Jogglers September

Cindi - Hi stranger! Wow, you have been busy!

Good luck to David and Paul in the tourney! Simon was okay after his episode! I'm glad we don't keep a collar on him either! We used to, but took it off after a while because he never goes out either!

I have got to read Jackie Warner's book! I like Thintervention too, but I only get it on hulu! I hope they air all the episodes! I've only seen the first one. They haven't posted this week's episode yet.

Lisa - Hey! You got some climbing in! Yippee!

Alisha - Sorry you've not been feeling well. Good for you getting a workout in anyway!

Me? We had a multi-outside-puppy night last night. :( DH got up with them around 3 a.m., then they needed out again at 4 a.m. DH wasn't budging, so after Peanut stood on my sternum for a couple of minutes, I got up and put them out. Back in bed around 4:15 and knew 5 a.m. wasn't going to work this morning. So, here I sit. Now that I'm on a morning schedule, I can't seem to make myself do anything after work. Funny how that goes . . .

I'm either going to do a make up run tomorrow (assuming I get some sleep tonight) or do an upper body weight w/o or a HIIT that I got off of MissFit.tv. She has a great one that I haven't tried yet! I'll decide sometime tonight because if I decide on weights, I need to set up before bed!
 
Hi All,

I was going to go for a joggle this evening but decided to go swimming instead. I swam laps for about 35 minutes. Water was nice but it was a little chilly getting out of the water. Tomorrow morning it's suppose to be in the 60's. I haven't felt that temperature in a long time.

I'll be back tomorrow for personals. I'm sleepy!
 
Tricia - I think I read that you can get full episodes on Bravo too. I hope you got some sleep last night! Darn dogs!! :)

Alisha - feeling better?

Jane - it is cooling off here too. High today is supposed to be 80 but tomorrow only 67! It's that weird time of year where you need all your summer and fall clothes out because you don't know what you will need to wear. But I don't have room in my closet for everything and have to rotate out for the seasons - getting dressed has been challenging this week.

Last night was disk 22. Spin class tonight and a little joggle. I'll let you know how it goes.
 
Hi Everyone!

Cindi ~ It is cooling off a little bit here. When I got in the car this morning it was 68 degrees! Which is cool for us but the highs are still in the 90's. I remember that weird Chicago weather when it's hot one day and cold the next and trying to figure out what to wear. I used to have to rotate my clothes too. Down here you really don't need to do that.

I have a question on Jackie's book. Does she recommend 5 grams or less of sugar or 9 grams? In the first show she said 5 but then I was looking at the book on Amazon and it said 9 grams. I really don't eat that much sugar anymore but I was just wondering. Does she mention anything about sugar in fruits or veggies. How are you suppose to do cheat meals? I take one a week.

Alisha ~ Hope you're feeling better.

Hi Lisa and Tricia!

I'm not sure what I'm doing today yet. I'll post it when I figure it out.
 
Just one more day

of kitten sitting, then its back to normal. I am so happy that my kitty is an adult kitty. I have MMA Kick Box on the schedule for today. Tomorrow should be Low Max. I will be spending the day on the computer editing.

Cindi- It is cooling off here too. I hope it goes well for Pete too, I have to lose about 55 pounds now.

Jane- We don't really need to rotate our clothes that much out here either.

Lisa- The kittens have been doing the 'smack down' at 2 and 4 am, so I completely relate to your 'multi pup' night.
 
Jane - she doesn't talk about the sugar in fruit and veggies and doesn't really count that. It's more the added sugar in processed foods/juices. She said to eliminate any foods that have more than 5 grams of sugar per serving and a total of 9 grams per meal.

She allows a lot of different fruits - two servings/day. Including bananas (unripe), apples, citrus.

The sugar limits are more around things like salad dressing, prepared foods, juice, milk, yogurt, etc.

I made a list of her basic rules - I'll get it and post it.
 
Here's more on the Jackie Warner book...

