Sorry late again...

Weight - 132 lbs
Body Fat - 25.3%
Body Water - 51.6%
Bone Mass - 6.8 lbs
Muscle Mass - 42.5 lbs

Sorry I'm late again, this has been written out and ready to go since friday, but this week has been so crazy with preparing for the move and dave leaving, that I just haven't had time to post it. So here I am now. My weight is pretty much back to normal after my dot. Which is definitely a good thing. Food wise this week I haven't been that good and next week i won't be that good either, although I'm definitely trying my best, its really hard with all of the moving situation, and the 14-16 hour drives ahead of us...

Either way here is the breakdown for the week.

Push Circuit 1 - Everything went well for this. nothing special. I did feel really good doing it. Going to bump up a couple squat weights next week.

Push Circuit 2 - The heavier weights I choose worked much better. this was super hard this week and my muscles were shaking like crazy!!! Next week will be good too.

Interval/Abs - Pushed myself but not overly so like last week. I finished feeling great and even better cause Dave worked out with me! Abs are getting easier for sure!

Push circuit 3 - I did 5 pull ups before the workout, although the last one I barely finished. all of the weights went well and I'm super excited for next week being the last week of this. I'm really excited for a lot of the moves in the lean phase.

Burn it off/Recharge - I kicked my butt here. I'd say I was at about a level 11! Definitely feels good to push yourself to extremes. Another week down one more to go for this phase!

As you can tell I'm definitely excited and ready for the lean phase of Chalean. I'm almost 2/3 of the way done and it feels like just yesterday I took on this challenge!

These next couple weeks are going to be hard not only food wise but fitness wise too, finding time and the ability to do a workout while driving cross country. Although hopefully I'll be able to make it work...

Wish me luck!

Not again...

Weight - 134.8 lbs
Body Fat - 25.5 %
Body Water - 51.6 %
Bone Mass - 6.8 lbs
Muscle Mass - 43.4 lbs

So, again this week is a little off, now I might not think that just looking at last week and then this week except 3 days ago I weighed myself just to make sure I was doing better than before, and I was back down to 131.2, which was more normal... and then my dot started today... Sucks, but it definitely skews the results for the week. Hopefully by next week my body has regulated itself and I will be back to normal. Now onto how the workouts went this week.

Push Circuit 1 - I definitely pushed myself more than last week. I upped my hammer bicep weight which was good, the rest I just made slower and more concentrated movements. Good overall.

Push Circuit 2 - This circuit is hard. I'm having a hard time selecting the right weights. This week was better than last but still have a hard time. Hopefully next week I'll have it fully dialed in.

Interval/Abs - I think I pushed myself a little too hard, there were a few times i couldnt' catch my breath at all... So exhausted by the end that I'm going to do Abs later tonight. Abs were definitely easier today, not sure if they are stronger or becaues I waited to do it later in the night Still super difficult thought.

Push Circuit 3 - Can't seem to get the sumo squat weight heavy enough and I'm at the heaviest weights I have. i tried going slower but it wasn't enough. Maybe next week I can figure something out. So far this is my favorite workout. I feel so strong and able doing it. Did 4 pull ups before I started as well. =]

Burn it off/Recharge - Went well as usual. Sometimes I wish recharge was longer. Seems like a fairly easy day considering, even though I am still sweating like a pig...

So that was my week, next week should be good.

Wish me luck!

Better late than never!

Phase 1 update -

ear to ear - 7"
neck - 12.25"
right arm - 11.25"
left arm - 11.25"
bust - 33.5"
chest - 29.75"
waist - 28"
hips - 35.5"
right thigh - 20"
left thigh - 20"
right calf - 13.5"
left calf - 13.5"

Weight - 135.4 lbs
Body Fat - 25.6%
Body Water - 51.2%
Bone Mass - 6.8 lbs
Muscle Mass - 44 lbs

Ok, so the measurements are really from last week but I kept forgetting to post them, so there you go, not much change at all from a month ago, but I'm ok with that. What I'm not ok with is this weeks weight gain. Granted I know I didn't eat quite as well as I could have, on the same token I didn't eat terrible either, I still ate better than 95% of the people I know. I'm hoping it is just water weight due to TOM or something like that. I guess we'll find out next week. My fingers are crossed that this is just a fluke, since the only thing that went in a good direction was muscle mass.

This week was the first of the Push phase. It was hard to figure out what weights I needed to use to fail after such a few amount of reps. I think I did pretty good and I think next week I'll do even better. It is after all a learning process. So- here is my breakdown of the week.

Push Circuit 1 - I really pushed myself to failure here. My muscles were shaking like crazy and by the end of it I could barely eek out the 8 push ups... I did them, but barely. Just a little sore the next day.

Push Circuit 2 - I had a harder time guaging my weights for this workout. I really need 10 pound weights cause the plates make for an awkward hand position causing me to concentrate more on holding the weight and less on the muscle I'm using.

Interval/Abs - Holy ABS!!! So I jumped up to extreme abs and 10 mins after I was done my abs were STILL on fire! It was way harder than the ab burner but definitely in a good way. Interval went well, I managed to work through the entire workout without taking breaks and without slowing down to catch my breath, just pushed and pushed and told myself that i could do it!

Push Circuit 3 - I pushed myself super hard today. Lifted a little heavier than I thought I could (all cause I only had certain weights available) but I'm happy to say that I failed at the right spot. A really good workout. Definitely enjoyed it.

Burn it off/Recharge - I enjoy this workout, its short, but super intense and then I get a super nice short yoga stretch. Sometimes I miss the 90 min yoga session I did with p90x, but I hated doing it that long, but sometimes I do wish recharge was a little longer.

So there it is, hopefully next week is a better week
Wish me luck.