Ugh. My Mio HRM stopped working so I ran to Walmart and purchased the only kind they offered there, the Sportline S7. At $27 I was skeptical but decided to give it a try since I'm in no position to purchase a $90 one at the moment. As far as getting an accurate heart rate this watch is awesome! But as far as calories burned? I think it's insane ( Read more... )

Ah, today was the first day of the Push phase and my goodness it was tough! I think I was crying out in pain (the good kind) the whole way through. Holy crap that tiny blonde (Chalene; the instructor) means business! I love it! I held 25 lbs for the standard squat so I'm starting off big because as Chalene would say "go BIG or go HOME!" So I'm ( Read more... )

Today was the last day for any of the Burn Circuit workouts :( It's a bittersweet departure, lol. No really I will miss doing these workouts but I am definitely excited to proceed onto the Push phase. I am super excited to start seeing changes. I'm even eating much better and every two hours as I should have been. Not that my body gives me much of ( Read more... )

MONDAY  - Day 16: Burn Circuit 1
TUESDAY - Day 17: Burn Circuit 2

This week is a little different from the past two weeks in that I took Sunday instead of Monday off. I was just so exhausted and schedule or not I listen to my body! My body says "I'm hungry" I feed it. "I'm tired" I rest. So both Saturday and Sunday I made my rest days. And again ( Read more... )

I don't know what was up on Wednesday with the body fat caliper but I did it again today and finally the results coincide with the scale measurements. Although it means I have more body fat (it's okay) I'd rather it be accurate than to fool myself into thinking otherwise due to wonky results.

Burn It Off is a seriously kick ass workout, I just love ( Read more... )

Oh goodness, I finally got my sister to take the before shots and Jesus they're horrific! I should post them here just to inspire my fat ass. OMG! They are not flattering at all, thank God for good clothes to disguise all that fat. Ugh! Well at least now I'm more motivated (than ever) to work harder on improving my eating habits. I don't want to ( Read more... )

I have to be frank with myself and say "QUIT! QUIT NOW!" Because if I'm not going to follow the food plan then there is absolutely no point in even doing the workouts! I know this not only by science but by experience. Last year I spent 6 months on a strict exercise regimen but not a strict diet and what were the results? I maintained the weight I ( Read more... )

I was more daring with burn circuit 1 today. I matched almost all the weights that Chalene was lifting. If she did 17.5 lbs, I did 17.5 lbs. Though every time she did 20 lbs I still stuck to 15. Next Sunday I'm upping it to do the 20 with her. It's incredible how strong the lower body is and so you can always go heavier with the weights when you do ( Read more... )

Whoo hoo! I made it! Tomorrow is another rest day and I am so excited that week one is complete! One down, twelve to go, lol. Not much to say about today's workout except that it also kicked my ass (burn it off). Recharge was a nice 20 minute stretch and relax workout and I loved it. It's not as grueling as P90X Yoga or as long... Everything about ( Read more... )

Still haven't done the measurements... I suppose Saturday is as good a day as any. I'll have to weigh myself for my progress report anyway. Burn circuit 3 kicked my bottom today as all the workouts have been doing all week. I even outdid myself and increased the weights on the lower body exercises. OMG! The lunge with the calf raise is the DEVIL! ( Read more... )