So half of my summer I spent in bed with runny nose, scratchy-itchy throat and puffy eyes. When I was on a day 32 of my Metamorphosis I fell sick and wasn't able to workout for over a month! Hence no new posts on my blog. Apologies to my readers! Anyhow, after such along break I decided to start metamorphosis all over again, instead of continuing on from where I dropped out. That was the best decision I made about this workout! I feel sore all over just like when I just started the TA 30-day Method, my legs and abs are giving me the most trouble. The workout feels as hard as it did on the first day, that's what I like about it, even if you decide to stick with TA Method for life and just rotate the sequences it will always work and feel new and intense!!!
While being sick I didn't gain my weight back, I'm shifting between 153 and 156 lbs now. And my eating wasn't exactly perfect in that time! So everyone who doubts that the results will stay with you, I'm your living proof that they do even if you let yourself take a long break for whatever reason!
Since I didn't have much progress in the past couple months, the promised pics of before and after ME are delayed, sorry. As soon as I get to day 30 again I will update the pictures and share my results with you. Best of luck to all of you trying to stay healthy and happy, stick to your workout and TA Method will not let you down!
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Friday, August 19, 2011
Friday, May 27, 2011
Post Method week results!
My fellow dieters I'm excited to let you know the results of my weigh-in today! I weigh 158.3 lbs as of today! For those of you who just stumbled on this blog, I just finished the Tracy Anderson 30 day Method, and as of now, I'm taking a week and a half break from boot-camp and doing whatever I like and eating whatever I like! So among the foods consumed were homemade sushi, salads, soups, a lot of apples and celery with peanut butter (I think I finished a whole jar just this week), cupcake, cookies, biscuits with butter and some wine. I only exercised twice this weeks, so it was really a test of Tracy Anderson's claims. She claims that after finishing her program, you can eat whatever you like and if you still exercise, using her method, you'll never gain those pounds back. I didn't really intend to go all lazy and eat so much yummy stuff, but I guess after a long diet and exercise regime, you just want to break loose!!! And imagine my excitement today after I discovered that i lost weight instead of gaining some!!! Very happy!
I also pre-viewed the workout from the Metamorphosis by Tracy Anderson, that I'll be starting next week. I have to say it's more fresh, but I liked the Method better. In the Method DVD and Book every sequence and every set is broken down, so if you need to pause, you can do that. The new DVD will take some getting used to! There's no separate sets for arms and abs, it's just like a constant flow of new moves, so you won't be able to pause it without constantly backing up, which can become annoying and at the same time trying to catch up with everything is frustrating too! I love the new moves though, especially the dance cardio, it's much more challenging and fun. We'll see how this new program will work for us. I haven't decided yet if I will be following the diet Tracy proposes, it's about the same as the one in the Method and I don't really know if I can handle it for 90 days((( I will let you know when I start the workouts. I decided to post once a week for Metamorphosis describing my experience and the new sequences. I also will be taking pictures of myself every 30 days as I go, so we will have 3 sets of before and after pictures during the course of the Metamorphosis trial! Stay tuned!
Sunday, May 22, 2011
Final report. Day 27-30 of Tracy Anderson's Method
First I have to mention that the last days didn't go as planned. I couldn't stick to the cleanse menu, all the pureed things were not appetizing to me at all, so instead I just got the ingredients from the meals and ate them the way I could handle it. Also Day 27 turned out to be a day of break from exercise and a diet altogether, because I had a graduation party to attend!)) And it was great! Now that is said and I'm off to telling you my success story!))
Overall within 30 days of Tracy Anderson's 30-day Method I've lost, drum-roll............... 17 lbs!!!! And 13 1/2 inches combined! So my Wednesday's weigh in was at 159.5 lbs (I weighed again at 159lbs this weekend).
