Les Mills Combat: Week 5

Week 5 of Les Mills Combat was great. I'm not getting tired of this program, at all. I still look forward to each workout (but I have my days, you know we all do!!). This week, my motivation level was HIGH! I really wanted to kick butt in my combat workouts and I did. But honestly, I could've done better with my weight-lifting. My mini goal for the coming week is to push hard with the weights. I wanna have sore muscles all week ;)

Results: -3lbs. Current Weight: 160

Monday, 3/4: Combat 30

Tuesday, 3/5: Combat 60-Extreme Cardio Fighter & Bis/Tris

Wednesday, 3/6: Combat 45-Power Kata

Thursday, 3/7: Combat 30 & Legs

Friday, 3/8: Combat 45-Power Kata

Saturday, 3/9: REST DAY

Sunday, 3/10: Combat 60-Extreme Cardio Fighter & "Mahe's Lightnight Leg Workout"

And now a special "treat" for the 2 of you who actually read this... embarrassing workout footage for your viewing pleasure!!! I uploaded my very first youtube video to my channel (which I've had, but never used, for like a year?). The quality is really crappy... but I was still figuring it all out. I'll get the quality better next time. If there is a next time!!! This is just a few short clips of Power HIIT 1 (which is from the current week I'm in, Week 6). 

Les Mills Combat: Weeks 2-4

Okay, so obviously I have been a little behind on keeping up with blogging. But here goes! I apologize to the 2 of you who actually read this. Haha. 

Combat has been going great!!! I seriously am still LOVING this program. It's kick @$$! 

I have been doing pretty well with my working out and eating with the exception of week 4. That was kind of a bad eating week for me. Also, I have cut down the amount of calories I burn daily pretty drastically. I used to burn 1,000+ calories each day I worked out and that rarely ever happens now. However, I'm still losing weight! I think this probably has a lot to do with adding Shakeology to the mix because it curbs a lot of my sweet tooth cravings and also starts my day off on the right track. I'll drink it in the morning and then think, "well, I better not waste that healthy shake by eating this _____." 

Here are my results for weeks 2-4. 

I have also created a fit oriented instagram. SN: fit_mahe ... If you're on IG, come check me out!

Week 2: -1.5 lbs.

Week 3: -2.5 lbs (surprisingly, since as you can see, hardly worked out)

Week 4: +0.5 (not surprised... eating was pretty bad)

Les Mills Combat:Week 1 Results

So I recently ordered Les Mills Combat and started it on Monday, February 4th. I am LOVING this workout. Definitely a new favorite. It's a mixed martial arts workout by Beachbody featuring all the best BodyCombat instructors from around the world. I really look forward to my combat workouts every day and can feel some changes happening in my body. I'm excited to see my results after finishing this 12 week round. If you want to know more about the program, check it out HERE!

Along with my Les Mills Combat workout (6 days a week), I'm now also drinking one Shakeology a day in lieu of one of my 5-6 meals a day. I typically drink it as a pre or post workout meal. I was very hesitant to supplement in any kind of way for a very long time because I wanted to be able to say that I did it the "all natural way." I realized that there's nothing wrong with smart supplementation. Shakeology IS ALL NATURAL and since I've started drinking it, my digestion has become regular and, I'm no longer a zombie if I don't drink coffee in the morning. In fact, I haven't had a cup of coffee in like 2 weeks! I just realized that right now. It's been super helpful for me in a sense that I need the extra calories to fuel all the working out I do. It's also a really no-brainer way for me to make sure that I'm getting my vitamins and "eating" (well, drinking) a nutritious meal.

The third part of my current fit plan is weight-training. I'm lifting weights 4 times a week, targeting 2 muscle groups a day (except on leg day, which has it's own day because it's INTENSE). I do 4-6 different exercises. For each exercise, I do 6 reps of 5 (I lift a heavy enough weight so that I can ONLY DO FIVE. If I hit five and feel like I could've done even one more rep, I move up in weight). I'll be doing that for 4 weeks, and then after that, another 4 weeks but at 6 reps of 3 (heavier!!!). I'm really excited to see some real changes in my body with this.

