JonathanBB Member

Welcome. I'm 51. Started in January and am close to goal weight (stated at 176 and this morning at 167 after bopping up a few pounds in the last few days. Feel free to add me as a friend.

I am in week 3 and you two are NOT helping. :wink:

New York Times magazine did a short article on the "scientific 7 minute workout" See link for other similar workouts and that workout as well. I have done it a few times when really pressed for time nd not wanting to give up a workout for that day and it is a good workout.…

Yes. And what others said about what you put as your activity level setting.

I don't think I have checked in for a few days. I am keeping up with the Insanity schedule Week 3. Last night was tough. Worked until 7 p.m. got home tired and hungry and I groaned when I saw it was Pure Cardio and Cardio Abs but I did it and had dinner by myself at 8:30 p.m. because it wasn't fair to make the family wait…

That is really great progress. Congrats and keep it up!

beckyyates: Thanks for the reminder. The scale has been creeping up the past few days. However, it is also showing a little in the mirror too.

Pretty desperate but some people truly are. Predators like that can be very winning and convincing and take you along step by step and in retrospect it sounds absurd but seems reasonable at the time. There is a reason why con men have made a living for centuries even though most of us know that such people exist. They are…

I always thought that MFP should change the "SuperDude551 was under his calorie goal" which could be very bad if you are too far under and doesn't give you that little carrot if you are even 1 calorie over, to "SuperDude551 was within his calorie goal range." It makes a whole lot more sense. I would take 50 calories over…

Black, no sugar = 5 calories. Taper down gradually until you get there.

No there isn't. Not if you really like beer. Have the real thing. Have 1 instead of 2. Walk an extra 15 minutes. Plan it into your calories for the day. Depriving yourself of a food or drink or activity you love is an almost sure fire way to set yourself up for failure and a likely binge. There are ways to make what you…

OP: My suggestion: Look up the calories in advance. Think about how much you like the food and decide if it is "worth it." If it is: decide on portion size in advance, enjoy and if you are over calories there have a lighter calorie dinner or make up the calories by eater lighter tomorrow. Do same with the other things you…

Because tons of time, science and money are poured into making processed food addictive. A great, enlightening article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/24/magazine/the-extraordinary-science-of-junk-food.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0

Question on counting switch kicks and power knees: I was counting kick left kick then right as one (rather than kick left 1, kick right 2). That's correct isn't it? Not that it matters much since what really counts is improvement, but I was wondering.

So I screwed up and thought I had Insanity Cardio Recovery tonight so I got home and did that before dinner and as I went to check of the box on the calendar I see I was supposed to do Pure Cardio (about 40 minutes) and Cardio Abs 9about 17 minutes) and I have no time to do Insanity tomorrow because I have a business…

I did Insanity Plyometric Cardio Circuit last night and will do cardio recovery tonight. I know it is only 2 weeks but looking at my marginal improvement versus the great improvements others made in the same 2 weeks has me a bit down. I am drenched in sweat after the workouts and quads are still holding me back from doing…

A pulse :laugh: Never heard/read the Marlene Dietrich quote before but that is good too.

Well, first off, I am disappointed. I thought you wrote orgasmic. As long as I am here: this^^^ buy organic where it makes a difference. Skip it where it doesn't unless you don't have to worry about the food budget.

I empathize. I am starting week 3 of Insanity and some of the calorie burns are epic for a 40 minute workout (at least to me). I have similar problem. I have been doing what is suggested above [or adding a few cookies : ) or both]. Either way I am going over in fat. Hoping for some lower fat suggestions.

I empathize. Totally not a morning person and getting up earlier also means having to take the dog out so to get in a 30 minute workout at home I have to get up an hour earlier. It is very hard at first but your body will adjust. Go to sleep earlier at night too (though your body clock is set by wake up time, not bedtime).…

Wow vhuber. Some very big improvements. teamryan. Very sorry. Take care of yourself and don't come back too soon and risk re-injury.

Fit Test 2 Prior test/measurements in first column. Some small progress in reps after 2 weeks. No appreciable difference in measurements. Switch Kicks: 68 70 Power Jacks: 45 50 Power Knees: 60 64 Power Jumps: 29 37 Globe Jumps: 6 7 Suicide Jumps: 15 15 Push-up Jacks: 20 21 Low Plank Obliques: 15 19 5' 10" no change : ) 163…

Welcome to the group.

Semi-dreading the Fit Test this evening. Definitely sore in my hips - I think more joints than muscle - from the cardio abs workout on Saturday. Keeping that crunched position definitely put a lot of strain on outside of hips.

Take the Long Way Home - SuperTramp

Got new Nike Free cross trainer shoes from my younger daughter on Saturday for father's day. Used them for cardio core and pure cardio workout. They shoes are great. Went right from 20 minute core workout into pure cardio workout and was drenched.

Great pre-workout. The natural sugars and carbs are in a form that your body absorbs quickly and gives you energy for the workouts (and burns off quickly during the workout or so I have been told). lots of vitamins and minerals. High in potassium which helps prevent/alleviate leg cramps. I eat at least 1 a day usually…

Awesome. I had o push myself to push play today too, though I was in nowhere near as bad shape. Don't know how you did it. Amazing dedication.

Day something, cardio something: I keep gasp getting gasp better at gasp it but "hit the floor" was challenging on the quads to say the very least. Couldn't keep up there and did about 50-75% of globe jumps. Did last set of 8 hop squats into 8 push-ups - sat out 1st 2 then did 2nd 2 sets at full speed.

Long term: exercise, more sleep at night, eating clean. Short term: drink a cup of coffee and then take a 20 minute nap (no longer). Also apples will give you an energy boost. The diet soda or sugar will put you on a roller coaster up quickly and too high and then an abrupt crash down.