Stronger, Better, Faster Challenge August 28

Arrrrg mary your right! She will beat me!! Though I can almost burn more in 2 days then she can in a week! rrrr my competitive side!!

journey free yeah, thats probably the case! I cant not weigh myself everyday! I will go insane!! I have noticed though that now my size 13 pants fit me much better even though I am the same weight! Before they were much too tight and now they are almost perfect! (oh yes by the way another awesome pic!! I love hats like that!)

Arrrrg that scale! It better go down by next week!! :grumble:

Hello everyone! Hope your day is turning out okay. Mine's okay. I got all the grocery shopping done for the week, which took an hour and a half at two different stores. I burned over 250 calories just for that! Yay!
Yesterday I didn't drink all my water and I didn't eat all my calories, so I ended up at bedtime with a headache. I tried to fill up some more before going to bed but we didn't have much in the house in the way of food. I was 250 calories short last night.
Today is:
trying to drink all my water
taebo...I think. Maybe Shred. I miss taebo though. I don't like working out past lunch time. I don't know why. My son goes down for a nap and that's my time to goof off, which today will be spent working out and then showering. Fun.
I found myself at the store making healthier food choices! How did that happen? Although I will be having more gluten free breads this week. I just can't stomach the eggs right now for breakfast. I'll have to watch my portions and make sure I exercise to keep it off.
Alright, have a good work out day!

I remember that week where you lost, what, 6 lbs? Your body is adjusting. You didn't lose 5 lbs of fat, so now everything is balancing out, thus your weight is going up. Go work out or I will have to slap you - oh, and your aunt will win!

Ok Mary! I did it!! I burned just over 400cals!! Im feeling great! :bigsmile: no need to get violent now!!

Oh man, I was looking forward to a fight! Just kidding. . .

So, today I woke up and thought to myself: "things are getting better." (actually it came in the form of the Beatles' song I think is called "getting better". Then, today I discovered that my counselor, who was not going to be working with me in the fall got her position extended, so I get to keep her. Followed (literally walking out of her office) by a phone call from my Dept. chair saying that two profs were asking for me for my TAship, and I got to chose which one I wanted. I went with the one that was less work as I have a big year. And, I got word I got a seat in the French proficiency class that's almost impossible to get into, which saves me from one of my big scary language proficiency tests. My biorhythms must be shifting.:laugh: Me and my micro-gut (my husband's new term) are making peace with the world.

Today is weights (arms, back, shoulders and abs) and spinning. I still have a mild case of the "don't wannas". . .but I'll get over it.

Happy workouts.

Oh, and update on the "new percentages". I like carbs. a lot. I don't know if I'll last. I felt a little more energetic. I think this is the same slow/fast oxidizer theory with another name. When I took that Jillian Michaels book from the library, I was a "slow oxidizer" which requires more protein and less carbs. I'll keep up with the search for balance.:flowerforyou:

Good Morning All!

Wow, so much going on with everybody. Isn't life exciting? How dull it would be if it all went exactly the way we want it to go, every time.

“Happiness is having something to do, something to hope for, and someone to love.”
- Ancient Chinese saying

Okay, enough philosophizing. I'm back in L.A. for a week between shoots. Last shoot was a doozy and I've got some serious goals for the next one. I might start a new "accountability" thread because I spiraled big time and I'm really bummed about it.

But for now it will be one day at a time. Today:
~ Full body weights circuit at gym
~ Bike to gym + 30 min cardio while there
~ Goal is to burn 750 calories during my workout
~ Drink my water (I'm also drinking one glass of blueberry antioxidant water a day which I LOVE)
~ Take my vitamins

Good luck, all!

I'm having a mushy moment. I sure love you guys! :smooched: It's just nice to see the same friends checking in everyday and encouraging one another. You all are a lot of the reason I stick with this at all, especially since I am not losing weight right now.
Okay I need some testosterone! I'm going to go work out now!

We love you too and are so glad you are here!!!! I really love having a group to lean on for support as well -- knowing that people are here and will be positive yet tough when needed means so much.

What exactly is this thread about? I have read some of your posts but just wanted to know what the purpose of it is. To make weekly goals and achieve them?

Thanks!
Tami

We check in daily with fitness/personal goals and then report if we succeeded or not. :flowerforyou:

Tomorrow *hopefully* I will be riding my bike pulling a trailer with my kids which together they total 50 pounds. My sister in law and I go to the "mountain" (it is really just a large hill that they made into a state park) and we do the top part usually walking. But we have been wanting to ride with the trailers and finally we both got our "rigs" I just need to get new tubes for my trailer tires; that is why I say hopefully we will get to exercise tomorrow on the bikes.

Has anyone had experience with a bike pulling a trailer with kids? If so is it hard, easy? Any suggestions for first timers?

BTW I have failed to work out today. I woke up exhausted, my whole body seems to be made of noodles. I think in may be from my circumstances from the chemo I was taking. I had a very low hemoglobin and I am still considered anemic even though it is now a 10. I also have low potassium, I didn't know this was important..lol...when my doc called and said I needed to start potassium pills I asked her what I needed it for anyways. She was like, "Um, to live." Oh..:embarassed: oops.

So now I am taking potassium and major doses of iron *yuck*. I can't believe I am 25 and having all these issues. But anyways I am hoping my energy will return this afternoon so I feel like getting on my elliptical. Then off to the bike riding tomorrow!!!