Abcentric Day 13

Hello everyone!


Short post today-


Yesterday I did my 3rd day of Level 2, and it is getting a little easier. Not easier as in less burning in my muscles, but easier as in coordination.  The first two days I had a bit of trouble following the floor abs but yesterday I think I handled myself a lot better.  Also, I was able to up my reps in the leg section by 5, so I am at 25 reps per leg now.  I think I will do 25 one more day then increase to 30. 


As for cardio, I had a busy day yesterday and was only really able to get my MS in.  I was going to do my cardio even though it was 1 in the morning, but then I got hit with a wave of tired and decided to just sleep it off and MAYBE do more cardio today. 


Yesterday I splurged a little in my eating.  I ended up having a fairly large dinner, but only with lots of beef, salad and a bite or two of mashed potatoes.  I do like to give myself little protein boosts like this from time to time. 


I hope everyone has a great Sunday- this might be a rest day for some of you but not for me. 

Abcentric Day 12

Hello everyone!!!


So far I am still 12 days strong on the Metamorphosis train! I still only did 20 reps of the leg work again but I think I am used to it now.  And of course, 30 minutes of cardio- really sweating it out!


A word about ab level 2- on the left and right legs she does some of the moves slightly different- I do not know if this is an editing error or she just forgot- What I do is I just repeat exactly what she did the FIRST time on the right side.  


I am so proud of myself so far for 1. sticking to the workouts and 2. keeping my diet very well in check!!! Today is just a quick check in, I will have updated measurements for you in about a week from now but I can still see my body changing even after last measurement!




Have a great weekend and keep up the great work YOU guys are doing too!!!

Abcentric Day 11

Hello everyone!!!


I hope all who celebrated Thanksgiving yesterday had a great happy, healthy time.  Personally, I did not eat a big dinner, I know you're not "supposed" to diet on Thanksgiving but I simply wasn't hungry. Why eat when not hungry? 


Also, I tried level 2 abcentric for the first time, doing 20 reps per leg to learn it.  I felt a considerable jump in difficulty/muscle burn doing level 2- especially in the floor ab work. Arms and abs movements are a little quicker and hit even more angles so I felt areas burn that weren't burning in level 1.  Speaking of burn... I have a little tiny bit of mat burn on my right elbow from trying some of the leg moves for the first time.  Most of the leg work in ab 2 involves laying down on one of your forearms while supporting with the other one straight. Helps hit higher angles in the leg, etc. However, how you situate your forearm is key- Tracy usually has that arm at a slight diagonal with her hand a little in front of her face. I didn't do that with the first half of the moves, I kept my arm horizontally straight. Don't do that. Also if REALLY in doubt, wear elbow pads/tape your elbows to protect them. When I went to the left side of the legs I did move my hand in front of me a little and no burn on that elbow.


Cardio- did 30 minutes with a little more jumping! Yay! There is one annoying side effect of all this high impact cardio- my throat/upper lungs have been feeling pretty dried out/scratchy after. I am also an asthmatic so that could be it, but it's starting to lessen, my body hasn't done major cardio like this in YEARS. Yay for progress!!!


Today I am going to do day 2 level 2 hopefully with my full 30 reps. 


Also, if you are doing your Black Friday shopping (mine got done at midnight) be careful of crazy shoppers!


Have a great day!!!

Abcentric Day 10- and 10 day results!

Hello everyone!


Yesterday I completed my first 10 days of Metamorphosis, meaning on to level 2!  I finished level 1 with a bang- 30 minutes of as sweaty cardio as I could manage without falling over and 30 reps per leg. Today I start level 2 which is when the actual specific Abcentric workouts begin.


Also- It's the 10 day mark, so that means- Measurement time!


Here are my day 1 measurements and weight.


Weight: 284.4 lb
Chest: 48 inches
Waist: 47 inches
Hips: 53 inches
Left arm: 17 inches
Right arm: 16.5 inches
Left thigh: 30.5 inches
Right thigh: 31 inches 
Left bikini: 34 inches
Right bikini: 34 inches




Day 10 measurements:



Weight: 271 lb  -13.4 lb
Chest: 47.5 inches -0.5 inches
Waist: 45 inches  -2 inches
Hips: 52 inches   -1 inch
Left arm: 16,5 inches -0.5 inch
Right arm: 16 inches  -0.5 inch
Left thigh: 29.5 inches -1 inch
Right thigh: 29.5 inches  -1.5 inches
Left bikini: 32.5 inches  -1.5 inches
Right bikini: 32 inches  -2 inches


Total inches lost: 10.5 inches.  Not bad considering my monthly "friend" is on the way and I am a little bloated. Weightwise during the week I was dipping into the mid 260s. I'm sure it's water weight and probably a little built muscle too. 


