let me update you on my sore ass, target pants

Wow, so its the day after the 100 inverted burpees and my rear end is sore. To top it off, we did LUNGES this morning in bootcamp. Something like this: burpees, lunges to place where you do abs, abs, lunges back to place where you do burpees, some more abs, lunges to the place where you do abs, abs, lunges to place where you do burpees, some other abs, lunges to place where you do abs, abs, lunges to place where you do burpees, do burpees again. KILL. ER. The word for today is BOOTYlicious. And my booty was licious from yesterday. I didnt need anymore lunges. THEN to top it off, I got Xed (bc my food diary was bad). The bootcamp instructor was like, "Okay we've done a lot of abs so lets do some Buddha squats [he called them something else, but thats what I call them]". Yes, MORE leg/butt stuff. 4 minutes of it.

So yeah, sore ass. Thats what I have. Will go to hot yoga tonight and maybe that will sweat some of the PAIN out of my rear.

In yesterday's news of hot Georgia yoga wear, I've seen like 5 people in my yoga studio wear these capris. And I own them too (I just found them still in the Target bag yestday yet I bought them a few months ago ....).

From Target, BEHOLD:



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Let me introduce you to my friend: the BURPEE

So I'm still taking Crossfit about once a week from BTB Fitness. The workouts and the guy/girl ratio keeps me coming back!

One of the primary exercises we do is a burpee.

Here's a video of a regular burpee.



We typically do these types of burpees. The guy in the video is a BEAST. He jumps straight down into the pushup. I pause at a plank then do one of those barely on my toes girl pushups. Work in progress.

So one of our workouts looked something like this:
500 m row
21 burpees
400 m run
repeat 3 times.

I made it about 2 times through. The burpees were the definitely the hardest for me to push out.

Today, our workout was 100 inverted burpees and thats it. Took me about 20 minutes. (I saw someone's time on the whiteboard at about 8 minutes ...). I'm pretty proud of myself since I'm starting to actually finish the workouts. I have to say my yoga really helped me with the handstand and getting my legs over my head. I should work on coming out of my handstand and landing on different feet. I was favoring my right leg and I think that one will be quite sore tomorrow compared to my left.

Anyways, video of an inverted burpee for your viewing pleasure.



To "modify" you can come up with your legs crossed at the ankles, but I actually didnt have to do that. I'm sure a lot of people use momentum to get their legs to the wall, but I imagine the more control you go up with, the more core work and the greater the benefit. I'd suggest keeping the elbows straight. Nothing would suck more than having that bend in the elbow and having your muscles punk out on you and falling on the floor when you're upside down.

I was going to post another video of an inverted burpee but thought the cupboards knocking around were kind of distracting (but I think she did a great job. Good job, Stacy!).

"I never take anything that warns you to take an extra pair of trousers with you in the instruction pamphlet."

I absolutely love reading online comments in forums about alli.

Here are some I found just foolin' around. [Warning: this is in complete poor taste. Do not read further if you are classy or easily grossed out].

~You'll be shocked at how much fat you've been consuming, because you'll see an oil slick in the toilet. The oil is orange and smelly, and it sticks to the toilet bowl. (I have to clean mine 3 times a day.)

~If you cheat on this diet and have some taco bell for lunch you pay for it by realizing you just shat in your pants. I would suggest a 'man pon' till you know how your body will react with this product. Dont forget that extra pair of undies..... you`ll need them!

~This destroyed all my white underpants. Everything came out orange. A few times it even went through my pants, which I had to toss. I don't see at all how this is effective. It doesn't control hunger at all, so what's the point unless you like public humiliation?? Just cut down on your fat intake and you'll feel better anyway. It's like a punishment to take this.

~i was about to use this product,until an co-worker of my sister told me other wise. she told me that you eat ANYTHING fatty its going to show...guess it works. but when you think that you have to fart, your actually crapping out the fat you just ate ! im never going to go near this stuff! im just going to keep exercising and drinking rockstar juiced B4 workouts, lost 33lbs just by doing that.

~Not a bad product to lose weight only when you can accept oil all over you pant.

~Not as strong as the prescription weight loss pill(xenical), but I have lost 2 to 3 pounds already. Some cramping, and bloating but not severe as long as you are prepared for it. Some of the gas will stain your underpants!!

~However, even though I felt great about my appearance it got to the point where it just wasn't worth it anymore. By now everyone should know that this pill has a nasty side effect that, to be blunt, makes you crap oil. I usually stuck to 1500 calories (except for cheat days) a day and still would suffer Alli's wrath in the bathroom almost everytime I had to do number 2. And by the way, the need for number 2 increases when you're on this pill. There was also several occasions where the oil made it into my boxers without me even knowing until its too late... Another ugly truth is you can't trust your farts while on this pill either. The oil finally broke me and I had to get off the drug (I continued to see oil for almost 3 days after stopping the pill).

~Can make your muscles sore from straining!

~Don't take it. My stylist took it one day wearing white pants while playing tennis in the Caribbean. Bad idea!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Next thing she knew her husband and kids asked if she has sat in something orangey. She ran to her room and threw the pills away. When you go to the bathroom it has a pizza greasy topping consistency and she found out in a bad way.

