Exercise/diet motivation...

[Zoom-boing]

I just imagine that I have a date with Zuzka (see below) , and I have to take my shirt off......

Oh, I love her! She used to be the host of BodyRock. She's going by Zuzka now, used to go by Zuzana. Heard she was a porn star once ... no clue if that's true or not. lol

 

[Zander]

I just imagine that I have a date with Zuzka (see below) , and I have to take my shirt off......

Oh, I love her! She used to be the host of BodyRock. She's going by Zuzka now, used to go by Zuzana. Heard she was a porn star once ... no clue if that's true or not. lol

She has an incredible physique and her videos are pretty good too. I've done a few of her workouts- they definitely get you sweating!

 

[Zoom-boing]

Well, I must say that the past month I've been focusing on getting more sleep, eating better and exercising. A month ago I felt like a lead balloon, no energy, and could barely walk less than a mile on the treadmill at 4.0mph. Today I went 3.5 miles walking approx 4.2mph at a 4-5% incline, part of it running at 5.2mph. The Zombies Run! app is quite fun. I finally figured out how to get zombie chases .... run during the songs! lol Feeling better in general, again I'm sure the weather is helping. Had some down days the other week, just gave into it (crying is cathartic), it passed. Griefbursts. Yup.

How is everyone else doing? drifter? pacer? luddly? I see Zander is progressing!

 

[pacer]

How is everyone else doing? drifter? pacer? luddly? I see Zander is progressing!

Thank you for asking Zoom but I am ashamed to say I am still glued to the computer and procrastinating as ever. I keep telling myself once the warmer weather comes...and so the story goes. It is encouraging though to see you doing so well. I assure you once I put my mind to it, I will get away from this contraption and to get out and exercise. All the best in your diet/exercise routine, Zoom.

 

[auditor0007]

How is everyone else doing? drifter? pacer? luddly? I see Zander is progressing!

Thank you for asking Zoom but I am ashamed to say I am still glued to the computer and procrastinating as ever. I keep telling myself once the warmer weather comes...and so the story goes. It is encouraging though to see you doing so well. I assure you once I put my mind to it, I will get away from this contraption and to get out and exercise. All the best in your diet/exercise routine, Zoom.

Quit procrastinating and get to it. It was 44 degrees outside today. I ran 4 miles in shorts and a tee shirt. I was sweating bullets by the time I finished. Unless it's below 40 or the wind is just blowing too hard, I'm running outside. Gotta get back into competitive shape before I run my first 5k of the year. Running on the treadmill at the gym was good exercise over the winter, but it's just not the same as running outside on the trails. The trails are much harder with the wind and hills and all.

 

[Zoom-boing]

How is everyone else doing? drifter? pacer? luddly? I see Zander is progressing!

Thank you for asking Zoom but I am ashamed to say I am still glued to the computer and procrastinating as ever. I keep telling myself once the warmer weather comes...and so the story goes. It is encouraging though to see you doing so well. I assure you once I put my mind to it, I will get away from this contraption and to get out and exercise. All the best in your diet/exercise routine, Zoom.

I started many times from last Sept through March. Just like you, couldn't quite make it happen. You will. Start small and work your way up, it does get easier. Just taking a walk outside ... doesn't have to be anything more than half an hour at something more than a stroll ... helps. Start where you are, use what you have, do what you can.

Something that I noticed in the past month ... I haven't "needed" that 3:00pm coffee, haven't had that "dip" in several weeks. Just realized that yesterday. It was free coffee day at Wawa and I had zero need to go get a cup. Oh, and the apps I'm using are helping a lot. Makes it easier (for me anyway) to stay on track and .... well, gadgets! lol

 

[pacer]

Thank you auditor and Zoom for the words of encouragement. I went grocery shopping this morning with the full intention of going for a walk afterwards but it is still pretty darn cool out there. It's only 2 or 3 degrees and with the wind chill it feels much colder. So, I scrapped that idea and came home to watch 'The Ten Commandments'. I have it playing in the background. But, Zoom, as you say, once I put my mind to it, I will make it happen. Have a nice day and a wonderful Easter to everyone.

 

[auditor0007]

Thank you auditor and Zoom for the words of encouragement. I went grocery shopping this morning with the full intention of going for a walk afterwards but it is still pretty darn cool out there. It's only 2 or 3 degrees and with the wind chill it feels much colder. So, I scrapped that idea and came home to watch 'The Ten Commandments'. I have it playing in the background. But, Zoom, as you say, once I put my mind to it, I will make it happen. Have a nice day and a wonderful Easter to everyone.

Where in the world do you live Pacer, Antarctica?

 

[Zander]

For anyone interested -

I've had great success using the LIFT APP to set goals and ingrain habits.

The app sends a reminder to your phone- and it has a community - et.. It really works for me. I find that if "I measure -I commit". Here is a screen shot.

It forces mindfulness on a goal or habit. I've used it for a lot of fitness and other goals. I am currently using it to remind me to express gratitude every day.

 

[Zoom-boing]

Well, I was going great guns and had gotten down 6 lbs in 4 weeks then got a sinus infection that knocked me and I've stalled the past two weeks. Grrr.

Am getting better and better at running and have found some good sites for other workouts.

FitnessBlender has a boatload of workouts, you can search in terms of times, cals burned, body part to work on.

RealFittv has some nice kickboxing workouts that I've been trying out. Nice length, intense workout, big cal burn.

Getting in more dog walks lately (the dogs are thrilled). Sometimes I even take each dog individually and do two walks. Our neighborhood is a good mile and a half.

Eating right, utilizing apps, drinking water. Cripes, you'd think I'd be down more at this point.

<sigh>

Oh yeah, had a cavity filled last week, bottom back molar. I have issues with the dental, specifically those bottom molars as I am a hard to numb individual (redheads are known to be harder to numb) and he really needs to whack the nerve to get those areas numb. Jazzes the damn nerve up for a week. But it's worse than that . . .when he was drilling and filling and he said to the assistant "let's get a picture of this" I just knew what was going to happen .... he said if the sensitivity to hot/cold didn't go away and I still couldn't bite down on that tooth, bloody root canal would be needed. Yeah, still sensitive and can't bite down on it and now there is a constant dull ache going on in my jaw hinge/tooth area. Had one done once and it was awful. Of course, my reg dentist wouldn't touch it (because of being hard to numb) so going to a stranger was just agonizing. If they would just drop an anvil on my head and wake me when it's over I'd be less stressed about it all. But that would require me going to a stranger.

I hate teeth. I'm hungry ... er, hangry. Better go get some breakfast.

How is everyone else doing? Haven't seen a lot of peeps around lately (myself included). This place is like banging your head against a wall and expecting not to get a headache. lol

 

[Michelle420]

I am still doing good on food and exercise, had a couple days where I indulged during finals but otherwise stayed on track.

 

[auditor0007]

I have started doing some interval runs rather than just running a set pace. I seemed to have plateaued so I need to do something if I want to improve my times. Yesterday I just lifted weights, but two days ago I did a four mile interval run where I ran for two minutes at a 6 minute pace and then rested for two minutes at a 10 minute pace, alternating back and forth. I finished the four miles in around 31 minutes, so it was a bit under an 8 mile pace overall. I'm hoping to do this a couple times per week while gradually shortening the rest periods from two minutes down to one minute.

 

[mamooth]

Did my half-marathon Saturday. Hurt like hell, but I ran the whole way. 2:09. Nothing to write home about, but it was a minute better than last year. A year older and a minute faster, I'll take that.

Now, to not slack off. I'll start by finishing the mowing. Huge yard, walk behind mower. And run more tomorrow.

 

[auditor0007]

Did my half-marathon Saturday. Hurt like hell, but I ran the whole way. 2:09. Nothing to write home about, but it was a minute better than last year. A year older and a minute faster, I'll take that.

Now, to not slack off. I'll start by finishing the mowing. Huge yard, walk behind mower. And run more tomorrow.

Nice job. I have thought about running a half marathon with my gf. My max runs are usually about 7 miles and I can feel it, so I am sure just finishing a half in any time will make those legs feel some pain.

 

[Zoom-boing]

Down 9 lbs in 8 weeks. Incorporating HIIT/Tabata workouts. Just discovered Ice Cream Fitness 5x5 Jason Blaha's Ice Cream Fitness 5x5 Novice Program | Muscle & Strength and will be incorporating this in the near future.

The one year anniversary 3-week-stretch starts next week. Something my brother told me today, he was reading through different people's experiences with the death of loved ones and one girl said "I've done something that a year ago I thought would be impossible to do and did not know that I could do ... I've lived a year without my mother". Something to think about.

I've been reading the boards at My Fitness Pal. Lots of great info/inspiration over there.

Oh ... can I mention MFP? If not, um, can a mod just xxx it out?

 

[Michelle420]

Down 9 lbs in 8 weeks. Incorporating HIIT/Tabata workouts. Just discovered Ice Cream Fitness 5x5 Jason Blaha's Ice Cream Fitness 5x5 Novice Program | Muscle & Strength and will be incorporating this in the near future.

The one year anniversary 3-week-stretch starts next week. Something my brother told me today, he was reading through different people's experiences with the death of loved ones and one girl said "I've done something that a year ago I thought would be impossible to do and did not know that I could do ... I've lived a year without my mother". Something to think about.

I've been reading the boards at My Fitness Pal. Lots of great info/inspiration over there.

Oh ... can I mention MFP? If not, um, can a mod just xxx it out?

Congrats !

I was on a vacation the past week, but managed to stay relatively healthy.

 

[golden.]

Great thread I think through how these thread influence citizens in their decisions to openly express themselves to know about nutrition or to engage in self-censoring Diet on a regular basis.

 

[Zander]

I bought one of these last week.

It's called an XVEST. It's an 84 lb weighted vest. You can adjust the weight from 1lb all the way to 84lbs. It is made of super heavy duty ballistic nylon with the extra strong Velcro to adjust and fasten around the waist and shoulders. It positions the weight perfectly - seriously - you can run in these things - though they do recommend no more than 10% of body weight be added if running. It is real;y snug and tight around your chest and back - fully supporting your spine.

I loaded 20 lbs into the thing the day I bought it (on Craigslist for a huge discount!!) and went for a 3 mile walk around the neighborhood. 48 mins later - I felt like I ran a 10k! I was amazed at how tough it was!.

I have been walking with it for the same 3 mile track (which has a very nice hill!) everyday this week. I now feel very comfortable with the 20 lbs and am going to add another 10 lbs - bringing it up to aprrox. 15% of bodyweight. My goal is to eventually be able to walk 3-5 miles with the full 84lbs on!!

Stay motivated bitches!!! Stop making excuses and MOVE!!!

PS- one added benefit of this thing - my wife says I look like a Fire Fighter when I am wearing it......that damn redhead knows exactly how to play me!

I am now using 44lbs with the vest. I am doing Hindu Squats and Hindu push ups while wearing it.

I've worn the 44lb vest for about a month now- I walk a trail that has a steep hill that is about a mile long. The route is 3.17 miles and it takes me roughly 55 minutes.

I took the vest off the other day and walked the same route - it felt like I was flying! Walked it in under 15 min miles. - 47:33 for same 3.17 miles

The next day I upped the vest to 50lbs.....took me 59:10 for the same walk!

 

[September]

Drink lots of water. Eat a big breakfast and a smaller lunch & dinner. Try not to intake a lot of sugar. Listen to music you enjoy when you workout. Do weights, but do cardio too. An example of a good gym routine is upper body one day, lower body the next- five or six days a week, mixing up your exercises every so often. Get plenty of sleep at night. Protein helps you recover faster. Eat healthy foods for good energy. Stretch alot. Allow working out to become a ritual. Find ways to workout when you aren't at the gym.

Know your goals- whether you are tying to become stronger or faster, or alter your appearance in some way, your workouts will have to be adjusted accordingly. Knowing your goals will help you be more aware of your progress.. Meditation can help, for others who are into it.

If you believe in a higher power, give thanks to that higher power for your ability to pursue such athletic/ fitness pursuits. Some humans are either born limited or become limited later in life and cannot perform the same exercises. BE THANKFUL FOR WHAT YOU ALREADY HAVE, even when you thirst for more.

Put your results to use. If you became stronger and faster, go compete in something, whether its some kind of sport, a friendly athletic game with friends, some sparring, or a local athletic event. Its rewarding. Or challenge yourself athletically in something solitary. If you look better, go someplace and put those good looks to use! Reap the benefits of all that exercise you've done!

Remember the power of your mind. The affect of your willpower. Remember that your focus determines your reality.

 

[Michelle420]

How s everyone's workout's going?

I am doing really well, I have been looking around for new music and lately it has been disco and old skool rap

What kind of music do you use for exercise?