ShamROCKIN' Sixers Week 2

chipper15173

didn't do kettle balls today. did a 5 station workout. i did it 3 rounds. there was the medicine ball 12#s, throw it up on the wall and catch it go down into a low squat, step up on a 12" box, weighted bar and do deadlifts 50#, than weighted bar 20# do over head presses, than rowing machine. a very good sweaty workout.

later

PedalHound

Verda, I meant to say.. I have hypothyroidism and know ALL too well how brutal the thyroid "bulge" can be. It is incredibly easy for me to put weight on and I have to work extra hard to get it off again. So frustrating. But, we can only work with what we have and do our best!!! Keep on trying because it's better than the alternative EVERY time

PedalHound

noooooooooooooooooooooooo! Stupid easter eggs.

ali258

Long hours are my diet this week. I've still got a day of work left, and I've already gotten 40 billable hours this week (meaning, more than 40 hours spent at work). I'm just crossing my fingers that I get to eat lunch tomorrow.

Kristin - Kadence is so cute! She looks like she has a ton of personality.

Happy Friday everyone! If I survive this week, I'm having a drink tomorrow and I don't care how many calories it is.

-Alison

izzypup

Kristen - Your pictures are soooo cute.

Late right now and i need to get some sleep. Hope to catch up on personals this weekend. Got all my water in today, but the last few days I haven't. Take care everyone!
Sandy

amypyr

Amy's Shred report Day 2 - I got a little further today! :bigsmile: Still didn't finish circuit 1, but I'm getting closer! I'm worn out! I think every muscle in my body is tired and sore.

I went over my cals today by 236, but I didn't have as much sodium today as yesterday. I was over by 800 yesterday and only 400 today. So I'm happy!

lulabellewoowoo

Hi my beautiful ladies.

I promise I'm not ignoring you. I haven't even had time to read through everyone's posts, so definitely can't do personals. Just wanted to do a quick check-in.

I ran over 3 miles outside on hills yesterday in my neighborhood for the first time EVER in 28 minutes. I was tinkled pink with myself. I have since discovered that my legs and bum knee are actually ready for a 5K. My lungs on the other hand need some improvement. But it's a start.

Got to finish work, get to the gym for Zumba (thinking of you , get to my kid's school because someone in the cafeteria isn't there so I get to run around (going to wear my HRM just out of curiosity), helping a bunch of kindergartener and first graders open these snacks their parents sent with them. Then quickly to doing errands, maybe coffee, with SIL, and bible meeting tonight.

So I promise, you are all in my thoughts all day long and I'm kicking myself for not "hanging out" more. But I'll see what I can do at least by the other side of the weekend (have kids ALL weekend for a change - so excited).

Have a wonderful FRIDAY and an awesome, productive, active weekend. Miss you guys

amypyr

Wow! Must be a busy day for everyone.

I got through my 3rd day of Shred! I got just a little bit further again today. Still sore, but not quite as bad as earlier. I did great on my cals today too. And was only over by 76 on my sodium. I've only gotten about half my water today though. But in all, I'm happy with how I did today! :bigsmile: My plan is to continue Shred over the weekend too. The kids have a birthday party tomorrow and pizza will be served. I plan on eating some, but hopefully I can have the willpower to not eat too much. Luckily, the party starts at 11:30 am, so I have plenty of time to work it off.

Have a great weekend!!:flowerforyou:

lulabellewoowoo

Good morning. Busy, busy, busy day. Work as usual. Then teaching the bible in the morning and meeting in the afternoon. Have kids all weekend, so I'm excited, but already feeling the exhaustion setting in. No formal exercise today. Was going to try and do a quick run outside but it is POURING. So just need to be really good about my eating as I am on a roll weight loss wise (I think).

Hope you all are having a good day and get to do something fun this weekend

lulabellewoowoo

Kristin - Cadence is absolutely ADORABLE!!!! Wow, those are some awesome pics. You are looking great too. You have alot to be very proud of. Thanks for sharing them.

