Chalean Extreme Group Starting Monday 5/23

I've managed to Push Play all four mornings this week... one more to go and then I will be caught up from last week's extra rest day!

My diet is out of control. I wish I could just eat what I'm supposed to eat! Life gets hectic and the first thing I lose control of is my food intake. I don't even think before I eat something. Some weeks are worse than others. I think this is a big part of lack of weight loss. I've always had this food problem and was able to maintain my weight through exercise. Lately I've actually been gaining instead of maintaining, which is discouraging, to say the least...

What are your plans for the weekend? How will you survive the booze and food-fueled festivities?

My weekend plans: driving 2 1/2 hours to see my daughter's Honors Band concert at Band Camp. Spending the rest of the weekend tackling the girl's room while she is gone - gonna need a hazmat uniform and a shovel!! :laugh: Hope to get it painted and redone completely before she gets back as a fun surprise!!

Burn 2 on the roster for today - bowler lunges are my nemesis!! The things we do for a cute backside!!

Rachel - I hear you on the hectic life wrecking your diet!! I swear I am constantly on the run and it gets to be a real challenge. I don't know if this helps, but I found that planning my eating for the entire day the day before and entering it into MFP helps - if it's not on my list for the day, it doesn't go in my mouth!! My daughter and I plan out our dinner and lunch menus for the week on Sundays before we go grocery shopping and we only buy what is on the list. Cuts down on the grocery bill and makes the diet easier to maintain. Hope this helps!!

Recording ALL of my food, and following 3 simple rules in addition to Chalean Extreme - eating small snacks/meals every 3 hours, NOT eating anything 3 hours before bedtime, and limiting sugar. Feeling in control again!

My diet was not so great yesterday.... sodium was over 3000mg.... but guess what....

I had to weigh in again today for my monthly weight-loss challenge, and I'm down another 0.4 lbs.... woohoo.....!!!!!


Maybe the rest days this week have done me some good....?

Rachel - I hear you on the hectic life wrecking your diet!! I swear I am constantly on the run and it gets to be a real challenge. I don't know if this helps, but I found that planning my eating for the entire day the day before and entering it into MFP helps - if it's not on my list for the day, it doesn't go in my mouth!! My daughter and I plan out our dinner and lunch menus for the week on Sundays before we go grocery shopping and we only buy what is on the list. Cuts down on the grocery bill and makes the diet easier to maintain. Hope this helps!!

That's a good idea! I always plan meals, but it seems like something happens that throws everything off track (ie, being out of town for a day, having a sick kid, etc). And being an adult, able to drive to the store, buy crap food with the money I earn, just makes it too easy for me to get off track! Hopefully this week with the switch to Push makes me a little more motivated to keep my eating clean

Welcome everyone,
Just a quick note before I go to a TF workout (which though I loved TJ---I love TF more!)

Alisha...yes you can jump right in and I just started lean yesterday...it's tough but I think it will be the one to really show results!!!!!

about logging...I've just been using the Burn it up and Intervals as (high aerobic) cardio and logging in the rest as strength. Although, after yesterdays Lean 1, I may have to rethink that !!!

Bev

Thanks for the welcome Bev.

How is the Lean phase going? I still haven't started it...I plan on starting Monday so I can keep with my original schedule. Is it more reps or heavier weights...or both?

Thanks,
Alisha

I have a question on what others are planning...are you going to do the 4th month of CLX or start it over or do something else? I have 3 weeks to decide!

I believe the "Lean for Life" schedule is what you would do every month from now forward to maintain - at least that is how I interpret it. I never do that month, I just start the entire routine again. However, I have decided to change it up a bit so that every other month is a Push month because I'd like to keep challenging myself to increase my strength. So, my plan is Burn month, Push month, Lean month, Push month, Burn month, Push month, Lean month, Push month, etc. I do switch out the cardio fairly often (I'm on my fourth round of CLX so gotta keep it fresh!), but always keep the weight lifting days with Chalene.

Having said that - cardio for tomorrow is KenpoX!

I've been soooooo lost!!!! I missed you guys! What's wrong with me?!?!?! LOL I'm baaaaaack! :laugh:

Bev: I'm gonna do the Lean For Life month & then I'm gonna do the CLX/TF hybrid!

Marianne: Your body probably needed that break (especially your muscles!)!! But no doubt, you are back to KICKIN *kitten*!! IT!!!

So instead of buying TF just yet (cuz my friend keeps swearing up & down that she's gonna lend it to me for a good loooong while, while she goes on her P90X journey)- I bought ChaLean Extreme Deluxe Upgrade!

It got here on Thursday, so I've only tried 2 workout so far!

"Extreme Intervals" is INTENSE!!!!!!!! Think Burn Intervals on STEROIDS! Cuz not only are you doing hardcore, heart-pounding-out-your-chest bursts of cario & breaks with bazillion rep, light weighted lifting- but add the stability ball to that equation! I made the mistake of doing that video as my cardio on Friday AFTER I did Push Circuit 3 & I thought I was gonna DIE of soreness that night & the next day!

"I've Got Abs" came the very next day after that insanity (yesterday). I did this video sandwiched between Burn It Off! & Recharge. OMG! I thought "Extreme Abs" was TORTURE, "I've Got Abs" is the :devil: !!! You're doing insane crunches, some with a 10 lb weight, plus push up/plank combos! Today my abs feel like I've been wearing a girdle all night! LMAO

"Power Yoga" is going to be my workout for today since it is my one "rest day" for this week! I'll tell you how THAT goes, PLUS I'll give you more reviews on the other 4 workouts as soon as I try em!

So far, I LOVE Deluxe Upgrade. My only complaint is that I think I should have ordered the large ball instead of the medium one. It said to order the medium ball if you're shorter than 5'4 & to order the large ball if you're taller than 5'4. Well, I'm 5'4, so you could imagine my dilema! So I rodered the medium ball just hoping I was right! WRONG! :grumble: I may have to buy a bigger ball & just save this smaller ball for my 5'3 sister who will be working out with me when I move to the Chicago area in a month & 1/2.

I hope everyone is having a fun & safe 4th of July weekend! you guys!

HI ladies! I'm in my 4th week of CLX. I've used the program in the past, but kept getting pregnant and never made it to Push phase, so I'm excited to start it next week! And I was reading up that the Lean Phase helps with fat loss, which I really need (haven't really lost any weight with CLX thus far). It looks like this is a good place to get some support to finish out the last couple months!

Hi Rachel,
:flowerforyou: Welcome! I start PUSH phase next week too. I am off a day or two so it will be midweek for me. We will "push
through this together! :bigsmile:

Hi Everyone,

Hope your having a fun holiday weekend AND staying w/in your calories/exercise goals. I have no life! I did CLX burn it up, hip hop abs cardio, and BBL bum bum. Wow! I didn't want to start but am so glad I did it!!!!

Have fun for the 4th! Bev

Bev! That's amazing!!!!! I wanna go over & work out with YOU! You've got all the goods!
I've got no life either. Been doing my CLX & my big excitement for the weekend, as you can already tell, is test driving the CLX Deluxe dvd's. LMAO! We're crazy!

Welcome all new CLXers! You'll be ADDICTED soon enough!

TByrd: I haven't tried putting more air in the ball yet. I think I just might go get me a bigger ball at Ross or TJMaxx cuz I usually find them for like $6 - $8 there. I'm still kinda bummed about that so I'm trying to warn anyone who's getting the Upgrade to get a large ball. :grumble:

I tried CLX Deluxe "Fat Burn Challenge" today after I did my Push Circuit 1 (last one of the month, I get to go to Lean next week! :bigsmile: ). OMG I am SPENT! I've never sweat more in my ENTIRE LIFE! This one reminds me of Burn It Off! times a thousand!!!! HUGE cardio push in the very beginning & I was like "CHALENE! LET US REST ALREADY!" We get 30 second "rests" to walk around the room, catch our breath & drink some water. LOTS of Burpies AND moves that are called "Hits". They're taken from the football drills. You do those kinda squatting movements while moving your feet really fast and she tells you whether to move to the left, right or center, but when she screams "Hit!" you have to jump down into push up position (like a burpee) then jump back up and do the whole drill over & over again for like 1 & 1/2 minutes. And that's just ONE of the highlights! I'm in LOVE with it cuz my performance only felt like an 8 and I'm soooo spent, but I can't wait to master it!! Definitely my favorite workout so far! I'm a glutton for TORTURE!!!!!!

I'll let you know how the next 3 workouts go!

TByrd! We're gonna ROCK this upgrade!!! ^five!

LOTS of Burpies AND moves that are called "Hits". They're taken from the football drills. You do those kinda squatting movements while moving your feet really fast and she tells you whether to move to the left, right or center, but when she screams "Hit!" you have to jump down into push up position (like a burpee) then jump back up and do the whole drill over & over again for like 1 & 1/2 minutes. And that's just ONE of the highlights! I'm in LOVE with it cuz my performance only felt like an 8 and I'm soooo spent, but I can't wait to master it!! Definitely my favorite workout so far! I'm a glutton for TORTURE!!!!!!

Sometimes I think Chalene and Shaun T are the same person. :laugh: We do the EXACT same move in Insanity and he yells out hit too! That's crazy.

I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend! I had a great time hanging with kids. My baby (6) tells me every day as soon as she wakes up how many days we have left for the cruise - today makes 3. She's got me all sorts of anxious now though. I still haven't started packing yet!

OMGoodness!!! I did the first day Lean circuit yesterday. I was completely unprepared for how tough it was! I feel like I need to go back & do Burn & Push all over again just to be able to do Lean!! Yikes!

I'm scared too, Marianne! This is our last week of Push, girl! I'm ready for the supposed losses on the scale that Lean's supposed to bring, but I'm shaking in my Chalene Push 3 Boots as we speak! :laugh: