Super Shape-Up March 2017: Week 2 (3/8-3/14)
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Great job all - it's really inspiring to see all the positivity and goal reaching going on.
Feeling good this week so hoping to stay the course with my goals - more water, less carbs. Easy right?!
My barbell and rack should arrive this week and I'll be starting strong lifts as soon as it does. Happy birthday to me!
Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!
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Assume DL means dead lift which is a great exercise. Go for any of the ones that use multiple muscles rather than isolated ones. Although just by using free weights you use more muscles for stability.
And obviously start slow and build up ☝️2 -
Thanks All, My birthday isn't until the 20th but I'm treating myself early. Out for dinner with friends tomorrow...steak and veggies all the way - picked the restaurant specially for it's low carb friendly food and lack of desserts that I like!
@TravellerRay I'll definitely be starting slowly - I currently have the musculature of an un set jelly so certainly not going to go crazy straight out of the gate! Lots of compound moves for me - SL5X5 is squat, deadlift, row, bench and over head press 5 sets of 5 reps (apart from the DL) getting progressively heavier as you work through so hoping to see some rapid improvements.3 -
found a great recipe for paleo scotch eggs. Basically get 1 lb of ground pork (I've also used ground turkey) and 6 hard boiled eggs. Peel the eggs and surround each egg with a patty made from your ground meat. With the pork, I mixed in a good sized helping of ground sage, which turned it into a sausage-wrapped hard-boiled egg. No carb, high on delicious.3
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For 3/8
Coconut oil yes
Vitamins yes
Plank and 30 min activity no
Couch potato after work last night, nose was running to Canada and back grrrr. On the bright side, hubby was out so I made myself some shrimp scampi.
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Check in for 3/8
Log - No
Carbs - YES!
water - no
Sleep 7 hours - no2 -
Day 8 & 9: yes to 30 minute pond walks.
Goal met 7 of 9 days
also adding in some yoga stretches over and above goal, but that is bonus only, very gentle to help with flexibility... and not required over and above the goal of 30 minutes.
Im really trying to add this in as a reliable daily routine at this point, and to avoid getting sucked into that more more more mentality that inevitability leads to burn out for me.
So far, I'm liking the progress this month, even though the level of activity isn't going to do much weightwise or shapewise.
It just feels good.5 -
Thanks All, My birthday isn't until the 20th but I'm treating myself early. Out for dinner with friends tomorrow...steak and veggies all the way - picked the restaurant specially for it's low carb friendly food and lack of desserts that I like!
@TravellerRay I'll definitely be starting slowly - I currently have the musculature of an un set jelly so certainly not going to go crazy straight out of the gate! Lots of compound moves for me - SL5X5 is squat, deadlift, row, bench and over head press 5 sets of 5 reps (apart from the DL) getting progressively heavier as you work through so hoping to see some rapid improvements.
That sounds like a really good program. Could add some core exercises like the plank and something for your back, I know we were only talking about weights. Good luck3 -
I've made my weigh in days Mondays, so I won't know my stats for this week until the 13th. Other than logging and keeping the carbs under control, I haven't touched any of my other goals. Lady time has been a beast and I've been using all my energy to keep the teeth and claws under control.
I'm not normally this effected by my hormones, could the mega b*tch personality be from my body adjusting to LCHF? March marks the beginning of month 2 of eating this way & I seriously feel like a set of teeth ready to chomp heads off over the littlest thing.1 -
Antibiotics seem to be working and I can breathe properly again! Did a 45 minute walk in my weighted vest and I'm hoping to do at least the same every day for the rest of the month now.2
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Oh MAN!
GO DUKE
Pulled one out over Louisville
Jayson Tatum, Luke Kennard!!! D-U-K-E
800 minute Shape Up, Mix-It Up March:
Today: Zumba 16 minutes, PT Bands 20 minutes, Low Impact 25 minutes
Previously:
Walking: 19, 20, 70 minutes
Piloxing: 35 minutes.
Physical Therapy Resistance Bands: 30, 20 minutes
Yoga: 40 minutes
Stationary Recumbent: 20, 20 minutes
Pilates: 30 minutes
Zumba: 16 min.
Low Impact Aerobics: 25min.
Basic Body Flex Stretches: 15, 10 min.
Body Resistance Exercises (which I hate)
PiYo
Kettlebells- maybe. Depends on the arm
7 Minute Workout App (android)
Walk Away the Pounds
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3/8-9: Carbs and weight good. Strength training yesterday and a trail run today. Collagen taken both days.3
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Good day today; carbs, cals good; did strength training and a walk.3
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Fantastic day! I hit all my goals. Being here helps!4
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BUMP!1
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I had a grueling, super active day yesterday. As the weather warms there'll be more and more of them, and less Netflix binges. Which is great, because being in the house and inactive equals more snacking.
So I did eat some potato yesterday, but I made it fit with like, 30 net carbs. And my calories were in the sixteen hundred range, so still a score on that!!
I feel so much better, my friends.6 -
went for my long hike today cause it's Friday but I've drank no water so I'll get on that.
great week for my goals looking forward to amd dreading scale all at the same time lol
yay lori I'm glad to hear!2 -
Good run today, 3miles in 38 minutes so not my fastest but good form good breathing; good run.
And home scale says 231.5 which would be a 1.5 lb weight loss in 5 days. And while I'd love that I think I just need to change my scale batteries.4 -
I had a great day. Stronglift Workout A this morning. I ran around in 5 ft of water playing "your it". For at least 45 minutes. I met my macros and calories.2
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Yesterday I got in a tough trail run (4/5 for exercise so far this week; just need to do strength today and I will have hit goal!).
Overall I've been eating well/pretty on track lately (although the scale hasn't been reflecting my efforts to get back solidly into maintenance range
). However.
Last night DH wanted to do a fire in the fire pit, which meant marshmallows and S'mores for him and the boys. I've always *loved* roasted marshmallows and S'mores ... and I ended up eating 3 marshmallows, plus a bit of the chocolate they had out for the S'mores! For most situations/temptations I've figured out good LC alternates that keep me satisfied/not feeling deprived but I need to figure out one for the fire pit/marshmallows/S'mores situation. Suggestions? I know you can make LC marshmallows but are they roastable? Any other ideas?
On the bright side, despite that extra sugar last night, this morning I had my lowest weight in a month! 131.8, goal range is (I have tweaked this
) 128-133 so yay! 2
