Need workout music people
Send me your playlists.....I'm downloading on amazon now and can't think of anything upbeat to download to my mp3
So Far I've got
Nina Simone- Feeling Good 2:57 (Warmup)
Janet Jackson- I Get Lonely 5:17
Jay-Z- Empire State of Mind 4:37
Jay-Z- Run This Town 4:34
Jay-Z- 99 Problems 3:54
Kelly Clarkson- Since You've Been Gone 3:09
The Black Eyed Peas- I Gotta Feeling 3:49
The Black Eyed Peas-- Boom Boom Pow 4:11
Monica- Love all over me- 3:50 (Cool Down)
Rageem Devaughn- Believe 5:12(Cool Down)
Approximately 42 minutes.. I'm pushing for another 15 minutes. Help???
Mandy
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
My nominations
Happy Tuesday everybody,
Not much to discuss as far as weight loss goes but I thought I would let you guys know that I've been doing fine. I weighed in last week at 155 but refused to weigh in this week. My period is coming and rather than be stressed out about my water weight gain I thought I would allow myself one and a half weeks off so that I don't stress and ...eat!
I just wanted to post a thank you to two people that nominated me on their blogs for being supportive.
Julie @ the accidental fat chick blog- really good read and posts information that is really thought provoking.
MissHaneefa@ blackgirlgetsfit- a member of my 10 pound weight loss challenge and a lady that I know will reach her weight loss goals.
Thank you guys for mentioning me on your blogs. Keep pushing and I know that you both will reach your goals (weight loss and otherwise)
Mandy
Not much to discuss as far as weight loss goes but I thought I would let you guys know that I've been doing fine. I weighed in last week at 155 but refused to weigh in this week. My period is coming and rather than be stressed out about my water weight gain I thought I would allow myself one and a half weeks off so that I don't stress and ...eat!
I just wanted to post a thank you to two people that nominated me on their blogs for being supportive.
Julie @ the accidental fat chick blog- really good read and posts information that is really thought provoking.
MissHaneefa@ blackgirlgetsfit- a member of my 10 pound weight loss challenge and a lady that I know will reach her weight loss goals.
Thank you guys for mentioning me on your blogs. Keep pushing and I know that you both will reach your goals (weight loss and otherwise)
Mandy
Thursday, March 25, 2010
Stages of Weight Loss
OK so I've been deep in thought about this. There are stages of grief right. For me there are stages of weight loss. Let me know if you think I am right on this.
1) Starter- This is what you are going through on the first couple of weeks. You are on a "weight loss high". You just started and you are making all of your workouts. You are eating EXACTLY on plan. This is the stage where you are buying all the weight loss books and dvds that you can afford. You are googling weight loss at your lunch break and doing all of your research. You are looking at inspiring stories on youtube. You had your first week and you lost an amazing amount of weight (mostly due to water) and you know that this is the best decision that you have ever made.
2) Settling in- This is the stage where you've been losing weight for a couple of weeks and you begin to miss workouts. You get used to losing weight and you relax a little on your eating habits. You may have a bad week this week as you realize that you didn't lose weight (or worse YOU GAINED) and you don't know why.
3) Toddler stage- I call this the, "I am on a diet and I DON"T LIKE IT!" stage. You are doing what you HAVE to do to lose weight instead of focusing on the journey. At this point you try to realize how soon you will be done. You are focusing on exactly how many workouts that YOU HAVE TO DO this week in order to make goal. You loathe the fact that you can't eat the old foods that you like but you know if you give in that you won't make your weight goal this week. This is the week where you are mean to your loved ones and you can't wait for this to be over.
4) Mature- If you make it beyond the toddler stage this is the stage where you "just keep your head down" and do what you need to do to lose weight. You've accepted that this is a journey and you don't focus on each pound lost (or at least you don't focus as much as you did during the toddler stage). You just focus on doing what you must do to continue the weight loss. This journey isn't something that is wonderful/fantastic or horrible. It just is.
5) You reach your goal. It is either your Sweet Dream or a Beautiful Nightmare. This is the stage where you reach your initial goal and you are on cloud nine or you realize more work needs to be done (i.e. either toning or more weight loss). This is the stage where you realize that your weight loss doesn't fix all of your woes. Actually it just creates more. In fact you find that you are the same person in a lot of ways. Yes you are a thinner person but you still have insecurities. You are human. If you relax during this stage you stand to gain all of your weight back plus some. The point in this phase is to realize what made you gain weight in the first place and make the necessary changes that will allow you to remain at your current weight (food choices/habits and exercise that you can maintain over a lifetime).
Am I right on this one guys? Any other stages I should prepare myself for?
1) Starter- This is what you are going through on the first couple of weeks. You are on a "weight loss high". You just started and you are making all of your workouts. You are eating EXACTLY on plan. This is the stage where you are buying all the weight loss books and dvds that you can afford. You are googling weight loss at your lunch break and doing all of your research. You are looking at inspiring stories on youtube. You had your first week and you lost an amazing amount of weight (mostly due to water) and you know that this is the best decision that you have ever made.
2) Settling in- This is the stage where you've been losing weight for a couple of weeks and you begin to miss workouts. You get used to losing weight and you relax a little on your eating habits. You may have a bad week this week as you realize that you didn't lose weight (or worse YOU GAINED) and you don't know why.
3) Toddler stage- I call this the, "I am on a diet and I DON"T LIKE IT!" stage. You are doing what you HAVE to do to lose weight instead of focusing on the journey. At this point you try to realize how soon you will be done. You are focusing on exactly how many workouts that YOU HAVE TO DO this week in order to make goal. You loathe the fact that you can't eat the old foods that you like but you know if you give in that you won't make your weight goal this week. This is the week where you are mean to your loved ones and you can't wait for this to be over.
4) Mature- If you make it beyond the toddler stage this is the stage where you "just keep your head down" and do what you need to do to lose weight. You've accepted that this is a journey and you don't focus on each pound lost (or at least you don't focus as much as you did during the toddler stage). You just focus on doing what you must do to continue the weight loss. This journey isn't something that is wonderful/fantastic or horrible. It just is.
5) You reach your goal. It is either your Sweet Dream or a Beautiful Nightmare. This is the stage where you reach your initial goal and you are on cloud nine or you realize more work needs to be done (i.e. either toning or more weight loss). This is the stage where you realize that your weight loss doesn't fix all of your woes. Actually it just creates more. In fact you find that you are the same person in a lot of ways. Yes you are a thinner person but you still have insecurities. You are human. If you relax during this stage you stand to gain all of your weight back plus some. The point in this phase is to realize what made you gain weight in the first place and make the necessary changes that will allow you to remain at your current weight (food choices/habits and exercise that you can maintain over a lifetime).
Am I right on this one guys? Any other stages I should prepare myself for?
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Does anyone else do this?
After dinner I usually want a nice dessert. Something I can eat slowly and really savor. Instead this has become my routine.
I eat my meal.
I usually have diet coke in a glass with a few pieces of ice. After my meal I slowly sip the ice while I talk with my daughter about her day. It is kinda the same feel as having a drink with a friend sans the alcohol.
For the past week I've been able to keep from sending my daughter to the corner grocery store to get mommy her snickers.
Does anybody else do this. What else have you done to keep from eating dessert.
I eat my meal.
I usually have diet coke in a glass with a few pieces of ice. After my meal I slowly sip the ice while I talk with my daughter about her day. It is kinda the same feel as having a drink with a friend sans the alcohol.
For the past week I've been able to keep from sending my daughter to the corner grocery store to get mommy her snickers.
Does anybody else do this. What else have you done to keep from eating dessert.
Exercise DVD Haul!!!
Ok I plan on going on amazon today and buying 5 exercise dvd's to do at home. Sometimes I just don't feel like going to the park or to the gym. Any ideas on some exercise tapes. Here is what I am looking for:
1) Difficulty- OK guys I really want to sweat here. I want some really fast movements, choreography etc that keeps my heart rate up and keeps me sweating. I really like to dance so either that or aerobics.
2) Good Music
3) Not too cheesy.
I was thinking about the Crunch: Fat Burning Blast DVD but am looking for others.
Send me your ideas.
1) Difficulty- OK guys I really want to sweat here. I want some really fast movements, choreography etc that keeps my heart rate up and keeps me sweating. I really like to dance so either that or aerobics.
2) Good Music
3) Not too cheesy.
I was thinking about the Crunch: Fat Burning Blast DVD but am looking for others.
Send me your ideas.
Monday, March 22, 2010
Sunday, March 21, 2010
155; Yippee Lost Two pounds last week
See you can entirely go out 2 nights in a week and have a few drinks and still meet your weight loss goals for the week.! Yippee.
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