Last week was very challenging due to my father passing away and my workouts took a back seat to other events. Instead of maintaining my usual 30 minute routine during the morning and evening, I just managed to complete roughly 20 minutes of exercise daily. I’m planning to get on track again this upcoming week and begin continuing my regular scheduled Total Gym workouts.
Temptation was bad this week, because of all the stress I wanted to eat more fattening comfort foods. I also baked some rich delicious chocolate chip cookies for hubby which didn’t help neither. However, I managed to walk away without a single bite and convinced myself that I’ve worked way to hard to ruin any efforts by caving for sugary goodness. Trust me, I really wanted to sneak a few during the midnight hours and hubby showed little mercy as he downed handfuls of the gooey chocolaty cookies in front of me. I’m truly glad they are all gone and the lingering temptation no longer exists!
It’s been two weeks since starting the Total Gym and even though I don’t see much physical improvements when looking at my body in the mirror, I can tell it’s working because I feel STRONGER. I’m able to do more reps without struggling during my workouts and my energy level has increased. To me this is an encouragement and I cant wait to see how I feel after the full 8 weeks.
I’ve been using the Total Gym Training Deck Cards more frequently this week too. The exercise cards I incorporated into my routine are…
#7 Pull-up
#8 Chin-up
#9 Cross Cable Row
#19 Shoulder Press
#26 Seated Leg Curl
#35 Jumping Squat (gets your heart pumping)
#36 Skiing
#42 Hip Roll using toe bar attachment
# 43 Seated Biceps Curl
#53 Sit-Up with cables
#54 Oblique Twister (really works the abs)
#55 Crunches
#56 Pullover with Crunch
#64 Arm Pullover
#78 Surfer
#75 Core Extensions
These exercises are fantastic and target my problem areas. However, I really wish I had the Ab Crunch attachment and believe my abs would have benefited greatly by using it. The Ab Crunch looks like it allows a full range of movement and to be honest I don’t think the wing attachment can work the midsection as well. I WANT and NEED the Ab Crunch. Christie Brinkley demonstrates how to use the Ab Crunch during her “Five Favorite Total Gym Exercises” video. The exercises you see her performing are great and a good starting point for the Total Gym. Watch below…
Another attachment I’m drooling over is the Cyclo Trainer! I have to have this and I’m striving to win this competition to get it! It helps to strengthen your core, trim the thighs and butt, plus gives you an excellent cardio workout. LOOKS AWESOME!
WEIGH IN
I’m surprised there is any positive change in my measurements, because I’ve backed off the workouts a little bit the past week. Just doing the 20 minutes per day I lost another 3.5 pounds! AMAZING! I love the Total Gym! Woo Hoo!
Check back next week to get my Total Gym Total Mom Challenge update. Plus, don’t forget to check out the other ladies competing in the competition and give them your support too.
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Way to go girly! I am sorry for your loss but through it all, it looks like you have done very well!
I have been using the Total Gym for a month now and I believe I have lost a inch around my stomach, but I haven’t lost any weight. I really need to lose in my hips and waist. I use the gym about 4 – 5 times a week and do aerobics twice a week. Do you gain more weight at first since you are building muscle?
Hi Mary!
Muscle does weigh more than fat and before the fat melts away you might see a small amount of weight gain. However, I have read that people may see an increase in weight while exercising because they tend to eat more after working out. Are you cutting back on calories too and still not seeing any weight loss on the scale? If you are consuming more than you are burning, you will gain weight.
Losing an inch around your waist is some really great positive results and even though the scale is not reflecting all the hard work you are doing on the Total Gym, I would go by how you feel and the inches lost. I’m not an expert in this matter and this is just my opinion. Additionally, when I weigh myself I try and remember that the scale can fluctuate five pounds depending upon what time of day I stepped on it, so I try to weigh myself weekly instead of daily to avoid driving myself crazy!
Good luck to you and please keep me updated with your results!
I use the TotalGym as well and it is going on almost 2 years . I have kept my weight level and eat what ever I want. It’s great because it will help u want to work out when it’s hot outside or when it’s winter . You can use the bar for the sit ups if you don’t have the newer Ab one . just use it the reverse way works the same 🙂 they say it takes a solid 6 months to lose 30 lbs of using it faithfully but the inches will melt away faster than the punds and you will drop pant sizes before you drop chunks of pounds if your scale watching ..don’t get discouraged! it didn’t take a few weeks to add the extra weight so being patient will pay off.