Fitness Challenge!

**biblemonkey** · 22nd June 11, 02:13 PM

Those who are so inclined, pray for me. Tonights workout is going to be rough. Tired. Don't wanna. Gonna do it anyway.

Doin' my best and forgettin' the rest,
Hugh

UPDATE: I survived!

**Joshua** · 23rd June 11, 07:56 PM

Congrats...

For those of you who are watching your food as well as your fitness...

There is a free program called Cron-o-meter. It was designed for the people that follow the "Calorie Restriction, Optimum Nutrition" people (life extension folks that fast to slow metabolic processes). Anyway, I eat 3k calories a day so not a "CRON" guy, but the program makes a fantastic food log, as well as a place where you can chart your weight, blood pressure (if you've got a cuff at home) even down to your omega 6's, minerals, vitamins, etc...

http://cronometer.com/

**biblemonkey** · 1st July 11, 10:45 AM

I am going to be doing my second fit test this Sunday. I'll let you know how it goes. How are you guys doing on your goals?

**biblemonkey** · 8th July 11, 01:38 PM

After just a few weeks doing insanity I have taken 36 seconds off my best 3.5 mi! I think this is the best shape I have ever been in!

How are you guys doing? Haven't heard anything since you posted your goals. Any progress is good progress.

Hugh

**cruiser348** · 8th July 11, 02:15 PM

i am now within one inch of my waist size goal, down 25lbs from where I started. Actually pretty happy with where I am physically so not sure I'm concerned with much else. Though, I am looking at joining a local volunteer fire dept so we'll see what happens as I go through my training.

**gary meakin** · 8th July 11, 06:23 PM

You two are doing great.
Keep it up.
I'm still doing the daily stuff but these last 10 lbs are harder to shed than the first 20.
I know the problem, I just need to conquer it.
Too many cookouts and too much ice cream

**biblemonkey** · 11th July 11, 04:58 AM

Nice, guys! Mmmmm Ice cream and cookouts...ahem...ok I'm back. Yeah those are tough. Last ten though!

**cryerelizabeth** · 11th July 11, 05:40 AM

I think joining this thread is a good idea. Should have joined earlier.

Here is my goal:
For me to join the National Guard I need to get down to 30% body fat. Since it's body fat that I need to lose, I don't have to worry too much on how much I weight, rather, I need to worry more about how big my hips and waist are.

right now I am at 43% body fat with a total weight of 210 lbs for a 5'6 body frame. I'm starting to get a little worried about it cuz my recruiter told me that the latest I can join before I lost my GA Military Scholarship is late August. Even though I have been doing some P90X (i only have the dvd workouts, not the whole package), it has been really slow going, and I can't afford to lose this scholarship.

this is me
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/..._5225281_o.jpg
im the one on the left

**biblemonkey** · 11th July 11, 05:55 AM

Originally Posted by cryerelizabeth

I think joining this thread is a good idea. Should have joined earlier.

Here is my goal:
For me to join the National Guard I need to get down to 30% body fat. Since it's body fat that I need to lose, I don't have to worry too much on how much I weight, rather, I need to worry more about how big my hips and waist are.

right now I am at 43% body fat with a total weight of 210 lbs for a 5'6 body frame. I'm starting to get a little worried about it cuz my recruiter told me that the latest I can join before I lost my GA Military Scholarship is late August. Even though I have been doing some P90X (i only have the dvd workouts, not the whole package), it has been really slow going, and I can't afford to lose this scholarship.

this is me
http://i1208.photobucket.com/albums/..._5225281_o.jpg
im the one on the left

I have done P-90X and the nutrition plan is a very important part of it. I would try to get your hands on a copy. As I have been told numerous times before, "If you are not eating right you are wasting your time working out." You have to eat a VERY specific way depending on nutritional and fitness goals.

Good luck!

Hugh

**Joshua** · 11th July 11, 08:15 AM

Originally Posted by biblemonkey

I have done P-90X and the nutrition plan is a very important part of it. I would try to get your hands on a copy. As I have been told numerous times before, "If you are not eating right you are wasting your time working out." You have to eat a VERY specific way depending on nutritional and fitness goals.

Good luck!

Hugh

"Strength is made in the gym. Abs are made in the Kitchen."

BTW - I'm up to 7 miles, 3x weekly on my bike. My wife is now onboard with the Paleo diet (although I had to make some concessions and I'm no longer on the "zero carb" paleo schtick), there will be less "cheat food" in the house so my diet MUST improve. Additionally, I'm going back to the gym and performing some mild yoga (mostly as prehab for an old wrist injury and a current bout with Plantar Faciitis ).

I now have a masters weight for height (42lbs), a couple stones, and plan on getting a little throwing crew together on sunday afternoons if this damn rain would let up.