Sugar and Training Update

[crazycanuck]

Aha! You're here and rather healthy I see!!

I was wondering where you'd disappeared to!

[squirrell]

I just switched to Mini-Wheats or Shredded Wheat for breakfast, too.

Did you know they have NO Sodium! That's why I switched to them from Cheerios.

[jobob]

V looks great - I noticed the difference right away when I saw her this morning. Her waist is tiny!

[Veronica]

Jo's first question, "Are you sucking in your gut?"

No, about half of every training session is spent on Core exercises. Then when we do move on to another body part, she'll still throw in something on the Bosu, so I'm still having to use those muscles to stabilize.

I hate anything that isolates my lower abs. They are my weakest link.

Veronica

[yellow]

Good job, V! It's hard to cut out the sugar...lawd knows I've been trying (not very successfully, though).

I've been struggling with trying to shed the poundage and body fat that I've acquired over the last 6 months. I finally started keeping a food diary and have really been paying attention to ingredients. Not that it's helped a whole lot, other than to just make me aware of just how much crap I was eating when I didn't think it was crap (mostly corn derivatives, esp HFCS, which is what is in those sugary sodas you've cut out). Unfortunately my results have been lean body mass lost and no fat lost (although admittedly the lean body mass loss have been minuscule). I think in order for me to lose what I'm calling the 5 & 5 (5 lbs, 5% BF), I will need to **gasp** exercise more. It's been a nice little break, but I can't get rid of the 5 & 5 unless I do that, I think.

That being said, Martha and I are going to go out and run to the summit of Mt Timpanogos today. OK, run-hike.

[Veronica]

I bet it's more run than hike.

Veronica

[yellow]

I bet it's more run than hike.

With her, you are probably right. She hurts me.