Hotties With Bodies (Closed Group)

lucybp

Great job squeezing in a work out Caroline!

kerriBB37

Ladies,

Tell me one thing you LOVE about yourself on the inside and one thing you LOVE on the outside.

I love that I am getting better and better at advocating for my special needs patients. NO ONE messes with them. I also love my smile.

Ok, your turn.

mamarundrc

Hey ladies, I am still here. I missed the start of the group and have been running around. Things have finally calmed down a bit so I am back in the game. I weighed last friday 7/8 and I was 162. This week has been good so far. Hoping to keep it going. I was just flipping through the posts and I love the cross country challenge for the group. It is even better than the original idea. I will check back in when my son goes down for a nap. Right now I got to stop him from trying to climb on the coffee table.

mamarundrc

I have an awesome idea! What if we make sure to "stop" at the cities (or nearby major cities) that all of us live in on our way from NYC to LA?! and Lorriane you are more than welcome to pick any city in the USA that you want!!! I suggest Detroit LOL

I live in Mass (east of NYC) so Can we stop at Zion National Park in Utah for my place :-). To date it was my favorite vacation spot and my hubby and I are seriously considering moving there when we retire (or at least getting a vacation house out there).

mamarundrc

Here is our list of hotties (that's 15 so if I'm missing anyone let me know!):


Thank you for the kind words everyone, it helped make it so much easier to get up and at it today. I know everything you say is true and have known it for some time (this is probably the 6th time he's done this in 3 years so yes I get a lot of "I told you so"), I just have to learn to listen to it and remember how it feels right now when he comes back (which will be inevitable, knowing him). I WILL find someone who treats me right instead of lowering my standards to make the wrong person seem right. I did have a slight pity party with a bag of peanut butter cups last night but managed to keep the damage minimal lol. Time to let it go and harnes all the frustration into my workouts. To be honest, getting back with him was the reason I gained all the weight I worked so hard to get off and I'm not going to let him leaving make my health backslide even further. Maybe I'll pick up running again like I did last time this happened lol.

Great job on everyone getting their burns in, especially Caroline with your OT! We're going to make some ground this week on our way to LA, that's for sure!!! Happy Tuesday!

Ok - I think we may be missing Dani? I think she is doing this too. Unless I missed something? LOL.

I am still here Drcarrier/ Dani. Sorry checking in so late. been visiting family and missed the first posts :-)

mamarundrc

Ladies,

Tell me one thing you LOVE about yourself on the inside and one thing you LOVE on the outside.

I love that I am getting better and better at advocating for my special needs patients. NO ONE messes with them. I also love my smile.

Ok, your turn.

I love that I am an extremely patient person. I very rarely get rushed or give up when trying to help or teach someone something new. I love that my eyes change colors with my mood and environments. When I am happy and it is sunny they are greenish yellow, when I am mad or sad they are dark brown, and every mood in between is a different color. I didn't get my dad's amazing baby blues but I did manage to get something pretty neat.

mamarundrc

Okay. The baby is napping so I can actually type without him trying to get at the computer or get into something he isn't supposed to.

SW 7/8- 162.0

I am starting this challenge hoping to work on my attitude and my habits, especially my weekend habits. My lifestyle changes completely on the weekends. During the week when I am home alone (with my son) I make great choices. I am active and I eat the right foods. On the weekend when my hubby is home from work I kind of fall back into our old habits. It is a crappy dinner out, followed by a bottle of wine. Or a ridiculously huge breakfast followed by a day of bad decisions. I need to get out of the mind frame of "my day is shot, screw it, tomorrow is another day". I have come to realize that if I have one bad meal but don't screw with the rest of the day then the damage will be less. I have been yo-yoing between 160-and 162 for the last month and a half (with a VERY breif stop at 159.6 for like a day). My only hope is that by the end of this challenge I will be securely in the 150s and staying there. This challenge is perfect for me. I leave for my cruise on October 8th so this challenge will get me almost to that trip and will keep me accountable and pushing myself until then.

My goals for the week-
1) 10 glasses of water per day
2) Under on sodium every day
3) burn 2500 calories (M-F)
4) Stick to my meal plan (dinners)

My plan for the week-
Mon- rest
Tues- colorguard rehearsal (am) elliptical (pm)
Wed- Insanity fit test, 100 sit ups, run/walk (pm)
Th- colorguard reheasal (am), run/walk (pm)
F- run/walk

Thanks for not giving up on me when I didn't show up the first few days! You ladies have been a great inspiration and motivation and I am looking forward to getting healthier with you!

LurayneMarie

Ladies,

Tell me one thing you LOVE about yourself on the inside and one thing you LOVE on the outside.

