DZ.com HEALTH & FITNESS Challengers...I Admit to Being a Slacker!!

[ACMESkydiver 0]

I haven't worked out in probably a week! And I've been eating sherbert and crap!!!

Dammit...but I'm back on track starting right NOW (not this morning, cause I had 2 Halloween size Butterfingers for breakfast and snack, and had a homemade choc chip cookie with my coffee -damn caregiver and her baking!!!!! )

As of right now, I'm back in my gym clothes, and I'm heading to the gym to get back into my routine.

I also have a new eating plan...kinda. Little Derick's doc has said that the med he's on is causing his enormous appetite and sluggishness in the late afternoons...the boy gained 10% of his body weight in 3 months and is too heavy. He weighs 92, and his twin weighs 76!

I have to take charge, and doc said the South Beach diet puts out healthy guidelines to follow.

$85 later, and 4 South Beach diet books (the original and 3 cook books) later, I'm staying positive, but it's gonna be hard to go dairy free wheat(gluten) free on this. I will do it though; my baby boy is worth it!

Since he's on South Beach DF/GF, we are ALL going on it. I'm not cooking 4 times for each meal. That shite is getting old.

I'm the only one that will be doing phase 1 with no breads or bad carbs for 2 weeks...

Time to make a shopping list.

Sleep issues have become a problem, but I think that if I can get into a better workout habit, I'll get that turned around.

Even with my dismal performance of late, my pants are still fitting looser around the middle and thighs! Even jeans right out of the dryer!!! WOO-HOO!!

Anyone else having some success? Need a kick in the tushy?

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[gonzalesna 0]

After about 2 weeks off, I got back in the gym yesterday and have been staying on my daily routine so far. After today's workout, I KNOW tomorrow's gonna suck!

Some people refrain from beating a dead horse. Personally, I find a myriad of entertainment value when beating it until it becomes a horse-smoothie.

[skybytch 273]

I'm not doing too bad. Still need to motivate myself to get more walking in on the weekdays I don't have to go to main campus, but I'm up to 200 stairs and (estimating) about 3 miles on main campus days.

I did discover just how far I still have to go over the weekend; felt fine after 7.5 miles on Saturday (which is an improvement) but I pooped out after hiking only 5 on Sunday and am still a little sore in the legs today even though I only did about a mile on Monday.

[MrFreefall383 0]

Eh, we're all slackers. Always room to get back in the game.

I was sick for a week, didn't work out at all because I could hardly breath without coughing up my guts. Was feeling better by Saturday, tried to go for an evening swim to get back into it, but there was a swim meet going on. So I got up on Sunday, did some running and some pullups. Monday got back into 5am wakeups with a swim, came back and did 300 situps, 1 minute of swimmers for lower back, 25 pullups, and 25 chinups. Today I focused completely on lowerbody. Did 1500m of swimming, first time I completed a consecutive 500 of freestyle with fins, mask, and snorkel. The rest was kick development. Then I came back, took a short rest, got showered and had breakfast, and then went to the high school and ran 2 miles in just a scratch over 15 minutes. Tomorrow's going to be another running day with tons of ab work, pushups, and anything else I can get in.

Promised myself I wouldn't slack off, and now that I'm no longer sick, I'm hitting it twice as hard.

"If at first you don't succeed... well, so much for skydiving." - aviation cliche

[johndh1 0]

Back to original post, without "quote" - one thing you have to remember is the season is changing toward colder, and your body wants to fatten you up for Winter, so you have to stay ahead of the cycle. The other is you need a friend to go to the gym with, who will call you and care enough to tell you what you need to hear about why you aren't in the gym at least three, but preferably 5 days a week...whether they need to be nice or be not-so-nice about it.

You're paying for it, remember? Every time you go, your per-visit cost goes down.

Keep at it, regularly and consistently or you will be fighting this problem and on a slightly bigger scale next Spring when you are getting ready for swimsuit season, and it's not worth it. Only you can make your ass go.

Drastic diet changes are not the biggest benefit, especially not before the holidays approaching, because you won't keep up with them. No one does.

Roll Tide Roll

[johndh1 0]

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After about 2 weeks off, I got back in the gym yesterday and have been staying on my daily routine so far. After today's workout, I KNOW tomorrow's gonna suck!

Yeah, but if that pic of you on the other thread where we all posted ourselves (the one you called "whitey") is recent, you don't have much to worry about - you're tight. You even have those lines from your lower waist down toward your groin. I hardly have those, and I'm a trainer. But, I do take in a lot of calories and probably weigh about 50# more than you too, but still, keep it up...and get out into the sun some too, and even better yet, drink some carrot juice every day - that'll darken you up and naturally accentuate what I presume is possibly some ethnic heritage. Plus, the carrot juice is the best juice you can drink.

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[johndh1 0]

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...but I'm up to 200 stairs and (estimating) about 3 miles on main campus days....

If you do the stairs, never skip steps thinking you are doing yourself good by the "burn" from it. It's bad for your knees. Ditto the stairmaster. A lot of gyms don't use them anymore (I'm not talking about the thing that works like an escalator).

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[skybytch 273]

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If you do the stairs, never skip steps thinking you are doing yourself good by the "burn" from it. It's bad for your knees.

Good to know, thanks. I don't skip steps now; I figure I can't count it if I don't step on it and my goal right now is to get the number up.

[johndh1 0]

Good for you - remember do go more than 90* bending the knees, and faster is not better, just regular pace will do fine, and be sure not to stomp.

Roll Tide Roll

[JeepDiver 0]

I was at the gym from 3 to 5 today.

I felt a little slack since I hadn't been there since Friday.

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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After about 2 weeks off, I got back in the gym yesterday and have been staying on my daily routine so far. After today's workout, I KNOW tomorrow's gonna suck!

Tell me 'bout it. i hate the first day after a workout from a long lay-off!

That's why I'm stretching...and stretching...and stretching....

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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I'm not doing too bad. Still need to motivate myself to get more walking in on the weekdays I don't have to go to main campus, but I'm up to 200 stairs and (estimating) about 3 miles on main campus days.

I did discover just how far I still have to go over the weekend; felt fine after 7.5 miles on Saturday (which is an improvement) but I pooped out after hiking only 5 on Sunday and am still a little sore in the legs today even though I only did about a mile on Monday.

Wow...man that's covering some distance! Some day I hope to be in good enough shape to attemp a short hike.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[ACMESkydiver 0]

Glad you jumped back into it!

It felt really good to get my workout in today. -And I showered & changed & I'm giong to do another 30 minutes on my own treadmill tonight, too!

Hooray.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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The other is you need a friend to go to the gym with, who will call you and care enough to tell you what you need to hear about why you aren't in the gym at least three, but preferably 5 days a week...whether they need to be nice or be not-so-nice about it.

That's what Joe is going to be doing. He was an army Ranger...he can be s-c-a-r-e-y!!!

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You're paying for it, remember? Every time you go, your per-visit cost goes down.

Keep at it, regularly and consistently or you will be fighting this problem and on a slightly bigger scale next Spring when you are getting ready for swimsuit season, and it's not worth it. Only you can make your ass go.

I know...I know it! Damn it here we are again in October, and I'm fighting the same fight. -At least I am actually 1 size smaller than I was last year...not so big of a deal, until you consider that I went up quite a bit and came back down in that time frame.

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Drastic diet changes are not the biggest benefit, especially not before the holidays approaching, because you won't keep up with them. No one does.

Meh, little Derick's doc is requiring it. He's getting too big...fortunately, I'm thinking the boys won't notice it if I do it right. A nice light omelet for breakfast...some lean meats and soy yogurts (can't find 'light' goat cheese yet, unfortunately ) and salad for lunch -they LOVE salads suddenly, so that's great! We're just going to do without rice, potatoes, and a great deal of breads. They aren't going to do the 'no fruit' portion of this diet. Since they love fruit, that's a good thing.

And I have a fantastic new South Beach Diet Holiday cook book, and my sis and I are pretty handy around the kitchen.

And since daddy is now on lower fat, lower sugar dieting due to his cancer, & sis, bro, mom and I are all trying to shed some pounds, I'm thinking this will be a great way to make Thanksgiving feast.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[SarahC07 0]

So, I did it. I hired a trainer. I was selective and talked to many different trainers before I finally hired one. SHE'S AWESOME! I see her two nights aweek at 24 hour fitness and I'm never on a machine.

Since tracking only my food intake on myapex.com wasn't exciting enough, I bought a body bugg. I get to wear this little gray thing on the back of my right upper arm and it monitors my body temp, my heart rate and other things to estimate approximately how many calories I'm burning each minute. It's pretty neat!!

If you've got the cash, Amber at 24 hour fitness on 1960/jones in Houston, TX is an amazing trainer... however, I think she just booked up her evening hours...

[johndh1 0]

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...body bugg. I get to wear this little gray thing on the back of my right upper arm and it monitors my body temp, my heart rate and other things to estimate approximately how many calories I'm burning each minute.

Do you ever wear it to see how much you burn when...you know?

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[NWFlyer 2]

I have an appointment tomorrow with these guys. I'm hoping they can help me figure out if my gut instinct is right and I've really screwed my metabolism up in the last couple years of yo-yo-bullshit-eating-and-exercise habits.

Been okay with food, not so much with exercise. Going to yoga tonight. though.

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

[tigra 0]

I've been good with the workouts, but you are so right about the changing weather. I've been eating a lot more lately. I'm not gaining weight, but I'm not losing any either. Still, the work I've been doing with my trainer (and on my own) is really starting to pay off and show even if the scale isn't budging.

