10 in 9, part 2

Chocolickkyss

Happy Wednesday! It's the middle of the week and a beautiful day out and I couldn't be more excited. Today is week 4 day 3 of the Insanity Program and I completed the Plyometric Cardio Circuit dvd. Yesterday I posted about being a bit bored w/the Insanity program and a few of my fellow MFPers offered some really good advice and I decided to take the advice and use it in this mornings workout. I was told by few different ppl to select a particular part of the workout and try to improve in that area. So w/today's Plyometric workout I decided to focus on improving my ability in completing the first circuit (suicide drills, power jacks, standing mountain climbers, ski downs).

Thank to all that offered some suggestions on how to get through this bit of boredom. I'm unsure if I can do it long term but it did help today and that's what it's about.....One Day at a Time!

Have a great day everyone.

nolachick

Choco: I'm glad it worked out for you. I took the advice myself and pushed myself harder yesterday which is why I prob burned a lot more cals than I had before on the same dvd. I focused on doing walking lunges and pushups and also on the squat/V pullups - those are suicidal! but I stuck to it and pushed myself to complete them all - even if at my own pace but that really made a difference.

Dawna: can't wait to see that new haircut. I also wud like a shorter haircut but waiting until the end of my weight loss when I have a slimmer face.

yesterday I was looking at my calendar and realized I'm 16lbs away from my goal and 17weeks away from my birthday. There's no reason why I can't reach that goal in time for my 24th birthday, just gotta bring it and stop slacking. like Choco said - one day at a time. If everyday I push myself, I shud see good numbers and reach my goal in time. I have not been successful before at reaching goals cuz I set a big goal and a short timeline so I'm hoping this one pound a week goal is successful!


have a great day ladies.

kicklikeaGIRL

Good Morning ladies!
Feeling good today after last night's intense workout... my arm & leg muscles are screaming today! Love the burn! Trying to decide what I am going to do for tonight's workout-- I think I'm going to do some Burn Intervals and then later tonight go to a Zumba class! How fun?!? I think I'm going to invite a friend to go with me and try it out. I've never tried it before and I've heard its really fun and a good workout.

Choco- Thats great that you found a way to keep from being bored! Keep it up girl, you are unstoppable!

Nola- I wish I could look good with a short hair cut...I just got it trimmed up last night. I'm trying to grow my hair out for a little while, and then maybe once I lose lots of weight I can get a shorter cut! My face is too round though to get it too short. How exciting to only be 16 pounds away from your goal! That is great! You can do this! Work hard and stay positive!

Chocolickkyss

It's Thursday, It's Thursday, one more day before the weekend can begin! Today is week 4 day 4 of the Insanity program which means it's a recovery day, Yippee, Yippee! Instead of completing the Cardio Recovery dvd I rocked it out this morning to Cardio X of the P90X. I really like that dvd b/c it gives you a little bit of everything (Yoga X, Kenpo X, Plyo & Core) and it's not as long as the other P90X workouts.

nolachick

Good Morning! and yes I'm so glad its thursday! i'm ready for this week to be over!
glad u got ur workout in choco! i also like that dvd and usually carry it arround in my purse in case I go over to my bfs and can't get any other workout in. i did get a short bike ride yesterday as it looked like rain but not long enough to call a workout.
today i shall try again for something like turbo sculpt or I can continute my shred level 2. depends on how much time I have when i get home cuz I'm taking a friend to the airport.

have a great day everyone.

kicklikeaGIRL

Good Morning ladies!
I am glad its Thursday too...I'm ready for the week to be over as well! So last night was a really crazy workout night for me. My husband was gone most of the night and I didn't have any plans. So, I decided to go home and do Burn Intervals for about 45 minutes...its high intensity cardio with intervals of endurance lifting. I gave it my absolute all! I told myself I was NOT going to stop and I was going to get a great workout. It felt amazing. Then, I made a nice dinner and had dinner with my husband, who came home for a quick intermission between meetings. Then I decided to go to a ZUMBA class...which I had never been before. OH MY GOSH!!! It was AWESOME! I thought it was going to be light cardio, which I'm sure it could be...but I don't like doing things "half-speed", I was workin it!! I was sweating up a storm...and ended up burning 500 calories in about 48 minutes!!! It was SO fun and refreshing to try something new. I didn't think it would be THAT good of a workout, but I think a lot of times workouts are only as good as you make them. I'm going to become a regular Wednesday Night ZUMBA person...and I am excited to mix it up. So, I got home and realized I had a lot of calories left so I had a peanut butter & banana sandwich on wheat bread. It was yummy and helped me recover from the crazy fun workouts.

