Wagon Jumpers - December 14 - 20th, 2008 (Closed, Waiting List Available)
Welcome
(We are currently transitioning to 20 members (from 30). If you are interested in being on the waiting list, knowing that it will be a longer than usual list, please read below and e-mail me.)
Welcome to the Wagon Jumpers weekly thread. We are a group of CC members who have identified that one of our main challenges with achieving our weight loss, maintenance or general health goals is consistency.
This thread is designed to encourage long term commitment to our goals by publicly declaring them and asking the other members of this thread to hold us accountable. The primary focus of wagon jumpers is not how much weight you have lost, or need to loose, but what you need to do on a daily basis to meet your long term goals.
There are two rules for Wagon Jumpers:
1. All members must post once per week between Sunday and Friday.
2. All members must check the thread for members who have not posted by Saturday (a short list is posted on Thursday) or are on the MIA list on Sunday and send them a polite and positive message to stay involved in the group and on track with their goals.
If you would like to be a member of this thread please see the guidelines below and send me a PM if you are still interested (there may be a waiting list).
Medium Size Group = Some Time Commitment
The original idea of Wagon Jumpers was to create a close community where participants could get to know each other and hopefully form virtual-life and perhaps even physical-life bonds to create a support network as they attempted long term weight loss.
We quickly discovered that this was impossible with an 'always open' group as there were too many people coming and going. For this reason the group is capped at 30 participants.
A medium sized group means that we have an active thread that produces between 40 - 60 posts per week. Members do not need to read / respond to every post every week. I do notice that those who respond regularly do tend to keep their goals top of mind, and have a better chance to achieve them. I estimate the average time spent by an active member on Wagon Jumpers to be between 1-2 hours per week.
If you are looking for an always open group on CC there are several that operate by different weight criteria, similar motivational patterns etc... There are also many small groups that cap their numbers between 4-10 people to keep the group more intimate, and easier for members to keep up with.
Interested in Joining?
General Guidelines for Joining
1. Are you a wagon jumper?
Do you know how to loose weight, you often have success but then you find yourself loosing interest in your plan, or sabotaging your plan. It's not the "how" to loose weight that is the problem, it's the "how" to stay motivated.
2. Do you have a long way to go?
This group is designed so that members can get to know each other and support each other. Ideally you are planning to be a CC member and part of this forum for at least 6 months or more to achieve your goals and hopefully stay in motivation for a further 6 months or more.
Yes. This is, a long term plan.
3. Do you have the time?
This is a medium sized group, the thread does move fairly quickly each week. If you do not have regular internet access this is likely not the group for you.
Still interested?
Send Supersized a PM. (Please do not reply on the thread)
An overview will be sent to you, you will have a chance to ask questions and an invitation will be sent to you once a spot is open.
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Lam7 - Moving, back December 27th, 2008
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12 Week CONSISTENCY GOALS
(as set w/o October 19th, 2008)
By January 11th, I will be...
At least 8 weeks successful on my 12-week consistency plan. That is 8 weeks at an average of 1500 cal/day (weekly avg) and gym 4x/week 2 hrs/session.
Working out 5x week. I will be eating 1500-2000 calories a day dependng on exercise.
Sticking with the NROL nutrition (40%-30%-30%) and working out 3x/week. This should have me almost complete with stage 4 of the program.
Consistently drinking 4 500 ml bottles of water per day and working out 3 times a week, this can include running, weights, etc...
Maintaining walking 10,000 - 12,000 steps a day and adding both Wii Fit exercise 2-3 times per week, while achieving a calorie deficit of 500 cal/day.
Exercising 5 days/week (cardio + strength) and eating 1500 calories on exercise days and 1200 on rest days.
Be eating 1450 cal/day, except on non-exercise days (1300) and exercising 6 days/week on a stationary bike, increasing the distance each week by 1/2 mile with a goal to reach 10 miles/session by the end of 12 weeks.
Journaling my food on CC everyday, and getting 30 min of exercise 2-3 times per week.