So yes, Les Mills Combat+Shakeology+Weight-Training=My current Fit Plan. Oh and I'm also doing this February squat challenge. Increasing amounts of squats daily, no added weight (just body weight, and either all at once, or all at once in sets of 20,30, etc.). Seriously, I'm going to keep up with my blogging. SERIOUSLY! Lol.

I've also recently become a Team Beachbody coach which I am THRILLED about. I have been using their programs/products for so long and have had so much personal success with them. I felt it really was time for me to pay it forward and to begin reaching out to others who may benefit from hearing my story. I know a lot of people hope and pray and wish for it, and I really want to be someone who can uplift them and encourage them to work for it! It can be done!!
If you have any questions regarding any of the beachbody programs or products, don't hesitate to email me at cocachmahe@gmail.com, or visit my Beachbody Website.

Workouts/Results from Week 1

Start Weight: 169.5 Current Weight: 166.5

Total Loss: -3 lbs.

Monday 2/4: Combat 30, Chest/Bis/Abs, 85 squats

Tuesday 2/5: Combat Power HIIT1, Legs&Shoulders, About 40 minutes or so of the turbo Group X at the gym (squat rest day)

Wednesday 2/6: Combat 45-Power Kata, Back&Triceps, 95 squats

Thursday 2/7: 100 squats (REST DAY)

Friday 2/8: Combat Shock Plyo HIIT2, Legs, 110 squats

Saturday 2/9: Combat 60-Extreme Cardio Fighter, 120 squats 

Sunday 2/10: 130 squats (REST DAY)

Week 1 : Accountability

Week 1 is done!! Thank God, because it was sort of hell week for me. I always like to push extra hard in the first week of my workout schedules/cycles because it sets the tone and gets me psyched for the rest of the time. Jillian Michaels also has this 7-day metabolism boosting diet that you start her workout with and I decided I'd try it out (sort of). There are a lot of restrictions, so I didn't follow it exactly. No sweets, not even fruits (I did have maybe a fruit a day though)... No grains, and I was craving some qunioa the entire time!!! Very limited amounts of dairy (I had some yogurt though almost on a daily basis, but was alright to switch out my skim milk for almond milk to drink my protein with. Gonna stick to that cuz I actually liked it better anyway). There was a lot of salad. A lot of rabbit food. Plus fish and proteins. I honestly don't think I could or would like to drop grains from my diet. I workout a lot and I feel like I didn't have as much energy throughout the week as I usually do. That could just be because I was pushing hard, too, though. Not totally sure. 

My workouts went well. I did Jillian Michaels Body Revolution, as well as other supplemental workouts like running, elliptical, etc. And got in the gym for some group exercise when hubby's work schedule allowed for it. It was a good week discipline-wise. Worked out 6/7 days. 

Monday: JMBR-Workout 1 & Cardio 1 (calories burned:834).

Tuesday: JMBR-Workout 2 & 10K Runner app (calories burned:863).

Wednesday: JMBR-Cardio 1 (calories burned:353). 

Thursday: 45 minutes on the elliptical, JMBR-Workout 1 & group x at the gym (calories burned:1797).

Friday: JMBR-Workout 2 & group x at the gym (calories burned:1085).

Saturday: Rest day.

Sunday: JMBR-Cardio 1 & TurboFire-Fire30 (calories burned:580).

