Daily Workout Thread - Thurs May 11

[akw94]

Monarch--I copied your post onto Thursday''s thread for you. I know I was fast asleep when you were up typing!!

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OK, this is my last post on this thread for the night, and I probably should''ve postponed it until tomorrow''s thread, so if no one answers I will at least copy and paste it into there (deep breath--run-on sentence, sigh).

Dixie, you''re never too late to this thread--I''d hate to see gals get discouraged b/c they don''t have time in the morning at work or whatever to post. I think it''s awesome that you''ve made an effort to post here every day as long as you have! Thanks for being concerned about my foot--it''s getting better every day, thank goodness, and your support means a lot to me! Also, as for calories and who knew there were so many in things, yup, I bet the new website will help out a lot with that. I''m so glad to hear you''ve been following the coolrunnings.com thing...I have to say even though I''m walking some long distances these days that I still aspire to become a runner and you''ve been a motivator in my life to keep that dream alive, so thank you!

Danielle: Awesome effort and I''m impressed that you got your 3 mile run in in such a great time on the treadmill tonight! Wow! You''re a champ, seriously! I''m a total wimp when it comes to running. Walking, I can do...running, well, I hate to sweat and labor, so I just am so impressed with gals who take it upon themselves to do these kind of training regimens and stick to them as you and Dixie have done. A big pat on the back from moi to you!

Mara: You also seem to be very consistent in your workouts and posts here on this thread, and I look up to you for that. You''ve definitely been an inspiration to me! I hope I''ve been able to motivate you at times, as well. On the fast food thing, it seems like we''re eating so healthy at places like Baja and Chipotle (another fresh food burrito joint), when in fact, if you go so far as to be an intelligent consumer and check their websites for nutritional content you find that it''s really not that far off from (scream!) McDonald''s!!! Kind of scary, isn''t it. I think you''re absolutely right, though, as long as we educate ourselves and know what we''re putting into our bodies (without getting obsessive about it), we can make little differences that will make big differences in the long run, such as you suggested by drinking water instead of Coke, etc. Fruits or veggies instead of chips tonight during the AI results for me and my friend--we felt tons better than if we''d had Cokes and chips as we did last year at this time!

See you all tomorrow--

Heather

 

[monarch64]

Thanks Dixie!!!

 

[akw94]

Ok, now my post for the morning.

Dixie, you''re never too late to this thread--I''d hate to see gals get discouraged b/c they don''t have time in the morning at work or whatever to post. I think it''s awesome that you''ve made an effort to post here every day as long as you have! Thanks for being concerned about my foot--it''s getting better every day, thank goodness, and your support means a lot to me! Also, as for calories and who knew there were so many in things, yup, I bet the new website will help out a lot with that. I''m so glad to hear you''ve been following the coolrunnings.com thing...I have to say even though I''m walking some long distances these days that I still aspire to become a runner and you''ve been a motivator in my life to keep that dream alive, so thank you!

Monarch, Thank you! I really appreciate all of your kind words. That''s why I like to post everyday! It helps me too. I like hearing about everyone''s progress and I feel motivated to have something positive to "report". Plus, it''s been fun getting to know you guys.

Yesterday, I did day two of Phase 2. It was a *tiny* bit easier, and I do mean a *tiny* bit. I''m not totally sure if the workout was easier or I had a decent magazine to read. I must say i''m very annoyed that a gym like Bally''s can''t have decent magazine constantly. Can they get a couple subscriptions or what??? But anyway... I am now starting to look at my distance when I run/walk. I can''t actually remember it so I may try to write it down. I guess it makes sense that when I run more vs. walking more, I go farther? And that if my distance isn''t as fast, I just am not running/walking as fast? Not completely sure about that.

This morning I did a short workout. My bf was over and it is sooo hard for me to get up before he does. I have to get in the habit though b/c otherwise when we live together, I won''t get my workouts in. So tomorrow will be a longer workout for me.

Off to get some work done!

