There's NO way I'm joining you.. actually started my bulk a few weeks earlier than planned and it's not ending until early March.
But best of luck to you.
As for the control thing.. I get it now.. you didn't get that urge to control something in your life (workouts, diet) out of thin air. Still, as hard as it must be for your parents, they will need to surrender some of their control.. better sooner than later if this is draining you & your sister so much.
Today starts my "NO MORE FUCKING AROUND" challenge. Feel free to join me. That's right, this is a down and dirty challenge. No messing around. No "I maintaned, oh ay" for the month. No one pound a month crap. This is hard core. Time for complete focus and dedication. My rules for me:
-- Starts today thru the end of the year
-- Low cal/low carb 5 days a week. Carb-up on two days, last meal of day.
-- NO cheating except for Thanksgiving and Christmas
-- NO missed workouts (4 times a week)
No more fucking around. No more spinning wheels. This is it.
I am IN. So IN. My bullets are a little different, but I am really hard at this right now and I just want to see the damn scale hit a new low and stay there. January trip is keeping me seriously focused right now.
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"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." ~ John Bingham
I am IN. So IN. My bullets are a little different, but I am really hard at this right now and I just want to see the damn scale hit a new low and stay there. January trip is keeping me seriously focused right now.
You know it, girlfriend! Let's keep each other accountable and motivated.
I'm not in (end of the semester in 4 weeks... finals, yikes). However, I'll be doing the same the day after my last final. I've got 4 weeks off between semesters and the start of the semester is usually slow.
I love that you are challenging yourself-- not waiting for external circumstances to pave the way for you, but taking it upon yourself. Your level of self-motivation is inspirational. Makes me think I should not be such a slacker in the challenge I am already doing!
Superset w/next 3 exercises with rest Good Morning
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Felt great to be back in the gym. To warm up today, before I went to the gym, I mowed my yard and edged it and then I mowed my neighbors year and edged theirs, too! How nice of a neighbor am I?!? What a workout and I was sure warmed up!
Off to the grocery store and then going to fit in one last walk for Violet. It is THE most perfect day here today. Gorgeous!
On another note, my dad is recuperating at home, but is a terrible patient. It's just been a super stressful week. I *think* I am one step closer to home healthcare coming in. Keep your fingers crossed. He's supposed to schedule them to come in tomorrow. But, everytime he tells me this, he then changes his mind. Sigh.
Oh, and I am glad to see others feeling the same as me and ready to challenge themselves to that next level to JUST DO IT! Yay!
I will keep my fingers crossed about your parents. And speaking of the challenge, it's a good thing to point out that there is no such thing as a "right" time to start one. You just do it. However, I feel a bit of a hypocrite writing that. I don't really know what kind of goals I have right between now and end of Dec., except for running my half marathon and being pain-free and healthy. Oh, I do want to lose 4 lbs., but that is something I'm not worried about at this point, because that is simply a matter of avoiding overly caloric pumpkin and other autumn treats.
Today starts my "NO MORE FUCKING AROUND" challenge. Feel free to join me. That's right, this is a down and dirty challenge. No messing around. No "I maintaned, oh ay" for the month. No one pound a month crap. This is hard core. Time for complete focus and dedication. My rules for me:
-- Starts today thru the end of the year
-- Low cal/low carb 5 days a week. Carb-up on two days, last meal of day.
-- NO cheating except for Thanksgiving and Christmas
-- NO missed workouts (4 times a week)
No more fucking around. No more spinning wheels. This is it.
You know what? I was just thinking tonight that I need to quit screwing around already. I'm with you. Will ponder my self-rules tonight and post tomorrow. I'm with ya.
Hey, we just cross-posted! Today was OK....got several unwanted calls, which I did not answer.
Yeah, I would like to think I've lit some fires. There's too much treading water going on and it's time to dial it in and go for it! Everything was good today.....food right on and got in a decent workout. I'm going to lift as heavy as I can from now until January 14, but really focus on leanness. I just want to prove to myself that I can do it. I know I can.
Hey, we just cross-posted! Today was OK....got several unwanted calls, which I did not answer.
Yeah, I would like to think I've lit some fires. There's too much treading water going on and it's time to dial it in and go for it! Everything was good today.....food right on and got in a decent workout. I'm going to lift as heavy as I can from now until January 14, but really focus on leanness. I just want to prove to myself that I can do it. I know I can.
Good plan, Jane. And you definitely can do it.
I was thinking tonight during my workout that there REALLY isn't a better present to myself than to work really hard and finally hit that number. So, that's my plan.
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Ginger
"The miracle isn't that I finished. The miracle is that I had the courage to start." ~ John Bingham
The message is certainly a good one Jane, and good on you for getting on track with a vengeance. Indulging one's inner slacker (workout-wise or nutrition-wise) is something that I know I've done rather a lot of over the past few months. So, will buckle down and get after it (just after my birthday of course).
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Tom
No "happy hours" makes for a lot of miserable days. - Mahler
The message is certainly a good one Jane, and good on you for getting on track with a vengeance. Indulging one's inner slacker (workout-wise or nutrition-wise) is something that I know I've done rather a lot of over the past few months. So, will buckle down and get after it (just after my birthday of course).
I see a new log title in there somewhere!
"On track with a vengeance"
"Attacking with a vengeance"
"Focused with a vengeance"
Today starts my "NO MORE FUCKING AROUND" challenge. Feel free to join me. That's right, this is a down and dirty challenge. No messing around. No "I maintaned, oh ay" for the month. No one pound a month crap. This is hard core. Time for complete focus and dedication. My rules for me:
-- Starts today thru the end of the year
-- Low cal/low carb 5 days a week. Carb-up on two days, last meal of day.
-- NO cheating except for Thanksgiving and Christmas
-- NO missed workouts (4 times a week)
No more fucking around. No more spinning wheels. This is it. - Jane
I'm in.
C'mon already... goal weight come closer to me.
I'm on 2 challenges right now (The JP Forum fall challenge & Leigh's Hot for the Holiday's 6 week challenge). After the past 3 weeks of no scale loss, I'm wondering what I can control, since my food is good. But I really have to put walking into every day; don't know how when I'm on such deadlines at work, but I count too, and I really could put in more walking. And embrace the mobility work instead of procrastinating it.
Jane, could you describe your 2 carb-up days? Macros? are they back to back days? I read you say the last meal of the day. What do you do for the rest of the day? ie
I'm eating 850-1050 cal weekdays, low carb
My weekends are carb-up all day, 2000 cal, low fat.
But I'm interested in how you're doing/eating those two days.
How about "Vengeance is mine! bwahahahaha!" I don't know why, but you can use it to focus your anger, seething hate, and the deep seated evil that lurks within you. Can't hide behind a puppy forever, Jane!
You really are a very determined lady Jane! Kudos to you to embrace a cut in a time when everyone just wants to embrace the bulk!
Your drive is just admirable.. am starting to understand where it comes from. Whatever it is, go for it.
Etana, I guess that massive carb-ups aren't really called for when you aren't as lean as Jane is nor aren't working out with weights like she is..
All I do know is that when I do *NOT* carb up at the very last meal of the day, I'm invariably eating waaaaaaay more than planned as I go back for seconds & thirds or turn to other carbalicious foods.
Lyle recommended a certain time period for shorter carb-ups , being 5 hours, but that's simply too long for me.. I can put down twice or 3 times that amount in that time period and the same amount in just 1 hr.
Maybe Jane is the same but just has 100 times as much willpower ? You did refer frequently how you can EAT when you allow yourself, so I guess that last meal of the day is your 'sanity check' as well?
and it's not ending until early March. 
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