**VICTORIOUS SECRET**SEPT~TRIBAL~(CLOSED GROUP)

I just realized that I was supposed to do 30 squat kicks, not 15. Nica - thanks for doing my share! :P I should read what I'm supposed to do the night before, because I'm pretty useless mentally when I first get up.

I was well under my calories yesterday and drank 11 cups of water.

Now, for Day 2!

Lori - was it ever determined when we'll be entering our end of week weight? Sundays or Wednesdays?

I am on quickly to let you all know that I completed day 2. Gotta go. Love y'all.

Gooooooooood evening my fellow tribe members!

It's nearing my bedtime and this is the first chance I've had to sit down and let you all know how my day has gone! This morning when I jumped on the scales it showed a flat 68kgs...I jumped on them 2 more times and both times the same! Today marks the day that I can say I have lost 20 kilos since I started this whole lifestyle change. From January last year til now I have lost 20kgs / 44lbs! I never would've thought it possible that I would be saying that. I just didn't think it would be necessary for me to lose that amount and what makes this even better is that I have done it the PROPER HEALTHY WAY! So here's how I celebrated:

I went for a 4 mile run which was an awesome start to the workout day because it was a beautiful day out there. This was followed by outdoor bootcamp.
Today's workout is a bit hard to describe but it involved a Manila Battling rope. It was a team workout which required us to be on the move constantly all the while holding the rope up on our shoulders.
Warm up involved sprints/strides ranging between high knees, butt kicks and side shuffles.
After, we picked up the rope (luckily there were 13 of us) and jogged to a point that was 3 steep inclines away.
We stopped and we had to do rows using the rope as a team. 3 sets of 15 followed by push ups at 3 sets of 10
Picked up the rope again and run, this was a 2-3 minute run to our main destination. Once there we had to place the rope along the ground and work as one to do 10 squat thrust to press (press = lift the rope overhead) once the 10 reps were done we had to run 10 metres. We had to do this for 5 rounds.
After we had to pick up the rope again and run, stop and do 2 sets of 10 tricep dips (using the rope and as a team) and 2 sets of 10 full extension bicep curls. Thereafter we had 2 minutes to run back to our original starting point.
Once the workout was done I started to work on the exercise challenges for the day.
50 Mountain climbers - CHECK
50 Jump jacks - CHECK
50 Squat kicks - CHECK
50 Wood chops (6kgs) - CHECK
50 Crunches - CHECK
TABATA - 4 MINUTE WORKOUT
Attempted the bear walk for 3 mins and only managed 1. Can I try again tomorrow or will it be too late for the extra point?
I only managed to do 10 globe jumps this morning because my knees couldn't take any more. So I saved the rest for tonight. They were a mish to complete but they are now done!
And that was my Saturday morning! :bigsmile:

You will also see in my menu I had a massive eating day! I'd given up alcohol but tonight after a struggle with my almond butter process I needed to have a drink and had a bottle of KGB Vodka and Cranberry compliments of my flattie. I realised after the first mouthful that I could've just had soda water with a slice of lemon and that would've satisfied me! Nonetheless I still finished it and am back in charge of my diet and life!

Nica - you are AMAZING! People like you help me be a BETTER person and appreciate the little things we are gifted with in this life of ours! You, your daughter and your family have become part of my motivation when working out. It's like Gary said we are stronger and capable of more than we give ourselves credit for. So, when I feel like I can't do anymore I think of what your daughter is going through, a Bodyrocker who is battling cancer as well as my cousin who is also too young to be battling cancer. Those who are not as fortunate as I to have the "health" to do what I can and that pushes me through to the end of my workouts. Keep up the AWESOME work you are doing and know you are not on your own in this journey.

To everyone else who I am blessed to have been teamed up with here on VICTORIOUS SECRET remember WE CAN DO THIS & WE WILL DO THIS! Even if you are having an OFF DAY whether it be with food, workouts, study, family or work you have us here to vent to! We are not here to judge HELL NOOOO we are here to help carry you over that finish line because WE ARE A TEAM and that's what we do. :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Noooooooooooow it's waaaaaaaaaaay past my bed time and I'm going to head to bed. HAVE A FABULOUS DAY TODAY & ENJOY THE REST OF YOUR WEEKEND!
P.S: SORRY BOUT THE NOVEL! :laugh: :blushing:

Anina a big congrats on the 20kgs!!!! You are my inspiration!!!! i am honored to have a friend as special as you!

Well yesterday was my rest day but I still ate below my cals and drank all my water.
Today (day 3) I completed
50 crunches
50 climbers
50 squat kicks
50 JJ
25 woodchopers
drank all my water
under my cals

And I'm about to try the bear walk, I really think my dog will think I'm nuts:laugh: will get back to you and tell you how it goes.

Its my husbands birthday 2morrow so planning to make him breakfast in bed but with a healthy twist as he too is trying to loose weight. So it will be banana pancakes (made with egg whites and oatmeal) served with berry yogurt and freshly squeezed orange juice. No birthday cake but will be going out for a yummy dinner at a salad buffet place so can't wait.

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!!!