Choco-- I looove recovery days, especially after a hard workout when my muscles are tense. I love cardio!!!

Nola-- Any workout is better than no workout right? I want to try a cycling class, but my husband isn't sure if he'd like it...I used to looove going on bike rides!

Have any of you ladies tried a ZUMBA class? I thought of you both while I was there last night!!

porterbaby38

good morning ladies. i just got home yesterday and it feels good. i did do some workout last night. but not much i was very tired. today i'm trying to clean and do laundry. later i'm going to workout. it feels great to be home.

nolachick

dawna: I have been dying to go to a zumba class but the only one avalable near me is at lunch and I don't see how I can pull that off - driving there working out, showering and driving back to work - that wud call for a 2 hour lunch. haha
but I have done little segments of it using videos I found on youtube. unfortunately they are only 10mins long so I have to string atleast 3 completely different videos together. haha

porterbaby: glad u got back home. I bet u got loads to do, so I'm sure u'll burn some calories just doing housework for hours.

Chocolickkyss

It seems like my 10 in 9 buddies are working it out. Dawna: I don't recall ever burning that many calories in such a short period of time. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but even w/Insanity I don't burn as many calories as I thought and hoped. At least I feel like I'm giving it my all so unsure why I can't burn as many calories as most. I know everyone is different but just from reading the threads it seems like I'm so far behind everyone else.

Anyway, I hope you ladies are enjoying your Thursday.

Porterbaby: Welcome back. Get back in the groove of things as quickly as you can.

nolachick

choco: are u using a good HRM? if any at all cuz I remember telling me u have one but never use it. also, you are at a very low weight compared to some other ppl. usually the lower ur weight and the more in shape you are, the less calories u will burn in the same amount of time. hope that helps.

porterbaby38

i still have lots to do it, but i got quiet abit done. when it gets warm i need clean the outside. i need to clean the exercise room up and replace everything. so i can workout better.

kicklikeaGIRL

It seems like my 10 in 9 buddies are working it out. Dawna: I don't recall ever burning that many calories in such a short period of time. I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but even w/Insanity I don't burn as many calories as I thought and hoped. At least I feel like I'm giving it my all so unsure why I can't burn as many calories as most. I know everyone is different but just from reading the threads it seems like I'm so far behind everyone else.

Anyway, I hope you ladies are enjoying your Thursday.

Porterbaby: Welcome back. Get back in the groove of things as quickly as you can.

Choco- One thing is that I weigh about 155 pounds...and therefore I am at least 25 pounds heavier. I know my husband burns a LOT more calories than I do (he is male) but he also weighs at least 20 pounds more than I do. The more weight you have, the more calories you will burn doing an exercise. Another thing, which I'm sure you do- cause you're hard core- but I give it my complete all. I usually will get lower in my positions, and really do things to work my arms. I keep my abs tight, and try to use a bit of plyometrics when I'm doing any sort of workout.

I really do need to get my VO2 max tested, but for now I just use what my recommended max heart rate would be : 220-age... so for me my max would be 197. So, I usually set my HRM to be inbetween 66-85% of my maximum heart rate. Those numbers entered into my HRM help to give me a more accurate estimate of how many calories I'm burning, also considering my height and weight.

But, I'm guessing its because you weigh a lot less than I do, and therefore it takes less energy and exertion to move your body. I was burning a lot more calories 20 pounds ago... but as I lose weight it takes more work to burn a lot of calories.

Hopefully that helps...I'm not a personal trainer or anything, but have been into fitness/health for a while.

Chocolickkyss

Nola & Dawna: Thank you for the insight. I'm not sure if I have what you would call a "good" hrm. The one I bought is a Precor and I bought it off of woot.com. A while back someone posted a thread about them being on sale and the ppl who responded had pretty good experiences so I purchased it. A friend of mine programmed it for me and it's been working ever since. At this point I won't really worry about it and i'll just log the calories as they appear on the heart rate monitor. As long as I don't gain any weight I'm not gonna be upset. According to my scale I'm still maintaining and have dropped 1 % in body fat, so, something is working.

kicklikeaGIRL

Ohh... Azdak just posted this on HRMs...and he's way smart! Might be helpful!

