said she would have them ready hopefully this week for me to decide which ones to pick for the gift. So I am very excited and I think I pulled it off Yea!!

How is your diet coming along? It is easy to follow or is it killing you? The scale is wicked. My abs are back and look the same in pictures as they did when I was 127lbs (I was 131.8lb on Friday) and when I compare pics of my arms my friend says the look like they have more definition than they did when I was 127lb so WTH. I did take some pictures of my legs though so I can try to see some difference there since right now I think they look crappy and that is where I am not making any progress. The front looks ok but god the back is horrible! I guess there is a reason I hadn't been taking pictures of that! In the right light the cellulite is rampid! Oh well it can only get better from here right? That or the backs of my thighs (and my butt) is where that extra 5lbs of fat went since it left my abs and arms. :laugh:

mamareese

Yowser! Sounds like you experienced every (almost, atleast!) emotion during this whole process!! There are lots of positives though- the abs appearing, you getting great compliments, and the photographer being awesome! Hopefully those outweigh the crappy stylist! It is an experience you won't soon forget though! And how exciting that you'll be able to see proofs so quickly! Is this going to be a Christmas gift or just a 'hey...these are for you baby....' kinda gift! ?? :smooched:

And yeah for another round of Month 2!! I'm coming in on the end of month 2 and I've enjoyed the new workouts, I've also enjoyed adding in a leg day just because I love me a good leg day. Today was leg day #2 the official S90 one which is always a killer and I got to go to the gym for it so YEAHHH for big ole' heavy weights.

The diet hasn't been so bad since I fell back into Leangains. The protein shakes (I'm guessing the dairy) was leaving me feeling a little 'eh' in the morning anyways. So staying within the calorie allotment with LG is a lot easier. Though it's only been a couple days of proceeding this way- so we'll see what I have to say after the big lifts like today with no food until 12. :ohwell: DH brought the scale back out because he said he knew where I hid it anyways so there wasn't a real point in it. :laugh: He's as bad as us with the scale! So I do know that today I actually weighed 159 which is total crap because I definitely feel leaner in the stomach. I'll use the excuse of 'leg day' but either way, I don't care (today) because I feel good. I've got a few more workouts before Day 60 but we'll see what the pictures say then. Either way, I'll be rounding out 90 days in October and I'll earn my badge of completion!

jennieodwyer

So glad that you are completing the program not matter what. Even if it isn't the results you expected you still get such a feeling of accomplishment that you finished what you started and you can really go back and look at the pictures and see any difference. Yeah as for me I have no explanation for what is going on. The abs look about the same in pictures as they did when I was 5lbs heavier and I measured my waist today and it is the same as it has been for the past 2 months (which is .5-1" larger than what it was when I took the original ab pics). I don't get why the scale is up and the measurements are also up yet the pics are either the same or slightly better. Oh well who knows. I like eating more and maybe my whoosh is coming (yeah right). If all else fails I am sure I can see some nice results if I drop from 1850 to 1600 calories if I am in need of a quick drop. That is another good thing about having higher calories. You have wiggle room to be able to drop them and not starve! haha

The pictures are actually for my anniversary at the end of the month. So it will be awesome if I do see the proofs this week and then can order the photos to have them be sent and delivered before the end of the month.

So you are doing intermittent fasting? Is this the first time you have done it? I am always intrigued by it but I just don't think I could do it. So did you decide to switch from the other diet program with the 1600 calories or are you combining them? How is your son doing at school? Hopefully things are getting better.

mamareese

I am following the Leigh Peele #s for calories and macros, just not eating breakfast. I've done the 'IF' thing before and liked it but then summer came and I was always fixing everyone else fancy breakfasts and it was hard to sit down with them and not eat. So no changes to the diet really...just how I eat my calories!

My youngest did better Friday & Monday. I'm hoping tomorrow goes well too. He really does have a good time at school so as long as he can get past the anxiety of 'latch key' - we should be fine. *fingers continue to be crossed* He wants so bad to be a 'big boy' so he's trying!!

I remember now that the pics were for anniversary now that you say that! He'll love them! That's awesome. I can only imagine his surprise when you hand those bad boys over!! :drinker:

I may be over the scale but the scale still doesn't like me. I think I mentioned we are doing weekly weigh ins with my Mom & sister as a preemptive get ready for the party thing between us girls. Well I was up .6lbs from last Tuesdays weigh in. I really can't wrap my head around it so I don't bother trying any more! :noway: It just doesn't like me so I don't like it back. It works better that way!

jennieodwyer

Yeah there is absolutely no point in trying to figure out what the problem with the scale really is. I gave up a while ago. I think it just hates us :laugh: But I appreciate now that I have sort of gotten over it. It still annoys me but it isn't day ruining like it used to be.

