Week 2 Final - 3 week mini challenge

Saturday Day 7

The results are in for week 2!!!
Weight ... 132 /130 - Still down 2 lbs!!!
Waist ... 27 / 26 / 25.5   down another 1/2 - 1.5 in 2 weeks
L Waist ..30 / 29.5 /29.5 - no change - .5 in 2 weeks
Hips ... 37 / 36.75 / 36.5 - down 1/4   - .5 in 2 weeks
Thighs... 22 /21.5 / 21.25 - down 1/2 ea -  1.5 inches combined!

WOW - so weight didn't move - still down 2lbs,  but dropped another 1.25 inches. That makes a total of 4 inches in two weeks!! Woo hoo!! So let me just say this - "how bad do you want it?" what Val is always talking about really applies - I've added extra cardio, have been eating really clean, and have increased the intensity of my workouts - also, I know it is only for a short period of time, so I'm not going to get burned out or over-train ...

Just know you all can do this too - Just ask yourself - "How bad do YOU want it"....

One more week to go !!
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Friday Day 6


Super excited right now - just have to get through the night, and tomorrow morning weigh-in and measurements....yeah!! So what do I expect tomorrow? Not a heck of a lot actually - I probably won't see any weight or measurement changes until the end of next week, which is ok with me… Especially since visually I am seeing some changes in my thighs right above my knees, which is where I need the most improvement.

So – you are probably wondering how I stay on track – right? Well really - if I didn’t plan my meals, my exercise / time, and then consistently follow through – it wouldn’t happen… As I’ve said before, being consistent is probably one of the hardest things to do, but if you are consistent, you will get the results you want. Also, it’s important to decide what will work for you – start by challenging yourself with a day, a week, a month – trust me if you do anything consistently for four weeks, you will get results.

Ok back to my day –

Food– pretty much the same as every other day up until dinner… So for dinner tonight I had 5 oz of baked haddock, 1 cup on green beans and 1 cup of salad.

Workout – OY! Marky’s leg workout … Just to remind you that workout consists of 8 split jumps, 8 jump squats, 20 body squats (3 times) – followed by 8-12 glute bridges, legs curls and low glute bridges on the ball (3 times) – followed by 3 sets of 40 walking lunges… ending with a 15 minute treadmill hike – top to bottom in 30’s – which is basically going to level 15 and decreasing each level by .5 every 30 seconds. Extra ab workout – completed…. See you in the morning!


Thursday Day 5

Good grief - am I done with this yet ?? Now I know why models are so cranky - this really isn't very fun - not that it's hard, it's just a lot of planning and preparing to eat this clean - Oy!

Workout - Upper body / Ab sculpt and 15 min top to bottom treadmill hike (start at level 15, drop a level each minute, until flat) 7:30  pm 1 mile jog on treadmill - did extra abs this morning -

Food -
7:00 Super smoothie
10:00 Oatmeal / egg whites
11:00 workout - have a meeting a 2:00 pm
12:30 5 shrimp / 2 cups of salad and 1 multi-grain pita bread
3:00 apple and almonds
5:30 4 oz of lean hamburg, 1 cup of mashed cauliflower and carrots, plus a salad....
7:30 1 Mile jog -

Water - 16 oz of detox tea and lemon  - 84 oz of  water with lemon wedges...


Week 2 - Wednesday Day 4

Got up at 6:00 AM to do my leg workout - even though it was hard, I think it needs to be a little harder to get the results I want....

3 sets of 10 - 1 leg squats to warm up

In a circuit - 3 sets of 12 each of the following:
Bulgarian Split squats with 2 10 lb kettlebells (will increase to 15 next time)
VS reverse lunge with 25 lb kettlebell - liked this
High step ups
20 body squats
next time will use 35lb bar to squat and add kettlebell swings with the pumpkin (25) :D

Did 4 mile walk at lunch, it was such a beautiful day out, and will do ab workout tonight...

