12 Week Challenge Check-In 05/11
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hootski
Cathlete
Good morning everyone! You rock Gayle, that's a great workout you got in. 
Today is Leaner Legs for me, and I've GOT to get some yoga in as my back really needs it.
I'll have a Rhythmic Step video and SJP/SB DVD coming in the mail in a few weeks....I'm so excited!! :7
I hope everyone has a great day!
Heidi
Today is Leaner Legs for me, and I've GOT to get some yoga in as my back really needs it.
I'll have a Rhythmic Step video and SJP/SB DVD coming in the mail in a few weeks....I'm so excited!! :7
I hope everyone has a great day!
Heidi
Fit_mommy
Cathlete
Hello Gayle and Heidi!
Great workouts ladies!
I'm off to do what I was SUPPOSED to do yesterday but didn't...
GSC&T push ups, PH U/B only + PH abs. Then I have to hurry to hit the showers and get DS ready and we are off and running for the day to prepare for saturday's festivities!:+
TTYL!
Great workouts ladies!
I'm off to do what I was SUPPOSED to do yesterday but didn't...
GSC&T push ups, PH U/B only + PH abs. Then I have to hurry to hit the showers and get DS ready and we are off and running for the day to prepare for saturday's festivities!:+
TTYL!
BelovedHeather
Cathlete
12-Week Check-in
I went to the club yesterday morning and jogged in the pool. I was running late and did not have time to check-in before work. My chest and biceps are sore from Supersets (48 hours later!), and I only did the VHS version with one set of everything. I lifted heavy though. Wow! I cannot imagine how I will feel when I return to the Pyramids.
I have a pink pair of petite size 12 jeans that I bought on sale at the end of last summer and really want to fit into for the first time next month when I go to visit my family. I am planning to start a CTX Series rotation Sunday morning and will have 4 weeks to drop a size. My legs need to be leaner before these jeans will fit. My bubble butt needs to be a lot smaller too! Leaner Legs and Cathe’s kickboxing workouts are very effective for me, so I am hoping that this will work. This is what I am planning to do:
Sunday - 10*10*10 (triceps)
Monday - Kickbox (biceps)
Tuesday - Leaner Legs + cardio gliding (homemade circuit)
Wednesday - Step and Intervals (chest)
Thursday - Power Circuit (back)
Friday - rest
Saturday - Leaner Legs + All Step (shoulders)
My eating is plant-based and clean. I still eat small amounts of clean (organic, free range, grain-fed) animal protein every other day but am keeping that to a minimum. If I really want to fit into my pink jeans, I need to eliminate soy. I am sensitive/allergic to it and have a tendency to bloat when I consume it. I have been experimenting with soy protein drinks this week, and I am bloated and feel miserable now. My face is swollen, and I am itching all over. My complexion has been bad for a few weeks, and it dawned on me last night that I have been eating more soy this month. Now I remember why I stopped eating soy burgers and similar products.
I want to clean up my eating a bit more. The main change I need to make is finding a substitute for my afternoon Clif Bar or Luna Bar. I like Larabars, but the ratios are not as good. I have been pondering the possibility of a smoothie with a scoop of protein powder. I am allergic to seafood, mushrooms, and MSG too. The pea protein blends that I saw have mushrooms in them. Soy protein, whey protein, and egg protein are out because I want to keep my eating as plant-based as possible. As far as I know, that leaves hemp or brown rice protein. For my purposes, I need 10-15 grams of protein. Any suggestions?
I am definitely having an allergic reaction to the soy protein powder. I am struggling to breathe, I feel drugged, and I gained 15 pounds overnight. No, that is not a typo! I have been down this road before with MSG, and there is nothing my doctor can do for me after the fact. I need to drink a lot of water today. I am too lethargic to exercise this morning. Hopefully, I will feel better after work.
Basically, I am now 10 pounds heavier than I was when I started this challenge, but I am still in the game. I guess that counts for something. I know that this is not real weight. I should not let the number on the scale upset me, but it does! :-( Thankfully, I still weigh less than 200 pounds. Now I need to get this junk out of my system so I can start blasting off the rest of this fat.
