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I'm still on track! Today was a full 2 weeks of p90x and a week and a half of extra cardio at the gym. Haven't seen any numbers on the scale, but I'm lifting weights (or doing some form of strength training) every day so I didn't expect to. It's still kind of discouraging. BUT, my tighter shirts do fit a little better already. What I need to start working on is drinking enough water. That's my goal for the rest of the week.
I ended up having to clean the house today for some sort of walkthrough. I did move things around a bit to deep clean and got quite a work out!!!
Loving our new treadmill. I'm using it several times per day - my totals are closing in on 2 miles/day.
Threw out the junk food in the pantry. Sticking to fruit for snacks.
My workout last night included lower body - lots of squats (can hardly move today) and leg presses. Tonight is a night off and back at it tomorrow night (ab workout)
Food today included a wonderful veggie sub at lunch. It was awesome.
I have been getting pains along the crest of my left hip since I have been exercising lately.
I thought it was stressed muscles or a tear.
I -igured it out.
It's my belt.
http://www.awesome-sports.net/allstarbelts.aspx
I use this style..These are the belts that baseball players use. THey are elastic and you can get them in all sorts of colors. You can adjust them by sliding the metal piece along the length.
I took an old onethat I had not worn for almost a year and adjusted it so it would hold up my pants it was too large.... The metal piece rested on a steel buckle adjuster on my cargo shorts. It didn't feel bad or hurt, but it was pressing on a nerve!
I don't understand why fitness has to be painful.:eek: But, i'll take it! Almost two inches in a year.
Yargh...I fell off the diet wagon and had soda. I was running late and couldnt get coffee and Im trying to stay awake. I have walked at least a half hour every day this week so at least Im keeping up with that and Ive been taking my vitamins. Diets are hard!!!
Well, I haven't been doing so well on the exercise front. I haven't been sleeping well lately so I'm too tired to work out when Lyra is asleep. I need to get back on track with that.
But, I have been doing very well counting calories. Last night we had to go out to eat (for some birthday dinner thing) and I ate half of my meal, and saved the rest. It's getting easier to eat less because I'm getting used to it.
I did HORRIBLE this past week! No walks at all. Partly because the weather has been so bad, raining (pouring) everyday. But that's no excuse! I can feel it in my back since I haven't been walking. So next week I will be walking again, even if it is just up and down the hallway at work! Walking inside I can add stairs to the difficulty. I'll probably need to walk indoors sometimes during the summer too since it gets so darn hot here.
Did 25 minutes on the stationary bike yesterday while watching the Figure Skating finals and ended up with 6.7 miles - .2 longer than I got while watching something else. So maybe I'll look for more upbeat things for the exercise time!
That's what I try to do with the treadmill. I plan my walks around the evening news, or a basketball game - or read my latest magazine. Time and distance just glide by :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Karen
I hurt my ankle the other day so I took Thurs, Fri, Sat off of p90x (and it's hard to get motivated when I sleep all day and work all night) but spent an hour at the gym on Friday. Now I'm having a hard time getting off my butt to do today's workout. It's so much easier to find excused to not do it. That's why I hate taking days off! Also made cupcakes and a cake yesterday so that didn't help either.
Here's to a new week full of motivation and healthy eating!
Just did 7.2 miles - 27 minutes on the stationary bike. Having this thread helps keep me motivated, as I feel like I need to do something and report in. Others - how's it going?
I did 2 miles yesterday on the treadmill - a mile in the morning, another after dinner. Then 1.5 today - in divided doses :)
It's so easy now - since we bought the treadmill. And Douglas is using it quite often, also. He has a stationary bike - I don't like it as it bothers my knees.
I was bad over the weekend - ate some things I should not have. Back with a vengeance today, though.
I ran a mile at the gym today and did 30 minutes on the bike. Then tonight I did an hour of kenpoX.
I did my 30 min on the treadmill tonight before coming home from work. I don't like the bike because it hurts my **ahem privates. I am getting started on the Eliptic thingy (I never can remember the name of it) and working my way up to 30 min on that. I have to admit that I can barely do 10 min, but in time I'll reach my goal.
I'm down 3 pounds from last week. Come on everyone, we can do it if we stick together. :)