Beautiful Blues February 22, 2010

debnu1

Here's this weeks chart--if I didn't hear from you I left you the same. Hopefully that is ok.

It's been a frustrating morning. The bank got another offer on the house and so they are going to consider it instead of just sealing our deal. They gave us until 5 tonight to come back with our best offer--thats what we already gave. I hate dealing with banks!! :explode: So I am waiting yet again, when we thought it was pretty much buttoned up!!:grumble: :mad:

I need to go break something--I wish I had the lung capacity to run because that sounds really good right now!!!

Hope you are having a better day.

:flowerforyou:

chrissyh

Bump-will check back later

debnu1

I just had a chocolate banana protein drink--pretty tasty, although I wish I had put in more ice and less water, it was a little runny. I figured to make it a 40-30-30 all I would have had to do is add a half tablespoon of flax seed oil. I will do that next time. Yummy! Even my daughter liked it. :bigsmile:

smadag1

bumping

chrissyh

I never think to get protein shakes...need to have some on hand. Be great after long runs.

We're a quiet bunch today! Sorry I have been absolutely crazy with work for past 3 weeks - had hoped it would calm down but no hope of that yet.

sanifrey

Awesome job this week deb!! I hope that things work out with the house/bank!!

j_g4ever

I went to the doctor today. this after my daughter locked my keys in my durango. Luckly, I have a very nice neighbor who let me use her car. Anyways, I asked about the weight thing and she said that the meds that I'm not doesn't have anything to do with reducing the meds because the loss of weight. she told me I have to reduce my stress and anxiety. My goal is to just relax as much as possible during the day with doing things around the house at my own pace and start back up with exercising. I have theropy appointment soon again. The last one I was at I expressed how I wasn't loosing weight but thought some of it was due to muscle and told her how much she wanted me to get down to and she told me to not throw the scale away however maybe just don't concentrate on it so much and just worry about my measurements more. So I'm going to do that workout and then in a month maybe I will go step on the scale and see where it leads me.

debnu1

Awesome job this week deb!! I hope that things work out with the house/bank!!

I think the weight loss is mostly from being sick. My appetite was very little and I was trying to only eat when I was hungry--not realizing that I had lost some of my appetite. My goal is to keep it going and not gain anything back this week. :bigsmile:

We are still waiting on the house, there may even be a third offer on it. Why couldn't they have just signed the form this morning so that we would be under contract??

That's banks for you...

MayLan

Hi Team,

Great job on the weight loss everyone!

Debnu- Hope things turn better with the sale for you. That can be a long stressful process.

Go blues!

katattack

Team Blue!
Congrats to everyone - loss or no loss, we're taking positive strides, learning, adjusting, moving forward.

As for me, I planned out my next 4 wks of exercise to make it a priority. It's locked in the agenda! Am on my way to the gym now for 45 minutes of cardio speed intervals. The sun's not even out. This, my friends, feels good. I'm trying to make it to the gym at 7 a.m. daily, that way I get my major workout out of the way before work and set me off on a good foot.

So far I must say that I am impressed by my lack of processed sugar! I didn't even notice that a week has flown by without reaching for the cupcake or chocolate covered strawberry that one of my best friends gave me for Valentines day. No interest.

Here's hoping for an even BETTER week though! I want to see some big losses folks!

best best! happy monday!

j_g4ever

Team Blue!
Congrats to everyone - loss or no loss, we're taking positive strides, learning, adjusting, moving forward.

As for me, I planned out my next 4 wks of exercise to make it a priority. It's locked in the agenda! Am on my way to the gym now for 45 minutes of cardio speed intervals. The sun's not even out. This, my friends, feels good. I'm trying to make it to the gym at 7 a.m. daily, that way I get my major workout out of the way before work and set me off on a good foot.

So far I must say that I am impressed by my lack of processed sugar! I didn't even notice that a week has flown by without reaching for the cupcake or chocolate covered strawberry that one of my best friends gave me for Valentines day. No interest.

Here's hoping for an even BETTER week though! I want to see some big losses folks!

best best! happy monday!

You can do it and you are doing a wonderful job!!! I'm so very proud of you to go workout before working. When I use to work I could hardly even get to work on time let alone make it to the gym.

I'm personally going to try and at least get on the treadmill today and walk up and down the stairs and hope for an hour workout but not going to be disapointed with myself if I can only do a 1/2hr.

dawn717

Congrats Beautiful Blues on the losses and no gains.
Deb- I really hope everything works out for you with the house! It's a shame it has to be so drawn out and stressful on you. (darn bank)

thumper44

I just had a chocolate banana protein drink--pretty tasty, although I wish I had put in more ice and less water, it was a little runny. I figured to make it a 40-30-30 all I would have had to do is add a half tablespoon of flax seed oil. I will do that next time. Yummy! Even my daughter liked it. :bigsmile:

Congrats Deb,
Once you do it a few times, it's easy to convert a smoothie or a meal to 40-30-30. I had fun converting the cupcakes to a 40-30-30 for the learning experience, - they taste good, and I know Im getting a balanced snack.

chrissyh

I am very impressed with you guys getting those ratios down....I am usually close but never perfect! That's impressive!

thumper44

I am very impressed with you guys getting those ratios down....I am usually close but never perfect! That's impressive!

Hey Chrissyh Keep kicking butt, what 11miles now? wooo hooo.

For me the ratio's aren't perfect but close is good. Even 43-28-29 or 37-32-31 are close enough. IMO

chrissyh

I just use what's in MFP - it's worked so that's where I am.

MayLan

Kat- awesome job on getting in a workout before work. I was doing that before and it worked great for me. But now I need to get my body back to doing that.

I'm off to do some homework, have lunch, and while my toddler naps I'll do Insanity Pure Cardio & Cardio abs for a total of 55 minutes.

Have fun all!!!

chrissyh

3 mile jog, 1 mile walk at lunchtime...foot really hurt while I ran-iced after feels better. This is the second run I've done with pretty extreme foot pain-glad it's a recovery week.

debnu1

We got the house! Now to get through the next few weeks to closing. YAY!! All said and done we saved $10k by having it go through foreclosure. Their loss!

Now I have to start packing!

j_g4ever

debnu1- Congrats on the house.

Today I did 15 mins of exercise. I did 5 mins of stairs and then 10 mins on the treadmill. Tomorrow I will try and do a little bit more.

chrissyh

Deb-that's awesome - happy packing!

jess-way to go - everything you do takes you one step closer to hitting your goal.

Feeling overwhelmed with life right now-struggling to keep it together!

debnu1

Chrissy you can do it! You can run 11 miles, you can do anything!:drinker: :flowerforyou: You inspire me to keep going. I know that you really could do anything that you want to. I can too!

Slow and steady wins the race Jess--I started wondering if your intensity is what was the issue--you were burning insane amounts of calories. Working yourself up slowly will show you where your threshold is!

Thanks for the house wellwishes. It has been a long time coming. Now the timeline is feeling a little overwhelming!

Have a great day!:flowerforyou:

chrissyh

I am 10 pounds away from what I weighed when I got married APril 7 1990 (20 years) - I am shooting to hit it again....

debnu1

That is so awesome!! I bet I can lose ten lbs by then too! I can't wait to see the scale dip below 170! I can't remember the last time it was there!

We can do it!

thumper44

Good morning everyone.

That's awesome, we're so close to a certain point. I'm pretty sure I will be 18x this week. It's been a long time.

I'm looking forward to the 170's I can't even remember when I was that weight last.
Only thing I remember was 150lbs at 15.

Going to post new pics at end of this week after I finish my Wii EA 30 day challenge - and prepare myself to get back into P90x next week.

chrissyh

I may switch up what I've been doing - just to mess with my system a bit....maybe I need to incorporate P90X in with my running.....I'll have to read up on the plan and see...I'll let you know what I figure out

debnu1

I am starting to really think about getting p90x.

I have heard that after 9 days of any exercise your body has adapted to it, so switching it up weekly is a good thing!

MayLan

Hi everybody,

Chrissy- Awesome goal you have set for yourself. And you can do it- look how much you have already accomplished. Switching up exercises is a great plan, that way the body has to guess as to what you are doing. P90x sounds like a great plan!!!!! Wohooo!!!

Debnu- congratulations on your purchase......... We can totally do this weight loss for 10 pounds. I set up mini goals for myself of 10 pounds, and when I reach them I feel amazing. It's easier to picture small goals than the bigger picture.

tthumper- awesome job on your hard work. I am sure your new pictures will look great!!!!!

I've done my school homework for today. Now I'm going to do a 90 minute session of Insanity Cardio Recovery & p90x Legs & Back while my toddler naps. I'll probably have to get her in between workouts after she wakes up, but I'll distract her and put her in her play yard while I'm done. I'm a newbie runner all, but I can't wait till it gets warmer so that I can run in Central Park. Okay, enough talking, now to do my workout.

Peace all!

thumper44

Good morning Blue team.
It's been quiet these last few days?

Debnu, I don't think the body adjust that quick - 9 days. I think we can go longer on an exercise before we need to worry about switching it up. Switching it up, confusing the body is a good thing of course. If you use Tony H's philosophy, muscle confusion.
Or switch up differnet workouts each day.

Well we went to costco. Jeans for $15 that looked good. Can't go wrong buying two pairs of jeans when some other pairs cost $30 for 1. :laugh:
I bought myself two 34" pants - I said to myself that they will be my reward pants. Well when I got home I had to try them on.
They both fit :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: Two diff brands so one of them gives me a little muffin top, but OMG I can wear 34" pants again. (I think it's been almost 20 years since I wore 34")
Before I started this journey in May 2009, I was wearing 40" jeans pants and had to buy 42" dress pants as I couldn't wear jeans to work.
This last month, everything's been feeling better, tighter, stronger. I can see some definition coming along.:glasses: :drinker:

Everyone, have a great day.

katattack

wooooooo tttthumper! how good does that feel?! congrats congrats congrats! Soak it up - you've worked hard, and you are seeing really great (and motivating!) success.

Debnu, I worked in the fitness industry for a while at a 'women's only' facility and absorbed a lot about this concept of 'periodization'. Generally a women's body can take about 6 weeks of one sort of regime before we stop seeing those great results. What the PTs do to combat this is called 'periodization'; switching up the type of muscle training (i.e. endurance/agility building, vs strength building, vs power) that way the body has to re-adapt to meet the new pressures. Of course there's also a lot of benefit in stabilizing your routine for a few weeks, so it's definitely a balancing act.

As for me, I just switched up my fitness routine in a pretty big way and am definitely reaping the rewards. I'm getting back into really good shape and ohhhhh man it's about time, because it looks like I'm going to Hawaii in mid-April!! Ahhhhhh I've always always wanted to try surfing! I am focusing on those goals - each little landmark - and now that I have that big plan in just under 2 mts, I have so much motivation to stay ON POINT. I have this cute blue bikini... lol i can picture it already: toned, drinking coconut water on the ocean...my cold Torontonian heart thawing slowly

Today's workout is two fold: My yoga instructor best-friend is coming over to do some yoga (my brittle runner's legs are in crisis), and then tonight I'm looking at a spinning class for some cardio. Love that spinning stuff. Such an awesome challenge, so uplifting, so much sweat :happy:

Finally, a little bit of exciting news: I'm en route to getting my personal training certification and am very excited! I ultimately want to do a boot-camp style (but fun!) group training type of thing, or help a couple clients meet their own goals individually. How cool would that be?!!!

Keep on trucking folks! The weekend approacheth!

MayLan

Hi Team,

tthumper- Congrats on your accomplishments and looking good and feeling good after all of your hard work.

Kat- Awesome to look forward to a trip in April, and have that as motivation. I love your new pic, I see that your hair looks different. Looks great!!!! That's so exciting to hear about your physical training certification- I'm sure you'll do great!!!!!

I'm running slow today and am still getting breakfast/lunch prepared. It's snowing alot here in NYC. I'm going to finish up on some homework for school and then do Insanity Cardio Power & Resistance & Cardio Abs for a total of 55 minutes. Then I think I'll unwind with a movie and dinner.

Since I have upped my calories I feel that I have more endurance when I work out and I actually feel that I am doing the exercises in a better form. This whole idea of eating more to lose more is still new to me, so I'm getting used to it. The weight is starting to stabilize, so I'm still waiting for it to go back to what it was.

Keep on moving blues!!!!!!