10 in 9, part 2

Chocolickkyss

Porterbaby: I'm not a yoga person so I've only watched the dvd and its really unlikely that I will actually do it. I've been substituting the cardio x dvd on yoga days. Cardio has about 10 minutes of yoga and that's about as much of it as I can tolerate. I'm glad you like it though. How have the P90X workouts been coming along?

Chocolickkyss

Good afternoon ladies. I'm happy to report that the procrastination is over and the workout is complete. Everytime I thought about working out today I found something else to distract myself. Finally I said enough is enough, press play and BRING IT! I did just that and 58 minutes later Kenpo X is done. I usually attend a Saturday morning kickboxing class but since it snowed last night I decided to stay in today.

I hope everyone else is having a wonderful Saturday and has completed or is about to complete their workout.

Chocolickkyss

Happy Valentine's ladies, I hope your weekend is coming along well!

I've been up since 5 am b/c my best friend who have not spoken w/since X-mas gave me a call and we talked until about 7 am and then another good friend call right after and talked for another 2 hours. I told myself that before I got too comfortable I was going to get my workout complete and I have succeeded. As always, Sunday is my light day so I decided to complete the 58 minutes of the P90X stretching dvd. I know stretching is an essential piece of working out to help w/flexibility and preventing injuries but i'm not sure 58 minutes of it is necessary. I kept telling myself I was only going to do 30 minutes but then when 30 minutes passed I said 45 minutes and then here comes 45 minutes and I finally said just suck it up and do the entire thing and I did. Glad it's over and it was not as bad as I had anticipated although I still don't think I need 58 minutes of it.

Now that the workout is complete I can spend the rest of the day relaxing.

Nola: I hope the last weekend w/your mom went well and there are no regrets as she boards the plane heading back home and I hope you and your bf are able to enjoy the quality time that was missed while mom was visiting.

Hope everyone else is having a fantastic valentines weekend w/that special someone. Have a great day all!

jocelyne2

Hello my girlies .... Just popped in to wish you all a great Valentine's Day !!!!! :flowerforyou: I have been crazy busy lately but Im going to try to find the time to get back on track . I see you all are doing awesome keep up the good work !!!:drinker:

nolachick

Hey ladies! Hope everyon ehad a great weekend and a great Vday yesterday. My weekend was super hectic, so needless to say there were no workouts but there was lots of walking running last minute errands and walking to and from parades. My mom left yesterday but we had a great weekend.

Our girls night on fri turned out great, we did dinner and a movie and it was fun. Sat we ran last minute errands and went to a parade and then drinks @ a nearby bar (I only had 1 beer tho cuz I was driving. + cudnt afford the cals).

Yesterday was really crazy - to make a long story short I took my mom to the airport at 8:30 left the ariport til almost 10 cuz there was a lotta ppl, flew home to get ready for a wedding at 11, of course we were running late AND got stuck in traffic, missed the ceremony but made it to the reception. On our way back home we hit traffic and road closures AGAIN and got stuck in traffic for another 2+ HOURS. It was so frustrating. I HATE MARDI GRAS NOW! remind next year, I'll go out of town.
got home exhausted and napped until 9pm so no time for cooking me that dinner. We pushed it to wed when we have more time and less stress to deal with. Sorry that was long, had to vent!

If you're still reading - my good news for this wkend was that I went to a store to try on dresses and for the first time in a long time, did not have to shop in the plus size section - the smallest size in that section was too big! So I'm finally back to the regular size even tho it's an L, much better than XL. So I bought a beautiful gray dress that's for like an office event. I don't have anything coming up but it fit so perfect and I was so excited, I bought it anyway!

Porterbaby: not sure what to say about ur sugar except to go to a Dr. and get help. As for my own ten cents I know that complex carbs are good to eat because they slowly release energy.:

"Complex carbs (carbohydrate) foods are basically those in wholegrain form such as wholegrain breads, oats, muesli and brown rice. Complex carbs are broken down into glucose more slowly than simple carbohydrates and thus provide a gradual steady stream of energy throughout the day."

http://www.iloveindia.com/nutrition/carbohydrates/complex-carbohydrate-food.html

The digestion of complex carbohydrates is a long process. It involves the breakdown of the chain of sugar molecules into individual sugars, for the absorption through the intestines. Complex carbohydrates are found in a wide variety of food, including fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds and grains. Check out the list of the food sources of complex carbohydrate, given below.

