CALLANETICS CHALLENGE MAY 2008 - Page 6

fiji · 05-04-2008, 05:19 AM

Still hooked on Callanetics. In the beginning of April I was in Los Cabos so no Callanetics. But upon return I stuck with two days a week of Callanetics and then to 3 days a week. Definitely not ready for Super C.

I'll be continuing Callanetics 10/10, Cardio Callanetics w/Quick Callanetics Hips & Behind and Callanetics Evolution.

I have felt better internally and feel that I look slimmer. Its nice to feel relaxed and stretched out after a workout. As opposed to exhausted and can't move a muscle.

Twyla totally appreciate all the advice on Callanetics and diet you give.

girlgonefishing197 · 05-04-2008, 07:12 AM

Twila --
I read over all the Atkins approach on their website -- I am thinking this is something I could do as long as I am not hungry -- the only downside is the lack of caffeine -- and the headaches -- I am an RN and DEPEND (ok, I am an addict) on the caffeine! Any suggestions?
Also, I currently have a routine that is Mon - Fri to allow me to spend my weekends travelling and being with the fam (we are stationed in Germany) -- is that ok? or, do I need to try to get in 10 mins of cardio on the weekends?
Thanks so much!
Kat.

5 hours Callanetics!!

lovenuts · 05-04-2008, 07:38 AM

1 hour Super Callanetics, love it!!! my lower stomack's getting flatter, the hard work is paying

Trish22 · 05-04-2008, 07:43 AM

2 hours of callanetics, getting so much more flexible didnt realise how much until my boyfriend put his leg up on the sofa and couldnt even keep his back straight where as i, who is a lot smaller than him was able to not only put my leg up on the sofa but could bend my whole upper body flat across my thigh

i so couldnt do that when i started lol

sassy40 · 05-04-2008, 08:42 AM

just got the 10 in 10 tape, popped it in last night and started. well i was going along thinking this will be easy ...... and then we started on exercise 1

i was only doing streches! lol i was laughing at myself. anyway on the first 1 for the stomach it says to grab your inner thighs i dont know if my arms are to short or i am just so fat i cannot do that without pinching my thigh skin

and when i do the exersise my neck is killing me. i had it to a count of 50 but when i i tried to do more i could only count to 8 or 10. am i doing something wrong?

lildragonfly · 05-04-2008, 08:50 AM

I decided to take pic today to show my progress so far.
So this one is before callan

This one is today. I put green arrow to show im getting the hip muscles...YAY!!

lovenuts · 05-04-2008, 09:33 AM

lildragonfly, WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! AMAZING

siamesegirl · 05-04-2008, 09:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lildragonfly

I decided to take pic today to show my progress so far.
So this one is before callan

This one is today. I put green arrow to show im getting the hip muscles...YAY!!

Marsha!!!!!!!
Look at you girl, you have pulled in so much. Your belly button is higher and your tummy looks flat! YAY for hip muscles!!!!!

Marisha · 05-04-2008, 10:32 AM

I am in

15 th hour of Callanetics has done

girlgonefishing197 · 05-04-2008, 10:40 AM

lildragonfly --
WHOOOOP!! WAY TO GO !! How long have you been doing callanetics? Are you doing any special diet?? Thanks -- that is soooo inspiring!
Kat.

lildragonfly · 05-04-2008, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by girlgonefishing197

lildragonfly --
WHOOOOP!! WAY TO GO !! How long have you been doing callanetics? Are you doing any special diet?? Thanks -- that is soooo inspiring!
Kat.

41 hrs of callanetics plus a few cheat hours of only the ab part lol. I do follow atkins.

Agee · 05-04-2008, 10:57 AM

Wow - I'm so impressed by all the results on this thread! Marsha - it looks like you had a tummy tuck! Astonishing! Your bellybutton is beautiful!
I am marking my spot and joining the challenge. I'm going to try to do this 3x/week for the month of May. Currently I do nothing! Very sad...I work full-time, have 2 kids, and have a small business. It's tricky for me to do much, but I obviously need to do something. I think I can handle 3 hours/week.
A
1 hour 10 in 10 completed.

soulwings · 05-04-2008, 11:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lildragonfly

I decided to take pic today to show my progress so far.
So this one is before callan

This one is today. I put green arrow to show im getting the hip muscles...YAY!!