I love that I am getting better and better at advocating for my special needs patients. NO ONE messes with them. I also love my smile.

Ok, your turn.

I love that I am an extremely patient person. I very rarely get rushed or give up when trying to help or teach someone something new. I love that my eyes change colors with my mood and environments. When I am happy and it is sunny they are greenish yellow, when I am mad or sad they are dark brown, and every mood in between is a different color. I didn't get my dad's amazing baby blues but I did manage to get something pretty neat.

Dani that is the coolest thing Ive ever heard!! Its almost like a super-power! haha

I absolutely love when I make people laugh. It makes me feel really great and its important to me that people like me and enjoy my company
On the outside...I guess I love my eyes They don't do anything awesome like change colours! But they are the one body part that never puts on weight so for a long time they were the only thing I liked about myself and I guess Ive just grown to like them more and more

SarahSway

Ladies,

Tell me one thing you LOVE about yourself on the inside and one thing you LOVE on the outside.

I love that I am getting better and better at advocating for my special needs patients. NO ONE messes with them. I also love my smile.

Ok, your turn.

I love my desire to help people (That's probably why I'm in the hospitality industry). On the outside I love my blue eye color. I got it from my Grandpa. :-)

mamarundrc

Insanity Fit test Results:

Switch Kicks- 64 (32 reps)
Power Jacks- 25
Power knees- 67
Power Jumps- 21
Globe Jumps- 7
Suicide Jumps- 11
Push up Jacks- 11
Low Plank Obliques- 28

Okay- I am most impressed with my Push up Jacks number. When I watched the video for these I almost said "No way, not going to try it" mostly because push ups are my nemesis and the idea of moving my feet at the same time was absurd. I decided to give it ago and low and behold I survived. I am apparantly much stronger (and coordinated) than I thought. I now understand why it is called Insanity. In the time it took me to do these 8 little exercises I was sweating like crazy and had to strip down to my sports bra (the joys of working out at home when no one is around). I can only imagine doing a work out comprised of these moves and similar. I can't wait to see if I can improve upon these numbers.

Lindz8afish

Mid-week check in. Today may have to be a rest day. I could barely crawl out of bed my back is super sore. Not sure what that's about. I'm going to head up to Lansing today to visit a friend who just had a baby and then hopefully afterwards I'll be feeling better and able to get in my Insanity! So far my week has been good!

1200/2500 calories burned
My water intake has been 10+ glasses every day
I managed to stay under on sugar on Monday, that was HUGE for me!! I know most of my sugar comes from fruit, but still
Oh and I did 25 situps Monday and yesterday. 50 more to go!

For the things we love, this is going to sound weird, but on the outside I love my back. I love that it is slimming down again and I don't have as much back fat anymore. I have always thought I have a great back haha. On the inside I love that I am so patient with other people/animals.

Happy Hump Day everyone, and if I don't get a chance to post tomorrow, get a killer last chance workout before weigh in day!!! :bigsmile:

kerriBB37

Insanity Fit test Results:

Switch Kicks- 64 (32 reps)
Power Jacks- 25
Power knees- 67
Power Jumps- 21
Globe Jumps- 7
Suicide Jumps- 11
Push up Jacks- 11
Low Plank Obliques- 28

Okay- I am most impressed with my Push up Jacks number. When I watched the video for these I almost said "No way, not going to try it" mostly because push ups are my nemesis and the idea of moving my feet at the same time was absurd. I decided to give it ago and low and behold I survived. I am apparantly much stronger (and coordinated) than I thought. I now understand why it is called Insanity. In the time it took me to do these 8 little exercises I was sweating like crazy and had to strip down to my sports bra (the joys of working out at home when no one is around). I can only imagine doing a work out comprised of these moves and similar. I can't wait to see if I can improve upon these numbers.

I haven't done the Insanity Fitness Test since March! I wanted to yesterday but TOM is here and I feel like crap! I want to wait til I feel better! I DO remember though that my first time doing it (January) I could NOT DO ONE push up jack =(

Here were my results:

Date: 1/1/2011 3/8/2011
Switch Kicks 101 123
Power Jacks 41 55
Power Knees 77 84
Power Jumps 28 35
Globe Jumps 9 10
Suicide Jumps 11 16
Push Up Jacks 0 5
Low Plank Oblique 53 51


Can't wait to do it asap!

dezil

=0) Things I love.... My smile is bangin' and I like my teeth.. but also, my arms are lookin' pretty darn good since February. You can see some definition to them... Ohh, the small things! And, I think I'm a very good friend! I'm honest/sincere/loyal... everything I'd want in a friend!

