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Woo Hoo! A visitor!
Mel, I got so excited to see your name here in our thread! I totally hear what you're saying, and I thank you VERY much for taking the time to give me counsel. I uninentionally had an especially low-cal day yesterday (slept in, so I missed 2 morning meals when I started eating at lunch.) Normally, I keep it at more like 1500-1600 (my ytd average since Mar 1 when I started is 1550) -- but I think your advice is still right on the money, since my loss has definitely slowed down a lot, and I'm POSITIVE that I'm not underestimating my intake.
I think maybe I'll make a concerted effort to raise it to more like 1700-1800, and see if I can get out of this rut while protecting my poor achin' muscle cells! Thank you again for chiming in -- you're great, Mel, and I really appreciate it! :goodvibes |
Sarah- I'll get off my :soap: then. Sounds like you are right on track. Keep your body guessing, try varying your calories throughout the week. :bravo:
Mel |
Morning, Afternoon, Night
Hey there my friends!
It has felt like a long weekend this week and that is so nice for a change. :) My presentations went well and after the one on Saturday, it was such a wonderful day and we were on the water and it couldn't be more perfect. I went to a huge art festival today and walked around - albeit slowly :snail: for 2 hours with my 2 brothers (16 and 18) and DH so I had a nice time. With all my craziness I fit in exactly 270 minutes last week. So my goal this week is to do at least 300 minutes. With two higher intensity workouts in there. :tread: I am also starting to wear a pedometer so I can be more aware of myself during the day and am going to read the info Sarah gave us about HIIT and look into some food tracking software. I just want to relearn healthy behaviors because my brain is filled :?: with sooo much information that I need to find what's right for me. So those are my goals for this week (oh and wear more suncsreen). Sarah it sounds like you had such a nice weekend with Lorraine's daughter and boyfriend. Don't you love compliments like those...I could live of one for a week. :D That is a wonderful affirmation on all the hard work you are doing. :cheers: and that sounds like one **** of a workout too! :bravo: for you! Keep it up! Didn't you find it helped you with a crazy work schedule? Are you near Baltimore? I Love Baltimore - I sometimes have to travel there for my jobby job but I always enjoy the city. Gen how are you feeling? Are your muscles not as sore? How is the quitting smoking going? I know it's hard - I still struggle with it! How do you like yoga? Oh, I know so many questions...but so curious :spin: I have to agree with you not only is exercise such a stress reliever but I sleep much better. As for a fourth...I am open to the suggestion but I just do not want to get to be too much bigger because then it is hard to respond as well to each and every person - which - when you are trying to be supportive is so important. Well my lovies - I must dash but I hope you have a good night and great monday. Quote: Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.- Mark Twain (1835 - 1910) Make your own recovery the first priority in your life. - Robin Norwood be well. :lol3: Summer :lol3: |
shame oooh the shame
it sounds like you two had a great weekend. full of fun and exercise :cp:i on the on the other hand did nothing aaaaall weekeend :p: i had good intentions but you know where good intentions lead to :devil: oh well tomorrow is the beginning of another week and i have a schedule. my sister is back so we're going to the gym tomorrow. i didn't go to yoga this week because my sis-in-law cancelled and my sister wanted me to help her with her dinner party so i went to help her. and then i had ....ooooh :o: chips and stuff. my schedule for this week: mon: weights mid body cardio 20-30 min tues:weights lower bady cardio 20-30 min wed : weights arms cardio 20-30min thur: can't go to running :( because it's our end of year show and bbq :hat: fri: yoga aaargh aaargh have a bday to go to, my sister's step daughter, from 4-7 and yoga is from 5:30-6:30 sat: off sun: run 20mins sounds pretty ambitious i also bought some protein drink thing smoothie stuff to increase my protein intake (not like nutrisystem or anything like that full of sugar). and it's chocolate! chocolate protein :cloud9: does life get any better than that!?! i'm glad your presentation went well summer. sounds like a nice location. there is something about being near water that is always so nice and soothing. i use the fitday web-site to keep track of my food and i think sarah uses uses a programme that is even better. i find it helps a lot. the quiting smoking is not going well at all. i don't think i'm quite ready yet. every time i think about it i end up smoking more. where do you get all those quotations, they're great! i love mark twain he's so smart and funny. keep them coming :lol:. and let us know how the pedometre works out. i think it's getting pretty popular now and am wondering how useful it is. maybe it's an excuse to go to :mcd: because i hear they hand them out with their salad meals. although i'm not sure if we have them here yet or not? i haven't been in a long long time. and since i saw "super size me" i don't know when i ever will go back. it was so so so gross. :p: that movie will put you off junk food for good!!! have you seen it? sarah sounds like you had a great time. it's sooo great to spend with family. it's good for you even if you don't get to exercise for a few days. it sounds like the crossbow is really going great i have a feeling it's really going to help a lot. it was nice of mel to post here to give advice you know she's the first person to do so. as for letting another person join i agree with summer that we have a great group here and do not want to get too big but i would not want to exclude someone who could use the support we give each other because it's so very wonderful and helpful :grouphug:. if she's supportive and needs support then i think that would be great. i have two sisters and two brothers and one of my sister's name is sarah also. she's spending the summer in winnipeg working but she's coming home for the party this weekend so it will be great to see her. i hope you guys have a great week! i'll be busy painting a yellow submarine this week...oh boy i need a new job :lol: :flow1::queen: :flow2::queen: gen :queen: |
Hello everybody,
I also need someone to kick me in the butt.I'm quite lazy,don't like to exercise-it hurts, but I LOVE to eat.Pastry,muffins,ice cream,pie.I know that I should change my habits especially now that I'm trying to lose weight. I'm 5"3 150 pounds.Horrible,uhm.... |
the good and the bad
hello, hello :) the good: i had the best workout today ever! i'm starting to realy find the right weights and get into the groove yay:) the bad: i haven't lost any weight :?: not even 1lb :( ??? ok so i'm chalking it up to my period which means i musta lost at least 2-3lbs ooohh in that case yay!!! :lol: according to my fitday logs i'm averaging about 1500 cals a day although it goes from 1200 to 1900. and thats 800 cals less than i'm supposedly burning so 800*7: 5600/3500=1.6lbs so the yellow submarine is almost ready now we just have to make the flying shoe for the big show!!! oh man :dizzy: this is by far the strangest job ever. but i get to take naps on the job.woohoo!!! i love naps i hope my buddies (that's you :queen::wave:and you :queen::wave: ) are having a good week at work and play, well so far, it's only monday after all ;) waiting to hear what's up gen:queen: |
Woo Hoo!
Ok, Lorraine's feeling like a laptop widow, so I'm going to have to make this short -- just the facts, ma'am. (I promise I'll spend more time tomorrow.)
