Cut The Fluff with McFatty Monday: Kicking Off 2011

And the new year is here with new year resolutions, goals, and hope, and with that...we are back to working hard and working out.

By the time you read this I will have actually already enjoyed my spin class and will have moved on, back to the grime of in-service day @ school. :)

I hope to begin training for a half marathon with a friend of mine. My routine will include a warm up with 30 minutes on the bike with another 30 minutes on the elliptical or treadmill. Or, like today, I'll enjoy a 60 minute spin class with a nice Saturday yoga class.

What about you?? Any particular amount of weight you'd like to drop?? I'm looking at around 40 (counting the 10 I added back on within the last two months of 2010). Oh, and I'm also looking to cut out most sugar from my diet. This one will come slowly such I'm pretty much addicted. Other than that, lots of water and lots of fun!

2011:

BW: 190

GW: 150

Cut The Fluff With McFatty Mondays: Yoga Style

So, it's down to crunch time in class and I've been bustin' my booty on this final paper, which is due this week. I didn't think I was making fitness a great priority until I realized this weekend that I'd had another 5 day streek of it.

WhoooHoooo!

And, speaking of whoooooo0hoooooo's, I finally went to the gym and did a yoga class on Saturday. I'd been thinking about going for the past month but never made the committment until now, and I LOVED it!

We worked on the back, and I was able to do all the "poses" (not really sure that's the word) until it came to the full plank, turned sideways. I could only hold that one a short while til I had to drop my leg for support, but I'll keep working on it. And, the next morning, I felt a great deal of worked muscle-ship (no, not a real word), and it felt great. I didn't realize working my back also worked my abs, arms, and chest, but yeah, let's do that again.

So, I think this will be a norm for me, Saturday mornings, what new activities have you recently tried??

Guest Blogging "McFatty Monday" With An Introduction to "Cut The Fluff"

Good Day, Readers!

This McFatty Monday will actually find me guest blogging with Heidi-D ! So, definitely go check out my first guest blog EVER and read up on what I have to say about workouts and weight loss!

And then, come back by for my introduction to the newest addition to Carrigan's Joy: Cut The Fluff.

Cut The Fluff was first designed by BeingMrs.Jones and has now evolved into a community of supporters for women who are interested in changing their lifestyles, creating a new and healthiter you.

To join, simply write up a quick introduction about yourself, the weight you'd like to remove, and your reasoning behind it all, and then add your post to the link-up, here . Each Monday we will be posting our game plan as well as success with tips on fitness and nutrition. I'd love for you all to join me!

And, to start it off, my introduction:

Name: Toni

Weight Loss Goal: drop 30 pounds, reaching 150 pounds/ size 10

Reason: I want a healthy body to enjoy life with my family and friends. I want a strong body that can be pushed to the limit and still not break :)

Fitness Tip:

I'd like for us to look @ the Frog Squat
this week. Working out with a trainer has diffinitly impacted my workout routine, and the one thing Ms. Kayla loved to have me do were squats...all kinds of different squats, some with weights and some without. So, I've provided you with an exellent youtube video of how to do a Frog Squat . And why, you ask, are squats so imporant? Well, they work that butt (glutes) and those legs (quads & hamstrings). You want that jiggle to go away in your legs? Build muscle by doing squats. You want that booty lifted? Build muscle by doing squats. :)

So, this week I challenge you to do as many frog squats as you can, three days a week. Write down a game plan, tweek it if need be, and make it happen!

Nutrition Tip:

Raw apple cidar vinegar is a niffty thing in my book. I add it to my water and it does something pretty cool. I seem to instantly drop around 5 pounds within days. Seriously. The first time I tried it, I lost 6 pounds that week. Now, I worked out and ate less but the water did seem to help out. This time around, I had gained 6.5 pounds after beginning a weight training session. I figured it was extra fluid that my muscles were holding onto. I upped my water and began adding the vinegar and within two days I've removed 4 pounds.

So, give it a try, see what you think. I add one cap full to 24 ounces of my water, once to twice a day. Don't add too much or you'll be enjoying a nice belly ache as well as headache.

Other than that, I'm gonna look at my own game plan for this week:

3 to 4 days/week:

20 Frog Squats

15 planks

3 minutes on jacob's ladder

3 mile run

Now, I know I'll be able to get to the gym Monday & Friday. Tuesday I have a teacher's meeting and Wednesday I have school. I also may have a home visit Thursday evening so for these days I'm gonna have to come up with another plan. Any suggestions??

McFatty Monday With Kayla

This McFatty Monday finds me a bit sore. :)

I recently picked up a new gym membership and met with my trainer for the first time Saturday. We did a great deal of work, figuring out my fitness level as well as how hard we could push my knees.

I'm happy to say after all the squats, lunges (forward & backwards), planks, and jump squats, my knees held up and only my glutes, hams, and quads are yapping at me today.

My next appointment with her is Monday @ 4:30. I'm eager to see what we do next. :)

4 Months From Today...

I will be running in a half-marathon.

I'm actually feeling butterflies.... :)

BABProject: Working on Week 4!

I was able to exceed my work out goal this week! I was to burn 1620 calories where I actually burned 1777. Where I was to work out 225 minutes, I worked out 230. :) I didn't get much running in this week, but I'm ok with changing up my work outs, especially since my routine has been off so much this past week.


My inches have changed a bit:


weight: 180


waist: 30.5


hips: 39.5


thighs: 21.5


arm: 11.5


overall I've removed: 1.5 inches this past week!

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I've also made another commitment to run this half-marathon in Nov. by purchasing a training book to make it happen. It's a book by Jeff Galloway, who focuses on a walk/run program. I'm not all excited about thinking I'll walk/run my race, but really, sitting @ 4 miles right now, it seems it will be the only way I'll make it happen. :) We gotta comprise at times, right?

Overall, I'm pretty happy with my workouts and results. I haven't really been paying much attention to my work out plans and nor have I even thought of any for this week.... All I keep telling myself is 45 minutes a day.

I hope last week went well for you, that you've set some fun and realistic goals for this week, and I hope you're enjoy all your changes and successes! Thanks for reading along!!

Also, quickly, and lastly, I'd like to jump on board with the McFatty Monday's. Why not support both projects as well as the women in them?? :)