2 week challenge
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I got Warrior Dash Saturday and it might not be great since I haven't been able to train like I would have if Ihadn't had family visiting and my dad's cancer and stuff, but it will be fun.
After that I need a new challenge, I will check out Bizzy Program, Jen, but I know I have a bunch of options.
My weekend was good, quite a bit of eating and drinking.
I think I need something to get lean for but I don't have anything on the horizon. I do have a wedding October 5, so that might be a good one. I also saw that women should only have 7 drinks per week and not more than 3 drinks per day, so I am going to try and follow that guideline, I think it would help, I am thinking for me that would be 2 drinks every other day. But it might be easier if I move to that after two weeks of no drinking...0 -
Hey sorry I have been so bad about checking in....I have been keeping up with all of you though. But, there is not much to post on my end. Still walking every morning (or most mornings, at least 5-6 a week). I have been pretty bad about my workouts though. I am in month 7 of Tracy Anderson Pregnancy Project and I really don't like this month. The moves are awkward and it doesn't feel like a good workout. So I made up my own 30 min workout with weights, mostly upper body with some squats and lunges. My goal this week is to do that AT LEAST 2 times, but shoot for 3. I have been keeping up with the logging and averaging around 2000 net cals a day. Really just trying to focus on eating healthy and when I am hungry.
Today of course I have a terrible headache, I am hoping this isn't a 3rd trimester thing. I had them bad in the 1st and none in the 2nd. I went to the doc today and my big boy is already 3 lbs, which he said is well above average!
For those of you having a "fluffy" summer.....you would think summer would be the easiest time to be good about diet and exercise cause its warm. But, sometimes its harder especially keeping a good diet because it seems like every weekend there is a party, or someone wants to sit outside and have drinks, etc etc. My best diet/exercise time is January-April. Which I am looking forward to this year especially because that will be about the time I will really be able to get back into exercising hard core!
Ris- Nice job on vacay! I am finding not being able to drink this summer has greatly improved my eating decisions for sure! Great job at steering clear of the desserts too! I am having trouble with that one!
Beeps- have a great vacation! I am sooo jealous!
That's all I can see for now! But, keep up the good work and motivation everyone! And those that are lacking in the motivation....get back to it! Just think of how much better you feel when you are being healthy and active!0 -
chloe - that's good that you are making up your own thing to replace the pcs of your workout you don't like, that's better than not doing it at all
asjerven - good luck with the Warrior Dash
ris - glad you did so well on your vacation
better - nice goals, they should be good for getting your ready for South Beach
beeps - hope you're able to check in and let us know how awesome your vacation is
jdidier - welcome to the group
jen - I think I will go check out the Bizzy program
As of right now I am still not logging, but I do keep trying to eat reasonably and get in as many workouts as I can. Things are still crazy right now. My six year old fell off her scooter last Saturday and smashed her mouth into the pavement. Thankfully she did not need stitches and the dentist thinks that even though she has a couple of loose teeth they should be okay. We are waiting until her mouth heals to get X-rays. She's kind of a mess from her nose to her chin and she was having a hard time eating so I did end up keeping her home from summer camp this week which was sad. It would have been her first year at overnight camp. My other daughter is there now for the week and it's her fifth year and she loves it, so we will try and get them both back there next summer.
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I looked at Bizzy, Jen, were you going to do the nutrition plan too? It seemed weird to me-meat and veggies, no fruit or carbs really, but the jerky, ham and lunch meat was kinda different, since most of the plans on BB say no lunch meat, and not usually ham
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It did get me looking around though and I think I will try the Female Fitness Bible plan. It seems familiar but I am not sure I have done the 12 weeks of it. I think I can use it to work toward my goal of real pushups, pullups and squating my body weight. the nutrition seems do-able.0 -
Ladies,
Too much going on with our wedding just a few days away, but I am happy to report a loss of 3.5 lbs - yaaay!!! I hope another pound will disappear by Sunday - the big day! Then off to Barcelona, Madrid, and Lisbon. Wish me luck ladies that I do not gain it all back :-))) I hope for at least maintenance, but there will be lots of wine involved, so we will see. I am doing great with my workouts too, but that has never really been my problem. It's FOOD. I just started stage 2 of NROL4W and it totally kicked my butt and I was humbled.
