Comments on: Day 7: Fat Loss Quickie

By: Nicole

Nicole — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 01:16:39 +0000

In reply to The Mom. I've been sleeping like a rock! :D

By: Scott Tousignant - Fat Loss Quickie

Scott Tousignant - Fat Loss Quickie — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 13:02:09 +0000

Hey Erica, congrats on performing the workouts. No need to spank you yet 😉 Even doing just 5 minutes of the quickie workout and cardio is helping you create this new healthy habit.

You could have let your inner voice convince you to put it off to tomorrow, but you took a positive step forward.

You may be over compensating with your good knee. Keep me posted on it.

The side crunch is a tricky one 😉 I’ll get a video together for you and show you the easiest way to do it. It takes a little practice.

By: Scott Tousignant - Fat Loss Quickie

Scott Tousignant - Fat Loss Quickie — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 12:52:38 +0000

In reply to The Mom. Really glad to hear that you had a great night sleep. Exercise and eating healthy natural foods has a very positive impact on sleep. During my 10 plus years as a personal trainer most of my clients were women between the ages of 45 and 60. They were experiencing the same 3am sleep cycle as you. The healthy lifestyle definitely had a positive impact on their sleep too.

By: Erica Cosminsky

Erica Cosminsky — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:53:41 +0000

In reply to Erica Cosminsky. And yes I meant 10 PM. It's 11:50 here. :)

By: Erica Cosminsky

Erica Cosminsky — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 02:50:44 +0000

Ok. I know you guys are going to spank me for this. I didn’t do all of the day 2 workout yesterday. I did 5 minutes of each video after the alternative leg exercises. I had a lot of things to do today and I didn’t get to do my workout until after 10.
I went back today and did day 2 workout again today and I managed to do all of the first one and up to 9 minutes of the cardio. I am having a major problem with the side curls. A. I am having trouble figuring out how to get down on the ball correctly and B. I can’t do it at all on my left side. I tried several times just to be sure but I kept landing on the floor. Any suggestions.
I was soaked when I got finished. Oddly I am noticing that my right knee is hurting worse and is a lot more sore than my left (left is the one I shattered.) I am noticing a good kind of soreness in my abs and my upper thighs like this is working really well.
Mom, I have noticed I am sleeping hard too. I have had insomnia for years and have always been bad about being up until 3 in the morning or later and now I am getting really sleepy before midnight. I don’t think I’ve slept 6 or 7 hours a night in years.
Hope you guys have a great Labor Day.
Erica

By: The Mom

The Mom — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 19:21:51 +0000

Good morning all! And I want to emphasize GOOD morning!

I woke up rather chipper this morning, partly due to the fact that I slept like a log FOR AN ENTIRE NIGHT! Yup, 8 hours straight. 😉

At this age, I rarely if ever sleep all night long. I’ve had the 50+ woman’s “waking up at 3:00 a.m.” nightly blues for some years now. If you haven’t experienced this, you are most likely not a woman of 50+ years. Although, it is not exclusively reserved for us.

All this great FatLossQuickie exercise in my office, plus a good bike ride yesterday, has culminated in a wonderful turnabout in my sleeping habits.

I want to say a special Thank You to Nicole and Scott for my ability to actually get a good night’s rest. 🙂 AND… during a full moon cycle even! How amazing is that!

Of course, when I got out of bed, I was walking a bit gingerly ’cause my thighs were screaming… but that’s all good.

This has certainly been a benefit that I wasn’t expecting and that I will report to my sisters-in-years. If your Moms, Grandmas, Aunties, Sisters, or other female friends and family “of a certain age” are experiencing the 3:00 a.m. waking cycle, do them a favor and send them a link to Nicole’s blog, and especially this comment. They’ll thank you… trust this ol’woman!

Anybody else sleeping better?