[Jennelle]

Hey ladies....I'm hanging in there...coming up on the end of week 3. I'm doing well, but I'm still working on my water at 7:15. It's so cold here today, and I find it tough to drink water when it's cold.

I ate a sirloin yesterday that was DEFINITELY bigger than my palm, but it was good! I had a plain baked potato and some steamed squash with it. I'm proud of me for making good choices.

[ledom]

I change my workout every 4 weeks. I get sore after the first workout of the new regime and then I am not really sore again until I change again. I think this is different for different people.

[JEC]

I change my workout every 6 weeks but sometimes I change it from week to week if a machine isn't avaible etc. I usually stay sore for the first 2-3 weeks and then it weans off. By week 6 I am ready to change.

JC

[Mel]

I can't remember what it means if your hungry all the time either, but boy am I hungry! I'm hungry when I'm eating, and hungry when I finish, and stay hungry. Water doesn't help . Hope this means fat is departing, but that is rarely the case for me.

I've been changing my workouts whenever I feel like it- never straying too far from my plan, but doing supersets and giant sets when I feel the urge, mixing up the order of the exercises. Really changes things when you just change the order. Trying to keep my body guessing and not just adapting. Yesterday I moved squats to the front of my leg workout instead of doing them after leg presses, and was able to get the last 10 reps at 275lbs (with a spotter) Maybe I'll make my goal of over 300 lbs before I thought I would Though I look a bit like the mummy when I squat that heavy: knees wrapped, and ankles now wrapped.

OK ladies- here's a silly question for you all: Would you do a "truck pull"? The head trainer at my gym bought truck pull harnesses and all the gungo-ho muscle head guys can't wait to try it. He can't find any women who will try it and decided I was the most likely candidate and tries to talk me into it almost every day. Gee- wonder why no one else wants to??? I told him I'd try it if he found at least 1 other and I got to pull my Honda instead of a truck MAYBE I'd do it. If he hires me when I finish my certification! haha

Susie: Where in CO are you? My mom lives in Boulder- or rather up in the mountains outside of Boulder. Great place to visit, may be there this sumer.

Jennelle: I've actually been drinking warm water. I know, it sounds disgusting at first, but it's freezing here too! It's really not that bad, especially with a spritz of lemon.

Carrie: Throw out the scale! or at least hide it and only bring it out every 4 weeks or so. You're building muscle at this stage. If you see a change in the pants-o-meter at 3 weeks, you're doing great!

Adriana: Your enthusiasm leaps off my screen. Sounds like you're having a great time. How long have you been in Israel? I take it you are not a sabra from your comments.

JC- Cute (there's that word again) avatar.

need some sleep- last night I woke up a 2:30 convinced the alarm had gone off and hit dh yelling at him for setting the alarm for the middle of the night. Both of us were kinda grumpy when it did go off.

mel

[JEC]

A truck pull???? umm no idea.....

JC


(I don't even know what it is?)

[JEC]

Hey US guys,

How much do you pay for Splenda over there?? (granules)

JC

[adriana]

JEC -- our weekend is friday and saturday, not like the rest of the world !! lol we MUST do everything different here :-)

adriana

[adriana]

i go to sleep and find you've all been busy BFL'ers !!! i like it when i get up and find you've all been here.

Niffer - i can walk, it's sore but it's okay. i love doing my cardio and i try to get in an *11* when i feel up to it. i feel it in my gluttes today though sometimes, when i'm super pumped, i'll even do a spinning class the same day as legs.

that is sooooo cool about the new gym !! what potential. i'll be keeping my fingers crossed that everything goes the way you'd like. a realtor huh? my father is one in southern california, for 40 years now!

MrsJim -- all i can say is keep on flossing !! i have never i my life suffered from any kind of gum problems till i had this last flu and now i can't shake something that has attacked my gums. i'll have to break down and go to a gum specialist next week if it doesn't clear up with the meds i got today. i miss my brother the dentist !!

Karen i wanted to ask you about your current way of life. from what i understood, and this could be completely wrong, you don't workout anymore? is that right? can i ask you what you're doing these days to keep lean and strong if you're not working out. sorry if i'm completely off base here.