And even though today is Thanksgiving I am still going to work out. Have a great day and a happy holiday!

Abcentric Metamorphosis Day 9

Hello everyone!!




I am done with 9 days of level 1, meaning later today will be my last day of level 1. I am SO happy about that for a couple reasons-


1. I can take measurements
2. I have done the hell out of level 1. SOOO many times that it's really not that challenging anymore if I have enough energy.




For day 9 I had almost no energy to do anything by the time I got home (about 11:20 pm... YUCK.) so I BARELY cranked out 20 reps of level 1. No cardio. Past couple days have been cardio-less because I felt so blah and lethargic- either a long day or having a small bout with a cold.  I am really hoping level 2 is better. 




Now the next topic... Tomorrow in the US it's Thanksgiving day- apparently the average american will consume about 4,500 calories tomorrow at dinner. 


So what do we do when we're trying to lose weight?  Well, you don't have to deprive yourself. Have a little of everything. MAYBE seconds if you're still hungry. DO NOT do thirds.   If you weigh yourself often, you might see yourself having gained a few more pounds after dinner. THIS IS NOT FAT. Your body probably hasn't digested all the food yet, and is also retaining some water from the salts you had (you might feel a little bloated too). Remember- it takes 3,500 extra calories to gain a pound of fat, after burning off the calories you burn from existing, exercising, etc.


All you have to do is go back to your normal eating habits the next day and keep on doing the good work you were doing.  If you are able to/willing to, go ahead, throw in a workout on Thanksgiving day too. I'm going to. Why can't you? 

Abcentric Metamorphosis Day 8

Hello everyone!

Well first a quick post about my workout last night.  I wasn't feeling too well, like I was starting to come down with a cold or something (which I woke up with). All I was able to get through was my MS- 30 reps per leg but it was a HUGE struggle.

Next, I want to update you guys on my 1 week weight results-

On 11/14, I weighed 284.4 pounds, on 11/21 I weighed 268 pounds. That's 16.4 pound weight loss. Yes, you read that right.  And my scale is not tricking me.  I went to the doctor also for something else and they weighed me and it was the same loss AND my blood pressure went down from 138/89 to 120/81. I was shocked that even that little bit made a big difference in blood pressure.

I think that weight loss has a lot to do with 2 things- how I am eating and the fact that I do SOME form of workouts every day.

My diet has changed a lot.  I recently read a book called "Wheat Belly" by William Davis.  In short, the book explains that modern wheat is NOT good for you at all. It is not the same wheat as it was even less than a century ago.  Modern wheat seems to be responsible for a LOT of health problems, especially obesity and the problem is that wheat is in SO MUCH food these days.  It goes into more horrifying detail about all the health problems and stuff but it was enough to make me give up wheat and grains most of the time for good measure.

Check the book out on Amazon here.

I feel physically a lot better eating like this too. And it's not quite as hard as it sounds. Yes it can be challenging, but it IS doable.

Have a great day guys!

Abcentric days 3-7

Hello everyone!

Sorry about the lateness. Also notice I changed back to Abcentric.  I have reasons for it. 

I changed back to ab because after previewing hipcentric future levels I was like.... Blah. It looked really repetitive to me, and only seems to really work the hips (which I don't have much of.).  So, I decided to do the centric I PAID for, which is Ab.

I can pretty much sum up the past few days' workouts in one description.  I did 30 reps of MS (I can't seem to get past that many without being sore as hell) and 30 mins of DC... And this is where it gets better-

I can now start JUMPING in the cardio section. Not the whole 30 minutes but at least like, 20% of the time I can jump along with Tracy.  The first time I did it I wanted to cry. I really didn't think I would even be able to do THAT much this soon.  Also, NO pain. No knee pain, hip pain, ankle pain, etc from jumping. I am now trying to focus on building up my endurance with that. 

Also I think my diet is playing a HUGE role in this, but another post on that later.

Just trying to catch up a bit here. Can't WAIT to start Ab 2 because I am so sick and tired of level 1. Really.

Have a great day!