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/blog/Azdak/view/the-real-facts-about-hrms-and-calories-what-you-need-to-know-before-purchasing-an-hrm-or-using-one-21472

Chocolickkyss

Happy Friday everyone! I hope everyone's day get's off to a wonderful start and you're able to get an excellent workout in. Today is week 4 day 5 of the Insanity program so I completed the Pure Cardio dvd.

Dawna: Thank you for the hrm article. I plan to check it out b/c I'm interested to read what it says.

nolachick

Morning ladies! nothing exciting today except I shud be getting my car back. hopefully it's purring like a kitten. lol

have a great day everyone!

I dunno what my plans are for eating and working out. its friday so no meat. also its friday so I may be able to get in an hour workout tonight. we'll see but I will definately try to do something. This week I have been stressed and busy and just out of my routine so I have only worked out 1 day. but its ok cuz I know when I'm ready to start over I will give it my all and no I won't let another day pass me by without a workout. I actually miss it!

kicklikeaGIRL

HECK YES it is FRIDAY! Whew! This week has been a drag...and I'm excited for some fun things goin on this weekend! Last night I went to the gym and went running. It was great. Ran 45 minutes. Tonight I'm planning on doing a fun Turbo Kick routine and then lifting...my husband begged me! We're taking it easy tonight, but tomorrow after I get my workout in...we're going out with some friends during the day to go shooting (yes, shooting a real gun). Sounds super hillbilly, but its kind of fun!! Then tomorrow night we are going to babysit for one of our friends. Sunday is pure relaxation...yesssssss!

Hope you all have a great Friday!! TGIF!

nolachick

Dawna: sounds like u got a great weekend planned out.
I am really tired u guys and honestly I'm ready for bed and its not even 8pm yet. I didnt do my workout but ate a light dinner.
Will make up tomorrow. promise.

Good night

porterbaby38

good afternoon ladies. i finally got to do some workouts on dvds, plus i did some on the computer. it felt great to be doing them. i did turbo jam 20 min. and some zumba on the computer. it feels great to be home. i also went for a walk today.

nolachick

Good morning ladies, last night I went to sleep early and should have the energy to workout today. all that's missing is the motivation but with all the compliments I got on my progress pics I can't lose focus now!
I just tried on two dresses that I haven't worn in 2 years and guess what? they actually FIT! wow! I couldn't even believe it. one was a little snug but in no time it will fit like a glove. well I'm off to do my workout and then going shopping and maybe treating myself to do my hair and nails cuz I am feeling great!

have a great Saturday ladies!

nolachick

I'm happy to report that I id complete th Turbo Jam 20 min workout + Turbo sculpt = a total of 60mins. that's the longest workout I've done in a while. hahah but sure feels good. off to prepare lunch.

Chocolickkyss

Good afternoon all! I hope everyone's weekend has gotten off to a great start. Last night a girlfriend and I went to see Dionne Farris in concert. If anyone has ever seen the movie "Love Jones" she has a track on the cd called "Hopeless". She had taken a 13 year hiatus to raise her daughter and now she's back w/a cd dropping in October. Now I loved the song "Hopeless" but never really heard any of her other songs until last night and I must say she has a lovely voice and I will be looking to purchase her previous body of work as well as her new cd. I'm so glad my friend asked me to go b/c I was pleasantly surprised. She was on stage a full 2 hours and sang her heart out. For anyone who's still not familar w/her she's like a neo-soul artist, along the lines of Jill Scott.

Enough about my Friday night and onto my workout. Another friend of mine is currently participating in an exercise boot camp and her trainer offered a free session this morning so I decided to check it out. I must say that Tony Horton's P90X and Shaun T's Insanity really prepared me for boot camp. My endurance was through the roof and I was outshining some of the men who were there. He began the session w/a five minute jog, knocked it out w/o a problem. Then he began our workout w/4 30 second drill stations (they reminded me of football drills). Every 30 seconds you moved to another station until he blew the whistle. I'm telling you my endurance was so crazy that when the 30 seconds were over I was looking around like "that's it, it's over already). I'm still nowhere near mastering the Insanity program but it's good to know that something is working b/c I was looking like a pro out there today. Nonetheless, I did get a good workout in so I'm satisfied AND IT WAS FREE, so it doesn't get much better.