Gen, I'm right there with you....same story on the plateau, the period (I am period girl, but you can call me Countess Crampula.....) and the low calories. I was feeling discouraged (still focused, but discouraged, nonetheless) till I read your post! :lol: Seriously, I definitely feel better! We'll get there, Gen....we've just gotta stay the course. I've definitely been a good girl, though: Saturday: the monster weights session, plus I think minutes cardio in the morning on an empty stomach and then for 15 minutes after the weights to cool down. Sunday: 2 - that's TWO! - 20 minute HIIT cardio sessions.....I'm telling you, I almost caught on fire! I was going 22 mph for the love of heaven! :eek: Monday: 20 minutes HIIT cardio.....I knew I was doing it right when the thought of going another minute at that top speed was going to cause my quads to burst through my skin! Burn, baby burn! My eats are on plan, but today was another light day....things are so hectic at work I had trouble eating all my meals.....I'll really try to do better tomorrow. It's a sad day when you're struggling to meet your 1500 calorie commitment. Very sad indeed. Summer, I wanted to mention that I love, love, love my software....it's called dietpower and you can try it out for free with no commitment, no cc info or anything, for 2 weeks. It does much more than fitday, and is a real timesaver. I love it. You mentioned that you were going to look into some software, and I'd highly recommend mine. Check it out here. Later, girlies.....keep up the good work, and don't forget to treat yourselves with kindness. :goodvibes |
hi sarah
hi sarah i decided to download the programme too. it looks pretty cool. thanks gen |
Hey girlfriend -- if you need any help with it, just let me know....you might find that it's timeconsuming at the onset as you enter the foods that are not in the database, but it definitely gets easier once you set yourself up and have your bank of frequently entered foods. It takes me like 10 minutes a day to log my food and analyze the data. I know some great timesavers, like for instance, create a recipe for the eats that you KNOW you consume every day, and then you have only one entry for all those items instead of entering them individually. (Unless you want to track your ratio's throughout the day on a blow by blow basis......but who has the time for that??) Let me know if you need any help at all.........I LOVE DIETPOWER!
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Hey ladies!
Hi all! :wave:
Is it really only Tuesday? :dizzy: How are you two doing? I am on track with the exercise so far. Today is Tennis! get some aggression out, yesterday was yoga and walking Fenway, tomorrow is more yoga - but 90 minutes worth and Thursday will be more Tennis. My DH is teaching me how to play and I love :love: when exercise is fun because it makes me want to do it more. Gen the end of the year show sounds fun! Yellow submarines and big shoes and naps! what more can a girl want? :cp: way to go on finding a groove with the exercise and weights - that must feel great. Keep it up girl! Sarah thanks for the download - I will most definitely check it out. It sounds like you are the queen of the weights :strong: Way to push yourself! :cb: I hope you hada great weekend with the step daughter and boyfriend! I am taing a break from work - so I must get back... Quote: You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction. - George Larimer be well. :lol3: Summer :lol3: |
oh see what i found!
hello sarah and summer, what did i find? well it seemed to strange to be true but at the store i found ranch and french onion dip that has 0 cals/2tblsp!! then it says has trace calories. it had 0 carbs, 0 prot, and 0 fat. so i bought them and they actually tasted ok. the brand is walden farms. i guess the labeling laws allow 0cals to be claimed when there are so few. yesterday i didn't work out because i had to finish getting ready for our show. but i did get to go today because we got everything done last night. so... i did 30 min on the elliptical...i've never tried it before and it took some getting used to but i sweated and sweated...it was great and no pain. except my feet went a little numb but that's normal. the other good thing about the elliptical is that i can go longer than on the treadmill. i'm going to incorporate it more i worked my upper body and had another great workout!:strong: yay! i figured it takes less time if i do 1set bicpes, triceps, shoulders then rest 1 min and then do two more sets like that. and iguess it gives a really good workout too. i'm glad the tennis is going well summer. it is fun to work out when it's an activity that's fun too. i used to love playing softball even though i wasn't great at it. i tried tennis once and it's soooo hard because you have to be coordinated :lol: so good for you! :) keep up the good workouts sarah you're like a mad woman now!!! woohoo:cb: :jig::grouphug::jig: gen |
where are my friends?
hi there ladies, i hope all is going well with you. :cheer: cross bow, tennis, cardio, yoga :cheer: i did not go to the gym today but our show bbq went really well, cute cute kids and the parents had fun too. they gave me a :gift: certificate to the spa/hair salon!! i decided that for every 10lbs lost i get to go and get 1 treatment. looking forward to my first pedicure! food is not going to be great this week because 3 parties in a row (thurs, friday, saturday) but i'll try to keep to the good stuff. so far it's not going to well but i didn't have any chips today!?! i ned to fix my diet i think. any tips, hints, suggestions? i'm not big on recipes though, i'm not a very good cook and have no patience for anything more than cutting up a few things and throwing them into a wok. let me know how things are going i'm looking forward to your posts :) gen ;) |
Hi All,
I would like to get in on your group if possible. I am just back from California and am trying to get back into my routine. I am joining a gym probley Monday, I found on that I like who offer child care onsite ( I have a 10 month old daughter thus my weight gain) Anyway, if you have room let me know, |
Bon Nuit!
I guess it is my turn to reply...
