Just Lose It Challenge: What Does It Take To Be #1

So results are in! After 3 weeks, I am number THREE out of 400 in the Just Lose It weight-loss challenge. I say that is a pretty big deal.

I keep hearing my fave Nelly Song in my head “#1.”

“What does it take to be #1

‘Cuz 2 is not a winner

And 3 nobody remembers.”

RIGHT! Sooooo, I have to really, really buckle down! So the audacity of those at work bringing in a cake for my birthday that I won’t enjoy. Little cheats, little bites, add up to BAD numbers. Staying focus is the name of the game.

I do have a cheat planned for tonight, at a sushi restaurant only because I have been wanting to go since like forever and my Groupon expires soon. My birthday was last Thursday, yet I waited to treat myself till after my Monday morning weigh-in. This gives me all week to burn that off. Plus, I was told by the trainer who weighs me in, it’s time to step it up and switch things up. More inclines/sprints on the treadmill, using the elliptical (I haven’t really used this the last few weeks), and simply doing MORE!

I mean, I do a LOT now, but I have to go all out now. I just ran my second 5K but that’s flippin not enough! I scheduled another in two weeks. I am increasing my weight training. The trainer said go lighter and do more reps. I will be running more! I still have yet to run a 5K without stopping to walk.

My eating, is darn near perfect so I can’t change much with that.

So beyond everything else I do, it’s who else is doing better than me. Maybe they are going hard like me. On the Biggest Loser, you see it all the time, somebody just sneaks up behind you and wins it all. So I actually don’t want to stay #3 the distance, I want it to fluctuate and then really kill it at the end so they don’t see me coming.

I’ll try and post more tips later this week.

100-Day Exercise Challenge Day 42: Bring the PAIN!!

Ankle still messed up, but I gets it in!

I took it easy, but I still managed 10 minutes of Biggest Loser 30 Day Jump Start Lower body and 60 minutes of Hip Hop Hustle 11.  I still sweated like nobody's business!  Now that's how you do it.  Woohoo!

Okay, now that I have done all 10 minutes sections of the BL Jump Start, I can say that, this workout is not that bad.  For the beginner who has never exercised, or for someone totally out of shape, this is perfect for them. For someone that is used to working out, this is still a great workout to do in addition to your normal workouts.  Only 10 minutes a day!  Or do the whole thing in one day, 3 times a week.  Mix and match the workouts. 

My faves are the two were Ali leads, the Upper body and the Lower Body.  She's cool.  I was not even for her for the win, but I am so glad she gets to be the first female winner of Biggest lower!  She really represents all that the show stands for better than anybody.  I don't watch it anymore, it started to not do a thing for me but make me mad.  Glad Jillian is bailing out.

I also like Sione and Tara challenging each other.  That competitiveness worked great on the ranch, and just in real life.  I think it's good to compete with someone on mini challenges, even weight loss goals.  Keeps it interesting.  Try this workout!  I'll probably only use it in addition to my other workouts when I am not doing heavy duty strength training.

Next week, I will try and pump it up, all while still giving my foot a break. Lower impact exercises, but really maximizing the urn.  i don't know what workouts I will do yet, maybe try my new ones, but i think I will give Hustle a break next week.  Love it, but I think I am doing it too much!  Can't wait to take a live class next Saturday.  Woohoo!

Workout today:
10 min BL Jump Start
60 min Hip Hop Hustle

70 minutes total!  I came to bring the pain!

100-Day Exercise Challenge Day 41: Hustle and Turbo Jam?

Okay, maybe it's all about Chalene Johnson right now.  She really does motivate you.

Too bad my bum foot wasn't having it!  I was aiming for a good 2 hour workout with the combination of 4 workouts, BUT, after 10 minutes of Biggest Loser Jump Start and into Hip Hop Hustle 1, my foot was hurting me so bad!  With the brace, without the brace, it just hurt.  I stopped the workout, rested awhile (fell asleep actually) the started back up.  It felt a little better...for awhile, then hurt again.

I stopped after about 45 minutes.  So next was Turbo Jam.  I just had to finish this! I was hoping it would not stress my foot, it has never in the past, but yep, it was murder.  I had to think of how football players play with worse injuries and fight through the pain.  Okay, sure they see specialist who wrap them, pop them pills, have miracle creams and they are getting paid $$$$$$$$$$$$ so yeah, playing through the pain is nothing to them.

I have really got to take it easy.  It was fine the last few days and just flared up again today.  I'm about to soak it in some Epsom salt, take some pain pills and get a lot of rest! I've never been an athlete, so having these types of injuries bites!

But I still had an awesome workout day!
10 min BL Jump Start
45 min Hustle
45 min Turbo Jam

100 minutes!! My foot is on fire!

