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Day 11 Shred Challenge: Video Message from Paula

October 31, 2009 by 8 Comments

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Day 11 complete! Feelin strong! If you are trick-or-treating with kids tonight, remember you can freeze that bite sized candy and enjoy in moderation if working on weight loss. Enjoy! 😉

By the way, I’m creating these videos with the Flip Camcorder – a really simple way to upload videos to YouTube and Facebook. You can also easily send via email cards to someone. Very fun! A must have if you are doing video by yourself (of yourself) is this cute little Flip Tripod

Please post your comments below…

If you’re a new visitor to the site, here’s some helpful link as to what this 30 Day Challenge is all about…

Other Jillian Michaels dvds, books and fitness programs:


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Day 10 Shred Challenge: Video Message from Paula

October 30, 2009 by 14 Comments

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Yay! Done with Day 10! Enjoy your weekend everyone (of course keep shreddin it up!)  and keep up the great work!

By the way, I’m creating these videos with the Flip Camcorder – a really simple way to upload videos to YouTube and Facebook. You can also easily send via email cards to someone. Very fun! A must have if you are doing video by yourself (of yourself) is this cute little Flip Tripod

Please post your comments below…

If you’re a new visitor to the site, here’s some helpful link as to what this 30 Day Challenge is all about…

Other Jillian Michaels dvds, books and fitness programs:

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Day 9 Shred Challenge: Video Message from Paula

October 29, 2009 by 11 Comments

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Day 9 is complete! We’re almost 1/3 of the way there friends! WooHoo! Keep it up!

By the way, I’m creating these videos with the Flip Camcorder – a really simple way to upload videos to YouTube and Facebook. You can also easily send via email cards to someone. Very fun! A must have if you are doing video by yourself (of yourself) is this cute little Flip Tripod

Please post your comments below…

If you’re a new visitor to the site, here’s some helpful link as to what this 30 Day Challenge is all about…

Other Jillian Michaels dvds, books and fitness programs:

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Day 8 Shred Challenge: Video Message from Paula

October 28, 2009 by 11 Comments

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Day 8 complete and we are officially into week 2! You all rock! Keep it coming! 🙂

By the way, I’m creating these videos with the Flip Camcorder – a really simple way to upload videos to YouTube and Facebook. You can also easily send via email cards to someone. Very fun! A must have if you are doing video by yourself (of yourself) is this cute little Flip Tripod

Please post your comments below…

If you’re a new visitor to the site, here’s some helpful link as to what this 30 Day Challenge is all about…

Other Jillian Michaels dvds, books and fitness programs:

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Biggest Loser 8: Episode 807 Recap

October 27, 2009 by Leave a Comment

(Original Air Date 10/27/2009)

After last week’s weigh-in/vote off, some members of the blue team were disappointed that Dina was sent home.

Alison Announces Face-off Week:

The contestants learn that they will go head-to-head against each other in pairs for this week’s weigh-in. The person with the highest percentage weight loss of each pair will win a point for their team. The team with the lowest score will have to vote for a team member to be sent home.

Pop Challenge:

Alison then announces a pop challenge that will determine which team will have the power to determine the blue/black pairs to go against each other.

Each team had a bar with discs hanging from each end. As a team they had to go back and forth touching them end-to-end until they scored 500 points. They were to go one at a time and each player could score as many points as they liked but each could only take one turn.

At one point the black team was way behind and Amanda did an amazing job almost catching the blue team up with the black.  In the end, the blue team won with Rebecca bringing them to final victory.

The blue team then has the power to choose the pairs that will compete against one another.
Here are the pairings:

Rebecca vs. Amanda
Tracey vs. Abby
Allen vs. Danny
Rudy vs. Shay
Liz vs. Daniel

Trainer Tip:

Jillian (trainer): Swimming is a great form of exercise to add to your workout.  You can do laps, push-ups at the side of the pool and tread water.

After the pop challenge, Bob has the blue team working out hard by the pool. Meanwhile, Jillian is in the gym with the black team watching Amanda have a melt-down while on the treadmill. They have words and Jillian pushes her emotionally as per her style on the show. (out of love, of course) Amanda ends up walking out of the gym and later when she has a conversation with Jillian, she reminds her that she was walking out on herself not her trainer.

Challenge:

The teams meet up with Alison at a baseball field to get their next challenge instructions. They are in baseball uniforms and there are baseballs all over the field as well as pictures of the contestants at their original weights.  Baseball great, Derek Jeter gave challenge instructions via video.  The contestants had to run out to collect the balls and then throw them in whichever contestant’s picture they wanted to eliminate from the game. They needed 316 balls to eliminate a player. The one contestant remaining at the end would win lunch with Curtis Stone for his whole team as well as a 2 lb advantage at the weigh-in. The 2 lbs could also be given to one or two different players on the team.

Danny won the challenge for the black team and they enjoyed a lunch of grilled turkey burgers (with portabella mushrooms instead of buns) and various toppings.

Cooking Tip: (Curtis Stone)
Make your own vegetable stock for cooking by chopping vegetables and putting them into boiling water. Strain out the vegetables after boiling and you have your stock.

Last Chance Workout:

Jillian worked her team out and has deep conversations with both Abby and Shay. Jillian asks Abby about how she is feeling regarding her goal of discovering her purpose in life. (given the sad circumstance of losing her husband and children in a horrible accident) Abby seems to be doing so well…brought me to tears once again!

