Last night I was wiped out tired. I’m probably still recuperating from Crossfit this weekend and my Upper Body workout from Monday. Haha. After running the kids to around to the store for hair products and off to choir practice and back, I finally got to get my workout on! I mean after all it was Abs of Steel night! But before that I cranked out my own 23-minute Tabata. Which I really was not in the mood to do. Once I got it going on it was all good.
Last Night’s 23-min Tabata (5 times each exercise then move onto the next):
30s exercise/10s break. Five times. Repeat with next exercise. Here is a YouTube Tabata Timer on this post for your convenience.
» Jumping Jacks
» Burpees
» Knee Highs
» Mountain Climbers
» Jump Lunges
» Squat Jumps
» Speed Skate Jumps (w/out weight)
For all of you wanting to follow along on the Six-Weeks Abs of Steel with me, I will be working the Abs + Cardio on days:
» Tuesday
» Thursday
» Saturday
Be sure to take those baseline waist and hip measurements so you can compare your results in six-weeks!
I’m only on Body for Life week 7 of 12 but I have some exciting progress news! If you’re pressed for time go to 2:30m and you will see. I will have to update the pictures soon!
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That’s AWESOME progress! Love the vlog and congrats on some amazing results 23 days in!
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Thank you! I kept retaking the measurements to make sure they were right. haha. As women, we base so much on weight. And the fact I haven’t lost any weight, I didn’t think I made that kind of progress. But, I have noticed my pants fit differently. And the husband tends to throw in awesome comments more often.
LOVE this. Those measurements, clothes fitting, and a husband who notice count for so much more than the scale!
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Woot!! Way to go, girl!
Thank you, Heather. I am so jazzed and it definitely motivates me tons more!
congrats!! progress progress! inches lost! love the tabata too, ouch. it hurts so good!
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thank you, Lindsay. it was more ouch cuz I really didn’t want to do cardio last night. LOL. definitely burned the thighs.
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That’s incredible! Great work, Christine…definitely major progress and something to feel so proud about – with still 5 more weeks to go! Think of how you’ll look and feel 5 weeks from now!
That’s a fun thought. Keep up the hard work and dedication! 
Bonnie recently posted..Recent Updates
Congrats, yay for progress! I’ve never followed one of these official programs before but could be cool to do so one day to directly track what I’m doing against my progress. Yay!
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I needed a structured program or knowing me, my progress wouldn’t be optimal.
I was surprised to see such results. especially because the scale wasn’t swaying. but muscle is dense.
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love doing HIIT for cardio and strength workouts!
and congrats on your improvement!!! i know the waist area can be tough so you rock girl!!
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This HIIT was great because it doesn’t take up a lot of room. So no excuses for me. Got it done. Thank!
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Wahoo!!! 1 and 1/2 inches off your waist!! That’s amazing – keep it up!
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Seriously amazing…1 1/2 inches. So jazzed! We can be so critical of ourselves. I didn’t see that much of my change, but I know my husband has been commenting. Guess I should trust the man. lol.
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Wow! Great results.
I haven’t tried Body For Life, but I am so intrigued now!
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Tamara, you don’t need to buy the book. Everything is on their site. http://bodyforlife.com/library
I don’t care for their nutrition plan so I used Abs Diet for Women – which is great and explains a lot. Let me know if you try Body for life.
Christine McCarthy recently posted..Abs of Steel in Six-Weeks
congrats lady!!! such amazing news
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It totally jazzed my evening! And today… I’m pretty happy knowing its working! Thank you!
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I just checked out your first WOD at CrossFit. I just hit my one year mark at CF last week and although it’s expensive ($116 for unlimited at my box), it’s kept my interest much more than any other ‘regular gym’ has. I almost always lose interest after 4 months or so, and it’s become such a routined-quitting habit that I used to try and break 4 months of going to a gym. So, I guess CF is definitely a no-brainer for me. I love it, and I’m addicted.
Yay! Congrats. I think after I am done with Body for Life in 5 weeks, I will sign up for Crossfit and ditch the gym membership.
So you must be pretty fit then eh? I will hit triumph when I can climb a rope or do an unassisted pull-up.
Great job..inches count more than weight loss…keep up the good work!!
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Thanks, Toni! I was really surprised by the results. Which led me to leaving really positive energy throughout the day