Adding interval training - Fartleks - to my running to reach a goal of running a 5K at 6 min/km. While maintaining a 600 cal/day deficit.
Eating 5-6 fruits and vegetables a day, and working out 5 days a week.
Eating at an average deficit of 500 cal/day 6-7 days/week, and exercising 5 times/week for at least 20 min/session.
Eat an average of 1700 cal/day and exercise 4x per week, according to my plan
Eating at 1600 cal/day and walking for 1 hour 3 days/week.
Drinking 2 mugs and 1 glass of water per day and logging my food everyday.
Exercising two times a week for 60 minutes at the gym or at home, and logging all of my food.
Maintaining a complete food log on the CC website daily to remain on track. Exercising 2x a week for minimum of 45 minutes.
Going to the gym 4 times per week (maintenance). Drinking ATLEAST 2 litres of water per day.
Exercising at least 30 min every day. Logging my calories on CC every day.
Previous Threads:
Wagon Jumpers - December 7 - 13th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers - November 30 - December 6th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers - November 23 - 29th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers - November 15 - 22nd, 2008
Wagon Jumpers - November 9 - 15th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers - November 2 - 8th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers - October 26 - November 1st, 2008
Wagon Jumpers - October 19 - 25th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers - October 12 - 18th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers - October 5 - 11th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers - September 28 - October 4th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers - September 21 - 27th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers September 14-20th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers September 7-13th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers August 31 - September 6th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers August 24 - 30th, 2008
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Wagon Jumpers August 2 - 9th, 2008
Wagon Jumpers July 27 - August 2nd, 2008
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Wagon Jumpers July 6 - July 21st, 2008 (another, two week special!)
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Wagon Jumpers June 15-21, 2008
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As always all members are encouraged to tag this thread so that it is easy to find.
This Week's Topic
So you want to talk about exercise? This was the number one pick last, week and it will come up frequently over the next 12 weeks (as will recipes). As always I like to start at the beginning, lets discuss what we are doing, before we move on to how to do it better.
What is your current exercise routine, why did you choose it, do you think it's effective?
Good Morning All....
My week was really good...logging is a snap...exercise is a pain..but necessary and it bears fruit when I am consistant.
My routine is every day after coming home from work I take the beastie out for his run my dragging time..(unless of course the weather is below 20 degrees and or foot of snow on roads..that has happened about 5 times so far..anyway after dinner about 7:00 pm I hop on the bike and give that my 30-45 min to get to my goal for this 12 weeks or when my asthma has me coughing so badly I have to stop to get my puff of albuterol in !!! I did rent the body builders bible for women and it really does make sense etc...but I do not have access to the Y any longer and at this point in time I do not want to invest in weights when I am still struggling with this bike...I do have a mini-tramp that really gives a great aerobic work out but the heel spur makes it not worth the agony for a couple days on end...
I know that the above sounds like a ton of excuses why not to do something but I walk for over 2 miles at least 6 days a week and I ride the bike for at least 6-8 miles 6 days a week as well. It is definitely working since I am down 46lbs from June 27th...just 39more to go until I reach my ultimate goal weight and only 14 more until my next reward goal...My husband suggested that we celebrate that goal with a weekend away from the beastie and at a really nice bed and breakfast...wonderful man I think I will take him up on it.
oh...Christmas shopping is all finished and wrapped here....now I am going to relax and enjoy!
Have a Healthgain day!!!
Robin
Weekly Check-in
Well I scraped by last week. I have to admit I probably looked the other way a time or two, but not so much that I think I need to jeopardize putting my goal at risk.
I am still waiting to hear on the jobs.
This week will be another interesting week. My younger brother is coming in from Victoria for the holidays. I owe a huge thank you to my sister in law who agreed to come help my partner and I clean up our apartment. We had never quite got on top of it from the election a few months back and it was looking really bad. She also has a vacuum which she says was only a few hundred dollars that did not die half way through our apartment. This is a miracle with the five pets. Anyways it actually feels easier to breathe in here right now.
Weekly Topic
My exercise routine is 30 min on the elliptical (setting 9), 30 min on the tread mill (4 mph), 30 min ab exercises using floor mat & ball, 30 min free weights (mainly hand held).
I chose it because it allowed me first to increase my exercise incrementally, and you can tell which one I like most and least by the order they are in.
I think this routine was effective when I first began it. After all I lost six dress sizes fairly quickly. However, I don't think it is as efficient as it could be. After I finish this first 12-weeks, then in my next 12 I will crack out the scale (finally) and measure if I am loosing still or simply maintaing, I suspect I am going towards a maintenance patters.
I love cardio, but I know that I need to challenge myself more with weights, and body weight exercises. I think I am firmly in the 'need to build muscle to burn fat' camp at this point and I will likely need to change my exercise routine to fix that.
Sara.
Hi all!
This week's topic: My exercise routine has been to work out w/my trainer once a week, then get on my bike at least once a week for a half an hour for cardio. Because its winter now, I've been going downstairs to ride, but its kinda' boring. I just need to mix it up somehow--not sure how I'll do it!? I listen to PodRunner broadcasts or other such iPod mixes, but I wish I had some kind of motivational video to download.
I had also been walking about 2 miles/day to/from work, to get from my house to mass transit to my office, but now that I'm working in New Jersey (where I live), its faster/easier for me to drive to a mass transit location, which means bye, bye, walking *sigh*.
In more exciting (and personal) news, I suspect that I'm 4 weeks pregnant! I haven't taken a test yet, but my stomach has been tetchy and I'm exhausted from just a little bit of effort (we got new appliances yesterday, and taking all the food out of the fridge and putting it back literally wiped me out!!). Also, my basal body temperature has been rising in the past few days (it normally falls when I'm due for my next cycle). I can take a home test on Tuesday, I don't want to wait, though!!
Ok, gotta' go get the xmas tree--c u l8r!
Good morning everyone! Thanks to everyone who sent me good vibes throughout the week. I did have a better week and am almost back to my pre-slump mentality. This week I mananged to go to the gym only once, but did watch what I ate. My 1st graders have been taking all my energy and to top it all off I have two days of training last week and an observation. I only have one more day of training and then my much needed winter break!
My work out regimen:
My favorite thing to do is to go to cycling class. It is very tough and I leave feeling exhausted but successful. I havent been able to catch very many classes lately though b/c I have been staying late at work. I plan on getting back on track during my break so that it is easier when school starts again. When I dont do cycling I like to get on the eliptical or the stair master.
Defrog3-Congrats! How long have you been trying? How do you think it will effect your workouts and calorie counting? I only ask b.c my boyfriend and I have begun to talk about children and I will be getting off my birth control after this month to allow my body to adjust back to its normal state.
Have a great week everyone!
I'm still here. I've been a walk banjee. I am always walking but I have no regular exercise routine. My ankle is still messed up and I made it worse while doing Santa details at my firehouse. Walking has been really effective and I'm losing so yay.
AI'm doing "New Rules of Lifting for Women : Lift Like a Man, Look Like a Goddess"
Its a book i reccomend everyone to read if they are truly interested in shaping their body and doing serious weight training.
I love it - eat more, exercise harder, but less frequently. Thats my kind of program.
I love the fact that this program strays from the weight moves we all seem to do when we are lost - bicep curls, ticep kickbacks etc... the moves in this program are all natural movements - how many times in your daily life does a tricep kick back come in handy? exactly! There are lots of squats, presses, lunges and other moves in this book and i love it!
I' ready for the holiday season to get over. I've gained about 5 lbs since early november due to sickness and my hurt foot. It sucked that i couldnt workout, but i knew i would hurt more or get sicker if i tried, so i the way i look at it, i will take those 5 lbs off just as quickly as i gained them... Now to get my eating back on track consistently... i can do this!
Evening all! I don't have much of an exercise routine at the moment. I have gotten back into logging my foods every day (1400 calories) and keeping the protein levels up. Does anyone know how much protein one should have per day? Would be nice to have a target...I guess that goes on the list of questions for the dietitian.
I've been released by the docs for walking so since I am in Upstate NY...which is very nearly Canada and there is over a foot of snow on the ground and no sidewalks in my section of the woods I use Leslie Sansone's walking in place videos. I am currently walking in place 1 mile a day and hoping to work up to 2 miles in the next week or so. I also looked into the Couch to 5K program and I am going to have the doc look at it to see when I can be released to that. 2008 was my quit smoking year....and my new kidney year... and my turning 50 year (Tuesday actually)! I will have 2009 and my "get in shape" year!
I'm very concerned about the holidays and all the wonderful food it produces. I AM A FOOD JUNKIE. I admit that freely. Luckily I am "immune suppressed" currently and have been able to beg off of most parties I usually attend. SIGH
May we all get through it....together!
Firstly, defrog -- congrats!!
My week well - exercise wise was a C+ and food wise well, a C... I have had these episodes were I NEED to have those two Cranberry and White Chocolate cookies. last night it was a Ghiradelli Dark Chocolate + Mint bar in the car coming home from the grocery store. While I know alot of you say that your husbands love you for you -- well, that is kinda not the case in our household. While I am attractive in the face well, you know, the body lacking. So, if I eat anything in front of him it can become a issue. I just find ways around it. In general, it depends on our moods on how contentious this thing becomes.
So back to my "really NEED" this right now. No amount of meditative pause has been able to stop me so now I have resorted to buying the darn cookie and then before I even take a bite - I take half and throw the other half away!! Is that terrible?
On to EXERCISE:
I love to sweat and I really like to exercise. The past week I have had a mild case of Achilles tendonitis which I am treating with no hills, anti-inflamatories, and ice when I need it.
I run 3 to 4X per week. On my easy days I run 60 - 75 minutes. On my hard days 1 to 2X week I run 90 to 120 minutes. 2 Times per month I do this killer 19 miles run on trails and now that I training for a 50K we are adding in a 5-6 hour run/walk.
On off days 2 to 3 per week I do stairmaster or this funky running/elliptical thing that our gym has - I do HIT on that one at different intervals and I follow it up with New Rules for Weightlifting for Women.
I have been running (off and on) for 35 years and it is the most challenging thing that I can do for me. I can zone out pretty easily and get into a cadence. I do the other stuff because I don't want to be injured and I know that I need strong muscles / core, etc.
I think that my exercise is effective, but recently I have not been losing weight at all, but I think that is my eating vs. my exercise. I have taken to heart what they have said in the NROLFW but I like running too much.
Well, this past week has had its ups and downs. Made it to my goal weigth but mostly because I was dehydrated. then ate too much at a Xmas party so the weight moved back up a few lbs. Then back down - maintained for a couple of days then, back up for my period!!
I seem to also be having a bit of trouble with increasing what I eat in order to maintain the goal weight: Once I start eating a bit more - the flood gates open and I want everything. (or at least those two chocolate chip cookies I ate last night - but I did recognise that I was full after two/ and it was probably the hormones talking, since i don't even like chocolate chip all that much!)
EXERCISE: Like tiegurl I also love to walk, so that is my first choice for exercise. If I have the time I will walk everywhere.
On a weekly basis I have been doing a pilates class 2X per week (+ 30 min walk each way) and My weight watcher's meeting is downtown which is 60 min each way. I have also been known to walk home from various friends houses/ errands which can be up to a 2 hour walk.
I also bought a rowing machine, so that on days when I have not done any walking/ pilates, I can row while watching TV in the evenings.
I am still planning to start doing some weight lifting, in my case the Olympic weight lifting club because it is so inexpensive, close to my house and has very flexible hours but I did about 1 hour a couple of weeks ago and couldn't use my quads for the next week and a half!!!! I will try again soon, but I will admit to being a wimp this time and use the tiniest weights possible so I don't do that again. (I was only lifting 15kg the first day, but I'll stick with 10 kg next time)
I keep dreaming of going back to the gym and running on the treadmill like I did last year but I have only so much money and would rather spend it on the pilates classes.
And congrats! defrog ! Is this your first?
Lalie
Quote from letsgetitstarted: I lived in quite a few countries in the Middle East - Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Abu Dhabi, Qatar and Egypt.
Wow, that's really interesting! Have you read the book, "Nine Parts of Desire," by Geraldine Brooks? If you have, I wonder what your opinion of it is? I notice in your profile that you enjoy learning languages. I do, too! Here to now I've been pretty focused on the European languages, but am investigating ways to learn Japanese, since I'm now working at a Japanese bank...
Jessicaann: My DH and I had started trying to get PG w/our first about a year ago, but then when we were both laid off from our jobs in April, we stopped until we were gainfully re-employed. So, I suppose that this could be considered month #1 of TTC for us, although last year we tried maybe for 5 months. If you're interested in learning about fertility, etc., I recommend you check out fertilityfriend.com--I've been tracking my basal body temperature there for about a year and a half (I went off the pill 2 months before we started trying), and its amazing--part of the reason I'm so excited is because my temperature chart this month looks very different from those in prior (non-PG) months! Anything can happen at this point (a friend of mine lost one when she was 12 weeks along!), but its just exciting to think about.
defrog - congratulations!!! You must be thrilled about the baby. Also, I'm in to languages as well and am like you in that I focus mostly on European ones. Though, I have studied a bit of Japanese and have something of a grasp on things like counting, word order/basic sentence structure. I never got as far as trying to tackle honorifics, though. My take is that reading and writing in the language will be far more difficult than speaking Japanese.
Check-in: I've been having some calorie set-backs this week as we have had some extra Christmas celebrations. However, I spent the day cleaning the house from top to bottom and have probably counteracted most of the overeating with 5-6 hours of manual labor. We're leaving for vacation tomorrow, so this might be my last check-in for a few weeks.
Exercise: I am *not* consistent in exercise, though I know how to do it safely and effectively. I've found that I can't do it without getting bored. For awhile, I really liked going to Curves and doing the elliptical and the weight circuit, but I can't afford curves on a student budget. Besides, I want to work activity into my life that has more of a purpose than just for the sake of moving. For instance, if I take a walk, I'd like it to be *to* somewhere. Another way I've thought of doing this is to come up with a certain amount of regular housework every week.
I'm not very good at remembering to do housework, but if I combine it with exercise (which I'm also not very good at remembering to do), then I kill two birds with one stone, right? :-) Or, perhaps more likely, both those birds get away... haha. However, that's what WagonJumpers is for. So, I'll have somewhere to go every week and say "I killed my housework/exercise birds this week." But not for the next few weeks - I'll be on vacation. yeah!
Hi all!
Check in:
This week was a rough one - I'm a grad student, and I had a big thesis deadline on Friday, so I literally sat in the same chair for most of the week typing madly into my little laptop. I left the house all of once - for my pilates class on Tuesday. So not a whole lot of exercise, although my brain sure is tired! I've got one more deadline after the holiday, but I should be able to have a better work/life balance for that one. I did manage to write down almost everything I ate though, and I surprisingly didn't do too badly under the circumstances. Am proud of myself for at least keeping up with my log.
Topic:
Umm.. well, when I'm not glued to my work chair, I try to get in as much cardio as possible, which usually translates to three or four times a week given my amazing procrastination abilities. I recently got a treadmill, because it eliminates the don't like the weather/it's too late to go out excuse. Also, passing it all the time as I walk through the spare bedroom is a constant reminder. I like to watch DVDs while I run, because I hardly notice the time go by! I aim for about 45 minutes per workout. I've only had it for a few weeks, with Thanksgiving in between (it got folded up while visiting family stayed in that room), but I'll definitely give progress reports as things change! I also am in love with Pilates and do it once a week.
Other thoughts:
Happy birthday, Wenchie! And congrats, defrog, good luck with the test!
Denise Congratulations on the possible preggers! What kind of exercises do you do with your trainer, do you bring weights into that mix? Of course if you are preggers, you will likely have to change up your routine substantively.
Jessica I'm glad you are coming out of your slump. That tends to be one of the harder things about wagon jumping is the cycle from super motivated, to going through the motions, then falling, not wanting to get back on, and somehow, somewhere finding the motivation to get out of that slump and get on with it.
On the exercise routine, how is it working for you? I started with cardio as well, as it's something that I enjoy. I do know though that as I'm loosing weight, I do need to add weights as my weight loss is slowing down now that most of the initial (or half way) weight has been dropped.
Tiegurl Welcome back! Sorry your ankle is still messed up.
MsMeg Yeah, that's why I need to get off of this program I'm currently doing. I really don't know why the tricep kickback is in my routine but it is. I'm caught between really wanting to change up the routine, and not wanting to jump off plan, just finish it.
Wenchie Happy Belated Birthday! Good job on the logging calories again. I have no idea on the protein issue. I figure upstate NY is an area of Canada we just couldn't take, you often get more snow than most of southern Ontario (Raven is somewhere laughing at us both).
Cawilder Wow that is a lot of exercise, specifically running. I'm glad you have the NROL for women. My reading of most exercise advice is that running is spectacular for your heart, but may not actually produce weight loss by itself especially in those last 30-40 lbs. For that you need to increase your burn ratio, which is done by increasing your muscle. Sorry about your partner. I think I rely on the fact that the men in my partners family tend to be super skinny until they hit 40, and he knows that, so he doesn't bug me any about my weight, and he likes a bit of weight, so it works out. I think I'd smack him otherwise. But throwing away half the cookie is a good way to handle a treat if you can't overcome it any other way.
Lalie I can see your issue with maintenance. The New Rules of Lifting for women is something you may want to pick up. It has a lot of body weight motions in the book. You can start muscle building with stuff like squats, lunges, rows, presses etc..., and you will need the muscle to increase your burn ratio, which you will really need to do to bring up your calories, which is essential to allow yourself to manage your loss long term. Now that you've reached your goal, you might consider giving up the scale for a couple of months as you try to transition into maintenance. Go with clothes and how they fit / look. But you will definitely need the building muscle + more food to make that happen.
Carry & Denise Make sure you ask Kayashii about Japanese, she's our resident expert there.
Carry Have a lot of fun on your vacation. On the theory that some exercise is better than no exercise then the housework is a good way to start exercising. Beyond that if you have a ways to go you will likely need some sort of exercise that is building muscle in your routine. Cardio can help as well, and is often a good entry point into exercise as it comes with nice feeling endorphins. I tend to prefer sport type exercise, which I can't do as often as I like between winter and usually needing someone to do it with, but stuff like tennis, cycling, rowing are things that I can enjoy and do get me exercise as well.
Constanza I always wonder about the treadmill in the home. It's good that it is motivational for you, and that you can do it to a DVD. I have too many friends who have very expensive clothes racks that look strangely like treadmills. I think like most of us you are entering exercise with cardio, but in the long run you will need to ask yourself how you are going to build muscle.
Sara.
I am simultaneously realizing that it is unreasonable to expect to have heard back from the job that I want yet, and also disappointed that I haven't.
My younger brother is coming in tonight from Victoria. We spent the weekend cleaning the house, and made it our to a few Christmas parties. I'm concentrating on eating, and cooking at home this week. If I can make it to the gym tues - fri I'll be very proud of myself.
Sara.
Sara/Wrenchie - too funny about the weather. We seem to be doing the usual Nova Scotia weather tour (cold one day, i.e on the minus side and then warmer the next day and raining). At the moment we don't have ANY snow and it's currently overcast, no rain until this evening, but apparently we're supposed to have rain all week 
, guess it could be worse, it could be snow haha! just kidding.
So for exercise, I usually do circuits, in other words, I do about 10-15 minutes on the treadmill or elliptical and then do a round on the weights, then 10-15 minutes of cardio followed by another round of weights and then repeat. My plan in the new year is to start the NROL for women (my book should be in the end of this month, I ordered from chapters online) and possibly add more cardio into my morning routine, getting up earlier so I have time to start my couch to 5 k program in the mornings). Having the gym at work has been a god send, no excuses!
I'm not sure if my exercise plan is currently effective as I haven't been doing it consistently long enough.
I also have some news as I went to see my Naturopathic doctor on Friday and she thinks that my thyroid is lazy and has asked me to eliminate starches from my diet for 30 days to see if I see any change (I also have complaints of bloating etc whenever I eat bread and wheat products). The other news is that I is probably related to my sinus issue which means that hopefully if I lay off the breads etc my sinuses will improve and my weight will start dropping, fingers crossed she's right. I have had nothing but success with her diagnosis in the past so I'm very optimistic.
Wenchie - Happy Birthday!
Defrog - Congrats!
I hope to get into the gym today, however I am super tired after having company at my house all week (great guests but it sure does tire you out), have a puppy to deal with on Friday night (post surgery, nothing serious, he was just getting fixed) and I'm feeling nauseous for some reason, hopefully it passes as I want to get weights in today (no cardio since we're having our department staff party tonight and wrapping presents we purchased for a needy family, in lieu of gifts for each other). Fingers crossed I'll get a few sets in today.
Have a great week everyone!
Hey All,
We had nasty weather last night... took me twice as long to get to work today because the roads are covered in ice. I was going to hit the gym after work, but instead im eating lunch at my desk and heading home at 4 so i can make it home before dark... Ice and darkness are not a good pair where i live... the roads are terrible and are always the last to be taken care of... so I would much rather make it home in one piece!
On a good note. I think my eating is much better so far today. If I can keep it under control this afternoon and eat the snacks i packed and make a yummy dinner, then I should be golden!
I work late tomorrow, so if the weather is ok, I'm going to try to make it to the gym before i go into work tomorrow afternoon. I like being at the gym during the day - its almost empty, so i get the run of the equipment!
Raven i noticed that you want to do NROL and Couch to 5k at the same time and i want to let you know that once you read the book you might change your mind. Those two programs have two separate goals and it might jepardize your progress to do both at the same time... NROL isnt very big on doing cardio... Its added in at stage 2 which is about 6 weeks into the program... Not saying that you can't do it, but there are some suggestions about how to arrange the schedule so you can get the biggest benefit from lifting.
Hiya folks!
Just back from the docs ( and more important, the dietitian) and I got the answer on the protein question. From her information I should be eating a gram of protein per kg of weight. YIKES! I have been eating less that half of that....no wonder she gets crabby at me! She said that was the standard rule of thumb. But I did drop some weight between visits, so she is tickled.
I have always tried to avoid the scales since when we rely on them too much I feel they can make or break a day..just by causing an attitude problem or absolute depression. I used to weigh every 4 - 6 weeks. Now due to the transplant I must weigh every morning and log it on a sheet, weight gain is a sign of rejection, so they track it pretty close. I think this is part of my frustration right now up - down - up - down grrrrrr!! I'm just going to keep logging, watching my food and walking and see where it all ends up.
Upper body weights start today....going to start small ( 2 lbs) and go from there.
Have a great day!!
msmeg1984 - thanks for the info on the couch to 5K and the NROL. Which program did you find was best overall for weightloss and toning? I am guessin NROL but I could be wrong. Also, what kind of equipment do you need for the NROL program?
Thanks again for the info!
I almost forgot, I wanted to throw this question out there:
Anyone in the group gluten free or know anyone who is? I am pretty new to this and am looking for recipe and snack ideas.
Thanks everyone!
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