Re: NANCY Re: Starting P90!

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Hi Jen,

I'm looking forward to Sculpt. From doing his Power Half Hour workouts I can imagine what he might have in mind so this should be fun. That will be fun doing it together too! Too bad that you couldn't find what you wanted at Target. My dad gave DH and I both some money for Christmas and it might go to finally replacing our DVD/VCR player that works intermittently. My kids got Borders and Target gift cards so I'll be at both places soon (and definitely checking over the Borders 3 for 2 DVD sale).

I know what you mean about the snow and Michigan. We're about 35 minutes west of you (or more like an hour if you're on Orchard Lake Road trying to get to I-696!) and they're saying 6-12" especially closer to 12" but meanwhile it isn't snowing yet and more times than not they're wrong. Last time they were close (we got 9 inches but all at once, it didn't stop and start again like they'd thought it would) So, we'll see. My kids are VERY excited for there to be more snow. They had friends over today and all 4 kids played outside in the wet leaves that are our yard right now. We had 4 very soaked and dirty children come in but at least they had fun. They were even trying sled on the tiny bit of snow that was left and on the wet leaves. Tomorrow should be better for that at any rate!

Well, I'll look forward to reading your Sculpt 1-2 experience tomorrow!

NANCY Re: Starting P90!

Hi , I'm glad now that I didn't do Sculpt 1-2 today, that way I will be able to do it with you tomorrow. Tony will have you and the kids doing 3 different kinds of push ups, you will do squats, tricep dips and lunges PLUS more arm work with weights or bands. Don't remember exactly but I'm sure you will like it. And I will be doing it with you

I was planning to do it today but the day got away from me. I went to Target to use my $25 gift card I got for Christmas but couldn't find what I was looking for.... oh well I will try to order online.

I'm planning on weighing in tomorrow (for my 1/1/08 weight I use on my weigh-in form,) getting measured and my pictures taken.

Where I live in Farmington Hills, we are suppose to get from 5 to 10 inches of snow...but this is Michigan so no one really knows...we will see. I hope it snows A LOT cuz I want to play in the snow tomorrow!

Jen

P.S. I'm going to watch the Red Wings play too!

nancydewolf <nancydewolfsbcglobal (DOT) net> wrote:

After we got up this morning, my DH took pictures of me in my workout clothes both from the front and side and took measurements of my thighs, calves, arms, chest, waist and hips. The good thing is the measurements weren't scary but I'm purposely not weighing myself until my regular weigh in day (Friday) because we had our last family Christmas yesterday and celebrated my step-brother-in-laws 40th so I did eat well! I'm using last Friday's weight as my starting weight. I need to find the last time I had him measure me (for a website that gives you advice about clothes to buy based on your body style, www.missussmartypants.com). That was a few years ago, pre-weight loss and pre-exercise. I hope I kept those.

After that, I went right to sweat: cardio 1-2! This time (2nd time doing it) I knew what to expect and went through the entire power yoga and intense cardio without stopping. I had to do some lower intensity work to stick with it sometimes but most of the time I was doing what Tony and the kids were doing. My heart rate was still up there after the 30 second water break before the kickboxing but the kickboxing is not very intense (even though I really try to put my whole body into it) so it came down a lot during that but I still felt like I was working and burning calories. I didn't use my new HRM because I still need to set it. I finished reading the manual and am going to set my specifications in it tonight and set up the Polar Own Zone training zone tomorrow morning before my workout then use it for that workout.

My DH asked me what my goals were for this rotation, given that I don't need to lose weight and I'm reasonably toned and don't want to build a lot of muscle so I had to think about it before I answered. He especially wondered what I expected to happen with my measurements. I've decided I do want to tone more, especially my thighs and my arms can use more work and I can always stand to flatten my abs a bit more (I don't have a lot of fat there but that's where I gain weight first, there and my hips and butt) and especially strengthen my core. I don't expect the measurements to change significantly (but then again I've never done anything like this so we'll see what happens) but some tightening would still be nice. I don't have a numerical goal though because I'm comfortable with where I am now. Besides looks, I want to increase my overall strength and especially increase my cardio capacity. I loved doing my Sansone videos but I think I've hit a plateau regarding how much farther they can take me in terms of cardio. The Kathy videos I have, especially Peak Fat Burning, The Firm and others are much more challenging for me and I really feel like I've accomplished something when I do those. ('s 3 Mile Walk Slim is a good workout for me because it is a consistent decent intensity that I have to sustain for 35 minutes, the 2 & 4 mile walk slims with the jogging intervals don't work as well for me). When I first started talking about having acquired the P90 videos and about doing them some people suggested the 1-2 videos might be below my level but the cardio, the first half of it anyway, is a big challenge for me right now, to get through it doing all the high impact, high intensity moves at the same pace as Tony. I want to be able to match them (without feeling like I'm going to pass out if I keep trying). When I first started exercising consistently too, toning especially and strength building were most important to me and I really emphasized those without paying a lot of attention to cardio (I did it but didn't work especially hard at improving at it). I definitely can do a lot more in terms of cardio capacity than I could a year ago (I noticed just yesterday that my heartrate isn't even elevated much coming up the basement stairs fast, a year ago I would have been huffing and puffing and my heart beating hard) but I want to make a concerted effort to be increase it more so I can enjoy more advanced cardio workouts. I will see what kind of information I get from my HRM before I set more specific goals but I know I'll have definitely improved when I can comfortably move up to the P90 3-4 cardio video. I have not even previewed the P90 1-2 sculpt video but will be doing that tomorrow so I'll know how that is then. After being caught off guard by P90 cardio I have no expectations about sculpt!

Now we're getting ready for dinner (pizza), then watching the Red Wings and me playing with my HRM. Very quiet New Year's here, it usually is and that is fine with me. I prefer being home with my family than out at a loud party these days. We've also got another big snow storm coming through tonight, they're talking about as much as 12" in my area (our county and one other are expected to get the most this time) by tomorrow afternoon. We'll see what happens I guess. As long as I can get to work Wednesday to greet all those New Year's Eve resolution people joining Weight Watchers I'll be all set! :-)

Happy New Year everyone! I pray 2008 will be full of blessings for all of you and your families!