2 week challenge
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Awesome pics, ladies! Keep 'em coming!
The "good" news for me, today, is that I don't have to go out of town, as scheduled. So, that means I can keep my calories "in check" and, also, that I can get my work-out in tomorrow (lunch). That is "unexpected" and that is AWESOME!
Also, I met the GC from take-over company today. He seems totally normal and nice. My boss won't let me have an "alone" meeting with him, but that's okay. At least the guy knows what I look like and, somehow, I'll figure out how to get my CV in front of him.
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I can probably take a picture of a picture, I'll see.
Working out tonight, day 3, upper body B. I figure I can do the cardio too since it's really just an arms workout-dips, pullups (gonna try) lateral raises, cable curls and tricep pushdowns.
Totally pigged out today, though, holiday luncheon!0 -
Good morning!! Happy Friday everyone!! Kids are still wheezing. But at least, the fevers are low low grade. I am hoping they go back to school next week. Even though it is their last week before their holidays.
Finally made it to P90x yesterday. My back is so sore! Today, I am planning on spinning during my lunch hour and then Zumba later in the evening!
Good luck Beeps on getting the CV in front of GC. And also for getting an extra workout in.
BetterBalance: How was party #1?
Congrats Rogiefreida on sticking to your goals! Keep it strong thru the weekend!0 -
I'm not even gonna lie. This was a terrible week so far.
Monday- was probably the best day, but I had an edible arrangements basket from my birthday that I polished off (basically chocolate covered fruit) but I did get in a workout
Tuesday- no workout, but long walk with the dog and I drank wine and had a bit of a chocolate binge
Wednesday- baby shower during lunch so tons of goodies there and then to our little cousins bday party, so beer, pizza and a piece of a big cookie
Thursday- hot chocolate and a cookie at our tree lighting at work, had some wine and chocolate at night, but I did get in a workout
Today shouldn't be too bad. Tomorrow we are having a big family Christmas party at our house, so I will probably have a lot of drinks, but I am not really responsible for much of the food, Mike's mom and aunts take care of it and I'm not crazy about the menu, so eating shouldn't be too bad. I am going to make up a big veggie tray and some cocktail shrimp, so I will try to stick with those.
We do have a wedding next Saturday though and I would really like to have a flat belly. So I think next Monday-Friday I am going to go super strict and low carb. A short term goal like that might be a good shock to my system and help me updo some damage I did this week!0 -
Alright, here is a pic I had on FB; I forgot to go through photos yesterday.
This is the skinniest I have ever been. I did Slim Fast and lost a ton of weight; (well like 20-25 pounds which on a 5'2" person, is a lot). I got down to 106! I now weigh in the high 120's which is on my historical low side. I basically didn't eat. Or drink really, which always helps. Anyways, this was prom that I didn't go to #1 because I was too cool for that and #2 my most of high school boyfriend and I were broken up at the time and he was taking my best friend. Ah, high school drama. I almost married that guy, and glad I didn't and the BFF is actually still one of my BFF's. She was at my house last night.
Party #1 was good. There was no real meal, just servers with egg roll, fried risotto balls YUM!, wonton wrapped shrimp, etc etc etc. I know i went over my cals between that and the bottle of wine I drank when I got home. I'm a little rough today. Ugh. Other that yesterday, I did pretty well with eating, drinking and working out this week. We have little planned so hopefully we'll stay in, eat in, I'll get some workouts in and no drink much. That's the plan anyways. Next week I have something Tuesday - Firday. Ugh. Tis the season.
Gotta get back to work. I hate having real actual work to do when I'm hungover.... Have a great weekend chicks!0 -
All I can say is that yesterday was a horrible day, nutrition-wise. I ate. And ate. And ate. I could not control myself! Not sure what the "binge" was all about....I think my period is coming, but it isn't here, so not even sure I can use that as an excuse.
IT WAS AWFUL!!
Anyway, today is a new day and I'm going to challenge myself to stay under my calories every day, including weekend days, because I have NO idea what happened yesterday, but it wasn't good.
As a favour to myself, I won't weigh until Monday or Tuesday, just to let some of the "bloat" reduce.
Yuck.
I do get to lift, today! Yay!
