Monday 4th Nov
Brisk walk - 20 mins

Tuesday 5th Nov
I put together my own cardio circuit this morning:

Tae Bo Get Ripped - 10 mins
JM BFBM (circuit 3 and 6) - 15 mins
Cathe HIIT dvd - 10 mins
Jogging - 17 mins

Nice work Modath and Agaba.

Friday 1st November

Brisk walking - 15 mins
Jogging - 20 mins
Cathe Kick Max ( Leg Conditioning Drills ) - 20 mins

Happy new month all!

Thanks everyone for your kind words!
@dmz- lol, I wish o! My ideal weight is between 60- 63kg. I'm 5ft 4 inches.

@Modath: the days I do over two hours workout I do take a break. I do my usual workout dvd first thing in the morning. The power walking I do with a friend later on in the morning, usually Thursdays. We walk at a very fast pace, nearly running and long intentional strides with arms pumping too. We can just about maintain a conversation but I'm usually breathing hard. I feel it in my quads after. That is my version of 'power walking'. We walk nearly 10km in this time.

Hey Mody!
Well done. I agree about BFBM being a killer and if you look at my prev posts I actually only attempted to do other workouts straight after it for one week only! Mehn it was just sheer determination. At least when you do that workout you know you have indeed paid your dues cardiowise that day lol !

On another note, I have managed to lose 4kg (8.8lbs) this month of October, yipee !!
I started at 74kg on 1/10 and today 31/10 I stepped on the scales and now weigh 70kg!
Also i recorded nearly 2000 mins of workouts for this month.
So going forward in November, more of the same however I want to focus on my nutrition a lot more as this is an area I wasn't so consistent with in October. Portion control, self control and healthier choices.

So lets continue into the new month with renewed motivation!

My fitness philosophy is 80% nutrition, 20% fitness, and 100% mindset.

^ this what I'm aspiring to live by.

Waves at Modath.

Wednesday 30th October

Tae Bo Get Ripped - 15 mins
JM BFBM (3 cardio circuits)- 20 mins
Cathe KickMax ( Leg Conditioning Drills and cooldown) - 20 mins

October total - 1961 mins

Porridge oats - I make 40g of oats with water then top with 1/2 a chopped banana, 2 prunes ( dried fruit like Dates), 2 chopped up almonds/ walnut/brazil nut and a handful of blueberries/strawberries (basically whatever fruit I have available), then add a dash of milk ( approx 1 tbsp) to make it creamy. Any fruit topping should be good. Makes it more nutritious and tasty. Some people stir in peanut butter into the porridge but one has to be careful with the calories.

Monday 28th October
Cathe Core Cardio Circuit -51 mins

Tuesday 29th October
Tae Bo Advance - 56 mins
Cathe Kickmax (leg conditioning drills) - 12 mins

October total - 1906 mins

Sunday 27th October

Jog/Walk intervals (jog 3 mins, walk 1 mins) - 51 mins in total

Great stuff Agaby, HG and Baroba!
Waves @ Modath.

As per the BFBM workout, there are no weights used in this workout o! It's pure cardio from the first minute to the 54th lol. Are you sure you don't mean her NMTZ cos that's the strength one using weights. The BFBM is really intense cardio divided into 7 circuits (with circuit 6 being a killer) but great calorie burn as Baroba mentioned.

A great week is ahead of us!

Here’s to us.
Here’s to ordering salad when you really want a burger.
To making an as$ out of ourselves in combat cardio class.
To drinking more water than seems possible.
To going five minutes more on the elliptical.
To working out twice as much as your skinny roommate.
To saying, “Screw you” to the old you.
To falling in love with the you that you really are, the you you want to become.
To looking in the mirror and not seeing any change, throwing on your running shoes and hitting the gym anyway.
Here’s to carrots, and shin splints, and sweat shirts, and perseverance, and sore muscles, and stinky socks, and 7 am conditioning class, and falling down, and getting back up.
And here’s to getting up tomorrow and doing it all again.

Have a good weekend all!

Friday 25th October

JM BFBM - 54 mins
October total - 1736 mins

It takes 4 weeks for you to see your body changing
It takes 8 weeks for your friends and family
It takes 12 weeks for the rest of the world
Keep going!

Thursday 24th Oct

Tae Bo Get Ripped - 51 mins
October total - 1682 mins

Nice progress everyone.

@ yinx: glad to hear from you dearie. By now you must be the cake decorating expert o! Lol -But how come its draining you emotionally now? Definitely do keep posting on here and the idea of setting yourself challenges again is a good one as then you have something to work towards and motivate you.

Today is my tomorrow.
It's up to me to shape it, to take control and seize every opportunity.
The power is in the choices I make each day.
I eat well, I live well, I shape me.

Source: ishapeme.tumblr

Wednesday 23rd October

JM Ripped in 30 Levels 2 & 3 - 65 mins
October total - 1631 mins

Water
Sometimes when you think your body is saying I need more food its actually telling you it needs more water. But if we keep giving it food because we think were still hungry we overeat because were trying to fill what's missing and we eat until were stuffed and though we had fun eating we feel miserable afterwards and still don't feel quite satisfied. (Got Water?)

