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Super Summer Challenge - Final Essay
My physical goal for the Super Summer Challenge was to get my weight down from 120.2 lbs to 118 lbs. At the end of 8 weeks, my weight had fluctuated over 5 lbs (from 118.4 to 123.8) averaged 120.8 and ended up exactly where I started. Measurements at my ribcage, bicep, and thigh showed slight decreases with other measurements remaining the same. I also completed 44 workouts in 56 days. Although my physical changes weren't noteworthy, this S...SSC End Week 8 Progress Summary
NOTE - I'd taken notes on my week 8 close to when I finished the SSC (7/25) and in the next couple weeks afterward. I thought I would have more to say, but as with many blogs I start, if I don't finish it up and post it right away, it ends up sitting in my journal and not getting posted for so long that I don't feel as connected with it. Since this had info on my SSC, I'm going to post it as-is. Much has happened since then (l...SSC End Weeks 6 and 7 Progress Summary
Physical goals - weight → 118 lbs. Starting weight 120.2 End week 6 weight 122.8 (+2.6 lbs overall) End week 7 weight 120.4 (+0.2 lbs overall) Balance goals - 4 out of 5 workouts done within 60 minutes or less week 6 → DONE - All 6 workouts under an hour - Tu-booty blast class (50 mins), W-self-directed bootcamp-type workout @ park (45-50 minutes), Th-5 25 HIIT 2-2-1 outside, F-LBW/abs (31 mins), Sa-run/jog/walk w/family in...SSC End Week 5 Progress Summary
Physical goals - weight → 118 lbs.Starting weight 120.2End week 3 weight 122.0 (+2 lbs overall)Balance goals - 4 out of 5 workouts done within 60 minutes or less -> Sort of done (spirit of this goal was met) - 3 workouts under 45 mins (UB+abs, LB, 5-25 HIIT), 1 2-hour long run on Sunday, 1 day of hiking which was over an hour, but it was fun with family and didn't take away from my time with them.- Giving kids, DH, and myself positive, lo...SSC End Week 4 Progress Summary
Physical goals - weight → 118 lbs. Starting weight 120.2Sunday morning weight 121.4(No access to a scale on Monday) Balance goals - 4 out of 5 workouts done within 60 minutes or less -> Done - 4 workouts around 45 mins (UB+abs, Wednesday workout boot camp, LB+abs, 5-25 HIIT), 1 55 minute cardio+strength class, and 1 2-hour long run. - Giving kids, DH, and myself positive, loving, compassionate attention each day -> Lacked c...SSC End Week 3 Progress Summary
Physical goals - weight → 118 lbs. Starting weight 120.2 End week 3 weight 120.0 Balance goals - 4 out of 5 workouts done within 60 minutes or less -> Done - 3 workouts under 45 mins (UB+abs, LB+abs, 5-25 HIIT), 1 55 minute cardio+strength class, and 1 2-hour long run. - Giving kids, DH, and myself positive, loving, compassionate attention each day -> Did not do well at the start of the week, but was given a huge opportuni...SSC End Week 2 Progress Summary
Physical goals - weight 118 lbs. Starting weight 120.2 End week 1 weight 122.4 (+2.2, up from last week) Balance goals - 4 out of 5 workouts done within 60 minutes or less -> Done - 2 HIIT workouts under 30 minutes, UBWO+abs and LBWO+abs each under 60 minutes, 1 cardio+strength class 55 minutes, 1 trail run 45 minutes. - Giving kids, DH, and myself positive, loving, compassionate attention each day -> Did well this week, too. ...SSC End Week 1 Progress Summary
Physical goals - weight 118 lbs. (Starting weight 120.2 lbs) -> End week 1 weight 121.6 (+1.4 lbs)Balance goals - 4 out of 5 workouts done within 60 minutes or less -> Done - 5 HIIT workouts, 25 minutes each + 1 long run over 60 minutes- Giving kids, DH, and myself positive, loving, compassionate attention each day -> Did a great job with this week 1 and feeling wonderful at e...SSC Bill's Week 1 5 25 Plan – More Thoughts
Yes, I'm still thinking about doing “just” 5 days of intervals next week for the SSC. Here's what I wrote to a friend about why I decided to proceed with a plan to do 5 days of intervals: I can see myself getting something out of it, so I'm going to try it out. In theory, if I push myself as hard as he talks about, I could see myself feeling like I got enough of a workout in. But after sleeping on it a bit more last night, I...SSC Week 1 Exercise Plan
Bill's first 5 25 workout plan blog - http://www.transformation.com/billsblog/Notes-from-the-Path/High-Intensity-Interval-Training-Made-Simple/144861 Super Summer Challenge Week 1 For week 1, Bill's blog says, “The first week our focus is going to be on consistency and intensity. And what I want is 5 aerobic workouts that are exactly 25 minutes long. Nothing more. Nothing less.” - 2 minutes walking intensity “by walking I m...Super Summer Challenge Goals
I love the idea of setting goals. It just makes so much sense (which I don't feel compelled to spell out here—just read chapter 1 of the Transformation book! :)). So, I'm writing out my goals for the SSC. I am posting this before Day 1, so I'll be back to edit it later with my starting weight and before pictures. Physical goals: I want to weigh 118 lbs. I have hovered around 118.x for a few weeks in the past several months, an...2011 Summer Challenge - I'm IN!
I decided I wanted to keep track of everything I post about the summer challenge, so here's what I posted to Bill's blog to accept the summer challenge.NOTE: This challenge is important to me because I want to prove to myself that I can accept and succeed in a challenge and really enjoy the journey. I want to feel good about what I accomplish, and I want to find a way to truly be kind to myself if and when things don't go as planned.&...sherik
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