Day 18 of Chalean Extreme - My Confessional

Okay I posted on sparkpeople my confessional now I'm going to copy paste that here cause I've been eating like crap
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This was written Sept 26.2009

I'm been eating like Utter CRAP. I tried today to eat healthy and I was having a great day but then I got dinner with my boyfriend and I tried something he got. It was french fries with cheese and gravy. Yea I know it sounds like crap for you body and it is. This week I tried to eat healthy at wendy's cause my boyfriend wanted nuggets so I got a wrap and I figure I'd have only half and it couldn't have been that big. This thing was monsterous with bbq chik'n nuggets, bacon, crispy onion, aged cheddar, 7 kinds of lettuce in a sun dried tomato wrap. I mean DUDE really it was fricken Delicious. Yesterday we had italian and I didn't get myself anything but I had a little bit of everyone's food. I mean I understand that I need to control myself. It's not an emotional thing like I get depressed and sad and want to eat. No it's Frickin delicious. It's like a drug right, cause you do really GREAT without it and then you try one thing that throws you off and then you want to try everything and then you go on a crazy binge. It's loving the taste of food. And I know I shouldn't man cause I look and feel great right now about myself. But I know that if I keep this up I will be un-doing all my progress. That sucks. I need to stop eating like a fricken pig. I mean like today all I was going to order was a steak grinder with lettuce, tomato, steak, and onions. No Cheese cause I know that cheese is not that great for you so for saltiness I got pickles. I ordered a small....IT WAS NOT SMALL it was like a foot long at fricken subway. FOOD I hate you because you are delicious when you cause me harm. I hate you because you are greasy, but crunchy. I need to cut the crap seriously, but it's soooo hard right now. If this is hard I can't imagine how it is for ppl to stop smoking. I think I'm addicted to food :(. Screw you CHEESE FRIES WITH GRAVY...YOU SUCK!!!! Bah I'm pissed with myself. I feel like I cheated on myself. I guess tomorrow's another day....
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So there you go I've been eating horribly. Yesterday I did better than the rest of the days. I went over my fats and under my proteins, but I met my calories. Yea it's still not great but atleast I'm taking small steps again. Oh yea I ordered Shakeology and because I'm a coach it didn't cost me as much. I figured that it's going to be the best thing for me to be able to replace my meals and keep my calories and ranges at bay. If you are interested in shakeology come here. So I just have to wait until the end of the week to get shakeology. Besides that I'm eating my yogurt so that I can get my breakfast instead of skipping it. So right now I'm just waiting to digest it and start my workout. I went to bed at 11:35pm and got up at 8:00am to get about 8 hours of sleep. I figure it would help me lose weight if I get 8 hours of sleep. I figure I'd get up early and get my workout....look I'm on the internet. But I'll digest my yogurt and kick some butt.

Day 8 I'm So tired from the Concert yesterday....

So I went to see a couple bands (Cold and Taproot) last night with my boyfriend and a couple of our friends. We didn't go to bed until 12 or 1 idk when but I'm so fricken exhausted I don't think I'm going to workout right away. I've also had this cold and I feel so run down. I know I have to workout and I've been slacking a bit with my eating....Careless eating since I've gotten my cold, but I know it is no excuse. I need to get back on track I haven't even been tracking all my food. But today is a new day, gees my body feels so tired it feels numb. I'll drag my butt up eventually....

Day 6 CLX Burn It off and going to do Recharge!!! Tomorrow is Rest day YAY!!!

Wow I just finished off my Burn it off workout and as much as it kicks my butt, it always reminds me that tomorrow is a rest day and a new week starts all over again. Right now I'm waiting until my body cools down a bit so I can do my Recharge workout. Last time I did my Recharge workout right ater Burn it off I felt sick and like I was going to pass out. So now I'm just waiting to calm my heart and breathing down so that I can do it. So I can start seeing a bit more definition in my arms. That is always a good thing. My weight hasn't left the 150s yet, but I'm sure pretty soon my weight will go down to the 140ville!!! YaY I haven't been that much since I first started dating my boyfriend. So I'm going to go off and do Recharge.

