Day 12 Shoulders Arms Supreme90Day

I got this one in yesterday morning and followed it up with 30 mins on the elliptical, 10 minutes of crunches with 45lbs and the turbo machine, and ended with some leisurely butterfly strokes in the pool and sit in the hot tub.  The exercises are definitely harder with the larger weights I am using.

Recipe - Satay Chicken with Peanut Sauce

Everyone in my house loves this. You soak chicken in a soy/peanut butter/lime juice marinate for at least two hours then cook for a few minutes per side on the grill.  Our grill is out, so I cooked it in the oven on broiler setting.  We serve with rice although a thai version quinoa would be good too.

http://www.thai-info.net/thaifood/chicken_satay.htm

I used smooth peanut butter and mixed the marinate in the blender.  I skewer the chicken when the marinade is done, and I put it in a ziplock bag because it is easy to eliminate the air and mix it around a couple of times.

The peanut sauce is simple:
1/2 can Coconut Milk
eyeball half the amount of Peanut butter
1T Soy sauce (maybe a little more)
1T Brown sugar (maybe a little more)
1/4 tsp chili paste
Cook until bubbly.
Just remember this is a dipping sauce and not a topping!

Day 11 Supreme 90 Day Tabata Inferno #2

I'm sad to say that I'm a day behind schedule as I should have done this yesterday.  But I got off my butt, did the workout, got it kicked, and the water company thanks me for taking a second shower today!  I see that Day 12 is Shoulders/Arms and 13 is Cardio.  I may try a morning/evening attempt to get those in and caught up before weigh in on Wednesday.  Then again, if it's 90+ outside, maybe not!

I was careful doing the Tabata in the beginning since the popping exercises make my heart race too much, so I did them about half time compared to the people in the DVD.  That really helped.  Believe me, I was sweating up a storm at the end! 

Overall things are going great!  I am able to do more push ups, work out with heavier weights, and have more stamina throughout the day.  Even at day 10 I look in the mirror and see my chest and belly shrinking, and the ever so slight formation of a two pack hinting to show up.  Note: I haven't had a flat stomach since I got married 25 years ago, so this is a huge development!  And even then I was never muscular, so this is a whole new look. A friend asked me if I just came from the gym when I stopped to pick up my son yesterday and I said yes, that he must know because my hair was a mess and I smelled like chlorine because we worked out in the pool.  He said no, that he saw changes in my chest and arms.  Now THAT feels good!

We continue to make changes in our lifestyle especially in the way of diet.  We have many Cooking Light annual collections that we are combing through to come up with light salad and other recipes.  I am not allowing us to eat pizza and other empty carb foods, but it's tough with a couple of college kids home.

I'm being very careful in what I am eating and drinking so I can get the scale to show 176 wed.  I don't mind if it shows 176.8, but it better be under 177.

We will be working out at the gym again tonight so I'll try to concentrate on leg exercises to not disrupt tomorrow's S90D workout.

Hey! Get up and move around!  You've got a workout to do!

Day 9 Supreme 90 Day fitness Ultimate Ball #2

I was a little reluctant to workout today because I was aching thanks to my two S90 workouts yesterday followed by 45 minutes on the elliptical and 20 minutes on the spinner at the gym.  But am I ever glad I put in the time!  The warmup really helped stretch those muscles and now that I'm done, I feel great!  We will be going to the gym in a little while and I'll get in more jogging or elliptical.

Going to have a small smoothie in a little while and looking forward to a salad for dinner.  Had a big salad for dinner last night.  Target remains 176 by Wednesday and I am going to work extra hard to shatter my 178 plateau.  Gonna do it!

Tomorrow is Tabata Inferno.  I'm prepared.  Going to take the jumping parts easy to keep my heart rate at a reasonable level.

Work hard over the weekend!  Keep moving!

Day 8 Supreme 90 Day Chest Back

I might be crazy, but I had to catch up for my skipped day.  I JUST COMPLETED CHEST BACK after doing LEGS this morning!  Was easier this time. Very sweaty... off to the shower.

If I can do TWO in one day, what are YOU waiting for?

Get moving! :)

Day 7 Supreme 90 Day Legs

When they say Legs, they mean first abs then legs.  I really liked this workout.  It had me sweating profusely at the end.  Again, I need larger weights, but my workout was effective.  At some point in the video the leader says something like "you will feel the burn", and I do!

Hardest: laying on back, legs on ball, lift pelvis, stay steady, then change motion to pulling legs in.  I liked it, but it was hard to stay balanced.  I also have problems moving my leg to from a front lunge to a back lunge.  It's like my muscles don't want to cooperate.  Go figure.
Favorite: the beginning where it concentrated on abs, coincidentally, where I need the most work! :)

I missed doing this exercise yesterday due to a commitment with my son, so I am going to rest up and attack the Day 8 workout at lunchtime (Chest/Back).  And go to the gym later too!  I NEED to reach my goal and I'm not going to let anything stop me this time!

Meals:
Nothing really new. Today's breakfast is oatmeal and an egg white omelet with 5 whites and one yolk. I'm hungry so I might eat most of that.  I will say eating all this food makes it easy to not be hungry at 2pm.  I enjoyed a smoothie yesterday afternoon.

Let's see some comments!  I'd love to hear what your experience has been.
If you haven't started the program, jump in!  So far it is well worth the $15-$20 you will spend.
Keep moving!

Day 7 Supreme 90 Day fitness program

We had a power outage for the last two days and finally got power restored last night.  But I missed working out yesterday so I was unable to achieve my goal.  But I still did pretty well:

Weight:178.8 (loss to date: 1.4 pounds) Goal 155
Body fat: 29.1% (loss to date .6%. It's from my scale so I'm not overly confident in this nbr anyway)
Waist: 39.5 (loss: .25)
Thigh: 24
Calf: 16.25
Bicep: 13 (this is a loss and seems large. Maybe I misread the tape w/o my glasses!)
Chest: 41.25

I grade my overall production as a B. Partially my fault in using weights that are too low and partially because I couldn't work out yesterday (here nor at the gym) due to not having power (and it being hot and humid in the house.)  Still, I lost weight the first week and did not gain as others have.  This weight loss brings me back to my recent steady weight.  I NEED to lose another 2 pounds and be at 176 by next Wednesday.  I can't stand being stuck at 178.

I will resume my workout later this morning with day 7, Legs.  No idea on how difficult this one is yet but I will post something after I complete it.

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Alright readers... Get Moving!  It's hump day!