Hi ladies :wave: kaliu welcome! please join. We are here just encouraging each other and sharing. We just ask that this be kept on the smaller side or else people get lost in the shuffle and get discouraged. So tell us about yourself... I'm the Green Eyed Monster ;) but you can call me Summer...Gen and Sarah do... I hope all are enjoying their Friday night...I have a wedding, my brothers are being baptized and Father's day of course! And next weekend my one brother graduates from high school and my sister comes into town :dancer: woo hoo! I cannot wait to see her. My best friend from high school called (she lives in the big easy) our 10 year HS reunion is in 3 weeks...I don't want to go - I hated high school but she is begging - any advice?? I spent 350 minutes this week exercising...I am just going to enjoy and garden tomorrow. I topped today off with Tennis and walking Fenway. Sarah I LOVE DIETPOWER! :love: :love: :love: Thank you for sharing it. Though my calorie level is low 1200-1320. The added bonus if I exercise - I can eat a little more. :hun: It will take little more getting used to...for instance - they say "Too much Copper" - and I'm like I didn't even realize I was eating that at all!!!! I got an A today!! How is Lorraine and are you still loving the crossbow? Gen congrats :cp: on the bar-b-q success! Salon certificate! Treat yourself well girlie! I think it is a great idea to reward yourself for every ten pounds...I need to think of something for myself that I do not usually get :chin:... As for the diet - are ou 3 meals or are you a grazer? change it up whatever it is and do fun things - Spinach Artichoke dip with raw veggies, Hummus, baba ganouj with pita, tomato and fresh mozarella, light wheat thins and spreadable cheese, taco dip, cuban sandwhich, grilled veggies... I can go on and on...:blah: I want to eat again :eating2: I made myself hungry...sigh Well ladies - I hope you have a wonderful evening! Quote: "Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger (wo)men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks." - Phillips Brooks be well. do well. live well. :lol3: Summer :lol3: |
Summer you are being so cute! You GO with your A! I'm feeling such fondness for you, I'm sitting here with a big smile on my face! Ok, so what you want to do to figure out where you're getting that copper is to left-click on the copper field on your nutrient summary page. Then it will list all the foods you've eaten that day that contained higher levels of copper. For more information on that nutrient, right-click on that same field, and, if you're online, you'll be directed to the Diet Power website to get gobs of information on it. Also, if you go up to the top under "Options," click on "Edit PDA's" and then you can adjust your levels of stuff to meet your specific nutritional goals. Like protein/carbs and more.....very cool. Make sure that if you decide to purchase it, you buy something -- that serves you obviously --at the online store at the same time because you can get some great savings when you make the purchase at the same time you buy the software. (I saved a bunch on my Tanita body fat scale.) You'd think I worked for them, the way I sound -- I just love that software so much, I can't help speaking about it positively! Hey, and great job on your exercise this week! You go with the minutes, and enjoy your gardening tomorrow! As for the reunion, I don't know what to tell you. I don't see why you have to go -- just because she wants you to doesn't mean it's right for you or that you have to. But did you end up agreeing to go? If so, well then go you must, and I just advise that you approach it with a sense of humor and think of it as just one night in your life and hope for some really amusing discoveries or revelations! ;) Who knows -- you could end up having a really great time. Either way, it's just time......and that passes. Good luck with it, and keep us posted!
Gen, you poor sweetie, keeping the home fires burning while Summer and I were away! I felt so bad reading your posts without giving an update myself, but I kept thinking I'd find time between work and home (I almost have this site loaded and waiting on my toolbar) but every time I started I'd get pulled away. I'm really sorry, you guys! Ok, regarding your eats, if you can name some foods that you like, I'd be happy to think of some basics that you could easily prep so that you wouldn't have to invest a lot of time or energy cooking, and you'd still be able to eat on plan. Just think about it, and then if you want to, post here, and I'll come up with some ideas. (I'm thinking chicken and turkey breasts to just throw in a salad, stir-fry or rice, or nibble on for an afternoon snack; meal-in-a-bowl dishes that are super easy and store well and you can nuke them; and easy meal plans that don't require lotsa cooking. Or I can just tell you what works for me and you can pick out any parts that work for you. I definitely advocate the 5-6 meal plan....that's what I do and, unless I miss a meal because of work, I am never hungry -- so I'm able to resist temptation and my energy level stays pretty constant and my metabolism stays fairly steady. (Or at least it used to.) I also recommend sticking to low-gly carbs and never eating carbs alone but instead combining them with protein. That's a really important one for the energy, metabolism, blood sugar, and fat loss. I've been getting home late from work and it's affected my exercise. This week I've only done cardio 2 times so far, and weights once. Not good. But I plan to hit both of them hard this weekend, with light cardio and heavy weights tomorrow, and killer HIIT sweat-blood-and-bullets cardio on Sunday. I've got a bit of work travel (car) scheduled for next week but nothing that should rock my workout schedule like this past week has. My work doesn't typically present any obstacles to maintaining a consistent schedule, but this is just a really busy time. I'm an HR Generalist for a technology solutions provider, but if we were retail, this would be our Christmas season! Crazy workload, but this is the worst of it, and will level off to a dull roar pretty soon. On the upside, I've been able to pull out some old clothing that I haven't been able to wear in a few years, and that's pretty great. My energy's up, my spirits are great, my partner is completely impressed with me and makes me feel like a total hottie, and my thighs simply rock. Life is good. :smoking: |
Hey you guys, just checking in......I flipped my cardio and weights days, so yesterday was cardio and today I did my cardio first thing on an empty stomach, and will do weights later this afternoon.
I'm down another 2 1/2 pounds since Monday, so I'm feeling good about where I am! Busy week ahead, but I'm very focused on staying on track and maintaining my momentum, so I look forward to reporting continuing good news. Isn't it great when things just click? |
happy weekend