Blessings,
Heather B.
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).
I went to the club yesterday morning and jogged in the pool. I was running late and did not have time to check-in before work. My chest and biceps are sore from Supersets (48 hours later!), and I only did the VHS version with one set of everything. I lifted heavy though. Wow! I cannot imagine how I will feel when I return to the Pyramids.
I have a pink pair of petite size 12 jeans that I bought on sale at the end of last summer and really want to fit into for the first time next month when I go to visit my family. I am planning to start a CTX Series rotation Sunday morning and will have 4 weeks to drop a size. My legs need to be leaner before these jeans will fit. My bubble butt needs to be a lot smaller too! Leaner Legs and Cathe’s kickboxing workouts are very effective for me, so I am hoping that this will work. This is what I am planning to do:
Sunday - 10*10*10 (triceps)
Monday - Kickbox (biceps)
Tuesday - Leaner Legs + cardio gliding (homemade circuit)
Wednesday - Step and Intervals (chest)
Thursday - Power Circuit (back)
Friday - rest
Saturday - Leaner Legs + All Step (shoulders)
My eating is plant-based and clean. I still eat small amounts of clean (organic, free range, grain-fed) animal protein every other day but am keeping that to a minimum. If I really want to fit into my pink jeans, I need to eliminate soy. I am sensitive/allergic to it and have a tendency to bloat when I consume it. I have been experimenting with soy protein drinks this week, and I am bloated and feel miserable now. My face is swollen, and I am itching all over. My complexion has been bad for a few weeks, and it dawned on me last night that I have been eating more soy this month. Now I remember why I stopped eating soy burgers and similar products.
I want to clean up my eating a bit more. The main change I need to make is finding a substitute for my afternoon Clif Bar or Luna Bar. I like Larabars, but the ratios are not as good. I have been pondering the possibility of a smoothie with a scoop of protein powder. I am allergic to seafood, mushrooms, and MSG too. The pea protein blends that I saw have mushrooms in them. Soy protein, whey protein, and egg protein are out because I want to keep my eating as plant-based as possible. As far as I know, that leaves hemp or brown rice protein. For my purposes, I need 10-15 grams of protein. Any suggestions?
I am definitely having an allergic reaction to the soy protein powder. I am struggling to breathe, I feel drugged, and I gained 15 pounds overnight.
No, that is not a typo! I have been down this road before with MSG, and there is nothing my doctor can do for me after the fact. I need to drink a lot of water today. I am too lethargic to exercise this morning. Hopefully, I will feel better after work.Basically, I am now 10 pounds heavier than I was when I started this challenge, but I am still in the game. I guess that counts for something. I know that this is not real weight. I should not let the number on the scale upset me, but it does! :-( Thankfully, I still weigh less than 200 pounds. Now I need to get this junk out of my system so I can start blasting off the rest of this fat.
Blessings,
Heather B.
“So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God” (1 Corinthians 10:31 NIV).
good morning all!
today's workout: ran 5miles in just under 50mins! woohoo for me!
Gayle: great workout!
Jenn: I'm a second grade teacher in a public school as well. After today, just 9 more days! woohoo!!
Hope all have a great day!
Love reading your posts and CONGRATS to all losers!!!
take care
Gloria
today's workout: ran 5miles in just under 50mins! woohoo for me!
Gayle: great workout!
Jenn: I'm a second grade teacher in a public school as well. After today, just 9 more days! woohoo!!
Hope all have a great day!
Love reading your posts and CONGRATS to all losers!!!
take care
Gloria
hootski
Cathlete
RE: 12-Week Check-in
Hey Heather, you are a woman on a mission! Even though your body needs to recover from soy, you know what's what and you WILL recover. I woke up 2.6lbs heavier than yesterday but I know that there are so many factors that can make your weight fluctuate, so I can't get hung up on the numbers, OR worry that I'm somehow losing my progress.
I'm glad you sound so focused. I'm sure CTX will help, especially with like you say kickboxing and Leaner Legs. Let us know how your body responds to doing LL twice in one week....you're brave!
Heidi
Hey Heather, you are a woman on a mission! Even though your body needs to recover from soy, you know what's what and you WILL recover. I woke up 2.6lbs heavier than yesterday but I know that there are so many factors that can make your weight fluctuate, so I can't get hung up on the numbers, OR worry that I'm somehow losing my progress.
I'm glad you sound so focused. I'm sure CTX will help, especially with like you say kickboxing and Leaner Legs. Let us know how your body responds to doing LL twice in one week....you're brave!
Heidi
Netta
Cathlete
RE: 12-Week Check-in
Hi Heather,
I'm not in this check in but love reading about you ladies' quest. I always dread when DH says he wants to get Chinese food. My weight is ALWAYS up afterwards, due to all the salt and MSG. I really watch my salt intake nowadays. Stay with your mission, I am so inspired by you! What a lovely lady you are! You can do this.
My scale doesn't move much, but I like that I look more athletic as months go by.
Jeanette
Hi Heather,
I'm not in this check in but love reading about you ladies' quest. I always dread when DH says he wants to get Chinese food. My weight is ALWAYS up afterwards, due to all the salt and MSG. I really watch my salt intake nowadays. Stay with your mission, I am so inspired by you! What a lovely lady you are! You can do this.
My scale doesn't move much, but I like that I look more athletic as months go by.
Jeanette
banslug
Cathlete
RE: 12-Week Check-in
Hi, ladies. Amazing how the numbers are deceiving sometimes, hugh?
Wendy-I'm curious, what's Saturday?
Great workouts, ladies! Great attitudes!
I'm headed out for errands here too! I've got older DS's First Holy Communion this Saturday and the party right afterwards. I'm making all the food so I've got to get cracking!
Gayle
Hi, ladies. Amazing how the numbers are deceiving sometimes, hugh?
Wendy-I'm curious, what's Saturday?
Great workouts, ladies! Great attitudes!
I'm headed out for errands here too! I've got older DS's First Holy Communion this Saturday and the party right afterwards. I'm making all the food so I've got to get cracking!
Gayle
earlyexerciser
Cathlete
RE: 12-Week Check-in
Great job everyone!
Yesterday was just a 20 minute meeting with the jump rope while DD watched some TV (with a fever and body aches). That jump rope kick my butt!!! It really gets my heart rate up. I fihured 20 mins was better than nothing! I will be home with her later and will squeeze in a workout---I hope!
It is raining here like crazy! It is supposed to rain for days...sigh!
Gloria~ We have 15 more days of school! I wish it was only 9 like you! I love spending the summer with my kids and just hanging out! I do have an awesome group this year, though! I hate to see them move on.
Embrace the CHALLENGE today everyone!!
Jenn
Great job everyone!
Yesterday was just a 20 minute meeting with the jump rope while DD watched some TV (with a fever and body aches). That jump rope kick my butt!!! It really gets my heart rate up. I fihured 20 mins was better than nothing! I will be home with her later and will squeeze in a workout---I hope!
It is raining here like crazy! It is supposed to rain for days...sigh!
Gloria~ We have 15 more days of school! I wish it was only 9 like you! I love spending the summer with my kids and just hanging out! I do have an awesome group this year, though! I hate to see them move on.
Embrace the CHALLENGE today everyone!!
Jenn
karenvictoria
Cathlete
RE: 12-Week Check-in
Hi everyone. Today is my rush around with the kids day. I have gymnastics and library and ect ect ect. today. Wow I should have spaced some of the ect. out. LOL!!! Anyway hello to eveyone I will catch up later.
Today I did a 50 min tempo run that covered 5 miles. Then I did 30 min of yoga. Now I'm going to fuel up and get the kiddies in gear.
karen
www.picturetrail.com/karenvictoria
Hi everyone. Today is my rush around with the kids day. I have gymnastics and library and ect ect ect. today. Wow I should have spaced some of the ect. out. LOL!!! Anyway hello to eveyone I will catch up later.
Today I did a 50 min tempo run that covered 5 miles. Then I did 30 min of yoga. Now I'm going to fuel up and get the kiddies in gear.
karen
www.picturetrail.com/karenvictoria
earlyexerciser
Cathlete
RE: 12-Week Check-in
What week are we in for this challenge?
Jenn
What week are we in for this challenge?
Jenn
sunnydelite
Cathlete
RE: 12-Week Check-in
Hi ladies,
Geez, seems like everyone including me are soooooooo busy.
Yesterday i didn't get a chance to check-in or workoutx(
this morning i did HSC. i really love that workout!!
Wendy- i second Gail's questions. what's up on saturday?
we are going to dh's grandmother's house (3 hours away) on saturday for a big mother's day celebration!! it's going to be so much fun.
well i am off to start cleanmax today. i will be cleaning today and tomorrow in preparation from my sister's visit tomorrow.
heatherb-how about chicken?
have a great day and happy workouts ladies~!
Hi ladies,
Geez, seems like everyone including me are soooooooo busy.
Yesterday i didn't get a chance to check-in or workoutx(
this morning i did HSC. i really love that workout!!
Wendy- i second Gail's questions. what's up on saturday?
we are going to dh's grandmother's house (3 hours away) on saturday for a big mother's day celebration!! it's going to be so much fun.
well i am off to start cleanmax today. i will be cleaning today and tomorrow in preparation from my sister's visit tomorrow.
heatherb-how about chicken?
have a great day and happy workouts ladies~!
dreamyjeanie
Cathlete
RE: 12-Week Check-in
Hi All.
This morning was 1hr outside. 4+ miles jogging and then walked the rest. I thought I was making good time by doing some sprints, but the 4 miles ended up being slow. Anyone have any suggestions on how to increase my speed without killing myself. I also ended up with a friction burn. I guess my tank top rubbed on my arm some how.
Hope eveyone's day is going well.
Jean
Hi All.
This morning was 1hr outside. 4+ miles jogging and then walked the rest. I thought I was making good time by doing some sprints, but the 4 miles ended up being slow. Anyone have any suggestions on how to increase my speed without killing myself. I also ended up with a friction burn. I guess my tank top rubbed on my arm some how.
Hope eveyone's day is going well.
Jean
earlyexerciser
Cathlete
RE: 12-Week Check-in
Thanks, Heidi! Somehow it helps me mentally to know what week we are in. We are almost a third of the way towards our goals! Yahoo!
I took pictures again yesterday and compared. I couldn't tell the difference AT ALL. I have lost a few inches here and there and 6 pounds. So I thought that I would be able to tell SOMETHING! I am not frustrated, but I think that it had something to do with the shorts I was wearing for the pics (same pair). They are kind of big and baggy. I should've worn more body hugging shorts...oh well!
Jenn
Thanks, Heidi! Somehow it helps me mentally to know what week we are in. We are almost a third of the way towards our goals! Yahoo!
I took pictures again yesterday and compared. I couldn't tell the difference AT ALL. I have lost a few inches here and there and 6 pounds. So I thought that I would be able to tell SOMETHING! I am not frustrated, but I think that it had something to do with the shorts I was wearing for the pics (same pair). They are kind of big and baggy. I should've worn more body hugging shorts...oh well!
Jenn
karenvictoria
Cathlete
RE: 12-Week Check-in
Jenn, I fear the same. I'm weighing in and doing pic's and bf on Sat when dh is home to help me out. I hope I can see something but standing in front of the mirror. I see NADA. I hope it's not true and I just need glasses.LOL
karen
www.picturetrail.com/karenvictoria
Jenn, I fear the same. I'm weighing in and doing pic's and bf on Sat when dh is home to help me out. I hope I can see something but standing in front of the mirror. I see NADA. I hope it's not true and I just need glasses.LOL
karen
www.picturetrail.com/karenvictoria