Shay opens up to Jillian about her feelings regarding her childhood and growing up with a mom that was a heroin addict. Jillian presses her to really get to the heart of the matter and recognize that she played no fault in anything to do with her mother. Another sad but hopeful story.

Bob has his guys jumping up on 3 feet platforms! Go guys!

Weigh-In Results: (pounds lost this week, total lbs lost to date, current weight) – pairs below and *indicates winner of the face-off

*Rebecca: 9 lbs, 56 lbs total, 223 lbs
Amanda: 6 lbs, 36 lbs total, 214 lbs (lost 4 lbs, + 2 lb advantage)

*Tracey: 5 lbs, 41 lbs total, 197 lbs
Abby: 3 lbs, 46 lbs total, 201 lbs

Allen: 8 lbs, 63 lbs total, 262 lbs
*Danny: 12 lbs, 85 lbs total, 345 lbs

*Liz: 7 lbs, 46 lbs total, 221 lbs
Daniel: 5 lbs, 40 lbs total, 272 lbs

*Rudy: 14 lbs, 101 lbs total, 341 lbs
Shay: 9 lbs, 74 lbs total, 402 lbs

**Rudy broke a Biggest Loser record this week when he hit the 100 lb (101) mark in week 7! Previous record holder Dane shows up to watch him weigh in. (Dane’s record was 100 lbs in week 8 )

After the weigh-in, the score is Blue 5 points, Black 1 point so the blue team had won the face-off contest sending the black team to vote a player off.

Biggest Loser (Immune) From Losing Team:
Danny

The black team head back to discuss before the vote. Abby pretty much asks for everyone to vote her off. It is very hear warming as she pleads the case of why the other contestants need to be there. Go Abby…I love you girl!

Eliminated Contestant/Team:
Abby (with many tears on the part of the contestants)

Abby’s transformation since leaving the ranch:

Abby has lost 80 lbs since leaving the ranch.  She travels around speaking to schools about the power of making choices….very inspirational. She also says on her video that she feels that she is finally able to love again.

Next Week on the Show:

The teams travels to Washington DC! Stay tuned!



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Day 7 Shred Challenge: Video Message from Paula

October 27, 2009 by 17 Comments

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Yay Team! We’ve made it through our first full week of the 30 Day Shred. I’m assuming that it is getting at least a bit easier for you all as it is for me. Keep going! WooHoo!

By the way, I’m creating these videos with the Flip Camcorder – a really simple way to upload videos to YouTube and Facebook. You can also easily send via email cards to someone. Very fun! A must have if you are doing video by yourself (of yourself) is this cute little Flip Tripod

Please post your comments below…

If you’re a new visitor to the site, here’s some helpful link as to what this 30 Day Challenge is all about…

Other Jillian Michaels dvds, books and fitness programs:



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Week 147 Check-in: October 26, 2009

October 26, 2009 by 3 Comments

Starting Weight: Jan 1, 2007 – 278 lbs
Previous Week’s Weight: October 19, 2009 – 168

Current Weight: October 26, 2009 – 170 lbs

Week 147 Weight Loss: +2 lbs

Total Weight Loss: 108 lbs

Exercise Report:
Cardio x 5 (5 walks or treadmill)
30 Day Shred  (Jillian dvd) x 5
Pilates x2

Food Report:
OK, not perfect. Really gonna stick to a plan this week!

Notes:

  • PMS – confident that is what the +lbs are!
  • 30 Day Shred Challenge is going great! This week will be 7 days of shred!

Filed Under: Weekly Check-in

Day 6 Shred Challenge: Video Message from Paula

October 26, 2009 by 9 Comments

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It’s Monday and the week of shredding is off to a great start with Day 6! Let’s make it a great week team! Keep up the awesome work…appreciate you all joining me SO much! 🙂

By the way, I’m creating these videos with the Flip Camcorder – a really simple way to upload videos to YouTube and Facebook. You can also easily send via email cards to someone. Very fun! A must have if you are doing video by yourself (of yourself) is this cute little Flip Tripod

Please post your comments below…

If you’re a new visitor to the site, here’s some helpful link as to what this 30 Day Challenge is all about…

Other Jillian Michaels dvds, books and fitness programs:

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Day 5 Shred Challenge: Video Message from Paula

October 25, 2009 by 13 Comments

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The workout definitely seems to be getting a bit easier to me – well, not exactly easy but I can do more on Day 5 then Day 1 for sure! Today I managed to do 10 regular push-ups as opposed to yesterday’s 5 for example.

By the way, I’m creating these videos with the Flip Camcorder – a really simple way to upload videos to YouTube and Facebook. You can also easily send via email cards to someone. Very fun! A must have if you are doing video by yourself (of yourself) is this cute little Flip Tripod

Please post your comments below…

If you’re a new visitor to the site, here’s some helpful link as to what this 30 Day Challenge is all about…

Other Jillian Michaels dvds, books and fitness programs:

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Day 4 Shred Challenge: Video Message from Paula

October 24, 2009 by 8 Comments

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Day 4 complete – Yay! The most difficult section of the workout for me is the first cardio set which includes the jumping jacks and the jump rope. I’m determined to get through that whole 2 minutes without doing any modifying. 😉

By the way, I’m creating these videos with the Flip Camcorder – a really simple way to upload videos to YouTube and Facebook. You can also easily send via email cards to someone. Very fun! A must have if you are doing video by yourself (of yourself) is this cute little Flip Tripod

Please post your comments below…

If you’re a new visitor to the site, here’s some helpful link as to what this 30 Day Challenge is all about…

Other Jillian Michaels dvds, books and fitness programs:

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