Daily Workout Thread-Fri 9/23

[flutterby]

Well this week has not been good. I have gained 3 pounds since monday! OUCH! But I have been drinking and going out in excess. Tonight we have the foundation room at house of blues and I am only going to have 1 glass of wine. Seriously.

I rode my bike the 3 miles to work this morning, as I was frustrated with the scale. It was a bit more of a workout than usual as it was terribly windy this morning. I plan on going to the gym after work and then riding my bike home. So at least that is a decent workout.

I had a pumpkin muffin for breakfast, as I didnt eat at home and they looked so good when I got to work, but no cakes or cinnamon buns or cookies which is usually my downfall. I really just need to get serious and have some self control, because once I blow it I can justify eating anything. (right there with you FFF).

 

[MissAva]

I think we need a daily diet frustrations thread too...things have been ALL out of whack for the last few days and it is making me nutty. I am too scared to even go on my scale. Yes I know I am a ment. But I think I might pop up for a surprise visit to my BF in three weeks and I really want for some sort of effort to be visable. He doesnt care how I look, but I do. I am starting to feel like for every postive step I take forward I move several back, and this morning I could not even walk, my feet hurt so much it is making me vegal, and yea that is the last thing I need right now since on top of my daily walking routines I usally walk a mile and half each way to class

I want to scrap this week.

 

[Mara]

I worked out last nite and today I am SOO sore. I get sore really easily even when I am in the best of shape, my muscles are just massive whiners!!

My legs are pretty sore, we did alot of squats and TONS of leg work on the bags and stuff....climbing and coming down the stairs in the house is torment.

I plan to do some stretching in the shower and then do a walk later tonite at least a few laps around the park so I can stretch out the muscles a bit more. Not doing another kbox workout til Tuesday again (going twice a week) so I should be able to do a few mile walk over the weekend and a little bit of weight liftings on the arms, and call it a productive week! YAY.

For the food, been good all week...last nite we had herb-crusted cod on the grill (was very yummy), some grilled asparagus and the rest of the fresh mozz and yellow tomatoes.

But tonite the gloves are off! Weekends are my ''free days'' and I kind of do whatever I want. It keeps me sane the rest of the week.

One other comment re: food and the like...I really learned to ''pick my battles'' with food choices. aka when I go to work and someone has donuts or something there...I stop and think. If I eat this donut, which I don''t really want because I wasn''t expecting it...how will I feel? Will I rather not eat the donut now and enjoy a dessert at dinner later tonite? That kind of helps me out. It''s not that I am depriving myself of the donut....I didn''t even know it would be there so seeing it should not make me HAVE to want to eat it. It''s kind of like picking your battles with a spouse or something. What''s VERY important to you so that you''d speak up to say it bothered you? The same with food. What''s VERY important to you with food that you''d make a conscious decision to let something go and have something bigger or better later.

aka the pumpkin muffin that you just had ms flutter, you didn''t sound super jazzed about it like it wasn''t SO GOOD it melted your heart. You did say it wasn''t a cinammon bun which to me would probably taste better. So for me that would have been a foolhardy choice to waste my calories and fat grams on. I''d much rather wait it out and have my fave dessert at dinner and savor every bite rather than eat the pumpkin muffin (or whatever it is, that''s just an example!) and call it breakfast and say ''well it wasn''t a cinammon roll so it was okay''.

And before I sound like I have superb self-control...I don''t...I think I am just more realistic about what I am capable of. I love desserts and have a sweet tooth but I know I can have those on the weekend so during the week they don''t seem so important to me. By allowing myself to have desserts on the weekend or go out to dinner, I''m not going to feel guilty about whatever I eat. I am aware of what would sabotage me (myself) and try to act accordingly. I hope that makes sense.

 

[ammayernyc]

Well, I was bad last night with the food and bad today for lunch. I was all ready to get a salad at my usual place when I looked over to the hot salad bar and the most delicious looking hot roast beef was there... had to have it. But I didn''t take as much as I wanted to... so I feel a little okay about that.

I worked out with my trainer this morning. I was good and did about 20 minutes of cardio before she got there. She says my form and strength are getting better. I want to up the weights, but she says the form is more important and can see my tendencies to tense up my shoulders and neck come back when the weight is heavier. I know she''s right, but I want to see more progress.

Tomorrow is supposed to be much cooler which means that I''ll have to wear pants. I haven''t really worn pants in so long since the summer has been so hot, and I''m terrified that none will fit. I don''t know whether I should try some on tonight or just wing it tomorrow and if they''re too tight, just be cold and wear a skirt. Argh... the pressure!

We have company coming this weekend, so all bets are off when it comes to food and drinks. So, I''ll be healthy again starting Sunday night!

 

[jaysonsmom]

Today is my 5 year wedding anniversary!!!!!! YAY!

That being said, all bets are off when it comes to food. Hubby planned a date to a sushi bar (I LOVE sushi), then we have tickets to the improv. I''ve been doing low carb, but sushi has rice. I guess it''s a "cheat night" and once we get to the improv, we''re both likely to order some frou frou sweet cocktails, and maybe a dessert.

In order to eat what I want without feeling too guilty, I''m going to workout harder than ever at lunch (even though I''m so tired and sore) and I packed a myself a healthy salad with strip steak for lunch

 

[flutterby]

jaysons mom
Congrats on your anniversary! Enjoy your sushi, thats a very healthy choice.

mara,
I work in the hospitality industry and have issues being surrounded by a bakery and a restaurant. Right outside my office door is a warmer of cinnamon buns and they are my weakness I smell them all day and eat them without noticing. I have cut myself off of them. Allowing myself some of the fresh baked goods around me, but trying not to succomb. I love pumpkin and when they had fresh muffins this morning, I just had to have one! I am just proud I didnt say I''ve blown it and snacked on anything else.

Considering my job, I am lucky to have lost 10 pounds this summer, it was almost up to 15, but this week has killed that. We all just need to remember to give ourself some room for error without sabatoging ourselves

 

[cutes814]

I finally started working out again. After I got back from Vegas 2 weeks ago, I was very lazy. I didn''t work out at all for 2 weeks. I started again this Monday. I''ve been walking, exercising on the elliptical and light weight lifting.

I''m plan to walk 2 miles today after work and do some more light weights. I''ll also hop on the elliptical for 10 mins to end my workout.

Msflutter, your weight gain might be from that time of the month. I was told a woman''s weight fluctuates anywhere from 3-5 pounds every month, so don''t feel too bad.

Oh, and pumpkin muffin? I''ve never had one. That sounds so good. I love pumpkin pie, so I''m assuming pumpkin muffins taste yummy too.

 

[jellybean]

I did a very short workout this morning since I had to go to work -- only 20 minutes on the treadmill. I did get to the gym on Tuesday night, which I didn''t think I would be able to do, so at least I technically got to the gym 3 times this week.

I haven''t stepped on the scale lately, but my pants feel a little looser.

That''s what counts, right?

 

[Logan Sapphire]

Date: 9/23/2005 5:40:33 PM
Author: Milly


Msflutter, your weight gain might be from that time of the month. I was told a woman''s weight fluctuates anywhere from 3-5 pounds every month, so don''t feel too bad.

Yeah, that''s totally true! In fact, weight can vary from day to day by that much due to sodium intake, etc. A pound equals 3500 calories, so to truly gain 5 pounds in a few days, you''d have to consume a crazy amount of calories in a short time. Of course, put some chocolate and Doritos in front of me, and I could be there! Also, some times muscle retains water as part of the exercise process, so that can account for a weight increase.

 

[Mara]

Date: 9/23/2005 1:38:43 PM
Author: msflutter
jaysons mom
Congrats on your anniversary! Enjoy your sushi, thats a very healthy choice.

mara,
I work in the hospitality industry and have issues being surrounded by a bakery and a restaurant. Right outside my office door is a warmer of cinnamon buns and they are my weakness I smell them all day and eat them without noticing. I have cut myself off of them. Allowing myself some of the fresh baked goods around me, but trying not to succomb. I love pumpkin and when they had fresh muffins this morning, I just had to have one! I am just proud I didnt say I''ve blown it and snacked on anything else.

Considering my job, I am lucky to have lost 10 pounds this summer, it was almost up to 15, but this week has killed that. We all just need to remember to give ourself some room for error without sabatoging ourselves

I totally get it msflutter...I just was babbling about what works for me which was to eventually realize that I could stay away from certain things if they weren''t as important as something else would be later that day or the next day etc. I started realizing that the more I put ''off'' eating something, the more I realized I didn''t really want it as much anymore. That''s how I went from having basically no self-control to a decent amount (most of the time..).

 

[MissAva]

Well I am feeling very proud of myself! Today a friend and I made dozens of cupcakes for a 3 day tournement and I made 6 dozen choclate chip cookies for one of my penpals and 4lbs of buttercream frosting...without taking a single bite! I am really proud of myself. I went a measly 4.73 miles and was nearly in tears from my feet hurting me so badly. I dont know what to do...what exercise lets you stay off your feet? No good.

 

[Demelza]

It sounds like you walk an enormous amount. Correct me if I''m wrong, but aren''t you walking 10+ miles every day? If so, it''s no surprise your feet are killing you. What about taking a couple of days off? Or riding the bike? That shouldn''t hurt your feet too much.

 

[Mara]

Mata..I agree stay off the feet for a few days.

You can do lots of stuff off the feet. Do a bunch of ab/crunch work, do some lifting of weights on the arms and stuff at home. Pushups...you can even do leg work like squats and lunges. I think that after all that walking, some resistance training and weights would actually help a bit.