 

[lovelylulu]

morning ladies!

i didn''t post yesterday, but on tuesday i ran 2.5 miles. it was a good run, but nothing spectacular.

then yesterday was my very first co-ed softball game. it''s a nice change of pace, especially because i''ve been doing my running almost exclusively inside a gym. getting outside in this sublime spring weather and getting some exercise in a more fun way = happy lulu

i was a bit nervous to play, because i wasn''t certain of just how competitive this league was, but everyone was very welcoming to all skill levels -can''t wait until next week.

i''m impressed by everyone who''s been tracking their calories. i bet it''d be a great tool for me, but a while back, i briefly tried to do it and really did not care for it. it''s just too precise -- i''m happy just knowing that i''ve added so many more veggies, whole grains and good proteins. i indulge occassionally, but i just have a love affair with delicious food

 

[monarch64]

Hi lovelylulu! I love your comment about having a "love affair with delicious food!"

I had a love affair that made me gain 20 pounds, so now I can only have the occasional "fling," lol!!!

Softball league sounds like fun, I bet you''ll do great!

Dixie, thanks again. I''m kinda confused by the walking/running and distance thing, but I think if you''re running more than walking you would see your distance increase. In other words, if you run for 2 minutes at 7 miles per hour, you''re going a further distance than if you were walking for 2 minutes at 4 miles per hour. Right?! I''m getting myself confused, lol. Sucks about Bally''s not having great mags to read...they do make the time pass, don''t they?! I always think about germs on "community" magazines, though, to be honest. I know, I''m weird

. I still read them, though

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Last night I only walked for about 1.5 miles...I was having a friend over to watch AI''s Tuesday episode and the results so I had to cut things short. I did get in some abs and plenty of arms and am actually sore this morning! I''m feeling pretty darn good about myself today, hee hee. Oh, and my gi-normous toe blister is healing up quite nicely, so I will be able to walk tonight (hope it is not raining later b/c it is right now).

 

[Mara]

morning ladies. monarch your post last nite was really cute and sweet, you lades are inspiring to me as well, especially on the days when i feel like i don''t want to do anything. like yesterday...hehehe ... i actually didn''t work out at all, no walking...but i did watch my calories. i feel like at least i am doing 1/2 of it on those days i don''t work out. i am still trying to catch up on sleep and stuff from my trip to houston, i''m such a bad traveler with getting out of routine etc.

anyway last nite we had sushi which was probably alot of calories when all was said and done (added up about 1250) but i only had 600 the rest of the day so about 1850 isn''t bad for the day. and at least i got alot of the protein from the fish and all that, so it''s not like we had a hamburger and fries (like we were thinking about...hehee).

today i am going to kickboxing cardio again tonite, with my punch card. i decided to try to do that once a week and then go to my other kbox once a week too. we''ll see if my arm can handle it. and then i can walk 2-3 days a week instead of 4-5 like i am doing now. now that the weather is so hot out, i only want to walk in the evening, aka 6-8pm so it''s cooler and that always means that because the window of opportunity is so small, i end up not doing it on some days (like yesterday, got home at 5:30 after an afternoon appt, then went to dinner at 7 so my window was too small and then i wanted to relax at home for a while etc)...so i have to make sure i get more cardio in if i won''t be walking as much. my arm was pretty sore after my last thursday night kbox but it was better by saturday so i feel okay that i can do 2 workouts a week and still be okay with it. keeping fingers crossed.

in terms of eating, i just had coffee and an apple this morning, wasn''t super hungry and the milk was running low. i am supposed to go to lunch with a client, yikes...so who knows what will happen there! but she hasn''t gotten back to me today so i am not sure if we are still on. for dinner i''m going to get us marinated chix kebabs from WF to put on the grill and a green salad...so that will be healthy for sure.

so have a good day ladies!!

 

[akw94]

Lulu, good job on the 2.5 mile run. Personally, I can''t imagine 2.5 miles straight so I think it''s fantastic! The softball team sounds like a good idea. I''ve always wanted to find some summer activities that also qualify as exercise but i''m not doing 100% for the exercise...if that makes any sense.

I''ve thought about taking up tennis and even bought rackets for myself and my son last summer but only made it out to a court once or twice. And neither of us have ANY idea what we''re doing so it was tons of running around, going after the ball. But lots of fun!
I''ve also tried tracking calories on various occasions before too and it couldn''t hold my interest. For whatever reason, i''m liking it now. I guess i''m just so surprised by the nutritional or lack of nutritional content in things I eat. Mara, I agree w/what you were saying before about places that you thought were healthy really are not! Now, I have to go check out Chipotle b/c I thought that was pretty good.

It really is true that eating in is the best way if you are trying to eat healthy. But it really is much more work! I think i''d eat out most meals if I had the choice. But it is what it is...

Monarch, I think you''re right about the running/distance thing. It seems to make sense to me, but i''m never quite sure if my logic is right. I think I will try to start remembering my distance. But how do I make the distances improve? Do I have to try to run faster? I don''t think I can do that w/o passing out.

I''m not so worried about going further distances at this point, so I guess i''ll see how things progress.
That''s good about being sore! It always feels like progress has been made. How weird is it though to congratulate someone on being sore... Only in a workout thread!

Mara, I feel like you''re right about the calories in sushi kind of being ok based on the protein from the fish. At least that''s what I tell myself too! Kickboxing cardio sounds fun. I really like the Tae Bo tapes that I rent sometimes. It''s fun and is a great workout. I''d really like to take a class but for some reason they all start on the 1/2 hour at my gym. Your dinner sounds good! I think i''m going to do some fish tonight w/a salad. Maybe I can even get my son to take a bite.

Whew...that was a long post! Sorry!

 

[Mara]

monarch re: the food thing and thinking you are being healthy....it''s so interesting because now that i am doing some calorie tracking....i find that i WANT to be better about what i eat. i don''t think i always will have to write this stuff down because during the weeks my breakfast, lunches, dinners are all pretty boring and ''same ole'' as time goes on...but it''s good to know just offhand, okay my breakfast was 400 calories. what should i eat for lunch and just make the mental adjustment accordingly. i typically just write down my stuff at the end of the day in my little calorie notepad thing. it''s not like i eat something then write it down. because i don''t snack it isn''t hard for me to remember what i ate. breakfast, lunch (and an apple) and dinner is pretty much all she wrote.

now weekends are fair game, there is no way i can track what we are eating out....esp since we eat out fri and saturdays!!

 

[coda72]

It''s been a really long time since I''ve posted to this thread, which means it''s been a long time since I''ve worked out! Well, April was a really bad month for me, and hopefully I can get on track through the rest of May. I was sick for 3 weeks straight, then had some tests done to see what''s wrong with me abdominally, and when I finally thought I''d be able to get back on track, I had a motorcycle accident on April 30 that''s put me out of commission for two weeks. So, hopefully I''ll be able to start working out again tomorrow. I won''t be doing anything with my arms, since I tore some cartilage in my shoulder in the accident, but I can do abs, legs, and get back to some cardio.

I hope everyone else''s workouts go well today!

 

[Mara]

yikes coda!! sorry to hear about your accident and the abdominal stuff, did you get that all worked out? i hope you recover very quickly, take care of yourself!

 

[coda72]

Thanks for the good thoughts, Mara. My abdominal issues aren''t resolved, but some things were ruled out. I may have to get further testing done. But that''s all on the back burner as I try to recover from the accident!

 

[lovelylulu]

coda: ouch! get healthy!!

 

[monarch64]

Coda, my best wishes and positive thoughts are coming your way for a speedy recovery. So sorry to hear about your accident...
I''m happy to hear that you''ll try to do what you can to work out while you recover--that takes determination!

Mara, amen to weekends being fair game, lol! I have an obsession with pizza and beer on weekends. I refuse to deny myself, ever!!!

 

[Lorelei]

Coda I was wondering where you were and thinking of you. I am so sorry about your accident - it never rains but it pours

You look after yourself and get well soon! Positive vibes heading your way

 

[coda72]

Sorry to revive yesterday''s workout thread, but I just wanted to thank everyone for their good wishes. I am going to try and get a workout of some sort in today.