hmm... I seem to have fallen back in lurk mode.
I keep trying to get caught up.. and then I fall further behind.
From last week's thread,
Tidey and JC, congrats on the smaller sizes.
Meg, I can't remember now, what it was that I read last week, but it was on the mark.
Ilene is right, you need to start collecting these pearls of wisdom for a book.
Very good advice today about looking at behavoir goals rather than results as a goal. I need to paste that on my fridge an on the scale. I need the daily weigh in right now to make sure I'm on track with water and sodium (amazing the changes these items can cause), but it's discouraging to follow my food plan and exercise plan exactly right every day and not see that # go down. I
can control what I eat, and how I workout, I don't have any influence with the scale.. unless you count pulling the battery out.
Lois, welcome over here!
Very nice to see you popping in.
Everyone, I know
Lois, from elsewhere, and this lady has been working VERY hard at getting healthier and stronger. I think you'll like hanging around here, chickie.
franniemae, welcome too.
question on the challenges... how do you guys work these? I'd like to play too, but I'm on a wedding challenge right now.
JC, have fun on your trip.
Can't promise to behave,
except when it comes to food and exercise.
wall sitting.. I'll let you after Thursday. I think my hands start at my sides holding on to nothing but end up on my legs. I thought it made it easier. darn.
Some interesting observations.. Brad and I both started the PFA wanting to lose between 45-50#'s. I was a bit better at compliance to the plan so I went into fat burning a few weeks before he did. He's down 20#'s right now (don't you just hate guy metabolism????), and I'm down 12.5#"s. But here's the kicker. It seems to be more noticable on me. And that's not cause he has more to lose etc. It's because I
make the time for weight lifting, and his schedule with commuting is too difficult right now. We've learned on PFA that 80% of what we look like is the food we eat, and 20% is exercise. So, given the choice of what he can and can't do in a day, he (with the guidance of our consultant) has opted to stay on the program and do whatever cardio she assigns. She and I would both like to see him back in the gym lifting, but if he has to skip anything, that's what goes. I have the same marching orders, cardio comes first for this stage of the plan, but I make sure to get it done. End result is that I'm down lots of inches everywhere, and am getting compliments from folks that haven't seen us in a bit. He's looking thinner, but I don't think its as apparent just yet. I make sure to tell everyone that I'm lifting, and looking to keep going heavier.
btw, can you tell which one of us is the cardio king, and which one would opt to skip the cardio.
That said, today is a double cardio day. I went for a 40 min run this morning, and will do intervals on the treadmill tonight. I am going to change my lifting routine around a bit, because Mondays seem to always have cardio and I'm finding that 2 cardios and leg workouts are NOT the ideal combo.
I think I will opt for the following, which will give me more days with weights but shorter workouts.
M- back
Tu glutes, hamstrings/outer thighs
We - back/abs
TH - calves,quads/inner thighs
Fri - arms/shoulders
I'm sure I'll still end up with double cardios on Tuesdays and Thursdays but since Mondays are more likely to be that way, why start the week of by totally exhausting every muscle fiber.
Am having a strange problem, and will post that separate to ask for input
HOpe everyone is having a great day.