So here are the dimensions Calf started at 16 inches ended 15 inches. Thighs were 25 1/2 in the beginning and 23 3/4 at the end. Hips went from 45 to 41 inches. Waist went from 34 to 30 1/4 inches. Chest was 39 1/2, went down to 37 1/2 inches and the Arm was 12 and is 11 now!!! So here are my before and after pictures:
I also promised you that I would add up all the expenses for food over this month. I spent around $440.60 for my groceries for these 30 days, that makes it about $14 a day. It is way more then I regularly spent, but for some of you I'm sure that will be almost the same if not less. The secret here is not to spent for herbs I think, the fresh herbs were widely used and a lot of times not necessary in my opinion.
My review of the Tracy Anderson's 30-day method is 5 stars!!!! It is awesome, I didn't hope to get results great as these! The workouts were fun and very challenging. The diet was great with certain personal adjustments, that I think each one of us should figure out as we are all different! Considering I was skipping part of the workout sometimes and changing the things on the menu I've got amazing results!
So if you are not sure that this will work for you, I can tell you now with certainty: If you commit to it, it will work for you!
So now the plan for me is to take 1 week and a half break from boot-camp style workout and eating and start Tracy Anderson's Metamorphosis Omnicentric Program! I'm very excited and can't wait! The goal for me is to be 132 lbs by mid-August 2011.
Overall within 30 days of Tracy Anderson's 30-day Method I've lost, drum-roll............... 17 lbs!!!! And 13 1/2 inches combined! So my Wednesday's weigh in was at 159.5 lbs (I weighed again at 159lbs this weekend).
So here are the dimensions Calf started at 16 inches ended 15 inches. Thighs were 25 1/2 in the beginning and 23 3/4 at the end. Hips went from 45 to 41 inches. Waist went from 34 to 30 1/4 inches. Chest was 39 1/2, went down to 37 1/2 inches and the Arm was 12 and is 11 now!!! So here are my before and after pictures:
My review of the Tracy Anderson's 30-day method is 5 stars!!!! It is awesome, I didn't hope to get results great as these! The workouts were fun and very challenging. The diet was great with certain personal adjustments, that I think each one of us should figure out as we are all different! Considering I was skipping part of the workout sometimes and changing the things on the menu I've got amazing results!
So if you are not sure that this will work for you, I can tell you now with certainty: If you commit to it, it will work for you!
So now the plan for me is to take 1 week and a half break from boot-camp style workout and eating and start Tracy Anderson's Metamorphosis Omnicentric Program! I'm very excited and can't wait! The goal for me is to be 132 lbs by mid-August 2011.
Friday, May 13, 2011
Days 22, 23 ,24, 25, 26 of Tracy Anderson's 30-day Method
The finish line can be so hard to stick to. I'm going through major kicking-myself-to-workout-stage. I skipped the workout on day 24 simply because I felt like I couldn't even lift a finger. And day 25 was only about 20 minutes of cardio, that was all I could handle! I have achieved great results already and this final push is just something I have to go through and I'll be there! Day 22 and 23 went as planned with the whole workout completed. The menu meal swap worked great for me. I was able to stick with the menu and the diet by rearranging some elements here and there. I substituted some meals for the meals I tried before and new I liked them. If some sort of salad was on the menu, that I didn't like before, I tried to find an equivalent from what was my favorite! Today is day 1 of the final 5 day cleanse menu. Tracy includes the cleanse menu at the end so that would accelerate the results. Breakfast was Blueberry Applesause. Yumm!! Tried it before and love it! But after that came sweet potato and corn pudding, even though it sounds good it doesn't really taste good to me. Wouldn't include it in the all time favorite list! There's not much I can do though! Not too many options for substituting here, so i'll have to stick with it for the next few days.
The workout sequence is really hard and I'm usually sweating mid-way through it. A lot of leg work! And some movements engage lower back, or so it feels. Final day is not too far now! I will let you know about my overall experience, my lost weight and inches. I will also sum up my grocery bills, to give you a better idea of what to expect. This last weigh in will be day 30, not the coming Sunday (day 28). I want to see the overall result, so I won't be tempting myself with picking at my weight!
The workout sequence is really hard and I'm usually sweating mid-way through it. A lot of leg work! And some movements engage lower back, or so it feels. Final day is not too far now! I will let you know about my overall experience, my lost weight and inches. I will also sum up my grocery bills, to give you a better idea of what to expect. This last weigh in will be day 30, not the coming Sunday (day 28). I want to see the overall result, so I won't be tempting myself with picking at my weight!
Sunday, May 8, 2011
Days 20 and 21 of Tracy Anderson's 30 day Method.
Today was my weigh in and the result is 162.7 lbs and 2 3/4 inches lost overall. The weight lost this week is 1.8 lbs. That would have been much better if not for a friend's birthday party yesterday, where I had 2 glasses of wine and the tiniest piece of cake I ever had in my life)) Even though it didn't seem like much it affected the results I believe. (I did a sneak peak at my weight yesterday before the party and it was 162, so .7 lbs are due to the splurge). I am very happy with overall results, regardless of these tiny mishaps. Overall results so far after 20 days of the 30 Day Method are 13.8 pounds and 11 1/4 inches lost!!! This is great! I've never had results like this before, on any diet and workout plan combination! I was not as determined before, I did 5 days of working out tops instead of 7 now, but I still believe that this program is the best for me.
I've learned to eat better, and exercise better! I know now that once I'm done with a boot-camp style this program applies I will be able to have a normal diet and workout regime and not gain all these pounds back. I will definitely keep this blog and let you know in a year and years to come how my weight is behaving!
So today is day 21 and that means new and last sequence of muscular structure workout. I am about to start it and it looks very challenging. Tracy describes it as "an exciting part of the 30-Day Method. It is when you'll begin to really see your results. It's when unbelievable things start happening." How exciting is that! Even better results!))) I am very determined to finish it at the same pace I started or at least do my best to keep the reps and the time of the workouts stable and not give up to the laziness!))
Tuesday the 17th will be the end of the program. And that is 10 days away! I'm very excited and can't wait to see how awesome I will look!))
I've learned to eat better, and exercise better! I know now that once I'm done with a boot-camp style this program applies I will be able to have a normal diet and workout regime and not gain all these pounds back. I will definitely keep this blog and let you know in a year and years to come how my weight is behaving!
So today is day 21 and that means new and last sequence of muscular structure workout. I am about to start it and it looks very challenging. Tracy describes it as "an exciting part of the 30-Day Method. It is when you'll begin to really see your results. It's when unbelievable things start happening." How exciting is that! Even better results!))) I am very determined to finish it at the same pace I started or at least do my best to keep the reps and the time of the workouts stable and not give up to the laziness!))
Tuesday the 17th will be the end of the program. And that is 10 days away! I'm very excited and can't wait to see how awesome I will look!))
Friday, May 6, 2011
Day 15, 16, 17, 18 and 19 of Tracy Anderson's Method
This has been a rather busy week again and I didn't have a chance to share my experience of the past 4 days. Today is my day 19, that means in two days time i'll start on the last sequence of exercises, and I'm sure it'll be even more challenging.
For those of you who are not familiar with Tracy Anderson's Method, here's a brief description. The method is a combination of muscle structure workout, the dance cardio workout and a diet plan. The muscle structure workout is split in 3 different sequences, first and the easiest one is days 1 through 10, second goes 11 through 20, that's the one I'm currently doing and the last one is days 21 through 30. Her philosophy is that while we have over 600 muscles in our bodies only the large muscle groups are usually engaged in most of the workouts out there. She designed the specific movements to activate the smaller muscles, or what Tracy calls them the "accessory" muscles, that start working and pulling on your bigger muscles therefore creating a leaner body, the body that doesn't look bulky, but toned and lean. Her cardio is designed to work together with the muscle structure workouts and help you burn as much fat as possible so the skin gets more toned. She also claims that doing the combination properly the way she "prescribes" will get you rid of the cellulite, I still have all of mine present, but hey, I'm just half way through this! And last but not least is her diet, which is low-carb, low-fat, no salt or sugar or spices. It's nevertheless very yummy, the only time I felt really hungry adjusting to it was the first 2 days. It's also very nutritious, so you won't be dragging your feet. I have more energy then usually now that I am doing this program (except for one of the days when I skipped my dinner and that threw me completely off balance!).
