2 week challenge
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Great job everyone on keeping up with your goals!!!
Bummer morning for me....forgot my lunch and snacks at home, but I think I did a pretty good job improvising. Check out the diary if you'd like
2 more sessions of Chalean left this week. I took a rest day Monday, I had a fundraiser to go to. And did Chalean yesterday. Plan is to get in 3 5K runs and finish up Chalean by Sunday. Then I am going to start Insanity Monday. No lifting for 2 months, I just want to focus on this program and try to cut as much as possible. Has anyone ever done Insanity here? I'm kinda nervous, it looks pretty intense.0 -
Great progress post, Ashley, it was good to see the side by side. You look great! Also, I had forgotten that you remarried your ex-a lot of living in your 31 years! It's a journey, not a destination, right?
I did a pilates workout Monday but that's all I've managed to do this week.
My idea is to start couch to 5k on Saturday, but I am going to start over halfway through, then once I can run 5k again, I am going to use the walk/run method to improve my time, by increasing using a jog/jog faster kind of method. I think I will do strength training twice a week, full body, but not sure if I should do stronglifts or something else. Does anyone want to share their full-body strength training routines? I would appreciate it.0 -
. Has anyone ever done Insanity here? I'm kinda nervous, it looks pretty intense.
i did it last April. I loved it...I mean, I hated it, but I loved it. :laugh: It is intense but after mentally getting through the 1st week it was awesome to realize every exercise involved taking less 'catch my breath' time. Lol. There is a pretty awesome Insanity thread on here (I happened to start back then...lol) that is still going on and pretty active. Good luck! I'd love to go another round at it...if i ever get it returned to me!0 -
do you know what the thread is called? I have seen a few0
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I have no desire to go to the gym. I'm considering calling a 2 day hiatus until the weekend. I don't know what my deal is but I'm EXHAUSTED!! :yawn: :yawn: :yawn: Typically I take Wednesdays off and call it good. But I'm just not feeling it. We'll see what comes of it. But this morning, I definitely set the alarm for an extra hour of sleep and enjoyed every minute of it! 5am and I are not on good terms this week.
Chloe- Glad you found it. It seems to stay busy. The thread even has some of the people who completed it when I did still on it-offering advice or repeating the program. There were a group of us (about 8-10) that all started it at the same time and going through it with some people definitely helped me. I was just getting back into REALLY working out and the support was awesome.
I've been able to keep my carbs in check for this 2 weeks challenge. I've only actually hit 106 2x this week, I believe. Other than that I've stayed under and still hit my protein (which, of course is easy when you replace grains with chicken...lol.) I can feel the desire to eat something naughty popping up but I'm trying to fight through it! The girl outside my office ate chinese for the 2nd time this week yesterday and I about clipped my nose with a clothes pin. It smells so good but I know it won't do me any good. So I text DH and he talked me off the cliff...lol and I stuck to my meals. Calorie deficit + controlled carbs kinda sucks! :laugh:0 -
I'm with you Reese. Between my baby being up 3 times a night and the wine I drank last night, I'm whooped. I'm also feeling a bit overwhelmed this week. Last night I got home from work, had a little down/cuddle time with my family and then was non stop (unload/load dishwasher, make bottles, make fruit salsa, etc. etc. etc) untill I had friends come over at 6:30 for dinner and hot tubbing. (Our deck is done! Yipee! Well except for staining....ugh). I have only done one run and one yoga class this week. I'll see how I feel today; I had plans for kettlebells, but I'm not sure. Friday I have off so I'll get in a run and something else.
I weighed myself this morning as it is my official weigh in day and the scale read 129.5! First time in the 120's in FOREVER! I don't think I will log it as such as I am fairly certain the bottle of wine I drank last night dehydrated me a tad. Since I got a 130.5, 131.5 and 129.5, I think I'll call it 130.5 this week which I think is "officially" a loss. So yay. My diet started out strong this week, and I actually ate relatively well last night (salmon with fruit salso and quinoa...wow that;s good stuff), but of course I drank about 460 calories. I may actually have not gone that far over. OK, sorry, I'm rambling. A little hungover and not wanting to work. Have a great day all.0 -
Oh fruit salsa and salmon sounds amazing!! I had salmon last night and was wishing I had some sort of topping to put on it. Do you have a recipe?
I am with everybody on the whole being tired thing too. Last night I worked out and made dinner and the hubs worked late, so I laid down to catch up on some tv and passed out! Woke up a half hour later starving! Ate a fiber one bar and a bunch of fruit, could have been worse I guess. But, I hadn't pre planned it and that in combination with forgetting all my snacks and lunch yesterday I was over and way over on carbs.