Food -
stomach still upset so had oatmeal and eggs for breakfast
10:00 super smoothie
11:00 Walk
12:30 2 cups salad / 5 shrimp / 1/2 multi-grain pocket
3:30 Apple and 12 almonds
5:30 Spaghetti sauce with ground turkey over spaghetti squash plus a salad

Water 3 28 oz bottles., plus 16 oz AM / PM of detox tea with lemon.... feel like I am floating away......


Week 2 - Tuesday Day 3

Day off for exercise - yeah!! However will do an ab workout tonight since I missed yesterdays...

Food -
7:00 Super Smoothie
10:00 2 egg whites / 1/4 cup oatmeal
12:30 1 cup of quinoa pasta / 1/2 cup of ground turkey in sauce and 3 oz of chicken...
3:30 12 almonds / 1 apple
5:30 5 shrimp with 2 cups of salad....

Today felt easier than yesterday, not as hungry - although lots of sugar free gum being chewed.....  have a feeling I will need to have a 1/2 smoothie around 8:00 pm....


Week 2 - Monday Day 2

OMG - If anyone out there thinks floor work is easy - think again!!! Wow - glad that is over with..... After dinner I "attempted" a 1 mile jog - made it about half way and then walked another 1.5 miles..... my legs were really sore, still full from dinner, and Ab workout never happened.... good grief!

Food - super hungry today - ended up going to bed at 9:30 so I didn't eat everything in the house -

7:00 AM Green Super Smoothie
10:00 2 Egg whites and 1/4 cup oatmeal
12:00 5 shrimp / 2 cups salad and 1/3 cup quinoa
1:30 40 minutes floor and ab work
3:00 apple and almonds
5:30 4 oz of breaded chicken, 1 cup mashed cauliflower and carrots, and 1 cup of salad.

Water - 28 oz AM, 28 oz workout, 14 oz PM, plus 2 - 8 oz cups of detox tea, 28 oz on way home......



Plan for Week 2!!

Food plan - pretty much the same as last week.

Revised workout schedule for the week - need to shock my body and keep it guessing to keep getting results...
Sunday - Sprints
Monday - Floor work
Tuesday - complete day off
Wednesday - Heavy leg day
Thursday - upper body sculpt / treadmill hike
Friday - Mark Leg workout
Saturday - upper body sculpt / treadmill hike

Each evening - 1 mile jog and extra ab workout!

Sunday Day 1

Food
8:00 AM Green Super Smoothie
10:00 2 Egg whites and 1/4 cup oatmeal
12:00 1/2 detour bar
2:00 2 pieces of Sara lee honey roasted turkey on 1/2 a pita bread with mustard

Did not eat enough today and went out to dinner starving.... NEVER a good idea!

4:00 Long Horns - 1 pc. bread with butter, Salad, Hamburg with no top bun (8 oz ate about 6 oz), mashed potato (ate about half) and a small ice cream from Sully's (1 scoop coffee and 1 scoop orange sherbet) - hey a girl needs a treat once in a while.....

Exercise - (8) 70 yard sprints,  (2) 300 yard shuttle runs (run 25 feet back and forth 12 times) 100 walking lunges - 25 to warm up, 25 between sprints and shuttle runs, and 50 to cool down...

Oh and I'm sure I didn't drink enough water this weekend either .... need to figure out how to fix that -

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Weight ... 132 /130 - down 2 lbs!!! Same

Waist ... 27 / 26 - down 1" !! 25.5 down another half - 1.5 in 2 weeks

L Waist ..30 / 29.5 down 1/2 " !!Same

Hips ... 37 / 36.75 - down 1/4" !! 36.5 down another 1/4 - .5 in 2 weeks

Thighs... 22 /21.5 - down 1/2" ea!!21.25 - down another 1/4



wow - so still down down 2lbs and another 1.25 inches - total inches 4 inches in two week!! Woo hoo!! So let me just say this - that "how bad do you want it" really applies - I've added extra cardio, have really been eating clean, and increased the intensity of my workouts - also - I know it is only for a period of time so I'm not going to burn out - everything that Val talked about in her when the scale don't move video - having an end goal - Yes - I put that god awful pic of myself out there and am determined to make you all proud of me and to feel deserving of that .... Just know you all can do this - "How bad do YOU want it"....