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ok today was a little unorthodox. I did 45 min of cardio at the gym today, instead of 65. Today is bowling day, so and i also realizes that i have been to the gym everyday this month, so next sat is definitely a rest day. I did bowling for 2.5 hours, got food, treated my self to my weekly starbucks drink. and went bowling again for another 2.5 hours. between all that i play a little rock band on drums, which is a workout in it self on harder levels. so a very productive day cardio wise. haha. tomorrow i weight in..... hope i did enough!
Schwa
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You've been to the gym every day for a month? I'm not sure whether to congratulate you or call for a psychiatrist! 
Seriously though, your dedication is phenomenal and it shows in your losses. Speaking of which, isn't Monday your weigh in day? Here's hoping for good numbers!
Rockband, huh? I'm an expert on the guitar but I can't get past medium on the drums. You're right though, they are a workout in and of themselves. I've been "actively" playing the new guitar hero on a nightly basis. Doesn't make me sweat but at least I'm up and moving. I just hope the neighbors aren't watching through the window.
Seriously though, your dedication is phenomenal and it shows in your losses. Speaking of which, isn't Monday your weigh in day? Here's hoping for good numbers!
Rockband, huh? I'm an expert on the guitar but I can't get past medium on the drums. You're right though, they are a workout in and of themselves. I've been "actively" playing the new guitar hero on a nightly basis. Doesn't make me sweat but at least I'm up and moving. I just hope the neighbors aren't watching through the window.
baglady2713
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hi kureransu
wow!! very impressed with your workouts...i'm totally crap at this...the more i exercise...the more i want to eat!!!???
wow!! very impressed with your workouts...i'm totally crap at this...the more i exercise...the more i want to eat!!!???
the trend is still going!
so today is weigh in day.... I said earlier this was going to be a low week because i ate more fatty foods than usual. but... i was wrong! Down another 5lbs! felt so good to see 306 on that scale. 200s here i come. good times indeed. Anyway, the more you work out the more you will want to eat because you are burning a ton of calories and boosting up that metabolism. The key is realizing that you don't need to eat as much as you think for your hunger to be satisfied. Another thing that may help. What i failed to mention is how i am going about the weight loss. In my mind i weight 200lbs give or take. I live my life as if i am just maintaining that weight. So i will days where my normal food intake is a little more than norm. it happens but i know i will simply burn it off in the continuing days. i mean look at it like this. if you weight your goal weight, would you be mad if you "cheated" every now and again? most likely not. i believe the reason we down ourselves is because we aren't sure of ourselves. IF we were 100% sure we were gonna lose the weight, we wouldn't worry so much about a "bad" day. I feel since this is the life i am trying to live, then i will not down myself for living life. also having bad days prevents you from binging on things you miss when you do have it. Example: i gave up pop 2 years ago for about 8 months. I never intended on giving it up for good, but i wanted to get rid of the dependence i had on it. I would drink 2-3 liters a day no prob. Now a days, it takes about 2-3 hours to finish a 12 ounce can, which i usually throw away because it has gone flat. I never actively go out and by pop, but i won't cringe if i am out and someone offers it to me like at a party and such. Because now i it doesn't control me. I just want to relate to everyone reading that its ok to eat. I would say its better to limit yourself than deny yourself. Because to me when you deny yourself things, you limited life.
Also don't get me wrong, there will be somethings you totally will give up because you just lose interest. for me its fast food. I don't even notice them. but actually i will do wendy's (chicken sandwich) like once a month. All in all just have fun!
so today is weigh in day.... I said earlier this was going to be a low week because i ate more fatty foods than usual. but... i was wrong! Down another 5lbs! felt so good to see 306 on that scale. 200s here i come. good times indeed. Anyway, the more you work out the more you will want to eat because you are burning a ton of calories and boosting up that metabolism. The key is realizing that you don't need to eat as much as you think for your hunger to be satisfied. Another thing that may help. What i failed to mention is how i am going about the weight loss. In my mind i weight 200lbs give or take. I live my life as if i am just maintaining that weight. So i will days where my normal food intake is a little more than norm. it happens but i know i will simply burn it off in the continuing days. i mean look at it like this. if you weight your goal weight, would you be mad if you "cheated" every now and again? most likely not. i believe the reason we down ourselves is because we aren't sure of ourselves. IF we were 100% sure we were gonna lose the weight, we wouldn't worry so much about a "bad" day. I feel since this is the life i am trying to live, then i will not down myself for living life. also having bad days prevents you from binging on things you miss when you do have it. Example: i gave up pop 2 years ago for about 8 months. I never intended on giving it up for good, but i wanted to get rid of the dependence i had on it. I would drink 2-3 liters a day no prob. Now a days, it takes about 2-3 hours to finish a 12 ounce can, which i usually throw away because it has gone flat. I never actively go out and by pop, but i won't cringe if i am out and someone offers it to me like at a party and such. Because now i it doesn't control me. I just want to relate to everyone reading that its ok to eat. I would say its better to limit yourself than deny yourself. Because to me when you deny yourself things, you limited life.
Also don't get me wrong, there will be somethings you totally will give up because you just lose interest. for me its fast food. I don't even notice them. but actually i will do wendy's (chicken sandwich) like once a month. All in all just have fun!
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baglady2713
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hi
well done on your further loss
i know what you said above makes perfect sense...but then maybe thats it...that i'm just not sure of myself...of actually being able to lose it at all!! or maybe just having a rough few days...very little sleep lately. my youngest has autism & has decided he hates to go to sleep. on friday night we went right through the night with no sleep!! he finally crashed at about 6.30am but then i couldn't get to sleep at all...as it was the next day & light...& noisy!!
well done on your further loss
i know what you said above makes perfect sense...but then maybe thats it...that i'm just not sure of myself...of actually being able to lose it at all!! or maybe just having a rough few days...very little sleep lately. my youngest has autism & has decided he hates to go to sleep. on friday night we went right through the night with no sleep!! he finally crashed at about 6.30am but then i couldn't get to sleep at all...as it was the next day & light...& noisy!!
MAN! i just woke up today. I never wake up this late. too much street fighter last night. So i have to mend my schedule a little. I have to hit the mechanic (again) so he can put the part he ordered in, and a friend is coming over. I got a free one week pass to the gym he can use so he can tag along. I won't do a full hour of cardio for his sake. we plan on bowling anyway, so we will knock that out as well. that'll make up for the cardio i missed at the gym. I'll let you guys know how it goes.
ok my day is coming to an end. here's what went down.
Hit the gym...did cardio for 35 min, drug a friend along and gave hima six week pass. Now he wants to go everyday for this next week.
Bowling- did that for an hour. good times. had an average of 168!
more rockband. guitar on expert now. sweat flows like no tomorrow! back at it bright and early tomorrow.
Hit the gym...did cardio for 35 min, drug a friend along and gave hima six week pass. Now he wants to go everyday for this next week.
Bowling- did that for an hour. good times. had an average of 168!
more rockband. guitar on expert now. sweat flows like no tomorrow! back at it bright and early tomorrow.
early bird gets the worm..
PHEW!
so i said yesterday that i gave my friend a one week guest pass at the gym. He really wants to go everyday! he says he need a reason to go, and i am a good enough motivation. Sounds awesome! unfortunately the university he attends is an hour from my gym. But as determined as he is, he had us meet at 6 a.m. to get the workout in so he could be at work/school by 8a.m. I am soo sleepy right now, because i went to bed at 2 a.m. (darn street fighter 4!) My circuit training is becoming easier by the day, i was thinking of upgrading to 3 circuits instead of 2, but instead i have been just increasing the weight i use. So my heart is still racing and i am getting worn out to death. Because of the early early gym schedule, i ate maybe 10 min before arriving at the gym. not good. I don't think that was enough time for the food to process to get burned, because that workout sucked me dry. I mean i was shaking and everything. all energy depleted. I assume it kicked at some point, because last time when i didn't eat enough, i barfed (they are not faking it on biggest loser!!), which i know sounds gross, but at least i know i am pushing my body! i've already had my post-workout snack and i think i will nap a little bit before i restart my day. I guess that's one of the good things about downtime (i am a freelance artist) is that i can kinda focus on me a bit more and relax throughout the day. ok time to rummage through my regular threads to dish out some more motivation and encouragement!
PHEW!
so i said yesterday that i gave my friend a one week guest pass at the gym. He really wants to go everyday! he says he need a reason to go, and i am a good enough motivation. Sounds awesome! unfortunately the university he attends is an hour from my gym. But as determined as he is, he had us meet at 6 a.m. to get the workout in so he could be at work/school by 8a.m. I am soo sleepy right now, because i went to bed at 2 a.m. (darn street fighter 4!) My circuit training is becoming easier by the day, i was thinking of upgrading to 3 circuits instead of 2, but instead i have been just increasing the weight i use. So my heart is still racing and i am getting worn out to death. Because of the early early gym schedule, i ate maybe 10 min before arriving at the gym. not good. I don't think that was enough time for the food to process to get burned, because that workout sucked me dry. I mean i was shaking and everything. all energy depleted. I assume it kicked at some point, because last time when i didn't eat enough, i barfed (they are not faking it on biggest loser!!), which i know sounds gross, but at least i know i am pushing my body! i've already had my post-workout snack and i think i will nap a little bit before i restart my day. I guess that's one of the good things about downtime (i am a freelance artist) is that i can kinda focus on me a bit more and relax throughout the day. ok time to rummage through my regular threads to dish out some more motivation and encouragement!
Schwa
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lol, perhaps the workout sucked you dry because you only had like 3-4 hours of sleep! Those controllers can be hard to put down sometimes. But of course whenever I hear "Streetfighter" I think of the motorcycle by the same name.
Once again you've impressed me with your dedication. I didn't even wake up this morning until 6:30am, and you were already working out!
Once again you've impressed me with your dedication. I didn't even wake up this morning until 6:30am, and you were already working out!
yeah, got another early workout, this time 65 min on the elliptical. again too much street fighter and not enough sleep. I need sleep i won't lose weight if i don't sleep! hahah my body needs that time to burn and i am being selfish
well i am going to nap now. i thought i would be sleep by 9, (went in at 7) but oh well. perhaps i'll be bowling again today. I was just thinking that it was starting to get lonely in my thread...... thanks for the post schwa
well i am going to nap now. i thought i would be sleep by 9, (went in at 7) but oh well. perhaps i'll be bowling again today. I was just thinking that it was starting to get lonely in my thread...... thanks for the post schwa
Schwa
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Wow, I just checked out the video review of SF4 on Gamespot.com and it looks pretty amazing. No wonder you're losing sleep!
I have a tendency to get sucked into good games and good books. I have found myself staring at the clock in disbelief at 3 or 4 am on far too many occasions.
Great job on getting your exercise in though, not that you need the encouragment you exercise fiend!
By the way man, just a reminder that you're probably going to be 200-something in in like 10 days or less? How fricken great is that?!
I have a tendency to get sucked into good games and good books. I have found myself staring at the clock in disbelief at 3 or 4 am on far too many occasions.
Great job on getting your exercise in though, not that you need the encouragment you exercise fiend!
By the way man, just a reminder that you're probably going to be 200-something in in like 10 days or less? How fricken great is that?!
baby its cold outside....
Another 6 a.m. workout. MAN IS IT COLD outside! when i left this morning it was about 12 degrees (Fahrenheit) but with wind it was like -2. But i trekked on to the gym, got in my strength training. I said i was going to take tomorrow off, but i think i may go anyway. i think i am addicted, but i really want to make sure i lose this week, so that sub 300 will be that much more of a reality. Wish me luck!
Another 6 a.m. workout. MAN IS IT COLD outside! when i left this morning it was about 12 degrees (Fahrenheit) but with wind it was like -2. But i trekked on to the gym, got in my strength training. I said i was going to take tomorrow off, but i think i may go anyway. i think i am addicted, but i really want to make sure i lose this week, so that sub 300 will be that much more of a reality. Wish me luck!
M_Marie
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Hey!!! Thanks for the comment on my journal! I really appreciate the support!
I really would LOVE to get myself to stay on the cardio machines longer than a half hour.... i just get SOOOO antsy to go and do my crunches and weights haha. I think today i will try to stay on for at least an hour... ill let you know how it goes!
Way to go on losing all the weight so far this year!!! Thats wonderful! I know what you mean about feeling amazing even though you arent at your target weight... its the feeling of accomplishment and that tiny success... makes you keep going.
The reason its taken me this long to have that ambition: I always quit before i see results.... i have very very little patience!!!
WAY TO GO ! You are doing awesome!!
I really would LOVE to get myself to stay on the cardio machines longer than a half hour.... i just get SOOOO antsy to go and do my crunches and weights haha. I think today i will try to stay on for at least an hour... ill let you know how it goes!
Way to go on losing all the weight so far this year!!! Thats wonderful! I know what you mean about feeling amazing even though you arent at your target weight... its the feeling of accomplishment and that tiny success... makes you keep going.
The reason its taken me this long to have that ambition: I always quit before i see results.... i have very very little patience!!!
WAY TO GO ! You are doing awesome!!
baglady2713
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hi kureransu
your dedication to your workout regime is an inspiration!!
its made me think of a buddhist saying which is all about how we can make/prescript the future through our actions...
if you wish to know of your past life look to your present circumstances;
if you wish to know of your future life, look to your present actions...
i should have that stuck on my fridge...or gym bag!! (make that both LOL)
your dedication to your workout regime is an inspiration!!
its made me think of a buddhist saying which is all about how we can make/prescript the future through our actions...
if you wish to know of your past life look to your present circumstances;
if you wish to know of your future life, look to your present actions...
i should have that stuck on my fridge...or gym bag!!
(make that both LOL)
Schwa
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I hear ya man. 299 can't come soon enough. Just be careful not to overdo it.
By the way, did you happen to get any sleep last night?
I was up pretty late playing Burnout Paradise with the new Logitech wheel I just purchased.oh i am not overdoing it. I am steady eddie on this process. I went to bed at 1, but i didn't get up until 9, so i got a solid 8 hours. I ended up going, to the gym afterall, and put in 50 min of cardio. went to my best friends birthday breakfast, where i kinda over ate and feel like a flat tire now. hahaha Burnout paradise is a nice package. and playing with a wheel must be crazy!
Schwa
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You bet it is! I have a set up where I sit about 6 feet away from a 52 inch LCD in all it's high def glory. Really makes me feel like I'm in the game. I just need to find someplace better to attach my wheel. The force feedback knocks it off the stool I have it clamped to every now and then. Part of me is tempted to get a racing chair in preparation for GT5, but I can't really justify that purchase at the moment, lol.
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