Good morning challengers.
I've been catching up on the past couple days. Never made it back on Sat and yesterday was a non-computer day. Of work today but do need to get a couple things accomplished so am going to be brief on replies - not intentionally meaning to leave anyone out:7
Heather - have been thinking about you since your "I may quit" day and am happy to see you are still up to your challenge and seeing results
Gayle - To me my HRM is a great thing - so glad you got a GPS and it really isn't a little thing to those of us who are trying to stay healthy and monitor ourselves and our progress. Good for you, now let us know if you got lost, LOL!
Roxie - 34A here, 'nuf said;( But, at 50 am not sagging and don't have to worry about sports bras or sleeping on my stomach:+ Glad to see DH is supporting your exercising by getting you additional DVD's. You are going to be healthier now.
Lori - how do you find time for 2 hours of WO's daily? For my birthday I always wish for another 10 hours per day, but so far my wish has not been granted;(
A number of you inquired about the Fat Flush plan so I'll give you a nutshell version - it is basically a clean eating plan, similar to the South Beach Diet.
Seems to be approx 1200 calories and the first two weeks cut out all dairy and starchy carbs. You eat proteins, veggies and fruits only.
This is the one that has the "Longlife Cocktail" you may remember a while back. The cocktail is cranwater (1:8 ratio of cranberry juice<pure> to water with 1 tsp psyllium husks or 1 TB ground flaxseed) and is to elliminate water retention and cleanse, also supposed to help with cellulite).
You also drink hot lemon water in the AM before eating (1 TB fresh lemon juice to a cup of hot water).
Throughout the day you drink cranwater(no flax) and your fats come from what is in your lean meats and using flaxseed oil ontop of salads and veggies.
For the first two weeks you choose from:
Oil: twice per day, 1 TB flaxseed oil (you cannot use it in cooking)
Lean Protein: up to 8 oz per day (includes your whey powders)
Eggs: up to 2 per day
Veggies: unlimited except for carrots (limit 1 per day) and olives (limit 3)
Fruits: 2 whole portions daily of apple, 1/2 grapefruit, orange, 1 plums, 6 strawberries, 10 cherries, nectarine, peach, 1 cup berries.
The next phase you add in starchy carbs, 1 per day the first week and 2 per day the second week. These include 1 slice sprouted grain toast, small sweet potato, 1/2 cup green peas, and orange squashes.
Next is the actual "lifestyle" eating plan and you end up adding in up to 2 servings of dairy, up to 4 servings of the "good" starchy carbs (depending on what your body can tolerate).
So all in all - it is a clean eating plan that does a jumpstart and slowly you add back to see what will work for your own individual self, all the while by eating clean.
I actually have adapted to eating like this when I am being "good" - of course with the occasional treat, but I got carried away and needed to go back to the beginning to get myself "nutrition organized".
I, myself, really need to watch the amount of starchy carbs and the timing of them to keep me going in the right direction. The past couple years while going through the "change" and just flat out getting older has really thrown me for a loop. Was always easy to drop a quick 5 lbs as I have always been active, but now it is shear torture and hard work.}(
This 12 week Challenge was just what I needed and even though I don't get to posting daily, the inspiration from my fellow Challengers, along with our "fearless leader", Gayle:7 , has gotten my year off to a great start.
For that I thank all of you, <<sniff, sniff>> and am so happy to be part of such a great forum with kind, understanding and motivating fellow exercisers who are truly here for support and the love of trying to be as healthy as we can:+
LOVE YOU GALS/GUYS !
OK - bye for now and hope to make it back later - got tomorrow off too so hope to be around a bit more this week.
ETA: As far as the Fat Flush plan goes, the first time I followed it to a "T" but had only enough energy to do about 20 - 30 WO. Since being on this challenge I am focusing on about 60 - 90 a day and need the extra calories so I am adding a protein shake and sometimes an added fruit in the afternoon. I am not following strictly, but since the plan itself is a healthy one I am using in pretty much as a guide.