2013

So it is a new year YYYAAAA. Happy New Year!!!!
What is your new years resolution?  Is it the same as last year?  If it didn't work last year, why would it work this year??
(remember I chatthefat and mostly fat)
Here's some of the reasons it will work this year
1.  you have a support group that won't slack on you.
2. You have a support group that doesn't judge.
If you don't have an internet support group check out sparkpeople or one of a few other support groups.  Sparkpeople is a free site if you like.

So you are all set and ready.  I have Dustin's Core DVD that I am ready to test out and give you a review on.  I also have a new striiv challenge set up on spark. 
At the gym I am at they have a body pump class on Wed. at 6.  This works for me and my workout buddy. 

I think I will post a Fit mamas post and just keep updating it. 

I am going to take a 2 day class on social media and blogging to enhance my blog abilities.  I think I will post some food ideas.  We all know I am a big supporter of at-least 1 big spinach salad a day.  As you track your food or should I call it just as it is... your nutrition.  So what kind of nutrition are you planning to feed your body for 2013?  What are you expecting from your body in return?  If you need to post a reminder of things that don't work, post some place you can see often "If I feed my body sugar I can expect my body to run a 5K in good time" Doesn't work!  I tested it.

For the month of Jan we want to work on the number 1.
Limit sugar to 1 serving per day and pick 1 meal from the day and up your veggies at that meal.  Remember when you up the veggies you replace not just add.  One way you can up those veggies is to add veggies to pasta dishes and cut back on the pasta. I cut a brat and toss it on salad.
1 Serving.  This may take a little adjusting to but it is important. If you go to refill your plate, ask yourself "how is serving 2 helping you reach your goal?"  Do you need a second brat or could you have some fruit?  Don't wait til you are full to eat fruit, make it a part of the meal.
On to the day because if  I am setting my goal of 15,000 steps for today I better get going.  I also have to do Dustin's core DVD.
My best to all.
Lynn

Just an up date

Just to let you know I am on sparkpeople and love it. On spark there is a striiv team and I am now one of the new co-leaders. I started a challenge for the team, to get all your challenges done for the day. It is kind of fun. I have a sore spot in my back and I think it is because I have been running on the treadmill and running up and down those stair and not remembering to do a big stretch at the end. There are days I look really rough after getting 1000 steps in within 10 min. As you know that is a hard challenge.


Another thing I am learning about weightloss is you have to limit the boards you can be on. I wanted to test out and do a review on Dustins fit moms dvd but then I wouldn't get all my challenges done for the day. The striiv doesn't count crunches. 
I am starting The fit mom DVD on Monday.  I did check out the section on how to do the exercises and really liked it.  No sense in doing 100 crunches and not getting any benefit out of it.
As for right now I need to get my challenges in.

I have to laugh because the video I posted a  link to from the 6-pack abs guy was talking about excuses and one of them was "I worked out yesterday" he then said but you took a shower yesterday.  So true.  Made me laugh.  I have used many of these reasons not to work out.  :)
I am always out there learning new things.
Have a great day and striiv to do your best

Fit Mom's review

I ordered Fit moms for life  Core DVD.  OK that is step 1.  I went to test it out and I started with the excuseses  I love this from the sixpack guys    I can't work out today because I worked out yesterday.
So now that we are done laughing and then crying it is time to really look at our plan.
So Dustin had a eating guide.  He has things on it like shakes and cottage cheese.  I'm thinking that will not work for me.  Well what I am doing now isn't working either.

How do I want to review this DVD?  I think I will come back to this Blog and do an update at the end of each week.

So I now have the DVD.  I tried to do a plank on my ball and figured out I needed more air in my ball so I got that done.

I am going to log the menu for week 1 into sparkpeople and see what the makeup of it is.  I will see how many calories he suggest you eat and the proteins to carbs.  I have been eating left over candy and it's not working for me.  I have this sinus thing going on.  How many times do I have to test this whole sugar thing to learn it doesn't work.  Sugar is really rough on the body. 

So I will be getting out the tape measure out so I have more than just the scale to measure my resaults
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So I will give 3 months 12 weeks and do a final report.

What am I hoping for?  Muffin top change.  Those last 20 pounds. 

What do I have to work with?  I have my striiv, sparkpeople website, treadmill, some hand weights, ball, and some bands.  I should have enough workout items to keep things interesting. 

There may come a day when I just don't want to see Dustins happy face and at that point I will just do something else and skip Dustin that day and be back to him the next.  With the turbo Fire test I did learn that we do need a verity of things to do.  How do those runners do it??  Oh I see they run 5 miles 1 day and 10 the next then 2 the day after.  They mix it up.

And We are starting day 1 on Monday.  I am picking Monday just because I have a busy weekend ahead of me and I wanted to give my followers time to join me.

