~Fit and Fun Sized Week 2~

supermom1114

Thank you for the warm welcome! I am very excited to get back on track with my eatting and exercise. I have been on track with my eatting all day and plan on doing TurboJam later this evening once I am completed with my hw.
I hope that everyone had a great healthy day!

How do you like TurboJam?? I've heard of it but don't really know what it is..

I love TurboJam!! I got in quite a few years ago. They have come out with another newer series now but the old ones are just as good. The series is by Beachbody (I believe the same company that makes P90X).
It has a lot of kicks, punching, and some ab work. It is very upbeat...burns lots of calories but not too difficult to where you feel defeated. I am hoping that I can start doing it on a regular basis again.

Sounds fun! I'm looking for stuff to switch up with. I'm excited to start the 30 Day Shred but I know by the time I'm done I'll prob be a little tired of Jillian although I know I want the rest of her DVDs and her new Wii Game but it'd always be nice to have something to switch things up with every once in a while

I believe it is super important to switch up your workouts. Not only does it keep you from getting bored but keeps you from hitting a plateau.
I only have one DVD with Jillian and that is the Biggest Loser Cardio DVD. It is a great DVD but super exhausting, great calorie burn! I didn't hear very good reviews on Jillian's first Wii Game but would love to hear the reviews on her newest one. I did recently get the Biggest Loser Wii Game and like it so far.

Yea I've heard her new game is A LOT better!!! I got the biggest loser wii game too but I'm still on the fence about it.. some parts are tough but other parts seem too easy...

supermom1114

I had good day today starting my program on my iphone for my 5k run that is Jan 1st and did the treadmill today and burned 600 calories this morning and going to work out with friend tommorrow morning

Sounds like you had an awesome day!! Way to go!!!

marilla

I have the 30 Day Shred and have been doing it off and on, but am trying to be more "on" this week. I haven't ventured past Level 1 yet.

I often reserve and check out workout DVDs from my library to preview them before a purchase or just as a way to add variety to my workouts. There are so many out there, I like to know which ones are worth spending the money on. I also do searches on this forum for what members have to say or read the reviews at Amazon.com. I also found a site that has reviews of home fitness DVDs. http://www.videofitness.com/

Have a great week, everyone.

shel75

Today was OK. Ate all the exercise calories but that is fine...a litle extra salt with that hummus and celery but it was good! How does everyone feel about the 1200 net calories? I wonder if it is enough sometimes but still hoping increasing exercise days will speed things up even just a little bit!!

jacqueline0821

So I was under on my calories today just a little and I didn't eat my exercise calories. I felt full all day after my big breakfast of oatmeal and yogurt. I did 20 min of TurboJam and some crunches. I planned out an exercise routine for the rest of the week. I am hoping that I stay this motivated all week. I definately need to work on my water intake starting tomorrow.

(5 1/2 months until my wedding!!!!)

supermom1114

I may have missed it, but did we have a winner for last week and a challenge for this week?

I haven't seen a winner announced yet, I don't know if everyone has weighed in yet either...

supermom1114

So I was under on my calories today just a little and I didn't eat my exercise calories. I felt full all day after my big breakfast of oatmeal and yogurt. I did 20 min of TurboJam and some crunches. I planned out an exercise routine for the rest of the week. I am hoping that I stay this motivated all week. I definately need to work on my water intake starting tomorrow.

(5 1/2 months until my wedding!!!!)

Keep up with your exercise!! You can do it!!! and Yay for you wedding!! Its getting close!!!

supermom1114

Today was OK. Ate all the exercise calories but that is fine...a litle extra salt with that hummus and celery but it was good! How does everyone feel about the 1200 net calories? I wonder if it is enough sometimes but still hoping increasing exercise days will speed things up even just a little bit!!

I think the 1200 is pretty low, but I stick to it daily unless I exercise. I think when you're eating that little of calories you've got to eat your exercise calories so you muscles have something to rebuild with. Just make sure its nutrient dense foods, not candy or processed carbs ya know?

songbyrdsweet

Okay, my scale isn't entirely broken. I weighed on two separate ones and I actually did gain about 8 lbs in two days. It's not fat, rather it's glycogen and water from having cut carbs and re-introduced them. I am impressed I could hold that many! That means I've put on some muscle mass in the past year since the last time I carbed up. :happy: I'm going to weigh-in next week when my body is back to it's normal state (I usually eat 40% carbs). On the plus side, my stomach is looking flat! Woohoo!

