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brenda21

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Good Morning everyone~

Today is HIIT and I'm going to start HST (weights MWF starting light and gradually getting heavy)- although I hear you CinDee, I just would rather take a week off and not think about working out for a long, long time.

As soon as I said I wouldn't eat terribly yesterday, my husband came home w/Mother's day brunch: buffalo wings (my favorite), donuts & he made me eggs benedict. Yeah, I didn't have a really good day.

Today is another day. Again.

Hope everyone had a nice weekend,

Brenda
 
Brenda, run for your life...does he love you or is he trying to kill you with those food choices?!?!!:p

Tell him next year to spend the money on flowers...they're healthier for you!;)
 
Hello everybody,

Today is PH (upper body only) and hopefully, if time permits, some cardio.

Brenda, like you I'm starting over -- again -- after the weekend. How come celebrations always entail some form of junk? And how come it's so hard for me to resist? I still can't get over the sweet tooth I developed back home. Thought I was getting better until yesterday's lunch. We went to Todai, a fabulous Japanese buffet, and I scarfed up too much dessert.}(

Have a great workout, everyone. Welcome to the thread, 40something. It's wonderful to see new ID's here.

Pinky:)
 
Good morning from the clouds and rain...I hope it gets sunny again! Yesterday I ended up spinning with DH and I was sucking air. DH and I think that my iron is low and there just wasn't enough to carry oxygen. Time for beans and spinach! I made it through all but the last 2 reps, so that is better than nothing. I'm not sure what this week will hold...spinning, HIIT on the treamill, curcuits?

Brenda, could you describe HST? Sounds like something to use when I get back.

Judy, we're kind of reversed! DH is a tall Swede/German and I'm a short Mexican. My dad calls my boys "Swedicans".

Well, sounds like everyone enjoyed their Mother's Day...and today really is another day!

Best wishes for your workouts and nutrition!:D

CinDee
 
Good afternoon everyone.

I had a nice Mother's Day. My husband took me shopping and I got a few shirts. Then we went out for lunch - pizza. Hey at least I got the veggie pizza. }( And at my mom's my son and I shared a piece of her delicious pumpkin pie. But like you all said, today is a new day, and so far, so good.

Just took my daily walk during lunch (3.5 miles) - tonight I"m thinking about doing Legs & Glutes OR chest/back of S&H. Haven't decided yet.

Have a great day everyone!

~Dana
 
I don't think that any of us are were alone yesterday in our little bad eating day. I haven't baked in a long time, and I decided to make some lemon bars. They are dh's fave, so I thought that it would be safe, they should be gone quickly. But it didn't keep me from eating two of them last night. Oh well!
So, today, I have done the first two sections of Step Blast, and I'm not sure, but maybe, just maybe I'll get some weights in this afternoon. We'll see.
Well, off to work again! Have a great week!

Kathy
 
Hello everyone,

First, business. Here's what I've been up to workout wise for the past few days.

Saturday- Bootcamp! Really tried to focus in on my obliques and boy, did it work. They are still a bit sore today!
Sunday- 40 minute walk in the a.m. Did Crunch Candlelight Yoga in the p.m.
Monday- Christi's Solid Gold Cardio and then the add on abs segment. Just love Christi's hi/lo workouts!!! They are always so interesting and entertaining.

Brenda and everyone else who indulged on Mother's Day- I'm trying not to sweat it too much. My family, my sister's boyfriend, and I went to a brunch at the Sheraton in Sacramento where my sister lives. Needless to say, I went overboard and had 3 plates worth of food. I was very full and didn't feel the need to eat for the rest of the day, save some cereal at around 7 p.m. because I thought I should eat something so I would energy for my workout this morning. We all work so hard and to indulge on a special day is not going to doom us! Today's starts a brand new day and back to my healthier eating habits.

Hope everyone has a super Monday!
 
Thanks for the reassurement, Sabine... I don't feel quite as bad as I did Sat night (after what I ate then- hot dogs, pizza, etc). I haven't worked out yet and I'm trying to get my energy up to do it which has been hard today, hence what bad eating does to my body/brain.

40something, my DH had actually called on his way home and asked if I'd be nutritionally willing to endulge in a special breakfast. I told him no but get something special for the kids. One thing led to another and next thing I know I'm being waited on, reading the paper and having coffee. Not too bad- I told my DH I'd take one for the team and eat what they made me so noone's feeling would get hurt!:)

It's warm here- the AC is on and I'm STILL trying to get my backyard finished. Every time I think about the party this weekend I look around and don't know how it will ever happen. The house looks like a train wreck and I can't even hide everything in closets since my dad and spouse will be here to watch the kids when we go away x(

I'm going to get some water and hope for the best. I was going to go to the gym but I don't think my sitter's coming today...
 
Okay, change of plans... Since I'm trying to tackle the vacation flab, I decided to do a circuit workout instead of PH. So it was C&W -- again -- but I tweaked it a bit. I did the whole bit 'til the abs section, skipped the stretch, went to the premixes and did the weights all over. I changed the shoulder work a bit though to include anterior and post delts, and didn't do the leg work that came with the weight work as I'm going to do legs tomorrow. I also did the ab work a second time. Feeling good... If only I could keep my eating clean.

Welcome to the thread, Dana. Hope you stay.:)

Pinky
 
Hi everyone;
Today was the combo premix with ME and BootCamp. 1st time I've done this premix and I just kept having to pause so much to adjust my weights and stuff . Maybe when I get used to it I'll be better prepared although this workout did work me hard & I like that :)

I have had a couple of busy days where I have had no time to do anything but collapse on my bed at the end of the day.

Had a nice weekend with my hubby and kids and I didn't have to do anything yesterday.

I have found over the weekend that I suffer from body image distortion :( ...I always see myself as being on the heavy side . I've lost 30 #'s with WW and I'm close to goal. I guess with working out with Cathe things have toned a bit because this weekend I went shopping for some pants as the ones I got the beginning of the year were getting too big. I started with the 12's and ended up into size 4's, got 3 outfits that showoff my work in progess but I kept wanting to get bigger clothes. I just can't beleive it. I checked the label size and flys could’ve entered my mouth. No way I thought… I can’t be fitting into a size 4, I still need to register it in my brain.

My hubby has been telling me that I’ve lost alot of weight but I was like yeah, yeah whatever. I know the number on the scale has gone down but I just don’t see it. Yesterday I saw someone at Lowe’s that I haven’t seen in close to a year and the 1st thing she told me was “Wow you got skinny, you look so much younger and my God you’re so thin!. ” I’m still having a very hard time hearing people tell me how much thinner I look. It feels good to know that all my hard work is paying off but I’m having a hard time with people giving me so much attention over it. It feels really wierd and uncomfortable when my apperance becomes the hot topic x(.

I see myself still 30#'s heavy and in clothes that cover me up. Does the mind finally start to accept it or will this be something I need to come to times with. It's really weird I should be showing it all off but when the attention gets too much I just want to hide.

Can anyone here relate to what I'm talking about?

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Hi Shywolf,

I don't know if you remember the thread I started about distorted body image a couple of months ago. I talked a lot about the things you're mentioning here.

Basically all the things you said about not really believing that you're thinner and fitter, sometimes feeling overwhelmed by the attention, and wondering when you would wake up from the 'dream' and be your larger self again are all things I have grappled with and continue to grapple with. What is nice is that the all of this has died down for me as I've maintained and improved my current weight and fitness level for several years now. And it hasn't died completely, I still have moments where I know I don't see myself accurately and all the outdated mental tapes just come spilling back. I don't know if I can offer you anything more than 'I deal with it too'. Things do get better and I think it takes time to undo a lot of the self loathing and such that happened for so many years.

You're a wonderful, caring, talented woman, Shywolf! Be gentle with yourself!
 
Hello everyone,
I too indulged way too much over the whole weekend. I had a nice mother's day. I didn’t get the CTX that I wanted; my husband got me a set of Lenox champagne glasses instead. I collect Lenox and these glasses made a nice addition.

I'm starting week 2 with one body part/day. Today was Legs, PS, SH, PLB ball and abs. This took me two hours to complete. My son was so good. He stayed in our workout loft the entire time playing with his games.

Shywolf, I can only relate to your weight loss story is when I was young, I was very overweight. When I reached my early teens and became more active the weight came off and relatives who were not seen a while would make the same remarks. I would feel like why didn’t anyone help or say something back then when I was heavy. Throughout my teens, I was thinner, but had a higher fat percentage. I think I have a good mix now.
I will add, being picked on for years in my single digit age had an effect on my, where I know I will never, ever get fat again.

I'll check in tomorrow!

Susan C.M. :D
 
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