Yep I have the actual rounds. But, the music on the Rounds isn't the same as the music on the CDs. So, usually I'll hook up my ipod to the speakers, and use the "good" music to do my workouts. Too bad the videos don't have the "good" music, especially for the Fan Volumes!! Sometimes I will do the workouts without the video (works out great if I am on vacation), but a lot of times I like to use the video to perfect my technique! Last night I REALLY got into it! It felt so good! Also did CE.

Tonight it is a running night for me, hoping I can add more inclines to tonight's workout. No strength training. I probably couldn't do another squat or lung if I wanted to...haha! My bum is SORE!

Hey Jammers! I feel like it's been forever! I had a great weekend though-Went out of town to visit my brother and sis in law, actually my whole family was up so it was a blast. I did very well, stayed on track Saturday night-no halloween candy for me! Just a little slice of a pumpkin bar cake my sis in law made..yum, but not so clean ..I had made dinner (lean lasagna-totally clean!) and those sweet potato and cinnamon brownies (another clean!) I was happy that everyone enjoyed it! On Sunday AM I got a 5.6 mile run on the treadie down, and felt GREAT! The afternoon was spent shopping with the girls...hehehe..did go to Panera Bread for lunch-YUM! I really wish I had one at home....
Anyway, Monday PM I rocked a TJ CardioPartyMix1, and tonight did the CE Burn Intervals and Extreme Abs. This one has been my regular Tuesday schedule and I just felt like sticking to it tonight
I think tomorrow if the weather holds I will be walking with my friend a little bit (it's my "rest" day anyway)..and will just be taking it easy
Have a great night girls and KEEP ROCKIN!!

Can you share that recipe for the sweet potato cinnamon brownies? Those sound delish! Thanks!!

Morning Ladies!!!

Well, after a 2 day bout with what I figure to be food poisoning, I'm back to normal. I managed to get on the elliptical last night and then did my CE Burn 2 this AM. That was tough though, as I was really weak yesterday and only was able to eat a bunch of saltines, so I didn't have as much energy as I wanted to have to get through CE. But, there's always next time!

Hope you all have an awesome day!

Erika, that is no fun! Glad to hear you are feeling better.

Lilangel- great job on the weekend! My mouth started drooling when you mentioned the lean lasagna.....might need the recipe for that!


Last night I didn't get my run in, and I guess yesterday is going to be my "rest day". I was hoping I'd feel better by the time I got home last night. But, with it being my TOM I wasn't feeling very well. That happens to me at least 1 day during my TOM. I fell asleep on the couch at 8pm, my husband woke me up around 11pm to go to bed. And then I didn't wake up until 6:30 this morning! Feeling more energetic and less crampy today, so I'm going to get my run in after work, then go to my Cardio Pump class tonight. Hoping to make up for last night.

Have a great day!