GREAT JOB!! I want that kinda difference for my butt.

KUTGW

ThyckeCutie · 05-04-2008, 11:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lildragonfly

I decided to take pic today to show my progress so far.
So this one is before callan

This one is today. I put green arrow to show im getting the hip muscles...YAY!!

Great Job Girl!!! You look GOOD

TripleCharm · 05-04-2008, 12:52 PM

lildragonfly,

What an impressive progress! Your stomach looks flat, and the waist is definitely pulling in from the sides. Way to go!

Twyla,

Thanks for your respons re: 'day off'. I decided to take it easy this one day a week, and just make myself content with the physical activity limited to cleaning around the house. I'm putting on my Flylady uniform today

VGrace · 05-04-2008, 02:14 PM

lildragonfly-wow you look amazing!!

ThyckeCutie · 05-04-2008, 02:41 PM

1hr of 10 in 10 completed

wazo · 05-04-2008, 03:51 PM

1hr of 10 in 10 completed

SummerSue · 05-04-2008, 04:31 PM

Well, only 1/2 hour of Evolution completed as ds started barfing and hasn't quit yet! I won't count it, but will try to do a full hour plus cardio tomorrow to make up for the completely sluggish day I had today, even though it was 70's and beautiful outside. Oh, well, part of being a mom, I guess.

Lildragonfly - Awesome progress! You have changed soooo much - it's always so motivating to see those photos!

dimond · 05-04-2008, 05:02 PM

2/10 of 10/10 completed for May...

mevluvmark · 05-04-2008, 05:08 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lildragonfly

I decided to take pic today to show my progress so far.
So this one is before callan

This one is today. I put green arrow to show im getting the hip muscles...YAY!!

Wow lildragonfly you look like a teenager in your abs. AMAZING

Who cares what the scales say as long as you see results. Results matters.

Mev

3Diva · 05-04-2008, 05:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by lildragonfly

I decided to take pic today to show my progress so far.
So this one is before callan
<snip>

Whoa.. what an incredible change. You are looking fantastic.

I can see from your siggy you've done 41 hours. How much "real time" does that represent? like 3 months? Have you lost a lot of pounds, too?

I'm really impressed, I hope my 41 hour pix look that good!

Triska · 05-04-2008, 06:15 PM

Hi Callanfan,

Thank you so very much for posting the article. It was exactly the information I was seeking (low-impact, no stress on joints, etc.). On the srength of this information, I'm going right now to Amazon to order the DVD. Again, thank you!

Triska

P.S. I just LOVE your moniker!

Triska · 05-04-2008, 06:22 PM

Callanfan

OOps! Am in such a rush - meant to say the photo under your moniker!

Triska

yi lim · 05-04-2008, 08:20 PM

Done my 2nd hour of 10/10 today. Hope to make it 5 times a week. and see quick results as most of you do. Will post it here after maybe 10 sessions

Do some of you also monitor your BMI??? My BMI is quite high so i hope i can get some pounds off too

siamesegirl · 05-04-2008, 08:23 PM

1 hour Super C done tonight!

nola baxter · 05-04-2008, 11:37 PM

Hi Twyla -
Tried to pm you but couldnt figure out how!

Thankyou for offering to help; but at the moment i am way beyond tweaking my diet. I have tweaked my diet for 20 yrs., and have gotten to the point where I feel i have done everything I possibly can on the physical level.
I have read everything under the sun re dieting nutrition exercise etc. - and at the end of the day it doesnt seem like any of it has made a difference.

As far as I can tell my body seems to want to be fatter - I spend all my time fighting against it ; but sooner or later it returns to the same point of gaining weight. Then I have to perform more and more difficult contortions to try to lose the weight again.

For now I am just getting over my profound pain that I have gained weight despite great effort..
After that- i dont know.

nola

michelle8 · 05-05-2008, 02:13 AM

i just wondered if anyone is doing callanetics and not doing atkins and still getting results or are you all doing atkins ?