Goal for next 2.5 weeks:
Maintenance!!!
Train 3x per week even on vaca (I have already scoped out the gyms at the hotels, and I can make it work)
That's all folks. Otherwise I will be enjoying my honeymoon with my sweetie who will now "officially" be my sweetie!!
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I hope everything goes fabulously Lamb! Have a great time! You are so motivated to work out on your honeymoon! I did not do that on either of mine.....
Jen, I looked at the bizzy program too. I like the workouts, but I was wondering about diet too. And all the supplements!
Amy, Good luck on Warrior Dash! I'm sure you'll do fine. I need to check out Female Fitness Bible Plan.
Abi, I hope your daughter is better. Bummer about camp.
Chloe, good to hear from you. You're doing awesome as always! I agree...if you don't like something, do what you like. I struggle with that, thinking I should do more interval training, maybe another round of 30 Day Shred, but I don't really like those things. I am more apt to succeed if I'm doing things I like.
I hope the rest of you are doing well.
I have done mostly good this week. I have lifted twice and ran 3 miles yesterday. I'm sore today from lifting yesterday which feels good. The weather is perfect here. Feels like fall in the morning and at night. My diet has been good, but I did have some drinks last night. Eric and I decided instead of abstaining Monday - Thursday, we will pick only 3 (I know...we're lushes) nights to drink, 2 of them being Friday and Saturday typically. The other is a floater. So we'll do that the next couple weeks and I'll reasses what I need to do in regards to drinking to aide my weight loss in September. Speaking of, I lost half a pound this week. Not much, but my first loss in a month, so I will take it! Also took measurements, which are all slightly up for the most part. No surprise there. I am still motivated though. I have a golf outing tomorrow and family party out Saturday so I need to watch it to meet my calorie goal! Have a great rest of the week!0 -
congrats, lamb, and have a wonderful honeymoon with your official sweetie. That is so good you can work out on vacation, I haven't been able to do that.
I was reading this interesting article about fat and the idea of 2-low cal days per week. It was basically saying how great it is for fat loss and blood sugar and those with diabetes risk and I was thinking they were onto something, but I saw the plan-2 days at 650 cals (egg white omelet for breakfast, carrot soup for lunch and chicken kebab for dinner) and the rest of the time a mediterraenean 1500 cals per day. Well, basically, that's less than 1300 cals per day over the week and that is super low for most folks, of course you would lose weight. Still not sure about the cycling, but I do like it because I can have high days and low days to plan around things...
I decided crossfit wasn't for me. I just think I am more likely to workout if I can do it when it fits into my schedule instead of trying to make the set workout times. As I have seen, life happens and I have to be flexible and not beat myself up about missing a workout and not getting my money's worth from membership!0 -
Abigail--I hope your six year old is okay! Kids tend to bounce back faster than we would, but I'm sure it's still scary.
lamb--Have a great time at your wedding and on your honeymoon!
Ashley--great job on the .5 pound loss--it's a step in the right direction! Sounds like a good plan on the drinking.
Amy--650 cals a day, even for just two days a week, sounds really low! But the cycling part of it makes sense. And I'm with you on picking your workouts based on your own schedule. Sometimes signing up for classes is great because it gets you to commit to working out at a set time, but if you can't make that time work for you then it's probably not worth it.
I've had an okay week so far. I'm having a hard time getting up early in the morning to work out and I haven't had much time for lunchtime walks, and by the time the evening comes around I generally don't have the energy for more than a short workout. Hopefully I can make up for it this weekend as I should have a good amount of free time.0 -
Whew!! Lots going on!! What I can see:
Ris - A short workout is better than no workout
Hope your find some time this weekend though!
Amy - The 650 does sound really low!! I couldn't do it. As for Crossfit, its great to know what works and what doesn't work for you. At least you know now. I think I have the Female Bible Book and I was able to make up good workouts from it! I will have to take a look at it on the web. But I'm considering strong lifts as I miss heavy weights!!
Ashley and Amy - as for the Bizzy Program...I modified it to be total body instead of upper body/lower body split and three days instead of 4. I have one more week of it and am liking it. I am not doing the nutrition plan...just still trying to eat clean (as close to it), no pop, no alcohol during the week and min processed carbs.
Ashley - Great job on the loss! I like the idea of the "floater" drinking day, lol!!