Oh yea and I'm going to have to start liking Chalene's crazy cardio if I ever want to grow a pair and can do Insanity.

Week 1 Day 3 CLX & TJ

Wow I'm so happy I fit my workout in. I was trying to combine 20 min TJ with Ab Jam, but when I came home from school my boyfriend was cleaning my daughter up cause she got sick all over the kitchen floor. So I still didn't want to skip my workout so I cleaned her up, took her a quick shower and put her to bed.

So I was Listening to the Chalean extreme audio CD and I figure there are three things I have to start doing:
-Start eating small every 3 hours.
-not eat 3 hours before bed time
-And instead of going straight to the Computer in the morning I need to do my workout before doing anything else.

So this is something I have to work on.

Regular Rants

So today was a busy day good thing it was my rest day. I don't know how I'm going to fit two workouts tomorrow. I'm going to have to do one in the AM like really early and one when I come back to school. Oh yea that is why I'm really busy I'm going to school to be a phlebotomy tech and there is like A LOT OF homework and studying and a lot of crazy crap. Not crap, it's very essential but you know what I mean, *stuff*. Anyways I'm just gonna feel bombarded and I can't do it before I go to class cause I have to get my daughter, take her to my mom's, my mother will hold me up cause we'll have a convo about something, and then I have to go to class. So I get out of class at 9:00pm so by the time I come home it'll be 9:30pm on a good day. Then in the winter time it will be later, gah. It's okay if I can't do Turbo Jam then I can't do it, maybe I'll do a mile of Leslie Sansone's Walk Away the Pounds which is like 15 minutes-ish.

Oh so around dinner time our class gave us a dinner break so and there was a Burger King outside. Let me tell you Burger King is one of the WORST PLACES EVER to go when you are trying to eat healthy. Do you want to know how many Calories are in their veggie burger....wait let me pull it up...

K from Nutritiondata.com is Burger King's Veggie Burger
Cals: 340
Total fat: 10g
Sat fat: 2g
Sodium: 950mg....so if you are consuming 2000 cals that's 40% of your DV. My Cals are 1200-1500
Carbs: 47g....which I don't mind carbs cause some carbs are okay for you

You know what I had though? A side salad w/ half the packet of Lite Italian Dressing, Apple Fries with Caramel and water.

Cals: 155
Fat: 6
Carbs: 6
Sodium: 220mg.

I can't say that I did good all day though, because I am ashamed to say that I went to Subway and had their Chicken Parmesan Sandwich which is tasty but is crap with about 1500mg of salt and 560 cals. But that is my own fault I knew it was too good to be true I'm a sucker for crappy foods and I know I shouldn't be. It's live and learn, but I'm glad that Burger King at least had their Nutritional Info posted up so I could save myself from eating their veggie burger.

Anyways that is my ranting, I am glad I decided to monitor my salt intake I wasn't before and I figure that I'm a big salt eater so if anything I can monitor myself better.

Week 1 day 2 CLX & Turbo jam- Day of rest

So i'm using today as my day of rest. Yesterday I did my Turbo Jam 20 minute work out, nothing too fancy. I almost was about to go over my calories, because I only had 130ish left but I really wanted ice cream. I told myself that it was okay cause I was going to work out anyways. I stopped myself though, cause I don't want to go down that spiral you know. Thinking just because I exercise means I can overeat. I think that's a bad habit I learned from weight watchers. I believe it's counterproductive, cause your never really working out for you, just for what you are going to put in your mouth. Then you end up with the wrong idea about exercise. So I made an appointment with my doctor so that I can get a physical for school. I'm going to school for phlebotomy, which I hope I can get a job in it cause I really think that working as a CNA would break my back.

But I'm going to go to the doctor and ask if I can get some blood drawn so I can check my cholesterol, cause last time I was there it was a bit high. My total cholesteral was 221 (norm, range is 125-200) and Triglycerides was 151(suppose to be less than 150).
You know I'm just 24 I can't go having high cholesterol, cause keeping that up like that is calling for trouble in the future. I really hope it has gotten better.