05-04-2008, 07:12 AM	#152
girlgonefishing197 Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 16 Gallery: girlgonefishing197 Stats: 190/190/130 WOE: Atkins Start Date: April 21, 2008	Twila -- I read over all the Atkins approach on their website -- I am thinking this is something I could do as long as I am not hungry -- the only downside is the lack of caffeine -- and the headaches -- I am an RN and DEPEND (ok, I am an addict) on the caffeine! Any suggestions? Also, I currently have a routine that is Mon - Fri to allow me to spend my weekends travelling and being with the fam (we are stationed in Germany) -- is that ok? or, do I need to try to get in 10 mins of cardio on the weekends? Thanks so much! Kat. 5 hours Callanetics!! __________________ I'm a human be-ing NOT a human do-ing...Learning to say NO!! !Proud Army Wife - Proud Army Mom!

05-04-2008, 08:42 AM	#155
sassy40 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: dexter mo Posts: 282 Gallery: sassy40 Stats: 298/258/1st goal 250 WOE: Atkins Start Date: 1/3/08	just got the 10 in 10 tape, popped it in last night and started. well i was going along thinking this will be easy ...... and then we started on exercise 1 i was only doing streches! lol i was laughing at myself. anyway on the first 1 for the stomach it says to grab your inner thighs i dont know if my arms are to short or i am just so fat i cannot do that without pinching my thigh skin and when i do the exersise my neck is killing me. i had it to a count of 50 but when i i tried to do more i could only count to 8 or 10. am i doing something wrong? __________________ 8 pounds to first goal!:clap

05-04-2008, 05:02 PM	#170
dimond Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Indiana Posts: 33 Gallery: dimond Stats: 5'1" @ 162/130/120 WOE: Calorie counting Start Date: March 2008	Checking in... 2/10 of 10/10 completed for May...

05-04-2008, 11:37 PM	#177
nola baxter Junior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 25 Gallery: nola baxter	twyla/tweaking diet Hi Twyla - Tried to pm you but couldnt figure out how! Thankyou for offering to help; but at the moment i am way beyond tweaking my diet. I have tweaked my diet for 20 yrs., and have gotten to the point where I feel i have done everything I possibly can on the physical level. I have read everything under the sun re dieting nutrition exercise etc. - and at the end of the day it doesnt seem like any of it has made a difference. As far as I can tell my body seems to want to be fatter - I spend all my time fighting against it ; but sooner or later it returns to the same point of gaining weight. Then I have to perform more and more difficult contortions to try to lose the weight again. For now I am just getting over my profound pain that I have gained weight despite great effort.. After that- i dont know. nola

05-04-2008, 05:19 AM	#151
fiji Junior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 39 Gallery: fiji	Still hooked on Callanetics. In the beginning of April I was in Los Cabos so no Callanetics. But upon return I stuck with two days a week of Callanetics and then to 3 days a week. Definitely not ready for Super C. I'll be continuing Callanetics 10/10, Cardio Callanetics w/Quick Callanetics Hips & Behind and Callanetics Evolution. I have felt better internally and feel that I look slimmer. Its nice to feel relaxed and stretched out after a workout. As opposed to exhausted and can't move a muscle. Twyla totally appreciate all the advice on Callanetics and diet you give.

05-04-2008, 07:38 AM	#153
lovenuts Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bella-Vista Posts: 188 Gallery: lovenuts Stats: Will be lean and strong Start Date: march 18 2008	1 hour Super Callanetics, love it!!! my lower stomack's getting flatter, the hard work is paying

05-04-2008, 07:43 AM	#154
Trish22 Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 33 Gallery: Trish22	2 hours of callanetics, getting so much more flexible didnt realise how much until my boyfriend put his leg up on the sofa and couldnt even keep his back straight where as i, who is a lot smaller than him was able to not only put my leg up on the sofa but could bend my whole upper body flat across my thigh i so couldnt do that when i started lol

05-04-2008, 08:50 AM	#156
lildragonfly MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Middle TN Posts: 2,106 Gallery: lildragonfly Stats: 18w/10/7-8 WOE: learning my body Start Date: 10/15/07 started Atkins	I decided to take pic today to show my progress so far. So this one is before callan This one is today. I put green arrow to show im getting the hip muscles...YAY!!

05-04-2008, 09:33 AM	#157
lovenuts Senior LCF Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bella-Vista Posts: 188 Gallery: lovenuts Stats: Will be lean and strong Start Date: march 18 2008	lildragonfly, WHAT A DIFFERENCE!!! AMAZING

05-04-2008, 10:32 AM	#159
Marisha Junior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 32 Gallery: Marisha	I am in 15 th hour of Callanetics has done

05-04-2008, 10:40 AM	#160
girlgonefishing197 Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 16 Gallery: girlgonefishing197 Stats: 190/190/130 WOE: Atkins Start Date: April 21, 2008	lildragonfly -- WHOOOOP!! WAY TO GO !! How long have you been doing callanetics? Are you doing any special diet?? Thanks -- that is soooo inspiring! Kat.

