Thursday, November 3, 2011

Weighing in: My new BFF and Viva La Resistance

Move that body: Scheduled 4-mile run (keep me to this, mmkay)

I lost a pound this week - the same pound I've been losing and gaining for the past six weeks.

Yeah, I'm pretty awesome. At least that's what I'm assuming as this pound does not want to leave for good. Nothing, not even weight, apparently, wants to leave a good thing.

::shrugs::


What's working. Um, yeah ... exercise ... I guess. The eating was a bit testy this week. I like sugar. A lot.I did, however, plan for and bring my lunch. I made these sushi bowls and they are awesome. (Note: I subbed brown jasmine rice for the white rice because that's what I had on hand and completely skipped the sriracha because I didn't think I'd need it with the wasabi.) Oh, and even though my mini workout seemed sort of lame the other day - just me and 3-pound weights - I was totally feeling it the next day ... and the day after that.

What's not working. I have been secretly hoping to go on walks during my lunch break but I've had to leave work early almost every day this week and have been eating at my desk.

Goals for the week. Drink more water - I've been totally slacking - and rock it out at the W.O.O.F.

Viva La Resistance. It's only Nov. 3 and I've already fit in two sessions. Well, if you count Halloween's workout. I'm really happy thus far that I'm finding a bit of motivation to get stronger. And since I made my goal this week, I thought I'd sweeten the prize pot for you participants out there.

Say hello to my little friend.


Oh, you know, he's just the trainer extraordinaire from "The Biggest Loser." I picked up a copy of the DVD for me and, since it was on sale, one for you. It will keep us motivated once the challenge is through.

For my comrades in the Resistance, how has your week been going? Have you found a workout you love?

If you haven't joined in, this post will be your last chance. Simply comment with your commitment here or on the initial challenge post and get pumping!

11 comments:

  1. I hate that lose a lb gain a lb and lose again... I have one of those! Good luck! You're doing all the right things.. Bob has surely gotta be a big help. ;)

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  2. I signed up for the 5 mile WOOF yesterday! Will Miles be there? Maybe he and Leo can meet. :)

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  3. I'm a Jillian girl, through and through. I have all of her DVDs, but the Shred is my favorite.

    I've gotten one session in so far, and plan to do another on Saturday (maybe Sunday). 8 for the month is my goal.

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  4. I've gotten in one session this week so far. I did a workout that I saw from Julie's (from Peanut Butter Fingers) blog. It was a pyramid workout that she found on Pinterest. It went like this:
    10 Pushups
    20 Tricep Dips
    30 Bicep Curls
    40 Second Plank Hold
    50 Tummy Tucks
    40 Second Plank Hold
    30 Bicep Curls
    20 Tricep Dips
    10 Pushups

    I did it on Tuesday, and my arms still hurt today!

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  5. I forgot in my comment on the first post to say what my challenge was. I started Phase 4 of "New Rules of Lifting for Women" on Monday, and I plan on getting in 3 strength training workouts a week. So far I'm 2 for 2, and have my last one on Friday this week. I am so sore from Wednesday's workout that I may have to take it a little easy!

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  6. Sorry you're 1 pound is hanging around like the creepy dude you want to avoid at a party! Hope you can kick it to the curb . . . it's trash day!

    Great job on resistance! Love that you have a contest. I want to join so much, but am afraid I'll fail so . . .I won't officially join, but I'll try to do it.

    Rock the WOOF - yeah, you'll rock it!!!! You have an AWESOME team (albeit MUCH slower than you are!). Hope it's a fun time for you and worth the drive!

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  7. I want to join! I want to join! (a little late to the game, but...just catching up on blog posts today) Count me in! I'm going to do a combo of yoga + weights - was so on top of it over the summer, but since classes started again (college faculty) it's all been slipping....

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  8. Yoga! And abs. So far so good. But it's only week one. The good news is I feel pretty motivated at the moment.

    Kick that pound to the curb - it won't know what hit it

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  9. Hi Kim,

    Again, thanks for setting up this challenge!

    I didn't have a stellar workout week, but I did get in two strength sessions:

    M-20min yoga session
    W-25min weights session

    It was a tough non-sleep week so I'm hoping to do better next week :)

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  10. Sounds like you're on track. I'm gaining a bit and baking every day is not helping. Duh ;) I've done 1 great weight session with a class I teach to my Mom's club and then I got a 5 minute mini session in yesterday and today. I hope to get a good session in tomorrow and a long run in on Sunday. Woo!

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  11. I haven't done anything so far...ugh. But I'm going to write a blog post about it and hopefully that will get me going.

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