changed my mind. Moving on

Congrats jo!

Did my first of the two special workouts at the end of Stage 1. I really hated it. I mean I am pretty sure I got out of it what I was supposed to (that I can do more now then I could at the beginning), but one set of a lot sucks. I ended up just getting through it and then going for a run, which meant I didn't technically do as many as I possibly could. But I also didn't feel like I wasted my gym time. So I am okay with that.

Of course this brings on the issue of what I will do tomorrow as I usually lift one day and then run the next day. I may go ahead and power through the second special workout at the end of stage one so I can just be done with them. I am kind of interested to see the change in deadlifts but otherwise not really excited about it. Or I may do a bodyweight training program that I have been wanting to test out and see if/when I could add it to my rotation. Decisions, decisions.

So sorry cala! And I too have times when I know that logically the weight gain is water weight but it still is a little deflating. Of course when the water weight goes away then I do celebrate that as a loss.

I officially finished Stage 1. I am excited to move on to Stage 2 but cautious as it looks hard (that is both a good and a bad thing I think). But I am determined. I may have to split the B workout over two sessions though--maybe to the interval work at lunch and the rest of it during my evening trip to the gym. But I shall see.

Julie--I would love to do a pull up one day (it is on my healthy bucket list), but I am not sure I would want to dedicate all of my workouts for an entire stage to the pursuit. It seems like that would get a little tedious. So I guess I have some thinking to do between now and Stage 6 about how important that is to me. Good luck with your progress to Stage 7.

DNA-ah leverage

Snb-good job!, enjoy 2!!

I decided to move on to stage 7 tomorrow looks painful!! I'm gonna drop my weight down substantially so I can do all the reps and sets. Decided my goal, for now, is to lose some more fat, and that's what this stage is for, so I'm doing it . Would love to SEE some progress at the end.

Good morning ladies,
Its Monday which means that I am my usual grumpy self on Monday. I am finally done with Stage 5. As I was getting ready to start my sister interrupted me to tell me I need to find new daycare for my son on Monday bc she found a job. I was like WTF?!? a little back story. I took my sister & her son in about 4 yrs ago when she split with her husband. She only pays $200 in rent & I gave her a car all she has to do is watch my son while I'm at work. She on disability for anxiety issues. Either way I've been taking care of her & her son and this is the thanks I get. Luckily my mom stepped up to watch my son because how do I find daycare on a Friday night. And she had the nerve to say "I'll throw some extra cash your way when I pay off my bills". Um no you don't get to live in my house run up my electric, & internet, eat my food & use my car for $200 a month when I now have to find daycare. If she wasn't my sister I would tell her to take her cat ( which I said she couldn't have since my kid is allergic, but she ignored that) and her dog ( which I didn't want since I already had one) and get out. But its the holidays so I will bite my tongue for a bit and see how this goes. Afterall she accepted a job but doesn't know how much it pays or if its on the books or not, she found it on craigslist. Ironically its a daycare run out of someone's house ( isn't that a slap in the face). Ranting over, thanks for listening

Needless to say my last workout I upped all my weights, you can lift a lot more when you're pissed. I tried to replace my HRM this weekend, but couldn't find one I liked. I bought 2 & returned 2, so I gave up & ordered the same one on amazon again. I like that one & I know how it works. I'm not sure if I want to start stage 6 this week with all the holiday stuff going on & not having a HRM so I might just skip it this week. I'll decide when the time comes I guess.

Dna, I know you look great in that bikini, smack that husband around a bit

Julie, I understand you're feelings on stage 6, let me know what you think of stage 7. I'm more interested in losing fat as well.

Snb, congrats on finishing stage1, enjoy stage 2 while you can lol Stage 3 can be a B**ch. I'm sure you'll love the BWM. And I never did the interval training right after the lifting, the book says you can do that the next day or another time if you don't have time so maybe you can do the instead of your run or cut your run short & do it with.

Cala, feel better soon, chronic illnesses really suck

Jo Great lifting, thats a lot of weight.

Sorry this was so long today.

Bb-go girl with your planks!! I'm a plank sissy I need to work on them more...but I can't go past 60sec so boring! Lol! And you're right! Stage 7 is tough! But I like it! Have fun shopping! We've been big BF shoppers in past years, but just don't need anything this year. May go on Friday just for fun-Kohls is usually well stocked .

Ali-uh...you're a good sister. I'd charge her more rent now that she's working...or ask her to move out. You've been such a generous sister all this time...she's taking advantage and needs to mature some. Looking for her own place will help her realize how good she has it there! Glad your mom can help, but it's not a fair deal, .

Ellie-I'm married, 16 years!, but there are days I wish I weren't . I love dh, but he can be selfish at times and I get weary of taking care of him and my 2 dd's. I will say he's a good guy overall, but there is something nice to being on your own. It seen so long since it's been just me! I say be picky!! Don't settle, and enjoy the freedom of just you and your kiddo.

I went on to stage 7 today. Read the old thread about it, and listened to the advice to lower my weights to get through it. Even with that, it's hard!! I couldn't do a true 30sec rest, more like 45 the first 3 sets, and well over a minute for that 4th set! Whew! I took time to cool down on the treadmill after and stretched a bit too. hope that'll minimize the doms. But, I loved it!! I really felt like I was working hard! I missed squats, deadlifts and lunges. I can't believe I said that! I'm excited again! I may even do it a second time through! So glad I moved on. I need to lose some more fat and although completing a real chin up sounds divine, it's not my top priority right now. I can always go back and add it. I will keep moving forward.

ooooooohhhhhhhhh.....

**Must not get jealous. Must not get jealous.**

HRMs are not designed for lifting so they do not give an accurate burn. It's pretty hard to know - your best bet is to change your cals until you see the kind of results you are after (if you want change). You also can't rely on other peoples numbers to be accurate - for example, I'd have to run for 60 mins to get a 500 cal burn (as per my polar ft4). I can't imagine my lifting would illicit anywhere near that kind of energy consumption.

Hola!

Julie, I wasn't able to workout last Friday or yesterday due to taking on some extra contract work. I'll be in the gym tomorrow to do 6A2 though.

Ellie, I'm technically single (I have a boyfriend). I met him via an online site. It was hard work. There were lots of frogs that I'm glad never got to the kiss stage. lol But I'm so happy that I stuck to my guns because I never would have met him. I love him to death. Trust me - there was a long while that I felt I was going to be single for the rest of my life. There are a lot of men out there who just have a teenager's mentality (really only trying to get sex, play games, etc.) but patience works!