Fitness Fridays Health Club #2 - Get Up & Get Moving!!!

[christa]

Well I'm checking in to say I'm not doing well this week. I had a hard workout Friday that left me sore and hardly able to walk Saturday and Sunday and then I got sick yesterday. I was hoping to go to the gym today but I'm too swimmy headed to drive and I don't have much energy. I hate this!

I'll be spending the day with my Dad tomorrow but maybe I'll get back in the gym Thursday.

LOL . . . nothing worse than being sick. Sounds like you needed a few days rest after that Friday workout though! What exactly did you do? LOL Must have been a leg day??? Sounds like my leg day . . . can't walk for 3 or 4 days afterwards! Hang in there Lori!

[jazzcat]

Christa - big leg day. I did way too many squats at too much weight and I did the elliptical backwards for most the time which kills my thighs. My thigh muscles hurt to touch for two days. I felt like I should look like Arnold Schwarzenegger but when I would look down it was just my flabby ole thighs.

[My Peanuts]

Ok, guys I'm pretty excited about this. I have these 2 pairs of jeans that were a bit too tight to wear. Well, I wore them both this past weekend! I'm losing VERY slowly, but I think that means it will be easier to keep it off. I wasn't feeling well yesterday and I didn't make it to the gym, (plus I got home from work @ 8pm and had to clean two big fish tanks) but I am definitely going tonight.

[christa]

I'm losing VERY slowly, but I think that means it will be easier to keep it off.

That is AWESOME!!! Clothes are a great predictor of weight loss because a lot of times, if you're lifting weights at the same time you're loosing weight, you might not "loose" as much on the scales, since muscle weighs more than fat!

And yes, it's better to loose slowly. It will be more likely to stay off that way. They say that a good number is about 2 pounds per week.

[christa]

Morning everyone . . . Just reminding you that it's another day and not too late to get started living healthy!!!

Sick of me yet???

I can't wait to get to the gym today. I got sick yesterday so my workout was below par. Hard to believe, I was feeling so good yesterday morning! Just can't avoid that time of the month though! LOL. Anyway, I just wasn't up to speed. Gonna do some lifting today for my shoulders and then get in some cardio!!!

Hope you all have an excellent day!

Let me know how you're doing! And WHAT you're doing!!! *tapping foot in anticipation*

[christa]

Low Fat Spinach Lasagna (with ground turkey)

Box of whole wheat pasta (any kind)
Jar of Healthy Choice Tomato Sauce
2 packages of ground turkey
Fat Free Cottage Cheese
Frozen spinach (chopped) - thawed
Fat Free Mozzarella Cheese

Preheat oven to 350. Spray a 13x9 baking dish with PAM.

Cook noodles as directed on box.

Cook ground turkey thoroughly. Add tomato sauce. Bring to a boil and remove from heat. (you can add any Italian spices you'd like to this mixture)

In a medium bowl, combine cottage cheese and spinach.

Layer tomato sauce mixture ~ noodles ~ spinach mixture ~ Mozzarella Cheese.

Repeat layers using remaining ingredients.

Cover with foil and bake for 1 hour. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving.

YUM! Serve with a salad or enjoy by itself!

[christa]

So did we all take the day off or are we just being shy about it???

[christa]

Christa - big leg day. I did way too many squats at too much weight and I did the elliptical backwards for most the time which kills my thighs. My thigh muscles hurt to touch for two days. I felt like I should look like Arnold Schwarzenegger but when I would look down it was just my flabby ole thighs.

Lori: Too many squats? How many did you do??? How much weight are you using? Are you using the barbell yet? I do 1 set with just the barbell - usually about 10-12 reps (just to warm up) . . . then I do 4 sets of 8 with . . . I think I'm up to 15 pounds added to the barbell (two 5 lb plates and two 2.5 lb plates). That's usually enough for me . . . then lunges with dumbbells . . . usually keeps me from walking for about 3 days!!!

Another thing, if you're not used to doing heavy leg days with weights like this, it WILL get easier . . . you're discovering muscles you didn't know you had! BUT . . . if it does get easier, you need to go up in weight.

[jazzcat]

Lori: Too many squats? How many did you do??? How much weight are you using? Are you using the barbell yet? I do 1 set with just the barbell - usually about 10-12 reps (just to warm up) . . . then I do 4 sets of 8 with . . . I think I'm up to 15 pounds added to the barbell (two 5 lb plates and two 2.5 lb plates).

I've started doing squats on the Smith machine and I went up to adding a 45 pound weight on each side but after 10 squats I thought I was going to die so I went back to two 35 pound weights. I did 30 total at that weight - 3 sets of 10. With that and all the backwards elliptical at a high resistance I was almost paralyzed Sunday. It hurt to touch my thigh muscles - forget about actually using them. Richard was impressed to see me using that much weight, now I know why.

[christa]

Richard was impressed to see me using that much weight, now I know why.

I'm impressed too! LOL Keep it up though! It won't hurt as bad next time . . . and now that you know that you can do it . . . YOU CAN'T GO BACK! You should try to squat the barbell sometime! It really challanges your core cause you gotta keep your balance. Lower your weight at first though. I like it better because my movement isn't as restricted, like with the Smith machine. I think that once you'd get the balance thing down, you'd like it a lot better!

[carole]

Lori and Robilee if it helps, you are not alone, I too have had a stink week, i have been on and off my programme all week, last week i lasted four days and blew it, this time two days and two days off, back on today, i really have to stop doing this, mind you I have been doing this all winter long, I am desperate to shift the two kilos i have gained and then get back to loosing more,but it just ain't happening.

Never mind don't loose faith in yourself, I know we can all do it, there are always hiccups along the way, I just have to learn how to stop myself binging,although i can write and say all this, in my head i know i am not feeling at all positive,but hey today is going ok so far, and tomorrow is another day, one day at a time,gotta get those positive thoughts in my head and keep then there, to everyone else who has done well congrats, and to those struggling as I am,sending positive vibes your way for a successful rest of the week and then some.

[christa]

Well, I'm using my 3,000th post to kick your butts into shape today! LOL Is that motivation enough???

(Sorry - I think I've been around my drill sgt. FIL too much lately!)



You all have done so well so far . . . but I DO understand the hurdles! Trust me, I have had plenty of them! I still do!!! I've been going through this for over 2 years now and have just now reached my weight loss goal!!! So when I say it doesn't happen over night, I mean it!

Robin, how's it going??? Haven't heard from you in awhile!!!

Sara . . . are you feeling better???

Anyone working out today???

What's on the menu for today???

Let's just keep motivating each other . . . any way possible!!! Keep moving, keep eating healthy and TRUST ME, it WILL pay off!!!