Originally Posted by 16850

ok...i'm here!!! lemme just say that today has been an awesome day. I have been incorporating practice from Paternak's 5-factor system and i feel fantastic - 5 small meals w/protein, fat, fiber, carbs and liquid. It's weird to eat so much/often. Also, in terms of challenges, i hit most of them today doing The Firm (Session 6 for me) including:C1, C2, C3, C4, C6, C7, U2, U4, U5, U6, U7, L2, L3, L4, L5, L6, L7, L8! Can you believe it??? :-)

OK...this week's plan:
1. around 1200-1300 a day, incorporating the 5-factor system
2. at least 64 ozs of water a day
3. vitamins and supplements daily (multi, flax, chromium picolinate, b6/b12, & metabolift)
4. do The Firm 2-3 days a week (one *down* today) incorporating the challenges
5. include green tea daily
6. daily 30-minute sessions on the treadmill
7. Set my one "Cheat Day" for Tuesday July 1st for me & hubby's anniversary :-)
8. Encourage and support my *awesome* peeps!

love you guys! xo, mimi

Outstanding Plan, Mimi!

Originally Posted by Jenn

Wow, I LOVE the word after the group name - REFOCUS. Yes this is what I need to do. I have let my bum knee/inactivity and poor food choices go a little wild. So I am serious to find a team where I must stay FOCUSSED.

Good luck to all this week and thank you Kama.

My goals for the week:
1. To be 6 days on plan
2. Eat slowly. Eat 3 medium balanced meals & 2 snacks if hungry (1200-1500 calories/day)
3. No eating after 7PM unless it is veggies and I am hungry
4. Drink water, herbal tea and green tea (decaf or regular)
5. vitamins
6. Do Core and Upper body exercises and do what I can for the Lower body. I will likely add butt and thigh pilates 3 times this week because it seems to not affect my knee. No cardio at this time accept that I plan to do the weights and core exercises at a good pace. That should get my heart rate up.
7. Relaxation techniques like meditation to keep my cortisol in check.

Fantastic plan--love the relaxation/meditation!

Originally Posted by 17879

Ok...so I tried some of the exercises that are posted here, unfortunately I was only able to get through 1 set each of # 4 , 5, and 7 of the lower body challenges before getting a wicked charlie horse. Maybe I should have stretched first? I didn't quite realize I was in that bad of shape. Thought I would have been able to do a little more. I will try to get through another set of each tonight before bed.

Way to go, Jennifer!

Originally Posted by 17547

My Plan this week

1. Eat 1400-1500 calories a day
2. Keep fat intake under 30 grams a day
3. Run Daily
4. Kickboxing 6 x this week
5. Do challege everyday
6. Drink 12-14 glasses of water (Less Propel)
7. Bring healthy snacks with me when out shopping.

Awesome, Angelia!!!! I'm so excited for you that you are having so much success!!!

Hello my fellow Wildcats. My plan for this week is as follows:

1) Drink at least 8oz glasses of water a day.
2) Eat a healthy breakfast every day (I tend to skip this meal).
3) Consume no more than 1350 calories per day.
4) Exercise is out until release by dr. BUT, in the meantime, I will be looking for a great toning video to go along with my regular treadmill workout.
5) No eating 2 hours before my bedtime.
6) Write down everything I consume in my food journal!
7) Exchange my daily 32oz of Diet Coke to Iced Tea.

Thanks Molly.

So I think Sunday is the free day or at least it will be for this week. It was my free day because I did have a bit of simple sugar which is not on my plan. Still I was just below 1500 calories and I did Abs. Wow those are some exercises. I did C1, C2, C4 and C6. Yikes by the time I got to the last exercise I was hurting! In a good way. Off to get a massage and relax.

Originally Posted by Molly

Awesome, Angelia!!!! I'm so excited for you that you are having so much success!!!

Thanks Molly! I have so much support here that it's so much easier sticking with my plan!

Originally Posted by 17801

Hello my fellow Wildcats. My plan for this week is as follows:

1) Drink at least 8oz glasses of water a day.
2) Eat a healthy breakfast every day (I tend to skip this meal).
3) Consume no more than 1350 calories per day.
4) Exercise is out until release by dr. BUT, in the meantime, I will be looking for a great toning video to go along with my regular treadmill workout.
5) No eating 2 hours before my bedtime.
6) Write down everything I consume in my food journal!
7) Exchange my daily 32oz of Diet Coke to Iced Tea.

Great plan, Jennifer! I have had a hard time with breakfast, too, but it really does make a difference! Have an awesome week, and hope you are recovering well from surgery!