DOWN for 2013 - New Year New You! (Page 29)

No I had read about it somewhere.  Basically its about a 15 minute HIIT workout.  Set up a timer for 1 minute with 30 second rest breaks with 10 workout intervals total.  Go as hard as you can doing as many burpees as you can in a one minute session, rest 30 s and write down number.  Go again for a minute, rest and write for 30.  So on and so forth for the remaining 8 intervals.  Total up your grand total of burpees and post daily.  By April 30 your grand total should be way up along with your lean muscle mass, and hopefully your waste and body fat percentage will be down.

10-4 on the nutrition challenge being off during races.  I need my Gu's and sports drinks.  I have a race April 28 so it will be close to the end anyway.

Are you doing eggs, too? So it's like a Whole30/Whole Life/Paleo challenge? I'm already a month into a Whole Life challenge and have 16 more days - not that I'm counting

As for races I thought I would need sugar/carbs, too, in the form of my standby gels and sports drinks. But I did a half marathon about a month ago on dates and water. I had some turkey jerky (sugar free, nitrate free, etc.) but only ate a few bites, it was harder to choke down. But dates? They are an amazing race food. Try it in your training!

I need me some eggs, especially if I am 86ing the oatmeal.  I have to have those jokers from time to time.  Besides I think cavemen ate eggs alot. 

I'd never thought of dates before.  I'll have to give them a whirl.

I'm in for clean eating next month.  I did great for most of this month, not so much this last week...  I'm going to be meat free, but will still be eating dairy (cheese and yogurt), eggs (usually 1/day), and bread.  I love my sandwiches!  

I've been popping dates lately before my runs (i bought a BIG tub of them at Costco).  3-4 dates is ~100 cals of nature's finest sugar and carbs, just as good as some HEED as far as I can tell.  Combine that with water and I'm good to go.  I have a recipe to make some peanut butter/date bars (Lara bar copies) that I plan to make here soon.

Sorry to break up the momentum of the conversation, but it's FRIDAY!! Weigh-in day and I'm in a good mood 'cause even though I didn't do as well as I could have with diet (exercise was pretty good) I still lost a pound! I'm down to 123 lbs. Oh man...3 lbs away from my goal weight and I CAN GO SHOPPING!! (Seriously people, this is what is motivating me right now. Spring fashion.)

Hope you are all doing well.

I'm with Chris.  Over the last 2 weeks I haven't lost much of anything.  Diet has been fair (always room for improvement). 

This week I was only doing Insanity while the 2 previous weeks I would run/bike in the morning and go Insane in the evening.  Wasn't getting enough sleep so I dropped the morning work but will go back to that starting next week.

I'm down .5 for the week. 4 pounds to go for my 3 week target date.

LisaC: Yes, some months are terrible. I have no idea what happens there, but sometimes I am just starving. Not for anything in particular, just starving like I haven't eaten enough. I have read that there is a metabolism increase so maybe that is the connection. It just doesn't seem like a slight increase in metabolism would make me feel so hungry. Usually a piece of dark chocolate and some peanut butter is really satisfying.

Hi All, sorry for being MIA again.  At the moment I'm just focusing on being consistent with training and eating.  I will get back on the scale but for now it's just one more stress for me.

I am in. This month was a win some, lose some (not weight, though) month. My health is better (knock on wood). This is the first month in the last 9 that I haven't been in-the-bed sick! Other issues are being addressed and hopefully fixed. The steroids added wt, but I hope to get that under control by watching food and upping workouts.I was doing good on the workouts, in general, but this week with hubbies surgery and being in the hospital kicked that to the curb.

I can't promise no grains but I can promised no refined grains. I am going to try the burpees and see if my wrists can handle them, if so. I am in They are a great full-body exercise.

as for weigh in, I am down 2 of the 6 I gained from the steroids. Sheesh!

up 1.4 to 138 this week - but ok with it - might even be muscle - started the week with a 200k ride, did strength work and did not swim at all because I got a tattoo!!! (yes me who has always not been a fan of tats) and very little running.

Formal training plan starts monday and will be back in the pool....

of course the weight could be bloat from having gluten yesterday....

8 pounds to race weight....

you cannot announce you got a tat without pics!!!!

ask and you shall receive - it is on my left forearm:

Is that Hebrew? What does it say? Great spot for you to be able to see it.

Indeed, never forget.

That is a powerful tat!

Cat,

That is an awesome tat....and I am not a tat person.  Honestly an amazing tribute.

thanks - that is the irony - I am not a tat person either! 

Judi we are both doing Rev 3 Williamsburg - BT meetup???