Linus... you are so right at least in my book... Vow to lose weight.. don;t really want to work at it but go to the gym anyway... then poof gone in march lol

Weather ... good luck with lifting I need to re-start that again... and my hammie is still ouchy... it sucks I can not run yet (not that I was running much before more like jogging like an elephant... clomp clomp... (with really heavy feet) lol)... maybe some day I will look graceful if not I will go back to dancing at least I could do that


Everyone else... I say no resolution to lose weight... resolution to tone, or tighten, loosen the pants, then get a new pair... to eat a bit better... maybe only half the plate of cheese fries (giggle) and thin crust pizza instead of deep dish lol...

Smiles :frog:

timely comment about pants. I spent the bulk of my day pulling mine up. True to form, I get so alienated from my size at times I don't even notice if my pants are looser sometimes. When I first started eating better for my insulin resistance diabetes, it was back in 2002-2003. I drove my friend all around the valley with her young son at the time. I was juuuuuust starting to get more mobile, and this was a full year before the big dramatic weight drop. Anyway, I drove a voyager minivan because it was the only vehicle I could fit behind the wheel in, that I could afford.

Little D rode in his car seat, and M and I would tool around. We stopped for Chinese food one day, and I worked on gettin D out of his car seat in the back. Well, I bent down, and as I did, my jeans fell right down to my ankles in the middle of that little parking lot. Laughter ensued and the comment from M was classic "Chris, I think it's safe to say you're starting to lose a little bit of weight there"...

LOL.

Anyway, fast forward to today, I must have pulled up my pants a dozen times. yeah, I know.. there's this great invention called a BELT. (thanks, got the memo). I don't think abut belts, because for the most part, I'm sittin' at my computer and won't sit wearing jeans if I'm working at home. why?

well, tonight I had a light bulb moment... hey, these pants are really just one size up from my smallest size jeans from 2005/2006, I wonder if.... no, can't be!

well, on a hunch, I grabbed those jeans that have been collecting dust in the closet for the last 3 years.

I just slipped them on like it was nothing. :-|

To which my reply in my head was "Chris, I think it's safe to say you're starting to lose a little bit of weight there"...

the bonus is: I feel like I just bought a pair of new jeans without spending the money. niiiiiiiiice.

looks like the forced walking due to no car is working.

I gotta say that I love my iPod Touch. I have a few apps that I use for workouts. So today started with:

16 pushups (the app is called 100 pushups and gradually builds up to 100)
81 situps (similar app as above but with a goal of 200 situps)

I also have Men's Health Workouts, which has a mod that doesn't include gym weights. I haven't gone through the whole circuit yet but did:

3 x 10 Bulgarian Lunges
3 x 12 Hip Raises

(since I had already done the pushups previously didn't make sense to do it again).

3 x 10 arm curls
3 x 10 shoulder raises

I did those two sets without pause and one after the other (right arm curl, left arm curl, right shoulder raise, left shoulder raise, repeat).

I'll also do some pull-ups (as much as I can) throughout the day, using my Iron Gym Pull Up Bar.

Also had fruit for breakfast and 24 oz of water.

PapaC: omgosh I am so proud of you. needless to say "I think you might be losing a little weight"... thats amazing. just keep it going nice and steady and it will be easier (or so the proverbial "they" say) to keep it off...

Linus: I just got an iphone and was wondering what apps to pick thanks for the suggestion (though I maynot hit up the Men's Health work out... since I am not a guy...) though I could always adapt it I am sure

I am so glad to see you guys posting in here. It is great to have a support system even if we have never actually talked in person :)

to me... in my head... it is like if I do not work out or do not hit the gym I should not post today and I will let someone down. Weird thinking I know but it works, I have been to the gym 14 times this month, a new record for me. I am hoping to squeeze a work out in on thursday after work before it closes.

Yeah!!!

Smiles :frog:

There are a lot of other ones. I do have a yoga one that tells me how to do the various moves and lets me chain them together to make a routine. (Yoga Stretch is the name of the program).

I also have iFitness which is a nice little app that allows you to create your own routines, use some of their routines and has visual photos on how to do various exercises (including women specific routines).

Very Cool I will have to check them out I love yoga, but do not have the patience to do it all the time. Ifitness... I will check that out too.. very cool yoga on the go woot

Happy New Year!!!!


Okay so far so good... How are the "resolutions" coming?

Unfortunately I will not be able to work out until I heal yet again the hammie is good but I threw my back out on wednesday... it is sad but I want to work out... but I can barely move...


Cheers to a new year, new ideals, new friends, and new sense of self...


