VP Health & Fitness

VP Health and Fitness has been nominated for a 2008 Bloggers Choice Award in the category of Best Health Blog. 

I NEED YOUR VOTES!!!!!! 

This means you will need to click on the badge below and vote.  Voting requires you to sign up — this is super easy and DOES NOT MEAN they will send you anything.  You have to do it to vote.  PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PRETTY PLEASE??  (Am I begging?!  Yes, I believe I am.) 

For reference, last year’s winners for Best Health Blog were: 1st place with 212 votes was Scienceroll.com, a journey inside genetics and medicine, 2nd place with 178 votes was Fitsugar.com, about fitness and celeb fitness, and 3rd place with 125 votes was Fightingfatigue, a blog that provides support and information for those who suffer with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.

So, again… I would appreciate your support! 

Thanks!

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Well, there was a move in the scale this past week - but not in the direction I would of liked it to go…

Here are are the weekly updates for my Friendly Fitness Wager:

Week #2 - Weight Loss this week: + 2lbs

Week #2 - Body Fat Loss this week: 1.45 %

And listed below are additional weekly stats & measurements… makes me feel SOOOOO much better about the weight gain!

*Note: This online BF% Calculator is about 3-5% lower than my callipers test & BIA body fat test done at the gym. I personally add about 4 points to this number.

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Inches lost this past week: 2.5 inches
TOTAL inches lost since Jan 1, 2008: 15.25 inches

Weekly TOTAL Fat Lost: 2.301 lbs
Weekly TOTAL Lean Mass Gained: 4.301 lbs
Weekly TOTAL Scale Weight loss: -2 lb (gained) 

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GRAND TOTAL 2008 Fat Loss: 9.976 pounds
GRAND TOTAL 2008 Lean Mass Gained: 3.976 pounds
GRAND TOTAL 2008 Scale Weight Loss: 6 pounds

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And… I hope John doesn’t mind, but i’m gonna borrow this ideas from him because I think it’s GREAT!

Things I did GREAT this week:

• I lifted weights 3 times
• I tracked my food on sparkpeople
• I ate pretty clean all week

Things I did not so GREAT this week:

• I didn’t do scheduled cardio
• I ate pretty bad on the “weak”end

These past two days i’ve been struggling with FTG (fat girl thinking) a lot.  I think the scale weight had  alot to do with it - and I let it get to me.  I have to constantly be reminding myself that it’s just a number on the scale and that I still lost fat and inches…  My goal was to be under 200 lbs by Feb - but it looks like that won’t happen for another 2 weeks or so I hope… we’ll see & i’ll keep ya’ll updated. 

~ Vilma

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HUGE drop in the inches & weight this week, so i’m pretty exited.  My workouts were brutal and i’m still feeling the affects of them as I write this. Here are are the weekly updates for my Friendly Fitness Wager:

Week #2 - Weight Loss this week: 4lbs

Week #2 - Body Fat Loss this week: .45 %

And listed below are additional weekly stats & measurements

*Note: This online BF% Calculator is about 3-5% lower than my callipers test & BIA body fat test done at the gym. I personally add about 4 points to this number.

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Inches lost this past week: 6.75 inches
TOTAL inches lost since Jan 1, 2008: 12.75 inches

Weekly TOTAL Fat Lost: 2.375 lbs
Weekly TOTAL Lean Mass Gained: -1.625 lbs (loss)
Weekly TOTAL Scale Weight loss: 4 lb

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GRAND TOTAL 2008 Fat Loss: 7.675 pounds
GRAND TOTAL 2008 Lean Mass Gained: -0.325 pounds
GRAND TOTAL 2008 Scale Weight Loss: 8 pounds

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I’ve had a pretty hectic week and I’m barely getting to my blog comments & posts. Thanks to all that have written & wished me well…

Well, I am happy to say that I have secured a new job and will be starting on Feb 4th.  - It’s a bit bitter sweet as I have be working at my current job for 8 years now but life has to go on & I’m on to newer and better things.  This new job has a lot of promotion potential and most importantly I finally get some health care coverage! YIPEE!  That’s #1 on my list of things to do — get a thorough check up & see where my body stands as of right now.  I also have peace about getting pregnant now without having to worry about not being covered.

As far as my 12 week challenges are concerned — they are going GREAT!  I have a weigh in tomorrow and can’t wait to see how far clean eating, cardio &  strength training have gotten me this week.  I do feel lighter & the water bloat is gone so my face doesn’t look so poofy now.

