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

**carole** · 07-12-2006, 08:47 PM

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** · 07-13-2006, 07:57 AM

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!!!

**Rachel** · 07-13-2006, 08:52 AM

Christa, you are a gem and so appreciated. I do get motivation from reading here, but like Carole I don't feel I am being all that successful in maintaining my good intentions and actually time on the computer is one thing that limits activities that expend more calories. What I do do religiously is my exercise program, and I am very attentive to eating healthy. What negates my success is obviously not *eating less*. That is what it is going to take to get the more mature woman to lose extra pounds. I also recently discovered that a medication I take for high blood pressure and irregular heart beat has as a side effect *weight gain* and might be part of the problem. But my motto is *no excuses, just try harder*. Sometimes I wonder if I have that in me any more.

**jazzcat** · 07-13-2006, 02:26 PM

Christa, congrats on 3000 posts!

Carole - I'm glad to know I'm not alone but this hiccup has turned into a week long case for me.

I did get back on track exercising today. I went to the gym today for the first time since Friday. It was hard but I did it. I have been walking in the evenings here in the neighborhood but it's been so hot that I haven't been doing my regular 1 1/2-2 miles. I'm trying though.

**christa** · 07-13-2006, 03:13 PM

Well . . . I'm getting ready to go to the gym . . . I am so tired! I just made a 2 hour trip, in the pouring rain, with a migraine. My head is better but my eyes are so tired and I really don't feel like going. I need to though.

I think I'll go rest my eyes for awhile first . . .

**Vermontcat** · 07-13-2006, 09:28 PM

Congratulations on 3,000 posts Christa!

I will check in quickly, I have been keeping busy.

Drinking water - check
Exercising (aerobics and weigh lifting) - check
Eating well (Salad for dinner and fresh cherries-yummy) - check

Almost bedtime so checking out for tonight.

**christa** · 07-14-2006, 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by Vermontcat

I will check in quickly, I have been keeping busy.

Sounds like you had a great day yesterday! Just what I like to hear!

I DID get to the gym finally but was in a bit of a fog, thanks to a double dose of migraine meds that I had to take yesterday

. . . I was glad that I went though because now I can hardly bend at the waist without feeling the tightness in my ABS! LOL . . . Good ab workout . . . and got in some cardio.

Just wish I would have ate better yesterday . . . I was naughty at lunch, but I won't go into any detail

. . . I did eat breakfast though & dinner was chicken & veggies baked in the oven. That was good.

Now I'm off to the vet (with Josie - for her asthma shot) . . . then off to the grocery store

. . . and maybe to the mall. I think I need to get a new pair of pants! Mine are falling off of me!!!

**christa** · 07-15-2006, 03:21 PM

How's everyone doing today???

**jazzcat** · 07-15-2006, 03:35 PM

We went to the gym today. I slept awful last night and I felt it working out. It was so hard. Then I came home and scrubbed down 5 litter boxes and the litter box room - whoa, that made the gym look like nothing, LOL!

We are having a little rain storm right now (yay! we are so dry) but when it passes I plan to go swimming.

**carole** · 07-15-2006, 04:36 PM

Well i have lost a kg thats like 2.2 pounds this week despite my not very good efforts, how did i do it, it is called stress, i am feeling so worried about my lil cat Lexie and the outcome, that i have not been able to eat much, my stomach is in knots, i guess it is the silver lining in the black cloud, but honestly i would prefer to loose it the normal way, by dieting.

Don't worry Lori, i know what you mean how it can last a week or more, just put it behind you and move on, and take each day as it comes,we all have to remember even if we blow it by one over-eating at one meal time or day, we can just get back on track the next day or meal, not always as easy as it sounds, but it can be done, GOOD LUCK everyone.

**christa** · 07-15-2006, 09:16 PM

Originally Posted by jazzcat

We went to the gym today. I slept awful last night and I felt it working out.

I was the same today. I went to the gym - in the midst of a migraine. I thought it was going away but I think I made it worse. I've had it all week so I think I am just weaker than usual. I could barely bench press the bar!

I'm such a weenie today, LOL! Then I only got in 15 minutes of cardio because I just felt so horrible . . . finally gave it up and came home.

Now it's 10:15 p.m., I'm drinking coffee, hoping that the caffine will help my migraine (putting off taking more meds) - hope this isn't a BAD idea. I probably won't sleep at all tonight . . .

**jackie** · 07-16-2006, 03:32 PM

Today I went for a walk and a swim!

I just want to show you ladies these sites about weight training...

Part One

Part Two

you have to train with weights that are heavy for you, or simply loads that you can handle for 3-6 repetitions

Just a little food for thought for you all!

**christa** · 07-16-2006, 04:57 PM

Thanks for posting that Jackie!

Lots of women believe that if they lift, they'll get big like men, but the fact is, women CAN'T get like that. It's just not natural (unless you take drugs of course) I always encourage women to lift weights . . . I weight train right along side my hubby & the results have been fantastic! I'm getting the body I never dreamed of having!

That is a great article, I hope everyone takes the time to read through it.

**Muddy4paws** · 07-16-2006, 10:00 PM

I'm here!! Going to bed now though but today will be my first day! Will defiantly be trying the exercises at home because I got a confidence thing about going to the gym

Bit sad I know .. but Its a start

**Muddy4paws** · 07-17-2006, 07:22 AM

Is cous cous good for you? I just tried some and its actually quite nice if you mix it with some veg, anyway would it be more healthier than a sandwich for work? I'm also swaping white bread for wholemeal so that wont be as bad as white everyday.