CALLANETICS CHALLENGE MAY 2008

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Originally Posted by girlgonefishing197

I started atkins - sort of - I ditched my white breads, sugar, white four - BUT - I can't give up my caffeine -- i did however limit myself to one cup o'joe in the AM -- also, I am eating less protein and more veges -- Lots of fiber -- and tuna!! I need to increase my water intake - In RN school they told us take your wt and divide by 2 and that's how many fl.oz you should be drinking of water daily - is that adequate or should I inc since I am doing LC?
Kat.

Kat, changing your WOE to healthier, more productive habits, is better in baby steps anyway! That's great. You've ditched what's imp: white (anything), sugar, flour -- we don't need it in our diets, it's bad for us, and it's hips in the larvae stage!!!! Try having a bit of protein with each meal, and don't be afraid of healthy fats. The healthy fats are essential for many reasons, and keeping fat higher on a ketogentic diet helps us to burn fat faster and stay fuller longer, thus we eat less. The water intake is good. Try not to eat carbs after 7:00 p.m. If you get hungry, eat a little protein or fat. (PS, I never gave up my coffee)



PrincessNB, don't beat yourself up on the reps. You're only on your FOURTH HOUR, for goodness sakes! The reps will come. They're the least imp thing for you to worry about right now. One word: Form. That's your focus. That's the magic of all of this! Good work.

3Diva -- on the form!

[siamesegirl]

Originally Posted by michelle8

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

Michelle, i don't follow Atkins, lc, right now i'am following WW.

[ADLMA]

Did another hour 10/10.

Twyla - I suppose I need the potassium, as I drink as much as I can. Thanks for the pointer! I appreciate your help!

[Trish22]

Did another hour so thats 4 hours this month!

but i really really want my hips and legs so get slimmer as i only lost 1 inch from my hips and 1.5 inches from my thighs last time i measured, im doing callanetics 5 times a week and dont want to do it anymore than that and im not ready to move on to super callanetics so in order to reduce the hips and thighs faster could i just do more reps or would i be working them too hard???

Trish x

[siamesegirl]

Originally Posted by Trish22

Did another hour so thats 4 hours this month!

but i really really want my hips and legs so get slimmer as i only lost 1 inch from my hips and 1.5 inches from my thighs last time i measured, im doing callanetics 5 times a week and dont want to do it anymore than that and im not ready to move on to super callanetics so in order to reduce the hips and thighs faster could i just do more reps or would i be working them too hard???

Trish x

Trish,
Try breaking up your rountine, keep doing it 5x a week if yoo don't find it to much, then in addition do the hips & behind a couple more times through out the week.
One other thing you could try is knock it back to 3x a week then on your days off from Callan focus on the hips & behind exercises.

[Trish22]

cheers noreen but I need to get as much in as possible before my holiday so I don't think I can back to three times a week, I no I do it 5 times a week but I don't find that 2 much as I only do it 2 days in a row and a have a day off so I think I might just do some extra exercises throughout the day

[siamesegirl]

Originally Posted by Trish22

cheers noreen but I need to get as much in as possible before my holiday so I don't think I can back to three times a week, I no I do it 5 times a week but I don't find that 2 much as I only do it 2 days in a row and a have a day off so I think I might just do some extra exercises throughout the day

Then feel free to add in extra hips & behind, do you have Super C??
If you do try the hips & behind(in Super C), its a killer but OMG!! The results are great!

[Yllenia]

Originally Posted by mrs lightyear

Today I did the upper body and knee dancing from LBM Basic Essentials

Hi Lightyear,

How would you compare LBM to Callanetics? Thanks!

[ThyckeCutie]

Originally Posted by soulwings

Is that the same as Callanetics but w/ more repetitions?

It has a small warm up and 4 exercises for the hip and behind. One from 10 in and 10 and the other from Super Callan. Im just using it as extra because this is my problem area.

[Trish22]

No ive only done 12 hours of callanetics so waiting a while before i attempt that! altho my form has improved considerable but im still having to take breaks lol

[napbella]

1 hour for May.

