May Day Challenge! Take 2!

kath711

Starting Weight: 137
Jan. 1: 137
Jan. 8: 135
Jan. 15: 134
Jan. 22: 134
Jan. 29: 135
Feb. 5: 135
Feb. 12: 134
Feb. 19: 133.5
Feb. 26: 134 up a little but TOM arggg!!
March 5: 134
March 12:
March 19:
March 26:
April 2:
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30: 129

Thinking I am at a plateau, starting the sit up challenge monday so hopefully that will shake things up a bit.
Have a great weekend!

Mangoaddict

Jan. 1: 168lbs
Jan. 8:
Jan. 15:
Jan. 22: 168lbs
Jan. 29: 166.8lbs (TOM)
Feb. 5: 166.6lbs (TOM)
Feb. 12: 166lbs
Feb. 19: 167lbs
Feb. 26: -
March 5: 167.8lbs
March 12:
March 19:
March 26:
April 2:
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30: 150lbs (hopefully!)

sphinctress

I just had a question for you guys... I need to know if it' s just me or if other people are having this problem...

I have only had a decent bowel movement 3 times since I started this journey... don't get me wrong, I've gone, but not anything of a consistent mass or volume except those 3 times... everything else is just a little here and there. I feel fairly bloated.

Anybody? Or is this just coincidence and I should go see my dr?
: )

Chocolickkyss

Good morning! It's a beautifully sunny morning here in the Atl and my weekend has gotten off to a wonderful start! My girlfriends made it into town safely and when I picked them up from the airport we hit the ground running. Last night was the old school rap concert and the only word that could accurately describe it would be FANTASTIC! These old school rappers came out and represented and showed everyone how a concert should be performed. They didn't just rap they thoroughly ENTERTAINED! The concert began on time (8 pm) and my girlfriends and I ROCKED IT OUT to the beats of Big Daddy Kane, Biz Markie, Dougie Fresh, Slick Rick, Whodini and Salt n Pepa for 3 SOLID hours. My voice is slightly hoarse from all the yelling/screaming (Yeah, I know I'm 37 but the teenager in me came shining out) I did and I could barely walk from all the dancing. I'm just so HAPPY that my best girlfriends came down to party w/me for the weekend.

Today is week 1 day 6 of the Insanity program which means I'm supposed to complete the Plyometrics Cardio Circuit dvd but since my friends are sleeping soundly in the room right next to where I workout I've decided to let them sleep and hit the gym and take my weekly kickboxing class. I told them prior to their arrival that no matter how much partying I do I'll be getting in my daily workout and that's exactly what I intend to do.

Btw, my friends hadn't seen me since September 2009 and they had nothing but compliments on the transformation my body has made in the short timeframe that i've been working out. One of my friends gave me this cute little black dress that she could no longer fit and when I looked at the tag it said size 3/4. I was real skeptical that I would be able to fit into it but it fit like a glove. Who would have thought that at my largest (size 14, 152 lbs) I would ever wear a size 3/4 or 6. The hard work and dedication is definitely paying off.

I will check back in w/everyone once the workout is complete.

Sphinctress: I've not had that problem at all so if it's unsual for you I would see the doctor especially if it's been going on for a prolonged period. I always air on the side of caution.

OliveCulona

I just had a question for you guys... I need to know if it' s just me or if other people are having this problem...

I have only had a decent bowel movement 3 times since I started this journey... don't get me wrong, I've gone, but not anything of a consistent mass or volume except those 3 times... everything else is just a little here and there. I feel fairly bloated.

Anybody? Or is this just coincidence and I should go see my dr?
: )

Well... this is basically the story of my life! I think you should go see a dr.. I have pain involved sometimes and I recently was told by my dr. that I have IBS and to avoid certain foods... lately if I eat plenty of nonfat yogurt, NO NUTS,SEEDS, and protein shakes in the AM I have not had as many problems... I would see a dr just to be safe

Chocolickkyss

It's still morning time as I write this thread, so, Good morning all! Today's workout is complete. I had every intention on going to my kickboxing class this morning unfortunately when I arrived at the gym I learned that the stereo equipment was not working properly so the instructor would be conducting the class w/o music. I could only muster up the energy to complete 15 minutes of the class before I opted to plug my Ipod in and get my workout done on the elliptical. I completed 15 minutes in the kickboxing class and 35 minutes on the elliptical for a total of 50 minutes completed.

Now it's time for me to get dressed and head out w/the girls.

I hope everyone's able to get a workout in today.

annerssju

The situp and pushup challenges look great! I'll join you! Are you going to start this week on the situp challenge?

