2 week challenge
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Yes, I love regular posters! Welcome back Jen and Amy!
Day 1 "back" wasn't a total fail, but not great. I skipped breakfast (and again today) and had a smallish lunch of leftover Chinese, but what i order is not terrible and loaded with oil. We needed to buy a new carseat so I didn't have time for a workout after work and then we went and got Cuban food. I may have underestimated calories some, but I didn't eat till I was sick which is what I usually do. I only had 1 drink and then a soy mocha after dinner instead of beer like I wanted. I hope to get a quick lift in after work today as I need to make a grocery run. It is incredibly hard to get a workout and errands in on week nights. So I'll knock out my workout first thing and then maybe take the baby to the grocery and give my husband some time to relax or clean or watch Judge Judy or whatever it is he wants to do tonight. I wish I could get up and workout in the morning....it would make life eaiser. If my baby would ever sleep through the night, maybe.
I keep forgetting Ris is prego too! How far? You're doing amazing with the workouts. I think keeping up with it made my pregnancy a "good one" as I never felt sick, overly fat or bloated. I ran (intervals and very slowly) till about 36 weeks a couple days a week and swam a mile once a week up until about 30 weeks or something when I quit the gym. I did a little prenatal yoga too and walked. One of the best things about running while prego is how easy it was without the belly after!0 -
Hi everyone!
I'm back and doing well. Not logging much lately-I just don't feel the urge to and it's helping me relax about food intake a bit. I got 5 days of Crossfit last week and am on track to do 4-5 this week so that's great. Diet wise I should cuts my carbs a bit like I said, overall just using common sense.
Can't respond to everyone at the moment (swamped trying to get ready to leave for the year)! But Well done all!!0 -
Better - I get EXHAUSTED just reading your posts!! It really does REMIND me of ALL the 'errands' I used to have to run when my oldest son was young....thank goodness we got a nanny by the time he was 11. CHANGED MY WORLD when the next 2 babies came along....
chui - you HAVE to post MORE about your crossfit adventures! PLEASE! Inquiring minds want to know!! (Oh, yes, and CONGRATS on being done 2012 WORK!)
I got to the gym, today. Lifted. Stepped on the scale and was UP 1 POUND from last week. THAT PISSED ME OFF!! I am breaking my OWN rule of only weighing "once-per-week" - because the number was sooooooooooooo DUMB - and I'll weigh again on Friday and HOPE for a 'drop'.
Yikes - Friday I ALSO have to do my month-end photos/measurements. That friggin' pound MATTERS.
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Not a regular poster (actually first time opening this) but I just had to add a big fat DITTO! on the Bailey's and Rumchatta! Both are a little slice of heaven.0
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Yep I'm trying to spare you all the gorey details (there are plenty of other boards for that), but I'm just over 7 weeks pregnant. So far I haven't really had many symptoms so I'm trying to keep up the exercise (though I'm definitely running much slower than usual). I'm terrified of gaining too much weight, but so far it's been easier than I thought, particularly since a good chunk of my pre-pregnancy calories were from alcohol (though Baileys is SO delicious, and I'd definitely be having some around Christmas time if I could :drinker: ). Plus, a few months ago I signed up to do a 1/2 marathon with a friend in February, so I'm trying to maintain my fitness so I can still do that with her, at least at a slow pace. Ashley, that's great to hear that you were still running until 36 weeks, I'm hoping that I will too!0
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well I got in a good workout but started to feel a nagging cold last night and today so I will take it easy. No drinking last night and no drinking tonight either. Just want some pho and the couch and some of my programs and magazines!
I am going to try a sober January! I think not drinking at all will help me develop some better habits about not drinking alone, and methods for being around those who are drinking. I think I will be glad to rein it in a bit before it becomes a problem! also, the slimming effects will be timely for Feb break!0 -
Hi all. Not stepping on the scale today because i've been on carb and sodium overload and i know seeing the inflated number will just feel discouraging. I don't need that, especially when I'm trying to turn my efforts around and really get on a good road. Drinking water and excited to recommit to doing my body good.
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WOOHOO!! Day 3 for me another success! Scale is moving down and I am more motivated than ever. Although I have had a super duper amount of stress at work and had a confrontation with a co-worker today :frown:, I did not turn to food or wine for comfort. Instead, I went and took someone’s Zumba class then came home and cooked a healthy homemade meal Feels good to have stayed in control. Hopefully it will stay in place because I don’t see the stress at work letting up :ohwell:
Chloe – Congrats on the scale being back to normal!! Thanks, it really is so good to be back!
Better – Thanks!! I think you are doing a great job balancing all your responsibilities and still getting in time for yourself. Your screen name definitely suits you
Chui – Sounds like you are in a great place with both nutrition and workouts. So happy for you and inspired! Keep it up and yay for almost being done for the year!!! :drinker:
Beeps – Don‘t worry about the pound…prob muscles retaining water, especially if you weighed after lifting. Friday results will be nothing short of great progress!!
Ris – I think it is fantastic you will be doing a ½ marathon while pregnant. I admire people who stay fit throughout their pregnancy. I wasn’t into fitness when I was pregnant and saw it as an excuse to eat whatever and how much I wanted :indifferent: So kudos to you who stay healthy :flowerforyou:
Amy – Hope your cold doesn’t progress. I think rest is a good idea. As for a sober January, sounds like a great addition to any other health/fitness goal you set. I know I said I would stay alcohol free til my trip, but I have to be realistic too. I may let up to have a drink at my friend’s bday party and then a Christmas party we have. But I will try to limit weeknight drinking. :happy:
Em – good thinking. Stay away from that scale at the moment! This is a great place to get you moving in the right direction!! :glasses:
Ok ladies, we made it over the hump day, let’s keep it going strong!! Ok, no more emoticons next time!!0 -
ADD Ashley has changed her mind again. I have a ridiculous amount going on for holidays so I need some extra burn for the next few weeks. That said, I'm going to focus on running and HIIT and put strength training on the back burner. Not that I won't do it; it just will be coming second now. I figure HIIT has some toning benefit, maybe not strengtheining, but I'm using my muscles somewhat. I am sore today from doing it last night. I had intentions of doing strength last night and just felt like I needed a good sweat. I've also knocked my calories down to 1500 and am going to have a hard time with that as it is. Sooo.....that's that.
So I DID get my workout in last night and made it to the store. We didn't eat dinner till 8, but whatevs. Yesterday was mostly sucess (despite my pizza for lunch ableit NY style thin crust and one piece). The scale was up today to a place I haven't seen in months so even more incentive to keep things on track this month, within reason.
I need to get to work so can't respond to each individually, but looks like everyone is doing great and has great goals moving ahead! Yay us!0 -
Ended up having to deal with car troubles last night until like 6 and its still not fixed! Was very frustrated when I got home just to find out the mother in law and brother in law were coming over to swap out some furniture, I knew this was happening, just not last night. So I did not get a workout in and I ended up drinking, which I had not planned. But I ate good and didn't do any late night snacking, which sometimes seems to happen with drinking. Today I will workout and not drink.0
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I had a good evening of pho, television and no booze. I think my cold is a little worse, but not bad enough to call in sick.
Having the girls over to watch Weeds tonight and might drink, I don't know, wine doesn't sound great so maybe I won't...0 -
Hope you're feeling better REALLY SOON, Amy!
Chloe - sounds like you had some "fun" with m-i-l and b-i-l....i think that's AWESOME!
Better - it's always good to keep "tweaking" things, anyway, I find!
jenomaha - you must be into "day 4" of awesomeness! Yay!
No work-out for me, today. Am watching my calories to the NTH degree! No carbs today, either, to keep belly as FLAT as possible for tomorrow's pics!0 -
Well, on the nutrition and cardio side, I did great today. I had another terrible day at work, so much to the point that tonight I actually had an anxiety attack. The result, no weights BUT I didn't go to alcohol either just turned to Zumba. Saving my alcohol day for the Bowl Game on Saturday. Keeping it short because I just need to tonight.
Beeps good luck! Amy feel better. Night ladies!0 -
Well....I worked a little late and didn't feel like getting all sweaty last night. I had intentions of doing a 20 minute circuit workout I found online. Maybe tomorrow...... I had a few drinks last night but had a small dinner so stayed within my cals. (It was last minute thrown together since I learned as I was getting ready to heat up my leftover fish that my husband didn't see it when he was cleaning up the night before and threw it away. I was super irritated. I should just be happy he's cleaning up right?) I also finally got unpacked and got laundry almost done. So I call it a success. No time for a workout before book club tonight. I plan on getting a run and maybe that circuit in this weekend. Maybe even some kettlebells. Happy Friday ladies!0
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Great job, jenomaha and Better!
Me, I ate popcorn last night (couldn't resist - my will is very weak....) and so, I'm not doing photos/measurements today. Which means I HAVE to do them tomorrow! So, NO CARBS today. LOW CAL today.
I'm going to the gym to lift, at lunch, and I'll have to weigh today - because the only scale I have access to is at the gym, and I won't get to the gym tomorrow. Wish me luck!!0 -
Beeps - you can do it beeps! Excited to see your results. When are you done cutting?
Jen - happy to see you back and posting! Such an inspiration! I'm sorry about the work stress. Anxiety attacks are terrible. I keep some low dose xanax around (I struggled with them in times of very high stress) and it helps me. I think it might even be a placebo effect but its a comfort. Hugs!
Amy - hope you're feeling better! Good luck on sober january! I would think I could do it except I have a big event in January...though since I am planning to cut again maybe I should make that the one exception? Or do a strict 1/week thing? Either way, you've got me thinking!
Ris - congrats on the half marathon! Huge props for that! Sheesh. The rest of us have NO excuses!
On desired crossfit adventures...I am really enjoying it! I like that its intense, I feel like I am getting stronger but often feel winded too, I am done in less than a hour, I get to learn neat 'party trick' exercises, I never get bored. Overall, its just a good match for my personality.
This week has been good so far. I am not logging but keeping eating in check (with sweets and holiday treats when they pop up!) and just working out hard. I did crossfit yesterday morning and went on a 3 mile run with friends yesterday night and did just fine. Hopefully I will crossfit today and then work on some skills tomorrow. Overall, I am feeling pretty good. I can still feel I am not as lean as I was even last year at this time and the scale is stuck at about 147.5 but I feel healthy and happy. There is a time for leaning out and this isn't it! I just want to enjoy the holidays and life for a while. That said, I am going to try to keeps carbs low for the next week with my 25th birthday in a week!
Hope everyone has a FABULOUS weekend!!! Happy December!0 -
Jen- sorry to hear about the anxiety. I know how stressful work can be. Exercise always helps to calm my nerves.
Beeps- Popcorn is yummy and hard to pass up :-)
Amy- Hope you feel better soon. Sober January? That sunds like a good idea. For awhile, I had really cut back on my drinking to maybe once a week but then lately, I have one almost every night!
Ris-Wow, wow wow!!!
Chui- I WANT TO DO CROSSFIT!!!! My girlfriend loves it, but it's very expensive around here. Someday, someday. Happy Early birthday!
I have cut back on my carbs, but not as low as I had hoped. Oh well. I'll keep trying. This weekend I will try to do better with prepping so I eat even better next week. Have a great weekend ladies!0 -
chui - I really enjoy ALL your posts about "crossfit" - I'm in love by proxy.
PS - I don't know HOW LONG this cut will go on. I'm still about 1.5" off on my waist, and (some) theories suggest it's a 10 lb weight loss for every inch of (natural) waist lost, so....that might mean I have 15 MORE lbs to go! (Yuck....it'll take me until March to hit THAT!)
My fast is going well....I just got back from the gym and still haven't done anything except drinking water, coffee and green tea.
I think I might take pictures tonight. Now that I've weighed myself (and I'm 0.8 lb from my lowest November scale weight - BOO!), I just want to get the rest of the stats. Plus, I have to get my son to an early a.m. basketball game and do NOT want to FORGET to do photos, etc. If hubby's around, tonight, I'm just going to do them - rarely are any "great things" showing in my pictures, anyway....it's more of a constant "boo hoo" since I have crappy lighting.0 -
Progress is Progress, Beeps, you're doing great!
Jen, sorry about the job, you're stronger than me! I would be drinking not zumba, so skipping weights is hardly anything to be upset about. You have the right idea, though, anxiety is helped by exercise. I hope things improve at work, it's so hard when that part of our lives is stressful.
I feel like I need a program, but I don't know what to do. I thought about the Tracey Anderson thing, I'm such a sucker for those celebrity workouts! I also thought about doing Pilates or Pure Barre. I could spend a little more on fitness since I get reimbursed for half and I didn't even get the max last year, not even close!
I am scared of cross-fit but that's an option too.0 -
Oooooooooooooohhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, crossfit!!!
Have a great weekend, all....please, all of you, work-out an EXTRA 10 MINUTES and donate that to me, since I won't get in ANY exercise, AT ALL, this weekend.
PS - surprise, surprise, my 51-year-old b-i-l has been deported from the USA!! (After working there for >30 years....) Although hubby and I are "out-of-the-loop", we're quickly being reinserted "into-the-loop" since b-i-l is coming to LIVE WITH US until his immigration woes are straightened out! YIKOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!0 -
Wow, I am way behind on posts, just getting caught up. I am currently not logging, but I try to eat sensibly, cut back on the booze and continue on the P90X - one month to go! I have two Nutcracker performances this weekend and two next so I have been busy with that, but I will try to get back to logging my food and checking in with everyone. Have a great weekend!0
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Weekend = Fail. No workouts (except some walking). Lots of carbs. Tons of booze on Saturday. I started out by drinking reasonably at book club Friday. But failed with booze at the neighbor's on Saturday. I've got 2 weeks of parties to get through. At least I have Wednesday and Thursday off this week. I'm going to try to double up on workouts those days. Tonight we get a tree and I have to get my car from the shop so no workout for me.
I ALMOST got up and did some circuit work this morning, but my bed was warm. I used to get up and run 2 miles almost every Monday. Maybe that should be a goal for me. My workouts have been sucking lately. Blah. Stupid MOndays. 0 -
My 2-week challenge is this:
1. Eat at a calorie deficit EVERY DAY.
2. Achieve this by having a firm eating window (6 - 8 hours long) and that's IT. If it isn't in the window, NO EATING. And, if it's over my calorie-alotment for the day, NO EATING.
3. Because I won't get my lifting in 3 x per week (I'm out of town the next 2 Fridays/Saturdays), I'm going to REALLY try to move more, even around the office. More bathroom breaks. More walking up/down the stairs. More. More. More.
Good luck, ladies! It's only 4 weeks until 2013!!0 -
Alright, here are my goals for the next 2 weeks:
1. I'm going to drink. I'm going to drink more than I should. Don't drink WAY too much to be hungover and lazy.
2. I'm going ot eat more than I should. Make the meals that I have control over be reasonable, healthy and clean.
3. 4 workouts a week. This could be circuits, running, HIIT, strength training. Just get moving and sweat. Walks to continue too.
4. Get at least one decent workout in on the weekend.
Really I'm just trying to do well the rest of the year, knowing I will be eating not the best for me food and drinking more alcohol than normal. I don't have to go over the top, but I don't have to deprive myself either. Come 2013 it's Just Say No January and getting my *kitten* back together. For real.0 -
I stepped on the scale yesterday for the first time since Thanksgving. I was up almost 2 pounds. I refuse to believe it so i'm going to wait until Fri to official update my weight. I ate pretty good last week, but the weekend was full of processed junk and no exercise. Yesterday I was in a horrible funk (PMS-I think). I wrote out a meal plan and exercise plan for the week. I even found new meals to make - including chicken fried rice with Quinoa instead of rice -YUM! This morning I woke up in time to get in a good work out, but could not get motivated to do the one I choose. Looked at other ones on youtube. Finally got on the elliptical but only had time for 15 minutes. Better than nothing, I suppose. Tonight, my daughter has piano lessons and then I have to pick up pics from JCpenney and cook dinner. Not sure I'll have time to work out more.
I'm going to continue my goal from last week to get in a weekend workout. I'm going to change low carb to just less processed junk. I feel that is more realistic for me right now.
Ashley, glad you are aware of your future drinking plans! LOL. Beeps, good luck with your deficit. Abigail, you're doing awesome at sticking with P90X!0 -
I kinda laughed at Better's plan, too....it's realistic. It takes into account the dates on the calendar when you JUST KNOW that it ain't gonna be (very) pretty.
But, no matter WHAT, my December, 2012 goal is to get OUT of the 150's and INTO the 140's. I'm determined. I'm committed.
The weight is coming off MUCH SLOWER at this time in my "cut" and, well, it is what it is! I just gotta push through and GET THERE!
I'll get through my period next week and then, hopefully, will keep "bad carbs" (which includes alcohol, for me!) to an extreme minimum UNTIL Xmas Eve. I will then allow myself 2 days of indulgence and then get right back on plan because month-end photos/measurements will be SERIOUSLY upon me.
That's my (realistic) plan.0 -
Got to deport those illegals, Beeps
hope you like your B-I-L:happy:
your conviction sounds strong!
I did not workout this weekend because I wanted to get totally over my cold; but I, like you KC, sort of got a plan together, I think it is another Jamie Eason plan on simply shredded and it's called the ultimate female training guide. It's 4 days of lifting with upper and lower body splits, and two days of HIIT called "Stubborn fat protocol" 2-4 times per week. I can see that I'll be doing it twice! ha.
But it's a 12 week plan and I have about 12 weeks before Dominican Republic and I think I can do 4 days per week.
I also went through my recipes and organized and got inspired. Made a crustless quiche and packed a bag to start my first day on the new plan!
It's probably a bad sign but I am already bargaining on the sober January, I think I will have to have one day per week of drinking. pathetic :huh:0 -
Hello Ladies....looks like you are all getting your plans together to stay on track through the holidays!
I had a ridiculously indulgent birthday weekend. Friday I got out of work a little early and took the pup for a nice long walk, no workout though. Then that night I had way too many drinks, but didn't do too bad with food. I even shared my delicious slice of birthday chocolate amazingness with my friends :happy: Saturday I did some shopping and had lunch with a friend and had Mike's work Christmas party that night....again drinks and not so great on the food, also no workout that day. Sunday I actually didn't do too bad I really didn't eat all day and then just had a big salad, a couple slices of veggie pizza and sliver of cheesecake and a little wine. Thankfully the birthday celebrating is over!
This weeks goals are..
1) Be at a deficit everyday this week except for Saturday. Right now I am just eating 1200 plus exercise cals. We are having a family Christmas party at our house Saturday and I plan to eat what I want. But, usually when the party is at my house I end up not eating at all!
2) Get in at least 5 workouts this week. 3 miles and some strength
I almost can't wait until all the holiday hoopla is done and I can start a normal routine again!0 -
Happy Birthday, Chloe! Glad you are induing a bit, it's good for you!
Beeps - good goals! Silly about your BIL. US immigration policy is absurd!
Ashley, I LOVE your plans. Sound a bit like mine
Amy - good plans, what is the HIIT plan?
As for me, off to crossfit in a minute. I had a big victory Friday 1 rep maxing 185 lbs on my squat. Hoping to break 200 in the next few months! I managed to barely drink this weekend ( 1 glass of wine each night) and eat reasonably. I did some exercise Saturday and rested Sunday. 5 days of Crossfit followed by indulgent birthday weekend is my plan Fri-Sun. Just gotta get through the week!
Happy Monday yall!0 -
Happy Birthday, Chloe! I heard there are a lot of birthdays 9-10 months after the holidays because sweet potatoes are good for fertility. Not sure if that is true, and your birthday is between two holidays so why am I even talking about this? I don't know...
Kate, the HIIT for this is any cardio-
15 seconds all out followed by 45 seconds of low-intensity cardio
Repeat 10-15 times.
then 15-30 minutes of low-intensity cardio
the workout is here if you want to see it:
http://www.simplyshredded.com/the-ultimate-female-training-guide.html
lots of hot chicks with muscles 0
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