TheMaidOfAstolat

Okay, my scale isn't entirely broken. I weighed on two separate ones and I actually did gain about 8 lbs in two days. It's not fat, rather it's glycogen and water from having cut carbs and re-introduced them. I am impressed I could hold that many! That means I've put on some muscle mass in the past year since the last time I carbed up. :happy: I'm going to weigh-in next week when my body is back to it's normal state (I usually eat 40% carbs). On the plus side, my stomach is looking flat! Woohoo!

Awesome! Great work. I really need to work on flattening my stomach, any tips? I know that I'll never get compleatly flat (have too much excess skin from having my daughter-and my abs have split).

sixtyinchesoffury

hey all! so i am heading out to wally world to buy 30 day shred but i have a question....

do i do the video everyday?? is this possible??

i've never even seen it so i am kinda worried since she's so intense anyway. i've also been walking about 15 miles a week.

so does anyone have any suggestions on a routine....i should mention i tend to have a weak low back as well. which is kinda why

i want to start some strength training. i know i need to build up my ab strength.

thanks in advance for any suggestions.....good job to all my shorties on here!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ang

savvystephy

hey all! so i am heading out to wally world to buy 30 day shred but i have a question....

do i do the video everyday?? is this possible??

i've never even seen it so i am kinda worried since she's so intense anyway. i've also been walking about 15 miles a week.

so does anyone have any suggestions on a routine....i should mention i tend to have a weak low back as well. which is kinda why

i want to start some strength training. i know i need to build up my ab strength.

thanks in advance for any suggestions.....good job to all my shorties on here!!!!!!!!!!!!

Ang

30 Day Shred is created for you to do it everyday. I personally, do it on my off running days (since running already burns 550 calories a day for me). So I don't do it every day. It's supposed to be Level 1 for 10 days, Level 2 for 10 days, Level 3 for 10 days.

sixtyinchesoffury

thanks steph!!! so how often do you run or use the 30 day?? i usually walk 4-5 days a week. i am wondering if i will still see results if i am only doing it 3 days a week.

i don't want to wuss out but i don't want an injury either :noway:

katie517

I am asking for workout dvds for Christmas. Other than P90X and the 30 Day Shred, are there any good ones you recommend?

Thanks for your help!

Chocolickkyss

I believe I posted on last week's thread too. Is there a particular challenge this week or are we just doing our own thing and checking in?

Chocolickkyss

I jogged for a full hour today and that is the first time I have ever done that. I usually can go about 30 minutes before I'm done and begin walking but not today. I found a treadmill interval workout online and decided to give it a try. The workout has you jogging/running at an intense speed (which is determined by you and your fitness level) for four minutes and then jogging/walking at a recovery speed (once again determined by you and your fitness level). My intense speed was 5.5 mph and my recovery speed was 4.2 mph and I was able to jog a total of 5.06 miles in a hour and burn 460 calories (to ensure I went over 500 calories I walked on the treadmill for a little bit). While my ankles began hurting as the workout was coming to an end I couldn't be more excited about the fact that I actually jogged 60 full minutes. I'm unsure if I could do it again b/c it was a challenge but at least I can say I accomplished it at least once....lol

songbyrdsweet

Okay, my scale isn't entirely broken. I weighed on two separate ones and I actually did gain about 8 lbs in two days. It's not fat, rather it's glycogen and water from having cut carbs and re-introduced them. I am impressed I could hold that many! That means I've put on some muscle mass in the past year since the last time I carbed up. :happy: I'm going to weigh-in next week when my body is back to it's normal state (I usually eat 40% carbs). On the plus side, my stomach is looking flat! Woohoo!

Awesome! Great work. I really need to work on flattening my stomach, any tips? I know that I'll never get compleatly flat (have too much excess skin from having my daughter-and my abs have split).

Just fat loss and controlling sodium and eating whatever amount of fiber with the right amount of water to keep you regular. Nothing special.

DreeDub

Hello EVeryone! So glad I was provided with the Week 2 link! Day 2 of this week has been a bit scattered like yesterday...my alarm didn't go off again this morning so...I have to buy a new one...FUN!

As far as workouts go...I've used P90x in the past and am now using 30 day shred incorporated with other workouts. When I used P90x last spring...I gained weight but lost inches. However...I was upset with the gained pounds. I love to be muscular and strengthen my body but I'd rather see the pounds drop through cardio first and then tone up. So it depends on what your looking for. I also ran out of time to do P90x. The workouts are an hour long each day with one day of rest and I just didn't have time to set aside for that after I started my Masters program on top of my full time job. I love 30 day shred...cardio with strength and it's only a 25 minute workout...SWEET! It does kick your butt and there are no breaks but it was well worth it. Right now I'm doing 30 day shred 2 days a week, BL Cardio Max 1 day, P90x Shoulders & Arms 1 day, P90x Legs and Back 1 day and P90x Ab Ripper 2 days a week (with the other P90x workouts), oh and Banish Fat Boost Metabolism (Jillian Michaels) one day...and a day of REST :-) (sometimes 2)

For me this routine works because it's always changing...I'm never getting sick of any of the workouts Plus I'm still doing lots of cardio but strength training some areas.