PS - nice pic, Better!0 -
wowzer, is that feather trim? If you didn't go to the prom, where did you go? You look great-not to reward that slim fasting behavior :huh:
Ok, I did the upper body B workout last night and I wanted to do cardio but I did not bring a good enough sports bra, so I will have to do the cardio tomorrow-even though I am supposed to do lower body workout tomorrow...
Ok I took some pics of pics the one in the floral dress is 9th grade and the other is highschool graduation:
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wowzer, is that feather trim? If you didn't go to the prom, where did you go? You look great-not to reward that slim fasting behavior :huh:
Oh yes that's feather trim. I had several articles of clothing with feather trim. My closet looked pretty much like an African safari.
Several of us non-prom goers went to dinner for prom, and then had a honeymoon suite at a hotel, but like dumb@sses we ordered our complimentary bottle of champagne which initiated close watching by hotel staff. We had some visitors show up, hotel staff saw a bottle of vodka sitting on the counter through a not-closed-curtain-window, and we got kicked out. All the other hotel were on as strict of "lock downs" so we couldn't find anywhere to go and ended up at my BFF's (not the one banging my ex, but this one was at my house last night too) house around 1am with a full bottle of coconut rum and went to bed sober. Total bust.
I love you pics Amy. I think everyone had some version of that floral dress.0 -
....rolling over the thread....0
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as we head into 2013 (in 3.5 weeks), what's YOUR 2-week-challenge ladies? Post it here!0
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Yay new thread!0
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Thanks for the roll, Beeps!
Last two week challenge is to get in my workouts-4 strength training and 2 cardio HIIT sessions each week.
That's it! I still try to get more protein and drink less, but at this point, I am not focused on diet, just exercise!0 -
Mine are:
1. Try to eat well and drink moderately (or not at all) on non-party days.
2. 4 workouts a week - running, HIIT, kettlebells, circuits, strength training. Whatever, just do it. And my walks to the coffee shop of course!
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My 2-week challenge:
1. Work on push-up progress;
2. Try to shrink eating window....it's been "expanding" a bit, this week, and I'd like to cut it back. When it was small, I was able to keep my calorie-deficit without much fanfare/drama;
3. Drink more green tea (in part because it reduces "hunger", for me).0 -
My goals to get me through the end of the year are:
1) To get on the treadmill as much as possible or outside for walks with the dog. At least 4 times on the treadmill a week though (I can do more incline and tend to sweat more)
2) I am not logging, but try to keep portions under control at parties
That's it, simple goals. I am not going to lift, I am just going to concentrate on cardio and getting to January.0 -
To do 3 days week at the gym and to do situps0
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My goals through the end of the year:
1. Strength train 4 days a week
2. Log food as well as I can, but give myself some slack for the holiday parties.
3. Stay hydrated! I have a terrible habit of not drinking enough water during this busy time and then feeling icky and worn out.0 -
We rolled...had to search you all out!!
2 weeks goals:
1) Follow CLX/TF hyrbid as laid out.
2) Restarted LP's OPT program so follow the calorie guidelines for that
3) DRINK water (should be a given by now, but I've been slacking on this!!)
4) Go to bed! <---This has a lot to do with why working out has been so difficult lately!0 -
Hi all,
My goals for the rest of the year are to get back to the logging and to focus on speedwork in preparation for a 5k I'm doing on January 6. I had a miscarriage last week (which is why I haven't been posting and may not be posting as much for a while). It was devastating, so I'm doing my best to concentrate on the fact that at least for a while I can run as fast as I want and not worry what the HRM says. Last week I was focused more on the fact that I can drink again, but I'm going to try to keep that in check going forward.
Welcome to all the new faces! And great goals everyone.0 -
Oh Ris I am so terribly sorry to hear that. I will be keeping you in my thoughts.0
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So sorry Ris. Hugs to you. It sounds like you are trying to keep a positive attitude which I'm sure must be hard. :flowerforyou: Focusing on your speed will be a nice outlet. Enjoy your hard core running! 0 -
Sorry to read your news, Ris.0
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RIS - XOXOXO Great job focusing your energy on running.
Mama- I needed your motivation on Sunday. Great job with the double! Where do I find the LP guidelines?
Great goals ladies. I missed the last page of the last thread, but I hope you all are doing great!
2 week Challenge
1. Log - try to hit macros within 5%
2. 4 workouts- Don't care what they are, as long as I do them. Just not feeling it so I'm taking it easy.
