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Archive through December 02, 2005

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Lumbele
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07-12-2002

Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - 1:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Good for you, Mame! I'll be thinking of you tomorrow when I "change stations". For the last few weeks I have been without a car during the day off and on and only went very sporadically to Curves. Yesterday was supposed to be my move-my-butt day, but then ds's carpool buddy played hooky and I got a reprieve. Tuesdays I refuse to go, I *hate* wrong-way-Tuesdays!

Mameblanche
Member

04-13-2005

Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - 3:46 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
What's a wrong-way Tuesday? I don't remember those? (I will ask about that tomorrow, when I go, if I don't have fibro-fog and forget!)

Thanks Lumsy, its nice to have a cyber-buddy at Curves... I'll think of you too...

I hope my fave 'cheerleader/motivator' is there... her name is NINA and though she's not the manager there, IMHO she's the heart and soul of the place. She's kind, and fun, and a great kid. If she switched to a different branch, I'd probably follow her, if it was relatively easy to get to!

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - 5:09 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Every Tuesday at my Curves they go counter-clockwise for their rounds. I usually go Mo-Wed-Fri. So when I do have to go on that day it completely throws me. No big deal, I know, but I throroughly detest it, ergo I avoid it like the plague.
Have fun tomorrow!

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - 11:01 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Our Curves does wrong way on Wednesday..

Mame.. try to get the chart of each of the machines and show it to your doctor/doctors..


When I first started at Curves I was 2 months post knee surgery, had had some physical therapy. So I had my regular doctor, my physical therapist AND my orthopedic surgeon look over the illustrations in the book and tell me which machines to avoid (only one at the time).

Later when I had a rotator cuff injury, my orthopod again nixed a couple of machines (not that I needed him to tell me what hurt)

And then he told me when I could start back on the one machine when my knee was ready.

It has been the best therapy for my knees and whole body and I've shed almost 40 lb and a good number of inches as well..

I'm off BP meds, off antidepressants as well.

Anyway..

today.. I was literally on my feet for AT LEAST 12 hours, so I'm counting

120 minutes moving about
TFY = 16,395 minutes
Group TFY = 37.700 minutes

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 9:17 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Mame, give them 3 names of people who might be interested in Curves and you can get the book for their new diet. In the front they have pictures of all their machines to show your docs.

Like Seamonkey, my health has improved as well since joining Curves. Although quitting smoking had the biggest impact on my innards, Curves has helped with my chronically bad back and general energy level. I have also been able to reduce my anti-depressants by 1/3 so far.

<hope Mame doesn't notice that I have not gone to Curves today as promised. Next week!>

9/11 30 minutes flexing

TFY - 6,810 minutes
Group TFY - 37,730 minutes

Mameblanche
Member

04-13-2005

Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 8:36 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
LUM, I went and you didn't... oh my goodness! Oh well. Next time. I certainly thought of you this evening when I was there. And I want you to know, you really inspired me. That's for sure.

Oh, and today was WRONG WAY WEDNESDAY!!! (They've started that nonsense at my Curves, in the last few months, while I was gone.) For more info check the Gratitude thread. :-)

Thanks for the excellent advice Seamonkey, and Lumbele!

Anyhow, here's my first posting of my times... hope I don't screw this up. (You know how nervous I get... AND I suck at math... but I got Vince helping me with that.)

I am counting this week as the beginning since I have never posted here before.

Last night (Tuesday) 30 min walking
Tonight (Wednesday) 45 min Curves

TFY - 75 minutes
Group TFY - 37,805

Mameblanche
Member

04-13-2005

Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 8:59 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
What is really discouraging is that although I had only lost a few lbs, before I took my medical leave of absence from Curves, I had lost a ton of inches, and I am now back at square one.
FYI - I am just a smidge over 5 ft tall.

In June 2004, The day before my partial-hysterectomy I weighed about 175. After the surgery, two months later when I joined Curves, I weighed 163. I went fairly regularly averaging 2x per week between August and December. Then they discovered the uterine cyst and I had too much discomfort and too much fear of the pain to continue.

I went back a couple of times in April, at which time I weighed 165, as I was starting to put the weight back on... and today I went back for the first time since then and I am sad but not surprised to relay that I now weigh 174. So I am back where I started before my surgery! Fatter but wiser. LOL.

Yesterday the specialist said he doesn't think I need surgery, but he did some tests and I have to go back Dec. 13 for some definitive answers (I hope!). So I told the Curves gal that I am going back to try to see how I do with the excercises again over the next few weeks.

I expect it to aggravate the sleeping giant in my gut, but hope that my expectations are wrong. We'll see. (Besides, its really only the size of a doorknob.) So wish me luck... its going to be an interesting month!