Question for all of you...how do I trim down my THUNDER THIGHS! I've had them since I was a gymnast many years ago and they will not go away. Like I've mentioned before...they are 24 inches around...YIKES!!! They are very muscular but not ALL muscle so I do I get rid of the extra fat?!

Same with my abs...my "gut" is so pudgy even though I've lost a few inches...any advice?

supermom1114

You can't really target one specific area for fat loss, The best way to lose fat is to do high intensity cardio as far as I know.

supermom1114

So I've been running errands literally all morning! phew, just got home and had lunch. Going to study a bit for my anatomy test tomorrow then doing my first workout of 30 Day Shred!! Wow so as I was going to get my lunch from the fridge it just hit me that we have SO many high cal leftovers! I'm so tempted to have a piece of pecan pie or a piece of red velvet cake.... oh well I'm just going to fight the urge... I think now that I've eaten and I'm not hungry anymore the temptation has died down a bit.


I hope everyone is doing great today!! How are my ladies who are starting the 30 day shred today???

SherryRueter

I got my workouts in for today. P90x Plyo and 25min of Elliptical. I did Ellip at 6am and Plyo at 9am. Tonight my daughter has swim lessons, so...either I will walk on the treadmill or I will sit in the hot tub....not sure.....

I did wonderful yesterday with my food intake (well, yesterday morning I spllurged on cereal, 1 bowl - good - 3 or 4 bowls - bad.) But I made up for it with an awesome noon workout and eating sensibly the rest of the day.

I just finished my 2 meeting and still have my workout clothes on ...time to shower.

Food accountabilty:
7am - 2eggwhites, 1/2 egg beater, scrambled - Added 1 slice FF cheese(30cal) and 1oz Steak meat and some onions.
1 slice Sarah lee delightful wheat bread.
9am - GNC Wheybolic Choc. protein shake(1 scoop) with 1scoop of splenda and 1 tsp. of Cocoa powder and water and Chopped ice....Yummy tasting during my Plyometric workout.

I suppose 12 or 1pm I need to eat lunch. Haven't thought a lot about it. I'm thinking of cabbage and heck, I don't know. Something clean.....haven't determineed it yet. Maybe salmon? That would be a good Omega 3 thing and the salad dressing (waldon farms ranch 0 calories) would drown out the fishy taste. Yumo- I am ready!!

TTYL8R
-Sherry

songbyrdsweet

I'm so busy at work today!! Just got a little break before I have to run back to the lab. I will be having a late night here so I'll probably run while I wait for some stuff to process and come back and finish it all sweaty and gross hehe I'm doing Day 1 Week 9 of Gateway to 8K which is two 25 minute running sessions with 1 minute of rest.

Chocolickkyss

Hello EVeryone! So glad I was provided with the Week 2 link! Day 2 of this week has been a bit scattered like yesterday...my alarm didn't go off again this morning so...I have to buy a new one...FUN!

As far as workouts go...I've used P90x in the past and am now using 30 day shred incorporated with other workouts. When I used P90x last spring...I gained weight but lost inches. However...I was upset with the gained pounds. I love to be muscular and strengthen my body but I'd rather see the pounds drop through cardio first and then tone up. So it depends on what your looking for. I also ran out of time to do P90x. The workouts are an hour long each day with one day of rest and I just didn't have time to set aside for that after I started my Masters program on top of my full time job. I love 30 day shred...cardio with strength and it's only a 25 minute workout...SWEET! It does kick your butt and there are no breaks but it was well worth it. Right now I'm doing 30 day shred 2 days a week, BL Cardio Max 1 day, P90x Shoulders & Arms 1 day, P90x Legs and Back 1 day and P90x Ab Ripper 2 days a week (with the other P90x workouts), oh and Banish Fat Boost Metabolism (Jillian Michaels) one day...and a day of REST :-) (sometimes 2)

For me this routine works because it's always changing...I'm never getting sick of any of the workouts Plus I'm still doing lots of cardio but strength training some areas.

