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Methven · 22-01-2012 10:50pm

Turbo Fire - Hiit 25 & Tone 30 done - 350 calories. Out for lunch today with friends but was sooooo good :-)

Methven · 23-01-2012 11:42pm

Turbo Fire - Fire 60 & Abs 10 done. 441 calories. Will really feel it in my abs tomorrow. Only 10 minutes long but tough!! Fire 60 challenging too - non stop for 1 hour. Good news is I had to tighten my heart rate monitor strap again - definitely losing the inches around my back. Just needs to move down to my tummy area now :-)

Methven · 24-01-2012 11:56pm

Turbo Fire - Fire 45 EZ & Lower 20 done - 411 calories. Its amazing what an elastic band (more or less) can be used for in a lower body workout!!

Methven · 25-01-2012 11:13pm

Turbo Fire - Fire 30 & Upper 20 - 241 calories. Arms shaking after the latter!!

Methven · 26-01-2012 11:47pm

Turbo Fire - Fire 55EZ and Abs 10 - 354 calories. Great workout - my favourtie long one.

Methven · 27-01-2012 7:29pm

Half day from work today due to family commitments. Busy busy busy but managed to fit a short workout in. Did Turbo Fire - HIIT 20 and Core 20. Only 200 calories but better than sitting on the couch :-). Rest day tomorrow so will be reporting back in on Sunday.

Dotcomdolly · 27-01-2012 7:42pm

Well done, you've great commitment.

Methven · 29-01-2012 11:04pm

Picked up a bug from my 5 year old so no workout for me today and probably not tomorrow :-( Hopefully all the coughing will give me abs of steel!

Dotcomdolly · 30-01-2012 1:42pm

Aw get well soon, this damn little germy ones eh?

Methven · 30-01-2012 4:51pm

Dotcomdolly wrote: »

Aw get well soon, this damn little germy ones eh?

I know! Still have high temp and cough today so we're both at home catching up on episodes of Peppa, Dora, Ben & Holly......!! So won't be able for a workout today :-( On a brighter note I've received my copy of Chalean Extreme (got it for a very good price) so will be ready to start that when I'm finished Turbo Fire. My weights are in kgs so must do up a conversion calculation into pounds - don't think my poor brain is up to that today :-)

Dotcomdolly · 30-01-2012 5:12pm

My top Chalean tip
Get you calculator
Print out copy of the workout sheet from the beachbody site.
as you can see in the pic I watched through with my remote control and jotted down what weight chalene used in pounds for each exercise, then subratcted 20% for my starting weight. Then I knew which kilo wights to choose. You can also get a sharpe marker write the conversion on your plates/dumbells.
Hope that helps

Methven · 30-01-2012 8:05pm

Dotcomdolly wrote: »

My top Chalean tip
Get you calculator
Print out copy of the workout sheet from the beachbody site.
as you can see in the pic I watched through with my remote control and jotted down what weight chalene used in pounds for each exercise, then subratcted 20% for my starting weight. Then I knew which kilo wights to choose. You can also get a sharpe marker write the conversion on your plates/dumbells.
Hope that helps

Thanks so much - a good tip. Did you eventually work your way up to 100%?

Dotcomdolly · 30-01-2012 8:44pm

No but that's ok, I knew I was doing the most *I* could do and did make progress from week to week. As chalean says strength doesn't know a number, it only knows working to failure.
It really is an awesome programme, she is so inspiring. Be sure to take before pics and measurements. I did pics every 30 days and even though I only lost a couple of pounds you can see a definite difference.

Methven · 31-01-2012 1:21pm

No workout today either. Still have a temp, bad cough and runny nose :-( Youngest has it now so house is full of germs. Just concentrating on trying to eat healthy and hopefully not gain this week.

Methven · 05-02-2012 7:54pm

Well its been a very long and very sick week. Thankfully starting to feel human today as temp has come down to normalish levels. So will be going back to work tmw and hope to feel up to a workout. Lost 4 pounds in 5 days which was very freaky as no exercise was done and I made sure to eat my calories. Obviously all the water loss from the high temp!! Great to feel human again :-)

Dotcomdolly · 06-02-2012 1:12pm

Oh dear you poor thing, glad to hear you're on the mend. Take it easy getting back to it.

Methven · 06-02-2012 2:34pm

Thanks! I'm even happy to be back at work

I'll see how I am later on but hope to be able to do a short workout to get back into the swing of things.

Methven · 07-02-2012 1:55pm

Still a bit coughy last night so gave the workout a skip. Brighteyed and bushytailed at 5.10am today so got up. Did Turbo Fire - Fire 30 and Upper 20 - 383 calories. Nice to be back at it.:)

Methven · 08-02-2012 9:39am

Wide awake early again this morning so workout done and dusted. Turbo Fire - Fire 55EZ and Abs 10 - 466 calories. A great feeling to be on the way to work buzzed and ready for the day :-)

Dotcomdolly · 09-02-2012 3:16pm

Good stuff!