I asked my boyfriend if he has noticed any obvious changes to my body (cause he's very honest with things like that), and he said no that it only seems like i've slimmed down. He says not to be so impatient cause I really just started Chalean extreme like 2 weeks ago and I stopped it for 1 week. So i'm determined to make some physical differences

CLX again Week 1, Day 1

This time i did it with the dumbbells and omg what a difference. It is a GREAT DIFFERENCE than the bands. It feels So much better oh my. Like it felt so much better today than before I loved it. I just think that I might be a bit limited during my workout cause I don't have a great set of dumbbells that I'm working with I only have 5, 8, 12, and 20 lbs. Like that is really a big jump in weights and it is only I got myself this at Dicks:

Cap Barbell 40lb. Black Cast Set with Dumbbell Handles in Plastic Case









So I'm probably going to either have to make due with what I have or scrounge in the the future for some in between weights...which I don't want to do.

Chalean Extreme Fit Test

Okay so right now I'm doing my fit test instead of posting it in my guide book I'm going to on here because I don't want to write in my book. So off to my 5 minute warm up....Going on Sparkpeople to look at their workout videos brb......

Okay so I jumped around for like 5 minutes my heart rate is pumping so now to Push ups

Push Ups: 11 regular push ups...that hurt my arm a bit I think next time during my workout i'll take it to my toes so it will hurt less.

Crunches:28

Squats: 26

forward arm plank: 32.62 seconds

Overhead Shoulder Press: I am going with 5 lbs. I know it's light, but I'm taking baby steps. I'm not hurting myself again. So 5 lbs with 12 reps

Bicep Curl: I did it with 5lbs it felt good but I think I could've went a bit heavier. So 5 lbs and 12 reps could've went a bit heavier.

Sit and reach: I'm going to guess an inch and a half...I have no one here to check for me right now.

Okay so now for the Measurements (inches):
I got a new tape measure so it isn't the same one as the last which the last one was made out of paper.
Waist: 33.5
Hips: 39.2
Abductors: 37.1
Chest: 36....but I'm wearing a sports bra so it's pushing the girls together.
Right arm: about 12...Might be inaccurate cause I'm doing it solo
Left arm: about 12 as well.
Weight:152.8 Which is more than before, but it's okay cause I ate breakfast. Whatever I'm watching what I eat so I'm not too worried about it
Body Fat: approx. 20%

So THERE are my starting measurements

Today I'm going to start Chalean Extreme...this Afternoon I'm going to do Turbo Jam

I haven't started it yet but I'm going to do it this morning it is still 9 in the morning so I have time. I'm going to start with the dumbbells I still have to do my fit test and my workout. I'm going to continue doing Turbo Jam during the afternoon/evening. I'm excited and stubborn. Stubborn because I told myself I'd wait a while until I redid Chalean extreme, but I'm just getting jealous of everyone's awesome workout results and I'm like I WANT THAT TOO. Even though I don't think my results will be that awesome cause I'm going a bit lighter on weights. I'm just afraid of injuring myself again so I think I'll just be safer being careful and listening to my body.

I'm also aware that I can't only do Strength Training because as much as muscle burns fat, if I still have fat you can't see my muscle. What is the best way to burn muscle? Cardio. That and monitoring my food. I've been monitoring my food with sparkpeople, but I realize I need to not just worry about the quantity of my food but the quality. I also have to drink more water. I'll work on it though I'm not worried slowly but surely.

Day 6 Turbo Jam - Still day of rest...

So today is the first time I went to Wendy's in a while. I went to get something quick for me and my kid. I only had one small Crispy Chicken Sandwich and I feel gross. Like my whole mouth feels very greasy. I wish I didn't go there. Usually if I get fast food I go to taco bell and get their fresco tacos. I know it's still fast food but 150 cals for one crunchy fresco taco is okay. I've been trying to eat more at home though and snack throughout the day. Well I def don't think that the crispy sandwich was the way to go. I was going to have a baked potato but they ran out of potatoes :(. Well next time I'll just go home. Tonight I'm making chicken parmesan with noodles. Yum

Day 5 of Turbo Jam- Day of rest

So today tomorrow and Sunday are my days of rest. Unfortunately I don't have much to say. I should try to squeeze in some workouts. OMG it's so cold this morning. It's like last week was beautiful and this week everyone is in sweaters and long pants.