Smiles :frog:

Not too bad. Will be back working out tomorrow. Cleaned my office today to make more room so I can do yoga and some stuff in there.

Today's Exercises.
 

22 pushups
(did these inbetween the pushup sets)
3 x 12 arm curls
3 x 12 shoulder raises


87 situps

10 min of yoga. Will go out to run errands and an extra 15 min walk (bit chilly outside). Will run down the stairs (don't do up when I have groceries).

Also had fruit for breakfast and 24 oz of water.

26 pushups

97 situps

2 x 12 arm curls
2 x 12 shoulder raises

I was so hungry and was running out of time before class starts that I had to cut the workout a little short. Had fruit for breakfast and 24 oz of water. I am staying away from sweets (limited myself to a single lollypop today and a sugar-free Red Bull -- my only "processed" foods).

How's everyone else doing?

I still have not been back to the gym this year... throwing your back out really messes with my head...

so I am working on getting on to better eating habbits, I know what I have to do I just need to pre-prepare food and I will be golden...

I am hoping to get back to the gym some time this week even if it is just to walk...

Hope everyone else's year is starting alright.

Ok I finally have found a work out that I am willing to do.....
5 miles from here there is a new roller rink dedicated to roller derby :olympics:
and they have weekly classes..... I love skating always have,,actually i used to do some speed skating prior to gaining another person in weight.....
so i will be heading there on saturday to register for the classes....and enjoy the scenery as i skate around the rink......behind all those nice fit trim (oh am i objectifying? Damn right I am) motivations that will be in front of me.... :goat: I may be old and fat but roller skates/inlines are like being in water......you can still go fast and not feel the ummm..ummm extra 90 pounds...and its a hell of a work out.

29 pushups
(did these inbetween the pushup sets)
2 x 12; 1 x 15 arm curls
2 x 12; 1 x 15 shoulder raises

112 situps.

3 x 15 hip raises

No Yoga today. I've decided that to help keep the workout from getting too long I'm going to do that on alt days -- so one day workout next day yoga. That keeps my fitness regime to 30 min a day at the start of the day.

I also got an app to remind me how much water to take in (I have suspicions that I'm borderline dehydrated most of the time). Interestingly enough, since I've started drinking more I sleep better. A hint I suppose. ;)

Great to see all the neat ideas to stay fit.

Dean, good luck on the skates. Those can be quite the challenge (very different than ice skating I find). Maybe once in L.A. I'll see about finding classes on how to use roller blades properly.

Shadows papa, good luck on the marathon. WOW. 10K is nothing to sneeze at. Just to finish that would be impressive in my book.

I'm still working on getting into a rhythm for workouts. Over the weekend, because of the server move I got lazy. I was so exhausted that sleep was the priority over workouts. Add to that an early and long day (8am-6pm min) for 5 days this week and workouts didn't seem that inviting. What I did do is get a band (blue) for workouts and realized that I could do my reps while I was teaching or my colleague was (preferred). So I did that today and got in a few sets of arm curls, tricep raises, arm raises and chest flyes.

I've been contemplating getting the P90X system. A friend is willing to sell me their extra copy. Anyone used this?

Well, I got back into my workouts today. I got the precursor video set to the P90X system (Power90) and could only do 20 min of the workout (next time I'll eat a bit before doing the workout). It's pretty intensive.

On the plus side of things, I've lost 8lbs so far in two weeks so I've been at least good about what's going in versus going out. My water consumption also has improved thanks to my little app.

Go Team BFP!! :cheer: :heavyweight:

I am having motivational issues this week anddddd last week. Cardio blahhhhhhh blahhhhhh blahhhhhh. Weights well ehhhhhhh. I went to my folks house last night and ate everything BUT meat. Chips, soda, chocolate, cheese dip, ritz crackers and some pumpkin bread.

:twitch: I didnt feel to hot last night!!

Bad carb (by bad I mean junk food) hangover is what it sounds like. Don't let that one night ruin it for the rest of the week. Keep at it! :cheer:

Mark This Offa the Bucket List
 

w00t! Congrats, ShadowsPapa! That must feel awesome to have that done and experience that run with the little one.

I managed to get through another 20 min workout this morning (this time with the resistance bands). My arms feel like rubber! I'll probably continue with just the 20 min version for a week or two and then up it to see if I can complete the whole 30 min workout.

I saw my doctor yesterday and he was very impressed with my last lab work and my blood pressure (it had been climbing but since introducing more exercise it's dropped back down to a good value).

Go Team BFP! :cheer: