TURBO FIRE 8/22: The Holiday Countdown!!!!

Hello Turbo Fire Bunnies! I LOVE THAT!

Soooo, I just finished Tfire HIIT 30 (upped from Tfire 15) and also Sculpt 30! Man, I can't believe this is already week 9! WOW Time goes fast and I am super happy about the results!

Now before I comment to everyone I want to take a note to say that WE ARE KILLING IT! No matter if life gets in the way, you overate, you missed workouts, you feel lazy... WE ARE DOING IT!

I gotta admit, this last week, week 8, was by far my worst. I did the workouts, but not at a very high intensity and I just wasn't "feeling it." I mean I did it, but I knew I could have done better... The thing is though, LIFE GETS IN THE WAY! We had travels, some sad feelings to deal with due to the funerals, suicides and death news and well- I ate some crap! Not a lot of crap, but enough to feel "bad about it."

I felt like "starting over" but NO WAY! That is just my guilty mind talking! I have killed it for 8 weeks and to start over is silly. We have all had those moments where we wanted to start over or thought, "I could have done better," BUT this is a mental thing too. Life IS going to get in the way, health issues ARE going to arise, bad news DOES take its toll and we WILL overeat or eat badly on some days. That is life and the reason these programs are so effective is because it also teaches you to "stick to it."

I have a friend who has EVERY Beachbody workout among other ones. She works harder than anyone I know. But she also beats herself up ALL the time, puts UNREALISTIC goals on herself (like losing 50 pounds in 2-3 months or something like that) and expects to go from eating fast food every day to eating clean without a hitch. Moral of this story? She starts over ALL THE TIME! I would say the longest she has ever made it is a month and then starts over.

If we keep allowing our minds to "win" and start over when we/our minds THINK they are not doing well... well we are giving up on ourselves. This is the first time the majority of us have EVER attempted 20 weeks! Exercise is a life long goal and habit we must make. If we only do 18 weeks out of the 20 because we had life in the way, well that is great! It's 18 weeks out of 20! If we take 2 rest days a week as opposed to one, that is still working out 5 times a week! I mean it's awesome to try and do EVERYTHING to a T, which I know about as I'm very type A and a perfectionist , but you gotta learn to give yourselves a break too!

SOOOO with that in mind! Let's rock out wherever we are in this program and keep posting! WE ARE DOING GREAT AND CHRISTMAS IS ONLY 68 days away!


Tara- you got this! I have faith in you! Life comes up and well just keep pushing ! I think we have all been there! I was and have been for the last two weeks, and that is why I haven't been online or commenting as much as I usually do on people's walls. But we are here and doing it!

Minnie- GREAT JOB! The weight does come off fast! It's all the cardio man! Good for yo!

Ehunt- you have a very good point about calories and doing extra workouts. I think whatever works for you, do it! I seem to just try to eat healthy and fresh whole foods. Although this last week wasn't my best, I am back on track today!

Becka- so did you get a new HRM? I need a new battery too! But so far so good! The good news is that once you do the routines enough, you have a good idea of how many calories you are burning based off of your exertion level! I killed it today! LOL

OKAY ALL! AS THE WEATHER GETS NICER I AM GOING TO SAY THIS AGAIN: DRINK WATER! DRINK SO MUCH WATER YOU THINK IT'S TOO MUCH! LOL

HELLLLLLLLO!

Oh man, feeling SOOOOO good! Every day this week is getting better and better! It's my TFire calendar rest day and I had so much energy that I decided to do an old Jillian Michael's favorite: Boost Fat Blast Metabolism! I LOVE IT! It's 55 minutes and I've tweaked some moves to make it more low impact! I burned about 450 calories and I gotta tell you, the last time I did this was PRE starting Tfire and wow- I'm in pretty good shape! LOL I still have al ong way to go, but happy that i wasn't DYING during it! So NSV! HOORAY!

Also, stocked the fridge with many fruits and veggies! And random things I don't normally get! They say (whoever they is) that when you see a fruit or veggie you want, to ALWAYS get it as your body is more than likely trying to signal to you what you need nutrient wise or flavor wise. Giving into these types of cravings are good and will prevent breaking down into a pile of chocolates! LOL And yes, I did mean PILE!

Soooo, I got a pineapple (the one the CATS LOVE!) some fresh raspberries, kiwi, Brussel sprouts (my husband usually buys these, I love them, but never buy them) and potatoes! LOL

Now here's the thinking... I normally don't potatoes. They are very starchy, "low on nutrition" compared to my beloved greens, but man, it sounded good, they were cheap and a baked potato with earth Balance "butter" and some "sour cream" and a few soy baco bits?!?!? Well, it's super satisfying, filling and tastes like it's bad for you, but is actually low on calories!!!! SOOOOO

I guess I write all this because I'm just reminding you to eat what you want! Within reason!

Okay, well off to one more store! I am feeling sooooooo good! I will be coming home after the store to meditate for 10 minutes. Looking forward to it!

Have a great night!!!