I keep hearing everyone talking about Chalean Extreme and I want to really start right away. I see everyone's successes and I really want that. I'm still gonna rest up maybe if I feel okay I'll think of redoing it next week.

Day 4 of Turbo Jam 20 min turbo jam

So i did my 20 turbo jam video and I feel great. My abs feel tight and it's like the more I do it the more I'm enjoying it. It gets easier and I see why ppl enjoy it so much. So I was checking out the special features on the videos and I was watching Chalene's version of Punk'd, but instead it's called Jam'd. It was funny she wears her Turbo hate which looks like Aston Kutcher's Von Dutch hat and punks ppl on her videos. It's cute.

So I'm here having my strawberry chobani yogurt. I know I bashed it earlier but I bought like 8 of them so I have to eat it. I have to say though the strawberry tastes better than the vanilla. Like you don't taste the bitter sour taste afterward in this one. I also put my Bear Naked Fit granola on it because it just taste better that way and figure get some extra carbs in.

Oh I almost for got to post my latest measurements.

These are from the fit test I took before Chalean extreme which was on Aug 26, 2009

• Waist - 35.5 in.
• Hips - 40 in
• Abductors- 37.5 in.
• Chest - 39.5
• R. Arm - 13 in.
• L. Arm - 12.5 in
• Weight - 156 lbs.
• Body Fat % - 21%

Sept 10,2009
Now these measurements are from sparkpeople so they are a bit different. They are my right side extremities.

Waist - 31
Hips - 38.5
thigh - 21.5
Arm- 12
neck - 12.5
calf - 14
Weight - 151.8
Body Fat % - 20%

I'm still on day 3 of Turbo Jam but here is my progress video so far.

If you are going to be mean and hateful don't comment here. This is my video I don't like it much, but this is what I'm trying to change. Lower Your Volume before playing the music is a bit loud

Day 3 of turbo jam: 20 minute workout - That was good

So today I did the 20 minute workout and I made it.  It wasn't too bad though, compared to Chalene's Burn intervals workouts in Chalene Extreme.  But I measured my cal burn with a HR watch and in 19:28 min i burned 314 calories.  That is very good for a under 20 min workout.  It was quite enjoyable  I can't wait to see how I look like in one month after I'm done with these workouts.  Prob won't be much but it is something and something is better than nothing.  What I need to focus on is how I feel physically, how I look and not what the scale looks like, and my endurance levels while working out.  I still feel that when I don't eat breakfast I always fall below my calorie levels.  Oh and I went to the store and I bought some Greek Yogurts cause they have been getting a sorts of good reviews...but I tried the Chobani Yogurts and ugh I don't like em...I'm a give it a try I tried the vanilla one if I don't like it i'm a add a tablespoon of honey.   I tried adding some granola to it and I still didn't like it bleh.

Day 2- Turbo Jam Learn and Burn

So today I didn't do the Learn part cause I did it previously I did the burn part which is only 16 minutes.  It was still good don't think it wasn't.  I mean I need to use a heart rate monitor to monitor how much calories i'm burning through my workout.  Well my arm feels A Lot Better, but I'm not over doing it.  I mean I'm doing my month of Turbo Jam and then going to do Chalean Extreme again.  Back to Turbo jam though it is fun I can see how it has a big fan club behind it.  I was looking at Chalene's website www.Turbokick.com and they have some cool hip hop and other dance workouts.  They looked good, but I am not going to spend anymore money on workout products for a while.  I need to do my Turbo Jams and Chalean workouts that way I get the most out of my money.  So that is about it for now.

