Daily Workout Thread - Thurs March 30

[akw94]

Good morning,
I''m feeling a bit down this morning, but did manage to work out this morning anyway. I have done 3 times so far this week, including this morning. Tomorrow will make it 4 and if i''m feeling very ambitious, i''ll make my goal of 5 by Saturday. Given that I was sick, i''m not too worried about my 5 day goal this week. My eating has been better this week too. My problem is that when I start giving in over the weekend, it''s hard for me to get back on track. So last weekend was pretty bad and i''m going to try and do better this weekend. I think I just needed some time off.

Hope everyone else got their workouts in...

 

[stermag]

Did cardio today - 20 minutes of the elliptical, 20 minutes of rowing and 20 minutes on the bike. It''s a gorgeous day today so I might go for a run after work. We''ll see.

I''m tired and wish I didn''t have to be at work.

I''m kind of losing steam lately. I haven''t been adhering as strictly to my diet, I''ve stopped preparing lunches the night before and subsequently I just grab whatever I can out of the fridge in the morning... otherwise, I grab something at the deli in the building... which isn''t optimal.

The race is 5 weeks away and I''m not entirely sure I''ll be ready. This week, I haven''t run at all yet...

At least the weather seems to be improving...

how''s everyone else?

 

[lovelylulu]

i fell off the wagon

i didn''t workout on tuesday because of blisters

and last night i went to happy hour birthday gathering where, although i avoided bad foods, i did drink beer...and NO workout.

today, i''m supposed to meet a friend who just moved into town, so NO workout.

then it''s the weekend...

I guess one bad week out of 10 good ones isn''t so bad

but being bad is EASY and being good is HARD.

come back discipline. i need you.

 

[AsscherGirl]

Hi Everyone,

I''m sorry everyone''s motivation is so low. Mine has been pretty awful lately too. I think it''s good to take a rest from faithful exercising & eating right every once in awhile, but it really stinks when the motivation is just not there anymore.

I did my 3 miles last night. I''m a bit slower at 42 minutes, but I think I''ll be all right for the race. My hip seems to be cooperating so far & I hope it keeps up.

Hopefully we''ll all get back into it soon!

 

[monarch64]

Wow, reading this thread today makes me wanna crawl into a hole and die, LOL! I actually am having a good week, workout-wise, for once! I made it to the gym last night (THANKS AMY!) and did 30 minutes on the elliptical (normally I only do 20) at a higher level than usual! I was hating it, but I made myself stay on until my time was up. Today it is beautiful outside so I walked to work this morning, and I''ll walk home and back for lunch and then back home again after work. I plan on going to the gym tonight, but the weather is so beautiful that if it doesn''t cool down a lot I may get to walk outside tonight!

I hope everyone feels better soon, you guys have all been doing so well. You''ve definitely been an inspiration to me, and there have been times I''ve read this thread and been way more motivated to eat right and work out. So chin up, workout peeps! Isn''t it nice to know you are inspiring others to take care of themselves?!

 

[Mara]

Yikes monarch is right, this thread is depressing. Come on girls, what is going on!!!!

DON''T be down on yourselves if you fall off the wagon sometimes, it happens! But you HAVE to get back on it and keep plugging away because self-defeat or guilt just leads to more negative feelings and then you will be a week off the wagon and it''s even harder to get back on!

Last nite I went to dinner with Jorman and we had BAKED POTATOES with lots of stuff inside, and an iceberg wedge salad. Healthy? NOT! And then we split a dessert, a brownie mud pie. Not exactly part of my diet. But it felt good to let go for a bit and have some fun with a friend, and I knew I was back on it today. No biggie!

It''s not a big deal to deviate from ''the plan'' regardless of if you have 5lbs or 20lbs to lose, sometimes you mentally need a break. What you are doing is a lifestyle change, aka what is going on is long-term, so one night of unadultered food happiness is not going to kill you. What is most important is what happens the day after. Are you wracked with guilt? Don''t be! Just have your healthy breakfast and healthy lunch and healthy dinner and look, you are back on track.