Hoping the weather is great tonight to get a walk in with my puppy, and perhaps another evening swim.

LurayneMarie

=0) Things I love.... My smile is bangin' and I like my teeth.. but also, my arms are lookin' pretty darn good since February. You can see some definition to them... Ohh, the small things! And, I think I'm a very good friend! I'm honest/sincere/loyal... everything I'd want in a friend!

Hoping the weather is great tonight to get a walk in with my puppy, and perhaps another evening swim.

Your smile IS bangin'!!!! And I love your hair too!

LurayneMarie

Hi Hotties,

Dunno what was up with me today, I just did not want to do anything. I kept putting my workout off til the last minute. I was supposed to go to the gym today and get a big burn in but I just didn't feel like it. So I decided I would do my Biggest Loser strength training DVD for 40mins and get a 40min run in as well.
I put on my workout clothes and sat on the bed to put my runners on and next thing I know I had passed out asleep on my bed for 45mins! When I got up I was SO close to not bothering to get any workout in at all. But I decided to just get on with doing the DVD and when that was finished I had another mental battle about whether to do my run. I wasn't going to do it but I said feck it I'm all dressed and ready to go and everything so I might as well do it.
When I left the house and started running after about 2mins I just felt really tired and almost convinced myself to turn around and head home but my housemate was sitting in the living room watching TV so I knew I would look totally stupid if I turned around and went back home after 2 minutes! So I just pushed through it and got the full run in.

Sorry to spell out my whole evening for you guys but I just cant believe how unenthusiastic I felt today! I felt like I couldn't be bothered to do anything and I don't know where that vibe came from. It was a real struggle to get my workout done even though I knew I would feel great afterward, I honestly felt like I would have preferred to sit inside (on a lovely summers day) watching TV and eating nothing but chocolate!

OK I'm finished now! I guess what I learned from today is that I'm going to experience this feeling a few times during this challenge and I need to get my head around it and just get the job done. Laziness is what got me to being overweight and extremely unhappy and I need to nip that in the bud!

Honestly if it weren't for you Hotties I most definitely would have sat inside all evening indulging myself. The Hottie Train wont get all the way to L.A. if we don't show laziness who's boss!!!

Thanks for being my inspiration today :flowerforyou:

USAFwifey12

Question, how long of a break are you supposed to take between each exercise on the Insanity Fit Test? Or do you just do it all straight through?

Lindz8afish

Question, how long of a break are you supposed to take between each exercise on the Insanity Fit Test? Or do you just do it all straight through?

In the DVD there are about a minute break inbetween each exercise so he can explain the next one to you. But it's not long enough hahaha

loria30

Good evening Hotties!!

First, Kerri's question: on the inside I'll go with being a good listener. I don't speak outloud much, but I listen well. As for the outside, I'll go with my eyes even though I need to wear glasses. ;-)

Just got back from a 2 mile walk. I think tomorrow will be a rest day. I think I'm going to have to stay at work a bit late. I'm training a new employee, my boss is on vacation and so is one of my team members. My desk exploded again today.

I'm currently at 20 sit-ups for this week, and I expect to get around 200 at the Hardcore Abs class, so I'll help out anyone that doesn't make their 100. BTW, it is any type of crunches, right?

I'll check in again when I can!

Becky011

I love that I care about friends , family and people in general and do everything I can for them. It makes me feel good to make other people feel good and succeed. I also love my smile I think it puts people at ease.

Ladies,

Tell me one thing you LOVE about yourself on the inside and one thing you LOVE on the outside.

I love that I am getting better and better at advocating for my special needs patients. NO ONE messes with them. I also love my smile.

Ok, your turn.

Becky011

Hey I feel you. I have had this happen to me so many times.I try really hard to not think about it, just setting my mind to just do it no excuses. It is def an ongoing challenge. I agree to the group has been helping me get out there and move! Great work

Hi Hotties,

Dunno what was up with me today, I just did not want to do anything. I kept putting my workout off til the last minute. I was supposed to go to the gym today and get a big burn in but I just didn't feel like it. So I decided I would do my Biggest Loser strength training DVD for 40mins and get a 40min run in as well.
I put on my workout clothes and sat on the bed to put my runners on and next thing I know I had passed out asleep on my bed for 45mins! When I got up I was SO close to not bothering to get any workout in at all. But I decided to just get on with doing the DVD and when that was finished I had another mental battle about whether to do my run. I wasn't going to do it but I said feck it I'm all dressed and ready to go and everything so I might as well do it.
When I left the house and started running after about 2mins I just felt really tired and almost convinced myself to turn around and head home but my housemate was sitting in the living room watching TV so I knew I would look totally stupid if I turned around and went back home after 2 minutes! So I just pushed through it and got the full run in.

