Blogs at Spark People

So I've been trying to do alot lately......Sparkpeople stuff takes some times....logging food, doing team challenges and keeping up with my friends there so that I can encourage them as they encourage me....it's such a killer atmosphere.

I've also been blogging alot over there
Here is one of them, and there are few other good ones that preceded it as well.

I have also been doing my own workouts(as well as team challenges), eating,making and cleaning up after eating and making food.........Oh, yeah, and trying to get ready to move and making sure that my support system at Sparkpeople knows that I will be in need of support through the transition.

Then of course there is the whole picture taking of the food and posting it here

Needless to say, I am biting off alot these days to go along with my calories.

So I will just say that the calorie cycling is totally working...I've lost 2 lbs in 19 days and more to come............I AM DIGGING this. I will also be trying to take some pics tomorrow or next week (depending on time and how I feel at the moment) maybe both to post my progress....I HAVE ABS NOW WHOO HOO!

I also want to share with you the break down of this challenge that I've done 2x so far this week....It's for a team called "Project Mayhem"...a take off of Fight Club, my fav movie.....this is such a harsh workout this week (it changes weekly) and I am also doing a Core Challenge for another team called Better Me (that challenge was challenging until I added in the Project Mayhem one and extra abs at the gym.....combined they are kickin' my butt and workin' like a charm.

So the Project Mayhem Challenge consists of..

15 mins. cardio (I do Turbo Jam)

then it's 20 mins straight of this circuit, with each exercise done 25X each.
cross overs..........alternating rotation crunches....flutter kicks.....reverse crunches... half bent knee raises...squats.....Followed by 30 mins (I've been doing 20 mins Turbo Jam due to knee issues)

Today I did 5 circuits......
Which equals....625 contractions on my abs...WHOA!!!!

Then I also did the Better Me -Kick It Challenge w/ Core challenge.
3 X 10- modified push-ups
3 X 15- pelvic thrusts w/10lbs on my tummy

50 ankle touch crunches (evil, SOBS!!!!!!)

So that is 675 contractions to my abs....................Plus I did 500 the other day in the PM Challenge........and more at the gym (like 70-80 more twice this week)

It ends up being around 1375 contractions in my abs this week SO FAR!

Needless to say I'm stoked! And that's why I may be sporadic sometimes until I'm settled into the new place in my new routine.........I am doing ALOT.