I broke my plateau....

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    VirgoChic's AvatarVirgoChic , 03-22-2006 06:12 PM
    ..Of exercise that is!

    So after a 5 day absence, exercise makes a comeback in my life. I think I tried to make up for it because I stayed on the treadmill for 95 minutes, getting to about 4.1 miles. Afterwards, I was sitting down and realized I could still go for some more exercise, so I popped in my Denise Austin "Fat Blasting Yoga" tape.. got through about 10 minutes of it and decided that lady can kiss my A$$!! Needless to say, just doing the stretches wore me out and got me out of breath. It's weird how I can go 95+ minutes on a treadmill, but 10 minutes of her stretching takes a toll on me. Oh well, I'll add the 10 minutes and bring my grand total of deliberate exercise today to 105 minutes According to my calorie calculator, I apparently burned about 950 calories, give or take a few. Yeah, baby! So far today I've taken in 1023 calories, so I almost burned as much as I ate. I feel so accomplished.

    I won't try to keep doing that much because, as a beginner, I know that would just get me burnt out fast.
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    howie6267's Avatarhowie6267 , 03-22-2006 06:48 PM
    Wow sounds like you really went to town. Good for you.
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    hellokitty81668's Avatarhellokitty81668 , 03-22-2006 06:50 PM
    Congrats!!!
    Wow 1 1/2 hrs on the treadmill!!! Way to go!!!!! I can only do 45 minutes and I am dead!!! Great job , keep up the good work!!!!!
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    Sandi's AvatarSandi , 03-22-2006 07:05 PM
    Your post even sounds energized!! Awesome Job!!
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    Less of Lena's AvatarLess of Lena , 03-22-2006 07:36 PM
    Wowsers! Did you have some kickin' music going? How did you sustain 95 minutes? Can you bottle up some of that energy and pass it around? I could use some!

    Good job kicking it back into gear!
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    VirgoChic's AvatarVirgoChic , 03-22-2006 07:41 PM
    Thanks everyone!

    Lena if I didn't have my mp3 player blasting music in my ears, I would've never been able to zone out long enough to do 95 minutes.
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    teahoney's Avatarteahoney , 03-22-2006 09:04 PM
    Way to go Virgo.
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    Heather's AvatarHeather , 03-23-2006 08:37 AM
    That's great you have such stamina! Though if you really did burn that many calories and eat so little, I think that could be problematic (esp if you did it a lot!)
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    VirgoChic's AvatarVirgoChic , 03-23-2006 08:55 AM
    Well, I still hadn't eaten dinner at that point, which was a turkey & cheese sandwich from Blimpies, so that added about another 450 calories or so. I know I probabaly won't walk for an hour and a half every day, but if I DID and because of my current weight I burn that many calories would that mean I'd have to eat a lot more?
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    newfiedarling's Avatarnewfiedarling , 03-23-2006 10:42 AM
    That's some awesome stamina. I've been lagging a little in the intensity/duration of my workouts lately. Perhaps I'll try the movie idea and see if it helps pass the time more quickly. Well done!

    ~Dee
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