Foods High In Complex Carbohydrates
Bagel
Barley
Beans
Bran
Brown Bread
Brown Rice
Buckwheat
Cassava
Corn
Cornmeal
Granary Bread
High Fiber Breakfast Cereals
Lentils
Macaroni
Maize
Muesli
Oatcakes
Oatmeal
Pasta
Peas
Porridge Oats
Potatoes
Shredded Wheat
Spaghetti
Whole Meal bread
Wholegrain Cereals
Yam

Hope that helps!

porterbaby38

thanks nolachick. i have been to the doctor before over it and he wanted me to lose the weight and i have before and he said wants i lose the weight it'll be okay. that was long time ago though. now that i'm losing weight again, i thought it won't bother me again. but the last couple of days i feel fine.

Chocolickkyss

Today is week 3 day 1 of the P90X series and I was able to rock out the chest and back dvd after procrastinating the entire morning. I really don't know what's going on w/me but my desire to exercise daily is waning terribly. I'm finding myself procrastinating more and having to really talk myself into "bringing it" during my workouts. I'm fearful that I will eventually say "forget it" regarding daily exercise and will just watch my caloric intake since I've already hit my goal weight. I know why I need daily exercise but I'll admit it's getting harder by the day. Anyway, 52 minutes later the workout is done and I'm happy about it.

Tomorrow is Plyometrics and hopefully I can get up and get it in.

Have a great day all!

nolachick

Hey Choco, good work on the workouts even when ur not feeling it. I am on the opposite end, I still haven't been able to workout and am feeling stressed but I will be walking home from work today to beat the traffic hehe so that's about a 1.5 mile walk. I'll count that as today's workout hehe.

Chocolickkyss

Good morning ladies, today was a better start than yesterday in terms of putting off the workout. It's week 3 day 2 of the P90X series and I was suppose to complete the Plyometrics dvd but b/c I didn't feel like putting my bum knee through all the brutal jumping today I substituted the Jillian Michael's Blast Fat/Boost Metabolism dvd for Plyo. While Jillian has you doing quite a bit of jumping she does break it up and add in some kickboxing and floor work. All in all it was a great workout and 50 minutes later I'm done.

smadag1

Mornin all I am just dropping in to say Hi I drove 800 miles yesterday to see my family for a week since I lost my job. This is going to be a real challange to watch my eating because they DO NOT eat healthy

Chocolickkyss

Good morning ladies! Today is week 3 day 3 of the P90X series and 59 minutes later the shoulders & arms dvd is complete. I'm also happy to announce that there was no procrastination today. My alarm went off and I got up and got the workout in. I might not be able to check in as much today b/c I will be in training.

Smadag: Since you wont have a lot of control over the menu you might want to cut back on your portions so you don't consume too many calories. Good luck and enjoy the week w/your family.

kicklikeaGIRL

Hi ladies! Hope you all had a great weekend! I had Monday off...so this week is flying by and I love it! I did some Burn Intervals last night, its pretty much like boot camp and I about died (my poor neighbors) but I love the burn and sweat afterwards. Plus I ate a good handful of chocolates I had to counteract. Sooo good, but sooo bad. How are you all doing?

nolachick

Hey ladies,
not having a good day today. for some reason I cudnt fall asleep last night and got only about 2 HRS OF SLEEP: :ohwell: :ohwell: :ohwell:

of course I cudnt get up to workout and i'm exhausted at work so when I get home who knows if I will be able to workout. I have a massive headache and I'm trying to lay off the soda and coffee so water will have to do.