vhuber

Good Saturday morning Sixers! Sorry I have not been posting for a few days but I was MOVING that son of mine AGAIN! I swear each time that it is the last, but;;;;;! I started late Wed and I finished up Friday afternoon. I put in really long hours to get most of it done! I don't know if I'm stupid or nice! My husband says the first for doing it over and over again! I better have a good weigh in on Tuesday! Good job ladies on the workouts, it really comes down to both fitness and the amount of food we eat to lose weight/ or be healthy! Kristen thank you for sharing your loves , what a beautiful family!
Verda

its_B

omg sixers, how i have missed you! woah forums moving a little slow this week. haha. anyways I AM BACK (for now) I feel like I can't keep up with everyone's lives because mine is too overwhelming for me let alone anyone elses. I am exhausted, I am SERIOUSLY looking forward to my day off tomorrow, I am going to spend it cleaning my room, doing homework, and maybe even cleaning my car. It has been in the 50's the last couple days here in MI and I am LOVING the warmer weather, I cannot wait until we are in the 70's. SO good news I suppose, I got the job as a Divemaster in Florida, so my entire summer is going to be spent in florida! YAY! And hopefully, besides coming home to visit and pack more things up, I will never have to return to Michigan again! :bigsmile: . The bad news is since tuesday, when i got dehydrated working out, I havent felt like myself... I have felt out of it, and sometimes I get cramps, and I have slept like total crap all week. I haven't even had time to talk to my boyfriend really, and i miss him IMMENSELY, I would be on the phone with him now except he went out camping/mudding last night and he wont have service until later today. I am going to work out after work today, It looked like I was down some today when i weighed in. i am not sure though. And I REALLY need to make it to the gym a lot more the next two weeks. I need to show big results for my personal trainer weigh in on my birthday. So I am hoping that taking time to declutter my life and relax tomorrow will help me get everything back under control.

I have noticed that some people have been missing the last couple days, Tiff? Tamm? AmyS? just to name a few, Where is everyone this week!? Your all in my thoughts!

And I wanna do a couple personals, I don't have time for a large amount, but i would still like to do a few!

Em - thanks for the words of encouragement!!!

Cathy- love the workout!

Rhi- Easter Eggs?! lol isnt it a little early for that?!

Alison - SOUNDS LIKE YOU DESERVE THAT DRINK!!!!!

Amypyr- WOOO SHRED IT OUT GIRLIE!!!!

izzypup- YAY WATER!

Lula- Keep up the great work SISTA! Thats awesome!!

vhuber- gosh busy busy busy! I am sure you will show great numbers though!!!!!

I am sorry the personals are so short, but i do mean all my words of encouragement!!!!!
HAVE A GREAT SATURDAY SIXERS!!!!
B
:drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

drtamm

Hey ladies... I'll be away from the group for a while. My computer has a virus and its so annoying. I did get to go look for houses and I've found 3 I like. So decision time is soon. Hope everyone is doing well.


Talk to you as soon as I can!

Tamm

gonabfit

Hey guys!! I'm mia right now... And will be until I get over the flu! I finally lost the fight with the sickness. Have been sleeping 10 hrs a night just to make it through the day. Hope you all have a great week! I should be feeling better soon

its_B

Hey sixers!!!!!!!! I hope everyone is having a wonderful weekend, HAPPY SUNDAY! I am spending today cleaning my room, possibly my car, organizing school and scuba stuff, picking out pictures that i want to print out for my photo album, doing hw for school, and studying ASVAB. While my boyfriend in Ocala is trying to make money by hosting a yard sale, because his mom and him have 2 weeks to come up with over 1,500 dollars or they are going to loose their house and their land. :sad: :noway: :grumble: :indifferent: :sick: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad: :sad:

They are such good people, i hate watching them go through this. And I can't do anything besides wut little money i have to em.... i wish i lived in florida so bad, SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO SO BADLY!

Okay on a side note, I found my towards motivation. The stuff I have REALLY been lacking lately.... And I found it in a bathing suit I bought back in the day, and never got to wear because I put on pregnancy weight before i even got to wear it.... So I grew some balls (as my friends would say) and tried on the bathing suit last night... surprisingly I got it on.... but... god the result was not pretty. It honestly made me cry to see myself like that... so i took pictures, and decided I wasnt really going to care unless I showed other people my shame... So Sixers, If you need to shield ur eyes from my fat *kitten* I will totally understand, but i thought this would really help me... Because by summer, I want to look FOXY in this bathing suit.








Gahhh, the last one is the one tht upset me the most... seriously, sobbed. Who knew i has such cottage cheese legs n butt! So ya, every day that i loose focus and dont want to eat right or work out, i am going to just log into MFP and look at my default picture....