Lamb - Congrats on the loss, the upcoming wedding and honeymoon!! ENJOY!!!!
I've stayed off the scale this week and will try to stay off next week too. Just want to focus on consistency with my plan and not possibly getting discouraged by the arbitrary number on the scale. I've lifted twice this week and have one more session scheduled for Saturday. By Sunday, I will have taught 9 classes this week (5 sub jobs!) and lifted 3 times...Monday will be a rest day! Eating hasn't been as good as last week, but it's still way better than it has been the last 2 months!
Ok ladies, have a great weekend!!0 -
I'm loving kailua. The end.0
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Quick check in. I've done well with my workouts this week (one cardio short of my goal) and my eating has been good. I had 2 glasses of wine last night and I was supposed to have 0, but not terrible. I need to keep my diet and drinking in check this weekend as we have several events planned. I hope to get a bike ride in on Saturday or Sunday and we'll be walking at my work party in addition to the usual walks to coffee shop and farmers market. I'm feeling good though, despite not 100% hitting my drinking goals. I'll just improve next week! Have a great weekend ladies. I'm outta here at 2:30 to go play golf!0
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<<<--- I took this yesterday in Hawaii. I only wear tankinis in public (due to my discomfort at all tummy stretch marks from tummy babies) which is why my tummy is so white!0
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Amaze-balls, Beeps!!!!!!0
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Lighting helpsb
If I turned my belly away from the sunlight, it was awful. Turn my tummy toward the sunlight, get a good shot.
Posing is EVERYTHING. Remember that when:
A) taking your photos; and
viewing other people's (good) photos.
There's a LOT of "smoke-and-mirrors", people.0 -
Just a week later & my daughter is almost completely healed, just a little pink & I don't think there will be any scars. It is amazing how fast face wounds can heal. I had a crazy week last week even with only one kid. I lifted once & the rest was just walking the dog daily and one ballet class. At least I got some fresh air & a little bit of exercise & stretching - better than nothing.
Beeps - glad you are loving Hawaii & I am sure you still look pretty awesome even without the strategic posing
Better - glad to hear your week went well & you came close to your goals, hope your weekend was okay as well
Amy - don't sweat it about Crossfit, do what you like otherwise you won't do it and will end up wasting money and/or getting discouraged. I may go on-line & look into the Female Fitness Bible myself
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Abigail, I'm glad to read your daughter is doing well.
My 1- week goals:
1. No food before lunch.
2. No more booze (I indulged plenty this first week. Now, I'd like to lay off!)
3. No afternoon snacks.
4. Try a friggin' salad why don't you.
5. Try to fast on plane rides.0 -
WOW Beeps! Amazing! And look at you setting goals on vacay!
Quick check in as I really need to get motivated to do some work. It's about 85 degrees in my office and is making my motivation very minimal so far on this Monday.
Had a bad weekend. Too much booze (which resulted in a terrible hangover yesterday), not enough activity, and did OK with food. I did walk twice, but was pretty dissapointed with my Saturday night. Friday I did come home from golf, poured a glass of wine, and only drank half, so there was that. I still feel yuck today: bloated and sleepy. And dissapointed that I wasted a day of my weekend on the couch watching TV instead of enjoying it. Oh well....moving on. This week will be better! I did manage to make it to the grocery, so I have plenty of good foods to eat. And I have my food prep for the week to get done tonight since I slacked off yesterday. I'm planning on a stoller run this evening too and lifting in the morning. I'm back on track! (Again).0 -
Well, Warrior Dash was Saturday and it was fun but my friend had problems with her shoes and we did not set any records! Basically she was wearing those water Keens, and they just filled up with muf and the mud has sharp pebbles and it wasn't much fun for her after that obstacle!
I enjoyed the private shower and free food and tent for St. Jude Warriors.
The T-shirts were pretty cute this year too!
So the next couple of week I am going to take it easy and try to just watch calories. I got Supper Solutions (the pre-assembled dinners) to better help me with the calories in the evening. I need to cut back the drinking but there is a happy hour plan Tues and Thursday this week. So I think that's my goals-average 1500 cals a day over the week, drink 7 or less drinks per week...0 -
Beeps--you look awesome! Posing and lighting can only take you so far, you've worked hard and it's okay to be proud of the results
Abigail--I'm so glad your daughter is healing so well! And nice job getting in some workouts even with your crazy week--it's definitely better than nothing.
Ashley--I've had weekends like that, and it sucks. But I'm glad to see you're getting yourself back on track today!
Amy--Glad you had fun at the Warrior Dash! That sucks that your friend had problems with her shoes. Sounds like a great plan for the next few weeks!
I had a good weekend. I got in a good run on Saturday and a nice long walk on Sunday. I indulged a little on cookies and Indian food, but I've been having trouble getting enough calories lately, so they were planned indulgences to get my weight where it's supposed to be, which it seems to be as of this morning. Going forward, my goals are to stick to my calorie goals as closely as possible (and try to not to eat junk just because I have extra calories left over) and get in some kind of exercise every day.0 -
and Beeps, you look awesome wow
Abi, I had to go back since I missed your earlier post, glad your daughter is healing nicely, too bad about missing camp! When I was 4th grade I was going to camp with a friend but she fell and broke her ankle the day we were to leave and I had to go by myself, sleep in a tent by myself and I didn't know anyone. I was so lonely and scared (and scarred for life, right?:blushing: )0 -
Hi everyone! I've been on/off my fitness pal and finally got the kick in the *kitten* to get serious ! I am the heaviest I've ever been and am so uncomfortable. No one around me diets/ exercises! I have always loved this board you guys are all so supportive ...and I'm glad to see other people mess up every now and again , not just me! I have been keeping track now a little less than a week. Thanks for letting me join in! Feel free to add me as friend if you want!
Goals for the rest of the week& next week:
- stay within calorie goal
- Cardio at least 30-45mins 3 days
- hitt and kettle bell 3 days
- not blow all hard work so far on bday celebration
-get the girl balls to get on the scale0 -
Here's how I did, today:
My 1- week goals:
1. No food before lunch. <<<--- I had a protein bar at 11. Boo. But then didn't eat lunch until 2.
2. No more booze (I indulged plenty this first week. Now, I'd like to lay off!) <<<--- had 1 tsp bailey in my morning coffee.
3. No afternoon snacks. <<<--- eeeekkkkk....so far 2 ice creams and 1/2 bag of chips.
4. Try a friggin' salad why don't you. <<<--- I had a salad for lunch....AFTER ingesting chips and guacamole!
5. Try to fast on plane rides.
Gawk. Day 1= suck age. I feel bloated and terrible and I'm pissed at my inability to just knock it off, already!
Tomorrow is flight day. I want to fast all friggin' day I feel so awful!0 -
Hello Ladies! I'm new to the group and I find your posts completely motivational. Thank you! I have a bachelorette party in 10 so my 10 day goals are to:
1: stay in calorie goal
2: stay under 80 net carbs a day
3: burn 400 to 500 calories 5 days a week
I'm really just trying to get back int the groove so hopefully it works!!0 -
Welcome new ladies!
Beeps.....You're on vacation! Cut yourself a little slack. I hope you had a great time desptie feeling yucky. I'm sure the bloat will be gone soon enough.
Ris, glad you had a nice weekend.
Amy, how terrible!
Hope the rest of you are doing well.
I ran last night and did not wake to lift this morning. I need to lift at least twice before I leave town Friday. I've got the bar class Saturday morning in STL and should be able to get a quick run in Friday morning before we leave.
I did pretty good with eating yesterday. I even had a small piece of cheesecake and was under my cals. It's been in the fridge since Saturday and it needed to be gone. I also made turkey muffins, got some laundry done, and straigtened up. So productive night indeed!
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Welcome, new folks!
Dani, what does your menu look like with such low carb? I have such a hard time with low-carb. I kept wanting to try carb-cycling but I couldn't seem to get a plan!
Beeps, you are too hard on yourself. I wish you could just enjoy your vacay and some splurges!
My first day trying to stick to 1500 cals was fail. Today will be a struggle also, since I am meeting friends for happy hour. I have budgetted two white wines but depending on what happens I will probably drink three.
Ashley, have you done the bar class before?0 -
Ashley, have you done the bar class before?
I have done Pure Barre once. I actually went with my friend that teaches the Dailey Method (similar to pure barre). I didn't love the class, but the instructors were not great; even my friend said so. I am excited to take her class. Something different anyways.0 -
I'm not being hard on myself - just cognizant that i'm on a slippery slope...