helloooo all, welcome kaliu to our group. i hope you find it useful and above all fun. i look forward to coming here because we have such a great group of three wonderful women. yeah for us!!!! tell us about your goals in general and for the upcoming week and we'll keep you on the straight and narrow :lol: sarah you are such a champ!! that bowflex really put a firecracker under you. way to go and congrats on the 2.5lbs. although we work in metric most of the time up here it's soooo much more satisfying to count pounds. since you've been so busy at work do you find exercising gives you more energy? it's a paradox really :) sounds like you had a busy weekend too summer. and a fun one. i know how you feel about your high school reunion. do you have any desire to see any of those people again? high school is such a strange time. would going add something to positive to your life? would it be so stressful that you couldn't have fun :spin: ? do you care about it? pros cons? :mag: this was a four party :hat: weekend: thurs day show and bbq, friday step-neice to be bday, saturday my 36th bday (which was really friday):encore: thank you thank you, sunday fathers day. i had some cake (had to do it) but kept it to a minimum and a lot less than i would have before. all in all i think i did pretty well. still have to work on my diet though. thank for the tips. i find it really hard to eat small meals and often. i think if i snack i will still eat the same amount at meal times. i do make stir fries and my favorite meal is steak and asparagus (without the mashed potatoes :( ) but steak seems to be high in fat (just happens to be my favorite part). i'm trying to plan my day rather than just wing it the best i can and see how it works out. this runs counter to how i've been eating for so long that it's really hard. i bought some quark cheese it's like a cross between sour cream and yogurt but much thicker and only 0.25%milk fat, low carb and high protein. good for smoothies and sandwiches. maybe make a dip or mayo substitute with it. tomorrow is weigh-in day but i'm apprehensive because the last two weeks saw no loss. :crossed::goodscale: i don't even know how many calories i should be taking in anymore. i'm sooo confused since i'm not losing. it seems like it should be less but don't want to go in to starvation mode :?: i'm averaging a little more than 1500 but it varies. frustration is setting in i feel. i went for a jog/walk saturday evening but had to stop jogging because that cramp came back. now i have a strange bump on the top of my other foot. does it ever end. get in shape is making my body hurt :stars:!! tomorrow i will go to the gym: weights and elliptical the rest of the week: i'll talk to my sis tomorrow and then make plans. will let you know. my running class is cancelled for the next two weeks because of holidays (which means i have the next two thursdays off too woohoo and maybe one friday woohoo) well you two are going gangbusters (corny eh?) i'm very happy for you :high: :high: keep your fingers crossed for me tomorrow :^: gen p.s. my dad's friend is training for a 100 mile run next month. would you like to train for that :lol3:? she's going to run/walk for 30 hours i can go for ten minutes :faint: |
Happy Birthday, Gen!!! :hb: Great job staying on track during your party weekend, too, you strong woman. I'm so proud of you! About your food and feeling frustrated....why don't you post your diet and we can take a look at it. You mentioned planning what you eat -- I think that's pretty critical, so I'm so happy to hear that you're doing it now! It might take some adjustment at first, but once you get up and running with it, you'll find that it runs on auto pilot. A dorky but relevant expression that might make sense to you (it did to me, anyway) is "A failure to plan is a plan to fail." I found -- and still find -- that if all my meals are planned and prepped, I have no choice but to stick to my intentions, and of course I intend to succeed. So I sort of micromanaged all of my eating behaviors at first, and now it's no longer necessary. Anyway, I'm not trying to tell you that my way is the only way, but you sound frustrated and my experience has been really positive, so I offer it up to you. I'd love to help you in any way I can.......just let me know! Good for you for realizing that the steak is pretty high on the fat side....saturated fat is sooooooo not our friend. I still have it once in a while, but it's a treat, not the norm. I'd say I have it like once every nine or ten days. And I buy the leanest cut I can get, like tenderloin, and even then, I cut off any fat I can find. And I'm careful to minimize the rest of my fat intake for that day or the surrounding days to balance it out. Ok, I think now that I've beaten that topic into the ground, I can move on.... :lol:
Summer? Summer? Sum - Merrrrr.......... Hmm, she doesn't seem to be around. I sure hope she got out of that reunion in one piece! :eek: Ok, here's my update: Yesterday: I think I said the cardio was great already. I did 30 minutes at a brisk, steady pace on the exercise bike.....first thing in the AM, on an empty stomach. Buh bye, fat cells! :wave: Then in the late afternoon, after 10 minutes on the treadmill, I had a great weights workout too -- I upped my weights in the routine's exercises, and was also really pleased with how well my squats have improved! I can go so much deeper now than when I first started. I can also do more standing calf raises, so yay for that too! Overall, very good workout....and I'm hurting today, which is only a good thing. :yes: Today: Did 20 rockin' minutes of HIIT cardio -- on the bike again, and on an empty stomach again -- and. it. was. good. (Spoken with a very serious, important-sounding voice.) Plan for the rest of the week? Tue: AM Cardio; PM Weights Wed: PM Cardio Thu: AM Cardio; PM Weights Fri: PM Cardio Sat: AM Cardio; PM Weights Sun: AM Cardio; PM Cardio I'll try to check back tomorrow.....I'm pooped! (4 hours driving in DC beltway traffic is just sooooooo not my cup of tea! I reacquainted myself with my inner angry New Yorker, and I think she's verrry unpleasant!) Bye, darlinks.....now go out there and run around or lift something heavy, why don'tcha?! :coach: |
it's officially summer!
hello all, sarah here is my fitday journal. i know the problem areas. thanks for the advice. i'm counting, weighing, measuring everything i eat. what a lot of work?!? it's interesting though because then it forces me to make right choices. for example one friday i decided to treat myself to some chips, not the big bag i used to buy (i can't believe i used to buy those big bags and just eat eat :eating2: eat them), just one of those single serving ones. so i decided to read the labels and get the best of the worst. i was sooo grossed out i left without buying any! http://www.fitday.com/WebFit/PublicJ...wner=gatsbydoo i don't have steak very often because i know that even if i trim off the fat it is still high in fat. and if i can't eat the fat what's the point? some people get grossed out by the fat on meat but it's my favorite part. chicken fat is gross though :lol: sarah my buddy in squats i have a post in women who lift, if that's what it's called, could you take a look and tell me if you have any suggestions? thanks. i hope all is well you summer and kaliu. summer let us know what you decided about the reunion, if you have yet. monday: weights lower body: felt great cardio: 24 minutes on elliptical hill programme. i like the hill programme whooooo what a sweaty time i had! tues: weights mid body cardio: 20 minutes on the outdoor track and if i can't finish or rains finish up inside on treadmill or elliptical. 1 min walk 1 min jog wed:weights arms and abs cardio: elliptical thurs: jogging same as tues but go longer? rest and go again? hmmmm do more inside? we'll see friday: yoga sat: outdoor concert all day and night. hope it doesn't rain :crossed: sun: jog on bike path sounds like a big week. could this be the week that i get to fulfill my plan without outside forces sabotaging me? your week sounds great too sarah, no wonder the pounds are melting awaaaay :dancer:. my sister says i look smaller. we are going to measure ourselves at the end of august and compare then and now pictues. I WANT TO DO IT NOW :wizard:!!! i got the day off work today so i didn't weigh in. will do tomorrow. so :crossed: one more time. i know what you mean about new york driving, i never heard so much honking in my whole life! :dizzy: have a great tuesday ladies :balloons: gen |
Temporary Lapse of reason
Hey Ladies! :coffee:
