Progress, not Perfection - 2012 - Month #1

[SusanMcL]

Happy New Year my friends !!!

Let's make it a great year......

but always remember..... Progress, not Perfection !!!
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Our story:

Our group mantra is "Progress, not Perfection"

We strive to eat healthy foods (non-processed as much as possible), do our workouts on a regular basis and drink 64 oz of water daily.

However, we know that we won't do it perfectly every day. Life gets in the way - work, school, family, injuries, stress and those days when we just plain struggle.

So we don't beat ourselves up if we don't do it perfectly. We work hard to do what we have set out to do, but we look at the long term progress we are making and forgive ourselves and support each other if we stumble along the way. The only thing that matters is that we are making progress in the right direction !!!

We also cheer each other on with our successes. Success for one is inspiration for all.

So here's to continued success my friends - Deanna, Stacy, FnV.

We CAN do this. We ARE doing this !!!

Water, Just Do It (exercise), STOP IT (reaching for junk food)

[SusanMcL]

Good morning my friends !!!!

It's a new day, a new month, a new year, a clean slate !!!! Doesn't get any better than that...

With good friends and an eating plan and Cathe to work our butts off, we are ready to rock 'n' roll !!!!!

Just sat down with a fresh mug (extra large) of coffee... lol I thought about staying up to watch the ball drop in Times Square, but didn't make it

more later......

[Stacy]

Good Morning and Happy New Year!

I just weighed in, and sitting here with a big mug of coffee as well.

Work phone calls just woke me up, great way to start the year, lol!

Not sure what workout today, did a little of everything yesterday. I was thinking of a rest day but I feel as if I should do a workout to start off the year! I need something short though, may actually do the step routine from Body Max. I had forgotten how short and intense it could be until we talked about it the other day. I may do the cardio from one of Cathe's CTX workouts too. I'll bbl to let you know!

Let's start off the year on a positive note!

[msdeedee3]

Happy New Year my friends

I am still fighting this darn cold. Up having a cup of tea.

The mechinic is suppose to come by and take a look at my Jeep.

Have a great day ladies
Deanna

PS: I got up this morning and put some Ribs in the oven and I am also going to make some smoked turkey necks and pinto beans and potato salad.

[SusanMcL]

Good morning Stacy and Deanna !!!

I just reset my weight tracker thingie to my weight as of this morning......i.e. starting back at zero..... so I can track my 2012 progress.

I'm off to the gym to do some treadmill...

back later...

[SusanMcL]

testing....

geeze.... I don't get it.... my weight tracker thingie is correct after I update it at "Cathe Fun"... but it doesn't show the new data here.....

okay.. enough procrastinating.... I'm really off to the gym this time... lol

[SusanMcL]

test #2

I told it to update from the Workout Manager ....

I give up... geeze.....

[Faithnveggies]

Happy 2012! I just completed IMAX 2....I was going to do about half then do some wts but couldn't stop. I have dance later today so I'll do wts tomorrow.

I did NOT weigh myself since I fixed and ate dinner late yesterday eve (pork tenderloin w/ mushrooms, some orangey squash and from skinnygina- roasted broccoli and cauliflower with crushed garlic. Then snacked on macadamia nuts while watching Lord of the Rings. Primal friendly, overall a lot of food late in the eve. It seemed easier to fix dinner than to go out with boyfriend so I had him over. I just wanted to watch movie with kids. Lord of the Rings Fellowship of the Ring

Susan, I think you fixed your ticker, it has you at zero now.

Good luck w/ your car, Deanna. I hope he has you running today for low $$. I was thinking of ribs yesterday but ended up with the pork loin since I already knew how to cook it.

Stacy, I am sorta thinking of sticking to Intensity Series for 2-3 weeks as a rotation. What do you think?

Two tangerines before workout and now I think leftovers for lunch...

[Stacy]

Checking back in...dont think I'm gonna workout today. Work phones have been busy and I'm a bit sore from yesterday. My "workout" will be eating as clean as I can instead!

FnV....Intensity Series sounds great! I still need to look at my upcoming work hours and come up with a quasi-workout rotation for next week. I'm still leaning towards Gym Styles. How long have you been dancing and what kind of dance do you do? I have 2 left feet!

Susan...how was the treadmill workout?

Deanna...hoping your New Year improves soon!!!!!!!

Dinner is at my inlaws today, I know for sure we're having bbq ribs. The ribs are okay but the sugars in the bbq sauce I'm not too thrilled about, hopefully I can scrape most of it off and that there will some PB-friendly side dishes to choose from.

I've had some almonds for a snack and lower sugar instant oatmeal for breakfast. I put my hand into the m&m bowl and after I ate 5 regular m&m's I slapped my own hand and have avoided it ever since! I'd throw them away but my husband wants to keep them around. Sometimes it's just no fair that he can eat junk and tons of processed carbs, not workout and still have low body fat!! Oh well, such is life!

[SusanMcL]

Great job on IMax2 FnV... and Stacy... great job on "no" to the M&Ms !!!

Deanna - sure hope you can get your car fixed before Tuesday... and that your cold is getting better. I hate colds. They can hang on for weeks...

Good time at the gym... did 1 3/4 miles on the treadmill, then realized that step class was starting so I went and did that for an hour. But.. not as good as it sounds cause I did it step-less.. so less challenging... and I was exhausted after 35 minutes so just did stepping side to side and alternating knee lifts for the last 25 minutes.... but.. all in all, it was good.

I've been doing more research... lol

Found another variation.. this time from a doctor.. it's called the Archevore Diet.

No grains, legumes/beans or added sugar.

He doesn't like Wheat Belly, but fully endorses The Primal Blueprint.

He says that after you eliminate the grains, legumes/beans and added sugar... you should eat, in order of importance, from the following food groups:

1. Grass fed beef and lamb (ruminants)
Pastured butter and pastured eggs.
Shellfish or wild caught cold water fish

2. Potatoes - white and sweet
Bananas
White rice

3. Leafy greens (for folate) and colorful veggies

4. Citrus and berries

Cook with butter or coconut oil.
Olive oil is okay, but butter and coconut oil and animal fats are better.

He says:

Saturated fat is good for you.
Monounsaturated fat is okay, but not as good as saturated fat.
Polyunsaturated fat is bad for you.

He says the following ranges for % of total calories are good:

Carbs 5 - 35% (he eats 30% carbs, mostly from #2 above)
Protein 10 - 30%
Fat 50 - 80% (mostly saturated fat)

He says that in addition to pastured butter and pastured eggs, if you don't have a problem with dairy then dairy is okay.. but eat full fat dairy.... like heavy cream and real cheese.... not the low-fat stuff or the FF stuff.

As I said... slight differences from The Primal Blueprint which he does endorse.... but his plan has an emphasis on starchy vegetables which I don't think Primal does...

He also says to emphasize beef and lamb, and keep chicken, turkey and pork to limited amounts. Because of the way they are fed by commercial growers.

Grass fed beef and lamb are best.. but grain fed beef and lamb are better than most other protein options.

okay.. enough food research.. my head is spinning again...

But I think I could do the Archevore Plan variation of Primal... I like the idea of the starchy veggies (and bananas) having a central role in the plan.

He says white rice is benign.... so it's fine to have. Not a lot of nutrients, but good for meals where rice would be nice......

Here's the link to the main points of his plan. The other stuff I got from going back and reading past entries in his blog...

Archevore - Archevore Diet

I see the tracker thingie fixed itself... lol.... It seems I have to leave and come back a couple of times before it resets itself...