So...are you ready?? That is the question that Deanne keeps posing. I think she has a whole lot of energy and just possibly enough to spread around to the all of us. I have been working with Deanne for 15 months now. I am one of the original boot campers. Once I started, I just can't stop.
But...I feel compelled (not by Deanne, promise) to point out that this time around she has really out done herself with offering the free menus. WE ARE SO LUCKY!! This is totally the recipe for success (punny)...good nutrition and killer workouts...we better get before and after shots. Seriously...this could be awesome! We should all commit to reach our goals together.
And...how do we help each other?? Well, there are several ways...I will list a few:
1) Point out when a fellow camper might be taking an unnecessary break.
(Karyn...I know Amber really did appreciate the shoe tying comment)
2) Keep Deanne on her toes...you know like when Keely reminds her that we really do need to do one more station to complete the second round.
3) Text tutorials. Honest this does work...find a buddy you can text every time you are tempted to go off your plan. Also...you can share cooking tips, work out plans, scale scares or celebrations. Most things are much more enjoyable and yes, even bearable when shared with a friend.
4) Notice when a fellow camper is missing and follow up to help her (or him--Thurs mornings) be accountable to someone besides their own conscience.
5) I really am liking the before and after pic idea...I think I will bring my "good camera" for pics next week.
6) I also think that we should keep a group tally of weight, inches, body fat percentage lost and calories burned. I know that each of us has different goals but I think it would be fun to see totals. Okay...I'll do that.
Let us know if you have any ideas of ways that we can help each other reach our goals...
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I am greared up and ready to go! Thanks for the added incentives Kathleen. This is going to be AWESOME!!
ReplyDeleteI would love a texting buddy on the spring challenge if anyone is interested. Afternoon's are hardest for me when the kids get home and start snacking. I'm also trying to burn 500 calories at each workout and it'd be fun to have a partner - like Cori this morning - who helped me get there. My cell is (858) 245-3185 if you want to start texting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the great tips Kath!
ReplyDeleteOk - I have more to say.
ReplyDeleteWhen I signed up for Deanne's meal plans 10 months ago, I always got down on myself and joked around as "failing" since I did not follow the program and therefor did not acheive the desired results. Bottomline, I was still looking for the magic diet where I could put no effort in and get great results out! While I think Deanne is the magic answer, I now realize it takes time, dedication, work and preparation which I did not devote to my goals in the past. Instead I was of the mindset that "I can eat what I want since I worked out".
Well, P.S., 10 months later I have been working out hard,(and eating what I want) and have seen some results, but not everything I know I can be. I have finally submitted to the fact that it is 75% or more nutrition and I can't excercise away a bad diet.
However, after receiving the new menus, I have realized that I really did not fail afterall. Reviewing the shopping list, I noticed that I have and use all the items on a daily/weekly basis--unlike 10 months ago when I did not even know what some of them were no less where to buy them or how to prepare them. I'll admit that I am still working on using them in the proper combinations and quantities but unlike 10 months ago, I know what the items are and how to cook them and I stock them in my pantry.
I suppose old habits die hard, but I now consider myself successful since progress in the right direction has been realized! This is a life long journey - and I am just getting rolling!
Be kind to yourself and search for the progress and positives in all that you do even if you're like me and it takes a while to figure it out!
Karyn...love this. So..so true. We all have to take what we are ready to take at the moment and make the best with it. It sounds like you are well on your way...I can't wait to be around to watch. Thanks for sharing your story:)
ReplyDeleteHey ladies - I found a good new greek yogurt at the Von's in Torrey Hills. It is called Chobani and the vanilla is 120 calories for 6 oz., no fat and 13 grams of sugar. It is creamy and yummy! I think that is less calories and sugar than the Soy and Co yogurt - and it has more protein than the cottage cheese addition (which I omitted) is that bad?
ReplyDeleteNice tip! I saw this today, Cori...now I know to pick it up next time.
ReplyDeleteOk weigh in today threw me for a loop since I was so good all week and just had a couple of indulgences on the weekend. I was headed for the donut shop this morning (wanted to at least feeling like all this work and its not working!) when my girlfriend told me that her weight loss looked like a volitile stock market day with ups and downs all over the place but a general downward trend. That is what I needed to hear. Don't give up. Keep on going!!
ReplyDeleteI had a physical the other day and I had to weigh on the scale at my Dr.'s office. The scale was practically in the waiting room and was definitely within a straight line of vision from other patients. I hated the clink clink of the nurse moving the weight up. I was soooo heavy in my clothes, shoes, and apparently my own butt that I tipped the scale. For real.
ReplyDeleteI am not going to give up and I am going to wear a underpants only the next time I weigh at the Dr. That will teach them to put the scale in the middle of the reception area.
Oh! I forgot to thank Karyn for calling my out on my shoe tying "break". I am going to fake an injury next time I need a long rest instead...
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