Sorry sorry sorry. Work has been so insane that (granted not a 4 hour trek in beltway traffic) that I am off the computer at 5:30 and won't touch...except to log in my food for Dietpower...did I mention I love it??? :love: :love: :love: never thought I would like logging my food - but it is kind of a game...No decision on the reunion yet - I hated high school...but I would like to see a few people but is it worth the cost of wading through hundreds I don't care to see? :chin: Schedule: Sunday - nothin' Monday - Walk Fenway 40 minutes Today - Interval training in the morning 35 minutes, Yoga tonight for 90 minutes Wednesday - Walk/Run Fenway 30-40 minutes Thursday - Walk Fenway (weather permitting in the morning) and Tennis for 60 minutes with DH Friday - Walk Fenway (weather permitting in the morning) and more Tennis Saturday - 60 minutes yoga :yikes: Gen belated happy birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :balloons: Way to stay on task this weekend and to drop the bag of chips! Good for you! :cheer: Wait until August to measure or do it once a month and see your progress because that is the biggest motivation to fit better into your clothes and see actual inches come off. Good luck :lucky: with the exercise plan...I know you can do it! Sarah i'm here, i'm here...very cute the way you search for me! I am going to start calling you Dear Abby-Sarah! you have great advice and I am glad that your experience has been so positive. :D Great exercising - soon you'll be the drill sargent saying :drill: "Get down and give 30 - I can do it and so can you!" :lol: Am I weird to say I love new york driving :?: Very liberating to honk the horn and yell :censored: sometimes. I think it is another way to releive stress...strange I know... The only heavy lifting I am doing is me...in yoga! be well my friends. Quote: "Aerodynamically, the bumble bee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumble bee doesn't know it so it goes on flying anyway." -Mary Kay Ash :lol3: Summer :lol3: |
success at last
hello hello, just a quick post it's late. down to 171.5 so i lost last week yeah!!! had a great work out today. arms, chest back, abs, elliptical, lots of sweat. i think i'm giving up on my fitday it doesn't seem to be workingright. always go back to june 12th for some reason, started the dietpower i'll see if i can buy it. good to hear from you summer. sounds like you're keeping up the good work despite hectic schedule. :cheer: gen |
thursday holiday woohoo
happy thursday!! yesterday i went to the y again! that's 3 days! i'm giving sarah a run for her money. wed: weights: legs (i added hamstring curls oof), abs and lower back treadmill: walk/jog upped my jogging speed to 5.5 for 30 mins, sweat sweat sweat i started using the dietpower and put in a bunch of quick foods then it started crashing on me and i couldn't add any food or exercise. arrrg. so i reinstalled it sevearl times, downloaded some programmes to clean up my comp. and lost everything arrg aaarg. now it's working fine but i hope it doesn't crash again or i'll have to start logging using dietpower as an exercise! the help says it does this on 1% of computers, what luck! my mom always said i was special :lol: (actually i don't think she ever said that but it sounds good?) i hope summer and husband and fenway are well, and sarah and lorraine and the menagerie are well too. did i ever mention that i have two cats? i do indeed. one is about 18yrs has arthritis and some bowel problems which i wont go into for your sakes. he's costing me alot of money which i don't have but i've had him sooo long what can i do? my sister says "you know gen he's old and he's going to die one day" yes i know :( he's so cuddly and wants to be with me all the time :) the other is about four, i've had her since she was a kitten. a surprise gift from a boyfriend at 3am who found her at work. she thinks bringing home mice and birds (dead and alive) is endearing but she's wrong :mad: ! keep up the good work :queen: :queen: gen:queen: |
So close but....
I am so sorry I just lost a post! :mad:
So I start again....Hi Ladies! I hope this finds you all well and happy and gearing up toward healthy! Gen how are you? Way to go :cp: on being at Y 3 days in a row and it sounds like some great workouts! I am sorry to hear about the computer issues you are having :^: those are the most frustrating anger inducing things! Sometimes a pen and paper ain't so bad. I digress....What are your cats names? I used have one named lefty and he liked to bring home all sorts of presnets for my sister and I...Dogs are more my speed in all honesty. Fenway is great I just wish he wouldn't drool so damn much - crazy! Saraaaahhhh Wherreee Arrreee Yoooouuuu??????? :?: I hope you are not stuck in traffic! I hope the craziness called woorks gets to be a little more calm. :dizzy: I hope your workouts are exactly what you need. How are Lorraine and Louie? I go to Baltimore for work from time to time. I will have to let you know when that may be. I am going to Mississippiu in July :cool: I have curly hair that will make me look like little orphan annie with breasts by the time I hit the tarmac ;) I have logged 275 minutes of exercise so far. I found an internval video tape I had and forgot I had and that makes me sooo sweaty and stinky - I love it - Fenway on the other hand does not... My brother is graduating from High School on Saturday! NYS does it late - what can you do :shrug: So there are graduation parties and family and friends coming. My sister is coming into town :dancer: I love when that happens! I am karaoke-ing for the first time tomorrow - wish me luck :lucky: Have an enchanted evening! Quote: You cannot shake hands with a clendhed fist - Indira Gandhi be well. :lol3: Summer :lol3: |
hello all
hey summer, good to hear from you. my old cat is gatsby. he used to be fat so it was appropriate. he has the demeanor for it too. the other is daisy, because my neice named her flower, and daisy is a flower and daisy was the great gatsby's love. see how it all works out? :lol: i love dogs too but i can't take care of one, walking and walking and then walking again!!! (good excuse to go for a jog though) if i lived in the country and could let it run around i would love to have dogs. i like big dogs, the bigger the better. since today was a day off work it's a day off exercise too. not a very good philosophy i think. friday: yoga, for sure we are going this week, my brother just confirmed it (that his wife is going, my brother at yoga?:lol3: ) the diet power is working so far :crossed: it's giving me very low calories for a two lb a week weight loss (around 1100cals) but i think that will change as i use it for a few more days and log more exercise. also since i don't weigh-in everyday it thinks i'm not losing any weight. so maybe i will get to eat more when i show some weight loss. if not i will change my goal because that's far to few calories. what's been your experience with that? i like that i can put in the calories and miles and time from the cardio machines at the gym. not that i think they are more acurate but just for consistency's sake. i'm going to have to buy it soon (i downloaded a while ago but didn't really use it) and am trying to convince myself that it is worth the price (of course i have pay canadian and the exchange rate is :yikes: ) where exactly do you live, summer, in the northeast? i'm a little more north than you :) maybe sarah's in road rage jail? or maybe she's just enjoying the outdoors instead of the computer. :wave: good evening all :queen: :queen: gen :queen: |
Hey you guys -- I'm back and hardly know where to begin to check in with you! Sounds like you're both doing just great, exercise-wise, and I'm really glad to hear that!