I just did the starting test for the sit up challenge. I did more than I thought I would! 40!!:noway: The instructions say to count how many you can do without stopping and with good form. At about #35 I was starting to think "This is a good number, I could stop now." But I decided that I could a couple more, then I was so close to 40 (a nice even number) I decided I could make it. At #39 I really didn't know if I could do that last one, but I muscled through (S-L-O-W-L-Y) and made 40.

At 40 sit ups it recommends that I skip weeks 1 and 2 and go straight to week 3 and start in column 2!:noway: I'll give it a try. If I can't make it through, I can always jump back to week 1!

I thought about going ahead and doing the push ups, but I couldn't do even 1 "regular" pushup so I decided that I would start that next week with one of the alternatives for push ups. Maybe after a couple weeks of the "alternative" I'll be able to do a couple regular ones, and then I can really start that challenge.

Well, tomorrow is my first festival of the season. I have 11 soloists and 5 ensembles going. It'll be fun! Then on Thursday I will start the serious business of figuring out the schedule for the festival I am hosting at the end of the month. Oh fun fun fun.

That's great! I am going to try the sit up challenge as well. In my initial test, I managed about 55 sit-ups without stopping. The thing that is weird for me is that I'm so used to doing sets of sit-ups, and doing different kinds of sit ups,that it felt odd to just keep going with a regular sit-up without stopping. Then my mind would start to wander while I was doing them, and I'd forget to be careful about good form and sometimes lost count!! Haha! Anyway, I counted about 65 sit-ups, but I'm not sure they were all "good form" so I'm saying 55. That puts me starting at week 3 in columns 1 or 2 as well. Good luck!

I also jogged for about 2 miles this morning. It's AMAZING how motivating good weather can be. I've been trapped indoors because of the snow and the cold, and now that this week is supposed to be in the 50's, I'll be sure to get more running into my day! That will be my personal challenge for the week- get in at least 3 walks/runs this week.

Chocolickkyss

Good morning ladies! According to the Insanity program today is a rest day so I decided to keep it pretty light. I got up at 6:15 am and drove my wonderful girlfriends to the airport. After the airport run I headed directly to the grocery store so I could get my weekly shopping completed. Once I returned home I put up the groceries, washed on the linen from my out of town guests, ironed my clothes for the work week and completed my daily workout. I decided to pop in a Leslie Sansone dvd and did 2 1/2 miles.

I'm soooo excited that my workout, house work and everything else is completed so I can really relax for the remainder of the day.

sphinctress

Thank you OliveCulona and Chocolickkyss for the input...
guess I'll be making an appointment. The amount of nuts I've been eating lately has definitely increased since starting the program... until I get in to see the dr., I'll drop those from the diet and see if that helps. : )

I finally made it to Shred Level 2,... and man! my traps are tight! Love it though!

Can't wait till I can get to running again... I'll start that when I'm 150!
Thanks again,
: )

Chocolickkyss

Good morning all! Today is week 2 day 1 of the Insanity program. I completed the Cardio Power & Resistance and Cardio abs dvds. While I had viewed the Cardio Abs dvd before today was my first time completing it and overall it wasn't too bad. I did have to take a couple of breaks b/c of some pressure in my back (I have arthritis in the lower back and knee) but gave it my all. I hope this dvd will help shrink the lower portion of my abs and obliques b/c those are my problem areas. I can already see a little definition in the upper abs from Jillian Michael's Blast Fat/Boost Metabolism and No More Trouble Zones dvds.

sphinctress

Hey Chocolickkyss,

I bought those same DVD's for when I get through Shred!

YAY!
: )

Chocolickkyss

Good morning all! Today is week 2 day 2 of the Insanity program which means I had to complete the PURE EVIL (Pure Cardio) dvd. Just knowing I had to complete this workout had me dreading getting out of bed this morning. It may have been that I don't feel 100% today as well but in any case I got up and got the workout in. I tried to pace myself so I could take fewer breaks but it didn't really work for me. I'm noticing I'm taking most of my breaks when I'm completing an exercise that involves the shoulders (level 2 drills - plank - 8 push ups - 8 mountain climbers, suicide jumps and push up jacks). My upper body strength sucks (although getting better) so all of the exercise involving upper body cause me to get tired a lot quicker than lower body exercises.

smadag1

Just finished core synergistics was suppose to do it yesterday but no time. I am hoping to get better at doing them daily, I need more motivation to get going in the morning I just have no get up and go rught now all I want to do is sleep.