I am glad you hear things are going a little better. It is cute that he really wants to be a big boy Josie is hitting the terrible 2s with a vengence! She is obsessed with Mickey Mouse Clubhouse (and all that goes with it) and clings to this Minnie Mouse doll. It is so weird because she never had attachments to an certain toy or anything like some kids (no security blanket, etc) but then out of nowhere this Minnie can't be out of her sight. Oh fine but today I wouldn't let her take it to daycare ( up until this morning she hasn't tried to get it into the car with us) and made her leave in the car and she had an epic nuclear meltdown. We are talking bloody murder screaming through the whole parking lot, into daycare and still scream and crying after I left daycare. I checked in with the owner and director (who ended up going in to help the worker calm her down) about an hour after I dropped her off and they said she just cried for a few minutes after I left then settled down. Which was really good considering the first big tantrum she had like that last week lasted a solid 45 minutes!! It was unbelievable! We were planning a Minnie Mouse themed second birthday party for her but now I am not sure if that is the best idea since it is like taking an alcoholic on a pub crawl! :laugh:

Started the second month today with Back and Bi's. Owwww are my arms tired! That workout really gets my back too. By the time I am to the last circuit with the deadlift/bentover row combo my upper and lower back are shot!!! Is the heart rate moniter readings about what you have been estimating for your workouts?

mamareese

Okay, I'm trying not to be frustrated because I know he means well...but here's my rant. :explode:

Last night Dan (aka the hubster) and I were talking- he thinks he wants to start P90x in the AM and still lift in the PM, he feels like he's gaining weight back but not as muscle as fat. I don't know if that's the case or not, I see him everyday but I definitely don't think that man looks fat in the least! Regardless, I mentioned my weight was back up to 159 even at a 1550ish calorie deficit. He says, 'my opinion is you need to sweat more' so I said 'people lose weight everyday WITHOUT exercise, just calorie deficit so if I have a deficit and I workout...why wouldn't I atleast maintain if not lose a little?' I had to walk away because I know he means well, and I know he's just a shoot it straight at you kinda guy but that's always his response. I've considered doing 2 a days but I feel so guilty working out when the kids are away (I mean, once in awhile I get a random make up workout in, or a weekend workout when I know they have Dan home to play with). So I haven't followed through on the 2x a day. I wanted to keep adding on to S90 (which I do on the weekends) but I already get up at 5am to fit in S90 and am scrambling to get everyone ready and out the door without having time to catch my breath!

I don't know what to do. Part of me is frustrated because I think...maybe he's right. Part of me is frustrated because I think he thinks I just sit and watch the DVDs. Am I a little disappointed with the burns for S90-some of them...sure, like todays total body but it's mainly strength training. When I do Tabata or Cardio Challenge, it's up where I'd expect it to be. Plus, part of me is worried that I'll throw of the 'diet' part of it if I add 2 a days some days of the week because my deficit is pretty large. I know it's obviously not working. Whatever I've been doing for the past year. Like I said in a previous conversation (but I looked again yesterday), I was at the lower end of my weight range when I was merely making calorie goal-not paying attention to macros, eating Lean Cuisines and still enjoying dining out more often. Is that because of the food choices? It wasn't Insanity because we were all done in the fall when I was at my lowest weight (aside from that LOOOOOW carb and flu bug that got me to 151).

I read Steve Troutman's new group discussions and his recommendation is 12x body weight. Which is higher than where I am now...but it is where I was at and still wasn't seeing losses. I'm frustrated! I was 158.8 this morning. I'm opening my diary back up. I closed it to make sure I was being honest and to not get flack for eating at such a deficit but maybe someone will have a thought. I'm not throwing in the towel, or changing anything. I am completing the S90 program-period. And I am giving the LP deficit program a 4 week shot. I just don't know what to think! I looked in the mirror, and even if I had taken pictures, I know there really isn't a difference. The 'feeling good' thing is just I think because I've been being consistent, not because of results.

I'm rambling...I know. I do have a question for you. How do You keep your burn up so high and extend S90 into a 60ish minute workout? Maybe I'm flying through it too fast?

jennieodwyer

I can understand your frustration. Nothing pisses me off more than working your *kitten* off only for someone to tell you it isn't enough, even if it is well intended. :laugh: So I totally get that. Sometimes you have to just walk away, and fast! haha I know you have been working hard. The only thing I can say about the S90 calorie burns on the weights is to increase the weights as much as possible since that always helps my burn but I know you are lifting heavy to begin with so if you are at failure at 8-10 reps then you know you are going as hard as you can go. I know they say 8-12 but I get a much better burn when I lift as heavy as possible to be able to still hit 8 reps vs. a little lighter and get 12. But that is just me.