~Don't do it! That orange stuff that leaks out is fat! You can't feel it leaking out, either. Read the above posters story about the white pants! And the stuff WILL NOT wash out! And talk about smelling HORRIBLE! INDUSTRIAL like, it's like nothing you've ever smelled in your life! Sorry to be so vivid, but it is true! You will regret using Alli, it's bad enough on a low fat diet! To use it while low carbing would be asking for MAJOR MAJOR trouble! You will ruin your panties, your shorts, pants, whatever. I'm telling you the truth. It is not like you've gotta fart feeling, this grease leaks out and before you know it, your buttcheeks are all squishy and it's everywhere! You wanna play a mean trick on somebody----slip one of these into their drink! I'm telling you, stay away from this stuff! It's OTC Xenical. Read up on it online yourself, about what people are saying. SIDE EFFECTS. Nasty stuff! ANd when you go to the bathroom, and that smell hits you, you'll wonder how in the world something that smelled like that was ever produced in your body.

~I had a friend who took this when it was prescription only and in the side effects list it said there was a high rate of "anal seepage". ANAL SEEPAGE?!? :eek: That term is almost as disgusting as the actual event!!! I saw her a couple of weeks after she started on it. I asked her if she was still on it and she laughed, "I dont own enough underwear for that diet! I dont know why, but it makes me laugh all the time!

~I knew I've heard the Alli is half the strength of the perscription version, so I had the bright idea to double up on a dose...and ate the meal. I felt fine that night and even the next morning.....had a typical BM, no problems.....then I went back to my computer and realized I left a giant oily orange stain on my sofa!!!! :shock: :oops: :shock: Thank heavens for Stain Devils for oil and grease!!!!!! Now I'm scared to go to work...will use an extra-long overnight Maxi today. But here's the thing.....I had NO idea!!!! Absolutely not a clue!!!! That's the scariest part!

Resetting my metabolism

I am in the process of resetting my metabolism and shrinking my stomach. This past Monday, I had every intention of doing a 2 day juice fast- the one my best friend did from Arden's Garden in a previous post. Throughout the day, I had hunger pains at time, but I would get over them. At 6 pm, I had to eat something, plus my brother made my favorite spinach for dinner (sauteed spinach in red wine vinegar with pecans and feta cheese but of course I didn't put feta cheese on it for Lent). I think that he secretly wanted me to eat solid food because he knew exactly what I intended to do for these two days. So, for the rest of the week, I decided that I would enjoy this juice concoction as much as possible for two meals a day and see what would happen.

Wednesday check: Weight- 131.4 lbs, 26% body fat- exactly the same weight I was a week ago, which is great after the craziness I ate last week and weekend (I was in a wedding in Houston and overdosed on cake).

Friday check: 130.2 lbs, 25.5% body fat- good progress for only two days.

So far, I am extremely pleased with this way of eating/drinking. It curbs my appetite and reduces all my cravings for chocolate. I actually crave vegetables because I'm drinking fruit juice the rest of the day. It's like the slim fast plan ("just drink a shake for breakfast, a shake for lunch, and enjoy a sensible dinner." Plus, I still have energy to complete my regular workouts. I notice that I'm a little slow in the mornings, but by night time I'm ready for a run. I also have not craved coffee or alcohol at all. Yes, this is all very new to me. But, for right now, I'm going to go with it and see how much weight I can lose. Tomorrow is weigh-in. I'm not going to get all depressed if it's over 130.2 because I did go to a Brazilian steakhouse for Easter lunch today. I think I got enough iron for a week! Happy Easter!

Feeling good. Making good choices

I went to Crossfit today and I was able to do all my pushups on my toes! The boy way [insert Tim the Tool Man Taylor laugh from Home Improvement]. I also stuck out with my running and didnt have to stop mid-jog like I had to during bootcamp last week. I did all my squats and I got to use a kettleball. I mean, I'm on fire.

Then I went to Hot Yoga at Atlanta Hot Yoga. I love that place. Its such a great studio. They have a very good rate as far as yoga studios go. And the heat really does "something" to my body. My muscles dont feel sore and I attribute it to the hot yoga. My face always looks clearer afterwards. Yay!

I've also started eating better. And I attribute a lot of that to keeping a food journal and recording my calories. Now I think, "Ugh, I cant write that down in my food journal" & that helps me not eat something that I probably shouldnt. PLUS, with the Bootcamp I'm taking (with BTB Bootcamp/BTB Fitness), the trainers look at what I eat every day and either checkmark it or draw a big X through what I ate. Like a double dose of accountability. Once when I write it down and once when the trainers are reading it. Jeez, I feel like a little kid waiting for them to read what I ate and make comments on it.

Also, I'm starting to see the benefits of eating small snacks in between my meals. I'm not as hungry throughout the day and my regular meals seem bigger. Tonight I had a sandwich and cottage cheese with tomato juice (I know, thats an 'ew' combination even for a healthy meal), and I actually was pretty stuffed! That NEVER would have happened in the past. Usually I'd make another sandwich or something.

If I do good enough this month, I'll sign up for 2 more months of bootcamp with BTB Fitness for sure. Combine that with hot yoga about 3 times a week, put a fork in me and I'm done.

April = Health Month

April will consist of something... don't know what yet. I want to do a cleanse or eat only vegetables and fruits for a while. I really don't want sugar or fat to be mixed in because I want weight to drop. I'm going to start taking Hydroxycut to help me in this endeavor. Yes, I know that it's not natural, but I need to speed up the process and drop the weight. Once that happens, I'll cut it off. I will have to say that it really does help my workouts because I get a surge of energy. Lately, work has been so incredibly busy that I don't know how I would last if I didn't have sugar, caffeine, or these pills. I haven't taken them regularly yet, but I will and will let you know how they work. I feel so gross from all of this eating (I was in a wedding this weekend too-- diet disaster!). I'll figure out what my April plan will be and post accordingly. Wish me luck!