Hey Jammers! Was a pretty uneventful day at work today..we were kinda slow ..Anyway, it was raining tonight so no walk-I guess I really shouldn't feel bad about not getting any workouts in...it IS my "rest day" ..I was just kinda looking forward to a walk. When I think about it though, I haven't really given my body a break because my previous rest days the dr has been out of office and me and a coworker do TJ Fatblaster and AbJam, then usually I do get that walk in as well..so it feels good to let my body totally rest for once. Tomorrow though, the doc is out and we are TJ'ing! lol..I think I am going to do a CE Burn or Push workout to keep on track with that too. Anyway enough about my lameness...
Erika-So proud of you for hoping right back to it! Don't be too hard on yourself..but that's always my problem too I (thank the lord) have not gotten sick and I don't claim that I will! Ha-sickness you cannot touch me!
Diana-The Sweet Potato and Cinnamon Brownies recipe is out of the Clean Eating Magazine September/October issue-I absolutely LOVE this mag!
Sweet Potato and Cinnamon Brownies
For brownies:
1 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt (i omitted)
1 cup cooked sweet potato
1/2 cup agave nectar (I used less)
1/4 cup olive oil
1 tsp pure vanilla extract
6 egg whites
olive oil cooking spray
For Icing:
1/2 cup low-fat plain cream cheese (i used weight watchers cream cheese spread)
3 tbsp agave nectar (again-I used less)
1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp water (optional)
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare brownies by combining flour, cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking powder and salt. Set aside. In a food processor, combine sweet potato, agave, oil and vanilla. Puree until smooth. Gradually mix wet ingredients into dry ingredients, until just combined; do not overmix. In a separate dry bowl, whisk egg whites until fluffy. then using rubber spatula, gently fold into batter. Lightly spray baking pan (9x9x2") with cooking spray. Pour batter into pan and place into oven. bake for about 16-18 minutes. Allow to cool. Prepare icing by combining cream cheese, agave, cocoa powder and cinnamon. Whisk until completely mixed, adding 1 tbsp water if too hard to whisk. Cover and refrigerate until needed. Loosen brownies and turn slab onto a cutting board. Cut into 16 pieces, wrap with plastic and refrigerate overnight (I didn't do this-left the brownies in the pan and when cooled frosted them and they were just fine). To serve, divide icing evenly over each brownie and serve immediately. Serves 16
Nutrients per brownie: Calories 140, fat 5, Carbs 21, Fiber 2, Sugars 12, Protein 4, Sodium 75, cholesterol 5.

Dawna-Heres the Lean Lasagna!
Lean Lasagna
Serves 8
Ingredients:
veggie oil cooking spray
1/2 cup chopped onion (I used green onions)
1 lb ground turkey breast
3 cups tomato sauce (I used homemade tomato sauce)
3 tbsp italian seasoning (I used 1 tsp each basil, parsley and oregano)
1/4 tsp ground black pepper
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 cup chopped mushrooms (I used 1 cup to increase the veggies!)
6 cups chopped fresh spinach (I used one box of the frozen packaged kind coz thats all I had on hand)
2 cups fat free ricotta cheese
1/4 tsp nutmeg
1 pkg whole wheat lasagna noodles (about 8 oz, or 9 noodles)
2 cups shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
Prep: Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray medium-sized skillet with cooking spray. Saute onion for 2 minutes, then add turkey and cook another 5-7 minutes. Add tomato sauce, all seasonings and mushrooms and simmer 2 minutes. Remove pan from heat. In a bowl, combine spinach, ricotta and nutmeg. Bring large pot of water to boil-cook pasta according to pkg. Coat a 9x13" baking pan with cooking spray. Arrange 3 noodles on bottom. Spread a layer of ricotta mixture, then turkey mixture then 1/3 mozzarella. Repeat layers, ending with mozzarella. Bake for 20-25 minutes or until cheese bubbles. Cool at least 5 minutes before cutting. (I baked mine for 30 minutes covered with tin foil, then another 15 minutes uncovered.)
Hope you enjoy girls!

Thanks so much! I can't wait to try them!! I may have to get myself that magazine. Thanks for sharing :)

You are amazing for posting those recipes!!! I've got them down and ready to go!! I think I might make the lasagna this weekend!! YUMMMM!!! Thanks for sharing with us!!

lilangel - those recipes look great. thanks for posting

I did Burn Intervals this morning.

I got in my Turbo Jam yesterday. Read the guide and looked through everything. Can't wait to get started. I am starting to need a change up from CE. One week left and then TJ. I may do the Lean & Burn this weekend to get use the moves.

Crazy Question (you can laugh) - I had been using a different thigh toner so I ordered the purple one. But it does not have instructions on how big or small to make it. How do I know where to tie the knot? Am I suppose to cut it or is it just suppose to be really large?

I think you need to tie it where it's comfortable for you. I think mine is snug when I have my legs about shoulder width apart, so anything more than that is factoring resistance into it.

