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Posts: 5,416 7/5/12 10:08 P
Been a while since I posted here... Still going strong, though, and on schedule.
This is week 27 of my challenge, and it shows.
I am going to continue my good effort and strive for 3x a week with my trusty KBs as often as possible... Add a little restraint and awareness on the eating front and I will be pin-up ready!
Really, it's that simple.
Not only is it pretty easy, but it's going to be pleasant and delicious, too. Walks, weights, bike rides, swimming... Summer veggies a-plenty and yummy bites of this and that...
I am going to make the next 26 weeks a wonderful and health-promoting time for my one-and-only body... Looking forward to the journey, and absolutely know I have the power to meet my goals (barring accident or illness)...
Onward!
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How wonderful that your are seeing positive results Julia.
New habits. 1. Check my schedule and prioritize 2. Pace myself (get plenty of rest and me time) 3. Don't sweat the small stuff (everything is small stuff)
So far so good.
Happiness is remembering what I really want. Laughter is the best medicine. The best things in life are free.
Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.
Dream with no action = wishful thinking Action with no plan = chaos Dream + action + persistence = success
The ego tells me you can't do it. The spirit tells me I can.
Each time I say "no" to impulse eating, I will visualize fat melting off my body.
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Posts: 5,416 5/7/12 10:22 A
Excellent goals, Kaysea!
I ended the week with 3 sessions of kettlebells and noticed good things in the mirror this morning! Love the positive reinforcement!!
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Posts: 5,416 4/30/12 9:25 A
Kaysea, I am sorry to hear of your heart failure. You have a wonderful attitude in the face of such serious challenges!
Today is the first day of a new week for me. I'm going to make it a much better week than last week.
I did get my two sessions with kettlebells last week, so I met my basic goal. (That was kind of a close one as I did my second session after 8pm on Sunday night...!)
This week, I am going to go for three sessions.
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I also have slacked off this week. I didn't get the rest I needed and got tired. It takes me a while to work my way back up (I have heart failure). It is so easy to talk myself into giving up but I won't. Today I rested and tomorrow is a new day.
I have to work on pacing myself and getting adequate rest. I start my weights (glorified isometrics) again tomorrow. You had asked what kind of weights I do. I do 5 min with little pink one pounders. For me, that is what I can do now.
Happiness is remembering what I really want. Laughter is the best medicine. The best things in life are free.
Learn to say 'no' to the good so you can say 'yes' to the best.
Dream with no action = wishful thinking Action with no plan = chaos Dream + action + persistence = success
The ego tells me you can't do it. The spirit tells me I can.
Each time I say "no" to impulse eating, I will visualize fat melting off my body.
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Posts: 5,416 4/26/12 1:58 P
Week SEVENTEEN first session Thursday!
Have been slacking off since the weekend.
Glad I finally got in a kettlebell session this week... made it a good one, too. But, overdue, for sure.
Onward!
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Posts: 5,416 3/12/12 10:04 A
Thanks Tug, I have been feeling strong!
(Until the last few days, anyway.)
Week TEN ended up being a true break, because I got a nasty cold for the latter half of the week.
Week ELEVEN however, will see me return to my beloved and transformative kettlebells... my goal for this week is two sessions, but may go for three depending on how the week goes (I am still a little meh this Monday morning.)
I'm going to come up with a new KB workout for this week.
Being "forced" to take a break I didn't really think I needed was probably good. I think I will make a point of actually following the rules voluntarily for Week 20.
I can say now that my first TEN weeks were a great start. I can see that my body composition is starting to change. I look thinner and fitter when I look in the mirror.
So, that's the hard first TEN weeks, done with flying colors!
Today is the beginning of the next 10 weeks, and I am ready to build on my good foundation.
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Posts: 3,396 3/9/12 8:57 A
You are doing great! Feeling strong, I hope!
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Posts: 5,416 3/7/12 8:17 A
Week NINE ended with 3 sessions, the last on Saturday.
For Week TEN, I am supposed to be resting or going light. I don't really want to take the whole week off at this point, so I will just wait until late in the week to swing my kettlebells.
Maybe I will do some yoga or yogalates with that nice Australian woman.
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Posts: 5,416 3/2/12 10:56 A
Week NINE - second session on Thursday!
I started adding heavier weights to some exercises this week. Or was it at the end of last week? At any rate, that I am getting stronger is a fact. I am also getting leaner.
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Posts: 5,416 1/24/12 8:57 P
Week FOUR
Forgot that I meant to raise the intensity and did the same as last time... Did notice that the swings are definitely getting easier - so I am getting stronger!
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Posts: 8,246 12/31/11 7:27 A
Strength training for me too---come hell or high water!
"Optimism is an act of bravery."
"Choices, not sacrifices."
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Posts: 5,416 12/30/11 12:57 P
Did not meet my goal for 2011, but did make a good effort for quite a bit of the year and that showed in strength gains and weight losses.
This was a very worthy goal, and I am going to renew it with a tweak for 2012... and this time, I'm going to meet my goal.
2x per week, minimum, come hell or high water, except that every 10th week will be a resting/light week. (I've got 9 weeks to figure out what that'll mean. Only bodyweight exercises?)
Onward!
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Posts: 5,416 9/14/11 6:08 A
At its heart, The Pin-up Challenge is about strength training.
Strength training protects and transforms the body. Consistency is important.
The health benefits of strength training include: increased bone, muscle, tendon and ligament strength and toughness, improved joint function, reduced potential for injury, increased bone density, a temporary increase in metabolism, improved cardiac function, and elevated HDL (good) cholesterol.
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