MEL !!! -- i know what a truck pull and i say go for it if you feel up to it !! with the weights that you're doing i would venture to say that you're more than up to it !!! wow !!! i can barely squat about 60 pounds without wanting to fall onto my butt !! i can press 220 pounds (100 kilos)........ which makes me wonder why different exercises have such a different impact on the same part of the body.

btw i'm not a sabra. i've been here since 1982. but i do have my 5 sabras!! plus the israeli ex-husband. i love it here !!

Lana -- hope everything is good with you !! i know you've been busy lately. hope to see you around later today.

Jennelle -- which challenge is this for you? i'm proud of you also for making good choices. i wouldn't worry about getting in some extra protein once in a while. i did these last two days because i felt i needed it.

Carrie -- i've heard a lot of people describing the same thing about food lately. i'm beginning to think that it's part of our human instincts in the winter to want more to eat. makes sense since winter is the time to just insulate ourselves from nature. one thing though, are you positive that you ARE getting in enough calories per day. if you're low on calories then it might be a reason for the hunger.

about your workout soreness, etc. are you adding on more weight as you progress, like once a week or every ten days. your body shouldn't be too used to a routine only in the third week. try adding some weights then see if you're not shaking it up a bit again.

i change my programs every 4 weeks, but along the way i try to add more weight to as many exercises as possible on a weekly basis, maximum 10 days. that keeps my body progressing real good !


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i have a triceps and biceps workout later today. i'm looking forward to it although that's not my very favorite area to workout. but i DO love the results that i'm seeing in my arms!! it's a long way to the arms that i want, but i'll get there, that's for sure.

then it will be an intense cardio, followed by some time in the jacuzzi to soothe this aching body. i'm sure i'll be feeling super good by the end of today's session at the gym

i have so neglected my house this week and it's time to pay the piper this weekend!! i'll be doing a whole lot of laundry and just hoping it dries in the next day or two. we hang our laundry up to dry in israel because it's so expensive to run the dryers all the time.

take care everyone. see you later.

adriana

[MrsJim]

Got a three-day weekend comin' up so I'm a happy chick

Adriana - AACK! oh no no no no no...I absolutely DO work out. What I don't do anymore is weigh myself! I stopped last year. Right now I'm doing a Draper split - it's in his book "Brother Iron Sister Steel" called Lean Legs for Women. It's a six-week split. I did change the routine a bit since he also has upper body exercises in the split - I took out most of the upper body exercises. Actually today my goal was to kill my legs - by that I mean just wear them out to a nubbin, so I really worked them today...

I'll post my current regimen in my Journal...

JC- Splenda - depends on the size. According to the Safeway website the prices are:

Splenda 50 count packets $3.49
Splenda 100 count packets $5.69
Splenda bulk granulated 1.9 oz $3.49
Splenda bulk granulated 3.8 oz $5.69

Compare to:

Sweet & Low 100 packets $2.59
Safeway Aspartame 100 packets $2.79

Pretty big diff huh

Carrie - I'm like JC - Whenever I change up workouts, I am really sore for the first week, but then it dissapates (even if I pile on the plates). You're on week 3 - you'll be due for a change up beginning at Week 5.

Mel - we have actually had some really fabulous weather this week...it's supposed to be in the 70s this weekend. Jim and I are kind of planning a road trip on Monday - perhaps to Rocklin or Santa Cruz (if traffic isn't too horrendous that is). If you do that truck pull, make sure that they remember to release the parking brake!

Well I found out this morning that my old Spinning instructor, Curt, is BACK at 24 Hour Fitness. He is an actual hardcore cyclist - does the 24 Hours of Adrenaline and Death Valley 200 mile rides every year (amongst others). Unfortunately his class begins at 6 a.m. on Fridays, and that doesn't jive with my schedule since I have to be at work by 8 am. However, I'm going to make an effort to be at one of his classes because he really kicks butt!

Later y'all!

[4myloves]

I think I should already know this, but need a brief refresher--What exactly is spinning?

Cheryl

[3fcuser1058250]

Hi girls,



Boy I had to read 3 pages of postings.... whew!! I had to make notes so I could remember everything... yes MY age IS catching up to me....

