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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Wednesday, July 07, 2004 - 1:05 pm
7/5 60 minutes 40 min treadmill 20 min weights 7/6 40 min 30 min treadmill 10 min rebounding
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Wednesday, July 07, 2004 - 6:12 pm
7/7 -- 75 minutes (weights, resistance, stretching with trainer)
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Wednesday, July 07, 2004 - 7:31 pm
7/7: 40 minutes walking Herm, thanks for the update on the walk/run, and congratulations. It sounds like you're making real progress! I'm not consistent with it, but occasionally I do the 1 min. run/2 min. walk plan on the treadmill. I'm able to get in more running minutes that way than the way I was doing it before. Secret, I agree with Yankee's advice, and chat is very welcome in this thread. 
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, July 07, 2004 - 9:20 pm
Thanks for making me welcome here 7/7: 45 minutes Curves workout.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 9:45 am
7/7: walked 90 min, biked 30 min Total for 7/7: 120 min
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 12:21 pm
7/7 80 minutes 60 min treadmill 20 min weights
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 2:33 pm
07/06 - The Method: Dance to Fitness - Workout 2 + Yoga Cool Down = 34 minutes 07/07 - Jump rope / Stretching = 35 minutes 07/08 - BalletPilates = 50 minutes Mak1: That's great about your interval training! Your and Hermione69's track work really inspire me. When I run, it's usually just for fun, mad dashes that have nothing to do with working out (like yesterday evening when I ran around the yard with my neighbors' dog, weeds thwapping against my ankles and lightening bugs flickering all over). No marathon training for me - guess I'm more into wind sprints (if one can even call it that, lol). I think my mind wanders too much to be a serious runner - when I do occasionally attempt to RUN for exercise, I'll hear the theme from Chariots of Fire in my head and next thing you know I'm imagining myself racing down a beach, bathed in golden sunlight. Or, if I'm in a more fanciful mood, I hear the music from the "running of the bulls" sequence from Northern Exposure (see, that show does have have something to do with this thread, lol!) and picture myself running - in slow motion - in the great American wilderness. Yeesh, I'm going to be sorry I admitted that later on! Oh, I do have an exercise update of my own: I can now almost do the splits but my left leg has to be in front. I guess that can count as some progress! Still struggling with my cartwheel & forward walkover attempts though. Secretsmile: It's a good thing for me this thread doesn't frown on chattiness or I'd have been kicked out long ago.
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 6:09 pm
7/8: 45 minutes Curves workout.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 6:34 pm
7/8: 100 minutes, walk, weights, resistance, abs, stretches Calamity, I'm sure I'll have that image in my mind the next time I run (running of the bulls). LOL! I loved that episode! Thanks for the encouragement, and congratulations on your progress. It sounds like you have excellent flexibility.
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 8:33 pm
7/8 60 minutes 50 min treadmill 10 min adrenalin set - thighs
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Thursday, July 08, 2004 - 9:12 pm
7/8 -- 60 minutes (Ultimate Sculpt class) Interesting side note -- I showed up for this class, which is a mixed cardio/weights/resistance band/pushups, situps, lunges, squats, etc. class -- and no one else showed up. So me and the class instructor -- who happens to be the owner of the gym and one of the most sought-after personal trainers in the city -- did the class together. So basically I got a free personal training session! I was so happy with myself that my dh and I just went out and I got lobster!
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 7:47 am
7/8: walked 75 min, biked 30 min Total: 105 min
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 10:49 am
07/09 - Power Yoga 1: Energize = 51 minutes Yankee_in_ca: Lucky you! Everyone: Have a beautiful weekend!
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 3:41 pm
Lobster YUM!! very cool story Yankee... 7/9 40 minutes 30 min treadmill 10 min adrenalin set - arms
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 4:18 pm
7/9 -- 0 minutes (Fridays are my day off) Except, and I don't need ANY replies to this, I just want to vent a little... I just had my first physical exam in like 4 years. I can not believe what I weigh. When the doctor "set' the scale just before I stepped on, she set it at 30 pounds LIGHTER than what I ended up being. And, I was about 20-25 pounds heavier than I thought I might be at my worst. The doctor said she thinks I'm in great shape and gave me the "muscle mass weighs more than fat" lecture, but I was very shocked and I'm a little depressed about it, to be honest. Twenty to thirty pounds more than you think (and I was being pessimistic in my mind) is a lot of weight. Please, please, don't feel like you have to respond to lift my spirits -- I just wanted to vent. I'll get over it, and just be happy I'm healthy soon, I'm sure...maybe...
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Friday, July 09, 2004 - 6:39 pm
Sorry you were feeling down, Yankee. The nerve of that scale! But seriously, please don't let it bother you. Now, I'm breaking my rule of NO internet in the evenings so I've got to sneak out before I catch myself, lol! Actually, we just saw Spider-man 2 and I couldn't resist coming here to skim the movie thread.