Question for all of you...how do I trim down my THUNDER THIGHS! I've had them since I was a gymnast many years ago and they will not go away. Like I've mentioned before...they are 24 inches around...YIKES!!! They are very muscular but not ALL muscle so I do I get rid of the extra fat?!

Same with my abs...my "gut" is so pudgy even though I've lost a few inches...any advice?

Unfortunately, everything that I have read and my boot camp instructor state that you can not target particular body areas. The fat is going to come off wherever it decides it wants to come off. Intense cardio is the best way to rid yourself of any unwanted fat.

Good luck with your journey.

supermom1114

Hey ladies!!

So I did my first workout on the 30 day shred, ugh the thing I hate most to do is push-ups and what just so happens to be the first exercise she does... push-ups... AAHHH!!! But I think I did fairly well... kept up, only had to do the modified move for one or two exercises and it wasn't so much that I needed to but that I was so exhausted at the end that I couldnt keep doing the original one properly. So my plan is to do the regular exercises until around day 5 or 6 and then try to do the harder ones until I go up to the next level. After I did the 30 day shred, I did my workout on the EA Active game. So roughly 45 min of working out today, feeling pretty good. I took pics so I can compare them to what I look like at the end of the 30 days!! How'd everyone elses workouts go today?

kelly_a

so what do you all cosider ** intense ** cardio workouts, to help with gettin rid of the fat.....does it matter what the exercise is, how long you do it, heart rate, etc....looks like i need to step things up a big notch!

savvystephy

Kelly - running is a fantastic intense cardio. For me jogging for 30 minutes with a 5 min warm up and cool down I burn around 550 calories. (I have just about completed the couch to 5K program). I hear swimming is fantastic too.

supermom - Great job on 30 Day Shred! I am going to do it tomorrow since I ran 2.55 miles today. The run went well today. I have my first 5K on Sunday! :bigsmile: The last time I did 30 Day Shred I used 3lb dumbbells, so this month I will use 5lb dumbbells.. and then 8lb dumbbells. I had to do the modified push ups a couple months ago, but I can do them military style now.

savvystephy

I'm so busy at work today!! Just got a little break before I have to run back to the lab. I will be having a late night here so I'll probably run while I wait for some stuff to process and come back and finish it all sweaty and gross hehe I'm doing Day 1 Week 9 of Gateway to 8K which is two 25 minute running sessions with 1 minute of rest.

You go girl! I am planning on starting Gateway to 8K in a couple weeks.

supermom1114

Kelly - running is a fantastic intense cardio. For me jogging for 30 minutes with a 5 min warm up and cool down I burn around 550 calories. (I have just about completed the couch to 5K program). I hear swimming is fantastic too.

supermom - Great job on 30 Day Shred! I am going to do it tomorrow since I ran 2.55 miles today. The run went well today. I have my first 5K on Sunday! :bigsmile: The last time I did 30 Day Shred I used 3lb dumbbells, so this month I will use 5lb dumbbells.. and then 8lb dumbbells. I had to do the modified push ups a couple months ago, but I can do them military style now.

I was doing the couch to 5k program but then injured my knee(non-running related) and haven't gotten back into it. I really want to but am now wondering when I'll have the time since I'm taking my son out of daycare in two weeks, and I'm not going to drag a 1 yr old out in a jogging stroller in this cold wet rainy nasty weather we've been having lately and that usually sticks around all winter in Houston, bleh... I need to stop making excuses and find SOME way to do it, any suggestions?

supermom1114

so what do you all cosider ** intense ** cardio workouts, to help with gettin rid of the fat.....does it matter what the exercise is, how long you do it, heart rate, etc....looks like i need to step things up a big notch!

I consider intense cardio anything that gets your heart rate up to 80-85% of your max. There used to be an idea that staying at 60-80% of ur max heart rate was better for fat-burning because a higher percentage of the calories were from fat but its wrong. Yes a higher percentage of the calories may be from fat but consider that you're going to be burning more doing higher intensity so even if you burn 400 cals doing low to medium intensity for 30 mins and say... 75% of those cals were from fat, that means u burned 300 fat calories... but if you do high intensity for 30 mins say you burn 500 but only 65% of those cals are from fat.. that still means you burned 325 cals of fat , see where I'm going with this?? Your numbers are going to differ but in the end higher intensity if going to burn more fat cals and get you results faster.

jules1984

Okay, I'm still waiting on the winner and challenge too!! I say weigh in is Sunday, Monday for late weigh-ins. By Mon or Tuesday we should really declare a winner! I want to know my goal for the week - if I'm cutting out something or adding in something...