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My Workouts for the Week of 8/11-8/17 2008

August 17, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Monday-
100 stability ball crunches
20 min. sitting on stability ball
Ab Coaster- 95 reps
50 min. Turbo Kick class
(resistance bands and jump rope too)

Tuesday-
Day Off

Wednesday-
50 stability ball crunches
35 min. sitting on stability ball
Ab Coaster- 70 reps
50 min. Turbo Kick class

Thursday-
4+ miles walking at amusement park

Friday-Sunday
Sick Days (caught hubby’s cold and am down for the count)

So this week didn’t turn out as I had planned.  Didn’t meet the goals I set for myself this week.  I also have this Summer Blog Party Challenge going on right now and I can’t even participate but sometimes you just have to take what life hands you, ya know?  I’m rooting for those doing my challenge and hope more will join in.  And I look forward to setting up another challenge on my blog in September.

Were you able to get in some great workouts this week?  Tell me about them!

 
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Baby Steps

August 15, 2008 By Leave a Comment

TGIF

It’s time for your Fit and Healthy Friday Tip.

Today’s Tip:  Baby Steps

Take small steps towards your health and fitness goals.  Remember that this is a lifestyle change so you’ll make changes over time.  If you try to make too many changes, you’ll find yourself overwhelmed and that is when many people just give up altogether.

Start out easy by choosing one or two goals a month for the first 3-6 months and then you can add on from there.  I can almost guarantee that if you take small, baby steps towards your health and fitness goals, you’ll have the success you desire.  Here are some ideas of simple baby steps you can take towards a healthier lifestyle.

  1. Walk 10 min. a day
  2. Give up one soda a day and replace it with a glass of water
  3. Try one new fruit or vegetable a month
  4. Eat breakfast
  5. Add a new exercise to your routine

What steps will you take to a healthier lifestyle?

 
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Summer Blog Party Challenge

August 13, 2008 By 10 Comments

August, 15-22, 2008 is my week to be host of Scale Junkie’s Summer Blog Party. Thank you Diana for the opportunity to participate.

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I have set up a challenge for all readers that can help kick start your weight loss, give you more energy and help you feel great.

The Challenge: 4 miles a day for 7 days

You can do any type of exercise that will equal 4 miles. It does not have to all be completed at once, you can break it up through the day. If you are using a pedometer, approx. 2,000 steps equals ONE mile so your goal each day for this challenge is 8,000 steps a day or 4 miles.

This challenge starts this Friday, August 15th and ends Thursday, August 21st with your final challenge check in to be made on Friday, August 22nd.

Be sure to eat healthy foods and drink plenty of water to stay hydrated. Don’t skip any meals and keep your daily calorie intake in a healthy range.

Are you ready to step out of your comfort zone and accept this challenge?

If so, reply here with your name and email address and “I, (your name) accept this challenge and will try my best” (use this email format angie(at)losingitandlovingit(dot)com so the spam bots don’t get your email address)

This gives you one entry into the prize drawing for the challenge. You can get another entry at the end of the challenge by posting an update and letting us know how you did.

*Get extra entries throughout the week by doing the following (leave a separate comment for each thing you do)

A) Blog about this challenge with a link back to this post

B) Subscribe to my blog

c) Sign up for my Losing It & Loving It newsletter

D) Tweet about this challenge

All names will be put into a hat (or bucket LOL) for the chance to win a weight loss/fitness themed prize and the winner will be announced on my blog the week of Aug. 25th.

* U.S. Residents only (for prize entries), No anonymous comments, no need to have a blog to enter but you must provide an email address

** Always check with your physician before starting any type of exercise program. Please read this disclaimer.

 
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Weekly Weigh In: August 13

August 13, 2008 By 1 Comment

Stayed the same this week.

Current weight 192

Goal weight 135-140

Pounds left to go 50+

Feel free to weigh in and stay accountable too. Wishing you a successful week!

 
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Goal Call Monday: August 11

August 11, 2008 By 3 Comments

Goals for this week:

Keeping things the same again

I will go to Turbo Kick class 3 times
I will go to Spin class 2 times
I will sit on the stability ball for at least 15 min. a day
I will do 50 stability ball crunches a day
I will do at least 50 reps on Ab Coaster each time I go to the gym

Starting Friday, I will be hosting a pretty tough challenge for the Summer Blog Party so be on the lookout for a post about that.

Don’t forget to go over to Cindy’s Goal Call Monday post and leave a comment with your personal weight loss/fitness goals. Then come back here and let me know you posted so I can be sure to check out your goals over there.

Have a great week!

Angie

 
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My Workouts for the Week of 8/4-8/10 2008

August 10, 2008 By Leave a Comment

Monday-
10 min. Elliptical
50 min. Turbo Kick class
Ab Coaster- 50
Stability ball crunches- 50
30 min. sitting on stability ball

Tuesday-
50 min. Turbo Kick class
Ab Coaster- 50
Stability ball crunches- 50
43 min. sitting on stability ball

Wednesday-
50 min. Turbo Kick class
Ab Coaster- 70
Stability ball crunches- 50
20 min. sitting on stability ball

Thursday-
Day Off

Stability ball crunches- 50
20 min. sitting on stability ball

Friday-
Day Off

Stability ball crunches- 50
20 min. sitting on stability ball

Saturday-
Day Off

Sunday-
50 min. Spin class
Ab Coaster- 70
15 min. sitting on stability ball

Took a few days off this week and I’m OK with it. Need to think about my workout goals for the week because starting Friday I’ll be hosting a summer blog party here and the challenge is going to be a tough one that will start on Friday, Aug. 15 and go for 7 days. I’ll post about it this week. Be sure to check back for that.

Didn’t meet all my goals this week but came very close. How did your week go?

 
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