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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - 1:41 pm
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!
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Mameblanche
Member
04-13-2005
| Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - 3:46 pm
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!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - 5:09 pm
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!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, November 08, 2005 - 11:01 pm
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
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 9:17 am
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
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Mameblanche
Member
04-13-2005
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 8:36 pm
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
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Mameblanche
Member
04-13-2005
| Wednesday, November 09, 2005 - 8:59 pm
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!
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 11:54 am
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.
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Mameblanche
Member
04-13-2005
| Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 8:52 pm
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! 
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Thursday, November 10, 2005 - 10:45 pm
11/10: 45 minutes Curves workout 25 minutes walking TFY = 16,495 minutes Group TFY = 37,875 minutes
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, November 11, 2005 - 8:17 pm
11/11: 45 minutes Curves workout TFY = 16,550 minutes Group TFY = 37,920 minutes
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Mameblanche
Member
04-13-2005
| Friday, November 11, 2005 - 10:41 pm
11/11 20 min shopping and shlepping heavy groceries 45 min Curves workout TFY = 140 Group TFY = 37,985
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 2:37 pm
Since last time: 130 mins Curves and flexing TFY - 6,940 minutes Group TFY = 38,115
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Wednesday, November 16, 2005 - 10:49 pm
11/16: 120 minutes walking and stairs out of a day at Disneyland TFY = 16,670 minutes Group TFY = 38,235 minutes
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Mameblanche
Member
04-13-2005
| Friday, November 18, 2005 - 10:54 am
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
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, November 18, 2005 - 9:23 pm
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!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, November 18, 2005 - 9:28 pm
11/18: 45 minutes Curves workout TFY = 16,715 minutes Group TFY = 38,450 minutes
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Lumbele
Member
07-12-2002
| Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 1:44 pm
21/11 60 minutes Curves and flexing TFY - 7,000 minutes Group TFY - 38,510 minutes
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Tuesday, November 22, 2005 - 7:56 pm
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
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Mameblanche
Member
04-13-2005
| Wednesday, November 23, 2005 - 8:20 pm
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!)
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Saturday, November 26, 2005 - 10:52 pm
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
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Cher
Member
08-18-2004
| Thursday, December 01, 2005 - 12:54 pm
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!
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, December 02, 2005 - 12:27 am
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
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-07-2000
| Friday, December 02, 2005 - 6:04 pm
12/02: 45 minutes Curves workout 20 minutes walking TFY = 17,300 minutes Group TFY = 39,155 minutes
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Mameblanche
Member
04-13-2005
| Friday, December 02, 2005 - 8:28 pm
(Yesterday) 12/01 45 min Curves TFY = 405 min GROUP TFY = 39,200 min
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