Will check in later, hope everyone is doing good still.

nolachick

hey ladies, I'm feeling a little better, can't wait to gethome eat dinner and relax. my bf and I are supposed to be making pizzas tonights so I will try to keep it healthy. But even without exercise I still have 800 cals for dinner which is a lot for me. Guess thats a good thing.

Chocolickkyss

Nola, I'm sorry I past the sleep deprivation problem on to you but hope you get some much needed rest tonight and kick butt in your workouts tomorrow.

Dawna: Glad you enjoyed your v-day weekend and are still kicking butt in your workouts.

I got great news from one of my dr's yesterday......clean bill of health....no high blood pressure, cholesterol, no anemia etc....I never had problems in any of these areas but it's nice to know things are still going well. I was told my weight is great, bmi perfect and body fat percentage is in the fitness area. I'm still waiting on the other dr to see if she can find out why i'm having sleep problems but I'll take all the good news I can get.

smadag1

Smadag: Since you wont have a lot of control over the menu you might want to cut back on your portions so you don't consume too many calories. Good luck and enjoy the week w/your family.

I brought my P90x with me so I ma hoping to get that worked in while I am here

Chocolickkyss

Good morning ladies! Today is week 3 day 4 of P90X and I was suppose to complete the Yoga dvd but since I'm not a fan of Yoga I usually complete Cardio X. However, I woke up so energized I decided to put in the Plyometrics dvd and rock it out. In addition to, "Bringing It" like Tony Horton said I had a very hardy breakfast and I feel absolutely great.

smadag1

Did kenpo today but I struggled alot so I am going to try to get something else in tonight depending onwhat we are doing might have to drive over an hour to take my dad some new meds to help with his pain.

nolachick

Morning ladies:
Great job Choco and Smadag on those P90x workouts! I know they usually feel great after and I'm so jealous cuz I'm dying to start!
Last night I got some much needed rest. Went to bed around 9:30 and slept til about 7 this morning. Feeling great and hoping to get in some Turbo Jam tonight when I get home.

Have a great Day ya'll!

nolachick

Goood Morning ladies!
Yesterday I got off work a little late and got home later than I thought, but I stuck to what I said and I did my Turbo Jam workout. It was only 20 mins but I figured I needed to ease into it. Today I'm planning on doing the same thing AND adding Turbo Sculpt which is about 50 mins of weight training. Oh yeah! I'm back! Tomorrow I'm going shopping with a close friend to look for a wedding dress :ohwell: that's crazy cuz she's been engaged for a while and all of a sudden she's getting married. haha.

I am hoping to get up early enough to hit the gym or try the Jillian Michael's DVD.
Well today is the first friday of lent and I am going to try to actually follow the custom of not eating meat on fridays. So today I shall have a salad for lunch and then....not sure about my dinner plans as yet.

Happy Friday everyone!

Chocolickkyss

Good morning ladies and HAPPY FRIDAY!!! Today is week 3 day 5 of the P90X series and the "Legs & Back" dvd is complete. I haven't been doing ab ripper consistently b/c the few times I attempted some of the moves my lower back (where I suffer from arthritis) was really bothering me so I couldn't do the entire routine. Perhaps I'll give it another go once I'm through w/the recovery week b/c I want to continue to lose a couple inches off my waist. I guess losing another 2 inches off my waist (currently 27.5 in) could be my goal to work on for the month of March. Anyhoo, the workout is complete and the weekend can begin.

Nola: I'm glad you got your workout in yesterday. Stick w/it, remember spring is not far away!

Hope everyone's day got off to a great start!

nolachick

ok so just wanted to report that I made it thru turbo sculpt altho it was hard to focus for all of 45 mins. lol.
tomorrow will get up to do cardio party!

Chocolickkyss

Good afternoon all! Where did this day go. I've been out the house since 8:30 am and am finally able to relax. Today is week 3 day 6 of the P90X series and I'm suppose to do Kenpo X but since Kenpo X is a kickboxing dvd I've decided to switch it ouf for my Saturday morning kickboxing class. I love this class b/c the instructor has soooo much energy and he keeps it fun. In addition to the kick *kitten* kickboxing class I did 30 minutes on the elliptical.

smadag1

Sorry I have been MIA. I ahve decided to stay an extra day and not leave my family until Tuesday because they need a babysitter for my neice Monday night so I voluntered to stay for an extra day.