Now back to my workouts and plan. So this week was busy but I still managed to do all the workouts with a little less reps in muscle structure on one of the days and a little less of cardio on the other. While doing cardio at the end of last week and beginning of this week I had a really hard time jumping along, I thought I pulled a muscle in my calf, it was not very pleasant! So those of you who are reading the book right now and going through the section where Tracy says you have to wear very good sneakers that give you good support, don't go frowning and thinking "I can do without these" it's really important to have a pair! I think the problem with my shoes is they are running shoes and really soft ones so I'll probably get a new pair of the type Tracy recommends!
The workout sequence right now is much more complicated then the first 10 days set, but I was able to up the reps on day 16 already and still try to keep it up now. I've got the 1 pound ankle and wrist weights, but I still didn't try them out. The abs is more challenging in this sequence then anything else for me. This workout needs a chair too, so equipment grows:) now besides the mat and sneakers we need a chair))
The diet! Well it's going good now that I replace the things I know I will have a hard time eating with the ones I've already tried and liked! My absolute favorite for now is "Steamed Turkey Breast with Wilted Kale and Raisins" it's amazing and I'll be definitely having this at least once a week after I'm done with my plan!
So nothing new good or disappointing about a diet now, I'm about to go do my shopping for the weekend and keep you informed about the coming workouts and the weigh-in!
For those of you who are not familiar with Tracy Anderson's Method, here's a brief description. The method is a combination of muscle structure workout, the dance cardio workout and a diet plan. The muscle structure workout is split in 3 different sequences, first and the easiest one is days 1 through 10, second goes 11 through 20, that's the one I'm currently doing and the last one is days 21 through 30. Her philosophy is that while we have over 600 muscles in our bodies only the large muscle groups are usually engaged in most of the workouts out there. She designed the specific movements to activate the smaller muscles, or what Tracy calls them the "accessory" muscles, that start working and pulling on your bigger muscles therefore creating a leaner body, the body that doesn't look bulky, but toned and lean. Her cardio is designed to work together with the muscle structure workouts and help you burn as much fat as possible so the skin gets more toned. She also claims that doing the combination properly the way she "prescribes" will get you rid of the cellulite, I still have all of mine present, but hey, I'm just half way through this! And last but not least is her diet, which is low-carb, low-fat, no salt or sugar or spices. It's nevertheless very yummy, the only time I felt really hungry adjusting to it was the first 2 days. It's also very nutritious, so you won't be dragging your feet. I have more energy then usually now that I am doing this program (except for one of the days when I skipped my dinner and that threw me completely off balance!).
Now back to my workouts and plan. So this week was busy but I still managed to do all the workouts with a little less reps in muscle structure on one of the days and a little less of cardio on the other. While doing cardio at the end of last week and beginning of this week I had a really hard time jumping along, I thought I pulled a muscle in my calf, it was not very pleasant! So those of you who are reading the book right now and going through the section where Tracy says you have to wear very good sneakers that give you good support, don't go frowning and thinking "I can do without these" it's really important to have a pair! I think the problem with my shoes is they are running shoes and really soft ones so I'll probably get a new pair of the type Tracy recommends!
The workout sequence right now is much more complicated then the first 10 days set, but I was able to up the reps on day 16 already and still try to keep it up now. I've got the 1 pound ankle and wrist weights, but I still didn't try them out. The abs is more challenging in this sequence then anything else for me. This workout needs a chair too, so equipment grows:) now besides the mat and sneakers we need a chair))
The diet! Well it's going good now that I replace the things I know I will have a hard time eating with the ones I've already tried and liked! My absolute favorite for now is "Steamed Turkey Breast with Wilted Kale and Raisins" it's amazing and I'll be definitely having this at least once a week after I'm done with my plan!
So nothing new good or disappointing about a diet now, I'm about to go do my shopping for the weekend and keep you informed about the coming workouts and the weigh-in!
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Day 5, 6, 7 and a weigh in) Tracy Anderson's 30-day method
First off happy Easter everyone!
I'm so excited today because my weigh in was very successful, much much more successful then anticipated. I started this plan with a weight of 176.5 lb and today 7 days in I weighed in at 166.4 lb!!!!! That's a total loss of 10.1 lb in one week!!!!!! This is incredible and I'm so happy! All my hard work definitely pays off! The primary reason I'm so excited is that I've been trying to move my weight under 170 lbs for over half a year now, counting calories trying different workouts, and switching up my cardio routines, and nothing seemed to be working. So I've had what they call a plateau and nothing was helping, until now!!!! I also measured myself last Sunday and today measured myself again, I've lost 5 inches overall. 2 inches off my hips and another 2 inches off the waist, 1/2 inch off the thighs and 1/2 inch off the forearm!
Day 5 was a Friday, I had a pretty late workout and tried to increase my cardio from 20 minutes jumping to 30 minutes and the 10 mins step, that was really hard. At some point I felt like I just couldn't raise a finger or move, but just as I pushed through it, it got a bit easier! Day 6 I upped my reps in the muscular structure workout to 30 per leg instead of 20 and 30 to 40 reps for arms and stayed at 40 for abs. So I'm trying to follow Tracy's instructions as best I can. The point here I guess is to pretend that she's with you while you are doing your workout, and she keeps encouraging you and helping you push through! Or if you know you are strong willed just push yourself, don't give up! It is very rewarding!!!!
I'm adding some ginger tea to my diet. It is still plain sugarless tea, just with a few slices of ginger in it! I've read that ginger helps with the weight loss and that's actually an ancient remedy for overweight people! So I thought it wouldn't hurt if I added that to my current diet!
Today's workout is still awaiting me. The menu keeps amazing me, there were a few meals that I was not completely in love with and won't be adding them to my regular diet after I'm done, but most of the dishes are incredibly simple and yummy! So here's the report for the weekend! Be persistent and you will succeed!!!
I'm so excited today because my weigh in was very successful, much much more successful then anticipated. I started this plan with a weight of 176.5 lb and today 7 days in I weighed in at 166.4 lb!!!!! That's a total loss of 10.1 lb in one week!!!!!! This is incredible and I'm so happy! All my hard work definitely pays off! The primary reason I'm so excited is that I've been trying to move my weight under 170 lbs for over half a year now, counting calories trying different workouts, and switching up my cardio routines, and nothing seemed to be working. So I've had what they call a plateau and nothing was helping, until now!!!! I also measured myself last Sunday and today measured myself again, I've lost 5 inches overall. 2 inches off my hips and another 2 inches off the waist, 1/2 inch off the thighs and 1/2 inch off the forearm!
Day 5 was a Friday, I had a pretty late workout and tried to increase my cardio from 20 minutes jumping to 30 minutes and the 10 mins step, that was really hard. At some point I felt like I just couldn't raise a finger or move, but just as I pushed through it, it got a bit easier! Day 6 I upped my reps in the muscular structure workout to 30 per leg instead of 20 and 30 to 40 reps for arms and stayed at 40 for abs. So I'm trying to follow Tracy's instructions as best I can. The point here I guess is to pretend that she's with you while you are doing your workout, and she keeps encouraging you and helping you push through! Or if you know you are strong willed just push yourself, don't give up! It is very rewarding!!!!
I'm adding some ginger tea to my diet. It is still plain sugarless tea, just with a few slices of ginger in it! I've read that ginger helps with the weight loss and that's actually an ancient remedy for overweight people! So I thought it wouldn't hurt if I added that to my current diet!
Today's workout is still awaiting me. The menu keeps amazing me, there were a few meals that I was not completely in love with and won't be adding them to my regular diet after I'm done, but most of the dishes are incredibly simple and yummy! So here's the report for the weekend! Be persistent and you will succeed!!!
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