For those of you that are still looking for a challenge to join, the last day to join the Turbulence Training 12 week challenge is this coming Monday, 21st of January. Click Here to read more details about it & if you want to see a sample of how the Turbulence Training system works, you can download a FREE 4 wk program in the download section.

TGIF!!!

~ Vilma 

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The scale moved this week, so I am happy.  I think I could of managed more weight loss but my eating habits were not that good & my exercise again was non-existent.  My husband had an interesting observation this past week… he said,

Vilma, you are NOT going to do good - your heart is not in it.”

He was right.  I really don’t know why though, I mean - I know my stuff, I know WHY I have to get fit & healthy but my actions are not showing that.  I have & feel this need to eat junk food… it’s like I crave it now and it SCARES me. 

On a good note… I’ve been cutting down on my late night eats which is goal #1 that I am trying to focus on right now. I also managed to get to bed at about 1045 pm last night & I probably fell a sleep around 11 pm.  That is a good 3 hour improvement!  I was nice and fresh as a daisy this morning when I woke up at 5 AM to do a short cardio session before getting ready for work … so, I’m feeling really accomplished! :D  I will be hitting the gym with hubby later on in the evening to complete my day #1 challenge workout.

Anyhow, here are the weekly updates for my Friendly Fitness Wager:

Week #1 -Weight Loss this week: .5 lbs

Week #1 - Body Fat Loss this week: .8 %

And listed below are additional weekly stats & measurements

*Note: This online BF% Calculator is about 3-5% lower than my callipers test & BIA body fat test done at the gym. I personally add about 4 points to this number.

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Inches lost past 2 weeks: 2.25 inches
TOTAL inches lost since Jan 1, 2008: 6 inches

Weekly TOTAL Fat Lost: 1.444 lbs
Weekly TOTAL Lean Mass Gained: .944 lbs (gained)
Weekly TOTAL Scale Weight loss: .5 lb

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GRAND TOTAL 2008 Fat Loss: 3.16 pounds
GRAND TOTAL 2008 Lean Mass Gained: -.84 pounds
GRAND TOTAL 2008 Scale Weight Loss: 4 pounds

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I truly believe in the quote that says:

If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”

So, with that being said, I thought I would post up my goals & ideas on how I plan to win the Friendly Fitness Wager Challenge & the PNP Blast the Fat Challenge.

I will break this down into 4 main points:

1. Goals
2. Exercise
3. Nutrition
4. Supplements

#1 - GOALS - these are things I would like to accomplish within the next 12-13 weeks.  My Exercise, Nutrition & Supplement points will outline what I will do to accomplish these goals. 

• Fit into size 10 jeans
• Get my body fat percentage under 30%
• Completely cut out artificial sweetners & junkie potato chips
• Although it will NOT be my main focus, I think I can realistically lose about 20-30 lbs these next 13 weeks. I would definetly want to be below 180 lbs. but will not dwell on it because our bodies work in mysterious ways!  
• Do 15 or more (excellent form) regular pushups 

#2 - EXERCISE

• Will be following the PNP Blast the Fat 12 week schedule written by Corinne, my personal trainer. 
• Every day I will be doing as many push ups as I can until failure
• Will also walk every day for at least 30 minutes or do a couple of Beach Body home videos such as Turbo Jam, Slim in 6, P90X in the mornings

 #3 - NUTRITION 

• Will be sticking to good ‘ole Precision Nutrition Principles & implementing Clean Eating from Tosca Reno’s Eat Clean Diet.
• ONLY water - no “diet” drinks
• 6 meals a day every 2-3 hours
• 1500 calories non workout days
• 1700 calories workout days
• One 2000 calorie day
• Shooting for 50% C/30% P/20% F

#4 - SUPPLEMENTS - i’m not a huge fan of supplements but I think that they do help fill in gaps that whole foods miss & get you out of last minute situations where you need a quick meal.

• Whey Protein Powder
• EAS RTD (ready to drink) shakes
• Multivitamin
• Fish Oil Capsules
• Vitamin C
• Calcium
• L-Glutamine - Post Workout
• BCAA’s - Post Workout

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So…. that pretty much wraps it up.  What kind of plan are you following this year?  Would love to hear some feedback on this!

To your health,

~ Vilma

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