Thank you. Have added bench press + flys to the routine. Will try it out again this evening.

mana progress pics?

Ha ha .. no way. Not until I'm 110 lbs and ripped

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Added on April 30, 2007, 12:01 pmI just read this ...

"Measure your waist without holding the tape too tightly (or too loosely). As a rough guide, your waist is the narrowest part of your trunk, or approximately 1 inch above your belly button."

So it's not the belly button?

This post has been edited by kirakracus: Apr 30 2007, 12:01 PM

Waist != belly button. Go remeasure

Okay .. waist is not belly button. Got it It's still around 31.8" - 32" though .. and since I didn't measure it there before .. not sure if there's progress.

Thinking of doing HIIT - 8 - 12 minutes per day. Does it actually work? Since I have a whole issue with "not counting" if it's not hard/tough/enough .. then will this be good for me? It's recommended that you just spend one day doing HIIT (nothing else), then a full body strength the next day .. and keep alternating.

Workouts - since I have not updated here .. have been consistent with full body strength (it really kicks my butt, really love it) .. cardio not so - and I really really need the cardio for all the fat.

Diet - i'm sorta going into dangerous territory (forget to eat, don't feel like eating). I do eat but maybe the calories are pretty low (800 - 1,200 cals max) and definitely not eating good/recommended food. For example from morning to 6pm .. i only eat .. 3 slices of bread (multi-grain .. so not too bad), coffee 2x on some days, a Tic Tac or two. Dinner is sometimes whatever is prepared (smaller portion of course) or if I work out (and don't eat with them) .. I eat even less. Snacking on a lot of seaweed though .. it is high in sodium content (right?) but i doubt I eat as much as I think (tastebuds sort of start screaming after the 4th piece me thinks).

Eat less and you'll have more trouble burning fat cause ur in starvation mode dy.

But I'm sure you know that

Yup I know .. it's a major issue I have to get over.

For ppl with a big pot belly, that means their waist is below the belly button?

we just had this conversation the other day at the gathering LMAO.

syd measures her waist at the smallest part of a female's hourglass a.k.a below the breasts.

i measure my "waist" at my hips cos that's my pants' size

Hmm .. I did it exactly 1" above the belly button as per the directions/info I got from the site. Maybe need to re-measure again!

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Added on May 7, 2007, 11:00 amHave to take a break from all this for about 1 to 2 weeks - still working out but only full-body strength (no cardio at all .. although planning on doing better this week).

My mom hasn't been well (nothing serious) but took care of her on my days off last week. Then I got sick .. and am on this hellish antibiotics which give me super gastric pangs (like bending over double in pain) .. so I have to eat every 2 hours. I am still eating well - grabbing a slice of (multi-grain, nothing on it) bread instead of eating a meal (every 2 hours!!!) but it's still eating more than I normally do.

My weight is still surprisingly 164.2, I feel more toned but maybe I just think I do .. because well, 160s certainly is no 120s right. Hope to breach below 160 in the next week or two.

This post has been edited by kirakracus: May 7 2007, 11:00 AM

Clothing fits so good but then right now I want to focus on numbers. Diet I thought was too much .. but then eating more is maybe helping. I know I shouldn't be weighing every day but now I am used to it. Plus the numbers have been going down so that's always great! Into 163s already - 163.6.

Yesterday tried out a semi-HIIT workout. I say "semi" as I'm not sure whether I 100% pushed myself but I was so wiped out in those 12 minutes in comparison to the 40+ minute cardio stuff I did in the first few weeks.

+ Jumping rope (30+ seconds)
+ jogging/walking (working in some moving lunges up an incline with med ball, knee ups, whatever random movements)
+ 5 min cool down after

Total time 17 min only, which doesn't feel or seem like much but I'll try pushing through and just doing this for the week.

M,W,F - HIIT
T,T,S - FB Strength
S - "fun" workout (DVD) & long walk

Are there any benefits at all to re-starting my gym membership - lifetime membership @ Fitness Network, Centrepoint .. but only go on weekends - which is maybe 8x a month total (if I do go on both Sat/Sun)? Maybe take part in the classes, do more cardio .. and spend a solid 2 - 3 hours there.

It's strange how I'm losing a few lbs. this week - maybe because it's just after the monthly "bloat". This morning I started hitting 162 already (162.4!) - and i have no reason to doubt it as the previous evening it went down to 162.2. [Note - I am eating a little more than previously in fact so it's cool and not cause i'm just empty]

Amped up the full bod strength routine with heavier weights starting yesterday. It wiped me out completely but I love how I feel stronger. My shoulders are showing great definition (no collarbones sticking out yet ..) but that's the only noticeable difference I can see in the mirror.

With 10 lbs down in almost 2 months (which is safe right?) .. I think I'll reward myself with an Ipod Shuffle. I love the 2nd gen ones because they'll be great for running - clip-on and flash-based. Super!

It's weird but you know at this point .. I finally think that I can *actually* do it. Do it as in reach my ultimate goal/lowest weight - 110 - 120 lbs. It's hard to explain how motivated or completely amped I feel at the moment .. but .. love how it feels!

Kira, iPod shuffle gen 2 is wicked. I clip it on my sports bra and I now refuse to run the treadmill without it.

Weight loss starts from the mind. Once you think that it's a possible feat, you'll automatically be able to make better choice of food, avoid binging and keep your exercises regular.

pic it...
that statement is useless without pics

Thanks, SydG .. will keep at it. And yup .. the mind is such a huge part of it.

Now I'm actually contemplating getting the full Nike+ package - but it's going to cost a bomb! I don't even have a Nano yet. Maybe that would be totally unnecessary since you know it's not like I'm a hardcore runner (not yet! but i plan to be one day).

Shuffles are just sooo cute. If I do get one instead of a Nano .. I'm so getting a pink one - and i don't usually get pink anything .. ha ha.

Ah.. I have a pair of Nike+ shoes. And a shuffle

Shoes are decent. Too expensive, actually. But they dont give me the stupid calf pain whenever I run with my other flat trainer.

About iPod Shuffle vs. Nano ... think I'll stagger the rewards. Those 20 lbs. will come off in 4 - 6 months so there's time to see how I've stuck to the routine, do I run more etc.

Never quite thought about rewards at these milestones before .. so can't come up with anything else at the moment.

10 lbs - iPod Shuffle
20 lbs - ?
30 lbs - Workout clothing
40 lbs - iPod Nano (Nike + etc)
50 lbs - Wardrobe revamp + trip (bikini milestone)

This post has been edited by kirakracus: May 9 2007, 03:27 PM

A good pair of sports bra?

Btw you need new gym attire after losing 30lbs, IMHO

Sports bras. Where to get good ones? I don't wear them by itself like most people @ the gym, but under t-shirts since i don't think anyone want to see all my excess flesh I have a few ones from Reebok but I usually wear a bra and then the sports bra on top - or I use two.

Okay at 30 lbs will get new workout clothing as reward. 50 lbs. will definitely be a whole new wardrobe!