Think of it like this. If you eat bad stuff all the time, all the stuff that we dream about all the time because we deprive ourselves, it''s SO not special when you do get to have it. AND you feel guilty after eating it because you know it''s just not good for you. When I was off the wagon for months in 2004 I would eat fish and chips and be like god now I feel sick. But it didn''t stop me the next time. However now when I have fish and chips, it''s a conscious decision and I don''t feel guilt. To me that''s progress.

Anyway enough of my rambling soapbox, I hope it helped someone, but just do not get down on yourself for a slip up or two or 10. You have to just put it behind you, find some motivation (get some new music, look at a victoria''s secret catalog or whatever!!) and get back on the wagon! Rah Rah Spring is on it''s way!

 

[stermag]

Sometimes you're the one to inspire and motivate others and other times you're the one in need of motivation/inspiration. That's what the point is here, no?

I think we should all feel free to express our ups and downs, as they happen, and try to motivate one another, whenever we can.

Sorry if I'm not all 'sunshine and rainbows' today. I guess I'm pooped....

Monarch, congratulations on a productive weekend and sense of accomplishment... Pass it around, will ya?

 

[Mara]

I agree stermag, and those who are down in the doldrums at times should not be upset or take any offense when people try to give them tough love and get them back on the wagon!! No wallowing allowed!

 

[stermag]

Mara, tough love, indeed... particularly with your new avatar.

 

[Mara]

Just pretend it''s NONFAT FROZEN YOGURT!!!!

 

[AsscherGirl]

Date: 3/30/2006 2:35:30 PM
Author: Mara

Anyway enough of my rambling soapbox, I hope it helped someone, but just do not get down on yourself for a slip up or two or 10. You have to just put it behind you, find some motivation (get some new music, look at a victoria''s secret catalog or whatever!!) and get back on the wagon! Rah Rah Spring is on it''s way!

haha, it''s so funny you say that....whenever I get those darn catalogs in the mail (like 5 a month or something ridiculous like that), I always feel more motivated to work out & eat right!

Monarch - congrats on your accomplishments this week! Keep up the good work!!!!

It''s pretty nice this evening - I think I''ll convince my fi to go out for an outside run today

I need to start compiling my play list for my run on Saturday. I''m going to ask my dad what his faves are! I''m going to look back at these threads for the suggestions you guys had from a week or so ago.

 

[Mara]

I *totally* get more motivated from a VS catalog or similar. Even watching TV the other day they were showing some commercial about some medicine for your stomach and they showed just a screenshot/image of a gal''s flat belly and I was like totally motivated to eat a healthy lunch just from seeing that. Talk about visual stimulation! I was all ready to cut out a magazine picture and tape it on the fridge or something.

 

[sumbride]

I fell off the wagon last night too, but I enjoyed every bite! I was seriously craving pizza so we ordered two small pies from the place down the street that''s been around for over 50 years... one was margharetti, the other crab with carmelized onions and old bay. DELISH! Oh, and we both skipped the gym... so tonight, no pizza! and definitely the gym!

 

[lovelylulu]

thanks for the motivation all and congrats to those amoung us that are doing well

i''m not being hard on myself at all for falling off the wagon. not wallowing either. just realizing that it''s frighteningly easy to be lazy and eat tasty food and drink beer.

i know it''ll pass and that i''ll realize that the short term benefits of happy hours and cupcakes aren''t nearly as rewarding as being in shape, fit, looking good, feeling good.

i think that this new perfect spring weather is going to return my motivation!

 

[Mara]

oh i don't think anyone here is wallowing, it's not allowed...hee hee...

everyone is doing so great on here most of the time, it's easy to get down on yourself for doing something 'wrong' for the diet, but cupcakes keep us going sometimes! or the thought of cupcakes, or the dream of cupcakes, hehee.

my arm is actually feeling alot better now and has been for a little while so i am going to attempt kboxing class again tonite and just take it easy, but i feel the need to really do some cardio...walking is doing wonders but i want to really burn some calories!

for lunch i had a turkey sandwich from WF, after scraping off 99% of the gross mayo on it, i hate that stuff!! snack will be an orange about an hour before my workout!! hang in there ladies. where is the bikini hanging on the closet?!