Gen, the Y three times?!?!?! You beast, you! Go you! -- you're on fire! :flame: I am so sorry to hear about Diet Power and your computer! Yikes! :eek: What's going to happen now? Gosh, that really sucks.... :( there's got to be some solution. It seems that you've found their online tech support message board -- the software developers frequent it, so if you don't get the help you need, post a thread asking them directly for help. They seem pretty responsive. Keep me posted -- I'll be worried about it until I hear that it's been rectified. You poor sweetie pie. As for your kitties.......you have won my respect and affection forever with your ongoing care of your little incontinent cat. Awwww....the poor baby. 18 years old! What a gift! I can't even imagine what we're going to have to deal with all 8....amazing. Summer, I always was a dog person too -- till I got scammed into getting my first cat, Simone. After learning so much from that cat -- and after being sick with allergies for a full year -- and after gaining an inkling of what it's like to love a child like a parent does.......I came to love the kitties! Simone is my heart, and I can't even bear to think about what it will be like to lose him. I pray for 18 years, I really do. Hey, someone asked names -- here are the names in my house: Simone (first, of course -- I'm the one making the list, not Lorraine,) her original kitties (sisters) Bashful and Tiny, our fourth and fifth Gracie and Boo (rescues that we got when we went to the store for litter,) then another rescue Bughead (don't ask...it's not a pretty story -- and she is indeed bugged in the head,) Piccina (yet another rescue and a completely fearless terror she is.) So those are the 7 cats; Louie is our Italian Greyhound rescue -- Louis Marie when he's in trouble, and Monkey Face when we're making out. Woopsie! -- did I say that out loud? ;) Now I'll say what I've been dreading telling you: I haven't worked out since Tuesday! :no: I like to sleep in the morning, and I've been getting home at 8 after 12-hour workdays, and apparently I don't like to work out then either. :rolleyes: Tomorrow morning it's not going to happen either, since it's an earlier than usual morning. I'm not going to beat myself up, I'm just going to put this week behind me. (Once I get through it, that is!) Tomorrow I conduct two orientations for a total of 60, and I've got 4 phone interviews and two offer negotiations scheduled. Next week I just have another hellish commute day to do another orientation, and then it will all be over! Woo wee!! So once I get through tomorrow, my schedule will almost resume normalcy, completely doing so after Tuesday. Eats are on track -- calories a bit low at an average of 1300.....but with the reduced workouts, I guess it's ok. It's short term, anyway. Someone say something nice, now, ok? :o I'm feeling awful and ashamed of myself. I know it's only two days, but it represents at least 3 missed workouts, and I'm feeling pretty badly about it. You guys are doing just great, and I'M SO PROUD OF YOU!!! |
dear sarah
now sarah, listen here, :soap: stop beating yourself up, now! :nono: you've lost 40lbs in 3.5 months!!! wow! :high: you're only 5 lbs away from your next goal!!!:hyper: you've been very very busy with things that are not in your control. :stress: you're an amazing person with a lot of perserverance.:flow2: this crazy time will pass and you will work out again, i can hear your lonely cross-bow calling your name. it's just a little break, no worries. it's only a few days!!! you know next week you will be back working out because you are soooo committed and anyways summer and i wouldn't let you get off track. try to relax, go for a walk, a snuggle, and sleep sleep sleep. it's good for you. (i should know after all i am the nap champion :lol: ) and you're eating well. there you go. so all in all i say you are going to be fine, in fact you still are a :queen: in my books :grouphug: gen |
Now Now
Sarah
Don't make me stand here with my hands on the hips and wag my finger at you! :drill: Gen is absolutely right - no need to beat yourself up - you have been amazing thus far and you are keeping your calories in check so good for you! You are giving 100% of what you can - and that is success right there! Sometimes life makes it impossible! You have made amazing progress. :cheers: I'll drink to that! So chin up girlie! You are amazing - keep it up! Quote: People call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute. - Rebecca West be well. :lol3: Summer :lol3: |
You guys are the best!
Thank you so much for your support and kindness -- you guys are really just so warm and supportive and, well, just plain fabulous! :grouphug:
Well, I survived my day....two huge orientations, two interviews, a job offer negotiations, and some haggling with external recruiters. Great God in Heaven it is good to be home. I feel exhausted, spent, and strangely itchy. And I've found a lump -- a large lump, like the size of a grape -- in the side of my neck. Fabulous. I don't know what the **** it is. I've never had one before, so I'm of course a wee bit concerned. :?: I found it two days ago, but haven't had time to get it checked out or really think about it much. I just keep poking it and moving it from side to side. Blech. So I was thinking this weekend I'd go to one of those drop-in clinics to get it checked out, or get a referral or something. A coworker said it might be a sebatious cyst, which sounds simply lovely......again, never had one of those. I'll keep you posted. Tomorrow morning it's back on the bike....I'm still figuring out if I'll do weights tomorrow or Sunday, but I'm planning on four sessions of something! (Over the course of the weekend I'll do three cardio and one weights....the weights being one of my full body routines.) Hey, speaking of weights: Gen, your thread at LWL regarding squats was great! I'm so glad you asked the question, because it yielded some good responses. I, too, really feel the most impact in my quads, with the hamstrings and glutes secondary. From what I've heard, though, that's normal. In fact, that's one of the reasons they're so beneficial to overall body fat percentages and weight loss: the quads are such large muscles, you can really impact the above two by working them consistently and hard. An added benefit is their impact on the backs of the legs and bootie, but lunges are supposed to be just the best if you're really focusing on the caboose. How are you guys doing??? I really lucked out with you two, and I consider each of you just a blessing. And Summer, I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE your current quote by Rebecca West! I LOVE IT! (It made me think even more of you than I already did!) Take care, goyls....big hugs for you both. Oh! and I'm down another pound.....I'm hoping I can pull off another one by Monday so that I can maintain my 2 pounds/week average.....:crossed: |
what a wonderful saturday!
hi, first i want to say that i think you two are wonderful and i think our little support group is wonderful. this is not an update or progress report. i had such good day yesterday that i just wanted to share it with you. i went to an all day outdoor concert yesterday. the weather people called for some rain but it was suny all day if a little cold for this time of year around 20celsius. and since we were a little north and up in the mountains (hills really for anyone whose been out west) it got chilly when the sun went away. i went last year and it's sooo much fun. there were about six different bands from different regions of the country so we got to see bands that we don't really hear about here in la belle province. and then to top it off the grand finale by blue rodeo. which is GREAT!!!! I don't know what kind of music you like (i tend to r&b kinda of stuff myself) but they are, as the name suggests, kinda of a cross between blues and country. and the lead singer is ooooooh ahhhhh. everyone sits on the lawn during the day for the other bands and then we all pack up our things and head for the front of the stage for the last act and it's a real dancing fun time. i don't think they are well known in the states but they are very popular here. this year however the bar, where it's held, up in the laurentians, didn't let us bring any food or even WATER!!! onto the grounds. they wanted us to buy their 3.00$ water. so we had our pic-nic on the grass outside where we could still hear the music (only missed seeing the first act). i still went over my cals but at least i wasn't forced ;) to eat pizza and junk all day. (ok i did share a hot dog, i love hot dogs :cry: i really do) anyways i had such a good time. i wish i did more fun stuff like that though. i realized last night that i haven't finished my march perscription for anti-depressants, my doctor told me to cut down on my own, and don't feel like i really i need them right now. is this for good??? i 'm sure the improved diet and exercise are a big part of it! so i just wanted to share a slice of life that wasn't diet or exercise or weight loss related. then again tomorrow is weigh-in day and since friday (dinner at my brothers) and yesterday were high cal i'm being extra careful today. :crossed: :crossed: :crossed: if i've lost 1.5lbs then i can schedule a pedicure for this week!!! oh and i got another gift certificate for the same salon so i'll add that to my 10lb reward plan. i hope you ladies had a good, great or wonderful weekend. sarah i can see the end of the work tunnel, only two more days :dancer: gen |
Hello, dahlings!
