Daily Workout Thread Thursday 9.15

[MissAva]

Good Morning Ladies!
I fogot to post my evening miles last night it was somewhere around seven miles but I cant remember and I had to reset the pedometer. I just got finished going 6.29 miles...but my feet are killing me. Since I started trying to jog they hurt quite a bit more then they ever have...and my heels have been torn to shreads. Ouch!

 

[Logan Sapphire]

I''m so bummed! I went to a sports medicine podiatrist today for my leg and knee woes, and he''s ordered an x-ray and bone scan b/c he thinks there''s a good chance I might have a stress fracture. No running for awhile for me!!

 

[MissAva]

Oh no! That is awful! I will pray for you, I hope everything turns out allright.

 

[Logan Sapphire]

Thanks. Part of me feel optimistic it''s not a stress fracture, but the other part knows that with my luck, it will be. Grr.

 

[lili]

Wow Matatora,

I can''t believe that you ran for ~7 miles.
That''s good that you gals can stick to your routines.
I haven''t set foot in the gym in >10 years.
My husband has given up on trying to get me to workout.
I really think I should, but could never get my lazy butt off the couch to even do some stretching.

Hats off to you for sticking to your healthy lifestyle.

 

[MissAva]

Woaaa! Hey now, please do not let me mislead you, I definately did not run 7 miles! I jog a bit at first but I walked most of it and limped the last mile or so....after examing my feet I now realize I have blister within blisters and some were bleeding hence the large amounts of foot pain. For the most part I walk. I walk at a resonable pace 12-15 minute mile depeding on traffic. But I walk becuase I am heavy and I know alot of regular running would kill my knees again (softball) so I am trying to get down to lower body weight before I consider running full out.
If you want to do just a little to get started what about timing yourself, maybe 15 minutes or half an hour a day? You can get a pedometer at walmart for about 3$ and at Target for 6 or so if you want to know how far you are going. Or if you just want to add a little something to your daily routine what about wearing weights around while you do house work? Reebok makes some spiffy ones which are designed with thumb loops which keep them from moving or shifting while you have them on.
Starting a healthy lifestyle does not have to be drastic! If there is anything I can do, just ask.

 

[Logan Sapphire]

Date: 9/22/2005 3:20:14 PM
Author: Matatora
I walk at a resonable pace 12-15 minute mile depeding on traffic.

Wow, that''s a fast walk!

 

[Brando]

Wow! You're out jogging/walking 5 to 7 miles most nights from reading the last few days. How do you have the time to do that?! Jogging 5 miles takes me almost 45 minutes to an hour, that much walking would take way too long for me. Excellent dedication to invest that amount of time, bravo!

I did ok yesterday with food. Had two small tacos and some beans & chips for lunch then a frozen pot pie for dinner. Overall, good food day. However, I stunk at the gym. My head was so full of engagement rings and questions about the diamond I bought and everything that I couldn't focus. I quit after 20 minutes and got to the mall to look at their settings (all of which sucked!). I couldn't help it though, now that I have the diamond I can't wait to get it set so I can plan and do the proposal part.

Good day with food today. Usual yogurt breakfast, salad for lunch but no gym tonight, I have class.

 

[jaysonsmom]

Hi Everyone! Boy, I had trouble finding this thread....the date on it threw me off hehe. Don''t tell me I was the only one that noticed that the date was for a week ago?

I had a great day yesterday. Did my lunch workout followed by a sensible salad for lunch, then for dinner I shared a grilled NY strip steak (it was big enough for 2) with my husband, and had more salad. He''s a skinny minnie who doesn''t need to lose weight, so he had the steack with a huge helping of garlic mashed potatoes, a little salad, and a HUGE piece of that decadant PIE that is still in our fridge, and taunting me everytime I open it. I resisted though!

Anyways, I had to post this great news.....I''m down another lb from yesterday....and I''m wearing my heavy jeans! That''s a total of 3lbs from last week. This means that I really didn''t gain 6lbs since starting to work out 1.5 months ago. I was probably just really bloated last week. I''m up a total of 3 lbs only, and I''m attributing that to muscle weight

 

[jaysonsmom]

Date: 9/22/2005 2:15:52 PM
Author: Logan Sapphire
Thanks. Part of me feel optimistic it''s not a stress fracture, but the other part knows that with my luck, it will be. Grr.

I hope it''s not a fracture.....that would suck. I''m sending you some healing vibes!

