Totals Posted! Go team Advanced!!!

Advanced/Michonne

Cardio: 320/240
Strength: 255/150
Calories: Yes
Character Challenge: Yes (Beth)
Punishment: Twice

Yay Team Advanced! This is gonna be a tough week for calories and most likely I will be over. I've got a kid home from college and he's doing all the cooking (sure not going to discourage THAT!) but it's not necessarily the healthiest then we go out of town on Thursday with all that eating out. I will get my minutes in though easily.

Boom! WTG Team Advanced! You guys Rock!
MisterDazzler is a Beast!

Well this is a rough week for me but I challenged the leader of the Intermediate team to a small competition so I will do my best to win for us all. Currently I have 155 Cardio and 70 Strength.

Going to be out of town today thru monday, but I should be able to check in saturday without fail. Character Challenge is below so I know that part is done.

1. Be like Tara: take the time to encourage a friend or a stranger on their fitness journey: I have been encouraging a friend who just had a gastric sleeve and is still on the liquid portion to remember to do alot of walking and drinking water. Before you jump on the thats horrible bandwagon, I have had one too and I am so much healthier now than I was two years ago. Its a VERY personal decision that should only ever be met with acceptance and understanding and I try very hard to encourage all those in my support group to keep trying, following the rules and getting some exercise where they can.
2. Be like Eugene: plan to try something soon that would usually intimidate you and share what that is with your team. This part is easy... I am going away this weekend with my roommate and I am going to be trying very hard to express myself emotionally. Im not good with that, Kinda anti-emotion really. Living with someone has definitely been harder than I thought cause I have to constantly remember to take someone elses feelings into account and include him in my thoughts and daily life. Wish me luck!!!
3. Be like Abraham: being on a mission helped him stay focused and it literally saved his life. Share with your team what your mission is. What keeps you motivated to work towards a more fit self? My mission is to never again be as unhealthy as I was 2 years ago. I couldn't walk up 3 steps without being winded and I had sleep apnea and horrible migraines that caused me to miss ALOT of work. I try to find MFP challenges to keep me motivated and get me off the couch. I sign up for 1-2 5k's each year, I may walk part of them, but at least Im trying. I spend time in my friends pool when summer hits and I try new things like rope obstacle courses, hiking, and bicycling just to keep motivated. The other thing that keeps me motivated, and Im not afraid to say this, is I LOVE LOOKING GREAT!! Clothes are more fun, Halloween is more fun, work is more fun, dating is more fun. I may hate exercise, but I will never deny that it is good for me.

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1. Be like Tara: take the time to encourage a friend or a stranger on their fitness journey: I have been encouraging a friend who just had a gastric sleeve and is still on the liquid portion to remember to do alot of walking and drinking water. Before you jump on the thats horrible bandwagon, I have had one too and I am so much healthier now than I was two years ago. Its a VERY personal decision that should only ever be met with acceptance and understanding and I try very hard to encourage all those in my support group to keep trying, following the rules and getting some exercise where they can.

Go TJ! My MIL is getting ready to have this done. And she was so scared to tell us. She was worried because we have done it "the right way"(her words not mine) that we wouldn't understand. Instead we surprised her the changes we have made made us realize how much more she needed to go that route. Now we are encouraging her in the process and helping her get ready for after. She can't wait to lose weight and get her knee surgery so she can do a 5k with her grandkids!

Week 5 thru Friday:

Cardio: 210/130
Strength: 150/80
Calories: not even close!
Character Challenge: previously reported

Taking today off so my numbers through Friday are final.

Spares:
Cardio: 80
Strength: 70

1. Be like Tara: take the time to encourage a friend or a stranger on their fitness journey.

I don't have a special incident to report because I do this all the time to the point I probably annoy friends, family & even customers in a dress shop I manage. I've whipped out resistance bands & have shown customers who have trouble reaching overhead various mobility exercises.


2. Be like Eugene: plan to try something soon that would usually intimidate you and share what that is with your team. 

I had joined some local hiking groups a few months ago but didn't have the courage to join them actually hiking. I'm shy around groups of strangers & sometimes lack confidence in my ability to keep up. I went on a short hike with a group this week & signed up for several more that will be more challenging. I'm still nervous but proud of myself too.


3. Be like Abraham: being on a mission helped him stay focused and it literally saved his life. Share with your team what your mission is. What keeps you motivated to work towards a more fit self? 

Back to those customers - I see older women who are in great shape & ones who are visibly weak. The difference is the ones in great shape stayed active. I don't want to be weak & frail. So I lift weights, swing kettlebells & hike. I'm currently working towards a 32 mile day hike in May called The Great Saunter - for the fun of it, the scenery & bragging rights.

Be like Tara - encouraging my 10 year old to be more active
Be like Eugene - nothing I can think of, if there is something I need to do I do it, either asking for help or figuring it out on my own
Be like Abraham - My mission is to be a better stronger me and I don't want my children to have to go through the same challenges I have so I am trying to be a good example for them.

yay advanced team! We are rocking this! This may be the week I need to borrow minutes. I'm trying really hard to come down with something and my entire body aches something fierce. I made it to spin this morning and thought I was gonna die. If I do get sick, I should be under calories for a change Lol!

Wow, thank you so much!

Advanced Team are absolutely slaying this! Let's keep on working, guys!

Also, I may need some help this week. I am getting really sick (stupid Wisconsin weather) and I havent been able to workout at all so far and I am not sure how much I will be able to do the rest of the week. I will try my best! I will keep you all posted early enough Saturday. Sorry, all!

Cardio 130 and 60 strength. I'll try and get some extras in for Kristy and Card but I'm really sore so we'll see. Calories I'm on track

Character challenge...I had a huge setback in spring when I overextended myself putting together a gala with auction for my daughter's school. 3 of us ended up putting together this event for 100 people, to say I was stressed is an understatement. During all that I fed my family fast food, skipped workouts and didn't sleep. I actually did not get back on track from that until recently. My husband helped, he started his weight loss journey and began cooking healthy food again. Then I started making better choices for the family and got back to the gym thanks to some friends that wanted to do a 5k with our kids. What I learned from this was that I can not do everything, I am no longer volunteering at my daughter's school and am taking care of myself and my family. I am looking at volunteering for charity now but something different were I can work a few hours and not let it consume me.

I am helping a friend with a setback. She used to run with her son but her husband started doing it so she has been unmotivated. So I'm going to do a couple workouts with her in the coming weeks to help her get on track.