[johndh1 0]

I always tell the people at the gym the scale is not your friend. It can move several pounds throughout the course of the day, depending on how much you eat, how much water you drink (usually not nearly enough) and how many dumps you take.

I don't even follow the idea of "target body weight" so many ascribe to in the fitness industry (and doctors too). I mean, my BMI reads that I am one point below obese, usually, and that at 6' I should weigh like 160 or 170. It doesn't count for the fact that my body fat is like at 12% but I weighed 218# today. I'm pretty solid. Same goes for girls - look at some of these college gymnast types (and cheerleaders, if you look close), in great health, with those muscular thighs and all, and their BMI usually shows they should target for like 10 or 20# below what they do. They couldn't stunt with that.

You have to work to accentuate the proportion of your individual physique - that will make all the difference in the world.. I'd like to weigh something like 250 or 260, but I'm never going to maintain that naturally. The most I've been is 240 up to last January, and I was miserable with all the extra protein, and before the FDA banning Jan. 1 2007, Methyl 1-Alpha, and with the crazy diet I actually developed symptoms of onset diabetes from overworking my kidneys with the supplements. Plus, I look good like I am, if I do say so myself. I know guys who weigh 170, and by doing certain things, most would swear they weigh 200 - by things, I mean shaping certain areas of the body so the "fit" better.

For men, to narrow the waist means broadening of the shoulders, and thickening of the thighs, butt, and chest. For women, it makes the boobs look bigger, and maybe the hips sometimes too, but that's not a bad thing. Who, I ask, wants to have to hook your knuckles into something grose like Paris Hilton's protruding hip-bones just to hold on? I'd be afraid I might break something off like one of those hollow chocolate Easter Bunny ears.

Some guys get into the gym and work so hard on their upper, and leave their legs ridiculous-skinny in comparison. They would be so much better off laying off the upper and toning down, but you will never get it across to them, because it is the same psychological situation of anorexia. I have to get input from others who I trust myself, and even then, I sometimes check to make sure my arms don't measure more than my calves.

Didn't mean to get off on all that.

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[ACMESkydiver 0]

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Since tracking only my food intake on myapex.com wasn't exciting enough, I bought a body bugg. I get to wear this little gray thing on the back of my right upper arm and it monitors my body temp, my heart rate and other things to estimate approximately how many calories I'm burning each minute. It's pretty neat!!

Dang I checked out 'Bodybugg' a few days ago. My, honey if you've got the money for it, awesome!! It looks cool.

Unfortunately I can't do $400 right now, but I think it would be a great fitness aid. Let us know how you're liking it!
Glad you found a good trainer, too. Mine kinda disappeared...I'm not sure if she's not working there any more or she just happens to work when I'm not there. I've decided to wait on buying more sessions anyhoo until I take care of my obvious needs first. Again, it's too expensive, and geesh in my condition it's pretty darned obvious what I need. More of everything I'm already doing...

When I lose some more and get more into very specific muscle conditioning, I'll check into a trainer again.
Glad you're doing well.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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I have an appointment tomorrow with these guys.

I sent them a question via email...I'm wondering if they might be able to make sure I'm doing what I need to. I like the fact that they have an MD that runs it; looks like what I've been kinda looking for: a 'whole approach' deal. I've been trying to manage my Thyroid Disease, but when your doc isn't a nutritionist or a personal trainer, and your gym doesn't know how the thyroid meds you're on affect you, it's kind of difficult trying to match up two halves in the dark.

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Been okay with food, not so much with exercise. Going to yoga tonight. though.

Hooray! Hope you enjoyed your pretzel-twisting. One attempt at yoga was all it took to convince me that I'm not cut out for it...you're a better woman than I am!

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[NWFlyer 2]

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Hooray! Hope you enjoyed your pretzel-twisting. One attempt at yoga was all it took to convince me that I'm not cut out for it...you're a better woman than I am!

My instructor takes the idea that she is teaching a beginner class VERY seriously. We can do things at our own pace ... she jokes that it's the "boo boo baby beginner class." I like that - we're building a good foundation.

"There is only one basic human right, the right to do as you damn well please. And with it comes the only basic human duty, the duty to take the consequences." -P.J. O'Rourke

[d_squared431 0]

I have been using my knee as an excuse to eat junk food and not exercise in the last few weeks....

No seriously though, I have not been able to do much of anything due to my knee. If i try it blows up like a balloon and then hurts for a week or so. I am scheduled for surgery next week and then back to PT and then the gym.

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[selbbub78 0]

i'm gonna start in with you guys

now that the weather is slowly starting to get worse, i want to go start activities up..

...go figure

I WANT IN!!!!


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[tigra 0]

I don't have a BodyBugg or a Polar, but I picked up a Mio from Walmart a few months ago. Its a watch, heart rate monitor and calorie counter. Its doesn't tick off the calories the same way the ellipitical at the gym does, but the heart rate monitor is spot on. I think I paid about $40.00 for it, not $400.00.