Groupies Gather....

Well I got so wrapped up in things I forgot to blog for a couple of days so I am making up for it now.  So Friday marked Day 12.  It was a good day.  I worked all day and then headed out to the Gym to take the family swimmimg.  Nope, my pool is still not at complete swimmimg level.  With all of the chemicals we have been putting in our pool lately, I am afraid that it would eat a limb off of someone if we tried.  So we headed to the gym for "Family Swim".  We all swan for a bit, then showered off and headed back home.

Friday is groupie night at our house this week.  So our fellow groupies came over (was glad to see Judy was feeling better and up for the challenge), resistance bands in hand, and a Tony Horton 10 Minute Trainer workout video to boot.  So we decided to mix up our workout routine a bit.  Popped in the 10 minute trainer ready to get our workout on.  I thought OK this is going to be good, only 10 minutes to each workout, I can do this.  Warm up came on and it was like a warp-speed warm up.  I was lagging getting to my mat because I thought a drink of water before a workout was needed and almost missed the entire 2 minute (might have been shorter) warm up.  So we did the resistance training first for 10 minutes and then popped in the cardio video for 10 minutes of cardio.  Wow...The cardio one was really intense.  I felt like I was training for a football team.  A lot of the moves in that workout were moves you see the football players doing in their training camps.  I got really tickled in one part as we were all lined up across the mats in a straight line and had to do a huddle run and we were all in synch.  Made me laugh because we looked like a defensive line about to rush Tony.  Had to stop for a quick breather on that one because I got soooo tickled at us and could not stop laughing.  But we all made it through and had a good time together. 

I am so proud of everyone in the group.  We are doing this all together and everyone has been committed to this!  I must give a shout out to Judy who was really sick last week but still had the motivation to come join the party.  You go Judy, you were rocking it hard during the workout!  Keep up the great work everyone!  Stay tuned...

Signing off...Lara

Stats for Wednesday, May 26th!

BodyMedia FIT data for May 26, 2010
Calories Burned - 2690
Calories Consumed - 1555
Total Activity - 0:43
Moderate Activity - 0:43
Vigorous Activity - 0:00
Steps Taken - 5358
Sleep Duration - 4:31
Lying Down - 6:38
Sleep Efficiency - 68%

Kicking It Up A Notch...

So here I am at the end of Day 11.  We made a great addition to our fitness quest today.  We went to Lifetime Fitness today to check out their facilities.  That is one NICE facility.  So the price was reasonable and we ended up joining.  Yeah, we have compulsive buyer written all over our faces but hey we are kicking it up a notch!  We are going to start adding the gym to our workout regimen so that we can get some extra cardio in.  I am shooting for 6x a week to go along with our current Tony Horton Power 90 schedule.  I am digging the fact that we can go jump on an Elliptical machine, Treadmill, or Bike and then jump in the whirlpool, pool, or sauna.  They even have racquetball, volleyball, and basketball courts should I feel like letting out my inner athlete.  My son is stoked about the kid's area and activities they have to offer while Mommy and Mimi are working out.  This is a good thing!

So we did our Sweat / Cardio / Ab Ripper workout with Tony and crew.  I can tell that my stamina is getting much stronger each time we do this video.  I did have some problems with most of the jumping exercises.  My knees feel like a sledge hammer is hitting them on the outside of my leg/knee everytime I land on my jumps.  I did my workout barefoot today and am thinking that that may have been the reason for the pain.  I am going to test this theory next time and wear my tennis shoes like I have been doing on the past videos.  So, needless to say, I modified the jumping exercises to be more jogging and scissor leg exercises and threw in some extra arm movement to keep my heart rate up.  I can proudly report that I did only modified 1 of the Ab exercises and banged out all of the reps for them.  That is 10 reps + 10 different ab exercises = 100 Ab crunches!  I can also report that there have been no more near knockout instances with my punches.  I am really starting to look forward to the workout days and not feel like it is such a chore!  So here is to a great day and an even better future with my fitness quest. Stay tuned...

Signing off...Lara

Sculpt this...

So here I am on Day 10.  Another day down.  Chalk one up for me!  I worked on the pool some again today.  I felt really guilty about hogging the calorie burning activity yesterday so I let M E do the vacuuming work and I cleaned the filter out.  Our pool hose is officially hosed.  It keeps collapsing on us and kinking.  Not sure who got the bigger workout with it today.  M E pushing the vacuum back and forth in the pool or me going back and forth unkinking the hose.  I think it was a close tie.

After the pool work, we did the Sculpt 1 - 2 with Tony and the crew.  Those resistance bands really work you out.  But have no fear, my muscles are getting stronger and it is getting a little easier each time we do it.  So to you Tony, I say sculpt this!  I am no wuss puss, I can hang with the best of them!  Or at least push it to make it look like it!  So Day 10 is down and I am looking forward to Day 11.  Bring it on BABY!  Stay tuned...

Signing off...Lara  

Stats for Tuesday, May 25th!

Here is "yesterday's news"...

BodyMedia FIT data for May 25, 2010

Calories Burned - 2849
Calories Consumed - 1092
Total Activity - 0:53
Moderate Activity - 0:42
Vigorous Activity - 0:11
Steps Taken - 7996
Sleep Duration - 6:22
Lying Down - 7:32
Sleep Efficiency - 85%
Calorie Deficit - 1757

Stats for Monday, May 24th!

Here are my stats for Monday!

BodyMedia FIT data for May 23, 2010

Calories Burned - 2305
Calories Consumed - 1330
Total Activity - 0:13
Moderate Activity - 0:13
Steps Taken - 2965
Sleep Duration - 5:59
Lying Down - 7:12
Sleep Efficiency - 83%
Calorie Deficit - 925

We're Having Some Fun...

So here I am winding down from Day 9.  I feel really good tonight.  Did my Sweat / Cardio / Ab Ripper workout early today.  It sure makes a difference when we do the workout earlier in the evening than at night after dinner.  I found that I have A LOT more energy and less complaints.  I can say that I am getting much better at the workouts.  I was able to do so much more of the workout with less modifications.  OK, so the lunge jumps and cross jumps still get me and I made a jogging modification out of those, but the rest of the time, I think I actually saw Tony himself trying to keep up with me. 

After the workout, M E and I worked on the pool.  She cleaned the filter while I brushed the pool.  We had a small struggle over who was going to do what, but in the end I won.  Yeah, I am getting pretty eager to burn more calories and made her clean the filter while I worked it hard brushing the pool.  I did let her brush the tile around the pool because I felt a little bad that I was hogging all of the calorie burning.  Yeah, I can be nice like that sometimes.

Once we were done with the pool, M E cooked dinner.  That was one tasty dinner if I do say so myself.  She made crab stuffed talapia, brown rice, broccoli, and fresh pineapple for dessert.  Man that was some good stuff.  I am making myself hungry just thinking about it.

So today has been a GREAT day!  Great workout, great pool cleaning, and great dinner.  What more could a girl ask for?  Now time to curl up in bed with a great book.  Stay tuned...

Signing off....Lara