1.14.13 : Day1-Goals & Stats

Today I am starting another 12 week/90 day long workout cycle. I started a new workout today; Jillian Michaels Body Revolution. I've never actually done a non-beachbody program all the way through, so this is something different for me. It's 12 weeks and consists of 3 phases and a total of I believe 15 different workouts. I have what I would describe as workout ADD. I tend to get really bored and not finish an entire workout schedule. I'll just stop and skip to another one.  I'm really determined to NOT do that this time and just stick with it through the entire 12 weeks. Hopefully. Maybe. I don't know. We'll see. :)

I typically am pretty cryptic about my stats and what my weight is. I'm like this because when I tell people how much I weigh, it's always more than they think. Then I get all weird about not knowing how to take a compliment when they're like "WHAT?? Really? I would never guess. I would think you're only like ____ lbs. You carry it well." Which I guess is a good thing? I mean, not really, but kind of. Haha. Anyway, what I'm getting at is I'm actually gonna just share my numbers from now own. I'm not embarrassed anymore. I'm a work in progress, and I happen to be pretty darn proud of the progress I've made. Plus, when I try to be cryptic, I have say things for my current weight like "32 lbs. away from goal weight", and this requires math. I do not like math. So I'll just give my brains a break and stop doing that.

Start Weight: 172.5lbs
Goal Weight: 155 (I'm toying with the idea of lowering it. I'm not sure yet... I guess it depends on what my body looks like when I get there. I want to look strong, not skinny, if that makes sense).
Measurements: I'll have to input this information later. Can't find my tape measure.

Short-Term Goal: Drop 5 lbs. in month one.
Long-Term Goal: I'd like to lose 12 pounds over the next 12 weeks for an average of a pound a week.

Final Results for 1st 12 Week Cyle

So I totally slacked off with my blog posts, but to briefly sum it up...

12.17.12 : Month 2 Results: down 4.5 lbs.(which was exactly my goal for the month). My new goal for month 3 was a modest one: to maintain my weight. Not exactly awe inspiring, but Christmas, New Years & our week-long family vacation all fell in that month.

1.13.13 : Month 3 Results: down 2.5 lbs. I actually Lost 5 lbs, but the last two weeks of the month were a total mess with less workouts and WAY MORE FUN & FOOD than usual. Ha! Soooo, I gained back 2.5 lbs. Way to end my 12 week cycle with a bang! Lol, but hey... we all gotta have our fun sometimes.

12 WEEK FINAL RESULTS:
-14.5 lbs. lost

At this point in the game, I'm very happy with these results. I don't have as much to lose as I did when I first started, so the results aren't super dramatic anymore. I can see slight differences between my day 1 and day 90 pictures, but nothing extreme! It's a slow & steady loss now, which I'm okay with. I didn't exactly stick to any one particular workout schedule, but I did workout consistently (5-6 times a week, except for the last 2 weeks, which like I said, were kind of hot mess). There was definitely room for improvement and I cheated more than I needed to on the diet side... but, I'm proud of myself. On to the next one!

11/19/12 : Month 1 Results

November 19th marked the end of my first 4 weeks of my workout program. My short-term goal was to lose 7 lbs & to tone up a little. I am proud to say that I SURPASSED my short term goal!!! Well, only by half a pound... but still!!! Ha. So I lost 7.5 lbs in the first month and boy was it HARD WORK! Finding the time and the energy to workout is not as easy as it used to be.
Also, I'm giving up my beloved Turbo Fire cardio workouts for a while. I was beginning to get kind of burnt out. I've just been doing these workouts for so long! I'm gonna mix it up with some Insanity instead, but still doing the Turbo Fire HIIT workouts as well as the Chalean Extreme workouts.
Here are my result photos for month one shown below my "before" pic for comparison. I see a small difference, but nothing major...and that's okay! It's only been one month. I know it's not gonna happen overnight. I'm willing to continue putting in the work.

 Month 1: 7.5 lbs lost

Previous Short Term Goal Met?: Yes!! Beat it by half a pound and feeling great about that. Wasn't sure I was gonna make it.

Short Term Goal (for month 2): Lose 4.5 lbs and continue to firm up. Stick to my workouts and clean diet.
Long Term Goal: With month 1's loss, my new long term weight loss goal is 24.5 lbs.