Fit & Fun Sized Group~March

Hey everyone! I am 5'0"! Last winter I lost around 30lbs to almost gain it all back a year later. Ughh! I have now figured out that if you stop eating well and exercising that you gain the weight back. DUH! So I am ready to move past this all and start my weight loss journey again. I am going to set some mini goals now!

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.

jzbaby- good luck with skinny Wednesday! That sounds like a fun challenge.

Choco- I understand about being bored. Hopefully, the suggestions helped.

I did 20 minutes on the stationary bike and later I plan to do 20 minutes on the Wii.

From now until May I have to do PT with my daughter at least once a day, most times twice a day. We had to buy a stationary bike. Luckily, we got one used from Craig's list. So while DD is on the ice machine I ride the bike. lol

PT is physically draining and I'm sure I'm burning calories but have no idea how many so they will be bonus calories.

Have a great day ladies,

JAM

Carly - congradulations on the 2 lb loss! That is great. Hang in there and remember the slower it comes off the more likely it will say off.

JZ - Good luck with the next Skinny Day Challenge! I will have to look for the post tomorrow.

I am struggling getting back on track. I'm doing OK with meals, but too many snacks here and there are eating up my exercise calories.

Next Monday when we are all back to work and school will help everything get back on track.

JAM

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.

Jam: Don't be derailed by the snacking. I know we all have moments when staying on track seems extremely difficult but don't lose focus of your long term goal.

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!

Chocolickkyss:flowerforyou: It must have been so satisfying for you to match your new endurance skills against a new challenge.....I'm not nearly as fit as you are but I know how good it feels when I see someone else slow down or sit down during an activity that I'm equal to......keep up the good work.......your concert sounds great, I'm not familiar with the artist but I'm glad you had a great time.

:flowerforyou: JAM, that's a great idea about getting the dogs tired out before doing yoga so they won't bug me so much....today DH and I took them for a 30 minute walk and they lay down in the back seat when we went off to do our errands.....instead of going to the dog park I took a nap and they slept with me.......you may not be getting all the exercise you want but it's great to see that you don't pass up any opportunity to be in motion.

:flowerforyou: Today is "cleanse day" so since I'm not taking in too many calories, I'm keeping my exercise lower and using my day for more sedentary chores.

:flowerforyou: jzbaby, how did you do with the Skinny Saturday challenge?

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.

Good morning my wonderful fit and fun sized 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.

Jzbaby: Sorry to learn you didn't fair well w/the skinny saturday challenge but don't give up. It's challenges like these that make us stronger ppl b/c we've found inner strength despite wanting to give up. I know you can do this so try it again this weekend and no matter what your bf eats just remember your challenge and how strong of a person you are. You'll be so happy w/yourself when you realize you can accomplish anything you put your mind to.

jz-My son loves Taco Bell. They have nutritional information available on site by request. So, I look it over before I order. But, it is a lot of empty calories and I never feel full from it.

Choco- I hope you enjoy your recovery day.

I'm back on the Wii 10-15 minutes a day in the morning and doing the stationary bike in the evening. Between them I'm getting 25-30 minutes a day. I've been going over on my calories, but I am still in hopeful spirits about getting back on track and loosing 2 pounds to get to a new landmark weight.

JAM