Methven · 09-02-2012 10:57pm

Very tired this morning - couldn't do workout early. Time of the month and felt icky all day. Much better this evening though and did Turbo Fire - Fire 45EZ. The battery on my HRM went today so have had to guess at calories. Around 320 I think. Must replace it soon - I hate guessing!!

Methven · 12-02-2012 2:40pm

Friday 10 February - Rest day.

Sat 11 February: Turbo Fire - Fire 60 - 420 calories. Got a stich in my side half way so found it tough going but finished it thankfully!

Bought my first pair of skinny jeans yesterday - happy days :-)

Methven · 12-02-2012 11:21pm

Turbo Fire - Fire 60 done. 420 calories.

Methven · 13-02-2012 11:23pm

Turbo Fire - Fire 45EZ done tonight. Tried to get up early but alarm was switched off (wonder who did that?......) - I am soooooo not a morning person! Should have done Lower 20 as well but didn't have time. Will 'try' and get up tomorrow at 5.30 (yuck yuck yuck!) and do it and a HIIT workout. My HRM still on the blink (only got new battery for sensor part as I thought that was the problem - nope! Must get one now for the watch part. Feel lost without it :-( ). Anyway from previous workouts I estimate 320 calories for tonight although I worked reeeeeally hard! :-) so it might be more.......

Methven · 14-02-2012 9:56am

Hmmmmm..... well the early start didn't happen. Up lots of times during the night with my little one so absoultely wrecked this morning. Oh well I'll do it tonight instead.

Methven · 14-02-2012 11:58pm

Hubbie late at work tonight - on Valentines :-( so did an hour long Turbo Fire - Fire 60 - 420 calories. Still an estimate as haven't had a chance to get a battery for the watch part of my HRM.

Methven · 15-02-2012 11:04pm

Oooh so tired tonight - managed to do my workout though. So tempted not to do it but I did :-). Fire 45 - 395 calories. Hadn't done that one for a while and forgot about the sumo burpees - they definitely woke me up. Big lunch out tomorrow from work with drinks etc so will HAVE TO GET UP EARLY and do my workout!

Methven · 16-02-2012 9:26am

Turbo Fire - Fire 55EZ done. 410 calories :-) Can enjoy my lunch out now!

Methven · 17-02-2012 12:20pm

Rest day today thankfully as I'm a bit hungover. Have become a complete light weight when it comes to alcohol. I know I'm getting older but think the weight loss is a factor too - that happen to anyone else?

stevenf17 · 17-02-2012 1:16pm

Methven wrote: »

Rest day today thankfully as I'm a bit hungover. Have become a complete light weight when it comes to alcohol. I know I'm getting older but think the weight loss is a factor too - that happen to anyone else?

It depends if you have been only loosing fat and not putting on muscle, if you have, then you might well feel the effect of the drink more. (As you are reducing your over all mass)
Surprisingly if a lean muscular person drinks they will be less effected by the drink that a un-muscular of the same weight as muscle absorbs alcohol quite effectively and fat doesn't, leaving less in the blood stream and less alcohol to effect the brain.
It's why alcohol usually effects women more than men because they have less muscle mass.
I'm not saying that's always the case as some women might well have more muscle mass then a man, but I'm just stating in general.

Have a read through this if you want to know more!
http://science.howstuffworks.com/alcohol3.htm

Dermighty · 17-02-2012 1:18pm

If I go to the gym and drink int he two or three hours afterwards it goes right to my head. I had one beer last night and just went home to bed, I was feeling the effects :P I'd also had two chicken fillets and a protein shake and a post workout shake so it wasn't an empty stomach.

Dotcomdolly · 17-02-2012 8:43pm

I was just posting the same thing on one of my other threads! The healthier & fitter I become the less I can tolerate alcohol - so sick the next day - it's really annoying me! I don't want to give up drinking but it's getting to be that it's not worth it :rolleyes: I seem to be worse when it's a meal out & a slightly later than usual night. For example I went out for dinner on Weds, 3 of us shared 2 bottles of wine (matched with equal amounts of water) Home in bed at 11.30. Awake tossing & turning at 5am and DYING the next day.

Methven · 18-02-2012 10:37am

Dotcomdolly wrote: »

I was just posting the same thing on one of my other threads! The healthier & fitter I become the less I can tolerate alcohol - so sick the next day - it's really annoying me! I don't want to give up drinking but it's getting to be that it's not worth it :rolleyes: I seem to be worse when it's a meal out & a slightly later than usual night. For example I went out for dinner on Weds, 3 of us shared 2 bottles of wine (matched with equal amounts of water) Home in bed at 11.30. Awake tossing & turning at 5am and DYING the next day.