OK, OK I'm the one who should be fessing up!! ........ Yes I was 46 on the 11th ... so there JEC

JEC ~~ I think your AV is SEXY not CUTE at all...

KAREN ~~ the mac and cheese I like is my homemade stuff, not all that unhealthy, spiral macaroni (ww pasta if I have it) with tomato sauce and mozarella cheese, mixed in together...But I just eat soooo much of it that it is UNHEALTHY... the Kraft mac and cheese does not sit well with me... I love your story of Meg lying down with the Sparkter ... too cute...

SPAM ~~ it is amazing what un informed people will say with regard to health and eating... someone yesterday asked if I was pregnant because of the food I was eating... at the time I was eating blended raspberry cottage cheese and an orange!! My answer was "it's not pickles and ice cream, then I would wonder!"
And how anyone would rather be flabby and have more fat just because the #'s on the scale are lower... go figger!! Every one is DIFFERENT...

MS.PEN ~~ I'm totally w/you on the cardio front... I like the BFL cardio because it's short and sweet and over in no time... The only LONG cardio's I like are outside things, like bladding, biking, and walking...

NIFFER ~~ on your 2 perfect weeks....

MEL ~~ have you ever tried front squats with a 1/2 inch board under the ball of your feet. I did that this week for a change I felt it the next day.... I change my work out quite frequently... I just get bored...

There may be a relation girls to being hungry all the time lately, I am in that same boat, and being cold.... WE are loosing FAT... and that is a very GOOD THANG!!

Today and last night I had a bit of a lapse, because I did not PLAN and I am running out of food... no CC, no egg whites, so have to go shopping this afternoon....This morning I really had to talk to myself you know what I said? Out loud too... hubby wasn't around or if he was he didn't say anything... " How badly do you F****G want this????" and that snapped me out of it... so I put back that 3rd granolla bar I was going to eat... So all I really screwed up was one meal... I was happy with myself....

Well I think my post is long enough....You all have a great weekend.... ARRIANE ~~ hope your w/e is coming along well....with all that wash and all....

Hi Ledom, Forgiven, Mox and Carrie, 4myself...

Take Care.....

[Wanttolosealot]

Wow
You girls are all so busy I just can not keep up with y'all! Everyone seems to be doing so well. I too am actually having a good week, have been eating well and having pretty good WO"s.
Have had a couple of 10's, so I am feeling good about me again. Tomorrow and one more week to go with my first challenge, I just wish I had not screwed up so much, but live and learn. Next challenge will be awesome.
Have a great weekend everyone!
Virginia

[4myloves]

A-ha!

Just did a search for "spinning" in the exercise forum, so now I know what it is! Sounds like fun.

I started the Body for Life program on Monday (01-13-03). The eating is no problem (Rob's Pumpkin Muffins are delish and I can't wait to try out the recipe for Pam's Yummy Brownies!!) because I've been preparing most of my meals in advance. I did my first LBWO on Wednesday. Although I had some idea of what to expect, the pain is just blowing me away!! It's different when you're actually EXPERIENCING Noodle Leg Syndrome rather than reading about it (duh!!)!!

Anyway, I'll probably start posting more in this forum!

Cheryl

[Mel]

I once got pulled into a spinning class AFTER my leg workout, but an over-enthuiastic instructor who was trolling the hallway for people to take the class. God, I thought it would never end! And she was on a mike yakking thru the whole thing "meet Mel our newest member! How you doin Mel? " through the whole thing so I couldn't slink out without anyone noticing. I've avoided peeking into rooms to see what's going on ever since! Except when Robert gives posing classes- that's a hoot to watch, and he knows better than to try to drag me into one

I just did a killer back and bicep workout. I''m exhauster- mentally and physically. Am thinking about taking a rest week next week. I can't remember when I last took one, and the 1/2 marathon training on top of weight training really drained me.

Gotta go take kiddo to tennis-
mel

[JEC]

OMG Splenda bulk granulated 3.8 oz $5.69???? It costs about $5 Australian which converts to $2.50 US...... WOW that is expensive

Lana: I think it's Sexy too and so does hubby!

Adriana: Karen NOT wokring out??? No way......

oh well I gotta shop so I will catch up later.

Karen: I pmed you....

JC