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HFT Week 2
Wrapping up week 2- have my PM session left. Like McDonald’s ba da ba ba ba…I’m loving it!
Feeling great, especially on the days I’m lifting. I really think doing this is the best gift you could give to yourself, besides getting a hot girlfriend.
I’m seeing results really fast. I’m starting to look the most trim I’ve ever looked, and my diet is on point like never before, especially with alcohol.
It really isn’t that hard as long as you stay focused and can get to the gym where it’s not packed. I super set everything- I would do circuits, but don’t know if it’s a great idea combining some exercises when lifting heavy. Like this afternoon, I have to perform dumbbell rows and then single arm bench at a medium weight; rather than do it in a circuit, I’m giong to pair the bench up with reverse lunges. I’ll be in and out in less than 30 minutes.
It always feels like more of a pain in the azz on a Friday, but oh well, only two more weeks to go.
Low Carb Coupon’ing – 1/27 – 2/2
- $1/1 Heluva Good! Buffalo Wing Dip printable
- $0.75/1 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dip, exp. 1/31/12 (SS 12/11/11 R)
- $0.55/1 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dip, exp. 1/31/12 (SS 12/11/11 R)
- $0.50/1 Heluva Good Product printable
- as low as free after coupon
- $1/1 Galbani Fresh Mozzarella Cheese printable
- as low as $0.50 after coupon
- $0.55/1 Tai Pei Regular or Stir Fry Creations Snack or Entree, exp. 3/31/12 (SS 01/29/12 R)
- $1/1 Tai Pei Stir Fry Creations Entree or Single Serve Entree printable
- as low as $0.50 after coupon
- $1/1 Annie Chun’s Product printable
- $0.50/1 Annie Chun’s printable
- as low as free after coupon
- $0.50/1 Frank’s Redhot Hot Sauce printable
- $0.50/1 Frank’s Red Hot Sauce printable
- $0.75/1 Franks Redhot Sauce, exp. 3/31/12 (SS 01/22/12 R)
- $0.75/1 Franks Redhot Sweet Chili or Thick Sauce, exp. 3/31/12 (SS 01/22/12 R)
- as low as $0.69 after coupon
- $1/1 Hatfield Product, exp. 1/31/12 (RP 10/16/11)
- as low as free after coupon
Pathmark
- $0.75/1 Hellmann’s Mayonnaise
- $0.40/2 Hellmanns from the 1/29 RP
- $0.25/1 eCoupon (listed in circular but not online yet)
Stop and Shop
- $0.30/1 French’s Classic Yellow or Spicy Brown Mustard, exp. 3/31/12 (SS 01/22/12 R)
- $0.30/1 French’s Mustard printable
- $0.30/1 French’s Spicy Brown Mustard printable
- as low as $0.40 each after coupon
- $0.99/1 Coca-Cola Coke Zero Product printable
- as low as free after coupon when you buy Coke Zero
- $1/4 Poland Spring Sparkling Water 1 Liter Bottles (RP 1/08/11)
- as low as $0.63 each after coupon when you buy 4
- $0.50/1 Heluva Good Product printable
- $1/1 Heluva Good! Buffalo Wing Dip printable
- $0.75/1 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dip, exp. 1/31/12 (SS 12/11/11 R)
- $0.55/1 Heluva Good! Sour Cream Dip, exp. 1/31/12 (SS 12/11/11 R)
- as low as $0.16 each after coupon
Don’t Tell me Dieting is Expensive
The other day, between CostCo and my Coupon’ing…
With Coupons…
20 Pouches of Starkist Tuna – Retail: $43.80 – PAID: $10.00
16 Bottles of Ken’s Salad Dressing – Retail: $67.04 – PAID: $8.00
10 Pounds of Italian Sausage and Bratwurst – Retail- $43.96 – PAID: $15.96
Retail: $154.80, PAID: $33.96
CostCo
7.5 Dozen Eggs – PAID: $9.00
5 Pounds of Shredded Cheese – PAID: $6.00
Total: $15.00
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Grand Total: $48.96
HFT Week 2 Kick Off
Had a great workout this morning. Got there circa 7 AM- couldn’t believe how empty it was. Hope it is as empty tonight. Brought my gym clothes to the office so I can change before I leave and stop off on my way home.
My weighted dips did not improve at all. Part of me is like “I should get a weight belt,” but I’ve been doing pull-ups and dips with dumbells between my feat for years and never had a problem adding weight. So I don’t think that is it. My weighted pull ups went up though. My deadlift, I could have gone heavier on, but it was a good weight none the less.
At the end of Week 1 I am beginning to see results in my upper body and mid section. I am eating at a caloric deficit to lose weight while following this program. Building muscle is not my goal at the moment. I have the rest of the winter and spring for that.
Week 1 HFT Total Body
Hey everybody, what’s going on? I just wrapped up my first week of- OK, I think by the subject you can figure it out…
Anyway, it’s going great, and I feel awesome. Being in the gym 6 times this week lifting weights was definitely the shot to the arm I needed. I’m loving it.
I know some people think that the time commitment involved with HFT from Huge in a Hurry would be too much too handle, but it’s really not so bad. I’m fortunate to have no wife or children, so I don’t have that holding me back, but beyond that, each session lasts between 30 and 40 minutes. Between the two, it’s equal to or less than the time I spent running over the last couple of months.
Soreness abound.
Low Carb couponing
Some of these are not low carb, but they are fitness related…for all things couponing check out Living Rich With Coupons…
Whole Foods
- Luna Bar $0.99 (everyday price)
use $0.50/1 Mambo Sprouts Holiday 2011 Booklet
and use $0.50/1 Whole Foods Printable
FREE after coupon - Nasoy Tofu $2.50
use $1/1 Nasoya Printable (Take Pledge)
and use $1.25/1 Whole Foods Printable
$0.25 after coupon
Stop and Shop
- Equal Sweetener 115ct. box – $2.50
- *Note Expiration date
$2/1 Equal Sucralose or Equal Classic, exp. 1/23/12 (SS 10/23/11)
as low as $0.50 each after coupon - Eggland’s Best Large eggs (excludes Cage Free) – $1.99
- $0.35/1 Eggland’s Best Eggs, exp. 3/31/12 (SS 10/02/11)
as low as $1.29 each after coupon
King Kullen
- Balance Bar – $1.25
$1/3 Balance Bar printable
as low as $0.58 each wyb three
- Premio Chicken Sausage – $3.99
- Ken’s Dressing – $2.50
$1/1 Ken’s Dressing, exp. 2/28/12 (SS 01/08/12)
$1/2 Ken’s Dressing, exp. 2/28/12 (SS 01/08/12 R)
B2G1 Ken’s Dressing, exp. 2/28/12 (SS 01/08/12 R)
as low as $0.50 after coupon- You can get a bunch of coupons on Ebay for this item to stock pile the dressing
Pathmark
- Starkist Tuna Water Pouches – $1.50
$0.50/1 Starkist Tuna Pouch Product, exp. 2/12/12 (RP 01/01/12)
$0.50/4 StarKist Tuna Pouch Product printable
$1/2 Starkist Tuna Pouch Product, exp. 2/12/12 (RP 01/01/12 R)
as low as $0.50 each after coupon - **With the .50/1 coupon it’s a great price; look on Ebay- you might be able to score 20 coupons for $5.50 or around that price- at .50 cents a pouch it’s a great item to stock up on. But I know you can also get the tuna for free at Shoprite when you combine it with their online coupon they got that gets linked to your Shoprite card.
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Coca-Cola 12pk – $3.66 $0.99 Coke Zero Coupon
$1/1 CocaCola 12 Pack Cans Zavers e CouponDeal Idea (using 2 IP coupons):
Buy 3 Diet Coke or Coke Zero $11 Total
Buy 1 Diet Coke or Coke Zero 8 pack – FREE
-(2)$0.99/1 Coke Zero
-$1/1 Coke Zavers eCoupon
$1.51 each after coupons, zavers & free product - This is a pretty good price, but I’m a “free is better” kind of guy- and I’m sure that .99 cent coupon could double and make a 2-liter bottle free at King Kullen, Stop and Shop, etc.
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Crest Toothpaste or Oral B Cavity Defense Toothbrush – $0.99
$0.75/1 Crest Toothpaste, exp. 1/31/12 (P&G 01/01/12)
$0.50/1 Crest Toothpaste or Liquid Gel, exp. 1/31/12 (P&G 01/01/12)
as low as free after coupon - If you take a look on Ebay you’ll find a lot of .75/1 coupons sold in bulk at a low cost right now
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Hormel Pepperoni – $1.99$1/2 Hormel Pepperoni, exp. 3/15/12 (SS 01/15/12)
$0.55/2 Hormel Pepperoni printable
as low as $1.49 each after coupon -
Kraft Mayo or Miracle Whip – $2.99
B1G1 Kraft Mayonnaise or Miracle Whip printable
as low as $1.50 each after coupon
Back in the Gym
Just got back from the gym- took a serious lifting hiatus when I was running. I honestly could not figure out a way to be lifting weights and putting up 70 miles a week, at the same time. So that’s over and because I’m so all or nothing I’m doing HFT (High Frequency Training) Total Body from Chad Waterbury’s Huge in a Hurry (HIAH).
Monday, Wednesday, Friday
Lifting 2 times a day- except for Friday, I think you only lift once on Friday. Anyway, definitely lost some strength when I spent so much time running, but looking forward to getting it back and exceeding where I left off.
I’ve done this program two other times.
Insanity Review
So it’s 7:24 AM on Saturday morning and I’ve been up for like 2 hours, and low and behold, an Insanity DVD program infomercial is on compelling me to write this post.
I write of Shaun T’s Insanity, completed by me several months ago, with a bit of schizophrenia. On the one hand, when it was finished I was in the awesome shape physically; I could jump the highest I’ve ever jumped, run faster, my endurance was through the roof…
That being said, Insanity is the biggest bait and switch waste of time ever. The spokespeople and before and after testimonials are pissing me off so much right now that I just had to write this.
It comes with a money back guarantee…for the first 30 days. It’s a 60 day program that only guarantees the first 30 days. If that doesn’t tell you something, it should, and if it doesn’t- I will.
The first 30 days are a legit workout and they last between 35-45 minutes. You do it everyday for 60 days so you have to like it. Day 31, it’s like Jekkyl and Hyde- it earns the name Insanity- it becomes tough. Really tough. And each workout is closer to an hour- wtf?
I suppose I wouldn’t have minded as much if by day 50 I got anywhere near the physical, superficial results that the program’s marketing materials promised. But I didn’t. Not even close.
“Well how was your diet,” you ask?
I followed the Insanity diet to the effing letter. Nothing was compromised- not once for 60 days- and still, nothing gave.
I definitely would have gotten more put of a 3 day a week lifting program than this piece of shit. And there’s nothing wrong with the upside on Insanity- better fitness, faster, etc., but eff that- that was not why I did the program. I just wanted to be done, look in the mirror and not want to throw up, but alas; it was not meant to be.
The pros of insanity have been stated- but I will add that you can do it anywhere. I brought them with me on a trip I took because I knew I could fire them up on my laptop and workout in the hotel.
But make no mistake about it, I did not get the type of results that they promised. If I wasn’t so hard up for those results and committed to the program to get them, then I would probably have positive things to say about it because it’s awesome that you can do it from anywhere, cheaper than a gym, and leaves you more physically capable, but seriously- that is not why I bought it and it’s probably not why the average person is buying it either.