 

[MissAva]

I wish I could go 5 miles in 45 minutes, that would be so hot. To be honest some of it is just that I am tired of being round. Part of it is that this is my last year in college and I will be interveiwing for PhD programs and weight matters. People see thiner people as more competent, driven, reliable, and this one surpised me, more honest. So all things equal the thinner person gets choosen particurally with females. So now I am going to go and get changed and what not to go walking again, I am not sure how far I will go since my feet still hurt from this morning but anything is better than nothing.

 

[Mara]

I love my pedometer, it''s so much fun.

I do about a 15 minute mile as well, it''s actually not THAT fast amazingly...totally nowhere near those power-walker times! It''s just more like a brisk walk.

Tonite is kickboxing again but I have to take it easy on my pec...it still hurts me during class sometimes. Don''t want to hurt it again.

Breakfast was an egg white omelet with tomatoes and some jack cheese for a bit of a difference; lunch was a yummy citrus grove salad from Somoma Chicken Coop which had mangos, grapefruit, oranges and avocado with some blue cheese, lots of lettuce, pistachios and vinaigrette..LOVE IT. Tonite I''m getting coconut crusted fish (YUM) to grill for us and either a veggie or side salad.

 

[MissAva]

I think I might have gotten someting funny yesterday. I picked up some store made soup for dinner and felt a little off last night and have not wanted to eat today. I went 6.17 miles but had to stop for nearly five minutes due to traffic...home game this weekend. A healthy walking pace for a mile is supposed to be 12minutes for the average adult in resonable shape at a healthy weight...whatever that means. I go faster when my feet are not bothering me but right now it is painful after about 3 or 4 minutes of walking....

 

[flutterby]

Not the best of days for me. No excercise. We went to Milwaukee last night for a concert and then spent the night so we could go to the cubs brewers game. Drank too much last night, woke up this morning and had fruit loops at the continental breakfast, beer and brat for lunch and a caramel turtle from a vendor at the park (it was worth it) now we are back home and just picked up salads from the bar down the street. Mine had grilled chix, goat cheese and walnuts and behold, they forgot the dressing. Probably a good thing..... tomorrow is another day!

I am very fortuante to do such great things, i just wish when you were out it was easier to be healthy!

 

[fountainfairfax]

Arrrgghhhhh! When I am I ever going to get back on track? It''s bad enough that I''m going to be this big ugly blimp when we get engaged next month but what if I don''t just kick into "bridal boot camp" and need to be rolled to the altar?????

Can anyone tell I''m having a bad week- the only exercise I''m getting is by walking from account to account and when I get home I''m eating OUT OF CONTROL!!! stress, worry over my job, moving, and the fact that by not eating during the day is leaving me crazy at night. I know the triggers, and a lot of the time I just keep eating past the point of reason. bad fff!!!

deep breath- I''ll try to refocus this weekend.....

 

[Mara]

FFF what kind of foods do you keep in the house? Quite possibly you could stock up the house with all healthy stuff only so at least if you are snacking too much then it''s healthy stuff. My kbox trainer always told me that if you HAVE to have carbs then eat healthy natural ones that are burned easier etc. I know it''s not neccesarily fun to eat a veggie instead of a chip etc..but that''s my suggestion. If you keep stuff in the house that''s unhealthy and have no self-control right now then you are just sabotaging yourself. Later when you are solidly into the control thing then you can add items back in for your BF or whatever but when I was starting out with the food stuff I would only keep healthy stuff in the house. Greg could get his pizza and ice cream elsewhere.

 

[fountainfairfax]

You''re right, Mara- if I didn''t have this stuff here I couldn''t eat it (although w/the compulsive over-eating very little sometimes can stop me from going out and getting it, short of losing the cash & debit card.)
My BF is very difficult to deal with when it comes to not having this stuff in the house- a bit of social phobia (and a general dislike of strangers) means he doesn''t grocery shop alone, so just to save my sanity (and because I really don''t want him to suffer for my problem) I do stock up on all he stuff he wants when I get the chance and of course it comes back to bite me in the ass later- I know the solution and have no right complaining because I continue to bring this crappy convenience stuff in here.

I''ve been watching the new tv show "Starved," where the "support group" tells everyone they suck, they''re weak, and ends everything with a group shout of "it''s not alright!" to let the person with the eating disorder know they''re copping out- the group scenes are hysterical- maybe that''s what I need, tough love