Saturday, July 16, 2011

Karen- WHAT is a Beachbody Coach?

I get asked this question more than any other. So here it is, DIRECTLY off the team BEachbody Website:
"Your Coach can be a valuable resource in connecting you with the Team Beachbody community. He or she can help you set up your Team Beachbody profile, navigate the site, and lead you to important information that will help you reach your weight-loss and fitness goals.


When you need help deciding which workout program to purchase, or what to do once you've finished your current program, talk to your Coach! He or she can offer suggestions for continuing your health and fitness journey.
If you need accountability to help you stick to your fitness program, your Coach can help you with that. You and your Coach can work out a system of communication, or your Coach can refer you to some of the best resources at Team Beachbody to give you accountability and motivation.

Team Beachbody Coaches are huge supporters of the community, and they want you to get in the best shape of your life. Your Coach can direct you to the best places to find exercise advice, support, nutrition and health information, accountability, and whatever else you need in order to get the best results from your diet and workout program."
 For me, it provides me the opportunity to share my love of health and fitness! NOTHING makes me happier when I have helped someone reach their goal! I would LOVE to be your coach. Go to my website, www.icufitnow.com. and click on the "join" button. Sign up for a FREE or CLUB membership. Than click the "Contact Me" button and tell me how I can best help you OR what your fitness goals are. THAT is what I do! And I am loving EVERY MINUTE OF IT. 

Tuesday, May 17, 2011

My Final Thoughts on Round 1 and LOTS of pics. LOL!





Round 1 of Insanity Asylum is done. It has been a TREMENDOUS journey! This workout definitely forced me to push past any limits that I may have set for myself. You can see my results by clicking HERE.  Without further ado, here are some pics. I apologize ahead of time. I am not very good at putting pictures on here all neat and stuff. :-)
Let me know which one you like the most!





April 15, 2011


May 17, 2011














FRONT VIEWS (LMBO)




























Booty and Back Shots JUST for You: Josie, Nancy, Melissa H. LOL)














SIDE SHOTS (I HATE side shots! LOL)







These are my favorites. :-)


Day 30: Final Fit Test!!

FINAL FIT TEST! Results will be posted with at the bottom of this video:-)



When I first began this journey, I was completely unsure if Insanity Asylum was a program that I wanted to become involved with. But I figured "Why not? What do I have to lose? I can stop if I don't like it." 


With Med changes for my Hypothyroidism, as of March 14, 2011, I had gotten to 168.0 pounds with a Body Fat of 18.21% I always like to stay around 165-170 pounds and 15% body fat, with 13% being my ultimate goal by July(5 month time frame). I am 5'9" and have a medium frame. So I wanted to lose about 3 pounds, which doesn't sound like a lot, but for someone like me, 3 pounds is huge. It's like you trying to lose 10 pounds. And I needed to lose 3.5% body fat.  So March 14th I wrote up a plan: ChaLEAN Extreme/TurboFire hybrid.

On April 17, 2011 I began my Asylum Journey. My starting weight was 161.8 and my starting body fat was 16.46%. My Goal for the end of the 30 Day Asylum challenge was to 15% Body Fat, which would put me on track to reach 13% body fat by July.


So this morning, May 17, 2011 was the D- Day. The day I got weighed, measured, and Body fat calculated. Here are the final results after 30 days in the Asylum: April 17 ~May 17, 2011
*Current Weight:156.4 (-5.5 pounds)
*Current Body Fat:14.70% (-1.76%)
*Total Inches Loss: 6.5

Final Fit Test Results:
Day 1/ Day 30
*Agility Heisman: 7/10.5
*In & Out Ab Progression: 27/39
*Lat Push Ups: 12/18
*Mountain Climber Switch Kicks: 46/63
*Agility Shoulder Taps: 4/5
*X-Jumps: 15/31
*Moving Push Ups: 4/5.5
*Agility Lateral Shuffle: 13.5/17
*Agility Bear Crawls: 7/10.5

NO ONE is more blown away than me! But a quick look and I can see where my weakness' are: Upper Body and Core. 




Today ALSO marks the end of my 90 day Hybrid. So my 90 day results after: Med Changes, 60 days of my ChaLEAN Extreme/ Turbo Fire Hybrid and then 30 days of Asylum looks like this:

*weight loss: 12.4 pounds
*body fat loss: 3.51%
*inches loss: 10.0




Later today I will post all my thoughts about Insanity the Asylum and Before and After Pics. WHAT a joy this has been!


(Please note: If you do not have hypothyroidism and devote yourself to 90 day program, and eat properly, your results would MOST LIKELY be WAY better than this even! WHAT is stopping you? Shakeology + A Fitness Program + Proper Nutrition + Support = Success. Let me HELP you. If I can do it, so can you!)