Well I can beat you! Home in bed at 8pm on Thurs night after my long lunch out! Slept til 6am and still felt bad yesterday. Not even sure I'm 100% today. Oh dear! My normal drinking is to share a bottle of wine on Friday night and another on Sat night with my hubby. I honestly think that is my limit now :-(. Oh well I suppose its better to be a healthy and (nearly) thin 42 yr old who can't handle her drink than a fat unhealthy old one who can party all night! Will miss my mad girls nights out though.....

Dotcomdolly · 18-02-2012 11:13am

Methven wrote: »

My normal drinking is to share a bottle of wine on Friday night and another on Sat night with my hubby. I honestly think that is my limit now :-(. Oh well I suppose its better to be a healthy and (nearly) thin 42 yr old who can't handle her drink than a fat unhealthy old one who can party all night! Will miss my mad girls nights out though.....

Exact same, jaysis. We'll be smoking hot milfs & sitting on our sofas with our husbands, what a waste!

Methven · 18-02-2012 11:59am

Dotcomdolly wrote: »

Methven wrote: »

My normal drinking is to share a bottle of wine on Friday night and another on Sat night with my hubby. I honestly think that is my limit now :-(. Oh well I suppose its better to be a healthy and (nearly) thin 42 yr old who can't handle her drink than a fat unhealthy old one who can party all night! Will miss my mad girls nights out though.....

Exact same, jaysis. We'll be smoking hot milfs & sitting on our sofas with our husbands, what a waste!

LOL - I hope they realise how lucky they are :-)

Methven · 20-02-2012 11:07pm

Well visitors all weekend so couldn't do a workout on Saturday or Sunday - grrrrrr! Anyway back at it today and did Turbo Fire - Fire 60 - 420 calories. My HRM is still on the blink - double grrrrrr! despite changing batteries on both sensor and watch, washing and soaking the strap numerous times and having it so tight I can hardly breathe! Really peed off as I only have it 10 months and it is a good one (Polar FT7). Think I read somwehere that sometimes you have to get a new strap so must look into that. Any other advice welcome (the heart rate reads as 00).

Methven · 21-02-2012 11:01pm

Turbo Fire - Fire 45 & core 20 done - 437 calories.

Methven · 24-02-2012 11:06am

Bad week for exercise. Missed last 2 days due to travel with work. Lots of eating out etc. Tried hard to make the right food choices and skipped deserts, starters, bread etc but still up a pound this week :-( Oh well onwards and downwards. At home today with sick daughter so will get in a long workout and I'll get around to ordering a new chest strap for my Hrm. Report back later.

Methven · 24-02-2012 9:12pm

Back again. Fire 45 and Core 20 done - 465 calories. Another long workout planned tomorrow plus swimming in the morning.

Methven · 25-02-2012 8:14pm

Fire 60 done - dripping after it and my face could light up the whole of North Co Dublin :-) Anyway estimate 420 calories.

Methven · 26-02-2012 8:49pm

Fire 55EZ and Abs 10 done - 435 calories. Jeeezzzzz - the abs are shaking after the latter!

Methven · 27-02-2012 10:43pm

Turbo Fire - Fire 45EZ & Abs 10 - 455 calories.

Methven · 29-02-2012 9:43am

Tues 28 Feb - Fire 55EZ / Abs 10 - 470 calories. Rest day today.

Methven · 02-03-2012 10:31am

Thursday 01/03/12 - Upper 20 / Lower 20 / Core 20 done - 295 calories.
Will report back later on today's workout.

Methven · 03-03-2012 8:58pm

Fri 2 March - Fire 30 / Lower 20 - 305 calories. Sat 3 March - what a mad buzy day! Anyway managed to get in my workout - Fire 60 and the dreaded Abs 10. How can only 10 mins feel soooo tough?!! Oh well as Jillian Michaels says "you don't get these Abs for free people!" :-) Calories burned - 475.

Methven · 05-03-2012 10:58pm

Sun 4 March - Turbo Fire 60 done - 420 calories. Plus 2 hours of clothes shopping lifting lots of bags :-)
Mon 5 March - Turbo Fire 45 - 380 calories.

Methven · 06-03-2012 11:09pm

45 tough minutes........ HIIT 15, Upper 20 and Abs 10 - 368 calories. Arms shaking after all the pushups.

Methven · 08-03-2012 11:25am

Rest day yesterday. Will report back later on today's workout.

Methven · 09-03-2012 2:28pm

Thursday 8 March: Turbo Fire - Fire 55EZ. Only did half as I was as weak as a kitten - couldn't jump/kick. Time of the moment completely drains me

:(:(

Out tonight for a big work do so won't get a chance to workout :mad::mad::mad:. Oh well life interrupts sometimes. Will make up for it tomorrow and Sunday.

Methven · 09-03-2012 2:30pm

Methven wrote: »

Time of the moment completely drains me :(:( QUOTE]

Obviously meant time of the month! It affects my spelling too :D

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