2 week challenge
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Well, Beeps, I have to confess I hate e-books! as far as I can tell there is no talk of calories! There is a meal plan for everyday, grocery list. Encourages water and a few supplements-the usual vit D, omega 3s. The 3 cheats can be when you want, presumably anything outside the plan.
From other reviewers, the workouts are about 40 mins and that's with a warm up. They are mostly body weight and someone did say they miss the focus on lifting heavy. There is a focus more on stability and mobility on this one.
I just wanted to try something that I could do at home. I have let all my gym memberships expire so I want to wait til January-just the work gym, though, it doesn't get crazy Jan. 1!
Shan, I know what you mean about unexpected housing expenses-Mike borrowed his friends truck to bring back stuff from my dad's and he backed into my Escape with his friend's truck! $3000 damage to his friends about $1500 to mine. I hate to claim it on insurance because we would have to pay the deductible twice! I know he felt terrible about it. Adds stress to stress...0 -
New Rules of Lifting for Women might be $18 soft-copy....it isn't that expensive!
Alternatively, shander - I can send you all the spreadsheets I have of the work-outs in NROL4W....it just won't have the 'visuals' that you might need! Still, you can go on youtube.com and look up every single exercise and watch a little video!
Let me know!
Asjerven - there's nothing wrong with "bodyweight exercises". I really wish I could throw in a TRX work-out 1 x per week....but, somehow, I just never do.
My glutes are ON FIRE. Today was certainly "glute day"!0 -
Beeps, I may have you send me the NROL spreadsheets at some point. I don't think I want to start a new program just yet, but eventually I think I'd like to try NROL.
I ran today. Only 2 miles, but it made me feel so much better. Unfortunately our mellow night at home will not be so anymore. Eric's brother is in from SF for longer than we knew, and all the brothers (4 of them) and his parents want to get together. So it looks like I'll have people at my house shortly after I return home. Oh well....I'll do that best I can tonight in regards to food and drink. We only see this brother and his GF once a year. At least I got my workout in and had a healthy lunch.
I need to work on my PT this week too. My legs/butt is bothering me again. Time to go!0 -
Beeps, if you could send me those I would truly appreciate it. I'm trying not to spend any money with the holidays coming up, I might ask for it for Christmas though from my bf! If you could sent them to me in the mean time I would be extremely grateful!0
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alright, I don't mind sending them - what email addy do you want me to use??
(Also, these are all excel spreadsheets - I'm too lazy to "zero" out my numbers that are in there - you can do that on your end....)0 -
I just PM'd you beeps! Thank you so much, you are definitely the best!!!0
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Done!0
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Got them!! Thank you
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Hi ladies - just checking in. Had a pretty good weekend and didn't overdo it too much, but didn't log either. I'm just finding it such a struggle to log and I'm not totally sure why. I've been sticking with my lifting 3x/week and 1-2 days/week of cardio but really need to focus on eating better. I've been feeling super puffy lately, might be time to do a gluten reset (I'm not celiac by any means, but definitely notice a difference when I cut gluten our entirely). My weight has definitely creeped up a few pounds since I started lifting, but that usually happens to me, doesn't make it any easier to see on the scale though.
I am headed to Montana this weekend for the MSU vs. UM football game/hang out with the husbands sister and dad. Should be an awesome weekend, but I also imagine my eating and drinking won't be all the great. I'm hoping my hotel has a gym I can get to at least one day. Hopefully I'll burn some cals just trying to stay warm as the highs are only in the high 20's there, brrrr.
Better- I hear you on the "last hurrah" thing. I am too hoping to be pregnant soon, and have decided I need those last hurrahs with everything from sushi to goat cheese and cured meats to booze. Sigh... gotta get outta that mentality
Welcome back Chuisle!
Amy- Interested to hear how this program works for you. I really like body weight stuff bc it means I can workout at home, on the other hand, I do enjoy a good lifting session. Good luck, and sorry to hear about your car stuff.
Beeps - Happy belated birthday. 1 lb/ month is totally do able and over time it will be totally noticeable
Rogie - Great goals. It is SO hard to be patient when you are waiting for an injury to heal.
Jen - so awesome of you to work on a fundraiser - even when you are already so busy!
Shander - You will really like NROL4W - I'm getting back into it and LOVING it.
OK that's all I can see/remember
My Goals for the next two weeks:
1. Keep up with my lifting 3x/week + 1-2 days cardio/week (with the exception of this week when I'll miss one lifting day - I plan on making it up next week)
2. Water Water Water and more Water
3. LOG
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Hi ramalem!
I feel like the "old grandma" around this board....
All you peeps having babies. All you peeps THINKING about having babies!
Those days are L-O-N-G behind me! Even when they were "upon" me, I don't think I ever, consciously, was doing "last hurrahs", lol!!
Mind you, after baby #1, I could fit back into my old jeans when he was 3 weeks old....so, I guess I never thought about "post-pregnancy" that much. By baby #3, I was thinking about it, though!! The weight SURELY did not melt off that time - I was nearing mid-30's and all sorts of stuff got H-A-R-D, really fast.
What's gonna happen 1 year from now when I have NO more weight to lose?????? Do I just QUIT the "last 10 lbs" club?!?!?!?!?!?0 -
You get to relax a little... go into maintenance mode and enjoy the fruits of your labor 0
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Hi ladies...well, the status quo didn't last long. I am on the injured list and don't even have a cool story to tell how it happened except I believe it was stress induced :grumble: I have limited range of motion in my neck and my right arm. I haven't slept well since last Thursday and the pain is aggravated when I lie down or when I sit! So only relief is when I'm standing. But I'm so tired from lack of sleep, I just want to lie down :sad: I went to the chiro yesterday and he seemed to think 2 adjustments will work. I go back tomorrow. I tried to get a sub for my class today, called 7 different people and not one could do it, so I taught only using 1 arm. I felt like Nemo :huh:
Beeps - I'm with you. No mo babies in my future!
Ramalem - Ugh, yes, I know that puffy feeling.Hope your improved food choices help with that!
That's all I can see.
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jenomaha - the "injured" list is the WORST list to be on! Sorry.
Today, I lift and I think, since it is -27 degrees outside, I'm going to sneak in a visit with the jacuzzi afterward. I'm staying late at work tonight, anyway....0 -
Okay Beeps, I think I will stop complaining about the cold now. Yikes! Enjoy the jacuzzi.
Jen - so sorry to hear that, I hope you get some relief soon - you too rogie
Better & ramalem - good luck with the baby making thing
Welcome back Kate, good to hear from you!
I fell behind on logging again. I need it to stay on track so I will have to work on that. I am also skipping workouts due to my nutsy schedule, so I need to get back on track with that. I am doing well with my eating during the week. I do need to tone it down on the weekends though & limit it to one cheat meal not a whole cheat weekend.0 -
Did the 2nd chiro help, Jen? Sorry about your pain and sleeplessness that is a drag! What do you mean about NEmo though? I did not get the reference:huh:
First workout for D2S was good, my weights are a little light for rows so I added a resistance band but mostly I am feeling it in my legs. Yikes, so much squatting. I know it probably doesn't really matter, but I like being sore, like I am doing something good. But like I said, I am not sure being sore is equated with any real benefits.
My diet has been pretty good. I had a beer last night and was still pretty close to my goal but I wish I had not had the beer, kinda... I just wanted to have two night of drinking this week.0 -
Didn't Nemo have a little fin or no fin? I don't remember, it's been too long since I've seen that movie 0
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Hey everyone! Just a few quick catch ups...
I LOL'ed at the Nemo statement Jen! Yes Ram, he had one regular fin and one tiny fin.
Amy, glad to hear you're chugging along.
Abigail, don't sweat the logging too much. Just do what you can. You're busy. I know I've said it before, but I love not logging. Sometimes I do a tally in my head at the end of the day, but really I'm just trying to not overeat. I've had some bad weeks since quitting about 2 months ago, but I think I've had more good weeks. Not sure of how its affected my weight since I quit that too (I'm such a quitter) but I feel fine.
Beeps, those temps sounds terrible. It's getting down in the teens overnight in KY this week, but it's getting up to 60 today. Gotta love the Ohio valley..... How old were you with baby #1? It took me about 4 months to get the weight off. I was eating a lot (and nursing) but I was running about 10 miles a week and walking so working pretty hard.
That's all I can see....