Hey Jammers, just checking in quick on my lunch break! You are all so welcome for the recipes! I hope you enjoy-YUM. Anyway, got a TJ Fatblaster and AbJam this AM at work( ) with my coworker. I am planning on doing a CE workout tonight too Have a great day girls! I'll check back later

Thanks Erika. I will check that out when I get home. I keep looking at the ones they are using and I think they must cut off the excess to make it the correct size because that thing is huge.

Good Morning Ladies!
I woke up and went for my 6 miler this AM! It was a lovely morning, a bit nippy but a great run! I just finished my oatmeal breakfast (man I love this...I do it everyday ) Anyway, I usually get another workout done today some time but my mom and I are taking a trip to the city and going to the mall So I figure walking the mall, going to a few grocery stores and shopping all afternoon is pretty good in conjunction with my run today. I think it's becoming more routine and comfortable to just do one bigger workout (and maybe a few smaller ones) instead of pushing so so hard. I guess I've realized my weight will maintain this way just the same and I can relax a little more. Also I guess my body is pretty satisfied between 1600-1700 cals/day...you probably don't really care, but this has been a big struggle for me to get my cals right Any thoughts? Should I still try to eat more? Some days I treat myself a little more, but for the most part I make sure I am eating whole foods, healthy carbs, etc.-the cleanest diet I can
Anyway, I am just hanging out until after lunch..surfing the net a bit and getting some stray things caught up before I go! Have a great afternoon everyone! (And thanks for listening)

Morning everyone

I did Lean Circuit 3 this morning. My husband woke early and was watching and said WOW a few times with some of the exercises. Made me feel good but I hate when he watches me - I get self conscience

lilangel - great job on the run. sorry I don't have any advice on the calories. But I would love to hear what anyone else might have to say. I can't wait until I get to maintenance.

Hope everyone has a wonderful Friday

Good afternoon Jammers! So Saturday has usually been a sorta "rest" like day for me lately where I really just do a TJ in the AM and then relax the afternoon. Well this AM I woke up a little more pumped and the weather was GORGEOUS! A lovely sunny, warmer fall morning..I just couldn't pass it up! So I ventured out on what was to be a shorter run-well I got to my marking point of 4 miles and just pushed for my whole 6. Haha! It was just SO nice! When I got in I ate my awesome oatmeal breakfast-added a few dried figs in that I bought yesterday-YUMMY! I just can't seem to get enough GOOD FOOD! I LOVE this new lifestyle!!!!!!
I relaxed the rest of the AM, ate my lunch and just felt up for some CE. And here I am..I just finished Push 2, a great workout! I am also currently baking a spaghetti squash for my dinner. I picked up some tempeh..so I am going to make Orange Pan-glazed Tempeh and put it over spaghetti squash..I hope it turns out yummy! Wow..I am just babbling sorry! I'm so pumped after that workout!
Have a great afternoon ladies, I'll check back later to see how your days' went!

Sorry I haven't been on here much! I've been back and forth between here and SparkPeople. Checking out both sites to see where I like to log my food/exercise best.

I was out of town for the last 2 days for work, but the hotel had a good fitness center, so got in some good workouts and brought my CE and bands

Lilangel--if you are maintaining your weight, I'd say where you are calorie wise is good. Unless, you are feeling really hungry or something else that would lead you to believe you need to add more!

Kimberly- Good job on the CE workout! Funny how the guys think it would be easy because a girl is leading it, but I actually find CE harder than P90X, as you have to focus more on form and go SLOW! P90X is much faster...easier to go fast with heavy weights!

Well, I'm off to relax for the evening. Have a good one!

hi...
I love Turbo Jam and I just wanted to be party of the conversations

hi,
I hope this doesnt sound too stupid, but whats turbo jam? lol. I've hit another plateau with my weight loss and have been thinking of new exercises to try. this seems like it might be really good. can someone give me some insight on it please?

Good Morning Turbo Jammers!

LilAngel- way to go on your run! I am amazed how how clean you eat! Its very inspiring!

Erika- way to work out while traveling!!!


So, this weekend was great- Saturday morning I always try to get the most intense workout in. I usually do a long run followed by strength training. My husband loves doing ChaLean Extreme with me, so its kind of fun. Tonight is a Turbo Kick night followed by Burn 1, I'm excited! Have a great Monday! I'm already looking forward to Wednesday because I get the day off for the Veteran's Holiday! Horrrray!

This weekend I opened up Turbo Jam and did the Learn & Burn. The CE moves are similar so I think I may skip the Learn & Burn when I start next week. My son came in the room and was dancing to the music. Can't wait for next week to start Jammin.

Last Week of CE. Did Circuit 1 this morning.

aabelein (great seeing you here) - Turbo Jam is an exercise program created by Chalene Johnson. It is a beachbody product if you want to look up the information.

i orded the turbo jam, i hope it comes soon. does everyone like the turbo jam and has anyone lost alot of weight with doing the turbo jam alone?

Hey Girls!
It was a pretty busy day at work-well the afternoon anyway! But I got a Lean 1 in tonight and it felt great! I am just picking a workout to do each night (either cardio or strength) because I am not on a set schedule anymore. It seems to be working out ok...I'd like to invest in some of the other TJ's..any suggestions? Tuesday PMs though I have been sticking with the Burn Intervals and Extreme Abs just because its a killer workout-
Porter-I DEFINITELY recommend TJ for weight loss! I started in January just doing TJ and had lost about 45lbs (I didn't even know I HAD that much TO lose! ) Now I am currently about 112lbs (down from 167) but just finished my first round of CE since, plus I am a runner. Hope you enjoy it!!! Good luck!
Dawna-Awesome run yourself! And thanks so much for the compliment-I've been trying to eat as clean as possible, and lovin' every minute of it! It's really just realizing the more basic form of foods you eat-the better
Kim-Great job with CE! I loved that feeling being sooo close to the finish! AH SUCCESS!
Erika-Way to kick it up on vaca! That HAS to feel good-keep it up girl!
Have a great night all!

Lilangel- Have you loooked into the Turbo Kick Fan Volumes? They each have 2 full 60 minute workouts on them. I have the original "Rounds", but they are pretty much the same. They are a GREAT workout! I mix them up, and it keeps me from getting bored. Love them!


Hope you ladies had a good Monday! Today I am wishing I would have stayed in my warm bed this morning, its SO cold! Last night I did Turbo Kick Round 32 (I love the Finesse section..haha, Chalene is awesome!), and then me and my husband did CE Burn. We are both loving it!

I've done pretty well with my workouts, I haven't been "cheating" myself, and making sure I am doing all that I can to make my workouts more intense and burn more calories. I am currently doing an intense cardio workout 3 days a week for 45-60 minutes, and then I am doing cardio (40 minutes) combined with strength training (40 minutes) 2-3 days a week. Now that I have mixed in my strength training a little more I am seeing a LOT more results! So far I have lost 11 pounds in 11 weeks...so I'm feeling like this is working, and I'm going to keep doing this until I reach a plateau and then I'll have to adjust my program. I've been really working on listening to my body to know when I've done too much, or when I need to do more. I LOVE Turbo.... for me it doesn't even feel like I'm working out, and I think thats what I love about it!

Tuesday morning Burn It Off.

lilangel - those are great results in TJ. I hope I have similar results. My original goal was 130. I am 3 pounds away. I have more to lose in my belly, arm, and thigh area so I am hoping TJ will give me those results. But CE did the trick for my plateau that I had been in forever.

porterbaby - congrats on your order. it did not take long for my order to come in. I am planning to start on monday

dawna - i just saw that your husband does CE with you. you are lucky you have that support. mine always says he does but never wakes up.

How did I miss the fact that you went from 167 to 112?? Holy cow that is AWESOME!! Way to go!! You look fabulous!!