Daily Workout Thread - Mon March 27

[akw94]

Morning,
Well, i''m feeling a bit guilty this morning. I ate pretty bad this weekend! I completed my exercise goal last week but just messed up all weekend. I don''t know what happened to my willpower but it seemed to vanish. Once I started bad, I just kept going! Yuck! Anyway, back on track today. At least it was only 2 days of indulgence. I workout this afternoon and am hoping that will make me feel a bit less guilty. I decided not to weigh myself this weekend b/c I didn''t want to get upset about the results.
Hope everyone else had a better weekend.

 

[Blenheim]

I swam for about 55 minutes yesterday and 43 today.

Amy, I hope that you have a good workout this afternoon, and try not to feel guilty. Everybody "messes up" sometimes, and the trick is getting back on track quickly and not let the one mess up become routine.

 

[lovelylulu]

amy: i did the exact same thing as you. i had 4 cardio workouts and 3 pilates workouts this week, ate properly during the weekdays, but then friday rolls around and my eating habits are horrendous.

it''s so much easier for me to be structured during the week -- we prepare almost every dinner, i pack a smart lunch or opt of tuna salad -- and i control my snacks by bringing them from home.

then the weekend comes and i can''t resist. i tend to indulge in rich foods/carbs and alcohol...

oh well. these past two weekends were pretty bad, so i''ll focus on being more committed this weekend -- particulary the alcohol part.

 

[monarch64]

Oh lord, Amy, don''t feel bad--Friday night my husband and I had friends over and I totally drank too much and didn''t make it to my Saturday morning walking group! I felt like a horrible person all weekend! I did ok with my eating Saturday and Sunday afternoon, but both nights we had fried takeout food--pizza and apps Saturday and Chinese food last night! Arrgghh! I have to stop looking at weekends as "time to relax" because it''s a huge setback for me every week. I feel like I do well all week, but then bam, on the weekends I pig out.

Today I am back on track, and I''ve made it a goal not to drink at all for 30 days. I keep forgetting that those beers I have here and there are adding unnecessary calories and I''m not seeing results as fast as I should--I''ve lost only 5 pounds in 8 weeks. Sheesh! I''m working out tonight after work, so I will have a better report tomorrow!

Hang in there, everyone!

 

[stermag]

Good morning, Ladies.

I had a wussy workout this morning - I did weights instead of running but didn''t really push myself that much.

Food wise, the weekend wasn''t a complete loss, but I visited my parents in Michigan and also hung out with my best friend who was in town from Boston, and I relaxed the restrictions a bit.

In general, I guess I lose weight fairly slowly... it might average out to be approx. 1 lb a week, but some weeks the scale doesn''t budge at all. I''m learning to stop paying attention so much.

Mondays are so tough for me, particularly the part about waking up at 6am after not getting out of bed before noon for two days straight.

Eh, tomorrow is another day. No need to stress.

 

[fountainfairfax]

Weekends are hell for me- I don''t know if its boredom but suddenly I want to eat everything in sight- I''m doing ww and I try to keep count of my points on Sat/Sun but I always spiral out of control.

I still have no workouts to contribute, I really need to get on the exercise bandwagon...I know that the weight would come off much easier if I could just get up off my a*s. So far down 18.8 lbs w/ WW (10 weeks on the program) but I''m dreading tomorrow''s weigh-in after this weekend''s indulgences. It will not be pretty (and I''m home from work sick so I can''t squeeze in some exercise today unless I can leave the couch.)

I don''t post in this thread anymore but read it everyday- keep up the great job ladies!

 

[lulutheleo]

Ditto on the "weekend weakness'', we realized this weekend that Dairy Queen was open again, so I think I had ice cream three times this weekend. And my morning window to workout is gone this week -- my work partner is taking vacation so I am working the early shift (7-6pm). Anyone have any motivators for me to work out after tonight? I might not make it there.

 

[coda72]

I''m another one who tends not to watch what I eat on the weekend. Saturday I did pretty well, but yesterday I overstuffed myself. I put my fat pants on this morning, so I wouldn''t even know how much I gained!

I''m going to try and get a workout in tonight, but since I have to take my cat to the vet today after work, it may not happen. If I get a chance, I''ll probably do some interval running tonight. I''ve been taking it easy with the weights because I''ve been having some muscle soreness.

I hope everyone manages to get back on track!

 

[akw94]

Thanks everyone! You guys made me smile and realize that I shouldn''t take the weekend too, too seriously. I feel better now and just had some fruit for lunch. I actually don''t feel very good today (stomach), but I am going to workout tonight anyway. I don''t want to let my "weekend weakness" keep going. Oooh, here''s a motivator Lulu, this weekend I put on some pants that are usually kinda tight and they felt much better. They actually felt comforatable! I was so happy! It makes me feel good b/c it''s hard for me to tell on clothes I often wear but these, I don''t wear often b/c they''re not as loose so I knew right away that there was a difference. Of course, that didn''t stop me from eating badly yesterday. Wooops.
Also Lulu, I like to have something positive to post on here in the morning so maybe that can be a motivator too. I know that I do better about working out when I think about it less, just tell myself i''m going and go. If I overthink it, I will talk myself out of it. It also has gotten easier over the last few weeks to get myself up. Not easy, but at least easier!

Anyway, I feel better about this week and motivated to get back on track.
Good luck to everyone else!!

 

[Mara]

don''t worry about the weekend gals!! i say that because i too was totally off the wagon all weekend long...hahaa!

saturday morning was good, bagel with PB and some cereal...but then it was all downhill! i had a corndog for lunch and then we had super heavy mexican for dinner. sunday we did a 5k walk/run (i did 3.5 miles in 45 minutes walking, not bad!) and then we came home and i made us breakfast...

with buttered pancakes and sausage and THEN for dinner we had outback to cap it all off. i felt so heavy last nite!!

anyway now this morning i feel kind of lethargic and weighed down. i just had some kashi oatmeal and coffee, lunch will just be a subway sandwich and then i think i may do that soup that FG posted in the recipe forum for dinner.

my legs and butt are so sore from yesterday so no workout today but i may do some arms!! hope everyone has a good day.

 

[sumbride]

I''m still skipping out on the gym until my bruises are a little less black... but I did work in the garden a lot this weekend. BF and I spent about 8 hours yesterday hanging planters on the fence, planting, sweeping, etc... When we FINALLY finished it was about 7:30 last night and I still hadn''t been to the grocery store. I said "I think, since we''re worked SO hard today, that we deserve a treat tonight!" He went out and got Peruvian chicken and it was SO good! I definitely felt treated since I didn''t have to figure out what to do about dinner. Woo hoo! And the garden looks fabulous!