100-Day Exercise Challenge Day 40: Piyo and Hustle?

You can do it too!

Is this girl out of her flipping mind? I received my Piyo workouts in the mail today and was so excited I wanted to do it immediately (well, not at work, but when I got home).  But I also wanted to do my regularly schedules workout as well

10 minutes BL 30-Day Jump Start Cardio Level 2
70 minutes Hip Hop Hustle 9 (Yep, did the whole thing, both hustles and the show....minus the cool down)
35 min PIYOOOOO! (Imagine me yelling this like the Yahoooo commercials, LOL! This is how I like to say it)
15 min WiiFit plus
20 push ups on Wii (Wooohaaa!)
15 crunches (so wimped out here. I plan on making it to 100 a night, yeah,right!)

What I like about Piyo? The moves really work the core and that's my favorite muscle group to work.  What i don't like is the learning curve to get these moves down.  I spend time looking up at the TV watching the moves, I can't get it correctly.  i know over time, this gets better, so I just kept at it.  Thankfully, they have a person doing modified moves.  I don't know if I can ever get to an advanced level.

Lots of yoga moves I am familiar with (P90X's Yoga X helped a lot for that) and some Pilate's moves as well.  And it was fast! I thought the workout was 60 minutes, so imagine my surprise when it was over after 35.  But hey, any longer and I might have wimped out anyway.

I'm amazed I did the Hustle for 70 minutes!!  WHAT?? This girl is crazy right.  Anyway, when you are having fun, it's not like a workout! I'm spreading the Hustle love wherever I go.  Try it!  Now!

Total workout minutes: 130 minutes!

I'm killing this challenge! Was 30 minutes a day, then 60, so next month I am upping it to 90 minutes a day (and probably will aim for close to 2.5 hours)

100-Day Exercise Challenge Day 39: Pulling out all stops

Just felt like giving it my all today.  Did Wii Fit skateboarding for 30 minutes, and if you know this game, it can be tough, especially for that leg that pushes off on the board.  It's very sore.  I finally made it past the beginner and to the advanced.  Woohoo!

But that wasn't enough!

I want to continue doing the Biggest Loser 30_Day Jump Start, and I figure it's only 10 minutes a day and then I can do something else.  So I did the 10-minute Upper Body section and I liked it.  Because it's so fast, I tried using heavier weights versus when I do P90X.  You also need a stability ball, and I have one, but I used my step and I was fine.  This workout was fast, it worked my arms and shoulders and I got to move on to something else.  I still prefer P90X Shoulders and Arms to really work my upper body.

So after that workout, I put in Hip Hop Hustle 11.  I know, I know!  How many times can I do this?  ONE TRILLION, and I am on only like 10, so I have a ways to go, LOL!  I am able to really rock this out now, added my own "swagger."  I am also starting to call out the cues, at least for the warm-up I did.  The Show I was more into the dancing and making it my own.  I did a whole 60 minutes!

30 min Wii Fit
10 min Biggest Loser Jump Start
60 min Hip Hop Hustle 11
Wii push-up and jack-knife challenge (20 each!)

GO HARD OR GO HOME!

100-Day Exercise Challenge Day 38: Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start

Changing things up a bit. I have 4 new Biggest Loser workouts and decided to do one.  Biggest Loser 30-Day Jump Start  is a series of five 10-minutes workouts that you are supposed to do one a day.  I have to say this, it's definitely for the beginner, which I am not.  After a couple of tries with this one, I will be giving it away (would give it away now but I want my money's worth).  Duh moment for me! Jump Start actually mean JUMP STARTing a new fitness regime.

I only did the first 10 minutes, though I wanted to do the whole thing.  I needed to take it easy today anyway.  The Level 1 Cardio is led by BL finalist Tara.  It is five 2-minutes cardio blasts.  They were pretty easy and not too hard, and I had to pep up some of it (and take down some when my ankle started to hurt).  All in all, I'd do it again, but I'd have to put more into it.

On another note, Ali, BL's first female winner, looks awesome!! Love her!!  She leads 2 of the five workouts...she would motivate me.  She was the only one "skinny" all the other contestants were still bigger and it must have been filmed in the middle of their season.  I can't remember who was on what season, so yeah, have no clue.

Tara was okay leading the workout.  She's no Jillian or Bob.  And why have bob on the cover, he does not lead any of the workouts. 

there is a bonus pocket cookbook that looks good.  I may try a few recipes.  Oh and there are some extras on the DVD.  Bob has motivational tips (maybe that's why he is on the cover), his diet tips and training tips.

Also today I did the WiiFit Plus for 20 minutes, and had step practice (which I only count a portion) for another 20 minutes.

So 50 minutes.  I'm good!