No exercise when I get home, re: cataract surgery. That weighs heavy on my heart. On my soul.
Anyway, today is a travel day. Hope I eat nothing.0 -
oh, yeah, cataract surgery:( that will be tough.
I need some serious motivation. I feel like I just got a wake up call when I entered my info into the Scooby website for calorie needs and basically it says with a 20% deficit over TDEE I can lose 2.5 pounds per month! that's at 1200 cals per day!
It is so hard for me to be consistent at 1200! I think if I do a week of clean, maintenance cals I wil drop a little water weight and such, but I am just feeling discouraged. My clothes don't fit... But it's even harder for me to stay low on cals when I work out, especially strength training.
Maybe we can bring back the star chart? I can keep track, so just tell me what your calorie goals for the week are, tell me what you got and you get platinum, gold, or silver star based on how close you came.
Also, I thought maybe it's been long enough, with the newer folks maybe we should reacquaint ourselves?
My name is Amy. I live in Denver and work for the government in policy. I am married, no kids.
I want to lose fat, I would like to be about 20-23% body fat, right now I am closer to 30%.
I am going to psych myself up for the rest of this week, then starting Sunday I am going to go back to the calorie cycling, averaging 1200 per day over the week. This seems do-able for me and I don't really have any plans that would derail me. I think the key for me will be planning ahead, and getting back into logging like a fiend :devil:0 -
Look at Amy all motivated! I'm with you girl. I totally slacked during July. I kicked off Augst with a 0.5 lb loss so hope to keep it up for South Beach!
I like the star challenge. I was aiming for 10,000 net (exercise adjusted) calories last week, but I totally failed over the weekend and am fairly certain I was over. I think I am going to shoot for 9500 this week.
About me: Ashley, from Lousiville KY. I am a landscape architect that works for an engineering firm. I DON'T "do yards", rather I do planning and zoning and civil engineering. I have an almost 19 month old daughter and plan on starting to try for #2 after we return from South Beach in October. I've never been terribly overweight, just a little chubbier than I prefer most of my life. I've been focused on lifting heavy for about the last year and will always be a runner, preferably in the 2-3 mile range. I love food and booze. I have no idea what my BF % is, probably somewhere in the mid to upper 20's. I'd rather be in the lower 20's.0 -
Abigail, sorry I missed the post about your daughter’s accident but I’m glad she is doing better now!
Welcome Dani and Lynn!! I’m Jen and I’m from Omaha, Nebraska. I just quit my job as a speech pathologist (after 14 years) to be home a little more with my boys (12 and 8) and to pursue other adventures in fitness. I’m a licensed Zumba instructor and have been a certified personal trainer. Needless to say, just like some of the ladies here, health/fitness is a lifestyle for me; however “Life” happened and I got off track. But I’m back again and trying to be ferocious by 40, which gives me until November!! Eek!! Good luck with your goals and again, welcome!
Ashley – Sounds like a solid plan and that you have things rolling into action!! Good for you! Enjoy the barre class!! My gym has it and I keep meaning to try it.
Beeps – I totally understand. It’s like you work so hard for so long and it takes just a fraction of the time to mess things up. So then ya think, “if I just stay in somewhat of control, I don’t have so much damage to undo”. I kick myself every time after a vacay. This is exactly what I am trying to fix from way back in May!! Safe travels and hope the surgery goes well!
Amy – I like the idea of bringing back the star challenge. I especially liked the weekly totals vs the daily totals!! I want to lose some fat too and earn that trip to Vegas, so I’m in!!! Starting Sunday that is :bigsmile: I have just been getting into the groove of eating better, weights 3xweek…next step is logging. Besides, I have a Rib Festival Fri and a Beerfest Saturday :drinker:
Food - ok, I think the worse thing I ate was sweet potatoe fries
Exercises - spot on (weights 3 x last week and endless Zumba classes)
Alcohol - Fri 1 beer, Saturday - 3-4 cocktails and Sunday - 1 glass of wine. Not to shabby
I signed up for 2 at home courses - Prenatal Fitness and Nutrition Fundamentals...I'm hoping to be enlightened! If I find anything of interest, I will make sure to share! Have a great day!0
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