I am officially starting my P90X on MArch first with a challange group on here. I have been playing with it and seeing what it is about but March 1st will be the official kick off Wish me luck :ohwell:

Chocolickkyss

My TOM came a week early and has had me in a WHOLE LOT OF PAIN since yesterday evening but b/c it's going to be an absolutely gorgeous day here in GA I'm going to try to look past the pain to get a walk around the park in. Despite not wanting to climb out of bed I did and got a load of laundry completed as well as ironed my clothes for my first week back in the office. My team members and I have been working from home since November but we report back to the office tomorrow and will probably remain there until late May or early June. This will definitely require some adjusting since working from home allows a lot of flexibility to get the workouts completed and post throughout the day.

I see my 10 in 9 ladies have not been posting as frequently, WHERE MY GIRLS AT?

Anyway, I'll check back in later once the workout is complete. I hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday!

porterbaby38

good morning ladies, i'm doing just great. i feel great. i've took our dog for a walk already this morning and i'm going to take him for somemore walks since it's a nice day here. i did some of my own workouts last night. i'm just going to do mainly walking today. i'll do my exercise tapes tomorrow. sunday is my rest muscles day.
choco: i'll be stating my TOM soon and man do they hurt. so i know how you feel. since i've been on this weight lose journey, they've been terrible. i get very sick from. i just keep working out though, hoping the cramps and the bloating would just disappear. i hope you get to feeling better with yours.

Chocolickkyss

Good evening ladies! Since it was a beautiful day in Georgia I was able to pull myself out the bed despite the horrible cramps and go for a walk around the local park and 35 minutes later the workout is complete. I still don't feel well but I have to get it together b/c I'm reporting to the office tomorrow, so, it's going to be an early night.

smadag1

Getting ready to head back to Bama on Tuesday after spending one last night with my neice and granny. I can't wait for things to get back to normal. I miss my hubby and dog

Chocolickkyss

Good morning all! Today feels like the first day of school since I'm returning to the office after working from home for the past 3 months. I wanted to check in before I hit the road to begin my drive since things may be very hectic and I might not be able to check in as frequently.

Today is week 4 day 1 of the P90X series and is dedicated to the recovery process. I was suppose to complete the Yoga X dvd but I'm not feeling Yoga at all so opted out of that. I completed 3 miles of the Leslie Sansone "5 mile Fat Burning Walk" dvd for a total of 36 minutes. My hope is that i'm not exhausted upon arriving home this evening so I can complete the Cardio X dvd but I wont commit to it until I see how I feel. The TOM is still kickin my tail.

Nonetheless, a workout has been completed for today and if I'm able to get an extra one in this evening great but if not I've done something for today.

nolachick

Hi ladies,
sorry I didnt check in over the weekend. To sum it up Saturday I woke up with my right leg/butt/hip hurting. I think I over extended my leg on friday and it was really hurting. However, Sat was the day I went wedding dress shopping with my girls and boy did we get somewalking done after going to a dozen stores walking around from 1pm to almost 6pm. So I gave myself an hour of walking for that day. Yesterday I had to improvise and use a crunch aerobics DVD while I was at my bf's and I didnt have my HRM so not sure exactly on the cals but about 22 mins I'm guessing atleast 200 cals. However, I did eat very badly yesterday and this week I will aim at keeping it clean especially with lent and all. I bought only the essentials at the grocery store yesterday so I stick to eating just that and I left the cash at home so I'm not tempted to buy candy in the afternoon.

This evening I will try to get Cardio Party in. No I WILL get that workout in cuz I need it!


Choco: hope u feel better, glad u are still pushing thru and getting ur workouts in. That usually helps my during my TOM just forget its there and try to do ur regular workouts.

Porterbaby: glad u are feeling great and getting those workouts in

Smadag: glad u get to spend more time with ur family.