My run kinda sucked last night, it was pretty hot. But, I did it anyways. Tonight is Chalean and maybe I will squeeze in a short run. I plan on running tomorrow before work because I get off at noon and then we are going to the lake. I'm sure we will be having some drinks, so I will bring my MGD 64 and fruit to snack on so I stay away from all the chips and stuff like that.0 -
Reese - take a break! If you are super tired nothing wrong with regaining a little energy. its good to stick to a schedule but listen to your body too! Nice job on the carbs and I see you on the chinese food - I see my coworkers french fries or dessert sometimes and its killer. C'est la vie...there is a stage in this cut where for one week I am at 50% carbs...50%! I am already looking forward to the wheat pizzas
Ashley - congrats on the scale!!! That's fantastic news! Alcohol or not, that's what you weighed this morning, I'd take it!
Chloe - one day on carbs is no biggie! You did your best with what you had, that's the important part. And I cannot run in the heat...I am SO much more sluggish in it! Good for you for going anyways.
As for me, great few days so far. I love stage 6 so far (25-35 with higher intensity, a nice change up!) and I've been good on good! I was admiring this week my move towards 'clean' eating - I've replace the at work greek yogurt with plain natural kind from home and finally bought natural peanut butter too. I have my day logged and 4 beers in reserve for tonight's kickball party. I feel happy with the compromise and am looking forward to my event tomorrow. I have two rent the runway dresses coming tonight to decide from (it's a Summer White Party on the lawn of the art gallery) so I am generally a happy camper...minus the damned scale. I actually think mine may be broken? I know that sounds goofy but it keeps weighing me at different things when I move it around and put me up to 149.4 this morning after 144.4 yesterday with relatively low sodium, cardio, and not going over?
PS changed the photo, I'm sure you ladies would appreciate it 0 -
Oh fruit salsa and salmon sounds amazing!! I had salmon last night and was wishing I had some sort of topping to put on it. Do you have a recipe?
I just take a mango and peel and chop it, 1/2 avacado (you could use whole), and whatever other RIPE fruit I have around. Last night it was 2 kiwis; the other week it was a peach. I squeeze the juice of 1/2 - 1 lime and add a little salt. Last time I made it with cilantro, but lat night I took about 5 fresh basil leaves off my plant and made a chiffonade and I like the basil better. I make it about an hour before I eat it and leave it on the counter to let the flavors mesh. I have been in love with summer fruits and veggies lately.
BTW, my absolute favorite calorie free, I think underutilized, ingredient to season with is citrus. I buy lemons and limes by the bag and always have them on hand. Fresh orange juice is good too. Last night I put lime zest, fresh orange juice, a little rice wine vinegar (I love vinegars too), chili powder, cumin, and pepper in my plain quinoa. It was yummy.
I'm hungry.0 -
I am hungry too, there is a Farmer's Market and food trucks calling to me!
I did another pilates video last night, that is a tough workout!0 -
I echo EVERYONE on here who is EXHAUSTED. I only had 4 hours sleep last night (HUGE thunderstorms/hail hit our area 1:00 - 4:30 am!).
And, I can one-up you, too....I won't work-out today due to exhaustion AND my work is piling up too much PLUS, I'm having a teen burger for lunch that my assistant ran out to get me.
Diet root beer to go with it.
YUM YUM YUM.
I'm not even logging today - it's THAT BAD.0 -
IT'S FRIDAY!!!!!!
What a *great* day! I slept very well - had a million dreams!
I'm going to lift heavy today. I'm going to leave the office at 4:00. And we are having about 18 people over for BBQ/drinks this evening....my nanny is doing all the food prep while I work!
I'm excited!
(Oh, and I actually won't be drinking....I have my long cardio- session tomorrow and I really want to get it in, without any excuses.)
Diet coke it is!0 -
Well, I had the bbq chicken pizza at the Farmer's market but a light taco salad for dinner.
Had oatmeal for breakfast, then the boss brought donuts but I only had half of one, so that is something...0 -
Did my Chalean workout last night, despite having a terrible headache when I left work. Only one left until I finish the program! Cheated and did measurements last night....only thing that changed was one inch off my legs, which is my "problem area", my butt is my other problem area and although the measurements didn't change it does feel firmer Tried to get up to run this morning, but the headache was still there, so I decided to sleep another hour. I will finish Chalean tomorrow and do a 5K run and do another 5K on Sunday I promise
Going to just have fun this weekend and start my cut on Monday. I already planned out Monday. Trying to keep carbs below 100 grams. And if I stick with that menu it is definitely doable. Also starting Insanity Monday and I have my 5K Thursday evening which should be fun.