Gen that sounds like a great time! I think I HAVE heard of Blue Rodeo, although I'm not sure if I'd identify them by sound. I listen to a fabulous college radio station that plays all kinds of alternative, new, indie and also just lesser-known in the US stuff, and I think I might have heard a song and then heard them recommended. Anyway, sounds like you had a fabulous time, and I'm so glad to hear that -- you deserve it, sweetie. And HEY NOW, what's that good news I hear about the med's??? Good news abounds in our little support trio! :goodvibes Well, I have good news, and I have bad news.....I'll give the good news first: I've lost another 2 pounds, for a total of 42 YTD. The BAD news, is that I was seduced into relative relaxation outside of the house on Saturday, and so didn't get in the 4 sessions I'd planned.....just two. (That Lorraine can be very convincing when she wants to. ;) ) Saturday we drove around PA for the better day, getting out to walk a bit here and there in some particularly pretty parts, but really the overriding purpose was to shop 5 units (locations) of a company with whom she's considering a position as District Manager. Great experiences, by and large, and we had just a great day together. Then on Sunday, we got up early and I did my HIIT biking till I thought my bike was going to take off into my garden, and then we went to the nursery and bought some good soil and some fun watering stuff and then came back home and gardened for several hours. (Puncuated by my return to the bike to do another half hour on the bike.) Our garden looks great, and we planted some stuff that we'd been meaning to, and we had a really nice day together. The very SAD thing about our garden is that just last week the guy who mows our tiny little lawn at the front of the house mowed our fenced-in back yard, and, after Lorraine kept him from pulling some smaller plants out by the roots (I guess he thought they were weeds... :( ) she made a point of telling him that all the little plants between our flagstone stepping stones were expensive and that we spent a lot of time planting them, etc. Well he took the weed-wacker to them and leveled them to the ground. :yikes: Soil. No plants. I cried and am still soooooo upset. We have really poor soil quality, so the addition of great soil and all the plants was at least $500, and then there was all the work......it took us two days to get them all arranged and planted. And it was beautiful. We'd been nursing them along for a little over a month now, and they were really thriving. They're perrenials, so there's an off chance they'll survive...but it's a pretty big shock so we're not counting on it. And no nurseries are carrying any of those plants now, so we'll just wait until next spring to see if they rebound, and then replant them as necessary next May. Does that suck or what? He said he's sorry, he didn't know.....she TOLD him, but apparently he just wasn't listening or it didn't register....I just truly don't know what could possess a person to do that. Ok, I'm going to stop going off about it.....it's just so disappointing and it's still very upsetting to go out there and see them all gone. :cry: I'm making it my mission to try to nurse them back to life and good health....and poor Lorraine feels just awful. She kept saying, "I'll fix it. I'll fix it." But we just don't have that money to spend again right now -- even if we COULD find the plants, and then there's the time to put them all back in......there were hundreds of them. Woops! There I go again, going off about it all over again. I really am going to shut up about it now. :ziplip: I didn't go the doctor about the lump yet....I'm going to go this week. And tonight I won't be able to work out, but I will tomorrow. Summer, hope you're doing well -- big warm fuzzies to both of you -- :grouphug: |
Hey Ladies!
Sorry I have not posted - I have been overdosing on family stuff - The older of my two brothers graduated from High School on Saturday. So on Friday, with my sister in town too :dancer:, We went out to dinner and I proceeded to get food poisoning :bomb: from it so it cancelled all plans I had for later :mad: that night. The next day was the graduation ceremony and reception then on Sunday a HUGE graduation party for my brother and somewhere between the party and Satrday night I caught my husbands cold :( ...figures...but I have still been exercising because I am insane! :dizzy: Fenway had fun at the party because he got so much attention - he did the but dance (I call it the Beyonce) on anyone who would bet him for awhile... :lol: Sarah if this gives you any hope - I have hacked the **** out of some of my perennials and they have returned and actually multiplied. :dunno: dunno how that happened but they are nice to boot. I am trying to ressurrect my garden - I have an old English garden - so plants and flowers for every season- but the lady who we bought the house from left the garden in neglect as she was starting to get ill. I get alot of help because it is so far from being a strong suit of mine. :balloons: for another 2 pounds! way to go! why be nit picky? You have done alot so far - it is a nice treat to spend time with Lorraine - so good for you! bad news...my ***! I am glad you had a nice weekend in PA. There are some beautiful parts there. Gen congrats on less meds! Indeed I like the sound of that! :cp: I think diet and exercise has a huge effect on metal health so keep it up! I like Blue Rodeo. Music Festival with friends - That sounds like a fun weekend. As for my tastes in music - I am the queen of the obscure because I love so many things from Opera to Punk. here is an example of mix Cd I made myself: Thelonious Monk - Chicagoland blues, Mississippi Biker Boys - Delta Sound, Amazing - George Michael, Gentleman - Mae Moore, Dead Man Walking - David Bowie, Hurt - Johnny Cash, Hurt - Nine Inch Nails, 6 Underground - Sneaker Pimps, TO the Teeth - Ani Difranco, Here's to tonight - Eve 6, Snow on the Sahara - ANngun, Habibti - Ahmed Quadil, Whole lotta love - Led Zepplin, Crunk -OutKast, Portraits - Miles Davis, Love of my life - Erika Badu - but I am a huge CD whore -550 last counted. kinda crazy :twirly: You are right - I am north but as far north as you I am in Buffalo, NY. Okay here is the week: Sunday:Tennis - 40 minutes Monday: Interval training - 40 minutes Tuesday: Walk Fenway - 30 minutes, Yoga - 90 minutes Wednesday: Walk Fenway - 30 minutes, Interval Training - 40 minutes Thursday - Walk Fenway -30 minutes, Tennis - 60 Friday - Walk Fenway 30 minutes, Garden - 60 Saturday - Walk Fenway and Garden I am down a pound! 149! July 5-8 I will be on vacation! I do not know if there will be internet access but I will try. I am looking forward to it at this point! I hope all are happy and healthy! Quotes: Lead me not into temptation; I can find the way myself. -Rita Mae Brown He who laughs last didn't get it. - Helen Giangregorio be well. :lol3: Summer :lol3: |
hello hello, so sorry about the food poisining summer. it really is awful. always remember: don't eat the potao salad! :eek: but it sounded like a fun weekend despite the....well you know. congrats on your brother's grad now all he has left is college, master's, phd, postdoc...oh no sorry how did my dad get in here? :lol: and sounds like you had a good weekend too sarah. despite the plant incident. what's up with that???:rollpin: just wait and see if they grow back...that's the beauty of perrenials. my leg hurts: that's why i didn't go to the gym today. yesterday i ran on the outdoor track instead of the treadmill. it's waaaaaaaaaaay harder. but my feet didn't hurt so much and i didn't get a cramp. so i developed a bump on the top of my right foot and have weird pains in my leg. :rolleyes:i think the bump is pressing on a nerve. it just popped up one day couple of weeks ago but it's going away. why is my body soooooo weird??? :mad: sabotage!!!! tomorow: leg routine abs, lower back, waist cardio: 30 minutes elliptical hill program level 1 stretch :bravo: congrats on the 149 summer!!! news you will like: i bought the diet power today. interresting note: i'm not doing the low carb thing but usually i have a pretty high protein, moderate carb lunch. and even when i give the kids their afternoon snack i don't feel hungry and have stopped the diet cokes. today, however, i had 1.5 cups of spaghetti with tomato and meat sauce. less than two hours later i was hungry again and had saltines with cream cheese and then i wanted a diet coke (my mom's addicted so there are cases around). moral: no more high carb meals at lunch. :p i could go on for hours so i wont have a good evening gen |
Hey you guys, just wanted to stop in for a quick heads-up that I won't have online access for a few days. Lorraine, Louie and I are headed to a cabin in the hills of West Virginia for a few days.......I'm sooooo excited! It's been a couple of years since we've gone away together, even for a weekend -- apart from absolutely hellish visits to her family. I'm not counting those. ;) I'll tell you guys all about it when I get back next week. I'll miss you guys and think of you when I'm hiking some beautiful trails! :)
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where is summer???