05-04-2008, 10:57 AM	#162
Agee Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: NC Posts: 383 Gallery: Agee Stats: 176/174/135 WOE: CAD Start Date: 5/26/08	Wow - I'm so impressed by all the results on this thread! Marsha - it looks like you had a tummy tuck! Astonishing! Your bellybutton is beautiful! I am marking my spot and joining the challenge. I'm going to try to do this 3x/week for the month of May. Currently I do nothing! Very sad...I work full-time, have 2 kids, and have a small business. It's tricky for me to do much, but I obviously need to do something. I think I can handle 3 hours/week. A 1 hour 10 in 10 completed.

05-04-2008, 12:52 PM	#165
TripleCharm Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 35 Gallery: TripleCharm Stats: 191/152.2/135 for now WOE: Right now: Atkins induction Start Date: February 2008	lildragonfly, What an impressive progress! Your stomach looks flat, and the waist is definitely pulling in from the sides. Way to go! Twyla, Thanks for your respons re: 'day off'. I decided to take it easy this one day a week, and just make myself content with the physical activity limited to cleaning around the house. I'm putting on my Flylady uniform today

05-04-2008, 02:14 PM	#166
VGrace Senior LCF Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Nevada Posts: 771 Gallery: VGrace Stats: 173/?/130 WOE: LC Start Date: 08/14/07	lildragonfly-wow you look amazing!!

05-04-2008, 02:41 PM	#167
ThyckeCutie Senior LCF Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 402 Gallery: ThyckeCutie WOE: Making Healthier Choices - Low Fat	1hr of 10 in 10 completed

05-04-2008, 03:51 PM	#168
wazo Junior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: France Posts: 53 Gallery: wazo Stats: 165/132/125 WOE: Dukan	1hr of 10 in 10 completed

05-04-2008, 04:31 PM	#169
SummerSue Senior LCF Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: In my head Posts: 189 Blog Entries: 1 Gallery: SummerSue Stats: 170/149/120 WOE: Healthy Low Carb Start Date: 5 yrs off/on - March 2008 re-inducting	Well, only 1/2 hour of Evolution completed as ds started barfing and hasn't quit yet! I won't count it, but will try to do a full hour plus cardio tomorrow to make up for the completely sluggish day I had today, even though it was 70's and beautiful outside. Oh, well, part of being a mom, I guess. Lildragonfly - Awesome progress! You have changed soooo much - it's always so motivating to see those photos!

05-04-2008, 06:15 PM	#173
Triska Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 Gallery: Triska	Hi Callanfan, Thank you so very much for posting the article. It was exactly the information I was seeking (low-impact, no stress on joints, etc.). On the srength of this information, I'm going right now to Amazon to order the DVD. Again, thank you! Triska P.S. I just LOVE your moniker!

05-04-2008, 06:22 PM	#174
Triska Junior LCF Member Join Date: May 2008 Posts: 3 Gallery: Triska	Callanfan OOps! Am in such a rush - meant to say the photo under your moniker! Triska

05-04-2008, 08:20 PM	#175
yi lim Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Metropolitan city Posts: 204 Gallery: yi lim Stats: 125/126/115 so difficult for me!	Done my 2nd hour of 10/10 today. Hope to make it 5 times a week. and see quick results as most of you do. Will post it here after maybe 10 sessions Do some of you also monitor your BMI??? My BMI is quite high so i hope i can get some pounds off too

05-04-2008, 08:23 PM	#176
siamesegirl MAJOR LCF POSTER! Join Date: May 2007 Location: Montreal,Canada Posts: 1,229 Blog Entries: 5 Gallery: siamesegirl Stats: 126lbs WOE: WW Start Date: May. 2007	1 hour Super C done tonight!

05-05-2008, 02:13 AM	#178
michelle8 Senior LCF Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: wolves Posts: 61 Gallery: michelle8	i just wondered if anyone is doing callanetics and not doing atkins and still getting results or are you all doing atkins ?