OliveCulona

Hello everyone!!!
I've been running and running trying to increase my endurance so I can run 3 miles nonstop (comfortably!) I do great for 2.5miles at 5.8mph (pretty slow) but the last .5 miles is SO DIFFICULT! Tomorrow i'm going to attempt 5.8 for the first 2 miles then 6.0 for the past mile!!!
Any suggestions?

How's everyone doing on their weight-loss goals? I decided to focus on running and getting better at that instead of focusing on how much weight i'm losing in a certain amount of time... I'm assuming the weight will take care of itself if i'm challenging my body by running!

Hope you all have a great Wednesday tomorrow!

Chocolickkyss

Good morning all! Today is week 2 day 3 of the Insanity program which means I'm suppose to complete the Plyometrics Cardio Circuit dvd. I didn't sleep well last night due to some congestion and a slight headache so needless to say when the alarm went off at 5 am I was not happy about having to get up and complete this workout and a battle between good vs evil ensued. I am happy to announce that the good side was victorious and the workout is complete. Now I will admit I didn't go hard but I did give it what I had and that is good enough for me today.

lisawest

Well, it has been a fairly stressful week. I had to get the schedule done, printed and mailed for the festival I'm hosting at the end of the month. That is completed, so now I just have to prepare all the stuff for the faculty meeting I'm running next Tuesday to explain to the faculty and staff what THEY are supposed to be doing! :ohwell: It'll get done.

This morning I got a distrubing email from a college friend of mine. Her statuses on FB this week have been criptic (pray for me; calling all friends; etc.), so I sent her a message asking what was going on. I figured it was something with her DH because she changed her relationship status to single:frown: After getting her email, PLEASE pray of think good thoughts for her. She's kind of desperate right now. Apparently last weekend she and DH spent the weekend as the usually do when neither of them are working (both are Dr.s), shopping, going out to eat, watching movies, etc. Everything SEEMED to be perfectly normal when he left for work on Monday morning. When he wasn't back from work at the time she expected, she texted him to find out when he was going to get home. He TEXTED her back and said he WASN'T coming home, and he wanted a divorce!:noway: WTH?! A TEXT?! Needless to say, she had NO idea and is devastated. Then, to top it off, she got a phone call from a gentleman last night who is the husband of one of the nurses her DH works with. Yup, you guessed it, the nurse and DH were having an affair for MONTHS! The caller had been suspicious, and finally got the nurse to admit it Monday evening. He told her to let her "friend" know that he was going to tell my friend, and he gave them until Tuesday night to tell her. Rather than tell my friend, her DH just asked for a divorce. She now has copies of emails, texts, and cell phone bills that are only PART of the proof. As I said, she is devastated:brokenheart: . Please pray for her. I can't even imagine what she is going through right now.

Sorry for the downer. It's been a rough day for me imagining what she is going through right now.

On a good note, I am ready to start Week 4 Day 1 of the 200 sit up challenge tonight. The last day of week 3 almost beat me, but I did it. Now on to week 4. The bad thing I can report from this, is that the day after I do the challenge it is very hard for me to breath properly in my music classes.:laugh: Since I use those ab muscles for breathing, after I've worked hard the night before they REALLY don't want to cooperate during class. I'm hoping that this will diminish or go away as I progress in the program. Well, I should be going. I hope everyone is having a good week!

ourgang

So here I am again!!!! I defiantly need some extra encouragement... work is just crazy right now and I am feeling SSSOOOO over the top stressed out. I have continued my morning workouts, but since we returned from the cruise my evening workouts have been obsolute. It's so hard when I end up being at work late every night. When I'm done I just want to have a cocktail to relax and then end up eating WAY TOO much!!!!

I have been feeling so our of wack the past few weeks, My weight really hasn't gone up, but I'm not lossing and I am not making the wise choices I should. I just really wish I could put my finger on WHY I feel this way.... Please pray for me. I really don't want to go backwards. It's been a long road and the weight is coming off SSOO SLOW I'm afriad that I could quickly end up at my heavey weight again..

I'm gonna drink my water and focus on my cal intake again, need to LOG!!!!!!

I pray for god to see my heart and now me so that I may find my path with him through this journey again.

