Here is my picture attempt

The first is from Mar09 to Nov09. I started in Aug09. I was about 220 in the after shot. I am down even more now.

The 2nd is the results from the 6week bootcamp I did.

And the 3rd is from last week. I am wearing my skinny jeans from Old Navy. That was a fantastic feeling day. You know those days when you feel super skinny and extra fabulous.

Jae You look fabulous with that sexy collarbone and in your skinny jeans! Tell me about this 6 week bootcamp you did - I'm curious!

I designed the bootcamp myself. It was a mixture of Cardio, ST, core work, and yoga. 6days a week for 6 weeks. It was a little hard finding the time with family and work, but if necessary I was working out at 7 or 8pm. It got tough around the 4th week or so and I thought about giving up, but I stuck it out. Cardio was mostly running on the treadmill (long runs, intervals)
I have it saved, so I can post the first week for you if you would like to see it.

I'd love to see it - thanks!!

Here is week #1. I was just starting out so it was not too advanced. Although the stair climbing kicked my A$$ BADLY. I didn't know stairclimbing could be so bruttle

Week #1

The equipment I will be using is a treadmill, hand weights, Jump rope.

Day 1: Intervals of running
- Warmup 5min,
- Low intensity run 4mins, High Intensity 1mins, (Alternate for 6 sets = 30mins)
- Low intensity for 5mins
- cool down walk 5mins
- Ab work for 10-15mins

Day 2: Circuit Training -
The circuit is 15mins and should be done atleast three times. The breaks between the moves should be less than 30sec. The break between the circuit should be less than 60sec.
(if you have question on any moves please let me know, look up on SP or Google)

- WarmUP - Stair climbing for 5mins. (Going up should be faster than coming down. start out slow and increase speed on each set. )
- Hammer Curls (bicep) - 1mins
- Bent over flys (back) - 1mins
- Jog/Walk in place or back in forth in room (cardio) - 4mins
- Tricep Kickbacks (tricep) - 1mins
- Overhead shoulder press (shoulders) - 1mins
- Wide leg Squats (legs) - 1min
- 90' Chest flys (chest) - 1min

Day3: Long Run
- My plan is to do atleast 60mins on the treadmill. It will be a moderate pace just focusing on the time not the distance. You can chose any cardio for 60mins
- Ab work for 10-15mins

Day 4: Repeat Day 1

Day 5: Repeat Day 2

Day 6: Day of Rest

Day 7: Repeat Day 3


Feel free to move your day of rest, but I like my saturdays off.

Jae--thats probably a good idea! just finish out C25K...I mean, heck, I'm on Wk7 and it's only a 9wk program!!! So, tonight, I'll forget HIIT and attempt the 25min run :) It's just so boring...I need something to distract...music might help, but TV would be better! LoL I run on the TM at work and I doubt there's a way I could get a TV in there...maybe my portable DVD player??? I don't know...but I should probably finish SOMEHOW!!! Thanks for your advice! ALSO---you look awesome!!! keep up the good work!

Well, I'm back to weighing every day again and I'm so glad I got on that scale this AM! I'm down to 181.8!! I still can't believe I'm in the low 180s...it's so weird seeing these numbers on the scale...but after weighing this AM, I'm so motivated to get as much exercise in as I can!! I've also upped my cals. to 1500 (gonna try to keep it between 1480-1520) which isn't much of a change, but I'm gonna try it for a while...I'm still trying to find that magic # to lose 2lb/wk :D

***HERE'S TO ANOTHER OP DAY*** Good luck everyone & Keep up the good work!

I know it can be boring but hang in there. It doesn't really bother me so I guess I am lucky. I am up to an hour and 15mins straight now. I guess because I have so much going on in my head. It's actually my time to figure things about and pray about stuff. When it's a clear day (in my head) I make sure to keep the music rocking.

What I would do is, if you are running 3x a week, make the middle run into intervals(HIIT). That way you have something to look forward to and a rest period in there.

And Congrats on the loss. I can't weight till I have to deal with weird feeling about the 180s

jae~For stronger nails take biotin vitamin~theres no side effects to it and it is just $3.00 a bottle at walmart. Mine still break from time to time...Usually on my left hand. That 1 bottle last for a long time. for couple months.

Oh & Jae ~ Wowza!! Look At U Hot Mama In Those Pics!!! Way To Go!!

Hey girls, lots of things going on today. Im so happy to report that were no longer renting..were BUYING :carrot:Yep...were closing tomorrow.:D we should be completely moved in by next Wednesday im excited...but im also starting to feel bad..my throat is getting scratchy and im getting that 'sick' feeling in the back of my head...

I will keep everyone posted, no workout today..i will try and get in one tomorrow!

Hello to everyone and thank you for your comments:hug:

Hello,

JD~ I did South Beach a few years ago I loss like 50 pounds, I did it faithfully for year and a half then started to gain weight I didn't know why then, but it was because I was eating to much calories, then got upset had some sugar then it went down hill from there:(. I was thinking about doing it again and count calories this time.