Source: caloriecount.about.com

Tuesday 22nd October

Tae Bo Fat Blasting Cardio - 44mins

October total - 1566 mins

Welcome back Agaby
DMV good to have you on board again, nice workout.
HG: well done on the run regardless, before you know it the time will improve.
Can't wait to get back into proper jogging outside with better weather.
Gelco, some sound advice there from legit2gwt, a combination of both exercise and watching what you eat will get you to where you want to be but it takes time and consistency.no quick fixes...

Reward your successes.
All too often we only reflect upon our failures and neglect to acknowledge our triumphs! For example, if you have lost 10 pounds in a month but then go a couple weeks without losing, feel guilty, and go on a binge; you are only focusing on the negative.
This kind of destructive thinking will leave you feeling hopeless. I want you to look at the 10 pounds you lost and feel proud of that; go out and buy a new workout DVD or pair of running shoes, you deserve it! Then, recognize the small plateau you have hit and make a plan for how to bust through it!!
A small slip up here and there does not mean your discipline and self-control is out the window. Reflect back on how to be more consistent with your choices over the long-term and figure out how to adjust and adapt to situations you find challenging.
Losing weight and getting healthy is a life-long learning experience, don’t forget that!

Source: thehealthyapron.com

Monday 21st Oct

JM BFBM - 54 mins
Power walk - 30 mins
October total - 1522 mins

Yeah HG pls drag Agaby out jo lol

Wishing everyone a grand week.

<digs out thread from under the rubble on the 3rd page of the health section, wtf?! >

Anyway...

Saturday 19th Oct
Power walk/interval jogging - 60 mins

Sunday 20th October
Tae Bo 'Get Ripped'- 50 mins

October total - 1438 mins

Thursday 17th Oct

Tae bo Get Ripped - 45 mins
JM Ripped in 30 - 34 mins

Oct total - 1328 mins

Rest day today.
TGIF, enjoy the weekend!

Hour_Glass:

Sowwwwwiiiiiiii. Maybe we have not been working out, lol. I salute your courage and persistence but remember there were also times you left for ages and we all waited so you have to also hold the fort till we are back too, lol.

^ this.

Guys what's happening to this thread o? It's been too quiet for a while and I'm beginning to feel rather lonely. Not much point in posting here if I'm the only one on the thread.
HG, Agaba, Modath, Yinx- Are we not into posting our workouts anymore? It used to be encouraging to see others post their workouts too but now feels like its a one man band.
Anyway, I will give it to the end of this week to post my workouts on here as I frankly don't see the point anymore.
As I like to have a record to see my progress and keep me accountable,I will be continuing my logs on my personal diary and other fitness forum I belong to.

Wednesday 16th October

JM BFBM - 54 mins
Power walk 10 km - 105 mins

Oct total - 1249 mins

Tuesday 15th October

Tae bo Advanced - 50 mins
JM Ripped in 30 (Week 2) - 34 mins

Oct total - 1090 mins

@ Modath, thank you jare, good to hear from you! Trust the project is going on well?
Na so e be o , this excess weight must vamoose with immediate alacrity indeed !!

Monday 14th October

JM BFBM - 50 mins
JM 6wks6pk - 35 mins
Power walk - 60 mins

October fitness minutes total - 1006 minutes

Target minutes for this month achieved!

Friday 11th October

JM Banish fat Boost Metabolism - 50 mins
JM 6 week six pack - 35 mins

Fitness minutes for October - 861 mins

@ Agaba: well done!
@ HG: nice one, i know that pleasant soreness of working those muscles!

Signing off for the weekend.
Have a good one everyone!

Thursday 10th October

6 week six pack dvd - 35 mins
Power walk - 120 mins

Fitness minutes total for October - 776 mins

@ HG: how are you?
Agaba, Yinks, Modath hope you guys are fine.
Sammiejo how is the exercising and eating going?
Lets keep at it guys!

If you're struggling with motivation, try this:

Think about how you'll feel in an hour or two if you exercise - energised, happier, more relaxed, virtuous. Then think about how you'll feel if you don't - guilty, fat, lazy, and wound up (those are my feelings, you may feel different!).

Wednesday 9th October

This is Tae Bo - 48 mins
JM Ripped in 30 level 1 - 36 mins

Fitness mins total for October - 621 mins

^ Hey Greyfrog, my fitness goal for this month is to complete at least 1000 exercise minutes in October... so far so good.
I've not worked out for the past 3 or 4 months so there has been some weight gain. However i recently got my mojo back, got all fired up and decided to tackle it and get back into the swing of working out regularly.
I started on the 1st of October so I haven't weighed myself yet. Hoping to by the end of the month. Will update then.So I'm afraid no pics for now! Lol

Tuesday 8th Oct

Well hello Jillian !

JM Banish Fat Boost Metabolism (BFBM) - 50 mins
JM Killer Buns and thighs - 40 mins

Fitness minutes total for October - 537 mins