May 28th, 2016 Check In Day

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This week I realized I was getting bored with my TurboFire workouts, I was dreading working out which I hadn’t had that issue of before so, I decided to change and start doing Insanity. Now, I am not able to complete it at the same pace/number of reps that the people on the video do but, I do what I can and then rest so as to not kill myself. I am really enjoying it and I can tell that this program is really hard. I have also been making sure to spend my time on the elliptical every day. Last week I forgot to do it on Saturday so I am going to make sure that I remember this week. We also lost a pet this week and rather than eating a ton I just jumped on the elliptical. This week’s results were really good for weight lost!

.25 Inches Gone!

.6% Body Fat Gone!

1.6 Pounds Gone!

This week I enter week 2 of my Insanity schedule, I’ll be pushing it as hard as I can without injury/death! Let’s hope for better numbers next week!

May 20th, 2016 Check In Day

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This week I have been making sure to get in my 10,000 steps on the elliptical. It has been going really well. The first several days I was not stretching when I would get off which led to some calf cramping, so the last couple of days I have been making sure to stretch my hamstrings after every time. I also increased to 10 straight minutes on it instead of 2 on and 2 off. I can usually burn between 700 and 800 calories just doing that a day.

This Week’s Stats Are:

Down .8 pounds

Down .5 inches

Down .3% Body Fat

And I finally hit 20 pounds!

March 13th, Check In Day!

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So this week I got a mini elliptical. It came in on Tuesday and since then I have been making sure to get in my 10,000 steps! I will do 10 minutes each hour on the elliptical doing 2 on 2 off. This has definitely helped me in the weight loss department this week. Stats were pretty good this week! I am just about to break the 20 pound mark!

Weight Lost: 3.2 pounds

Inches stayed the same

Body Fat Lost: .9%

My Dietbet this week has a challenge to complete 33,000 steps over the course of the weekend. This will be the first one I have tried to hit. I can’t wait!

May 6th, 2016 Check In Day

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Okay, I made a couple of mistakes this week we will avoid repeating again. Jonathan’s birthday was last weekend. So, rather than eating one cheat meal I ended up with two whole days of pretty much crap eating and tons of carbs. Also, I didn’t “workout” for 3 days, I did clean my house but that is nowhere near as intense at TurboFire. Due to this there was a weight gain this week but I did still stick to my workouts this week and have been dropping it back off pretty quickly.

Weight Gained: 1.8 Pounds

Inches Lost: 1 Inch

Body Fat Gained: .4% Body Fat

I am already 4 for 4 on my workouts this week, 2 more to go. This is Mother’s Day weekend so I will be eating 2 cheat meals. The first one we are doing barbecue, all that sauce has a TON of sodium. There will also be a TON of carbs there, my solution, eat only the meat. The second meal we are doing is going to be a Chinese buffet. I think if I stick to sushi and salad and limit to only one plate I should be okay.

April 29th, 2016 Check In Day

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I did not check in last week. At least I didn’t do any measurements. So, in the last 2 weeks here are my stats, except for weight because I did do that last week.

Weight Lost: 2 pound

Inches Lost: .75 Inches

Body Fat Lost: .5

Yesterday I did not do my workout because we are trying to get the house cleaned for hubby’s birthday. I definitely do not want to pull out my back like I usually do while cleaning so I am taking it easy with lots of breaks to insure no injury. Today we will finish the cleaning and then I should be back to working out on Monday!

Tough Day

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Yesterday’s workout was tough, I was just having a hard day for getting into a workout. I am hoping today will be better although, I did have to get up early today. Otherwise it was a good day for diet. I am still trying to work off the weight gained from alcohol and from the food we ate at the 5k. We ended up eating at a taco truck. The food was delicious but so full of carbs it has taken a while to get off. I am committed to this thing!
Until Next Time.
-Amanda

Drinking is Stupid

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Well, last week I was able to get in 4 days of workouts without any issues. Then Thursday night we went out drinking and I drank way too much without enough water. The next morning I was up 2 pounds from the day before. Also, this was AFTER I had thrown up most of what I had eaten. So Friday I was pretty dehydrated so I did not work out but I stuck to my diet. Saturday I ended up doing my TurboFire and then the 5k so I got a total of 6 workouts in last week which was my goal. At the 5k there were not healthy choices for food so we ended up with mexican food, which is high in carbs. So yesterday I was back on my diet again. Today I will pick up workouts. I am officially in the “Advanced” section of the TurboFire schedule. I can’t wait to finish and get Cize!

Goals

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Since taking 6 weeks off I have been having trouble getting back into the swing of things.
Last week my goal was to get 3 days of workouts in. I was able to hit this 3 days in a row and then took the last day off to recover for an extra day. My legs were very sore after all the squats in TurboFire.
This week my goal is 6 days. I will workout all 6 days like I am supposed to. Saturday I will be doing a 5k instead of my TurboFire workouts but it will still be an awesome workout.
I am looking into getting a mini eliptical so all the time I spend sitting on the couch while my daughter is awake I could be getting extra steps in. It is so hard to go on a walk outside with a 1 year old. She doesn’t want to sit still in a stroller for extended periods of time. Plus, when she is awake half of the time I am doing my job on and off throughout the day.
Well, on to reaching my goals and losing more weight!
-Amanda

April 15th, 2016 Check In Day

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Okay, so I slacked on my workouts at the beginning of the week but Wednesday I did a HIIT and yesterday I completed half of a Fire workout. I went until I kept stopping to catch my breath. Apparently when you take any amount of time off it is almost like starting at square one. I definitely feel like that. This week’s stats weren’t awesome but I feel like my muscles are sore so I am probably just burning fat and building my muscles back up.

Weight Loss: 0.2

Body Fat Loss: 0.7

Inches Lost: .5

This is the biggest body fat loss I think ever in one week. I have been doing really well for sticking to my diet with only one cheat meal. I will keep on moving and keep on trucking for next week!

April 8th, 2016 Check In Day

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This week was not so good for the workouts. I worked out on Monday and then was very sore for the next couple of days. I did however stick to my diet which definitely showed in my numbers for the week. I did really well this week!

Weight Lost: 3.8 pounds

Inches Lost: 0.75

BMI Lost: 0.06

The only differences I made this week were small, I had a cheat meal but I only let myself eat poorly for the one meal! That has seemed to make a huge difference in how I am able to control my weight loss. In the past I have done cheat days and I end up gaining several pounds by the next day and spend the entire week trying to work off what I gained on my cheat day. Also, I know a lot of people this is a bad idea, but to keep myself on track I weight myself every day. Not in an obsessive way, just in a making sure that I didn’t do anything stupid the day before. It also helps me keep myself on track. I recommend once weekly weigh ins if you are prone to obsessive tendencies.

Until Next Time.

-Amanda