Chocolickkyss

Good morning my workout buddies! It's just one more work day til the weekend begins and i'm looking forward to it. Today is week 2 day 4 of the Insanity program which means IT'S RECOVERY DAY....WooHoo. I so look forward to Thursday b/c it's the one day where Shaun T hasn't lost his dang mine...LOL. The dvd is shorter and while the moves are still intense they are not as fast which gives me an opportunity to actually catch my breath. So when it was all said and done, I had completed 32 minutes of the Cardio Recovery dvd and 15 minutes of the Cardio Abs dvd. What a great way to begin the work day. I still feel like I'm coming down with a cold (sniffling, sneezing, scratchy throat) but feel slightly better than yesterday.

ourgang

Good Morning May Challegner's!!! Got my workout in today and have logged most of food for the day!!!!

I'm back and feeling Good today!!

God Bless

aisser

I weighed in this morning and I have a new scale it reads 167 lbs but my old scale reads 165 so I have lost 2 lbs this week but am using the reading on the new scale to log on MFP

Chocolickkyss

Good morning all! All i can say is Thank Goodness It's Friday (TGIF) because my energy level is waning and this cold is not getting any better. Today is week 2 day 5 of the Insanity Program which means I was suppose to complete the Cardio Power Resistance dvd but just did not have the energy to complete it this morning. Since I wanted to do some type of cardio workout I decided to complete the Cardio X dvd of the P90X series. I struggled a little since I was a bit congested but overall did a great job. I probably will not complete an Insanity dvd until Monday when I complete my 2nd fit test. I plan on heading to the gym tomorrow and taking either the kickboxing or spinning class.

Have a great day!

Chocolickkyss

Start weight: 131 lbs (12/18/09)
Dec. 25: 129.5 lbs
Jan. 1: 130 lbs
Jan. 8: 127 lbs
Jan. 15: 126.5 lbs
Jan. 22: 126 lbs
Jan. 29: 124 lbs
Feb. 5: 124 lbs
Feb. 12: 124 lbs
Feb. 19: 124 lbs
Feb. 26: 124 lbs
March 5: 124 lbs
March 12: 124 lbs
March 19:
March 26:
April 2:
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30: 125 lbs

sphinctress

Hi guys!

Well, I have been neglectful of logging food the last 2 weeks, but am happy to report that I made it to Shred LEVEL2! I did drop a pound from last week, but I am feeling so much better physically I think I'll check my measurements later!

Starting weight 195 June 2009
Goal weight: 125
Jan. 1: 189
Jan. 8: 184
Jan. 15: 178
Jan. 22: 174
Jan. 29: 173
Feb. 5: 174
Feb. 12: 169
Feb. 19: 168
Feb. 26: 169
March 5: 170
March 12: 169
March 19:
March 26:
April 2:
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30: 162

Have a great day!
: )

aisser

Start weight: 175
Jan. 15: 173
Jan. 22: 170
Jan. 29: 170
Feb. 5: 170
Feb. 12:169
Feb. 19: 168
Feb. 26: 168
March 5: 167
March 12: 167.0 new scale 165 old scale:happy:
March 19:
March 26:
April 2:
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30:155
Goal is to get down to 135 to 140

amboardman

Start weight: 176
Dec. 25: 174.6
Jan. 1: 173.0
Jan. 8: 171.8
Jan. 15: 169.0
Jan. 22: 166.4
Jan. 29: 165.4
Feb. 5: 164
Feb. 12: 162 Just 7 more pounds to my goal!!!
Feb. 19: 162--blah! (TOM)
Feb. 26: 160 (My original goal--yay me!)
March 5: 158.6
March 12: 156.6
March 19:
March 26:
April 2:
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30: 155 (changing this from 160--I'm feeling motivated!)

The scale is still moving, and I'm very pleased! I do have to admit, though, that I have not done the situps and pushups challenges this week. Sick kids, revival at church, and now I've gotten "the crud" from my kids. It's been a long week! I plan on starting over this week though.

OliveCulona

WEEKLY WEIGH-INS
Start weight: 184
Jan. 1: 184
Jan. 8: 182.4
Jan. 15: 179.6
Jan. 22: 178
Jan. 29: 177.4
Feb. 5: 173.4
Feb. 12: 173.4
Feb. 19: 173.4
Feb. 26: 171.2
March 5: 168.2
March 12: 169
March 19:
March 26:
April 2:
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30: 155!!!
Ultimate Goal: *145*

Well I'm up 0.8, not bad... i'm just happy i'm still in the 160's!!! (barely) I began lifting weights for my upper body because my legs are getting toned from running so much! I I slipped up and had a beer last night because we went to the Sprint Center to watch the Big 12 games!!! I was so proud i limited myself to ONE and I passed on the nachos and soft pretzels with cheese ~! Hope you all have a successful weigh-in!