hi, well sarah is away having a great time but where is summer? i hope you are doing well and having fun. i posted on friday but it's not here :?: hmmm... well here is what i've been doing friday: yoga...feels soooo good :cloud9: saturday: swimming: 20 mins...oh boy that was not easy. changing up the routine sure let's me know how out of shape i am. :o walk/jog outside 20mins=2.5kmand no pain!!! i'm so happy :) :) :) i was starting to think that i may not be able to jog for the leg and foot pain...hopefully it is going away. :crossed: my dad called today to let me know that the bike is ready so now i'll be able to bike to from work everyday and go for bike rides on the week ends. :cb: now all i need to do is wash my socks :yikes: hope to hear from you soon summer and find out how things are going gen |
Hey
Hi there! :wave:
Sorry I have been MIA - my work included four fourteen hour days so after that I did not want to see a computer. :p Sarah I hope W. VA is a blast! Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy! Gen (is that short for Genevieve? just curious) glad to hear about no pain when you run! Yeah! That is great news. I am glad to hear that you are liking yoga as well and swimming - what a fun change in the routine. :workout: Bike to work - that also sounds like it could be fun. How was your Canada Day? Blue Rodeo was here giving a free outdoor concert Thursday :cool: I have logged 305 minutes of exercise this past week. I made sure to get alot in before work - thankfully! My DH and I are going on vacation to a lake resort this week (Mon -Thurs) so I do not know if I will be able to get on-line but I will try! There is lots of tennis, canoeing, yoga and hiking planned so I am looking forward to it...so forward... Have a great week! I will try to get on here during the week - I just don't know what kind of access I will have. Keep up the good work Gen! Quote: Be sure to put your feet in the right place then stand firm - Abe Lincoln be well. :lol3: Summer :lol3: |
have a great vacation
hey summer, that sounds like a geat week off! have fun and you deserve it after all those long days. gen is short for genevieve. it's not a very common name in english and a lot of people would mispronnounce it so i figured gen is short and easy. most people call me gena (pronnounced jenna) but then most people tend to say it like geena so i just gave up. i used to hate genevieve because it caused me so much grief but now i like it :) i sure hope the pain of running is starting go away. we'll see what happens when i return to running on pavement this week. the track at the y is very small gravel. tomorrow is weigh in day and i have a good feeling about it! :crossed: but we'll see what happens. monday: weights upper body cardio: outdoor track thanks for your encouragement and support. i sure need it! oh if you get to go to the blue rodeo concert it will be a great time i promise! tonight i went to see the funk brothers in concert must have been about 100,000 people. it was fantastic!!! if you haven't seen the movie definitely rent "standing in the shadows of motown" it'll make you laugh, cry, think and appreciate all the unsung talent out there. have a great week, i'll see you here when you get back.:sunny: gen |
down 1 more lb many more to go
hi sarah hope you had a good vacation. you sure deserved it! tell us all about it. so like you figured, :dizzy: , i'm down one more pound. yippee. i'm using the diet power everyday, don't know what i'd do without it. ty ty ty for letting us know about it. it is better than fitday. i love that i can create my own exercises from the data given on the cardio machines. today: almost didn't go to the gym but my sister intervened and off we went. yeah for sister. biked to and from work (woohoo got the bike. it's only ten minutes there and back and downhill most of the way home buy hey, it's better than nothing ;) ) upper body ( i realized i don't like doing abs, it makes me feel puky, so i don't do them as often as i should) cardio: 30 mins on crosstrainer. stretching: i can touch my foot now. i must be getting fitter because after doing level1 hill programme i decided that next time i need to move up to level two. woohoo! wed: off: cat to the vet thurs: running clinic: 20 minutes jog/walk (2min jog/1min walk :crossed: ) friday: yoga well i hope to hear from you soon :^: gen :wave: |
Hello, you two!!!!!
Hello, Gen and Summer!! I'm back, but in a hurry to turn in, so I'm just going to give a quick update for now....just the facts, ma'am!
I only lost a pound last week, since I splurged a bit on vacation -- I didn't go off, but I did partake in a few no-no's, in small quantities. And still I lost a pound! As for exercise since my return on Monday: Tuesday ~ Walked Louie for a half hour. Wednesday ~ Biked HIIT for 30 minutes, with 18 minutes at intense speed, and 8 within more moderate fat burning zone of heart rate. My goal is to really concentrate on cardio this week......I'm trying to lose 2 more pounds by the beginning of next week, so I'm focusing for the moment less on muscle building than on increasing my metabolic rate. I'll fill you dahlings in on more when I have more time! I missed you guys and hope you're both doing great, and that Summer is having a blast on her vacation! Gen, I'm so glad you're loving the Diet Power! It has so many awesome features, doesn't it?? (I love that exercise one too, although I haven't had an opportunity to utilize it yet, since I don't go to a gym and so don't have access to unlisted equipment.....Hey great job on your regular use of the crosstrainer, by the way! You go, you bad:censored: !) I'll post more tomorrow.....good night! |
Down another pound since yesterday! I'm still shooting for another 2 pounds by the beginning of next week though! I'll be back later to more fully check in with you two. :wave:
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Hey there, :wave: , another quick one:
Thursday: HIIT on bike for 22 minutes this morning first thing. I'm going to do the same tomorrow morning. That's it for now....I'll be back soon! |
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