Posts by snoopini

Oh that sucks!  I have back problems so I have to ease up on things on occasion too.  I was initially just going to do the Insanity dvd's on my non-lifting days instead of the cardio or HIIT that I usually do.  Now I think I may scrap the lifting for the two months and just do the whole program.  I'm sure my body could use a shake up at this time.  I take muay thai classes 3 times a week so I consider myself in good shape.  I'm always looking for ways to increase my endurance.  My husband loves P90X so I tried it but I was able to get through them the first time I tried.  I was looking for something that I couldn't get through the first go round and this is it!  I read Oxygen mag and saw a post in their forums from a girl who does fitness competitions and she said she almost puked, so that's where I first heard of it. At least I know these dvd's will keep me challenged for a long time.  I am going to start fresh on Monday and go by the calendar.  Good luck with your knee & keep me posted! I'll let you know what I think of day 9!

I've been doing Muay Thai (thai kickboxing) for over a year and a half now and I love it!  It's such a great workout!

^ insanity freak

AWW come on, now I'm SCARED for day 9 !!  Will I be disabled and hobbling after Max Plyo?  I'm already blown away (heck, the Fit Test by itself is a great workout) and I'm assuming it only gets worse! I'm sure when I get to Day 9 I'll be saying WTF!! 

OMG!  I just did this for the first time.  I thought P90X was hard.  I couldn't believe the warm up was so hard.  I thought my legs were going to go numb.  I was truly scared what the actual workout could be after that kick butt warmup.  I love P90X Plyo but this totally blows it away.  Insanity it is!

I love True Blood!  I also wondered why Bill didn't tell Sookie about the blood lust thing.  Oh well, his loss I guess.

I love Lafayette too, I hope they don't kill him off the series.  I know somebody who read the books and told me some things, I have no interest in reading them because I don't want to spoil the series.

OMG I got emotional too when Godric killed himself!

I go 3 times a week, I'd go more but the place I go to is about 1/2 hour from my house and the times of some of the classes just aren't that convenient for me, otherwise I would go every day because I love it so much.  The price I pay is for unlimited classes.  It is expensive but its the same everywhere else around here, even a gym membership would cost that much.  Its expensive living here on the east coast!  Boy your place is cheap, that's awesome!!

My place does belts, I'm a purple belt now.  There aren't any tournaments around here for Muay Thai (that I know of anyway) otherwise I would definitely go watch.  The best I can do is watch MMA fights which I do go to once in a while.  I also watch as much MMA as I can see on tv, like UFC (just went to UFC 101 and LOVED it!) or WEC, and there's always YouTube.  I'd had to travel to find a Muay Thai tournament. 

Hey nutbox, I do muay thai (thai kickboxing) at a martial arts place too.  I love it!  It's a big difference from the tae bo type cardio kickboxing workouts, no comparison in my opinion as I used to do that type of workout prior to muay thai.  I've been going for about 1-1/2 years and I can't imagine NOT doing it.  Awesome, awesome workout.  You will start noticing new muscles in about 3 weeks, arms, abs, back, legs.  I know what you mean about feeling more awake and less grumpy, I think its the focus of the whole thing.  It definitely helps me out mentally too.  I still look forward going to my classes, after a year and a half, so I know that I'll stick to it.  Good luck, keep it up!

poohlover - Frosted Flakes and Rice Krispies both have gluten (unless you are buying an off brand), they contain Malt, even Corn Flakes have malt in them.  Modified food starch is Gluten Free because it is derived from corn.  Soy sauce is ok as long as there is no wheat in the ingredients.  Soda is fine too, there is nothing in soda that has gluten in it.  You should check out glutenfreeliving.com.

naskigi - There's plenty of GF food in the supermarket.  Fresh stuff is your best bet, fruit, veggies, meat, all GF.  There are now a lot of GF commerical items.  Chex cereal has GF options and now Betty Crocker makes GF cookies, brownies, and cakes.

B = Bananas

R = Rice

A = Apples

T = Toast (Burnt Toast because it has charcoal to help stomach)

I do Muay Thai too, how long??  Great workout!!

There's a Gluten Free Living group already!

http://caloriecount.about.com/gluten-free-liv ing-g189

safina - I strength train as well (and had been for some time before kickboxing) and I couldn't believe the muscle definition that I got from Muay Thai.  Definitely toned up and gained new muscles in my arms, chest, abs, hips, legs, calf and back, muscles that I didn't know existed.  And it really didn't take too long, I'd say about 3 weeks before I noticed a difference.  Give it a try. 

I've never done cardio kickbox but if it's like Tae Bo tapes then you may not notice a difference if you strength train.  I used to do Tae Bo all the time and never got new muscles from it, but it did help my core and it's a good cardio workout.  The martial arts classes are awesome though, no comparison with regard to muscle gain IMO.

Me too!  I have celiac so there's no gluten for me either, not sure if you're gluten intolerant or have celiac, big difference!  The cross contamination issue with gluten for celiac's is really tough.  I'm also allergic to soy, egg, navy bean, kidney bean, casein (all dairy).  It's difficult for me to even eat gluten-free with all the other allergies, I so wish I could go back to gluten free::::sigh::::::

I don't do caffeine either per the doctor.  I drink maybe two cups of decaf a day, but that's it. 

I also have adrenal gland failure (and heavy metal poisoning and low thyroid...geez, does it end!).  It's so overwhelming, I know.

You'll feel so much better when you get off the food that makes you sick, and once you're adrenal's start working a little better you'll also feel better. I'm sure you're pretty tired between the allergies and the adrenals. 

I feel for you, feel free to message me.

WOW, I was just about to ask the same question.  I hesitate being 'very active' because I am totally sedetary at work, but I work out a lot.  I always thought I was 'moderately active' but I think now I may switch to 'very active'.

I'm jogging, not ready for an actual run yet!  I think you should go at your own pace with the jogging at first, then work on speed.  My shin still hurts so I may be sidelined for the rest of this week.