spinchick
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OK, for those of you who need to be held accountable (ahem - me?) Friday Fit Club is here! Every week, jot down your goals, thoughts, how you ate, how much you exercised...even what you did "bad" (the goal of the "bad" part is first, to confess - second, to show that it's not the end of world - third, to see that we all are human and face the same problems). Then every Friday, log in here and report on your notes. Let's cheer eachother on. See how we all stack up. This is a forum and a support group. No one will put you down for eating that ice cream. And those nachos. Oh, and those Oreos, too. And Starbucks - three times this week. Uh, I think I just confessed....
Our goal is to get healthier, stronger, fitter. Let's go to it!
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SarahA
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Sounds like a good plan. I will work on goals and report in.
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TammyC
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Count me in as well! I need all the accountability I can get! Always! lol
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me too but AFTER my return from Disney on the 30th, eating like a pig and not exercising now, lol!
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thimbleluvr
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So I'm either late for last Friday or early for this Friday. Oh well. I'm 3 pounds toward my 25 pound goal with a couple weeks of effort.
We'll see how this week goes when I splurged and made carrot cake on Sunday and we'll have birthday cake on Thursday. Oh, and the fun size candy bars I ate yesterday. Maybe it's a good thing I'm limiting myself to getting on the scale once a week so I don't get discouraged by the daily ups and downs.
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TammyC
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You're fine Amy...we JUST started this thread so it's the first week, but it's never too early or too late to start! :)
Don't panic over your cake and etc. Just watch your portions when you want to indulge and keep moving to make up for it!
Remember it's okay to have "some" cake, it's usually not ok to have "the entire" cake! haha!
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spinchick
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Look at your whole week and try to keep it balanced. Don't fret over a piece of cake here and a piece of cake there if the rest of week is pretty good. If I know I'm having something one day, I'll eat a little less the days before and after to make up for it. Just never weigh yourself after a bag of chips or Chinese food.... :-)
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TammyC
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Okay, my week was kind of a mixture of ups and downs. First of all, my Curves membership had expired so I decided to go to a "real" gym (not that there is ANYTHING wrong with Curves! I love that place!) but being military, I have access to military fitness centers, very nice ones, for free. I've always been too intimidated to go to the gym and work out in the vicinity of "people" (men) unless I was already "in shape" which is kind of dumb since it defeats part of the purpose of going to the gym to get into shape! (And somehow, my embarrassment did not extend to the BUFFET line! Go figure!!)
Anyhow, I am over that. I deserve to be at the gym as much as anyone else so I walk in and do my thing and think nothing twice about who else is there or what they may think (or probably not even think!) about me. I'm there when I could be home on the sofa eating bon-bons, so who cares!!
Anyhow, so I went to the gym EVERY DAY this week! I also learned the meaning of "DOMS" - delayed onset muscle soreness. haha. Basically, on Monday I totally over did it on upper body and could hardly lift my arms again until about Wednesday! Lesson learned. So, as far as the weights go, I pulled back the reins some, but I am feeling good now and back at it, just being more careful to not over strain!
I also tried the elliptical this week for the first time, which I enjoyed. I got some running in as well this week.
My problem does not seem to be exercise; it is food. I had a couple days that were really good, but then I had a day where I was out of town for an appointment. Time got away from me and by lunch I was STARVED, which lead to less than stellar food choices. :( Mostly, I think portion size is my issue. UGH.
My weight is basically stable this week, but I have cardio kick boxing starting next week too, so I should be getting plenty of exercise and once my eating is a bit more under control I hope to see some lbs fall off.
I guess it's just another week of progress if not perfection! Can't wait to hear about everyone else!
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spinchick
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DOMS. Yes, I know that well. :-} We ALL get it when we do something new. After my fitness conference, I could not sit down very well to go to the bathroom....my thighs and butt were too sore. Seems like you did well though and I am proud of you for not being intimidated about the gym. You have every right to use it, and like you said, you could be home eating Bon Bons (which btw USED to be my favorite, favorite, favorite). I did a little less than my usual, most of it half-hearted. 40 mile bike ride Sunday, half-hearted abs Monday, upper body and hard spin class Tuesday, easy easy spin class Weds. and more half-hearted abs, 15 minutes of half-hearted upper body Thursday and moderate spin class, barely any abs today and no spin class. I teach tomorrow and then I am OFF Sunday and Monday because - as you can see - I am tired. It's so hot here now (110+) that I have no desire to exercise, thus all the half-heartedness.
Did fine overall with eating except Weds. night I got up at 12:30 a.m. to finish my pasta(!), had too much sugar overall, and then today I made a mistake with a print project and had to pull the job off the press (I am also a graphic designer), so that meant a nice Toblerone bar and half a box of Wheat Thins. Sigh. But I plan to get a good night's sleep today and get back on track tomorrow. How is everyone else doing?
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reporting in, I have been out of control for three weeks, lol! I am ill right now, but kicking it back into gear Monday with exercise if I am recovered enough!
I have been eating lots of regular stuff, have to return to healthy stuff. Hopefully I will be well enough to go shopping by Sunday! ;) It really makes a huge difference when you eat processed foods vs fresh! :( Also, I miss my treadclimber.
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thimbleluvr
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Sounds like we all had a rough week this time. I was good with exercise and got in 4 days (I think). It was the eating that did me in (I need to freeze half of the carrot cake the next time I get that craving and not do it when we have a birthday the same week. But, I've been pretty good at letting the kids eat the birthday cake and not me.  That's a positive step.
So, my goals for this next week are better eating and portion control and even more exercise although my aching calf muscles will have to just deal with it and get some toning back or something.
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spinchick
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Well I was a little lazy again this week. Boo hoo on me. I've been staying up late and then being too tired to get up early and do my strength training. I've been much better with my eating this week - not a lot of "crazy" stuff. Probably a little too much food overall, but PMS....well, you know. :-)
I made a big decision this week. I decided not to ride the Century (100 mile) ride Saturday. I could physically do it, but I would be tired next week. I've already ridden the same Century. It's not a big deal anymore. So I will be getting up at 3:30 a.m. instead and driving the rest of the cycling crew to our start point, then picking them up at our end point. My contribution. It actually feels good to say "no" to something I did not really want to do. 6.5 hours of actual saddle time is a lot - and hard. And I don't feel like it. I've got a 62 miler (and a very hard one) next month, so I'll pscyhe myself up for that!
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thimbleluvr
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I didn't get as much exercise as I wanted this week, but I managed 3 days with workouts and tried to get lots of incidental exercise in by running up and down the stairs lots of extra times. Something must be going right, I'm down another 2 pounds for a total of 5 out of my 25 pound goal!
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TammyC
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Helen, I have decided the last couple of weeks to MAKE myself go to bed earlier. I tend to be a night owl if given the choice, but I have to get up very early to get dd off to school. If I don't get at least a full 7 hours of sleep,  then I have unhealthy days. I tend to eat when I'm tired...and not exercise. lol It's been hard, but I'm feeling really good too, since I've been getting myself to bed earlier. (Earlier being 11PM lol)
So, my week.....other than today -which I haven't done any exercise (life happened!), was really good. I will go to the gym tomorrow instead of today, no biggie. I followed my plan and worked out daily otherwise. Made it to my fav kickboxing classes, too! So glad those started up again! It's fun so it makes it an easier thing to get up and do!
Food.. ..well, that is still the struggle. I didn't realize until today, but the cravings...yea, PMS here too. I gave in to them a little, but am trying to be good!! Overall, my week was improved with room for more improvement as far as eating. Another week of progress, I suppose.
I'm trying to stay off the scale for now. We are going to measure next week at kick boxing and I'm hoping to just see results without stressing over the scale...which hasn't been moving much in any direction at this point!!
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spinchick
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Congrats Amy!
It takes baby steps. Anything is possible, one step at a time.
Tammy, so glad you are enjoying the kickboxing. It's important to do things we enjoy. I think I'm stuck in my weight lifting rut - I need to do something different. That's probably why I don't get up early anymore. 11 is a good bedtime. I was up until 1:30 last night working, but I took a little "dance" break by my desk. That's the bad part about working from home.
Onward and upwards. I DO have to get to bed. 3:30 will come before I know it. Good job girls.
BTW, where are the rest of you? I know you are out there. Don't be afraid. We are all in this together. :-)
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Edited by spinchick (09/07/07 11:02 PM)
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I am posting for this week.... BACK on track about 90%! I hit the gym three times but was crushed to find out BOTH treadclimbers at my gym are now broken. They never bothered fixing one and now the other is broken! This is my most FAVORITE machine. I tried to do the treadmill yesterday but stopped after 20 BORING minutes. I will hit spinning next week if it is not fixed. UGH!
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spinchick
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Yes, spin, spin, spin. :-) If they are still broken and you need some more cardio, try alternating. For example 10 min. treadmill, 10 min. elliptical, 10 min. rower. Or do intervals on treadmill. Set up your music (or download a Podcast for walking/running) so it speeds up and slows down. Find songs that increase speed during choruses for example and then pick up your pace for that part. If they will let you, walk sideways a little. Maybe backwards (unless they throw you out). Or alternate sudden steep hill during a chorus, then back down almost flat. If you use your imagination it can go quickly. But you have to trick yourself into thinking you are having fun.....
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Good idea! I am SUCH a creature of habit. That just destoyed my week. It is hard to explain but my zest and motivation went completely out the window. Tomorrow I will make the best of it. Since I have been OFF track several weeks, it is just 10X harder to get back on track and what a wrench to get my first week back! Anyway, My goal will be to get that 60 min of cardio tomorrow even without the treadclimber. WAAA! I love the spinning but I can't go every day due to my daughter's school hours, but at least I can count on that a few times this week, even though not every day! Thanks Helen :)
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spinchick
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I'm first, I'm first! LOL.
I was much better with my eating this week. I discovered that my heart palpitations, which have been raging since July 4th, get better when I cut back on sugar. Sigh. So I limit my chocolate to once per day or so now. I palp a little, but not the 24/7 ones I was having. They were making me crazy. Am teaching 6 spin classes this week - more than usual, but I will survive. No bike riding thank goodness. I lifted weights for upper body T-TH, and did abs M-W. Skipped today and will probably skip tomorrow as I have 2 spin classes to teach Saturday. I only do back-to-backs in an "emergency" but they couldn't find an instructor. It's very hard on the body. At least for me.
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Gosh you are a busy woman, spinchick! :) Glad to hear the palps are better...darn sugar!!!
My week started off REALLY rough. I kind of pigged out on Monday and then had a major sugar coma. Hated that, so stopped that. Tuesday was better and then the rest of the week was perfect.
I did weights on Wed & Fri, kickboxing on Tu and Thur and I ran almost 30 minutes one day using a "random" setting (at a beginner level!) on the treadmill, which then included some low inclines. I've been feeling THAT!
I've done a lot better at eating at regular intervals, smaller "meals". I always feel better when I eat that way, but sometimes I get tired of thinking about food every couple hours, too.
Overall, it started out a very rough week but ended on a very good note.
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spinchick
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I posted in the wrong section here....oops. Moving it to Achievements.
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Edited by spinchick (09/14/07 09:44 PM)
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spinchick
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That's fabulous, though! Nice work.
And the inclines on the treadmill are good practice for those hills in the 5K. When I ran my 5K three(?) years ago (my one and only) I rocked on the hills because of cycling. But I DIED on the flats. I felt infants could run faster than me. We should try to practice what does NOT come easy for us because that's where we are weakest. Since you do well on flats, maybe add more inclines into your runs like you did this week - steeper and steeper. You will run slower up them, but the trick is to teach your body to "climb."
Yeah, I feel busy, too. Work, work, spin, spin, lift, lift. But I've gotten my lifting down to a science so it's very quick. I don't have a lot of time. I vary it almost every time I work out, but it's still "down and dirty." I break the work up and stick it in where I can (hence abs one day, upper body the next). And when I don't have a lot of time I work HARDER but for less time - sometimes just 15 minutes. I always finish upper body with one set of full push ups until my arms nearly fail. I figure that will hit what I missed.... :-)
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Sugar is the DEVIL, lol! UGH!
Let's see.... my abs are so sore from doing weights this week.... I have done great on cardio and weights but not enough. My goal is to get BACK to daily exercise which I was doing up until about a month ago. Water needs work. I am making a plan to be on better track with water over the next week. I have a 5 week goal ( actually five weeks from today) which is motiving me to get back on track ;0)
Good job this week everyone! :)
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spinchick
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Mmm yes, but it's good. :-)
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thimbleluvr
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I tried to do better with eating this last week. I discovered that yogurt works well when I'm wanting something sweet. The only problem is keeping the kids out of "my" yogurt. The extra fridge in the garage works well for that since they don't go out there often.
I struggled last week with exercise and this week we'll see how it goes. I'm pretty miserable with either allergies or a cold today so I'll have a pity party and get on track better tomorrow.
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TammyC
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Hi everyone! Hope you had a good week!
Amy, I do the yogurt for a treat, too. I like the Light 'n Fit ones becaue they are low-cal and taste great. If I'm feeling really indulgent I add a spoon of light cool-whip (if it's in the house). Otherwise, I add some ground flax seed for crunch.
My week was ok. I had some stress going on and exercise was a little spotty, but I've dropped a couple lbs none-the-less. Hoping this is a kick start since my weight has been pretty consistenly NOT moving for a while. We'll see. :)
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thimbleluvr
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This week was a "vacation week" for me as far as exercise. Today is the first day I haven't been all congested and miserable. But, I still tried to do okay as far as eating. Next week will be better exercise-wise. I can't lett my new-found muscles get all flabby!!! 
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Some weeks, we have to let our body rest and heal. So, get well and then get back to it! :)
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