Ashley- thanks for the salsa ideas, sounds delicious
I cannot wait to get out of work and lay on a raft in the lake, it is beautiful out here today! Have a great weekend ladies!0 -
enjoy your weekend, Chloe, I look forward to seeing how you keep carbs under 100. I had heard that can be really helpful in eliminating belly fat too.
Enjoy your BBQ and weekend too, Beeps, you are a better person than I-not drinking at a BBQ!
I am walking a 5k with a friend on Sunday, she has a rare disease that affects the lungs.
I have another friend coming to jog with me on Monday, so I should be able to get my cardio in next week, will add a couple of strength training sessions and although I will try to eat better I am not going to be trying for a deficit.
Where's Kate? I was wondering, how long should cutting last?0 -
Here I am! Happy Friday!
Amy - I've read a cut should last at most 12 weeks and that generally every 8-12 weeks you should take a full rest week and eat at maintenance (the second is LP). Mine is 12 weeks total. I am about to finish week 3 and so 25% in.
I know I've lost inches and weight (so it seems, broken scale theory has been confirmed. getting a new one this weekend). I am going to hopefully get caliper tested next week. I have a measurement from a week before the cut started so that should do! So far so good.
Chloe - good luck wiht your cut! Where did the 100 g number come from? That's a challenge!
Beeps - glad feeling more rested!
Did my workout today and was really wiped. Not my best. But that's what eating in a deficit will do sometimes! Next week is rest week with only recovery but...dun dun dun...1330 cals and 50% from protein! Yikes. Looks like I am going to be force feeding myself chicken At least it's only one week! Tonight is my non adherent night. I have a party and a dress and I have to say. Yesterday I was looking lean and toned!! Which is big for me to actually recognize! Onwards and upwards 0 -
Did my workout today and was really wiped. Not my best. But that's what eating in a deficit will do sometimes! Next week is rest week with only recovery but...dun dun dun...1330 cals and 50% from protein! Yikes. Looks like I am going to be force feeding myself chicken
I just had to quote this because I could have written it today...sub the particular deficit #s with mine. I definitely think I may turn into a chicken or turkey with eating low carb. Plus the deficit with trying to accomplish 101 things at home on my day off and then trying to get in a hard core workout to make up for the missed one yesterday = epic fail. Okay maybe not DURING the workout but I may not accomplish a damn thing from here on out and it's only 5pm. The calorie deficit definitely has me running on fumes right now-so I can totally relate Kate!
Chloe- I'm on the low carb bandwagon (this week..lol, just kidding!). It gets me to eat more veggies +1, to my surprise keeps me 'regular' which never happens, and forces me to really think twice about veering off my 'planned meals' since it's a lot harder to convince yourself 'ooohhh I can choose something healthy at XX restraunt' when you are eating low carb + low calorie. LoL.
Amy- Enjoy your walk. Sounds like fun and a good cause!!
I cooked up some of Jamie Eason's turkey muffins, my goodness those things have been a godsend. And I threw together 1/2 pacakge of cupcakes for DH and the kids (secretly so I could combine 1/2 box of angel food cake with 1/2 package of Devil's food cake to try out Amy's 3-2-1 cake idea this weekend!) It's going to be a busy one for me. DH is playing vball all weekend so it's just me and the kids. I've been cleaning the downstairs and outside today because tomorrow I have to wrangle these two (adorable) yahoos and try to overhaul upstairs. It's been too hot to be outside during 'peak' hours so it's prime time to get this house ready for back to school (aka clear out those darn closests). I think I desire to add 'mamareese burned 4 calories...' if I accomplish this to do list this weekend. :laugh: Have a great one all!0 -
Okay, I *did* get my work-out in, but only made it through 3 sets (not 4, as required) - too pooped!
Oh, and I lost in court, today, so screw the "not drinking" thing....I had to skip my lunch (to get my work-out in) and I'm DEFINITELY going to have a couple drinks tonight!
I'll just make sure it's rum and diet coke....only 60 calories (each), baby!0 -
You can tell we're all weekend warriors.
