May and June 2012
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Day 1 - 10 (5/1 - 5/12) 1000 (squats, leg presses, marching pairs)
Day 11 - 22 (5/13 - 5/24) 1150 (marching pairs, knee raise pairs, side-lying leg raises, leg presses) *make up for missing 50!!
23 - 6/5 - 100 knee raises
24 - 6/6 - 100 elliptical steps (from therapy)
25 - 6/7 - 100 knee raises
26 - 6/8 - 100 knee raises w/ dance video
27 - 6/10 - 100 knee raises and a walk w/ the hubby
28 - 6/11 - 100 elliptical steps
29 - 6/14 - 100 knee raises and a walk w/ the hubby
30 - 6/16 - 150 various (55 squats w/ Buns of Envy video, 75 crunches, 20 pairs side-lying leg raises)0 -
Good morning,
Days 01 - 10 - 1020
Days 11 - 20 - 1040
Days 21 - 30 - 980
Days 31 - 40 - 1040
Days 41 - 50 - 1030 - Half way! 5,110 squats so far.
Days 51 - 60 - 1050
Days 61 - 70 - 1000
Day 71 - 100 - half with my weights.
Day 72 - 100 - some with weights
Day 73 - 100
Day 74 - 100
I hear you Barbie. There are days when I think to myself " Oy... more squats." But with all the squats, standing calf raises, and running, my legs are looking pretty nice - if I do say so myself. My abs could use a little attention though. I've lost inches there, but it's still flabby.I was dragging again.......
MuffRuff, you are doing amazing, and getting great results. I loved the story about visiting your dad and showing how many push-ups you can do.
I am taking a rest day today, so no major exertion. Maybe a little light gardening and a walk.0 -
:bigsmile: Clover, This is a rest day for me, too.....We're doing an Isagenix cleanse day so I'm consuming very few calories and doing a minimum of exertion. I walked the dogs this morning but hubby will do the other walks during the rest of the day. I did some puttering in the yard but now I'm settled with hubby for his Father's Day treat----watching the final round of the US Open golf tournament. :bigsmile:
:bigsmile: MuffRuff, congrats on your success so far with the Jillian Michaels' program....I've never done any of her stuff but I've heard that she's really tough.
:bigsmile: Jem_Girl, I like your mixed bag of activities for the challenge ("Buns of Envy" :laugh: :laugh: ) I'm feeling ready for something new.
days 1-10 1180 lunges
days 11-20 1200 lunges
days 21-30 1160 lunges
days 31-40 1160 lunges
days 41-50 1120 lunges
days 51-60-1160 lunges
day 61-70-1160 lunges
71.-6/11-100
72-6/12-100
73-6/13-100
74-6/14-140
75-6/15-100
76.-6/16-140
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06/17/2012 - 300 squats and lunges
barbiecat - Yes, Jillian Micheals is tough. I do not like her attitude, but her workouts gets the job done. I hope you and your husband enjoy your day together!
clover5 - You definitely deserve a break with everything that you have been doing.
Jem_Girl - I love how you add variety to your exercises. It is always interesting reading about what you are doing.
I hope everyone enjoys their Father's Day!0 -
Good morning,
Days 01 - 10 - 1020
Days 11 - 20 - 1040
Days 21 - 30 - 980
Days 31 - 40 - 1040
Days 41 - 50 - 1030 - Half way! 5,110 squats so far.
Days 51 - 60 - 1050
Days 61 - 70 - 1000
Day 71 - 100 - half with my weights.
Day 72 - 100 - some with weights
Day 73 - 100
Day 74 - 100
Day 75 - 100 - 75 with weights
This may not be the right place, but I've got something on my mind. My husband was depressed yesterday, and wouldn't say why - claimed he didn't know. I always know what's bugging me. I may not want to say, but I know. He had a high blood sugar reading about 2 months ago and has lost about 40 pounds since then. He had the test for diabetes which came back normal, but he doesn't believe it. He's kind of a hypochondriac - I don't criticize. I think 40 lbs in two months is too fast, and I wonder if that could be affecting his outlook.0 -
06/18/2012 - 300 squats and lunges
clover5, this is always the right place. We are all pals here. That is quite a bit of weight to lose in two months. However, some people who are heavier lose weight quickly a first. This could be your husband's problem. Do you two ever exercise together? Maybe that will help. A lot of people are hypochondriacs, and I have some in my family. Sometimes people need to start with little changes. I know my father had problems like this, but started to brighten up when I had a talk with him about how he should be more positive and started to spend more time with him and be more encouraging. I really do hope both you and your husband will figure out what the problem is, and I wish you the best.0 -
:flowerforyou: Clover, my husband is a grumbler about every ache and pain.....I ignore him when he does that and just talk to him like he's said nothing about his aches and pains. Please continue to use us as a sounding board....we have very broad shoulder.s.
:flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: my knees are getting too much asked of them with all the kneeling I'm doing with my garden/yard/rocks project so I have suspended doing lunges and switched to something I think is good for hamstrings even though I can't find it on any website or in the books I have.......it's the balancing on one leg that you do for "one point dumbbell rows" without the dumbells
lift one leg, behind you, lean forward and make a letter T with your body......my hamstrings can feel it........also great for balance :bigsmile: takes longer than a lunge and definitely needs a piece of flat ground or floor. I'm going to count them as if they were lunges because they don't have a short name.......I liked them today and they will probably roll over into being my next 100 day challenge.
days 1-10 1180 lunges
days 11-20 1200 lunges
days 21-30 1160 lunges
days 31-40 1160 lunges
days 41-50 1120 lunges
days 51-60-1160 lunges
day 61-70-1160 lunges
71.-6/11-100
72-6/12-100
73-6/13-100
74-6/14-140
75-6/15-100
76.-6/16-140
77-6/17-100
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Good morning,
Days 01 - 10 - 1020
Days 11 - 20 - 1040
Days 21 - 30 - 980
Days 31 - 40 - 1040
Days 41 - 50 - 1030 - Half way! 5,110 squats so far.
Days 51 - 60 - 1050
Days 61 - 70 - 1000
Day 71 - 100 - half with my weights.
Day 72 - 100 - some with weights
Day 73 - 100
Day 74 - 100
Day 75 - 100 - 75 with weights
Day 76 - 100
Thank you both for your support. He seemed happier yesterday, which I am glad of. I'm still worried about his weight loss though. I'm sure he has lost a lot of muscle. I've said so a couple of times. He doesn't care. He doesn't exercise much.
I felt ok posting this here because our little group feels private and safe. Very few others ever check in on us.
Barbie, I can picture the exercise you're describing. It sounds like a good one. I'm thinking I need to ad something for abs. I need to quit talking about it and just do it, but I havn't decided if I want to add it to my squats, or wait until my squats are done and then make crunches my next thing.0 -
:flowerforyou: Clover, after 23 years of marriage, I have finally found some balance in letting my husband figure things out for himself :laugh: perhaps your hubby will figure out the exercise connection on his own.
:flowerforyou: my new exercise is definitely foo for my hamstrings----they told me so this morning when I started doing them again.....so I've made a good choice......while working on my rock project this morning I noticed how many variations of squats I was doing as part of the project so I definitely don't need to be doing extra squats or lunges right now.
:bigsmile: I love my new challenge exercise----it's another interesting variation of a silly walk :bigsmile:
days 1-10 1180 lunges
days 11-20 1200 lunges
days 21-30 1160 lunges
days 31-40 1160 lunges
days 41-50 1120 lunges
days 51-60-1160 lunges
day 61-70-1160 lunges
71.-6/11-100
72-6/12-100
73-6/13-100
74-6/14-140
75-6/15-100
76.-6/16-140
77-6/17-100
78-6/18-100
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@Clover :frown: I hope he perks up more or at least shares what the problem is. I sometimes just have down days when it's best that I'm left to my hermit ways because it's more likely that I'll upset someone else than they'll cheer me up. However, after this long I suspect you'd know if that was what he was going through, so I just hope he spills the beans or takes it into his hands to fix whatever's bothering him. Usually when I'm upset and don't want to talk about it, it's a money issue, but that's because I have security issues. :laugh: 20 pounds per month is super fast, but my father's mentioned over the years that when he puts his mind to it he can lose weight quickly. (I go :huh: at this because I've never seen him actually do it.)
@Muff I have the first part of the 30 Day Shred on my youtube playlist, but I'm afraid of tackling it for the moment. I think it might be taking on more than I can chew until I drop more pounds. Kudos to you for sticking with it, though!
@Barbie Hats off to you for doing a stretch that takes such balance! I may steal it from you provided I incorporate a chair for stabilization into the mix. :laugh:
Day 1 - 30 (5/1 - 6/16) 3000 (squats, leg presses, marching pairs, knee raise pairs, side-lying leg raises, elliptical steps, crunches)
31 - 6/18 - 100 various (leg presses, leg scissors, seated leg raises)
I think I do such a variety because I get bored SO easily. Btw, sitting in a chair and then raising the legs till they're straight then lowering till almost touching the floor... repeat 24 times... feels like a really good exercise for upper thighs and the abs. Not sure if it is, but I liked it. :laugh:0 -
06/19/2012 - 300 squats and lunges
clover5 - I am glad your husband is more happy today. Even when you are in a bad mood just smiling can do wonders.
barbiecat - I know exactly what exercise you are talking about! It is on the Ripped in 30 dvd, but I have to do a modified version of it with weights for now. It definitely is great for balance. Good for you for doing this!
Jem_Girl - I also have the 30 Day Shred, and I only got through ten days before I quit. I do wish I had continued though, maybe I will later. I just tried the exercise you mentioned, and it does feel like it is a good exercise and very creative.0 -
June 7..... 50 squats 50 crunches
June 8.....50 /50 here i come...25 completed this morning and later this eveing of each ....feels good!
June 9.....50/50 upper body weight workout done also and will be busy in the yard today..walked 50 minutes
June 10...50/50 squats crunches more planting and working in my garden happy sunday
June 11... 50/50 complete took a walk and did my weights
June 12 ...50/50
June 13 ...5/50 walked 25 minutes after dinner and 5 minutes at work
June 14 ...50/50 done for the start of this day...wakled 25 minutes after i did a massage ..some yoga before bed
June 15...50/50 this morning...:)
June 16...traveling and dancing like crazy at the concert
June 17 ..walked 25 minutes on the beach, dance the night away at concert never stopped moving for 2.5 hours
June 18.. walked 30 minutes on the beach with my honey
June 19...not much but did a 1 hour massage
June 20...woohoo back to normal 50/50 squats and crunches0 -
I think I do such a variety because I get bored SO easily. Btw, sitting in a chair and then raising the legs till they're straight then lowering till almost touching the floor... repeat 24 times... feels like a really good exercise for upper thighs and the abs. Not sure if it is, but I liked it. :laugh:
Jem_Girl, a wise person said "the best exercise is the one you'll do" so you are right on figuring out that you need variety and adding new stuff instead of just quitting which is what a lot of people do. The exercise you are describing is one of the ones from"Strong Women Stay Young"...the book suggests adding ankle weights when it starts to get too easy.
I am noticing that my new exercise is good for my ankles and my back as well as hamstrings. I think it will be a great exercise even using a chair for balance.
:bigsmile: MuffRuff, you continue to do awesome amount of exercise
:bigsmile: Clover, what about adding a plank a day for your abs?
days 1-10 1180 lunges
days 11-20 1200 lunges
days 21-30 1160 lunges
days 31-40 1160 lunges
days 41-50 1120 lunges
days 51-60-1160 lunges
day 61-70-1160 lunges
71.-6/11-100
72-6/12-100
73-6/13-100
74-6/14-140
75-6/15-100
76.-6/16-140
77-6/17-100
78-6/18-100
79-6/19-100
80-6/20-100
I need a name for my new exercise0 -
Days 01 - 10 - 1020
Days 11 - 20 - 1040
Days 21 - 30 - 980
Days 31 - 40 - 1040
Days 41 - 50 - 1030 - Half way! 5,110 squats so far.
Days 51 - 60 - 1050
Days 61 - 70 - 1000
Day 71 - 100 - half with my weights.
Day 72 - 100 - some with weights
Day 73 - 100
Day 74 - 100
Day 75 - 100 - 75 with weights
Day 76 - 100
Day 77 - 100
We're having a welcome cloudy day today - after the last few days of 95 - 101. You'd think I'd get out and run while it's a bit cooler, but I had to go bra shopping. :ohwell:
I don't know about the planks. I could do a few, but I don't think that's a long term commitment that I would honor. No point in pretending. I could do one today though.
Jem-girl, I know what you mean about getting bored. I like to think of my variety of cardio exercises as "cross-training."0 -
06/20/2012 - 300 squats and lunges
clover5 - I guess we both are enduring hot weather. It rained today but only for about twenty minutes.
icandoit63 - keep up the great work!0 -
Days 01 - 10 - 1020
Days 11 - 20 - 1040
Days 21 - 30 - 980
Days 31 - 40 - 1040
Days 41 - 50 - 1030 - Half way! 5,110 squats so far.
Days 51 - 60 - 1050
Days 61 - 70 - 1000
Day 71 - 100 - half with my weights.
Day 72 - 100 - some with weights
Day 73 - 100
Day 74 - 100
Day 75 - 100 - 75 with weights
Day 76 - 100
Day 77 - 100
Day 78 - 150 + 1 plank, 50 crunches - left, center & right, standing calf raises, leg curls with ankle weights.0 -
Day 1 - 30 (5/1 - 6/16) 3000 (squats, leg presses, marching pairs, knee raise pairs, side-lying leg raises, elliptical steps, crunches)
31 - 6/18 - 100 various (leg presses, leg scissors, seated leg raises)
32 - 6/20 - 100 various (40+ elliptical steps, 30 heel raises, 30 chair squats0 -
06/21/2012 - 300 squats and lunges
I decided to break up my workouts sometimes, like today. I feel that I have so much more energy for my workouts when I do this instead of working out for such long periods of time.0 -
days 1-10 1180 lunges
days 11-20 1200 lunges
days 21-30 1160 lunges
days 31-40 1160 lunges
days 41-50 1120 lunges
days 51-60-1160 lunges
days 61-70-1160 lunges
days 71-80 --1120 lunges and standing one leg hamstring poses
81--140--standing one leg hamstring poses
My new pose has great possibilities for added challenge so it should last me well into the next 100 days :bigsmile:0 -
I need a name for my new exercise
Maybe SOL poses? Wait, no - scratch that. :laugh:0 -
Days 01 - 10 - 1020
Days 11 - 20 - 1040
Days 21 - 30 - 980
Days 31 - 40 - 1040
Days 41 - 50 - 1030 - Half way! 5,110 squats so far.
Days 51 - 60 - 1050
Days 61 - 70 - 1000
Day 71 - 100 - half with my weights.
Day 72 - 100 - some with weights
Day 73 - 100
Day 74 - 100
Day 75 - 100 - 75 with weights
Day 76 - 100
Day 77 - 100
Day 78 - 150 + 1 plank, 50 crunches - left, center & right, standing calf raises, leg curls with ankle weights.
Day 79 - 1000 -
days 1-10 1180 lunges
days 11-20 1200 lunges
days 21-30 1160 lunges
days 31-40 1160 lunges
days 41-50 1120 lunges
days 51-60-1160 lunges
days 61-70-1160 lunges
days 71-80 --1120 lunges and standing one leg hamstring poses
81--140--standing one leg hamstring poses
82--140 standing one leg hamstring poses
:flowerforyou: Clover thanks for the suggestion of a name for my new pose :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: but I think I'll stay with the longer and more cumbersome one I'm using for now. :bigsmile: it's good to see that you're using ankle weights....they are awesome.0 -
June 7..... 50 squats 50 crunches
June 8.....50 /50 here i come...25 completed this morning and later this eveing of each ....feels good!
June 9.....50/50 upper body weight workout done also and will be busy in the yard today..walked 50 minutes
June 10...50/50 squats crunches more planting and working in my garden happy sunday
June 11... 50/50 complete took a walk and did my weights
June 12 ...50/50
June 13 ...5/50 walked 25 minutes after dinner and 5 minutes at work
June 14 ...50/50 done for the start of this day...wakled 25 minutes after i did a massage ..some yoga before bed
June 15...50/50 this morning...:)
June 16...traveling and dancing like crazy at the concert
June 17 ..walked 25 minutes on the beach, dance the night away at concert never stopped moving for 2.5 hours
June 18.. walked 30 minutes on the beach with my honey
June 19...not much but did a 1 hour massage
June 20...woohoo back to normal 50/50 squats and crunches
June 23..not too great at posting this week but doingmy thing squats and weight this morning:)))0 -
Days 01 - 10 - 1020
Days 11 - 20 - 1040
Days 21 - 30 - 980
Days 31 - 40 - 1040
Days 41 - 50 - 1030 - Half way! 5,110 squats so far.
Days 51 - 60 - 1050
Days 61 - 70 - 1000
Day 71 - 100 - half with my weights.
Day 72 - 100 - some with weights
Day 73 - 100
Day 74 - 100
Day 75 - 100 - 75 with weights
Day 76 - 100
Day 77 - 100
Day 78 - 150 + 1 plank, 50 crunches - left, center & right, standing calf raises, leg curls with ankle weights.
Day 79 - 100
Day 80 - 100
Icandoit - glad to see you!0 -
days 1-10 1180 lunges
days 11-20 1200 lunges
days 21-30 1160 lunges
days 31-40 1160 lunges
days 41-50 1120 lunges
days 51-60-1160 lunges
days 61-70-1160 lunges
days 71-80 --1120 lunges and standing one leg hamstring poses
81--140--standing one leg hamstring poses
82--140 standing one leg hamstring poses
83--140 poses ( I did some research and they resemble a yoga pose called "warrior III"
http://yoga.about.com/od/yogaposes/a/warrior3.htm0 -
Days 01 - 10 - 1020
Days 11 - 20 - 1040
Days 21 - 30 - 980
Days 31 - 40 - 1040
Days 41 - 50 - 1030 - Half way! 5,110 squats so far.
Days 51 - 60 - 1050
Days 61 - 70 - 1000
Days 71 - 80 - 1050
Day 81 - 100 + 60 pushups
Hard to believe it's over 80 days now.0 -
days 1-10 1180 lunges
days 11-20 1200 lunges
days 21-30 1160 lunges
days 31-40 1160 lunges
days 41-50 1120 lunges
days 51-60-1160 lunges
days 61-70-1160 lunges
days 71-80 --1120 lunges and standing one leg hamstring poses
81--140--standing one leg hamstring poses
82--140 standing one leg hamstring poses
83--140 poses ( I did some research and they resemble a yoga pose called "warrior III"
84.-130 warrior III poses
http://yoga.about.com/od/yogaposes/a/warrior3.htm0 -
Day 1 - 30 (5/1 - 6/16) 3000 (squats, leg presses, marching pairs, knee raise pairs, side-lying leg raises, elliptical steps, crunches)
31 - 6/18 - 100 various (leg presses, leg scissors, seated leg raises)
32 - 6/20 - 100 various (40+ elliptical steps, 30 heel raises, 30 chair squats
33 - 6/24 - 100 various (30 heel raises, 30 chair squats, 40 crunches)0 -
Days 01 - 10 - 1020
Days 11 - 20 - 1040
Days 21 - 30 - 980
Days 31 - 40 - 1040
Days 41 - 50 - 1030 - Half way! 5,110 squats so far.
Days 51 - 60 - 1050
Days 61 - 70 - 1000
Days 71 - 80 - 1050
Day 81 - 100 + 60 pushups
Day 82 - 100
I almost didn't do my squats last night. My legs were sore all afternoon yesterday. I think I'm needing a rest day, so no major cardio today. I'm probably going to clean :-|0 -
06/22/2012 - 300 squats and lunges
06/23/2012 - 300 squats and lunges
06/24/2012 - 300 squats and lunges
06/25/2012 - 300 squats and lunges
I am on my third week of Ripped in 30, and I must say that I really enjoyed the third week better than the first and second. My endurance is definitely better than when I first started.0
