No Sweets week of July 22

[Rose11]

Catherine - Well... if you can't stick to your diet on NYC (hard I know) eat smaller portions then. I would do an online calorie check on my favorite temptations to get an idea of which portions are allowed. My trick is to eat half of everything instead of the whole portion, but sometimes there are places where they serve you about three times the normal amount and eating all that is not an option for me. I normally ask for a take out bag, I fix my plate with the correct portions then I take the rest with me and I eat it the next day. The other day I had a roast beef sandwich with everything and I divided it in thirds. I ate one, gave my friend one, and I took the other one home and ate it the next day. Another thing is that you can walk whenever possible to burn some calories, since you won't be able to workout as usual.


Affirm - I absolutely love the cardio premix of Drill Max. I do it quite often. Lately I've been noticing that my hip flexors are sore pretty much all the time. I really don't want to get an overuse injury, but I don't know what else to do in terms of exercise. Like I said I'm getting new shoes soon and I hope that does the trick. I wonder if Cathe ever gets sore like that. I definitely will ask her about overuse injuries in the future, but I know she is and is going to be extremely busy for a couple of weeks. Meanwhile I'm trying to rest when I feel my body is wanting to rest and making modifications in my workouts when I feel sore.


PLB is on schedule for this afternoon. Oh man!

 

[fit_fairy]

Good suggestions Rose. I doubt that I'll do any on calorie tracking though-just not my style. I do not usually eat the large portions that most restaurants serve. I will make efforts to eat two decent meals and dinner will be my cheat }( Oh and I will definitely will be doing alot of walking!!!

Rose, I see LB DOMS coming your way LOL!! PLB is a goodie. Those leg presses Have fun *snicker, snicker*

Affirm, DM cardio is so fun!! And a nice change of pace from stepping. I will be doing it tomorrow. Hope your knees are better.

Today was upper body for me:

Bench: 75# 1x4, 3x5, & 1x4 (increased wt 5#, fewer reps/sets)
Pec Flys: 22.5 DBs 1x9 & 2x8(increased by 1 rep on first set)
DB Row: 41.25# 3x8 (increased wt 1.25#)
OHP: 50# 1x9 & 2x8 (increased by 1 rep 1st set- have a hard time making gains with overhead press???)
skull crushers: 17.5# 1x3 then 16.25 4x4 (fewer reps with 16.25 )
incline bicep curls: 18.75# 1x8 & 2x7 (increased by 2 reps last set)

Still making gradual gains- which is good

Hope you all have a great weekend!!

Catherine

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[Affirm]

Rose, my knees are hurting just thinking about PLB. Other than that, I do feel better ladies.

 

[Rose11]

Today I did IM2. I felt some soreness from PLB, but nothing like GS Legs. And IM2 is waaaaay easier than IM3 (which I did sometimes with my GS rotation awhile back). Not that this rotation is easy, because it is not, but there's no way this is as hard as GS, so I'm using it as a short break. The only thing that's becoming bothersome is my back when I do leg presses and other exercises. I'm making modifications when possible. I'm getting new shoes asap and I might go to the doctor soon if this doesn't go away. I thought I had pain because of TTOM, but that's over and I still have mid and lower back pain(it's not that bad yet, but I don't know what this is and I don't want it to get any worse).

My diet was okay, but I did have some treats: a tiny slice of cake with ice cream and I just had a bit of Sprite zero with one giant scoop of vanilla ice cream :9. So that's it. I hope you're both having a nice weekend.