I have a 2013 post That I will update each month on the 1st

What's a HIT

I had to do a C & P from Prevention Mag.

women who did 20 minutes of HIIT 3 times a week burned more fat than women who exercised at a moderate pace for 40 minutes 3 times a week



Read more : http://www.prevention.com/fitness/strength-training/how-flatten-your-belly-and-reduce-stomach-fat-any-age?page=2&cm_mmc=Spotlight-_-1079974-_-10232012-_-Easy-Ways-Slim-Your-Tummy-read-more#ixzz2ABAPHM4Z   It is worth following the link.  So why am I posting this? I feel HIT is the best way you can discribe doing these challenges.  You hit it and hit it hard.  100 stairs. You hit it running because you get extra energy on the striiv if you are doing a race.  Next you are back on the treadmill for 1000 steps.  You really have to kick it up or the Striiv ask you if you give up??  Then it is back to the stairs.   We need to stop saying if only I had and start saying I am using what I have to it's fullest. I am going to use my alarm clock.  :(

Sat Oct. 20

I am missing going to the gym with my friend Cindy.  She has some things going on in her life so why am I letting this stop me from going?  It is just more fun to work out with a friend so I am working on those challenges.
 I have to tell you these challenges alone don't look so bad but when you start doing them back to back they just kick your but. 

I am excited because my new DVD should be at work soon.  The striiv is great for cardo but I am thinking Dustins core DVD should tone my mid.

Let me know if there is something you would like me to chat about.  I follow all kinds of different people in the fitness industry including Jillian.  I follow those guys and gals that think 7% guys and 15% gals body fat is a bad thing.
What do I learn from these guys?  I learn what it takes to maintain the % they are at.  Am I willing to or do I have the time to be a 15% or less woman? No.  It would be cool to reach but with my desk job and a hate of the gym there is no way.  Can I be happy with my higher %? Yes. This is my goal, It is to find the best way to maintain a happy %.
I would like to get rid of this muffin top and fit into a couple of things my daughter has designed.  She is in NY right now doing an inturnship.  It would be a bummer not to be .... no strick that   and I want to say .. wouldn't it be cool to beable to wear something off the designer rack.  You all know I will have to take a trip back to NY in the next 5 years.  The last time I got 35,000 steps in for 1 day.
Well I am off to get my challenges done. and then clean a bathroom.  I will save grouting that bathroom for Sunday.

Fit moms core DVD Review

I also ordered the fit mama's core DVD.from FitMomsForLife.com.  It is on it's way from Madison, WI.  I am having it sent to work so hope to see it and beable to start right away.

Dustin does have a couple of support items he E-mailed me. 
1.  Fat Loss Daily  Meal Plan
2.  Fat Loss Meal Plan Recipes
3.  Top 50 Snacks That Burn Fat
4. 108 Ways To Get Fit In 2010
The meal plan is for a week.  I can't post it but I can tell you how I am enjoying his slections.  I think he has cottage cheese for breakfast one day.  Are you kidding????? 
Now wait I need to be positive.  What I am doing right now isn't getting rid of these last pounds so it is time to have an open mind.  I have made so many changes that are good but it's time to look it the real problem, I am still trying to get rid of and tone up those last 10 so bring it on Dustin.
I better check Dustin's opinion on that endless cup of coffee I drink during the day.

Well if I don't blog it then it doesn't count right???

I will reread it in the morning and E-mail him.




 

Oct 18

I can't call this day 18 because on day 10 I had a small setback that knocked me to the floor.  I stepped on the scale and there was 5  old pounds back.  I couldn't believe it.  Where did these 5 come from?  I had 1 cookie.  It wasn't fare.  Not only did I fall off the wagon, toss in the towel, give up cave, just give up, I felt I let my fellow healthy eaters down.  Then to make things worst I was so bummed out I had to follow the 96% of the people that give up and I added a few more pounds on.

I was chatting with someone about how easy it is to follow a eating/ workout plan when things are going good but the minute something doesn't go right and we have to kill the whole program.  Really think about this, you eat healthy work out, feel great, live happy and then 1 day you go to get out of bed and you stub your toe so what do you do?  Sit on the couch for days if not weeks and eat cookies and pizza? 

So it is back to the striiv.  I got all my challenges in yesterday and today.  One of the challenges I had to do was 1000 steps in 10 min.  I tell you I was running.  I put it up to 6.5 for at least 30 seconds,  Most of these steps I had to do at 5.0 or a little more.  There was no slacking.  For a short amount of time I had it at 4.0.  I guess there is a reason they call them hard challenges.  After that I had to do 100 stairs.  I got it done.  I do feel so much better.

So what keeps us motivated?  I don't know.  I think you really have to have a personal goal that you keep holding in front of you.  Everyday you look at your goal and say "I want that".  Nothing can get in your way you just keep plucking away.  It's like going up a muddy hill, sometimes you slide backwards.  You may start out on a sunny day thinking this is going to be a breeze, everything looks good in front of you till there is a rock in the path. then a hill, and then you get hot and tire, then it rains and you want to quit.  Well maybe you need to just take a break.  Do you run back to the start line???  I hope not.  So what I am doing after sliding a little down that muddy hill?  I am putting on my rain coat.

I also ordered the fit mama's core DVD.from FitMomsForLife.com.   I think it will be really fun.  I did e-mail Dustin to tell him I was going to give him a review on my blog and he said "send me a link"  So I will. 
I think this might be tough but did I ever think it would be easy?  No.

You will be the first to know how it goes.

Lynn