I've been doing pretty good this week. I ran Monday, did my class Tuesday and lifted yesterday (and walked) and did some different stuff and am nice and sore today. I had a super busy day yesterday trying to play catch up from doing nothing productive last weekend and I have decided I need to do less on my day off. I feel in order to rationalize taking a day off a week, I have to be super Mom/wife/housekeeper. LIterally....I ran 3 errands, grocery shopped, did 3 loads of laundry, made a meat loaf, and did about 4 or 5 other little things around the house in addition to my workouts. I was beat last night and even got snippy with Eric. I find I am starting to keep house more than enjoy time with my kiddo. So that's going to stop. From here on out, I am going to do one at home chore and run 1-2 errands, only if they are in close proximity to one another. I don't have to be super all the time.
We have a pretty mellow weekend and I am glad. We leave for Chapel Hill Wednesday morning and then onto Wilmington Thursday after our 5 miler. Won't be home till Monday afternoon. I'm looking forward to time with family. My sister and I will get some running in surely. Have a great day ladies!0 -
I was about 5 with baby #1
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And since he is now 26, that makes me, whaaaaaaa - only 31!!!!!
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Had a good weigh-in yesterday....although the "partner" with whom I am holding myself accountable (for 2 things: 1 is to only weigh one time per week and 2 is to weigh on Wednesdays only....) wants to switch weighing day to "Friday".
So, this week, I will ALSO weigh on Friday, but I do not believe that *I* have to change my streak since it really isn't my fault. From this point forward, weigh-in day will be Friday and I will ONLY hop on the scale on Fridays!
I think I can dump 2 more lbs by end of 2013. And then, I'll aim to drop 1 lb per month in 2014 (which means 12 more). AFTER THAT, if my bodyfat percentage comes back >25%, I'll f*cking faint.0 -
I like the Wednesday weigh-in, Beeps, if you want to weigh in with me:happy: I used to weigh Monday and Friday but I think Wed is a good compromise.
The day 2 strength workout was ok but it calls for pullups or, alternatively, pull-downs and there isn't any way for me to do that at home. So either, back to a gym or get some sort of pull up bar and rings.
I had totally forgot about Nemo's disability!0 -
Just thought I'd share one of my friend's (Steve Troutman) status:
"I have an online client right now who tells me time and time again that she really does want to commit to a plan of attack. Yet, biweekly report after biweekly report she's noncompliant to very meaningful degrees. She also claims that she has weeded out the meal frequency that works for her the best. However, when I'm taking a step back and looking at the patterns, it's always that she's overeating in the PM hours after work. Not only that, but she's overeating in the PM hours with sugary/starchy foods. Why not tailor the feeding pattern to when she tends to have cravings? Maybe this would help minimize some of the guilty feelings if I could structure things for her so that she's SUPPOSED to be eating more during the times she tends to be most hungry. So I pretty much put her on a protein sparing modified fast until after her workday. She isn't hungry eating lots of protein and fibrous veggies at the office all day. Then after work literally all of her carb consumptions comes into play. By consolidating her carb consumption into a smaller feeding window, it allows her to really get into some good food, appease her cravings rather than fight them, and still hit her macro/calorie targets with no struggle. Like I always say, this is about experimentation and finding the best fit for YOU."
Amen to that. I tried for a time to do the 6 or whatever mini meals a day and that does not work for me. I typically don't get really hungry till 11 or so. I like having a substanital dinner. And I only want an afternoon snack about half the time. So what if 50-75% of my calories are consumed after 6pm.
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I missed that, so thanks for sharing it, I wonder if he's still on my friends list? I'll have to check.
I was just going to ask the group here-what do you think really matters when it comes to eating-hitting a calorie-goal, hitting your macros? I mean, if you have 1500 cals per day and you have wine and chocolate every night, would anything change if you quit the wine and chocolate and still got 1500 cals?
I am not sure. See, I think a cheat meal is only a cheat if you go over cals. But, if I was struggling with being hungry I might be less hungry eating higher protein and ditching the wine and chocolate.
I went overboard last night and had 7 bud lights. I don't know why. Dinner was pretty light-chicken tortilla soup but I had a quesadilla on the side. I logged it all but I am beginning to wonder if I want to, since I said I wasn't going to get strict on the diet and seeing the red just makes me feel bad, I don't know...
There's more plans tonight-happy hour and dinner at oceanaire. mexican and margs tomorrow.
Have a great weekend, lushes!0 -
Yep, Better - I 100% agree!!