Alrighty, I hope i didnt burn everyone's retinas! I am sorry,

B

vhuber

Ohhhhh B!!
I laughed, not at your pictures or your feelings but what and how you wrote!! Yes I agree, you NEED to get after it and lose the weight not only for yourself but for your new job and of course the seams on the swimsuit would appreciate it too! You will be taken more seriously in your job if you not only do but LOOK the part! Get what I mean! I think you are extremely brave to post your pics but it also tells me how badly you want to ditch the pounds and yes I think they will be a great motivator! Please Log EVERYTHING you eat and wear a heart rate monitor to see how much you are actually burning! YOU can do this B, you are young, active and willing so get after it girl! And by the way my retinas are still fine!!!
Verda

its_B

vhuber! lol that made me smile. I am VERY desperate to lose the weight. And i promise I look MUCH better in the swimsuit i wear for work, i bought that one 3 or 4 years ago... and never got to wear it, and i held on to it thinking i would always fit back into it. my normal one piece looks A LOT better i sweat, much more flattering. But its true, its hard to be a scuba diver, who does scuba diving for a living, when i dont look very good in a bathing suit!!!! but you did just make my day... i dont know where to get a heart moniter, or even what kind ot get though!!!!!
B

bahamomma87

Hey girls... ive been searching for my motivation that i had in the beginning .... All the traveling got me so off track .... but all my trips are over until June ... so i want to make some serious progress...... my 23rd birthday is in May... and I would love to be in the 240's by then ... thats like twenty lbs !!!! I know I can do it .... Ive been working out ... so its mainly my eating i have to get in check....

Cathy-- hows the hamstring?? so glad your enjoying your treadmill ....i LOVE LOVE LOVE that miley cyrus song .... !

Lorna-- so glad to hear your doing awesome..... thanks so much ... hehe ... i love going to the mainland ..... ! lol .... Theres Shops, and all kinda stuff there that we dont have here .... but im always glad to come back ... because we dont have starbucks, or burger king, or anyother fast food places here on the island .... so thats GOOD ! ....

Laurynn- so sorry your hurt your back but i think the first great step is recognizing when to rest your body .... !!!! i think we will all sustain LESS injuries if we learn how to do that !

Pam-- so proud of you for logging in food/working out .... HAVE A bLAST On your vaca coming up ! i know you will do awesome...

Amy --- awww im sure its all these tests ! good luck on any you have coming up ! how did you do on the last one?!?

Kel -- omgoodness... what a day you had ..... Im glad that you figured out who the little dog belongs too .... we are always her eto listen !!!

Tamm-- please stay Sane lol ! so we can be sane together .... sounds like we have both had some BUSY days..... !

Sandy -- hope you found your energy !!! XOXO

Rhiannon-- thank you so much for sharing that poem ! I LOVED IT ! ..... and just what i needed today ! XOXO

Ali-- so glad your loving your job girl ! keep it up !

Amy (pyr) -- hope you get your heart rate moniter for mothers day ..... isnt it a wake up call when you try to do a workout !?!?! it really is the best way to guage your fitness !

Kristin-- yay for exercising, and enjoying the weather ! .... so proud of you ..... and I love love love all of kadence phtoos ! SO BEAUTIFUL ! im a photographer so i love pics ! hehe

Tiff-- GET better asap girl !! XOXO

Emmie-- hey you ! Great personals

B- ahhhh my motivating buddy ...... love your photos you shared.... a photo is definately my best way to judge what i want to change in my body .... i am no way shape or form ready to share them with the world ..... but one day !!!! ..... Good luck organizing, cleaning etc .... and im so sorry about your boyfriend and his family ... i hope they earn the 1500 ..... That is scary ..... You are doing such awesome job making your body healthy ! LOVE U ..... big hugs ...... and you will LOOK FAB when summer comes in that swimsuit ! XOXOXO

Love to u all
be back laterz

vhuber

vhuber! lol that made me smile. I am VERY desperate to lose the weight. And i promise I look MUCH better in the swimsuit i wear for work, i bought that one 3 or 4 years ago... and never got to wear it, and i held on to it thinking i would always fit back into it. my normal one piece looks A LOT better i sweat, much more flattering. But its true, its hard to be a scuba diver, who does scuba diving for a living, when i dont look very good in a bathing suit!!!! but you did just make my day... i dont know where to get a heart moniter, or even what kind ot get though!!!!!
B

I wear a Polar F11! It is the chest strap one that transmits to the wrist watch! This was given to me as a gift from my youngest son for x-mas and I really only need a F6 because they are less advanced! F11 have all kinds of uses (even while swimming) that I will never use but hey you are young and in the era of electronic know all that I am sure you would have it figured out in no time! I wear mine for ANY and ALL fitness to calculate how much I can eat and burn!! Best wishes sweetie, you can do this!
Verda

ali258

It has been so wonderful to be able to be home this weekend and go shopping for a few new shirts, and groceries, and I even baked some white chocolate macadamia nut blondies to bring in to my work tomorrow. We had a big big big case last week and it went really well Friday, so the week ended on a high note. I already have my oatmeal getting ready in the fridge for tomorrow morning, and for dinner I had a whole bag of steamed broccoli, cauliflower and carrots with some fake butter and shredded italian cheese. Delicious! I think my body has been craving things like water and fruit and veggies since my food and eating schedule has been so off for a whole week.

I think I'd like to get a heart monitor when I save up a little money. My office is in the basement of the historic house my firm is in, and my supervisor's office is on the third floor. And we don't have an elevator. So, I call the staircase closest to my office my "free gym membership." I'm curious to know how many calories I'm burning at work, especially on the days I'm not really getting to eat.

The weather has been great this weekend, and I'm so excited to start taking my dogs out on walks again. I love spring!

I hope everyone has a great week. My goal for this week is just to try to eat healthy food, even when it's late and I'm starving and not in the mood to try to find something healthy. I just have to do it.

-Alison

izzypup

I love the spring to Alison. Everything starts to bloom and the I love the warm weather. Now if the sun would come out and stay for awhile I think it would be better. I seem to have stayed in the same place this week. No gains no losses, but I will see how I do tomorrow. Who knows, I could be wrong.
B-- you are sooo brave. I don't think I could take pics and post them. You have a good outlook on things. A true inspiration!
Tamm-- Glad you found some homes. Are you buying or are you going to rent?

I hope everyone is feeling well. I know it is the time of year when allergies are starting to flair up. The students at school are sneezing all over the place. YUK!
Take care Sandy

amypyr

I took yesterday off from 30 day Shred, but I did it again today. I didn't go any further than I did Friday, but I'm happy to say that it didn't take me as long to get my heart rate back down after I finished as it did the last 3 days. It's still majorly kicking my butt, but I think it's actually working. I put on a sweater this morning for church that I wore 2 weeks ago. It didn't seem like it was quite as tight as it was 2 weeks ago. :happy: I just hope it wasn't my imagination.

Well, off to do some laundry and go to bed! I'm hoping to have time for personals tomorrow.

its_B

Gaahhh wut a surprise, for the second week in a row brittany is struggling to sleep... NOT. gosh i dont know what the h-E- double hockey sticks is up with me but i have been sleeping like total CRAP. Anyways I figured instead of eating, or doing nothing i could get on MFP and see wut my amazing sixers had going on!! lol

AmyS- MOTIVATION BUDDY! YOUR back1!!!!!! YAY!!!!!! He made a little over a hundred bucks today, I am hoping he can make the same amount if not more next week! that would be great! haha I hate pictures.. unless I take them myself and do some editing action i usually hate them. how were your Vacations!?!? LETS GET BACK INTO IT!!! haha LOVES YOU TOO! *HUGS* LETS BOTH TRY AND MEET OUR BIRTHDAY GOALS!!! I wont reach my 180 goal, but i DEF want to reach the 190s, so lets get to SHAKIN OUR SEXY BOOTAYS INTO SHAPE!!!!!!!

vhuber - I dont think i can afford an F11- they are over 150 bucks! You got a great gift!! haha I am realizing i REALLY need a heart rate monitor to calculate what i burn during the exorcises the personal trainer gave, and when i am not on a tred mill or bike. Plus I would love to know how many calories I burn during zumba! I will just have to find a cheaper one! haha. Although the waterproofness sounds like a PERFECT thing for me seeing as i do a great deal of swimming for scuba diving and such.

alison- jealous of your nice weather!! and congrats on the the big case!! :happy:

Sandy- You and i are in the same place! kind of maintaining, sometimes up, sometimes down but pretty much the same place. I plan on increasing my work outs, and my goal is to consume about 100 calories less this week each day to see if it would allow for a greater loss. And I am not brave haha, I am desperate, and i know what will scare me into doing what i need to do! Those pictures truly made me cry, here i am a bloody 19 year old and i look like THAT in a bathing suit. that is SUPER upsetting. But thank you for the words of kindness i hope my motivation tactics work and I show a big loss for this challenge!

amypry- YAY! I would really love to do the shred but i dont have a lot of time at home, and when i do i dont really want to be sweating it out in my basement.. i love going to the gym... but i would REALLY love to do, is do the shred @ the gym.. I am wondering if i could get the gym to let me use one of the studios or something so i can do it... but i have to buy the DVD first haha! I am sure you are going to see a loss from working so hard!

Alrighty.. well I guess I can't do much more.. so i am going to try to get some sleep... (again) if anyone has any suggestions on solving my sleeping problems i would gladly listen!!!! I am hoping it is just stress.. but who knows...

night Sixers!
B

chipper15173

just dropping a line, can't type well with only 1 1/2 hands. you know the mandolin for slicing foods. i was using a new one we got and an onion got stuck and i forced it and sliced my fingers(3) up. one is in a splint, cause the deep cut is on the knuckle and you can't stitch it there so we put a splint on it to keep it from bending and hoping it will glue it's self back. so far so good.

need to get on the treadmill.

later

kistinbee

Morning all!

Well...another weekend with no exercise...BUMMER!!! But it was a good weekend...caught up on sleep Friday, cleaned the whole house and got all the laundry done Saturday, had dinner with friends Saturday evening, the was out at my parents and got to hang out with my baby sister who's home on Spring break on Sunday!! AND I'm taking this Friday off work to spend some more time with her before she goes back next weekend! YAY! I love it when my sister's home! She's seriously my best friend!

Hoping to get in a workout tonight...either walking outside (it's going to be BEAUTIFUL all week) or getting in a treadmill run...we'll see.

B...good for you for posting your pictures! I don't think I could do that! I don't even want to take pictures of myself! And I have a Polar F6 monitor and LOVE it!! It was around 100 bucks, but may be cheaper now. You should check them out!

Cathy...hope your fingers heal quickly!! Ouch!

To everyone else...GOOD MORNING!!!

Of to start some work! And here's the link for tomorrow...

http://www.myfitnesspal.com/topics/show/86390-shamrockin-sixers-week-3

bahamomma87

CATHY- omgoodness ! I hope you feel better and your fingers heal !!!!! WOW i always be so scared of getting them cut when im using stuff like that ! yikes !

B- ahhh your my inspiration so i am going to post my scary, but so UNedited, 267 lb photos .... and i seriously like you hope i dont burn anyones retinas out lol ! but i thought maybe we could do this together ! LOG IN AND SEE THESE PHOTOS and scare the crap out of us hahahah ! or bring us back to reality ! love u girl

Verda-- our inspirational leader !!!! thanks for always being there and pushing us to get our young butts moving haha !

Here are my photos for my girls to see in hopes to shake my motivation up about 100 notches .... :

i can deal with the frontal one... i mean i didnt get this gut until halfway thru my pregnancy when my babe started GROWING haha... so i think its worth it .... until i exercise it off hahah !



THE SIDE IS WHAT hurts me the most ... because i just NEVER EVER Looked like this ... pre-birth control ... pre-baby.... pre-miscarriage... YIKES !



and the back needs help but also a "i can deal" situation..... I know when i lose OVERALL poundage... i will look drastically different... so here they are ! HERE I AM !



I Weighed this morning at 267 ... so thats what i put on the photos !
wow ! ok by my birthday girls.. I WANT TO BE 247 (at least) ! and i have until MAY 9th !!! TO DO SO !

bahamomma87

ok ive tried every code i could think of .... WHICH ONE WORKS ?!?!?!?! lol for the photos

kristin ??
B???

chipper15173

you have to post them on photo bucket copy code change the imp (what ever it is) in the beginning and end of code to lower case and paste here. hope that works for you

bahamomma87

THANKS CATHY !
never thought to change it to lowercase heeh !

OK SO THATS KINDA SCARY THAT THEY ARE OUT THERE FOR THE WORLD TO SEE ! but oh well.... there i am ... in all my 267 glory !

I think monthly i will take new photos .... April 15th ... im hoping to look alot different then that !

and its easy cuz the 15th is when my son turns 20 months.... so ill always remember each month!

vhuber

THANKS CATHY !
never thought to change it to lowercase heeh !

OK SO THATS KINDA SCARY THAT THEY ARE OUT THERE FOR THE WORLD TO SEE ! but oh well.... there i am ... in all my 267 glory !

I think monthly i will take new photos .... April 15th ... im hoping to look alot different then that !

and its easy cuz the 15th is when my son turns 20 months.... so ill always remember each month!

Amy, Good job, great goals and an awesome motivator! I am cheering you on!!! What is on thee agenda today? What are you eating, and what are you doing to burn the calories? Please log EVERY morsel that enters your mouth! WOW I am sooooo excited to see both you and B's transformations! On the 20th we'll be waiting for the pic's!!!! Also, like I told B my retinas are still healthy!!!! Plan your day and try to live by it, that is where you will find success! Best wishes honey, you CAN do this!
Verda