Well I'm off to complete the rest of my errands for today and then chill out. Have a great day all!

Nola: Glad you got that workout in today and I saw the progress pictures and you look awesome. Keep up the great work.

Dawna: Thank for the hrm article. I did check it out and since my hrm doesn't have a place to manually input v02 it's probably not as accurrate as I like. I may start averaging what my hrm and mfp says and use that number. I'm not at a point where i'm willing to spend 100's of $$$ on a hrm so I'll continue using what I have and doing the best I can. Thank again for sharing the informatiobn b/c it was very informative.

Chocolickkyss

Good morning all! Today is week 4 day 7 of the Insanity program which means its suppose to be a rest day, so, as always I decided to keep the workout light. I completed the Cardio Abs and Cardio Recovery dvds for a total of 47 minutes. I can't believe I was able to stick w/the Insanity program for an entire month and I'm sort of looking forward to week 5 b/c a new dvd is introduced. I watched the Core and Balance dvd last night and it seems doable so I'm going to give it my all.

Hope everyone has a great day and I'll check in a bit later.

nolachick

hey ladies, just writing to say hi and check in. I been out all day and am just getting a chance to check in. last night I went out and had a delicious but healthy dinner. the portions were small and the quality superb so I didnt feel guilty about dining out at all. especially since after that we went out and I danced my butt off and sweat like a mad woman. (sorry for the visual) the only bad part is that I had one too many drinks I can't even remember half of them oops :blushing:
but I felt great and just wanted to let loose and I did. I was paying for it today with a massive headache but what the hell - it was fun! this wk I'm looking fwd to a short work week and friday I'm off to Dallas for my friend's wedding. I hope its fun and I know I will get to eat a lot of food from home so that will be even better. I won't lie I will indulge but I will watch my portions.

well good night everyone.

p.s. choco a good hrm doesn't have to cost 100 bucks. I have the polar f6 and it runs about $75 to $85 but think of it as an investment in your health, in yourself, in your body, in your future. not that u are not already doing great and kickng some major butt! but if u really want one perhaps u can set aside money that u wud spend on other things like shoes. handbags, etc

Chocolickkyss

Good morning and Happy Monday all! This week it's suppose to get progressively warmer in GA so I'm so looking forward to being outside and enjoying the sunshine. Today is week 5 day 1 of the Insanity program which means I have been going strong on this program for over a month and I couldn't be prouder especially since I was begnning to get a bit bored. However, Shaun T introduced a new dvd called Core Cardio and Balance and I really like it. I think I like it b/c you're still able to get a great workout but the intensity/pace of the dvd is a bit more relaxed which allows me to actually complete every move. I was really impressed w/my ability to complete every level 1 drill (jump into plank, 4 push ups, 4 mountain climbers) b/c this is not something that I was able to do previously.

I hope everyone's day gets off to a great start and I look forward to checking in later to see how everyone is doing.

Nola: I'm glad you had a wonderful weekend and got your dance on....Go Nola, it's your birthday, go Nola, its your birthday...LOL I love when I'm out and able to get my groove on b/c the music is on point. Thank for the info regarding the hrm but in all honesty the one I have will have to surfice for right now. I have a lot of other pressing issues that have to be dealt w/as it relates to money but I think I will invest eventually b/c I hear great things about the polar brand. As a means to stay active and continuously challenge myself I'm thinking of joining another thread called the hrm challenge but I'm unsure what my goal should be since I now realize I'm not burning as many calories as originally thought.

ANY SUGGESTIONS ABOUT WHAT A REALISTIC AMOUNT OF CALORIES TO BURN IN A WEEK IS? I workout 7 days a week but Sunday tends to be my light day. Any and all suggestions welcomed. Thank you in advance.

nolachick

choco: totally understand if u got more important expenses. besides u look great, u've met and exceeded ur goal, u've improved your endurance, you pretty much did EVERYTHING without one, so I highly doubt you need one. you already got it going on. lol

well my morning was off to a rough s tart at work, I have to redo a lot of things that I thought I had done right and I just don't like making those types of mistakes. but I'll do my best to catch up. today I'm not sure what my workout plan is but this week I'm definately getting back on track with my workouts.

hope everyone's Monday is going great.