If you are interested on any of the beachbody products go here and if you want to go to Chalene's site where she has some cool clothes, workouts, and a lot of other cool things come here to www.turbokick.com

Jenn

Day 1 of Turbo jam: Learn and Burn - Okay here we go again

So I didn't finish Chalean extreme...it's ok cause I rather do Turbo jam for a month and recuperate my arm than Chalean extreme injure myself and never be able to lift again.  That being said today was my first day of Learn and Burn and it was pretty good.  I'm suppose to be doing this again for the next 2 days so it isn't going to be anything new.  I am thinking of adding my walk away the pounds hand weights because they are a pound each.  I heard you burn more calories adding the weights and that is what I want to do.  I'm thinking of getting a heart rate monitor but I'm not sure I want to spend the money for it. 

As far as my arm goes it really hurts when I move it in certain directions I really hope I didn't hurt it too bad.  I don't know if I should see the doctor about it, cause I had an appointment before and I totally blew it off.  I just hope it can return to it's regular Range of motion.  I really want to get back to Chalean extreme so that I can burn this body fat off and gain some muscle.  I love the fact that I was starting to tone up.  I know with Turbo Jam I will slim down and tone a little so I'm not too worried about it.  I know I have to watch my fat intake and focus on protein but it's all about balance.  Oh by the way I bought my Turbo Jam DVD off of ebay so it only came with the DvD and that is it.  I don't have the meal plan or manuals or calendars or any of that.  I found the workout calender online while Googling it.  So like I was doing with Chalean extreme I'm not following the meal plan and only balancing my meals using Sparkpeople.com.  I'm not going crazy about it either and restricting myself from certain foods just focusing on healthier options, fat/protein/ carb balance, and portion control.  Also replacing beverages with water unless I'm in a situation where I don't trust the water I'm drinking and then I'll drink diet coke but that is very RARE.

Day 11 Chalean Extreme I think I am going to have to stop Chalean Extreme and postpone it for a bit

My arm still hurts and I'm afraid I am aggrevating it.  I feel bad because I know that Chalene Johnson is always like go heavy and bla bla bla but I think I went too heavy and now my right arm hurts.  I feel bad cause now I'm going to have to restart this blog. I think I will do it with Turbo jam though and work my way  up to Chalean after that.  It sucks I didn't workout today.  I mean I have been getting awesome results with Chalean and it's only been 11 days.  Maybe I'll do Turbo jam to burn some of my fat and get a little bit more strength and when I restart Chalean I will go lighter.  I'm sure I won't get as awesome results as I would going heavy but then if I injure myself what is the point right I'd just have to postpone Again.  So keep in mind in the future for Chalean extreme.  Sorry if I let anyone down.

Day 10 Chalean extreme - Burn Circuit 2

So today was my workout and it is getting easier and but I'm still enjoying it.  My arms are starting to get more definition.  Yesterday was a food cheat day w/o me wanting it to be.  We took the kids to friendly's yesterday and well I only got a bottle of water, one half of a grilled chicken wrap and a side of corn.  I didn't get any ice cream instead I went home and had a skinny cow chocolate and peanut butter ice cream sandwich.  Later that evening I ended up going to my dad's 60th birthday party at a Colombian restaurant so I only had like a cup of rice, beans, and a deck size piece of steak.  I mean I made sure that I measured it all and had a diet pepsi.  I mean I know I shouldn't have had soda but it was those occasions where you don't trust the water in those restaurants so I was better off having the diet soda.  So there you go thats my day 10.

Chalean Extreme day 9- Rest

Hello day 9 how are you? Good?  That is good.  So I did something I think I might regret, I became a beachbody coach.  I say I might regret it because I think I wasted my money.  I mean I know I have 30 days but I'm a try and hoping I get some profits out of it.

Now I found some great foods that I think will help me with my healthy eating journey.  I just got to say I LOVE those little Laughing Cow Cheese wedges.  I bought the light swiss kind and have been eating them in sandwiches and triscuit crackers.  They are so good and only 35 cal compared to the 110 cal in a slice of american cheese.  Also I got some snacks for the car when I start wanting to munch on junk.  So I got almonds, but not just any almonds I got Cinnamon and Brown Sugar Almonds and they are tasty :D yum.  They have just a hint of sweet flavor.

So yesterday I went under my calories.  After trying to meet my protein and not going over my fat I ended up ok with my fat and under my protein.  You know sometimes it feels like its tough trying to meet my calories sometimes either I get it or I go under.  But then I don't want to eat too much cause I don't want to go over my fat and it's always in the back of my mind that I don't want to eat too much cause I don't want to go over.