Twyla--Thanks for the encouragement. You're right I need to just give those suits away and stop "saving" them!

[lovenuts]

1 hour super callanetics.

[siamesegirl]

1 hour Super C done!

[ThyckeCutie]

For the kneeling hip/behind exercise, does anyone hold on to anything lower then shoulder level? My chairs are not that stable and they move/tip with ease. Any other suggestions, or maybe I should weigh the chair down with books to make it sturdy

[Bronwyn]

Another hour accounted for yesterday!

[amandanorr]

I can't keep up with this thread. You ladies are awesone, keep it up. Love to love Callan. I will peek when I can.

[siamesegirl]

Originally Posted by ThyckeCutie

For the kneeling hip/behind exercise, does anyone hold on to anything lower then shoulder level? My chairs are not that stable and they move/tip with ease. Any other suggestions, or maybe I should weigh the chair down with books to make it sturdy

Keep your arms at shoulder height, maybe even a little bit higher but not lower. Try your kitchen table/bed/desk anything for the kneeling exercises.

[nola baxter]

Thanks to all those putting in their support..

As far as doctors go - to them I am a healthy specimen; so no help there.

I will keep on for answers.

All the best
Nola

[Trish22]

Originally Posted by siamesegirl

Then feel free to add in extra hips & behind, do you have Super C??
If you do try the hips & behind(in Super C), its a killer but OMG!! The results are great!

I don't have super C but i do have the book 10 years younger in 10 hours and it had more exercises than the video for example i dont have the open and close in the video and theres an additional hip and behind exercises and as well as this it has the advanced section which tweaks the original stretches slightly and makes them harder and more effective, would this be the equivalent to Super C???

Did my workout today and boy was it hard my tummy was shaking as a tried to do the stomach exercises so i can only imagine its because theyre being worked deeper i could hardly do all the reps lol

[ThyckeCutie]

1hr 10 in 10 completed

[wazo]

1hr 10 in 10 completed

[Danipower714]

Completed an hour of 10 in 10 last night.

Lildragonfly- you look ABSolutely AMAZING!!! KUTGW!

As I approach my 10th hour, I'm starting to notice that my saddlebags are starting to go away, my arms seem smaller, my stomach is pulling in, and my butt seems higher! I wore a size 8 dress today for the first time in over 10 years!!! My weight is down a couple of pounds, but I think like Lildragonfly, I'm mainly gaining muscle. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Callanetics!!!

[Paula112]

I've been reading alot of the posts here and looking at the before and after and I just can't believe it, it just seems too good to be true.
Can I REALLY banish these darn fat thighs for good ?!?!

I'm in the process of losing weight and I'm only doing some walking every other day and I have lost some weight, but walking is not going to tone anything up, as far as I know !

I do have some health problems, mainly hormonal imbalances and also deal with adrenal and cortisol issues, so what that means is I CANNOT do anything too strenous, ie. weight lifting, or excessive cardio like jogging, basically I am trying to heal my body....BUT I also need to lose weight, so when I read about Callanetics I thought, wow, I think I may have found something that might work for me.

But again, it all seems to good to be true.......but I'm going to purchase the DVD anyway, what the hell, I've spent hundreds of dollars on other crap, so I might as well try one more thing !

[KJ-43]

another 1hour of 10/10 completed
kj

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Originally Posted by Danipower714

I wore a size 8 dress today for the first time in over 10 years!!! My weight is down a couple of pounds, but I think like Lildragonfly, I'm mainly gaining muscle. I LOVE LOVE LOVE Callanetics!!!

GOOD JOB, DANIELLE!

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Originally Posted by Paula112

I've been reading alot of the posts here and looking at the before and after and I just can't believe it, it just seems too good to be true.
...............it all seems to good to be true.......but I'm going to purchase the DVD anyway, what the hell, I've spent hundreds of dollars on other crap, so I might as well try one more thing !

Go for it, Paula. It's the only thing that's given me good results with MY thighs. I'm addicted for life.

[dimond]

Did a modified 10/10 hour...worked late tonight and was too tired to do a full set.

3/10 of 10/10 completed in May.