Mande_G

Checking in!

Start weight: 197.0
Dec. 25: 198.8 (+1.8 – TOM)
Jan. 01: 196.0 (-2.8)
Jan. 08: 194.2 (-1.8)
Jan. 15: 191.0 (-3.2)
Jan. 22: 190.2 (-0.8 -- also, TOM)
Jan. 29: 188.6 (-1.6)
Feb. 05: 188.0 (-0.6)
Feb. 12: 185.0 (-3.0)
Feb. 19: 185.4 (+0.4 -- TOM)
Feb. 26: 184.4 (-1.0)
Mar. 05: 182.8 (-1.6)
Mar. 12: 182.6 (-0.2) (7.6 lbs to goal)
Mar. 19:
Mar. 26:
April 02:
April 09:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30: Goal 175

Changing my goal from 169 to 175 (approx. 1 lb per week loss) – I’d rather hit the finish line and be pleasantly surprised (by hitting or exceeding my goal) than to end up frustrated and disappointed.

Wednesday I wasn't feeling well, didn't get my workout in, didn't get enough water, had a beer and Dominoes pizza for dinner. Yesterday, I came home from work in a mood -- didn't want to work out, wanted more beer and pizza (even though the pizza from the night before was tasteless and sat in my stomach like a rock) -- but I DIDN'T give in. I could feel all my determination, my perseverance, slipping away from me -- I could SEE myself falling back into old habits, old patterns, giving up, giving in, losing all the ground I've fought so hard to win these past couple of months. It was a horrible feeling... I thought to myself, "It's inevitable that I'm going to fail and all of this is for nothing, so why not just give up now?"

But I didn't give up. I went to the bathroom mirror, looked myself in the eyes, and gave myself a pep talk until I had the motivation to put on my sneakers and get busy with my workout. My husband came home just as I was starting with the stretching, and he too encouraged me. I've never been able to do that before -- to really face the temptation to stop, but to move past it and move forward. My progress has slowed, but I'm NOT giving up. NOT this time.

lisawest

Start weight: 182
Dec. 25: 182
Jan. 1: Didn't weigh in
Jan. 8: 180
Jan. 15: 177
Jan. 22: 178
Jan. 29: 175
Feb. 5: 174
Feb. 12: 174
Feb. 19: 171
Feb. 26: 170
March 5: 170
March 12: 169
March 19:
March 26:
April 2:
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30: 165!!!

Not too shabby, considering it is TOM! Well, things are falling into place for everything at work. Today is the end of the quarter, so I have to get all the grades in, which can sometimes be a headache, but I'm CLOSE to finished. I started Week 4 of the situp challenge last night. Oh boy, was THAT a trip! The sit ups themselves weren't the problem, the problem is today! It's a little painful to do the breathing exercises with my students today! Anybody know any good abdominal stretches? (Besides just laying down and stretching.) Oy vey!:laugh:

I hope everyone has a great weekend! I'm going to "the farm" where my dad grew up to celebrate my grandmother's 97th birthday. It's gonna be a blast. It also means that I am halfway through my marathon of not-at-home-weekends!:drinker: I can hardly WAIT for that first weekend at home! I plan to do NOTHING!:laugh:

:drinker: Here's to smart choices!:drinker:

lisawest

Well I'm up 0.8, not bad... i'm just happy i'm still in the 160's!!! (barely) I began lifting weights for my upper body because my legs are getting toned from running so much! I I slipped up and had a beer last night because we went to the Sprint Center to watch the Big 12 games!!! I was so proud i limited myself to ONE and I passed on the nachos and soft pretzels with cheese ~! Hope you all have a successful weigh-in!

Which games did you watch? Where in KC area do you live? (I lived in Shawnee, and then KCK for 5 years before we moved to the Wichita area a couple years ago.) We watched the K-State game last night. What fun! In other news. . . . KU has won 2000 games! Rock Chalk!:laugh: (Had to get that in! )

kath711

Starting Weight: 137
Jan. 1: 137
Jan. 8: 135
Jan. 15: 134
Jan. 22: 134
Jan. 29: 135
Feb. 5: 135
Feb. 12: 134
Feb. 19: 133.5
Feb. 26: 134 up a little but TOM arggg!!
March 5: 134
March 12: 133.5
March 19:
March 26:
April 2:
April 9:
April 16:
April 23:
April 30: 129

down 1/2 pound, hopefully it will stick this time!!

Made it through week 3 of sit up challenge, gets tough after the third set but hanging in there.

Hope all have a super weekend!!