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Saturday, July 10, 2004 - 6:45 am
7/9: 55 minutes, walk/run, bike, stability ball exercises, stretches I don't feel I have to respond, Yankee, but that would have made me cry! I remember when I found out I weighed 10 lbs more than my scales said, I was not happy. Since the doc set the scale 30 lbs less than actual, you must be looking very fit. I'm glad you have your mind set to get over it soon and to be happy about your good health. Really cool about your unexpected personal training session! My yoga instructor didn't show up for class this week, no explanation, no follow up email or phone call, nothing. I should have been more upset, but since it was over 80 degrees and he won't use the a/c or open a window (he likes to sweat!), I was ok with it.
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Dahli
Member
11-27-2000
| Saturday, July 10, 2004 - 11:03 am
Yankee - I don't feel I have to respond either, and I can certainly appreciate how that would feel, but I am curious, after all the incredible quality exercise time you do expend how does your body look to you? Do you find your clothes fit well and are you pleased with that aspect of your physical self...? I know personally that is what makes or breaks it for me... how I 'feel' in my body how it moves and the comfort and grace I am able to enjoy I don't avoid my scale but it is a pisser when my dr scale is ALWAYS higher, but it's less important overall as it's so almost arbitrary and outside of 'me' (if that makes any sense)
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Saturday, July 10, 2004 - 12:45 pm
7/10 -- 60 minutes (Interval Step & Sculpt class) Thanks, everyone. I'm feeling a bit better now, but to be honest still not entirely happy. I feel dumb for letting it get me down... It's funny that the only people I've "told" are you guys in this thread! Dahli, to answer your question about how my body looks to me, the problem is some days I have "good" days where I think I look OK, and some days I have "bad" days where I lament the fact that I am "bulky" and not rail-thin. And stepping on that scale somehow reinforced the bad side, and maybe made me think that perhaps I am actually a lot larger than I see myself. But again, I really am trying to take care of myself by exercise and diet in an effort to be HEALTHY -- something that my parents are not, undoubtedly at least partly because they didn't take care of themselves. And all of my other tests -- blood pressure, cholesterol, etc. were good to normal, so that's good news, given my family history (mom with breast cancer, dad with heart disease). So I do KNOW all of that logically, but somehow stepping on that scale really threw me for a loop. But you're right, Dahli, I do feel strong and healthy and able to feel a comfort with my body and I know that that is what is most important. I'm deciding now whether to buy a scale for myself to track my weight, or whether that would be the worst thing to do, because then I might obsess over the scale. Apologies for being so melodramatic... Oh, and Mak1 -- that's weird that your yoga instructor didn't even call or leave a note.
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Monday, July 12, 2004 - 8:14 am
7/9: walked 45, biked 30 total 75
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Calamity
Member
10-18-2001
| Monday, July 12, 2004 - 1:07 pm
07/12 - The Firm Parts: Not-So-Tough Aerobics= 42 minutes (my solemn vow to myself - next week is my deadline for re-igniting my exercise schedule!!!) Yankee: I hope I didn't come of as being flippant about your situation because I really didn't mean to be! I knew you understand that your health is the most important consideration and that what you weigh doesn't automatically correlate to your level of fitness. But I understand that such logic can be cold comfort when dealing with body image issues. If you're even remotely concerned that a scale might make you obsess over your weight, maybe you shouldn't get one to keep at home. Perhaps you could do a weekly weigh-in at your gym if you really want to keep track. A weekly average is probably more accurate (and less frustrating) than day-to-day fluctuations anyway. Hope you're feeling better (and don't worry about venting in this thread - that's what we're here for!).
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Mak1
Member
08-12-2002
| Monday, July 12, 2004 - 6:44 pm
7/10 & 7/11: 0 minutes 7/12: (back on track today) 140 minutes, walk/run, abs, stretches, weights, resistance, stretches It's sad that the number on the scale can make us feel so badly at times. A personal trainer told us he would much rather see a "fit fat person" than a "thin sedentary person". I have to admit I bristle at the word "fat", but I get his point. As long as we're working on our personal fitness (even when we slack off as long as we get back on track when we can), we should be proud of ourselves. YAY, All OF US!! <hopping down off my little soapbox now and wishing everyone a good week>
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Seamonkey
Member
09-07-2000
| Monday, July 12, 2004 - 9:02 pm
7/12: 45 minutes Curves workout
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Denecee
Member
09-05-2002
| Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 7:25 am
7/12: walked 90 min, biked 30, weights 15 Total for 7/12: 135 min
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Yankee_in_ca
Member
08-01-2000
| Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - 9:33 am
7/12 -- 60 minutes Power Core class Calamity -- you weren't flippant at all. I didn't once think you were being flippant! And Mak1, the owner of my gym refuses to have scales at the gym for the same reason. She thinks they can be counter-productive to health and fitness. (She also refuses to have TVs because she wants to promote people focusing on their body, not elsewhere. Which is interesting.) And, I have calmed down a bit now LOL ... I have dropped a pants size and two skirt sizes since January, so I know I'm OK ... it was just shocking at the time!
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