Sorry to spell out my whole evening for you guys but I just cant believe how unenthusiastic I felt today! I felt like I couldn't be bothered to do anything and I don't know where that vibe came from. It was a real struggle to get my workout done even though I knew I would feel great afterward, I honestly felt like I would have preferred to sit inside (on a lovely summers day) watching TV and eating nothing but chocolate!

OK I'm finished now! I guess what I learned from today is that I'm going to experience this feeling a few times during this challenge and I need to get my head around it and just get the job done. Laziness is what got me to being overweight and extremely unhappy and I need to nip that in the bud!

Honestly if it weren't for you Hotties I most definitely would have sat inside all evening indulging myself. The Hottie Train wont get all the way to L.A. if we don't show laziness who's boss!!!

Thanks for being my inspiration today :flowerforyou:

Becky011

Hey guys!
Mid week check in.

So far so good on all my goals this week! need to work on my water and still had a few Times where I ate without really being hungry.

You gals are encouraging me to get out for my workouts. Last night I ran and went for a bike ride even though it was late. Today I ran twice as far then biked to the tennis courts that are 5ish (maybe 6?) miles away to see my bf and his friend play (they have a tournament this weekend.) it was farther than I thought it would be but a good ride.

All in all I'm at 1235 cals burned for the week so far. I'm pretty happy about that. Still need to start on my sit ups too but I will get them done!

I still need to do the fit test! Hopefully tommorow night? I will def do it by Saturday. Ill post as soon as I complete it.

My goals:
I WILL drink at least 12 cups of water
I WILL drink tea instead of Soda
I WILL eat when I'm hungry, not just because
I WILL work out hard at least twice during the week (hopefully 3) and kill it with a big workout Saturday am.
I WILL watch my sugar (it's a weakness of mine)
And I WILL plan the dinners and go grocery shopping so we don't have to eat out

USAFwifey12

Go you Lorraine! I have this problem EVERY DAY which is why until this past week I haven't really been exercising which is why I haven't been losing weight. In fact, I didn't get my workout in today for this reason and now feel guilty cause I didn't push myself like you did. It takes a great amount of determination to get up and workout when you aren't feeling it, especially after falling asleep so WTG!

Becky, 1235 calories already?! That's awesome, way to get your burn in! Everyone is doing amazing with their workouts this week, we're going to be in L.A. in NO TIME!

Ladies,

Tell me one thing you LOVE about yourself on the inside and one thing you LOVE on the outside.

I have been reading everyone's responses to this all day and each time all I could think about was how there is nothing I could write here that I really liked about myself right now, especially after making bad food choices today and not getting my workout in. But then I realized that I do have one thing that has gotten me through a lot of hard times in my life...my strength (mentally that is) and this week has been no different. In the middle of dealing with a break up and having my dreams ripped out from under me, I still managed to make a 99 on my exam and workout 2 out of 3 days so far this week. A year ago I would have been locked in my room for a week having anxiety attacks and it makes me stand a little taller knowing that I took control this time. Also, I love how dedicated I am to my family, I will make time for them no matter what (most of the time even before myself).

As far as on the outside, there's not much I like about my body or appearance right now but I will say that I have always had good legs lol. Thanks to soccer, my calves and butt look damn good in some heels (which might be why I wear them to work everyday :laugh: ).

mamarundrc

Good morning ladies! Happy Thursday. I can't believe July is half over already. The year is going by so fast.

Last chance work out today. What does everyone have planned?

I have a 3 hour colorguard rehearsal this morning (avg burn 650-900 cals). I also plan on going for a walk when my hubby gets home because it is supposed to be ABSOLUTELY gorgeous today. The hardest thing for me today will be my lunch. I am eating out with a couple of friends and we are probably going out for mexican and it is right after rehearsal so I will be extremely hungry. My mantra for the day is "I will not PIG OUT on tortillas and salsa..."

Good luck ladies. Have a great day. Hopefully we will kick *kitten* at the weigh in tomorrow!

lucybp

Things I love about myself: On the inside, I am a loyal individual (as long as I'm not betrayed) and on the outside, I likke my eyebrows, my legs, my toe nails, my face and my hair

lucybp

Good morning ladies! Happy Thursday. I can't believe July is half over already. The year is going by so fast.

Last chance work out today. What does everyone have planned?

I have a 3 hour colorguard rehearsal this morning (avg burn 650-900 cals). I also plan on going for a walk when my hubby gets home because it is supposed to be ABSOLUTELY gorgeous today. The hardest thing for me today will be my lunch. I am eating out with a couple of friends and we are probably going out for mexican and it is right after rehearsal so I will be extremely hungry. My mantra for the day is "I will not PIG OUT on tortillas and salsa..."

Good luck ladies. Have a great day. Hopefully we will kick *kitten* at the weigh in tomorrow!

We have the same challenge today. I will be going out for dinner and we will be going to a Mexican restaurant. I checked out the menu and I can order a salad on a tostada bowl (no cheese, no cream cheese with the guacamole on the side) and add grilled portabello murshrooms OR order vegetarian fajitas without cheese and add grilled portabello mushrooms. I plan to stick to the plan and will work on avoiding the tortilla chips and salsa.

We can do this.

lucybp

Go you Lorraine! I have this problem EVERY DAY which is why until this past week I haven't really been exercising which is why I haven't been losing weight. In fact, I didn't get my workout in today for this reason and now feel guilty cause I didn't push myself like you did. It takes a great amount of determination to get up and workout when you aren't feeling it, especially after falling asleep so WTG!

Becky, 1235 calories already?! That's awesome, way to get your burn in! Everyone is doing amazing with their workouts this week, we're going to be in L.A. in NO TIME!

Ladies,

Tell me one thing you LOVE about yourself on the inside and one thing you LOVE on the outside.

I have been reading everyone's responses to this all day and each time all I could think about was how there is nothing I could write here that I really liked about myself right now, especially after making bad food choices today and not getting my workout in. But then I realized that I do have one thing that has gotten me through a lot of hard times in my life...my strength (mentally that is) and this week has been no different. In the middle of dealing with a break up and having my dreams ripped out from under me, I still managed to make a 99 on my exam and workout 2 out of 3 days so far this week. A year ago I would have been locked in my room for a week having anxiety attacks and it makes me stand a little taller knowing that I took control this time. Also, I love how dedicated I am to my family, I will make time for them no matter what (most of the time even before myself).

As far as on the outside, there's not much I like about my body or appearance right now but I will say that I have always had good legs lol. Thanks to soccer, my calves and butt look damn good in some heels (which might be why I wear them to work everyday :laugh: ).

You Rock!
And from whre I am standing you are super cute and beautiful.

lucybp

Thinking out loud here ... I've burned about 1900 calories so far and my goal was to burn 2000 this week, perhaps I should be thinking BIG and up the goal to 2500??? I still have to squeeze in two more workouts between today and tomorrow.

Hmmmm ...

It's been a good exercise week so far. I've taken strength training, cardio (of course) and kickboxing classes (which to me is a form of strength training) and my body is feeling it. I like the challenge. I am also considering taking a down a notch or two over the weekend and kick it up once again on Monday. I can't do these intensity workouts everyday. I'll let you know how it goes.

kerriBB37

Thinking out loud here ... I've burned about 1900 calories so far and my goal was to burn 2000 this week, perhaps I should be thinking BIG and up the goal to 2500??? I still have to squeeze in two more workouts between today and tomorrow.

Hmmmm ...

It's been a good exercise week so far. I've taken strength training, cardio (of course) and kickboxing classes (which to me is a form of strength training) and my body is feeling it. I like the challenge. I am also considering taking a down a notch or two over the weekend and kick it up once again on Monday. I can't do these intensity workouts everyday. I'll let you know how it goes.

I think you should bump it up! A good rule of thumb (per my old trainer who was amazing) is to aim to burn 500 calories a day, no matter if it takes you 20 or 120 minutes! 500, 5x a week is a great goal. 2500 is totally in your wheelhouse! do it!

Today is my typical Thursday... Zumba and CrossFit, I usually do a 1000+ workout on Thursdays. I ALSO traded my Monday workout for Saturday, so I've got 3 more days in to get our first weeks burn in. I hope it's ok I bent the rules already!

dezil

I'm diggin' this smaller size group~ seems more personal and its easier to catch up on the forums and get to know ppl!! So far I've burned 2300~ and I'll be going to Spin class tomorrow am so that will bump it up +400! :0) I've never even looked at how many calorie's I typically burn, so I'm pretty impressed! Also~ I like the idea of those sit-up's... I've done my 100 (and nothing more yet.. crap!) but, thats something I always forget to do. And I def should! Happy Thursday to ya'll~ I'm slightly excited for weigh in tomorrow! ~Desirae

USAFwifey12

I ALSO traded my Monday workout for Saturday, so I've got 3 more days in to get our first weeks burn in. I hope it's ok I bent the rules already!

I'm counting my calorie burn for Monday thru Sunday so no worries there. As long as everyone gets it to me sometime over the weekend so I can post our miles on Monday :happy: