TURBO JAMMERS!!!!

lilangel7671

Good AM Jammers! Today I hit the gym--WAS going to spinning class but I got closed out!:sad: It's the first time this has happened since I joined the gym, and it was pretty depressing...oh well..I rocked the elliptical instead for about an hour and burned way more than spinning would have Plan for the AM is to work 8-12 in a few minutes, then home for some extreme abs before lunchie! I am doing CE afterwards, then mom had mentioned something about going into the city for some shopping:bigsmile: ...I liiiike shopping! Haha, especially when we can go to the better grocery store!
I am feeling REALLY good today, and intend to keep it that way! I am NOT screwing up again! WOO!:glasses:
Glad you're feeling better Dawna! I've felt (not sick) but down this week obviously and my body is stressing too, so woohoo we are both back at it!
I'll check in later ladies!

fitzfour

Good Morning Ladies!!!! Glad it's Friday...as much as I like my workweek for the structured schedule, I need the weekend to catch up on some cleaning, and relaxing and some fun workouts!

This morning was Push 3 and Burn it Off. I had a really low calorie burn from Push 3, which I was surprised about, but next round is Lean, so I think it's just my body getting too used to it? 25 pounds just doesn't feel that tough anymore, and I don't know if I can hold onto 30 pounders..that's a lot of work for the wrist/forearms! I did order Insanity and also several Cathe Friedrich DVD's which should be here next week, so I'm excited to throw something new in into the mix. I'm not sure what to think of Insanity, as I've heard it's a challenge, but I don't plan to do that more than once a week to start.

Dawna- I also have IBS, but never had a "flare up" like this. I'm pretty certain that it's a stomach bug, as I have been eating the same foods, but feeling 100% better as of last night. Thank goodness...it's hard to want to exercise when your stomach is off, and hard to tell when you're actually full!

Roberta- Way to burn it up on the elliptical! I love my elliptical...I'm sure I'll need to replace it soon (it's 7 years old and making some weird sounds!), but I'll use it until it gets to the breaking point!

Well, off to get some work done...hopefully the work day goes fast!

Talk to you all later!

nolachick

Good Morning Jammers!
Last night I did Turbo Sculpt for the full time and didn't take any breaks ( last week I really struggled and had to stop every 10 mins or so). So i was really proud and definately think I reached fatigue. Tonight I might take it easy and just do the 20 minute workout!

Have a Happy Friday!

kicklikeaGIRL

Hi Jammers! I was able to get my Turbo Kick Round in, as well as a session of Extreme Abs. And HOLY COW! It felt great! I'm hoping to get some good exercise in tonight and Saturday morning because I know that my mother-in-law is taking us out to eat Saturday night. So, I'm prepping for that and checking the calories on some items I would like.

Erika- if you don't mind me asking, about how many calories do you burn on your typical CE PUSH phase? I know it varies between people but I was just curious. I REALLY need to get a HRM but I've been estimating recently. MY Bday wish is a HRM, so I'm pretty excited about that.

Nola-way to go on the Turbo Sculpt! I love how that program gets the heart pumping!

Berta- Have fun shopping!! ...I wish we had some good grocery stores around here. I stopped at a Trader Joe's once in Arizona a few weeks back...I want one of those!


Have a great weekend!

fitzfour

Hi Jammers! I was able to get my Turbo Kick Round in, as well as a session of Extreme Abs. And HOLY COW! It felt great! I'm hoping to get some good exercise in tonight and Saturday morning because I know that my mother-in-law is taking us out to eat Saturday night. So, I'm prepping for that and checking the calories on some items I would like.

Erika- if you don't mind me asking, about how many calories do you burn on your typical CE PUSH phase? I know it varies between people but I was just curious. I REALLY need to get a HRM but I've been estimating recently. MY Bday wish is a HRM, so I'm pretty excited about that.

Nola-way to go on the Turbo Sculpt! I love how that program gets the heart pumping!

Berta- Have fun shopping!! ...I wish we had some good grocery stores around here. I stopped at a Trader Joe's once in Arizona a few weeks back...I want one of those!


Have a great weekend!

Dawna-

I burn usually between 100 and 225 calories. Normally more toward the upper end, but today on Burn 3 it was only 104...I was shocked! But, it did feel easier than normal this morning, so maybe that's why!

lilangel7671

Hey ladies! Just checking in quick--Just finished CE Push3--Dawna just for reference, I burned 115 calories today with Push3 according to my HRM. That is actually kinda low for me, but I could tell my HR wasn't getting up there. I just cannot go heavier than 30lbs! It hurts my wrists!! Okay, now to pack some healthy snacks for the road and shopppping:bigsmile: Be back later girls!

lilangel7671

Hey ladies! Wow what a busy type day! I hit the gym this AM for my usual shorter run (4.2 miles today!) and Body Flex Class. Was great! Then home for some grub and shortly before lunch did TurboSculpt with my mom:smooched: I had some Spicy Rolls and a half an avocado summer roll for lunch that I picked up at Wegman's yesterday! Wootwoot! I sushi! Anyway, had to run some errands and now showered and got everything ready for tonight's Snowtubing!!!!!! I even packed my man and I PB&J sammies and apples, some cornpop things Wegmans had (16 calories each!:drinker: ) and got him some little chocolates for later:blushing: ..hehe. It's going to be a good night! I hope you've all had a great day as well, cannot wait to hear all of your successes!

fitzfour

Well, can't say I've had any successes over the last 2 days, but I've decided that I'm just going to get back on the wagon on Monday. I haven't fallen off the wagon since I started MFP nearly a year ago, and for whatever reason, I'm off (still keeping up with workouts, but over on calories---95% of it being clean food too--just can't get enough!). But, I'm ok with it and think I just need to do this and get it out of my system and I'll be all better!

Hope you are all having a great Saturday. I'll check back in tomorrow (hey I might be back on the wagon tomorrow instead of Monday...who knows!!!)

kicklikeaGIRL

Hey jammers! Thought I'd check in before I get some sleep! Today was a great day, I was feeling energized and did a 5 mile run, and then I did push1 of CE. I lifted heavier than usual, and it felt great. I also printed off a coupon for $25 for Sports Authority and went and bought Polar F4 HRM. I am excited. I'm going to get it all set tomorrow and then test it out on Monday. Yahoo! I'm SO excited to finally know more accurately what I am burning in my exercises. Hope you are all having a great night!

Berta- hope your snowtubing adventure night was great! Sounds fun!
Erika- you'll get back on the wagon, I know it! Its hard sometimes, and its not like its bad food- so I wouldn't worry too much about it!! Keep up the great job on your workouts!!

lilangel7671

Hey hey Jammers!
So I hope you all had a great Saturday night! I had a blast snowtubing with friends and my boy! I'm sure that burned some more calories also!:laugh: Spent the rest of the night hanging out, ate my healthy pbj and snacked on just the apple--didn't even want the cocopop things! So was under even more on my calories, but it was late and I'd had enough!:happy: ..I'm going to try it this way, eating enough but also listening to my body more and not eating just because I've "earned" it with exercise...It is making more sense so far!
Erika-Try not to worry about going over..I overdid it too (but in a bad way..thank god I'm back on it!) Just listen to your body, and get back on when you feel ready Keeping up with the exercise though of course!
Dawna-Awesome purchase!!! You will LOVE it! I cannot imagine going without it now-haha! Good job using the coupon too- they aren't cheap!
Today I did TurboKick Round 29--my first time doing this round, but didn't burn as much:ohwell: ..Dawna-have you done this one? How many calories do you typically burn with it? Also just finished CE Burn2, and going to do some Extreme abs right now! Check in later!

fitzfour

Hello there Jammers!!

Well, I'm pleased to say I got off my butt and did 3 workouts last night (90 min total) and only ended up over by I think 400, which is MUCH less than I had planned on. I tried my new step and Cathe workout that came with it...WOW, I'm going to LOVE the step! Wish I had a bit more room for it in my workout area, but I'll make it work. It was a 30 minute workout and I honestly couldn't believe it when it was over...the time flew! Then, did a pre-programmed elliptical workout that I honestly thought might kill me! I got my HR up higher than I ever have and it stayed there...WOW!

This morning was TurboKick Round 30...it was ok. I have a hard time sometimes following Chalene as she is kinda all over the place. She makes a lot of errors in some of her TK DVD's and it drives me crazy when I'm trying hard to get all the moves down!

Berta- Round 29 got me about 530 calorie burn, which is up there with some of the others. Round 28 was my lowest calorie burn at around 450ish.

Dawna--Glad you got a HRM. Like Berta said, I couldn't live without mine...so nice to watch the calories rack up and try to push for more!

Have a great one. We're having people over for the Vikes game today...lots of veggies and fruits on the menu!

limestar

Hey jammers. Well i been working out. I just baught a new dvd jillians michaels 30 day shred. i do 20 min and it gets me sweating. I am thinking of incorporating it with my ce. Do you guys know how many cal do you burn with chalean extreme and 30 day shred?

fitzfour

Good Morning!!!!

I am happy to say I am fully back on the wagon! I ended up trying out several programs on my treadmill and elliptical yesterday, and had a major calorie burn...which I needed to offset my 3000+ calories yesterday...ugh!

This morning was Janis Saffells Brand New Butt workout. I have been trying to get rid of this one, and no idea why, as it was KILLER! My butt hurts:laugh: Then I cranked out CE Burn Intervals. Man I feel good!

So, all my excess calories over the last week (I had 3 days where each day I was close to 2000 calories over), must have kicked my body into gear. I have lost a half a pound, which I fully expected to gain that or more. We'll see how this week goes and see if I need to adjust my calories back up again!

Well, off to a work meeting. Have a great day!

nolachick

Wow! I'm still hurting from saturday's workout out which was the full cardio party 1 workout and the ab jam (floor part). I really gave it my all and really was drenched in sweat at the end LOVE IT! I think my morning workouts are way more effective and I will definately try to put in more of those. Today I will take it easy and only do the 20minute workout after work.

melissaovadare

Good Morning! I am a stay at home mom (got laid off last year) and I am planning on ordering Chalene Extreme...I am wondering though, I am around 200lbs...Can I lose weight with this program, or do you have to be smaller?????

fitzfour

Good Morning! I am a stay at home mom (got laid off last year) and I am planning on ordering Chalene Extreme...I am wondering though, I am around 200lbs...Can I lose weight with this program, or do you have to be smaller?????

You can definitely lose weight from it, and especially inches. The more musle you build, the more fat you burn. It's an awesome program!

kicklikeaGIRL

Good Afternoon Jammers!
I tested out my new HRM today and I burned a good 550 on the treadmill and did 4 miles. I also did CE PUSH 2 and burned 380!!! It felt great! I'm feeling so much stronger, as I upped my weights this morning. I'm excited to see how many calories I can burn doing Turbo Kick! Maybe I'll try tonight...I'm just excited!

Erika- SO glad you kicked your body into gear! You lost! Thats awesome!

Nola- I really want to get better at morning workouts. Today and Saturday felt great!!!! Ugh...I need to go to bed earlier at night. Way to go!!

melissaovadare- You will definitely lose weight AND inches on CE, as long as you follow the program and follow Chalene's "rules" you will see results!

lilangel7671

Good evening Jammers!
So today was my spinning class at the gym really early--I didn't get a great cal burn which I was kinda disappointed:ohwell: I decided that Mondays are my "rest" days..I just do spinning and don't really have time for much more. Today at work was jammed packed busy so I was on my feet allll morning and afternoon between surgeries and appointments. I ate a little over on nutrients but stayed under my cals..hope thats ok?:huh:
Anyway, tomorrow is the gym for my longer run:bigsmile: Hope to get a good burn!
Nolachick-great job with the workouts!
Erika-GREAT to have you back on track! I'm so happy for ya! Keep it up girlie!
Dawna-I'm so glad you love your HRM! I know I was surprised to see the calories I burned when I first got it--And now its like a little surprise I look forward to at the end of my workout:laugh:
So proud of everyone! Have a great night!

fitzfour

Good Morning Jammers!!!

I'm stuck at home today with a kid that was up all night coughing and crying because he didn't feel well, and now acting normal...go figure! But, I think he needs to get some rest and sleep so it doesn't turn worse!

I woke up not feeling too well...hope it's not a bug and just something I ate? I decided it's a rest day today...I need one badly!

Hope you all are having great workouts and good eats!

Livi_Loves_Pink

Hi guys! I was MIA last week. I was busy sewing an eight foot stuffed squid (yes, you read that right, a giant squid shaped pillow thing....) and I'm not sure how just sitting and sewing can zap my energy and at the same time make me really want to eat, but it did. (I think it was more the frustration than anything else). I did manage to lose a pound and a half though! So I'm happy with that. It puts me back on track for my goal of ten pounds by the end of February if I continue to lose a pound a week.

Erika - I hope your son gets better soon. And I hope you feel better soon too!

Last night I did TJ Total Body Blast, TJ Kickin Core, and 10 minutes on the stationary bike. I'm not sure exactly what I'm going to do tonight yet.

det3386

Hi Everyone! I know you all seem to be fans of Chalene Extreme and I'm thinking about trying it. I was just curious if it is really difficult? The ads seem like you need to be very strong and of course that is the end goal but I find I get turned off if it is way too grueling. Just looking for some opinions! Thanks!!

Diana

lilangel7671

Hey Jammers! Today I hit the treadmill at the gym for a solid 7.3!:bigsmile: That's was about 68 minutes, speed average 7, incline average 4. I feel really good about that! Currently just home from work, have had a stressful week so far..I have tomorrow off, so hopefully tonight I can relax-maybe just read for awhile and go to bed. Tomorrow I'll hit the gym early (probably elliptical, as usual:blushing: ) then home for some CE later on. I'm not sure what else is on the agenda for tomorrow yet!
Erika-I hope your child and you feel better soon! I'm glad to hear you took a day off when you felt ya needed it most--I'm horrible at allowing myself to relax and recoup:blushing:
Livi-That sounds VERY interesting..what was it for!?! haha! Well hope it was fun anyway, and glad your back with us and TJ'ing!
Det3386- CE is one of the most amazing workout programs I have done! It isn't really "hard" just Chalene's motto is "go heavy or go home", so depending on how advanced you are...the more weight the tougher the workout obviously! I encourage you to try it, I think you will enjoy it just like the rest of us!
Have a great night ladies! I'll be checking in tomorrow!

Livi_Loves_Pink

Hi guys! I just finished my workout. Did TJ Booty Sculpt and Abs and TJ Cardio Party 2.

Livi-That sounds VERY interesting..what was it for!?! haha! Well hope it was fun anyway, and glad your back with us and TJ'ing!

Yeah, interesting about covers it! lol. It was a gift for a friend. He found the pattern online and kept it bookmarked until he could find person willing to make it....which turned out to be me! :laugh: It was fun, kinda difficult though since it was my first project using the sewing machine. I'd done only hand work previously.

fitzfour

Good Morning!!!

Well, I stuck to my word and took yesterday off...I ALMOST got on the treadmill for an easy walk, and then reminded myself I needed the rest day. Good thing I did too, as I did Lean 1 this AM and forgot how hard that one was! I haven't done Lean since I completed my first round in September. I am spent! I still followed up with my Shape cardio workout, but know I'm done for the day!

Weird thing...with all my days of way over calories and rest day thrown in there, I hopped on the scale this morning and was down 2 pounds...1/2 a pound from my goal weight. Go figure! The body is such a hard thing to figure out...just when I think I have it all figured out, my weight either stalls or drops! But, I'll take it. Now, just have to determine if I set myself a new goal or maintain. Not sure on that yet!

My son is at school today, although I don't think he's feeling any better. Just a bad cough, nothing else. We'll see if I get a call to pick him up!

Have a great one ladies!

lilangel7671

Sooo jammers, I had a bad night..went over on calories and feel horrible about it. SO I decided to hit the elliptical at the gym for awhile and just let my body go at it! I did 85 minutes and burned over 700 calories! Woohoo! I'm feeling pretty good now actually and am planning on Extreme Abs before lunch, some CE afterwards and I might even throw in a TurboKick round if I still have this amount of energy post CE! I don't know if it was the extra calories that I ate, the exercise push this AM or what but just feel like I can do more today! We will see:bigsmile: Keeping my eating at just what I feel like eating to be satisfied, and not overeating just to pack my calories in. I gotta kick my body into gear because my eating is getting ridiculous...
Erika-Glad you stuck to your rest day! I really shouldn't beat myself up over the eating but I feel so good I just want to rock the workouts today, plus burn off those stupid extra calories from last night..:grumble: Hope your son feels better! I think Lean1 is the toughest CE personally, it the one that gets my HR up most, and burns the most!
I hope last nights stupidness doesn't effect me too much weightwise..in the past couple weeks its fluctuated a little but really stayed the same because I'm just maintaining..so I guess I haven't messed up too much..yet..ugh!
Have a good one girls, I'll check back to let you know how I did today!

kicklikeaGIRL

Good Morning Jammers!
I did Turbo Kick Round 33 last night- it was awesome! I've been really underestimating my workouts and the amount of calories burned. I wore my HRM and burned almost 200 more calories than I was estimating before! I am going to start increasing my food intake a bit and see if that doesn't help me stay away from a plateau. I love that with all my healthy eating, I haven't really been craving much "junk". Although, my husband's birthday is tomorrow and I asked him what he wanted for his birthday dessert, and his choice was cherry cheesecake...ugh- my weakness! So, I asked my mom for her "mini" cheesecake recipe so that I can indulge with him, but not go over too much. Tonight my husband is amped to go running and then do ChaLean Extreme.

Erika- Way to go on the weight loss! I agree- the body is weird sometimes! I thought for sure I would have gained weight over the vacation I took because I wasn't really counting and I KNEW I was going over...and then I lost a pound...weird! You're doing great! Glad you rested...I always need to remind myself that I need it too!

Berta- Don't get so hard on yourself girl!! You're a very clean eater and your exercises are amazing! Maybe your body needs that extra fuel!! I am almost done with the BURN phase, and the way you girls are talking...I'm really excited for the LEAN phase!

Livi_Loves_Pink- Glad to have you back!

Det3386- I love CE, and like Berta said- its really as hard as you want to make it. Chalene definitely pushes you and encourages you to "go heavy" on the weights in order to see the mega results. Good luck!

fitzfour

Berta, Dawna is right...try not to beat yourself up over the extra calories too much. It's hard, but if you're eating clean, it's probably your body telling you it needs that extra food. I'm trying to go by what my body tells me too, as I just proved that going over (and I went over A LOT!) was what my body needed, as I lost 2 pounds from it. I went over around 1500 calories on Friday, Saturday and Sunday this week and last week too! Mine weren't all clean (last night they were), so I did beat myself up. But, when I went over last night, I looked back and it was all clean, so I just told myself it was my body asking for more food for a reason! Keep rockin those workouts, and checking your weight to verify what you're doing is keeping you where you want, and you'll be good to go!

Dawna-have fun tonight for the hubby's b-day! Mmmm cheesecake sounds good...way to think ahead and make a mini version. If I had the full cake in front of me, I'd want to eat the whole thing...smaller portions=good!
Isn't it fun having a HRM? I had one for several months, that I slowly figured out wasn't working, and when I switched to a higher quality model, I had the same thing. I was under by about 200 calories on my burn...wow, was I surprised! BTW, how is Round 33? I have the Fan Volumes 28, 29, 30, 31, 32 and Turbo Sport and wondered if 33 is better than any of those. My fave so far for moves is Turbo Sport with Jenelle.

lilangel7671

Hi girls, So I completed my abs and CE, I've burned almost 1000 extra calories today---I really don't know if I want to do a Turbokick round yet or not, depends if mom really wants to try it I know I went over my alot last night, waaaay more than I logged, mostly because I got in a mood and just ate things that looked good..:sick: Now I know I decided to keep my calories "low" today or more like just eat what makes me satisfied, but should I really not eat enough on purpose now? I feel like I'm going to throw my body out of whack more if I DON'T eat that much..especially with the amount I've burned today:sad: I don't understand why this is seeming so hard for me lately..ugh. Please, Any advice?

kicklikeaGIRL

Hi girls, So I completed my abs and CE, I've burned almost 1000 extra calories today---I really don't know if I want to do a Turbokick round yet or not, depends if mom really wants to try it I know I went over my alot last night, waaaay more than I logged, mostly because I got in a mood and just ate things that looked good..:sick: Now I know I decided to keep my calories "low" today or more like just eat what makes me satisfied, but should I really not eat enough on purpose now? I feel like I'm going to throw my body out of whack more if I DON'T eat that much..especially with the amount I've burned today:sad: I don't understand why this is seeming so hard for me lately..ugh. Please, Any advice?

Berta, In my opinion, I wouldn't try to "make up" for the day before. Just start with a fresh slate. It won't hurt you to have gone over your cals for yesterday- especially with all of your exercise you did yesterday. Just eat like you normally would and forget about what happened yesterday :happy: Easier said then done...but if you keep trying to "make up" for it, you'll just keep going through this vicious cycle. Try really really hard to forget about the mistakes you made and start fresh!! :bigsmile: You've already burned 1000 calories today- which is a ton- so you need to fuel your body with the adequate amount of calories, don't deprive your body of the nurtients and nourishment it needs!! Keep your chin up!

lilangel7671

Thanks Dawna-I know you are entirely right. I really need to fuel my body up again, I get so discouraged because I do so well then just crash and burn it feels. I think I am going to grab an extra snack right now. Any suggestions to a decent snack? I am skipping doing any more workouts tonight..I know it's just my mind playing games and trying to tell me I'm a failure. BUT I know I'm not, and should never feel bad because I have accomplished so much. There has been alot of stress in my life lately, and I am having a hard time dealing with everything. It's kind of a turning point in my life with some decisions and I feel jumbled up:frown: Thanks again.