I had an okay week overall last week. I got 1 of 2 runs in, 1 of 2 kettlebells, and did not do HIIT. I also walked quite a bit. My butt and legs are still sore from my Friday KB workout but my upper body did not feel it at all, so I think I'm going to sub 1 KB workout for some upper body strength stuff. My lower body is looking pretty good these days, but my arms need some work still.
Eating wise I did ok too. I didn't log at all this weekend and drank all day Saturday, but wasn't totally trashed by the end of the day. I also ate very little, walked a lot and danced some. Yesterday we did tons of work on the deck so I actually don't feel like a blob today.
I'm going to do my best on my workouts this week, but deck and cleaning for company may take a little priority. I can control my eating and drinking, so I'll try to focus on that. No drinks till Wednesday for me. Maybe even Thursday; I'll have to see what we have going on.0 -
Ok, I am back full force. I feel like the past month I have slacked ridiculously. We have a vacation with my husbands family at their lakehouse in 3 weeks and my mission is to really be as strict as possible with my diet and keep drinking in check. I am starting Insanity this evening and I have my race on Thursday. I already have me diary prelogged through Thursday.
Kate- I think I just figured out my cal goal with the TDEE formula and I believe I set my macros for 35% carbs/25% fat/40%protein....just something to shoot for. The lower my carbs are the better I feel, it really makes a difference with me.0 -
I hear you mama! I also just cooked up a large batch of muffins (5 lbs of ground turkey to be exact
Chloe - glad to hear you're back! That's what I was eating the last 3 weeks (or when I was being good anyways...)
Well...I'm frustrated with myself I had another loosey goosey weekend sort of eating whatever. Sigh. I think I need to set up incentives and once again, plan better. I am going on a canoe trip this weekend so I will be active and can plan for that. I'll have my 'cheat' meal Saturday so I can have a few beers on the river but stick with super high protein. No real exercise this week but I have to manage to eat 166 g of protein and 67 g of carbs...so it's going to be a challenge.
I'm going to sit down and think about something I really want and figure out how well I need to do to buy it at the end of this. At least I got all my exercise sessions in.0 -
It sounds like everyone had a good break away from mfp this weekend....myself included! We hosted a big party on Friday night and I only had 2 drinks! (But, I ate TONS of potato chips!) Saturday I went for a 90-minute hill-hike and then I vegitated all day. Ate very little. Drank tons of water. And then Sunday I didn't do too much.
Now that it's the second half of the month, I'm going to pay closer attention to my nutrtion plan (again):
1. get in all my protein
2. lift 2 x per week, but get in at least 2 cardio sessions, too.
3. elimminate bad carbs altogether.....carb induction flu will hit me, but then I'll feel SO much better and all the bad carb cravings will subside!0 -
Oops yes. 2 week challenge! I am going to do a one week challenge since my current cal levels/macro/plan only extends 1 week then it changes.
1. Hit macros/cals every day but 1. This is tough so there's a *little* wiggle room. But not tons.
Edit: forgot I had a fundraiser Thursday...I get 2-3 beers for that. No food bar though!
2. Do 4 recovery sessions.
3. Plan all my meals for the canoe trip so that Friday and and Sunday I am "on". Saturday, I want to stick on plan for the most part with the addition of a bit of beer and in the evening some extra food items.
Also ordered a new scale today!0 -
I'M BACK!!!! And I am happy to say my head is screwed on and bolted tight! I had a breakdown last Wednesday night and my hubby talked me through it all. He said he would log with me and for the next 4 weeks we will be doing this together. I think the non routine of summer just got to me and I lost sight of the big picture. He brought me back from wherever I was and the old Jen has found her mojo again!!! (how many times have I said "I'm back" this summer?!?!) But this is it!
I've read through the posts on this page only (y'all have been busy!) and I continue to be inspired and motivated by you all!!!
Beeps - sorry about court :frown: But great job sticking to 2 low cal drinks!! Glad you enjoyed your party, your break and great looking goals!
Ashley - sounds like you had a fun active weekend! Way to have a plan for the week, but way to know you have to be flexible for the week's events!
Mama- I was gonna make the muffins yesterday, and just ended up cooking the meat for lunch and dinner, lol!! And I need to get my closets ready for back to school too!! Hope you got to cross off all the things on your to-do list!