For me personally, working out 2x a day regularly is just too much. If you think it will make a difference, give it a go but I think you might be overdoing it and I would be afraid you would run yourself into a hole. If I were in your sitaution, which I sort of am to a lesser degree, I would focus my attention on diet. Whether it be changing calories, macros or eating clean whatever, I would keep the workouts the same and revamp the diet. I think it is best to only mess with one thing at a time (so you have a little bit of a control group sort of thing) and then you can really see what works and what doesn't. The other thing I have seen some success with is 100% lock down with logging. Log EVERYTHING and measure EVERYTHING. Like that piece of gum or that sugarless candy or the crystal light. If you eat one of your kid's potato chips log it. Measure and weigh everything. I am pretty good about weighting things but I was bad about guestimating tablespoons since I didn't want to dirty up the measuring spoons :laugh: and I was also bad about not logging a chip here, a piece of candy there. When I go on 100% lockdown I usually see a difference especially if I stick with it over the weekends. Logging and measuring everything is an easy way to see if that makes a difference before having to do any major diet overhauls. Just something to think about you might be doing it already though.

No matter what, give yourself credit for how hard you are working even if your body isn't showing you the love. I am so glad you are finishing out the program no matter what. Stay strong, we got this! :flowerforyou:

mamareese

Thanks for letting me vent. Like I said, I'm not changing the plan I've laid out. I said I'd give it 4 weeks and I am going to. And S90 I have about 6 (I think?!) days left until the end of the 1st 60 days. So another 4 weeks of S90. At that point, it might just be time to take a break for a couple weeks. Walk the dogs, relax a little and get geared up to head into holiday season.
I had to laugh because I added 'gum' to my diary yesterday. It's the only thing I don't count. I'd even reverted to measure out PB after I started wondering if that was effecting my weigh ins. So when I thought about what I don't count or measure after reading your response, I had to look at the pack of gum and add it in. Sneaky little *kitten* were 24 calories for 6. LoL.

The whole measuring things/food things is part of why this whole conversation with DH rubbed me the wrong way. He thinks it's weird I eat quinoa and not white pasta. Or that I traded my cappucinos in for green tea. He'll tell me I overthink the food thing....yet I underthink the exercise thing?! We have to agree to disagree.

I see you received a kind response from the scale this morning. Great job! A drop and abs...you are on a roll!!! Keep it up your consistency is not only good for you but for reminding me of its importance (totally selfish right?! :blushing: ) Just messin!

jennieodwyer

I am back (I was out of town on this weekend). Ok I saw your HUGE loss on Friday! What was that? Do you think it was a woosh? A fluke? You, finally, getting your just rewards? :laugh:

As for me, I saw a slight loss but nothing impressive since I was way up the week before. Up 1.6lbs the week before, down .4lbs last week, So not awesome but I don't really care and I went totally wheels off and ate my way through San Francisco for the last three days so I am sure I will be WAY up on Friday. I might not even weigh myself but we shall see. It was worth it. We had a great time and it was a nice break but I am sure I will have to pay the piper this week. My workout this morning was particularly brutal since I definitely was fighting a major food hang over haha. Oh well its over now. Time to move up and put the wheels back on. I already feel so much better after getting back to my workouts and diet. Though it is fun, my body doesn't respond well to a serious lack of hydration combined with an overload of booze and carbs and a lack of sleep. I was feeling like crap yesterday when I was headed home. :laugh:

mamareese

Eh, I'm not sure...it puts me back at the weight I've been plateauing at but a down instead of a maintain or up is where it's at. :laugh: So we'll see what this week brings. My 'fasting' window was a bit jacked up this weekend since I went out for a few drinks last Saturday but I'm at it today. I tried sticking with low calorie options but when I'm used to not eating between 8pm through 12pm...I sort of felt a little 'off' Sunday!! It was interesting but like you said, this morning felt 100% normal thanks to getting on track.

Glad you got out and enjoyed yourself! Good for you! :flowerforyou: Sometimes it's awesome to let loose. Especially when you know come Monday you know what to do. That allows for it to feel alot more 'life' than just 'diet'.

I made up some yummy copycat Chicken Gnocci soup that I found on the internet, it's supposed to be an Olive Garden replica. My goodness I may eat it for every mean. I love summer and sun, but fall with soup and hot cocoa- I'm in for that!!

My shoulders may or may not be grumbling at me today. I took your advice and went as heavy as possible. I have no issue pressing that on legs but shoulders and arms I knew I could push a little harder. So Bam S90! You got my burn this AM!! I think tomorrow is supposed to be Ultimate Ball and I've been swapping that for Legs and abs at the gym. I had a fun experience this weekend though and tried out 'jogging with my 2 dogs'. And they did awesome, so I may opt for some straight cardio. Is it weird that I not only feel guilty working out because of my family time but because then the dogs don't get there morning walks regularly?!