Just getting us started again!

My plan today is to go to the gym and do 35 mins on the Eliptical and 35-40 minutes of weights! I'll report in later to let you know how i did!

Well just me checking in...figured if I hung around the exercise thread maybe some of that motivation might rub off?

I (and dh) have decided that upon rising in the morning we would do some floor exercises before getting into the shower - I am starting with situps (20-25?) and pushups (5 if I'm lucky)...and we build from there on a weekly basis.

Anyone else doing this? Any suggestions?

Thanks,

Froufie

P.S. Also hope to do some aerobic exercise thru the week - either videotape or treadmill!

I'm feeling like crap today, but I'm going to try to get 20 minutes of pilates and 10 minutes of meditation in after work and before I die today.

My master plan is to do 20 minutes of pilates 3 times a week and then do the hour long butt kicking pilates workout once a week until I build up more strength. The rest of my exercise with be things like power walking the mall or cleaning the **** out of my house

I've changed my mind about today. I feel amazingly bad and getting worse so I'm going home at lunch and staying there. No exercise today

Just got back from the gym!

35 minutes on teh Eliptical and 40 minutes doing abs and upper body weights!

My goals for the rest of the week:

Tuesday - Home on the treadmill

Wedneday - 35 minutes on the eliptical and 40 minutes of Abs and Lower body

Thursday - 45 minutes on the Treadmill and 40 minutes abs and upperbody

Friday - 35 minutes on teh Eliptical and 40 minutes of abs and lowerbody

Saturday 45 minutes at home on the treadmill.

Sunday - Day off

Thats the goal... now lets see how well I do!

My arms are SOOOOOO sore today for some reason!

Wow, Karen! That's impressive! I feel like such a wimp!

Karen: Way to go! Your exercising is so impressive! I wish I could even do half of what you do! Keep it up!

StarPrincess: Hope you get to feeling better soon!!

My exercise for the day:

20 minutes of fast-walking (I was trying to out-walk the rain, and I didn't quite make it... )

I think Karen is just setting the bar too high for me!!!!

I don't even want to do anything "enjoyable" for 30 minutes

Who's with me here....starting tonight....
Let's all walk around our living rooms 3 times and then touch our toes 5 times??????

That's my goal for tonight 11/3/03.

NOTE: For those with living rooms larger than 400 sq ft - you only need to walk around it 2 times.

Dont use me as a bar.. not at all! I have been exercising off and on for years, and I know what I can do..and what I cant! LOL I like the walking around the living room idea!

Hugs!

karen, you are the exercise queen. I aspire to be like you. I finally have started an attempt at exercise. I completed the bodyflex plus workout this morning before work and again after work. It's 15 minutes per workout. So that's a whole 30 minute increase over almost everyday since I've been on Atkins.

StarPrincess, I hope you feel better soon.

OK I did it!
25 minutes of low impact aerobics (My favorite Jane Fonda tape from my thin days way back in '92)

I couldn't get through the whole thing - but it's weird how 11 years later I didn't even look at the TV....the beat and the songs make you remember every step.

Forgot to post this yesterday...

Tuesday: 20 minutes of brisk walking

I just bought a pilates dvd so going to try that today...was planning on hitting the gym but just woke up at noon!! I really hate working second shift. I get up early for class three days a week..how can i get motivated to get up early to go work out? any suggestions?

Hey Nicki - what pilates dvd did you get? I'm a pilates girl myself, but have found that alot of the videos don't do a good job of explaining what you should be doing internally.

Sorry, no advice for getting up early. I'm at work by 7 in the morning and work out when I get home around 4. It just works better for me that way.

OK.. Didnt make it on the tgreadmill yesterday... But I was working hard at my job (well my home job)

But today I hit the gym for 35 on the eliptical and 40 doing lowerbody weights and abs! WOO HOO!