Another thing I noticed and I don't know if it is only me but I find that when I do my Walk Away the Pounds videos (like yesterday I did the 2 mile)  I find my self more sore because I did the CE in the morning.  I feel like I have to work my muscles more.  I wonder why is that.  Do you know?

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Day 8 Chalean Extreme - Burn Circuit 1 - I'm sore and I LOVE it!!!

So how was my work out? It was pretty good and not as exhausting as before. I find that I have better control of the bands now that I have gotten the hang of them. The only parts that I have trouble with in my workout are the ones that I have to do lunges and then do core rotations at the same time. It's not that it's hard like it's too heavy, but my balance is horrible so I feel like i'm going to fall over. Rather than that I feel Like i have better form now. My arm did start to hurt a little around the beginning of the workout but I used a lighter band and focused more on my left (noninjured) arm, than my right. I just want to keep up with the workouts and not stop even though it still hurts a bit so I'm just lowering the intensity on the other one. And that is about it for now :) I'll see you later!!

Day 7 of Chalean extreme-Rest day ...I might make a vlog

I was on you tube and I noticed that there are quite a few ppl who have vlogs of their weight loss process.  So I'm thinking of posting some of my before pictures, then my before Chalean extreme, and then go week by week on my progress to see my progress on a weekly basis.  Rather than that my rest day is ok.  My power cord is crapping out on me so I took a *walk* down to the comp repair store.  I think it was about a mile there and back.  I'm not sure but I'm going to map it out on my Sparkpeople fitness map.  So that is all...I'm going to go now and work on my vlog and then jot down my walk.  Have a good day!

Day 6 of Chalean Extreme- Burn it off & recharge

So I'm done for the week tomorrow is my rest day.  Today I did Burn it off & recharge and let me tell you that cardio is no joke.  It's like the toughest cardio I have ever done.  That is considering though that before CE I was just doing my Walk Away the pounds videos (WATP).  My thought on recharge though, I honestly didn't finish the whole thing.  IDK but I did it right after Burn it off and honestly I felt light headed doing it.  I hate stretching because everytime I do stretch I feel like I'm going to black out and pass out.  I'm afraid of stretching because of this.  I'm thinking that maybe I'll skip my WATP workout tonight and do the Recharge video again tonight.  Even though it's probably better to do right now when my muscles are warm and plyable, but I would feel safer doing it when my boyfriend is here so if I do pass out he can be there.

Besides that yesterday I did my 4 mile WATP again since the night before that I didn't do my 2 mile walk.  It's cool cause before when I started doing the DVD I was exhausted by the time I finished it.  Now I'm tired but I still feel like I can do more.  I don't even feel sore the next day.  I still enjoy doing the workouts even though I put it on mute I still enjoy Leslie she has a very nice personality.  I would get a 5 mile vid or more but I promised my boyfriend I wouldn't buy anymore workout stuff.

I do notice my weight loss though and I enjoy it.  I notice it more around my oblique area...you know my love handles aren't that big anymore.  I still get disappointed though by my saggy skin.  Unfortunately my tummy looks like I had 3 kids and I only had 1.  And she wasn't even that big she was born 5 lbs 12 oz. I only gained 17 lbs during pregnancy and ate like normal especially knowing that I didn't want to be that girl whole ate the whole pantry because she was pregnant.  But the thing was that my daughter was breeched meaning she was stuck sideways the whole time so everytime she would stretch in my belly she would stretch my skin.  I have my stretch marks going from one hip to the other...I hate it and I know it would never go away but I'm wondering if the saggy skin would get tighter or if my tummy would look a little bit better.  I know in the Chalean extreme before and after pics there where women that had the mommy apron but I didn't see the stretch marks cause they only show the side pics and you can't see the front of the belly in those.  If anyone reads this and has done the program and knows about the stretch marks or saggy skin let me know.

My arm feels a little better good thing I have tomorrow to recover too.  Maybe once I do Recharge tonight again I'll feel better.