p.s. for lunch I had a lean cuisine three cheese stuffed rigatoni and it was sooo good and the nutrition facts were not bad at all. check out my food diary if you'd like. don't get me wrong I had gotten SICK of frozen meals and lean cuisines but picked this up one day just to try it. was really good with zuchini and carrots and peppers and its tasted good, relatively low cal and low sodium when compared to other frozen foods. just and fyi for ya's

porterbaby38

good afternoon ladies. i'm doing okay. did my workout this morning. i've been working outside. i still have alot to do yet. i'll probably go for a walk this evening. but i'm goin to do the machines tonight.

kicklikeaGIRL

Hi ladies!
Well, my weekend got off to a crazy start. I was driving home from work and a semi-truck was literally trying to run me off the road. Apparently I wasn't going fast enough for him (I was in the left lane, trying to pass cars in the right lane) and he ran off a person in the right lane, and then started to swerve at me to get me off the road. It was frustrating. Then I ended up behind him at the exit that I got off on...and he got out of his truck, came to my window and was banging on the door and yelling profanities at me. What in the WORLD?? He was acting like a crazy psycho. I was sooo scared and upset that I called 911 and the police pulled him over and gave him a sobriety test & a ticket. It was a scary deal! So, I was so shaky and emotional Friday night that I could barely walk so I didn't get my exercise in. But, Saturday I got back into my normal routine with a nice solid run at the gym. I was pretty excited because I ran 3 miles without stopping going 6.5mph. It felt amazzzzing! Sunday I had church and then visited with friends. And tonight I am going to get my run on again at the gym. My husband and I are going to get in shape to run a 10K this summer. Then, its a nice relaxing evening for me.

Nola- glad you had fun this weekend!! And your Progress Pictures looked amazing! My goodness girl you are gorgeous!! And I love your attitude about leaving this weekend. Indulge but watch portions! Such a great mindset.. I mean we don't want to deprive ourselves of food we enjoy, but portion is definitely the key. So glad you get to have a short week!

Choco- I don't think you'll need an expensive HRM right now. I have the Polar F4, and thats not very accurate either. But, I can't afford the F6 just yet. But, I think in the meantime I have been underestimating the calories I've burned in exercise. I've also set my activity level to "sedetary" to compensate. But, like Nola said, you are kicking butt girl!!

porterbaby- way to get your workout in this morning!

nolachick

Dawna: that must have really been scary and I'm so sorry you had to go through that. I'm glad you were able to call for help and that they pulled him over. I hope he got what he deserved. I would have either frozen and not know what to do or lost it and ran over him as he walked to my car hahaha. just kidding.

omg today a horrible day but I tried to stick to the plan and eat sensibly and got my workout in. it was just a really bad day like u know when everything goes wrong and everyone pisses u off. thank gosh my bf was being supportive and tried to cheer me up.

well i'll say good night hope everyone is doing great.

Chocolickkyss

Good morning my wonderful workout buddies! Today is week 5 day 2 of the Insanity program and I will be completing the Core Cardio and balance dvd all week in hopes of giving my body the recovery needed to take on month 2 of Insanity. I'm not sure I want to know what month 2 will be like b/c I couldn't master month 1 and now we'll be exercising longer. I guess I'll worry about month 2 next week and just continue to enjoy the recovery dvd.

Have a great day all and i"ll check in a bit later.

Dawna: Im sorry your weekend got off to such a scary start but it seems like you handled the situation like a pure pro and my hat goes off to you for keeping your head. It's always hard to know what you'll do in crazy situations. I remember when I was about 11 and I was driving w/my mom to my grandmother's house on a Sunday night and these two young men tried to run us off the road. My mother had to pull over to the side of the road so no one would get hurt and the men got out of their car and not only started yelling at us but pulled out a huge butcher knife and slashed the back tire. When they did that my mother hit the gas again and the young man who was standing in front of the car flew onto the hood and began screaming for my mother not to kill him. I remember asking my mother years later what made her take off like that and she said that when she saw how upset I was it made her go into protective mode and she just reacted. Crazy story I know but I always respected my mom a lot more after b/c she kept her cool in such a scary situation and kept both of us safe in the process.

Nola: I'm sorry to learn you had a rough day yesterday but glad you didn't let it derail your healthy eating and workout. I know I'm a stress eater so it can be easy to get off track. Way to Go for keeping it together. Hope you have a better day today.

Ladydi: WHERE YOU AT? I hope that whatever going on in your life you're making smart choices and doing some type of exercise. Your presence is missed!