This is a clean eating diet - very clean, with two cheat meals a week. But I will say there is something about how Jackie Warner lays out the book and explains things that make it simple and easy to follow. I actually got Pete to read parts of it himself which is very unusual!

So we are following her plan. Pete needs to lose 50 pounds and I have been sloppy lately and am back to 157. As always - I want to get to between 145 and 150. More importantly though - I want to get on a program with Pete so he can lose that extra weight. If we do it together, it works better.

Here's the basic eating plan
- 2-3 c veggies or more
- lean protein 4 times a day (includes 2 eggs as 1 protein and 1 whey protein shake as a protein, can also include lower fat cheese, greek yogurt, fish, chicken, etc.)
- 3 meals + 2 snacks/day
- 2 fruits/day
- 2 servings whole grains/day (includes 1 c oatmeal and then another grain)
- 1 serving good fat/day (like nut butter, nuts, olive oil)
- no sugar
- meals should not have more than 9 grams/sugar total.
- no food that is more than 4 (maybe it's 5?) grams/sugar per serving
- no processed foods
- no artificial sweeteners except stevia
- 3 liters water/day with some lemon juice added
- up to 2 cups coffee in the morning then no caffeine
- herbal/green tea in the evening

Twice a week you get a cheat meal as long as you've eaten clean 5 days in a row. Cheat meals are up to 1500 calories and can be a meal or a snack. For example, pizza and a beer, or candy and popcorn at the movies.

Today we are having...
Breakfast - oatmeal, cantelope
Snack - whey shake, whole grain crackers
Lunch - greens with balsamic dressing (lo fat), carrots and PB, 2 hard boiled eggs
Snack - apple and string cheese
Dinner - lean steak with salad and roasted squash
 
Cindi ~ Thanks for posting the information. I really appreciate it. I follow a very similar eating plan but I know I eat more than 2 servings of whole grains and not enough fruit on most days. It's nice to have guidelines to follow to keep yourself in check. My cheat meal or snack are in line with what she says although I only allow myself one cheat a week.

Here is my workout for tonight.

5 Rounds
Farmer's Walk Up and Down the driveway
10 renegade rows
10 Heavy Swings
10 Thrusters
10 High Step ups and reach with med ball
10 Static Sumo Squat w/windmill arms (I was watching a clip of Jackie Warner's new dvd on Collage and stole this move from her).
 
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Hi everyone!

Cindi - I'll check Bravo, but they weren't showing episodes of Top Chef when I was wanting to watch that. Maybe they've changed that.

Jane - We've been steadily in the low 70s this week, but we could still warm up. You just never know this time of year! I downloaded the free sample of Jackie's book for my Kindle. It's only $12! I may just go ahead and get it. It'd make a great reference book! I eat more than enough fruit, but not enough veggies!

Alisha - Had a decent puppy night last night, but I was exhausted today! Took a "nap" after work once I started my brown rice in the steamer, didn't wake up until an hour later when my steamer pinged!

Nice workouts everyone! I did get up and run this morning. Did 3.5 miles and I think I upped my pace just a tad. It hurt! It's staying dark longer now in the morning. Going to need a light soon. What do you guys recommend? I don't really want one of those that you have to wear this extra harness thingy on your torso. Planning on my scheduled interval run tomorrow morning. I'm thinking CC Vol. 7, but might do 6 again.

Hi Lisa!

Check back in tomorrow! It's pretty cool in the mornings upper 50s, but still able to wear my shorts!
 
change of plans

I did not workout yesterday. Too tired. I will do that KB workout today. Tomorrow will be a joggle and Saturday is IMAX 2.

I will catch the personals later,

Alisha
 
Hi ladies. My heel was a little stiff yesterday afternoon - I think it was my shoes. So I did 20 minutes on the eliptical and then spin class. No joggle for me.

I took the boys with me and the did 20 minutes on the stationary bikes chasing dragons and had a lot of fun. They worked up a sweat and didn't even seem to mind.

Rest today.

I'm down 4 pounds in 3 days from this thintervention diet. I know a lot of it is water but still it's nice to see progress.
 
Hi ladies,
Yesterday wound up being a rest day and if I cycled calories it would have been a high calorie day too :) On the bright side, occasional days like that seem to help not hurt - emphasis on the occasional though.

This morning I did BBL Bum Bum Live and Bum Bum Rapido and CC V1.

Cindi - Sorry about your heel but it sounds like you got a nice alternate workout in anyway. The dragon chasing sounds like lots of fun.

Alisha - Hope you feel better today.

Jane - Nice workout. Have a great day.

Tricia - I like the little Petzel headlamps. Are you looking for something bigger than that?

I watched an episode of Thintervention the other night. I have to say that I wasn't impressed by Jackie. It seemed kind of gimmicky - who drinks aminos straight anyway? But I guess it makes good tv.

Bravo tends to play shows like Top Chef periodically in their entirety. I would just keep watching the guide (or search it if you have tivo). I am a total Top Chef addict.

Lisa
 
Love Top Chef - were you suprised Kevin won? Ed seemed to be on a roll. I watched Top Chef Just Desserts last night but didn't like some of the personalities and wondered if just desserts is going to be as interesting for a whole season.
 
Hi Everyone,

I am taking a rest day today. I have to go to mom's to give her the "after chemo" shot.

Cindi ~ Congrats on your weight loss! You got a good workout in without the joggle. Chasing Dragons is always fun!

Tricia ~ I have a headlamp but I'm can't remember where I got it (maybe REI). The one I have just goes around your head or hat (like a headband). I've used it a number of times and I really like it. I also have a reflective vest that I wear. I got that free from a race that I ran in.

Lisa ~ I missed the second episode of Thintervention. The show seems to be better than her other show Workout. Still it is a reality show and they are always going to do something or pick people that will add some drama otherwise no one would watch.

I watch Top Chef too. I did not want Kevin to win. I would have preferred Ed. Does anyone watch Project Runway?

Hi Alisha!

How everyone has a great day!
 
Tricia - I got my headlamp at REI like Jane did. I know it was a big topic of discussion with my team for the relay we did last June since we'd have to run in the dark. Some women liked a headlamp but some preferred to carry a light flashlight because the headlamp light bounces with you and makes some people nauseous.

I have some extras from the race - I can send you a headlamp and small flashlight to try out. You can keep if you like or send back. Better to try it out than buy and not like.
 
Me again - just checking in with rest yesterday but I will do STS legs later today and back/biceps tomorrow to finish Meso 2.

We are going to Milwaukee this weekend for a Table Tennis tournament and then I go to Denver on business next week so I won't be around much. But I will be back!
 
I did go out for my joggle this morning. Just 40 min. of intervals/hills. Well, its confirmed, I don't do well without exercise. I was in a serious blue funk on Wednesday. It wasn't good. Dementor city. So, I go for a jog this morning and now I'm fine.:D

so

no joggle=:(
joggle=:D

I will catch the personals tomorrow, I have a ton of work to do. I am home, no more kitty sitting. yippee! Just my kitty, who doesn't scratch!!!

Alisha
 
TGIF!

I'm taking another rest day today. I have a 5K race tomorrow.

Cindi ~ Have fun in Milwaukee this weekend!

Alisha ~ I am the same way about working out. No workout = grumpy Jane.

Hi Tricia and Lisa!

Hope everyone has a great day!!
 
OMG! I posted a long reply to all of you last night and now it seems to be gone! I can't believe this! I'm in a panic!

Sorry everyone! Just know that I commended all of you for your hard work over the last couple of days. Thanks for all the suggestions on headlamps (Cindi - thanks for sending samples).

Top Chef, Master Chef, no Project Runway and OMG I've never watched reality tv before a friend got me hooked on BL last season.

Ran yesterday morning, but couldn't get up today. Left all my weight stuff out to do it after work today.

Whew! That's the short of it, but there was a lot more. :(

Know that I read every single post!

See you guys tonight!
 
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