Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh! Pull ups Push Ups Spins to Fight AIDS

Here we are at week 5 of the meltdown with team #ITakeSelfies 

It has been a great experience so far. I lost 6 pounds the first week and have maintained the same weight since. I feel like I am putting on a lot of muscle. I did lose a trainer =) I guess we wore out the old one. 

Last week I did Gladiator on Thursday, Then Dodgeball Friday followed by working out with our new trainer Andrew for an hour Saturday just before a 2 hour spin. I have to say by Sunday I was worn out.

The 2 hour spin was great. We were training for the 2016 Red Ribbon Ride. If you don't know what it is ask me. Basically I ride 300 miles across Minnesota over 4 days every summer to raise money to fight AIDS / HIV.

Sunday I did a little less workout, just a little cardio on the treadmill. Then back at it Monday with my regular workout. Tues I ran 1.5 miles, did 20 min on the elliptical and did gladiator. We started Gladiator with a 10 min set of 10X pull ups then 20X push ups back to back as many as we could. Then the standard HIIT set and ladder drills at the end =)

I am doing the same workout today as I did Tuesday. We will see how I  feel after.

I did go back to My Fitness Pal because my new trainer wanted me to print out my Macro nutrients. 

Weigh out is next week. I hope I am down a couple more pounds.

Happy St.Patrick's Day!

Lá Fhéile Pádraig Sona Daoibh!

Meltdown 2016 YWCA team #ItakeSelfies Down 6 pounds and Holding - TRX, Boxing , Gladiator

Here we are 2016 is off to a Bang!

I am in the last 2 weeks of the Meltdown / Y weight loss competition this year.

The first week I took off 6 pounds and have been in a holding pattern since. My trainer suggested I add a lot of protein to my diet and it seems to be adding muscle. Good and bad since I really want to lose actual weight. I have been using the Lose It app for IOS. I find it easy to use and ad free. I did try the My Fitness Pal app from Under Armour but it was more complicated to enter data and has way to many emails plus it spams me with emails.

In the last 2 weeks I plan to double up on workout so 2X a day and try to keep my calorie intake at about 2400 a day. Based on my weight just the calorie reduction should take off a pound a week.

I started out the competition doing  boxing with my daughter. It has been a lot of fun. Now I have added in Gladiator, TRX workouts with a trainer, Triathlon training and dodgeball. I hope to lose at least another 4 pounds. I can do it!

I will update the blog next week to let you know how my progress is going. Or come join me in a workout!