I've got so much going on with the holidays, that's all I want to do.0 -
ONLY 3 WEEKS UNTIL 2013!!
I didn't late-night snack this weekend - that was good.
I didn't drink any alcohol this weekend - that was good.
And, I didn't eat anything before lunchtime, and even then, my lunches were either protein bars or protein shakes.
But, suppers were TOO MUCH. TOO MUCH food. I didn't track calories, but I just know it was TOO MUCH.
I'm actually grateful for the week ahead - way easier to control when I'm at work and not out at various functions, frankly.
I'm not gonna step on the scale until I've had a few days of UBER-water intake to pass through this BLOAT.
PS, yes, my period came yesterday, too!0 -
Alright I have changed my mind about waiting until January 1 to start a program, I am starting TurboFire today And I am starting to log again today. Last week was terrible with eating and drinking. I cannot let these next 3 weeks be so out of control. My pants feel snug today.
So goals for the rest of the year:
1) stick to Turbofire workout schedule
2) stay within cals
3) really need to limit my drinking it has gotten out of hand lately0 -
Oh, and to report on my weekend....it was so-so. Friday nigth we ordered pizza (but thin crust Dominos and I only had probably 6 squares which is actually not that much pizza) but I didn't drink! Not a thing! Despite the fact that my husband opened a bottle of Red Velvet Cupcake. Yum. Saturday was alright. We sort of drank all day starting around 10:30 with a glass of wine while decorating the tree. But instead of pounding wine all day, I drank slowly and took some mini breaks. We also went to a neighborhood bar for lunch and rather than a blue cheese burger with crinkle fries, I had chili and Caesar salad. Sure, I could have done a little better, but I could have done much much worse. Dinner was sensible also. Yesterday was weird. I didn't have a good planned meal; I just grazed most of later morning into mid afternoon and then all the sudden was stuffed. So didn't eat much at the birthday party. I also did some yoga yesterday which was quite nice. Sooooo.....I didn't get a "hard" workout in and my macros were all jacked up. BUT! I drank in moderation and made decent decissions so I consider it a win. I feel SO MUCH better than I did last Monday. I generally felt more in control this weekend and that's what makes me happy.
So I'll get a workout in tonight and I would love to get at least one morning workout in some day between Tuesday and Thursday. Friday I have off so intend to do a double workout that day. Other than that, I need to drink and eat in moderation at all of my festivities. I stepped on the scale yesterday (I totally forgot to weigh last week) and I was up 1.5 pounds. Of course that was a Sunday and I always weigh on Thursdays, but I'm a little scared. I have to not get out of control the next 3 weeks and then really focus come January. The no booze should help a lot. Sounds like everyone has a good plan to wrap up 2012!
So I liked the non-fitness question about high school last week. Here's one for this week: What are your New Year's Eve plans? My parents will be in town for a late Christmas and also our daughter will be baptised 12/30, so honestly the 5 of us will probably stay in, drink wine and play Dominoes or something. (Well the baby won't be partaking in the later!). Unless one of our friends plans something in which case we have a sitter.0 -
Uggh don't get me started on NYE! I had planned on just staying in and having a few friends over and make a real good meal, we were thinking lobster. But, then a girl that is in our group of friends decided to plan a night of everyone going out to dinner and then back to her and her new boyfriends house for drinks and dessert. I am totally bummed my low key plans are getting screwed up. But, everyone that was gonna come to my house said we would probably look like a**holes if we don't go to this, which is probably true.0
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So sorry, Ris! My heart goes out to you:flowerforyou:0
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For whatever reason, NYE has never been "my thing". I was *truly* happiest when we had little kids and put them to bed (early) and tried to sneak in a couple extra hours of sleep!
Even now, I can't remember the last time I stayed up until midnight on NYE.
To get away with it, this year, I might plan a new year's day brunch for 4 families....then I have an excuse to stay home on NYE and cook up a storm! We did it a couple years back and it worked great. Last year, we just had one neighbour family over, and it also worked out just fine.
We shall see!0 -
Had a very successful day yesterday and planning on another one today. Did not cheat once with food and drank tons of water. Also did my first TurboFire workout. Tonight is HIIT and stretching. I really think I needed to start a program where I knew exactly what I have to do everyday. And it felt great to do something different. This is a 20 week program and I am really going to try to stick with it religiously.0
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