Kate- Are you following a cutting program from LP? I noticed you have different macros throughout your cutting stage...this interests me :happy: I understand your frustration but think the incentive thing can be a great motivator!! Great job getting in all your exercise! The food seems to be the most difficult for me when my head isn't in the game :grumble:
My meals are all planned our for the week, I posted them on my wall yesterday and I am so excited to make/eat them, lol!! I stepped on the scale this morning and will record my wait, a whopping 120.6!!!! :sad: and just to think, I was at 114.6 like 2 or 3 weeks ago...SMH. But, my body responds so quickly when I'm on track, I have the utmost confidence I will lose it quickly ( I have to tell myself this )
So here are my goals"
1. Stay under cals (at a deficit, officially cutting)
2. Carb cycle (low 75-100, med 100-125 med, high 125-175)
3. Min 3 strength training, 2 HIIT sessions, minimum 15 min (in addition to the classes I teach)
GAME ON!!!!! Let's do this!!!0 -
I guess I didn't officially post my goals for this week/2 weeks either.
1. Kettlebell workout 1x
2. Upper body strength 1x
3. HIIT 1x
4. Run 2x
5. Keep drinking "in check" (I just remembered we have a family get together Tuesday so there goes my plan to stay dry till Wednesday.)
Jen - your menu looked fantastic! I am interested to see how your carb cycling goes. I may be interested in this at some point. I eat a lot of carbs. Once I quit nursing and need to cut the calories out, I may look into this.
Great goals everyone!0 -
I've just been lurking today. After 2 weeks of great days, Sunday was an epic fail and the results spoke for themselves this morning for weigh in. I cannot get it together for a prolonged period of time.
I think, at least this is my way of thinking right now, that trying to 'kill workouts' and trying to 'diet down' at the same time is just wearing me out to no avail. I took an extra rest day last week but then felt guilty and tried to make up for it the next day. Same with Saturday so by Sunday I felt like I was running on fumes. Maybe it's mental but I think I have to pick one to really focus on and for me with needing to drop fat. I'm going to go with 'diet' since I've been trying to focus on workouts to get to where I want to go. I reread the LP material today and reset my macros, dropping my calorie intake (sadly) even lower. As a result of this, I am just going to go with her workouts since they are 'lower' (so to speak) than what I have been doing. With a significant cut, I just don't feel like I have enough in me to go at the Body Transformation program (which does mean I'm cutting it 1.5 weeks short, yea yea...I know). But it's either that or I plummet into being run down and just giving in to a crappy mindset.
I feel like at this point, I've been so headstrong about keeping my positivity through seeing the 'gains' at the gym that I'm missing the boat. As great as progressing with weights is, it isn't impacting my weight or measurements. Diet is what's going to do that. And I can't bang out the schedule I have on such a 'cut'. God bless any of you who can! I wish I could!! I feel slightly like I'm going back on what I had planned with wanting to complete a program. But after weeks of not seeing much progression anywhere, what's the point of checking of a program if at the end the results aren't what I'm looking for?
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Everyone's goals look great. And all the yummy cooking around here has me eager to get back into the kitchen and keep my meal prepping going!!0 -
Weekend warriors is right, Ashley, if you mean we all go away/stop logging/and eat whatever...
But, like Jen, I am back, and feeling good about this week. I am going to alternate jogging and strength training with only one rest day each week, I think this week it will be Saturday because we are having a bike and brews thing with friends, so I will be exercising.
Kate, enjoy your week of not exercising and hitting your macros-5 lbs of turkey, yikes! and I hope your new scale is nice to you:)
Reese, one day out of 14 is awesome, don't beat yourself up about that, it's better than 90% so if the scale was up it was likely water weight.
I am going to focus on getting my workouts on track this week and then try for better eating next week, I need to warm up!0 -
Yes Amy, that's what I meant.
Reese, don't be hard on yourself. Sounds like you have it figured out.
I forgot I need yoga 1x on my schedule. That means I'm changing my run to 1-2x. I'm just trying to be realistic.....6 workouts (albeit some of them short) over 7 days during my "long" work week AND friend in town for the weekend AND taking a short road trip... yeah.
Interesting website I saw on a thread. http://www.mybodygallery.com/index.html Since we talk about weight and numbers all the time, you can type in stats and see photos of real people. Interesting......0 -
You know why you are supposed to stick with plans? Because the scale sucks...I apparently lost 5lb since 5am this morning. LoL. :laugh: So now @ 5pm I'm actually weighin in 1.5lbs less than last weigh in. So do I change plan or stay the course? I have no friggin' idea!!
Ashley- I've seen the website. Interesting. It's amazing how different 2 people with the 'same stats' can look...
Amy- Thanks...we are our own worst critic. That's why I need to take a 12 hour breather before I start venting. :laugh:0
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