I listened to an awesome Leigh Peele podcast last night, too.....about how to NOT PANIC when a plateau appears!! About not dumping down calories to some unspeakable low (FOREVERMORE!). Whether I lose in 3 months or 6 months, who CARES....I'm totally going to dump this fat (even my current scale #'s say so!) and I'm going to do it without driving myself (and everyone around me) C-R-A-Z-Y.0 -
That's right Better. I had a very similar experience. I used to think I had to eat within a half hour of waking up and have six meals throughout the day. The thing is I'm not that hungry in the morning and once I start eating it is hard for me to stop, it just makes me want to eat more, plus I tend to work out later in the afternoon or evening so I'm hungrier at night when I am all out of calories. Now I wait as long as I can before eating and this leaves me some extra calories to be used later when I really need them. I like to have a decent size dinner & I also need to eat something at night when I get home from my dance classes.
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Hey ladies. My weekend was so so. I had a pretty tame Friday, several glasses of wine and some thin crust pizza (but not crazy amounts) and was in bed by 10:30. Saturday we ran errands, and I made a rub for ribs, got them prepped and took a run to the salon for a trim (couple miles). Relaxed a little in the afternoon and had a couple over for dinner. I drank a little too much and was up till 2....way too late. Yesterday I was pretty lazy, and then went to a friend's pre-Thanksgiving party and had a couple beers. I was so tired I went to bed at 9! That's the earliest I've slept in....maybe years. I'm still tired today.
I packed my bag for running at lunch even though my partner is out of town and it's in the 20's here today. I need to wake myself up and get my blood flowing! Tomorrow is my class and then we head out Wednesday morning. I have my 5 mile race Thanksgiving morning and I'll probably take some walks and runs while at my parents with my sister. My main goal is to not drink like a lush over the holiday and try to get some exercise in. Have a great Monday!0 -
I tried another fast, yesterday - made it through, but it (again!) f*cked with my sleep. I have to just quit it and stick with the 16/8. And, continuously manage my food.
Pictures/measurements are at the end of this week!
GO RIDERS! GO.0 -
RIDERS? Beeps?
My weekend was a lot of drinking, and eating, too really. I had surf n turf Friday and Sunday! and I didn't workout Thurs-Sat, but I did yesterday and plan to stick with the D2S this week, I have a workout planned everyday except Thursday this week, and I might even run on Thursday to allow some extra calories. Even though we don't have a Thanksgiving plan, I think we will end up going out with friends.
I didn't do much logging, I am going back and forth on it. I would like to try and eat more intuitively...0 -
Saskatchewan Roughriders won the Grey Cup yesterday (our premier trophy for Canadian football!)
^^^ I put my necklace back on JUST FOR THIS SHOT!! It's a post-workout "GLAM-BOOM!" shot, lol.
Yesterday marked the end of a "Global Operation Lean-Out" challenge I organized (online) - "GOLO" for short. I did lose a little bit of bodyfat, the scale went down a little bit, my tape measurements came down.
That is *it* for challenges for me, for awhile. I'm really focusing on "inputs" and just following a systems-approach....so, the "outputs" just have to be left alone. That's how I want to enter 2014.0 -
Beeps - You look SO amazing!!! Great job!! Loving the Glam Boom!
Ashley - Nice goals I agree with the trying not to drink too much over the holidays!
Amy - Sounds like a good plan!
Abi - I agree with liking to eat my big meal at night too! I have to eat in the morning most days though or else I'll feel sick. For some reason I get a pretty low blood sugar sometimes in the mornings and I am useless once I get that feeling! haha
This weekend was a mess... or last Thurs-Sun!! I had work Thanksgiving, then wine night Thursday... ouch! Then not much on Friday, then Saturday had a girls night and WAY too much wine and cheese and chips, etc... felt like crud on Sunday and then didn't eat well then while trying to nurse away my hangover (realizing they last way longer the further into my 20's I get!) The scale wasn't very happy on Monday morning! I know a lot of it was water weight, it's already down over 2lbs from yesterday haha. This week I am trying to work out Mon, Tues & Wed in preparation for Thanksgiving! Friday I will be one of those crazy people shopping (not starting til 7 though, not at midnight like a lot of people!) and Saturday is another Thanksgiving... insane! I'm trying not to go overboard at Thanksgiving.. hopefully will load up on veggies and then just take a taste (2 spoonfuls or so) of all the unhealthy stuff! That's the plan at least...
Anyways, happy Tuesday!!0
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