I LOVE CURVES and am so HAPPY I went back today!

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 11:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Yay, Mame!!!!!!!! Don't push it too far though; you don't want to dread going for fear of ending with pain. Maybe take it easier on the machines exercising the southern half of your body, then gradually increase. Rather increase the frequency that you go there. They say you should go 3 times a week, which usually works well for me, Mo,Wed,Fri.

Mameblanche
Member

04-13-2005

Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 8:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Man I am so sore today. Physically I feel like I need a 3 hour massage. LOL. But emotionally I feel wonderful. I coddle the southern half of my old bod anyways, as I have an arthritic knee. BUT I had gone on a full belly yesterday after supper and it wasn't comfortable at all. I used to eat after Curves, and will do that again, as it makes more sense.
Anyhow I am planning to go back tomorrow... I'll keep ya posted. It's nice to have a Curves cyber-buddy and with both you and Sea, I guess I have two! :-)

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 10:45 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
11/10:

45 minutes Curves workout
25 minutes walking
TFY = 16,495 minutes
Group TFY = 37,875 minutes

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Friday, November 11, 2005 - 8:17 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
11/11:
45 minutes Curves workout
TFY = 16,550 minutes
Group TFY = 37,920 minutes

Mameblanche
Member

04-13-2005

Friday, November 11, 2005 - 10:41 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
11/11

20 min shopping and shlepping heavy groceries
45 min Curves workout
TFY = 140
Group TFY = 37,985

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 2:37 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
Since last time:

130 mins Curves and flexing

TFY - 6,940 minutes

Group TFY = 38,115

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 10:49 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
11/16:

120 minutes walking and stairs out of a day at Disneyland

TFY = 16,670 minutes
Group TFY = 38,235 minutes

Mameblanche
Member

04-13-2005

Friday, November 18, 2005 - 10:54 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
Here's my stats for Wed. and Thurs.

11/16 45 min curves
20 min shopping (The grocery store is downstairs so I get some groceries usually each time I go.)

11/17 45 min curves
1 hr. shopping (major groceries that day!)

TFY = 310 minutes
Group TFY = 38,405 minutes

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Friday, November 18, 2005 - 9:23 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Mame, sweetie, just add your minutes for this post to the Group TFY, not your total minutes!! LOL, of course it gives us better numbers, but.. I'll correct it, just because I can!

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Friday, November 18, 2005 - 9:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
11/18:
45 minutes Curves workout
TFY = 16,715 minutes
Group TFY = 38,450 minutes

Lumbele
Member

07-12-2002

Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 1:44 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Lumbele a private message Print Post    
21/11
60 minutes Curves and flexing

TFY - 7,000 minutes
Group TFY - 38,510 minutes

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 7:56 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
I've been such a slacker lately!
11/22:
45 minutes Curves workout
25 minutes walking
TFY = 16,785 minutes
Group TFY = 38,590 minutes

Mameblanche
Member

04-13-2005

Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 8:20 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
11/23
30 minutes Curves workout (I use mostly upper body machines when my arthritic knee fares up)
20 minutes shopping
TFY = 360 minutes
Group TFY = 38,640 minutes

(Psssst, Seamonkey, did I calculate it correctly this time? Thanks for fixing it last time!)

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 10:52 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
Perfect!

11/24:
60 minutes strenous housework
11/25:
75 minutes strenous housework
11/26:
30 minutes housework
60 minutes walking

TFY = 17,010 minutes
Group TFY = 38,865 minutes

Cher
Member

08-18-2004

Thursday, December 01, 2005 - 12:54 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Cher a private message Print Post    
Just stopping by to say hi to my friends! Curves is still happening for me three days a week and walking almost a mile every night. Just wanted to check in and say hi to you all. Mame - I haven't really lost any weight at Curves, but I just keep it going! I try not to get discouraged, but sometimes it is difficult. Take care all!

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Friday, December 02, 2005 - 12:27 am   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
11/27: 60 minutes walking
11/28: 60 minutes walking
11/29: 60 minutes walking
12/01: 45 minutes Curves workout

TFY = 17,235 minutes

Group TFY = 39,090 minutes

Seamonkey
Moderator

09-07-2000

Friday, December 02, 2005 - 6:04 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Seamonkey a private message Print Post    
12/02:
45 minutes Curves workout
20 minutes walking
TFY = 17,300 minutes

Group TFY = 39,155 minutes

Mameblanche
Member

04-13-2005

Friday, December 02, 2005 - 8:28 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post Send Mameblanche a private message Print Post    
(Yesterday) 12/01

45 min Curves

TFY = 405 min

GROUP TFY = 39,200 min