The Do You Work Out Zone

[PapaC]

Originally Posted by hottprof

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...

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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.

[Linus]

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.

[hottprof]

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

[Linus]

Originally Posted by hottprof

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

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).

[hottprof]

Originally Posted by Linus

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

[hottprof]

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

[Linus]

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.