The MakeMeThinner Support Forum

[bikipatra]

I agree with Nickie, Biki. I can't see how I can wear 12s and 14s and you do, too. Granted, the 12s are tight but I just got a 12 skirt from Ann Taylor Loft that I can actually wear.

I can wear a size 12 dress but my pants are mostly loose 14's or 16's. I guess I might be able to wear 12 pants I just haven't tried. I can say that my size 14 shorts are loose enough that I can't go walking in them because they keep slipping. Not falling off like those 16's in the road, but just slipping down. On the other hand I have some size 14 jeans that still fit me perfectly. I promise I will take one day this week when I'm bored (since I can't allow myself to spend anything) and finally go to Macy's and put this to rest. There is an an Ann Taylor 2 blocks from here at Union Station so I may be able to do it today. Take hubby along and maybe get something! I will have him bring the camera!

[queenielou]

Great, Biki! Can't wait to see the pictures

[Tawanda]

Congratulations on the size 10! Doesn't it feel good to get them on and zipped, even if they are too tight for wearing (or for comfort in my case ).

Queenielou, I love reading about your NSVs!

[queenielou]

Thanks, T! You're right. It feels pretty good just to get them up and zipped even though I know they don't really fit.

Today's workout: Card deck workout.

Each suit is an exercise, we had to perform the number of reps on each card drawn. Aces are high and equal 14 reps. The instructor would call out two exercises at a time. We would complete those to (i.e. 14 touch downs and 8 presses) and move on to the next set. We warmed up with medicine balls and some jogging and jumping jacks. We cooled down with some yoga poses.

Hearts-D-Ball Cleans
Diamonds-D-Ball Press
Clubs: Touch Downs
Spades: Jump Squats

Touch downs are where you sit on the ground with your legs together, knees bent and you lean back and take the medicine ball from side to side, touching it on the ground as you twist to each side.

It was pretty tough, but not unbearable. I used a 25 pound D ball and some of the cleans and presses got a little difficult when we had to do high reps. Other than that, it was fine.

[katieb920]

Touch downs are where you sit on the ground with your legs together, knees bent and you lean back and take the medicine ball from side to side, touching it on the ground as you twist to each side.

It was pretty tough, but not unbearable. .

I just thought about how you would do that. And I think I strained my Brain. <img src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_13_9.gif" alt="SmileyCentral.com" border="0"><img border="0" src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egif%253Fi%253D23%252F23_13_9/image.gif">

[bikipatra]

Touch downs are where you sit on the ground with your legs together, knees bent and you lean back and take the medicine ball from side to side, touching it on the ground as you twist to each side.

It was pretty tough, but not unbearable. .

I just thought about how you would do that. And I think I strained my Brain. <img src="http://smileys.smileycentral.com/cat/23/23_13_9.gif" alt="SmileyCentral.com" border="0"><img border="0" src="http://plugin.smileycentral.com/http%253A%252F%252Fimgfarm%252Ecom%252Fimages%252Fnocache%252Ftr%252Ffw%252Fsmiley%252Fsocial%252Egif%253Fi%253D23%252F23_13_9/image.gif">

Ditto. I started disassociating while reading it.

[DonnaS]

Hi Queenie! Congratulations on the NSV's! Your exercise routine is definitely an inspiration. I have just started working out again and I think I'm about ready to check out the C25K. Thanks for stopping by my journal while I was away. Hope your having a great week!

[Mickeyz]

Just reading your exercise program makes me hurt from head to toe!

Glad to hear you are doing so well. You are an inspiration (even if it exhausting just reading it! )

Take care!

[queenielou]

Thanks, ladies for stopping by and keeping up with my fitness challenge. Yesterday was a 2 for 1 day - body power followed by yoga. I had my heart rate monitor on and it said I burned over 900 calories during those 2 hours. Not sure how accurate it is (I've had it for almost 2 years now, it's made by Polar and it has the chest strap).

So the body power workout we did yesterday used to be called 100 yard workout but now I don't think it has a name. The goal is to do as many as possible walking lunges, body rows and lateral handwalks (those are the exercises for stability level; strength and power levels do harder exercises). We did three sets of each exercise, hoping for a total distance of 100 yards for each exercise (except for the body rows where we just tried to do as many as possible).

The walking lunges are probably self explanatory. We start at one end of the room with 8-12k of weight (I used 10 pounds on in each hand) and take a step then lunge with one leg, step and lunge with next leg all the way down and back. One length of the room is 10 yards, so you had to do that 10 times to get 100 yards. I only got 70 yards, I think.

We did the body rows using a contraption called the jungle gym that has a flat band you throw over something and two handles. You lean back while holding the two handles (about 60 degrees back from where the flat band is hanging) and you pull yourself up into an almost standing position. Those get really hard after the first set.

The lateral handwalks were interesting. You put both hands and feet on the ground perpendicular to the direction you want to travel and you just try to keep a straight line with your body while walking with your feet and hands - moving across the room. The more advanced people used a wall and did a handstand and used their feet to push themselves along the wall.

A fun day!

[bikipatra]

WOW. All this out-of-shape turtle can say. How old are you, Queenie?

[bikipatra]

Just reading your exercise program makes me hurt from head to toe!

Glad to hear you are doing so well. You are an inspiration (even if it exhausting just reading it! )

Take care!

Me too! She's what I want to be when I grow up!

[BabyTrace]

WOW from me too. I think I burned a few calories just reading about it. Queenie you should have a tremendous sense of pride to be participating at any level. It's amazing!

[DonnaS]

Oh my gosh Queenie! That is an awesome workout and I bet your muscle tone is showing up good about now. Did you take a before picture to compare?

[Lauren]

I cannot begin to tell you how much I loathe walking lunges, stationary lunges, lunges of all kinds. I don't care how thin or fit I get, I will despise them to my dying day! :-)

You are amazing, Queenie! I'm always interested in mixing some new stuff into my routine, so I like reading your activities! Besides my usual run, run, run (which is getting almost too long in distance, it's starting to take so long I have to wake up too early!), I have begun jumping. I have no idea where this came from, other than the fact that I wanted to improve my speed, and have been doing lots of running speedwork, but now I also do a ton of jumping jacks, and just plain old jumping, switching feet back and forth, out and in, high jumps, low fast repetitive jumps, it's weird. I don't use a rope (it's too loud), just jump! I like that it gets the heart rate up, and I totally see my feet and legs moving faster now, having quicker reflexes and stuff.

Anyway, I really like your body rows exercise, I think I'll try that. It seems like it may work more muscles than even a standard back row machine, as you're standing right? So it includes more core and leg work from a balance perspective? Let me know...

You are kicking a** and taking numbers, chica!

Lauren

[holberry]

and dont it feel good to kick a$$?
hugs