SUCK IT UP (lgtalking)

Jillian Michaels - I vote Jillian for our new role model. Our mantra could be "Unless you Puke, Faint or Die - Suck It Up and Keep Working" I have to admire her tough love. She doesn't put up with excuses and whining.


Also, did you know that she was the trainer for 4 out of 5 of the Biggest Loser Winners. She does it by "circuit training" - Leah, you probably know what that is already but just in case
The circuit, if you're not familiar, is what you see those poor Biggest Loser contestants doing on TV when they're red faced and sweating heavily: it's a way of getting your heart rate WAY up there by doing, for example, 15 push ups then 15 squats then 15 push ups then 15 squats then 15 push ups then 15 squats NEXT CIRCUIT QUIT WHINING 15 tricep dips 15 crunches etc etc. A circuit is typically made up of an upper body exercise and a lower body one: Jillian says doing this causes your heart rate to shoot up because you're pushing the blood to the upper body, then the lower, over and over again. You do each circuit 3 times without resting, then move to the next one.


So I tried it tonight...Brutal! We'll see if it made a difference in my weight on Sunday. She also swears by the Food Journal and counting calories. We need to get her new book "Winning by Losing." I'll look into it this weekend.


You're dad made some pics of what could become of you if you give up (he insisted I post). It's probably obvious he has too much time on his hands during his days off:



Keep up the Great work and self-discpline and remember when your coming up with excuses why you can't work out or whining about how you feel - "Just Suck It Up"