Fit & Fun Sized Group ~ May '10

Ahhh! Mother's Day Weekend wasn't a good one (although it was for my mom :flowerforyou: ) My sister graduated from college on Saturday so we were at the ceremony half the day. Then ofcourse we celebrated with FOOD (Applebees). We were supposed to go to the movies but ended up at a friends house talking allll night. So I get back home really late and NO excercise! The only thing I had eaten besides Applebees was yogurt, but the meal I ordered by itself was more calories then my daily allowance (not to mention appetizers) :ohwell: On Sunday...went to church, out to eat AGAIN, to the movies, grocery shopping, to my grandfathers house, and the gas station (random lol). Once again I got home really late and had NO excercise.

Anyways, I hope everyone else's weekend went a little better, especially all the Mommies. I'm starting over today and getting back on track, but I must admit that I'm dreading weigh in this week. :indifferent:

I generally work out in the morning in order to avoid the possibility of not getting a workout in. If you have any dvd's that you can do first thing in the morning I would recommend it that way no matter how the rest of your day goes the workout would have been completed and accounted for.

Good morning and happy Tuesday! Today is week 4 day 2 of the P90X program and it's still recovery week. Today I completed the Core Synergistics dvd and it's quite the workout. Since I'm not as familiar w/this dvd as some of the other P90X workouts it took me a minute to get in the swing of things and there were a few moves that I truly struggled with (bow/boat, sphinx push ups, dreya roll) but stuck w/it the best I could. Since it's recovery week I have to complete this workout later in the week so hopefully I'll see a little improvement then. Nonetheless, the workout is done and I'm happy that I did my best.

Jzbaby: Glad you enjoyed your mother's day. Snap back and get the workouts in, eat healthy and drink plenty of water. Good luck w/your weigh in.

Marilla: Welcome back and congratulations on your wedding. Im sure you'll be able to bounce back and take off any weight gained over the last few months. It's good you realized it early and have a chance to combat it before regaining all of the lost weight. Since you know what to do now it's just a matter of doing it. We are here to support you along your journey.

Happy Hump Day all! Today is week 4 day 3 of the P90X program and I'm still enjoying recovery week. According to the P90X schedule I was suppose to complete the Kenpo X dvd but opted for the Core Cardio and Balance dvd from the Insanity workout. I truly enjoy this dvd. While it's not as long as the others (37 minutes) it gives you a good solid work full body workout. I am also happy to announce today was the first time I was able to complete the entire 3.22 minutes of the shoulder burners in plie stance w/o every putting my arms down. My shoulders were seriously burning but I kept breathing through the burn and before you knew it the entire 3 minutes had passed. I think I'm going to finish my week off w/this workout b/c I really do enjoy it.

Good morning all! Let me start by stating that I'm really tired and I had absolutely NO DESIRE to get out the bed this morning never mind trying to complete a workout. However, I dug deeper and found some strength from within and got out the bed and 40 minutes later the workout was complete. Today is week 4 day 5 of the P90X program and I was supposed to do the stretch X dvd but opted for Cardio X instead.

I've felt so distracted lately and I need to get my mind right. I am sooooooo looking forward to this L.A. trip b/c I just dont want to be in GA right now. I'm not sure what this funky mood is about but it's been here a few days and I need it to go invade someone else's space. I know that "This Too Shall Pass" so i'm holding on until then.

Hope everyone has a great day and I'll try to check in later.

Light1980: Glad to learn i'm not the only person who gets their workout done in the morning. Sometimes I hate getting up that early but I'm always glad I did once the workout is complete. What's your home workout like?

Today is weigh in day for me, and I was scared to look at the scale. To my surprise, I lost 1 pound!!!! Not much but any loss is a good one, especially since this week was filled with lots of food and little excercise. I'm kicking it up for the next week and hopefully I can lose 2lbs.

Chocolickkyss and Light1980-I'm certainly not a morning person (I sleep till 3pm if I have no where to go :yawn: ) but I'm definitly going to get my body on a better schedule and excercise in the morning.

Marilla - I have a short 10 minute strength training I routine I do in the morning with 1 pound weights. It doesn't make me sweat, so I can do it after I'm dressed for work if I have to. If nothing else it makes me feel good that at least I got something in even on the most hectic of mornings. On better days I do more before work.

I am doing well and hope the scale will move in the right direction the next time I get on it.

Happy hump day all and my you all make good choices heading up to the weekend.

JAM

Another pound gained...what is wrong....grr!!! I was up to a loss of 17 pounds, but the last 2 weeks I have gained 5 pounds (my scale on MFP is off by one pound because I was one pound lighter from my original weight when I started on MFP)....

Choco: My workout is just Walk-Away the Pounds video...I do between 2-3 miles every morning and I just started a Biggest Loser DVD last week that so kicks my butt, but I love it. Hopefully once school is finished (I work at a School as an ESL Aide) then I'll be able to have more time to actually get outside to run. When I work out at the gym, I usually do about 40 minutes of cardio, sometimes 60 minutes, and then I sit in the sauna...love the sauna...

Happy Friday!! :-)

Hello all,

I walked the dogs and got on the stationary bike today for my exercise. I've had a good weekend eventhough I did go to a party and ate cake. I don't believe in giving up all that stuff as I really don't want to go the rest of my life without ever having cake again. So I just exercise extra on the days before and after.

I hope everyone is doing well and enjoying your Sunday.

JAM

Good afternoon everyone! I hope everyone's Sunday has been as great and productive as mine. It's an absolutely beautiful day here in GA and I was able to enjoy it a little bit before returning home. Today is week 4 day 7 of the P90X program so it's suppose to be a rest day. Instead of doing my typical WATP or Stretch X dvd I decided to try my hand at jogging/running outside.

I was up and out the house by 8:45 am and at the park by 9 am. So I began jogging a little timid b/c I wasn't really sure if I would be able to jog for the duration of the course. I tried jogging outside back in the colder months and didn't do to well so I didn't have high expectations. However, I was able to get into a decent rhythm and before I knew it I had jogged 1.22 miles in 10 minutes and 30 seconds.....Once at my starting point I took a quick breather and took off running again and would you believe it that I was able to finish in slightly less than 10 minutes......WooHoo, WooHoo, WooHoo! Now I'll admit if felt damn good knowing I could complete more than 2 miles in 20 minutes but I'm unsure if I can do it again.

My hat goes off and I'm taking a bow to all you runners out there b/c that's serious business. Although I did pretty well today I do wonder if I could have done better if I wasn't struggling w/where to put my ipod, car keys, id and phone. So, my question to all you runners is what do you do w/all your things? I can't imagine jogging around the park w/o my id and a cell phone in case of an emergency put I didn't really have great place to put everything. I had a really small purse that I used but it was a bit of an inconvenience.

After completing my 2+ miles around the park I walked another one as a cool down.

Keakia: Hope your girls are feeling better and great job w/getting the workout in despite the obstacle. Keep up the great work.

Good morning and happy Monday all! Today is week 5 day 1 of the P90X program which means it's Chest, Shoulders and Triceps day. This was my very first time completing this workout and I just want to say that it should be illegal to have to do that many push-ups (slow motion 3 in 1, plange, floor fly, 2 twitch speed, side to side, 1 arm, clap/plyo and 1 arm balance push ups) in on day. Since these push ups are soooo much more extreme (in my opinion) than the ones done during month 1 I had to complete a great portion of them on my knees and as a result earned my first P90X injury............rug burn on my knee. :noway: :noway: I've never been a fan of chest exercises and these push ups definitely didn't help but I know next week to use my yoga mat.

Good afternoon all, I feel so neglectful b/c I usually post first thing in the morning but this day has really gotten away from me. I woke up on time but decided to lay in the bed another 30 minutes which threw my entire morning routine off. Today is week 5 day 2 of the P90X program which means it's Plyometrics day. I had not done this workout since re-starting P90X because I wanted my knee to rest from all the Insanity jumping. The rest from all the jumping proved to be truly beneficial b/c I was able to rock out the Plyometrics dvd this morning. I completed the entire workout w/o modifying any of the moves......WooHoo :drinker: :drinker:

Another new shortie here! I'm 5'1 1/2" (the 1/2 is important, as all shorties know!) I'm getting back to exercising again... I started in January after way too long of a break but then got sidelined by allergy/asthma problems. I'm hoping those are on track to being manageable and back to exercising again! I have a LONG way to go and for now I am just walking (outside or doing Walk Away the Pounds, depending on the weather and my motivation). I'm a (mostly) stay-at-home mom with a 4 year old. Hoping to introduce him to a new bike with training wheels soon so I can walk outside while he bikes! (He is not overweight in the least but not too physically active... probably *my* example... but he does love doing "exercise movies" like WATP with me!) I'm looking forward to getting to know some of you. I need a support group and some ladies making me be accountable to keep at this for more than a month or so this time!

:flowerforyou: It felt good to be back to my familiar routine. I did yoga ( new workout with some poses I can't do because I'm not flexible enough) and the 35 minute beginners' pilates routine that I like. I did three 20 minute sessions on the exercise bike and the advanced line dance class in the morning. I only got about 6000 steps on my pedometer because I didn't have my usual walk at the dog park but altogether it was a fabulous workout day. I thought I'd have a chance to work in the yard but the wind kicked up at noon and by the time we finished lunch it was raining hard.

:flowerforyou: melody, we just came back from staying with our son and his family that includes a four year old so I have a very clear vision of the challenge of trying to work out with a four year old in the house.......I wish you the best

:flowerforyou: Chocolickkyss, you have been so faithful to your heavy duty workouts for a long time, maybe it is time to make some sort of change.........your vacation might point you in the right direction......I'm a newcomer to yoga and I'm curious about why you don't do it...it's not my favorite because I like to be more active.

:flowerforyou: let's all have a great day and stay active.:bigsmile:

Good morning and happy Friday! This has been one heck of a week and I can't wait for it to end and the weekend to begin. I really hope I can return to my normal vibrant self soon. Once again I awoke w/no desire to get up and workout but I made myself. However, I wasn't able to complete the P90X Leg and Back routine b/c I had wasted too much time, so, I opted for a shorter (still a decent intensity) workout. I completed 36 minutes of the Cardio Mix and Melt dvd from the Melt It Off series.