Lori~ I would love to see more pic of your nails, I enjoy reading all your post. I am glad your feeling better..

Well hope everyone is having a great day!

MISSPRISS CONGRADULATIONS!!!! It is so great to go from renting to buying~To think one day I am so sick of that wall color & hey I wanna paint that wall red/Yellow/Blue~Whatever color & U can up & do it & NO LANDLORDS TO GO THROUGH!!!! I AM SOOOOOOOO HAPPY FOR YOU & YOUR FAMILY!!!!I also think u have enough time to do the buyers credit thingy too still!!! Which is awesome!~Hey and no more raises on rent out of the blue!
WOOOOOOHHHHHOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!
I HOPE YOU FEEL WELL SOON~So you can enjoy every minute of it!

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Off to there now!

Had 1100 calories today, which is good. I lost a whopping 1/2lb! lol Hope the scale is down again tomorrow morning. It should be, I've really been sticking with it.

4 pages to get catch up on from all you chatters :D

Haven't been doing very good keeping calorie count. Had a few depressing days and had a few what is the point days :( Not sure why I haven't learned that blowing my diet only hurts myself.

My daughter school lost 3 girls on Saturday...They were hit by a train. Please please keep these girls families in your prayers. Our newspaper had a story from one of the mothers this morning soo heart breaking to read :(

I'm still around haven't ran off

have a good evening everyone :hug:

katy05: thanks!! I've been working really hard at it, trying to make an effort to really improve in that area. I am trying to stick to 45-60 minutes a day and I have tried doing more, but my body just wouldn't allow it. haha i agree i want to make sure i dont over do it cuz then exercising just get monotonous and boring. haha which it can be already.... :)

Lori: I'm so glad to hear that you are doing better chica!!! you are so strong willed it's inspiring! :)

jdonato: haha that is hilarious that would be the same exact response my dad and brothers would have had. haha. racing guys..... my parents owned a company called Pro Motorsports. We had several stores throughout the midwest and we carried racing apparel and merchandise for everything from NASCAR, NHRA, muscle cars, dirt bikes, etc. With the decline in the economy it went bankrupt which was extremely troubling and a very hard time. In 2005 however we opened another store called Motorheads and have to franchise No Fear stores in Minnesota. My dad owned a funny car in like 2001-2006 I believe; can't remember the exact years. He had first Tim Wilkerson, then Cory Lee and finally Bob Bode as the drivers. They never did that well however, so I doubt your bf would know of it! haha It was the Pro Motorsports car and then swtiched to Arbee a company Bode owned. Bob Bode still races even though we are not a part of it anymore. I go to Brainerd, MN to watch the races every year. It's so fun! Sorry for that blabbering! Anyways, have you been prescribed medication for the anxiety attacks? I was given Zoloft, but decided not to take it because I didn't want to be on meds my whole life. I'm thinking I should have though. Anxiety attacks are terrible. I hope your's dont get any worse and good luck on your exam!!

KDM: yes haha I went to go hang out with my friends. I decided that 15 more minutes of exercise was not worth the laughing and fun I would have with them. Im glad I did. Sometimes when you go on a diet and start to exercise it becomes such a part of your life that you become almost obsessed and forget other parts of your life that used to make you happy. I need to remind myself of that.

Misspriss: congratulations on buying! That is so awesome! And you should be happy I would be talking about it all the time too, it's a huge thing! :)

jigglefree: yeah my spanish minor is what I am hoping to use as a "one-up" so to speak in terms of getting hired. I'm hoping that will help me. I have just heard a lot of people say " oh what are you going to do with those majors?" etc when I tell them what I am doing, so it's hard to not get discouraged and panic. Hope you feel better! You have so much motivation and perserverance when it comes to exercising! :)

jae165: congratulations on onderland and it doesn't matter if it's by the skin of your teeth, it still counts!! you look great! :) Your bootcamp sounds great, I seriously might give it a try! thanks!

fruitlady: hey a 1/2 a pound is better than nothing!! :)

Losing4: I am so so so sorry to hear about the girls in your daughter's school. That is tragic and so terrible....i don't know what to say except that those little girls and their families will be in my thoughts and prayers. :hug:

well i had to catch up with all the chatty cathy's on this page!! :) i had a pretty good day today! I had a very very odd jump I lost 3 pounds from yesterday. I am very excited about it but just wondering if it is some weird body fluctuation and i will be heavier tomorrow. still though it is exciting. I am down a total of 8 since the beginning of this challenge! only 12 more and I will be at goal!! whoo! it's in sight and i only hope i can keep up the motivation to see that my goal is reached. I have been working really hard exercising every day and not going over my calories at all, so it is great to see it finally paying off. well back to work i go! have a good night everybody!!