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Maribeth - 4/25



Weight: N/A

Body Fat % (to be measured every 2 weeks)

Workouts (Number of days this week): 6

Trainer (Comments): Kari- I wanted my butt kicked and she did it!!

Who Trained (Comments): N/A

Other Comments: MasterCard buys you the dedicated personal trainer to help you with your goals. When you feel an increase in vitality and see your results. PRICELESS!!

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Sue -4/25

Weight- Down 5.5 pounds total

Body Fat % (to be measured every 2 weeks)- Lost 5%

Workouts (Number of days this week)- 6

Trainer (Comments)- Laurel, Damon

Who Trained (Comments)- Nobody

Other Comments: I am trying to step it up. Laurel gave me a great upper body workout and Damon gave me a killer lower body workout. I have also tried to use the elliptical more this week. I find it more challenging than the treadmill. Six weeks down-Four to go!! I have definitely noticed changes in my body-I feel stronger.

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Sue- 4/18

Weight:No weight loss this week 3.5 to date

Body Fat % (to be measured every 2 weeks): N/A

Workouts (Number of days this week): 6

Trainer (Comments): Maribeth did Yoga w/ me

Who Trained (Comments): Laurel

Other Comments: I had a great Yoga session with Maribeth. She is full of great information and is such a wonderful calming force to be around.


Laurel-4/18

Weight:same- can you say plateau??

Body Fat % (to be measured every 2 weeks)-N/A

Workouts (Number of days this week)6

Trainer (Comments)- Sue, Kari, Maribeth

Who Trained (Comments)They are afraid of me

Other Comments: I actually did the elliptical today as an interval because my burn has declined with the same amount of work I was doing before. I am averaging over 10,000 steps and 2 hours of activity. I would like to lose 5 more pounds. I am going to try and challenge myself to do 12,000 steps per day. The steps really make a difference. I love the bodybugg!!

“I Don’t Feel Like It”

How many times have we said this when it comes to our workouts? Come on, don’t lie we all have and unfortunately for me more than I would like to admit. It happens and sometimes it is justifiable but I would venture to say that 95% of the time it is nothing more than a lame excuse.

Let’s take a look at the list of lame excuses:
-Busy
-Tired
-I have too much work
-I have to pick up the kids
-I will do it later (yeah right)
-I don’t have time (what a joke)


I almost did this the other day. I said “I don’t feel like it” but fortunately my competitive side stepped in and said stop being a #$%&*. I am in the middle of the team challenge and I am going to skip a 45 minute workout? You have got to be kidding me. I went out and had a great workout and felt great for the rest of the weekend.

Think about that for a minute. It was 45 minutes from start to finish. The reality is you can get a great workout in 20-30 minutes. How much TV do you watch? The national average is four hours per day. How much time do you waste surfing the Internet? When is the last time you went for a walk?

Think about our soldiers in Iraq. What would they rather do, workout or look for suicide bombers? What about the people in Darfur? Feed me and I will gladly workout. There are people in this world that have it 10 times worse than you do and yet you get bigger, have less energy, get heart disease, or diabetes.

The next time you “don’t feel like it” think twice! Visualize the positive things you will get from working out. Focus on that new outfit you will look great in. See yourself finishing that competition. And stop the excuses!!

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Deanna


Weight- down 2 pounds

Body Fat % (to be measured every 2 weeks)- Down 1.5 %

Workouts (Number of days this week)- I have been averaging 4-6 workouts per week

Other Comments:

I am so glad I took on this challenge. It hasn't been easy by any stretch. There have been good days and bad days but it has kept me from not giving up on my goals. I found that recording the calorie intake has been my biggest challenge. I know on certain days I have forgotten to record things, but i think I am getting it now. My favorite part has been training with the other trainers,I really enjoy it. It helps us to get to know each other better and get some new training ideas. I have learned so much since starting this challenge.

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SUE



Weight- Down 1/2 a pound this week total of 3.5 pounds in 4 weeks

Body Fat % (to be measured every 2 weeks)- Down .8%

Workouts (Number of days this week)- I only got 4 workouts in this week

Trainer (Comments)- Kari and I trained each other this week

Other Comments: This is hard work, but I have discovered that it's all about accepting the not-so good days and striving to be better and stay on track.

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Damon


Weight- gained one pound

Body Fat % (to be measured every 2 weeks)- Next week

Workouts (Number of days this week)5

Trainer (Comments)- Kari and Sue trained me. It makes a big difference with my form and getting pushed. I squeeze out that extra rep!!

Who Trained (Comments)- Sue and Laurel

Other Comments: We are coming up on the 4Th week of the challenge and this is where you can get off track and start to slack off. I am resetting my workout plan and reviewing my goals this weekend to help me stay on track.

I have been averaging over 12,000 steps per day. I want to point out that it takes a conscious effort to do so. I am enjoying the process but in the process I have discovered I was very sedentary. Not good!! This was a wake up call for me and I will be more aware of my activity levels from now on. I can not stress enough how the bodybugg helps to keep me honest.

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Sue

Weight- Down another pound, 3 pounds total since start of challenge

Body Fat % (to be measured every 2 weeks)- Next Week

Workouts (Number of days this week)- 5

Trainer (Comments)- Damon

Who Trained (Comments)- I tried to train Kari twice but we could not connect

Other Comments: Great workout from Damon. I had to turn the "no whining" sign around. It is hard to stay on track with the nutrition piece because of all the visitors and family birthdays, but I will not give up!!

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Laurel



Weight- Down 5 pounds

Body Fat % (to be measured every 2 weeks)- Measure next Friday

Workouts (Number of days this week)6 workouts in

Trainer (Comments)- Sue and Damon

Who Trained (Comments)- Sue and I trained together

Other Comments: I am averaging between 11-12,000 steps per day which I feel has played a significant role in me reaching my daily calorie goal. My metabolism has really kicked in with the intervals and circuit training I have been doing. I also think the Resist 1 and Fat burn 2 have given me an extra boost. The omega's have made a difference as well. I have been pushing myself to work harder even under some stressful circumstances. It makes a huge difference in my mental state!!

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Sue

Weight- I lost 2 pounds 2 inches

Body Fat % (to be measured every 2 weeks)- Lost 1.8%

Workouts (Number of days this week)- I got 6 workouts in this week

Trainer (Comments)- I was trained by Laurel, Damon and Kari

Who Trained (Comments)- I trained Kari, Laurel and Deanna

Other Comments: Bodybugg is a great tool to stay inspired. It really gives you a great perspective on where you stand every day. However I am finding it challenging to log my food when someone else is cooking. So I try to stay in a deficit every day to give myself some room for unrecorded calories.

Maribeth

Weight- I am up a pound (which is one of my goals)

Body Fat % (to be measured every 2 weeks)- I lost a % of BF

Workouts (Number of days this week)- I got in 5 workouts this week

Other Comments: I feel an increase in my lower body strength and I am going to need new jeans!! I gained a pound of muscle, yeah!!